This is the last installment of The Wild Hunt. The continuing story of Kate
Rhys at Hogwarts, Stubborn as a Stonewall, will be coming very shortly.
If the format on this is all askew, well that is ff.net's fault, not mine.
K.S.
She awoke to her mother's arms about her, crooning a much-loved song. She just leaned in and closed her eyes. "Well dear heart. It's time we go home. Your dad will be coming with us for the beginning part, but he will be running on missions for Dumbledore soon." "And Harry? What of Harry, Mama?"
"He will have to go to the Dursley's at first, sweetie. But he will come home to us soon enough. We've gotten you almost all packed." "That's right. It's almost July. Well, I suppose we can manage a couple months without getting into trouble, can't we?" The Hogwarts Express boarded that next day. Kate was there to see off her three friends. Hugging Harry, she said, "Don't worry, you'll be at Cannon Hill in a fortnight. Mom and Daddy will be thrilled to have you with us. We can be a family then." He didn't say anything in reply, merely smiled and got onto the train. He left almost all of his things to go to Cannon Hill, seeing as he would be staying there for most of the summer holidays. Kate even had Hedwig in a cage alongside that of Wanderer and Orion's basket. Gwen and Kate traveled directly from Hogsmeade to Gettysburg. Sirius joined them the next day. That fortnight was, in a word, idyllic. Kate listened to all the wonderful stories of 'old times' at her father's knee in the sultry Pennsylvania evenings. Gwen and Kate prepared all the spare rooms for their guests. Kate had never been happier. Her only regret was that Harry was cooped up at the Dursleys'. Then came the awful news. Both Gwen and Sirius were needed for a mission at Dumbledore's behest. Kate's fury was only exceeded by that of Sirius when he learned who would be chaperoning his teenage daughter and godson. Snape. It was two weeks into the vacation, and Gwen had to contend with two temper ridden individuals. "Perhaps you may take it as a consolation that Severus will not be likely to be awfully fond of this arrangement either?" Gwen said acidly. Two pairs of blue eyes regarded her with outrage. "Oh I give up! Sirius, this gives us the summer. alone together." Gwen changed her attack plan. If she could at least get her lover to be a little more amenable to the scheme, then their daughter could not do much to argue. "Alone? Sorry, Tabby Kat, but your mum has a very valid point. Old Snape isn't likely to do anything to hurt you kids. And if he tries anything, you have my full permission to turn him into a newt and drop kick him 'cross the battlefield." "Gee thanks." Kate stalked upstairs. She wrote to Harry, Ron and Hermione, informing them of the change in plans. As Harry's owl was with her, she tied the three letters to Hedwig's leg and informed the snowy owl to deliver to Harry last of all, as he was bound to need some cheering up.
K.S.
She awoke to her mother's arms about her, crooning a much-loved song. She just leaned in and closed her eyes. "Well dear heart. It's time we go home. Your dad will be coming with us for the beginning part, but he will be running on missions for Dumbledore soon." "And Harry? What of Harry, Mama?"
"He will have to go to the Dursley's at first, sweetie. But he will come home to us soon enough. We've gotten you almost all packed." "That's right. It's almost July. Well, I suppose we can manage a couple months without getting into trouble, can't we?" The Hogwarts Express boarded that next day. Kate was there to see off her three friends. Hugging Harry, she said, "Don't worry, you'll be at Cannon Hill in a fortnight. Mom and Daddy will be thrilled to have you with us. We can be a family then." He didn't say anything in reply, merely smiled and got onto the train. He left almost all of his things to go to Cannon Hill, seeing as he would be staying there for most of the summer holidays. Kate even had Hedwig in a cage alongside that of Wanderer and Orion's basket. Gwen and Kate traveled directly from Hogsmeade to Gettysburg. Sirius joined them the next day. That fortnight was, in a word, idyllic. Kate listened to all the wonderful stories of 'old times' at her father's knee in the sultry Pennsylvania evenings. Gwen and Kate prepared all the spare rooms for their guests. Kate had never been happier. Her only regret was that Harry was cooped up at the Dursleys'. Then came the awful news. Both Gwen and Sirius were needed for a mission at Dumbledore's behest. Kate's fury was only exceeded by that of Sirius when he learned who would be chaperoning his teenage daughter and godson. Snape. It was two weeks into the vacation, and Gwen had to contend with two temper ridden individuals. "Perhaps you may take it as a consolation that Severus will not be likely to be awfully fond of this arrangement either?" Gwen said acidly. Two pairs of blue eyes regarded her with outrage. "Oh I give up! Sirius, this gives us the summer. alone together." Gwen changed her attack plan. If she could at least get her lover to be a little more amenable to the scheme, then their daughter could not do much to argue. "Alone? Sorry, Tabby Kat, but your mum has a very valid point. Old Snape isn't likely to do anything to hurt you kids. And if he tries anything, you have my full permission to turn him into a newt and drop kick him 'cross the battlefield." "Gee thanks." Kate stalked upstairs. She wrote to Harry, Ron and Hermione, informing them of the change in plans. As Harry's owl was with her, she tied the three letters to Hedwig's leg and informed the snowy owl to deliver to Harry last of all, as he was bound to need some cheering up.