Hello Harita. This was a very nice post to let us relax and enjoy all the characters. All but one that is. Where was Sara? I love reading anything Sara, as she is my favorite character in this ff. Is she who Shaun is so concerned with when he's looking into the fire? Also, I don't understand what this means: But great post. I can't wait to read the next one.

you will understand later what i mean...Connie...just hold on...I know this was a completely a non-Sara post but i just wanted to add some breather from the roller coaster ride that the characters are having...but the thing that you pointed out has no doubt taken the story forward even if it is just by one line...

Will post soon...

Hello There Everybody Here's The Next Post...

A Little Past A Little Future…

A month gone by and the tension in the castle built up too and for the 7th years it was too much to cope with, especially for the head girl.
Ginny was running from quidditch pitch to common room to library to Gryffindor Common Room and most of the time had her dinner in the Gryffindor Tower accompanied by Sara. Both the girls were working hard pushing their limits each day.
It was just a day before the match when Ginny was laying there in the Gryffindor couch and reading her History Of Magic text book while Sara was sitting on the carpeted floor and working over her Transfiguration Chart. She just turned to see what Ginny was doing and saw her almost asleep. She chuckled and then after few minutes she heard Ginny stir and get up
“you awake?” asked Sara
“hmm?” she mumbled and Sara laughed
“certainly not” she spoke softly to herself
After a few minutes Ginny got up jerkily realizing she slept studying.
“Sara, can I talk for sometime, it helps me keep away from sleep” she said and got up slightly but still leaned against the arm rest of the couch. Sara chuckled
“why don’t you sleep for sometime wake up later and then study?” she asked
“oh no, no. I get severe head ache” and she nodded
“alrighty, shoot” she said smiling. Ginny nodded but didn’t speak for sometime and stared blankly at the space ahead of her and then said
“um…Sara, did I tell you that I am aspiring to be a quidditch player?” Sara stopped writing and smiled but didn’t turn to look at Ginny.
“well you didn’t tell me but it isn’t a surprise for me” she said still smiling and continued with her work. Ginny nodded
“yeah, I think Quidditch is what I am made for” she said
“I mean, yeah I can do other things like work in Ministry and all”
“oh certainly you can, with the OWLs you got and NEWTs you will get” said Sara nodding
“yeah, whatever, but I always had this thing for Quidditch” Ginny said, Sara nodded again and then there was silence. Only a few nocturnal noises could be heard from the window and a little bit of whisperings from the other students awake and studying and Sara’s quill as she wrote over the parchment.
“Sara?”
“Hmm?”
“what do you want to become?” she asked
Sara stopped writing once again, smiled a bit and then leaned back on the seat of the couch and stared into the fire
“well, I always loved to do some potions you know” she said
“potions, well that’s interesting” Ginny said
“yeah, well it does run in my blood I guess, my mum she was a healer and a potioneer” she said
“oh,” and Sara nodded
“but there was a time when I wanted to be a quidditch player myself” Ginny smiled
“not surprised” she said
Sara chuckled.
“I wont be either, but I don’t think I will do that either” she said
“then?”
“well, don’t know. Have something in mind lets see how it all goes about” Sara said and shrugged
Sara leaned on to the seat of the couch for some more time and then Ginny asked
“hmm…Sara, will you go back?” she asked
Sara looked at the fire and then turned to face Ginny. Ginny looked at her but didn’t say a word
“I will” Sara said
“but Shaun” Ginny started but Sara cut her
“he will be the one sending me, I know” she said and Ginny raised her eyebrows
“Are you sure?” she asked
“affirmative” Sara replied and Ginny kept quiet. Each in her own thoughts
“Sara?”
“Yes, Ginny” she said
“um…you three were very close right?” she asked
Sara nodded
“yeah” Sara said her voice sounding dreamy
“um…you know I can seriously see you as the trio of your school” Ginny said
Sara chuckled coming out of her short dreamy state and then nodded
“well, um…weren’t that famous but we were something back in our school” she said
“ahan?”
“well, Shaun and Rahul were known for their pranks all over from the very beginning, they have lists and lists of detentions in their name”
“and you the book worm?” Ginny asked and chuckled
Sara laughed
“well…I guess somewhat and anyways someone had to be there to save their necks right” Sara said grinning looking at Ginny and she laughed
“of course, you remind me of mix of Hermione and Remus” and Sara laughed and shook her head
“you must be missing your school”
“yeah, but Hogwarts is really cool, seriously” Sara said and Ginny smiled and nodded
“you have many friends there?”
“well…yeah…I mean I cant always hang around with those two right?” Sara said and Ginny giggled
“Juhi and Juan were good friends of mine from the very beginning, but there were certain difference between the two that left me you know hanging between them all through the school but I think they have come to talking terms towards the end” Sara said
“war, can make people do things” Sara said shrugging and Ginny nodded in agreement
“And Ali, you know that day Shaun spoke of him” Ginny nodded
“he was a good friend too along with Bruce” she said and Ginny nodded again and then spoke.
“so Juhi is Rahul’s girlfriend?” Sara nodded “and Shaun?”
“Had someone, sometime” she replied
“and you didn’t have one?”
“A girlfriend?” Sara asked amused
Ginny laughed “hell no, I mean a boyfriend?”
“well, when I was in fourth year, yes… ended that year itself and from then on I am fine as I am” she said
“that bad?”
“no, but I learnt a lesson from my hasty decision, me and my teenage hormones” she said rolling her eyes and Ginny chuckled
“And you don’t intend have someone?” asked Ginny. Sara looked at her and then smiled
“Ginerva Weasley, you certainly are not going to let your friend die as a spinster, right?” Sara asked in a mock serious tone
Ginny looked at her and shook her head and eyes wide
“no…I…” Sara laughed
“don’t worry, I will be with someone… sometime, someday” Sara said and then got back to writing her transfiguration giving Ginny the cue of end of discussion…


Have A Nice Day...

Hello Harita. Thank you for this post! It was so warm and cozy! I loved the setting of this post. The fireside chat with two friends. Sara is very wise and I was going to say she reminds me of Hermione and Remus, but Ginny already did. Harita, what is going to happen?!?!!?!? Does it have something to do with that thing Shaun said? I can't wait Harita! Please post soon!

hey there, Hari, how's you, you write awwwwwwwww, waiting for the next post!!

Thanks Connie and VJ...


Finals Here We Come…


It was hot and sun was literally breathing fire that morning when the finals for the quidditch started and the players both in blue and red robes were sweating already within 20 minutes of the game. There was a huge wave of red and blue divided equally at the stands, each of them cheering their teams to their hearts content. Sara and Fiona were standing and clutching the wooden railing in front of them and clapping hard as ever and cheering how much ever possible.
The score was 30-50 in favor of Ravenclaws and the Gryffindors were cheering harder for their team mates to buck up.
Ginny was looking around and flying swiftly on her broom keeping an eye on the snitch. The chasers were doing everything possible to score the goals and they did!
Around the half time the score was even at 70-70 and the tension was rising tremendously. The only chance was if either of the team gets the snitch or moves ahead to score.
Demelza sat down on the wooden bench and gulped a swig of water from the mug given to her and then spoke taking a deep breath
“people, we are almost there but so are they!”
“we will try and increase our score and move away from the tied score, gives us some hope for easy win but Ginny you know what you have to do” Ginny nodded her head. She was nervous no doubt but she gulped down and then looked around the stands. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath
‘this is your chance Gin, make the best of this, this is your final year here and before you go you will win the cup for your house and go’ she thought firmly. Ginny opened her eyes just in time to hear the umpire blow the whistle and the teams flew back.
The match resumed and this time the chasers did well on their part it was 100-70 and Ginny was searching for the snitch like a hawk, when within next minutes the Ravens almost tied with them again with 10 points to spare. Ginny panicked a bit and then tried to calm herself and then taking a deep breath she dived in and searched for the snitch. As she flew in front of the spectators she felt she saw a familiar face among the crowd but she didn’t have much time to look back to see who it was because the Ravens had tied with the Gryffindors. Just then Ginny saw a glint of gold somewhere in middle of clear summer sky with sun shinning gold all over. Ginny narrowed her eyes and went after the snitch. Soon she felt someone rush past her and Ginny leaned herself completely over her broom and increased her speed and beat the opposing seeker and with one hand she leaned side ways and grabbed hold of the snitch which made her flip side ways over her broom.
And she heard a big Oh…and Ah…from all over the crowd as she was about to fall but she flipped a 360 degree and then brought herself up back miraculously.
Sara, Fiona and the rest of the team couldn’t imagine how Ginny could do it. They were all silently gapping at her including the commentator and then the whistle blow from the umpire down the pitch brought everyone back to their senses and the jubilation and celebration began...

The sight down at the pitch was a not less than a victory parade for the Quidditch World Cup! The whole ocean of red was seen from the stands as the hundreds of Gryffindor supporters came running down towards the pitch to congratulate their team mates…
Demelza was being turned around lifting her above the ground by her boyfriend while the beaters and the chasers were hoisted on the supporters shoulders while Ginny was bear hugged by every soul present there and then
“Lovely, Gin” and she turned around to see the same green eyes looking back at her with full of admiration
“I…Harry!” and she hugged him tight
“Do I need to tell you how awesome you were?” he asked cheekily as he hugged her.
“oh yes of course!” she said firmly as she hugged him but a smile lingering none the less on her face. Ginny drew back and smiled a huge bright smile and then before she knew he kissed her, each of them revisiting their 6th and 5th years win at the final quidditch cup. There were wolf whistles and claps and laughing everywhere. Ginny drew back and looked everywhere searching for her friends and then there was a whoosh just above her and Harry’s head …and that made them duck suddenly that made the cheering crowd silent for a second and then cheer again as they saw two black school robed people flying into the sky and then there were fireworks everywhere in the sky. The Weasley fireworks no doubt, the best of them. Ginny, Derek, Demelza, Jimmy, Ritchie and the two chasers and everybody looked curiously to see who was giving such a fine display of fire works and were surprised to see a very two familiar faces fly down towards them
“A madly grinning Fiona and Sara!”
Derek was stunned and Ginny amazed seeing Fiona fly so well…the girls zigzagged around on their brooms skillfully and lightened up the beautiful rockets in the sky by their wands and then after sometime when everybody thought the show was over and just when Professor McGonagall was about to speak again trying to control her smile, Fiona spoke
“Sorry, Professor just a second” she said with help of sonorous effect on her voice and everybody raised their eyebrows. They looked around to see where Sara vanished and then suddenly Sara flew over from behind the Ravenclaw supporter stands with two baton like fireworks and flew quickly towards where Fiona was hovering high in the sky and the threw one of the lit batons to her and Fiona caught just in time. The girls flew around in circle in opposite directions near the audience just for the effect. They threw the batons as they reached the center so that the batons collide. The crowd was cheering madly at both as they passed in front of them and then as the batons collided they held their breaths and a huge roar erupted from the collision and a huge Lion face erupted in the form of fire works and the crowd was stunned by the sound of it but waved their red flags and accessories as they heard the next roar and celebrated the end of the quidditch cup won by Gryffindors…
All The Adulation…


Have A Nice Day...

Hello Harita. That was a good game, and a very exciting game for Ginny. She did really good to win the game for the team. And they won the championship! That's great! Great job, Harita.

Heya people...another post is up...sorry for such a long long delay...



More Then A Best Friend?

Shaun walked Catherine back one night to her apartment after a dinner at the guys apartment. She got to know the trio closely and moreover got to know about Sara too because Harry was still all praises for his ex school team’s win and the awesome celebration that Sara displayed.
“Sara, seems to be very close to all of you especially Ronald” she stated as they were walking.
Shaun snapped his head towards her looking at her for sometime as he walked he shook his head smiling and then spoke
“well, she pretty much gets along well with everyone that’s why” he said and shrugged
“and Ronald?”
“what about him?”
“oh” Shaun realized and smiled and spoke “No, Ron is this completely head over heels in love with Hermione, no one can change that, Sara has just become his sister like friend” Shaun continued and Catherine looked at him and then nodded
All the time when they had talked about Sara and Ginny, Catherine watched Shaun and saw change in him as he heard his friends talk about Sara which she couldn’t point out what it was. So she thought of asking
“So, Sara and you were best friends?”
“Are best friends” he said unknowingly emphasizing the ‘Are’ as they strolled back with his hands in his jeans pocket
“are” she murmured and smiled a bit.
“I mean, yeah you seemed to know her very well” she said. Shaun nodded but kept silent.
“seven years” was his answer.
“but how did she end up here?” she asked
“well…she came in search of one of our friend” Shaun said
Catherine raised her eyebrows “search?” she asked and Shaun didn’t say a word.

Shaun looked at her for sometime stopped walking and then sighed. He could trust to tell her, tell her everything at least as much as he knows. He began to open his mouth but then stopped and looked away and resumed his silent walk.
No he couldn’t do that. The more the people know about how Sara ended up here the more it will be a problem for Sara and much more easier for people tracking down on her to know where she is.
It isn’t that Ministry from their country will come looking for her here in England because none of the evidence that they might collect will point it out that she might be here because Shaun himself hadn’t even in his weirdest dreams and thoughts about her thought she might end up here. But he wanted to be sure that very few people know of her stay here and very few people to know how and why she came here and where is she actually from.
All this so that he could keep her trackers in dark about her living in some other part of the world. Though most of them must have taken the bait of Sara’s death but he wasn’t that very sure. A little careless talk can get them in trouble.
Catherine looked at Shaun who was about to talk but then stopped and then began to walk away. Catherine looked at him confused and caught up with him and spoke
“Shaun? What is it?”
He looked at her and then gave a small smile and shook his head
“nothing Cathe, I think I had told you right that anything relating to my past wont be ever talked again” he said reminding her
Cathe raised her eyebrow and then spoke
“well, you sound as if reminding me. But the fact is you never told me any such thing and instead you have always spoken of your past to me” she said looking straight in his eye which made him uncomfortable. This was the weirdest part. He had wanted to keep Harry, Ron and Hermione away from his past and he was sort of successful except for last few months where everything boiled out because of the letter from Juhi and Shaun and the trio later sat down and talked some important bits of his life in his old country back. But with Catherine it had been different. He somehow had opened up and told her whenever something from his past came up in between them.
“I haven’t forgotten about your dream, Shaun” she spoke softly and laid her hand on his hand.
He looked at her and sighed
“Cathe, yeah I know that but I guess there will be some parts which I wouldn’t want to talk about” he said.
At such times normally Catherine would always let go because she knew he would come around later sometime or even if he didn’t he would allow her to help him some way or the other with that problem. But this time she knew he was going to maintain it under wraps of past, his thoughts and that worried look he bears almost every time someone mentions Sara or when he himself talks or thinks of her.
This hurt Catherine. All this time (though even for a short period from the time he joined the Ministry) he always spoke to her and cleared off the matter which relieved him of all the thoughts and allowed him to relax and enjoy his current life, life with his friends, life of auror training, life where almost everyday Catherine had unknowingly become a part of it, which he had missed out on realizing but she didn’t…

Shaun looked at her as she had become quiet and he smiled and took her hand in his and squeezed as a friend would
“what are you thinking Catherine?” he asked
Catherine looked at him and then spoke
“you don’t believe and trust me right?” she said her voice hurt
And Shaun was taken aback
“what do you mean?” he asked
She looked at him, stopped walking. They were in the middle of an almost deserted muggle lane leading to her apartment
“there is something that you are hiding from me” she said
“Cathe, there are quite a lot of things you don’t know. And you, yourself told me that you didn’t want to know everything about me and was fine not knowing everything” he said
“yeah, I know, I don’t care about what you haven’t told me, but I care about what you are hiding from me” she said
He looked at her confused
‘why the hell are all girls this complicated? Why do they have to talk in such cryptic language’ he thought and shook his head
“Cathe, I don’think…what is your point” he broke his sentence and came directly at his question
“What is it about Sara that you aren’t willing to tell me?” she asked point blank
He looked at her and then realized that she had noticed that he had stopped talking about it.
He took a deep breath and then spoke up with all his honesty
“Look, Cathe. Its not that I don’t trust you, no…I trust you and all my friends but there are certain things that I wont want to disclose to anyone even you. It’s the others whom I don’t trust”
“you don’t have to talk to ‘others’ about it, just me” she said
“you always had” she continued. Catherine didn’t get what was his point. Why was he hesitating on speaking out what he was about to.
Shaun looked at her thinking on how to make her understand that the others that he was talking of are those people who might cause problems for Sara. But he didn’t say anything and quietly lead Catherine towards her house.

“there you go” he said and Catherine looked at the building and then back at Shaun.
This was it for now. She couldn’t ask for more from Shaun. She had realized that this how much he would reveal, which was almost nothing. She was feeling let down and was angry on Shaun for not telling her but she better not show it.

Squeezing his hand a bit and a slight peck on his cheek and a goodnight wish she walked away from him into the apartment lobby…


Hope You Like It
Have A Nice Day:-)


This post gives much more insight to Shaun/Catherine.I havent mentioned her much but she was there in a quite a few posts in the past.Shaun and Catherine became good friends over daily lunch meetings after each of them helped the other with Malfoy issue

Hello Harita. I've been missing you so much. I check my email everyday to see if I got a notice saying you posted. I know you are very busy with your studies. I'm thrilled you was able to give us this post. It's ok. Your post is always worth the wait. Is she just trying to fish information out of him? Maybe she's interested in Shaun, and she is just saying this to see his reaction if maybe he is interested in Sara. Yeah, unless you say otherwise, that is what I'm going to think. It points to that. Ahh! When I started reading this, I was so afraid Shaun was going to tell her. What if she is a spy, for the "other people". This is something else I'm wondering about. Reguardless of what I think is going on in the story, I loved how you wrote that piece. I love it that he was going to tell her, but remembered his need to keep Sara safe. She has to understand he has things he cannot talk about in his life. She's always known that, but now that she met Sara, she is either feeling threatened by her, or she needs information to tell her spy people. I myself like it that he's not telling her. I want him and Sara to be together.
Well, sorry for taking up so much space, and saying little, but, I wanted to tell you my uptake on it. I'm thrilled with your story, and I can't wait to read more.

thanks Connie...
maybe...
hehehehe...

well she hasnt met Sara yet...just heard of her that's it...
oh no,no its ok i like discussing about the post it will help me further write better...

Here is another post...

SOMETHING NEW...

That night Catherine laid down on her bed and thinking about her evening. She smiled as she recalled the moments where Ron spoke of their time at Hogwarts and how they used to be doing detentions with Snape and irritating the caretaker.
She felt all warm and mushy whenever she saw Hermione and Ron together.
‘They are like such a perfect couple’ she thought and turned in her bed.
‘one being the bossy and controlled while the other completely laid back and care free’ Her mind drifted to Harry. She had always read about him just as the Chosen One and the Boy Who Lived and all, and all about his greatness but to actually be there in his presence she found that a bit intimidating, not that they were scaring her but their popularity in the press in compared to their humility in personal life really gave her the feeling.
As she replayed the entire evening back in her head, her heart and mind constantly went back to Shaun, who has turned out to be such a confidante in just a few months. She couldn’t trust anyone so much as she trusts him. But it wasn’t just that he had become great friends just in such a short time, that he is even with Rebecca but just that he had began to trust her the same way…Catherine stopped for a moment
‘trust? Does he trust me?’ ‘I don’t know, I don’t think so’ she thought now lying on her back.
‘if he does then he would have told me about what he was thinking today, no but he didn’t’
‘and since it is about Sara, he wouldn’t say it even more, God! seriously I am beginning to dislike her’ Cathe thought
‘first of all, everyone talks so much about her, secondly Shaun doesn’t want to talk about her and thirdly whenever anyone talks about her I know, I have seen that look on his face’ she murmured and sighed and then turned in her bed and looked out of the window
‘I don’t know what to make out of his reaction to Sara and what Sara thinks of him as but he is a real good friend, has passion for work, loves his friends, kind, always there to brighten your day, well I don’t know about others but for me, yes and he is a charming guy’ she thought and a small smile crept on her lips and she began to feel all warm from within just thinking of him. She didn’t know how long she laid down thinking of him and smiling at her memories with him when she suddenly realized what she was doing. She frowned a bit and then turned again on the other side and closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But sleep refused to take her over for a long time and it was irritating her now.
‘what’s wrong?’ she thought snapping her eyes open. She sat up on her bed and leant against the head board and began to read a book which was at the bedside table, but she couldn’t concentrate on that either.
“this is ridiculous!” she exclaimed and then looked out of the window. Getting up she walked towards the window and looked out of it and felt the light summer night breeze hitting her face. She smiled. Turning back around she walked back to her bed and laid down again with her hand on her forehead and her mind started to work on its own accord and then her thoughts again were directed towards Shaun.
‘what the hell!’
But then she let them flow, and later with a small smile playing on her lips she fell fast asleep…


Have Nice Day:-)
and do comment...

Hello Harita. This was short but, plenty to think on. Great writing Harita. I love how you give points for us to think about. You tell your story in an easy to follow way, yet makes us think about everything we read, so we don't miss anything. I love how Catherine is resting in bed thinking, analizing the various people in here life at the moment. She loves the feeling of what Ron and Hermione have for each other. Yet, when she thinks of Harry: It wasn't of Harry and Ginny, just Harry. I think she is in awe of him, being able to be a real person, even with all his fame. And do I feel the slightest bit of intrepidation in her thoughts of him? She will continue to watch him, and be careful of him. Why? Maybe I'm wrong. I read through this whole post, and came back to this. It's like she really is starting to fall for him, and her thought about Sara show jealousy, yet when I read this: It's like she chides herself and disciplines herself not to get invilved. So, is she really on a mission, and can't let herself be distracted? So, I'm now back to not knowing anything for sure. Great writing Harita. You are very talented. Study hard, but have a wonderful day. I'll be watching for your next post. I love this story more and more with each post.

Thanks Connie ...yeah well she is sort of in awe with Harry because of how down to earth he is in his normal life away from all the celebrity picture that the press prints of him.And yeah to meet some one of such a high stature anyone would be awestruck and no doubt slightly intimidated.

Yeah well, doesnt it look like a typical girl stuff disciplining and chiding herself to not get involved?

Keep guessing you are pretty good at what you think.You will know where this is going soon...and thanks once again...

Heya here's the next post...

Something New Part II

It was already the start of May and the summer was getting bad, with scorching heat in the days and warmer nights the students were sweating out in the castle to get through the last part of their term.


It was a Saturday that day when Ginny got up and got dressed for a Hogsmeade trip. She had decided to get on and do all the last minute stationary shopping she would need just before her exams would start.

Walking down the corridor after an early breakfast, Ginny made her way towards the Gryffindor Tower to check on Sara. It was still early and Ginny had time before she left for Hogsmeade.
On entering she saw quite a lot of her batch mates fast asleep in the common room itself with their heads on their books or books on their stomachs and sleeping. She chuckled. Ginny too wasn’t feeling that great. Looking at the sleepy friends she stifled a yawn herself. She looked around to see if Sara was there and just then she heard someone stir and Ginny walked to see where Sara just then woke up
“hey ‘morning”
Sara smiled and nodded back
“how you doing?”
“oh, terrible” rubbing her eyes
“that’s good” said Ginny plopping next to Sara as she sat up properly on the couch.
“you?” she asked sleepily.
“oh dreadful”
“that’s awesome” mumbled Sara tying her hair up in a bun and Ginny laughed and slapped her hand “ow!” and Sara frowned and rubbed her hand.
“So, Hogsmeade?” Ginny asked
“nah…you go ahead”
“you sure? I mean we can have just some break, will help you get back to your work fresh minded” she said
“no, I guess I am fine” she said tiredly and exercised her head around her neck and rubbed her hand at the back of her neck and Ginny shook her head.



After an hour or so Sara bid her friend bye at the Entrance Hall as she went back to the Gryffindor Tower.
Reaching the Tower she walked up to the window of the common room that opened up to the grounds. Sara saw the students piling in to the coaches to go to Hogsmeade. After seeing the last of the coaches leave Sara turned around and walked to the table and drew a parchment and quill near her as she sat down and began to write a letter…


As the coaches reached the Hogsmeade Town Ginny got down in her pale yellow cotton, sleeveless button down shirt and white three fourths and white flats with her red hair in a high pony tail. The street was as usual crowded with people moving, running around their errands. Ginny first made her stop at the Three Broomsticks for a round of large chilled butterbeer. Butterbeer was her favorite drink, not because of its taste and smooth texture but because it is a perennial drink. One could have a chilled one in summers and a warm one in winters.
As she bought her large butterbeer and turned to look for a seat she saw a familiar blonde there. Smiling Ginny made her way towards the pale blue summer dress, radish ear-ringed girl with her long blonde hair held lightly in a bun, with strands framing her face and looking dreamily somewhere into the space in front of her. As Ginny was making her way to the table where Luna was sitting she found a young guy looking at her friend dazedly and that made Ginny chuckle.
‘well, Luna does look pretty’ she thought and then sat down in front of her friend
“hey there dream girl” she said
“oh, hey Ginny” Luna said coming out of her revere.
“Bright day, isn’t it?” she asked
“oh yeah, very and you seemed to be making even more bright for someone else out here” Ginny said softly and casually shifted in her seat to let Luna have a look at the guy who was looking at her dreamy eyed for so long. As Luna saw him he turned away blushing and Luna giggled and Ginny smiled.

The girls sat there and chit chatted for a while and just as they were done and were about to leave Ginny saw a light brown headed girl emerge from the door of Three Broomsticks along with Shaun?


Have A Nice Day...:-)

Hello Harita. I loved the opening atmosphere. One wishes to be in bed sleeping instead of trying to study, as all these girls seem to be trying to do. I wonder, does it do any good to cram study like that? It doesn't seem like it would.
And Sara and Ginny are very cute trying to be social with each other, but just to sleepy. But who is she going to write to? Rosmerta maybe? I bet it's Shaun though. I love how you dress Ginny! MUCH better than the movies do! I always thought she was so pretty, and I love her hair. How cute is that?! It's Catherine! And Ginny doesn't like what she's seeing does she!
Great post Harita. You must post soon as possible ok?

lol...yeah...well...sure cramming doesnt help...but even after studying from the beginning exam times you tend to do all that late nights and burning lantern sort of things...ask me...my exams are round the corner...lol...

guess guess...
thanks...i thought the pale yellow and white would bring out the red hair of hers well...as such Ginny in movies dresses up normally...sometimes a tad bit dull but actually Bonnie dresses up well...and i think this should go well on Bonnie as such...
oh yeah she is weird and eccentric but really really pretty...
Thanks...will post as soon as possible...

ok this is a very short post...here...and i will only be able to post after two weeks when i am done with my exams!

Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests!

“Ginny!” and Sara shook her friend’s shoulder jerkily
“huh-ah?” she got up suddenly and looking around and breathing heavily
“what, what happened?”
Sara indicated the watch impatiently
“Oh crap! Its 7 already…” and Ginny ran out of the Gryffindor Tower packing her bag untidily and running back to her common room to get ready for the exam.

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It was 9 and Sara sat there in the middle of the room nervously her hands clasped tightly and looked every bit of a scared and nervous NEWT first timer. Around her everyone looked more or less the same way.
Ginny was at the corner of the room staring at the back of fellow Hufflepuff sitting in front of her. Derek was sitting nervously at the very first row of the class and turned for a minute to see where his other friends were. He spotted Fiona sitting just a few rows behind him and she gave a small nervous smile and he nodded back and then Professor McGonagall came in set out there parchments in front of them and handed each of them their question papers…
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It was a dreary afternoon when the 7th years came out of the dingy, claustrophobic dungeons after their Potions practical each of them sweating like pigs, their appearances not that great…ties already loose, guys shirts out of their pants already, shirt buttons, collar buttons open and hair tousled, and pieces of hair coming out of the girls tied up hairs, make up spreading over the faces of few girls who un-wittingly applied a thick layer just to impress the external.

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“that was an awesome practical” Sara exclaimed once she and Ginny were in the girls washroom with the other girls and got busy freshening up a bit.
“I can not imagine that I have a chance to get a little bit of a bonus for making the slight change in the potion that the external asked me to” she said toweling her wet face
“and it did work perfectly” excitedly continued as she combed her curly hair with her fingers and tied it back into a bun with slight wet curls framing her face while the rest of the girls who were busy fussing over their make up looked at Sara ridiculously and that made Ginny and Luna chuckle.
“we, know that you are cool at Potions Sara” Ginny said and Sara as they left the wash room before the other girls threw them out for their constant chatter over how awesome Sara’s practical had gone by and Sara herself couldn’t help gushing over and over again about it till a tired looking Fiona returned from her Ancient Runes exam and told her to shut up…


Have A Nice Day...
See You Soon...

Hello Harita. Was you inspired to write this post from your own up and coming exams? I bet you're just like Sara. I loved how everyone comes out all hot and sweaty, and looking quite bedraggled, and then you have Sara: I loved it so much! Awe, that wasn't nice Fiona. I don't think Sara was bragging. She was just happy. I'm glad Ginny and Luna were sweet to her.

Great post Harita. And I hope you have great success with your exams. I'll wait for you to get them done, and not pester you about posting. But, I will be watching for your post when you're done with exams.

thanks Connie...well...it wasnt based on my exams...but i sort of ended up posting around the same time......


I am done with my exams and here i am back again to post in here...
Read and let me know...

BUT WHAT NEXT?


The days passed by and so did the weeks and at last the finals were over…
“at last its finally done,” sighed Fiona the evening the NEWTs were over and she was sitting under the beech tree’s cool shade with Derek’s head on her lap and his eyes closed and he plainly nodded and a small smile playing on his lips.

Ginny, Luna were joined with Demelza, her boyfriend and the rest of the quidditch team in the lake where they were playing in the water trying to cool off. Sara was sitting at the edge of the lake with her legs in the water watching her friends and every now and then they would splash water on her for not coming in the lake with them. At the end they had managed to drag her in and they all swam and played in their school robes.

As the evening set in the seventh years climbed out of the lake drenched in water and set back towards the castle, laughter filled in air as they were done with the major exams of their lives. The entire atmosphere in the castle had changed too all the students were much more relaxed now that they all were done with their exams and were waiting for their return back.

That evening Ginny and Sara were sitting in the Heads Common Room after so long chatting when Ginny asked
“So, Sara you are coming with us no doubt to stay in summers right?”
And Sara looked at Ginny as realization set in…Her stint at Hogwarts was now over, within a week she would be out of the school. She looked around the common room thinking of an answer. The old fort, the castle which was her home and place of solace was no more going to be her home now, she had to leave it someday and the day seemed to be just round the corner.
Sara hadn’t thought of this day to come by so early and now she had no idea where she was to stay and what she was to do next.

Seeing Sara’s reaction Ginny spoke
“ Sara?”
“huh?”
“um…nothing…just that we will be leaving this place soon” she said softly and Ginny gave a small smile
“yeah, I know…this is Hogwarts effect on you think what it will be for us,” she said chuckling.
“spent all my 7 years here” she continued and Sara nodded but remained silent.

“Sara, is there anything you want to speak about?” Ginny asked once again
“um…nothing…Ginny, nothing”
“Sara…” Ginny coaxed.
Giving up Sara spoke “Its just that…well…I don’t know where to go from here, my family lives somewhere in the other part of the world, but I cant even go there now, not without being chased, I cant stay in this school for ever, I don’t know what Madam Rosmerta will think if I go back to her place and”
“Sara…” Ginny said aghast. Sara looked at her. Ginny composed herself leaned ahead her hand on Sara’s.
“You do have us right? I mean that’s what I meant when I asked you are coming to stay with us for the summer right?”
“Ginny, but isn’t it true? I cant stay with you all forever” she said and Ginny began to protest
“oh that’s all nonsense” she said and dismissed it with her hand leaning back. Sara just looked at her shaking her head and then turned away.
“you can stay with us for as long as you want” she said Ginny said leaning ahead and trying to make Sara listen to her
“we would really like you to be with us and continue to keep in touch” she said and Sara just nodded but Ginny knew Sara would take time to let that settle in. So she just remained silent and tried to think some other options for Sara.

“hey if you feel uncomfortable with us, you can go and stay with Mr. and Mrs. Macmillan” Ginny said and Sara looked at Ginny shocked and then let out a chuckle
“no, Ginny…I think I will be much more comfortable staying with you people than at his house, because I haven’t met them yet, I mean since the time I was here and I don’t feel it right somehow” she said
Ginny looked at Sara confused “why not?” she asked
“I don’t know just don’t feel it right” Sara said shrugging and giving a weak smile Ginny sighed and leaned against the head rest of the couch
“so, that means that you will stay with us” she said excitedly as she realized that and Sara couldn’t help but smile and nod.


Have A Nice Day...:-)

Hello Harita. I can just imagine Sara's anxiety about her tests, and then suddenly realize her home for the term is about to be terminated. It would have to be an awful thing to worry about. Surely she will stay with Ginny.
I think Ginny just assumed Sara would just come home with her. I'm sure she loves Sara as a sister. Great post Harita. I'll be watching for your next.

heya Connie thanks for reading...here's the next post.its really very short though.

As the kids piled out of the Hogsmeade station Sara, Ginny and Luna walked in the back silently each in their own thoughts. For each of them the school was an integral part of their lives. Not only that they studied here but best and worst part of their lives were spent within the walls of the castle. For one the school was where she created her own identity, the school was where she got to know her potential while for the other this school was where she got friends, friends that she knew would stick to her for the rest of her life even when they were out of school now and for the third, this school was nothing but place she could call a home in this foreign land, a place where she was herself and loved every minute of her stay. She now carries the memories of the school that would last for the rest of her life and she could never have been so great full for the strict looking Professor McGonagall for accepting her in her school on that dreary rainy day when she was almost about to walk out of Hogsmeade…



The train pulled into the Kings Cross Station and the girls got down with their luggage only to be bear hugged by a bushy haired woman
“Ginny…” exclaimed a familiar voice and Sara chuckled as both of them fought against the bear hug from Hermione and then breaking free went and hugged Ron as Ginny went and hugged Harry
“So…we are back now” Ginny said with a broad smile
“yes you are” Harry said looking at Ginny “for a very long time” Ginny smiled as she put her arm around his waist.
“and I am feeling very hungry, what’s for dinner?” she asked and Harry chuckled
“you and your Weasley traits”
“your mum’s made some special dinner I guess” Hermione said smiling and Ginny’s grin broadened.
Sara’s eyes lingered around the crowd a bit and then she turned and followed her friends. As if thinking on her lines Hermione spoke softly as Sara walked beside her towards the empty road from where they would all apparate
“Had a busy day, he said hi to you” and Sara merely nodded just before she closed her eyes and tightened the grip on her trunk and bag and apparated to the Burrow…


Have A Nice Day...:-)

Hello Harita. Sorry I'm taking so long to comment. I read this very early tis morning but was too sleepy to comment. I love Sara's way of viewing things. Ah, so sad. Why isn't Shaun there? I hope it wasn't Catherine keeping him busy. Great post Harita. I'm looking forward to your next chapter.

Thanks Connie

Here's the next the post...

PUNISHMENT

Sara was in the shed looking at the fascinating muggle collection that Mr.Weasley had when she heard a someone clearing their throat. She turned around and saw Shaun standing there. For a second her face brightened up and she smiled seeing him but the very next moment she walked past him out of the shed without giving him another look. Confused Shaun went after her and called her but she didn’t respond. As he was following her he came across Ginny in the lawn and he received the same glare from her.
“what?” he said frustrated
“you know, what” Ginny said
“I don’t know what you are talking of” he said looking at Ginny
“oh yes you do”
“no I don’t, will you help enlighten me” he asked his tone sarcastic
“how long have we returned back to Burrow?” she asked
“I don’t know, a week or more”
“one week, three days precise” she said curtly
“ok, I will keep that in mind”
“shut up”
“what?”
“let me finish…the reason why Sara isn’t talking to you,” and Shaun looked at her mutely
“you haven’t called or tried to meet her even once since we came, just always asked Harry or Ron to pass on a hi from you to her, haven’t written any letters, never bothered to keep in touch with her even when we were in school and now you come after a week and more and you expect her to receive you warmly?” Ginny demanded and Shaun was taken a back with her voice
“um…”
“are you even her best friend?” she questioned
“hey, don’t get that tone on me…I mean…yeah…I am sorry…but,” he stuttered.
“Dont apologize me,” she said not letting him complete. Shaun looked at her
“um…yeah…I will go and talk to her” he said nodding and walked away thinking
‘how does Harry deal with that now!’

Sara was sitting by the small lake under the tree when she heard soft foot steps on the grass but she didn’t move and then she felt someone sitting next to her, turning she faced Shaun
“hey” and she just nodded.
Shaun sighed “I am sorry, Sara”
“you should be” she cut him across and he nodded with small smile. He knew this side of Sara very well.
“so what’s my punishment?” he asked. Sara hadn’t expected this from him but then she took the opportunity nevertheless.
“well…your punishment will be to come and meet me, everyday after your work is over for next one week” and Shaun smiled and nodded
“that…isn’t your punishment” Sara continued and Shaun looked at her confused
“everyday you come, your punishment will be different” Sara said and Shaun raised his eyebrows
“hey this isn’t fair?”
“this is a punishment and you are not in a position to make demands” Sara stated
“but...” but Shaun didn’t continue the look on Sara’s face was priceless as she was enjoying troubling Shaun. It looked as if Christmas had come early this year and he knew troubling him was certainly no less precious gift than a Christmas gift for her.
“you love troubling me, right?” he said looking out into the lake and then back at her
“well…I think you have troubled me enough too…all these years” she said looking at him and then away into the lake
“so its pay back time?” he asked with a small grin and Sara smiled and nodded looking back at him.

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Do read and comment...

I know that there isnt much of active action plot around right now. but that is what actually it is.Because this is a story of the time after the war and there wont be much action as everyone will be trying to cope with the effects and get back to normalacy.but i am trying to bring in as much of it as possible. And moreover all through the lives of our character we cant have continous action, can we? We should have some kind of normal day to day stuff also going on...what do you say?

Have A Nice Day..:-)

Hello Harita. Very nice Harita. I bet Shaun is quite sorry he has been neglecting Sara now. It's nice to have friends that can help people get things in perspective. Thankfully Ginny and Sara are such good friends. I wonder what Shauns punishments will be. I say you're exactly right. Nice little post Harita.
I'll be watching for your next.

Thanks Connie...but you meant Sara and not Harita, right?
Here's the next post...


LET THE FUN BEGIN


Next day was a Saturday and Hermione took an off from her work and stayed back in the Burrow to be with the girls and have a girls time out while the rest of men of the family left for their works.

The girls helped Molly around in the kitchen and then the garden and then during the afternoon paid a small visit to the lake and where Ginny and Hermione played in the water while Sara laid down on the blanket on the grass and slept.
“you are such a spoil sport Sara!” Ginny exclaimed seeing Sara almost dozing off and then grabbing her wand from the bank directed a stream of water on Sara
“wha…..” she exclaimed and almost jumped up from her place
“what was that for?” she demanded
“for being a spoil sport!” Hermione said and followed Ginny’s lead and with her wand attacked Sara with another stream of water
“bah!” Sara exclaimed and wiping her face with her hand and grabbing her own wand she launched into a two against one water battle. All this while she was standing on the banks of the lake and they were in the water but then there was a sudden gust of wind and a stream of water attacked Sara from the back which pushed her into the lake. As she got up drenched and tried to waddle in the lake and clear her face to see who did that to her she could already hear cheering voices of Ginny and Hermione along with Harry’s, Ron’s and Shaun’s. Harry and Ron were already in the lake with their cloaks on the banks while Shaun stayed on the bank. Wiping her face she turned to look at them and asked
“who did that?” and Ron immediately pointed to Harry.
“hey! You said we were in it both” complained Harry.
“but not anymore, I am on your side Sara” Ron said waddling across and reaching next to her
“let the battle begin!” he announced and then attacked Hermione and Ginny with jets of water from the lake with help of his wand.
“hey, no ones going to hurt them, you are so dead, you traitor” Harry exclaimed as he laughed and attacked back. Shaun who was at the bank was laughing his gut out seeing his friends battling with water for their lives. This was a different kind of a battle. He was there on the bank till someone sent a huge jet of water stream towards him to shut him up from laughing and soon forgetting everything he joined the forces with Ron and Sara against Harry and his team. It was fun splashing water and swimming away and doing every bit of wand display they knew with water.
Every time they moved and tried to manage to escape they fell in the water thanks the weed entangling in their feet.
It was around evening time when they all came out shivering drenched
from head to toe.
“that was fun” said Ron his voice slightly tired but his face bright enough to state the sentence. They all got out drying themselves up and walked back to the warm house.



The dinner was a usual affair with Arthur, Molly, the trio, Ginny, Sara and Shaun.

As they were eating Ron spoke
“well…guess who did I see today in WWW?”
“who?” asked Arthur
“Percy!” and everybody looked up at Ron who sniggered
“what’s wrong with that?” asked Molly
“nothing, just that he was with Audrey” he said and Molly chocked
“Audrey? Who Audrey?” asked Arthur
“well…she is someone from Law Enforcement Department that Percy is kind of seeing” Ron informed
“Ron?” started Hermione
“has Percy asked you to disclose this to us?” she asked
“nope, he wanted no one to know till its official”
“idiot” Ginny murmured
“who?” whispered Harry
“both my brothers” she said back
“one is so secretive but seriously thought he could trust this one with his secrets” pointing out at Ron and Shaun laughed out.
“hey! I have kept real secrets for quite a long time, don’t get started on me for not keeping secrets” Ron retorted
“I agree” spoke Sara smiling as she forked in the dinner.
“or else, I would have been halfway across England by now with my chasers on my tail” she said casually and the rest smiled but Shaun became stone faced.
“anyways, how is she like?” asked Molly
“well…she was unlike Percy, which is a breather” Ron said and Arthur smiled
“I don’t know how did Percy fall for that” Harry said and everyone laughed.
“well…she seemed genuinely interested in WWW” he said as he forked in his dinner.
“and that’s why she is unlike Percy?” asked Shaun
“yeah” Ron said and Ginny rolled her eyes
“Shaun, mate you have no idea how Percy is. He is mental”
“Ron!” exclaimed Molly
“relax mum” Ginny coaxed her smiling
Shaun just nodded as he understood what Ron’s meaning for mental might be: someone who is completely uptight and unlike any of the Weasley brothers, who is very, very serious about things and freaking Mr.Perfect.
“I guess I get what you mean” Shaun murmured


Have A Nice Day:-)