Harry's aunt

~24~

~Some time after the battle at the Ministry~

“Another year for the books, eh, Harry?” Jasmine asked, walking down the hall with Harry.

“Yeah…” Harry said quietly, still upset about Sirius's death.

“Yeah…how are you feeling about…?” Jasmine asked.

“I'm getting through things…how about you?” Harry asked.

“It's hard to sleep at night…seeing that just reminds me of…” Jasmine began, before looking down.

“I know,” Harry said, before giving Jasmine a hug. Jasmine hugged back and sniffled a little.

“I'm scared, Harry…he's still out there,” Jasmine said.

“I know…but we'll be okay,” Harry reassured. “We have our friends, and we have each other, okay?” he reassured. Jasmine nodded and calmed down a little.

“Yeah,” Jasmine said quietly, before seeing Fred and George waiting for her. “I have to get going. I'll see you on the train.”

“Yeah,” Harry said, before watching Jasmine walk away, before walking off to meet with Dumbledore, who requested to see him. Jasmine walked over to the twins and smiled at them.

“Hey, you ready to go?” Fred asked.

“Almost, I need to collect my owl and grab my personal bag,” Jasmine said.

“We could help you if you'd like,” Fred said, George nodding in agreement.

“Thanks,” Jasmine said. She traveled back to the dorm with Fred as George went off to collect their owls.

“Are you still having trouble sleeping?” Fred asked, after apparating them into the girl's dormitory.

“Is it that obvious?” Jasmine asked, lightly touching her sleep-deprived face.

“Yeah, I'm sorry for bringing it up,” Fred apologized, picking up Jasmine's bag.

“It's okay, you're concerned. It's actually pretty cute,” Jasmine said, making Fred blush a bit. She chuckled softly and kissed his cheek, before holding his hand, before apparating them both to the front gates of Hogwarts, meeting George and the trio.

“Are you staying with us again this summer?” Fred asked, walking with Jasmine.

“Yeah, after checking on Remus. He's still upset about…you know,” Jasmine said.

“Oh…right,” Fred said awkwardly. “I'm sorry about that.”

“It's fine, just give me a few days and I'll come visit. He'll definitely be tired of me by then,” Jasmine said. Fred chuckled and headed down the path toward the wagons that would take them to the train. He helped Jasmine onto the wagon, before getting onto the wagon himself, and helping George on, the three of them sharing a wagon with Neville. “I can't wait to see Milo. I've missed him.”

“And I'm sure he misses you too. Mom has been taking good care of him for you,” Fred said.

“I'll have to thank her,” Jasmine said, thanking George when he carefully handed her the cage with her owl inside.

“You two getting together is all the thanks she'll be happy to accept,” George said, as the wagon moved.

“Yeah?” Jasmine asked, giving a soft chuckle.

“I thought you two would start dating last year. You guys are so close,” Neville said. “I'm happy for you two.”

“Aw, thank you, Neville,” Jasmine said, resting her head on Fred's shoulder. “Yeah, I'm surprised I didn't catch on sooner, the signs were there.”