Lucy Jones 3: Blackbird

18 Going Back Home

'We have ten minutes.' Lucy tells her friends.

Harry nods. They follow Hermione towards the building. They stay close to the wall. 'What happens when we're not back on time?' He asks.

Lucy looks at Hermione: 'I don't want to think about it.' Hermione says: 'Only one minute left.'

They hurry and see Dumbledore's back at the open door. They hear his voice and slip inside. The door closes.

'And how did it go?' Dumbledore asks them.

'Good Professor.' Hermione answers.

'We saved them.' Harry adds.

'Good.'

Ron looks at them, confused.

'Are you ok, Ron?' Lucy asks, returning to her bed. Hermione and Harry do the same thing.

'First, you were... And then you were...? What happened?'

'I don't know what you're talking about.' Lucy says: 'Do you, Harry?'

'No, I have no idea.' Harry laughs. They saved his godfather. He is happy he knows the truth now. His closest friends know what really happened.

Madame Pomfrey walks in: 'Can I now take care of my patients?' She asks loudly. She doesn't accept an answer. And give each of them another piece of chocolate.

The year is almost over. The exams are finished, and the weather is nice. Lupin decided to resign. What left them guessing who they would get next year? But except for that, most were in a good spirit of mind. Expect Malfoy, who is angry because Buckbeak got away. Percy is outraged that Sirius escaped. He tried to tell everyone that things would have gone differently if he had been in charge.

A few days later, they got their exam results. Harry, Ron, Lucy and Hermione passed all their exams. And Gryffindor wins both the Quidditch Cup and the House Cup.

In the Hogwarts Express, on the way home, Hermione tells them she will return to a normal schedule next year. And Ron says he will contact Harry, Lucy and Hermione about the finals of the Quidditch World Cup: 'My father usually finds some tickets.'

They discuss what they can do when Harry and Hermione come over at the end of the summer.

'Charlotte.' Lucy hugs the woman when she sees her. Charlotte hugs Harry as well: 'Are you both ok?' She asks.

Harry nods: 'Thank you for driving me back.'

'There is no need to thank me.' Charlotte answers: 'Can I expect you for dinner?'

'Of course.' He answers, and Lucy smiles. Things will be the same as last year. Expect Harry won't blow up his aunt. Lucy tells Charlotte about the Quidditch cup. Charlotte knows nothing about the sport, but Harry explains it to her. He doesn't mind repeating things when she doesn't understand. Lucy never thought she would find a home here. Or that she would recover from her second year. Things look good, even though last year was strange. It wasn't all bad. Harry found people to call family, and Lucy was reminded that the family you choose is at least as important as the one you were born into. She may not know her parents, but she has enough people who care for her.