"I've been to one before, eight years ago; it's amazing!" Jenna said excitedly, looking down at the tickets.

"This is a dream coming true," said Marlene as she laid down on the bed from the exhaustion of jumping around for the past few minutes.

"Are James and his friends coming too?" Alice mused.

"Dunno," Jenna shrugged, and got off the bed. "Better go and ask him. Wish him a happy birthday too, while I'm there."

"Why?" Marlene raised a brow.

The three girls turned their heads on her, staring at her blankly.

"Oh! Because of the twin thing! Right!" Marlene nodded in realization. "Sorry. Go on."

Jenna shook her head, chuckling, and left their room and went up to the boys' dormitory. But when she reached the door which had a sign on it for fifth years, Jenna frowned as she heard weird voices coming from inside.

Slightly worried, she soundlessly turned the doorknob and opened the door hesitantly, her eyes widening in shock at what she saw inside.

Remus and Peter were sat on the floor, cheering James and Sirius on who were doing some sort of a war dance with their Gryffindor ties wrapped around their foreheads like headbands, going in circles as they chanted loudly, "WORLD CUP! WORLD CUP!"

Jenna stared at them in horror for a second, before crying out, "What the—"

"AARGH!" the four boys yelped, jumping to their feet, jerking their heads at Jenna's direction.

"What do you think you're doing, bursting in here!?" James snapped.

"Now I understand why you never want me to come here unnoticed," Jenna folded her arms, grinning. "Was a part of this ceremony of yours dancing naked around the fire?"

"What do want!?" James snapped as Remus and Peter blushed, looking awkward and uneasy, meanwhile Sirius looked quite unbothered as he laid down on his bed and leaned against the headboard with a smirk, watching them in amusement.

"I gather you got the tickets too?" Jenna asked her brother.

"Yeah. Three extra for the boys," he finally grinned at that. "You?"

"Yeah, I got three others, too."

"You taking Lily and Marlene and Alice?"

"No," Jenna started sarcastically. "I was actually thinking of asking Filch and Peeves and McGonagall." She rolled her eyes. "What do you think?"

***

Throughout the easter holidays, all of them seemed more cheerful with the Quidditch World Cup to look forward to, despite their O.W.Ls being closer than ever.

Even Lily seemed excited, who didn't care much about Quidditch and still couldn't stand James in the same room with her.

But soon, all that was forgotten as McGonagall announced that she was going to talk to each of them individually for their career advice.

"Have you ever thought what you want to do after Hogwarts?" Lily asked as they sat in the Great Hall for breakfast, looking highly thoughtful.

"I think I'm gonna go work for Honeydukes Sweetshop," Marlene said with a grin, putting some toast in her plate.

"This is serious, Mar," Lily sighed. "You have to pursue a real career."

"Hey! Selling sweets is a real job!" Marlene retorted.

"What about you, Jen?" Lily asked, turning on her.

"Dunno," Jenna shrugged, pouring herself some orange juice. "Mum and Dad keep saying that me and James should join them in the Auror department; they've got high posts there, so I think it's easier for us to get in."

"Frank is going to become an Auror after he graduates this year," said Alice. "He told me there's a lot of studying and training after Hogwarts if you choose that as a future career; so many tests and stuff."

"Ugh..." Jenna groaned. "More studying... I'm not too sure about that, then."

"How about you, Al?" Lily asked her.

Alice turned slightly pink at that, looking down.

"Well?" Jenna urged her on. "Tell us."

"I — I was actually thinking of becoming an Auror too."

"What!?" the three girls exclaimed, looking bewildered, making Alice blush even more.

"I know," she grinned sheepishly. "But I think it's pretty exciting, don't you think?"

"Yeah, but with you-know-who and his followers out there... it's gonna be really dangerous, Al," said Marlene, looking highly concerned.

"I can handle danger," Alice nodded firmly.

"Well, I'm sure Frank can help you in that path, being there two years earlier than you," said Lily with a supportive smile.

"Well, what do you know," Marlene grinned. "Even Alice turned out to have some fire in her. Who would've thought?"

"At least she knows what she wants to do after Hogwarts," Lily sighed, "You're lucky. I have no idea what's awaiting me in the future."

***

Between her other three friends, Jenna was the last person called up to McGonagall's office for the career advice.

She knocked on the door and opened it after she'd heard a faint 'come in'. Gulping, Jenna walked inside, seeing Professor McGonagall sitting behind her desk with a pile of paperwork before her.

"Please take a seat, Potter," she gestured at a chair set in front of her deak and Jenna sat down uneasily.

"As you know," McGonagall started, looking through a file which seemed to hold Jenna's grades, "this session is set to discuss your career after Hogwarts and the N.E.W.T classes you ought to take for that. Now tell me, what careers do you have in mind?"

"Er..." Jenna started, clearing her throat. "My parents think that becoming an Auror would be the right path for me."

"Yes, yes," she nodded briskly. "Your brother said the same thing, although he seemed more sure to pursue it than you. That is what your parents want, but what about yourself? Anything else on your mind other than becoming an Auror?"

"Er... I just know that I don't want to be stuck at a permanent office," said Jenna, and then continued more firmly, "I can't stand the idea of doing paperwork all day."

"I thought you'd say that," said McGonagall. "Now to become an Auror, you need top grades at Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, and Transfigurations; which you seem to be doing great in all... you sure know how to handle a wand, Potter."

Jenna tried hard to hold back a snort at that.

Professor McGonagall then went on, "You also need improvement in potions, you're not too bad there, either, I see. But you need to get it to Outstanding," she said, looking again at her grades. "But with Herbology, Astronomy, and History..." she made a grim face, before shaking her head in disapproval.

Jenna was terrible at them all, and she knew it. So trying to distract McGonagall from looking down at her grades, she quickly said, "I've been thinking about becoming a professional Quidditch player."

"A Quidditch player?" At that, McGonagall's head shot up, raising a brow at her. "Well, you sure have the talent for it. It pays good if you're successful, of course. It's way different than an Auror, for sure; your grades hardly would matter then."

She then closed the files, continuing, "But with your practical talents in classes... are you quite sure that's the right path for you? Of course, this is all your choice and comes down to you. But I think I agree with your parents; Auror will suit you perfectly, Potter."

Jenna sighed. "I think I need more time to think about this, Professor."

"Well, you better hurry up," she said sternly. "The year will come to an end before you know it."