𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧: 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 ✧

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"This year has been absolutely insane."

"It wasn't that  bad." harry said

"No, I agree with Aeria." Ron took a bite of his salad. "This year was crazy."

"Harry how has this year not been crazy?" I asked

"Yeah mate, the school kind of froze at one point." Dean said

" Ron and I almost didn't make it. " Fred leaned in and took an aggressive bite of his food.

Life was pretty crazy for me this year. It was a lot of stupid boy drama, but also a lot of learning lessons. I had some good fun too, mostly with the Weasleys. There were some major letdowns, mostly including my parents. But, now I'll have a better home...for the summer that is.

"Okay okay true." Harry said.

"I cannot believe that we have the first day of testing tomorrow. Honestly I'm not ready." I said while biting my nails nervously. Having good grades was always important to me.

"Relax, it's going to be fine. You do good every year, right?" Fred asked

"This is my first year of O.W.L.S, I just turned 15."

"Oh right right, They really aren't that difficult." Fred insisted.

"Yeah, just try your best. People stress way too much over it honestly." George chimed in

"And besides the O.W.L.S it's our last week of school!" Ron said eagerly

"I know,  it all feels unreal-like we just started 4th year." I said

"Agreed." Harry said

"So..what end of term prank are we thinking?" Fred asked

"These teachers can never catch a break huh." I teased "The Weasley brothers at it again."

"Plus you. The Weasley brothers plus Aeria." Fred insisted. 

"Wait.. how did I get pulled into this?"

"Come on Aeria you're one of the best  people to pull pranks with! You have to do it with us!"

"I mean, maybe. It depends what you guys are doing."

"Do Ginny and I have to be involved?" Ron asked

"Would you like to?" George asked

"No... Ginny?"

"No thank you" She said with relief

"Fine, we have Aeria anyways."

"You MAYBE have me." I winked. See, the twins were absolutely wicked to prank with, but they tend to get us busted a lot. The only reason I'm holding back is because I actually want to come back next year. I've already been almost expelled, so imagine if we get in trouble again.

**

"Are you excited?"

"For?" I asked Goyle

"Summer!"

"Oh, yeah I'm excited."

"You finally get to go home. It's like a relief finally being able to go home after all the time spent here." Goyle said. The thing is, I never explained anything about my parents to him. It always seemed like if i told people, it would be like I was carrying around this baggage. I just wanted to let go, start a new life...since I didn't have an option anyways.

"I'm not exactly going home this year--or ever for that matter."

"What?"

"I was kicked out. It's a really long story. I don't really feel like explaining it all but I'm staying with the Weasleys."

"You know you could have always asked me. I'm sure my family would have loved you." Goyle told me. Goyle always gets this really sad look whenever I talk about something that bothers me or upsets me. I know its just because he cares and honestly I cherish it.

"Your family would love me? A half blood? A non-Slytherin"

"Right.. We would have to tell them--him that you are a Slytherin. A pureblood Slytherin of course. I only live with my father, and he always prides the fact that we are purebloods. So we would have to do a little fixing if you did meet him."

"Well, maybe one day you could stay at the Weasleys?" I asked

"The WEASLEYS?!"

"Yeah!"

"Absolutely not, we all have some sort of arguments going on almost always, and I don't know if I would even be allowed to step foot in their house." "I could work something out!" I really had my heart set on him swinging by us, because I was really nervous about meeting his father.

"I mean, yeah. That would be wicked."

"So um, what exactly does your dad do? Like for work?" I asked

"Death eater. A very dedicated and loyal one too." My eyes widened immediately. His father is a death eater, of course he is a death eater why did I not piece this together?! His father is Goyle sr, one of the you-know-who's most amazing followers ever."But don't worry, he isn't scary."

"Oh, I um didn't know that."

"He is actually rarely home." Goyle awkwardly rocked back and forth from his heels to his toes. I could tell talking about all this upset him a bit, his father is really all he has family wise. Although I felt very bad for him, it makes me feel better that i'm not the only one with a not-so-great home life.

"Because of his job?"

"Yes. And I swore since I was a kid I would never turn out like him, but he forces it on me every chance he gets. Hey son, or should I say upcoming death eater. "

"Oh I'm so sorry love." I said "I never knew about all of this. I wish you would have told me sooner. But i'm glad you don't want to go down his path."

"Of course I don't want to, but I don't know if I'm going to be forced to. Like Crabbe, I know he will be a death eater as soon as possible. I'm not sure if he wants it or not, but he will be."

"That's horrible."

"Truly." Goyle said. "You know, my father was almost a death eater." I thought maybe this would make him feel a little better.

"Your father? I don't see that being likely."

"He was actually a Slytherin. Pretty popular in his day, your father might even know him. Alan Wringbell. He was on the path of becoming a death eater and a dark wizard until he met my amazing Ravenclaw mother. Then he completely cut magic out of his life because she thought it was wrong."

"Is that why they...don't really want you in their lives? Because yours surrounds magic?" Goyle tried asking as politely as possible so he wouldn't offend me. "Yes, they tried pushing me away after I went to Hogwarts."

"That's crazy they were wizards themselves!" Goyle rolled his eyes. "I know..just my mom was frightened at my dad's dark magic ways that she forced him out of it, and he was a sucker for her. He did whatever she wanted."

"So, if she was Ravenclaw and he was Slytherin..how are you a Gryffindor?"

"That is another thing they hated me for, my mother was a Slytherin at heart. When they found out I was in Gryffindor, they sent me a howler. But I was informed I was placed in Gryffindor because of my bravery, I was super close to Slytherin."

"Would have been nice to have you in here." Goyle winked

"I know, honestly things would have been so different if I was. But I like my house."

"Question."

"Answer." I teased

"Why didn't you ever tell me about your family history in first year when we were friends?"

"You got all caught up with Malfoy and his bull, I never had the chance to."

"You got caught up with Malfoy too!" Goyle smirked

"Goyle, nothing ever happened between us, you know that."

"Yeah yeah but it wouldn't matter because in the end you're mine."

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