"Juliet, what is it you're looking for?" Harry asked a bit loudly as he looked past Neville, farther out into the open lake, watching the tall girl swim up from under the water.

"Huh?" Juliet called out to him, rubbing her ears that were filled with water.

"What are you looking for?" Harry called out again as Neville turned to see just her head out from under the water.

"A Ardor Waterflower." Juliet called back toward the two, watching both their faces squint in confusion, "I read about them last night with some pumpkin juice, rather beautiful."

"How are you sure they're here?" Neville questioned her, watching Juliet pinch her nose.

"I just am." she answered, her voice squeaky from the way she was holding her nose before she disappeared into the water again.

The lake wasn't clear, far from it actually but with her wand Juliet could see all around. She smiled at a few fish that swam past her, pulling seaweed off their fins. She'd pass a few waterflowers, before she saw it.

The Ardor Waterflower.

Juliet pulled it from the vines before swing to the air again, gasping for air and startling the three people that had joined Harry and Neville.

"Juliet, give someone a warning, would you?" Ginny asked while holding her hand to her heart.

"Sorry Ginny." Juliet apologize as she kicked her feet toward the shore again. Ron looked away when she got closer, her baiting suit rather distracting. The bit of jealously forming in his chest when Harry passed her the towel, only making him angrier at the Potter boy then he already was.

"Please don't make me say it again, Hagrids looking for you." Hermione sighed, going on from the conversation they were having before Juliet showed up.

"Well you can tell Ronald-" Harry began before he was cut off by Hermione whipping around again.

"I'm not a owl!" she spoke loudly with a annoyed expression before her and Ginny hurried off together, Ron lingered back to stare at Harry before turning.

"Bye Neville, Harry." Juliet spoke as she jogged off, her wet lacey gloved very uncomfortable as they stuck to her hands.

"Hey, Ron! Hello!" Juliet called as she jogged after him, a bit slower then normal from her swim, "Ronald Weasley don't you ignore me!"

Ron turned to her with wide eyes and a flushed face, the motherly snapping enough to have him freeze on the spot.

"Are you and Harry still fighting?" she asked in disbelief while catching up to him before they began to walk off together.

"Are you and Cedric still fighting?" he went back at her while mimicking her look just to make a point. Juliet rolled her eyes while tightening the towel around her.

"Fair enough." she spoke with a huff, thankful they'd made it up the hill now.

"Watchu got there?" the redhead boy asked while nodding toward the flower in her hand.

"Oh, a Ardor. They usually only grow deep in lakes under vines, could barely see under there." Juliet said as she held the orange flower in her hand and rubbed her eyes, "Ardor means enthusiasm or passion."

"Does it?" Ron asked her with a clear of his throat, trying to figure out if he should tell her that there was a eyelash stuck to her check.

"I was gonna give it to Cedric for goodluck but since we aren't talking right now..." Juliet tailed off as she stopped him from walking, Ron's eyes wide at their close figures, blinking violently as she reached up and tucked the orange flower behind his ear with a smile, "There, now you have enough enthusiasm and passion for all of Hogwarts."

And then she was gone.

"You can't possibly still be angry with me." Cedric whined as he followed after Juliet out into the field.

"I'm not mad, i'm just disappointed in you." Juliet spoke with a huff, clutching her books closer to her, "And what's with those stickers Hufflepuff is wearing about Harry? Did you tell them to?"

"No, i've asked them not to." Cedric defended himself as Juliet stopped to turn to him, "Would you stop ignoring me?"

"Are you completely certain you can win this?" Juliet asked him while sizing him up, standing straight with her head held high.

"Completely." Cedric answered while grabbing her shoulders, "Now will you stop being angry?"

Juliet cracked a smile she didn't mean to, "I have to go study."

"So i'll see you tonight?" he called out as Juliet smiled, ignoring him as she headed over toward the empty bench before running into someone.

Ron grunted as he stared at her, the orange flower still behind his ear a day later, "Why'd you run into me?"

"I didn't do it on purpose." Juliet defended herself as she sat down, leaving room for him to do the same if he wanted to.

She thought about her dream, the oh so real and very different one. Juliet could feel her face flush at the thought of it, looking over at him and nodded for him to sit down.

"Ron?" she spoke hesitantly with a odd look.

"Yes?" he asked her with wide eyes, speaking quickly while staring over.

"What type of dreams do you have?" Juliet questioned him. Ron could have sworn his soul left his body once she spoke, his face was a deep red, one she very much noticed.

"W- what do you mean?" he asked, his voice cracked while avoiding eye contact, pretending to look at his charms notes.

"Only curious, i've had a few odd ones lately. Last time this happened Hannah was practicing her spells, you don't happen to have them too... do you?" Juliet asked hopeful, she had a feeling, a odd feeling that was forming around in her chest. Ron stared at her for a moment, a stare she wished she could understand more.

"No, it's probably just you." he spoke as Juliets face fell before she nodded her head.

"Hey, Ron, Dean and I were going-" Seamus began as he walked toward the two, stopping as his eyes fixed on Juliet.

"Ugh, we were gonna head to the Great Hall for a bit if you wanna come." he spoke, avoiding looking at Juliet before staring to fidget with his fingers. Juliet looked confused, never had she even spoken to the boy that was acting anything but kind to her.

"Could Juliet come?" Ron asked while looking toward the girl.

"Um..." Seamus trialed off with a half a second glance at Juliet, "Rather it just be Gryffindor."

Juliet looked away, a bit embarrassed as Ron looked to her then Seamus, "I'm all right."

Seamus walked away with one last wearily look toward Juliet, hurrying toward Dean before the two were off to the Great Hall.

"What was that about?" Ron asked curiously toward the darker girl next to him who turned her gaze back on him.

"No clue, doesn't seem to found of me though, does he?" Juliet asked awkwardly with a clear of her throat, sorting through her notes.

"I'll talk to him." Ron spoke up, stopping himself before he looked to her with wide eyes again, "Ask him I mean... what his problem is, only because i'm curious."

"Right, obviously." Juliet nodded her head before the two looked over when they heard laughter and shouts, "Do you hear that?"

"What's Moody doing?" Ron asked curiously as the two rose from their bench and walked closer.

Juliet gasped as she saw their new professor running after a ferret, Professor McGonagall yelling at him.

"Don't hurt it!" Juliet yelled as she pushed her books into Ron's arms before running over, ignoring Ron from yelling for her to come back.

"What is wrong with you? Chasing a poor animal?" Juliet snapped at Moody a she sweeper the ferret off the ground and holding it close to her. It was wiggly in her hold, Juliet assumed it was just scared from being chased and held it closer to her like a baby.

"How dare you try and hurt a small animal, he hasn't done anything to you, you- you- you moron!" Juliet began toward the man before Harry cut in quickly.

"Juliet! That's not a-" Harry began, not quick enough before Juliet felt a weight on her shoulders quickly as she fell to the ground with a groan. The girl let out a loud yell much like the Malfoy boy did as well as the two hurrying off the other to run off in opposite directions. Ron watched in amusement, stilling holding Juliets books from where she was yards away by now.

"Hey, mate." Ron spoke to Seamus in the Great Hall that night after he's left the Hufflepuff table to give Juliet her books back. Seamus looked around Ron quickly before realizing it was just him.

"Hey Ron." Seamus said as he put a spoon into his mouth.

"What was that about earlier?" Ron asked, Dean looked to Seamus, seeing if he'd say anything.

He didn't.

"You know Seamus is scared of Banshees, it's what he had to defeat last year with the Boggart." Dean spoke for him quickly with a knowing look toward the Weasley boy.

"Yeah, but Juliets not a Banshee, she's just a witch." Ron said with a shrug of his shoulders as Seamus looked uncomfortable as he dropped his voice to a whisper.

"Wouldn't be so sure about that." the irish boy spoke as Ron frowned his eyebrows, "Mums close with hers back in the muggle world, said she felt like someone was gonna die right before her dad did."

"That's her dad." Ron defended her quickly with a glare, "Doesn't mean she's anything."

"Yeah, you say that. Until she's running across london into a house fire because she sensed it." Seamus said as Ron's face fell slightly, a blink to his greenish blue eyes, "Where'd you think she got those burn marks on her hands from?"

Ron was silent for a moment, looking back over at Hufflepuff table to see Juliets hands covered by her gloves, speaking to Cedric about what happened today with Malfoy. Ron looked at Seamus and Dean again, opening his mouth to say something before shutting it again.

"Don't go talking about her again".

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kylie speaks

ron standing
up for juliet
might be my
new favorite
thing in the
world.