A kiss from the moon

Me and my husband

Sofia's first week at Hogwarts had gone by quite smoothly. The teachers had gone easy on the students the first week, and so Sofia felt even better sleeping in on Saturday morning. Or more like she would have if she didn't wake up 5:30 all by herself feeling just as sore as if she had run a marathon the night before.

Shaking slightly, she sat up in her bed with the Quist still covering her feet. She was sweating slightly, like she had a fever. But Sofia knew what it was. She had felt like this many times before. So instead of heading down to Madame Pomfreys, she instead got up from her bed while trying her hardest not to awaken Marja who slept in the bed next to her. She needed a shower. To wash off how gross she felt right now.

Sofia's legs were sore and so she had to hold on to the walls to support herself while she walked through the empty halls of Hogwarts. Usually, it was a short walk between the Hufflepuff common rooms and the showers, but today it felt like Sofia had walked an eternity before she reached the dark blue door that marked the girls bathroom. She tapped the door sixteen times with her wand and the door opened itself up, showing the white stone walls of the bathroom. It was mercifully empty, so Sofia found the closest chair and sat down on it. She rubbed her eyes with her knuckles and sighed deeply. God was she tired of being tired. When she was young she used to be so full of energy. How she would run and run and run around the acres of the Bones estate. Her mum would go crazy, the place was big and there was a lot of Forrest. Naturally her mom would be worried about her running around there. That was after all how it happened.

Sofia's thoughts were interrupted by the quiet sniffing of somebody in one of the bathroom stalls.
"Hello?"
Said Sofia carefully, trying not to spook the person who had gone quiet.
"Hi?"
Said a quiet girl voice. Sofia couldn't recognize the voice to be anybody she knew.
"Are you okay in there?"
It took a little while for the voice to reply to her.
"Yeah... I think so"
Replies the voice. Sofia frowned. The girl was obviously sad, she couldn't let be there by herself.
"Hey, why won't you come out of there and you can talk to me?"
Sofia stood standing at the light blue stall door before it opened. Out came a girl with long red hair and brown eyes. The same brown eyes that had looked back at her that day at the train. The girl had red puffy eyes this time though, she was clutching her arms around her body and breathing shallowly. Sofia instantly felt a deep sadness for the girl.
"Come here"
She extended her arms as she instantly felt a need to give the girl a hug. The redhead stepped forward reluctantly and Sofia gave her a big hug.

"I'm sorry"
The girl had sat down next to her in a chair. She was looking down at her feet.
"Whatever are you sorry for"
Replied Sofia.
"For being so awfully sad. I'm Ginny Weasley by the way, suspect you've heard of me already"
Ginny sounded very sad at the last sentence.
"Being sad is nothing to apologize for."
Said Sofia, at loss for what to say. She had heard the stories of course.
"You know.. I don't really believe in what they say. I don't believe you had anything to do with those deaths."
With that, Ginny looked up at her. With her pretty brown eyes.
"That's nice of you to say. But they are kind of true."
Sofia looked surprised.
"Really? Did you snog Voldemort as well?"
Ginny bursted out with laughter.
"Me?? No!!! That's literally the funniest thing that I have heard in a long time."
Sofia smiled at Ginny who looked a bit happier now.
"Whew! Because from what I have heard he's a rather ugly bloke!"
Ginny giggled.
"Yeah I suppose he was!"
The pair looked at each other and bursted out in laughter yet again.
"So you've seen him then? Voldemort?"
Ginny nodded.
"Yeah but it's a long story. And a rather sad one at that."
Sofia nodded understandably.
"I won't snoop around things that aren't my business!"
Ginny smiled at her yet again.
"Maybe I'll tell it to you sometime."
"Then I'll simply not listen to any rumors going around until you tell me the real story."
Ginny beamed at Sofia's words.
"I never asked what your names was?"
Sofia reached out her hand.
"Sofia Bones is the name, Hufflepuff is the game"
Ginny took her hand.
"Nice to meet you Sofia! I like your name"
Ginny got up as she said it.
"I'm gonna go and take a nap before breakfast.. but I guess I'll se you around?"
Sofia nodded, a little sad the Ginny was leaving already.
"I guess you will"
And with one last smile Ginny Weasley left the bathroom.

Later at breakfast, Ernie Macmillan was devouring his breakfast while Sofia Bones was watching with distaste. She didn't have much of an appetite. And her hair was still wet after her shower which made her shiver a bit.
"You look bad"
Said Ernie with his mouth full.
"It's rude to speak with your mouth full mr Macmillan."
Ernie gave her a crooked grin, showing the half chewed food in his mouth.
"Ewwwww, you nasty boy!"
Exclaimed Sofia, but she couldn't help but smile at his stupid ways.