How to Save a Life

Chapter Seven: Surprise!

A/N: Hola, my peoples! So, here is chapter seven. I'm sure plenty of you have noticed that I have changed the title to the story. Yes, there is a good reason! You see, it has to do with what is going to happen in the story. I hope it doesn't give too much away! Anyway, I'm going to split this in two. How to save a life is almost over. I just a have a few more chapters left. The second part will be called 'A New Day has Come'. So, yeah just be aware of that. I made this extra long, because I know that you all have been waiting for quite a while or this! Okay, enough of me…here it is!

"We better go find out" Dani said, taking Jasper's hand and pulling him along with her.

"Okay" Jasper muttered, a second too late. Dani opened the door and stepped in, with Jasper right behind her.

"Hello?" Dani called, it was quiet.

"Maybe they're in the back?" Jasper suggested. Dani nodded and pulled him along. The dining room was empty. As was the kitchen, the family room and the back yard.

"Well, let's go check the garage" Dani said "to see if they took the cars." Jasper nodded in agreement. When she opened the door to the garage, it was dark. Jasper stepped in next to her. Dani flipped on the lights…

"Surprise!" Everyone yelled. They were standing right next to a brand new aqua blue Porsche 911 Carrera. Dani was stunned. Jasper smiled at her.

"Are you okay?" he asked her, the smile still on his lips, but his eyes were worried. Dani said nothing.

"Oh, love did we frighten you?" Hermione asked, not waiting for answer as she went to hug her daughter.

"Fffffforrr mme?" Dani stuttered.

"Yes, for you!" Harry exclaimed and went to hug his daughter.

"Group hug!" James yelled tossing Jasper a tiny silver digital camera. Everyone leaned in to give Dani a hug.

"Okay!" Dani said, regaining her sanity "Can't breathe! Jazz, help!" Jasper laughed. Eventually, Dani was able to escape the hug and into Jasper's arms.

"Did you know about this?" Dani asked him. He smiled and shrugged guiltily.

"Thanks Mum, Dad" Dani said to them.

"Do you like it?" James asked

"Like it? I love it!" Dani said "But I can't drive it until I get my license."

"We're taking you tomorrow" Harry said "Did you study?"

"Yes" Dani said "Jasper helped. Right, Jazz?"

"Yes," Jasper said sheepishly "I let her borrow my car."

"You didn't tell me you got to drive an Aston Martin!" James exclaimed

"It's no big deal" Dani said.

"Did you make sure she kept to the speed limit?" James asked Jasper.

"Of course." Jasper said shooting Dani a smile.

"Strict teacher" Dani mumbled. James laughed.

"And, say she doesn't pass?" Victore asked in a sly voice.

"Oh, she'll pass" Jasper said to her coolly.

"Should she not pass," Harry said "she won't get to drive her car, simple as that."

"I will pass." Dani said her voice filled with determination.

"I know you will" Jasper whispered into her ear. She turned around in his arms so that she could look at him.

"And how can you be so sure?" She said

"Because I tutored you," He said "And because I'll be there to cheer you on tomorrow."

"Really?" Dani squealed. He smiled and nodded.

"Yay!" James said with sarcasm. Jasper checked his watch. His eyes widened.

"Dani?" he said

"Yeah?"

"I've to go." He said

"Already?" she asked, not bothering to hide her disappointment.

"Yeah, I've got to go supervise something at the house." Jasper said.

"Supervise?" Dani said skeptically. He nodded.

"We're going to have a visitor." Jasper mumbled. Dani nodded.

"Okay, let me walk you out" Dani said. They walked together, hand in hand to the front of the house and to his car.

"You'll be there tomorrow?" Dani asked unsure.

"Yes," Jasper said with a small smile "I promise." She knew that he never broke his promises.

"Okay" Dani said and leaned into his arms. He kissed her cheek and then his lips trailed down her collar bone, making her shiver in a pleasant way. He saved the lips for last.

"I have to go" he said quietly breaking the kiss.

"Okay." Dani said. He kissed her one last time.

"Bye, love" He said and stepped into his car. He backed out of the driveway. Dani waved and he straitened out and sped away. Dani sighed and went back into the house.

"Dani, where's our 'LIFE' game?" James asked

"Uh, I think it's in the right hand hall closet" Dani said.

"Okay," James said "You gonna play?"

"Sure." Dani said "Where are we playing?"

"My room."

"God, James please tell me you cleaned." She said

"Relax, I cleaned" James replied rolling his eyes. "Wasn't that bad" he muttered.

"Uh huh" Dani said and went to James' room, where all of her cousins were waiting.

"Where's James with the game?" Anne asked as soon as she walked into the room

"He went to get it" Dani said sitting down next to her.

"Jasper had to leave?" Carilly asked

"Yeah," Dani said disappointment coloring her tone.

"He'll be joining us tomorrow though," Dani added "To 'cheer me on' as he put it."

"Wow," Carilly said "He's perfect isn't he?"

"Heck yeah, he is!" Anne exclaimed "Dani's lucky. Is he good, y'know in-?"

"Okayy!" Dani said making sure to cut her off, so that she wouldn't have to hear he question. "Can we please stop discussing my 'perfect' boyfriend and all his 'perfectness'?"

"Well, he is." Carilly insisted

"Okay" Dani said "Are we done?"

"But you didn't answer my question" Anne pouted

"That does not have an answer, because I don't know" Dani said quickly.

"Of course she doesn't" Victore sneered from across the room "Dani's too much of a prude." Poor Eric, Adam, Ryan and Matthew were left staring at them, waiting for Dani's comeback.

"I would rather wait" Dani said "Y'know, until marriage; the proper way." "And so would Jasper" she added quickly. Victore had nothing to say. James walked in carrying a stack of board games.

"Dang, who started it this time and over what?" James said

"Nobody started anything," Dani said through clenched teeth and glaring a Victore.

"If you say so," James said setting the games down.

"Cat fight" Eric coughed and James had to hold back a laugh.

-----------------------------------At the Whitlock Manor------------------------------------------

Jasper parked his car in the garage and went inside.

"Ah, Young Master Jasper, your parents are upstairs with your cousin Young Mistress Marshelline" The old care taker of the home said to Jasper.

"Thank you, Charles" Jasper said with a smile. Charles was Jasper's favorite out of all of the hired help. He had always been like a grandfather to Jasper.

"Of course," Charles said. Jasper walked through the house, to the grand staircase near the front of the house. He looked around the room and sighed. He then made his way, swiftly up the staircase.

Jasper used his sharpened hearing to decide which wing to go to. The Eastern Wing, he decided. He walked through the long hallways, lined with numerous paintings of the members of the Whitlock family. "One day" he thought "I'll be up there too. But, do I want to?" he thought to himself. He had no time left to think about the subject, because he had reached his cousin's guest room.

"Jasper!" Marshelline squealed as soon as he came into her room. She tackled him in a hug. "Where were you?" she asked

"I was at the Potter's" Jasper said with a small smile.

"Did she like the surprise?" Vivienne asked him.

"Yes, though she was a bit shaken," Jasper said, remembering the look on Dani's face when she flipped on the lights. He chuckled a bit. "She wasn't expecting it."

"Yes, it's a good thing everyone was in on it though," Ashford said "A good joke, none the less."

"So, what kind of car did they get her?" Marshelline asked

"Porsche Turbo 911 Carrera." Jasper answered.

"Ooh, nice!" she exclaimed. Jasper nodded.

"Well, we'll let you two catch up," Vivienne said and she and Ashford left the room.

"Let me change and I'll meet you in your room," Marshelline said to Jasper. He nodded and went to his room. He threw on a pair of baggy pajama bottoms and an old t-shirt and got to work on something on his computer. He put on some music.

"Hey!" Marshelline said as she walked into his room in pajamas and wet hair. Obviously changing meant a shower too.

"Hey" Jasper said.

"So, whatcha doin?" she asked peering over his shoulder. Marshelline had always been like an older sister of sorts, for Jasper, as he had never had any siblings. Marshelline, was eighteen and studying to become a healer. She loved Jasper and had always seen him like a younger brother. She loved to poke and prod him for information, especially the kind that he would never tell anyone else.

"Oh, I want to talk to Dani." Marshelline said "I haven't seen her since the last time I came."

"She'll like that," Jasper said "Why don't you IM with her?"

"Okay. Let me use your computer."

He gestured towards his desk, where his MacBook Air sat. "Go ahead."

"Yay!" she squealed and opened up the internet on it. "So, what have you two been up to?"

"Nothing much," said Jasper toying with the fringe on the curtains by the loveseat where he was sitting.

"Hmmm," Marshelline said

"What?" Jasper said

"Oh, I'm just looking deeper into your answer." She said.

"Maybe too deep" Jasper muttered.

"She's not logged on." Marshelline said.

"Try later" Jasper suggested.

"Yeah." She said, beginning to browse through his iTunes library.

"Wow," she said "I didn't even know you had stuff like this."

"Stuff like what?" he asked nervously

"Songs like this," she muttered clicking on a song. Then, 'Lollipop' by Lil' Wayne Featuring Static Major began to play out of the surround sound speakers above them.

"It's clean" Jasper said sheepishly.

"Yeah, but I know the dirty lyrics" she wiggled her eyebrows. "Disturbing to think that my little cousin has songs like this on his iPod," Marshelline teased. She stood up and hopped onto his bed. "So, now tell me what kinds of trouble you've been getting into." she said.

"I don't get into trouble" He smiled innocently.

"I would believe you, if you didn't go to a co-ed school." She said "If I'd have gone to a co-ed school…"

"You would have gotten into trouble and plenty of it!" Jasper finished for her with a grin.

"So, what's your secret? How do you stay out of trouble?" Marshelline questioned.

"I keep a low profile," Jasper answered fighting back a laugh.

"Ha ha, very funny" she said sarcastically "And what about with Dani? How do you stay out of trouble with her?"

"I keep my mouth shut and try not to say the wrong thing or laugh at something that would earn me a glare." Jasper said seriously.

Marshelline swatted him playfully. "Not that kind of trouble; the other kind. You know. Just-the-two-of-you-alone-in-a-dark-room kind of trouble."

"We stay out of dark places" Jasper said quickly. He felt his skin go cold, due to his nervous mood.

"Well, don't you want to…you know…well, you know. I think she wants to with you." Marshelline said, remembering a conversation she had had with Dani last time she had seen her, something that Dani had told her with confidence.

"Too much information" Jasper said dipping his head. His neck reddened.

"You blushed!" Marshelline said triumphantly "I embarrassed you! Cool! I didn't think that was possible." Jasper said nothing. His face still felt hot.

"So, I'm assuming you two haven't gone down that road yet." She said

Jasper sighed. "I love Dani. If we…if we ever go that far, then I want it to be the right way. I'd want us to be married." Marshelline thought about that for a moment.

"Are you saying you're going to marry her?" She asked interest in her voice. Jasper looked up at her.

"Maybe someday." He grinned "But don't tell her. I want to surprise her."

"Ha!" Marshelline said "Have you been living under a rock? That girl has already picked out her china pattern."

Jasper looked startled.

Marshelline burst out laughing. "Kidding!"

Jasper grabbed a pillow off of his bed and threw it at her. She shrieked, but didn't stop laughing. Then Jasper was also laughing. Then Jasper's phone rang.

"'Cause you caught me off guard
Now, I'm running and screamin'

I feel like a hero and you are my heroine
Do you know that your love is the sweetest sin?

And I feel a weakness coming on
Never felt so good to be so wrong.
Had my heart on lockdown…
"

Jasper lunged for his phone, before Marshelline could answer it.

"Hi Dani," He said, while Marshelline made weird faces at him. Then she started swatting her arms around and motioning for him to give her the phone.

"Uh, Dani, someone here wishes to speak to you" He said "No it's not my mother; I wouldn't have been able to say that if it were. Okay, okay." He handed his phone over to Marshelline.

"Hello?" Dani said

"Hi Dee!" Marshelline cried. Jasper heard Dani scream on the other end of the phone.

"Ehmahgawd, Marsh! Is that really you?"

"Yes, it's me! I'm here visiting my little cousin, making sure he doesn't get into trouble." Marshelline said, sticking her tongue out at Jasper as if saying ha! I just embarrassed you! Dani giggled on the other end. Marshelline joined in. Jasper scowled at her.

"Lemme guess, you just embarrassed him?" Dani said

"Yup! And I'm proud of it!"

"You are so bad!" Dani laughed. Jasper pointed at his watch as if they were on a time limit or something. Ha! He had switched phone companies for Dani.

"I know I am." Marshelline said. "So, Jasper told me that your family pulled a fast one on you today."

"Ugh. Yeah. Everyone was in on it too! Including Jasper. Hold on, put me on speaker so I can tell him something." Marshelline pressed a few buttons.

"Jazzy?" Dani said, her voice sugary sweet. Jasper cringed, he knew what was coming.

"Yes?" Jasper said.

"You are in big trouble, buster!" Dani yelled. Jasper jumped "Don't think you will be able to weasel your way out of punishment! How could you not have told me? You know I hate big surprises like that!"

"I sorry!" Jasper squeaked, in a little kid voice, with a fake pout. (A/N: Yes! I sorry! No I didn't make a spelling error.)

"Big trouble." Dani repeated for emphasis.

"Okay." Jasper said

"Hmmm, Marsh, you have my full permission to tease and embarrass Jasper to full extent, for the rest of your stay." Dani said in a business-like voice. She then added a giggle.

"Yes!" Marshelline power punched the air with her fist. "Oh, yeah!"

"No!" Jasper groaned "Dani, can't you rethink that for a moment, please? You don't know what I've already had to endure tonight!" Dani laughed.

"Don't do the crime, if you can't pay the time!" Marshelline cackled. Jasper scowled at her.

"Whatever," he said.

"Say, Dani, does that punishment go into effect immediately? Because I have some juicy info for you."

"Uh, sure," Dani said.

"Oh god no." Jasper murmured

"Okay, well did you know that I was the first person to know about you?" Jasper groaned again, this time closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose. Dani heard it and laughed.

"What do you mean?" Dani asked

"Well, you see, when you guys were in your second year I called Jasper here and we got to talking. I asked him if there was anyone special. He, of course had a companion for special outings, but other than that, he told me that were was no one special. Eventually, after much prying-"

"Too much if you ask me." Jasper muttered

"I was able to weasel some very valuable info out him. Ha! He told me that there may be someone, but that she paid absolutely no attention to him. Or at least that's what he thought. Is that true?"

"Well," Dani hesitated. Jasper's ears perked up. "I guess it's true. Only partially, though. How could one not notice a Whitlock, but I guess if the 'notice' he was looking for was appeal, then no. Absolutely not, I was much too focused on my studies in my first two years at Hogwarts to notice guys like that. Well, no, sorry, that's a lie. I did have one kinda-sorta boyfriend before Jasper, his name was Laurent. It lasted three months. He said I was too controlling. Ha! I barely even saw the guy. Then, when the third year rolled around and I got stuck having to sit next to Jasper in three of my classes, well I wasn't exactly pleased. I thought he was quite a bother; Anti-social, actually. He didn't talk, at all. I had to do all the talking."

"You rarely talked to me, what was I supposed to say?" Jasper said, cutting in.

"I don't know, maybe 'Oh, hi, what did you think of that last assignment?' or something along those lines! But, I later learned that he did have friends, and was somewhat social. But, until he came up to me, I was never really interested. Unlike some girls who would have killed to have him. Heck, they tried to stalk out their territory on him! I would laugh my head off at girls who had insane crushes on him! They would know every little thing about him! The funny thing was that I was friends with one of the girls that was in his personal fan club, and she kept trying to get me to join, just because we shared three classes, all in which we sat together, so I was a valuable source for information. I was shunned when said I didn't know what color his eyes were and that I didn't want to join! Ha!"

"What!" Jasper exclaimed "Wait, I had a fan club?"

"Jazz, were you living under a rock?" Dani "How could you have not noticed? They were everywhere! They followed you!"

"Guess I just didn't notice. I was too busy trying to get someone else to notice me." He said with a sly grin, as if she could see him. Dani laughed softly.

"Then, one day, I was just sitting in the great hall, trying to get some work done and low and behold, Mr. Perfecto over here comes along." Dani finished.

"I would love to hear that story in detail" Marshelline said. "Hey, did you ever consider him a friend?"

"At a later point, yes, I believe so. Other than that, I think I just thought Jasper was a spoiled rich kid, who always got his way. I guess I just believed everything that I heard. I don't even think I ever considered him boyfriend material! At least not for me anyway. I think I thought if I ignored him, or tried to ignore him as much as 'being polite, yet still ignore the person as much as possible' applied, I would survive the year without ever actually having to deal with him."

"And I thought you were playing hard to get." Jasper teased.

"Of course not!" Dani exclaimed "I just never considered it, rationally at least."

"But, you learned your lesson, right?" Marshelline asked

"Yes," Dani said her voice had gone soft and become filled with love. "Never judge a book by its cover, ever." Jasper smiled.

"Ugh." Marshelline said, while pretending to gag. "You two sicken me."

"Sorry!" Dani and Jasper said at the same time. Then they laughed.

"Whatever" Marshelline said "I'm going to bed. Good night, Dani!"

"Okay, good night Marsh," Dani said. Marshelline got off of Jasper's bed, mouthed good night to him and fled to her room. Jasper shook his head.

"I guess it's the same for me." Jasper said.

"Okay, love." Dani said "Good night."

"Good night." Jasper said "Love you."

"Love you, too. Bye." Dani said.

"It's your turn" Jasper said.

"I know" Dani said "Bye, love." She then hung up. He shut his phone off and turned off his lights. It was time to hit the hay.

---------------------------At the Potter Household (The next day) ------------------------------

Dani opened her eyes and found that she was facing her closet door; not at all the door of the DMV that she had been dreaming about. Her alarm clock sounded, to the song that she had chosen for it to play from her iPod.

'Break it off boy
Cuz ya got me feelin naughty
I wanna know boy
If I could be ya shawty (most definitely)
Set if off boy
And make me hot all ova my body
(Break it off, take it off, miss take it off) (Break it off tonight) (Yo)
Break it off boy
Cuz ya got me feelin naughty
I wanna know boy
If I could be ya shawty (yo, yo)
Set it off boy (yeah, yeah)
Make me hot all ova my body
Break it off tonight (yo)
'

Dani slapped the power button. "Yay," she said to herself "Time to get up." She got up and walked over to her closet to pull out some clothes. Jeans, t-shirt, socks, shoes.

"Who was playing 'Break it off'?" Asked Carilly and Anne who came walking into Dani's closet.

"I was." Dani said, while trying to decide between two different shirts. "It was my alarm for the day.

"Can we replay it?" Asked Anne

"Sure," Dani said grabbing her clothes. "I'll be in the shower." She ran into her bathroom and turned on the water. After being in the water for about ten seconds, she heard the sound of music drifting from her room. She hurried as much as possible. Then it hit her. Her cousins would be staying with them for two weeks…that meant less time with Jasper, because her mother would expect her to entertain their guests. Darn. She turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. She grabbed a towel and hurriedly dried herself off. Dani tugged on her clothes and pulled out her blow dryer. The cool air on her scalp felt good. Once it was dry she made sure to put an anti frizz charm on it, she so was not going to see Jasper and have to wear a hat. Absolutely not. She did a double check on everything, and swiftly left the bathroom. In her room, she found every single one of her cousins waiting for her.

"What took so long?" Eric asked, causing James and Ryan to fall into hysterics. Dani eyed them suspiciously.

"What did you do?" Dani asked, her questioned aimed toward James.

"Why nothing, dearest sister, nothing at all," James said innocently, with a smile.

"Hmm," Dani said, cocking one eyebrow. "Of course not." She looked around the room, her pictures had been rearranged. Dani rolled her eyes and with a wave of her wand they were set back into their original order. "You should have tried something less obvious."

"It was not that obvious!" James exclaimed.

"James, I live in here." Dani said, "I know where I put my stuff."

"Whatever." James huffed. Dani rolled her eyes.

"Come on, let's go get breakfast." She said and went downstairs to the kitchen."

"Hurry." said Hermione. "The DMV gets crowded early." They scarffed down bowls of cereal, then hurried back up to grab cell phones and iPods.

"We're gonna have to take a couple of cars." Harry said.

"Um, Dani can drive my car, and I can take three others." Matthew offered.

"That'll work, she can warm up, um take Carilly, Ryan and uh, James." Harry said. "And we'll take Adam, Anne, Eric and Victore." Harry added. Matthew nodded and headed outside. He was followed by everyone else who would be going in his car.

"Keys?" Dani asked him, while holding out her hand.

"Oh, uh," Matthew said as he fished around in his pocket for his keys. "Here." He handed her the keys." Dani smiled and got in the car to start it. Then everyone else climbed in.

"I think we're supposed to follow my parents there." Dani said adjusting her mirrors. Meanwhile James was in the back seat performing the sing of the cross on himself multiple times. Dani glared at him. "There is no need for that." She said sharply. "You will be perfectly safe. Remember, Jasper tutored me, and Dad showed me how."

"What does having Jasper tutor you have to do with my physical and partial mental safety?" James muttered under his breath. (A/N: I don't know if the characters in Harry Potter would be Catholic or not. I am assuming they would practice some form of Christianity since they celebrate Christmas. I am going off of my beliefs. I am a Catholic and I hold nothing against the many other religions in this world. No offense at all to those who are not Catholic or Christian. I believe that all religions are wonderful, but I needed to have Christianity in here, due the fact that his how it is in the book. Again, no offense at all to those of you who practice other religions, I am merely going off of what I am used to in my life. Please, no flames for that.)

"Ready?" Dani asked them. A chorus of 'yeah' and 'sure' followed. Dani switch the gears into reverse and easily pulled out of the driveway and onto the circular driveway in front, behind her Father's gray Lexus LX. Harry took off, and drove out of the driveway, Dani right behind him.

Matthew reached to turn on the stereo, but then drew back. "Um, can you drive with music on?" he asked.

"Yes," Dani nodded. "That's how Jasper tutored me. He said that it won't always be quiet when I drive."

"He's right," Matthew said. "And the music does help give off a good vibe too." He reached over and turned on music from his iPod.

'Let's drop!
Yeah, come on
Shake, shake

I'll take you home
If you don't leave me at the front door
(Leave me at the front door)
Your body's cold
But girl, we're getting so warm
And I was thinking of ways that I could get inside
(Get inside)

Tonight you're falling in love
(Let me go now)
This feeling's throwin' me off
(Here we go now)

Now, if she does it like this
Well you do it like that
Now, if she touches like this
Well, you touch her right back
Now, if she moves like this
Well, you move like that
Come on
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
'

"I love this song." Carilly said. "Metro Station, right?"

"Yeah.", "Yes." Matthew and Dani said at the same time.

"Love them." Dani said "Jazz and I went to go see them last year for our anniversary. They are amazing!"

"Oh, yeah, I remember you told me." Matthew said. "They are sick!"

"Totally." Dani said "We got to do meet n' greet. They were really nice."

"Wow, Jasper likes to go all out, doesn't he?" Ryan asked

'I saw you dancing there
I couldn't get you off my mind
But I could tell, that you could tell
That I was taking my time

But I was thinking of ways
To get you staying the night
Your body's shaking
Turn me on, so I can turn off the lights

Now, if she does it like this
Will you do it like that?
Now, if she touches like this
Will you touch her right back?
'

"Yeah," Dani said, slightly uncomfortable. "Uh, he likes them, too. Jazz was just as psyched as I was."

"Must be nice to have a boyfriend." Carilly said dreamily

"Um, yeah, it is." Dani said, her eyes travelling down to her wrist where her birthday bracelet lay. Then she remembered she was driving and her eyes shifted back up.

"I wouldn't know." James said. Ryan and Matthew laughed. Dani rolled her eyes at the stupidity of the 'joke'.

"Speaking of Jasper," Dani said "James can you call him and tell him that we're close to the DMV?" James nodded and pulled out his phone. A groggy hello was heard from the other end.

"Uh, Jasper?" James said

"Yes?"

"Dani said to tell you that we're close to the DMV now." James said

"Oh, okay. I'll be there when you get there."

"Okay, fine. Bye." James said and hung up. "Done." James said.

"Lovely," Dani replied. Then the song changed.

'Gotta change my answering machine
Now that I'm alone
Cause right now it says that we
Can't come to the phone
And I know it makes no sense
Cause you walked out the door
But it's the only way I hear your voice anymore
(it's ridiculous)
It's been months
And for some reason I just
(can't get over us)
And I'm stronger than this
(enough is enough)
No more walking round
With my head down
I'm so over being blue
Crying over you
'

"Mmm, Ne-Yo," Dani said. "Nice taste."

"Thank you," Matthew said, bending at the waist. "I do have good taste."

"Don't let it go to your head, buster." Dani said rolling her eyes.

"Oh, I won't" Matthew said softly.

'Gotta fix that calendar I have
That's marked July 15th
Because since there's no more you
There's no more anniversary
I'm so fed up with my thoughts of you
And your memory
And how every song reminds me
Of what used to be

That's the reason I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?
'

Then Dani turned into the parking lot, right behind her father. She pulled into a parking spot. They climbed out of the car. Dani looked around, Jasper's car was no where to be found. "Where is he?" Dani muttered. Then a blur of silver drove past them.

"Uh, Dani…?" James said, just as a silver Aston Martin pulled into the parking lot. Jasper calmly got out of the car, and walked towards Dani.

"Break the speed limit much, Jasper?" James snickered. Jasper flashed him a smile and turned back to Dani.

"Hello, love." Jasper said, pulling Dani into his arms. She kissed him.

"Did you study last night?" Jasper asked when they pulled away.

"Um, yeah, for a bit," Dani answered.

"Good."

"Dani, come on, you have to do the oral test." Hermione said waving them inside.

Dani sighed, and they all went inside.

------------------------------------About ½ an hour later---------------------------------------------

"Oh my gawd, that test was hard!" Dani exclaimed as she walked out of the tiny room where the oral test was supposed to be taken. "What if I failed?" she gasped nervously. Victoire snorted. Jasper glared at her.

"I'm sure you did fine." Harry said, hurrying her to the double doors, where her name was being called.

"Good luck." Harry and Hermione said with smiles. Dani hugged them. Then she looked to her brother and her cousins.

"Good luck!" they said in a chorus. Then a pair of arms wrapped around Dani's waist. She smiled.

"Do you remember how to parallel park?" He asked her seriously.

"Yes." Dani answered, looking nervously at the car that had been brought out for her use.

"You'll do wonderful." Japer said, and with that he pulled her wrist with the bracelet up to his lips and he kissed it. He also added another charm to it.

"Oh, why it's a four leaf clover!" Dani exclaimed. Jasper smiled.

"For good luck."

"I'm gonna need it." Dani replied. Jasper kissed her forehead and sent her on her way.

Dani ran to the tester guy. (A/N: I'm not sure what they are called.) "Um, I'm Daniella." She said it came out as sort of a question though. The guy looked at her strangely.

"Right, well I'm Marcus, and I'll be conducting your test." He said rather blandly.

"Er, right," Dani said with a sweet smile. "Shall we?" She asked gesturing towards the car. He muttered something about 'the faster the better'. Dani was an expert at fast. "Let's go then."

"Right," said Marcus climbing into the passenger side. Dani got in and buckled up. The test began.

"Ooh, she's going to do the parallel parking," Matthew said, his eyes on the gaudy maroon DMV car. Jasper turned to watch.

"Oh god," he said

"What's wrong?" asked Matt

"She had the most trouble with parallel parking." Jasper replied.

"Oh." They both cringed as Dani narrowly missed a cone.

"Most people do have trouble with it."

"I didn't." Jasper said earnestly. Matthew looked at him incredulously, as Dani parked the car in between the cones.

"Whoo Hoo! Go Dani!" Jasper cheered. Dani climbed out of the car and shot them a thumbs up. Marcus was scrawling something on a clipboard, and then he handed her the test results. Dani scanned the sheet then screamed. She hugged a befuddled Marcus, and then ran to where her family. She ran right into Jasper's arms.

"I passed!" Dani cried. Jasper smiled.

"I know."

"We knew you could do it, darling." Hermione said, reaching over to hug her daughter.

"We are so proud of you!" Harry smiled. It was times like these that made Dani feel so very, very loved.

A/N: Okay, so yeah I finally finished! Ha! I promise that the next chapter will have some Dani/Victoire clashing. I love that type of stuff; it's so much fun to write. Well, y'all know the drill! Please review! Oh, before I forget, the poll will remain in place until I put up the next chapter. (Chapter 8.) Alright, well PEACE! L8ter!