Note: I don't own anything you recognize...that's the property of JK Rowling and e4...naturally I've fiddled with the time frames and such to fit what I wanted...Enjoy this crossover!
Note2: Sorry it's taken awhile to get this up but my laptop was acting funny and when I took it in, they almost had to open it up but after a quick 'reset to factory settings' and uploading every program and my backup, it's all fixed...now you get to continue on with the story...
The familiar ceiling of the attic greeted me when I awoke. I groaned and rolled over onto my side. Nathan was sitting beside the bed in a chair sleeping, His cheek was resting against the headrest with his legs thrown over the arm. I quietly sat up and stared at him. His mouth was partly open and I could remember the kisses we had. I stared at his long body and wished at he had laid down beside me in bed rather than in that chair.
I reached over and took his hand. I ran a finger up and down each of his own and spelled out a dirty word on his palm. I had hoped that it would wake him up. Either he was a heavy sleeper or he was great at faking sleep. I brought up his hand to my mouth and took his long middle finger into my mouth. A few swirls of my tongue against his finger had him wide awake.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," I grinned as I dropped his hand into his lap.
"Wow, you look like you again."
"Which me? The very first me or the second me?"
"The second you."
"Good. I like this me better. How long was I out this time?" I asked as I got out of bed.
"Just over night."
"Did you sleep there the entire night? You do realize your bed is like 7feet away."
"I know but you seemed like you needed someone close. I need to talk to you later about Alvin."
I kissed him before rummaging through my trunk for something to wear. After getting ready quickly we headed down to the kitchen. Dad wrapped his arms around me and dragged me over to the table. He didn't want to let me go. I removed the silencing charm on Molly and only took a cup of coffee. I wasn't that hungry and would fend for myself later.
"After breakfast I have a letter to write then I am going to start on the potion for the ritual. Once it's at the stage for soaking, I will be heading out for some flying," I notified everyone, catching Sirius' eye at the end.
He grinned and nodded his head.
"Would you like some company for your flying?" Charlie asked.
"Sure, why not. We can talk about that later. It's going to take me until after lunch to get the potion to that stage anyways. Sirius, you mentioned Tonks when Ollivander tested Curtis. Could you send her an owl and have her come over to show him the ability?"
"If she's not busy with the Ministry or for the Order, she'll love to show off."
"Perfect. Dad, how would you like to teach the others some magic?"
They took up the other side of the drawing room while I settled in at my table. I wrote my letter first and then rewrote it so it commanded the recipient to do what was written. Once it was done perfectly with no way out, I jotted down another small letter before calling upon Dobby to deliver it.
"I need you to give this to Harry Potter please. Thanks, Dobby."
The house elf took the scrolls and popped out of the room. I opened the ancient tome to the bonding potion and read through the instructions. All of the ingredients and the instruments that I would need were already sitting on the table so I placed the pewter cauldron on the unlit base. After filling the cauldron halfway with water, I added 3drops of rosewater and 1 petal of a red rose. Then I lit the fire.
The pixie wings were one of the last ingredients I added before it went into the soaking stage. I donned the gloves and picked up the silver scoop. I made sure all of the wings were in the scoop and I slowly added them to the cauldron, dumping slowly in a clockwise circle until they were all in. I stirred thrice in a counter-clockwise pattern and added another red rose petal and 3drops of rosewater. I blew out the fire after a minute and now it just had to soak for 3days.
"I just need to shower and then we can go flying."
I hurried upstairs and did as I promised. I came running downstairs in jeans and a tank top with my Nimbus thrown over my shoulder. Nathan and Charlie were waiting for me in the foyer, each with a broom in their hands. We headed out across the street to the park after disillusioning the brooms.
"Where are we going?" Charlie asked.
"Hogwarts," I replied with a smile on my face before I apparated.
I appeared outside of the gates and I took up my broom. I was already in the air floating above them when the boys appeared. I waved before taking off towards the school. Knowing that classes were still in session, I headed towards the towers and hoped they would catch up so Charlie could tell me which one was Gryffindor so we could hang out in the common room.
"RJ, we shouldn't be here. Dumbledore said you couldn't be here until you were bonded."
"He said I couldn't step foot into Hogwarts. I'm not stepping foot into the school. I'm flying into it."
He had been more relaxed at the beginning and I was beginning to wonder if he still wanted this bonding. I spotted an open window and peeked in. It was a dormitory decked out in red and gold. I waved to Nathan and Charlie and flew in the window. Careful not to touch the floor I opened the door and flew down to the common room.
"Lookey here, George. Someone breaking into old Hogwarts."
"Usually students are trying to break out of school."
"Hey, guys. Your brother is behind me so heckle him. I'm just here to hang out with my friends," I replied as I took a spot on the couch.
"So this is what the Gryffindor common room looks like."
"Yes and we'll have to check out the Ravenclaw one too."
Fred and George joked with their brother and when a few other Gryffindors questioned why we were there, the twins got them off our backs before heading to class. We had the entire common room to ourselves for the last block of class so we used the time to play Exploding Snap and I took some time separately with each guy to talk about the future if I was to bond with him.
"RJ, what are you doing here? Did you bond already?"
"No, Ronald. She couldn't have bonded already. The potion that Professor Dumbledore found requires a week to brew," Hermione said.
"Are you sure, Hermione? RJ's potion only needs 3days," Nathan stated.
"I'm sure. Professor Snape was growling about it and I overheard it in the hallway last night on patrol. The potion couldn't be kept so he'll have to make another batch but I don't know how he would have gotten a hold of your blood to use in the first batch."
"What!?" I yelled. "What fucking kind of bonding ritual does the old man think I agreed to that needs blood? Most Blood magic is dark."
My magic was beginning to crackle the air surrounding me. My friends began backing up except one, he actually took a step closer to my seat on the couch. I was seething as my mind raced with the thoughts of what the old man had planned with the ritual. I needed to know what it was and what would have happened if I hadn't found something else. My mind was supplying images of me as a slave, doing whatever was told of me and since I had agreed to the bonding no one could contest it.
"Mate, do something before the professors come. Her magic is freaking out the first years."
I didn't register the lips pressed with such desire against my own until my body was lifted up against another. My eyes flew open and I stared into Nathan's lovely eyes before I weaved my fingers into his curls and focused my magic into that kiss. I could barely make out the catcalls from the older students in the common room or the fact that Hermione was trying to tell us to stop. I was completely focused on Nathan's lips, his hands on my ass, that my legs were wrapped around his hips and what was pressing against the crotch of my jeans.
"McGonagall is coming," someone yelled.
"Hide up in the rooms. No one will tell her that you're there," Harry said as he pointed to the stairs.
Nathan carried me up the stairs following Charlie. I don't know how he knew which dorm room was for what year but I spotted Hedwig so it must have been the 5th year room. Nathan unwrapped me from his body and set me down onto a bed. He sat down beside me and tried to hide his erection. I smiled at him.
"When we first met, you would have done everything to get me into bed and now you're trying to hide the fact that you're horny. How you've changed."
"No, I haven't changed. Now I know that you're only 16 and I don't want to push you."
"So if I was older, you'd be all over me trying to get me undressed?"
"Aye."
I smiled at him and caught Charlie's eye. He was sitting over on another bed and looking through a book rather at Nathan and I. I squeezed the brunette's hand and jumped over to the next bed and the next before reaching Charlie.
"What's up?"
"Nothing."
"Come on, Charlie. I know something's up. The last day or two and you've been acting differently. You don't seem to be yourself. Please tell me."
His eyes flickered over at Nathan briefly and I knew he didn't want the other one to hear so I cast a silencing bubble. I faced him and gave him my full attention.
"When Albus told the Order about you and asked for volunteers, I was for it. From what Remus said about you and that picture we were shown, I thought you were stunning. I still do and the more I know about you, the more I like."
"But…"
"But aside from shagging, I don't think I could bond with you. Especially after seeing you go up against Mum like that. Even after the bonding, your magic will be quite impressive and strong. We don't know what could happen then. Plus to see you go off down in the common room like that was a bit much."
"You work with dragons, Charlie."
"Yeah but I know where I stand with dragons. Nathan's good for you, RJ."
"There's still something else you haven't told me. What is it?"
Charlie picked at the blanket on the bed and ducked his head. I leaned closer and lightly slapped his knee. Here was a man who worked with dragons, just dumped me and he was afraid to tell me something.
"I haven't blown up yet so whatever it is probably won't. Just tell me."
"I think I like Alisha."
I smiled, trying to hold in the giggles. I wrapped my arms around my middle but the laughter wanted to escape so it did. By now Nathan had joined us near the bed but still couldn't hear our conversation and had no idea why I was silently laughing so I removed the bubble.
"He thinks. He thinks," I laughed.
"Are you alright, RJ?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm happy for you, Charlie, and it's copasetic."
"Copasetic?"
"All good. Groovy. Perfect. Excellent. I'm hungry. Do you think a house elf will bring some food to the common room?"
"One might but Hermione will lecture you on enslaving the house elves. McGonagall is gone," Neville said as he came into the room.
"Awesome. Thanks. Did you want to give me a piggy back ride, Nathan?" I asked.
I climbed onto his back and he took me back down to the common room. Charlie came down to say goodbye and to grab his broom. I kissed him on the cheek and watched as he flew off. Nathan settled in on the couch and I sat in his lap. Hermione and Ron sat beside us while Harry and Ginny were on the floor around the small table.
"Why are you here, RJ?"
"I needed to get out of the house and my bonding potion is soaking."
"Plus if Ron's mum says one more thing that RJ doesn't like, she'll cast a permanent silencing charm," Nathan supplied.
"Hey. It wouldn't be permanent. It might last overnight or for a couple of days. At least until she learns that she can't mother me and try to boss me around. I don't mind if she does it to the ones who she actually squeezed out from between her legs but…"
"Ew…bad picture, RJ," Ron said shaking his head.
Nathan was watching something throughout the room so I laid my hand against his face and turned him to me. I silently asked him and he whispered Alvin's name. I nodded.
"What kind of spells did you learn today?"
"Nothing. The Ministry has appointed some incompetent witch as the new D.A.D.A professor and according to her we only need to know theory," Harry spat.
"And Harry here already has a detention with her tonight after dinner," Ron replied.
"I only told her the truth. It's not my fault that the Ministry doesn't believe that Voldemort is back."
"They what?" Nathan seethed.
"They don't believe he's back. They think that I made up what happened in the cemetery and that Cedric died because of the Tri-Wizard Tournament not because of Wormtail."
I could feel the anger rolling off the man holding me and it was the same emotion rolling off of me. I stroked his leg, trying to calm him and I focused on Harry. I asked about the letter I sent and he dazzled me with a smirk.
"Yes, Dobby hand delivered it to me during breakfast. I was able to send it off before my first class. Do you think it will work?"
"Of course. There's no wiggle room and if for any chance, the bastard is killed or commits suicide, he couldn't have thrown the letter away so it will act as a portkey. His body will magically appear. They will be able to determine that he wasn't killed all those years ago and has in fact been alive. They will have to free Sirius or at least give him a trial. Otherwise, we'll go 'C&U' on the Wizengamot."
"Do I even want to ask what you mean by 'C&U'?" Ginny asked.
"Cruel and Unusual. I'll be introducing those pureblood bigots to Van Halen, Metallica, Pink Floyd, or maybe even some Manson."