Spawn of Azkaban

Chapter Twenty-Seven

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The twins' birthday ended up being the last moments of peace Biana received. The rest of April she spent completing homework and revising for exams. The library became fuller as more students worked on last-minute assignments to save their grades. Bianca welcomed the chaos with open arms. She busied herself so much that she didn't have time to think about how Cassie was avoiding her. To be fair, Bianca wasn't sure if avoiding was the right word. The two girls hardly saw each other outside of detention, but after the last detention, Bianca could only assume Cassie didn't want to see her ever again.

Bianca and George were on better terms though. They had made a silent agreement to not bring up either of their drunken encounters. Their dynamic was almost back to normal sin the flirty remarks. They had even spoken one-on-one a few times, they weren't long conversations but it was an improvement from before. Bianca was optimistic that by the time they came back for seventh year, their relationship would be back to normal.

The beginning of May brought the last Hogsmeade trip of the year. The night before they were supposed to go, Bianca was up late in the library studying with Cedric. Although Cedric was just doodling on a piece of parchment since he had already done all of his homework. Bianca couldn't help but be envious of how naturally brilliant he was. Bianca had to study hard to get the good grades she did, but for Cedric it was effortless.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione approached the table looking slightly nervous. "Hey guys," Harry smile shyly. "What're you up to?"

"Oh just doing some homework," Bianca says in a slightly confused tone. She considered herself to be friends with the trio, but usually, when they sought her out like this it only meant bad news.

"Erm we were just wondering if we could ask you something about Hogsmeade, Bianca," Hermione says sending Cedric a polite smile.

"I'll just go put these books away quick," Cedric says taking the hint. He grabs a pile of books, one of them Bianca was still using and saunters off.

"What's up?" she turns to the trio once he was out of earshot.

"Well, we're going to see Padfoot tomorrow in Hogsmeade," Harry says looking around to make sure no one was listening in. Granted, no one knew who Padfoot was but it was always good to be cautious.

Bianca felt a mixture of excitement and nerves upon hearing that. "That's great, but how are you going to pull it off?"

"There's a place he's been staying that's not far out from the village, if you want to see him, we're meeting outside the Hog's Head at one," Harry says quickly.

"Yeah of course I'll be there!" Bianca says excitedly.

They say their goodbyes to Bianca and head out of the library in a line. Bianca watched as they walked together carrying themselves like awkward teenagers. It was so strange to her that they were younger than her and still kids. They'd been through so much at the age of fourteen, they seemed maturer.

Cedric comes back seconds after they leave. "What was that about?" he asks with a smirk.

"Just a little family reunion," Bianca replies deadpan.

"Nice one," Cedric laughs.

The next morning, Bianca decided to dress up for Hogsmeade. She put on a knitted halter top shirt and a pair of light-wash jeans. It wasn't much, but it was better than her normal sweatshirt and legging combo. She sat down for breakfast with a little grin.

"Are we excited for our last Hogsmeade trip as sixth-years?" she asks her friends.

"Don't start with the sentimental shit," Juniper warns from beside her, shooting her a glare.