…A New Hogwarts…
I looked up at Seamus innocently. He tsked at me and I frowned. I pulled his face down to mine and kissed him. I smiled. "I love you.", I whispered. He smiled, "I love you too." I kissed him again and he responded enthusiastically. My hands moved of their own accord. He began kissing down my neck and I gasped.
His hands traveled down and rested on my hips. I squirmed and he tightened his grip. His lips traveled back up to mine and I kissed him passionately. My hands slipped up his shirt and across his skin. He shivered at my touch and I began slipping his shirt off of him. His hands began to move lower skimming my legs.
"What am I going to do with you?", he groaned. I ran my fingers across his shoulders. "Don't you remember?", I asked. He smiled and tilted his head. "Remind me.", he whispered. "You said you would love me forever Seamus.", I poked his chest. He shook his head and played with the ring on my necklace. "What are you thinking?", I moved the hair from his face.
"You'll see!", he smirked. I frowned and he kissed me again. He unzipped my dress and I slid out of it. It joined his shirt on the floor. I slid beneath covers as he took off his pants. He slid in beside me and we cuddled occasionally kissing until we fell asleep.
I woke to Seamus kissing me. "I didn't mean to wake you. You just looked really cute just now.", he murmured, I smiled and ran my fingers through his hair. I rolled over to him. "Really. Interesting. You decided to kiss me because I looked cute.", I mumbled. "Of course. You look so adorable when you're sleeping.", he tapped a finger on my lips.
We heard a knock on the door. Madalyn stuck her head in. "It's getting late and we were going to order pizza. Do you want your usual order?", she smiled. I gave her a thumbs up, "Double it please!" She shook her head and left. Seamus scoffed. "You're doubling your usual order?", he seemed suspicious. "You aren't going to eat with me?", I teased.
I began sitting up and he pulled me back. "Yes?", I stared into his eyes. "Why wouldn't I be eating with you? I'm staying with you.", he pouted. I shrugged. "Get up before the food is here.", I poked his arm. He sat up pulling me with him. "What's your usual?", he stared at me hopefully.
"You'll see.", I said patiently. He pulled me onto his lap. "Love just tell me.", he insisted. I put my hands on his shoulders and tsked at him. "So impatient. You'll see but I will tell you that it's like four pizzas.", I stared off. I heard him hum lightly and moved off his lap. I took a shower and wrapped myself in a towel. Seamus passed me on his way to the shower.
I sat on the couch and flipped through the channels. Seamus emerged wearing sweats and a shirt. "Del, you should get dressed.", he scolded. I shook my head and sat back on the couch. He walked over and took the remote. I whined and turned to him. He put one of his hoody's over me as I turned. It looked more like a dress than a hoody.
"I wasn't ready to get dressed.", I complained. He picked me up and took me to the dresser. Reluctantly I got dressed sliding into a pair of short and a tank top. I threw my towel at Seamus and ran back to the couch. Madalyn dropped off the pizzas. 4 boxes of pizza, 6 orders of wings, cheesy bread, 4 lava cakes, and 2 bottles of 2-liter soda. I got up to go get Seamus who was pouting in the corner after I had thrown my towel at him.
"Seamus!", I called softly. He didn't move. I hit him with the hoody sleeve. No reaction. I moved in front of him and sat on his lap. "Food is here love.", I whispered. he glared at me. "I'm sorry I threw the towel at you.", I spoke softly. He looked away. I pinned him to the ground straddling his lap. I leaned down so my face was close to his. He stared at me. "I'm sorry!", I whispered.
He blinked and I kissed him. He fought back a smile and I kissed him again. He finally responded and kissed me back. I sat up. "The food is going to get cold.", I pouted. He sat up, picked me up, and carried me to the couch. "This your normal order doubled!", he gasped. I nodded happily. "Why haven't I joined you for your usual order before?", he mumbled.
I pulled a box of pizza onto my lap. He cut the tv on and we watched movies while we ate. Seamus' parents came in before midnight. I jumped up and ran to them. They hugged me tightly. "Delmira dear are you ok?", Mrs. Finnigan asked as she examined me. I nodded. "Wow, you never give me that kind of reaction.", Seamus muttered. She went over and hugged him. "Del is my daughter in law. I need to care for her as much as I do you.", she smiled.
Mr. Finnigan smiled and rolled his eyes. "Did you two really eat all this food?", he asked eyeing the trash can. Seamus nodded and laughed. "She said it was double her normal order.", he scoffed. "You had no problem downing two whole pizzas in less than 10 minutes.", I reminded him. Mrs. Finnigan walked over to me, "I got that picture you wanted me to have. Madalyn gave me the copy as soon as I walked in."
Seamus perked up. "What picture?", he looked between the two of us. I turned to Mr. Finnigan. "How did the move go?", I asked ignoring him. They joined me and Seamus in front of the tv as we talked until the early morning hours. The sun was just peaking over the horizon when they went to bed.
I stretched and yawned. Seamus pulled me into his lap. "What picture Del?", he muttered. I turned to face him. "The picture of us sleeping. She really loves it.", I smiled. He groaned. "Let me guess. I'm not allowed to take the photo from her.", he looked at the ceiling. I kissed him lightly. "Time for bed.", I whispered. I crawled off his lap and went to bed.
Seamus woke me early on September 1st. I groaned and rolled over. I heard him leave the room. I buried myself underneath the sheets. I heard footsteps and then I felt ice cold buckets of water being poured onto me. I tore the sheets off and glared at Seamus. "Were you still in bed?", he asked innocently. I growled and got out of bed. He laughed and began drying the sheets. "Lucky! You don't have the trace anymore. If I didn't have the trace, I'd get you back.", I muttered. I strode towards the shower desperately wanting to warm up.
When I emerged, he was sitting on the couch. I was wearing a simple skirt and blouse. I took my trunk down to the front door. Mrs. Finnigan walked out of the kitchen. "You're awake?", she looked stunned. "Let me guess, they told you I don't wake early. I don't.", I leaned my head on her shoulder. "Then why…", she trailed off. "Seamus thought the best way to wake me would be to dump ice cold water on me.", I pouted. She shook her head. "You two. I can't. What antics. Are you hungry?", she steered me towards the kitchen.
I felt someone wrap their arms around me as soon as I neared the train. I turned my head. Luna giggled, "Found you!" I turned and hugged her. Ginny ran over and joined the hug. "You'll be late for the train if you keep that up.", Mrs. Weasley scolded. We ran towards the train. We found a compartment and let the window down so we could wave goodbye. "We're going to need to watch out for each other this year. Agreed?", I whispered. "What are you thinking?", Ginny asked.
"Isn't it obvious. She's saying reactivate the DA!", Luna smiled and winked. Neville joined us a bit later. We told him about our plan. I heard a commotion outside. I slid the door open to peek and rolled my eyes. "What is it?", Luna asked. "Death Eaters.", I smirked. They stared at me. "How are you not scared? They're looking for your brother probably.", Luna sighed.
"Do you remember the night you guys went to the Ministry? Harry told me how brave you all were. I think about that all the time. Hogwarts is like his first real home and I'm going to defend it to the best of my ability.", I smiled at them. The door slid open and the Death Eaters came inside. "He's not in here.", one of them sneered.
"But his little sister is. The Dark Lord may be able to find some use for her.", the one leading them looked at me. "Even if I knew where my brother was, I wouldn't tell you. So, you can go back to your no nose having ringleader bastard of yours and tell him that to his face. Unless of course your too scared to tell him my message to his face. Interesting. You can kiss his ass 24/7 but you can't deliver a message?", I scoffed. I heard people mumbling outside.
"My brother isn't on the train. So, leave now!", I growled. They eyed me. "Someone has the same spirit as her mother.", the third Death Eater chuckled. They left the train and I sat back down smoothing out my skirt. "I don't know if I should compliment you or call you insane.", Neville admitted.
Word of the interaction spread throughout the train. I yawned tiredly and put my head on Luna's shoulder. "Why are you so tired?", Ginny asked as she stared out the window. "Seamus thought it's be a good idea to wake me up at 4 in the morning with buckets of ice-cold water.", I rolled my eyes. She smiled.
"It was very effective. I couldn't stay asleep.", I muttered. Luna ruffled my hair. "How do you think he's going to react when he hears what his girlfriend said to Death Eaters? Especially after you promised to stay out of trouble.", she scolded. I shivered. "He'll be pissed off obviously!", Seamus spoke from the door. They all jumped. I sighed.
I stood up. He took my hand and led me to a quiet part of the train. I stood in front of him rocking back and forth on my feet. "I couldn't help myself. I'm sorry.", I apologized. He pulled me to him. "You can be extremely reckless sometimes!", he scolded. "So, I shouldn't have called their ringleader a no nose having bastard?", I asked. Seamus sighed and put his head in his hands.
I fidgeted and looked around. I moved his hands and kissed him lightly. "You didn't even make it to school without causing an issue.", he groaned. I kissed him again. He softened a bit. "Our friends are waiting.", I took his hand and led him back to the compartment.
New teachers were introduced, and Snape was now Headmaster. I held Seamus' hand under the table so I wouldn't be tempted to say or do anything. Ginny kept an eye on me too. I took deep breaths. "What are you doing?", Seamus whispered. "I am repressing the urge to send my memories of my aunt badmouthing Snape into his mind just for kicks.", I whispered back. He squeezed my hand.
By the end of the feast, I was still behaving. We walked silently up to the common room. So many of our friends hadn't returned. The conversation was light that night. "It's going to be a long term.", Neville yawned. "We should all get to bed.", Ginny sighed. I followed her up the stairs. I froze when I reached my bed. "What's wrong? You're not sensing anything are you?", she asked. I shook my head. "I just realized that as long as I'm here I won't be sleeping with Seamus.", I mumbled fighting back tears. Ginny sighed and ruffled my hair. "You really are adorable Del.", she chuckled.
I slept in Ginny's bed for the night. In the morning we sat at the table waiting for our schedules. I sensed that Snape kept shooting glances at me and knew I was in trouble for what happened on the train. I put my head on Ginny's shoulder. "Professor McGonagall is coming.", she whispered.
I lifted my head up. She strode towards us and sat down. "Ms. Potter and Ms. Weasley. I'm here to discuss your schedules for this year. Also Ms. Potter you have somehow managed to get yourself 6 detentions and you haven't even attended one class.", she stared at me. I put my head down. She began to go over Ginny's schedule. I sat up straight and listened carefully.
"Well, well, well. I do hope you behave yourself this year Ms. Potter.", Snape sneered. I tilted my head up and had to remember all the training and lessons. I took a deep breath and smiled. "Why of course.", I nodded. He looked slightly flustered by my attitude change. He recollected himself and strode out the hall.
Professor McGonagall turned to me when she was done. I turned my full attention to her. She was fighting a smile. "Just now you radiated the same energy your mother did.", she remarked. I blinked and smiled sincerely. We finished going over our schedules and I got my detention days. Professor McGonagall moved on to our roommates.
Seamus sat down. "What's that?", he asked. Ginny scoffed. I handed him the slip of paper with detentions and turned to face Ginny. We had a silent argument until Seamus tapped my shoulder. I put my head on Ginny's shoulder. "Does he look mad?", I whispered. She nodded. Professor McGonagall handed him his schedule and kept walking.
I slowly turned to Seamus who was now tapping the table. I held my hand out for my detention paper back. He picked up his schedule and grabbed my hand. He pulled me from the hall. Once we were a couple floors away, he turned to me. "Were you not warned to behave?", he whispered. I nodded and he tapped his lips. "Yes, I was told to behave, and I promised I would. Now I'm being punished for my temper.", I admitted.
He nodded and gave me back the slip of paper. His arms wrapped around me. "How'd you sleep last night?", he asked. "I slept in Ginny's bed. I missed you.", I responded. A smile tugged at his lips. "You just realized, didn't you?", he laughed. I turned and blinked furiously to fight off the tears. He poked my face and smiled. "You're that sad about it.", he chuckled. I put my face in his chest and wrapped my arms around him.
"Your mine for life Seamus.", I mumbled. Seamus ruffled my hair. "Come on it's time for class. My little devilish crybaby.", he kissed me lightly before leading me to my classroom. "I will behave. I'm honestly trying.", I mumbled to Seamus. He pinched my cheeks. "Take more deep breaths before you speak then.", he spoke slowly emphasizing each word. I began to roll my eyes but caught the look on his face. I held up my hands and nodded.
The night of my first detention I made my way slowly through the halls. I was 15 minutes late so what was the harm. "There you are!", Alecto Carrow spoke from the darkness. "You're late you brat!", she spat the words at me. I shrugged and followed her into her office. Her brother Amycus was already there. "You'll be writing lines for a while.", he smirked.
I sat at the desk and began writing the prepared lines. The words I will not talk back etched deep into my skin. There was a knock on the door near midnight. Snape walked in followed by Voldemort. "Has she said anything?", Snape demanded. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. "Not one word. Her other punishment is sinking in as we speak.", Amycus informed them.
Voldemort did not like this news. "It is time for us to try other methods.", his snake like eyes narrowed at me. "You remember the method I told you Severus.", he raised his wand at me. "Crucio!", he rasped. Pain enveloped me and I dropped to the ground in pain. I bit back all of the comments I was going to make.
"She is as stubborn as her mother was in her last moments.", Voldemort was unimpressed. I stared at the ceiling as the next wave of pain hit me. I felt Snape trying to enter my mind. The level of pain increased. A hair-raising scream slipped past my lips. Images flickered past my eyes. Me and Seamus sleeping together on the bed. The Death Eater strangling me. All of the antics I had gotten up to with my friends. Mum's box by the lake. Dumbledore's body falling from the Astronomy Tower.
The pain subsided. "Anything?", Voldemort asked. "Did your little servants deliver my message or were they to scared? No nose bastard.", I scoffed. Amycus started towards me. "No. She has more fight in her than some of my Death Eaters.", Voldemort smiled. Another wave of pain washed over me. My scream echoed around the room. Images of Madalyn's twin ran across my mind. Her smile. Her jumping around with us and having fun.
For the first time since her death, I whispered her name. "Anna Jones.", I cried as tears spilled from my eyes. My hand was on hers and she smiled and whispered it's ok as she fell to her death. I saw her small, crumpled frame on the rocks below. Her smile still on her face and Mrs. Jones pulling me and Madalyn away from the cliff. The pain eased and I curled up on the floor.
"Nothing?", Voldemort asked. Snape shook his head. "We'll try again in a few weeks.", he strode from the room but not before sending one more wave of pain over me. I was released from detention. I stumbled into the common room. Ginny rushed over. "What happened?", she asked pulling me to the couch. I was shaking so badly I couldn't focus. She went over to one of the boys who was still awake and whispered something.
The boy went up to the dorm and she walked back over to me. Ginny watched me carefully and dried the tears and bandaged my hand. "He was there.", I whispered. She froze. Seamus came down the stairs. "Is she ok?", he asked. Ginny shook her head. "He was there. He thought I knew where Harry is. He tortured me for information.", I cried.
Ginny held my hand. "The Dark Lord?", she asked. I nodded. "Who did you have detention with?", Seamus asked. I blinked. "The Carrows. Then Snape and the Dark Lord showed up. They invaded my mind. I kept seeing her death.", I stared at Seamus. "I kept seeing Anna's death. Then the bastard said he'd be back in a few weeks.", I rolled my eyes.
Ginny sat back and stared into the fire. "He'll be back. I'm going to schedule more DA lessons.", she got up and left. The common room was nearly empty. Seamus sat next to me. I looked into the fire as I held his hand. "Look at me Del.", he whispered. I turned to him. he wiped the remaining tears from my face. "They kept making me see her face.", I sniffled.
"Oh, love.", he whispered as I climbed into his lap. He wrapped his arms around me, and I put my face in his neck. "I don't want to see her death anymore.", I cried harder. Seamus kissed the top of my head and held me tightly as I cried. He examined my hand. "What words?", he mumbled. "I will not talk back. And then I called him a no nose bastard to his face.", I muttered. He lifted my face so he could look into my eyes.
"I know. I shouldn't have said it.", I stared at the necklace chain on his neck. "Delmira.", he spoke softly. I looked into his eyes. "You are such a reckless stubborn brat.", he smiled. He kissed me lightly. I stared at him in shock and tilted my head in confusion. He rubbed my arms and hummed lightly. "Are you going to be ok to go to sleep?", he whispered. I shook my head. "I want to sleep with you.", I admitted.
Seamus sighed and moved to get up. "Go get your pajamas and your blanket.", he smiled. I smiled and ran up to get my blanket and change. I rushed back down the steps and found Seamus on the couch. He'd laid a blanket and a pillow on the ground. He waved me over. We laid down and he covered us with my blanket. I put my head on his chest letting the sound of his heartbeat lull me to sleep. "Good night Del.", he whispered as I closed my eyes.
Detentions were harder after the first one, but I had DA meetings to look forward to. I was helping teach wandless magic to those who found it would be helpful. Ginny was teaching hexes and jinxes. Neville was teaching about plants. Seamus and Luna helped students with questions and keeping us alert of the time.
It was the evening of my last detention. I was procrastinating big time. "You're already 30 minutes late Del.", Ginny put a hand over mine. I took a deep breath. "I don't want to see Anna's body on the rocks.", I mumbled. Ginny sighed and looked at Seamus. I held the locket in my hands. I slowly got up. Seamus shot me a look as I got up. "I promise not to call him a no nose bastard.", I held up my hands. He eyed me then nodded.
I walked down to detention. Amycus was pacing the hall in irritation. "You're late!", he growled. He grabbed me by my hair and dragged me into the room and threw me into a chair. I began writing lines. Alecto paced by the door. At midnight there was a knock. Voldemort and Snape walked in. "Maybe we'll get answers now and if not, then maybe Harry will find out.", he laughed. They turned to look at me and I ignored them.
"You still don't know where your brother is?", Snape asked. I turned to my paper and kept writing. I vaguely heard the word Crucio and I was in pain. I kept writing through the pain. Wave after wave of pain hit me. I took off my robe since I was beginning to feel uncomfortable. The pain stopped and I could breathe again. Voldemort walked over to me.
"What is that?", he hissed. With his wand he pointed at the tattoo of the Deathly Hallows on my arm. I glared at him. "It is from a children's book.", I scoffed. His wand tapped the timeline below it. "And this?", he hissed with a bit more anger this time. I looked out the window. He grabbed me by my hair and forced me to face him. "I asked you a question!", he whispered. "It is a timeline of when I was petrified by a Basilisk.", I spoke through gritted teeth.
"A Basilisk. What is she talking about Severus?", Voldemort turned to Snape. I continued writing. Alecto snatched the paper and pen from me. she picked up my robe as Amycus forced me to my feet. We followed Snape and Voldemort to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. I waved at Myrtle and she waved back. "What are you doing here?", she asked. I rolled my eyes and pointed at Voldemort.
He began hissing and the sink opened up to form a hole. Snape and Alecto jumped down first, and Voldemort and I went next. Amycus jumped down last. I sat on the floor examining the bones and shedded skins on the ground. The Carrows picked me up and forced me to walk forward. We followed Snape and Voldemort further into the cave.
We must be miles below the school. I ran my fingers along the snakeskin. There was a barricade of stones ahead. They blasted through it and we kept walking. I stopped when we reached a door. Voldemort hissed and we continued to walk. We reached the dead body of the Basilisk. He strode forward and ran his hands over the body.
"So, you were one of the petrified. Yet, you don't have nightmares about it.", he hissed. I walked over to the snake and pointed at its eyes. "Reflections. You don't always see what you see.", I murmured. Snape and the Carrows stood a few pillars away. "You don't know where your brother is. You have no useful information. You're stubborn but more loyal than most of my Death Eaters. Your brother may find a way to contact you so I think I will visit you more often.", Voldemort hissed.
I kicked the dead snake angrily. It rolled over and faced Snape and the Carrows. "This Anna Jones. She was a friend of yours that died.", Voldemort hissed. I began to shake. "Don't speak her name. you don't have the right.", I spat the words at him. He sneered.
"She fell off a cliff and you watched.", he continued. The images flickered through my mind. "Don't speak her name!", I yelled. My voice echoed through the room. tears threatened to spill over my eyes. "She told you it was ok as she fell to her death!", he cackled. Rage filled every fiber of my being. I don't know what happened but when I was calm again Voldemort was crumpled on the floor by a pillar like a sack of flour and Snape and the Carrows were beneath the Basilisk.
I ran from the room and made my way back to Myrtle's bathroom. She shot me a look as I fled from the room. I took a deep breath as she followed me up to Gryffindor Tower. "You caused trouble, didn't you?", she teased. I walked into the common room. my friends were still awake. "I saw flashes of light from the Chamber of Secrets. They didn't come back up with you. You caused trouble, didn't you? Who's Anna Jones? What did he mean you watched her die?", Myrtle floated around me.
Seamus pulled me over to the couch. Myrtle pouted and hovered above the fireplace. "What happened love?", Seamus asked. I told them every detail. Ginny shivered when I told her about the chamber. I took calming breaths. "I don't even know how I knocked them out either.", I murmured. Seamus put his hands over mine. "That bastard had the nerve to say her name.", I growled.
"He's going to keep coming back. To torture you?", Neville asked. I nodded and sighed. "He said I had more loyalty to my brother than his Death Eaters give him. Evil ass no nose bastard.", I looked into the fire. Ginny and Neville looked at each other. Something flew past the window. I walked over. "Damn! He's fine. I was hoping he'd be out longer.", I leaned on the wall. My friends rushed to the window as Voldemort flew off. "You weren't kidding. He really flies with no broom.", Seamus mumbled.
I poked his arm. He looked at me. "He's going to keep using you to get to Harry. I'm more shocked that he thinks so much of you that worries me.", he admitted. "I think we're going to need to practice more in DA lessons.", Neville chuckled. We stared at him incredulously.
He began laughing and we joined him. We stayed up planning the next meeting and what talked about what we could do to help the trio. I frowned and looked at the fireplace. Myrtle sat above the fireplace watching us. "You're not a Gryffindor. What are you doing here? Go to your dorm and watch them instead.", I shot her a smile. She sighed and flew off.
I sat there as the others went up to bed. I stared into the fire and silently touched my communication bracelet. It began to glow. I sent a message to Madalyn then went to bed.
At breakfast I kept my head down as the Carrows came in. They looked like hell. I tapped my fingers on the table fighting back a smirk. Ginny kicked me under the table, and I sat up and tilted my head innocently. "Remember the plan Del.", she reminded me. I nodded and began picking at a bagel. My bracelet began to glow, and I opened it under the table to view the message. "Is everything ok?", Ginny asked.
I looked around and leaned closer. "I'm making sure my Christmas gift for Seamus is done.", I whispered. She frowned. "What is my gift?", she widened her eyes. "Your mother already has your gift.", I sat back and smiled. She sat back and pouted. She turned to Neville and Seamus. "Tell your girlfriend to tell me what she got me for Christmas.", she demanded.
"Nope.", he replied. "My gran said she already got my gift from Del.", Neville smiled. Ginny hit Neville's arm lightly. Seamus turned to me. "Why haven't I gotten word about my gift?", he poked my cheek. "It's still in France.", I answered. "France?", they asked. "All of your gifts came from France.", I bit my lips as they gasped in shock.
"Mine too?", Luna asked. I nodded and then jumped. "Why are you so quiet silly girl?", I ruffled her hair as she sat down. "Why France?", she asked grabbing my bagel. "I had half down in Italy and the other half done in France.", I avoided the true question she was asking.
Seamus put his hand on my leg and smiled. "Does Madalyn know about our gifts are?", he was fighting the urge to ask me flat out. "Why yes. She does.", I took a piece of toast. "Tell you what. You tell me what you're getting me for Christmas, and I'll tell you what your gift is.", I smirked. He sat back and eyed me carefully. "Is it something you had to order from another artist?", Luna asked.
I stuffed a bagel in her mouth. "No more about your gifts.", I tapped on the table. They looked down with smiles on their faces. I moved Seamus' hand from my leg. He put it back and I kept moving it. I turned my attention to Luna. "Did you finish your art assignment yet?", I asked. We talked about our art assignment while I kept moving Seamus' hand. As we walked to class Seamus pulled me back a bit.
"Why did you keep moving my hand?", he whispered. I smiled and slid an arm around his waist. "Just to irritate you.", I whispered in his ear. He frowned and then rolled his eyes. I kissed him lightly and hurried to catch up to our friends. He kept walking behind us, so I grabbed his hand and pulled him forward. "You are such a pouty child.", I smiled at him. He ruffled my hair and I leaned against his shoulder.
Luna, Ginny, and I waited in a closet as the rest of the school went to bed after dinner. Once the coast was clear we snuck out and headed up the stairs. Luna and I spray painted the walls as we went. I put the canisters back in their bag and stashed them behind a statue. We kept going until we were outside the Headmaster's office. Luna gave the password and we entered quickly.
I kept a lookout while they searched for the sword of Gryffindor. I saw Phineas Nigellus' portrait hanging on the wall and I recognized Dumbledore's too. "Could you help us out a little Del?", Ginny gasped as they tried to get the sword down. I went over and helped them. A doll I had made came over and warned me that Snape was on his way.
I hurried over to the door. "Come on you two.", I called. Neville came in and Ginny handed the sword to Luna. The two left first and we followed minutes later. We discarded the cans of paint. I picked my doll up that was walking behind us. it made a motion like it was wiping sweat from its brow that made me and Ginny laugh.
We walked faster and we were almost in the clear when the Carrows emerged from the darkness. They grabbed us by our hair and forced us back to the Headmaster's office. Neville and Luna were there with Snape. The Carrows forced us into the room. "Well, well, well. Four students out of bed this late at night. What do we have here? Miss Potter. Can't you keep yourself out of trouble?", he sneered.
"I'm sorry sir it is genetic.", I answered politely. The sound of portraits snickering filled the room. He glared at me. "Detentions! All of you!", he pointed at each of us. I stared out the window and sighed. Snape snatched the sword from Luna. "What were you planning to do with this?", he demanded. I turned to speak but Ginny stopped me.
"No. Let her speak. If you have something to say speak Miss Potter!", Amycus growled. "You have the same attitude problem as your father did.", Snape spat the words at me. I shrugged and stared out the window. "Probably. I've seen his old records. However, I also know that you instead being the bigger person and ignoring his taunting and stupid behavior would often duel with him and whatever necessary to get even.", I sighed heavily, "But I'll do something my father didn't do. Apologize. I apologize for losing control of my temper and attacking you and the Carrows with the body of a dead Basilisk."
Amycus smacked the back of my head. "That was the worst apology I've ever heard!", he growled. I frowned and rubbed my head. The doll on my shoulder flipped him off. Luna and I stifled our laughs. Snape waved us from the room. It was almost midnight by the time we got back.
I sat by the fire doing my art homework and watching the snowfall. Tomorrow we'd be going home on the train for break. Everyone was upstairs packing but I was already done. I sighed and lay on the floor and stared at the ceiling. "What are you doing love?", Seamus asked grabbing my sketchbook. I sat up and scooted closer to him.
"This is amazing Del!", he gasped. I grinned. It was a drawing of two foxes, a horse, a bunny, and a non-corporeal patronus teaching other patronus'. I held out my hand for my sketchbook. He held my hand instead. I reached for my book with my free hand, but he put it out of my reach. I reached again and ended up on his lap. "Better.", he mumbled pulling me close. I continued reaching for my book.
"Why?", I whined as he slid it further from my reach. He gave my lips a quick peck. "Fine!", I whispered. He grinned. I finally got my book and began flipping through. "Can I get a sleeve for Christmas?", I wondered aloud. A look of confusion flickered across his face. Ginny came down and sat on the couch watching us. I showed him a drawing I'd done of the sleeve to go with my current tattoos.
"No.", he stated flatly. I flipped to another but still his answer didn't change. His face steadily got redder as I flipped through the book. "What about this one?", I showed him a drawing of a lower back tattoo. He was Gryffindor red now. "Can't you imagine me with any of these tattoos?", I ran my fingers through his hair. he began stammering and I fell off his lap as I laughed.
He took my book up to his dorm and Ginny burst into laughter too. "Why can't I get him to agree?", I pouted. Ginny scoffed and I hit her with a pillow. A pillow fight ensued which eventually included the rest of the dorm.
Mrs. Finnigan pulled me into a hug as soon as I got off the train. Seamus tapped his mum on the shoulder, and she hugged him too. "Come on you two. We should get home.", she led us out of the station. I grabbed Seamus' hand once we were outside. We were being followed. Mr. Finnigan met up with us a few streets away and we disapparated.
I breathed a sigh of relief once we were all inside the boundary line and enchantments. Seamus and I took our things up to our room while his parents went to check on the others. Maxwell Levin, Madalyn's boyfriend, and his parents had just gotten in and Madalyn and her parents were on their way. I flopped onto the bed while Seamus closed the door.
Seamus tapped my forehead, and I opened my eyes. Whatever he was going to say lay forgotten. "Yes. Did you need something?", I teased. He bit his lip and I smirked. "I'm getting the strangest sense of déjà vu.", he teased. I leaned up and kissed him. He responded and I grinned. I flipped us over and kissed passionately. I laced my fingers through his. "Well, if you can't remember.", I muttered.
I went to unpack. Seamus wrapped his arms around me. I turned my head to look at him. "How am I supposed to remember after that?", he complained. I giggled. "Now you know how I feel when you kiss me senseless.", I teased. I continued putting my things away. He moved my hair from my neck and began kissing my neck. I froze but he only smirked.
"Really Seamus!", I gasped as he kissed my sensitive spot. His hands rested on my hips. I had to distract him somehow. "What'd you get me for Christmas?", I asked suddenly stunning the both of us. I finished putting my things away. "You're just as curious as the rest of us, aren't you?", he teased. I pouted and turned back to my things.
He chuckled and unpacked while I changed into sweats and one of his hoodies. I spun around and laughed. Seamus looked up and sighed. "Am I going to have to hide my clothes from you?", he was trying to sound mad but was failing miserably. "Come on. Your mum wants me to teach you the basics of cooking.", I grabbed his hand and pulled him to the door.
"Why?!", he whined as I searched the kitchen storage for aprons. I handed him his apron as I gathered the veggies. He helped me wash them and his parents came in to watch. I showed him how to properly chop, dice, cut, and slice the veggies. Mr. Finnigan took pictures while Mrs. Finnigan made jokes. I put the bread dough I'd made in the oven.
Madalyn came in later and sniffed around. "What's for dinner?", she asked. I opened the oven door so she could see. Mrs. Finnigan joined us, and Madalyn tapped her shoulder. "We should make a dessert.", she whispered. They hurried off to the pantry and gathered the ingredients they needed. The bread was done, and I put it on the table as Maxwell, his parents, and Madalyn's parents entered the room.
I put the Shepherd's pie on the table as Madalyn and Mrs. Finnigan put the finishing touches on the ice cream cake they'd made. Mrs. Jones poured drinks for everyone. Maxwell and Seamus shared a look. "No alcohol for those two.", they pointed at us. Madalyn pouted. "We could each drink their combined limit by ourselves and still be fine.", she scoffed tossing her hair back. I nodded, "Could probably triple their limit and we'd still be fine. "
Maxwell gave her a look and she held her hands up in surrender. Mrs. Jones watched our interaction carefully with a smile. Seamus was shaking his head. the ice cream cake was put in the freezer to set as we sat down to eat. Madalyn and Maxwell talked about how the Death Eaters were taking over their school. "By the way! I heard you hit your teachers with the body of a dead Basilisk. And before that you were given detention before you got off the train.", Madalyn turned to me.
Rather reluctantly I told them about the detentions, the train, and us trying to steal the sword of Gryffindor. Mrs. Jones smiled and sat back. "Serves him right. He had no right to say her name.", she scoffed. "Exactly! That NNB got what he deserved.", Madalyn held up her glass in agreement. "NNB?", Mrs. Levin asked. "No Nose Bastard.", Madalyn and I spoke at the same time. Everyone laughed and we talked about our Christmas plans.
Despite everything that was going on we were happy to see if anyone would crack and spill their gift secrets. The ice cream cake was divine, and our conversation went into the early morning hours. My head began to droop, and my eyelids felt heavy. I put my head on Seamus' shoulder and closed my eyes.
"Time for this one to go to bed.", he whispered. he put me on his back and carried me up to our room. Seamus put me on the ground long enough to close the door and I slid down the wall to floor. He sighed and held out his arms. I climbed into them and he carried me to bed. I rolled over curling up on the bed.
"Are you going to sleep like that Del?", he teased. I inched my pants off and threw them to the ground. He slid into bed beside me. I rolled over and I opened my eyes to find him watching me. "Go to sleep.", he whispered as he pulled the covers over us. I nodded and closed my eyes.
It was almost noon when I woke. The guys were in the game room, so I went to Madalyn's room to go through her closet. We listened to the radio for any new reports but there were none. After a quick lunch we decided to dye her hair. Her natural white gold Veela hair looked nice with her glacier blue eyes but she wanted to try something else.
I mixed dyes until we were both satisfied with the color, I began the task. "How did Seamus react to the tattoo sleeve idea?", she smiled. "I think somewhere in the back of his mind he likes it but aloud he says no every time. I even showed him other places I could get a tattoo but all he did was go red. Then he took my book and ran off to his dorm and never returned it.", I complained. She laughed and stuck my tongue out at her.
I led her to the bathroom so I could wash the dye out. Her hair was now atomic turquoise. We laughed and I dried and styled it elegantly. "How do I look?", she posed. "Gorgeous!", I pretended to take pictures. She waved me off as she went to change. Mrs. Levin knocked on the door. "I came to get you two for dinner…", she trailed off as Madalyn came around the corner in a simple pair of wide leg pants and one of Maxwell's old shirts. "Your hair!", she gasped.
I snuck out of the room mouthing a silent good luck to Madalyn before running down the hall. I burst out laughing as I turned the corner and ran into Seamus and Maxwell. "What's wrong?", Maxwell asked. I pointed towards Madalyn's room. he left to go check and I leaned against the wall. "We can't even leave you two alone for a couple of hours.", Seamus tsked. I pouted and kept walking.
Laughing he followed me. "What'd you two do?", he asked. "We traded clothes.", I replied. He stopped walking. "What does that mean?", he wondered. I shot him a mischievous wink and kept walking. I slid down the banister of the stairs and into the kitchen.
Seamus entered a few minutes later followed by Maxwell, his mum, and Madalyn. The conversation stopped. "Madalyn! Your hair!", Mrs. Jones cried happily. Madalyn twirled around happily. We had breakfast for dinner. It was delicious. Mrs. Jones had put brown sugar in the middle of the waffles and made fresh whipped cream.
I tasted the fruit salad and smiled. "There's alcohol in the salad.", I whispered to Madalyn. We snickered and continued eating. The adults went out to the garden for late night drinks and Madalyn and Maxwell went to the pool for a swim. I lay on the couch slightly dizzy because of the amount of alcohol that was in the fruit salad.
I took a quick shower and got ready for bed. Crawling into the bed I jumped as the door opened. Seamus walked in pointing a finger at the garden he closed the door and walked over. "There was alcohol in the fruit salad, wasn't there?", he asked. He and Maxwell were the only ones who didn't try the fruit salad.
I groaned and slid beneath the covers. "Del.", he tapped my arm. my head popped out of the covers. "Yes.", I whispered. He looked upset and I pulled him on top of me. "Don't get upset.", I pleaded. He kissed me lightly. "You're so adorable.", he mumbled. I smiled and poked his arm. "You're not mad?", I examined his face carefully. "No. You're not as drunk as the previous times, so I think I'll let it go just this once.", he sighed.
I gave a squeal of delight and he kissed me again. I wrapped my arms around him as he deepened the kiss. He began trailing kisses down to my neck. My hands were in his hair before I could stop myself. His hands were under my shirt running across my skin and I shivered. I rolled my shirt off and threw it across the room. He slid his shirt off and it followed mine. He continued his kiss trail down my neck and past my belly button. He eyed the piercing for a moment before smiling.
"Blue?", he asked. "The color of your eyes.", I mumbled. He kissed me lightly before going back to his previous task. My mind was still fuzzy from the drinks, but I was quickly becoming sober. One of his hands dipped into my shorts running across my underwear. I began squirming and he rolled them both off. I gasped as his lips connected with my clit.
I arched off the bed slightly as he teased me. His fingers slid between my folds and I gasped. "Seamus!", I moaned. "Yes love.", he smirked. Another moan escaped my lips. "Understood.", he chuckled. His lips found mine again. I moaned into the kiss. "You're killing me Del.", he groaned. His thumb grazed my clit and stars burst into my vision as I orgasmed. My body shook and I bit his lip lightly.
My hands slipped down his chest and tugged at his pants. I undid the buttons and slipped my hand inside teasing his erection. The groan that came from his lips made me grin. I teased him slowly and he glared playfully. "I didn't tease you like this.", he complained. My smile widened and I nodded dramatically. He removed my hand from his pants. I whined and he cut me off with a kiss. He slid his pants off and they joined the rest of the abandoned clothes on the floor.
His eyes scanned mine as he positioned himself near my entrance. I nodded. "Kiss me Delmira.", he whispered. I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him closer. As our lips connected in a soft kiss he entered. I gasped into the kiss and a few tears sprouted from my eyes as a moment of pain hit me. "Are you ok?", he whispered. I took a deep breath and nodded. "Give me a minute.", I mumbled.
He wiped the tears away and kissed me softly. I kissed him back enthusiastically. "You can move now.", I whispered. He began to move slowly, and I moaned. "Damn!", he groaned. I began kissing his neck. "You are completely illegal.", he muttered. He teased my nipples making them hard.
"Your moans alone might be the death of me.", he kissed me with such passion I thought I might get drunk on it. "The way you look at me, your smile, the way you look in the morning when you wake up, when you fall asleep in my arms, when you're focused on an art assignment…", he kissed me between each statement, "I love you Delmira Potter."
"I love you Seamus Finnigan.", I whispered. He smiled and I ran my fingers through his hair. The speed at which he was thrusting into me was quickly bringing me to climax. I buried my face in his neck. He groaned as my walls tightened around him. I moaned in his ear and he sped up lifting my hips higher. I wrapped my legs around him pulling him closer.
He hit my g spot and I bit his neck. A growl escaped his lips. He brought my lips back to his and kissed me as he repeatedly hit my g spot. Stars filled my vision, and my brain was no longer working as the pleasure mounted. I shook beneath him as orgasm after orgasm hit me, but he did not let up or let me go from the kiss. I moved my hips in time with his and we climaxed together. We collapsed on the bed in a sweaty heap gasping for breath.
"I think your just as dangerous as I am.", I winked at him. He chuckled and flicked my forehead with his finger. "I could get drunk on the way you kiss me.", I confessed. His hands ran down my arms and I laced my fingers through his. He slid out of me and rolled to the side pulling me next to him.
"I've been drunk on you since the day I met you.", he whispered. I looked at him. "You looked so cute as you put the sorting hat on. then I found out what a little devil you can be at times.", he teased. I playfully hit his chest. "I'm not a little devil!", I whined. He smiled. "I know you are. There's no way. I knew every time you said you had a clean record that you weren't completely honest. You hid a lot of things and acted out in ways nobody else was.", he mumbled.
I sighed and ran my hand across his chest. "So, your belly button piercing is the color of my eyes.", he grinned. I laughed and tapped the pair of foxes tattoo. "This is us.", I whispered. He examined it closely. The bigger fox had his blue eyes and sandy hair. The fox had my red hair and hazel eyes. They faced each other in front of the Gryffindor lion with smiles. "You put a lot of thought into this.", he remarked running a finger over it.
"Notice anything else?", I smiled playfully. He examined me carefully and his smile grew. He held up my hand. "You decided to wear the ring on your finger instead of around your neck.", he played with my hand. "What am I going to put on the necklace in its place?", I asked with a pout. "I'll have to think about it.", he sighed ignoring the real question. I sighed and turned over. he wrapped his arms around me putting his face in my neck. I smiled and he pulled me closer as we fell asleep.
I woke before Seamus and watched him sleep for a while. I took my time getting up and showering. I felt sore all over. The hot water ran over me loosening waking my body up. stepping from the shower I threw my loose hair up into a ponytail once I'd dried it. I slipped into my workout clothes and went to the exercise room. Madalyn was already there.
She waved from where she was punching the dummy. I waved back as I got on the treadmill. After an hour she came over with a smirk on her face. "What did you and Mr. Finnigan do when he found out the fruit salad had alcohol? Mr. Levin made me swim laps in the pool.", she lowered the speed on the treadmill to walking. I sighed. "I'm still sore.", I muttered.
"Sore? Sore from what?", she poked my arm, "You may be sore but there is a glow around you." I blushed. I cut the treadmill off and went over to the punch dummies. She followed me flipping her hair and dancing suggestively. "Did you two… last night?", she wriggled her eyebrows suggestively when she paused. I slid the boxing gloves on and began punching the dummy.
She burst out laughing. "You are so adorable and easily flustered.", she gasped. I hit the dummy harder. "How was it?", she winked. The question caught me off guard and I didn't pay attention when the dummy came swinging back. She blocked it for me. I blushed and turned back to the dummy. "Aww! My little Delmira is growing up!", she cried dramatically.
I rolled my eyes, and we finished our workout. We jogged down to the kitchen. We made some breakfast muffins and set them out with a note for everyone else. I went up to shower and when I came out Seamus was standing in front of the door with only a pair of sweats on. I leaned against the doorframe and let my eyes rake over him.
"You've been really busy this morning Del.", he smirked. "Yes, I have. Me and Madalyn were in the exercise room working out.", my eyes traveled up to his. He leaned his face down. "You didn't even bother to wake me.", he pouted. I kissed his cheek. "What'd you want to do today?", I ran my fingers through his hair. "You.", he teased. I smacked his arm lightly. He sighed and went to put on a shirt. I whined and pouted. "No shirt!", I whined jumping on his back. He chuckled and spun me around, so I was facing him. "Really? What are you going to do? Hide my things?", he joked.
I slid off him and threw on one of his shirts. He smirked and pulled me over to the couch. "Come here Del.", he laughed. I nestled myself in and he tucked a blanket around us.