The Potter Twins

10.

While everyone was buzzing with excitement for the day that lye ahead of them, Hailey and Harry weren't. The school was going to a trip to Hogsmeade but since Uncle Vernon refused to sign their permission slips to go they weren't allowed too. As the two stood in front of Professor McGonagall, literally begging her if she could sign it.

"But professor we thought that if you could sign it-" Harry said trying to reason with the women, obviously who was aware of their living conditions back at 'home'.

"Im so sorry, as much as I wish I could.. only a parent or a guardian can sign it, and since I am neither I cant sign it." She said giving both of a sincere look. With that she followed the crowd of students that were already making their way down to Hogsmeade.

-Haileys POV-

Reason #156 as to why I despise the Dursleys. What could be so hard to just sign a piece of paper. Of course the only reason Vernon didn't was because Harry had blown up Aunt Marge. But who cares? She totally deserved it.

"Forget about it guys." Harry said meeting eyes with his two bestfriends that were waiting for us. "we'll see you later.. come on Hailey." He said turning around and walking away, I flashed them a small smile and turned around to join Harry as we walked back into the school. We stood there as we watched the students disappear. We stood there for what felt like forever before Harry took off with Professor Lupin. As much as I would love to talk to them, I just felt like I needed to sort out the feeling I had that lurched inside of me when I was near the man. It was weird, and I couldn't exactly describe it. I decided to sit outside, in the windy air. Shortly being joined by a familiar Hufflepuff that occasional exchanged looks with me in the hallway. Cedric Diggory. There was no denying how good looking he was. His figure slim, slightly muscled, perfectly shaded skin, with the smallest rosacea that made its self present on his cheeks, his height being 5'9, everything from his perfectly structured face to his amazing people skills and intelligence. He was the captain of the Hufflepuff quidditch team and also the teams seeker.

"Take a picture maybe it will last longer." He said with a cheeky smile making me go red. I look down at my lap and giggle slightly.

"Oh please as if I would ever stare at you." I say punching his arm playfully.

"So.. what are you doing here sitting by yourself?" He questioned plopping himself down on the spot next to me.

"well I'm not sitting by myself anymore now am I?" I said raising my eyebrows and looking at him. He giggles and gives me a warm smile before looking off into the distance.

"Its beautiful isn't it? The snow decorating the castle in such a beautiful way." He said not taking his gaze off of the snow that covered the grounds and the building. I mean he wasn't wrong. It was absolutely beautiful. "its almost as beautiful as the girl sitting next to me." He says with a smile. I sat still for a second before looking on the other side of the bench.

"Where?" I questioned jokingly earning a scuff from the boy. He shook his head and smiled.

"I'm talking about you goof." I look down at my lap once again trying to hide the blush the started forming on my cheeks. "No need to hide your blush.." He said before elbowing me.

"Oh please. Cedric Diggory? Fluster me? Don't make me laugh pretty boy Diggory." I mimic in a little girls voice.

"oh so you do think am pretty?"

"what? No! I'm only calling you what the other girls tend to call you around here." I say stuttering in the beginning. I mean it wasn't entirely false. Cedric always had girls swooning over him, it was almost ridiculous but it didn't seem to bother him.

"really? huh, I guess I never noticed." He said smirking down at me. I lunged out of the bench and grabbed a handful of snow and bunched it into a ball and threw it at him. He sat there stunned for a minute for he jumped to his feet, a wicked grin slowly forming on his face as he looked at me.

"Oh you are so on!" He said grabbing snow him self and throwing it at me. I started to squeal and run away as he continues to throw snow at me. Occasionally hiding and grabbing a handful myself, and then getting chased again which caused me to scream out and laugh. Eventually he tripped, trying to grab onto me which only makes us both fall onto our backs looking up at the sky. We just layed there in a comfortable silence. I slightly turned my head so I was looking at him. Him doing the same seconds later giving me a cheeky grin.

"Just to be clear I totally won that." I said smiling, him only opening his mouth in disbelief.

"ppft, no I definitely won." I scowled at me playfully. We stared at each other in silence before I flicked some more snow on him and got up and started running, half the time my eyes closed as I ran without a care into a world. I giggle out and scream as he tries to grab me once more, and I burst into a run. Eventually colliding into someone. I groaned and grabbed my head as I stood back up, looking down at the ground to see who it was. My eyes wondered to a grey silver pair of eyes that I knew belonged to the one and only Draco Malfoy.

"why were you screaming like that, it sounded like someone was trying to murder you." he said climbing to his feet and brushing the snow off of him.

"wow Malfoy your hair almost matches the snow." I hear someone say behind him, I see pansy and Blaise giggling at the sight of it and I couldn't help but let out a laugh too.

"shush." He said straightening his posture and studying me. "You didn't answer my question."

"Well you see the thing is-" I start but only to get interrupted by Cedric throwing a huge snowball at the back of my head. I turn around, a mischievous smile plastered all over my face. "Oh come on stop being a sore loser !" I shout out to him and giggle.

"oh please, I clearly won." He said walking slowly towards me rolling another ball in his hand.

"Do you really wanna lose again?"

"actually I'm afraid the only person that will be losing is you." He said bursting towards me making me shriek out another giggle and run once again, just making circles in the same area once again.

"AHH!" I laugh out as he catches up to me and wraps me in his arms. He turns me around so that I was facing him and we just stare at each other. Without even realizing we both leaned in and started kissing.

"AWWW" I hear Pansy shriek causing us to pull apart. I couldn't help but go red. I met eyes with the girl and gave her a pout. Her only responding with a giggle, eventually my eyes drifting over to the boys who seemed conflicted and... hurt?

Eventually I parted ways with Cedric and walked back with the three. I excused my self so I could talk to Harry and made my way up to the identical boy who was on the stairs waiting to be let into the common room.

"Harry." I said finally catching up to him and smiling. He returned the smile and gave me a hug.

"Hey Hails, what are you doing?"

"Is it wrong for me to want to hang out with my brother?" I said poking his stomach making him chuckle and then frown. "what are you guy's waiting for?" I said gesturing to the line of Gryffindor's.

"Not sure, im pretty sure Neville forgot the password again." That's when they noticed that he was behind us, at the very same moment Percy erupted and made his way to the portrait hole. Ginny erupts from the top of the stairs looking confused.

"The fat lady.. she's gone.." With that the people on the stairs started to erupt into whispers.

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They soon found out that Sirius Black was in the castle, he tried to get into the Gryffindor common room. Most likely after Harry. That night Professor Dumbledore had everyone sleep in the Great Hall. I was terrified, I'm not gonna lie. I didn't know what the man was capable u=of and to find out that he was after Harry and I made it even worse.