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Zinnia found her days at hogwarts growing increasingly harder, the lessons were longer and the teachers were stricter. Even her favourite ones have told her off for the most miniscule things, however none of that matched the wrath of professor Umbridge. The woman was pure evil, Zinnia had noticed she'd been pulling Harry out of class for detention nearly every lesson for speaking out. Harry's friends had warned him many times to stay out of it but he refused, he was too stubborn for that.
Zinnia trudged down the stairs on a dark night after school. Her eye bags trying hard to remain unseen under her concealer and her mascara smudged on her lower lashline. Her once perfectly done braids had whisps of hair poking out in every which way and her school shirt was wrinkled and hung out of her skirt.
"A toffee for my favourite sister?" Aster appeared in front of her once she had reached to common room, a handful of sweets lying in his palm.
"Will they turn me into a toad or something?" Zinnia tiredly let out, always expecting a prank from her brother.
"A toad? No i dont think so. They may make you terribly ill so you get out of class" he grinned proudly. Zinnia looked to the toffees and looked back at him
"I'm not trying your product" she stated blankly as she pushed past him towards the group of kids with multiple ailments, thanks to Fred and Geroge.
"Oh come on! George said if my new recipe works then he'll sell them" Aster pleaded, scrambling around his sister to get her attention. "Just take some to test, you don't even have to use them I mean you could give them to someone you hate" He grinned as he planted himself in front of the girl.
"Fine i'll take them" she said, placing the toffees in her skirt pocket.
"Fred and Geroge say if I recruit five more testers then I can be a salesman" Aster grinned with pride
"Sounds like a pyramid scheme" Zinnia nodded as she brushed past her brother and dropped into an armchair near the fireplace.
"Long day?" Fay said from the couch opposite her.
"Long life" Zinia replied as she buried her head in her hand.
"If i'm ever rude to you again..." Zinnia's head turned at the sound of Ron's voice as he and Hermione approached the couches.
"I'll know you've gone back to normal" Hermione smiled. Zinnia turned and realised Harry had been sitting silently on the couch, his posture stiff and his head glued to a book. The two had barley talked since the incident where Harry told Zinnia to forget about them. Zinnia's heart broke when she looked at him knowing that he didnt care she was hurting.
"What's wrong with your hand?" Hermione spoke up after staring at the bruised mark on harrys left hand. Zinnia's breath hitched and caught hermione's gaze. Zinnias eyes notioned to the Defence against the Dark Arts book that was sitting on the table. Hermione understood immediately.
