A Star Beyond The Sky

:D :D Hi guys. Well for all my fans of after seventh year, this is the next generation fic. I do not own the characters i mention, they belong to the talented JK Rowling though i have made some up of my own. Hope you enjoy it. :D Will get the post up in a couple of days :D

Serena Potter walked through the barrier to platform 9 ¾ on the day of her sixth year. She heard her brother, James do the same, She grinned, James was like his grandfather, full of jokes. She was grinning at the fact he was going to have work this year, it was his fifth. She scanned the platform and found her best friend, Alex Weasley. Walking over to him she grinned at the expression on his face as he watched his older sister, greet her boyfriend, Ben Longbottom. Alex looked disgusted with her. “Come on Alex, what about all the times she watched you and Lily?” she teased him “Or you and Mel? Or you and Jo? Or you and” Alex grinned and stopped her mid sentence by tickling her ribs. It always shut her up. Alex did have a bit of a reputation as a serial dater but he would do anything for his friends mainly Serena. “All right, all right! But there’s no reason for our Moll to parade it around is there?” He said sounding confused. Hearing a chuckle behind Serena he looked and it was her parents, Harry and Sara. “You sounded like your dad Alex, when he heard your mum had kissed Viktor Krum even though he was dating Lavender.” Harry grinned, the creases on his face becoming more pronounced “But this is your sister not your girlfriend.” Sara elbowed him to shut up as she said goodbye to her daughter. “Bye honey and don’t forget to write.” She embraced Serena and then let go.” And keep a eye on your brother!” Serena scowled this was one job she did not appreciate.
“Aw mum! I had to bail him out loads last year! That was my OWLs year as well. I just want to have fun this year. James is big enough and ugly enough to look after himself.” Harry nodded. “She’s right. Just let her have fun this year. She worked hard last year and it showed.” Serena had got all Outstanding OWLs. Sra nodded reluctantly. Just then the whistle blew and Serena and Alex fought for a carriage where they were joined by some of their friends, though they weren’t that close to them. Serena and Alex chose seats by the far window, where they could talk.
“So. How is the lovely Lily?” She grinned knowing the answer and she just wanted to make Alex squirm. He gave a weak smile back.
“Don’t know. Broke up with her at the beginning of the summer.” He muttered staring at his over large feet. He looked up at her with the huge grin plastered all over her face. He gasped, and feigned anger. “You knew!”
She retorted back “Of course I knew you idiot! She wrote to me broken hearted. I didn’t have much sympathy. I warned her not to go out with a git like you. I really really didn’t need it to be honest. I can’t play agony aunt all the time!!” Alex laughed. “Well. Girls just can’t resist me.” Alex had inherited his mothers brown hair. He was tall, but unlike his father wasn’t lanky. He had been out with most of the sixth year and nearly half of the fifth year. The door burst open and the rest of the Marauders burst in. When Lupin had told Serena and Alex about the originals they had to form one of their own. Serena had taken on the role of a female Lupin, without out the werewolf part though. It involved Alex’s sister and her boyfriend and Lupin’s son John. Moll and John hexing each other, jumping out the way to avoid them. Alex shot them a look and carried on talking to Serena. “Well just don’t answer the letters and just ignore them all when you get to school.” Tutting and shaking her head and looking indignant at him “Their my friends you idiot!! Besides I share a dorm with them and when they wake me up crying because someone” giving him a meaningful stare “has dumped them and they thought that he loved them, I can’t get to sleep until they calm down so I’ve just sort of fell into it and now I’m used to it!” She broke off when the rest of the Marauders gathered round looking mischievous. They looked like second years not sixth years. John had something hidden behind his back. Moll yelled “Now!” They all lobbed huge water balloons at Selena and Alex. Both soaked they yelped and jumped up, wands at the ready! Alex like his late Aunt Ginny was spectacular at Bat Bogey Hexes. He shot them at The Marauders while Serena shot the spell that made your nostril hair long and curly. And so began a long funny train ride that was always the begin of a new school year.

After changing into their school robes the Marauders got off the train all linked together laughing and joking. Grabbing a carriage they all backed away from the Thestrals. They had all seen death; they could all see them and the Thestrals was just a grim reminder of whom they had lost. Momentarily silenced they soon resumed their positions as the jokers. Swapping stories of the people they had dated since they had last seen each other a month ago, the tricks they had played on unsuspecting victims, and how much the families had been together for parties and not invited them.
“I mean it’s not like we’re kids anymore!! And when we were little babies they all lived in Grimmauld Place and had a party every night!! God!! And then they have the cheek to say we are not old enough to be invited!! Dad had fought Voldemort six times by the time he was my age!” This was coming from Serena. Everyone agreed and then went on to talking about the parties they had been to. Everyone was teasing John about the girl he had been seeing over the summer. “My God John! She clung to you like a limpet! She became your shadow and she didn’t have a mind of her own! Everything you said she agreed with! And she has been with half of the school!! This was from Molly. Ben chuckled, his arm round her. “You daft thing! John didn’t want her for her mind! Her reputation preceded her! He didn’t mind her always being there did you John?” He winked raucously at him. Serena bristled. She hated the way Ben spoke to her best friend. He treated her like dirt and continually told her he was smarter than her but in the OWL’s Molly had came away like her mother, Outstanding’s in everything where Ben had been lucky to scrape a pass in five subjects. Molly would never admit it but Serena had seen some finger print like bruises on Molly’s arm. Serena forced a smile on her face and then went on “Yeah John. I know you have a reputation for picking the worst girls but this one wins the award for the worst girlfriend.” Everyone laughed and the coach had arrived at Hogwarts and everyone piled out of the coach. After hanging their cloaks in the cloakroom they went to sit in the Great Hall to watch the sorting. Professor Flitwick carried the stool that was barely smaller than him and the hat that he had perched on his head because he couldn’t carry it and the stool. The hat kept saying in perpetually annoyed voice “Listen here Flitwick. I placed you in Ravenclaw over sixty years ago and I was not wrong! Why you come along now and try and change it I don’t know! You can’t change the past you know!” Then in a quieter voice that was still loud “Bloody teachers. Place has gone downhill. No one used to question my judgement. Why start now after over one thousand years I’ll never know.” There was silence in the hall until everyone except the first years burst into laughter. Flitwick reached the raised platform and took the hat off his head, looked at it furiously and then burst into speech. “No you listen!” Flitwick poking the hat accompanied this. “I was not challenging your judgement but because you are so ruddy big I had to carry you on my head! And don’t you dare say this school has gone downhill!” He finished out of breath. The Marauders were rolling round in their seats, howling, tears running down their faces. Professor Flitwick looked around and realised he had an audience, he grinned and bowed to more howls of laughter. When the laughter died down to s******* Flitwick started to read out the name. This was where the Marauders switched off. Serena cast her eye over the students when one caught her eye. He looked about their age but she had never saw him before. He was in Griffindor but sitting on the edge of the table, far away from every one else. He had dark brown hair, sparkling deep blue grey eyes that flashed when he looked up, he was slim without being lanky, but filled his robes. He saw her looking at him and gave her a arrogant smile. She blushed and looked away. Glancing back she saw him smile to himself. Grinning she turned back to see the others in a debate about whether Professor Sprout was dating Professor Binns.
“He’s dead!” squealed Molly. John grinned his wolfish humour coming to the fore.
“Death doesn’t stop the course of true love.” John said sombrely before collapsing into giggles. Ben, Molly, Alex, and Serena joined in. Suddenly the food appeared. For an hour there was just sighs of contentment. After it was finished McGonagoll made a quick speech and then everyone went up to the common room and sat round talking. At about midnight they all decided to go to bed. They all slept soundly ready for the new year. A boy with brown hair and sparkling eyes haunted Serena’s dreams.

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The next day Serena walked into the great hall to be greeted by a bleary eyed Alex, John and Ben, she grinned to Ben’s face and scowled behind his back. Behind her Molly sat next to Ben and hugged him, Ben pushed her away. Serena scowled. The boy that Serena saw last night came and sat next to her and grinned lazily. She gaped.
“Erm hello?” He smiled again.

“Hi. I saw you last night. I’m Aiden.” He stuck his hand out for Serena to shake. She did so and he then pulled her into a hug. She grinned when he released her. “I’m Serena. How come you transferred so late?”

He smiled too. “We moved here from France. I used to go to Beauxbatons.” Serena laughed. Aiden joined in. “I know. We finally saw sense.” She giggled even more. Finally controlling herself she asked, “What is best Hogwarts or Beauxbatons?” Aiden smothered a grin. “Well I can’t exactly say Beauxbatons in the Hogwarts Great Hall can I?” She agreed. They burst laughing again.

Ben looked over, perturbed at Serena having a new friend without talking to them first. He saw Aiden and his expression turned oily. “Aiden Chase! It’s a pleasure to meet you!” Serena frowned.
“Ok I know your name is Aiden but why does Ben know you?”

Ben tutted, and raised his eyebrows at Aiden as if to say “These females, they would be lost without us wouldn’t they?” And he then said “You aren’t half daft sometimes Serena! Aiden here is the seeker for France!” Serena was not impressed.
“So?” Aiden laughed and agreed.
“She’s right. It’s only Quidditch. That’s why I transferred here. I’ve just quit the team. I don’t want to play anymore. I want a career that can actually help people. I mean what am I going to do chase round on a broom for the rest of my life?” Ben looked horrified. “But what is the team going to do? The fans? You were my hero?” He turned nasty. “You have been unbelievably STUPID! You had the chance many people would kill for and you threw it away?”

Serena drew herself up to her full height. Molly looked close to tears, knowing that another row was about to happen. Alex looked ready to jump in with his fists if necessary, he hated Ben generally as did John, it was for Molly that they put up with him. Serena let rip “ How dare you Ben? You got pathetic grades last summer and yet you still insist on inflicting your opinions on us, that most of the time are bigoted, racist and homophobic. You are a mediocre flyer and yet drag us to every match when most of the time I could be doing a lot of other things with my time that would be a lot better and more interesting. And quite frankly you are rude and bad mannered. And then you have the cheek to criticise someone who in my opinion is doing the most sensible thing that will benefit him! And all this is because you are jealous!”

As Serena stopped to draw breath Ben jumped in “Oh yeah? Well little Miss Perfect you have no idea what real life is! You have always been single, you turn away boys who ask you out, and you have no experience! How dare you say I am a mediocre flyer when you haven’t sat on a broom since first year! You know I was ill when I took those exams! If I am so bad why have you always been my friend then? Is it because of Daddy? No mind of your own? Do whatever anyone tells you to do?”

There was a look of pure hatred on Serena’s face. In a voice that was low with barely controlled anger she said “ We and I say we Ben, because this is not just my opinion here it is all of us, put up with you because of Moll. We love her too much to lose her to you. Don’t you dare bring my father into this; I have never done anything I don’t think is right because my father tells me to. I have a mind of my own unlike you, you just do what the rest of the crowd does. I have better things to do with my time then waste it flying round on a broom. I am single because quite frankly if having a boyfriend means putting up with someone like you for more than I have to than I will become a lesbian.”

With that she flounced off to a round of applause as most of the hall turned round to listen in. Alex, John and Aiden followed her why Molly looked unhappily at her best friends walking away. Ben glared at her and said, “Don’t you even think about following them or you know what will happen.” Molly broke down after that.

In the common room Serena smiled shakily “I hate that guy.” Alex and John murmured assent. Aiden looked uneasy “Listen Serena I’m really sorry if I caused trouble between you and your err friend” Serena snorted.
“Listen Aiden we all hate Ben. All the things I said in the Hall were true. He is a coward and a bigot and many other things. The reason we put up with him was because of Moll. And as much as I love her I don’t think I can do that anymore, I can’t live a lie. For two years he’s been aggravating us and I really can’t do it anymore.” She started to break down, and before John or Alex could get to her Aiden wrapped his arms around and started to sooth her. “Hey, hey it’s ok, it’s going to be ok, and I won’t let him do it anymore I promise.” Alex looked angry. John looked bemused while Serena carried on sobbing. Alex looked at his watch eventually and nearly died of a heart attack. “Serena! You do realise its nearly second lesson and we still don’t have our timetables?”
“Don’t care was the muffled reply.” Alex did a double take, and nearly fell over. Swaying he held on to a nearby couch. “What? Who are you and what have you done to be best friend?” He demanded.
“Want to stay here.”

This time he did fall over and John stepped out of the way and let him fall.
Cursing he got up. “Thanks a lot mate. If I get sent to the hospital wing now and I miss lessons..” The implication of what he was saying hit him. “Then I’d forever be in your gratuide. Still you could have caught me.”
John chuckled. “What and gone over myself? That goes beyond the call of duty mate! A lot more fun to watch you fall. Thank god no girls where here ay? That would have scuppered your reputation!”
Serena emerged from Aiden’s arms. “What am I? A cabbage?” She asked indignantly. She laughed. “I can always count on you two to make me laugh! Come on we’ll go to McGonagoll and explain.” They went ahead and she fell back to talk to Aiden. “Thanks for that. He really upset me.” Aiden nodded grimly.
“What was all that about your dad?”
She sighed. “My dad is Harry Potter. I hate it when people assume that he tells me what to do. He just lets me do what I want basically. My mum’s worse.”
He nodded. “Well she’s famous herself isn’t she? I mean helping to take down Voldemort like that, well fame comes I suppose.”

Serena was instantly suspicious and confused. “What do you mean? My mum and dad met after his downfall. They met when my dad became a Auror on a mission.”
Aiden’s brow furrowed. “But your mum’s Ginny Weasley isn’t she? I mean when you said your dad was Harry Potter I instantly assumed she was. Especially after seeing that article on their marriage.” Serena was horrified.
“What? What article? Who’s marriage?”
Aiden was suddenly quiet. “You didn’t know did you?”
“About what?”
He sighed and led her back to the common room. “When I was playing I was doing some research on the team for school, I was looking through back issues of the Prophet. I came across this. I brought it back here because I’m taking Modern History of Magic and part of the course is famous wizarding marriages.” He took her up to his dormitory and sat her on his bed. Rummaging through his trunk he found a piece of paper and handed it to her.

The headline screamed
“HARRY POTTER MARRIES ILL GINNY WEASLEY”
“Today the famous Harry Potter married long time girlfriend Ginny Weasley. Ginny who is terribly ill looked radiant as she walked down the aisle. She was injured in the massacre at Ron Weasley, who is her brother and Hermonie Granger’s wedding ceremony. It was decided two hours before the couple actually tied the knot that they should marry due to Ginny’s ill health. The couple who we can exclusively reveal were engaged anyway looked happy as they exchanged their vows. Afterwards a few family and friends had a party on the ward. We would like to offer our congratulations to the happy couple and wish them all the best for the future.”

Serena was stunned. Her father had never mentioned being married to Ginny, she knew she had been Alex and Molly’s aunt and that she had died tragically, but she had never knew that she had been her father’s wife or girlfriend. She felt dizzy. How could her father lie to her for her entire life? Numbly she felt Aiden’s arms go around her. She leant into him. He whispered, “I’m so sorry” She shook her head. They fell back, leaning against the pillows. She didn’t hear the door being opened until she heard Alex’s loud voice “What is going on?”
She sat bolt upright. “Oh shut up Alex. Nothing unlike the times I have walked in on you and your countless girlfriends.” Alex went bright red and John started laughing. She brushed past them all muttering “I need to speak to my father.”

Serena marched into Professor McGonagoll’s office. Professor McGonagoll looked up sharply. “Miss Potter. I hardly find this appropriate. What is this in aid of?” She asked crisply.

Serena ignored the comments and remained angry. “I need to leave. Now. I need to see my father. Now. If you don’t let me go so help me, I will leave permanently. So I suggest that you think of a way to let me leave.” After she said this she sat on the hard, wooden chairs provided and crossed her arms and waited for McGonagoll’s reply.

McGonagoll sighed. She took her glasses off and pinched the bridge of her nose. She muttered to herself “Just what I need. Exactly like her father.” She looked directly at Serena with those searching eyes. “What is it Serena?” Serena shrugged, tight lipped. She then re-launched her attack. “I have the right to see my father. I demand that you let me out. If not I promise you I will leave.”

McGonagoll sighed and her shoulders slumped. “Fine. Serena you aren’t the girl I thought you were. The Serena I knew from when she was born would never act like this, no matter what was happening in her life. I warn you now I will talk to your mother about this. I am very concerned about you. You may use my fire to go to your father’s work. I would presume that is where he is at this time, but I don’t think he would be too happy about you turning up, interrupting at this time.”

Serena replied. “I don’t care. I need to talk about this to him and he needs to listen. And you can write to my mother. I don’t care. She will understand. And it is about time I started to think about me instead of anyone but me. Goodbye.” With that she stepped into the fire and was lost in the swirling green flames.

Arriving at her dad’s office she looked around and he wasn’t there. Frowning she stepped outside of the door and looked down the quiet corridor. She had been to her dad’s office before so she knew where he would be. She walked down into the staff room. Knocking she entered. Everyone looked round at her and nudged Harry. He turned around.

“Serena!” He went to hugged her and she asked
“Dad can we go into your office?”
“Sure hun.” They walked back to his office in silence. They walked in and he shut the door. “What’s up?” She took a deep breath.
“I found something out before. I couldn’t believe you had never told me.” She brandished the newspaper article. “Where you ever planning on telling me? Or where you just hoping that I would never find out? Aiden told me before. How could you have never told me that you once married to Ginny Weasley?” Her voice was getting louder and louder as she went on. Another thought hit her. “Oh. My. God. Does Mum know? Please tell me she knows.” Another thought hit her. “I don’t have any other brother or sisters do I?” She collapsed onto Harry’s chair. His face was stony as he watched his daughter close to tears. He sighed; he looked like a broken man.

“Serena. Look at me.” She wouldn’t. “LOOK at me!” Slowly she did. “Listen to me. Your mother does know. I met your mother on the search for Ginny’s killers.” As he said her name his face softened. “I’ll start from the beginning. I think I fell in love with Ginny when I was in second year but of course being the silly fool that I am I wouldn’t admit it. I started going out with her in sixth year-after watching her jealously wither other boyfriends. I finished with her before I went to hunt for Voldemort”

His expression tightened. “When he was killed I went back to her. I moved to London for a while, looking for a job. I didn’t get on with the Ministry at that time. I finally went home to the Burrow. Ginny convinced me into going for an interview and the Ministry took me on as an Auror without training, that was their thanks for killing Voldemort. Before I started we were going to Ron and Hermonie’s wedding. Don’t tell Molly but she was the reason they were getting married so quickly. They would have got married eventually but not so quickly. During the ceremony terrorists burst in and massacred half of the congregation. Ginny was hurt, Mr Weasley killed and many more. Twenty-seven people were killed that day. Ginny was rushed to hospital. When we got there the Healer told me she might not survive. We were already engaged. We decided to marry that day. That was the article you have there. We had a party on the ward.”

He smiled. “Ron got drunk and announced Hermonie’s pregnancy as I seem to remember. I felt so proud to call her my wife. I was terrified as well; terrified I was going to lose her. She started to slip away.” He had tears in his eyes by this point. “She told me she wanted to be buried at Hogwarts. I held her and she died in my arms. I felt like my world had collapsed. I stayed in the flat we had bought for days, drinking the world away. I managed to pull myself together for her funeral. It was joint with Arthur’s. Over two thousand people were there. I left early, I couldn’t face the wake. I went back to the flat, back to drinking. For a week I stayed there. I went back to the Burrow where I was met by just Molly.”

Seeing her confused look he continued. “Senior. She had banished everyone. There was a note telling me to go to Grimmauld Place. I did and was met by a party! I had given everyone permission to stay there. The entire Weasley clan, with partners where camping out there. I moved there. I then faced going into work. I was put in charge of the investigation. That was when I met your mother. We started having parties every night. I fell in love with your mother then. But it wasn’t the way I felt about Ginny. It was more subdued, quieter. Sara knew that and understood. I loved her even more then. She knew though that I could never love her as much as I loved Ginny. Ginny will always be the love of my life. Sometimes though when I see you and James I’m thankful that Sara persuaded me to love her. I know Ginny gave us her blessing. I said that to Ron when he flipped at me for stopping the investigation. When your mother and me married I was still in a daze, only half alive. But when you were born, I awoke. You brought me back to life. I have been living ever since. You and James and your mother are my reasons for living. But I still love Ginny and I always will. When you were born me and your mother decided to tell you on your 18th birthday.”

He stopped and waited for Serena’s reaction. Shaking her head she said “Oh what a flipping great present Dad. Happy Birthday. Have my dead wife.” Harry grinned. Typical of Serena to give a sarcastic answer. “So why did you stay with Mum then if Ginny was the love of your life? And why did you stop the investigation? If you loved her so much?”

Harry sighed. “I was using a huge amount of money at that time. I had a huge team and was using every resource possible. It was too much. Smith didn’t want to stop the investigation but Rufus ordered him to. The order would have carried on if I wanted to but I felt it was time to let Ginny rest in peace. I knew she was happy for Sara and me. I spent hours by her graveside. I stayed with your mum because I do love her and she knows I do but I will always love Ginny.

Serena nodded. She stood up. “I’m leaving Dad. You and Mum aren’t the people I thought you were. You may not have lied to me but you didn’t tell me the whole truth and that’s just as bad. I’ll get a flat and work during the summers. I’m seventeen soon anyway. Bye Dad.” Harry started to cry. Serena hugged him briefly and then left through the fire.

Arriving back at Hogwarts she ignored McGonagoll and walked out of the office and up into her dormitory. As she walked in she heard the sound of muffled sobbing. Thinking one of the girls had been dumped she walked around the beds until she realised it was coming from her own bed. Opening the curtains she found Molly subbing into the pillow. Serena climbed onto the bed. “Moll. What’s up? Come on, talk to me. I can’t help if you don’t talk.”

Moll lifted her face from the pillow and Serena nearly fell off the bed. Molly’s face was a mass of bruises, the worst around her eyes. Serena asked angrily “He did this to you didn’t he? I’m going to kill him. Why did he do it?” In a shaky voice Molly explained. “After you had argued with him he was in a bad mood. I thought it would cheer him up.” She collapsed into another bout of weeping. Serena asked gently
“What would cheer him up Moll?” It took a while before she could calm down enough to tell Serena. “I’m pregnant. I thought he’d be happy Serena. He was always going on about how he wanted a son. He started screaming. Said it wasn’t his. And then” She gestured to her face.

Serena was shocked. Pregnant? Molly? She never thought Moll would end up a teenage mother. She was a brilliant student and a prefect. She asked bluntly “What are going to do Moll? What do you want?” Molly looked up angrily.
“I am not going to have an abortion if that’s what you’re asking. I want my baby.” She started crying again. “But I don’t want to end up in a dead end job. I want to continue with school.” Serena smiled ruefully. Even in a crisis Moll could still think of what she wanted to do with school. “Hang on. I’m going to find the guys. You trust them? They need to talk to Ben. Even if it is with their fists.” Molly nodded.
“Of course I trust them. Alex is my brother. I would trust John with anything.” Serena smiled at her sadly. “Ok I’ll go find them. I don’t think they’ll be in lessons.”

Serena walked out of her dormitory and into the boys. She was right. Alex, John and Aiden where there. She pondered a minute and realised she could trust Aiden. “Guys. There’s something I need to tell you. It is very important. After I tell you I need you to do something. Aiden, I trust you with this but if you spread it round or anything I will kill you.”

Alex grinned. “Sounds important Serena. What is it?” She replied.
“It is Alex. It is. Everyone sit down.” She took a deep breath, and shut her eyes. She decided just to come out with it. “You know I argued with Ben this morning? Well apparently he was in a bad mood afterwards. Molly decided to cheer him up. She decided to tell him some good news.” A grin came across her face. “And it is good news.” The grin faded when she remembered the rest. “Moll’s pregnant.” There was a gasp from everyone. She held up her hand. “Please let me finish. When she told Ben he flipped. He told her that it wasn’t his and beat her up. You should see her face. I hate him even more for what he has done. You all need to talk to him. And you can use your fists, but not too much. Don’t sink to his level.” She finished and there was a stunned silence.

Alex’s face was stony. He stood up with his fists clenched. “I’ll kill him!” John took his hand and pulled him back down. “ No you won’t. There is no point you ending up expelled or worse over a lowlife like him.” He whispered something in Alex’s ear. After a while Alex nodded. Looking directly at Serena, Alex said, “We’ll go find him. Take Moll to Madam Pomfrey. We’ll meet back in the common room in two hours.” Serena agreed and the boys left and she went back to her dormitory to take Moll to Madam Pomfrey. What a day she thought to herself, exhausted already and it was only twelve o’clock. She wondered what poor Moll was going to have to do and how her mother would react. A new life was beginning but to what?

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She convinced Moll to let her take her to the hospital wing. When she arrived there Madam Pomfrey gasped loudly. “Oh my Lord! What has happened dear?” She helped Molly onto a bed. Serena had to tell her. “It was her boyfriend. Ben Longbottom.” Madam Pomfrey hissed like a cat. “D*** men. Don’t worry dear he won’t be allowed to see you while you’re here and I will be speaking to the headmistress about this.”

Moll continued to weep. Serena hugged her. “I’m sorry Moll but I’m going to have to go. I need to find Alex and John. Is that ok Madam Pomfrey?” She looked up. Madam Pomfrey replied. “Of course dear. She’ll be fine here.” Serena nodded, hugged Molly goodbye and descended the stairs. She went to the seventh year boy’s dormitory. As she suspected, Ben, Aiden, John and Alex were there.

They had backed him against a wall and were asking him questions, wands drawn.
“How could you do it hey? Do that to a woman who loved you? Who wouldn’t fight back? Or is that what you are like? How you ended up in Griffindor I don’t know.” This was from Alex, his wand pressed into Ben’s face. John saw Serena and pulled Alex back.

She walked straight up to Ben. Her wand remained at her belt. “Do you know where I have been Ben?” He shook his head, his face full of contempt. “I have been in the hospital wing with Moll. I could hardly recognise her. She is sobbing her heart out because you have rejected her and your unborn child, and it is yours, Ben. You don’t deserve the name of Longbottom. Your grandparents where Aurors who died in the line of duty after being tortured into insanity. Both your mother and father helped bring the downfall of Voldemort. What do you do? You beat girls. What a hero.” She said sarcastically. “Let him go.” She said to the guys.

“No! Serena this man got my sister pregnant and then beat her up when he found out.”
She sighed. “I know Alex. He’s not worth it. Madam Pomfrey was telling McGonagoll anyway. He’ll be expelled and maybe put in Azakaban. You don’t want to go with him. Come on. Let’s go.” John nodded.
“She’s right Alex. He is not worth this. Come on.” John pulled Alex away and he fell over his feet. Serena burst out laughing. “Alex how you make me laugh at a time like this I will never know.”

Aiden laughed as well and put his arm around her. “You ok? Did you see your Dad?” In all the trauma over the past few hours with Molly she had forgotten about that. “Yeah. I’m moving out of the house, getting my own place. They lied to me for my entire life. I can’t really forgive them.” Aiden looked grave.
“I’m so sorry. I feel really guilty. I’ve caused so much trouble in your family.” Serena shook her head. “I would have found out anyway. They were going to tell me on my eighteenth birthday. That would have been worse.”

They arrived in the common room all of them subdued and quiet. She smiled ruefully at Aiden. “What a first day ey?” He grinned back at her.
“Well put it one way. I’ll never forget it.” They all laughed nervously. Serena looked at her watch. “Ok it’s lunch. I think we should go get some, then go McGonagoll and explain.” They all agreed.

When they got to the Hall, they sat down and waited for the food to arrive. When it did Alex looked at it in askance. “What the hell is this? Salad? That’s not enough! Where is the real food?” He asked lifting his plate up and peering underneath as if it would be under there.

John burst out laughing. Serena and Aiden joined in. After several minutes Alex was starting to look annoyed at them. Slowly they calmed down until the laughter was a few random cackles. Wiping his eyes John said “Mate you are priceless, only you could have thought that up.” Alex looked indignant.
“Thought what up? I’m deadly serious!” And the laughter started again. This time Alex joined in.
When they stopped s******ing Alex said, “I need my food you know. I’m a growing lad!” Serena replied.
“Alex if you get any bigger than we will have to use a telescope to see your face.”
This started them laughing again. They were startled to see everyone leaving.
“Lunch over already? But I haven’t eaten yet! Even salad would be better than nothing!”

John rolled his eyes and pulled him up. “Come on, growing lad. We need to go see McGonagoll.” Alex grumbled all the way to McGonagoll’s office. They stood at the gargoyles and racked their brains for a password.

“Shortbread”
“Bagpipes”
“Fudge”
“That won’t be it you idiot. That was the name of the Minister she hated!”
“Well how did you get in before then Miss Smarty Pants?”
“The password was shortbread”
“Oh”

John tutted. “We are not going to get in standing here guessing about anything. I’ll go get my Dad.” Lupin was visiting the castle for a few days. Two minutes later they were in McGonagoll’s office.

She did not look pleased to see Serena again. “Miss Potter. Do you want to demand to use my fire again? Or do you want to be rude to me again.”

It was John who answered calmly. “This is serious Professor. We need to talk to you about Ben Longbottom.”

She looked at them over her glasses and sighed. “Very well. What is it?”

Serena knew if she told the story again she would break down. She looked at John who sighed. “Ok. Well I suppose you know Molly Weasley and Ben have been going out together?” He didn’t wait for a reply. “Well this Serena and Ben had a argument. Afterwards he was in a bad mood. Molly decided to cheer him up by telling him her good news. She’s pregnant.”

Professor McGonagoll gasped but didn’t say anything and waited for him to continue. “Well when she told him he went ballistic and told Molly that it wasn’t his. He then beat her. She’s in the hospital wing now. We told Madam Pomfrey and she said she will come and see you but we think as Molly’s best friends we should have come first.”

McGonagoll had been silent through this but she looked deeply upset and livid. She then noticed Aiden. “And what are you doing here Mr Chase?” He sighed and answered. “I feel partly at fault Professor, the argument was about me this morning.”

She acknowledged the fact but looked indifferent. “Indeed. Well it seems you have befriended the people in this office who up until this morning seemed to me, pranksters who cared about themselves and no-one else.” There was shock on everyone’s faces. “But you have proved me wrong. I suppose this is why you weren’t in the entrance hall for me to give you your timetables and why you haven’t been in your lessons?”

They nodded. “Then you are excused. Thank you for coming and telling me this I appreciate it. You have all shown maturity today and I am proud of you all. But if you excuse me I now have serious business to deal with. Longbottom will be punished and I doubt you will see him again, in spite of his father.” Neville was the Herbology professor. “There is also the matter of what to do about Miss Weasley. I do not want to lose her from this school”

She stood up and indicated the door. Silently they filed out. They exploded in the corridor.
“What?”
“Pranksters?”
“Well we are aren’t we?”
“Yeah but I would call Uncle Fred a prankster not us!”
“Yeah we might be pranksters but I care about everyone!
“I know!”
“Stupid Cow.”

At this everyone looked up and burst out laughing. Then almost instantly they stopped remembering Moll.
“Should we go see her?” They all agreed to this and set off to the hospital wing silently. Aiden pulled Serena back from the others. “Serena? Do think it would be ok for me to see her? I mean she doesn’t know me! She’ll probably be really embarrassed and she won’t want me there.” He looked at Serena gloomily.

She smiled tenderly at him. “She’ll be fine. I’ll tell her about how you helped Alex and John and how you’ve been my rock today.” He turned those sparkling eyes at her and took her breath away with a knowing smile.

They had arrived behind Alex and John and they were standing waiting at the doors for them. “Where have you been?” demanded Alex. John tutted.
“Ignore him. He’s in a bad mood.” This made everyone smile. Madam Pomfrey opened the doors. “Yes?” She saw them. “Oh. It’s you lot. You can come in for ten minutes but then you have to leave. Understand? Molly’s been through a lot and she can’t be upset.” They agreed and walked in.

She saw them and smiled painfully. “How did I know it would be you lot? Tell you what, can’t get any bloody privacy.” Serena conjured up some chairs and they all sat down. “You ok?” This was from Serena.
Molly looked annoyed. “Course I am. Madam Pomfrey’s being talking to me and we’ve agreed he’s a arrogant pig who doesn’t deserve me and I can have this baby all by myself with no help from him.” She suddenly looked scared. “But what am I going to tell mum? She wanted me to go into S.P.E.W with her and I can’t do that if I have a baby.”

Serena took her hand. “Moll your Mum would do anything for you. She was only young when she had you and she’ll understand. You staying at school aren’t you?” Moll nodded. “Then it’s fine. The baby can stay in the dorm. You know everyone would love it.” Moll nodded again. Then she grinned weakly “My dad is going to kill him just for getting me pregnant.” Everyone laughed and then Madam Pomfrey bustled in.

“Come on everyone out!”

Grumbling lightly they wandered out of the hospital wing and into the common room where they curled up into the armchairs by the fire. Dinner came and went and more people came in and filled the common room with the sound of laughter and fun. Eventually Serena yawned and said. “I’m going to bed. Night guys.” Aiden jumped up. “I’m going too. Night.” They went their separate ways and Serena slept as soon as she got into her bed without undressing.

About one o clock she woke up, wide awake and decided to go downstairs. Changing into her pyjamas and dressing gown she went down the stairs where she was met by the oddest sight she ever saw.

Alex and John were sitting on the couch, their arms around each other and they were kissing. Serena tried to go back up the stairs quietly to let her brain digest the new information but she fell down a trick step.

“Ow! I never fall down that da** thing!” Both Alex and John turned round, laughed and came to help her. Taking her back down the stairs they sat her down on the couch and sat down either side of her.

“I guess you saw us huh?” This was Alex speaking. She decided to talk straight with him. “Yeah. I was like what the hell? I mean you’ve been out with nearly everyone in the year and John hasn’t done so bad either.”

He chuckled. “Thanks Serena.” She continued.
“But when? How? I am severely confused. What? See?”
They both laughed. It was John answering this time. “It happened at the beginning of the summer Serena.” Something dawned on her.
“Oh. That’s why you dumped Lily!” Alex smiled ruefully.
“Yeah. Didn’t tell her why though.” Serena carried on asking questions. “But how? I mean you’re both straight! Well I guess not but?”
John answered. “We’re both bisexual Serena. We like both men and women.” She nodded. “Ok, well I’m going to bed. My brain is tired again.” She smiled and hugged them both. “Night”

Only this time she went up the stairs to the boy’s dorm. After two wild guesses and waking two different boys she found Aiden asleep. Sitting down on his bed she stared at him till he woke up.

“What the hell!” He grabbed his wand and pointed it straight at Serena’s nose. She found this hilarious. “Don’t shoot! My nose isn’t loaded!” He saw the joke and laughed sinking back into his pillows. “What’s up?” She lay back on his bed.
“Alex and John.” He nodded.
“I wondered when you would find out.” She sat up and stared at him.
“You KNEW?” He put a finger on her lips.
“Not so loud. You’ll wake the others. I guessed yesterday night. What’s wrong?”

She sighed and sank back down into the bed. “Nothing. It’s just weird. I mean why didn’t he tell me? I’m his best mate. And, oh I don’t know.”

He smiled sympathetically at her and wrapped his arms around her. She snuggled in and was soon asleep, closely followed by Aiden. And when Alex and John came in they raised their eyebrows but said nothing.

The next morning she woke up with Aiden’s arms still around her. Frowning she sat up, waking Aiden. Then she remembered last night. “Oh my god.” He sat up too. Staring at him she was astounded. “What? I mean why am I here?” He grinned at her sleepily. “You came in last night. Woke me up as I seem to remember.” She laughed. “Sounds like me. But how am I still here? I mean it’s morning.”
“You fell asleep.”

Alex woke up when he heard them talking. Padding over to Aiden’s bed he sat down. “Your still here then?” She stared at him.
“Yeah. So?”
“Nothing.”
“Good.” They grinned at each other and hugged.
“Glad we got that sorted out.”
“Yeah. Breakfast?”
“Of course. I’m going to have to get changed though.” A thought struck her. “Oh. My. God. The girls are gonna tease me sooo much!” Both Aiden and Alex grinned at each other. “Well you should have thought of that before you came in waking me and two other lads up!” She hit him.
“You weren’t asleep!”
“Of course I wasn’t. Was hard trying not to laugh.” She hit him again.
“Anyway much as I’d love to spend all day here with you guys I better get dressed.” Smiling sweetly at Alex she said, “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t.” He threw a pillow at her.

Padding quietly into the girls dorm she was hoping that no one was up. She was disappointed. Lily was sitting up waiting for her, an accusing look on her face with red-rimmed eyes.
“So. Where have you been?” Deciding not to lie to her she told her.
“I was in the boys dorm. I fell asleep.” Lily looked at her with loathing.
“I knew it. You were with Alex weren’t you? You know how much I like him and you went with him behind my back. You are nothing more than a back stabbing slut.”
Serena drew in a deep breath, and wondered “Am I going to get in a fight every morning?” She closed her eyes and made herself calm down before talking to Lily.
“No Lily I was not with Alex. I went to see Aiden and I fell asleep with him. Nothing more. I am not a slut. Please do not call me one.”

She turned around leaving Lily behind and marched over to her bed and got dressed in jeans, an emerald top and then her robes on top. Lacing her converse up she left the dorm without looking at Lily.

She walked back into the boy’s dorm to find Aiden, Alex and John dressed and ready for her. Aiden smiled slowly at the sight of her. Alex looked up and detached his hand from John’s. “Come on lets go.” John smiled.
“Yeah. Or Alex will start complaining that he’s a growing boy and needs food.”
“I do!”

Aiden and Serena were rolling around laughing by this point.
“What do you mean I eat way too much? Is this your polite way of saying I’m fat?”
Serena gasped for breath desperately. John replied mock seriously “Of course not. I’m just saying it is astounding how much you eat and don’t put anything on.” Alex grinned. “That’s my secret talent that is. You better not mention to anyone else or I may have to kill you.”

Aiden took a deep breath. “Much as I love talking about Alex’s secret talents I think we should go have breakfast before we miss it.” Nodding they walked to the hall still s******ing.

Their smiles faded raptly when they saw Ben sitting smugly at the Griffindor table eating breakfast. “What the hell is he doing here?” This was from Serena. John and Aiden had to restrain Alex from attacking him. Then as they watched McGonagoll and Neville Longbottom descended on him looking serious. Seeing Serena, Aiden, Alex and John watching she motioned to them too.

When they arrived at her office the filed in and sat down. McGonagoll peered over her glasses at Ben who was starting to look nervous. “Mr Longbottom some very serious allegations were brought against you yesterday. I have since found out that they are true. When Miss Weasley told you she was pregnant with your child you beat her severely. She is now in the hospital wing recovering. She is worth ten of you Mr Longbottom. I am ashamed to think you were in my house. I have told your father the whole story and he agrees with me. You are now expelled from Hogwarts. However. I cannot destroy your wand because you are over seventeen. I will not tolerate abuse in this school. I am now contacting the ministry and as you know Miss Weasley’s grandfather is a very prominent wizard in the ministry. It will be up to them if they decide to convict you. I thank Merlin that Miss Weasley has such loyal friends who brought this to my attention. I would have thought that as you are so smart” She said this sarcastically. “That you would have thought what a well connected witch you were abusing. Goodbye Mr Longbottom. It is a pity how you turned out considering you have such noble parents.” Ben looked pale. Neville grabbed his arm and marched out of the office.

Serena smothered a smile. Ben however couldn’t suppress the look of glee. John smiled at him. McGonagoll then turned to them. Now as you missed all of your lessons yesterday I still haven’t drawn up your timetables. Miss Potter what subjects are you taking?” Serena hesitated. Her results meant she could take anything but she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. Taking a deep breath she decided. “Charms, Transfiguration, Modern History of Magic, Potions, Herbology and Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor.” McGonagoll nodded, tapped her wand against a piece of parchment and handed it to her.

She turned to Aiden. “And you?”
“The same Professor.” She handed him his timetable.

“Mr Weasley what about you?” He looked apprehensive.
“Erm I guess Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Defence Against The Dark Arts, Divination, Potions and Transfiguration.” Serena grinned. Trust Alex to choose the hardest options.

“Mr Lupin?”
“Muggle Studies, Charms, Defence Against The Dark Arts, Potions and Ancient Runes.”
“Very well.” She handed him the timetable. Looking at her watch. And I think first lesson has just started. Explain to your teacher why you are late. You will not get punished.”

When they got outside Alex asked. “Is the whole world conspiring to stop me eating my food?”

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The next morning she woke up with Aiden’s arms still around her. Frowning she sat up, waking Aiden. Then she remembered last night. “Oh my god.” He sat up too. Staring at him she was astounded. “What? I mean why am I here?” He grinned at her sleepily. “You came in last night. Woke me up as I seem to remember.” She laughed. “Sounds like me. But how am I still here? I mean it’s morning.”
“You fell asleep.”

Alex woke up when he heard them talking. Padding over to Aiden’s bed he sat down. “Your still here then?” She stared at him.
“Yeah. So?”
“Nothing.”
“Good.” They grinned at each other and hugged.
“Glad we got that sorted out.”
“Yeah. Breakfast?”
“Of course. I’m going to have to get changed though.” A thought struck her. “Oh. My. God. The girls are gonna tease me sooo much!” Both Aiden and Alex grinned at each other. “Well you should have thought of that before you came in waking me and two other lads up!” She hit him.
“You weren’t asleep!”
“Of course I wasn’t. Was hard trying not to laugh.” She hit him again.
“Anyway much as I’d love to spend all day here with you guys I better get dressed.” Smiling sweetly at Alex she said, “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t.” He threw a pillow at her.

Padding quietly into the girls dorm she was hoping that no one was up. She was disappointed. Lily was sitting up waiting for her, an accusing look on her face with red-rimmed eyes.
“So. Where have you been?” Deciding not to lie to her she told her.
“I was in the boys dorm. I fell asleep.” Lily looked at her with loathing.
“I knew it. You were with Alex weren’t you? You know how much I like him and you went with him behind my back. You are nothing more than a back stabbing slut.”
Serena drew in a deep breath, and wondered “Am I going to get in a fight every morning?” She closed her eyes and made herself calm down before talking to Lily.
“No Lily I was not with Alex. I went to see Aiden and I fell asleep with him. Nothing more. I am not a slut. Please do not call me one.”

She turned around leaving Lily behind and marched over to her bed and got dressed in jeans, an emerald top and then her robes on top. Lacing her converse up she left the dorm without looking at Lily.

She walked back into the boy’s dorm to find Aiden, Alex and John dressed and ready for her. Aiden smiled slowly at the sight of her. Alex looked up and detached his hand from John’s. “Come on lets go.” John smiled.
“Yeah. Or Alex will start complaining that he’s a growing boy and needs food.”
“I do!”

Aiden and Serena were rolling around laughing by this point.
“What do you mean I eat way too much? Is this your polite way of saying I’m fat?”
Serena gasped for breath desperately. John replied mock seriously “Of course not. I’m just saying it is astounding how much you eat and don’t put anything on.” Alex grinned. “That’s my secret talent that is. You better not mention to anyone else or I may have to kill you.”

Aiden took a deep breath. “Much as I love talking about Alex’s secret talents I think we should go have breakfast before we miss it.” Nodding they walked to the hall still s******ing.

Their smiles faded raptly when they saw Ben sitting smugly at the Griffindor table eating breakfast. “What the hell is he doing here?” This was from Serena. John and Aiden had to restrain Alex from attacking him. Then as they watched McGonagoll and Neville Longbottom descended on him looking serious. Seeing Serena, Aiden, Alex and John watching she motioned to them too.

When they arrived at her office the filed in and sat down. McGonagoll peered over her glasses at Ben who was starting to look nervous. “Mr Longbottom some very serious allegations were brought against you yesterday. I have since found out that they are true. When Miss Weasley told you she was pregnant with your child you beat her severely. She is now in the hospital wing recovering. She is worth ten of you Mr Longbottom. I am ashamed to think you were in my house. I have told your father the whole story and he agrees with me. You are now expelled from Hogwarts. However. I cannot destroy your wand because you are over seventeen. I will not tolerate abuse in this school. I am now contacting the ministry and as you know Miss Weasley’s grandfather is a very prominent wizard in the ministry. It will be up to them if they decide to convict you. I thank Merlin that Miss Weasley has such loyal friends who brought this to my attention. I would have thought that as you are so smart” She said this sarcastically. “That you would have thought what a well connected witch you were abusing. Goodbye Mr Longbottom. It is a pity how you turned out considering you have such noble parents.” Ben looked pale. Neville grabbed his arm and marched out of the office.

Serena smothered a smile. Ben however couldn’t suppress the look of glee. John smiled at him. McGonagoll then turned to them. Now as you missed all of your lessons yesterday I still haven’t drawn up your timetables. Miss Potter what subjects are you taking?” Serena hesitated. Her results meant she could take anything but she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. Taking a deep breath she decided. “Charms, Transfiguration, Modern History of Magic, Potions, Herbology and Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor.” McGonagoll nodded, tapped her wand against a piece of parchment and handed it to her.

She turned to Aiden. “And you?”
“The same Professor.” She handed him his timetable.

“Mr Weasley what about you?” He looked apprehensive.
“Erm I guess Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Defence Against The Dark Arts, Divination, Potions and Transfiguration.” Serena grinned. Trust Alex to choose the hardest options.

“Mr Lupin?”
“Muggle Studies, Charms, Defence Against The Dark Arts, Potions and Ancient Runes.”
“Very well.” She handed him the timetable. Looking at her watch. And I think first lesson has just started. Explain to your teacher why you are late. You will not get punished.”

When they got outside Alex asked. “Is the whole world conspiring to stop me eating my food?”

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The next morning she woke up with Aiden’s arms still around her. Frowning she sat up, waking Aiden. Then she remembered last night. “Oh my god.” He sat up too. Staring at him she was astounded. “What? I mean why am I here?” He grinned at her sleepily. “You came in last night. Woke me up as I seem to remember.” She laughed. “Sounds like me. But how am I still here? I mean it’s morning.”
“You fell asleep.”

Alex woke up when he heard them talking. Padding over to Aiden’s bed he sat down. “Your still here then?” She stared at him.
“Yeah. So?”
“Nothing.”
“Good.” They grinned at each other and hugged.
“Glad we got that sorted out.”
“Yeah. Breakfast?”
“Of course. I’m going to have to get changed though.” A thought struck her. “Oh. My. God. The girls are gonna tease me sooo much!” Both Aiden and Alex grinned at each other. “Well you should have thought of that before you came in waking me and two other lads up!” She hit him.
“You weren’t asleep!”
“Of course I wasn’t. Was hard trying not to laugh.” She hit him again.
“Anyway much as I’d love to spend all day here with you guys I better get dressed.” Smiling sweetly at Alex she said, “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t.” He threw a pillow at her.

Padding quietly into the girls dorm she was hoping that no one was up. She was disappointed. Lily was sitting up waiting for her, an accusing look on her face with red-rimmed eyes.
“So. Where have you been?” Deciding not to lie to her she told her.
“I was in the boys dorm. I fell asleep.” Lily looked at her with loathing.
“I knew it. You were with Alex weren’t you? You know how much I like him and you went with him behind my back. You are nothing more than a back stabbing slut.”
Serena drew in a deep breath, and wondered “Am I going to get in a fight every morning?” She closed her eyes and made herself calm down before talking to Lily.
“No Lily I was not with Alex. I went to see Aiden and I fell asleep with him. Nothing more. I am not a slut. Please do not call me one.”

She turned around leaving Lily behind and marched over to her bed and got dressed in jeans, an emerald top and then her robes on top. Lacing her converse up she left the dorm without looking at Lily.

She walked back into the boy’s dorm to find Aiden, Alex and John dressed and ready for her. Aiden smiled slowly at the sight of her. Alex looked up and detached his hand from John’s. “Come on lets go.” John smiled.
“Yeah. Or Alex will start complaining that he’s a growing boy and needs food.”
“I do!”

Aiden and Serena were rolling around laughing by this point.
“What do you mean I eat way too much? Is this your polite way of saying I’m fat?”
Serena gasped for breath desperately. John replied mock seriously “Of course not. I’m just saying it is astounding how much you eat and don’t put anything on.” Alex grinned. “That’s my secret talent that is. You better not mention to anyone else or I may have to kill you.”

Aiden took a deep breath. “Much as I love talking about Alex’s secret talents I think we should go have breakfast before we miss it.” Nodding they walked to the hall still s******ing.

Their smiles faded raptly when they saw Ben sitting smugly at the Griffindor table eating breakfast. “What the hell is he doing here?” This was from Serena. John and Aiden had to restrain Alex from attacking him. Then as they watched McGonagoll and Neville Longbottom descended on him looking serious. Seeing Serena, Aiden, Alex and John watching she motioned to them too.

When they arrived at her office the filed in and sat down. McGonagoll peered over her glasses at Ben who was starting to look nervous. “Mr Longbottom some very serious allegations were brought against you yesterday. I have since found out that they are true. When Miss Weasley told you she was pregnant with your child you beat her severely. She is now in the hospital wing recovering. She is worth ten of you Mr Longbottom. I am ashamed to think you were in my house. I have told your father the whole story and he agrees with me. You are now expelled from Hogwarts. However. I cannot destroy your wand because you are over seventeen. I will not tolerate abuse in this school. I am now contacting the ministry and as you know Miss Weasley’s grandfather is a very prominent wizard in the ministry. It will be up to them if they decide to convict you. I thank Merlin that Miss Weasley has such loyal friends who brought this to my attention. I would have thought that as you are so smart” She said this sarcastically. “That you would have thought what a well connected witch you were abusing. Goodbye Mr Longbottom. It is a pity how you turned out considering you have such noble parents.” Ben looked pale. Neville grabbed his arm and marched out of the office.

Serena smothered a smile. Ben however couldn’t suppress the look of glee. John smiled at him. McGonagoll then turned to them. Now as you missed all of your lessons yesterday I still haven’t drawn up your timetables. Miss Potter what subjects are you taking?” Serena hesitated. Her results meant she could take anything but she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life. Taking a deep breath she decided. “Charms, Transfiguration, Modern History of Magic, Potions, Herbology and Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor.” McGonagoll nodded, tapped her wand against a piece of parchment and handed it to her.

She turned to Aiden. “And you?”
“The same Professor.” She handed him his timetable.

“Mr Weasley what about you?” He looked apprehensive.
“Erm I guess Ancient Runes, Arithmancy, Defence Against The Dark Arts, Divination, Potions and Transfiguration.” Serena grinned. Trust Alex to choose the hardest options.

“Mr Lupin?”
“Muggle Studies, Charms, Defence Against The Dark Arts, Potions and Ancient Runes.”
“Very well.” She handed him the timetable. Looking at her watch. And I think first lesson has just started. Explain to your teacher why you are late. You will not get punished.”

When they got outside Alex asked. “Is the whole world conspiring to stop me eating my food?”

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The next few weeks passed quickly. They were swamped with homework. After the first week Molly joined them, subdued at first but soon she was back to her normal self. For the last few weeks she had been staying in Serena’s bed with her. The news that she was pregnant and that Ben had beat her had travelled quickly.

Molly prodded Serena awake on the morning of November the 20th. “What? It is way to early to be getting up yet.” Suddenly she was being hung upside down by her ankles. “That is not fair! Let me down!!!” Molly giggled.
“Only if you come downstairs to the common room.” Serena caught a glimpse of her clock. “At Four o clock in the morning?”
“Yes at four o clock in the morning, NOW!” She let Serena down. Grumbling she picked herself up of the floor. “I tell you what, pregnant women are emotional!” Molly chased her down the stairs with her wand.

When they got into the common room Serena stopped stunned. The lads were there with a huge banner saying “HAPPY BIRTHDAY SERENA!” She nearly burst into tears. She hugged them all and then noticed the huge pile of presents. “Are they for me? That is a lot!” Excited she opened them. Alex had bought her a bottle of her favourite perfume, Mystery, John had got her a set of her favourite books, The Lord Of The Rings, Aiden had got her a silver bracelet with green stones in it, Moll had bought her a turquoise top and there was many others.

When she opened all of her presents from her family she noticed a discarded, unopened envelope. Opening it she knew it could only be from two people, her Mum and Dad. Inside it there was a key. She looked at it puzzled until she read the note. It read.

“Sweetheart we understand why you are angry with us and we respect your decision to move out. However we know the prices of flats. We also know how much you have in your account and we didn’t want you to waste any of that. Today is your seventeenth birthday. You’re coming of age. Traditionally you get a big present for this. This is yours. At 27 Diagon Alley your flat is waiting for you, unfurnished as we thought you would want to do this. The key to it is enclosed with this note. We hope someday you can forgive us. We love you.
Mum and Dad.”

“They bought me a flat! I can’t believe it. My own flat. I have a place to go this Christmas!” She had been worrying about this as everyone was going home for Christmas. Moll, Alex and John looked at her in askance. “And what do you think we were going to do? Leave you homeless? We were all going to check into the Leaky Cauldron. You are a idiot sometimes.” She gave them a watery smile.
“I love you guys. You have to come stay with me soon.” They all hugged and Aiden pulled her back into his dorm.

“Serena there is something I need to tell you.” He took a deep breath and sat down.
“You are amazing. From that first morning were you stood up to Ben on my behalf, you have taken my breath away. I have known you barely three months and I can’t imagine my life without you anymore. Most people would have just saw me as a Quidditch player but you saw past that and saw the real me. For that I will always be grateful. You stand up for beliefs even when it’s not easy like you and your dad.”

He stopped for a moment. “What I’m trying to tell you Serena is that I think I’m falling in love with you. I can understand if you don’t feel the same way but would you go out with me?” He looked up, looking hopeful.

Serena launched herself into his arms. “Of course you dope!” He whooped and then kissed her. Serena had to stop herself from gasping. He was everything she’d ever wanted. It was passionate and then tender. When he finally pulled away she smiled slowly at him. Looking at the clock she grinned. “Do you realise that it is only 5.30 in the morning and I now have my own flat and a boyfriend? Now that is what you call a good morning’s work.” He laughed at her, and traced the outline of her face with his hand. “I guess you’re right.” She stifled a yawn. “Want to go to bed?” Serena’s face dropped about fifty feet. He chuckled. “Not that way you idiot. I mean you go back to your bed. And you know sleep ready for today?” Serena went red and looked at the floor. He brought her face back up to his level, kissed her lightly and took her hand and led her back to the common room.

When they got there everyone fell silent at the sight of them holding hands. Molly screeched, ran over and hugged them both. Alex and John smiled at them.
“I’m going to bed. Night, or morning whatever.” Molly came up with her.

Serena was just drifting off to sleep when Molly said, “Can I ask you something?” Sighing Serena sat up. “Sure. What?”
“Well Mum doesn’t know about the baby yet. But even when she does I’ve decided I’m moving out after school finishes. The baby’s due in May which gives me time to revise for my NEWT’s. So this is going to sound so selfish but could we move in with you?” She waited breathlessly for Serena’s reply.

Serena grinned. As she said to Aiden an hour before, “Of course you dope!” Molly grinned and hugged her. “Oh you really don’t know what this means to me. I was worrying about how I was going to afford a flat and take care of the baby.”

Serena didn’t say anything else. She didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t imagine being in that position. She felt sorry for Molly. She realised she didn’t want to spend Christmas alone. “Hey Moll.”
“What?”
“You know you guys were going to stay in the Leaky Cauldron?”
“Yeah?”
“Well do you want to go home to your families or do you want to come stay with me?” She thought she sounded selfish. “You know if you want to you don’t have to.”

Molly rolled her eyes in the dark. “Of course we will you idiot. We’re a bit old now for the whole family get together type thing.” Serena secretly disagreed. If she had still been talking to her family she would have gone back to them in an instant. She felt sorry for Hermonie, with both of her children deserting her at Christmas.

When she woke up again it was ten o clock. Thank God it was Saturday she thought to herself. Molly grunted in her sleep and rolled over when Serena got up for the second time.

She got dressed in her favourite jeans and her new top, her new bracelet and used her new perfume.

Walking into the common room Alex whistled at her. “Someone looks good this morning!” She grinned at him and pulled a face.

“Considering it’s most of your presents I suppose I do. Morning. Again.”

He just grinned at her and pulled her into a bear hug. Aiden emerged from his dorm yawning. He smiled shyly at Serena and she smiled back.

He reached for her hand and they went to breakfast. They sat opposite each other, eating, just sitting quietly comfortable with each other.

As Serena was eating her croissant, two stunning twins wearing identical clothes in Slytherin colours, glided into the hall and sat down on the Slytherin table amidst whistles and cat calls from nearly every guy from fourth year and above. Aiden however kept eating his toast.

Alex came in and whistled. “Who are the new girls? They’re pretty.” Serena elbowed him.

“And what about John?”

“Who?” Seeing the look on Serena’s face, he hastily said, “I was joking! Serena! What are you going to do with that juice? No do not throw it at me! I was kidding! No, don’t throw!”

She eyed him and decided not to throw it at him. Aiden laughed and stole a kiss over the pain au chocolat. Alex mimed being sick.

“Anyway as I was saying before I was threatened, for no reason, who are the new girls?”

Lily looked over and decided to tell Alex. “They’re twins. They arrived last night. They’re Raven and Reagan.”

Serena thought that Raven deserved her name. They both had jet-black hair that cascaded down their backs, porcelain white features, ruby red lips but their eyes seemed cold and merciless.

John joined them. Seeing what they were all staring at, he looked over at the twins. “Pretty.” He whispered into Alex’s ear. Alex blushed.

“I don’t want to know.” They giggled.

“So. Who’s up for Hogsmeade?” This was Aiden’s suggestion.

Serena pulled a face. “Nah. I’m just not in a very Hogsmeadey mood right now. I just want to celebrate my birthday with my best friends and my boyfriend.

Molly chose this moment to walk in. “Very nice of you of you Serena but were will we go?”

Two hours later they were by the lake with a picnic cadged from the house elves for when they felt hungry.

Serena was sitting on Aiden’s knee; Alex and John were discreetly holding hands while Molly looked left out.

“Can someone find me a nice man? Someone handsome who loves children?”
Serena chuckled.

“And is this nice man living in Hogwarts?”

Molly grinned ruefully. “You’re right. I’ll have to wait until I leave. Ah well.”

Raven and Reagan chose that moment to saunter near them and sit down ten feet away. They both looked beautiful but there was something about them that was lying dormant for now that Serena didn’t trust.

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On the Monday after her birthday Serena’s first class was Defence Against the Dark Arts, which they all had apart from Molly who had Potions.

Serena was late, as she was never good getting up so early in the morning.

Alex tutted at her. “Late again. When will you learn to stop sneaking into the boys dorm every night and sleep instead!” Both Aiden and Serena hit him.

“I was joking! But there must be a reason why you hate getting up. And you miss loads of lessons!”

Serena glared at him. “You really are your mother’s child Alex.”

He looked hurt. He pouted. John laughed. “Come on mate, cheer up. You know Serena is never in a good mood when she wakes up.”

She nodded. She then turned to Aiden and smiled. “Hey.”

“Hey back.”

“Right class I want your full attention now!”

Their latest teacher was a new Ministry graduate. Not many people paid attention to her and learned by the book while doing their homework.

Professor Baxter tried to restore order. “If you are not quiet now I will have all of you on detention!”
Several people in the class rolled their eyes. She made this threat at least three times a lesson.

Ignoring the teacher and carrying on with their conversation Serena noticed Raven and Reagan pointing and staring at Aiden. Frowning she held his hand under the table. Subtle but the message was clear– back off you two. He is mine.

They simultaneously raised their eyebrows. Serena felt threatened by the two beautiful twins. It seemed like whatever they wanted they got, and they weren’t used to being told no.

She shuddered. Aiden looked at her. “What’s wrong?”
She smiled at him. “Nothing. Those new girls are giving me the creeps.”
He put his arm around her. “I won’t let them.” He said while planting a kiss on her lips. When she looked back over at the twins they looked disgruntled.

Grinning slightly she tuned into what the hopeless teacher was talking about.
“And if you are ever attacked by a Glimping Mochan, you should use the stunning curse immediately and then contact the ministry while keeping a safe distance away.”

Alex sensing a joke asked, “And just what is a Glimping Mochan, Professor Baxter?”

She looked astonished. “You do not know?” The class looked bemused and shook their heads while trying not to laugh.
“A Glimping Mochan is a fearful creature! It has sixteen eyes, eight tentacles, four stingers, two poisonous fangs and one shrivelled black heart. It hates all humans.”

There was a snort of laughter from the back of the room. Professor Baxter looked annoyed. “It is NO laughing matter!” she said her voice getting shriller. “These creatures are dangerous!”

At this point Serena tuned back out.

Eventually the class was over. Serena walked out of the class with John and Alex. Aiden said he needed to talk to Professor Baxter.

Then she heard some unwanted voices.
“
Did you see that Aiden dude?”
“Yeah, he is so hot. What’s he doing with that loser?”
“I know, did you see the way she looked at us?”
“There has to be something wrong with that girl.”

Alex and John looked at each other. They had heard. Taking a hand each they led her to the next class, which was Charms. Sitting down Alex had to leave. Aiden arrived just after he left. Plonking himself down he looked at Serena and said, “What’s wrong?”

She shook her head. She knew Aiden would confront them. The rest of the day passed in a blur.

All day the twins word’s stuck in her mind and swirled round like the Pensive. Eventually she felt sick. She sat numbly in her lessons, not taking any notice of what the teacher’s were telling her.

She didn’t eat any tea. When they were in the common room she sat there until she thought to her self. “Enough. They are horrible girls trying to cause trouble.” She looked at Aiden and smiled. He leaned over and kissed her.

Aiden’s POV.
Aiden woke up in the middle of the night. He decided to go downstairs to the common room, because he had left his book down there. Yawning he padded down the stairs in his boxers confident that he would be the only one there.

It came as a shock when someone came up behind him and put their hands on his eyes.
“Guess who?”
“Serena?”

The person giggled.
He turned around. He was bewildered. “How did you get in here? You’re a Slytherin!”
She chuckled again. “That doesn’t matter now. What matters is us.” He stepped back.
“Stop. I have a girlfriend, as you know. I love her.” She raised her eyebrows.
“Really? Then why are you still here? You could have left before. As soon as you knew it wasn’t Serena. But you didn’t. You’re still here. You want this as much as I do.”

With that she crossed the distance between them and kissed him. She then stepped back. “Balls in your court.”
His eyes widened. His heart started beating quicker. He looked at her. All thoughts of Serena flew out of his head.

He stepped towards her and kissed Reagan. What happened next, he hoped Serena would never find out about.

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Reagan’s POV.
Reagan walked to the Slytherin common room.
“Sangreal.” She breathed. She felt like laughing until she burst. Climbing through the portrait she saw her sister. Her eyes glittered with excitement. She ran up to Raven and hugged her. “Oh my god, Rave, you are not going to believe it!”

Raven looked at her. “You slept with him didn’t you?” She sounded like this was the latest in a long line of conquests.

Reagan giggled. She was flushed with the high of winning. “Of course. Miss-High-and-Mighty thinks she’s so great with her famous parents and” here she air quoted “loyal boyfriend. Proved her wrong didn’t I?” Her grey eyes flashed with danger.
Raven sighed. This was why they didn’t have any friends. Every place they lived she ended up making enemies because of Reagan. She couldn’t say anything to Reagan because she was her sister. She also felt enraged. She liked Aiden. She had said that to Reagan and she had promised to leave him alone. One day, she swore to herself. One day I’ll get even.

Serena’s POV
The next morning she woke up and got dressed. As she was walking down the stairs one of her laces broke, she tripped over it and fell down the stairs. Cursing, she picked herself up and examined her Converse. She had to admit they were looking worse for wear. They were blue with pink and blue laces but there were more holes than sole in them.

Alex laughed as he saw her, red in the face and looking exasperated. “What’s up?”
She crossed her eyebrows. “My shoes.”
He shook his head but he was grinning. “Reparo.”

“Thanks.” She looked up at him. “Why you so happy? You look like a cat that’s got the cream.” His grin grew wider. He chuckled.
“If only you knew.”

Aiden came down behind Alex. He could barely look at Serena. He kissed her, but there was none of the passion that had always been there. Putting it down to tiredness she smiled at him. He barely smiled back at her.

At lunch Aiden seemed to have woken up. When Serena was in the bathroom someone touched her arm. She turned around. It was Raven.

“What do you want?” Asked Serena angrily. She wasn’t in the mood for any backstabbing. Raven looked at her. She seemed like there was something she needed to tell someone else a secret that was burning her inside.

Raven looked away. “Nothing. It doesn’t matter.”
Serena shrugged. “Fine suit yourself. No skin off my nose.”

Raven walked away cursing herself.

Alex’s POV
Humming to himself, he walked down the corridor. He stopped humming when he crashed straight into someone. They both toppled to the floor. His brain mentally scanned his body.
Two arms, two legs, ten fingers, ten toes. It then said “Everything present and correct!”

He looked over at the other person. It was one of the new girls, one of the twins. He couldn’t tell them apart. He leaped up and offered her his hand.

“You ok? Sorry, I’m so clumsy, it’s unbelievable. It’s my feet you see. Too big.”
He was chattering inanely to get her to smile. It worked.
“I’m fine. Thanks.”
“You sure? You know I’d hate to be the reason you end up in the hospital wing. Don’t want to end up like Ben Longbottom.”

She looked at him confused. “Oh. You weren’t here then. Never mind. He was a rat anyway.” She smiled shakily at him, thinking how nice he was, and how he’d never cheat on his girlfriend.

He helped her up, smiled at her and carried along the corridor whistling.

Aiden’s POV
When he awoke he felt ashamed. How could he do that to Serena? He loved her. He had risked his whole relationship with her for one night with Reagan. He also hoped Alex, John and Molly never found out. He really valued them as friends.

As he walked down the stairs he found Serena laughing with Alex. His shame and guilt deepened. He kissed her but all he could think of was that a few hours ago he was here kissing Reagan.

By Lunchtime he felt better, he realised Serena would think something was wrong if he stayed quiet.

The next few weeks passed quickly. His shame however stayed ever present in his mind. Before they knew it, it was Christmas and preparations were being made for the holidays. He would be staying at Serena’s flat with Molly, Alex and John. He couldn’t wait. Two weeks without seeing Reagan every day and being reminded every day about what he had done. He loved the present he had got for Serena and knew she would too.

Serena’s POV
It was a Saturday and she had permission from McGonagoll to go back to her flat to get it ready for when they came back for the holidays.

She walked in and gasped. It looked like it had been papered twenty years before, which she knew it had by the photos on the wall.

There was one of her father and Ginny in a garden. She presumed it was the Burrow. There was another one of them, with their arms wrapped around each other, looking tanned, young and healthy. There was a yellowing newspaper article, with them and Ron and Hermonie.

For about an hour she sat slumped on the floor sobbing her heart out. Slowly she rose feeling weak but knowing that she had to get the flat ready. She had several cardboard boxes. Not having the heart to throw out the pictures she stacked them carefully in one of them. Until she decided what to do with them she put them in a cupboard in the hall.

Now was the fun bit! She unfurled all the paper she had bought and lugged the paint tins.

An hour later she realised that she had admit defeat. The paper was winning. She decided she needed help. Marching down the stairs, she knocked on another front door.

She was apprehensive as she waited for it to be opened. After all these were her new neighbours. It creaked open and a brown haired girl popped her head round the door.

“Yes?”
Serena grinned. “Hi. I just moved in upstairs. I’m Serena. The thing is I’m trying to decorate but the paper’s winning, to be honest. So I know this is really cheeky and you’ve probably got a lot of other things to do, but do you mind helping?”
The girl smiled at Serena’s discomfort. “Of course. Let me get changed.” She stuck out her hand. “I’m Callie.”

They spent hours papering the flat. Eventually they took a break. Serena looked at her watch.
“Oh. My. God. I was supposed to be back at school two hours ago.” Hurriedly she stripped off her overalls, and put the paintbrush down.

Callie looked at her with alarm. She then calmed down. “Chill Rena. I’ll come with you. McGonagoll wouldn’t say anything if I was there. I’m one of her special pupils, one of the successful ones.” Callie was a Healer-In-Training. She was already highly regarded as one of the brightest medical minds of the times. She had helped with what seemed impossible, mental cases. Thanks to her Lockhart had recently been released, finally recovered from the backfired Memory Charm that he had inadvertently performed on himself.

Serena nodded. Callie took her along in Apparition. They arrived outside Hogwarts, at the great iron gates. Callie shot a message along to the castle. They didn’t have to wait long. Professor Baxter came and collected Serena, and Callie stopped the gates. “I need to talk to the Headmistress.”

Professor Baxter glanced at her and then nodded. Callie smiled at Serena. “Go on Rena. I’ll see you when you come back to the flat for Christmas with your friends.” Serena didn’t feel like a fight so she nodded and headed back to the common room.

When she got there Alex took one look at her and burst out laughing. Serena was bewildered, “What? What Alex?” He was too busy laughing to answer her. She was getting annoyed at this. “Alexander Arthur Peter Weasley tell me what is so funny right this minute!” He tried to say something and nearly choked on the air flooding his lungs.
“What?”
“Serena,” He tried to gather enough air in his body to speak, he was bright red in the face. His shoulders heaving, he haltingly told her. “You look like Big Bird. You’re covered in yellow and blue paint!”

She conjured a mirror and burst out laughing, which set Alex off, and at that moment Aiden and John walked in. Seeing Serena and Alex doubled over in stitches laughing they joined in.

After about ten minutes they calmed down to a few s*******, and giggles. Molly walked in and stopped in her tracks at the sight of her friends curled up around each other, shaking with laughter on the floor in the middle of the common room.

Eventually Serena went and got changed and cleaned up, but all evening every so often there would be the odd s******, which would set them all off laughing again. The first years would just look at them; scared every time it happened which made them howl even more.

The next day Serena woke up and went to breakfast early. As soon as she got there, Raven came up to her. “Can I speak to you? It’s really important. I promise.” There was a pleading look in her eyes that made her agree.

They went to Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. They were standing by the sinks. Raven took a huge breath.
“Before I say anything I want to say sorry for what I said that first day. I never meant it.” Serena looked at her, her face impassive. Raven took a deep breath and continued. “I have tried to tell you before but bottled out. But then I heard of my sister that you’re going home with Chase. I knew then that I couldn’t keep this. It’s too important.” She looked straight in Serena’s eyes. “Aiden slept with Reagan.”

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Serena felt like the bottom had fallen out of her world. She just kept hearing the words “Aiden slept with Reagan. Aiden Slept With Reagan.” She backed up onto the sinks and then crumpled to the ground. She stared blankly at the grubby patch of floor. There was a minuscule black dot, that if she stared at hard enough, she could go back in time and forget this whole conversation.

At least that’s what she told herself.
She looked up at Raven, and realised that she was a nice, genuine person, who had tried to stop her getting hurt too much by Aiden. It was her sister, Reagan, who should be banished from Hogwarts, never to return, for being a boyfriend-stealer.

She held out her hand, and with a moment’s hesitation, Raven took it and pulled her up. They both smiled at each other, knowing that in that moment they had forged a friendship that would most likely last a lifetime.

She smiled shakily and then white-hot anger flooded her body. Raven took a step back.
“Serena. What are you going to do?” She actually sounded scared.
She didn’t answer. She ripped the door open and stamped up to the common room. “Verity.” Clambering through the portrait hole she spotted him.
She rapidly changed her face back to normal. She sauntered over to him. He was sitting by the fire, laughing with Alex and John. When she got in front of him she leaned over and slapped him as hard as she could. Suddenly there was a grave silence. Even the littlest first year was quiet, looking over at them.

Aiden smiled. “Ok. I know you like to beat me up, but come on babe, wait until we’re alone huh?” She smiled back. A deadly smile.

“Oh Aiden. If only you knew. You see, you arrogant b****** I have just had some rather interesting news.” She stepped back and addressed the whole common room. “My lovely boyfriend here decided that I just wasn’t enough for him. He wanted something else. Someone new. And that someone belongs to Slytherin. Her name? Reagan.”

There was a collective gasp around the common room. Aiden sat, frozen. “Isn’t that right Aiden? You slept with a Slytherin, right here in this common room. And if that wasn’t bad enough, you told me the very next day that you loved me. And then, slept with me!”

This caused an even bigger gasp. Alex and John stood up, fists clenched. Serena withdrew her wand and shoved it in his face. “Listen to me, Aiden. I could do a lot of damage with this little wand. A lot of damage. So I guess I’ll leave the damage causing to the guys.” She waved at the common room. “I’ll leave you to it.” She got to the stairs of her dorm. “Oh, by the way Aiden. Unless you haven’t guessed, it’s over. Don’t bother coming to my house on Christmas.”

With that she left the common room.

Aiden’s POV
About fifteen guys gathered round him. They were all friends of Serena’s. He tried to smile at them. He got glares in response.

“Come on guys. It’s nothing.” Still they were advancing on him. He got desperate. “She wanted it as much as me.” This won him a punch in the mouth, and knocked tow of his teeth out.

John was holding Alex back. The whole common room was silently watching it, looking sombre. Serena’s brother walked in, saw the crowd around Aiden, saw John and Alex, wands drawn, and promptly decided he better not get involved.

He nodded courteously at Alex and John, and walked up the stairs to his dorm. He had not spoken to Serena since her big fight with Harry. He still didn’t know what had happened that day in the ministry, just that Serena, was moving out, and she wouldn’t come back home again. Since he wasn’t speaking to her, he didn’t speak to her friends but he missed them all badly.
The Christmas Ball was in a few days. James decided then and there that he would speak to Serena then.

Serena was curled up in a ball, her heart having been broken, sobbing like she would never stop. She felt like he had reached inside her, grabbed her heart roughly, held onto it for weeks that seemed like they had magic themselves and then ripped it apart and threw it back in her face.

No one came to disturb her, and for this she was grateful. She hated people to see her cry. After about two hours, during which she had heard breaking glass and cries of pain coming from downstairs, she sat up, wiped her tears from her eyes and went to the mirror. Her face had swollen. Her eyes were puffy, and she had mascara running down her cheeks.

Using her wand she transformed herself into a person she didn’t recognise. She curled her hair, re-applied her make-up and changed her clothes. Steadying herself, she went back downstairs.

There was no sign of Aiden. She got smiles off everyone. She felt moved. These people had done so much for her. She reached Alex, Molly and John. Without a word they pulled her into a huge group hug. She pulled away from them.
“Where is he?”
“We took him to the hospital wing.”

Serena nodded. She knew they would have. They couldn’t have just left him there. It wasn’t in their nature.

The next day Molly, Serena, John and Alex went to Hogsmeade. The lads went off the pub while Molly and Serena went into a dress shop. Both of them decided to forgo robes and wear Muggle attire. Molly quickly found a dress of sparkling emerald that contrasted dramatically with her auburn hair. It also skilfully hid her small bump. However Serena was having more trouble, no matter what dress she chose, it just didn’t seem to suit her.

The owner of the shop was getting exasperated too. It just didn’t look right, when one person couldn’t find a dress that suited. Serena had inherited her mother’s hair and her father’s eyes. The result was stunning, beautiful dark brown curls and green eyes you could drown in. Unfortunately it meant that finding clothes was hard. Then out of the corner of her eye she caught a glint of silver. She swivelled.

It was gorgeous. It was pure white; it nipped in at the waist and flared out until it stopped at her knees. It had a row of cubic zirconia stars at the waist. It was strapless. As soon as she saw it she knew it was the one. It shimmered because of the gauze layer on top of it.

It fitted perfectly and as she looked at herself in the mirror she looked like she had her soul back again.

Three days later, Serena spent the day with Molly getting ready. By getting ready it was meant that they spent the day gossiping, reading magazines, Serena drinking Butterbeer, *****ing over the people in the muggle magazines and experimenting with hair and make-up.

When six rolled around Molly sloped off to her own dormitory for a change. The other girls had got ready before and had headed downstairs while muttering warnings that Serena would be late.

Serena smiled. She had deliberately waited this long so she could get ready and go downstairs with everyone ready there.

She got her dress out of her trunk, where she had been stashing it so no one would find it. She quickly went over it with her wand so it was crease free.

She hung it up over her bed. Smiling she went to the huge mirror. She used her wand to straighten her hair. She then curled the ends very loosely. She then applied golden foundation that made her skin look like it was glowing. She softly added natural blusher, and then lined her eyes with a soft grey colour. Adding just enough lip-gloss to make her lips shine she was ready.

She slipped into her dress and her flat shoes. She grinned at them; it would cause a stir with Converse at a ball.

She faced the door and took a deep breath, she was ready for battle.

She took a step towards the door and then carried on going. She could hear the laughter and chatter of most of the students in the common room. Her friends were waiting for her, and there was a collective gasp as she entered the common room.

Alex stood waiting for her, arm outstretched. He was escorting her tonight and John was for Molly. Aiden smiled at her sadly. He was alone that night but he was still coming.

Alex, Serena, Molly and John waltzed out of the common room with most of Griffindor behind them. However they slowed down when they came near the doors.

Alex grinned at Serena and they entered the Great Hall. All the teachers were there as well as most of the other houses.

Immediately Serena was asked to dance by a handsome Ravenclaw seventh year but she refused. Gesturing to Alex she said, “I have my dance partner for the night thanks.”

He grinned at her. They spent the official ball laughing and dancing. However the real party was yet to come, in the common room. What Serena didn’t know was that it would change her life.

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