Warning: This chapter contains child abuse and language little kids should hear.
Ch. 14
Unexpected Situations and Company
The next day Kat and Remus went to America so Remus could claim custody of Kat and Sirius decided to come along. While Remus and Sirius was busy at the foster care offices Kat went to get the rest of her stuff she had left at her foster house, before moving to the ship, so it looked like she stilled lived there. Hank came in drunk as she was carrying her things to the living room, and pushed her into the wall. Kat tried to keep from using her powers because she would get in trouble now since she was a registered underage wizard.
Remus and Sirius were walking up to the door when they heard yelling from inside and Kat cry out. They both ran into the house and saw a large man, getting ready to whip a nearly unconscious, bloody and bruised Kat who was tried to a coat rack on the wall, with a bloody belt. Both cursed the man throwing him against the far wall and then ran towards Kat. Sirius untied her while Remus slowly and gently lowered her to the ground and started looking over her wounds. [Oh God I'll kill that bastard for doing this to her] Remus thought when he saw Kat flinched as he checked her. Sirius apparated back to Hogsmeade and then ran to the school coming back with Adam and Megabyte. [I shouldn't have let her come here alone. I knew how he was.] Adam thought when he was Kat. "Will she be ok?" he asked along with Megabyte who looked like he would have beaten her foster father if he could have. "We need to get her to Madame Promfrey." Remus told them. It had been found out that since teleporting was a nature ability to them the TP's could teleport to and from Hogwarts with others so Adam teleported Remus, Kat and himself back. Megabyte collected the rest of her things, while Sirius did a memory charm on Hank adding a kick to his stomach and another curse, before he teleported them back.
(Hogwarts, X-Mas Day
Kat had to stay in the infirmary wing for a couple of days; receiving visits everyday from the TP's, the trio, Ginny, her dad, and Sirius and Arwen. During the time between then and Christmas everyone had gotten really closed. The TP's presence had been explained as exchange students arriving early so they could get to now their was around the castle before everyone returned and classes started.
On Christmas Day the boys all woke up to presents (Kevin was staying in the sixth year boys dorm during break so he wouldn't have to be alone.). The girls except Ginny all came in carrying presents, and couple of minutes later Arwen, Sirius and Remus arrived with presents. They exchanged presents and talked till they heard a scream from the common room and feet running up the stairs. Sirius quickly changed to Snuffle's form while everyone else pointed their wands at the door. "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" the Weasley twins yelled bursting through the door, "Hey you're not gonna curse as, are you?"
"FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY!" Mrs. Weasley yelled coming through the door with a purple haired Ginny wearing tie-dyed robes who was glaring at the twins. "You two…" Mrs. Weasley started. "What are you guys doing here?" Ron exclaimed recovering from shock. "Nice to see you too git" Fred said earning another glare from his mother. "Dumbledore invited us so we could all spend Christmas together. Now why don't you introduce us to your new friends dear." "Um ok"I think we better keep Megabyte away from the twins. Ami said earning a glare from him and agreements from the rest of the TP's. "Um ok. This is Adam Newman (they had decided to keep his real name a secret Sirius was still wanted.), Katlyn or Kat Lupin, Megabyte Damon, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, and Kevin Wilson. Guys this is my mom and…" "Forge and Gred," the twins interrupted earning yet another glare from their mother. "It's nice to meet you. Thanks for the sweater." Kat told her, "Ya thanks" the rest of the TP's chorused.
After talking some more and after Mrs. Weasley was done yelling at the twins, and changing Ginny's hair and robes back, they were introduced to Charlie and Percy. The teens along with the twins, Charlie, and Bill went outside and had a furious snowball fight while the adults talked. Afterwards they came in and set by the fire Dumbledore explained about Sirius's innocence to those who didn't know yet so that he wouldn't have to stay in animagi form. They had a large dinner in a private room so Sirius could join them with lots of holiday crackers. During dinner Kat noticed Jade and Harry were sitting close together as were Kevin and Ginny. Afterwards they all said goodbye to the Weasleys not attending Hogwarts who went home and went back to the dorms.
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