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"What do you think, Luna?"

"I think that Dumbledore is a Blibbering Humdinger in disguise."

"That's an interesting theory but I was talking about the Triwizard Tournament." Mia was lying on her bed with her arms crossed behind her head as Luna lay on the floor with her feet resting up on the windowsill.

"Well, you can't enter."

"Well, I could." Mia countered whilst raising her hand to her chin in thought,

"But, you can't."

"Well, I could."

"But, you-"

"But I don't want to."

"Good because you can't. You're thirteen."

"I know I am. But I bet I could find a way around the whole 'you have to be of age' thing."

"But, you can't."

"What can't Mia do?" a flash of red hair and a weight on Mia's legs told the girls that they had been joined by none other than-

"Ginny! How did you get in?" Mia asked her friend with a huge grin,

"The way in is a riddle, there's not exactly tight security."

"But you have to be smart to answer the riddle." Mia teased,

"Not exactly, you have to be highly logical and it usually requires reading between the lines." Luna piped in from the floor.

"Are you talking about the Triwizard Tournament?" Ginny inquired, not bothering to try and counter the blonde girl who was making a heart shape with her hair on the floor,

"Yep, and how I could but I don't want to." Mia shrugged and Ginny nodded with a smirk,

"I'm just excited for the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons boys." the redhead bit her lip and Mia fanned her face jokily,

"Me. Too."

"Don't let Darren hear you say that."

"Who?" Mia asked blankly. Ginny gave her a look and shook her head,

"Darren Phillips?" Mia shook her head, "The Slytherin in Alfie's year?" the brunette then squinted to try and recall, "He asked you out not three hours ago?" the youngest Weasley threw her hands in the air when Mia still showed no recognition, "Mia! You're going on a date with him on Friday!"

"OH! Gappy McGap Face!"

"Gappy McGap Face?" Ginny raised her eyebrows but the corners of her lips twitched in amusement,

"He had a gap in his teeth." Mia shrugged and Ginny broke into giggles,

"MIA!" a voice called up from downstairs and Mia shushed her friend,

"YEAH, TERRY?"

"THERE'S A BOY WITH GAPPY TEETH ASKING FOR YOU OUTSIDE!"

Mia rolled her eyes, "BE RIGHT THERE, TEZZA." she begrudgingly rolled out of bed and waved at Ginny and Luna who were watching her amusedly. Her hair swished behind her as she strutted down the stairs with a bored look on her face.

"If that Slytherin isn't enough for you-"

"No." Mia said simply as she walked past him and out of the door. Terry Boot watched as she disappeared and soon heard a shout come from outside,

"What do you mean the date is cancelled? I asked you at dinner and you said yes!"

Not a minute later, Mia reappeared and walked through the Common Room with confidence once more,

"Evenin', Tezza." she winked as she climbed the stairs to the girls' dormitory. All of the boys watching in awe as she raised her hand in a wave - knowing everyone was staring without turning around.

~~~

As September passed, everyone was talking about the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. Mia was sat with Ginny at the Gryffindor table at lunchtime, very close to where Harry was.

"I still can't believe he showed you the Unforgivable Curses." Mia threw her half eaten sandwich on her plate as she stared at her cousin and his friends. Hermoine nodded vigorously,

"I know! It's horrible. I can't believe Dumble-"

"No, I meant that he didn't do that for us." Mia interrupted with a pout, "He told us about them, sure, but he didn't show us."

"It wasn't good, Mi." Harry spoke up from where he was staring at his plate, "He just pointed his wand at the spider and...a flash of green light and..." Harry's voice faded and Mia's eyes softened. She gestured for Ron to swap places with her and wrapped her arms around her cousin - who was more like a brother really.

"Did it look to be suffering, Harry?" she asked gently and the boy shook his head, "Remember what Mum told us? Auntie Lily looked like she was just asleep."

Harry nodded slightly and his eyes flickered to Neville who's gaze was fixated on his goblet as he swilled his pumpkin juice around. Harry then turned back to Mia who was frowning slightly, knowing of Neville's parents fate due to her mother. Mia then untangled herself from Harry and patted his hair before standing up and sitting herself next to Neville,

"Hiya, Nev." she beamed and the boy looked up, slightly dazed,

"Hi, Mia. You alright?"

"Yea, yeah, fine. What are you doing this weekend?" she asked and she put a hand on the boy's arm. Neville blushed slightly and his eyes widened as they bore into the table,

"N-nothing. Well I have some Herbology-"

"Nope, you're doing that another time and you're coming to Hogsmeade with me." Mia sent him her breathtaking smile and he looked up from the wood of the table,

"I am?"

"Yep, you're going to take me to Honeydukes and then we'll have a drink at the Three Broomsticks. Pick me up at 3."

Neville watched with an open mouth as Mia hopped up and walked away, her sleek hair swishing somewhat hypnotically behind her. Many boys turned their heads and followed her figure with their eyes as she sat herself next to Alfie on the Hufflepuff table and struck up a conversation with Amelia. At once, all of the boys' eyes returned to their plates as Alfie turned his head and glared fiercely at anyone who was watching his sister. Though, after Mia had whispered something in his ear, he had faced Neville and sent him a grin, winking slightly at his flushed cheeks.