FLIPPED - harry potter

༺ 65 - family ties.

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| FAMILY TIES |
"It is your family, Alora. Your mother's side."

Something is revealed in this chapter! so PLEASE comment :)

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ARIA HAD ASKED TO MEET ALORA before breakfast the day of Quidditch trials, which, was an ask — Alora was never the morning person type, but in her letter she had stated it was 'urgent' and 'needed to be discussed', so Alora decided to give in and walk to the courtyard.

"So, what was it that you had to tell me?" Alora asked, once spotting Aria's long brown hair, "you know, this is costing me twenty minutes of my sleep."

"You will be glad that I called you down here once I tell you," Aria swivelled around and began to jump excitedly on the spot, "okay, guess."

"Er—" Alora looked around and studied Aria's mannerisms, she knew exactly what had happened, but she knew that Aria wanted her to think she didn't, "—do you want me to guess random things and pretend I don't know?"

"Absolutely!"

"Okay," Alora hummed, "you got a good mark on your Divination test?"

"Nope," Aria shook her head.

"You like the book you're reading?"

Aria gave her a look, "I'm not reading anything right now, my life is too busy and hectic for books!"

"Okay. . ." Alora looked at Aria once again and got the que to state the correct answer, "did Christopher finally ask you out?"

"YES!"

The girls hugged one another and squealed as Aria explained what happened; Alora gave her a grin as she did — despite having an inkling of the answer, as it came it was still just as exciting. She had been waiting years for this moment to happen, she wondered if that's how excruciating it was for her friends who had set on her and Harry — who still thought they were pining.

"Oh, it was just wonderful," Aria grinned, "he was so sweet—I just can't believe it—you know, I never thought it was actually going to happen—well, now it has, it's given me more hope that Harry gets the courage to ask you!"

Alora gave an awkward laugh, she looked around for a new topic to talk about, "You can—er—come to the Quidditch trials if you'd like?"

"Am I allowed?" Aria asked.

"Sure you are," Alora put her arm around her shoulder, "because, I said so and like you said Harry would 'do anything I say', and he loves you like a sister anyways."

"He won't have to when I'm actually his sister in law," Aria mumbled.

"Ari!" Alora hit her arm, "I heard that!"

"What! It's true!"

"Do you want to come or not?"

Aria paused and made a zip gesture with her hands across her mouth. They walked across to the Great Hall and made it towards the Gryffindor table where Harry, Ron and Hermione were all preparing to leave. Alora yawned and greeted Hermione with a hug.

"I saved you a Pain au Chocolat, Lora," Harry grinned, passing her a pastry.

If it wasn't for everyone standing around them she would've ran up and hugged him, she was utterly starving and had assumed with the finished plates of food that everything had been finished.

"Thank you, Seeker Boy," Alora smiled, "I told Aria she could come, is that okay?"

Harry did not hesitate to nod, "That's fine,"