Phoenix Inc Keeperoliver Chapter 11
A/N: Sorry about the chapter mix-up. It was not M/S, it was a case of the D/A. My mouse decided to take a little trip when I had my head down. Enjoy.
The reception and dance had been fun the night before, and the family was still taking about it at breakfast. They were also still talking about Fawkes, Lily and Queen Luna. Nothing was said about Fawkes and Lily, but the King fully explained the transition of the Queen, however not going into the reason for it. Fred and Princess Luna, Remus, Tonks, Minerva and it was decided to add Alastor Moody to the list of people to share the knowledge of the return of the three Shocks.
There were three days left and two nights, before the ceremony of the returned Shocks takes place, so it was decided for the fourteen participants to return tomorrow so that they were well rested prior to the commencement. The rest of the guests and family would return in five days by commercial airlines. A flight that was arranged by Harry when he planned this trip a month ago.
George,Angelina, Fred and Princess, as that is what Fred decided to call her to save embaressment, were sitting buy themselves, and seemed to be in the middle of a dispute.
George, why do you want to this? We can find someone that would be willing to take this on. I, we,The whole family needs you. And what about Angelina's Family? They need her too."
"Fred, I haven't lived with my family since I left Hogwarts. Seems like they didn't appreciate my choice of careers. Said there was no future in it. They haven't disowned me, but they don't look forward to my visits. And since George has asked me to be his girlfriend, I want to be here with him. Also, Ragnok stated that whenever we wished to return to England, for whatever reason, we could use his amazing mode of transportation.'
"Ya Fred, and besides, he said anyone who wanted to visit to visit us could have the same option. He has also said that he fixed up that smaller building for our living quarters. We can't wait to see it. As a matter of fact, why don't we do that when we are finished breakfast." George added.
"I still don't like it George, but if this is what you want, I don't guess there will be no way of talking you out of it. But you have to promise you visit once a week, two weeks out of the summer, and holidays." Fred made it plain to George and Angelina he meant it.
"Not a problem Brother of mine, now hurry up and finish so that we can go see our new residence."
They finished, and walked over to The king and Harry's table, "Sire, we would like to take Princess with us to see our new residence, and to do some work in our new shop. And Harry if you don't mind, I would like Ginny to come with us to help set up?" George stated.
Eldonrod looked at Harry who shrugged, and then at George and Fred and said, "That will be fine with me, as long as you keep in mind what I have asked of you Fred?"
"I understand sire, and will comply with your wishes. We will be gone most of the day, and if we will need extra time, we will send a message somehow. Thank you all, and now Gin Gin, if you care to accompany us we will leave our fine friends and depart for a great adventure." Fred quiped.
Ginny rolled her eyes, kissed Harry and Hermione and told them, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do, and definately don't do anything I would do. At least not without me." And with a smile on her face, left with her brothers, sister, and friend.
Hermione looked at Harry with an evil grin on her face and whispered, "Alone at last. Oh what mischief we could get into. Where do I want to start?"
"How about finishing breakfast first?"
"Spoilsport."
"Hey, we have to start somwhere. And who knows where we go from there."
"We go out. I haven't had a chance to enjoy the sights like Ginny did, and perhaps a romantic lunch in a small diner."
"Well, Hermione, Ginny had her day, and now, I guess it is your day. What ever you wish to do, we shall do, except, 4 hours in the Sydney Public Library."
"Darn, that was my first planned stop. Why do you have to know me so well?"
"Hermione, anyone could have guessed what your first stop would have been."
"I bet I could find one who wouldn't know."
Hermione If you can find one person in here that is not wait staff, who doesn't know what your first stop would be, we will make that your first stop, deal?"
"Deal Harry."
Hermione took Harry's hand and went in search of someone in the friend/family catagory, that may not know Hermione's Preferences. She was getting a little dispirited when she found her target. She dragged Harry with her towards Dudley's table. "Miss Evans, Petunia if I may. May I ask you a question?"
"Certainly, Hermione, and please call me Petunia."
"Thank you Petunia, could you please help me out, Harry is under the illusion that everyone in this room knows exactly where I would want to go if I was given a choice. Where do you think I would want to go?"
"Well, Hermione, I don't know you all that well, but I have heard from the others where you spend a lot of your time. Do you want me to answer truthfully, or fabricate an answer."
"Never mind."
Harry couldn't help it, "No, please Aunt Tuney, tell us were you think she would like to go first?"
"Well, if I were to guess, to the Sydney Philharmonic to hear classical music."
Harry's jaw dropped, and Hermione's mouth broke into a huge smile. "Thank you Petunia, for your honest answer." and she pulled Harry along with her.
Petunia looked at Dudley and Lisa and said, "I hope Harry enjoys the library." and they all broke out into fits of laughter.
George and company got to Demeter Alley, and went to the bank to see Ragnok. They were escorted to the double set of doors with the gold trim and were asked to wait, Their escort looked in the room and told Ragnok of his visitors. He told the group that he would be with them shortly, and were brought chairs for them to sit in. It was about fifteen minutes before before Ragnok asked them to come in.
When they entered, they saw an oriental gentleman sitting there. When they entered, he stood up and bowed to them. They copied his action. He then stepped forward, and took Princess' hand and kissed the back of her hand. Princess gave him a curtsey, and they sat down together.
Ragnok introduced him to the new arrivals, "Fred, George, Ginny, Angelina Your highness, this is Mr. Iwao Taksimoto. Mr. Taksimoto, this is Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley, Angelina Johnson, and last but certainly not the least, her highness Princess Luna Weasley nee Potter. Fred, George, Mr. Taksimoto is here to see if you were interested in expanding your enterprise. He can guarantee at least two and possibly up to five new shops in Japan. There are Two major wizarding schools and three minor schools in Japan. He would like to have these shops available to these schools, or at least the major schools by the start of new term. He has the buildings available and is willing to rent them at a reasonable cost. It seems there is no shop like your's available to the schools for holidays and for the enjoyment of your wonderful pranks. It seems he visited your shop in Diagon Alley, and was quite inpressed. He visited me while he was there, and said, that if they ever decided to expand, to contact him. So, here he is."
"It is nice to meet you honorable sirs, madams, and your highness. We, in Japan, work very hard to maintain our standards of quality products that we introduce to the world. It is because of this, that we also enjoy our free time just as much. We spend more money on recreation then any other country per capita. Mostly all we have are dance clubs and bars. We wish to introduce our youth to other sources of entertainment that are available. We have no such establishment as your's in our country it could thrive in our environment."
"Sir, if I may." Fred asked. "We would be honored to establish a facility in your great country, But we must contact our firm, before we can make a commitment. Could you meet us back here in two hours with a senior member of our firm to confirm an agreement with yours and our firm."
"That will be most acceptable."
"Two hours then, Unless you would rather come with us and talk in our hotel?"
"Excellent, It would be my honor to accompany you."
"Thank you sir, now if you would kindly wait for us outside, we will be just a minute, as we wish to discuss a matter of business with the Director. It will only take a moment."
"I will await you outside as you have asked." And he walked outside to wait for the five of them.
When the door closed Fred asked Ragnok."Ragnok, can he be trusted? I do not wish to expose King Eldonrod to a potential threat."
"A wise decision, Fred, but Iwao and I have known each other for many years and I trust him, and his company. you can be sure that he is here with an honest offer."
"Thank you Ragnok. I suppose we will see you later. Oh, do you have the keys to George and Angelina's residence, so that we may look at it later."
Ragnok handed George a set of keys to his residence and the shops.
The group met Mr Taksimoto and left for their hotel.
Harry was gone, so they talked with James and Sirius. They were both thrilled with the idea, and readily agreed, but they insisted on purchasing the buildings. They started with the two major schools as they wished to see how well they went over. The group made their way back to Demeter Alley, and James and Sirius went in search of a certain red haired individual.
They found Percy sitting with his mother and father and a few others. Sirius started the converstion, "Percy, we have a proposition for you, if your interested."
"Well, becoming a member of the Marauders has never been high on my priorty list, but go ahead, I'm listening."
"Oh, that's too bad, as we needed someone to take the place of Remus, as he was the brains of the outfit. But that is not the reason we wanted to talk to you. We have been given an opportunity to open two WWW's in Japan, around the two major wizarding schools there. We would like to know if you would be interested in running these facilities. They are in Nagano and Okinawa. If you are interested, they want them open for the start of the school year. They will have the availability for you to travel between there and England, in the same manner as the goblins do in Ragnoks office. Well, what do you think, sound like something you would like to do?"
"Since I quit my job with the ministry, I was thinking of helping Fred and George with there business anyway, but this is realy an opporunity I can't pass up. If you really think I can handle it, I would love it. Plus I could still be home for weekends and special occasions. you can't do any better than that."
"Excellent decision Percy, and I really do believe you can handle this position with no problems." James pitched in.
So the WWW was set up for three new locations all to start before the school year begins. Phoenix Inc. was up and running.
Hermione had kept Harry at the library for thirty minutes and then they went sight seeing. Harry had garnered the use of another taxi to be their tour guide. They rode around for three hours, taking in the major points of interest of Sydney, and then decided to stop for lunch. They asked the driver to find the best place to dine for lunch. He brought them back to the restaurant where they found Luna. And to be honest, Harry and Hermione could not have been more thrilled. Harry asked the driver to join them for lunch, and he was more than happy to accept.
When they walked in, they were met by Stuart, and were greeted with a bow and a handshake. They were led to a table that was more private, while the driver was led to a table more to the front. Harry said sorry to the driver, but he would cover his tab no matter what he got. When settled, Stuart came back with Adam, Eve, and Stinky. Stuart left to take the order of the driver and another couple who had entered. Harry was told that the Manager had to be called away for business, but they would tell him that Harry and Hermione were there. The three had to get back to work, and left Harry and Hermione to themselves.
Harry reached over and took Hermione's hand in his and started to caress the back of her hand lightly with his thumb. He looked into her eyes and smiled, "Do you know how much I love you Hermione? Do you realise that if you had not entered my life on the train at the start of our first year, I may have never survived it. In our second year, Ginny would not have survived it it wasn't for you. Third year, Sirius would not have survived. Do you see where I am going with this. It is you that has been my savior for our entire history together. I cannot tell you enough how much you mean to me. Yes, I love Ginny with all my heart and soul, but I love you no less. Do I have enough heart and soul for both of you, yes, because if I lost either one of you, my life would be incomplete. My world has expanded enormously in the last month, so much so, that if you and Ginny were not with me, to comfort me, to love me, and to guide me, I could not have made it. Just the loss of one of you would have devastated me. That is how much I love you, and Ginny. Please never feel I love either one of you more then the other. I spoke of this to Ginny, and she knows how I feel about you both, and agrees to never make me chose between you and her. I would like you to agree to this also."
"I do Harry, with all my heart and soul. I love you and Ginny. You as my Future husband, and Ginny as my sister. I will never make you chose between us."
Harry leaned across the table and kissed Hermione with love and tenderness. A gentle kiss that lingered for awhile, until they had to break for air. Hermione had a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes. She never thought she could feel like this. Even when she thought she loved Ron, he never her made her feel like this. They sat like this until their food came, Holding hands and looking into each others eyes. They continues to hold hands even while eating, and left the restaurant in the same manner, saying goodbye to the elves. Harry tried to pay them, but they refused his money, but accepted their thanks.
They decided to head back to the hotel. Harry paid the driver and gave him a good sized tip, to which the driver thanked him profusely, and departed.
Eldonrod and Luna were in there room in a warm embrace, with the King laying light kisses all over his Queens face and neck. Luna had to stop before she lost the will to do it. "My love, we have to slow down, because if you continue, I will not want you to stop. It feels so good to be cherished the way you were doing it, but I can only take so much, before I need more."
"I know my sweet, but you taste devine. You are like catnip to me. An aphrodisiac if you will. You stimulate my senses to the point of exultation. I would never believe that I could ever feel this way about anyone. You have opened up a door to my feelings, that I didn't know existed. You have filled my heart with love so powerfull, that I am overcome with joy. I will wait for the ceremony before I consumate this marriage, but you don't know what I have to do to control myself. It hurts so bad to have you so near, yet feel so far away."
"I know my love, but it will be more than worth the pain for what you will acquire in return. Now, since we have taken a break, perhaps we can continue, until it is time for another. Perhaps we can last longer than fifteen minutes this time, before we have to take another break."
Fred, Princess, George, Angelina and Ginny finished up in the shop, stocking all the shelves, and setting up for the grand opening they had planned for Saturday, But Fred, Princess and Ginny would not be there for it. They had seen the building that Ragnok turned in to George and Angelina's residence, and it was magnificent. It was three stories with eight bedrooms, and five bathrooms. The first floor, had a living room, dining room, kitchen, a game room, music room, a library filled with books and a guest bathroom. There were four bedrooms on each of the two top floors with two bathrooms on each floor. George and Angelina were ecstatic about their living arrangements.
They closed up the shop, and went back to the hotel. They stayed together for four more hours, as they knew that tomorrow they would be seperated by a world.
The next morning, twenty people gathered to get ready for their return trip to England. Several had returned the prior day in order to accomplish certain tasks that were needed to be taken care of prior to the ceremony taking place. The twenty entered the bank, and were escorted to the Director's office. They were immediately let in and and had a small conversation with Ragnok, and took control of Potter Manor for them to live in. They exited Ragnok's office and walked out of the bank and into Diagon Alley. It felt good to be home.