The Other Potter

Chapter 11

The sender was Laura, my best friend. I held the letter in my lap and started reading,

Dearest Sarah,

How are you doing? I'm sorry I won't be seeing you on your birthday this year. Sixteen has always held importance for us and I'm sorry you will be spending this day without your friends by your side.

Hopefully you will have made new friends and will have a fun day with them. I'm sorry I haven't written sooner, I didn't know what to say.

Everybody misses you here; school is not the same without you! Daniel's sad you're gone. But don't worry he's finding comfort in Jessica's arms (GAG) I bet you're glad now you never hooked up with him!

Jessica is very happy you're gone, I've already hit her twice in the last week and I'm thinking about going for a third time. She is such a bitch.

I'll be sure to be in touch again before Saturday (PARTY DAY) but I have to go since I'm sitting in Herbology writing this, wishing you were here to help me through the boring task of studying for O.W.L's and remembering the time you got bitten by fanged german and cried HAHA

I miss you so much!

LOVE YOU LOTS XOX

From your best friend

AKA Laura

I re-read the letter a few times and let a few tears fall. I had missed Laura so much and like her didn't know what to say so I had put off writing her. I folded the letter and put it in my robe when I noticed Ron trying to read it over my shoulder.

"Ever heard of a little thing called privacy Ron?" I asked bitchily and he laughed and handed me another present, from his parents.

I hadn't even met Ron's parents and they had sent me a present. I smiled and opened it up to reveal a scarf, it was red and gold this colour of Gryffindor. "Wow" I said happily and wrapped it around my neck.

"Just wait till Christmas, we all get jumpers" Ginny told me happily and Ron frowned. My mind went to Christmas, what would I spend this year doing? Harry seemed to know where my thoughts were going and he squeezed my hand.

"I'm sure Molly will insist you go and stay with them" he told me warmly and I looked at him confused. "That's my mum" Ginny told me and I smiled.

Hermione cast a spell that sent all of my presents up to my bed and I smiled at her appreciatively. "Thanks Hermione" I told her kindly and she waved it off before addressing the sixth years "Come on we have to get to class" she told them and they stood and left. I snuck a look at the Slytherin table and was secretly relieved to see once again Draco and his friends weren't there, after my dream last night I was a little afraid to face him.

Hestia noticed and smiled to me "They are down in the dungeons with Snape" she told me and I looked towards the teachers table and realized he wasn't sitting there, neither was Dumbledore. "Why?" I asked and she shrugged "Don't know" she said and we all made our way towards class.

We had Divination and I wasn't looking forward to it, I was actually considering dropping the class, I knew McGonagall would approve but I didn't want to leave Ginny. I was scared of my dreams, I was afraid to know what they meant.

We kept reading through our books and Professor Trelawney approached us one at a time to ask what we dreamed of last night. I shuddered when she got to me and I was forced to remember the dream. "And what did you dream last night Sarah" Professor Trelawney asked me and I looked up from my book.

I told her a modified version of my dream, leaving out the part of Draco and being told I was going to die, just mentioned the dark hallway and evil laughter.