Okay guys! Chapter 21! So, I have several things to point out before the chapter. There will be a small author's note in the chapter, and it will be bolded. I'm just letting you know. I'll mention some important stuff also at the end of the chapter. In the next chapter, also, will be a small in-chapter-reading author's note. Also, if this is kind of badly written, it's because I changed my mind when writing this, and I had to start over but I'm trying to get this chapter to you before tomorrow comes. Do you guys want to know why? Of course not, but I'll tell you anyways. TODAY'S MY BIRTHDAY! Yay! *cue confetti* Um, I just felt the need to post on my birthday. I'm finally fourteen-years-old. Jeez, 13 took forever to be over with. So, yeah. There will be a second author's note at the end of this chapter as well, so stay tuned for that. ~Storm
The rest of that day, and the day after pretty much went by uneventful. The only major thing that had happened at all was that Harry had gotten a letter from Mungoes, which he kept completely to himself. So it was the day of the bonfire, which would be later that night. Ginny and Harry would be getting married in two days. Hermione sighed.
She was laying on her back on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Nothing was encouraging her to move, she was so incredibly bored. There was probably another two or three hours before they would even think of bonfires. And her two friends hadn't arrived yet. There was absolutely nothing to do, nothing to think about, nothing to comprehend.
She wondered absentmindedly if this was how Ron felt all the time. It was around three in the afternoon. Her window was open, and cicadas from outside were buzzing. She sighed, closing her eyes. She was positive she couldn't get anymore bored, when her door slammed open. She sat up, startled, wand at point. Harry was standing there, grinning.
"Sorry, Mione. I just got an owl from Mungoes. Sirius is up!" Harry said excitedly.
Hermione jumped up, grinning, and they ran downstairs into the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley was ordering everyone around. "Let's see, Harry and Hermione, you two may go ahead and see him now, we'll be along in an hour or two. He is going to stay here for a little while, so we need to prepare." Mrs. Weasley said.
Harry and Hermione nodded, both grinning like maniacs, and flooed to Mungoes. Harry ran breathlessly to the counter, still grinning. "Sirius Black?" he asked, and the medi-witch smiled. "Room 394." She said, and the duo began laughing as they ran down the hall to the room. Stepping in the open door, even more breathless, they heard an excited cry.
"Finally!" Sirius cried, "People!" Hermione ran forward, faster than Harry, and Sirius engulfed her in a hug. "Hey, Puppy," he said, using the old nickname he gave her, back in the end of their third year through owl-post. She smiled. "I missed you," she said quietly, and he nodded. "I think I would've missed you could I have made any coherent thoughts while stuck in own mind." She laughed. Sirius looked up at Harry.
"Harry, my boy. You've gotten taller, haven't you? It's good to see you doing so well after the war." Harry smiled. "It's good to see you up, Sirius. I missed you." Harry said. Sirius grinned.
"Well, how have you guys been?" Sirius asked. Harry sat in a chair beside the bed, grinning. "The marriage law the Ministry set is going in my favor. I'm engaged to Ginny. We defeated Voldemort. I'm not dead, so I suppose I'm doing well." Sirius nodded, chuckling to himself. Then he stopped.
"Marriage law? That's low. Puppy, who are you matched with? Surely not a Slytherin." He said, and Hermione shook her head as she settled beside him on the bed. "No, Sirius, I'm engaged to Fred." Sirius pulled her head from his shoulder, and looked at her. "Fred Weasley?" she nodded, and he sat up, looking all over her.
"He hasn't hurt you yet. I'm impressed." Hermione burst into laughter. Harry smiled. "Yeah, after the initial shock, they fit well together." He said. Sirius pulled her into another hug.
"Good luck, Puppy. He better not hurt my little sweethearted Puppy. Speaking of sweetheart," Sirius said, "How's Adam doing, do you know?" she shook her head. "Haven't seen him since April, when I went to pick some stuff up for the twins' birthday. He's supposed to come over to the Burrow later." Sirius looked thoughtful for a second. "April? But didn't he-" Sirius started, but someone cut him off. "Miss you since then?" said a tall man who was leaning against the door frame.
Hermione turned around, then her face lit up in a way neither Harry nor Sirius had seen in a while. She ran off the bed, and the man caught her in hug. When he put her down, she gave him another hug, squishing him in a hug only Mrs. Weasley could rival. He smiled at her, unaffected by it, whereas most people she hugged like that would be breathless.
"Sweetheart," he said, and she let go. "I missed you," she said, and he nodded. "I missed you too, Sweetheart." Hermione glanced at Harry and Sirius, her smile plastered to her face. She turned to Harry, pulling the man by the hand. "Harry, this is my friend, Adam Gealach. Adam, this is my friend Harry Potter." She said. Adam stuck out his hand, and Harry shook it.
"Pleasure to meet you, Harry Potter. Hermione's told me plenty about you." Harry nodded. "All good, I hope." Adam shrugged. "For the most part." Adam said. Then Hermione turned to Sirius. "Adam, you remember me telling you about Sirius Black?" Adam nodded. "This him?"
Sirius nodded before Hermione. "Nice to meet you. I'd stand up, but I was in a coma, and told to stay put." Hermione rolled her eyes. "That didn't mean you listened. They've probably hexed you there." Sirius shrugged. "That too." The four of them laughed. Adam then nodded.
"As much as I've enjoyed meeting the two of you, I've come with an actual purpose. I owled Hermione, sending the owl to the Burrow, because that's where I expected you to be. I got a reply from a Mrs. Molly Weasley, saying that you came to Mungoes, to visit a friend, and asking me to come and see you two back to the Burrow, and Sirius, if he was allowed. She also told me to say that no matter what Sirius Black said, he was to stay at the Burrow for at least a week before returning to Grimmauld Place, and he had no say in the matter whatsoever." Hermione nodded, still smiling. A healer entered the room.
"Mr. Black, you are allowed to leave, but if you feel anything is wrong please return." Then the healer waved her wand, and then walked out. Sirius stood up, still dressed in the clothes he had fallen through the veil in. "Well, as I must accompany you guys to the Burrow, let's stop by Grimmauld Place, and let me change and get clothes." They all nodded in agreeance, and apparated to the house in London, Hermione helping Adam by side-along apparation.
When they got there, Sirius was already upstairs, and Harry and Hermione and Adam waited in the kitchen. They weren't waiting for more than five minutes when he was back with them in the kitchen, wearing some worn jeans and a black t-shirt, and had slid his feet into some sneakers. Harry, then Sirius apparated first, so they wouldn't all land in the same place. Hermione waited for a moment, before again using side-along apparation. She and Adam appeared at the apparation point just outside the Burrow wards, though still extremely far from the house. Harry and Sirius were walking not too far ahead, talking and laughing.
Hermione began walking with Adam. He put an arm around her shoulder. "Well, it seems particularly cozy here. I must say, I'm jealous of their house structure, it is very intriguing." Adam said, and Hermione laughed, knowing he wasn't teasing, but complimenting.
He smiled. "Oh, your laugh reminds me. I was taking the morning shift at work a few weeks ago, and these two girls walked in with three guys. And one of the girls comes up to the counter, asking for the Muggle fantasy section. I show her, and on the way, we pass the romance section, and the other girl squeals, running to it. The guys that were with them, already looking thoroughly amused, walked over to the shelf she was looking at. One of them pulls down a Muggle book. Twilight, I think it was. The guy starts reading aloud from the middle of it. Within, like, three seconds, all three of the guys are just cracking up. The girl who wanted Muggle fantasy had already picked out the book she wanted, and was watching. She walks over to them, picks the book up, and reads some more. I don't think she was reading it exactly from the book, because she was grinning mischievously, and the way she was reading it, getting very theatrical, the boys were laughing even harder." Adam continued telling his story, and Hermione was just giggling, and laughing in several places.
No one had ever seen Hermione so excited, or happy. At Sirius's and Harry's entrance, they all trooped outside to wait for Adam and Hermione. Ginny and Luna were talking, Ron and Harry were talking with Sirius, and Fred, George, and Charlie were talking when they all heard laughter. Looking towards the path, they saw someone with Hermione, she was laughing, and he was smiling good-naturedly, telling her a story. Both Fred and Charlie were looking the man over.
He was tall, at least as tall as Bill, who was the second tallest of the Weasley clan. He had shaggy blond hair, and slightly tanned skin. He was built like a Quidditch player, muscled, and strong. Through his tight white t-shirt, they could tell he had muscles, and easily a six-pack. The man had a good smile, and as he got closer, they noticed his bright blue eyes. (The person I based the looks of this character around is a real person. His name is Adam Lundgren Bodus. Please Google him if you don't know him. He is not the actor, Adam Lundgren.)
Ginny and Luna stood up from the bench they were sitting on, and both were eyeing the man's body. "That is a very sexy wizard." Luna said bluntly, not trying to hide her stares. Ginny nodded in agreeance. Ron and Harry both threw looks at the two girls. Luna shrugged, smiling at Ron, while Ginny walked over to Harry. "But, Harry, he is nowhere near as perfect as you." She said, kissing his cheek. Harry felt better immediately. When Hermione and Adam got to the group Hermione just grinned as she made introductions.
"Adam, this is Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Ron Weasley, George Weasley, Fred Weasley, who is my fiancé, and Charlie Weasley. Guys, this is my very, very distant cousin, Adam Gealach." Charlie and Fred both relaxed instantly, as both were jealous of the man. Adam grinned at them all, shaking hands with a few of them. Charlie was looking at him, not with jealousy anymore, but with confusion.
"Adam Gealach? Seriously? Man, it's been forever." Charlie said, seeming to finally catch whatever he was looking for. Adam looked at him, recognition appearing on his face. "Yeah! How's Romania?" he asked. The others looked on in confusion as the two began a conversation. Hermione smiled. "You guys know each other, don't you?" she said, and Charlie nodded. "Greatest Beater I have ever seen. Better than Fred and George, and any pros. He was in Gryffindor, and my year." Adam nodded. "I wouldn't say best Beater, but I definitely had fun. Though Charlie was our seeker. Never lost a match once he joined us."
Charlie shrugged. Hermione smiled. "Are you guys going try out-complimenting each other, because I have you both one-upped." The group laughed. "Hermione, Mum wanted to know if you would mind helping us clear out and redecorate Percy's room for Sirius." Ginny said, and Hermione nodded. She, Ginny, and Luna all ran into the house. Then the guys heard, "If you charm that room pink, I'm sleeping in your room!" then some squeals and laughter.
Okay guys! How was that chapter? Um, to explain the in-chapter author's note: this story has been around, though not on any website just my computer, for about a year and a half, I'd say. I named Adam before I discovered Adam Lundgren Bodus. But Adam Lundgren Bodus is exactly what I was picturing when I came up with Adam the character. Adam Lundgren Bodus is part of my most favourite band in the world: One2Five. They are amazing! They've been a cover band mostly, and have only been a band for seven months. They're from Sweden, but in January, they'll be going to LA to see if they can set up a record deal. I'm so so so so so excited for them, and proud of them. And definitely guys look them up if you don't know them.
Also, the thing with Sirius. I had the idea to incorporate him, just for a good father-figure for Hermione when he was needed. I always thought that even though Sirius and Hermione picked at each other, they got along so well. I decided that after Bellatrix died, the veil spit Sirius out, and he was in a coma. Mungoes, because his name was cleared, took care of him in the meantime until he woke up. If the idea sounds familiar to anyone, it's because I read something extremely similar to this once, and I don't remember from where. If anyone can point out from where, tell me, and I'll be able to give credit where credit is due.
Also, I mentioned Twilight. I am so sorry, if anything I said about it offended you. I'm not going to say any of you can't be Twilight fans. I absolutely hated the series, did not like it at all. I try not to do too much bashing, but I honestly could not help this, and it wasn't that bad. I could've done worse bashing, really. Um, but I am sorry if I offended you in any way.
I guess that's all for this author's note. You guys will meet Hermione's other mystery friend next chapter. You have no idea how happy I was to FINALLY write Adam in. And none of you have any idea how much I love One2Five. Like, seriously. They are a super amazing band, and I really mean that because I don't normally like bands. But I LOVE One2Five. They are awesome. Welp, that really is all for now. ~Storm