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A/N: I am so sorry I haven't update in forever. I was away for the summer and lost my muse and since I came back its been all about my final year at uni. I promise to do better.
Chapter 11
APOV
"Get your asses up now! Its time to play in the snow!" Jasper and I started out of our content little bubble at the bellow that came from downstairs. I snarled as I walked over to the door, pulling on my dressing gown. I threw open the door and stalked to the top of the stairs, "What in the nine levels of hell are you bellowing about now Emmett? Its 6 o'clock in the morning!" I shouted over the banister at him. He smirked and threw a snowball at my head. I ducked and it sailed over my head, hitting Jasper. "Ow Shit! Emmett!" Jasper exclaimed. Emmett curled over clutching his ribs as he laughed.
Jasper growled and disappeared into our room, coming back fully dressed before I could blink. "Oh its on like Donkey Kong now Emmett." He sped down the stairs and chased Emmett outside. I sighed and turned around to find Aría stood in her bedroom door. "Mama what's going on?" I shook my head and walked over to pick her up. "Your uncle Emmett thinks its funny to start a snowball fight at 6 in the morning love. How about we go and get dressed and stop papa from beating Uncle Emmett too much hmm?" I said as we walked into her room. She nodded, "Uncle Emmett does like to win." I smiled, that was not the kind of beating I had been talking about. It's not the one I am giving him either! I chuckled at Jasper's comment and thought back, Just leave him in one piece so you don't scare our daughter.
I laid out Aría's clothes on her bed before going to get dressed myself. I pulled on an old pair of jeans and one of Jasper's long sleeved shirts. I pulled on an old pair of my running shoes and walked back into Aría's bedroom, tying my hair back into a ponytail as I walked. She grabbed me around my waist and squeezed, I looked down at her and tilted my head. "What is it sweetie?" She shook her head and smiled. "Nothing mama, I'm just really happy." I smiled and sat on her bed to put her hair back in a french braid before picking her up and carrying her downstairs. We walked through the kitchen and into the mudroom where I handed Aría her coat, hat and gloves. "Ready to find out what havoc your papa and uncle Emmett have caused?" She nodded and we walked out of the back door, onto the porch.
The sight that met us more resembled a snowy war zone than the pristine field it had been before. I shook my head and picked Aría up, before darting over to where Rose was waving at us. I sank down behind the barricade that they had built, placing Aría on the ground. "What the hell is going on?" I asked as half a dozen snowballs soared over our heads. Bella sighed, "Well when Jasper had finished with Emmett, They all decided that it would be hilarious to gang up on us. Which is really unfair as Harry's cheating and using his magic!" I chuckled, "Of course he is, but as good as Harry is with magic he doesn't know what I do." I said smirking. I began chanting a spell and we watched as hundreds of snowballs formed behind our barricade. I grinned evilly at the others and my eyes flashed gold.
The snowballs began to zoom towards the boys on the other side of the field, we all laughed at the exclamations of shock and a few swear words that drifted over to us. I left a few snowballs on the ground and pointed at them to Aría,"Throw them at the boys Sweetie. Lets show them that they can't win." I winked at her and began throwing snowballs on top of the magical ones that were still pelting the boys. The fight continued for another 40 minutes before we were declared the winners and we all traipsed inside so that Harry, Bella and Aría could have some breakfast. I wrapped a drying spell around everyone as we walked through the mudroom into the kitchen.
Everyone muttered their thanks as they sat down at the table, Esme and Bella puttering around the kitchen making the breakfast. I helped Aría take off her coat and went to sit down at the table, but Jasper grabbed my arm and pulled me to sit down in his lap. I smiled at him and leaned back against him. What's with the seating arrangements, cher? Not that I'm complaining. I asked him as we watched Emmett pull faces at Aría, making her giggle. You looking damn good in my shirt is what this is. That and our time together got cut short by a 85 year old, 3 year old. He told me as he pressed a kiss to the curve of my shoulder where the neck line of his shirt had dropped. I turned my head slightly and pressed a kiss to his forehead. I don't think we are ever going to be short of time together. I love you and that will never change. I told him as we watched our family together, "I love you too darlin'." Jasper whispered into my ear.
"Aww ain't that sweet, my brother's turning into a girl!" Peter said, wiping away a tear. I looked over at him and smirked, saying, "Yeah you clearly set a good example of the effeminate man, Pete." Peter's mouth dropped open and the room went silent before Edward began to snicker, with everyone else joining in. Peter pouted, "That wasn't nice Annie." I winked at him and shrugged, "My name is Morgana, what made you think I was nice?" Harry laughed, making me smile. It had been forever since I had heard him laugh like that. My smile disappeared quickly when just as Esme and Bella placed the breakfast on the table, an owl swooped in through the kitchen window and stopped in front of me.
I groaned and dropped my head back, having a bad feeling about the letter. I felt Jasper's arm reached around me and take the letter from the owl. "Does the seal have any kind of mark on it?" I asked holding my breathe and praying that it didn't. I heard Jasper flip the letter over before he replied. "Yeah it does. The crest has an M in the middle of it." I groaned again and lifted my head from his shoulder. I took the envelope from him and broke the seal, opening it up. I heard Jasper inhale sharply behind me as we both read the letter. I knew my shock was evident on my face when Harry asked, "What's wrong Annie? What do the ministry want?" I drew in a breath and began to read the letter out loud.
Your Highness
It is with a heavy heart that we contact you. It has recently come to our attention that there were several dangerous people unaccounted for at the end of the last war. While three are still missing, the remaining four have been apprehended. There has been a summons issued to give the four men in question a 'full court with a royal presiding' trial. The men have been in our custody for a little over a week while we gathered enough evidence to convict the four men justly and before we felt sure enough to contact you. The date for the court has been set for tomorrow, 20th December at noon in courtroom 11. We will await your presence there.
Yours sincerely
Kingsley Shacklebolt
Minister for Magic
I finished reading the letter and looked up to see Harry looking across at me. "What the hell does that mean? They have only just suddenly caught whoever it is that's out there? Its been nearly two years since the final 's the betting that the three still missing are the three stooges?" He ranted. I nodded, "Harry I am as angry about this as you are. I do however have to answer the summons. It would be nice to see if they can actually follow the protocols and to see who is being accused and who has called this? Although I do have an idea." I looked over at him and raised my eyebrow. "Well I do hope that you know that we are all coming with you." Peter said looking at me.
I sighed and nodded. "I know that Peter. I'm just trying to work everything out in my head. Jasper and Aría are sorted, as is Harry. Carlisle it would please me greatly if you could take the place of advisor, not for the magical world, but for the vampire world. You are the oldest, after all." He chuckled, "It would be my pleasure, your highness." I rolled my eyes at that and nodded, " Bella would you consent to, in public, be Aría's, I suppose the only word I can use is babysitter, and Edward and Esme her guard?" Bella grinned at me and nodded her head. "Esme and I would be delighted to take this position. I am sure that you did it on purpose, I am to guard Bella really aren't I while Esme guards Aría?" I nodded, "Nothing get's by you does it Edward. That is exactly what I am thinking especially as Bella is still human. Now what to do you with you three?" I said gesturing to Emmett, Rose and Peter.
Rose smirked at me and raised an eyebrow. "Well I suppose that you could be my guard, you know protecting the delicate queen from the nasty world." I placed the back of my hand against my forehead and fluttered my eyelashes. Everyone laughed at that, I smiled and sat up straighter. "No in all seriousness I would like you to be my guard, which basically entails you being as scary and as intimidating as you like. I really couldn't care less." I shrugged and then smiled as Emmett and Peter looked at each other before bumping fists over the top of Rose's head. She looked at me and smirked, "So that means I can be as bitchy and sarcastic as I like?" I smirked back and nodded.
We looked at each other and nodded. "What do we need to wear for this Annie? Its going to have to be good or they aren't going to take you seriously if we aren't dressed to royal standards." I thought about it, I knew that I had plenty of dresses and things for the girls to wear, but the boys I would have to do some tailoring of a few of the robes that I did have. "I think that I have enough of everything to dress us all. I will obviously have to tailor them a lot in some cases, but we have all day and I can't really prepare anything if I don't know what's going to happen. I'll start with Emmett and work my way through you boys. Then I'll work through us ladies as there won't be too many alterations for us."
Everyone nodded and as soon as breakfast was finished, we set up the living room to look almost like a tailor's shop. I summoned all the dress robes downstairs for the men and had them pick out the ones they liked. I told Emmett to put on the dress robes that he chose, when he returned from the bathroom Peter double over laughing. Emmett had chosen a set of black robes with a deep crimson shirt, both of which were far too small. I gestured for Emmett to stand in front of me and I began the long process of precisely lengthening the cloth to fit his massive frame. After an almost an hour of spell work I said,"Alright Em, How do they feel now?"
He stood and flexed his arms before crouching and running around in a circle. "They feel alright now Ana, thanks." Peter chose a similar set of dress robes, but in a dark grey with an light blue shirt. Carlisle chose an navy blue set with a plain white shirt and a waistcoat. Edward chose the same style as Carlisle, but in black. I looked over at Harry and he held up the dark green, almost black set of dress robes and a white shirt. I smirked he would be really showing his Slytherin side in those robes. Lastly I turned to Jasper. "What colour do you want cher?" He looked at me and asked, "What colour are you going to wear? Do we have to match?" I smiled up at him and then said, "I'll probably wear either royal blue or purple I haven't really decided yet." He nodded and picked out a blue-grey set of Elven made robes. I nodded at him and gestured for him to put them on.
I vanished the racks of dress robes and brought down dresses and outfits for the girls. I looked up when Jasper cleared his throat and I stared. The robes fit him perfectly, there was no need for me to tailor them in any way. "Darlin'? Are you ok?" I heard him ask me, I blinked and looked up at him. "Um yeah, yeah no I'm fine. I just ... wow." Everyone chuckled at my inability to speak a complete sentence. Sure your ok darlin'? Your emotions are all over the place. If the robes look wrong I can take them off. I heard Jasper think to me. I shook my head, Don't you dare they look fantastic! I just have no idea how I'm going to be able to concentrate with you looking that goddamn sexy! I told him. He smirked and walked towards me. I shook my head and held up my hand. "Don't you need those robes for tomorrow. If you would all go and take them off then we ladies can get going after some lunch for those who need to eat." I gestured to the stairs and as the boys ran upstairs. We all moved into the kitchen while Bella, Harry and Aría ate sandwiches, while we drank a glass of blood wine each.
As, we walked back into the living room, I hadn't even opened my mouth to ask who wanted to go first when Rose had already picked out her outfit and had ducked into the bathroom. "Ok I guess Rose is going first." I murmured. "Yes I am now can you come in here and help me with this damn top!" I heard Rose say from the bathroom. I walked over and knocked on the door. She held it open for me and I ducked inside. I smirked at Rose's choice of outfit. She had chosen black dragon hide trousers with a corset top in the same deep crimson as Emmett's shirt. I shook my head and helped her lace the corset up. She turned around and pointed at her feet, mouthing "What shoes?" I tilted my head and thought for a second before summoning a pair of knee high black stiletto biker boots. I winked at her as she smirked at me.
I turned and walked out of the bathroom and went to stand out in the living room. I suppressed my smirk and began looking at the dresses on the rack, only turning around when I heard Emmett wolf-whistle. "I have to give it to you Rose, that screams both sexy and badass bitch all in the same outfit. I think you and Emmett together are going to make everyone want to run away crying!" Peter said as Rose stood smirking at us. I nodded and Rose went back into the bathroom to take it off. I sent a spell at her back to undo the laces, just as she was closing the door. "Thanks Ana." "Your welcome. Who want's to go next?" I asked.
Bella stood up and walked over to the rack and pulled out a prom style dress in a sky blue colour and held it up. I nodded and she went to the bathroom to put it on. We waited for a second, Rose had stayed in the bathroom to help Bella. We knew when Bella left the bathroom as Edward just stared, we all chuckled at this before Bella came to stand in front of me. There wasn't much I needed to do to alter the dress apart from adjusting the bodice of the dress. I handed Bella a pair of flat silver ballet pumps and she smiled and hugged me. "Thanks, heels would have been a death sentence for me." We laughed and I smiled, "Well I don't think heels would go that well with that dress anyway." She nodded and went to take the dress off.
As soon as Bella got back from the bathroom and before I could blink Esme had darted to the rack and darted int the bathroom. "Eager love?" Carlisle asked her chuckling, "Hush dear, How often do I get to play dress up?" We chuckled at this and watched as Esme walked back out. Carlisle and the boys were gaping at Esme, while Bella, Rose and I just smiled and nodded. Esme had chosen a similar outfit to Rose's but the dragon hide trousers she wore had a blue sheen to them and instead of just the corset she had placed a plain white peasant top on underneath a navy blue corset. It gave the outfit a more modest look to it, it also made sure that Esme looked a little less lethal than Rose. "Nana you look really pretty. Is it my turn now mama?" Aría asked. I nodded and let her wonder over to the racks. "Can I wear this one please mama?" She pulled out a light gold prom style dress.
I nodded and we went into the bathroom to put it on. I adjusted it while we were in the bathroom and gave her a pair of black ballet pumps to match the black strip of cloth around her waist. She smiled and I held the door open for her. Everyone clapped as she walked into the middle of the living room, I smiled and watched from the bathroom doorway. The colour went well with the tan of her skin and would go lovely with her circlet. I blinked and looked back over at everyone, when I heard Aría say, "Mama?" I smiled and walked over to her. "Sorry Sweetie can you repeat that, mama's mind was wandering." She rolled her eyes at me, before saying, "What dress are you going to wear mama?" I tilted my head and walked over to one of the racks.
I thought about what colours Jasper was wearing and smiled, pulling out a royal purple medieval style dress. "I think I'll wear this dress. Now that we have all the clothes sorted, I think we can relax for the evening." Everyone nodded and began to wander off, Esme and Bella went into the Kitchen with Aría and I heard them start up dinner. Rose disappeared into the garage and Peter and Emmett walked towards the gym. I vanished the racks of clothes and went towards the library, Jasper and Carlisle following me. I sat down in one of the chairs, curling up against the arm and summoning a book.
"How are we going to go about tomorrow? I have never been in a wizarding courtroom before." Carlisle asked as he and Jasper sat down. I smiled and put the book on my lap. "Well we will all be sat together in the royal box. There will be three thrones I will sit in the middle with Jasper to my left and you to my right, I know that it should be Aría sat next to me on my right but I want to keep her out of the spotlight as much as I can." Carlisle and Jasper nodded. " The rest is pretty similar to any other court, We will be both judge and jury. The lawyers from both side will present their cases, evidence, witness statements and the like and then we will make a decision. The most input that they will allow the two of you will probably be your opinions on what has been said, that being said you will both be invaluable to me as you might notice things that I do not."
Jasper tilted his head, asking, "Like what darlin'?" I smiled and looked at him, "Well you are empathic Jasper and while magic is good at hiding thoughts there is no way for us to hide our feelings. Also Carlisle while you aren't empathic or psychic, you are good at reading people. You knew my diet before I had even shown you my eyes. That is why I want you there even if Jasper can't pick up on anything, you might. I don't really know other than that what we are going to face, but I can tell you know they will not be seeing me as I was before. They will have to accept that their queen is a vampire and that she is going to be making changes that they won't like." I smirked and we went to join everyone in the kitchen. Had I know what tomorrow would bring I would never have been so confident.