A Trip to the Past
Disclaimer: I only own my characters and my plot. J.K. Rowling owns everything else. Sorry for the mistakes.
When I woke in Sirius' room on the most horrible day of this year, I didn't want to get up. I didn't want to start this day or the next two weeks. Eventually I did get up to get my shower and add the last things to my trunk. I was dressed in a pair of baggy jeans, a shirt with Led Zeppelin on it. Dad had taken James and me to their concert last year. I also had all there records. I put my wand in my pocket and levitated my trunk down the stairs.
"Merlin's beard Tempest what are you wearing?" Mum said with surprise as I entered the kitchen.
"She is wearing clothes honey and don't even give me that look" Dad said looking up from his paper.
Mum dropped the subject as James and Sirius entered the kitchen. They were in nice clothes with no holes or stains so I figured Mum had picked out there clothes. They were in baggy jeans as I was and in a nice red shirt for James and a black one for Sirius. Mum clapped as sat down and we ate our breakfast.
Dad shrunk and lightened our trunks and we put them in our pockets. We still didn't know how we were going to get to Aunt Charlotte' and I had a feeling it wouldn't be like last time with the evil portkeys. We clamored into Dad's magical car which I had no idea how it worked and drove off like normal muggles.
After about an hour of being prepped for our trip to Aunt Charlotte's from Dad which resulted in him being hit by Mum in retaliation, we arrived to a muggle airport. They couldn't put us on a plane. James and Sirius will have us banned from it by the end of the flight. I knew they would do it anyway, that's how they were. I started to mentally curse them and James just looked confused.
"Mum, Dad why are we here, we-"
He was cutoff by Mum turning around and glaring at him. "James we are going to fly to Aunt Charlotte's. Both of you will be behaved understand me, James, Sirius?" They shook there heads and locked terrified of Mum.
We received our tickets from Dad and started towards our gate as it was called. First we had to go through security which was relatively easy, no trouble there or from anyone. At the gate we waited to board the plane for about thirty minutes which were excruciatingly boring for everyone. Eventually we did board the evil of the plane as Sirius called it. We were in first class with all our seats facing each other. (A/N: You know the type with six seats and they face each other.) James was in the window seat across of Sirius and me with Mum and Dad next to him. Sirius had the window seat next to me because I had refused to take it.
Dad gave us each a pack of muggle gum, he said to chew it when the plane was going to take off or our ears would pop. I hope Dad remembers that this contains sugar and when you give Sirius and James sugar, that result is usually a city being destroyed and I was going too stuck on a plane with them for twenty hours. Help me someone, what did I do to the Gods to piss them off.
I freaked out as we were going in the air. I was on the point of tears until Sirius wrapped his arms around me and spoke soothing words in my ear.
"It's okay Tempest. We are safe, nothing is going to happen."
Dad and Mum beamed at Sirius as I calmed down. As we grew more steady in the air and were able to take off our seatbelts I had silent and calm. Sirius was amazed at us being in the air. He almost said something about the wizarding world but I put my hand over his mouth in time.
"Thanks, sweet storm" he whispered in my ear and a chill went down my spine. I held on to the locket for dear life at his words. I had never taken off the locket in the last six months and it was like a faith symbol but meant more to me then any faith I had ever had.
"Sirius, you actually know what her names meaning is?" Mum asked in amazement.
"Yeah, her first means stormy, her second is French for victorious people and I have no idea what Potter means but I do know we are all British here."
"Yes we all are" she said looking at James with narrowed eyes.
I knew she had caught James with something he wasn't supposed to have out until we were at Aunt Charlotte's. It was probably a dungbomb or other prank items. Just as I suspected Mum had pried a nice little dungbomb from James hand. She looked ready to explode at him but Dad laid a hand on her shoulder and stopped the manic Mum as we called her when she was angry.
Dad we heard was once a bit of a prankster himself but knew when to stop. James and Sirius didn't so they were extremely worse. Remus was the rule breaker but knew when to stop. Peter the tag along who hero worshipped my brother and Sirius. Dad was now an Unspeakable so when he and Mum went on their business trips we had no clue what they did nor wore we allowed to ask.
I fell asleep as Sirius and James were talking about Quidditch try-outs which aggravated Mum very deeply. This flight was twenty bloody hours long and I wasn't willing to be awake that long. I had a dream about a young woman and man. I couldn't make out their faces because it was cloudy but I could make out the eyes because they were very bright. The man had shoulder length hair and bright blue eyes; he was tall and was wearing baggy clothes. The woman had curly hair and hazel eyes; she was tall and very thin and wore a long black pheasant skirt and a black long sleeved shirt. They were arguing in a place I didn't recognized and she slapped the man and stalked away. He ran after her and I followed with my eyes. She was sobbing outside the house, her face in her hands and he put his arms around her. He tried to whisper to her but she pushed him away. I heard her yells at him.
"No more games. We are over, I don't care what the damned prediction, prophesy whatever they call them down there, or what my family says. I wish never to see you again-"
At the moment where the woman was going to say this man's name everything dissolved and I woke up to Sirius looking down at me. His eyes danced with amusement and I figured I had my head in his lap. I jumped right out of my seat and fell on the floor. James laughed while Sirius frowned.
"I thought you liked me, now I see how it is" he said dramatically, folding his arms across his chest and looked extremely hurt. This made James laugh even harder and made Mum and Dad chuckle.
"I still like you Sirius and always will" I said kissing his forehead.
"I will too, do you know how long you left me with Jamsie alone?"
"How long was I asleep for?" I asked not really concerned at all.
"Seven blasted hours which means this flight is half over by now."
"Too bad dear, I was beginning to like this flight."
"Yes you would, you got to sleep. I didn't."
"Then sleep it looks like Jimmy is going to also."
"I heard that Tempest Nicolette, you both know I hate all those stupid nick names from both of you and the rest of the guys. So just stop it."
"Good night James, and Good night sweet Tempest."
"Use my lap as a pillow Sirius." I scooted over to the last seat and he laid his head on my lap and quickly fell asleep. James also fell asleep and just Dad was awake. I remembered two days ago and I was about to ask him about it.
"Daddy can I ask you something" I said with a hint of fear in my voice.
"Sure honey, what is it."
"Two nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night to see you and Mum in the doorway and I got very confused about what you said. Can you explain to me about the prophesy."
"Oh crap we forgot you were a light sleeper. I can't explain now or ever really. Your Mum will have my head."
"Dad but you guys implied
that it was about me and Sirius."
"Did you tell Sirius?" I nodded my head no and he sighed with relief.
"Don't, not even the
Black's know about the prophesy. It will reveal it's self in years to come
Tempest. Don't even tell anyone especially your Mum that you know. Not even
your brother or your best friend."
"Alright Daddy but I still want to know."
"I'll tell you one thing about the prophesy, you and Sirius will be separated for many years."
"How do you know about it, I know you work in the Department of Mysteries but were you there when it was told?"
"Yes and this is how far this conversation will go for many years Tempest."
"Yes Daddy" I said with a note of unhappiness. I wanted to know about the prophesy and my dream. I pushed both in the back of my head and refused to think about it further.
I decided to study Sirius for he was an interesting human being. I looked at him while he was asleep and smiled, he looked so much happier when he slept. A smile crept on his lips and his eyes moved so that told me he was dreaming of something good. His black hair was mused from him moving his head and his skin that tan color like my brothers was perfect. Then I noticed something strange as I picked up his hand. On the palm there was a small scar on his hand. It looked like it had been deep but short, as if someone had dragged a knife half way across his palm. I decided to ask him when we got to Aunt Charlotte's. I looked back at his face and decided he was an angel and mine for the time being.
I eventually drifted to sleep again but had no dreams like last time. I woke up when Mum woke us up saying to buckle up for we were landing. I personally like having Sirius on my lap and not sitting next to me. We soon got off the plane and was rushed to by Aunt Charlotte
Aunt Charlotte was a woman in her late thirties, a few years older then Dad and Mum. She was the exact opposite of Mum who had a dark beauty. Aunt Charlotte had short wavy blonde hair, grey eyes, and fair skin. She was normal height and normal weight unlike Mum who was short and skinny. She was a very pretty lady even if she was going to be forty soon. She was a widow and had been for quite some time.
Her husband had been an American pure-blood wizard by the name of David Lane. James and I had met him when we were little but soon after he died of some disease of which there was no cure. We were never told the whole story and you didn't ask if you wanted to live and I meant that quite personally. I knew they had gotten married right after Aunt Charlotte finished school in Salem Academy because she had refused to go to Hogwarts. They had never had children so she had been very horrible to us probably because she was bitter and regretted not having children.
"Oh Henry, Claudia so good to see you. Now were are those little darlings?"
"We're here Aunt Charlotte" James said through gritted teeth.
"There are three of you, now what is your name young man?"
"Sirius Black ma'am" he said fearing Aunt Charlotte.
"He is staying with us this summer and we brought him with us" Mum said looking at Aunt Charlotte with eyes that said we will tell you everything later.
"Of course, now James, Nicolette give me a hug." That reminded me of another reason I disliked Aunt Charlotte. She refused to call me by my first name unless she said had too. It was quite annoying because I hated my middle name. We gave her our hug and almost were murdered then I looked at her with contempt.
"Charlotte please call Tempest by her first name, she dislikes her middle name greatly" Dad said interfering with my glare at that horrid woman.
"Fine Henry but I see no reason that she should hate her beautiful French middle name." Then she sniffed at me like she was better or something.
"I presume you have your luggage in your pockets, now let us be off to my house."
We followed her through the airport with it still very dark outside. I wasn't tired like my parents who looked as if they wished to die being led by Charlotte. We followed her outside to the car garage was. Her car was magical I could tell. We climbed in, James, Sirius, and me in the very back. Mum and Dad in the middle and Aunt Charlotte in the front. She put on some of the worst music I had ever heard. It was light and popish. It was such a carbon copy of each other. This I knew was disco music and I plugged up my ears with my fingers, as did everyone else but Aunt Charlotte.
We arrived about a half an hour later to Aunt Charlotte's mansion in the wizarding part of Salem. Muggles couldn't even come near it and get in the wizarding part. It didn't even exist to them. Aunt Charlotte flaunted her wealth as did many pure bloods that had it. She did it so it was quite annoying just like the bloody Malfoys and Blacks (Except Sirius). She was quite horrid in herself. I detested her as did Dad and James.
A butler showed us to our rooms. Mine was next to Sirius' at the end of the hallway, who's was next to James' room. Mum and Dad's was at the beginning of the hall. We were also on the third floor of a five story house that I detested quite easily.
I ended up sleeping in Sirius' bed because I didn't want to be left alone in my room, I did this when it was just James and me here as the kids. I'm sure he was grateful that Sirius was here or until Aunt Charlotte found us together the next morning.
"Merlin's beard. Claudia, Henry come here right now and see this" She screamed loud enough to wake up the dead.
Mum and Dad walked into our room with James tailing after them. Mum looked at us then at Aunt Charlotte and shrugged her shoulders. Dad did too and Aunt Charlotte looked quite offended.
"They are sleeping in the same bed in my house."
"So... I don't believe I understand what the problem is, Charlotte" Dad said with pure malice in his voice. Aunt Charlotte didn't catch it though or let it go at that moment.
"Your daughter is sleeping in the same bed as a boy."
"They do that almost every night and they don't do any illicit activities. They know better then that and there is no problem that we have with it Charlotte."
"Fine we will speak later at breakfast which is in an hour's time." She swept out of the room and everyone else followed closing the door.
"Good morning Sirius. I'll see you after my shower and may I suggest you get one too."
"Not funny darling but I will to make the girl I love happy."
I stopped as he said those last words. I was shocked as he said that. He blushed for a moment and hid his face in the pillows.
"Sirius you love me?"
"Of course, who wouldn't?" he said muffled by pillows.
I opened the door and said to him something that made him smile as I left. "I love you too, Sirius Black."
I smiled at myself as I got my shower in my bathroom here. I was thinking about what we said and love was something I had for him. I hadn't realized it till he had said it but I did. After I got out of my shower, I heard Sirius singing in the shower and James yelling at him. I knew they were doing this to annoy the hell out Aunt Charlotte for this morning.
I dressed in a pair of a jean shorts that showed off my skinny pale legs. No matter how long I was in the sun I never tanned. I just burned so I always put on sun screen because it was an evil thing to be burned by the sun. I pulled on a purple tang top with flip flops that would annoy Aunt Charlotte because they would make so much noise on her wood floors.
I waited for James and Sirius before going down to breakfast, I hated being alone with Aunt Charlotte. They were both in baggy pants and shirts. Sirius' and James' pants had holes in the knees but their shirts had no holes or stains. Mum had probably done a lot of work on them.
When we entered the large dining room Aunt Charlotte's mouth dropped and Mum and Dad chuckled. She regained her composure and came up to us before we could sit down.
"Tempest what do you think you are wearing? Those shoes make so much noise and that top and jeans are way too small."
"I don't believe so Aunt Charlotte. I think they are fine and now I'm going to eat my breakfast." I sat down as she looked flabbergasted with me then turned to the guys as I sat down. Dad winked at me and I watched I silence as she began on the guys.
"Both of are wearing holey clothes, this will not be accepted in my house. Go change right now." She pointed up to their rooms and they just sat down next to me.
"No Aunt Charlotte, just because you don't like our clothes we won't change."
"James, you and Sirius go change, now."
"No we are going to eat breakfast then we are going to go outside and explore magical Salem."
"Fine"
We sat in silence and when we finished we got up to leave but Mum and Dad stopped us.
"If you are going to town you will need money. Here you go and be back by dinner." Mum handed us each a money bag and we left for town. They had given us each twenty galleons, twenty sickles, and fifteen knuts. Though James and I had been here before only I had bothered with the history of the place and now James and I had the drive to explore more of Salem because of Sirius being with us.
First we stopped at the beginning of town and every one stared at us because we were dressed as muggles. James didn't care and Sirius gripped my hand. We were first dragged into a candy store. They had all this stuff that we didn't have back home. We purchased a good amount of it and I was wondering why I allowed them to be able to get a sugar high.
Sirius broke off to go somewhere that interested him, James went to a store somewhere, and I entered the bookstore. A young witch about my age greeted me. She had a mop of dark brown hair and honey colored eyes. I thought she was too young to be working.
"Hello, I'm Sofia. I'm just doing this until Mom comes back from the storage area so don't give me that look."
"Oh sorry, I didn't realize I was giving a strange look."
"It is alright but may I ask who are you?"
"Tempest Potter, I'm staying with my family."
"You are British so that means Charlotte Lane doesn't it."
"Yes unfortunately. Horrid woman at least I have the town to keep me busy for the next two weeks."
"She came in this book store once and man did she raise hell. I remember it being about some dark creature thing. Basically everyone hates her, but we respect her. Mom still wonders how David Lane ended up with such a woman."
"My Mum is her sister so she wonders the same thing."
"Didn't luck out there did you?"
"Nope" I said smiling at Sofia. I liked her a lot she seemed nice.
"Well, hey who are those guys?"
I looked out to see James and Sirius running towards the book store. They were laughing hard and were being chased by an old woman. She stopped as they entered the store.
"Blimey guys what did you do to that poor old woman?"
"No comment" James said smiling.
"Hey darling" Sirius said kissing my lips lightly.
"Hey Tempest, who are you friends?" Sofia asked me.
"This my brother James and my boyfriend Sirius Black."
"Hello I'm Sofia."
James tipped an imaginative hat and we laughed. I could tell he liked Sofia as a friend, Sirius told me James liked some one at school but wouldn't tell me who.
"Well I'm going to find some good books, now go find some more troublesome things to do" I said waving them away and they went.
After they left Sofia followed me to some American spell books. She held some of my books because by the end of getting them I had ten very fat books. I paid for them (10 galleons and 15 sickles) Sofia's Mum then decided to come back from the storage area.
"Sofia who is your friend?" she asked shifting some books to shake my hand.
"Tempest Potter Mom, she is staying with Charlotte Lane." Her Mum's nose wrinkled in disgust of her name and I took this chance as to say how much we didn't like her either.
"I'm her niece but don't feel bad my Dad, my brother James, our friend Sirius, and I don't even like her."
"Yes she isn't popular here but you know how she is which is what makes here unpopular."
"Yes, now I must go find James and Sirius to make sure they haven't burned down some building. Can Sofia come with me?"
"Sofia go with her now before I have to burn you at the stake." Her mom joked as we left.
We walked along the cobblestone road which and Sofia was pointing out all the good places to get certain things. I liked Salem and its history. I was really cool just like home.
We saw James and Sirius coming out of a prank store bags full of junk to prank with. I felt sorry to who ever messed with them. I didn't feel sorry for one person and that was Aunt Charlotte who would never invite us back to her house by the end of this trip and that was our goal.
"James, I can't wait to see her face when you give her that stuff" Sirius laughed as we ran up to them.
"I am assuming that is for Aunt Charlotte and Hogwarts?"
"Oh course my sister, who else do we like to torture?"
"Well there is Mum and Dad, Dad and Mum's family so basically everyone that you possibly can."
"Well that is true but wait for tonight take your camera to dinner tonight."
"Alright, come on Sofia we must leave before they do something to us."
We turned and ran away from them. They went the other way shrugging at us. Sofia had to go and I went around getting some ice cream and picking up some history facts. I then went into the jewelry store. I had both of my ears pieced twice on Mum's insistence and was looking for some new earrings.
A woman came up behind me and scared the crap out of me. I probably jumped about five feet in the air. She had creepy black eyes and was very pretty.
"Hello Miss, can I help you?"
"Yes I was looking for some earrings."
I leaned over a display of fang earrings and got a pair of them. I then looked for some studs that I liked. When I leaned down against the display of studs, my locket fell against the glass. The woman looked up at me and smiled.
"Ma'am I do believe that locket is very pretty. Inscribed on the back is your name is it not and pictures of your beloved ones in the locket. One of your family and the person who gave you that locket, if I'm not mistaken."
"Yes" I said in a very shaky voice. 'How did she know that' I thought much freaked out.
"Do not be scared I can do those kinds of things from sight; now let's go back to your stud shopping."
I found a pair of emerald earrings that I liked and I paid for them and torn out of that store. I ran into James and Sirius going back home looking very sadistically happy. I knew they were planning something and did not ask. I liked Salem but not that woman or the things I learned of coming here or my dream on the plane. It would forever mar my image of the place and visiting Aunt Charlotte did not help it.
When we got back to the house it was time for afternoon tea which Aunt Charlotte still practiced over here in America. We didn't join them today because Mum nodded her head to say don't come in here. We left to finish our unpacking and to put away our new objects. I put in my fang earrings and my emerald studs. My outfit didn't match and I knew this would piss off Aunt Charlotte more.
I opened one of my books and was immersived till James and Sirius came in my room. They sat on the bottom of my bed and looked at me quizzically. I turned and looked at them with the same look they were giving me.
"Can I help you both?"
"Yes Tempest, could you get the house-elves to put this into Aunt Charlotte's dinner drink?"
"What is it James?"
"Permanent ink but we added a spell to it so it can't be removed by magic for the next 72 hours" Sirius said looking giddy.
"Fine" I said grabbing the ink and heading the back way to the kitchens, so Aunt Charlotte couldn't see me. I entered the kitchens and the house-elves were making dinner which was going to be in about 45 minutes. One house elf came up to me and was really surprised to see me.
"Can I help, Miss?"
"Yes, put this into Auntie Charlotte's dinner drink. It is really important that she takes it" I said in a false sugary sweet voice.
"Yes, Miss. Mistress will get this in her drink for dinner." The house-elf bowed then left. I returned to my room where Sirius and James sat almost looking like they wanted to see Aunt Charlotte. After grabbing my camera we headed down to dinner 40 minutes later.
Aunt Charlotte was already there. She said nothing to us but looked evilly at me and my camera. When dinner came a house-elf brought us our drinks and food. We waited and ate little till Aunt Charlotte drank her tea. Mum gasped at her and we all burst out laughing at her.
"Why is everyone laughing but Claudia?"
"Your teeth are black, Charlotte." She gasped and looked very upset I got like five pictures of her face at different stages.
"You three did this didn't you?"
"Yes, even the studious Tempest joined in this one didn't you, sweet?" Sirius said between his laughs.
"Tempest!" yelled Mum.
"Change it back you three or I will"
"Will what Aunt Charlotte?"
"Curse all of you to the moon."
"Well, it looks like were going to the moon guys. We can't change it back, it reverses in 72 hours, Charlotte."
"Insufferable brats, Claudia what happened to your kind children?"
"They were switched with aliens but we like these ones better. Don't you agree Claudia?" Dad said to annoy Aunt Charlotte.
"Yes of course darling but I think these children should go up to their rooms and think about what they have done?"
"Yes, up you go all of you. Now!" Dad said winking his eye. This meant for us to plan more and they approved of torturing Aunt Charlotte.
Everyday we went into town or did something. I finished all my spell books I had bought or brought and could do most of the spells out of them, by the end of that horrid trip. By the end of the trip I doubted Aunt Charlotte wanted us ever back again and almost blessed us all as we left. We had completed our mission and Dad approved. Mum on the other hand gave us a lecture on the plane home.
"You shouldn't have done all that stuff to your Aunt Charlotte. She was about to rip out her hair by the end of our stay. I can't believe you turned her teeth black for three days. I swear I have never seen her so upset. Henry, I can't believe you encouraged them, even if Charlotte did deserve some of it, not all of that. She had chicken feathers for hair for an entire day."
"Mum it was funny and after all this time you still don't think she deserved it."
"Well, maybe. Don't ever mention that I said that all of you. Henry you are included in this one."
"Yes, darling"
"Yes Mum"
"Yes Mrs. Potter"
"Yes Mum" I agreed after Sirius.
We were half way home and I couldn't wait to be home. I had missed my home. Right now Sirius had his head in my lap. He was trying to sleep and I had let him use my lap again. I still hadn't asked him about the scar nor did I really want to because he would probably get all defensive. I then remembered the date. It was the last week in July. The next full moon was in the first week of August, which meant soon I would get to see my other friends. Also my birthday was in August 21. I couldn't wake till my birthday.
I fell asleep with Sirius' head on my lap. I slept till Mum woke us up for landing. We made our way through the airport back to the car which was still there. It felt good to be back home and away from Aunt Charlotte. We drove home talking about our trip and laughing, even Mum chuckled.
When we got home we bust through the door of the house and we almost kissed the living room floor. I ran up to my room and started to unpack after putting my trunk back to normal size. I changed into a sundress and put away all my books. It was around six when we had gotten home so James and Sirius were most likely pigging out in the kitchen much to Mum's dismay. Yup I was right because I heard Mum yelling.
"James, Sirius you made a mess of my kitchen. How dare you!"
I decided it would be a nice time to interlude in their escapade and stomped downstairs for the effect of scaring the guys. I stepped into the kitchen and Mum looked like she was going to kill the boys, James and Sirius had food shoved in their mouths and Dad was sitting at the table looking amused with all of this. They all smiled at me and I looked at them with pure disgust at their behavior. That made them stop smiling.
"Sorry Mum, now can we finish eating."
Mum threw up her hands and retreated to her room to ponder what made her have children. I threw them one last glare and headed upstairs to my room. I stopped when to look in the main bathroom. I saw myself and I looked away before I cried about my looks. I heard the guys coming and I shoved myself in the bathroom before they could see me looking myself and give James a reason to taunt me.
I heard them go past and I sat on the tiled floor so I knew they were in one of their rooms. I didn't here any footsteps so I rushed up to my room. When I turned after shutting the door I turned to see Sirius sitting on my bed. I guess he out smarted me to get to my room.
~~~~~Sirius' POV~~~~~~
I was sitting on Tempest's bed waiting for her to come up. I knew she would be somewhere trying to avoid her reflection. She thought herself ugly which wasn't true. When Lily had found out we were going out she told me what she thought of herself and some things about her character that I already knew. Of course Tempest didn't know of this.
She was like an angel with a broken wing. She was so shy that made her broken wing but I loved everything about her. Her eyes were the loveliest hazel I had ever seen. They were green, gold, and brown and changed in the light. Her hair was nothing but curls, and was now past her shoulder blades which made you want to play with her hair. It was pitch black and made her fair skin look even fairer in comparison. Her lips were the perfect pale pink and I loved the way she was the perfect height but I worried she would get too skinny one day with the little she ate. I would make sure she didn't because I loved her way too much to see hurt herself intentionally or not. I also loved the way she was the most intelligent person I had ever met and that she thirsted for knowledge in every place she could.
Her mouth made a small o shape as I smiled at her, my mischievous twinkle in my eyes. I walked over to her, picked her off her feet, and carried her to her bed. She smiled at me and I kissed her forehead. She kissed mine and we cuddled. We stayed like that for hours till she announced I was to go get ready for bed and come back up her afterwards.
I went back to my room and got dressed in a tee shirt and boxers with gold snitches on them. When I got back the door was open and she sat on her bed. A cotton nightgown on and her hair in a braid for bed. She scooted under the covers and I slipped under them. I threw my arm around her and pulled her back towards my chest. In the morning she would be facing my chest. She said I smelled of peppermint and I always felt she smelled of lavender. I fell asleep and had no dreams. I woke up to Tempest still asleep in my arms for once. I think that she was still tired from her evil Aunt's house and being critically looked over every day. I hated that woman and I think we finished off ever getting an invitation back. I moved out of her room so she could get ready for this day.
~~~~~~~~Back to Tempest's POV~~~~~~~~~~
I woke up to Sirius gone and realized I had slept late for once in my life. I got my shower and dressed in a pair of baggy jeans with holes in the knees and a black shirt. In the summer I never bothered with the robes and I pulled my hair up in a pony. I headed downstairs to see Mum writing something down from a book.
"Hello Tempest I have to visit some of my friends. You know where the guys are."
She left with a pop and I made myself some breakfast. I had some toast and eggs before I headed upstairs to work on my spells. I worked till Mum came back about five hours alter and had polished up on some spells I couldn't get right the first time. She looked perfectly fine from her trip but something told me not to ask her about it.
At dinner it was back to Dad coming home late and James and Sirius being pigs. This was usual but I missed my Dad when he wasn't around. This happened till the day Remus and Peter arrived for the rest of the summer. I will remember the look on Dad's face when there were four boys sitting at the table; he had forgotten Remus and Peter were coming. It was pure shock and confusion.
I now sat upstairs bored out of my mind. I had basically read anything in Dad's library that I had actually cared for; the guys were Merlin knows where, Mum and Dad gone. I had nothing to do for even spells I hadn't learned could keep me busy. Maybe I could listen to some music. I tried it but it didn't work. I tried to write to Lily but I had given up on that. I was bored, extremely bored and I needed something to do.
A knock came to my door and Remus opened it. He smiled and pointed to my floor to sit down. I nodded and we sat down. Remus looked better then he came. His skin was still pale like mine but he didn't have the bags under his eyes and his smile warmed his gaze.
"I figured you were bored. James has been saying how you would be sooner or later with you finishing all the books that interested you in your Dad's study and I thought it true when you didn't turn up for breakfast or lunch."
"Yes I was, now what can we do."
"You can answer a few of my questions."
"Like you making me go on a guilt trip then answer your questions."
"That works" Remus said in a laughing manner.
"Well then question yourself out."
"Fine I only have two questions. One do you love Sirius and Two can I please murder him for threatening to eat my book?"
"Yes and of course not, you must prank him."
"I will prank him but do you wish to join me on a walk to James' and Sirius' practice."
"Alright but they should be coming back soon because they will be getting hungry soon."
"Come on lets go meet the ever hungry ones."
Remus offered me his hand to get up and we walked out to where the guys were practicing Quidditch. Sirius was trying to block James' tennis balls as he threw them. Both were wonderful flyers and players. I looked at Peter who was cheering them on and I soon got bored. They soon were done practicing and they were getting ready to head back for some food. Sirius pulled me back to the practice area.
"Want to ride my broom with me?"
"No I don't fly unless I have too."
"Come on sweet storm it will be fun" Sirius begged and my resistance broke.
"Alright but you better never do anything to make me get really upset."
He pulled me on the broom. Sirius was in the front and I sat behind him with my arms around his waist. We took off and I buried my head in Sirius' back as we flew. I was utterly terrified right then and wanted to die. Went flew back down as Sirius felt me crying on the back of his shirt. When we landed on the Quidditch clearing he held me close and stroked my back trying to calm me down.
"I'm so sorry Tempest I want ever do that to you again."
"It is alright Sirius."
"No it isn't I made you do something you were scared of."
"I faced my fear Sirius; I'm just never flying unless I have too again."
"Alright do you forgive me before we head back to the house?"
"Of course and I'll prove it too."
I kissed Sirius passionately; we stood there and snogged until we heard someone cough loudly. James stood there looking very uncomfortable.
"Mum is back and she wants us all back at the house, so we have to go back."
Sirius grabbed his broom and took my hand with his free one. We walked back in silence and when we entered Mum was standing in the kitchen looking very scared. Remus and Peter sat at our table looking just as uncomfortable as James did back in the clearing. She smiled as we entered and we toke our seats at the table.
"Kids some new restrictions will have to be placed around here because of the threat of Voldemort."
"What are they Mum" I asked feeling the fear I felt in the air return to me now.
"One, I want you all to stay out of the forest. You can practice Quidditch in the back yard; the muggles cannot see our house. Two, I want all of you in this house before dark. Three, you all must carry your wands at all times. Do you all understand?"
We nodded our heads in agreement. I knew people were getting even more scared of Voldemort. Everyday the deaths of people were reported and if you saw the dark mark above your house your family was dead and you knew it. We were growing up in a time of fear and we needed to be aware of it as much as possible. I didn't think people understood that until recently.
We were required to these rules till our Hogwarts letters came the day before me and James' birthday. When I woke up on my birthday, I did my usual I got dressed nicely for the today we were shopping in Diagon Alley for our Hogwarts things and James' and mine presents. I put on my black pheasant skirt and my purple tang top. My nails were also purple and my hair was in a messy bun. I put on my sandals and headed downstairs to wait for the others to wake up. I was the only one awake but Sirius who looked ready to go to Diagon Alley and had one large box sitting on the table and a small box in his hands. He looked at my neck were his Christmas present still hung around my neck.
"You still were it after all this time?"
"Yes I haven't taken it off in about seven months."
"Wow, well here is your present." He handed me the small box and I opened it quietly. It was a crystal rose. It looked so perfect sitting in that box and I loved it. The petals were red and the rest of it was see through.
"Sirius I'm speech less."
"Effect I wanted accompliced."
"I love it darling, how did you know I would like it?"
"You are a classic beauty with classic tastes and that makes you mine."
I sat the box on the table and admired the rose. I sat it in its box as a large barn owl flew through the window and sat on the kitchen table. I untied its package from its leg as Sirius got the poor bird some food and water. It nipped his finger in thanks as I opened the package.
It was from Lily and I read her letter first.
Tempest,
I hope this letter reaches you in good health. That is my owl Jade if you are wondering where I got the animal. I hope you like my present and the papers on German wizards is in the rest of the letter. Have a good birthday and I will see you at the platform on the first.
Your best friend,
Lily
I opened the letter fuller and papers flew down on the table. I guess those were my things on the German wizards. I opened my package and books I hadn't even heard of before sat in there. I loved Lily she always knew just what to get me but it still didn't outshine Sirius' present. Jade flew off after taking a breather and the rest of the guys came downstairs with Mum at their heels. Remus and Peter carried a present for each of us. James and I always gave each other our birthday presents right before midnight and who as one to outshine tradition?
I opened Remus' gift first and there sat a perfect model of the galaxy in a glass ball sitting in front of me. I thought that was a wonderful gift and thanked Remus for it greatly. Peter's gift I opened next and it was bottles of certain herbs with each labeled and they hand their special qualities listed and some rock records. I thought it was sweet how he gotten that for me.
"Hey Sirius what did you give Tempest?" James asked looking at me and Sirius. I held up the glass rose and Mum gasped in pure joy. I set it back in the box. I went up to my room and put everything away and got my robes on.
When I came back the guys and Mum were standing by the fire in their robes also. We were going to floo to Diagon Alley. I went first, James after me, Sirius, Remus, Peter then Mum. She had our booklists and our first stop was Gringott's for Mum had all the keys to each vault for everyone and we wee to wait outside because she didn't want to bother the goblins with us making a ruckus.
We sat outside for about a half an hour before Mum came back out. She handed back keys and money bags. We got everything for our school year and extra books for me then we headed for James' and mine presents. We spent an hour in Quality Quidditch Supplies for James who got some things for Quidditch which I had no clue about. I decided I had wanted a pet I could take to Hogwarts and could be a companion of mine.
We entered the Magical Menagerie I saw something I liked: a cat. James hated cats for some odd reason which made me like them even more. I went over to where a blue cat sat with pale yellow eyes and it had a tuff of white hair on its head in the shape of a star. I petted it and it meowed happily. It rubbed up against my hand and I wanted this cat.
"Mum I found what I like" I said petting the cat.
"She is lovely darling."
We purchased everything for the cat and that beautiful cat itself which turned out to be superbly intelligent. James had moaned about the cat but Mum told him to hush. We now sat at the ice cream parlor eating ice cream, James and the others had just gone to Gambol and Japes after eating their ice cream very fast and Mum hadn't even tried to stop the pranksters. I had been trying to come up with a name for my cat while they were gone. James had suggested Cat and I swatted him. I thought of a beautiful name from one of my books and I asked the cat about my thought of name for her.
"Hey do you wish to be called Marcella? Meow in agreement." The Cat didn't meow so I racked my brain for another.
"How about Siren?" I asked the cat. My cat meowed in return and I petted it through its carrying case.
"How you figured out a name for that cat?" James said from behind me as they returned from the store.
"Yes dear brother my Cat's name is Siren and you will not harm her one bit."
"Yes sis."
We headed back home around five so I could help Mum cook dinner. When Dad came home he looked at Siren who hopped in his lap the minute he sat down in his chair and to Mum who looked at me.
"I am guessing this is your cat because James' hates cats."
"Yes Daddy and her name is Siren."
"Of course something mystical for such a unique animal" he started to pet Siren and she purred happily.
That night James and I exchanged presents. I gave him some chocolate frogs and more advanced things for pranking. He gave me some more books and an opal ring. We hugged and went to bed. I slept upstairs in my bed with Sirius and Siren at are heads. I loved being like that.
On the night before going back to Hogwarts Mum made us pack everything we needed for school unless we really needed to use it in the morning. I had everything down to my outfit planned for tomorrow because I couldn't wait to go back and learn. Then again I didn't want this summer to end because it had been the best in my life though I didn't ask Sirius about his hand because I feared his answer and didn't want to hear.