Have you ever heard that, everything happens again in 129,600 years?
No. But if that's true, maybe...
The old brown owl flew away slowly. Asa stared at it,looking at it being stumbled by the wind like it was going to fall, but itdidn't. The owl regained its balance and flew farther, until Asa couldn't seeit anymore.
Asa rubbed his eyes and stood up. The coldness and moistureof the morning still hadn't passed; the sun is slowly rising behind thecastles. I guess I should go to the great hall for some breakfast then, hethought.
The great hall was just starting to be filled with people. TheSlytherin table has the least people; most of the students from the Slytherinhouse had returned home for Christmas; the few people scattered along the tabledidn't talk to each other. Asa looked around with his scrambled eggs and baconand chose an empty spot away from everyone who were also alone, eating away attheir food. That’s when he felt a soft pat on his shoulder. He looked up andsaw a student with black and blue robes; he was carrying a copy of AdvancedPotion Making, clearly a 6th year. The student had emerald green eyes and softbrown hair. With a big smile on his face, the introduced himself, "Hi, myname is Fred. Are you sitting alone?" "Yes?" Asa slowly noddedand replied. "Can I join you?" Fred started putting down his pile oftextbooks and notebooks with a soft thud. "Aren't we supposed to sitaccording to our houses though?" Asa was a little alarmed about hispeaceful breakfast being interrupted. Fred shook his head. "There isn't awritten rule about that. I need a quiet place to have breakfast and study formy N.E.W.T. test, and the Ravenclaw table is filling up with people. Am Ibothering you? It's okay, I can move if you want." Fred said with aslightly raspy but soft voice. Both his ears were starting to turn red.
"It's okay." Asa picked up his fork and startedeating again. Fred sat down and flipped through his notes. Asa glanced at hisscrolls; the writing was neat and organized. Nothing like the writing on thecover of that book. "Maybe it's just me thinking too much... but I think Ihave seen him before somewhere."
Asa finished his meal and sat at the table in silence,wondering about the writing on the book. He looked blankly at the candles onthe ceiling until Fred moved over and patted his arm. "Are you allright?" he said, looking at Asa with a concerned look. Asa shook his headand turned around to face him. "Yes, I'm totally fine." Fred put outhis hand, “By the way, I'm a Ravenclaw. It's my 6th year at Hogwarts." Asareached for it and shook his hand. "My name is Asa. Asa...Slytherin."
A student with black and yellow robe came over to them."Hey, Freddie!" he yelled. Fred jerked his head around. The studentcame over; it's the captain of the 6th year Hufflepuff Quidditch team."This is Asa. Asa, this is Thomas." Asa waved at him awkwardly;Thomas waved back. Fred stood up to pack up his books. "Freddie PLEASEPLEASE come help me with my homework! I don't understand any of it." Fredwaved Asa goodbye and followed Thomas away.
Asa got a letter back from Tom and his family that they weresafe along with a giant box chocolate frogs and butterscotch tarts. He also metFred and Thomas every day of the rest of the holidays. They always sat togetherand slowly became good friends. Fred had a muggle parent and a parent who was aprevious student at Hogwarts, a brilliant witch. He learnt most of hisknowledge from his mother; Thomas came from a wizarding family with bothparents working muggle jobs undercover for the Ministry of Magic. The end ofthe holidays was coming quickly; Asa was thrilled to see Tom again.
TBC