Just a friendly reminder that I don't own Harry Potter and that this chapter is a filler chapter.

Chapter 11

"Bloody hell" Tonks mumbled into her glass of firewhiskey.

"You're taking this pretty well." Harry said. "Well, better than Tracey did." He looked over to the couch where Tracey was laying on. After telling them about the rest of the coven and the fact that they had traveled back in time to prevent Voldemort's resurrection, Tracey had fainted at all of the news that had been dropped on her.

"If it wasn't for the fact I watched you kill a 60 foot basilisk and I can hear all of you talking in my head, I'd think all of you would need to be locked up in the Janus Thickey ward." Tonks said. Over on the couch, Tracey began to stir.

"Ugh. What happened?" She said as she began to sit up. "Daph? What the hell is going on!? Why does everyone look so young?" This caught everyone's attention.

"What's the last thing you remember before waking up?" Daphne asked.

"I remember getting the news that Death Eaters were attacking the school and then nothing." Tracey said. "What happened to us?" Daphne brought Tracey up to date with what had happened during the gap in her memories, including the events in the Chamber of Secrets.

"So we're married now?" Tracey asked as she glanced over to where Harry was talking with Tonks.

"Are you ok with that?" Daphne asked.

"Of course. Although having to share him might take some getting used to." Tracey said.

As for Tonks, she didn't get her memories back until later that night after everyone had fallen asleep. Harry being gentlemanly, gave the girls the bed while he slept on one of the couches. He had been awoken in the middle of the night by Tonks' yelling. Apparently she had regained her memories while sleeping only to be surprised when she found Ginny and Daphne curled up with her in bed. The coven waited until after the shock had worn off to tell her about what had happened. She seemed to be alright with what happened but asked Harry and the others to give her some time to get used to the changes. Harry was thankful that she let him into bed with her and the others girls since that couch had been uncomfortable to sleep on.

The remainder of the school year passed without any major incidents for the coven. Harry was relieved to learn that the talk of him being the Heir of Slytherin had died down thanks to Lockhart mysteriously vanishing the night Harry and the others went down into the chamber. Rumors were varied from him being sacked to him being called out on an emergency job. A few of the muggleborn student suggested that he had been abducted by aliens.

In his absence however, Professor Snape was appointed as a temporary replacement. Although Harry certainly had issues with Snape, He couldn't argue the fact that Snape was a competent teacher when it came to the Dark Arts. Still, Harry was thankful that the posting was only temporary and Remus would most likely be taking over the position next year.

The end of the year came and went without much fanfare and Harry and the coven boarded the Hogwarts Express for home. Tonks had been called away on an auror mission the day before, so she wouldn't be waiting for them. The train ride passed without an incident as locking the compartment's door kept Draco from bothering them. As the Hogwarts express pulled into King's Cross, Harry had Tinker and Dobby bring some of their belongings to Potter Manor. Ginny would have her belongings brought over after she returned from the Weasley's holiday in Egypt. After saying goodbye to the other coven members, Harry, Tracey, and Daphne popped back to Potter Manor.

As the term at Beauxbatons had ended two days earlier, Fleur was already waiting for them.

"Welcome home Harry!" She said as she got up from the chair she was sitting in. "And you must be Tracey." She said, turning to the newest member of the coven. After a brief conversation Daphne offered to show Tracey around.

"It's good to be home." Harry said just before taking Fleur into his arms and kissing her.

The next day, Sirius came to visit Potter Manor during breakfast.

"Good Morning." He said to Harry and the three girls. "Where's everybody else?"

"Most of them are spending the holidays with their families." Harry said. "Ginny's supposed to move in after she gets back from Egypt. Tonks is still out on auror duty."

"Well I came here with some information you might not want to hear." Sirius said. "Wormtail escaped last night."

"WHAT!" The three girls cried.

"Wasn't he supposed to get the Kiss?" Daphne asked.

"He was but it was always being postponed. We think somebody high ranking in the Fudge administration was behind the delays."

"Why would they do that?" Tracey asked.

"Because the whole situation was an embarrassment for Fudge. Keeping Pettigrew locked up in Azkaban allowed him to keep it away from the public somewhat." Sirius said.

"So why tell us?" Harry asked. "Wormtail is obviously heading towards the continent."

"Dumbledore is worried that you'll go after him." Sirius said. Harry only responded by rolling his eyes. "And while I'm here I thought you'd like an update on those contracts you wanted. The Delacours and the Changs both approved. Xeno approved as well. I think he wants the wedding to be as soon as possible."

"And the others?" Harry asked.

"Well, Amelia wants to be sure that Susan gets full control of the family fortune. As for the Grangers they want Hermione to be of age before making this decision." Sirius said.

"Amelia huh? Glad to see you're on a first name basis with Madam Bones." Harry said wiggling his eyebrows. Sirius only blushed before telling Harry to knock it off. "Anyways I take the Grangers' weren't too thrilled with the idea of Hermione being one of nine right?"

"Yes. Hermione managed to convince them to listen to the offer." Sirius said. "But they said if Hermione still feels the same way when she comes of age, they'll agree."

"I suppose that's all we could ask for." Harry said. "Also, let Amelia know that I accept her terms next time you see her."

Ginny came home to Potter Manor after the Weasely's holiday to Egypt. Walking outside to the backyard, Ginny found the others out there. Daphne and Tracey were sitting on a bench that overlooked the grounds reading while Harry, Hermione, Luna, and Susan were working on their animagus forms. Their training involved them chasing after Cho who was on her brand new firebolt that Harry had bought for her birthday. After doing couple of laps around the property, Cho landed her broom in front of them.

"Nobody tell Oliver about this." She said. "He'd think having a Dragon chase after us would be great for practice." The others landed nearby and changed out of their forms.

"Where's Fleur and Tonks?" Ginny asked.

"They went shopping. They wanted to make something special for dinner, but they needed to run out to the store." Cho said. The group of them started to make their way back towards the manor, when Harry stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong Harry?" Hermione asked.

"I just realized that this is how we should be spending our summer break. Just having fun and not having to worry about Voldemort or dark wizards trying to kill us." He said.

"Well when we finish this we'll all be able to live like this." Ginny said and all of the other girls agreed.

Meanwhile…

Nobody onboard the ferry noticed the rat that slipped on at the last minute before they left Dover bound for Calais. Even if they did they'd never suspect that it was anything other than a normal rat.

"I'm coming Master." The rat thought to itself. Peter Pettigrew had felt something in the dark mark on his forearm calling out to him in the past few days. Using his animagus form, he managed to slip away from Azkaban in the pocket pf an unaware guard. Somewhere on the continent, his master, Lord Voldemort was waiting for him. He would find his master and prove his loyalty to the Death Eater cause.

Well Christmas has come and gone and unfortunately I won't be able to fulfil my promise of completing this by the end of the year. But don't worry, I'm not giving up on this.