A/N: My apologies for the last chapter Open office for some reason is screwing up the punctuation and the paragraph spacing. I know how annoying that can get when you read, so I think I may try to take chapter 6 down and repost. Thank you all for your interest in my story now let's see what's happening to Yuki & Minerva.

Disclaimer: J. K. Rowlings owns Minerva and the magical rights in this story but I claim YUKI.

Harry Potter and the Speaker of Truth

Chapter 7 October 3rd.

On the morning of October 3rd Yuki awoke at dawn. Her butterflies were back only this time they were hippogriffs. She quickly got up and dressed as she and Uncle John were going for one last workout, followed by a last breakfast, and a last shopping trip. Then she and Aunt Minerva would go to the airport and take the International Floo Connection to London's Ministry of Magic. At eight P.M. they were supposed get to the U.K. . They would leave the guardian agreement at the Ministry at be filed and would then go to the Leaky Cauldron to spend the night. Tomorrow they would do many errands in London. Tomorrow she would get her animals back! And tomorrow she would see her new home for the first time.

Today's shopping trip was a spur of the moment last minute necessity that she hadn't planned. At last night's party, Uncle John had noticed that as he put it"Where's the flood? And you're showing your stomach that must mean you want to be tickled." Of course he'd followed his words with actions. Resulting in all the guests, mostly the people from the base and her Dad's team mates, laughing; as she shrieked in a combination of laughter and cries for him to stop. After the party, they got into her trunk of clothes and decided to do the shopping trip as her clothes were mostly either too short, too tight or the wrong season.

Uncle John greeted her as she left her room. "Morning Snow Princess."

"Morning, you ready?" At his nod, "Let's do this."

They did their usual five miles and followed it with a spar and kendo practice. It was only 7:20 a.m. when they finished. At 7:40 a.m., they left for breakfast. While they ate, they came up with a plan of attack for the shopping. They got to the stores when they opened and three hours later Yuki had a mostly complete wardrobe. They were walking past a formal wear store when John spotted a dress he knew would be perfect on Yuki.

"Your Great-grand-aunt told me that your school in Scotland is hosting a ball this year. Seeing as your dad isn't here, I want to buy you your first formal and I think that one is just about perfect. Let's go in and you try it on."

Yuki tried it on. It was too big but given no one was there watching, she whispered a resizing charm. It was perfect, it was strapless. At the top it was the color of her eyes at the bottom it was subtle swirls of sapphire and amethyst just like her eye flecks. Her resizing charm meant that she would be able to expand it later so even after she grew some more it would still fit. She stepped out of the changing cubicle so she could get a better look and so Uncle John could see her.

He wolf-whistled. "Maybe on second thought we don't want it. After all who'll protect you from all the boys who see you in it and get ideas."

"I'll be able to protect myself. The skirt is full enough I could even do a roundhouse kick with it on. Oh , Uncle John you have to get me this dress! Please!"

He took one look at her pleading expression and caved. They bought the dress and the petticoat for under it. Their last stop was a lingere store. Now it was his turn to trot out the pleading look. "Snow Princess you go in and pick out everything you need. When you're done come out and get me and I'll come in and pay. I don't want to watch you pick out underwear."

"What big bad Navy SEAL finally run across the one mission that scares his socks off?"

"You know it."

They both grinned. Yuki turned and went in the store, while he sat on a bench outside with the bags from their other purchases. It took some time but it still wasn't long before she came out and said, "they're ready for you." He grinned again and went in past her to pay.

When he came out and looked at his watch he said, "We'd better hustle If we're going to get these clothes loaded into your trunk before your flight."

They got back to the house. Minerva helped Yuki pack while John went to the local deli and picked up lunch. They were just finishing packing when he got back with lunch. Before Yuki packed her laptop she printed off a list. She ducked under the desk and canceled the notice me not spell she'd put on the cords. She then packed the computer and it's additional components. She noticed Uncle John looking inquiringly at the paper. She said,"Customs."

"Ah, good thinking"

All three of them were quiet on the hour ride to the airport. When they got there Yuki and John off-loaded her trunks and Minerva's bag.

"Guess this is good-bye Snow Princess. Take care of yourself, don't give your aunt any grief. Write often. Send pictures once you're settled. If anything"

"Goes wrong call and you'll be on the next flight. I'll miss you Uncle John." Yuki's eyes were wet as she finished his sentence. They shared a last long hug.

"Minerva, if you or Yuki need anything let me know."

Minerva nodded and took her bag and the handle of one of the rolling trunks. Yuki took the handles of the other two. They moved through the terminal to the illusionary wall/portal to the International Floo Connection.

It was dark when they emerged from the floo in the Leaky Cauldron. Tom greeted Minerva as they entered.

"Minerva you've returned. How was the United States?

"Fine. Tom this is my great-grand niece Yuki-himme Carson. Yuki this is Tom he keeps the Leaky Cauldron. Tom we need rooms for the night."

"Of course four and six work? Supper?"

"That will do. How much?"

" Three galleons and that includes breakfast."

"Great. Can you wake us up at six? We have lots of business in the Alley tomorrow and someplace to be at one."

"Sure that won't be a problem."

"Thanks, Tom." Minerva paid him.

A short time later they were sitting down to supper in the common room. Despite the busy day neither was particularly tired. Yuki pulled out two potion bottles.

"What's this?" Minerva asked.

"This is a potion Mom and I made. Dad swore by it. It's a jet-lag fixer. We drink this now. We go to bed in an hour or so and in seven hours our bodies will be on Greenwich time instead of East coast U.S. It only takes one dose when you travel east, west takes two. It doesn't even taste bad by most standards, a bit like Kahlua according to Dad."

"This works? I've never heard of anything like it. Why didn't you give me some when I first got to the United States?"

"Sorry. I didn't think about it before you came, to nervous I guess. It's not a difficult potion, but it takes seven days to steep." Taking her own potion bottle Yuki said "bottoms up."

Minerva copied her actions.