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As they entered March the weather became drier and the wind grew harsher, going out to the greenhouse had become a struggle as the wind could blow students off to the side. Students weren't the only ones being affected by the weather, owls were constantly getting blown off course which caused delays in post.
The brown owl Lina used to send her reply to Sirius returned to her on a Friday, two weeks after the second task. Lina took the letter from the owl which immediately flew off presumably hiding so it didn't have to back outside again.
Lina opened the letter while Cedric chatted with Lucy and Danny, Cho was nowhere in sight.
Be at Stile at the end of the road out of Hogsmeade (past Devish & Banges) at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Bring as much food as possible.
Lina's mouth slightly dropped, he made it sound as if he was in Hogsmeade, but he couldn't be, surely he wasn't that stupid.
"I need to speak to Harry," Lina said and without waiting for a reply she grabbed her bag and quickly sat at the Gryffindor table, sitting down next to Harry she handed the letter to him.
"He hasn't come back to Hogsmeade?" Ron asked incredulously as he and Hermione read the letter.
"I can't believe him," Harry said tensely "if he's caught..."
"Made it so far, though hasn't he?" Ron said, "and it's not like the place is swarming with Dementors anymore."
"Maybe so but all it takes is for one person who doesn't know the truth and its game over," Lina said puffing out her cheeks.
***
On Saturday after her apparition lesson in which Lina successfully apparated a grand total on one metre, Lina met with Cedric, Danny and Lucy, had a quick lunch and then headed down to Hogsmeade.
"Here," Lucy said holding out Lina's leather jacket for her, the weather had been hotter that day than it had been for a while.
"Thanks," Lina said slipping it on.
"You look good," Cedric said looking Lina up and down.
"I try" Lina joked, her cheeks blushing red slightly.
Lina hadn't told her friends about Sirius being in Hogsmeade, it wasn't that she didn't trust them, because she did, it was just the fewer people that knew the better. She couldn't risk talking to them about it and someone overhearing.
Inside her bag, Lina had a dozen sausages, bread and some chicken for Sirius that she had grabbed from the lunch table. Even though he didn't need it Lina was also going to get some treats from Honeydukes for Sirius.
That was where she went first, Lina had only one hour until she needed to meet Harry and the others so she needed to hurry. In Honeydukes she bought Pumpkin Pasties, Chocolate Frogs, Sugar Quills, Bertie Boots Every Flavoured Beans and Cauldron Cakes. Then she dragged Cedric (Lucy and Danny had gone to the pub) into Gladrags Wizardwear to get Sirius a new set of robes, and then they met Lucy and Danny in the pub where Lina bought five bottles of Pumpkin Juice. Lina was pretty sure she had everything she needed.
