Unspoken
by Teddylonglong
Please refer to chapter 1 for my disclaimer and warnings. Thank you.
'Harry, Regina is up.'
Harry lazily stretched beside Lucy's warm belly. "Thanks, Lucy. Let's go."
Grabbing his double broom, which he had secretly brought home a few days before Christmas but had not shown his mother yet, he headed out into the living room.
"Good morning, Mum, and happy Christmas."
"Merry Christmas, Harry and Lucy," Regina replied, before her eyes widened in surprise, as she stared at the broom in Harry's hand with interest. "Oh, is that the Paws & Turtle 1 broom you told us about yesterday?"
Harry nodded, grinning. "I thought you might like to go for a ride, before everyone will come over."
"Aww, how thoughtful of you, Harry. Yes, I'd love to go for a ride. Shall we take Dolly with us? Perhaps, she'd love a ride as well. I could take turns with her and Lucy."
A few minutes later, they were dressed in warm winter clothes and headed out into the garden, where Lucy immediately began to jump around through the fairly deep snow in apparent joy.
"Lulu, stay with Dolly. I'll give you a ride later on," Harry instructed the canine, before he gave his mother a sharp look. "Are you ready?"
"Yes, let's go, but don't go too fast," Regina replied in apparent excitement.
During the following hour, Regina, Dolly and Lucy took turns riding the broom together with Harry, before Dolly informed everyone that it was time for breakfast.
Only then did Harry realise the spectators standing in front of the garden door. The whole extended family was watching in apparent amazement.
"My turn is next," Connie announced, grinning in obvious anticipation.
"Sure," Harry promised, resolving to not inform the others that Connie had already absolved at least fifty flying hours on that very broom.
"To make the waiting list shorter, I could offer to take my charming goddaughter on a flight." Sirius grinned, broadly. "Harry, you haven't met Meli's niece Susan yet, have you?"
Harry shook his head and eyed the girl with interest. She seemed to be about the same age as Connie and him. "Hi Susan."
"Hello Harry. I've heard a lot about you from Sirius and my aunt."
"Hopefully only good things. Otherwise, I'll need to have a word with them," Connie quipped, causing everyone to laugh, before they were ushered into the house for Christmas breakfast.
'Susan seems nice,' Connie thought to him during breakfast.
'I think so, too,' Harry replied, smiling. 'Perhaps, we could meet with her from time to time, although we don't really have much time besides school and studies with the Unspeakables.'
'True, but I love everything we do.'
Harry full-heartedly agreed. 'Me too. Thanks for doing everything with me.'
'Thanks for allowing me to do so.'
"Harry and Connie, are you doing it again?" They were brought back to reality, when Sirius addressed them. "They communicate by telepathy all the time grinning without any understandable context."
"Sorry, Godfather, but we had some Unspeakable secrets to discuss, which we can't openly discuss in your presence. Connie, should we really allow him to ride our broom?"
"It's all right. Just let me use your broom," Remus quipped, glancing at Sirius. "Regina, would you do me the honour of accompanying me on a flight?"
"Thank you, Remus. I'd love to."
"Remus, will you take me, too, please?" Susan asked in apparent eagerness, causing the Marauder to agree immediately.
Everyone laughed at Sirius' for once dumb expression, when he looked from one to the other in apparent disbelief.
HP
It was a few days later, when Regina enjoyed a quiet breakfast, after Harry had left for the Unspeakables' office at an ungodly time again, that her eyes fell on a headline in the Daily Prophet.
'Paws & Turtle 1 – an amazing new broom for couples'
'Nimbus company has released a new broom, Paws & Turtle 1, which two people can ride together. When the Daily Prophet enquired about the name, which seems out of turn for Nimbus, it was explained that Nimbus are not the inventors of the broom but are merely producing and selling it. The inventor's patent belongs to two Unspeakables who go by the names of Paws and Turtle. Can we expect to more exciting brooms of this calibre by Paws and Turtle? We are surely looking forward to it.'
'Harry and Connie are simply amazing,' Regina thought, when a sudden idea crossed her mind. Grabbing the newspaper, she informed Dolly that she would be back in a few minutes, before she hurried over to the Coxs to show Giselle and John the article. 'They'll be as proud as I am,' she thought, feeling very happy.
HP
Inspired by the article in the Daily Prophet, Harry, Connie and Nicholas pondered their options. It was after one of the Quidditch matches, to which Rebecca and Artemis still took Regina, Harry and Connie, that an idea crossed his mind.
"Perhaps, we could make brooms for each of the positions," he said, pensively. "A broom for a Seeker must be very streamlined, fast and flexible in its movement. Chasers, Beaters and Keepers have other requirements for their brooms."
"A good idea." Nicholas smiled in apparent appreciation. "I also wish to teach you to make the Philosopher's stone during the next months."
Harry remained pensive for a moment. "Nicholas, there is something I really wish to do. Perhaps, you'll be able to help with it." 'Connie, do you think I can tell him about my classes with Nix?'
Connie nodded. 'I think so. What you want to do will help all the Unspeakables if you succeed.'
"A Knut for your thoughts?"
"Sorry, Nicholas. I was just wondering if I was allowed to tell you about my studies with Nix. If we could get your help, perhaps, I might be able to succeed. I know that I'm not allowed to tell things, but Connie said if I succeed, it'll help all the Unspeakables."
Nicholas let out a deep sigh, before he nodded in apparent understanding.
"Harry, first of all, I am willing to help with whatever you are trying to research. However, you need to ask Nix if he's willing to work together with Archie, and if he agrees, you'll have to ask Croaker for permission."
"Thanks, Nicholas. I'll speak with Nix, when I'll have my class with him tomorrow."
HP
To Harry's relief, Nix and Croaker both agreed, when Harry asked for permission and explained what his goal was.
"I agree that Archie would be a valuable ally, and I will assist as well," Croaker promised, causing Harry to smile, happily. "Just note that it might take you years, before you'll achieve what you're planning."
"Croaker, I disagree." Nix sounded proud. "Paws has already managed time sliding."
Harry chuckled. "Yes, after I happened to do it with accidental magic, it wasn't so difficult anymore. It's just the combination of this and the other methods."
"Good luck then. I'll appreciate the result."
tbc...?
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