Twin Shadows
Chapter 4~ Diagon Alley & Shaving Cream
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. I only borrow them for my own amusement, my nieces and all of my readers. Enjoy!
The three of them had adapted quite well to their secret identities in Diagon Alley during the past few weeks. He was now a towering 190 cm (AN; 6foot, 3 inches @Americans) tall and had an athletic build from playing quidditch for the past five years. He had finally grown out of his awkward stage and was no longer considered scrawny for his age. With his new found identity Harry was able to interact with people and learn of the latest news going on in the wizarding world. No one even realized that this man before them was still just a mere boy in many ways.
He had found some startling discoveries from the first day he had arrived. Because of the charm he had placed on himself, they believed that he was dead so they could not find or track him. Two days after the incident at Privet Drive, Sirius had been declared free. Peter Pettigrew had been spotted by a wizard on the muggle television while it was covering the so called explosion.
Harry had thought about going to stay with Sirius and bringing the kids with him, but it was soon discarded when he over heard Lucius Malfoy in Diagon Alley. "Here's what we do. We take turns keeping watch at Black's house. He is bound to turn up sometime, and when he does, we'll attack. While we are at it, we might as well watch the mudblood, and that good for nothing weasel." Harry had barely slept that night.
The children were enjoying themselves with this new type of atmosphere. "Daddy! Daddy! Can we have some ice cream? Please....." Jasmine pleaded with him, while tugging on his robes. Harry could never refuse her when she gave him those eyes. It reminded him of Hermione when she wanted him to do something for her. Boy, did he miss his friends. He wanted desperately to send them a note to let them know he was alright, but he knew that it would be intercepted. "I'll meet them on the train tomorrow, they'll understand." He thought. Little did he know just how wrong he would be.
He smiled serenely at the twins and grasped their hands as they crossed the street to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. "It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Marshall. Getting another ice cream today for the three of you? They are such sweet children you have there. They are very well behaved, unlike most kids nowadays."
Harry smiled at the lady and replied rather cautiously, "Let me leave them alone with you for an hour and I bet they would change your mind on that. They plot together to see just how much they can test me sometimes." He laughed at that, remembering just what they had done to him just this morning.
~~~~~~Earlier today~~~~~~
Jamie had quietly woken his sister up and they were creeping towards an unsuspecting and sleeping Harry. "Shhh, don't wake him! Here Jaz, just hold this feather." Jamie whispered to her, trying not to wake Harry. He pulled out a can of shaving cream and shook it with such a velocity that it nearly flew out of his hands. He then spayed some into Harry's hands and stepped back. "Tickle his nose with the feather Jaz." Jasmine did as her brother had told her. No sooner had she tickled him, Harry's hand came up to brush his face and smeared the shaving cream all over it. He stirred a bit, but didn't wake. The twins looked at each other as if Christmas had come early.
This had gone on until there wasn't any more in the can and Harry was covered in shaving cream from the waist up. The twins couldn't contain themselves anymore and started howling with laughter. It was then that Harry had awoken and noticed his surroundings. "ARRGH! Jamie! Jasmine! I can't believe you did this! You wait till I get my hands on you two!" At saying the last, Harry lunged at the twins and smeared them with the white foam until they were all doubled over with laughter. Even though they had done that, Harry could never stay mad at them for more than a couple of minutes.
~~~~Back to present~~~~
Harry smiled as he thought about what had happened this morning and knew that it was bound to happen. He had seen Jamie watching him with great interest while he was shaving this past week. It was then that he saw a familiar face walk by the window. He was about to get up and flag Ron down, until he saw them. Two Death Eaters were across the street watching and following the Weasleys. He knew then that he had made the right decision to seemingly disappear, but he felt terrible that he had to leave his friends in the dark. He quickly gathered the twins and hurried out the door after paying for the ice creams. "Come on you two, we have a very big day tomorrow and you need to go to bed early. If you're good, I'll even tell you some stories about when I went to Hogwarts." Harry said this to the twins as he passed by Crabbe's father.
AN~~~I would like to thank all of you for taking your time to read this story. I hope it's as enjoyable to read as I had writing it. The twins will be quite a handful for Harry once he gets to school. As you can see, they love to get into mischief (just like Fred and George). The next chapter will be posted tomorrow and the one after that is half finished. I have a hard time getting online Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so I won't be able to update on those days. I will have at least one and most likely two chapters out a week, but if I really get into it…there could be more.
Unlike most authors, I will never ask for reviews but they are welcomed (of course…LOL). Enjoy and thanks again!
Chapter 4~ Diagon Alley & Shaving Cream
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. I only borrow them for my own amusement, my nieces and all of my readers. Enjoy!
The three of them had adapted quite well to their secret identities in Diagon Alley during the past few weeks. He was now a towering 190 cm (AN; 6foot, 3 inches @Americans) tall and had an athletic build from playing quidditch for the past five years. He had finally grown out of his awkward stage and was no longer considered scrawny for his age. With his new found identity Harry was able to interact with people and learn of the latest news going on in the wizarding world. No one even realized that this man before them was still just a mere boy in many ways.
He had found some startling discoveries from the first day he had arrived. Because of the charm he had placed on himself, they believed that he was dead so they could not find or track him. Two days after the incident at Privet Drive, Sirius had been declared free. Peter Pettigrew had been spotted by a wizard on the muggle television while it was covering the so called explosion.
Harry had thought about going to stay with Sirius and bringing the kids with him, but it was soon discarded when he over heard Lucius Malfoy in Diagon Alley. "Here's what we do. We take turns keeping watch at Black's house. He is bound to turn up sometime, and when he does, we'll attack. While we are at it, we might as well watch the mudblood, and that good for nothing weasel." Harry had barely slept that night.
The children were enjoying themselves with this new type of atmosphere. "Daddy! Daddy! Can we have some ice cream? Please....." Jasmine pleaded with him, while tugging on his robes. Harry could never refuse her when she gave him those eyes. It reminded him of Hermione when she wanted him to do something for her. Boy, did he miss his friends. He wanted desperately to send them a note to let them know he was alright, but he knew that it would be intercepted. "I'll meet them on the train tomorrow, they'll understand." He thought. Little did he know just how wrong he would be.
He smiled serenely at the twins and grasped their hands as they crossed the street to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. "It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Marshall. Getting another ice cream today for the three of you? They are such sweet children you have there. They are very well behaved, unlike most kids nowadays."
Harry smiled at the lady and replied rather cautiously, "Let me leave them alone with you for an hour and I bet they would change your mind on that. They plot together to see just how much they can test me sometimes." He laughed at that, remembering just what they had done to him just this morning.
~~~~~~Earlier today~~~~~~
Jamie had quietly woken his sister up and they were creeping towards an unsuspecting and sleeping Harry. "Shhh, don't wake him! Here Jaz, just hold this feather." Jamie whispered to her, trying not to wake Harry. He pulled out a can of shaving cream and shook it with such a velocity that it nearly flew out of his hands. He then spayed some into Harry's hands and stepped back. "Tickle his nose with the feather Jaz." Jasmine did as her brother had told her. No sooner had she tickled him, Harry's hand came up to brush his face and smeared the shaving cream all over it. He stirred a bit, but didn't wake. The twins looked at each other as if Christmas had come early.
This had gone on until there wasn't any more in the can and Harry was covered in shaving cream from the waist up. The twins couldn't contain themselves anymore and started howling with laughter. It was then that Harry had awoken and noticed his surroundings. "ARRGH! Jamie! Jasmine! I can't believe you did this! You wait till I get my hands on you two!" At saying the last, Harry lunged at the twins and smeared them with the white foam until they were all doubled over with laughter. Even though they had done that, Harry could never stay mad at them for more than a couple of minutes.
~~~~Back to present~~~~
Harry smiled as he thought about what had happened this morning and knew that it was bound to happen. He had seen Jamie watching him with great interest while he was shaving this past week. It was then that he saw a familiar face walk by the window. He was about to get up and flag Ron down, until he saw them. Two Death Eaters were across the street watching and following the Weasleys. He knew then that he had made the right decision to seemingly disappear, but he felt terrible that he had to leave his friends in the dark. He quickly gathered the twins and hurried out the door after paying for the ice creams. "Come on you two, we have a very big day tomorrow and you need to go to bed early. If you're good, I'll even tell you some stories about when I went to Hogwarts." Harry said this to the twins as he passed by Crabbe's father.
AN~~~I would like to thank all of you for taking your time to read this story. I hope it's as enjoyable to read as I had writing it. The twins will be quite a handful for Harry once he gets to school. As you can see, they love to get into mischief (just like Fred and George). The next chapter will be posted tomorrow and the one after that is half finished. I have a hard time getting online Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so I won't be able to update on those days. I will have at least one and most likely two chapters out a week, but if I really get into it…there could be more.
Unlike most authors, I will never ask for reviews but they are welcomed (of course…LOL). Enjoy and thanks again!
