Title: An American Girl and British Boy Love Story (Part 3)

Part Four of the Silent Song Series

Author: PLS.

Date: June 7

Rating: PG.

Summery: Response to a challenge on HarryXSnapeML- Alternate Timeline/ Albus didn't stop the Dark Wizard Grindelwald, instead he joined him. How has that impacted the wizarding world?

Quote of the Section: A woman has got to love one bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one. -- Mae West (1892-1980)

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Over the Mongahella River a large dark shape flew. It was a large owl with great wings and it was headed to an apartment building on the tall hill that looked over the shining city of Pittsburgh. There on the eleventh floor was a short redheaded girl with a textbook in hand as if she was trying to do her essay for Psych 201 but the breathtaking view of the towers of the Steel City had put a stop to that hope.

The shape landed on her balcony's edge. It was a large dark Great Horned Owl and on its leg was a small crimson envelope tied on with a bit of thin black string. The young woman smiled and untied the envelope quickly and gave the owl a bit of her leftovers from a date she had last night. She had intended to have a nice quiet dinner and do her schoolwork, but that was an hour ago, and the filet minion was lukewarm at best now.

Tabby was a non-magical person who was raised by a non-magical family. She was very well off, her apartment was proof of that, living on this side of Mount Washington was a privilege for the rich and very elite. However, she received owl-post which was a magical method of mail delivery just as often as the United States Post dropped things in her mailbox downstairs in the lobby. From what her best friend had told her, she was a very lucky person as well. When most non-magical people found out about the witches and wizards they had their memory modified. She however was sworn to secrecy and then embraced by a whole family of magical people.

Which brought her thoughts back to the letter and why her best friend's owl was waiting for her to write a message to Padfoot. She and this wizard she had never met were trying to get their best friends together again. The letter she had was supposed to finalize those plans.

Dear Tabby,

I still can't believe you're a Muggle! That is way too weird. Anyhow, great plan. I never really have gone to Muggle nightclubs but from what it sounds like it will suit our purposes fully. I love the get them drunk and in bed together plan, but yours does have more finesse and will probably work better. What do we need to wear for that party your parents are having? I've never been to a informal Muggle family's dinner party and I know Moony hasn't. I'm not sure we even have the right clothes. All we ever do is those silly formal things that we have to go to because of our line of work.

Moony is getting suspicious about our using this poor owl. I think he knows that it is his girlfriend's. Can you get a hold of another owl? In Britain I could just go to the Post Office to send an owl, but here there are no wizarding areas anymore. The people here are just so weird, I don't see how the wizards and witches here can be so open about how they can be so accepted by the Muggles here. I'll talk more with you later about that, you know, at your party.

I'll see you then. We'll be apperating to the Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal C at 12.00. Can you meet us there? Maybe you could arrange for a taxi or something to take us to the place where you are having us stay. Thanks for helping me arrange all of this.

Sincerely,

Padfoot.

Tabby laughed with glee as she ran to go get her cell phone. She hit the speed dial to call up Lenny. Two rings,

"'Lo, Leonard the Great here! What can I help you with my dear lady?" Said the voice on the other end. Tabby laughed.

"Padfoot's letter flew in. Chepi is here waiting for the great news." Tabby went back out onto the porch.

"So? What's the news? They coming? Izzy's getting suspicious, but her brother's been nothing but helpful with leading her on a wrong path." Lenny was starting to ramble. He always rambled when he was excited.

"Easy boy, they are meeting me at the airport at noon on Saturday. I need to get her mom to take her shopping or something and I also need to be setting up the party. They also have nothing to wear. What am I going to do?" she asked. Chepi hooted in sympathy. Tabby smiled and patted the large gray owl's head.

"Well, I want Izzy to be happy just as much as you do. So tell you what, I'll meet the two wizards and take them shopping. Izzy's family will be glad to keep her busy, not to mention she will probably be working." Said Lenny.

"Thanks, you are so great." Tabby sat down and sighed.

"I hope he is the right guy for her, I mean her last boyfriend was a total jerk."

"I know Tabitha, I know. We were lucky, we got her family to help get her away from that pit bull. She is just too nice and easy going. I'm coming to get you Tabby, I'll take you to a Bruster's or Eat 'n Park for some ice cream." Lenny said, "We can talk more about Izzy's bad boyfriends, and I'm betting you have an essay to do as well, but you haven't a clue how to start." Tabby laughed.

"Too true, you know me far to well Lenny the Great. How soon will you be here?"

"Well, ten minutes. I had just started on my way to pick you up for a surprise when you called. I have got to hang up. I'm almost to Station Square. Bye."

"Bye, Len." Tabby pressed the end button and looked at the great owl on her table, it was studying her open textbook. "Oh dear, how am I going to get a different owl? Chepi? Have you any ideas?" The owl blinked his large golden eyes. He was just so intelligent it was scary. Without warning the owl took off. Tabby shook her head and started to put all of her things into her bag. As she finished up, her door opened and Lenny's loud voice called out, "Honey, I'm home!" Tabby grabbed the letter from Padfoot and went to greet her fiancee.

Lenny was a bright Psychology student who was just a month away from his doctorate and he already had a nice job lined up in Swickley. They were almost done buying a small house within five minutes of his office. He was going to graduate number three of his class, and that meant he really was brilliant. The tall lanky man had never developed any muscles but worked out almost religiously. He was the stereotypical scholar in appearance, his hair was thin and light in color and his skin was pale despite how often he ran along the paths along the three rivers. He wore designer jeans, his favorite Pitt t-shirt, a pair of old Vans, and his gold rimmed glasses. He was in reality one of the biggest fans of punk and sports. They were getting married in less than six months. As Tabby looked at him, she knew without a doubt that she really did love him and that he loved her more than she ever could.

"What's going on Lady Tabitha? You got a dreamy look upon your face." He asked. She smiled.

"I was just thinking about how you're going to get me a brownie sundae with chocolate sprinkles." she lied. He smiled knowingly.

"I understand. Well, let's go. We'll take a long look at your essay and then you have to help me understand the stuff your mother gave me. I don't understand anything about why the silverware design is important or why in the world anyone cares what the salt and pepper shakers look like."

"Oh, well it's all about presentation. And mom just wants you to have a part in the planning. She gave up on getting me into the whole planning experience. Let's go. We need to figure out how to get an owl." Tabby walked out. Lenny stood for a second.

"An owl?"

To Be Continued...