The double sided mirror (pansmione wlw)

The Wish

IT'S HAPPENING 

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Hermione still remembered Cho's anger when they were both part of Dumbledore's army the previous year. They had never talked again of the jinx that had hit Marietta Edgecombe, as they had both blamed two different ends. For Cho, the culprit was Hermione, and for Hermione, it was Marietta's cowardice that had punished her. Hermione had also noticed a certain jealousy coming from Cho while she had dated Harry, as she found their friendship suspicious. But water had run under the bridge, and though they had never been able to solve their differences, they had ended up leaving them behind.

"It's good to see you Cho! I've been looking for you for a while now."

"Oh really? Well you have me flattered and intrigued. What can I do for you?" Cho answered, ready to help.

"It's about Cedric." The girl's smile dropped. She was still listening, but her face had tensed. Cedric had died years ago now, but it was obvious that the subject was still a sensitive matter. "Before he passed, he left a magical object to get fixed at Dervish and Banges. He was never able to get it back, and it's only by pure luck that I bought it a year later. I had no idea it was his until I went back to see the vendor the other day."

"Are you talking about the mirror?" Cho asked immediately. Hermione's eyes opened wide.

"Y-yes. I am. Apparently the mirror has a twin. Did Cedric ever tell you about it?" Hermione made sure to leave out the fact that the copy had already found a new owner.

Cho sat by her side under the windowsill. "I'm really sorry Hermione. I wish you would've come to find me sooner." Her face plagued with guilt, she continued, "Cedric gave me the other mirror to celebrate our two months together. We always kept it with us wherever we went so that we could talk easily. The vendor may have told you, but you're supposed to be able to see and hear the other person." Hermione nodded along to Cho's words.

"Well, one day, as we were doing our homework in the library, someone knocked into our table and the mirrors that were resting on its edge fell to the floor and broke. He really tried to fix them, but they never worked as well as they did before. He managed to reestablish the voice connection, but we couldn't see each other through the glass anymore. He had decided to bring his copy to Dervish and Banges for more answers and well... you know the rest, he was never able to get it back. On my side, I kept my copy. I didn't know what to do with it. It reminded me of Cedric so much. I really didn't want to forget him, you know, it's not like we ever intended to break up, he just, well you know." Cho was dancing around the word. "But when I got the strength, I decided to hide my mirror away. I'm sorry Hermione. I hid it in the room of requirements back in the days where we trained there for Dumbledore's army. You won't be able to find it. If you want, I can pay you back for the mirror you bought. I am really really sorry Hermione." Cho insisted

"No no don't worry. Since it came alone, the vendor sold it to me for really cheap." Hermione was afraid her quest had come to an end. "Did Cedric tell you anything about how he got his hands on these mirrors? The vendor told me they were 200 years old" She tried as a shot in the dark.

Cho smiled weakly. "You're breaking a myth. Cedric had guaranteed me that they were at least 600 years old. It was passed down from generation to generation in his family. The Diggorys had always used them as means to communicate with their lovers. They were the mysterious double sided mirrors that had once belonged to a noble ancestor. That family was full of flirts!"

Hermione laughed "Well, no we know that Diggory had a 200 year old mythomaniac ancestor!"

"Had I known that was all a lie, I may have been able to give you the second mirror today."