By Your Side // Bill Weasley

Chapter III "Platform 9 ¾"

Chapter III Platform 9 ¾

A few weeks have passed and Avalea was back in her apartment in London. She stayed with Bill in Egypt for a total of 3 weeks and they had a lot of fun together. They went out with his mates some nights to their favourite pub and she got to accompany him on a couple of work days. Just as promised Bill had seen the Fwooper the day after Avalea found it and was amazed. Ms. Gideon had decided for Valene to come to London at least for a bit and see how she liked it there. Just as Ava predicted the day after Azure arrived another owl from Ms. Gideon had arrived and had the Fwooper permit with it so she could legally keep the bird without trouble. She missed Bill as soon as she was back in London, well she missed all her friends but she missed Bill the most. She figured it was just because of the distance, seeing as Bill and Charlie were the farthest away. Most of her friends lived in London or in Leo’s case in Ireland but Charlie lived on the opposite side of Europe and Bill on a completely different continent. She had managed to set a date for a girl’s night with her friends. This afternoon her sister would arrive at the train station from Hogwarts to spend the whole summer with her sister which she didn’t know yet. She was currently cleaning her apartment and preparing the guest room for her sister. After she finished cleaning, she went grocery shopping and suddenly most of the time had passed and it was almost time to leave. She quickly changed into some muggle clothes, consisting of a pair of shorts and a top. Her mother and father sadly couldn’t be at the train station, Ava had visited them shortly after she got back from Egypt for dinner and then again, a few days ago before they left. After she finished her attire and checked her makeup one last time, she apparated to the train station and immediately got a trolley for her sister’s trunk. It wasn’t as packed with muggles as it was when they dropped off the kids at the train which was good. She walked to the right platform that brought up memories to her Hogwarts days and walked through the barrier. She barely saw anyone she knew, except for one of her colleagues with his wife. She smiled and immediately walked up to him.

“Jonathan, Alice it’s so great to see you. I didn’t know your daughter was already in Hogwarts.” She greeted them and they turned towards her. Avalea noticed the slightly prominent baby bump of Alice and smiled.

“Avalea, hello. Yes, it’s quite surreal to think that she’s almost 12 years old.” Jonathan replied.

“Congratulations you two, I didn’t know you were expecting another one. How far along are you?” Avalea asked and received huge smiles from the both.

“I’m four months along it’s due in October. Who are you picking up here?” Alice asked, stroking her bump.

“Oh, my sister finished her third year and is staying with me this summer. What house has Millie been sorted in?”

“Ravenclaw, just like her mother.” Jonathan said proudly and Alice blushed. Avalea looked up when she heard the horn that the train would arrive in 20 minutes. She saw Mr. and Mrs. Weasley with their daughter Ginny standing a few metres away. She said goodbye to Jonathan and Alice and told them to have a good summer and to see Jonathan at work. Her mother and father had after all raised her with manners and respect so she went to say hello to the Weasleys.

“Hello Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and hello Ginny, you’ve grown so much. It’s nice to see you again.” Avalea smiled, a genuine smile. Even though Mrs. Weasley didn’t like her, Avalea had great respect for her and quite liked her and her husband. Ginny smiled at her unsure, having trouble to put a name to her face.

“Hello Avalea, how are you?” Mr. Weasley greeted the young woman his eldest sons were so fond of, smiling back. Ginny mumbled a shy hello.

“Hello dear." Was Mrs. Weasley’s response with a fake smile.