"Susie wake up we need to leave in half an hour." I dragged myself out of bed and took a quick shower and did my morning routine. I finished with just enough time to grab a bagel and be out the door. At the airport I said goodbye to my mother and boarded the plane. "Is this seat taken?" I heard Jesse say to left.
"It will be." I smiled at him and he sat down.
"Querida are nervous?"
"A little. I mean sixteen years and I didn't even know I had a brother." About two hours after that I fell asleep on Jesse's shoulder when I woke up I had just enough time to put on my seat belt and prepare for the landing. The landing was a little bumpy but otherwise it went fine. When we collected our things from Luggage Claim and I asked Jesse, "Who do you think will pick us up?" before he could say anything this man who was way taller than Jesse and that's saying something, Jesse is like 6'3", walks up to us, "'ello yeh mus' be Susannah and Jesse."
"Yes but who are you?" trying not to sound rude.
"Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, bu' yeh can call me Hagrid."
"Okay Hagrid I wasn't told where I would spend my days before school started, do you know?"
"Yeah, I'll be takin' yeh there myself." So we all piled into a car, which is amazing for his size, and drove to a nice hotel. I started to get my things out when Hagrid stopped me, "Yeh won' be needin' those. This here is where Jesse is stayin'"
"WHAT! I'm not staying with Jesse? Then where will I go?"
"Yeh be goin' to stay with Harry."
Turning to Jesse, "Jesse I don't want to go by myself. I need you, I want to stay here with you."
"I know Querida but if these are the arrangements then we must abide. Do you have your cell phone?" I nodded. "Then call as often as you need."
"Okay and I'll come visit."
"Okay now go before it gets dark."
"Jesse, there are things called street lamps you know." I gave him a quick kiss goodbye and left. After driving only five minutes- in which Hagrid gave me a run down on everyone I was just about to meet- to #4 Private Drive, I stepped out of the car with all my things. With help from Hagrid with my luggage we walked to the door. "Now I'll be leavin' yeh here an' Harry will tell yeh wha' to do."
"You mean you're not staying here to make sure I get in!"
"No I hav' to go help Dumbledore. Yeh'll be alrigh'"
'Here goes nothing' I thought to myself. I rang the door bell and this family answers the door all together. Their family consists of a boy, a mom and dad. The father was, well, um, ah hell, he was very round. His wife was the exact opposite in which she was extremely skinny. Almost anorexic. Almost. Then there was, who I assumed who was their son. He was a smaller image of his father except a little thinner. "Who in bloody hell are you?" asked the father. Well aren't we all sunshines and daises this morning. The younger boy was looking at me like I was some kind of a dessert he wanted to eat.
"Hi, I'm Susannah Simon, but please call me Suze, and I'm here to see someone by the name Harry Potter." At the sound of his name he came out of his room and just had a grin on his face. "Hi, you must be Harry I'm Suze your um well, twin sister."
"You're his what?" I heard the women say. "Lily only had one child and that was Harry. This must be some kind of joke." Turning to Harry she scowls, "Is this one of your friends from that school of yours?"
"No I have never met her in my life, but if she's here we should at least invite her in."
The round boy spoke up, "Yes we should. Come in." he said this with a lot of enthusiasm so, I walked in with my stuff.
"It's obvious you guys weren't warned, so I'll just go stay at a hotel for the next couple of days." Turning on my heel to open the door again the woman says, "Vernon we just can't send her out there, she is after all my niece." She then turns to me, " you can stay but you have to stay in Harry's room."
"Okay thank you." After my second trip to grab my luggage there was time to talk to Harry. "So are they always that mean?"
"Yeah pretty much. This is one of their good days." I laughed
"I met your friend Hagrid. He's, uh, something."
"Hagrid is a fun person. So how has the last sixteen years been?" with that cue I told him everything from my parents, how Andy came in the picture, me being a mediator, and last but not least Jesse.
"Suze, you just couldn't pick any younger to be your boyfriend could like some at least born in this century."
"Well how about you how has the last sixteen years been treating you?" Again with that cue he told me everything from my real parents, to Voldermort (who by the way sounds a bit scrawny to be named that), his adventures, and his friends.
"So sounds like we both like to live on the edge huh?"
"I guess so."
"We are going out to dinner," as I started to get up I heard, "fend for your selves." Ouch burn.
"That was harsh."
"No that's my life." As we walked down the stairs I decided that I would make dinner. Being the step daughter of Andy Ackerman I did learn a few things. After I cleaned the dishes I decided to call Jesse and this is how our conversation went:
Jesse: Hello.
Me: Hi. Are you settled in?
Jesse: Yes. How did it go?
Me: Well it was kinda rocky at first but now it's all good.
Jesse: Is there something on your mind Querida?
Me: If I tell you can not get mad.
Jesse: Okay I promise.
Me: They hate me.
Jesse: Why? I don't think they hate you.
Me: You weren't here. First I almost get turned away and when they said they were going to go out to dinner, they meant everyone but Harry and me.
Jesse: I will be right over and tell them not to do this to you.
Me: You promised you wouldn't get mad.
Jesse: Alright, but Susannah I will do it if you ask.
Me: I know. Any ways I'll talk to you later.
Jesse: Alright Susannah. Good night
Me: Good night Jesse, I love you
Jesse: I love you too (I can just hear it in his voice that he is smiling).
"So that your boyfriend?"
"Yeah, maybe you'll meet him soon."
"Yeah maybe, but can I ask you something?"
"Shoot."
"When you told him you loved him, do like love him in one of those things like you say it because you feel you have to or are you in love with him?"
"I'm in love with him."
"Oh."
"Oh what?"
"Oh now I get to do the brotherly duty of asking him questions."
"Oh great has he not been through enough questioning from my own mother, Andy, Jake, And David." We laughed at each other and an hour later we fell asleep.
In the morning we were rudely woken up by my cousin, Dudley. You know for only knowing him for a couple of days I was really starting to hate him. It was taking a lot of will power not to just sucker punch him in the stomach right then and there. "Get up, both of you. You have to make breakfast and do chores."
"I really don't like you right now." I mumbled under my breath
"What was that Susannah?"
"Nothing and don't call me Susannah, call me Suze, only my boyfriend gets to call me Susannah."
"Oh you have a boyfriend." Shouldn't have said that. "then invite him over for dinner."
"Sorry can't." Already up heading towards the bathroom. "He's in America." And the moment I said 'America' I locked the door to the 'lou' (A/N: not sure if I spelled it right, help!) and was starting my morning routine. Half an hour later I came down to see the Dursley's sitting at the table not helping Harry. So I walked over to Harry and started helping by cooking the bacon and toast, while he covered eggs and drinks. This way we finished faster than he usually did. They were shocked that they got breakfast so fast that they actually dropped their jaw. I went around to all of them and closed it for them and said kind of sarcastically, "No open mouths at the breakfast table." After dish duty, we were told to clean the kitchen and living room. Cleaning both rooms was gross. In the Living room were Dudley's old socks, lint, and some other stuff that I didn't even want to know where it came from or what it was. And if the living room was that bad I don't even want to think about the kitchen. At about 3:30 or so my cell phone rang, I looked at the caller I.D., it was Jesse. By just reading that name my day got better.
"Hey Jesse."
"Hello Susannah. Can you meet me at my room in 20 minutes"
"Yes of course. Though you know you will have me all alone in your private hotel."
He said sternly, "Susannah."
"Fine, suit yourself." I hung up when we were done saying our good byes. I'm glad we're not like other couples that go' you hang first.' 'No you hang up first.' And carry on like that for hours on end. I told the Dursley's that I would be out for the next couple of hours to do some 'stuff'. They were all very curious in where I was going, but I told them that I was going for a walk, knowing full well that no one would want to come. Twenty minutes later I was knocking on Jesse's door. He opened up the door and I kissed him lightly on the lips. "So what do you have planed for the rest of the day?"
"Nothing I just wanted to spend time with you Querida, that's all."
"That's all?" Already dragging him down for a make-out session. "I was hoping for…" I finished my sentence with a kiss. At first it was light but then it got passionate and hot. We carried on like this until we needed air. "I like what you have plan for us Querida." And we started all over again. Ten minutes later I just couldn't resist myself and started unbuttoning his shirt. When it was half way off he pulls away. "Susannah." He said in his 'I'm not kidding' voice that was firm.
"Jesse why not?"
"Trust me Querida it is not because I do not want to." I smiled. "It's just I don't trust myself around you and I don't want to do something that we will regret later on."
"Jesse sometimes you know how to take the fun out of everything."
"I'm sorry but you will thank me later." Yeah…right. Like that will ever happen. We sat for 15 just talking when I noticed the time.
"Jesse I should get going I have to go make dinner."
"You? Cook? Querida you are talented in many things but cooking is one of those talents. I'll go with you and help."
"No!" I said a little too quickly I realized when Jesse gave one of his telling-me-what's-going looks.
"Susannah what aren't you telling me."
"Um, well, the thing is…the problem is that, well it's not really a problem because no ones in any danger so I guess you could say it's more of a situation…"
"Querida just tell what's wrong." I was babbling I could tell.
"Ok this morning my stupid cousin," Jesse not removing his gaze from me. "Woke me up and he called me Susannah and I told him that no could call me that except my boyfriend. So when he found this bit of information out he told me that I should invite you to dinner. So instead of telling him sure I told him you were in America. Please don't be mad Jesse. I did it so you wouldn't have to meet or deal with them."
"Querida I can take care of myself and I will have to meet them at some point." He was right and he knew that I knew that he was right.
"Alright Jesse come by tomorrow at around noon and I'll introduce you to them." With that I kissed him good-bye and walked home.
When I finally reached #4 Private Drive, the Dursleys were in the living room watching the news while Harry was in the kitchen. God this the second worst place that I have ever been. Shadowland having the number one spot, of course. When I walked into the kitchen, Harry was boiling spaghetti and was sticking some garlic bread in the oven (A/N: not sure if they ate this but this my favorite Italian dish so I put it in).
"Hey Harry. Sorry I'm late I had to speak with Jesse a little longer then planned."
"Don't worry I'm sure they didn't even notice." This, I'm sure, was true. To them I was just another person to do their chores. "So," Harry said bringing my thoughts to an end. "Tell me more about this mediator thing."
"Well a mediator is someone who can see and communicate with ghosts."
"There are ghosts at Hogwarts, does that mean we're all mediators?"
"Describe them to me and I'll tell you."
"The house ghost of Gryffindor, Sir Nicolas, looks like himself but he's all white and we walk though him, though it's not recommended."
"Oh then you aren't not a mediator. To me ghosts look like a regular person but they have a glowing aura around. Also mediator can also, touch, punch, and um, taste ghosts." Harry just mouthed an 'oh'. After dinner I had to say something to the family. "Um, well, I lied to Dudley this morning."
"You did?" Dudley asked with a confused look on his face that reminded me soo much like Brad.
"Yeah, when you asked for me to bring my boyfriend to dinner and I said he was in America. Well that's the part I lied about."
Aunt Petunia just exclaimed, "I knew she didn't have a boyfriend!"
"No that's not the part I lied about. My boyfriend is actually at the hotel down the street. So I am now wondering if Dudley's offer to invite him over for dinner was still valid?"
Dudley went from confused to happy in a split second and answered, "Why, yes, it is."
"Ok then he should be here tomorrow at noon."
"Why so early?" Vernon asked being quite until now.
"Well so we all can talk." And I walked out of the room so that they couldn't say anything more.
