Breaking the shadows

Practise

1996

Saturday September 11th

I wake up wrapped in Ginny's arms, I didn't realise that she spent the night in my room, she is still sleeping, I don't want to wake her, so I cuddle into her and fall asleep again.

A few hours later I wake up by Ginny kissing my forehead and I mumble: "Good morning love"

Ginny: "Good morning darling, did you sleep well?"

"I did, I sleep better when cuddling with you."

Ginny: "Me too"

"Do we have any plans for today?"

Ginny: "I have plans with Ron and Harry"

"Okay, when?"

Ginny: "They said to meet them at the quidditch field at 1 pm"

"Are they going to teach you how to play?"

Ginny: "I hope so, I've been bugging Ron with it for years"

"They know that a girl can play just as good as any boy on the team."

Ginny: "I'm hoping to be a seeker, but a chaser will do as well"

"And you will be awesome at both."

Ginny: "What time is it?"

"Eleven thirty"

Ginny: "Urgh we have to get up"

"We are alone, so why do we need to right now?"

Ginny: "You know I would love to, but I'm to stressed out with later, sorry"

"Don't say sorry, I would be nervous too, when are try-outs?"

Ginny: "Wednesday next week."

"I'll be there to cheer you on."

Ginny: "It's in the middle of class, so you can't"

"Then I'll skip class."

Ginny: "It's not that I don't want you there, Harry said that try-outs are closed for audience."

"Okay, then find me immediately after."

Ginny: "I will"

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At 1 pm Ginny left to meet with Harry and Ron, and I go find Hermione, I find her in the library reading, I sit down beside her, as she notices me, she closes her book and says: "I was actually just thinking about you"

"Really, why?"

Hermione: "I just started thinking about when we were kids, and how much fun we had together."

"Yeah, it's a shame that we don't do that anymore."

Hermione: "It really is, how come we never do things together anymore?"

"We both have school and friends, but we see each other every day."

Hermione: "Yeah but it's not the same as when we were younger"

"Well, it would never be, because we grow up."

Hermione: "What if we did something like we did when we were kids."

"Like what?"

Hermione: "I don't know, maybe one of the games we made up."

"You mean like before Hogwarts, I don't even think I can remember any of our games."

Hermione: "I know it was always something with a tree"

"Yeah, but that was because we live close to one."

Hermione: "But wouldn't it be fun to recreate a childhood memory?"

"Of course, do you remember the treehouse."

Hermione: "Yes, we had so many good games there"

"And that one summer we spent an entire week up there."

Hermione: "that was good times."

"It really was huh."

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After an hour talking, we decide that we need to have a day just for the two of us, like the old times, just the unstoppable Granger sisters, like when we were kids.

I have so many memories with Hermione, all my life she was my best friend, but she was also the voice in my head, I got rid of that last year, but if it wasn't for Xavier and the curse, I would never have confronted her. Now I can talk to my sister, without waking up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, being tortured by my sister's voice. I have her now, no voices no nightmares, just sisterhood like old times.

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Hermione and I leave the library to go find Ron and Ginny, just hoping that they are done practicing.

We get to the quidditch field just as Ginny throws the quaffle into the hoops guarded by Ron. Ron looks disappointed he is a good keeper, but Ginny is just better than him. Hermione and I cheer as loud as we can and Ginny, Ron and Harry come toward us, I kiss Ginny and she asks: "Did you see that, I scored"
"You did, I am so proud of you."

Ginny turns to Harry and asks: "Do you think I will make the team?"

Harry: "Absolutely, try-outs are Wednesday at 10 am, be there on time"

Ginny: "I will, don't worry"

Ginny and I go down to the three broomsticks to celebrate with butterbeers, and when we arrive, we see someone, sitting at our usual table.

And they are snogging.

I don't mind it at all, it's just surprising because the two people are...

"Neville and..." Ginny says shocked, she can't get the second name, so I say.... 

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Puplished: 17-05-23

Changed: 18-05-23