I'm Not Perfect | Seamus Finnigan

Back To Hogwarts (Again)

"Emma! Wake up!" Seamus shouted, pounding on my door.

I sat up in bed and screamed. I remembered the dream I had.

I heard, "Alohamora" and the door opened. In stepped Seamus.

"You were screaming and it woke up the whole house. What happened?"

"Dream. Bad dream." I said.

He raised an eyebrow, "What happened?"

"I just relived the sectumsempra curse."

"From the Department of Mysteries?"

I nodded. "I read in a muggle pshycology book that it often happs with people who have had a near death experience."

"Well," he said, "me Mam's made breakfast."

"Okay." I said, and got up. I shooed Seamus out of the room and got changed, then went downstairs for breakfast.

"Thank you, Mrs. Finnigan." I smiled when I finished eating. I offered to help with dishes but picking up her wand and said, "Oh, it's fine. I got it." And began flicking her wand to cause the dishes to move to the sink.

I walked outside with Seamus and we walked to a small park in the village and sat on a couple of swings.

"What do you will happen this year?" Seamus asked. "We go back to Hogwarts in a week."

I shrugged, "I don't know. But with what's happend so far, something bad is bound to happen."

Seamus nodded. "Agreed."

"Hey, there you are." I heard a voice say. We turned our heads to see Cassie walking towards us.

"Hey, Cassie." I said.

"I went to your house but Mrs. Finnigan said you two went for a walk."

"Just talking about the whole Voldemort issue."

Cassie didn't cringe at the name.

"You're the first person I've met -- besides Harry or Dumbledore -- that have not freaked out at the sound of that name."

She shook her head, "My parents aren't afraid if him. People like Voldemort -- power hungry -- always end up destroying themselves when they get too much of it."

"I guess that's a good point." I said.

"Did you hear about Lucius Malfoy getting put in Azkaban?"

"What?" I asked.

He nodded, "I saw it in the Daily Prophet this morning."

"Draco must be so upset."

"Who's Draco?" Cassie asked.

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We were standing at King's Cross Station with our trunks packed for Hogwarts. I was carrying Splash in one hand and my trunk in the other.

"Emma!" Luna exclaimed and skipped towards me.

"Hey, Luna! This is Cassie. She's a transfer."

"Hi, Cassie! Here, have a butterbeer cork necklace!" She dropped her voice to a whisper and said, "It keeps away the nargles."

Cassie gasped, "I left mine at home amd I got so worried! Thank you!"

Luna hopped up and down, "You believe in nargles too?"

Cassie nodded, "People usually call me crazy when I talk about them.

"Me too!" Luna squeeled.

"Hey, Emma!" Neville said, appearing behind Luna. He stayed with her for the summer. "How was Ireland?"

"Great." I smiled. "This is Cassie Horan. She's a transfer. Cassie, this is Neville Longbottom. My adopted brother I told you about."

Cassie smiled and the warning whistle blew.

"We better get on the train."

We got on and sat in the compartment with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Cassie, and I. Seamus had to sit with his best friend, Dean Thomas, because he promised he would. And Luna and Neville went to sit with Ginny.

I introduced Cassie and the others. Cassie's eyes went wide when she saw Harry's scar, and then proceeded to ask about everything I've mentioned about our adventures.

"Yeah." Harry said at one point, "Emma was actually there when I got the stone, and with the whole Sirius Black thing. Also when we broke into the Department of Mysteries."

The compartment door opened and there stood Draco Malfoy.

"Hello Potte-- I mean, Harry, Ron, Hermione. Emma. I heard there was a transfer and I just wanted to introduce myself." he extended his hand to Cassie and said, "I'm Draco Malfoy."

"Cassie Horan." Cassie replied, and shook his hand.

"Can I sit with you?" he asked us.

I nodded. He moved to sit by me but sat by Hermione instead. When I gave him a questioning look he said, "I'm still working on accepting mudb-- muggleborns."

I smiled.

When we got off the train and into the front doors of Hogwarts, Cassie was swarmed by other girls.

"Is it true you're related to Niall Horan?" a second year asked excitedly.

"Uh-- yeah."

Draco asked, "Why do they know her brother, again?"

"He's in a world famous muggle band."

"So these are all --? Too many mud-- muggleborns. I'm --" he started hyperventalating.

"Merlin, Draco. It's not like you're allergic." I said.

He squeeled and ran off. That was weird.

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"SLYTHERIN!" the sorting hat exclaimed when it touched Cassie's head.

Draco smiled widely. I ship it.