Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns Harry Potter. Annette Curtis Klause owns Blood and Chocolate. All I own is the plot and my OC characters.
a/n: Thank you Edward's Symphony for reviewing. I'm going to try to weasel in what you suggested. I have a lot of good ideas, I just can't seem to write them down correctly. Hopefully practice makes perfect.
Sera woke up to the sound of Lidia's voice. "Wake up Sera, it's time to eat. We've got orange juice, french toast, waffles, pancakes, and sausage." Sera glanced at the clock and it read seven a.m. She lifted herself from the bed and stretched. Sera piled a little bit of everything onto her plate before turning on the tv, and digging in.
"I'm going to the cabin tomorrow. I'll be going to the Weasley's house later to get a portkey." Sera explained to Lidia.
Lidia coughed after taking a sip of her orange juice. "Why so soon honey? Surely you need to get new clothes. I hear it's quite chilly up there, even in summer."
"No, I've got enough clothes in my bags already, half of which I haven't even worn yet. Besides, I can always buy more clothes once I'm there." Sera said while cutting up her waffle.
Lidia looked disappointed, to say the least. She smiled reluctantly, "Ok, I guess I'm just going to miss you then."
Sera looked up from her plate to her mother's face and saw her sad expression. She shook her head and sighed, "Mom, I'm turning nineteen this year. I've finished Hogwarts and need to go out and explore places now," she put a hand on her mothers arm. Lidia nodded in understanding. Sera patted her arm before saying, "Just think, I'll have a job and my own apartment somewhere by the end of the year."
This caught Lidia's attention. "Do you plan on staying in London or coming back home?" She looked hopeful.
Sera put her hands up and shrugged. "I don't know yet mother. It just depends on whether or not the Ministry will want me to work for them."
Her mother rolled her eyes and replied, "Professor Slughorn said you had some of the highest grades in school, and were very gifted. In fact, I got a letter from him over Christmas singing your praises. I don't think a Ministry job will be hard to get. After all, you played an important part in the war."
Sera had in fact played a important part. When Draco Malfoy turned to the light side, the Order recruited him. Voldemort was angry when word reached him that Draco was unable to kill Dumbledore, as he had been ordered to. As part of a plan, Draco went to the Dark Lord and asked for his forgiveness. However, only a few weeks after he got accepted back into the death eaters, Voldemort managed to find out he was a spy.
Draco was tortured for information about the Order, but he stood strong. Sera disguised herself as one of the death eaters and snuck into one of the gatherings. While everyone was caught up in one of Voldemort's freaky rituals, Sera went down into the dungeons and found Draco chained to the grimy, stone wall. She used a spell to brake the chains and gathered him in her arms.
They apparated out of there and ended up at Grimmuald's Place. Draco was healed and was soon well enough to talk. He spilled the secret plans of Voldemort to the Order, in which the light side needed to win the war.
She leaned back against her bed's headboard. "I'll think about it later. Right now I'm going to shower."
Sera zipped up the rest of her bags and set them by the door. She sat on her bed and put on her sneakers. Lidia was sitting in a leather arm chair that was placed near the front door. "Have everything?"
"Yep." Sera stood up and walked over to her mother. She bent down and hugged Lidia, which Lidia returned without hesitation. Sera let go, walked over to her bags and took out her wand. She muttered a spell and her bags shrunk down enough to fit in the palm of her hand. She picked them up and placed them safely in the pockets of her jeans.
Sera smiled at her mother and said, "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. I'll owl you a lot. Bye." Lidia gave a small waving gesture and said, "Have a good time sweetie."
Lidia heard a loud pop and watched as her daughter vanished from sight. She gave a heavy sigh and rubbed her forehead with the palm of her hand. I hope she's careful.
The Weasleys were enjoying a nice family picnic by the pond when Sera popped onto the lawn. Ginny and Harry were swimming in the pond, while everyone else ate. Ginny was giggling when she spotted Sera walking down from the house. "Harry, my parents are watching!" she smacked Harry's arm playfully as he circled it around her waist. "Hey Serafina! What took you so long?" she yelled out to her.
Everyone turned around to greet their friend with warm smiles. Molly stood up from her seat and pulled Sera into a big hug. "It's so good to see you again Sera," Molly released her and waved her wand at the end of the table where another place was set for her. "Well don't be shy dear, tuck in."
She sat down and helped herself to some carrot cake. A chorus of 'Hello Serafina' reached her ears as she took a bite of her cake. She realized she was practically in between Fred and George. She chewed and swallowed before looking up at them. "Hello boys," she said in a mock flirtatious voice. They both gave her a wink and a flirty grin. Some things never change. She couldn't help but grin at their antics.
After Sera finished her cake, she told Molly and Arthur of her plans. "So you see," she said, "I need a portkey to Bucharest. It's a lot to ask, I know, but could you do it for me?" Arthur gave a small laugh and said, "Of course I can. Let me pop over to the Ministry and get one for you Sera. Perhaps I should get one for us as well Molly," he said looking at his wife with a grin. "We could use a vacation as well."
Molly flushed and continued cleaning up the dishes left over by the picnic. Arthur went over to his wife and kissed her cheek, "I'll be home for dinner love. Don't wait up." "Ok sweetheart, be careful now," Molly replied with a kiss to his own cheek.
Sera spent the rest of the day swimming in the pond and talking with her friends. As they laid out on the dock to dry, Ron started bringing up the Good Ole' Days. Laughter could be heard as they reminisced about one thing or another. "Remember in first year we had to explain to Serafina what a loo was. Not to mention tell her which one was for the girls!" Ron laughed so hard he had pains in his stomach and tears in his eyes.
"Well here I come from they're called bathrooms! And besides, there wasn't a sign on the door that said what gender was allowed in. How was I supposed to know that was the boys loo?" Sera all but yelled in exasperation. Hermione was covering her mouth while giggling uncontrollably. "Ah, I wish I could go back to those times." Hermione interrupted her, "Don't use a time turner," she said with her finger in the air.
Harry laughed at the inside joke while Ginny looked at him confused. He put his hand up and said, "I'll tell you about it later." Sera smirked, remembering their third year. "Ignorance was bliss, no matter how short lived it was."
Arthur arrived shortly after dinner with Sera's portkey. It was a silver necklace with a large heart shaped sapphire that hung down from the chain. "Oh, it's beautiful!" Sera exclaimed. Arthur smiled as he handed it to her. "It can also be transfigured into a silver dagger with a single word. 'Pugio'."
Sera nodded and repeated the spell while concentrating on the necklace. "Pugio", she recited and watched as the necklace was replaced with a shiny silver dagger. It was engraved with some form of Latin, which she couldn't read. "Hm, wow. This will make anyone think twice about attacking me." She transfigured it back into a necklace and hooked it around her neck.
"It will activate at nine a.m tomorrow morning, so be sure to get a good nights rest." Arthur said while getting a plate from the cabinets.
Sera joined everyone in the family room, where Harry was calling every one's attention. "I have an announcement to make." he said loudly over the talking. He walked over to Ginny who was sitting in a yellow arm chair. He got down on one knee and took Ginny's hand in both of his. She looked really nervous, "Harry, what are you doing?"
Harry smiled at her before saying, "Ginny, I've loved you since the first time I laid eyes on you. When I think of you in danger, I can't breathe. I want to be there to protect you from the harshness of the world. I don't mind the fact that you still have a one more year of Hogwarts left. I'm willing to wait for you forever." Ginny's eyes were tearing up as she smiled down at him.
"Ginerva Weasley, will you marry me?" Harry asked while looking into her glistening eyes hopefully. Ginny put a hand over her mouth and inhaled deeply. Suddenly she leaped forward and kissed him fully on the lips. She pulled back and held his face in her hands, "Yes I'll marry you!" Harry kissed her passionately before hugging her.
Molly started crying tears of joy as she hugged Arthur, who looked happy as well. The twins both had goofy smiles on their faces as they clapped Harry on the shoulder in a friendly way. "You're a lucky man Harry," Fred said and tapped Ginny's nose playfully. "And you're one lucky lady too, sis," George said.
Hermione and Ron came up to the pair and exchanged hugs and congratulations. "I can't believe you two are finally getting married!" Hermione yelled happily. Ron came up to Harry and glanced at Ginny, who was being hugged by Hermione. "Take care of her Harry," he said. Harry put a hand on Ron's shoulder, "Now we are truly brothers."
Ron smiled and gave Harry a one armed 'man' hug before turning to his sister. "Congratulations Ginny. He's gonna make you very happy, I'm sure." Ginny threw her arms around him and said, "Thank you," before kissing his cheek.
Ginny turned around after she felt a tap on her shoulder. Sera smirked, "Weren't expecting this were you?" Ginny's eyes shined and she giggled, "Not in my wildest dreams". She gave Sera a gentle squeeze on her arm. "I wish you both eternal happiness together." "Thank you," Ginny said.
Sera's dreams that night were filled with images of Harry and Ginny's wedding. Beautiful white gowns, pink rose petals, and many witches diving past one another to catch a bouquet of flowers. It left her to wonder if she would ever have someone to share her life with. Who knows, maybe this trip will be filled with delightful surprises. Yeah right.
Ugh, finally done! To all the people who have not seen the movie, I have one thing to say: It is Very different. Therefore my story will be any B&C book lovers worst nightmare, because it's going to follow the movie.
