Life Goes On

Chapter 39: The Start of the End

As soon as we arrived back in Hogwarts Professor Weasley put Ominis and I to work. Sebastian was unfortunate enough to hang in our common room for a bit too long after he was done unpacking his things and was also given a task list by our dear ringmaster Weasley.

"I can't believe I'm stuck with you two..." Sebastian complaint as we ran around the castle grounds to check in with all the professors and any prefects that had already arrived.

Ominis laughed at his remark, "you say that as if you weren't already stuck with us Sallow."

"Yeah well, I'd rather be stuck in between the two of you instead of running around the entire dam castle making sure that everyone is bloody here and has all they need before all the students start arriving tomorrow." His freckled cheeks were already red with frustration.

I laughed, "the perks of being head boy and girl..." I looked down at my notes reviewing the supply list we'd been putting together for the teacher's we'd already checked in with.

Sebastian rolled his eyes, "I don't understand how this is a compensation for being the most outstanding students in school. We're just a bunch of errand kids."

"I'm sorry Sallow, you're an errand boy, Ophelia and I are head girl and boy and we have the honor of being the most honorable students at Hogwarts. Plus, we get our own private dorm and access to secret passage ways in the castle, free passes to roam at whatever hour we'd like... etcetera etcetera." Ominis waved his wand in the air elegantly as if showing off.

"Oh yeah... I forgot, I'm just here to be your lackey." Sebastian said as he pouted with exasperation.

"Oh come on Seb, you complained about not having been chosen as head boy at the beginning of the year remember? Now you get to boast about being our secretary." I threw my arm around his shoulder and gave him a kiss on the cheek as I teased him.

"Now I'm your secretary!?" He exclaimed as he threw his arms up in the air.

"Our sexy secretary," I teased more as I drew circles on his chest with my finger tip.

Sebastian pouted and made puppy eyes. "Fine. I'll take that."

Ominis and I laughed as we continued down to the next teacher's classroom, our arms hooked with Sebastian's to drag him along.

As we started walking back to the common room, I couldn't help but notice that both Sebastian and Ominis's sleeves and pants were now a tad short. Their wrists and ankles stuck out of the fabric. We had only been gone for about a month, and somehow they'd manage to shoot up like bamboo.

"Uhm guys, we might need to get the two of you some more shirts and pants..." I said as I tugged playfully at their sleeves.

"Ugh no way! We have six more months left at school, we don't need more uniforms." Sebastian scuffed.

"Well, it seems like the two of you are not stopping your growth any time soon, and your current shirts and pants seem to be struggling to keep up with you. If you want to make it to next summer without your calves and forearms showing, I'm afraid we need to go shopping my loves."

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Our last trip to Gladrags had been in December, when we went to pick up our winter ball outfits. As we entered, the familiar bell rang and Augustus came running in from the backroom.

"Ah, if it isn't my favorite trio! What brings you in... Oh, my my!" Augustus ran around his counter and over to Ominis and Sebastian, the latter of which was already cringing. "Well the two of you just keep growing and growing don't you!?"