Gypsy

Chapter Six

Year six

Age 17

The sun was always warm here; I loved everything about Beauxbatons, but mainly the beautiful weather.

"He was furious, you know?" said Jenny; she was relaxed on the grass next to me.

"Who?" yawning, I turned on my side and faced her, she did the same.

"Riddle," replied my friend. I startled, having hardly thought about my old tormenter in the whole six months we had been here, it was a bit of a shock to hear the name.

"What was the pompous ass, furious about?" having no real clue or care.

"You." At this I nearly choked on air, but she continued. "Yeah, we ran into him at one of Mrs Malfoy's many events, mother is always trying to push me on that boy." Jenny and I knew it was pointless for her to even try, a few months ago I had found Jenny and our roommate Francesca lip locked on her bed. It had been a friendship defining moment for us, but I understood better than most that persecution for what you are is wrong. Sadly not all were as accepting as me, and they had to keep their relationship a secret. Personally I couldn't think of a better match for fiery Jenny than the cool and calm Francesca, they complemented each other perfectly. "Anyway, I was getting some punch and Riddle suddenly showed up attached to the arm of that horrible Parkinson creature." We both shuddered, Parkinson was a pointy nosed shrew at seventeen, and god only knew what she would be like at thirty. "He was as surprised to see me as I was him, I would have gotten away without having to acknowledge him but mother showed up and almost demanded an introduction."

"Let me guess, he charmed her into telling him where I was hiding."

Jenny snorted, "Mother has no idea you are here with me. Riddle only asked how many students were on the exchange and she said two, it didn't even take him a second to figure it out." She winced at me, "I have never seen him lose his composure so quickly. Do you know, he actually turned to me and yelled 'are you telling me that Mudblood is at Beauxbatons!?' "

"Gods," I had never heard of Riddle losing anything other than a quill.

"Yeah, mother pretty much dragged me away after that. She was pretty mad that I hadn't told her you were here with me, thankfully Jeremy calmed her down quick and convinced her to let me come back here after the break." We laughed; knowing that no matter what Jenny would have found her way back here. She sobered up quickly, "there was one other thing... Riddle asked me to tell you that he'll be seeing you next year."

Jenny looked worried, she was never worried. Gulping I reclined back on the grass, it suddenly felt a lot less warm.

"You're coming back with me next year, right?" my voice was small and scared; I hadn't sounded like that in a very long time.

Jenny gripped my hand tight, "Wild Thestrals couldn't keep me away."

Ok that is it for the year jumps, it will now be Antoinette's seventh and final year from here on out.