A/n: Oh my gosh, seriously I can't believe myself! I undertook this challenge again! Well I can thank my new buddy FS'L' (See I got it right this time!) He especially emailed me for a sequel cuz the sequel I originally mentioned was so Rachel's opinion and he wanted more BV & friends so, I said sure. Here WE GO AGAIN! But it would be nice if you guys read both of them...... cuz the fourth story in the series (#1 is Learning You Were Wrong By: ME! From BV's POV (Sorta) #2 is Crazy Little Thing Called Quidditch By: Quidditch16 From Rachel's POV & This Fanfic here! #3 is untitled at the moment From (I forget who's POV! I'll ask!) & #4 will be a BV and Rachel flip flop POV.
DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter and friends (Hermione, Ron, Cho and a bunch of other people aren't mine!)
My gang includes: BV {Of course! Maybe it's the fact she acts like me sometimes! No I am not a teen mom like her either!} Rhonda, Andrea, Rachel( Borrowed from Quidditch16), Jed
FULL SUMMARY: Seventh year is suppose to be the time of your life. But BV's last year is a tough one as we found out in the epilogue in Learning You Were Wrong, We'll step back and see a bit of that in play. And then the best part! Rachel Rivers is back. This time on BV's turf. BV's gotta go on without her wonderful friend ruining her new life. When BV discovers Rhonda's passion for music and her phenomenal voice, BV is intrigued and realizes music heals a lot that reason can't.
Chapter One
Life Goes On
"WAAAHH!" A baby cried out. BV jumped and looked around trying to figure out what was making the noise before she realized it was her baby daughter Noel Leigh-Anna up for her midnight snack!
"Yeah Mum, midnight bottle!" BV muttered, "More like four-thirty!" BV grabbed a bottle off the heat tray in her room. She picked up Noel and began to feed her daughter. "Hogwarts was definitely easier, you." BV teased her daughter. Noel just kept drinking from her bottle not caring how her mom teased her! Noel was much older but still rather small. She'd be one year old, the end of the month the day before BV's big "Sweet Sixteen".
"Muma." Noel muttered sleepily as she cuddled next to her mother's warm body. BV smiled even though she was mad and had to get out of bed she treasured moments like that one there. She walked back over to her daughters crib and laid her precious daughter back in bed. She, herself lay back on hers, but sleep would not come. She began to remember her buddies from Hogwarts.
"Cho, Rhonda, Andrea, even Marietta." She murmured.
(A/N: it's gonna start flashing back and forth between present and past beware! Flashback in italics)
"BV, this is Andrea, Andrea, BV Reinheart from Vincentian." Cho said.
"Hmm." Andrea said sipping some water as Cho said this, but as soon as Cho said, 'Vincentian', Andrea choked on her water. "VINCENTIAN! GOD Damn! You must be a bloody genius then!"
"Andrea, god, I still wasn't that smart!" BV muttered, "I couldn't save you!"
"I know who.. Roger... um.. raped." Andrea said shaking.
"Who?" BV screeched.
"It was me." Andrea said her eyes filling with tears.
"You?" BV asked perplexed.
"Me. I'm scared BV, what if, you know..." Andrea started trailing off.
"But I was right. Ha!" BV murmured laughing to herself. "Cho, I still don't think I was right about you girl."
"Uh huh! You think he'd show some decency!" Cho yelled.
BV argued back, "And you talking about Diggory all the time was really decent?!"
"So?" Cho complained.
"You're yelling at him for the same freaking reason he was scared to ask you out! He was scared you blamed him for Cedric's death! He didn't think you'd like him because of that! And you talking about him all the time made him question if it was gonna work!" BV yelled at Cho. She was being stupid, Harry was being stupid! "I'm going to change and them I'm leaving, I'll be back later!" BV stormed.
"I still had no right to do that to her but hey reality sucks." BV whispered trying to reconsider some of her next accusations against Cho.
"Listen Chang, I'm know he's not the same around you. He's different with me cuz I'm not a bitch who accuses him on every date of doing something wrong! And you know what Rhonda, I agree with you, but Chang's gotta be willing to back away. Never forget, but move on. She says she wants to but never does! Nothing pisses me off more than someone who puts off what they want the most! She's here for her, not him!" BV yelled back.
"Maybe I was a little harsh with her. But he wasn't the greatest guy! That damn kiss!" BV angrily whispered, "He had no right to do that one!"
"Someday, Harry, maybe, someday." BV said looking at him as her eyes began to water.
"Why not today, BV?"
"Just... Just..."
Harry came closer, "Just why?" He was inches away from her face. They stood about even height wise BV may have had a few inches on Mr. Potter, but not many.
"Just because I said so!" BV said childishly.
Harry was now centimeters away, "Not good enough Reinheart." He stretched out his hand and brushed it against her soft cheek.
"Yes it..." BV started but as soon as she opened her mouth Harry pressed his firmly against hers. BV's eyes widened and she was caught breathless. She quickly pressed herself away.
"Nope, he had no right to do that! Oh My god! I can't remember helping or being really close to Rhonda or Marietta... Well Marietta.... But RHONDA!" She hissed. "New mission" She vowed to the night sky as she fell back asleep.
JULY 31st
"Bridgette Viktoria!" Marlene Reinheart yelled out.
"What Mumma?" BV called back.
Marlene started opening the Hogwarts letter, "I assume you would like to know how you did on the O.W.L. exam....."
"MAMA! Don't joke!" BV yelled running down the stairs, "GIVE ME THAT!" She said snatching the letter from her mother's grip. She tore the rest of the letter open. "Oh my gosh these are it!"
"Bridgette, honey, there's a letter behind, you should read that first." Marlene suggested as she poured tea for the two.
"Fine, Mother," BV snarled, she just wanted her scores.
"Dear Miss Reinheart, I hope you are well this summer, here are the results of your O.W.L. exams, I must say I am very impressed Miss Reinheart. Yet, I did expect someone as bright as you to do very well on these exams. I am writing, however, to inform you of a meeting I am willing to plan if you wish. During your classmates Fifth year they each met with their head of households for a career advisor session to decide what N.E.W.T. Classes to be placed in 6th and 7th years. Seventh year, however, all students will start studying their areas of choice, chosen their fifth year at their career planning session. Since you skipped your fifth year and you were not allowed this luxury. At your discretion I would like to arrange a meeting in Diagon Alley before school starts to plan your schedule for your final year. Congratulations again Miss Reinheart, and continued blessings for your years to come. Sincerely, Professor S. Flitwick"
"He seems impressed with your work BV." Marlene noted.
"MAMA!" Noel screeched.
BV turned apologetically towards her mother, "I'll be back in a moment!" BV turned and ran upstairs to grab her one year old daughter. She changed Noel into a little jean overall set with a white top underneath. Noel started walking around while BV found grippy socks. "Oh No you don't!" She said grabbing her daughter around the waist and picking her up. BV laid her daughter on the bed and blew a raspberry on her daughters stomach causing Noel to burst into a fit of laughter. "Come on silly Lily!" She teased Noel.
"Me Noel!" Her daughter stated.
"Yes, you are!" BV said smiling down at her daughter who started stepping slowly backwards down the stairs. Her little legs weren't long enough to walk down the right way. "These moments" BV smirked. She walked down and her Mom looked up at her.
"Bridgette I am simply amazed!" She said handing her the paper with her O.W.L. Scores on it.
Ordinary Wizarding Levels Scores For:
Reinheart, Bridgette Viktoria
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Ravenclaw 5th year.
Ancient Runes: Outstanding
Theory: 98.7%
Arithmancy: Exceeds Expectations
Theory: 96%
Astrology: Acceptable
Theory: 90.2%
Charms and Spells: Outstanding
Theory: 100%
Practical: 99.2%
Defenses Against The Dark Arts: Outstanding
Theory: 94.3%
Practical: 100.2%
Herbology: Exceeds Expectations
Theory: 95.6%
History of Magic: Acceptable
Theory: 93.5%
Potions: Outstanding
Theory: 99.6%
Practical: 100%
Transfiguration: Outstanding
Theory: 98.9%
Practical: 99.9%
O.W.L.'s Scored: 11
"Stupid Git!" BV scoffed. "Couldn't give me a tenth of a point!"
Marlene amused asked, "In which one?"
"Transfiguration! GOD! That's my ASTROLOGY GRADE?! A 90.2! THERE HAS TO BE A MISTAKE!" BV yelled out. At this another owl flew in through the back door. BV read through the letter. It was from the O.W.L. officials at the ministry. They had recalculated her scores and she actually had a 94.2% in Astrology and a 96.5% in History of Magic giving her two more "Exceeds Expectations" Giving her a total twelve O.W.L.'s! "THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!" BV yelled out. "THOSE TEST WERE TOO EASY!"
"Honey, don't you think you should write back to Professor Flitwick telling him you'll meet him next week on Wednesday."
"Why Wednesday?" BV questioned.
"Hillary will be back and I have to go to London to meet with Lauren Chang and some other people for work." Marlene explained.
"Sounds good to me! Tell Lauren I said hi!" BV said remembering the lawyer. BV sat and wrote a letter to Professor Flitwick telling him she would meet him Wednesday.
MEETING WITH FLITWICK
"Hello, Miss Reinheart! I see you are well!" Professor Flitwick's voice rang out. "If you don't mind I also brought Professor Mc Gonagall."
"No, not at all." BV said getting ready to be mature. The group took a seat at an abandon table of the Leaky Cauldron.
Professor Mc Gonagall said, "Before we start, BV, how is Noel Leigh- Anna doing?" She smiled down at BV.
"How did you know?" BV asked amazed.
The old woman smiled, "Deputy Headmistress usually has a way of finding things out."
"Well in that case," BV started, "She's doing well, but she's still small."
Professor Mc Gonagall looked BV over, "Like her mother, alright."
BV smiled benevolently as Flitwick started, "Well, Bridgette, I hope you got your updated scores." BV nodded, "Well they are fantastic, it just depends where you want to go with them."
"I've never really considered it." BV admitted honestly, "At Vincentian it was a battle of wits, bragging rights. We aimed aimlessly at what the true goal was."
"Yes, I know," Flitwick chimed, "I know Professor De Anna. She's very "Academic" this "Academic" that! For them the Ordinary Wizarding Levels are a joke. Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test aren't though."
"Well with these scores..." Professor Mc Gonagall drifted off, "you could go just about anywhere you fancy. And I dare say you will not continue potions just to get away from Professor Snape?"
"ARE YOU KIDDING!?" BV laughed, "He's half the fun of it!"
"Chang definitely taught you well. You have a Lauren Chang attitude. Maybe Lauren has competition!" Flitwick smiled.
"I'm not quite sure if that is a good idea to travel as much as she." BV said thinking of Noel.
"Noel?" Professor Mc Gonagall asked.
"Yes, I need some time with her, but I do wish to unburden my mother. Be independent." BV said calmly.
"Lauren reincarnated!" Mc Gonagall laughed. "Lauren told everyone the reason she left home so early was so that her mother wasn't troubled by her anymore. That was a lie!" BV smiled she like being compared to Lauren.
"Well, Bridgette, you could always take on teaching. Go back to Vincentian, De... Ahem... excuse me... Professor De Anna would probably love to have you teaching there." Flitwick said considering the idea.
"Wouldn't it be difficult to raise Noel while I'm teaching?" BV asked worried about this idea.
Mc Gonagall smiled, "Not as hard as you think. Trust me, Professor Vector did it when she was twenty. She'd play with her daughter every night and her detention students would check essays! Weekends mornings were dedicated to finishing the essays and then playing with her daughter the rest of the time."
"What did her daughter do during the day?" BV asked this was what she really was worried about.
"Well she'd stay in Vector's office and use books to start preparing her for the real world. Counting and such. Then she'd use a spell that books would read themselves to her. When her daughter was a little older Vector bewitched the books so they'd correct her when she mispronounced a word. Let's see, her daughter was the top of her class when she was at Hogwarts and then she went into the ministry in International Affairs." Professor Mc Gonagall said.
"Bridgette, you would have morning break too as well as lunch and dinner times." Professor Flitwick said.
"What classes would I have to take?" Bridgette asked. She hated the idea, but it seemed it work best and since she made a mistake, she'd have to pay for it yet again, by sparing her dream career of an Auror.
"Well, it depends on the your focus area..." Professor Flitwick explained, "Each teacher focuses on an area and takes two N.E.W.T. classes on it and then a minor area, or in Professor Mc Gonagall's case a double minor area."
"Huh?" BV asked.
"I focused in Transfiguration, minored in Arithmancy and Potions." Mc Gonagall explained.
"Good combination," BV complimented.
Mc Gonagall smiled, "Thank you."
"Reasonably, we must figure out your area of expertise, see myself I scored rather high on History of Magic too. So decision had to be made." Professor Flitwick pointed out.
"Is it possible to triple minor?" BV asked. She was considering minors in lots of areas: Potions, Transfiguration, Charms and Spells, Arithmancy and possible Ancient Runes.
"You could Miss Reinheart, but I dare say it will be a challenge." Professor Mc Gonagall stated.
Professor Flitwick stared at her, "Challenge for her? I'm not sure I agree Minervia, Bridgette is an outstanding student and I wouldn't be surprised if she took a N.E.W.T. test in some areas she's actually pass already."
"That's your opinion, like Lauren Chang, I am the bearer of bad news. It proves to be difficult even for some of the brightest... Katie Bell... Penelope Clearwater... need I go on?" Professor Mc Gonagall asked.
"No, but one fact we are overlooking is she is a Vincentian student who skipped a year. Katie and Penny never did such a thing. Such a thing at Hogwarts is usually unheard of!" Flitwick exclaimed.
"That's true, but I'm hoping I'm not being to bold in saying this, but it seems this idea isn't appealing to you is it BV?" Professor Mc Gonagall asked staring into the teens eyes.
"No, your not being bold, your being honest and I appreciate that Professor, your right too. This isn't what I dreamed about doing, but I can't live life having my mom bail me out for my mistakes and my choices." BV sighed.
Professor Mc Gonagall looked puzzled into the teens eyes, "Bridgette, didn't hearing what Lauren had to do tell you anything?"
"She got married and had a husband to help her out." BV said agitated.
Flitwick chimed in, "Not that easy, Scott works too, 40 hours a week. Lauren does double careers, and they were doing that when the got married, well not Lauren, but Scott was working minimum wage 40 hours. Lauren was still in school."
Mc Gonagall picked up, "Trust me, BV, if you want it bad enough, like Lauren, you'll get your happy ending."
"Sure, and I can just pop out of Hogwarts and go into Auror training and get to work in one year and then buy a house and raise Noel and try to catch death eaters at the same time!" BV shouted angrily, "I'm sorry, but I just don't think it's possible."
"Wait a second, Bridgette, you wanted to be an Auror?" Mc Gonagall questioned.
BV sighed, "I've considered it, and I think I'd be pretty good at it, since I've had a few dark arts classes at Vincentian."
"Good, isn't the problem.... Let's just say this, if it were anybody else in your shoes with your score I'd say yes, but I won't suggest it for you!" Mc Gonagall said gently.
"Why?" BV asked paranoid.
"Because... You'd be putting a target on your back. Trying to catch death eaters, when they themselves wanted you to be a death eater! And you placed your own step-sister in Azkaban! Go ahead, forget Stacey's threat about Noel." Mc Gonagall reprimanded.
BV thought, "Oh the whole he'll get your daughter deal? Yeah Stacey's an empty threat."
Professor Flitwick said, "Bridgette, Stacey may be an empty threat but that doesn't mean she doesn't have friends that want revenge against you! And trust me anyone who looks at you twice knows where your weakness is!"
"Where?" BV snarled getting angry why couldn't they just spit it out!
"Your child, trust me any mother would do anything to save their child." Professor Mc Gonagall said looking apologetically at BV.
"Minervia, she could still get a bit of that death eater catching but in safety, talk to Dumbledore, I think you know what I'm referring to." Professor Flitwick said.
Professor Mc Gonagall sat there searching for the answer and then, "Oh that, well, we shouldn't go around suggesting that! She'd be a great for it, but, she's not of age yet."
"Whatever!" BV said, "I'll go into education, focus on Defenses Against the Dark Arts, minors in Potions and Spells and Charms." BV got up and turned to go out.
"Bridgette," squeaked Professor Flitwick, "Aren't you going to get your supplies for your classes?"
"I thought you guys needed a schedule, and that's what a gave you." BV snarled. "Besides I don't even know what classes I'm taking!"
"Come here, Bridgette Viktoria," Professor Mc Gonagall snapped pointing at the table.
BV angrily came back and sat down. "What!?" She snapped.
"First off calm down, second of all, Defenses, depends who we get as a teacher, but I'd recommend studying abroad for that one, Durmstrang Eighth years have a good course in Defenses, it's for people still in schools or out. Flitwick, Fleur will be taking the course for Gringots..."
"Oh Miss De Lacour, this should be interesting! Bridgette and her should have a lot in common." Flitwick grinned.
"I'm thinking, Bridgette, that you and Miss De Lacour should meet. She's quite a BV at heart. That's just a suggestion." The thing with that though it's an evening class Tuesdays and Thursdays. You'd have to use a portkey to get there. But it'd help you get the decent part of your defenses class. But considering you scored so high with Professor Umbridge" Mc Gonagall rolled her eyes." I don't think any teacher will harm your chances at passing but it'd help to have a decent class... Scott, who teaches that class at Durmstrang, isn't it Kevin Hilliard?"
"A lot of people think that but actually it's not. Their dark arts teacher teaches the class, oh what's his name? Oh Brian Valansy, that's right."
"How does that sound a chance to get away?" Professor Mc Gonagall asked.
"Sounds great." BV said honestly this time. She'd go meet new people and be in a really smart class! She smiled and it felt great.
"Alright, BV" Professor Mc Gonagall said, "Here's a list of the books you'll need this year. And Professor Valansy's is the "Know Your Defense: Gold edition Vol. 8" It's an expensive book, I can tell you that already."
POP! "MOM!" BV screamed as her mother just arrived.
"Hello, Mrs. Reinheart." Tiny Professor Flitwick said extending his hand to her.
Marlene took it, "Professor Flitwick? I guess?"
"Yes, that's me and allow me to introduce, Professor Minervia Mc Gonagall Head of Gryffindor and Deputy Headmistress." Marlene shook with Professor Mc Gonagall.
"Smart, young lady you have there." Mc Gonagall said to Marlene.
Marlene smiled at BV, "Yeah, might have to keep her!"
"Definitely!" BV grinned back.
"Yeah, she's very worthy of keeping. Mrs. Reinheart, we" Professor Flitwick gestured to Professor Mc Gonagall and himself, "think it'd be very valuable for Bridgette to study Defense Against the Dark Arts abroad, considering our luck with teachers in the past."
"Defenses?" Marlene asked puzzled and staring down at BV, "I thought you said no being an Auror so Noel could have you there."
"Oh, Mrs. Reinheart! No, not at all! Trust me, I've talked her away from it!" Professor Mc Gonagall laughed. "Teaching defenses against the dark arts, we're looking at Vincentian, maybe Hogwarts if you want to come back BV."
BV smiled, she really wasn't sure but Marlene interrupted her thoughts, "Oh well that changes things! She can study abroad?"
Flitwick chimed in, "It's not very common, the last person we let do it was Katie Bell, and that was to Morealies Academy in Ireland for two weeks. Bridgette would be going Tuesday and Thursday nights to Durmstrang. After her studies."
"Do you really think she can keep up with the work at Hogwarts?" Mrs. Reinheart asked.
Professor Mc Gonagall laughed, "I don't think she'll have any problem, if anything I think it'll increase her grades at Hogwarts, the level is harder and BV will gain a lot of information to put into her essays. She'll gain many useful skills that will aid her in her final year. Professor Valansy is a very strong defenses teacher and he's known for lectures enabling BV to concentrate for longer periods of time and take stronger notes. Hogwarts is shorter and she'll be able to devote a lot of energy towards it since the difference is so significant!"
"One downfall however," Professor Flitwick chirped. "The book is rather expensive. The class may prove to be expensive if we can't get a scholarship for Bridgette."
"But we should be able to get a partial scholarship at the least! But I think we have a good chance of getting her a full scholarship through The Valedictorians of European Education. Usually seventh years apply for award. It's very honorable and for the academic elite, BV will most certainly be getting one. But the scholarships are usually used by seventh years for study abroad programs." Mc Gonagall assure Marlene.
"Bridgette?" The young mom asked her daughter.
"I'm game if you are." BV said.
Marlene said, "Go for it. I agree, I'll pay the difference, just send me a bill or some notification as soon as you know. Good day, professors."
"Good day Mrs. Reinheart." Professor Flitwick said.
"Yes, Good day, and we will rest, assured." Professor Mc Gonagall stated. BV smiled and followed her mom.
"Mum? Where are we going?" BV asked.
"To get your books." Marlene stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Where?" BV asked again.
Marlene said, "Oh that's right I never took you to Diagon Alley. Oops! My bad." BV watched as her mother tapped a brick and it opened to Diagon Alley.
"WOW! This is awesome! No more going everywhere to get things. One stop shopping!" BV marveled remembering her Vincentian days! But those were definitely behind her now. 'Life does go on.' BV thought to herself.