The Untold Story of Marietta Edgecombe

Chapter 2

sorry it's been so long, here's a quick chapter!

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We stepped into Honeydukes, the familiarly sweet scent a comfort after the dinginess of the pub. Surprisingly, the shop was relatively empty, with only a group of Slytherin third years in the corner. "Hey, Etta, what'd you think of the meeting?" Cho asked. "Huh?" I said, tearing my eyes away from a display of Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, which was honestly my favorite candy. The bubbles actually made really pretty decorations for however long they wound up lasting. "Oh, I'm not quite sure what I thought." That's a lie. What I actually thought is that the idea of being a secret organization going against Umbridge was risky enough, but going against my mum? She works at the Ministry, and she works with Umbridge, along with Cho's mum. Mum is very fond of Umbridge and really supports her views and her teaching at Hogwarts, and since they know each other, Umbridge seems to have taken a fancy to me. Anyway, I hate to be disloyal in any way to Mum. Ever since Dad left her, we've grown really close; I look up to her, and I could never imagine disappointing her. "I thought it was brilliant, it'll be amazing to actually learn real defense, not just that stupid stuff we've read in our books." Cho's mum believed almost the same things as mine, which was one reason Cho and I were such good friends, our parents. Cho, however, was willing to go against her beliefs. We walked over to the Unusual Tastes section, and I said, "I'll give you 5 Galleons if you eat a full Blood pop!" "Never! Those things are for vampires," she giggled. We left the shop, laughing and smiling, but I was still deep in thought. Honestly, the only reason I signed the paper was because of Cho. As much as she may depend on me, I depend on her even more so. She's been there for me more than she knows, and I can't bear the thought of losing her as a friend. I hate being lonely, and without Cho, well, that's what I'd be. Alone. Lonely. Friendless. A loser, a voice in the back of my mind said. A weird, lonely loser. "Stop that." "What?" Cho asked. "Sorry, just thinking aloud..." 

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