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44

MR WEASLEY
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Soon, we got to the last reunion of the DA before the Christmas break. I knew I was going to keep seeing the Weasleys and Hermione during holidays and probably spend a lot of time with Remus and Tonks so I was way more cheerful than these last days. After my encounter with Fred during my father's birthday, I tried to keep some distance between us and hang out mainly just with Liv and Luna in the Hufflepuff common room or stay in my own one, looking at the depths of the lake. Fred seemed not to take it too seriously since his main concern at that moment was to make sure his business with his brother was going well and I was happy for him. Even with the steps we had taken since we started this weird and supposed 'truce', there was still a big line that separated us in so many ways and, at that moment, for his own sake and mine, I wanted to keep it like that.

"Arambella!" Alicia Spinnet called me, making me stop talking to Liv and Luna. "Any news about the new Slytherin Beater?"

I sighed hard and disappointed, still feeling gutted about that even though I already saw the training of the new team without me.

"Yeah, Montague chose this Goyle kid."

"Fuck, that's bad for your team..."

"It is. What about you? Any replacement for Harry and the twins?"

"Aye, Ginny Weasley's our new seeker! And Kirke and Sloper 're the Beaters, not the best ones though but couldn't get anyone better..."

Kirke was one of the biggest show-offs in Gryffindor and Sloper loved to mess with younger Slytherins, better for me not to meet them at the field.

"Lilith," I heard Ginny talking to me with a huge smile on her face and the twins behind her. "What a pity you are not anymore in the Slytherin team, I'd have liked playing with you."

I smiled at her, still a bit puzzled about her kindness. I think I'll never get used to so many Gryffindors being nice to me.

"Thank you, Ginny! But it doesn't matter anymore. I'll be back at Quidditch with the Harpies this September." I replied, proud of myself. I had been working on it a lot even though I didn't have my broom, so I still had my hopes up about getting a place in the team.

Ginny's brown eyes shined reminding me of his brother's, opening her mouth widely, almost not believing it.

"The Harpies?! Really?!"

"Do you like them?"

"They're my favourite team!"

"Really? Well, then maybe if I pass the tryouts and you are a good player, I could get you on the team as well. Once you finish Hogwarts, of course."

The girl grinned with pure excitement, almost whopping. Harry's interruption stopped our conversation.

"Since this is our last magic defence class before Christmas," he said solemn, giving me a quick look because I had finished my schedule of muggle combat classes before him. "We will just revise what we learnt before."

I paired again with Neville, staying next to Liv and Luna who hyped up the Gryffindor boy to make sure he was confident enough and his tries were more efficient. Later, we practised the stunning spell against the whole lot and I managed to throw George Weasley to the other corner of the room.

"Bloody hell, why am I always the one flying away?" he pretended to complain, smiling while he stood up.

After an hour, Harry talked again, smiling;

"All of you are doing it great. Once we are back from the break, we could try more serious things; maybe the Patronus enchantment."

A bunch of excited and curious whispers covered the room, I was pretty happy with that since the Patronus was one of my favourite enchantments and thanks to Remus, I could form a fully corporeal one. I still remember the amazed and curious look on his face when the German Shepard came out of my wand, flying around us.