Finding Happiness

Chapter 13

Dear Maia,

Umbridge is a complete cow! We aren't learning anything, she and the Slytherin's have taken over the school; giving detentions to anyone they pass O.W.L.s are tomorrow and I am terribly worried I'll fail because the D.A. has finished!

How are you anyway? I heard you're staying at the Burrow with Mr and Mrs Weasley...you're getting better then are you?

Please write, I haven't heard from you in ages, well it feels like ages.

Love Hermione xo

PS This owl may have been intercepted.

I smiled and folded up the letter, of course Hermione was going to pass, she's a bloody genius.

Hermione,

Get the twins to do something to Dumbridge and don't worry about your O.W.Ls, you taught me everything I needed to know last year and you were only Fourth, so calm down.

I'm well, I am staying at the Burrow and Mrs Weasley has me working hard each day along with McGonagall who is sending me school work.

Love Maia xo

I handed the scrawny owl my letter and it flew off.

"Maia!" Mrs Weasley yelled from the kitchen.

I sighed and walked downstairs, she was standing at the bottom, a smile on her face.

"Dear, tomorrow I'm going to let you have a day off-"

"-don't worry I have already discussed with Remus." She added as I opened my mouth to speak. "Just please don't stuff up, you've come so well so far."

I smiled, "Thank you Mrs Weasley."

She beamed at me proudly, "You're so beautiful with long brown hair Maia."

I ran my hand through my hair which I had returned to it's original colour and length.

"Now how about some dinner, I've made some pumpkin soup." She bustled off to the kitchen. It felt weird not cooking dinner for the first time in almost two months.

"I was thinking you could maybe go into the village tomorrow? It's a muggle populated area, not that that matters, and it's only a little walk from here, just over the hill."

"That's a great idea, would you like to come?" I offered, helping my self to some bread and butter.

"Thank you dear, but I have some errands to run. I'll pack you a lunch so you don't have to buy food."

"Thanks Mrs Weasley."

"I'm home!" Mr Weasley called from the door.

Mrs Weasley jumped up, "Arthur, good you're just in time for dinner." She hurried over to the stove and poured the soup into a bowl for him.

"So Maia, Molly told me she was going to allow you to go to the muggle village tomorrow. You'll have to tell me everything. I am so fascin-"

"Yes Arthur, everyone knows how fascinated you are by cars, phones and everything else a muggle uses." Mrs Weasley interrupted, placing the soup in front of him.

I laughed, "Don't worry Mr Weasley, I'll give you all the details."

He smiled and began to eat his dinner.

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"Purse?"

"Check."

"Muggle money?"