Daigon Alley... And Return...


A week passed by and all these days Sara hardly talked and only listened to people around her. The girls one day had planned a trip to London for a bit of muggle shopping. Both Ginny and Sara had to by few warm clothes for the winter. After an entire day’s shopping they came back tired and slept as soon as they hit their bed but Sara couldn’t sleep. Her mind kept on going back to her friend, her brother, her father, her people back in her country. She hardly slept at nights and would go and sit on the window sill with her head and back against the wall.
Ginny and Hermione found Sara sitting on the window sill on certain nights and they would find it difficult to go and talk to her because she hardly shared anything that is there in her mind and heart. They had to do something thought Ginny one night when she saw Sara getting up and going to the window and sitting there.

“good morning,” said Hermione, getting up. Sara was already awake and she looked around and saw Hermione getting up her hair askew as she rubbed her eyes. Sara remembered the way she used to laugh at her dorm mate Juan when she used to get up with her hair flying every where. Looking at Hermione she smiled at her and wished her good morning.
The girls were up and about and went down for breakfast.
“Ginny, today we will be going to Daigon alley for you and Sara to purchase your school things,” said Molly
“oh good”
“Hermione you will be coming too?”
“of course”
“great!”
After they finished their breakfast the girls and Molly left for Diagon Alley. Harry and Ron would accompany them later as they got up when they were about to leave.
They went to the Leaky Cauldron first. Many people followed their gaze and many of them would come and shake Hermione’s hand and she would blush.
As they entered the Diagon Alley the manner continued with people watching Molly, Ginny and Hermione walking on the street.
“um…Mrs.Weasley, I think I should go and check if I have anything in my account in Gringotts because I have brought very few money with me right now,” said Sara
“uh…don’t worry dear I talked to Rosmerta and with Bill’s help I got some money out for you,” she said and took out a bag of coins
“here you go,” said Molly
“thank you Mrs.Weasley”.
They first went to Flourish and Blotts for buying their books, they marched towards Scribbulus for parchments, quills and ink bottles, then they went to Madam Malkin’s for their uniforms.
“Good morning there, young girls,” she said
“hello Madam Malkins,” said Hermione sweetly
Ginny and Sara bought their uniform and school robes. After the robes and books were bought Sara checked her money bag and saw only little money left. She was feeling horrible.
“I have hardly any left,” she thought
“Sara...” said Ginny with concern, “what’s wrong?”
“um…actually um…I was thinking if there is any second handed shop here,” she said slowly
“oh, don’t worry, Sara what else do you need to buy?” asked Hermione
“all of my potion ingredients and scales and cauldron and I…I will be needing a trunk,” her voice small
“ok, you can have mine. I have all of them that you will need this year, just took in the summer for my exams,” said Hermione “and for the trunk you can have my mine…I mean I have an extra one,” added Ginny.
“really?”
“of course, Sara and they will be of no use for me in the department where I work, at least not now,” she assured but Sara was still feeling miserable.
They then walked by and got some more stationary and by the end of the day they were heading towards Florean Fortescue’s Ice cream Parlor. Each of them ordered for an ice cream and sat down to eat when the guys came up.
“hey there Mione,” said Ron and kissed her hair
“what took you guys ages to come here?” asked Ginny
“we were at WWW,” said Harry
“the shop’s filling up day by day,” said Ron as he and Harry ordered for ice creams
“you guys finished with your shopping?” asked Harry
And they nodded
“where’s mum?” asked Ron
“well she happened to meet Angelina and both of them are at Leaky Cauldron I suppose,” said Ginny
“oh good.”
“hey guess what, we met Cormac Maclaggen outside Quality Quidditch Supplies,” said Harry
Hermione and Ginny raised their eyebrows
“what is he doing here?” asked Hermione
“Mione, this is Diagon Alley. We can meet all sorts of people. When we met Malfoy almost all our past years there is every possibility that we will meet Maclaggen,” said Ginny. Sara looked up at the mention of Malfoy because she read his name under the death eaters list who were captured after the war ended.
“by the way has he given the complementary exam or is he coming back to Hogwarts?” asked Ginny
“neither”
“what?”
“yes, neither. He is aspiring to be a quidditch player and is working hard for that,” said Harry
“thank god, at least I will not have to bear his taunting then,” she said
“well even if he attends you will have all the right to put him in detention, isn’t it Head Girl?” said Harry with a smirk
“head girl?” said Sara
Their heads turned towards her
“um…yeah Sara I am the head girl, I am sorry I forgot to tell you,” said Ginny
“oh, don’t worry about that. Congratulations!” said Sara smiling
“thanks”
“so he is going to be a quidditch player,” said Hermione frowning
“he is not going to be Mione, he wants to be and he hasn’t started playing the selection matches yet and I hope and wish that Dean beats the hell out off him and he gets the contract with Puddlemere United rather than that Maclaggen getting it,” said Ron with gritted teeth.
“Dean? Is he for quidditch too?” asked Ginny and Harry nodded
“then Ron I think your wish will be fulfilled,” said Ginny and Harry raised his eyebrows
“what? I know Dean as an awesome Quidditch partner and I am sure he will have more chances than that I-am-the-best-at-everything Maclaggen guy,” said Ginny
“what’s wrong with you Ron? Why are you so angry?” asked Hermione
“nothing”
“no some thing is wrong”
“Maclaggen made a loose comment on you just to infuriate Ron,” said Harry
“loose comment! He down right insulted Hermione and her knowledge about magic,” said Ron
“what did he say Ron?” she asked him soothingly with her hand on his shoulder
“I have heard Hermione is not coming back to Hogwarts, looks like her brain can’t register NEWTs level of information. But you know it is good for her too, she should go back to her muggle world and find some suitable guy from there and settle down, her muggle brains will find it difficult to cope up with such high level of magic” mimicked Ron.
Ginny laughed while Hermione just smiled, “its ok Ron. Don’t worry about his childish comments. I know my capabilities and even if I have to go back to muggle world,” she said and Ron looked at her and went pale, “I will never leave you, I will pull you along with me,” she said with a cheeky grin and with that color returned to Ron’s face and Hermione kissed him.
“ok guys enough of public display of affection,” said Ginny rolling her eyes and Harry just laughed.

As they were heading back to the Burrow Harry asked Ginny, “Ginny what’s wrong with Sara?”
“I dunno Harry, she has been so quiet all this while. She talks only if we ask her something.”
“you think she wants to go back in search of her friend?” asked Harry
“maybe. She isn’t even sleeping at nights. I got up so many nights to see her sitting on the windowsill and looking out of the window" she said in troubled voice.Noticing the trouble in her voice Harry said putting his hand on her shoulder and bringing her closer, “don’t worry Gin. She is new over here. she herself has had very disturbing time last year. I think we should give her some time to come out on her own,”
“yes,” she said and walked along with him to the door.
They were tired that night they quickly went to sleep. Sara for the first time fell asleep but a troubled one. Yet again she saw the night mare which haunted her in the nights at Three Broomsticks. She was turning and tossing in her bed and sweating. Hermione and Ginny who were sleeping too got up to see what’s going wrong. They turned on the lights and saw Sara’s face in sweat and tears.
“Sara! Sara!,” woke Hermione and Ginny with a swish of wand got some water.
“get up Sara, get up”
Sara got up with a start and saw Hermione and Ginny’s face swimming in front of her. She got up and leant against the wall and was breathing heavily
“a nightmare?” asked Hermione concernedly and Sara just nodded silently and gulped. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and face got up and went to the window and the breeze cooled her panicked senses. She took deep breaths and the rest of the two girls watched her with concern.
“Sara, please tell us if you have anything to tell. We will help you if we can. My idea to bring you here is so that you can mingle with new people and for sometime you will be distracted from your past,” said Ginny almost pleading
“Yes Sara the more you will think about the past the more hurt you will be,” said Hermione joining her at the window.
“I am not thinking about my past, but the present about my family and friends,” she thought and tears ran down her cheeks but she just shook her head wiped her tears and said, “its nothing guys, I will take some time to adjust, that’s it. I have been having this nightmare for quite some time. It just doesn’t go away that’s why I am upset.”
“What kind of nightmare?” asked Ginny
“Don’t bother”
“Yes we will bother,” said Hermione strongly. Sara just sighed and went back to her bed and lay down and closed her eyes indicating that she wouldn’t tell anyone about the night mare.

have a nice day:-)...