The Family reunion was a joy and also a annoyance. Next time, Celeste wouldn't invite all her family at once, she was sitting on her throne, her tail draped over one arm rest, and her hand held up her head, as she thought about many things.


Merliah and Harry were out swimming, and most likely end up at the surface in the wizard's only beach.

"Bet you a dozen chocolate frogs I'll beat you to the beach this time." Harry teased his sister.

"Frogs aren't made of chocolate." Merliah responds

"Yes, they are there candy like those jellie treats you like."

"But wouldn't the frog die?" Merliah questions

"They're not alive didn't you ever seen human eat a cocobar on the beach or a boat?"

"Wasn't look at their food, I was looking at them." Merliah answers

Harry just sighs "fine, just make it a dozen jellietreats, this is to hard to explain, now i really was a brain like Hermione."

Merliah shook her head, "I'm not racing."

"Fine, still want to head to the surface and see whats going on. "

"if you didn't have seaweed for brains, you would know we're almost at the surface." Merliah pointed out. She waved her arm toward the surface where several pairs of legs were dangling in the water, with their upper halves above the surface.

Harry just blushes "I'm not a seaweed brain." and blows a raspberry at her. Harry just floats below the legs of the people with a mischievous grin.

"Do not do it." Merliah warned as she recognized Hermione's suit, and went over to her and gently touched her arm, before springing up from the water.

"Ahhh"

"Hi Hermione, having fun today?"

"Yes, but I wish some of the others from school weren't here." Hermione replies, as she looked across the beach where the Malfoys were, Draco's blonde hair was bobbing out of the water.

Harry groans " whats that bottom feeder doing here just when I thought i was free of the prat."

Merliah pressed her lips, before an idea came to her, she smiled at her brother, and her friend. "This is how you get even underwater style." before the others could even ask, the mer-princess disappeared under the water again.

He turns to Hermione "and you thought i was reckless" He pulls her out of view but they could still see Malfoy. They both waited to see what would happen.

Merliah tugged at the blonde boy's feet, she was circling him, like a dolphin would circle prey leading it to where they wanted.

"What the bloody hell is going on here what's touching my feet?" He exclaims as he continues to check the water around him.

Merliah continued swim and tug at the boy's feet. Before she sprang out of the water, with a evil glint in her eyes. "How dare you enter, my ocean!"

"What the hell, a siren? Father help!" the boy looks around and seen he was to far away for anybody to hear him.

"A siren, do I look like a siren, I hate those foul creatures." Merliah states

"What else would attack a wizard but a siren." Malfoy was slowly moving away from her and get to the beach.

"Sirens lure the foolish to their deaths? Why would I do that? And whoever said I was attacking you, foolish human." Merliah states she seen what he was doing, and moved to stop him, "I do not like those who do not like others of not their own race."

"What are you talking about?" Draco stopped and looked closer at Merliah. His eyes widen "A mergirl what are you doing on the surface. "

"If you have to ask, you'll never know." Merliah responds, before back flipping back into the depths.

Merliah soon surfaces near Harry and Hermione, two were laughing barely staying on the surface.

"Just wait until he sees me at school, then he will be confused." Merliah replies smiling.

"Mer, you are a devil fish, I'm just glad mum didn't see that or we both be hung by our tails."

"nah, not unless someone tells on me." Merliah replies

"Not a squeak from me." Harry zips his lips closed.

"I don't even know your mother, so i cant tell."

"But you do know Nereus." Merliah states, "Who happens to ask questions about a certain human, I know."

Hermione just blushes "I-i-i have no idea what your talking about, but what does he want to know?"

"I don't know, I normally just swim off, before he could really starts asking, he just wants to know when I'm going to see you again, personally, I think he has a crush on you." Merliah answers

"He does you really think he might like me."

"Hermione, what's not to like your smart, loyal, and great to be with." Harry explains to her.

"He might or he might not, but if you did, there would be no way for him to leave the ocean, or you to leave the land, unless one of you decide to server ties with one or the other, ocean or land." Merliah replies, "That is the main reason, mother is letting me join you on land this school term."

Hermione smile "You're coming to our school and you too, harry?"

"Of course I'm coming back if for no other reason than to beat the pants off Malfoy for the house cup."

"I'm sure, I can learn enough to seem like I was beginning student at home or something, I'm not planning on revealing that I'm a princess just yet." Merliah replies

"Hermione can help you there, she's the smartest witch in our house maybe in our school." Harry replies

"one little problem with that, land and sea, I can't stay in the water long, or Merliah can't stay on land longer, I mean I still have my books.." Hermione states

"What about sea caves? Some are in water and on land." Merliah questions

"Yes we can meet there I'm sure I can get you up to Harry's level by the time school comes around at least in the books department."

Merliah smiled, before looking at the sun's direction, "We best head back home, before the guard is sent out to find us."

Harry just groans this was one thing he didn't really like about this new life he had."We'll see you later and arrange a time to meet."

Merliah slipped back into the water, and dived under, Harry stayed long enough to see Hermione back on land, before he too went back under.


The next few days passed, Merliah and Harry would meet Hermione in the cave and study until the sun was the highest, and then either go back home or just talk, about random things.

On one such day while harry played with Hedwig, Hermione quizzed Merliah on potions class.

Merliah gave what she thought was the right answer, and noticed the rippling of the water, like someone was swimming near, a mermaid/man was coming here, judging by the ripples.

Everyone stopped and waited to see who was coming since few knew of this cave.

Nereus' head broke the surface, shaking the sea water from his hair. He looked at the others in confusion, before pulling himself out of the water, to sit on a rock. "Mom's never going to let me current surf again." he pulled his fin out, and looked at it, it looked swollen.

"Nereus, what happened." Harry asked, while Hermione suddenly became tongue tied.

"I was swimming the currents, one just changed and I got slammed against some coral, and I don't know if my fin is broken or just sprained." Nereus answers, trying to hold back tears of pain. He was the eldest, but he was only fourteen years old.

"I'm pretty good a first care let me see if i can help." Hermione finally gettting passed he shyness.

Merliah swam closer, "I doubt you're good at fish parts." she floated in the water beside where her brother was, "Let me take a look."

Nereus nods and moves his fin closer to her with a small hiss of pain.

"Flex, your flipper" Merliah states, as she gently touched her brother's tail, where it connected.

He does as told slowly moving the flipper but he grits his teeth doing so.

"Sprained." Merliah states, "I'll be right back." she dived back under the water.

"Your lucky, bro."

Nereus stuck out his tongue, "Lucky, mom didn't see me."

Merliah was back with a long strip of sea weed. She wrapped it around Nereus' fin joint.

"This is just great now i have to swim like a granny fish till my fins better".

"Moon Kelp has healing properties, you big guppy." Merliah huffed

"Moon kelp? I never heard of it" Hermione asked looking at the wrap around Nereus fin.

"That's because we ocean merfolk like to keep our plants to ourselves, we're not into magical beings invading our oceans, look at what your kind is doing to the land, trash on the beach, even in the ocean itself." Merliah replies

"Mione, you get any closer your gonna kiss his fin." Harry teased.

Hermione jumps back as both her and Nereus look away blushes "Not all humans are like that Merliah some of us actually fight to save our planet, my family recycles almost every thing we get."

Merliah shrugged, "I'm just referring to things, I have seen for myself."

"I know its awful some people are that why i try to clean up whenever I can. " Hermione replies

Merliah shrugged, "How does the fin feel? Nereus?"

"Uh better but still hurts." He flexes the fin once more.

"Give the kelp a few more minutes, unless you want to mother on your tail?" Merliah questions

While they waited for the kelp to finished its job they all talked about different things.


It was late evening, when Celeste felt the currents bringing a summons from the magical beings, who used a certain spell to act as a messenger, she took her trident and left her palace and kingdom. The children were safe in the palace. She went over to where she felt the spell came from it was coming from the wizards beach where she met that family the last time.

Minerva McGonagall waited in a circle of fire lanterns, so she could see the ocean, and waited for the Mer-Queen.

"I swear i should have made that old man do this himself. " she mutters as she heard the queen greet her.

"I wish I could say the same." Celeste states, as she made water erupt around her, and carry her to the edge of the shore.

Minerva curtsy to the queen "Your highness it's good to see you once more."

"Unless you can sprout a tail, I doubt I want you to address me as such." Celeste replies, "I have the feeling, you are not here to speak to the Queen but rather the mother of two children that were born on land but now call the sea home?"

"Yes I am i have a small request, If you would grant it, i feel if both the children should spent the last few weeks at the Weasley home to both become accustomed to the land and to get there school supplies before the year starts." Minerva asks

Celeste pressed her lips together, she knew that she must allow her daughter, her chance to learn about the world, she was born in, but as a mother, it was hard for her to let go, as the Queen, her daughter would be one with crown authority. "I shall grant this request, on one condition."

"Of course, what is the condition?" Minerva asked hoping it was in her power to grant.

"That Harry and Merliah return to the black lake twice a month to be themselves, it will renew the magic, I will place on them, to allow them to transform into humans, however, they are merfolk by blood, they are related to one of the Seven Daughters of Triton."

"Of course, I see no problem with that, I'll have it arranged for them to have those days free to such. I'll return in two days time once proper arrangements have been made."

"Of course." Celeste states, she bid farewell to the human and went back home.