The Next Generation of Wizards

Chapter 12- Halloween (Part 3)

Leire's POV:

As I sob into Al's shoulder, memories of the past take over my mind. And he's in all of them. That horrible cheater! How could I have fallen for such an ass?

But, then again, as I think of him, I remember his gorgeous smile, his cute laugh, his stunning blue eyes. We used to joke around, talk about the future, and I remember thinking we were both on the same page, that I'd finally found someone I geniunly liked, someone I could confide in. I was wrong.

When I got my Hogwarts letter, I was scared of telling him the news. But he was cool with it. He smiled, said he was darting the smartest witch in the country. And I believed him. 

I believed things would never change between us. Sure, we wouldn't go to the same school but we'd hang out together during the holidays, and everything would be easy. He promised nothing would change, he promised our love would never end. I was a fool.

I should have known something was wrong. I should have known he'd move on. After all, Dan was pretty hot, and what you could call a womanizer. I never fel threatend, I always thought he'd be mine, I always thought I could change him. But I didn't.

I open my eyes, but instead of seeing the Gryffindor bedroom, I see a blond guy sitting on a swing. Smiling, I recognize him as Dan. He hasn't changed a bit. As I walk towards him, a girl aproaches him. He smiles at her. She sits on the swing beside him. He leans forward and kisses her. I gasp.

Suddenly, I am once again looking into Al's eyes. The memories start to fade. He'd promised...

It is only then that I realize I have to move on. Dan was a jerk, and I was a fool. He was always a jerk, I just didn't want to see it. Sometimes, reality is harsh and it can ruin your life, but dreams are too good to be true, they are fragile, easily shattered. We hold onto dreams, thinking they'll protect us from reality. They don't. Dreams help us deal with reality, but you can't get caught up in them. If you do, you'll fall, and it'll be impossible to get up. Unless...

Unless you have a friend by your side. A true friend, not some hot guy you like. Someone who genuinly cares about you. 

As I stare into Albus' eyes, I realize he's the friend I've been looking for. He's concerned about me, I think he might even cry. I've been such a fool. I've been so caught up in the past, so obsessed with Dan, so frustrated with the fact I wasn't a normal person, that I forgot to live in the present. I forgot what friendship is all about. Pushed people away. All along, this boy has tried to help me, make me laugh, taken care of me. And all I've done is hurt him.

But I know I've been forgiven. I know he's forgotten about the past, and he hopes I'll do the same. He just wants us to be friends, wants me to be happy. 

He is giving me the chance to become someone I like. Someone I'm proud of. He will help me be that person. He is giving me the chance to escape the past and concentrate on the present.