"Now it's weird knowing they're there." Lucy whispered.
Stella glanced at her as the three of them climbed into one of the waiting carriages.
"What?"
Lucy gestured vaguely towards the empty space between the shafts.
"The Thestrals."
Stella looked ahead.
To them, there was nothing there.
"I still can't quite believe I fed one." Lucy whispered. "It was adorable."
"Then you freaked out."
"Because it decided to pull on my sweater!"
Calli's smile lingered for another moment before fading.
She climbed into the carriage, but instead of settling back, she immediately twisted around to look towards Hogsmeade Station.
Students were still making their way through the gates, hauling trunks and laughing as they hurried across the snow.
No red hair.
Her eyes swept slowly across the crowd.
Nothing.
Lucy noticed almost immediately.
"They'll be here."
"Maybe they're in one of the first carriages." Stella suggested.
"Maybe."
Calli nodded absently.
She wasn't really listening.
The carriage lurched into motion.
Still she watched.
Every glimpse of ginger hair caught her attention.
Every tall figure made her look twice.
None of them were Fred.
The carriage rolled steadily up the winding drive.
Snow blanketed the grounds on either side, sparkling beneath the pale winter sun.
Normally Calli loved this view.
Today she barely noticed it.
Stella leaned slightly to look back towards the road.
"I don't see them either."
Lucy scanned the students walking up from the station.
By the time the castle came into view, Calli's disappointment had settled heavily in her chest.
The carriage slowed to a stop in the entrance courtyard.
She was out before the wheels had fully stopped turning.
They stepped towards the bustling Entrance Hall.
Students streamed in through the doors, shaking snow from their cloaks and dragging trunks across the flagstones.
Calli's eyes immediately began searching again.
Nothing.
For one ridiculous moment she wondered whether Fred and George had somehow missed the train altogether.
"There!" Stella spoke first.
Calli spun around so quickly she nearly collided with a second-year.
Near the entrance doors George was trying to steer two trunks at once while arguing animatedly with Fred.
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Callidora ☆ Fred Weasley
FanfictionCallidora Nott has always known exactly what is expected of her. As the daughter of one of Britain's oldest pure-blood families, her future has already been carefully planned; alliances, power, and a life shaped by tradition she never chose. At home...
