Creeveys in Counselling

Chapter 12

Louise let all of them take another swim in the lake and laid some new clothes for Matilda on the bank. It was a bra made out of shells and a skirt of a scaly material, probably mermaidtailskin.

They ate out that night, dining on fish. Colin was sitting next to Matilda. He was quite infatuated with her. In a way he had already fallen in love with her. She made him forget all the harm Crabbe and Goyle had caused to him and Dennis at least for the moment.

Love still was a powerful medicine. Colin knew that it were the feelings of love and friendship that had allowed his friend Harry to escape the darkest wizard of all times, Lord Voldemort, more than anyone else and eventually killed him with it. Maybe that same power could help Dennis and him in his fight against Crabbe and Goyle, in the battle for justice! He only had to find a girlfriend for Dennis too! There was this Hufflepuff in Elly's year that would be quite nice for him. What was her name again? Suddenly he remembered: Hyacinth. I should ask Dumbledore...

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But there was no need to. Dumbledore seemed to know what Colin had thought of, and had send Louise an owl. As she called a meeting the next day, she read Dumbledore's letter to them.

Louise,

I hope Matilda has arrived ok. If not I hope I'll be hearing from you. I will

send another girl on this quest. She will be arriving next morning on the

beach. Her name is Hyacinth..

Albus Dumbledore

"Cindy is joining us?" Eleanor asked.

"It surely seems like it," Louise answered.

"I know why Dumbledore is sending Hyacinth," Colin said.

"Why then?" asked Dennis. He still had no clue.

"Well. Do you remember how Harry defeated You-Know-Who last year?"

"We all remember that, Colin!" Thomas said. "My dad at least made sure that I did. I still hear him say: 'Never underestimate the power of love, Thomas. It is what brought our beloved leader to an end!' I still have to puke when he speaks to me in that way!"

"Indeed, Harry did it with the power of his emotions. The power of friendship and love for those who were closest to him. This is a similar situation. To get stronger an able to do justice to those who are of have hurt us, we have to receive love and give love..." Colin explained.

"That sounds about right," Elly answered. "Colin has Matilda now. I guess Dumbledore will send Hyacinth for Dennis!"

Colin blushed as did Matilda. They really started to fall for each other.

"But why do I have to be the one to get a girlfriend next?" Dennis said desperately.

"You are the only one left, little brother. I have Thomas and Colin has Matilda. And Fanny is too young. And Louise, well I guess Louise will have someone also," Elly said. "And besides, Cindy is nice! She wasn't at the Ball, but she's been through a lot. Just ask her. I think she can do with a swim in the lake too!"

"Ok, then," Dennis said. He still was quite hesitant. But he knew there was no way out of this humiliation. How could Dumbledore, his brother and his sister know that he fancied Hyacinth since she joined Hogwarts three years ago?