Alice Black and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Chapter 12

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Harry in a very good mood for the rest of the week, and so was Alice. The Quidditch practises were sucking up all of their energy but having a friend on the pitch really made up for it. He and Alice had invented a little game, each time they would pass each other while Harry was searching for the snitch and Alice was trying mark a point, they would make each other silly faces. It was childish but soon, the whole team was doing it except for Oliver whom this little game was driving crazy.

"For the last time, this is serious! Quidditch is not a game!" He said as Katie and Angelina were giggling at the face Fred and George were making.

"Oh no, Quidditch is life!" Alice laughed. Oliver huffed and walked away grumbling under his breath.

"DON'T FORGET, WE LOVE YOU OLLIE!" Fred called after him. Harry and Alice were still laughing when they arrived in the common room. They found Hermione and Ron talking excitedly at one of the tables. As they looked around, they noticed that everyone were in the same state of their two friends.

"What's going on?" Harry asked taking a seat.

"Hogsmeade visit." Ron said. "End of October, Halloween."

"Great." Harry said, his good mood fading away.

"Don't worry Harry, I'm sure you'll soon get to go! Don't forget, there's always next time!" Hermione said, patting his hand.

"Yeah but next time might be in ages! Just go over to McGonagall and ask her to sign it!" Ron said.

"Ron!" Hermione sighed.

"She won't only a parent or a guardian can sign it." Harry said. "And even if she could, she'd just tell me to spend the day studying!"

"Oh..." Ron said. "Well Hermione, Alice and I, we will bring lots of stuff from Zonko's and Honeydukes!"

"I'm not going either." Alice said.

"What? Why? Don't you have Lupin to sign your form?" Ron asked.

"He said I'm not allowed. He thinks it's not safe for me to wander around with no protection because... Well you know..." She trailed off. There was a bit of an awkward pause. Each time someone ended up mentioning Sirius Black, there always was a big silence. Alice never really talked about it and the others didn't want to ask either. Harry could understand, after all, how the hell do you react when your mass murderer father whom you haven't seen since you were a baby is on the loose and maybe after you? Harry knew it was none of his busyness but deep down, he was dying to know what she thought of this situation.

"We'll bring you stuff then... And on a brighter side, you two will get to be together!" Hermione said, trying to ease up the tension.

"Oh what a joy, stuck with a creepy kid with glasses the whole day!" Alice said jokingly.

"Hey!" Harry said as they all burst out laughing.

The end of October arrived much too fast for Harry's taste. All week the only thing people talked about was the Hogsmeade trip. Hermione and Ron had had another fight about Crookshanks and Scabbers and Harry found refuge in Alice. At least she didn't talk about the upcoming weekend like most of Hogwarts' population. When Harry had said that McGonagall wouldn't let him go without permission, he knew he was right but Alice still dragged him along to try. She had said that maybe if McGonagall said yes, Lupin would allow her to go. All they got was a very clear 'No' and an odd look which seemed like a pitying look. Dean Thomas offered them to copy his uncle's signature on their form but it was no use since they had already asked McGonagall. Despite the inutility of his intention, Dean had left a very good impression on Alice. Very slowly, some people had started to be nicer to her and it meant a great deal to her but in the end, they still couldn't go. Seeing their disappointed face, Ron and Hermione had forgotten about the quarrel and had promised them loads of sweets from Honeydukes. On the day of the trip, Alice and Harry watched with envy as the other students left for the Hogsmeade village.