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*falls to knees and cries* I'M SO SORRY! *blinks* Um, hi guys. Lacy here. So I'm finally back with the new chapter. I really am sorry about taking so long. I just, well there's a brick wall between me and my muses so it's taking a bit to get things done. For now we get to deal with a very moody Heidi, Sirius as well. And Remus is once again trying to calm both of them down. I swear, I'll eventually be nice to him. Maybe...possibly...Right, and then we're off to the train! Have fun!

Disclaimer: I own Heidi.

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Yawning, Heidi tied her hair into her new normal side pontail and slid her emerald necklace on before pulling her magenta and black jumper over her white tank top. Sliding her feet into her combat boots, Heidi pushed her sleeves up and headed out of her room. She reached back in for a split second and grabbed her glasses. She nearly walked into the door frame.

Skipping down the stairs, Heidi made her way to the kitchen where she found Tonks nearly asleep on the table, Remus scribbling a few things down on a piece of parchment and Sirius looking ready to murder someone. Normal morning in the house hold.

"Harry not up yet?" Heidi asked as she sat between her uncle and aunt.

Sirius grunted and moved to make Heidi some breakfast.

Remus glanced at what Heidi was wearing and then turned to his wife. "You are not taking Heidi clothes shopping any more."

Tonks blinked sleepy eyes at Heidi, looking over her white tank, magenta and black jumper and neon pink and purple pants. "What's wrong with her outfit? At least she matches. Remember when she was younger?" she laid her head back down on her arms. "You look good, Bug."

Heidi cocked a brow. "Just get off shift, Aunt Dora?"

Tonks groaned. "Yes. I hate overnights and I'll have to tell Dumbledore I can't do night duty tomorrow. I'm just too tired."

"I'll cover for you," Arthur said, coming in from the main hall. "I've got a report to do anyway." he sat across from Heidi. "Harry up yet?"

Sirius grunted again as he placed a plate of eggs, bacon and toast in front of Heidi. Heidi frowned.

"Um, Padfoot," she said. "you alright?"

Remus cleared his throat. "Uh, Heidi, Dumbledore stopped by last night after you and Harry went to bed."

Heidi took a bite of her bacon. "Okay, what'd he want?"

Arthur and Remus exchanged looks.

"He doesn't want you and Sirius going to the hearing." Arthur said delicately.

"Why the bloody hell not?" Heidi boomed. "I was with him when we were attacked! I can help prove he only used magic because he was protecting us!"

"He doesn't think you should be there because you're not the one being questioned," Sirius nearly growled. "And he doesn't trust me not to lose my temper if someone says something wrong."

Before Heidi could completely explode, the kitchen door opened and Harry walked in, dressed in a button down shirt, which he tucked into his best pair of jeans. Heidi frowned at his hair.

"Did you try and brush it?" she asked.

Harry gave Heidi a look before sitting beside Arthur. "When are we leaving?"

Heidi moodily ate her breakfast as Arthur explained to Harry what would happen with the hearing and when they would be leaving. Now she knew why Sirius was only giving grunts and refusing to sit at the table. She wanted to pace her way into the basement, if only that were possible. Wait until the next Order meeting, Dumbledore was toast.

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Remus did his best to ignore Heidi and Sirius as he removed to charms and spells from the front door of Grimmauld Place. He'd decided bringing the two to Order Headquarters was better then letting them rant and rave around the house about not going to Harry's hearing. Tonks was sleeping and Remus would rather listen to Mrs. Black scream at them then deal with his cranky, sleep deprived wife.

"You would think having his legal guardian there would make sense!" Sirius went on as the front door opened. "As Harry is an underage wizard! But no, let's send him by himself into the enemy strong hold, I'm sure he can handle himself."

"Guardian nothing!" Heidi talked over him. "What about the person who was with him when he used his magic? It will help his case if they had the story from two points over view!"

Rubbing his brow, Remus led the way to the basement kitchen. He felt a headache coming on and was hoping Molly had a potion of prevent it from getting worse. Or one to knock his best friend and niece out until Harry got back.

Molly greeted the three in the kitchen door way. "I thought I heard voices." she moved as Sirius and Heidi grunted and moved into the kitchen. "Not happy about told to stay behind?"

Remus sighed. "You have no idea. Can you keep an eye on them while I head back home? I wanna make sure Dora's sleeping alright. She had a long shift last night."

Molly nodded. "Of course. Will you two be coming for dinner?"

"If Dora's feeling up to it," Remus confirmed. He looked towards the kitchen. "I'd let them know I'm leaving but I doubt they'd hear me."

Molly laughed. "I'll let them know when they pause to breathe."

Remus waved farewell and headed back the way he came. Molly headed back into the kitchen and found Heidi and Sirius sitting at the table, Heidi with a butterbeer and Sirius with a bottle of firewhiskey and a shot glass.

"Oh it's going to be a long day," Molly sighed before returning to the stove.

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Ron. Prefect. Heidi couldn't make her brain form the sentence. Ron was a-It had to be some trick Dumbledore was playing. Hermione she could see, anyone could see that but Ron? Seriously?

She tried to focus on Remus, Tonks and Sirius telling stories about their school days, when Remus was a prefect with Lily but she was still stuck on Ron. By the looks on Fred and George's faces, they were too. Well, Fred was. George and Hermione were having a talk by themselves, most likely about how Hermione would treat the twins' latest endevor, Skiving Snackboxes. From what Heidi had picked up, Hermione wouldn't do anything as long as the people Fred and George tested on volenteered and they didn't test on first years. It sounded like George was alright with the arrangement.

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Heidi folded her uniform skirts and tucked them into her trunk. She grabbed a pair of tights and folded them while images of Mrs. Weasley standing over the dead bodies of her children and Heidi and Harry. Boggarts had always freaked Heidi out. It was the one way your greatest fear was shown to whoever was around. Heidi didn't need anyone knowing how much a werewolf she hadn't seen since she was eight scared her. But poor Mrs. Weasley. Placing her tights in the trunk, Heidi looked around her room and spotted her leggings and a school sweater. Grabbing them, she folded them as well. Trying to push the boggart from her mind, Heidi grabbed her school books and put them in the trunk as well. Shifting a few books, Heidi noticed a piece of parchment fall to the floor.

Picking it up, she braced herself on the edge of her bed as she read it over.

The letter from Seamus. That's right, the return to school meant seeing Seamus and finding out exactly what he wanted to talk about.

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And so we reach the personal emotional drama for Heidi in this book. Well, she'll have more then just Seamus but for now, that's going to be the major problem on her mind. Alright, let me know what you think, flame policy stands and thanks for reading.

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