"Harry, where were you?" Hermione demanded. "Katherine why did you follow him?"
"I'm bored here." They answered together. Ron, Hermione stared at them.
"Where is it written in stone 'Harry Potter and Katherine Stuart- Black cannot visit Hogsmeade'?" Katherine asked fairly.
" But in the middle of the night?"
"Why not the middle of the night?" Harry asked. "You don't get sunburned at night, you aren't as easily seen at night, you don't have to deal with crowds at ni-"
"HARRY! It's against the rules." Hermione said.
"Oh cry, cry. Hermione- you break the rules too."
"Nothing that bad." She said pointedly. "C'mon Ron, let's go to bed."
Harry and Katherine burst out laughing as Ron followed Hermione up the staircase to her room.
"NOT LIKE THAT RON! IN YOUR OWN DORM!" Hermione screeched.
"It was worth a try." Ron said with a shrug and sat down next to Harry. "So what's up in Hogsmeade these nights? Is the burlesque house still up in the candy store?"
"You knew about that?" Katherine asked. "I think it's horrible."
"It is, it is." Ron reassured her and winked at Harry. "Don't tell Hermione, but you're not the only person who has snuck out of the castle at night."
"I figured." Harry said.
"Did you really freak out? When you found out we were gone I mean?" Katherine asked.
"Hermione was going crazy about you two, and lets face it…Pettigrew scares the crap out of me not to mention You- Know- Who and we almost lost you once. I felt obligated."
"To tell Sirius you mean?" Harry asked saving Ron embarrassment. Ron nodded.
"I guess it's okay. Really awkward…but it's okay." Katherine said.
"How is Sirius awkward?"
"Um." Katherine said.
"He came at the wrong time."
"He caught you two snogging didn't he?" When all he received for answers were blushes his guesses were confirmed. "I wouldn't call that awkward, it would just be embarrassing. Ha! You idiots."
"None of that!" Harry snapped. "It's a full moon and it's pretty outside."
"So you just sat there snogging on a hill until Sirius caught you?" He laughed loudly.
Harry was blushing but Katherine seemed to be rather composed.
"And don't think he didn't chew us out." Harry said.
"Wait- how could a dog chew you- OH!" He said realizing.
"That is why I said awkward." Katherine said.
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Harry and Katherine's romance wasn't even noticed by the students. This was probably because Sirius (who had been rather against the relationship from the start) was always in their way so it was hard to find times when they were completely alone to do the dating thing. At best they caught a few very quick pecks on the cheek in between periods. But even then Sirius would nip at his heels.
"I'm a teenager." Harry explained to Sirius hotly one day when the dorm was empty and locked. "I have a girlfriend. I think that I should be able to-"
"No." Sirius said flatly. "Not with my kid."
"You need to let it go, Sirius. We probably would have ended up dating even if you weren't here."
"So?" Sirius said. "I'm not letting you."
"There isn't anything you can do about it. I don't have to ask a father's permission to date his daughter. We aren't Russia in the 1900's."
"Were you even going out when I caught you?"
"Why does it matter? We were going to be 'going out' soon anyways."
"Answer."
"No, we weren't dating at the time."
"Harry Potter I can't believe that you would kiss-"
"Oh for crying out loud! You aren't telling me you never made out with a girl when you were 16 Sirius!" When he got no answer Harry continued. "Why are you so upset? Kissing is as natural as breathing…"
"YES! But not with my kid."
"Let it be Sirius. I'm dating 'your kid' weather you like it or not. Why don't you ask her? She'll say the same thing that it isn't your business about who we date and that the feeling we have for each other is mutual. Sirius, seriously you are blowing this all way out of proportion!"
"You won't let me win!" Sirius fumed. "I won't talk to you until you're willing to talk like a civilized adult." He turned into a dog again.
"You are the one who isn't civilized!" Harry said loudly and stormed out of the room and down the stairs.
"Harry…!" Katherine jogged after him as he walked swiftly out of the common room. "Wait! Slow down! What's wrong?"
"Him." He jutted his thumb in the direction of the common room. "He can't seem to let it penetrate his skull that we are dating and he does not have to be included in the decision."
"Oh." She said. When Harry started turning bright red with anger she put a hand on his shoulder. "Harry hush. It'll work out sooner or later."
"Or later." Harry repeated dully and faced her. Her hand, which had been limply placed on his shoulder, was now on his chest when he turned. Her fingers tugged the sword necklace out of his robes.
"Katherine, what're you doing?" Harry asked as she leaned close to it as if she was a member of Quality Control. Her eyes soon lost their sparkle, leaving them as dull as a piece of chocolate. Harry's eyes widened. "Are you okay? Katherine?"
"I feel power…returning to me…power…I must kill…" A deep, rich alto voice escaped her lips and she gripped the sword tightly in her fist. Harry shook her very hard.
"Snap out of it Kat!" He said in a shaky voice.
"Come to me." Suddenly and stiffly, like a robot her head snapped up to look at him. She pressed her free hand to his forehead and Harry felt a weird energy bolt go through his body. Katherine's arms dropped from his forehead and his necklace. "Come my Prince, see how good it is to have power."
Harry picked up her hand numbly and kissed it. "As you wish my lady." He kept her hand after if had left his lips.
"Shall we go back to our rightful places now, my lord?" Katherine was still talking in the silky alto voice. Harry didn't notice that he was speaking with a much deeper voice than his usual tenor.
"Yes my lady, we should." Harry said.
Kat's body seized up at the same moment as Harry's did.
"D-did I say something?" She asked.
"I can't remember. Did I?" Harry asked massaging his temples.
"I don't remember." Katherine sighed. "We're a pair aren't we? Can't remember a blasted thing…"
~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~*
Harry had a fitful sleep that night. Ron and Seamus were sitting awake listening to him as he tossed and turned in his bed, terrified.
"Ron?" Seamus said in a barely audible whisper. "What's going on?"
"He's speaking another language I think." Ron said.
"That doesn't sound like a language to me." Seamus confided.
"Parseltounge."
Harry tossed in his sleep violently, and the mood of his dreams changing.
He was in Voldemort's meeting room and all of the Death Eaters were present, including Snape. Voldemort signaled for silence.
"The first step in our new attack is complete." He said.
"What will we do now?" On member ventured.
"Wait, Perkins, we will wait. When the time is right, I will attack Hogwarts. Potter and the girl Black are of no worry to us."
"That's what he always says…" One muttered.
"Grimm! I will not tolerate this."
"I'm sorry my lord." Grimm said quickly. "But you said you had it all figured out last time and it didn't work."
"Grimm, my dear man! I have a foolproof system. Potter has always meddled his way into our affairs, this is true but I have a new motto. If you can't beat them, have them join you."
Harry woke up with a yell. Sirius barked and jumped up on Harry's bed and his eyes asked 'what happened?'
"Nothing Snuffles, nothing." He said and petted the dog's head blindly, temporarily disabled without his glasses and them with the vision still fading from his eyes.
A/N: Well kids, I know this is a rather short chapter but so much happened that I couldn't write anymore. I'll make it up by writing a new chapter faster, okay? In the meantime I'm giving out my thanks again (to only one new person so you dont have to read an entire list again). I should like to thank 'Herm' (yes that is her sign name, but she is not a registered member) because of her continual support of the "Heir Series." Thank you all so much again for reviewing the lot of these stories and do keep up the good work!
Thank you much,
Tadariada
"I'm bored here." They answered together. Ron, Hermione stared at them.
"Where is it written in stone 'Harry Potter and Katherine Stuart- Black cannot visit Hogsmeade'?" Katherine asked fairly.
" But in the middle of the night?"
"Why not the middle of the night?" Harry asked. "You don't get sunburned at night, you aren't as easily seen at night, you don't have to deal with crowds at ni-"
"HARRY! It's against the rules." Hermione said.
"Oh cry, cry. Hermione- you break the rules too."
"Nothing that bad." She said pointedly. "C'mon Ron, let's go to bed."
Harry and Katherine burst out laughing as Ron followed Hermione up the staircase to her room.
"NOT LIKE THAT RON! IN YOUR OWN DORM!" Hermione screeched.
"It was worth a try." Ron said with a shrug and sat down next to Harry. "So what's up in Hogsmeade these nights? Is the burlesque house still up in the candy store?"
"You knew about that?" Katherine asked. "I think it's horrible."
"It is, it is." Ron reassured her and winked at Harry. "Don't tell Hermione, but you're not the only person who has snuck out of the castle at night."
"I figured." Harry said.
"Did you really freak out? When you found out we were gone I mean?" Katherine asked.
"Hermione was going crazy about you two, and lets face it…Pettigrew scares the crap out of me not to mention You- Know- Who and we almost lost you once. I felt obligated."
"To tell Sirius you mean?" Harry asked saving Ron embarrassment. Ron nodded.
"I guess it's okay. Really awkward…but it's okay." Katherine said.
"How is Sirius awkward?"
"Um." Katherine said.
"He came at the wrong time."
"He caught you two snogging didn't he?" When all he received for answers were blushes his guesses were confirmed. "I wouldn't call that awkward, it would just be embarrassing. Ha! You idiots."
"None of that!" Harry snapped. "It's a full moon and it's pretty outside."
"So you just sat there snogging on a hill until Sirius caught you?" He laughed loudly.
Harry was blushing but Katherine seemed to be rather composed.
"And don't think he didn't chew us out." Harry said.
"Wait- how could a dog chew you- OH!" He said realizing.
"That is why I said awkward." Katherine said.
~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~*
Harry and Katherine's romance wasn't even noticed by the students. This was probably because Sirius (who had been rather against the relationship from the start) was always in their way so it was hard to find times when they were completely alone to do the dating thing. At best they caught a few very quick pecks on the cheek in between periods. But even then Sirius would nip at his heels.
"I'm a teenager." Harry explained to Sirius hotly one day when the dorm was empty and locked. "I have a girlfriend. I think that I should be able to-"
"No." Sirius said flatly. "Not with my kid."
"You need to let it go, Sirius. We probably would have ended up dating even if you weren't here."
"So?" Sirius said. "I'm not letting you."
"There isn't anything you can do about it. I don't have to ask a father's permission to date his daughter. We aren't Russia in the 1900's."
"Were you even going out when I caught you?"
"Why does it matter? We were going to be 'going out' soon anyways."
"Answer."
"No, we weren't dating at the time."
"Harry Potter I can't believe that you would kiss-"
"Oh for crying out loud! You aren't telling me you never made out with a girl when you were 16 Sirius!" When he got no answer Harry continued. "Why are you so upset? Kissing is as natural as breathing…"
"YES! But not with my kid."
"Let it be Sirius. I'm dating 'your kid' weather you like it or not. Why don't you ask her? She'll say the same thing that it isn't your business about who we date and that the feeling we have for each other is mutual. Sirius, seriously you are blowing this all way out of proportion!"
"You won't let me win!" Sirius fumed. "I won't talk to you until you're willing to talk like a civilized adult." He turned into a dog again.
"You are the one who isn't civilized!" Harry said loudly and stormed out of the room and down the stairs.
"Harry…!" Katherine jogged after him as he walked swiftly out of the common room. "Wait! Slow down! What's wrong?"
"Him." He jutted his thumb in the direction of the common room. "He can't seem to let it penetrate his skull that we are dating and he does not have to be included in the decision."
"Oh." She said. When Harry started turning bright red with anger she put a hand on his shoulder. "Harry hush. It'll work out sooner or later."
"Or later." Harry repeated dully and faced her. Her hand, which had been limply placed on his shoulder, was now on his chest when he turned. Her fingers tugged the sword necklace out of his robes.
"Katherine, what're you doing?" Harry asked as she leaned close to it as if she was a member of Quality Control. Her eyes soon lost their sparkle, leaving them as dull as a piece of chocolate. Harry's eyes widened. "Are you okay? Katherine?"
"I feel power…returning to me…power…I must kill…" A deep, rich alto voice escaped her lips and she gripped the sword tightly in her fist. Harry shook her very hard.
"Snap out of it Kat!" He said in a shaky voice.
"Come to me." Suddenly and stiffly, like a robot her head snapped up to look at him. She pressed her free hand to his forehead and Harry felt a weird energy bolt go through his body. Katherine's arms dropped from his forehead and his necklace. "Come my Prince, see how good it is to have power."
Harry picked up her hand numbly and kissed it. "As you wish my lady." He kept her hand after if had left his lips.
"Shall we go back to our rightful places now, my lord?" Katherine was still talking in the silky alto voice. Harry didn't notice that he was speaking with a much deeper voice than his usual tenor.
"Yes my lady, we should." Harry said.
Kat's body seized up at the same moment as Harry's did.
"D-did I say something?" She asked.
"I can't remember. Did I?" Harry asked massaging his temples.
"I don't remember." Katherine sighed. "We're a pair aren't we? Can't remember a blasted thing…"
~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~*
Harry had a fitful sleep that night. Ron and Seamus were sitting awake listening to him as he tossed and turned in his bed, terrified.
"Ron?" Seamus said in a barely audible whisper. "What's going on?"
"He's speaking another language I think." Ron said.
"That doesn't sound like a language to me." Seamus confided.
"Parseltounge."
Harry tossed in his sleep violently, and the mood of his dreams changing.
He was in Voldemort's meeting room and all of the Death Eaters were present, including Snape. Voldemort signaled for silence.
"The first step in our new attack is complete." He said.
"What will we do now?" On member ventured.
"Wait, Perkins, we will wait. When the time is right, I will attack Hogwarts. Potter and the girl Black are of no worry to us."
"That's what he always says…" One muttered.
"Grimm! I will not tolerate this."
"I'm sorry my lord." Grimm said quickly. "But you said you had it all figured out last time and it didn't work."
"Grimm, my dear man! I have a foolproof system. Potter has always meddled his way into our affairs, this is true but I have a new motto. If you can't beat them, have them join you."
Harry woke up with a yell. Sirius barked and jumped up on Harry's bed and his eyes asked 'what happened?'
"Nothing Snuffles, nothing." He said and petted the dog's head blindly, temporarily disabled without his glasses and them with the vision still fading from his eyes.
A/N: Well kids, I know this is a rather short chapter but so much happened that I couldn't write anymore. I'll make it up by writing a new chapter faster, okay? In the meantime I'm giving out my thanks again (to only one new person so you dont have to read an entire list again). I should like to thank 'Herm' (yes that is her sign name, but she is not a registered member) because of her continual support of the "Heir Series." Thank you all so much again for reviewing the lot of these stories and do keep up the good work!
Thank you much,
Tadariada
