In your world

Chapter 41

Cedric and Mira moved along the platform, jostled by the darkness of the crowd. Cedric blocked Mira from the rest of the people, protecting her as they slowly shuffled through a narrow doorway and onto the rain-soaked road outside of Hogsmeade Station. Mira looked around for Harry, and saw him looking around as well. He seemed to be searching for something, but Cedric grabbed his wrist before he could get any further causing Harry to look at him with surprise. Cedric lead them forward onto the dark, rain-washed road outside Hogsmeade station.
Mira looked around and saw the horseless stagecoaches and the creatures husding them, Thestrals. She looked back to Harry to see if he too had noticed, but his expression didn't change: he couldn't see them.
Instantly, she realized the implications. Cedric was alive and standing beside her; she had changed the future. But why had she seen the Thestrals? Nothing had seemed out of the ordinary, yet here she was standing with an undead creature right in front of her.
Cedric asked if she was ok and she nodded numbly. As the light rain drops started to pour and the Thestrals created an eerie sound in the night. Thankfully her attention shifted by others arrival.
"Where's Pig?" said Ron's called
A short distance away, Draco Malfoy, followed by a small gang of cronies including Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson, was pushing some timid-looking second years out of the way so that they could get a coach to themselves. Mira and Cedric looked at him,
"In front of others he always acts like a bad boy," Cedric whispered to her with a smile.
Seconds later Hermione emerged panting from the crowd complaining about Draco's behavior. after complaining they get their pets from each other, then they moved for the carriage suddenly Hermione asked Cedric and Mira "you both don't have any pets?"
Cedric smiled and said "I have a dog but I didn't take him with me" Mira looked at him with surprise "you have, why I didn't see it at your home?"
"When the first time you came its night time it was already in his dream and the second time is also similar, you didn't spend the evening in my house only night and morning" Cedric pointed out to her,
"What about you?" he asked her, "I am bad at taking caring, so I don't have"
"Hey if you want a pet I know what going to suit you," Cedric said with a smirk.
"Which one?" Mira asked, "A ferret," he said Mira rolled her eyes and everyone around them laughed hard "A white one is best for you," he said again, and again everyone laughed.

In the great hall everything happens similar to the book but seeing it in the reality she got chills filling in her bones the most hated character in Harry Potter standing on the stage giving a speech in her pink dress Dolores Jane Umbridge.
When Mira walked in the corridors with other Slytherin most of them glanced at her while walking and mumbling with each other quietly, everyone giving her a weird look again as they give her starting of the previous year, Mira's whole night went with thoughts about what to do next and thertsal.

The next morning, Mira emerged from her dormitory doors and found a mess of various colors randomly spread on the floor. Mira looked around, but saw not a single person. She quickly deducted that the colors were not from anyone else in the dormitory and decided to ignore it and went to the common room. Only a few students were present there, and the ones that were leaving Mira gave her strange looks, as if they were talking about her without her knowing. Mira shook off the feeling and went to the great hall, where she found Hermione at the Gryffindor table with a newspaper in her hands. Mira jokingly said, "Knowing what the enemy is saying, huh?"
Hermione and the others sitting at the table looked at her. Hermione replied, "Exactly," as she opened the newspaper. Mira took her place at the Slytherin table and began to eat breakfast. Suddenly, a black crow flew into the great hall and landed at the table in front of her. It had a letter in its beak. Mira took the letter and stretched out her hand to touch the crow, but it made an oddly familiar noise and flew away before she was able to do so.
She looked at the letter, and then noticed words appearing in the corner of the page: 'Read it when you are alone.'
She tucked the letter into her pocket and glanced around warily She had a feeling that everyone was watching her, but when she looked up, the mysterious eyes in the hall were gone. unsure of what to do next, her gaze instantly finding Draco's white hair at the table. He was sitting with Pansy and his other friends, all of them laughing at some joke. A quiet pang of sadness tugged at Mira's heart, but she squared her shoulders and looked away, Mira glanced down at her plate feeling a little sad that she was alone.
Class periods went by quickly, and soon it was time for Potions, Entering the classroom, Mira quickly made her way to the last desk and threw her book onto the surface. Before she could even open it though, she felt someone sit next to her. Looking up, she met Draco's gaze, looking down at her, a lopsided smile on his face. Mira breathed deeply and looked away at the blackboard, her face turning red with a mixture of humiliation and anger. Draco chuckled softly, his eyes twinkling mischievously. He lazily looked from her book to her, Draco did nothing but look at the board, but Mira heard him whisper, "Don't be rude Mira."
She was too afraid to meet his gaze. She could hear him whisper her name and she clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. She wanted to stay quiet, but couldn't help but reply, "Don't talk to me." Her voice was low but full of anger,
Draco's smirk widened, and he leaned towards her, his voice barely above a whisper. "Why?"
Mira felt her cheeks flush even more, knowing she wasn't able to come up with a good response. She quickly looked away, her book forgotten. She tried to focus her gaze somewhere else, but nothing seemed to be able to take away her awareness of Draco's presence.
The teacher entered the classroom then, her voice a welcome distraction. Mira put her head down and tried to focus on the lesson,
He smirked but said nothing more, instead they spent the entire potion class in a battle of glares and stares. In the end, Mira messed up the potion and knew she would have to write extra lines for detention.

On her way to lunch, she noticed Draco's laughter echoing down the hallways and quickened her pace, determined not to enter the Great Hall. But Cedric, who had been sitting at the Ravenclaw table, caught sight of Mira and ran after her, a concerned look on his face. Mira waved him off, telling him that she was alright and that she just wanted to be alone. She walked towards the North Tower, wanting to find some solace there.
But when she entered the North Tower, she was surprised to find Harry Potter sitting beneath the trapdoor at the top, looking pale and tired. Mira approached him cautiously, wondering why he was alone. Harry looked up at her, offering a half-smile but clearly he was irritated 'l"It's a nice night for looking at the sky." She said. Mira glancing up at the sky, then back down at Harry
She walked up to the person and asked, "Want to be alone, Harry?"
Harry looked up at her awkwardly, not saying anything. Mira ignored his expression and sat down next to him. She began to fidget with her fingers, her gaze directed towards the ground. "Are you upset about something?"
Harry looked at her hand, then her face. Harry cleared his throat before speaking. "Do you take Divination class also?"
Mira shook her head. "No, I didn't take that class," she said, He opened his mouth to say something when suddenly Cedric popped up from behind them. "Caught you two finally!' He said, a smug smile on his face. "So you two are in your little secret rendezvous, sooo.....cute."
Mira rolled her eyes in response and Harry blushed heavily. Cedric's comment was too much for him to take. "Cedric, we are not in any stupid secret rendezvous," Mira said, her voice laced with irritation. "I'm here because..." She sighed heavily. "I don't know what to do?"
Mira was about to explain what they were doing when Cedric suddenly sat down beside her and grabbed her hand, looking to Harry. "What about you?" he asked.
Harry looked at Cedric and Mira's hands, then back at them. "Just...I want to be alone," he said quietly.
Cedric squeezed Mira's hand lightly and smiled sympathetically at Harry. Mira looked at him sadly, understanding what he was going through. She nodded and stood up, patting Harry's back gently.
"Come on, let's go," she said softly.
Harry nodded and stood up, following her and Cedric down the stairs. They all silently walked down the stairs, until they reached the bottom. Then, without a word, they parted ways.