"What in the world is yelling, it's so loud." Katie shouted covering her ears as a young woman with bubblegum pink hair came stumbling out with a metal bucket stuck on her foot.
"Sorry everyone," The young woman yelled, she was wearing a black cloak and long dark boots, you could tell she was a head turner by the way that Ren was drooling over her. As she tried to turn around, she knocked down a near by table sending the contents all over the floor, "Oh no no no, Molly's going to kill me." She turned around "Wotcher!" She yelled throwing her arms wide for a hug holding mom tight. "It's ok Clarrise, your friends and family will always be here to protect you." She placed a small unseen object into her hands. Clunk, clunk, clunk, the bucket went as she walked toward us. "You lot must be Anne, Ren, and Katie, my name is Tonks. Your mother and I go back a little ways, anyway, I'm especially excited to meet you, I will be your tutor and your defense against the dark arts teacher." She said giving each of us a friendly hug, but Ren must have gotten confused and ended up with a red hand mark across his face.
"Your real creepy you know that?" Kate said to her brother. "Your lucky I hit you, I doubt she would have been gentle." Tonks just laughed.
"Oh you're my hero, jumping to my defense, how sweet. Cute too." Tonks said, making Katie blushed a little and she smirked again "Heh, it's ok, people have done much worse, besides, it helps with my confidence, lets me know that I still can turn a head or two," she said giving Ren a wink that made him turn a deep red.
"Oh, red, where are the Weasleys, are they here?" Katie asked hoping that they weren't. It was odd, it seemed like Ginny was wearing a second face, it isn't anything that you can see, but only something that you could feel.
"Yes dear, they are, I believe my children are in your room. Tonks, may I have a word." She asked sternly. She seemed to be kind though, a short plump woman who proved to Katie, that as woman age , that doesn't mean they grow less attractive.
"Don't be fooled, she's evil, she'll kill me for waking Ms. Black, don't leave me," Tonks begged
"Tonk's knock it off," Clarrise retorted.
"Yeah sure, comin' Molly," Tonks replied and walked straight into the kitchen. Soon she came back out and said, "There is going to be another meeting tonight, so you lot stay upstairs and keep occupied alright." Giving us a quick wink at the word occupied. As if on cue, we sprinted upstairs and past the screaming portrait only stopping to catch our breath outside the door .
"Hi guys," Ginny said in her normal cheerful voice as she hugged each of us. This room was far different from any other, velvet hung from the king size bed, all four of them, the room was the size of our house, down at the other side of the room was a big couch and a flat screen T.V. and rows upon rows of book shelves, books included, even a small kitchen and bathroom. "Is this the house?" Katie asked making Ginny and Harry laugh. Ron and Hermione looked on in disgust
"I hope you don't mind," Harry began "But all of us are told to share a room, the eight of us. You see, there have been an increase in death eater activities, and we need to make room in this house, so all the rooms are huge, and are going to have about six people to them. Oh," Harry added, "And George as well as Fred will be staying with us."
"Really, how big is this house, and how many people are going to be staying here total, and why?" Anne asked
"Well, all of the order are staying as well as a few of our classmates, we think that Voldmort might have motive to get each one of the people within this house." Harry said looking into the distance. We were able to cut the tension in the air with the knife, so everyone tried to change the subject. We sat on the soft bed chatting gingerly amongst each other. Katie didn't know how, but she could feel that Anne was uncomfortable. Her eyes were down stricken, and it wasn't because the floor looked good. She also continued to shift back and forth, wriggling around.
"What's up, you alright?" Katie asked to her. She wasn't about to take no for an answer if she knew that something was wrong.
"They're talking about us, all of them," Anne replied
"Who?" Harry asked
"The people down stairs."
"How do you know?" Ren asked
"Not sure, but what I am sure about is those two are talking about us, not nice things either." She said looking briefly at Hermione and Ron.
"You're being paranoid," Katie replied
"Am I?" Anne asked, "I heard them say that your underwear is showing, and I can't disagree. I do disagree with what they are saying about you though and your activities." Katie looked down to see that she was right. Harry took off his sweater and wrapped it around her waist "Thanks," Katie whispered.
"I'm sorry for the way that they are acting, they usually aren't assholes." Harry said now catching the attention of Ginny and Ren, who were engrossed in their own little world and conversation. "What did they say?"
"Nothing that a lady can't repeat," Anne said on the verge of tears. Outward she put up a strong front but it was only for public and distrusted people. 'It's odd," Ren thought, watching her eyes water, slowly going into big brother mode. 'She usually doesn't let anyone see her like this she doesn't take to people this fast either.' Harry was about to stand up, but Katie put her hand on his shoulder and whispered into his ear
"That's nice, but we can take care of ourselves." She looked at Anne and told her to follow Katie's lead as they both stood up. "I think that my sister and I have been humiliated enough for one night," she said looking at a very smug Hermione and started to walk toward the door "Also," Katie began, stopping in her steps and turning around to face Hermione and Ron "If you have anymore shit to say you scruffy haired bitch, then say it to our face. Got that?" Katie spat.
"Oi, you slag, what gives you the right to talk to Hermione that way?" Before Katie could reply though Anne delivered the fiercest slap that I have ever seen, for god sake, she hit him so hard, Ron did a flip in the air!
"DON'T YOU EVER CALL HER A SLUT YOU SCRUFFY RAT," Anne screamed before stomping out the room with Katie right behind her. All the girls could hear was the muffled screams of Harry and Ginny with Ren coming out not to long before the shouting match.
"You two ok?" Ren asked
"Yeah, do you think that we should ask for a new room?" Katie stated, knowing the answer was no, none of us would pass up a chance to spend a night with our friends like this, even if they hated two of them.
"You should have seen the steam coming out of there ears, they were like really really scary. Remind me not to piss off Ginny ever again." We walked the long dark corridors and found an empty room. All of the time that we walked, we couldn't stop laughing or talking about the incident "And," Ren said gasping for air between laughs "He had the biggest red hand mark across his face." The laughing never stopped, it went on for so long that tears were coming down our cheeks. "Did you see the flip?"
"Oh my god, they're so sad that they're crying!" She was teary eyed and pouting "if I were you I would have aimed lower." She gave Anne a tight hug. Again, Katie found this to be odd, never did she get the impression that Ginny was the type to cry or even let a tear slip from her eye.
"And she did," Harry said smiling "Ron usually doesn't act this way, especially not to his sister or his good friends, you should have heard the shouting match. Word of advice Ren, don't make her angry." He said pointing toward Ginny. "Also, Anne, he use to own a pet rat, if it makes you feel better they look a lot alike." We spent quite a while just sitting and laughing, still unaware of the trouble that lay outside our doors.
Later that night.
"Could you lot come into the kitchen for a minuet?" asked Molly, her voice held a bit of distress.
"Yeah, sure mum!" Ginny shouted. We all trounced down the stairs in single file. "What is it?" The room only had a few people in it. Molly, Arthur, Tonks, mom, and some old guy. He sort of looked like farther time, but there was something odd to him, it was a little like Ginny, a second face, ¦it was like you couldn't help but to trust him, and that real odd twinkle in his eye. "Hello Anne, Katherine, Ren, I hope that your stay within London has been a pleasant one. I hope you understand, but I don't have a lot of time, so I just have to give you the brief overlook." The old man said "My name is Albus Dumbledore. I have a small request for you three as well as Ms. Weasley and Mr. Potter with the two Weasley twins, Fred and George, I would like you to take some special classes in order to prepare for the war, it will be a long one, but one that needs to be fought. Obviously, your help would be greatly appreciated." With that, he disappeared with a pop.
"Alright lot," Tonks said "I'm sure that you probably have some questions, and I might just have the answers to them."
"What would we be doing, and would we be the only ones in the class?" Kate asked "Also, why the three of us, why not just the Weasleys and Harry I mean that, Hermione and Ron seem to be a lot closer to Harry and we are?"
"Ok, first of all, you would be learning advanced spells and charms specifically used to counter strong dark curses. Finally, you'll all learn occlumency and animigus tricks, through animigus you'll learn how to release your inner animal, it reflects your specific traits or abilities, sometimes even wants of the individual, and as for your other question, your father, can only be killed by someone with a close relationship with him, he has somehow created a tie to the magical world, that allows him to live, until killed by someone who cares for him, how do I know this? Well, Dumbledor told me." Tonks said, both knowing that Clarrise was cringing and that she just dropped a bomb on the unsuspecting trio. Anne and Ren scowled at the mention of the mans name, Katie was wondering why it had to be someone that had cared for the man in order to kill him.
"Why are Fred and George joining us, didn't they drop out of school?" Anne asked, clearly forcing down the idea that she or one of her siblings would have to kill their father in the near future. What was odd was that Molly smiled at the mention of her sons who dropped out.
"Yeah they did, but as you can see, they are very resourceful and quick thinkers. Don't forget the shop that they have filled with there inventions and how quick they are with there wands." Everyone's mood seemed to rise when the successful twins names were mentioned.
"What of Ron and Hermione?" Harry asked, everyone's mood fell even lower, all of the joy had just been sucked out of the room.
"They have already received their training from the order, so they will not be included in these lessons." Tonks said. Harry was beyond anger, he was shaking and clenching his fists so hard that blood now fell from the open wounds. "I'm the one that has to fucking kill Voldemort. Why is he training my friends and so graciously leaving me out?" Harry thought and thought but couldn't come up with a good reason for any of this, Harry decided until he could find a good reason to trust Dumbledore's decisions, he wouldn't.
"Could we have a different room?" Katie asked "I'm not too fond of Ron at the moment. He kept saying nasty things about Anne and I." Arthur just nodded and pointed us towards the spare room and told us that the twins were currently using it, but probably wouldn't mind sharing.
"What do you lot want? Why hello Anne," Fred said taking her hand in his and gently kissing it.
"You work too fast brother," George replied
"Pervert, eyes on hers," Ginny said while giving Fred a sharp elbow to the ribs "Dad told us to come up here and sleep, he doesn't want us sharing a room with Ron or Hermione."
"Yeah, sure, small problem though, we'll have to share beds. Now no frisking the one you sleep with, and Ginny, this rule pertains to you, absolutely NO TOUCHING HARRY!"
'Weird,' Ren thought. 'Why would they say that to her. She's dating me maybe they don't know?' We sat up sharing stories and laughing with one another for what seemed like ages.
Dear diary,
'I don't like this. It's so false, no one is real.' Katie wrote. 'The only one here that I trust outside of my family is Harry, Ron and Hermione is a little obvious why I hate them. Ginny is a little more complicated, it's the look in her eyes when she watches Harry walk or move, it's also what the twins said, I think that they were only half joking with the whole thing.
There is another two women, Tonks and Molly. Tonks seems odd, clumsy but genuine. Bit of a flirt though. Other than that, she seems like your normal person, Um, with pink hair that she can change, that is so cool. Anyway, she watches Harry the way that Ginny does, with lust and passion. I don't blame the either of them for the attraction to Harry, he is like Tonks, genuine, and kind. Tonks didn't even beat the shit out of Ren when he grabbed her, maybe she is trying to earn our trust. Also, she answered all the questions, even when the other adults seem to cringe at the questions. She's kinda cute too.
Molly is a bit harder to place. Obviously I do not know a lot about her, but from what I can tell, she seems to be proud of her sons and daughter and even proud of everything that they do. I don't mean to make fun of them, but the twins dropped out. Mum would castrate and nudder like no tomorrow if any of us even thought of doing that. Granted, they were a giant success, but it was still something that she wouldn't want for them, the shop could have flopped, and from what they told me she was against the whole thing from the beginning it seems a little odd why she would flip like that, even if she was wrong. Maybe she is putting on a brave face?
Anne and Ren are acting normal I guess, they seem to be pushing something down though. Moments after being told that they had to kill dad, you could feel the anger pouring off of them, now they seem perfectly calm and cool. Are they use to this? How could they be? It's not everyday that someone that you have just met drops a bombshell like this on your lap. And why does it have to be one of us? Couldn't one of the adults set him on fire or something? I mean they don't have to be creative, he is just a guy, kick him in the nadds. Granted, I never was too close to the man, he seemed to be kind to me, but like almost everything else, they have a second face and maybe that is what I saw? I don't know, this is getting confusing, why isn't everything black and white? That's easier.
Whatever, I guess I could ask mom about this later, maybe one of the others want to write in this.
Finishing with her final thought, Katie found out that they had all jumped into bed with each other. Ginny got in with Ren (despite the protest of Fred and George)
"Gin, wouldn't you be more comfy in something a little less reviling?" Katie asked
"Yeah, we're your brothers, and don't need to see you half naked, Gin." Yelled Fred and George in unison. Katie was nodding her head, supporting the twins and their argument, she didn't want Ren to be half naked with a girl that he had just met.
"Well, to bad for you, besides, I don't see you are wearing much more. Besides, I'm comfy in a tank top and shorts."
Katie lost this argument, she was in pretty much the same thing that Ginny was in, and Anne wasn't to different either. Anne hopped into bed with George, and Katie got in with Harry. The lights faded with the background as Harry wrapped his arms around Katie and pulled her close to him protectively. Katie thought that was more to comfort him than her.
Okay, I made some modifications to these chapters, ideas and feelings from the characters are the most common, now please leave a review telling me if I am covering it a little better now. I made a bit of a mistake in the last chapter, he inherited the house from Sirius, not his godfather, sorry if you were confused on that last part. Leave a review, I really like some feedback