Snitches and Quaffles

Untitled Part 11

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A few days later, Lisel was looking for Earl Grey. She couldn't find her anywhere. She decided to go ask Professor McGonagall. The two of them shared the fondness for cats. She walked to McGonagall's office.

"You can come in."

She walked in and instantly saw Early Grey asleep on an empty chair.

"What is it, Ms. Epstein?"

"I was just looking for my kitten but it looks like I found her."

McGonagall glanced over at the kitten on the chair and asked. "That's your cat."

"Yes, I got her for my birthday in August. She's just over twelve weeks old, her name is Earl Grey."

McGonagall nodded. Lisel left the professor's office. Earl Grey could find her way back to the Hufflepuff common room and she seemed to enjoy the company of the stern Transfiguration mistress and cat animagus.

The D.A continued holding meetings.

-Scene Break-

It was the last meeting before the holidays. Lisel glanced at the picture they had of Cedric on the bulletin board.

"I miss you so much, Ced," she said, sadly.

"Lisel?"

She turned to Harry.

"You know Cedric's last thought was of you. That's what he told me."

"I'm really sorry about almost hexing you after Cedric's funeral. I was just angry but I don't think I would've actually hexed you."

"Don't worry about it, someone else got to me. I was in the hospital wing for a few hours."

Lisel looked confused. Who else would've hexed Harry besides herself. Then she realised it would've probably been Adam. Maybe she should talk to him about it.

-Scene Break-

It was a couple days later and time to board the train. Lisel set her stuff in her regular compartment and went to go find Adam. She found him in the compartment closest to the conductor.

"Harris?" she asked.

The strawberry blond man looked up at her. It looked like he had been crying.

"What's with you hexing poor Harry?" she asked her hands on her hips.

"He's not poor Harry, he's the reason that Cedric is dead!" Adam exclaimed angrily.

Lisel sighed and said. "Cedric was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was just being the honourable git we loved him for."

"More than you know."

"I loved Cedric dearly. I was just as devastated as you were when he died. I was told to go to therapy but I never did since I knew they wouldn't understand magic. The depression comes and goes. I have my good days and bad days."

Adam nodded. Lisel left his compartment and walked black to her compartment with Joanna. Jason was with his third year friends. A few minutes after she arrived back into her compartment the sweet trolley arrived. The two girls bought many sweets and ate them as they rode to King's Cross. Once they reached King's Cross they caught of the train and greeted their respective parents and parted ways.

-Scene Break-

It was now a few days after Christmas. Lisel was eating breakfast when an owl flew in. She wasn't expecting a letter from anyone. She opened it cautiously. It was from a woman named Marigold Harris. She recognised the last name it turned out to be Adam's paternal aunt. Adam had been found in Wizarding London all beat up. He had asked her to write Lisel so she could come visit him. She quickly finished her breakfast. She walked out of her house, held up her wand, caught the Knight Bus and rode to St. Mungo's. She rushed in.

"What room is Adam Harris in?" she asked the welcome witch.

"He's in room 219."

Lisel noded and went to the room. She carefully opened the door and saw two women. It sounded like they were arguing.

"I can't believe you support him, it's wrong to be like him."

"That's your opinion, I still love and support him. He should've came to me."

Lisel cleared her throat. The two women turned towards her.

"Hi, I'm Lisel Epstein. You wrote me."

"Oh, hello."

Lisel glanced at Adam. She kind of regrets her last conversation with him.

"So, how do you know my grandson?"

"He's in my year and house at Hogwarts. I also dated his best friend last year."

She nodded.

"The same best friend he was in love with?"

Lisel asked. "Wait, Adam is gay?"

"Yes, it's disgusting isn't It?"

Lisel shook her head and replied. "Of course not. It explains why he so protective of Cedric."

The younger woman huffed.

"So, what happened?"

The older woman explained to her as she nodded.

-Scene Break-

It was now time to board the train again. The two girls boarded the train and sat in their normal compartment. A few minutes into the journey. Adam walked in.

"Hey Harris," Lisel greeted, noticing the he had a fading black eye.

"Mind if I sit?" he asked.

"Be my guest."

He nodded and sat down across from the two girls.

"How was your Christmas?" Joanna asked.

The strawberry blonde man sighed and said. "It could've been better."

"Where did you get that black eye?" Joanna asked.

Lisel already knew the story but she listened anyway.

"It's a long story, I confessed to my mum that I'm gay and I was secretly in love with Cedric. She promptly kicked me out because being like me is wrong. I slept on the streets of muggle London for a few days. I was taken in by a family briefly but I left. I stayed in a homeless wizard shelter for the rest of the summer. I was beat up a few times."

As he finished telling the story, the sweet trolley pulled up to their compartment. The three of them bought their sweets and nibbled on them on as they rode to Hogsmeade. They parked at Hogsmeade station. They sat in a carriage with Anjali and Delia. The five of them chatted animatedly as they rode to Hogwarts.

"I think the three of us should be on a first name basis, Epstein, Lincoln." Adam suggested.

"Sounds good to me, Adam. You can call me Lisel."

"You can call me Joanna."

He nodded.