Chapter 28*~~
The Stags *~~
Harry waved as the Knight Bus took off with the last of their guests. The two weeks had ended and everything was back to normal at The Burrow. "Well, things'll be quieter now," he said, sitting on the couch with his friends.
"Yeah, I guess they will be," Ginny said, snuggling into his side. He let his arm drape over her shoulders and pull her close to him. Ron was sitting on the opposite end with Hermione curled up on his lap. The difference in their height and build were more obvious than ever.
"But soon we'll be back at school," Hermione said brightly.
"That's not always good," muttered Ron. Hermione rolled her eyes as she listened to his breathing. But Harry's thoughts darkened as he thought what the day after the feast would bring. The decision.
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It was their last day of vacation and all of the Weasley's and their mates (girlfriend, boyfriend) were sitting in the sitting room with the Marauders and their mates. "School tomorrow," Harry said, not really hearing himself.
"Yeah," Ron said. Everyone knew their thoughts were on Sirius and his trial. There had been three more empty searches for Pettigrew. No one felt much hope. No one but Sirius.
"Just say it," he croaked.
"Say what?" asked Hermione, perking up.
"You all are thinking about the day after tomorrow. Just say it," he repeated, eyes fixed directly on Harry. However all the young teenager did was avoid his godfather's eyes.
"I..." Ginny sighed.
"Sirius, who'll believe you without Pettigrew?" asked Hermione softly.
"I don't know," Sirius said with a shrug. "But if anyone does than it's good. Sometimes you have to let nature work its way."
"And what if that's not enough?" Ron asked sharply. Sirius shrugged again.
"I know I didn't like you at first," Bill said. Sirius and Ron snorted. Bill grinned. But only a second later it vanished and his grip on Fleur tightened. "But not having you here would be missing part of the family."
Sirius's eyes were glistening with tears. He smiled weakly. "Bill's right," Percy said.
"I-thanks," Sirius choked out. Ara smiled just as weakly as her love and kissed his lips gently.
"You know what," Ginny said, feeling safe in Harry's strong arms. "We ARE one big family. Not the Weasleys, Potters, Blacks, Lupins or any of that. But maybe we're something better."
"But what?" asked Penny.
"We're the..." Ginny paused for a moment, biting her lip. She grinned. "We're the Stags." Harry hugged her and Sirius let a lone tear fall from his eye, looking at Remus who swallowed as a few tears tailed down his own cheeks.
"Sirius," Harry said after a moment of heart felt silence. "Sirius if you aren't free after your trial... I- I don't know how- how I would be bale to do anything. You're like my brother and father all rolled into one. You just... just mean so much to me." Ginny kissed a tear that slid down from his eye.
"It will be alright Harry," Sirius said, looking him directly in the eyes. Harry smiled crookedly and let out a laugh.
"We'll just have to see what comes, I guess."
"No," said Sirius. "What going to come is something we can't control. But we'll feel it, not see it. And all I know is I'm glad I have you to feel it with. All of you." His eyes moved from Harry to everyone else and ended on Ara. Watery smiles filled the room.
Molly's wedding ring shone brightly along with the engagement rings on Ara's, May's, Fleur's, and Brasha's. Two identical promise rings were glimmering on Alicia and Angela's fingers. And it really did seem to the portrait of a family. One big, weird, lovable family.
A/N Sorry this is so short but it's supposed to be a very short, very sweet chapter.
The Stags *~~
Harry waved as the Knight Bus took off with the last of their guests. The two weeks had ended and everything was back to normal at The Burrow. "Well, things'll be quieter now," he said, sitting on the couch with his friends.
"Yeah, I guess they will be," Ginny said, snuggling into his side. He let his arm drape over her shoulders and pull her close to him. Ron was sitting on the opposite end with Hermione curled up on his lap. The difference in their height and build were more obvious than ever.
"But soon we'll be back at school," Hermione said brightly.
"That's not always good," muttered Ron. Hermione rolled her eyes as she listened to his breathing. But Harry's thoughts darkened as he thought what the day after the feast would bring. The decision.
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It was their last day of vacation and all of the Weasley's and their mates (girlfriend, boyfriend) were sitting in the sitting room with the Marauders and their mates. "School tomorrow," Harry said, not really hearing himself.
"Yeah," Ron said. Everyone knew their thoughts were on Sirius and his trial. There had been three more empty searches for Pettigrew. No one felt much hope. No one but Sirius.
"Just say it," he croaked.
"Say what?" asked Hermione, perking up.
"You all are thinking about the day after tomorrow. Just say it," he repeated, eyes fixed directly on Harry. However all the young teenager did was avoid his godfather's eyes.
"I..." Ginny sighed.
"Sirius, who'll believe you without Pettigrew?" asked Hermione softly.
"I don't know," Sirius said with a shrug. "But if anyone does than it's good. Sometimes you have to let nature work its way."
"And what if that's not enough?" Ron asked sharply. Sirius shrugged again.
"I know I didn't like you at first," Bill said. Sirius and Ron snorted. Bill grinned. But only a second later it vanished and his grip on Fleur tightened. "But not having you here would be missing part of the family."
Sirius's eyes were glistening with tears. He smiled weakly. "Bill's right," Percy said.
"I-thanks," Sirius choked out. Ara smiled just as weakly as her love and kissed his lips gently.
"You know what," Ginny said, feeling safe in Harry's strong arms. "We ARE one big family. Not the Weasleys, Potters, Blacks, Lupins or any of that. But maybe we're something better."
"But what?" asked Penny.
"We're the..." Ginny paused for a moment, biting her lip. She grinned. "We're the Stags." Harry hugged her and Sirius let a lone tear fall from his eye, looking at Remus who swallowed as a few tears tailed down his own cheeks.
"Sirius," Harry said after a moment of heart felt silence. "Sirius if you aren't free after your trial... I- I don't know how- how I would be bale to do anything. You're like my brother and father all rolled into one. You just... just mean so much to me." Ginny kissed a tear that slid down from his eye.
"It will be alright Harry," Sirius said, looking him directly in the eyes. Harry smiled crookedly and let out a laugh.
"We'll just have to see what comes, I guess."
"No," said Sirius. "What going to come is something we can't control. But we'll feel it, not see it. And all I know is I'm glad I have you to feel it with. All of you." His eyes moved from Harry to everyone else and ended on Ara. Watery smiles filled the room.
Molly's wedding ring shone brightly along with the engagement rings on Ara's, May's, Fleur's, and Brasha's. Two identical promise rings were glimmering on Alicia and Angela's fingers. And it really did seem to the portrait of a family. One big, weird, lovable family.
A/N Sorry this is so short but it's supposed to be a very short, very sweet chapter.