AN: I know my readers are mostly Dramione fans, and honestly, who can blame us, right! This story however is something a favorite fanfic author of mine inspired so thanks to Wizards-Pupil for the inspiration. You can read the poignant story that gave birth to this one, it's called Broken and she writes it beautifully. Also this story is dedicated to a few of my loyal readers, Skyla-Lilly, Kermit 304, KayJordan, and last but never least Ldymare727 who also happens to be my best friend of 25 years whom I love dearly, thank you for sticking with me through the stories and giving me encouragement. Without further ado, please enjoy The Other Trio. As always, the chapters that follow this one will be my normal length, this is just the first chapter introducing the story! Clumsy!
But we'll keep you close as always
it won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
will keep the love that keeps us strong- Michael W. Smith-Friends
It was a dreary, rainy day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a gloomy day in May and most everyone was staying indoors. But there were three who had shown up to a memorial, they stood arm in arm for over an hour as they paid homage to lost friends. The three were Luna Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Ginny Potter; they were the Hogwarts Trio, not as famous as the other trio but no less heroes than the Golden Trio. These three were students 15 years ago today when the final battle that became known as the Battle of Hogwarts ensued. Their lives had been threatened for most of that school year as they lead the group Dumbledore's Army, or the DA, indeed Luna had been kidnapped and imprisoned until saved by the Golden Trio-Harry Potter, Hermione Weasley, and Ron Weasley. Ginny had left for Easter break and was unable to return leaving Neville to lead on the battle front alone, but surrounded by many friends and members of the DA.
As they stood at the memorial they read each name aloud in turn, feeling the spirits of the friends and family lost that day fill them up. For each there was one name that caused more pain than others,for Ginny it was Remus Lupin the father of Teddy, she and Harry's Godson. Luna mourned Nymphadora 'Tonks' Lupin, who was different like Luna had always been; she'd looked up to the Auror/Order of the Phoenix member as a mentor of sorts. For Neville it had always been little Colin Creevey, who shouldn't have even been in the battle because he wasn't of age, but he snuck back in to fight. Neville always felt a twinge of guilt because maybe if he'd discouraged Colin through that year he wouldn't have snuck back into the castle.
The three had decided to start work tomorrow writing a book, telling the DA's story. There were hundreds of books by now about Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They would contain a chapter of the DA as it was founded by the three of them, but nobody had told the story of the DA during that final year of the war, and this trio felt like it was about time that their lost members got a bit of attention, and had their own story. They would write this story in honor of the members who were there for the hellish year, tell each of the events and assignments the members took part in. It was the Hogwarts Trio's story, but they shared it with so many other people, and now the story would be known, and their friends honored in the appropriate way.
After another half hour, the three friends grasped hands and turned away from the names on the memorial and headed for the Hogs Head, to drink their annual toast to their fellow members and friends. This year though Luna would have to stick with Gilly Water due to being six months pregnant. This would be she and Ron's sixth and seventh child as she was carrying twin girls. They never went to the Three Broomsticks for this drink, even though Aberforth Dumbledore had died five years ago, because the Hogs Head Pub was central to the DA. It was founded there, and they were sustained that final year by Ab, so this was the place they went to remember. It was now owned and run by two DA members actually; Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan had been left the pub in Ab's will.
Neville stood and raised his glass and the other two followed suit. "To our lost friends, we are here to celebrate your lives, and praise your valiance on your final day with us, not mourn your loss. We will miss you and look forward to the day we're reunited. Long live Dumbledore's Army!"
"Here, here!" Luna and Ginny said together. The three clinked their glasses and downed their drinks.
Tomorrow they would gather again, but this time it would be to relive what they had gone through and they agreed where to meet and what time, then each went home to their families, thanks in large part to the people they spent the day honoring.
AN: I don't know if the DA's story has been told during that horcrux hunt year or not. If it has, I hope it is different from the story I will be writing. Let me know if you see that it's looking familiar and I will strive to change it up. This story won't be updated as quickly as my other stories, because I am writing it concurrently with Give and Take, so please be patient. I don't abandon my stories unless it becomes clear that it has been told similarly. Read and Review please! It just takes a click of that button, right down there! ;)