Firecracker | George Weasley

Chapter 23

Scarlett was in her mothers room while they discussed what was happening with her father.

"So is he getting better?" Scarlett asked as she straighten the sheets on the bed

"I believe so, it's a long process. He blames himself for putting so much pressure on you two to be part of the tournament."

"When do I get to go visit him?"

"Hopefully by Christmas, I'm sorry you can't visit sooner but at the moment he's just processing his anger. I don't want you to be a victim to his outbursts like you have been. He's not very nice to be around yet."

"How are you coping?"

"I am, it's hard."

"Are you and dad still in love?"

Mrs Diggory looked at Scarlett shocked and confused by her abrupt question "Why do you ask that Scarlett?"

"When we were home every time dad was gone you seemed more at ease and relieved. If we weren't grieving I would have thought you were happy. Now, you are tense and jumpy before you go to visit dad and when you come back it takes around 10mins for you to go back to normal."

"At the moment our marriage is strained but it's not unusual when you lose a child, it happened to my grandparents."

"Do you think you want to give things another go with Sirius? He seems nice."

"Scarlett!"

"What? I have eyes mum and I think he still cares for you."

"That's completely inappropriate! I am married to your father, for better or for worse."

"I'm sorry I just thought I'd ask."

"Why would you even say that?"

"For the reasons I just said."

Mrs Diggory sat down next to Scarlett on the bed and put her arm around her "Look I can't lie, having Sirius around when me and your dad are going through a horrible time has not been easy but I'm with your dad and I haven't given up on us."

Scarlett sighed "Okay, I just don't want you to be even sadder than you already are. I feel relieved when I'm with George and my world doesn't seem to be falling apart around me quite as horribly when I'm with him. I want you to have that."

"I do. When I'm with you the world doesn't seem so devastating."

"What are you going to do when I go to school?"

"I'm a big girl Letty, I will cope."

There was a sudden commotion downstairs which interrupted the girls conversation and made them leave the room to check on what was going on.

Mrs Diggory ran downstairs as she watched the children get shooed away. Scarlett waited at the top of the stairs for Hermione and Ginny to reach her

"What's happening? Why is an order meeting being held so suddenly?" she asked as they reached her

"From what I heard I think Harry has been expelled from Hogwarts. I don't know why though." Hermione replied

Ron and the twins poked their heads out of Rons room to hear what was going on

"What's the commotion?" Ron asked

Scarlett turned to them replying "Harry has been expelled from Hogwarts."

"WHAT?!" they shouted in unison shocked.

They all went into Rons room to talk and discuss what they had heard.