In the shadow of Hermione Granger.

Flying with Astra

Sunday October 28th

I take Astra out of her cage and place her on my shoulder, I take my broom and go outside, on the way I meet Luna Lovegood I say hi to her as usual and she says: "Harlow, Sebastian is looking for you"

"Thanks, Luna, do you know where he is."

Luna: "Maybe by the quidditch pitch"

"Thanks Luna, I will look there."

I get outside and take off on my broom, Astra is flying by my side, I just love to see her stretch her wings, I love flying with her. I let her take where we are going, after a little while we fly over to the quidditch pitch where Slytherin are training, I see Sebastian he's the keeper, Astra and I fly around some more and about half an hour later Sebastian catches up with us and says: "I see you flying with your owl, what's her name?

"Her name is Astra."

Sebastian: "That's a pretty name, I've actually been looking for you"

"Yeah, Luna told me"

Sebastian: "I wanted to say sorry about the date, I freaked out a little"

"That's okay, I did too"

Sebastian: "Maybe we can do it again sometime"

"Another date?"

Sebastian: "Yes if you want to"

"Yes, I would love to"

Sebastian: "How about next Saturday"

"Sounds great"

Sebastian: "And maybe another training session this Wednesday, not that you need it"

"I would love that, but I do think I need a bit more practice."

Sebastian: "Okay so we just stay after Charms class on Wednesday"

"Yeah, let's do that"

I look at the clock tower and its almost two.

"I got to get back to my room with Astra"

Sebastian: "Okay, I will look forward to our date on Saturday"

"I will too"
I fly away with Astra and land in front of the clock tower Astra lands on my shoulder and we go to my room, I set my broom in my closet and put Astra in her cage, I give her some food and some new water. She doesn't look to satisfied, I have exactly 50 minutes to paint before meeting Ginny in the library, I've been working on a portrait of her, for some time, and I want her to see it today, It's a portrait of Ginny with her Purple pygmy puff Arnold on her shoulder. I just need to do the last few details on Ginny's eyes and on Arnold and then I'm done. As I'm painting Hermione comes in and leans over my shoulder to see what I'm doing, and she says: "Is that Ginny?"

"Yeah why?"

Hermione: "Nothing, It's good"

"Thanks, do you think she will like it?"

Hermione: "You are planning to give it to her"

"I was, but now I'm not so sure"

Hermione: "It shouldn't sound like that, you should definitely give it to her"

"Are you sure"

Hermione: "Yeah, Its really good, I didn't know how good you were at painting"

"Thanks, I meet with Ginny at three, so it needs to be done by then"

Hermione: "How long have you been working on it?"

"A few weeks"

Hermione: "So how many hours"

"Maybe like ten, I don't count I paint a little here and there when I got time"

Hermione: "Oh okay, I'm going to find Ron, so see you later"

She's about to leave as I say: "Hermione?"

Hermione: "Yeah? What's up"

"Are you in love with Ron."

Hermione: "Yes I am"

"How do you know, that you're in love I mean"

Hermione: "I've spent a lot of time with him and it made me jealous when he was with Lavender, and then we kissed and it was like the whole world just disappeared, why do you ask"

"Oh no reason"

Hermione: "It's Sebastian right?"

"Yeah, It's Sebastian"

Hermione: "Just spent some more time with him and then you'll know"

"Thanks"

Hermione: "Anytime"

She leaves and I paint the small sparkles in Ginny's eyes. After 10 more minutes I'm done as I look up at the clock on the wall I notice that It's almost three o clock, so I have to hurry down to the library, but the paint isn't dry so I have to give it to her later.