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A/N: I had about 75 hits to the last chapter, but only one review (thank you Whitelighter Enchantress!). That makes me sad. Multiple people are reading the chapter, but not reviewing. Please please please please please REVIEW!

A/N 2: I just posted a new story: Beginnings. It's the prequel to Harry Potter and the Crystal of Gryffindor. Check it out! It basically follows Cadance and Cati's younger years, and shows what they were doing during the first four books, up until Harry Potter and the Crystal of Gryffindor, which starts in Harry's 5th Year.

About fifteen minutes later, Melinda and Chris were back in the living room of their flat arguing. "You make me so mad sometimes!" exclaimed Melinda in frustration.

"Me? What about you!" he exclaimed. "What are you trying to prove, Melinda! Why do you refuse to take time off, when it could kill you?"

"This isn't about me and this isn't about being an Auror and this isn't about the fact that I don't want to take some time off, so stop pretending that it is!" exclaimed Melinda. "This is about us and the fact that you're being a prick!"

"I'm not being a prick!" exclaimed Chris. "You're being a…. a…." He stood there fuming trying to think of a word.

"Oh, good comeback," said Melinda, rolling her eyes.

Then the door opened and Wyatt walked in. "So what have I missed?" he asked plopping down on the chair and putting his feet up on the ottoman.

"Wyatt, can you give us some privacy?" asked Melinda raising her eyebrows at him.

"Alright, I'm really tired anyway," said Wyatt with a yawn. "But make sure you raise your voices really loud so I can overhear everything from my room." He got up and walked down the hallway and out of sight.

Once they heard his door close, they started again, quieter this time. "Melinda, we can't do this," said Chris. "It's not safe. It wouldn't be real."

"Stop saying that!" exclaimed Melinda picking up a pillow from the couch and launching it at his head.

"Melinda, what do you want from me?" asked Chris, fending off the pillow. "Do you want me to say that I'm in love with you?"

"You told me that once last summer," said Melinda. "Is it still true?"

"You never said it back," said Chris. Melinda sank into a chair and put her face in her hands. It was going to be a long night.

"So," said Bill as he and Charlie sat in their Common Room after they left the meeting. "Interesting evening."

"Oh yeah," said Charlie flipping through the Daily Prophet for the third time.

"What do you think got into Melinda and Chris?" asked Bill.

"Apparently they had a fight and then they made up and now they're fighting again or something," said Charlie. "I don't know. I don't really understand these young kids these days."

"Good story, Grandpa," said Bill taking a section of the newspaper from him.

Just then, the door opened and Cadance and Cati ran through it, dripping wet. "What the hell...?" asked Charlie.

Cadance and Cati skidded to a halt in front of the fireplace and began warming themselves by it. They were shivering. "What were you doing?" asked Bill incredulously as he grabbed a blanket off the back of the chair and draped it over both of their shoulders.

"Having an adventure," said Cati.

"Oh boy," said Charlie.

Cati turned to look at Cadance. "I was right. The lake wasn't frozen solid," she said very seriously.

"I noticed when we jumped in it," said Cadance.

"This means I get to get the first shower!" exclaimed Cati. She paused for a second then started running towards her room.

"We have two showers, Einstein!" exclaimed Cadance running for hers.

"Things are back to normal," said Charlie, grinning broadly.

"Thank God," said Bill.

Twenty minutes worth of an argument was taking its toll on Chris and Melinda. Both were tired and irritated with each other. "This is all your fault," said Melinda snippily.

"First of all," began Chris tiredly, "What exactly is my fault? And secondly, how is it my fault?"

"This stupid fight! It's your fault!" exclaimed Melinda.

"How!"

"Because! Because it just is!" argued Melinda.

"Rational argument," said Chris sarcastically. He paused. "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know," said Melinda. They stared at one another in silence for about half a minute, then she said, "I do love you."

Chris sighed and then sat down next to her on the couch. He reached out and grabbed her hand. "I love you, too," he answered. "In fact, I love you so much that I can't be with you."

"That doesn't even make sense," said Melinda. She turned her head away from him, so he wouldn't see the tears forming in her eyes.

"Remember Auror training?" asked Chris. He waited a second for her to reply, but she didn't so he kept talking. "They sat us down and told us on the very first day that it's hard to be an Auror. Not because the training is difficult, or because you have to know complex spells, or because you have to be in good physical condition, or even because you spend most of your time being shot at. It's because the hours are long and you see stuff that makes it hard to have a relationship with anyone, let alone another Auror. We chose this because it would have been selfish of us not to. We were born and bred for this. We knew what we were getting in to. We just didn't expect to fall in love. But we can't let that get in the way. Not with a Dark Lord on the loose. Aurors become detached and emotionless. After a while, they can't feel. We have to be Aurors."

"It doesn't have to be that way," said Melinda, turning to look back at him. "It's not in my nature to live like that. I tried. I tried ignoring my feelings for you, and it didn't work. I tried to become detached. I just can't. We don't have to be detached and emotionless. There are Aurors who make it work! Look at my mom! Look at my aunts and uncles!"

"They're different," said Chris. "That's rare for Aurors and you know that. They weren't falling in love as Voldemort was gaining power. Ron never had to think, 'well, I'll marry Hermione, but there's a good chance one of us won't come home from work this week!' Harry never thought, 'Gee, I wonder if Ginny will still be alive when I get home from work.' They do now. Voldemort was gone then. He's here now."

"Do you think they regret falling for each other then?" asked Melinda. "Do you think that now they're thinking, 'Right, well, I wish I never got married or had children, because it's hard now that Voldemort's here'? They don't regret it, Chris! They fight for it!"

"Don't you think a part of Bill and Wendy died when they thought Cati and Sirius were dead?" asked Chris.

"Whether we're together or not, it's going to hurt if we lose each other," replied Melinda. She paused. "My mom and dad! They got together when Voldemort's power was at its peak the last time around! They made it work!"

"Your father proposed to your mother to keep her out of the Department of Mysteries," said Chris. Silently, Melinda stood up and walked over to the coat rack. She grabbed her cloak and put it on her shoulders. "Where are you going?" asked Chris.

"I'm going to Tipsy's," said Melinda. "I can't be around you right now."

"Oh yes. Large quantities of alcohol. That will help," said Chris sarcastically.

"I'm not going for the alcohol," responded Melinda. "I'm going for the company."

"It's Wednesday," said Chris. "Kala's not even there on Wednesdays. And you said that Wednesday bartender annoyed you."

"Yes, but at Tipsy's I can vanquish almost anyone I fight with," said Melinda. "Here, I am not so lucky. I need to get away from you for a while." She turned on her heel and Apparated out.

"She's going to get herself killed," said Chris to himself. He grabbed his cloak, turned on his heel, and Apparated out after her.

Wednesdays were the slowest nights for Tipsy's Tavern. It was because of this that Kala usually took the night off, and left the bartender for the evening in charge. However, as Cati and Sirius were, in fact, alive and not dead, a celebration of sorts was in order. True, they had had a small feast the night before, and dinner that day was slightly more extravagant than usual; but it hardly seemed enough. So after Cati and Cadance showered and regained the feeling back in their toes, they contacted Kala and told her that they would be coming in and bringing an entourage with them as soon as they could round one up.

So that evening, Kala walked into her near-empty bar with a slight spring in her step, in anticipation of what was to come. "Kurt," she said to the bartender. "We're going to be having a bit of a party tonight. You'd better go in the backroom and stock up."

"Is Cati coming?" he asked. Kala nodded. "I'd better bring out more rum."

"That's the ticket," said Kala winking at him as he went into the backroom. Just then, the door opened and Cadance, Cati, Charlie, and Bill all entered. "Hey, I thought you were bringing a whole group of people."

"We are," said Cadance. "They're on their way. Jen and George aren't coming because Abby is still sick. Minerva is staying at Hogwarts because she things it would be irresponsible of her to leave, which might be true. Uncle Albus, Snape, and Hagrid are staying behind, too, because they said that they have no desire to see any of us soused up. Arthur and Molly decided not to come because Arthur didn't think it appropriate for the Minister to participate in our shenanigans and they also had no desire to see any of us soused up. Sirius and Wendy are back at Remus's place. They're bubble-wrapping all the sharp corners along the path from the fireplace to the room that Sirius and Wendy are staying in… just as a precaution for Sirius. They'll be here as soon as they're done. As for the rest of the Order, Harry and Ginny are talking to the rest of the people in Godric's Hollow and coming right over after they round up all who are coming. Arabella, Mundungus, and Mad-eye should all be here shortly as well."

"And Melinda, Wyatt, and Chris?" added Kala.

"Well, we all voted and we decided that nobody wanted to be the one to interrupt Chris and Melinda's fight," said Cadance.

Cati was already behind the bar. "Kala!" she called. "Where's all the rum?"

"It's coming, Cati!" said Kala.

Harry and Ginny were the next to arrive. Ron and Hermione were with them. "What'd you do with Joseph?" asked Cati, as she took a bottle of rum off of Kurt as he was coming out of the backroom.

"He's asleep. I'm only staying for about an hour though. Rowena and Helga offered to baby-sit for a while since they didn't want to come, and Godric offered to sit quietly, not wake him up, and let the Rowena and Helga deal with everything else," said Hermione.

Just then, the door opened rather enthusiastically and Sirius ran in. He had a giant roll of bubble wrap under his arm, and Wendy and Remus were right behind him. "Let's get this started!" exclaimed Sirius exuberantly.

"What's with the bubble wrap?" asked Cati after taking a giant swig of rum.

"Left-overs," answered Sirius. "I figured we could have fun with it later."

"I like where your head is at," said Cati smiling.

"So who are we still waiting on?" asked Ginny.

"Just Arabella, Mundungus, and Moody, but they said they'd arrive a little later,' answered Cadance.

"Great! Line 'em up, Kurt!" exclaimed Kala. Everyone crowded around the bar, as Kurt poured several shots of tequila. Everyone took one except Cati, who was set with her bottle of rum, and Hermione, who decided not to drink because she wanted to be completely sober when she went home.

"A toast!" exclaimed Kala. They all raised their shot glasses. "To Cati and Sirius, for not being dead!"

"To Cadance and Harry, for finally coming to rescue us!" exclaimed Sirius.

"To Wendy, for finally getting Sirius to propose!" added Bill.

"To the Order of the Phoenix, for keeping life interesting," added Cadance with a wink.

The door opened yet again, interrupting their toasting. They all paused, their glasses still raised in mid-air, expecting Arabella, Mundungus, and/or Moody. However, it was Melinda that entered. She cocked an eyebrow at them.

"Heyyyy!" added Cati. "To Melinda, for letting all the warm air out! Close the door!"

Melinda started to close the door, when Chris pushed his way through it. "Melinda, listen…" he began. Then he noticed everyone else, standing there staring with glasses raised. "Hello."

"Aren't we supposed to drink after every toast?" asked Ginny as Chris closed the door, and he and Melinda made their way over to them.

"No, that's too many," said Charlie. "We're too old and mature for that."

"Speak for yourself," said Cati, winking.

"Alright, alright, last one, last one, then we're drinking," said Harry. "Melinda, Chris, grab a glass." Kurt poured too more shots, and Chris and Melinda raised them as well. "To Voldemort. May he rot in hell." And with that, everyone—save Hermione— raised their glasses to their lips and drank, and then cheered.

Everyone began talking excitedly, and Kurt began to serve more alcohol. Melinda and Chris went to the far end of the bar, away from everyone else, and talked quietly to each other. Cati, from where she was sitting (which happened to be on the bar), eyed them curiously. "Hey, Cadance," said Cati, looking down at her friend. "Did Melinda and Chris make up?"

"Cati, I've barely left your side since they left fighting. I don't know any more than you do," said Cadance. "I assumed they did when they showed up here together." Cati nodded in Melinda and Chris's direction, and Cadance turned her head to look.

"Oh, yeah," said Cadance. "That's fishy. They're either fighting or conspiring. Should we do something?"

"You shouldn't," said Cati sliding down off the bar. "Don't worry, I've got this one."

"I automatically worry when she says that," said Charlie shaking his head as Cati walked towards Melinda and Chris.

Cati sidled up between them and draped her arms around her shoulders, still holding her bottle of rum. "Hey, kids," she said smiling.

"Aunt Cati?" asked Melinda. "Are you drunk?"

"Not yet, dear," said Cati. "So how are things with you two?"

"Uhh," said Chris looking from Cati to Melinda.

"So you're still fighting then?" asked Cati. "Hold on, one second." She turned around and called to Cadance. "Don't worry, they're not conspiring!" She turned back around. "Alright, what's this fight really about? You can tell your Aunt Cati."

"Aunt Cati…" began Melinda, before Cati interrupted her.

"Well, we all know it's not really about you taking some time off, because that is the stupidest thing to fight over, and I know neither of you are stupid," said Cati. "So what's it really about?"

Melinda looked away. Chris said, "It's nothing, Cati. Really."

"Really," repeated Cati. She paused and looked at the bar. "Alright then. Let's have another toast. Just us three." She leaned over the bar and got three shot glasses from underneath. She poured rum from her bottle into all three. "Come on, take a glass." They hesitated and then obeyed. "To Melinda and Chris." They exchanged a look. "May the two of you get your heads out of your asses and realize that you're both right and that it would be selfish of you two to be together in times like this, but everyone is entitled to be a little selfish every little once in a while. Follow your hearts, or it will kill you." She took her shot as Melinda and Chris stared at her in shock.

"How…?" trailed off Chris.

"Oh, I know everything," said Cati. "Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me."

"How long have you known?" asked Melinda.

"I've suspected since last August," said Cati. "But I didn't know for sure until today."

"Have you said anything to anyone else?" asked Chris.

"Not a soul," answered Cati. "But now, kiddies, I'm going to go back over there and give you some privacy so you can discuss this. And I'm taking my rum with me." She picked up the bottle and kissed it and walked back over to the other end of the bar.

"So what's going on down there?" asked Bill.

"Eh, they're just talking," said Cati.

"She doesn't want to tell us," said Charlie pointing at Cati. "She knows something and she doesn't want to say."

Cadance gasped. "You're keeping a secret!" she said with wide eyes.

"Don't be silly," said Sirius, joining in on their conversation. "Everyone knows Cati can't keep a secret: especially not from you, Cadance."

"Alright, everyone just calm down," said Cati, putting her arms up defensively, with rum still in hand. "This is not the time or the place for this."

"I'll get it out of her by the end of the night," said Cadance. "As long as we've got a few more bottles of rum."

"Hey, guys! Check this out!" exclaimed Sirius. He took a large strip of bubble wrap off of the roll and laid it on the bar. Then he climbed on top and started jumping on it. They could hear the bubbles popping.

"Truly amazing," said Harry. He put his hand on Wendy's shoulder. "Wendy, if you're planning on having kids, I truly hope there's nothing to heredity."

"I do!" exclaimed Cati, hopping up on the bar and shoving Sirius over a little bit so she could jump on the bubble wrap, too.

At that precise moment, Arabella, Mundungus, and Moody all walked in together. They stopped just inside the door and stared confusedly at Cati and Sirius. "Welcome to bar of the insane," said deadpanned Chris as they walked past him and Melinda. He turned back to Melinda so they could continue their conversation. "Let's get out of here. We'll go back to the flat and we'll talk where it's quiet."

"I don't want to," said Melinda. "I don't want to be where it's quiet."

"People will wonder what we're sitting here talking about," said Chris.

"Let them wonder," said Melinda. "We don't have much else to say to each other anyway."

"Don't say that," said Chris. "Don't…"

"No," interrupted Melinda. "It won't be worth anything if I have to talk you into being with me. You have to want it, too. And obviously you don't. There's nothing else to say here." She started to get up, but Chris grabbed her arm and looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Don't walk away mad," he whispered.

"I'm not," said Melinda. "I'm not mad. I'm hurt. I'm sad. I'm detached, like you said I needed to be. I'm an Auror."

"You can't be detached and hurt at the same time. It doesn't work that way," said Chris.

"Chris, I'm going to put on a fake smile and go over there and join in on their little celebration," said Melinda pulling her arm from his grasp. "After a while, I'm going to go home and go into my room and have a good cry. When we wake up in the morning, we're going to have Wyatt makes us pancakes and we're going to pretend like we never fell in love. And then we're going to do our jobs, because apparently that's more important than our happiness." She walked to the other end of the bar where everyone else was huddled together. Chris paused, and then followed.

"Are the two of you done fighting yet?" asked Sirius curiously.

Melinda and Chris turned to look at Cati. "What?" exclaimed Cati defensively. "I didn't say anything!"

"So there is something to say!" exclaimed Cadance hopping up and pointing at her. "You are keeping a secret."

"Mom, it's nothing," said Melinda rolling her eyes.

"I can't believe you're keeping a secret, Cati," said Charlie. "You've never done that before!"

"Ummm… hello!" exclaimed Cadance. "Doesn't anyone else remember a little conversation that went something like this…" Cadance continued in a squeaky voice that was a bad imitation of Cati. "Oh, I am dating Bill. Actually we're engaged! Oh and by the way we're getting married in Disney World in THREE DAYS!"

"Are you still bitter about that?" asked Cati.

"Yeah!" exclaimed Cadance. "I mean, you just sprung that on us!"

"Look who's talking, little Miss I'm-engaged-to-Charlie-even-though-we-weren't-even-dating-because-he-proposed-just-to-keep-me-out-of-the-Deapartment-of-Mysteries!" exclaimed Cati.

Sirius snorted out a laugh and had to hide his face in his beer mug. "Hey!" exclaimed Cadance pointing at Cati. She paused for a second, and it looked as if she was debating on whether or not she should say something. "You don't know that whole story!"

"Of course I do," said Cati. "You told me the whole story. You tell me everything."

Cadance exchanged a glance with Charlie. "Should we tell them?" asked Charlie.

"It's been over 20 years, Charlie, there's no way Cati can be mad about it now," said Cadance.

"You think?" asked Charlie. "Alright, you tell her then. Just give me a minute to get situated." He climbed over the bar and grabbed a broom from the corner. He held it in front of him, as if ready to fend off anyone who tried to attack him. "Okay, Cadance, explain to Cati and the rest of them 'the whole story', as you say."

"Oh, I've got to hear this," said Remus, turning on his stool to devote full attention to Cadance.

"What is it?" asked Cati, growing impatient.

"Are we going to need some popcorn?" asked Kala.

"No, but you should take that bottle off of Cati," said Charlie, giving Kala a poke.

Cati fairly growled at him and hugged the bottle closer. "One of you two better start talking soon or you'll witness the wrath of a Sorceress who is out of control," said Cati, whose patience wore thin quickly when slightly intoxicated.

"Alright, but don't you dare make a big deal about this," said Cadance, trying to ease her into whatever she was trying to tell her. "Charlie and I… our engagement wasn't as spur of the moment as it may have seemed."

"You were DATING!" exclaimed Cati, jumping up and dropping her bottle of rum on the floor, causing it to shatter.

"Whoa! Charlie!" exclaimed Ron. "And nobody ever knew?"

"We weren't dating, per se…" began Cadance.

"You hooked up!" exclaimed Harry.

"No! That's not it!" exclaimed Cadance defensively.

"Bullshit! You hooked up!" exclaimed Harry.

"No, it wasn't like that," said Cadance. "Look, do you want to hear this story or not?"

"I don't know," said Remus. "We may be able to come up with a better one ourselves."

"Spill, Cadance Weasley!" exclaimed Cati, with such force that Charlie waved the broom a little bit.

"It was the second summer after we graduated from Hogwarts," said Cadance. "Charlie and I realized that we had feelings for each other… as more than friends."

"And you never told me?" exclaimed Cati.

"I didn't think there was anything to tell," said Cadance. "Charlie and I discussed it, and we decided that it wouldn't work. I was an Auror. I had a job to do. And on top of that, I knew Voldemort would be coming back soon. I didn't think it would be fair to us to try to have a relationship. I figured if Voldemort didn't get one or the other of us, the stress would drive us apart. We didn't want to lose each other as friends."

"So you just weren't together? For all those years?" asked Melinda.

"Well, for one week out of the year for the next few years, we were," said Charlie. "But that was it."

"One week out of the year?" asked Cati.

"Yeah, remember that one week in August where you used to go to your Poker tournament in Vegas?" asked Cadance.

Cati thought for a second, and then she chuckled. "Oh yeah."

"Well, for the next few years, during that week, we went on vacation together and for that one week out of the year, we were a couple," answered Charlie.

"How long did you do that for?" asked Ginny.

"Five years," answered Cadance. "Until I started working here."

Bill got a pensive look on his face as he tapped his fingers on the bar, then he turned to Charlie and said, "That one year when you said you were going out of town for work, but you didn't come back with a single cut or burn and I thought it was strange…"

"On vacation with Cadance," said Charlie.

"And that time you said you were going on a trip to discover your spiritual side…"

Charlie chuckled. "Yeah, I can't believe you bought that one," he said with a laugh. He stopped laughing immediately as Cati gave him the evil eye.

"What made the two of you change your minds?" asked Melinda.

"Well, your father proposed, and I said yes, so I figured we might as well get into a relationship, as we were going to be married," said Cadance.

"Mom," said Melinda rolling her eyes.

"No, seriously," said Cadance. "He proposed and I just said yes without even thinking about all those reasons that we decided that we wouldn't be together. It was all bullshit anyway."

"I changed my mind when I found out she was still alive. We thought she and Minerva were dead, but they were just in Voldemort's lair, and they escaped and came back," said Charlie. "After they got back, I went and bought a ring the first chance I got. And I did not propose to her to keep her out of the Department of Mysteries. It was just a perk that came with proposing. However, it did make me propose a full day earlier than I had planned, and in a much less romantic way."

"It was plenty romantic, dear," said Cadance winking at him. She turned her attention to Cati, who was glowering at her. "Bitter?"

"I can't believe you gave me shit for not telling you about me and Bill," said Cati.

"I'm sorry," said Cadance. "I knew you'd react badly and it would make things awkward when we were around Charlie! And I didn't think it would matter since nobody ever knew."

Arabella started laughing at that. "You thought nobody ever knew!" she asked with a laugh.

"You did!" asked Cadance and Charlie at the same time.

"Ha Ha!" exclaimed Cati. "Your little secret wasn't so secret!"

"Oh, hush, Catalin, I knew about you and Bill, too," said Arabella with annoyance.

"What!" exclaimed Cati. She turned to Bill and punched him in the arm. "You couldn't keep your big fat mouth shut!"

"Ow! I didn't do anything!" exclaimed Bill.

"Hush up, all of you," said Arabella. "Nobody had to say anything. Don't think that we don't know what's going on with all of you at all times! Not one of you is nearly as tricky as you think."

"It's true you know," said a voice from behind them. They all turned to see McGonagall, who had come to make sure there were no drunken shenanigans. "We know everything. You're all as transparent as glass."

"I'm transparent?" asked Cati.

"Well… you're a bit more like frosted glass when it comes to that mouth of yours," said McGonagall. "But you're still mostly transparent."

"How did you know about me and Charlie!" asked Cadance.

"Your uncle and I suspected when he beat up Bobby Bruges for putting the moves on you," answered McGonagall.

"But nothing happened until after that," said Cadance.

"Just because you had no idea, that doesn't mean we didn't," answered McGonagall. "We knew for sure the first year you two went away on vacation. You came back tan, Cadance. We're not stupid."

"You said you went to the pool!" exclaimed Cati angrily.

"Well, to be fair, she did go to the pool," answered Charlie. Cati glared and him again, and Charlie waved the broom in front of him a couple of times in case she decided to leap over the bar.

"So you know everything?" asked Melinda, almost nervously.

"Just about," answered McGonagall wisely. "But I rarely tell all I know, so you're lucky."

Chris and Melinda exchanged a look. Chris looked McGonagall up and down and then narrowed his eyes a bit. "You don't know," he said skeptically.

"Oh, don't I?" asked McGonagall, raising an eyebrow at him. "Alright, I don't know that the two of you are in love."

"You know!" exclaimed Cati, Melinda, and Chris at the same time.

"Oh, Cati, was that the secret?" asked Cadance. "I knew that!"

"You know!" exclaimed Melinda, securing the phrase "you know!" as the official catchphrase and title of this chapter.

"Yeah, of course!" said Cadance. "Who here already knew that Chris and Melinda were in love?" Everyone put their hands into the air.

"Ginny, Jen, and I talk about it all the time," added Hermione. "We sit around and watch the kids and talk about you guys. Joseph said the funniest thing about it the other day when he overheard us…"

"Even Joseph knows? God, it's impossibly to keep a secret in this family!" exclaimed Melinda frustratingly. "How did you possibly know!"

"I've known since before you were born," said Cadance. "Look, 19 years ago, we fought Voldemort. Chris's father and mother and mother's sisters happened to join us, and when Piper and I shook hands, there was this strange light that erupted from us. We were informed that we just formed a bond, that was deeper than the battle we were about to have. After I found out I was pregnant, but before Charlie and I left the Wizarding World, I found out that Piper was pregnant as well. Well, I was pregnant during the final battle and I figured Piper probably was as well. So I put two and two together and figured that was what was the deeper meaning behind the flash of light. You two are destined to be together." Chris and Melinda stared at her blankly. "Well, geez, didn't you realize why Piper and Leo chose to send their sons to Hogwarts instead of one of the more conveniently located American schools? Piper knew too!"

"If it makes the two of you feel better, I didn't know until Christmas," said Harry.

"No, it really doesn't, Uncle Harry," said Melinda dejectedly.

"Aww, Melinda," said Cati, her voice full of understanding. "Here, have some rum!" She grabbed another bottle and opened it.

"Cati, may I remind you that you have students to teach tomorrow morning?" asked McGonagall. Cati winked at her and took a long swig. "Oh, sweet Merlin," said McGonagall rolling her eyes.

"So," said Sirius, turning back to Melinda and Chris. "Have you two shacked up at all yet?"

Cadance and Cati both spit out their drinks and began coughing and sputtering. Melinda and Chris's eyes grew wide and their jaws dropped. Charlie put his hands over his ears and started screaming, "LALALALALALALALALALALALA! I CAN'T HEAR THIS! I'M NOT LISTENING! LALALALALALALA!"

"Sirius!" exclaimed Wendy, giving him a shove. "Don't you ever think before you speak!

"It's about time someone told them about the birds and the bees, and it might as well be their Uncle Sirius!" exclaimed Sirius defensively. "Now look… when a man and woman love each other… Well, actually, they don't have to love each other. When a man and woman are both horny…"

"Oh God," said Wendy putting her face in her hands.

"Alright, let's get out of here," said Chris grabbing Melinda's hand. They both hopped up and ran out of the bar

"Way to go, sonny!" Sirius called after them.

"That's it," said Wendy. "Cati, grab the bubble wrap!"

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"Melinda, this is over," said Chris once they got back to their flat. "This back and forth thing we keep doing. You were right before. We can't do this."

"Yes, we can!" said Melinda forcefully. "You were saying it's not safe… well what is! The entire world is not safe right now. You were right. This isn't over. This is what's real." She grabbed him by the collar of his robes and kissed him. He hesitated for a moment then kissed back.

She let go and he stumbled back a step and gaped at her. They locked eyes for a second then Chris stepped forward and grabbed Melinda's face, pulling her in for another kiss. They were in the middle of this kiss when they heard Wyatt's door open and he walked sleepily into the room. They quickly stopped kissing, and Chris pulled his head away, but he left his hands on Melinda's face. "Ah yes, I see now," said Chris. "You're right! Your eyes are blue!"

"I'm sleepy, I'm not stupid," yawned Wyatt as he walked into the kitchen. They heard the water running. Chris chuckled and leaned his forehead up against Melinda's. Then, Wyatt walked back out of the kitchen holding a glass of water. "I scored higher on my OWLs and NEWTs than you guys. Don't try to fool me." He shuffled back down the hallway. "Be safe, kids!" Then they heard his door close.

"This isn't going to be easy," said Chris looking Melinda in the eyes.

"Try having your mom for a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, your dad for a Care of Magical Creatures professor, and your aunt for a Transfiguration professor," said Melinda. "This will be a piece of cake."

End Note: Please review! Just let me know you're reading! Let me know what you like and what you don't like and stuff. I'd really appreciate it.