Katherine is a professional meddler. By the end she will have everything she wants XD...just so you know !

Chapter 7: Reunion Pool Party

Harry woke up that morning to the feeling of a soft warm hand running a hand through his hair. He opened his eyes and saw a blurry vision smiling down at him.

"Sleep well?" Katherine asked smiling.

"Actually I did," Harry admitted.

"Good…today we have the Reunion Pool Party…I trust you can swim?" Katherine replied handing him his glasses.

"Yes," Harry nodded sitting up and donning his glasses. He noticed the others were sitting up happily eating in bed.

"Morning Harry!" Ron said through a mouthful of eggs, "Kat brought us all breakfast."

"Great way to wake up," George replied.

"A hand brushing your hair instead of a mother screaming at you," Fred added.

Harry laughed as an elf put a tray over his lap.

"I'll have you know everything I made myself. The only things I allow elves to do are clean and serve….I hate cleaning," Katherine laughed and walked out of the room.

"I wish she was my Gran," Ron sighed.

"We do too," Fred and George replied.

Harry nodded his agreement as well.

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Minerva could smell the calming scent of cinnamon and lavender. A combination she associated with only one person. She slowly opened her green eyes and focused on the graying curls of her beloved mother.

"Good morning my most precious kitten. Did you sleep?" Katherine asked softly indicating the teenagers Minerva had roomed with were still asleep.

Minerva nodded quietly.

"I want you to forget last night and you can go back to your room tonight," Katherine smiled.

"Mother I…"

"Shush," Katherine said softly, "just remember that I love you and always will." An elf placed the breakfast tray on Minerva's lap as Katherine moved to wake up the girls.


Later that morning after breakfast; Katherine had woken everyone up the same way. Later that morning everyone congregated around the large oasis waterfall style pool for some fun in the sun.

The pool was large and circular shape with a waterfall over part of it. There was also two diving boards; one high one low, and a slide.

Total there were about fifty-six or fifty-seven people around the pool listening to music, chatting, drinking, splashing, and swimming. Everyone was enjoying each other immensely.

Katherine was sharing a lounge chair with Minerva as they talked with Fiona and Molly Weasley.

"I must say Katherine you have kept an excellent figure for eight children," Molly replied.

Katherine was sitting on the edge of a lounge chair Minerva was lying in. Her grey streaked ebony curls were in a ponytail and she was wearing an emerald halter top two piece suit with a black gossamer scarf wrapped around her like a skirt.

Her figure was very well taken care of and her size was slim. The same was said for Minerva; though she would not wear a two piece. Her swimming costume was a simple black one piece.

"Why thank you Molly dear. I have tried to keep it slim. I was petrified when I had Athena…I thought I'd never recover," Katherine laughed, "But after I started having all those large boys I realized it wasn't that bad. Now I'm more grateful to have them then a figure to die for."

Molly nodded her understanding as only another mother could.

"They are something to behold," Molly smiled watching a mixture of children and adults playing water volleyball.

"When I had Athena I was nineteen. Barely into adulthood and I found myself with a child. Looking into those soft blue/grey eyes I fell hopelessly in love and wanted as many as I could have," Katherine sighed.

"Grandmamma! Grandmamma!" shouted a young girl of fours with ebony curls and hazel eyes.

She was wearing a blue swimsuit and was soaking wet as she catapulted into Katherine's arms.

"Oh gracious me," Katherine laughed kissing the wet child, "Looks like I have a wet kitten in my lap."

"Grandpa threw me in," Claire pouted.

"Oh deary dear me," Katherine clicked her tongue. "Ares!"

"Yo?" Ares called as his head bobbed up from the water.

"Why did you throw your grandchild into the pool?" Katherine asked with the regal ness of a queen.

"Well…seemed right. She wanted to be thrown," Ares shrugged.

"Ares I have told you what you should do when that happens. I won't say it again," Katherine warned.

"Yes Ma," Ares sighed and swam off.

"You have to tell me how you do it," Minerva sighed as she sat up and took off her sunglasses.

"A little nutmeg and the pie is perfect," Katherine said lightly as she snuggled with Claire.

"Not a pie. I want to know how you can get what you want from us with just a look or a phrase," Minerva replied.

"A mystery that has puzzled people for years," Fiona laughed, "A curse of fortune."

"What?" Molly asked as she sat up looking very interested.

"My mother died giving birth to Katherine. As she drew her last breathe she whispered a spell that her child would never face hatred and pain without having away to be saved. She cursed Katherine with the ability to see what people desire from others and use it to manipulate them into getting what she desires," Fiona explained.

"It's not anything I can teach anyone. It's just something I do," Katherine replied as she stood with her great-grandchild and left.

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Hours later Harry was quietly floating along when he looked up and saw Katherine climbing to the top of the waterfall.

"Oh not again," Apollo sighed as he and the other siblings rushed to the edge.

"Mother come down from there!" Minerva exclaimed, "You can't swim well enough to dive!"

"Ma this is not proving anything! You didn't do it last year what makes you think you'll do it this year!?" Ares called.

Katherine did not seem to be listening though as she continued to climb.

"Albus she listens to you please go get her," Minerva cried.

Albus nodded and climbed out of the pool where he had been playing with Randal and Claire. He made his way up to the top of the waterfall and stood behind Katherine.

"Every year you try this. Why?" he asked gently.

"I have a fear of plummeting to my death. Stewart used to dive with me so I would not be afraid. After he died I…I've never been able to do it again. I try…but it always happens Apollo has to come up and get me," Katherine sighed.

"Are you hoping one day you can do it alone?" Albus asked coming up to her.

"Albus a fear can render us helpless…there is a way around the blood wards," Katherine replied turning to him.

"That has nothing to do with your fear," Albus replied.

"I have spent half the summer with that boy. There is a way to save him and I will not let you ruin those chances. You won't love my daughter…I'm not going to let you destroy another child's chance at life," Katherine said as she jumped off the edge and into the water.