✓ 𝕴𝖙'𝖘 𝕬𝖑𝖜𝖆𝖞𝖘 𝕭𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖄𝖔𝖚 : 𝕱𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖂𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖑𝖊𝖞

𝖝𝖎𝖛 : 𝕺𝖚𝖙 𝕺𝖋 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊

𝕷𝖎𝖑𝖆

I finish tucking in my sweater when Dahlia knocks on my door. "Lila, it's time to go. The boys are waiting." I haven't seen either of the twins since yesterday, meaning I spent most of my night crying.

Crying because I knew that I had fallen out of love with George, and my feelings for Fred have started to resurface.

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I sit in between George and Fred, the air in the room tense. "Today we acknowledge a really terrible loss. Cedric Diggory was as you all know, exceptionally hard-working, intricately fair-minded. And most importantly a fierce fierce friend. I think therefore you have the right to know exactly how he died." A single tear escapes.

"You see, Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort. The ministry of magic does not wish me to tell you this. But not to do so I think would be an insult to his memory." Gasps fill the room, groans from the Slytherins.

"Now the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, reminds us that while we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one." I lean my head on the person to my right without looking who it was.

"In light of recent events, the bonds of friendship we made this year will be more important than ever. Remember that and Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain,
you remember that. And we'll celebrate
a boy who was kind and honest and brave
and true right to the very end."

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"That was a little rough." Fred scratches the back of his neck. "Yeah." I hum. "About yesterday-" "Fred it's okay, I'm not upset. If anything- you helped me." I keep my gaze on my shoes which seem very interesting at the moment.

"Help you how?" His hand ghosts mine like they were begging for each other. "I- I've been confused for a while now and I still am, but I think I'm figuring things out." I finally bring myself to look him in the eyes.

Fred's eyes seem to be holding onto so much pain and hope at the same time. We stand there for a few minutes, a veil of desire between us that can't be there as long as I'm with George.

"I- I have to go." I gasp to keep the tears from falling faster.

I walk into the common room to see everyone packing. I open the door to my dorm and begin throwing my belongings into my bags with hot tears falling.

"Lila." My sister calls from the doorway. "Lila, what's wrong?" She asks while wrapping her arms around me. "I'm scared to ruin their relationship as brothers." I answer.

"You could never do that Lila." She says. "I don't love George anymore. Every time he says it, it feels forced. Like we both knew it wouldn't be forever." I cry. It hurt knowing what I had to do the next day.

"I had an idea, do you want to hear it?" I nod with a sniffle. "How about you, mum, and I take this summer and go off the grid. Like go on holiday and don't tell anyone where we are. No owls, no distractions."

I perk up slightly at the offer.

"That sounds lovely, can we go to a mountain with a lake?" I ask. "Wherever we want sis." She smiles before kissing my temple and leaving me to pack my things.

A summer holiday away from everyone but my sister and mum sounds exactly like what I need.

:𝕬𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗'𝖘 𝕹𝖔𝖙𝖊:
One more chapter of act one. I'm probably gonna cry while writing it-