Heirs to Something Greater (d.m)

3: Leather Trunks and Dusty Footprints

A/N: Hello Lovelies! We are super excited to release our next chapter early for all of you. The POVs are very similar again,  but like always, we recommend that you read both. No TW again, please enjoy, and thanks for reading!

The British countryside was beautiful. I thought that, at the beginning of the day, I could stare out the window for hours... but that quickly wore off an hour into the trip. My mind began to wander far past the rolling fields that whipped by the window. I was so happy Adeline always let me sit on the inner seat, I liked to lean my head against the glass and daydream.

We were on the Hogwarts Express and it had been hours since we left King's Cross at 11. I was already starving but we still had a long time until dinner, I should have eaten an early lunch. We sat across from the twins who were discussing what seemed to be important tomfoolery. My mind drifted back to the night before, people seemed to move on so quickly after such massive events.

Harry was soon found after Ron, Hermione, and Arthur went back for him. He was a bit more shaken up than the others and I worriedly glanced at him a few times on the way back to the Burrow. Harry was an awkward boy, but I liked his kind smile. 

And I hoped I could speak more with him in the future. The portkey went exactly as last time for me, but Adeline got a little help from Cedric... I was just happy my hair didn't fall out again.

We walked through the dim forest back to the house in mostly silence. We had to use our wands and the Lumos spell to even see the path. Even still, Adeline tripped multiple times... I believed her mind was set on something, no someone, else.

 Of course, being the gentleman he is, Cedric attempted to keep Adeline steady most of the journey. It was a sweet gesture, even if Adeline barely even took notice of its meaning. I smiled at Cedric and Mr. Diggory as they returned home for the night once we reached the Burrow, and Cedric returned the gesture.

Everyone was silent for the rest of the night, whether from thoughts, fear, or pure exhaustion, I wasn't sure. Well, almost everyone. Molly had been jittery before we went to bed, she seemed worried that we had to even be touched by a situation like that. 

I knew my parents had or will probably hear about the attack on the celebration and be quite worried. So, despite my exhaustion, I began to write a letter, but Molly assured me that everything would be taken care of. She spoke soft, kind, and comforting things as people moved throughout the house for bed.

Adeline and I were put into two twin beds across from Ginny's room. A circle window allowed the moon to shine a blue beam onto the bedroom floor. When I had changed into some sweatpants and a soft shirt that was too wrinkled to be worn out in public anymore, I crawled into the nice bed. 

It felt amazing to be in one place for a while, and I almost fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. I allowed myself to listen to the ticking of clocks around the house, before turning to see that Adeline was already asleep. Before long, I too was off into a dreamless sleep.

I had been woken up by a bright beam of the sun right in my eyes. It wasn't the most pleasant part of my day but at least I had slept amazingly well. After taking a shower, which was greatly appreciated, I changed into some new clothes. I put on a nice pair of jeans and a blush pink blouse from the muggle store down the street from my house back home. 

Since my hair had just been washed and I had been able to add some product to it, I decided to let my hair down for a while and hope it didn't frizz into a lion's mane on the way there. Adeline had decided that it was silly to wear the uniform before we got there since we didn't have our robes or our ties, so I followed her lead.

Adeline spoke to the twins for a bit until she said something that caught my ear, "Listen, okay so I hate to ask this, and I feel bad about it but I have to ask..."