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Chapter 29 , The return of ..????? Part three.

A haze of ash rose from the fireplace as Harry stepped out into the drawing room, without dusting himself of he headed straight out into the corridor calling out to Jessica, the only response came from Nicole as she heard him and came running up the stairs.

"Harry, where's mum?" She asked looking behind him.

"She hasn't come back yet?" Harry asked already knowing the answer but hoping she would tell him something different.

"No, I thought she was with you".

"She was but we got separated," Harry said walking back into the drawing room looking at the fireplace.

Nicole looked at Harry as they both heard the front door open and footsteps bound up the stairs.

"Harry!, Nik!," Jessica called out as she reached the top of the stairs.

Two smiling faces rushed towards her from the drawing room quickly embracing her, "Where have you been?, you said you wouldn't be long," Nicole said as she pulled back looking at her mother.

"Sorry I got a little side tracked," she said smiling to harry, "What about Remus?".

"He's not back yet," Nicole answered.

"Good," Jessica said pulling off her robe and tossing Harry her wand, "Can you swap it with my other wand, I don't want Remus finding out I used my wand today".

She threw her bag and robe into the cupboard before grabbing her dressing gown and heading into the bathroom as Harry swapped her wands over and put her spare one on her bed as the front door opened and then slammed shut setting off Medea.

"JESSICA!" Lupin's voice bellowed over the screaming portrait.

Harry looked across to Nicole as they both stood in the doorway to their rooms as Remus came rushing up the stairs.

"Where's your mother?" He snapped at Nicole.

"She's uh in the um bathroom," Nicole stuttered, she had never seen Remus so angry.

Lupin glanced over to Harry as the bathroom door opened "What the hell is all the racket out here?" Jessica said as she came out with her head lowered draped in a towel.

She twisted the towel around her wet hair before lifting her head to be confronted by Lupin as he stood in front of her. "Well you took your sweet time for someone that wasn't going to be long" she said her hands placed on her hips as she looked him up and down.

"I have just spent an hour sitting around waiting for Arthur only to find out he never sent me an owl, and to add to the mystery he was sent to the Wilshire's on a wild goose chase after an anonymous tip off" Lupin snarled as walked around behind her glancing into the bathroom before coming to stand in front of her again.

"Really, well that was a big waste of time," Jessica said looking dumbfounded at him as she began to move towards her bedroom, "So are you going to make some lunch? it is your turn".

"Not so fast," he said grabbing her arm and pulling the towel from her head, his hands feeling her wet hair; "You had a bath did you?".

"No, I had a shower actually, Why did you want to join me?" She said sarcastically raising her eyebrow to him.

His gaze drifted down to the beads of water on her neck and chest where her robe dipped down wrapping around her; "So you have been here the whole time?" he questioned as his eyes traveled up to her face.

"Of course where else would I be?" she said her gazed darting over to Harry and Nicole as they both stood watching her worm around Remus's questions.

"I don't know but someone wanted me out of the house" his expression left no doubt as to whom that someone was, as again his eyes wandered down her body and over her robe, which looked odd to him.

Jessica followed his glance using his curiosity to her advantage, "So you think I've been a bad girl and been out somewhere, do you want to check" she said grabbing the belt that wrapped around her robe and pulling on it.

Remus's face flushed with colour as he grabbed her hands stopping her and doing up her robe again "That won't be necessary, I believe you were here," he said quickly.

"So can I go and get dressed now?" she asked smirking at him.

"Go," He muttered running his hand through his hair before heading down stairs.

Jessica entered her room breathing a sigh of relief as she leaned against the closed door her gaze crossed the room to her bedside cupboard to her photo of Sirius, his smile reaching out to her across the room, she wiped her stinging eyes as she moved from the door, "Not long," she whispered as she picked up the picture running her thumb across his face.

She untied her belt slipping her robe from her shoulders revealing her sodden skirt and bra underneath, Lupin sudden arrival gave her no chance to remove all her clothes before getting under the cold shower to drench herself, she was just thankful for Lupin's modesty when she offered to undo her robe.

Nicole came into her mother's room as Jessica slipped on a sundress and opened the window in the stiflingly hot bedroom, "What's going on?" Nicole demanded as she closed the door.

"What do you mean?" Jessica asked wrapping her wet clothes in her robe.

"You know exactly what I mean, Fred is here to see if you're all right and Kingsley's down in the kitchen talking to Remus and from what I seen he didn't look too happy".

"Damn the floo," Jessica cursed under her breath as she rested her hand on her lips thinking.

"So tell me?" Nicole snarled growing impatient with her mother.

"I'll tell you in a minute," Jessica said opening the door and moving down the corridor to where Harry was talking to Fred.

"Fred," Jessica said a nervous smile crossed her lips as she heard footsteps coming up from the kitchen, her hand grabbed Fred's arm " Please Fred don't say anything to Remus," her eyes begging for his silence. If Lupin found out she was out with Harry he would not only take her wand he would place a restrictive charm on her and any hope she had of bringing Sirius back to her would be gone, he would never trust her again.

They all looked to the stairs as Lupin and Kingsley came up the last couple of steps, Lupin's eye's bore into her as he stormed into her room grabbing her wand, Kingsley stood before her waiting for Lupin to return, her stomach churned as she watched Lupin return from her room before turning to Kingsley as he spoke to them.

"Someone flooed in here from Diagon Ally not more than thirty minutes ago," Kingsley stated, both he and Lupin looked directly at Jessica awaiting her confession.

"Um...That was Fred," Nicole said clearing her throat as she stood behind her mother.

"What?" Jessica spluttered surprised by Nicole's words.

"Sorry, mum I should have told you but you were in the shower," Nicole said smiling innocently to her mother.

Kingsley and Lupin's scrutinizing gaze turned on Fred,"Is that right Fred?" Kingsley questioned.

"Ye- yeah, I called in to see Nick," he said glancing across to her.

"You should know not to use the floo, anyone could have picked up your movements, it's just lucky for us Marshall was in there at the time," Kingsley snapped, but his words rolled off Fred causing no permanent damage.

"As for the other matter," Kingsley said turning back to Jessica.

"What other matter?" she questioned frowning at him as she felt Lupin's eye upon her again as he gripped her wand in his hands.

"The disturbance down in Diagon Ally earlier, a Deatheater was stunned by a women fitting your very description," Kingsley said raising his brow to her, " And Elma Eeylops even went so far as to say it was you".

"Well.I .. I'm afraid she needs her eyes checked I haven't left the house in weeks," Jessica stuttered shrugging her shoulders.

" Really, Remus you want to test the wand?" He said disbelieving her .

Without another word they all looked on as Lupin lifted her wand in the air "Praevius," he said , the wand gave a small crack producing a cigarette into Lupin's hand.

Harry's hand slipped across his lips covering his smirking grin as Kingsley and Lupin looked apologetically to Jessica , "Sorry Remus," she said lowering her head , "I had a cigarette the night I went after Pettigrew, I swear I haven't had one since," she whispered softly playing them both for all there worth.

"Sorry for the interruption Jess," Kingsley said as Remus pulled her into his arms.

"Will you forgive me for not trusting you?" he asked of her, behind her she could hear Nicole clear her throat loudly before passing her mother as she walked down to the front door with Fred.

"There's nothing to forgive," she said hugging him, her own guilt at lying to him started gnawing away at her silently.

"Come on downstairs I've made some sandwiches for lunch," he said as she pulled back from him.

"I'll be down in a minute , I'll just put my wand back in my room," she said taking it from his hand.

Nicole and Harry both followed her into her room , Nicole now demanding to know what was going on, Jessica sat down with her quickly explaining Harry's plan , she sat for a few minutes totally taken aback as she looked from her mother to Harry.

"I want to come with you," she finally managed to say.

"No, this is not some field trip we are going on," Jessica said forcefully exhausted from the inquisitions she had already face twice today.

"That's exactly right!, who's going to keep a look out while you two have your hands full with the Orb?" she retorted.

"She has a point there," Harry said agreeing with Nicole.

Jessica sighed deeply as she looked at the pair of them, it only seemed like yesterday they where just babies both unaware of the dramas unfolding around their tiny lives now they where guiding her direction in life, with great reluctance she found herself agreeing.

That afternoon Harry and Nicole devised the plan for getting to the Ministry while Jessica occupied Lupin with a game of chess, there only problem still lied with getting into the locked room, the charm placed on the door was no simple locking charm and without knowing the correct spell they could spend hours wasting time just trying to get into the room.

That night at dinner it suddenly hit Jessica, one person that knew the spell was sitting at the table with them, but convincing Tonks was going to be difficult if not damn near impossible, she was an auror, she was an integral part of the Order and she was under Lupin's beloved charms going against him was going to take a lot of convincing.

Jessica watched Lupin as he stretched and yawned as the clock struck nine o'clock, "Well I'm off to bed," he said looking across to Tonks who shifted in her chair preparing to follow him.

"Remus wait!" Jessica said following him to the door as Tonks placed her empty cup in the sink.

"Hmm," he mumbled as he stood holding the door opened.

Jessica's arms flung around his neck as she pulled him into a hug, "You know I love you don't you," she suddenly spluttered out as her conscious decided to kick in .

Lupin pulled back resting his hands on her cheeks he looked down at her, "Yeah I know Jess," he said kissing her forehead as Tonks came over to them, "I'm sorry I mistrusted you earlier today".

Jessica kept her eyes lowered fighting the urge to tell him everything as he moved back to the door , "Remus," she called to him again .

"Yeah," he said turning again giving her a tired smile.

"Goodnight" .

"Night Jess".

"Are you alright?" Tonks asked as she watched Jessica run her hands over her tired eyes.

"No, I need your help," she said regaining her composure.

Tonks accompanied her up to her room , Jessica closed the door quietly , her nervousness apparent as she started to pace the floor trying to collect her thoughts on how to put this to Tonks, she walked over to her cupboard pulling out her backpack and robe, slipping her hand in the pocket she pulled out a piece of parchment , she moved standing in front of Tonks as she sat on her bed.

"I have something the Order would be very interested in," she said tapping the parchment on her hand.

"Great, what is it?" Tonks asked reaching out to take it.

Jessica stepped back shaking her head, "Before I can give it to you we need your help".

"We?" Tonks frowned getting to her feet.

Jessica opened the door calling to Nicole and Harry.

"Jess what's going on?" Tonks questioned as she looked at Harry and Nicole in their robes and their brooms firmly in their grasp.

Jessica pulled on her robe and retrieved her broom as Tonks stood watching her, "We are going to the Ministry of Magic, We're going to bring Sirius home using the Orb," she said holding up the parchment.

Tonks's mouth dropped opened as she looked at the faint sketching on the parchment, "But how, you can't, you can't just go waltzing in there and walk out with Sirius," Tonks stammered disbelievingly.

"No, your right , we are going to change what happened in the death chamber" . Harry and Nicole both gasped as Jessica suddenly ripped the parchment in half in front of Tonks.

"You get us into the Orb and I'll give you the other half of this etching, the design of which enables you access to the Orb," Jessica said holding the two pieces in her hands.

"What about Remus, you should tell him Jess" Tonks said as she gazed at half of the etching now in her hand.

"As much as I would love to we can't tell Remus, he would only stop us, .. So are you in or do we go alone," Jessica said grabbing hold of the parchment in Tonks hand.

Tonks looked up at the three of them, her indecisiveness expressed across her face again she looked to the etching before folding it, "Alright, but I need to grab my things".

Jessica followed Tonks upstairs whist Harry and Nicole headed down to the back door to wait for them, Lupin was sound asleep as they both crept into the room , Tonks taking only a matter of moment for to grab her wand ,robe and broom, before leaving the room she tiptoed over to the bed, "Nymphadora," Jessica whispered abruptly as Tonks leaned over Lupin place a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"You call me that again and you will be the one needing resurrecting" Tonks warned as she pulled on her robe.

Downstairs Tonks removed the charms from the door as Jessica slipped her other wand into her robe, the backyard of Grimmauld Place was shrouded in darkness as a scattering of clouds drifted in the moonless night sky.

As they mounted their brooms, Tonks glanced across to Jessica as she silently prayed that no one in the order was on night watch, "Jess your hair," she said pointing to her own head, Jessica glanced over to Harry both of them smiling.

"Not tonight," she said before pushing off from the ground and heading high above the cover of the clouds .

Tonks drifted behind them as Harry and Jessica sidled up next to Nicole both aware she wasn't used to flying so high, "Okay," Jessica said to her daughter, getting a nod from her she leaned forward speeding up as they headed over the glittering lights of the city below, droplets of moisture spraying them as they sped through clouds in there path.

As quickly as they had taken off they were landing in a Ally dwarfed by lofty building, a few feet away sat an old phone booth, without delay they squashed into the booth Tonks picked up the receiver and dialled the necessary code, 6-2-4-4-2. "Nymphadora Tonks and visitor," she said before replacing the receiver.

As the phone booth floor lowered Jessica threw Harry's invisibility cloak over Nicole and Harry .

Harry gripped his wand as they made there way along the corridor visions of his fight with Bellatrix and Voldemort straining his nerves.

"Harry are you alright?" Nicole whispered softly as she looked concerned at his sweating pale face.

Harry nodded grabbing her hand reassuringly, as he settled his nerves.

Jessica pulled out the two pieces of parchment as Tonks opened the first door to the mysteries department, the doors in the next room shifted around them Tonks pulling on several handles before stopping and looking at Jessica.

"Jess maybe we shouldn't," Tonks pleaded half- heartedly knowing it was a waste of time their minds where set.

"Tonks if you don't want to do this just tell me the charm and go," Jessica said lifting her wand.

Tonks turned back to the door, her wand skimmed the frame before she recited the incantation "Apertum Aliquis una Foris".

"That's it, that's all it was" Jessica said stunned at its simplicity.

"What was it?" Nicole asked her mother as they moved into the room.

"Open door one!, it was a Latin spell," Jessica said shaking her head at Tonks.

"I never said it was a difficult charm" Tonks smiled as Harry and Nicole looked in awe at the large crystal Orb glowing a soft blue colour in the center of the room, as it sat atop a solid marble pillar it's soft humming sending a calming feel though the room.

Jessica watched Harry as he walked around behind it and for a moment she could have sworn it was James, Tonks lit two lanterns that hung on either wall as Jessica held up the parchment a quick Reparo spell brought the parchment back to new.

Nicole moved over to the door keeping it opened just enough to peer out as Tonks and Harry watched Jessica, she cleaned the tip of her wand on her robe before lifting it in the air "Sculpere" her words bringing a white beam to the tip of her wand .

Tonks moved across taking the parchment from her hands and holding it up as she started to etch out the quadrilateral on the cobbled stone floor it's unevenness making it difficult as she went over it several time before finally extinguishing her wand.

Harry stepped inside the etching his hands cautiously reaching for the Orb, it's glow changing colours as he moved slowly closer, Jessica waited at the edge of the quadrilateral, the room bathed in the silver light now radiating from the Orb, it's humming ceasing as Harry's hands came to rest on it. Jessica slipped her wand into her robe before stepping across the etching drawn by the power now spreading around them, placing her hands on the Orb she felt a warmth radiant from the surface and disperse through her, she glanced over to Nicole and Tonks as they stood together watching on " The death chamber," Harry's words echoing around her as he closed his eyes.

Her hair wafted behind her as she felt herself become weightless, the room began to revolve about them before plunging them into obscurity, she felt her hands drift free of the Orb as a different room came to light before them. Shots where being exchanged as a door opened above them Dumbledore's wand flying into action , it took Harry a few seconds to adjust to his surrounding as he stood next to himself , he grabbed Jessica's hand as they both quickly crossed the room several curses passing straight through them, they stopped in front of the Dais looking at Sirius as he battled Bellatrix his sudden taunting words bring tears to Jessica's eye's.

Harry pulled out his wand as Lupin stumbled back bumping into Jessica she fleetingly glanced at him aware he had felt her presence as she was knocked forward by him, Madame Pudenziona's words suddenly making sense.

Jessica ran across the Dais as Sirius stepped back laughing at Bellatrix, using all her strength she shoved him aside pushing him off balance as a shot came from Bellatrix's wand hitting him on the right hand side of his chest, her hands clutched desperately at his robe as he fell back, Harry rushed over as Jessica struggled to hold his arching body, Sirius's head smacked back into the facing stone bricks edging the archway as all three collapsed to the floor.

Without taking a breath her fingers clawed at his shirt pulling it opened to check his wound, as he lay motionless on the floor.

"SIRIUS," Harry yelled as he and Lupin rapidly crossed the floor to his side , Bellatrix stumbled to her feet her right arm bleeding as she picked up her wand.

Jessica burst into a steady stream of tears as Sirius moaned moving his head as he opened his eyes, resting her head on his chest his hand moved up suddenly caressing her hair as he muttered her name.

"She'll be here any minute," Lupin said as watched Sirius's hand moving oddly in free air, Bellatrix's laugh echoed around the room as she threw a few shots towards Kingsley, Harry, watched his other self get to his feet now enraged at his godfather being hurt but blissfully ignorant to the fact he could have lost him.

"I'LL GET HER," he bellowed brandishing his wand he took off after her, Lupin scrambled to his feet yelling out to Harry.

Jessica lifted her head looking at Sirius, his eyes closed as he felt her hand touch his face, she smiled resting her head back on his chest as Harry's hand rub her back as he continued to beamed at his godfather.

As the other Harry ran out the door after Bellatrix they again descended into a revolving darkness, Sirius dropped from her grasp as the weightlessness flooded her. Her hands once again pressed against the Orb , glimpses of Tonks and Nicole flittered into her vision before fading away , different rooms and images suddenly filled her thoughts flashing like lights before her eyes distantly she could hear Harry calling out to her, her heart dipped into panic as everything around her went haywire, an overbearing burning sensation penetrated her stomach , familiar voices drifted around her before slipping away as she gripped her stomach her screaming the only sound echoing around her.

She lifted her head slowly as her pain eased images again swamped her suddenly she envisioned Harry , "NO HARRY," she shouted out as he pulled his hands away from the Orb, a loud hum surrounded her as her hands seemed to adhere to the Orb until an eruption of built up energy flung her across the room, blackness again engulfed her as she was knocked into unconsciousness.

************ Her eyes felt heavy as she struggled to open them, her hand stung with pain as she gripped her wand so tight her finger nails cut into her palm making it bleed.

Her stomach seemed cumbersome as she forced herself up, her hand gripping her wand sunk into the soft surface she was laying on, her eyes adjusting to the soothing lighting of the room she found herself in.

"OH holy Merlin," she gasped quickly stumbling to her feet as her hand warily crossed over her distended stomach, her eyes hesitantly dipped down to where her hand now rested, her mind refusing to acknowledge the sight of her heavily pregnant body.

"Oh shit, shit," she mumbled as she moved across the room to a mirror in the corner dropping her wand she lifted up her dress.

"Oh shit," she gasped again as she accepted it was clearly her body reflecting back at her.

A sudden stirring behind her drew her attentions back to her unfamiliar surroundings, quickly lowering her dress she crouched down scooping up her wand, back across the room was a large four posted bed, an impression across the end of the bed clearly marked where she had been laying, at the head of the bed lay three small children.

Pulling her head together she looked around the room as moved back over to the bed, a large wardrobe covered one wall, a long wooden box brimming with assorted toys sat under a bay window.

Her gazed turned back to the bed where the three children slumbered peacefully, Two little girls lay cuddled up to one another, both about four or five years old, one with red hair the other blonde, the third child was a little boy he laid perched on the edge of the bed his arm draping down the side, he looked about two years old his hair jet black.

She crossed the floor pulling opened the hefty old door, her mind throwing questions at itself, 'am I still under the power of the Orb?'. "No," she mumbled but her mind dived back to the death chamber her head rested on Sirius's chest , images flashed before her, curses abound around her, the pain as she screamed, "What's happened," she whispered as she realized Harry's hands left the Orb before hers.

Cautiously she stepped out of the room, her wand pushing into her already sore hand as she readied herself for anything unexpected, she found herself standing in the middle of a long, broad corridor , sleeping bodies stretched along the stone walls, some on mattresses other just laid on blankets their arms propped under there heads as make- shift pillows, Men, women and children huddled together.

'Your dreaming, you idiot!!' she scolded herself as she moved to the end of the corridor her hand braced the sandstone wall as she awkwardly shuffled down the narrow spiral stair well, she peered down another corridor that jutted off a small landing halfway down the stairs , finding nothing she continued down, ' if this is a dream why is it so damn hard to get down these stairs' her thoughts now conflicting with each other as she started arguing internally, as her hand holding her wand slipped under her stomach supporting it's load.

On reaching the bottom of the stairs she leaned against the wall catching her breath, 'Now would be a damn good time to wake up,' she squeezed her eyes closed for a second opening them to find herself still leaning against the wall in what now she was convinced was some sort of castle.

"Jessica are you alright?" she jolted upright as a man approached her from the far end of an expansive entrance hall, across from her was another grandeur staircase, voices echoed from behind several doors as she looked at the short balding man before her, his chubby face graced with a lengthy moustache twisted at either end.

"You know me?" she blurted out vocalizing her thoughts.

" Course," he chuckled as he smiled.

"Where am I?" she asked looking around.

"Your in the entrance hall, are you sure your feeling alright?" he asked again as he slipped his wand into his robe.

"No, I mean what is this place?" she asked more directly.

He reached out attempting to take her by the arm as his smile turned to concern, "Jessica your at order head quarters," he said frowning at her.

Jessica pulled back not yet that trusting of him, though he didn't strike her as Deatheaters material, "I was just going to escort you to the meeting," he said retreating from her , motioning with his hand he moved across the floor and along a corridor that ran down past the stairs, she followed keeping her distance and her wand at the ready.

He came to stop at a set of double doors glancing over to her he rapped roughly on the door before opening one of them, "Sorry to interrupt, but I found Jessica wandering the hallway," he said again glancing back at her as she moved closer, peering over his shoulder she glimpsed a massive fireplace on the far wall, a large portrait hung above, its inhabitant off elsewhere.

"She's not quite with it I don't think," he whispered.

"What do you mean she not quite with it?" .

Jessica's heart suddenly pounded in her chest as it rained in control of her body driving her forward into the room, before she knew what was what his face was before her, the rest of the room and it's other occupants descended into oblivion as she soaked up every detail of him, his soft raven hair sculpting across his face, his eyes so dark but so full of life, but something about him was different he seemed so fit and healthy, the horrors of Azkaban no longer lingered in his eyes .

His hand brushed her cheek as she looked wide eyed at him, his words failed to register with her brain but she knew he had said something as she watched his lips move .

"Jess , are you in pain?" his question finally entered her thoughts but any response was beyond her vocal cords capabilities at that moment, as her mind absorbed the fact he was really there before her ,alive , breathing, this was no dream she had felt his hand on her face .

Her dreamy state raised concerns in him , "Max I know it's late but could you get Poppy for me," he said turning to the man still standing at the door.

"I believe she's still awake down the corridor in the kitchen with the others," he responded before moving away.

Jessica smiled as her brain regained some control of her functions, she lifted her hand to his face as he responded to her smile, her hand rested on his cheek for a moment before drifting back to run through his silky hair, his arms wrapped around her body as she instinctively moved closer lifting her lips to his, a rush of emotions flooded her as his lips caressed hers so gently, all her senses where heightened as she felt him, tasted him and breathed in his scent, her hands running through his hair pulling him as close as was humanly possible in her condition .

"She looks perfectly in control of her senses to me," a woman's voice snapped from the doorway as Jessica heard several people enter the room as she continued to pleasure her senses with Sirius.

"Don't get too excited there Jessy or you'll be having that baby tonight," a voiced laughed.

Jessica's movement halted abruptly her lips barely touching Sirius's, her eyes flashed opened, as the voice seemed to drain every drop of blood from her face.

(A.N Hope you enjoyed this chapter , Next chapter will be probably after Xmas, So have a Siriusley Magical Xmas and I hope Santa brings your wish *** No you can't have Sirius I've already put my order in for him***, Lots of Luv Nikki)