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LILY: First off, I want to thank everyone of you who reviewed the last chapter. Thanks you all! And I have yet another question. Does anyone know how the Scottish accent would be written? All I've got is Aye. But what else? See, I know how it sounds, but changing it to writting is another thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MIRAI CLONE: You're sounding better, have you noticed that, Lils?
LILY: *blinks* I guess you're right. I do feel a *little* better, I guess. It doesn't hurt to swallow any more, even though it still hurts to yawn and cough and all that. And that's always good. Anyway, I guess I'd better start the disclaimer, I don't own the characters of Harry Potter. I still own my clones, my own mate Mirai Trunks *points to her mate who just sweatdrops but doesn't say anything*, Mystic Gohan, Gambit from X-men Evolution, Neil from the Final Fantasy Movie, Kou Leifoh from the Bouncer for the PS2 game, and my newest clone, Inuyasha, my Demi-Demon Doggie! *gives Inuyasha Clone a bonecushing hug* They're all mine, except for Gohan, he's my best friend's mate. So now on with the story.
LILY: And I wanted to thank you all for pointing out that error in Chapter 12. I know Snape is the Potions teacher, but I just typed it up wrong. Sorry. So Anna is the Potions Assistant Professor, *not* Charms. Thanks again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
OUT OF THE ASHES
Chapter 13
"Oh, um....hey Dad. What's the matter?" Harry asked as his father entered the Gryffindor common room, smiling brightly at his son as Ron and Hermione looked at him curiously.
"I have to talk to you. It's important, Harry." James said as Harry looked at him curiously as he slowly started to get to his feet.
"Ok, sure." Harry said, before glancing in Ron and Hermione's direction.
"You two can go on without me. I'll meet you in the library, ok?" Harry said, as the two nodded at him.
"Ok, we'll dring your Charms homework with us to the library for you, Harry. Just meet us there." Hermione said as Harry smiled and nodded, before looking at his father.
"Alright then, I shouldn't be keeping him too long. Come along Harry." James said, before he and Harry disappeared out of the common room.
"What is it Dad? It's not something bad is it?" Harry asked with a frown as James smiled to himself and shook his head.
"Not at all, Harry. It's about your Mum." James said as Harry stared at him in total shock.
"My.....my Mum? What about her?" Harry asked as James turned his head to look down at him as they walked a smile lighting up his face.
"Dumbledore is bringing her back. Tonight as a matter of fact. You'll see her at dinner. I came straight here to tell you right after I found out." James said as Harry stared up at his father dumbfounded.
"My, my Mum? Really? My Mum? I......I just can't believe it! This is.....this is just too good to be true! This is great! This is better than great! First you, and now Mum! I.....I can't believe it!" Harry cried as James chuckled at his son.
"I know, Harry, I know. But I'm afraid it won't be until later, until dinner, so you're going to have to wait until then. Dumbledore says it's a very complex and difficult series of rituals. So it's going to take him some time." James said.
"Wow. This is great, Dad, it really is. You......I mean.....well, I figured you probably missed her of course.....since you've been back and all, but, well, you didn't say anything, or......" Harry said nervously as James looked at him surprised before smiling at his son.
"I know what you're trying to say Harry, it's ok. Yes, I've missed your Mum very much, but I knew if Dumbledore could bring me back, I figured it would only be a matter of of time before he did the same for Lily. I mean, at least that's what I thought. I figured it had to do with Voldemort still being out there. But with Sirius and Remus around, it.....it kind of made things a little better at least. It wasn't so bad, I guess. Plus, there's always you. And you remind me so much of her. Especially those eyes of yours." James said with a smile as Harry blushed.
"So anyway, that's what I wanted to tell you." James said.
"Thanks. Really, thanks a lot for telling me. I don't know what I would have done if I showed up for dinner and Mum was suddenly sitting next to you at the teachers' table or something." Harry said with a chuckle.
"Most likely fainted or something. At least, that's what Sirius was betting on." James teased.
"So, I guess I should be heading back to the library then?" Harry asked as James raised an eyebrow at him.
"I suppose if you *really* wanted to, you could. But I was thinking maybe we could go check out the Quidditch Field or something. I want to see you on that broom of yours again. Firebolt, wasn't it?" James asked as Harry nodded.
"Yeah, that'd be great, I mean, Ron and Hermione would probably only be mad that I didn't come sooner, well, Hermione would. Ron would be cool with it. Actually, he might be a little mad that I didn't tell him about it so he could come and get out of homework." Harry said with a laugh.
"They mean a lot to you, don't they?" James asked as Harry looked at his father, before thinking seriously to himself and nodding.
"They really do. I mean, I'm sure Sirius and Remus have already told you that I'm famous." Harry said making a face as James laughed and nodded.
"Anyway, Ron and Hermione were the first friends I had ever had, and they liked me for me, not because I was famous. Ron and I just kind of hit it off, and we sort of saved Hermione's life in our first year and since then, the three of us have been best friends." Harry said with a smile.
"Ron Weasley right? I think I remember an Arther Weasley from when I was in Hogwarts. He was a most perculair wizard, always asking Lily and Anna about their muggle parents." James said with a laugh.
"I didn't know you knew Ron's father *that* well." Harry said surprised as James smiled at him.
"I didn't. Which is why when he kept bothering your mother, I kept hexing him. He was a Gryffindor too, of course, so it wasn't anything drastic. I don't know. Sirius and Remus used to say I was just really jealous. Then again, Sirius used to do the same when Arther bothered Anna." James said with a laugh.
"What was Mum like?" Harry asked.
"Well, she was definately something else, I can tell you that. As a matter of fact, it wasn't until our fifth year that we really started to like each other. Well, I should probably put this another way. You see, when I first met your mother, she, ah well, she intrieged me. I loved to play all sorts of pranks on her, with the help of Sirius and Remus of course. But it was only for fun, and because it bothered her so much. She was quiet amusing when she was angry. Must be a red-head thing." James said with a laugh.
"Sirius and Remus used to always tease me that it was because I liked her, but it wasn't until my fifth year that I realized they were right. Anyway, Over the years, your Mum and I had become friends, but that still didn't mean I would pass up an opportunity to play a joke on her or three." James said.
"Anyway, I spent my entire fifth year and half of my sixth trying to get her to like me. Didn't work so well. Until, well, um......Sirius locked the two of us in the prefects' bathroom." James said with a blush as Harry looked up at his father in shock.
"Its a little sad to say that your father's first kiss was in a bathroom. But we started dating afterwards and at the end of our seventh year, I proposed, and shortly there after you happened. And you were the most amazing little boy when you were born. You were so beautiful." James said with a smile as Harry blushed.
"So anyway, Sirius was named your Godfather and he and Remus where there in the hospital when you were born. I had been in the room with Lily until she.....uh......started threatening my life, and I had to go wait out with the other two." James said with a laugh.
"We were so happy, Harry. I had never been happier in my entire life. I had you and Lils, and my best friends, and everything was perfect. But as you know, it didn't last long." James said, frowning to himself as he looked down at his feet, before looking back over at Harry and smiling.
"Anyway, we're here. What do you say we get started?" James asked.
"But, I didn't bring my broom with me, it's still the dormitory. Hey wait! I can just summon it like I did last year!" Harry said with a smile as James raised an eyebrow at him.
"You know the summoning charm? I didn't think they'd teach that to you yet." James said as Harry shook his head.
"They didn't. I had to learn it for my first task. Long story. But uh......there's one other thing, Dad. I sort of left my wand with my homework. I didn't think I was going to need it to talk to you." Harry said, sheepishly as James nodded at him.
"Don't worry about it. I'll show you a little something, but you do know, you should keep your wand with you at *all* times? No matter what?" James asked as Harry nodded.
"Alright. Well, as it happens, I have mine on me, but I'm not going to use it. Besides, I want to show you something. You ever hear of 'wandless magic', Harry?" James asked as Harry shook his head.
"No." Harry said.
"Well, think back, was there ever a time, before you got your wand, when strange things happened to you?" James asked as Harry thought, then suddenly remembered.
"Yeah, it was before I was accepted to Hogwarts! A lot of little things always used to happen, but I do remember making the glass in the Reptile House vanish when I went with the Dursleys to the Zoo before my eleventh birthday. And then again when Uncle Vernon's sister Marge came for a visit. She ah.....made me really mad and somehow, I ended up.....I don't even know what I did. She just started inflating like a ballon." Harry said as James laughed.
"So you have done it before without knowing what it was, huh? See Harry, all witches and wizards are capable of performing 'wandless magic' but only a few can due it correctly or even a little at all. It's very complex and very dangerous if not controlled. That's why we use wands. It sort of channels our power for us." James explained.
"So anyway, that's 'wandless magic'. I have a feeling you and I won't always be able to rely on our wands, especially with old Snake breath still at large. You may very well find yourself without your wand, and no way to protect yourself. This is where 'wandless magic' comes in handy. I've actually mastered it, which I suppose is why yours was so powerful too." James said with a smile.
"Anyway, just try to close your eyes and focus your thoughts on your broomstick, get a mental picture of it in your mind, and then, once you have it, keep your mind on it and say the spell. Go ahead, give it a try." James said as Harry nodded, then closed his eyes, trying to get the image of his faithful broom in his mind's eye. After a few minutes of intense concentrating, and completely oblivious to the red and gold glow beginning to surround him in a soft aura, he finally had the Firebolt in his mind, and muttered the words he needed.
"Accio Firebolt." Harry said softly.
"Very nice Harry, very nice. Now, just keep concentrating, but you can open your eyes. Just keep thinking of the Firebolt alright. Good, good. Here it comes, Harry, it's alright, it's flying a little shakidly, but you're doing it and that's all that's important, you'll get the hang of it with more practice, son. There you go. See? Just rest a minute while I call my broom. It's no where near as fancy as yours, seeing as how I have yet to actually go out and buy one. Remus lend me his Nimbus 2002. I plan on getting the new model myself. It's called the Wind Chaser and it's supposed to be just as fast than the Firebolt." James said.
A few minutes later, as Harry waited for his's father's broom to arrive, he looked at his Firebolt in pride. He'd really done it. He's summoned his broom without his wand. He was tired, but it had been well worth it. He couldn't wait to tell Ron and Hermione.
"Um Dad? Do you think we'll be learning 'wandless magic' in our DADA class this year?" Harry asked as James finally grabbed the Nimbus 2002 and nodded at Harry.
"Yeah. I figured it would be very valuable. Why?" James asked as Harry shook his head.
"Well, it's nothing, but I was wondering if you wouldn't call on me to demonstrate it this time." Harry said with a blush as James raised an eyebrow at him.
"Definately Lily." James said with a smile as Harry looked at him confused.
"Huh?"
"You get that from Lily. She was always shy when it came to getting up infront of the class. Not like me. Sirius and I loved to perform for the class." James said with a chuckle as Harry blushed again.
"Come on, what do you say we see what that broom of yours can do against an old pro like me?" James asked as he mounted his broom as Harry smiled and did the same, and the two shot off into the sky.
Another quality father-son bonding moment. How much do you love me, eh? Anyway, this commercial break is going to be kind of short, and since the James and Harry bonding thing was so long, the next part will be a little short too. But I think you'll still like it.
Oh, and that red and gold aura thing is a Heir thing, just to let you know. So yeah, James can do it too. When the other students learn it they either won't have any aura or it'll just be a white glow.
Anyway reviewers:
~Heather- thanks a lot hun. 'Preciate it!
~Rhiain, WeasleyTwinsLover1112, SailorGurl, Mercedez Lupin, CactusAlbusCor, and Melissa Lupin- Thanks you guys!
~Jaina- Glad you like her so much. Spirited, ain't she?
~JerseyPike- I don't know if it was this or some other of my MANY fics, but yeah, I heard that quote of your before. Used it too, against Jamjar Fairy.....sort of.....anyway, also they don't always use their nicknames, just most of the time, and only really with each other, unless they're talking to someone who knows what the nicknames mean.
~Zouls- Thanks for the compliment. And yeah, you're right, I hadn't even noticed either. Flitwick teaches Charms, right? And I think I'll bring Kaylee, Sirius's daughter, in a little later. Might be a little too much if she and Lily showed up in the story at the same time.
~CrysMaul- Good idea. You're right. And I think I won't, not right away at least. But I need a name for the lucky lady. Any suggestions? And should she be an old friend of Lily's too? Or someone Anna knows? Remember, in case you haven't guessed, Lily and Anna were best friends.
~Wild Card: You know you're only one of two people who even mentioned that? Out of 16 too. I thought more people would say something about her too. ~Oliversgur05- Yeah, I figured that out too. But thanks.
And now, the rest of the story. Enjoy.
"Listen Sirius, I need to talk to you. It's important." Anna said as she and Sirius walked down the deserted corridor on their way to the DADA class room. Sirius looked over at her puzzled.
"What is it Whiskers? Is something wrong?" Sirius asked as Anna shook her head.
"No, it's not that. I just......well.....Sirius, I don't really know how to tell you this, but there's something I've been keeping from you, and before we go any further, I have to tell you. You have a right to know." Anna said, stopping and looking at her feet nervously.
"What is it? It's.....it's not someone else, is it? I mean, I'd understand, I suppose, after all. It was nearly fourteen years and well-" Sirius began as Anna shook her head.
"No, it wasn't that. Besides, how could I have met anyone as the sixty year old Arabella Figg anyway?" Anna asked with a chuckle.
"Then what is it?" Sirius asked.
"Well, to be perfectly blunt, I have a daughter. Well, *we* have a daughter. Her name is Kaylee. She'll be fourteen in May." Anna said softly as Sirius looked at her in shock.
"A.....a daughter? Me? Are you sure?" Sirius asked as Anna raised an eyebrow at him.
"Of course, I'm sure dog man! You remember when you proposed to me?" Anna asked as Sirius looked at her stunned.
"Wait a minute. But that-" Sirius said as Anna nodded.
"Yeah so? It happens. But nine months later, I had Kaylee. I hadn't even known I was pregnant until I was four months along. It was mind numbing to say the least, Sirius. Especially since it was after you were arrested that I found out." Anna said.
"But.....wow. I.....I can't believe it. I'm really a father? I'm really a Dad? What does she look like? Where is she?" Sirius asked as Anna smiled.
"She's looks like you actually. She's even a lot like you too. She loves a good laugh. And she loves to entertain people. But I didn't bring her with me to Hogwarts, she's still at home. I'll owl her if you want and she can come here tomorrow morning." Anna said as Sirius stared at her stunned.
"I'm really a father! Take that Prongs! Wait til he hears this! Ha! Wow. I'm really a father." Sirius mumbled as Anna smiled and pushed his along ahead of her.
"Come on, you can muse in class." Anna said with a chuckle.
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LILY: First off, I want to thank everyone of you who reviewed the last chapter. Thanks you all! And I have yet another question. Does anyone know how the Scottish accent would be written? All I've got is Aye. But what else? See, I know how it sounds, but changing it to writting is another thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
MIRAI CLONE: You're sounding better, have you noticed that, Lils?
LILY: *blinks* I guess you're right. I do feel a *little* better, I guess. It doesn't hurt to swallow any more, even though it still hurts to yawn and cough and all that. And that's always good. Anyway, I guess I'd better start the disclaimer, I don't own the characters of Harry Potter. I still own my clones, my own mate Mirai Trunks *points to her mate who just sweatdrops but doesn't say anything*, Mystic Gohan, Gambit from X-men Evolution, Neil from the Final Fantasy Movie, Kou Leifoh from the Bouncer for the PS2 game, and my newest clone, Inuyasha, my Demi-Demon Doggie! *gives Inuyasha Clone a bonecushing hug* They're all mine, except for Gohan, he's my best friend's mate. So now on with the story.
LILY: And I wanted to thank you all for pointing out that error in Chapter 12. I know Snape is the Potions teacher, but I just typed it up wrong. Sorry. So Anna is the Potions Assistant Professor, *not* Charms. Thanks again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
OUT OF THE ASHES
Chapter 13
"Oh, um....hey Dad. What's the matter?" Harry asked as his father entered the Gryffindor common room, smiling brightly at his son as Ron and Hermione looked at him curiously.
"I have to talk to you. It's important, Harry." James said as Harry looked at him curiously as he slowly started to get to his feet.
"Ok, sure." Harry said, before glancing in Ron and Hermione's direction.
"You two can go on without me. I'll meet you in the library, ok?" Harry said, as the two nodded at him.
"Ok, we'll dring your Charms homework with us to the library for you, Harry. Just meet us there." Hermione said as Harry smiled and nodded, before looking at his father.
"Alright then, I shouldn't be keeping him too long. Come along Harry." James said, before he and Harry disappeared out of the common room.
"What is it Dad? It's not something bad is it?" Harry asked with a frown as James smiled to himself and shook his head.
"Not at all, Harry. It's about your Mum." James said as Harry stared at him in total shock.
"My.....my Mum? What about her?" Harry asked as James turned his head to look down at him as they walked a smile lighting up his face.
"Dumbledore is bringing her back. Tonight as a matter of fact. You'll see her at dinner. I came straight here to tell you right after I found out." James said as Harry stared up at his father dumbfounded.
"My, my Mum? Really? My Mum? I......I just can't believe it! This is.....this is just too good to be true! This is great! This is better than great! First you, and now Mum! I.....I can't believe it!" Harry cried as James chuckled at his son.
"I know, Harry, I know. But I'm afraid it won't be until later, until dinner, so you're going to have to wait until then. Dumbledore says it's a very complex and difficult series of rituals. So it's going to take him some time." James said.
"Wow. This is great, Dad, it really is. You......I mean.....well, I figured you probably missed her of course.....since you've been back and all, but, well, you didn't say anything, or......" Harry said nervously as James looked at him surprised before smiling at his son.
"I know what you're trying to say Harry, it's ok. Yes, I've missed your Mum very much, but I knew if Dumbledore could bring me back, I figured it would only be a matter of of time before he did the same for Lily. I mean, at least that's what I thought. I figured it had to do with Voldemort still being out there. But with Sirius and Remus around, it.....it kind of made things a little better at least. It wasn't so bad, I guess. Plus, there's always you. And you remind me so much of her. Especially those eyes of yours." James said with a smile as Harry blushed.
"So anyway, that's what I wanted to tell you." James said.
"Thanks. Really, thanks a lot for telling me. I don't know what I would have done if I showed up for dinner and Mum was suddenly sitting next to you at the teachers' table or something." Harry said with a chuckle.
"Most likely fainted or something. At least, that's what Sirius was betting on." James teased.
"So, I guess I should be heading back to the library then?" Harry asked as James raised an eyebrow at him.
"I suppose if you *really* wanted to, you could. But I was thinking maybe we could go check out the Quidditch Field or something. I want to see you on that broom of yours again. Firebolt, wasn't it?" James asked as Harry nodded.
"Yeah, that'd be great, I mean, Ron and Hermione would probably only be mad that I didn't come sooner, well, Hermione would. Ron would be cool with it. Actually, he might be a little mad that I didn't tell him about it so he could come and get out of homework." Harry said with a laugh.
"They mean a lot to you, don't they?" James asked as Harry looked at his father, before thinking seriously to himself and nodding.
"They really do. I mean, I'm sure Sirius and Remus have already told you that I'm famous." Harry said making a face as James laughed and nodded.
"Anyway, Ron and Hermione were the first friends I had ever had, and they liked me for me, not because I was famous. Ron and I just kind of hit it off, and we sort of saved Hermione's life in our first year and since then, the three of us have been best friends." Harry said with a smile.
"Ron Weasley right? I think I remember an Arther Weasley from when I was in Hogwarts. He was a most perculair wizard, always asking Lily and Anna about their muggle parents." James said with a laugh.
"I didn't know you knew Ron's father *that* well." Harry said surprised as James smiled at him.
"I didn't. Which is why when he kept bothering your mother, I kept hexing him. He was a Gryffindor too, of course, so it wasn't anything drastic. I don't know. Sirius and Remus used to say I was just really jealous. Then again, Sirius used to do the same when Arther bothered Anna." James said with a laugh.
"What was Mum like?" Harry asked.
"Well, she was definately something else, I can tell you that. As a matter of fact, it wasn't until our fifth year that we really started to like each other. Well, I should probably put this another way. You see, when I first met your mother, she, ah well, she intrieged me. I loved to play all sorts of pranks on her, with the help of Sirius and Remus of course. But it was only for fun, and because it bothered her so much. She was quiet amusing when she was angry. Must be a red-head thing." James said with a laugh.
"Sirius and Remus used to always tease me that it was because I liked her, but it wasn't until my fifth year that I realized they were right. Anyway, Over the years, your Mum and I had become friends, but that still didn't mean I would pass up an opportunity to play a joke on her or three." James said.
"Anyway, I spent my entire fifth year and half of my sixth trying to get her to like me. Didn't work so well. Until, well, um......Sirius locked the two of us in the prefects' bathroom." James said with a blush as Harry looked up at his father in shock.
"Its a little sad to say that your father's first kiss was in a bathroom. But we started dating afterwards and at the end of our seventh year, I proposed, and shortly there after you happened. And you were the most amazing little boy when you were born. You were so beautiful." James said with a smile as Harry blushed.
"So anyway, Sirius was named your Godfather and he and Remus where there in the hospital when you were born. I had been in the room with Lily until she.....uh......started threatening my life, and I had to go wait out with the other two." James said with a laugh.
"We were so happy, Harry. I had never been happier in my entire life. I had you and Lils, and my best friends, and everything was perfect. But as you know, it didn't last long." James said, frowning to himself as he looked down at his feet, before looking back over at Harry and smiling.
"Anyway, we're here. What do you say we get started?" James asked.
"But, I didn't bring my broom with me, it's still the dormitory. Hey wait! I can just summon it like I did last year!" Harry said with a smile as James raised an eyebrow at him.
"You know the summoning charm? I didn't think they'd teach that to you yet." James said as Harry shook his head.
"They didn't. I had to learn it for my first task. Long story. But uh......there's one other thing, Dad. I sort of left my wand with my homework. I didn't think I was going to need it to talk to you." Harry said, sheepishly as James nodded at him.
"Don't worry about it. I'll show you a little something, but you do know, you should keep your wand with you at *all* times? No matter what?" James asked as Harry nodded.
"Alright. Well, as it happens, I have mine on me, but I'm not going to use it. Besides, I want to show you something. You ever hear of 'wandless magic', Harry?" James asked as Harry shook his head.
"No." Harry said.
"Well, think back, was there ever a time, before you got your wand, when strange things happened to you?" James asked as Harry thought, then suddenly remembered.
"Yeah, it was before I was accepted to Hogwarts! A lot of little things always used to happen, but I do remember making the glass in the Reptile House vanish when I went with the Dursleys to the Zoo before my eleventh birthday. And then again when Uncle Vernon's sister Marge came for a visit. She ah.....made me really mad and somehow, I ended up.....I don't even know what I did. She just started inflating like a ballon." Harry said as James laughed.
"So you have done it before without knowing what it was, huh? See Harry, all witches and wizards are capable of performing 'wandless magic' but only a few can due it correctly or even a little at all. It's very complex and very dangerous if not controlled. That's why we use wands. It sort of channels our power for us." James explained.
"So anyway, that's 'wandless magic'. I have a feeling you and I won't always be able to rely on our wands, especially with old Snake breath still at large. You may very well find yourself without your wand, and no way to protect yourself. This is where 'wandless magic' comes in handy. I've actually mastered it, which I suppose is why yours was so powerful too." James said with a smile.
"Anyway, just try to close your eyes and focus your thoughts on your broomstick, get a mental picture of it in your mind, and then, once you have it, keep your mind on it and say the spell. Go ahead, give it a try." James said as Harry nodded, then closed his eyes, trying to get the image of his faithful broom in his mind's eye. After a few minutes of intense concentrating, and completely oblivious to the red and gold glow beginning to surround him in a soft aura, he finally had the Firebolt in his mind, and muttered the words he needed.
"Accio Firebolt." Harry said softly.
"Very nice Harry, very nice. Now, just keep concentrating, but you can open your eyes. Just keep thinking of the Firebolt alright. Good, good. Here it comes, Harry, it's alright, it's flying a little shakidly, but you're doing it and that's all that's important, you'll get the hang of it with more practice, son. There you go. See? Just rest a minute while I call my broom. It's no where near as fancy as yours, seeing as how I have yet to actually go out and buy one. Remus lend me his Nimbus 2002. I plan on getting the new model myself. It's called the Wind Chaser and it's supposed to be just as fast than the Firebolt." James said.
A few minutes later, as Harry waited for his's father's broom to arrive, he looked at his Firebolt in pride. He'd really done it. He's summoned his broom without his wand. He was tired, but it had been well worth it. He couldn't wait to tell Ron and Hermione.
"Um Dad? Do you think we'll be learning 'wandless magic' in our DADA class this year?" Harry asked as James finally grabbed the Nimbus 2002 and nodded at Harry.
"Yeah. I figured it would be very valuable. Why?" James asked as Harry shook his head.
"Well, it's nothing, but I was wondering if you wouldn't call on me to demonstrate it this time." Harry said with a blush as James raised an eyebrow at him.
"Definately Lily." James said with a smile as Harry looked at him confused.
"Huh?"
"You get that from Lily. She was always shy when it came to getting up infront of the class. Not like me. Sirius and I loved to perform for the class." James said with a chuckle as Harry blushed again.
"Come on, what do you say we see what that broom of yours can do against an old pro like me?" James asked as he mounted his broom as Harry smiled and did the same, and the two shot off into the sky.
Another quality father-son bonding moment. How much do you love me, eh? Anyway, this commercial break is going to be kind of short, and since the James and Harry bonding thing was so long, the next part will be a little short too. But I think you'll still like it.
Oh, and that red and gold aura thing is a Heir thing, just to let you know. So yeah, James can do it too. When the other students learn it they either won't have any aura or it'll just be a white glow.
Anyway reviewers:
~Heather- thanks a lot hun. 'Preciate it!
~Rhiain, WeasleyTwinsLover1112, SailorGurl, Mercedez Lupin, CactusAlbusCor, and Melissa Lupin- Thanks you guys!
~Jaina- Glad you like her so much. Spirited, ain't she?
~JerseyPike- I don't know if it was this or some other of my MANY fics, but yeah, I heard that quote of your before. Used it too, against Jamjar Fairy.....sort of.....anyway, also they don't always use their nicknames, just most of the time, and only really with each other, unless they're talking to someone who knows what the nicknames mean.
~Zouls- Thanks for the compliment. And yeah, you're right, I hadn't even noticed either. Flitwick teaches Charms, right? And I think I'll bring Kaylee, Sirius's daughter, in a little later. Might be a little too much if she and Lily showed up in the story at the same time.
~CrysMaul- Good idea. You're right. And I think I won't, not right away at least. But I need a name for the lucky lady. Any suggestions? And should she be an old friend of Lily's too? Or someone Anna knows? Remember, in case you haven't guessed, Lily and Anna were best friends.
~Wild Card: You know you're only one of two people who even mentioned that? Out of 16 too. I thought more people would say something about her too. ~Oliversgur05- Yeah, I figured that out too. But thanks.
And now, the rest of the story. Enjoy.
"Listen Sirius, I need to talk to you. It's important." Anna said as she and Sirius walked down the deserted corridor on their way to the DADA class room. Sirius looked over at her puzzled.
"What is it Whiskers? Is something wrong?" Sirius asked as Anna shook her head.
"No, it's not that. I just......well.....Sirius, I don't really know how to tell you this, but there's something I've been keeping from you, and before we go any further, I have to tell you. You have a right to know." Anna said, stopping and looking at her feet nervously.
"What is it? It's.....it's not someone else, is it? I mean, I'd understand, I suppose, after all. It was nearly fourteen years and well-" Sirius began as Anna shook her head.
"No, it wasn't that. Besides, how could I have met anyone as the sixty year old Arabella Figg anyway?" Anna asked with a chuckle.
"Then what is it?" Sirius asked.
"Well, to be perfectly blunt, I have a daughter. Well, *we* have a daughter. Her name is Kaylee. She'll be fourteen in May." Anna said softly as Sirius looked at her in shock.
"A.....a daughter? Me? Are you sure?" Sirius asked as Anna raised an eyebrow at him.
"Of course, I'm sure dog man! You remember when you proposed to me?" Anna asked as Sirius looked at her stunned.
"Wait a minute. But that-" Sirius said as Anna nodded.
"Yeah so? It happens. But nine months later, I had Kaylee. I hadn't even known I was pregnant until I was four months along. It was mind numbing to say the least, Sirius. Especially since it was after you were arrested that I found out." Anna said.
"But.....wow. I.....I can't believe it. I'm really a father? I'm really a Dad? What does she look like? Where is she?" Sirius asked as Anna smiled.
"She's looks like you actually. She's even a lot like you too. She loves a good laugh. And she loves to entertain people. But I didn't bring her with me to Hogwarts, she's still at home. I'll owl her if you want and she can come here tomorrow morning." Anna said as Sirius stared at her stunned.
"I'm really a father! Take that Prongs! Wait til he hears this! Ha! Wow. I'm really a father." Sirius mumbled as Anna smiled and pushed his along ahead of her.
"Come on, you can muse in class." Anna said with a chuckle.
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