Twin Shadows
Chapter 6~ Rictusempra
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters; they are only used for the entertainment of myself, my niece, and all of my readers. Enjoy!
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As Hermione was slowly comming to and opening her eyes, the eyes looking back at her scared her more than the fall. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Am I dreaming?" She whispered when suddenly the realization hit her. "Harry! You're alive!" She exclaimed as she threw her arms around him holding him tightly. "Professor McGonagall said that you didn't survive. How? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! WHY DIDN'T YOU LET US KNOW! I'VE, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!" She was nearly shouting at the top of her lungs by the time she finished. "Hermione, give him a chance to breathe. We are all anxious to hear from Harry, but at the moment your suffocating the poor boy." Sirius informed her, he had noticed that Harry was a bit uncomfortable but he didn't want to hurt her feelings.
Jamie pulled on Black's robes and guestured for him to stoop down once he had gotten his attention. "I think she likes him, Siri." Jamie whispered loudly to Sirius knowing that everyone in the compartment had heard him. Hermione quickly let go of Harry and the two were blushing furriously. Sirius smiled down at the boy and nodded in agreement and was amazed at just how much he looked like Harry. "Harry! You have kids! Why didn't you tell us? We ARE your best friends Harry. So, who's the lucky girl mate?" Ron finally realized about the children that had both called him DAD. Harry laughed at what he had just heard and then couldn't believe his eyes, Hermione looked like she could kill him.
Harry quickly told them what had happened throughout his summer and why he couldn't communicate with them, but Hermione was still mad at him about something. She just wouldn't listen to him try to appologize to her. She truely believed that he should have found a way. "Honestly Harry, why didn't you owl us right after it happened? I'm sure that it would have been safe then. You could have telephoned me also. Even Dumbledore was upset, why didn't you let him know? You said that they were only watching our houses." Hermione stated a bit irritated. "Hermione, I wasn't thinking clearly. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt or worry any of you. You know I would never do anything like that. Please, don't be mad at me." Harry pleaded with her, not really knowing why it meant so much to him that she forgave him and not Ron. Hermione hugged Harry again, but he could tell that she would still need a few days to calm down.
As Harry sat down next to Hermione, Jasmine climbed into his lap and layed her head on his shoulder as she simply stated, "Daddy, I'm hungry." Hermione shot him a glance that said 'I thought they were not yours.' It then dawned on him what was bothering her and was about to confront her when the smiling, dimpled woman with the trolley knocked on their door. "Anything off the trolley, dears?" The twins both exclaimed with glee, "YES!" Harry shook his head in disbelief at just how much the two of them could pack away some food, for they could rival Ron in that respect and promised himself to talk with Hermione later in private.
As the twins were eating the last of the chocolate frogs that Harry had given to them, they began to get a little restless. Harry moaned as he noticed at what was fixing to happen, they were up to something. "Don't even think about it." He warned the two as Jamie looked at him in mock shock. "What are you talking about Harry? Don't think about what?" Sirius questioned him. Harry smiled back at his godfather and stated, "You don't know them like I do Sirius. They'll give you a run for your money." Sirius smiled and threw back at him, "You think I can't handle them? They're just kids." Harry grinned from ear to ear, Sirius had taken the bait. "So, you'll watch them while I use the bathroom?" "Harry, just go. We can help Sirius. Can't we Hermione?" Ron said as he was pushing Harry out into the corridor.
As the door shuts, the twins glanced at each other and grinned, for Harry had left them alone with three very unexpected victims. Sirius sat back down and the two climbed up on his lap, looking angelic as ever. Jasmine gently laid her head on his chest and exclaimed, "Jamie, listen there's a drum." As they are listening, Hermione comments, "They're not as bad as Harry says. I wonder what he meant by that?"
"Siri, how'd you get that drum in here? Is it magic like dad's?" Jamie asked while poking him in the chest. His eyes widdened with glee as Sirius squeemed from his grasp. Jasmine joined her brother in what was going to look like a big ticklefest.
Minutes later, Harry walked back into the compartment and burst into laughter. In front of him were the twins holding what looked like Sirius, Hermione and Ron's wands in their hands with the owners on the floor gasping for breath from laughing too much. "Harry.....make.....them.....stop." Hermione stuttered out between laughs. Harry retrieved the wands and pulled the spell off of them. "Who's bright idea was it to give them your wands anyway?" Harry asked a bit amused. "They wanted to pretend they could do magic. I didn't think they could, let alone know that Rictusempra was the tickling charm. They said mine didn't work and then Ron and Hermione gave them theirs, although she did it under protest." Sirius informed him as he threw his hands up in exasperation. Harry smiled at him as he sat down. "Bet you won't underestimate them again." he chuckled as Jasmine climbed in his lap and yawned.
"A little tired are you? We're almost there sweetheart. Just have to sit through the sorting and dinner, then you can go to bed. Think you can stay awake that long?" Harry asked her as he was brushing her blazing red hair out of her eyes.
Chapter 6~ Rictusempra
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters; they are only used for the entertainment of myself, my niece, and all of my readers. Enjoy!
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As Hermione was slowly comming to and opening her eyes, the eyes looking back at her scared her more than the fall. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. "Am I dreaming?" She whispered when suddenly the realization hit her. "Harry! You're alive!" She exclaimed as she threw her arms around him holding him tightly. "Professor McGonagall said that you didn't survive. How? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! WHY DIDN'T YOU LET US KNOW! I'VE, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!" She was nearly shouting at the top of her lungs by the time she finished. "Hermione, give him a chance to breathe. We are all anxious to hear from Harry, but at the moment your suffocating the poor boy." Sirius informed her, he had noticed that Harry was a bit uncomfortable but he didn't want to hurt her feelings.
Jamie pulled on Black's robes and guestured for him to stoop down once he had gotten his attention. "I think she likes him, Siri." Jamie whispered loudly to Sirius knowing that everyone in the compartment had heard him. Hermione quickly let go of Harry and the two were blushing furriously. Sirius smiled down at the boy and nodded in agreement and was amazed at just how much he looked like Harry. "Harry! You have kids! Why didn't you tell us? We ARE your best friends Harry. So, who's the lucky girl mate?" Ron finally realized about the children that had both called him DAD. Harry laughed at what he had just heard and then couldn't believe his eyes, Hermione looked like she could kill him.
Harry quickly told them what had happened throughout his summer and why he couldn't communicate with them, but Hermione was still mad at him about something. She just wouldn't listen to him try to appologize to her. She truely believed that he should have found a way. "Honestly Harry, why didn't you owl us right after it happened? I'm sure that it would have been safe then. You could have telephoned me also. Even Dumbledore was upset, why didn't you let him know? You said that they were only watching our houses." Hermione stated a bit irritated. "Hermione, I wasn't thinking clearly. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt or worry any of you. You know I would never do anything like that. Please, don't be mad at me." Harry pleaded with her, not really knowing why it meant so much to him that she forgave him and not Ron. Hermione hugged Harry again, but he could tell that she would still need a few days to calm down.
As Harry sat down next to Hermione, Jasmine climbed into his lap and layed her head on his shoulder as she simply stated, "Daddy, I'm hungry." Hermione shot him a glance that said 'I thought they were not yours.' It then dawned on him what was bothering her and was about to confront her when the smiling, dimpled woman with the trolley knocked on their door. "Anything off the trolley, dears?" The twins both exclaimed with glee, "YES!" Harry shook his head in disbelief at just how much the two of them could pack away some food, for they could rival Ron in that respect and promised himself to talk with Hermione later in private.
As the twins were eating the last of the chocolate frogs that Harry had given to them, they began to get a little restless. Harry moaned as he noticed at what was fixing to happen, they were up to something. "Don't even think about it." He warned the two as Jamie looked at him in mock shock. "What are you talking about Harry? Don't think about what?" Sirius questioned him. Harry smiled back at his godfather and stated, "You don't know them like I do Sirius. They'll give you a run for your money." Sirius smiled and threw back at him, "You think I can't handle them? They're just kids." Harry grinned from ear to ear, Sirius had taken the bait. "So, you'll watch them while I use the bathroom?" "Harry, just go. We can help Sirius. Can't we Hermione?" Ron said as he was pushing Harry out into the corridor.
As the door shuts, the twins glanced at each other and grinned, for Harry had left them alone with three very unexpected victims. Sirius sat back down and the two climbed up on his lap, looking angelic as ever. Jasmine gently laid her head on his chest and exclaimed, "Jamie, listen there's a drum." As they are listening, Hermione comments, "They're not as bad as Harry says. I wonder what he meant by that?"
"Siri, how'd you get that drum in here? Is it magic like dad's?" Jamie asked while poking him in the chest. His eyes widdened with glee as Sirius squeemed from his grasp. Jasmine joined her brother in what was going to look like a big ticklefest.
Minutes later, Harry walked back into the compartment and burst into laughter. In front of him were the twins holding what looked like Sirius, Hermione and Ron's wands in their hands with the owners on the floor gasping for breath from laughing too much. "Harry.....make.....them.....stop." Hermione stuttered out between laughs. Harry retrieved the wands and pulled the spell off of them. "Who's bright idea was it to give them your wands anyway?" Harry asked a bit amused. "They wanted to pretend they could do magic. I didn't think they could, let alone know that Rictusempra was the tickling charm. They said mine didn't work and then Ron and Hermione gave them theirs, although she did it under protest." Sirius informed him as he threw his hands up in exasperation. Harry smiled at him as he sat down. "Bet you won't underestimate them again." he chuckled as Jasmine climbed in his lap and yawned.
"A little tired are you? We're almost there sweetheart. Just have to sit through the sorting and dinner, then you can go to bed. Think you can stay awake that long?" Harry asked her as he was brushing her blazing red hair out of her eyes.
