That Goddamn Twinkle - ENZO BERKSHIRE

࣪𖤐 Y5 | 1 . headquaters

➵ MEET YOU AT THE GRAVEYARD-CLEFFY
'I will meet you by the graveyard, where you lay now, where you stay now.'

Rory rubbed a hand over her tired face and exited her shared room with Enzo. He was already awake and downstairs in the living room. "Morning, sweetheart." Remus smiled as his daughter sat down next to him.

"Morning," Rory replied groggily.

"You sleep okay?"

She shook her head, "Not at all."

He frowned and put a comforting hand on her arm. Rory sighed and stared into the fireplace. She spent most of the time exhausted nowadays. There was around a week before they went back to Hogwarts. However, Rory was staying at Grimmauld Place (a.k.a Headquarters) because of The Order.

Since Voldemort had returned, The Order was a group of aurors resurfaced in an attempt to oppose Voldemort. The people in The Order consisted of; Rory's dads, Victoria, Arthur Weasley, Christopher and Elizabeth Berkshire, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Snivellus, Nymphadora Tonks (who was related to Sirius), Mad-Eye Moody (the real one) and Dumbledore. Grimmauld Place was a secret location, which was actually the house Sirius grew up in.

Rory's mental health had improved since Cedric's death. It had been five months since it happened. The first two months or so, she was extremely depressed. She barely attended lessons, Enzo had to force her to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and she spent most of her time rotting in bed.

Worst of all, she was on hiatus for quidditch. Her first match back after Cedric's funeral was against Hufflepuff. As soon as Rory got into the air and saw that it wasn't Cedric, she flew back down and refused to play. She'd been too scared to play since. However, Rory was hoping to resume her post as seeker at the start of term.

"Do you want bacon, pickle?" Victoria asked from the kitchen.

"Yes please!" Rory answered.

"Harry's arriving today. Mad-eye is going to Privet Drive tonight to get him." Sirius said from the armchair opposite Rory.

Her eyebrows shot up, "That's today?" Sirius nodded, Rory's smile widening.

"Oi, rory! You still up for that chess game?" Ron exclaimed from the dining table.

"Obviously!" she shouted back, rising from her seat.

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Rory toyed with her bracelet as she listened to her dad's conversation. "How do we tell her that the full moon is on the same night one of her best friends comes home?" Sirius exclaimed.

"That's what I'm trying to figure out, Sirius!" Remus shouted.

"She barely managed the previous full moon, I don't know how she's going to do another one."

"Come on, have some faith in her, pads."

"I have plenty of faith in her, Remus, but she has been through so much and on top of it all, she has to become a werewolf once a month. The poor girl is exhausted. You can tell she's not happy."

"I know but there is nothing we can do, we just have to be there for her. She needs us now more than ever."

Rory heard Sirius let out a deep sigh. "I hate seeing her like this."

"I know, I know. But you have to admit, she has made some amazing progress. There was a time when she only ate half a meal a day and spent all of her time in her bedroom. Now, she's eating three meals a day and spending time with all of us. We have to be grateful that she's still even here, for gods sake! I'm surprised we didn't lose her after Cedric's death." Rory closed her eyes at the mention of Cedric's name.