My first love

Part 10: summer

Miley was excited for the summer. She had a lot of plans. She was going to spend time with her family as much as she could but she will also get to visit her father with Remus. He was still on the run but they had planned to meet him in muggle places as much as she could over the summer. Miley packed her trunk and sat at the end of her bed contemplating the year. The girls in her dorm didn't speak to her much, especially Angelina who was jealous of and her 'closeness' with Fred. She never really explained that they weren't together but Angelina just assumed they were and all the other girls took her side so Miley was quite isolated. She had spoken with mcgonagall and it was agreed to swap Miley and a girl in Hermione's dorm next year so she wasn't so alone. The girl got on great with the girls in Miley's dorm anyway so she was optimistic for the next year. Miley wrote one last letter for her father at the window and gave it to snowy before heading down to the common room.

Miley headed downstairs, dragging her case along the floor as it was too heavy. She was quite short and skinny with hardly any muscle which she intended to build on during the summer. She heard the twins laugh and in one swoop they picked up her luggage and added it to the others. "Come on" they said in unison as they each grabbed one of her arms and linked it. They walked down to breakfast chatting happily about their summers. " you will write to me won't you boys!" Miley asked in a happy tone. " everyday" George said with a smile " I mean I'll try and see if I can fit you in the schedule" Fred joked earning him a glare. " I better be receiving your owls Fredrick Weasley" Miley said sternly making him laugh. She hardly ever used his full first name. They ate breakfast with the trio and then headed to get the train. Lee and Marcus didn't join them which Miley thought was weird but decided not to think much into it. They bought treats of the trolley lady and sat and ate while watching a muggle film on Miley's laptop.

eventually, they arrived after a short nap and stepped off the train onto the platform. Mikey gave Mrs Weasley a wave and then turned to give George a long hug. He gave one back and muttered a thank you in her ear " for everything, I'll be sure to write" he said before heading off to greet his mother. That left Fred. He pulled her into a hug burying his head into her neck. He inhaled sharply " I'll miss you miles" he said before lifting his head. Miley thought in that moment he was going to kiss her. Her heart started to race slightly then he leaned in and kissed her cheek before turning away and joining his family. " and your sure nothing is going on between you two" Harry said from beside her as she watched them leave. Miley almost jumped at his voice as dhe was so focused on watching Fred, " there's nothing going on Harry" she said sternly looking away glumly. Harry and Miley met up with Remus who apparated them to their cottage.

Miley was happy to be home. She set up her record player and records in there original place. She turned on a record by a band called the clash. The song was called should I stay or should I go. Miley threw herself onto her bed and stared at the ceiling. She would miss her twins but she couldn't wait to have some time to figure out what she wanted to do in life. She mostly decided to work with mr Weasley in the muggle studies section of the ministry. In the weeks that followed, Miley spent time with Harry as much as she could but he had decided to go and stay with his aunt and uncle from his birth mother's side. He said he wanted to get to know them. He stayed with them for two weeks but every owl he sent made it seem like he was miserable. His aunt and uncle constantly criticised Harry's parents and there magical abilities and treated Harry like he was worthless. Miley sympathised for her brother. Although they didn't have the same parents she loved him and cared for him dearly.

After a few weeks Remus finally let her go to see her father. They planned to meet him in a muggle coffee shop in London. It was a small store which was better for him not being recognised. Miley hadn't seen him in months and she was super excited. She wore black leather jeans and a white top with puffy sleeves alongside the necklace her father had given her. She had gotten more into makeup wearing more eyeliner and mascara. She put her trainers on and put a small backpack on. Remus drove her to the location as to not alert the ministry of them making sudden movements. It was a long drive but she didn't mind as she knew it would be worth it. They got to the coffee shop and it was mostly empty except one. In the corner she saw a man with a newspaper up against his face. It was a muggles paper but she recognised the ring on the man's finger. It was one that she had seen before on pictures of her and her father when she was a baby. She felt excited but knew not to draw massive amount of attention to herself. Remus sat a few tables away to keep guard. Miley walked over to the table her father was sat on in the far corner and sat down opposite him. He slowly lowered his paper. He looked slightly better than before. Cleaner and happier. He smiled as soon as he met her gaze " I've missed you my girl" he said quietly whilst reaching a hand out and putting hers into his. " I missed you too, how have you been?" She asked in a hushed tone. " I'm better now I've gotten to see you" he replied with a smile. They sat for a while in silence. She had so much she wanted to ask but she just couldn't, it was too risky. " how's the boyfriend?" Her father asked with a smirk. " I've told you he's not my boyfriend. But we have been sending owls frequently and I have even invited to spend the last week of summer with the Weasleys to see the quidditch World Cup!" She replied. Her father chuckled, " you're very stubborn, you get that from me!" He said in-between chuckles. She wanted to stay there forever but sadly Remus approached them cutting their time short. " it's time, we don't want to push it" he said in a soft voice. Her father sighed " this is us my girl, for now. but soon I will have a home for us and you can stay with me whenever you like" he said squeezing her hand. She wondered if he had a plan as he seemed so sure of himself. He brought her hand to his mouth and place a kiss on it gently. " tell Harry I said hello" he said before lifting the newspaper back up as-if becoming a statue once again. Miley got up and left the cafe with Remus. She didn't feel like leaving but she knew they had to. And for weeks that's how it stayed, back and forth letters.