Fire // Fred Weasley

Chapter 40

"But you said you'd stay until the end of the week!" Dawn groaned unhappily as Melanie was walking around her room packing a backpack. She was wearing burgundy jeans, a wine red crop top and had her hair straightened down to her waist.

"I know Dawnie, but I got to get back. I can't be missing so many lessons."

"Right. lessons." She scoffed. "I know it's because you miss your boyfriend."

"When you're older you'll understand." Buffy said as she leaned against the doorframe. "Don't forget these." She said to Melanie as she passed her a pack of birth control pills. Melanie rolled her eyes and put them into her backpack.

"Listen I'm just happy the ministers are on board with me going back to Hogwarts next year." She looked around the room until she found a little black box.

"What's that?" Dawn asked.

"A gift for Fred. I spent hours in the vault trying to find it." She opened it and pulled out a thin silver chain.

"That's what you spent your time looking for? I thought it would be more.. flashy." Dawn remarked.

"It doesn't need to be flashy for him to appreciate it. Besides it's special to me. It's made out of the finest silver." She put it securely in her backpack. "I feel like I'm forgetting something." Buffy walked over to Melanie's wardrobe and pulled out a black leather harness with silver buckles. "I'm not going to war. Just school."

"It looks cute and definitely goes with the outfit." Buffy shrugged. Melanie took it and put it on. She smiled sympathetically at Dawn who was sat on her chair looking upset. She reached for her gryffindor hoodie and walked up to her sister. "Here. I don't have enough space in my backpack. You can have it."

"I'd rather you stayed but thanks." Melanie hugged Dawn tightly.

"I'll be back at the end of June. You won't even notice how quick the time goes."

Back at Hogwarts the twins were walking down the corridor after lessons, excited about their recent accomplishment.

"I can't believe the canary creams work!" George exclaimed.

"Yeah luckily for us Ron can never stop eating so we had a test subject." Fred said

"Shame that Minnie saw though. Could have done a prank before Quidditch practice."

"You know she gives us detention because she loves us." Fred laughed.

"Speaking of love. Good job on telling your girlfriend you love her on possibly the worst day of the year while she's leaving to a different dimension." George mocked.

"Oh shut up. It just sort of came out." Fred replied annoyed. He sighed as they reached McGonagalls classroom. " I just hope she's doing okay. It's been three days and I'm going mental. I wish there was a way for me to communicate with her while she's over there."

"Me too, maybe it would stop you from whining all the time." George laughed and pushed Fred into the classroom.

Melanie arrived in Lupins classroom later on in the evening. She caught him up on everything that happened briefly and gave him the feedback papers from the ministers back home regarding her training. They were impressed with her combat skills but definitely needed to see an improvement regarding her firebending.

She rushed out as soon as possible and headed for the library. Many students turned to look at her when she entered. She saw Hermione's bushy brown hair and sneaked up from behind her.