Daphne: "Here is the fifth chapter! Now, I want to clear up some things for
my reviewer, Aleris. Sakura had all of the things that reminded her of
Syaoran, packed in her suitcase. Since she left it at Hogwarts while she
went to the 'Burrow', Dumbledore had it in his possession. Being
Dumbledore, he knew that the letter was what Sakura needed to calm down, so
he sent it to her, although he did not really know of it's value to her.
Now, to clear up another thing, Dumbledore has no idea that Sakura is the
Cards Mistress, or that she even has that sort of magic. He *does* know
something else, though, but that is in a later chapter.
Other than this, I think that this is all I have to say, besides enjoy!
~*~*~*~
Hogwarts-Sakura style
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 5.
'Ginny! Why don't we go down to Diagon Alley and get a present for Harry today?' Rika suggested, jumping up into Ginny's lap three weeks after they had come. The party was tonight, and they still hadn't had time to go shopping for his present. Ginny looked thoughtful.
"All right. Just let me tell mum where we are going. And we need to be back soon. Percy, Penelope, Hermione, Charlie, Bill and Fleur are coming over tonight, and I have to be here to see them." She said, hurrying out of her room to tell her mother. Harry had no idea that they were planning him a party, and he seemed even more oblivious to the fact that it was even his Birthday! He had been so eager to be there, that he had forgotten what day it was completely; fortunately, the others had not.
Five minutes later, they were strolling down the street, headed towards the shops. One human girl, and three kittens; quite a funny sight for passersby. Mrs. Weasley had given Ginny a whole gold galleon to buy Harry's present, and she was determined to get him something special.
'Why don't we look in the second-hand shops?' Tomoyo suggested. 'They always have some really interesting things there.' She pointed out. Ginny looked skeptical, but went into a second-hand shop anyway.
While they were staying with her, the three kitten/girls had revealed some things about Harry Potter that they knew. At least, that Sakura knew! They had told her about his father being part of the Marauders, a band of four friends who tended to play pranks on the other students. The only thing that Sakura had left out was just who the other three Marauders were. They had also told Ginny about Harry's father being on the Quidditch team, and being Severus Snape's enemy. Ginny had not been surprised by this.
'Oh, look at this!' Rika crowed, pointing her paw at a funny little necklace that had real flowers growing out of it. Then Sakura showed them a book she had found, that kept yelling insults at them, rather loudly. Tomoyo saw an old-fashioned camera and immediately went to investigate.
"I don't really see anything Harry would like." Ginny said sadly. Sakura flicked her tail and smiled.
'Look harder. There is something on that hook, that he would like very much.' She said, pointing her paw at a metal hook stuck into the wall. On it, hung three necklaces, each boasting a rather large rock at the end. Ginny gasped and moved closer, picking one off the hook. On the rock, there was a stag carved quite deeply into the stone. Underneath it read the word 'Prongs'. Ginny gaped and turned it over, only to find another word, 'Marauder'.
"Oh my gosh! These.must have belonged to Harry's father and his friends! What are the others? 'Moony', and 'Padfoot'. Oh, how funny! And they all have the word, 'Marauder' on the back! They must have made these themselves!" Ginny breathed, looking over each stone carefully. They were all just normal, gray stones, but the carvings made them special. Without one moment of hesitation, Ginny walked up to the cashier and bought them.
'Well, were done. Can we go home now?' Sakura asked, causing the others to laugh, but agree with her. They went back to the Leaky Cauldron, and then used Floo Powder to get home.
"Mum, were back!" Ginny called. A head appeared around the corner of the kitchen, and smirked at Ginny.
"I'm not your mother, but I hope that I will do." A girl with shiny brown hair and sparkling brown eyes answered, coming all the way into the room. Ginny gave a shriek and launched herself at the girl.
"Hermione! You're here! And you look great! Has Ron seen you yet?" Ginny asked, looking her friend over.
"No! The boys are at the 'Quidditch Pitch' right now, and Molly doesn't think that they will be home until dinner." Hermione said, her eyes sparkling. Ginny giggled and then they ran up the stairs, the kittens on their heals.
"Come and see what I got!" Ginny crowed, as Hermione shut her door. Hermione was staying the whole rest of the summer, and she was sharing a room with Ginny. As the two girls settled down on the bed, the three kittens jumped up and joined them.
"Oh, how cute! I didn't know that you had kittens, Ginny!" Hermione squealed as she picked up the kitten with pink fur.
"They were a present from Dumbledore." Ginny said simply.
'Yah, some present!' Rika joked, causing Ginny to laugh.
"What is so funny?" Hermione asked. Ginny then sat down and explained about the kitten's telepathy to her. When Ginny was through, Hermione demanded a sample, and Ginny began to translate for the kittens. After a good laugh, Hermione got up and began to dig through her trunk.
"I have the most adorable outfit for you to wear tonight." Hermione said, still sifting through her trunk. Finally, she pulled out a creamy lavender dress with spaghetti straps. The skirt was floaty and the dress had a cover- layer of lavender gauze. The bodice was slim, and the neckline was a low V.
"Oh, 'Mione! It is lovely!" Ginny breathed, fingering the dress. Hermione simply laughed and told her to put it on. When Ginny had finished, Hermione had braided two small sections of Ginny's hair, and then pulled them back into a pony-tail, leaving the rest to hang down her back. They finished the affect with a pair of lavender pumps, that Ginny quickly slipped onto her feet and then thanked Hermione. Waving her hand, Hermione reached back into the trunk and pulled out a two-piece dress. It had a light blue tank top and a flowery skirt similar to Ginny's. After she had put it on, though, both Ginny and the kitten/girls noticed that it showed a bit of her stomach, just enough to be enticing; for Ron. Then she quickly swept her hair into braids and twined them around her head like a crown, leaving a few stray strands to dangle down around her face and neck.
"Boy, you have this 'seduce Ron' thing down to the last detail, don't you?" Ginny teased, nodding at the revealed stomach. Hermione simply nodded, and grinned.
"He won't know what hit him!" She laughed. Then the two girls and the kittens hurried down to help Molly cook supper.
~*~*~*~
"That was a good practice, except for one thing.we didn't even touch our brooms!" Harry exclaimed, as he, Ron, and the twins walked back to the house. They were all dressed rather nicely, after Harry had been told that they were going to have a few 'guests'. Ron and the twins simply smirked and kept walking. The boys were all dressed in short-sleeved polo shirts and tan slacks. Fred was wearing a white polo shirt, and George was wearing a light blue one. Harry's shirt was green, which went rather well with his eyes, and also happened to show his muscles better than the baggy ones he usually wore. Ron was in a dark blue shirt, which accented his blue eyes beautifully, and also revealed beautifully toned muscles.
"I worked all school-year to get these, and I even managed to keep them a secret from Hermione!" He had boasted that morning. Ron had revealed to Harry, his plan to seduce Hermione over the summer. Harry thought it was rather funny, but had avoided saying anything to offend his friend.
"Come on, lets see what mum has cooked up for us tonight." Fred crowed, pushing open the back door and walking inside, with the other boys on his heals. When they were in, Harry was surprised to see that it was rather dark, and all the lights had been shut off.
"Hello?" Ron called. Suddenly, all the lights were switched on, and Harry was shocked to see a room-full of people, standing in front of him.
"Happy Birthday, Harry!" They all shouted. Harry's face lit up in shock and delight and he began to laugh.
"I forgot that it was my birthday!" He chuckled, as people began to shout out congratulations. Harry knew everyone who was at the party well. There was Charlie, Ron's oldest brother, and then Bill with his wife Fleur, and then Percy with his wife Penelope. Harry spotted a very beautiful Hermione, and beside her stood.Remus Lupin! Harry rushed to greet his old teacher, who was also a Werewolf. As he looked over the man's shoulder, he saw that Ron had stopped short at the sight of Hermione, and was now looking quite pale, his mouth hanging open. Ginny and Hermione were laughing, and then Hermione hugged the red haired boy, making him hug back weakly, and then tell her how great she looked. She too, seemed quite awed by Ron's muscular appearance, and that little smirk of hers showed Harry that she did not mind it at all! As he gazed around the room, he spotted another member of the party, sitting in the corner. It was a large dog.
"Sirius!" Harry breathed, hugging the dog and grinning at it, as it nosed his chest. Harry looked over to see Mr. and Mrs. Weasley smiling at the scene, and nodding. He knew then that they had invited his on-the-run godfather to his Birthday party, and he was grateful.
~*~*~*~
"Ugh! I'm stuffed!" Bill said, patting his stomach. The whole party had been moved outside, so there would be enough room for all of them. They had all just finished supper, and Harry sat back with a contented sigh. On Harry's left side, sat Sirius, and on his right.Ginny. All though supper, she had tried to avoid looking at him, for fear she would be caught staring. Harry had gone through almost the same thing with her, although neither were aware of the other's discomfort. Just for fun, Harry had insisted that Ginny's three kittens have their own seats and plates to eat from. This had amused everyone, until they all saw just how much the kittens ate.
"Time for presents!" Molly crowed, as she levitated a table piled high with presents, in front of Harry. Harry gaped at the huge pile, and then carefully began to pull some of them out. Soon, everyone was entertained by Harry who, as he opened each present, made funny or very exaggerated faces at the packages. Books, little trinkets, filibuster fireworks, pictures, boom polish, and an owl-care kit, were only some of the many presents that Harry received. Finally, he came to the last one, a smallish package, but rather heavy.
"I wonder what this could be!" He joked, slowly opening the wrapping. Inside, there was a large bundle of tissue paper, and a note. Harry picked up the note and read it aloud.
"Dear Harry,
I found these, and I believe that they should be returned to you. He was your father, after all.
Love,
Ginny Weasley."
Harry looked quite confused by the note, as was everyone else, but he opened the package nonetheless. What he saw inside made him catch his breath and look at Ginny in shock.
"How did you know."
"Let's just say, a little kitten told me." She answered, her eyes sparkling. Harry glanced at the three innocent-looking kittens and smiled slightly. Then he reached out and picked up his present, so the others could see. Ron gave an excited shout, and Hermione gasped. Remus stood up in wonder, and the dog beside Harry gave a sharp bark. In Harry's hand lay three necklaces, with stones hanging from them. On each stone, there was the carving of an animal, and then a name below that. On the back of the rocks, was the word 'Marauder'. Harry stared at the rock with his father's symbol on it, and then he looked up at Ginny, his eyes boring into hers.
"I don't know how to thank you, Ginny. You don't know how much these mean to me." He stated, and then shocked them all by pulling her into a quick hug. Ginny's face turned red and she mumbled something that sounded like, "You're welcome."
~*~*~*~
"Well, that was an interesting evening." Mr. Weasley commented, as he dropped down onto one of the couches. Everyone but Hermione, Remus, and the dog, whom Harry called, Snuffles, had left. Even the twins, had decided to spend the night a Bill's, and had apperated back to his house with him.
"It is about to get a whole lot more interesting, because since you know my secret, I think that it is only fair that Ginny finds out too." Harry said. Ginny looked at him in confusion, as Remus nodded to him, and the dog gave a bark.
"Ginny, these necklaces that you gave me, belonged to my father and his friends. You see, because of one member of their group, they all became unregistered Animagi." Harry explained.
"What?! Why?" Ginny gasped.
"Because of me, Miss Weasley." Remus said. Since it had been announced to the whole school that Professor Lupin was indeed, a werewolf, Ginny had no questions about this.except.
"So, you were one of Harry's father's friends." Ginny breathed. Remus smiled at her words, and nodded.
"There is another in this room, that was a part of our group. In fact, you know the last two people." Remus pointed out. Ginny looked confused, and then looked down at the necklaces.
"Well, since you are.Moony, and Harry's father was."
"Prongs." Harry supplied.
"Then the last one must be this Padfoot. But, didn't you say there were *two* more?" She asked. Remus nodded.
"There is one necklace that is not here, and that is Wormtail's, also known as Peter Pettigrew." He added. At this, Ginny gasped, and looked over at her parents, who were looking pale, but un-surprised.
"But I thought that Harry said that Peter was the bad one." She began.
"He is. But he wasn't then. We were all fooled. We thought he was our friend, when we put him in charge of Lily and James's affairs." Remus said. Ginny sat back and absentmindedly petted Cherry, looking thoughtful.
"You said that I knew the last one. He was called Padfoot." She trailed off.
'Ginny, think. Peter was really guilty for what happened, but who was blamed?' Sakura pushed, her voice becoming soft. Ginny's eyes widened, and she looked at the dog.
"You! You are Padfoot.and you are also Sirius Black!" She cried, standing up and pointing accusingly at the dog. All at once, the dog began to shift forms and before long, the infamous Sirius Black stood in front of her.
"But how did you know?" He asked her, after Harry had hugged him again. Ginny looked accusingly at Cherry.
"How did you know?" She asked.
'Oh, I knew the whole time. I knew everything. I didn't need them to tell me.' Sakura said off-handily. Ginny groaned and dropped back down onto the couch.
"I will never fully understand you, Sa.Cherry." She informed the kitten. Now Remus and Sirius were looking at her strangely.
"Wait.your kitten knew who we were? It knew the whole thing?" Sirius asked. Ginny shrugged.
"I suppose so. Dumbledore gave them to me, so I have no idea where they get their knowledge from. They have even met the future Ruler of China, and his family." Ginny added. After that horrible night, Sakura, Tomoyo, and Rika had told Ginny everything about their relationship with the royals.excluding the Clow Cards. In fact, Ginny knew most of their secrets, except the few that they had been forbidden to tell. Sakura didn't even know if Dumbledore knew that she had the cards.
"Dumbledore gave them to you? Then I am not surprised!" Remus laughed, reaching down and petting Violet. Rose jumped up on Sirius's lap and looked up at him cutely, cocking her head to the side and giving a little mew. He chuckled and pet her.
"But besides being friends of James Potter, how else are you connected with Harry?" Ginny asked. Ron and Harry grinned at each other.
"Sirius is Harry's Godfather." Ron said simply, causing Ginny to roll her eyes.
"Why am I not surprised?!" She laughed. After that, they talked for quite awhile on other subjects, and then Remus and Sirius decided to go home.
"Don't forget, Harry. I will be at Hogwarts all through the school year, and you know where to find me." His Godfather reminded, hugging the dark- haired boy one last time, before turning back into a dog.
"Bye, Sirius!" Ginny chirped, affectionately hugging the dog around the neck. As soon as she had gotten over the initial shock of meeting *the* Sirius Black, Ginny had become quite good friends with the man. She also hugged Remus and reminded him that a full moon was coming soon.
"I have Severus Snape working on it right now." Remus assured her, earning himself a yelp from the silver kitten. He petted it, and then he disapperated out of the house.
"That was most certainly one of the most interesting nights of my life." Ginny sighed, after watching Sirius trot out of sight into the darkness. She shut the front door and turned around, only to find that she was alone in the room.
"They all went to bed." Came a voice. Ginny jumped as she recognized it. Harry stepped out of the shadows of the stairwell, and sat down on the couch. Ginny shifted uncomfortably as Harry's searching eyes met hers.
"Dumbledore didn't really give those kittens to you as pets, did he?" Harry asked, his eyes boring into hers. Ginny felt panic rise into her chest.
"Yes, he did. Just.not forever."
"How long do you get to keep them?" Harry pushed.
"Two months, until I return to school." She answered, not daring to sit down. Harry stood and walked over to her, his eyes never leaving hers. He stopped only a few feet from her, and then took her elbow.
"You're lying, Ginny. School is in just less than three months." He said, his eyes still boring into hers unheedingly. Ginny shivered.
"I am going to the school early. Professor Dumbledore asked me to."
"Why?"
Now, Ginny knew that she was trapped in a corner. She didn't want to lie again, but she wasn't allowed to tell anyone! How could she explain her early Hogwarts arrival?
'Oh, for goodness sake, just tell him.' Ginny looked over and saw Rika sitting at the bottom of the stairs.
"Are you sure?" She asked. Rika nodded and then bounded back up the stairs. Ginny sighed, and then met Harry's hypnotizing gaze.
"You have to promise not to tell anyone. Not anyone! Only daddy knows, and he is even keeping it from mum. He has to." Ginny warned. Harry frowned.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because they are not really kittens, Harry. They are humans, just like us." She said softly. Harry's eyes widened, but that was all the shock that he showed.
"They are hiding here, until school starts, so no one will mob them, or bother them. You of all people should know why they feel that way." Ginny pointed out. Harry smirked and nodded.
"Those three kittens that we all know and love, are also the very same 'Mortal Angels'." Ginny said slowly. Harry's eyes widened again, this time, even wider, and he choked on a gasp.
"So, we are harboring three world-famous girls, right here in 'The Burrow'?! Ginny, they are international stars! They are even known in the muggle world!" He rasped. Ginny nodded.
"That is why they are here. To keep them safe from.overzealous fans and other things. Please understand, Harry, why it is so important that we keep this quiet." Ginny whispered. Harry nodded slowly, and she grinned.
"So.would you like to meet them? They are waiting in my room, just in case." She said. At this, Harry smiled and allowed her to lead him up the stairs. He had never been inside Ginny's room, so he was kind of curious. As they entered, they noticed that Hermione's bed was empty, with a note telling Ginny that she was upstairs 'talking' with Ron. The silver kitten was sitting on the note, grinning. Suddenly, Harry felt something push at his eardrums, and then he heard a voice.
'I just made it so he could hear us. I am getting tired of you translating, no offense!' Came a soft, sweet little voice. Ginny looked over and smiled at the pink kitten.
"Do you mind, Harry?" She asked. He shook his head, and looked around her room. It was painted a light green, and it had living vines climbing up the walls. It was a rather small room, but it seemed to suit her very nicely.
'So.he finally finds out our secret, and he doesn't even mob us! I am liking this boy better and better!' Rika giggled, jumping off the paper. 'By the way, your friend came in here earlier, and left the note. When she left, your brother already had her in a lip-lock.' Rika announced.
"Talking, huh? More like snogging." Harry said after reading the note, as he took a quill out of his pocket, scratched out the word 'talking', and replaced it with, 'snogging'.
"I am going to deliver this. Excuse me a moment." He said, exiting the room. By now, the four girls were laughing hysterically.
"Done!" He crowed in a whisper, as he rushed back into the room, chuckling. "So, why don't you introduce yourselves. I want to be able to tell who I am talking too." Harry said. The purple-blue kitten laughed.
'Well, Ginny named us by our stage names, but in truth, my name is Tomoyo Daidouji.' She said. Harry gently took her paw and shook it, making her laugh.
'I am Rika Sasaki.' The silver kitten said, and he did the same with her.
'I am Sakura Kinomoto.' The pink kitten bounded into his lap, and looked up at him, its eyes wide.
"Oh, great. Next, you will tell me that you read minds." Harry groaned. Sakura giggled.
'I do, occasionally.' She said cheekily. Harry blushed, and she laughed even harder.
'I didn't then, it was written all over your face!' She said, mentioning the incident from his first night at the Burrow. He shook his head and groaned, causing the other two to laugh as well.
'Sakura is like that. She can just look at you and know what you are feeling. Unfortunately, that gift is a recent addition to the many that she has.' Tomoyo said. Harry frowned.
"Unfortunately?" He asked.
'When we were eleven, she was naïve enough not to know that one of her best friends had fallen madly in love with her, or that she had for him as well." Rika explained, and unless Harry was mistaken, a blush rose up in the pink kitten's cheeks.
"Eleven?" Harry asked harshly, as the meaning of her words hit him. The two other kittens nodded, but said nothing else.
"Brilliant. This summer is becoming one of the most confusing in my life." He mumbled, just as the bedroom door slammed open and a very ruffled looking Hermione came into the room. Her hair had fallen from it's braids, and was looking a bit messy, very unlike Hermione.
"Ginny, you won't believe what Harry did.oh." She stopped as she caught sight of Harry sitting on her bed.
"Oh, she will. She was with me when I wrote it." He chuckled. Hermione turned red.
"We were not snogging! Ron was simply telling me about his summer thus far." Hermione sniffed. Harry, Ginny, and the kitten/girls giggled.
'Tell her that that red mark on her neck is not very becoming.' Rika laughed, falling off the bed. Tomoyo and Sakura were leaning against each other for support, and Ginny had buried her head in her pillow, to stifle her giggles.
"I am going to bed. By the way, Mione, that hickey on your neck is getting bigger." Harry said, running for the safety of Ron's room. Hermione looked simply horrified.
"Well, Ron didn't know what hit him." Hermione finally said, smiling ruefully, and making Ginny burst into more giggles.
~*~*~*~
Other than this, I think that this is all I have to say, besides enjoy!
~*~*~*~
Hogwarts-Sakura style
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 5.
'Ginny! Why don't we go down to Diagon Alley and get a present for Harry today?' Rika suggested, jumping up into Ginny's lap three weeks after they had come. The party was tonight, and they still hadn't had time to go shopping for his present. Ginny looked thoughtful.
"All right. Just let me tell mum where we are going. And we need to be back soon. Percy, Penelope, Hermione, Charlie, Bill and Fleur are coming over tonight, and I have to be here to see them." She said, hurrying out of her room to tell her mother. Harry had no idea that they were planning him a party, and he seemed even more oblivious to the fact that it was even his Birthday! He had been so eager to be there, that he had forgotten what day it was completely; fortunately, the others had not.
Five minutes later, they were strolling down the street, headed towards the shops. One human girl, and three kittens; quite a funny sight for passersby. Mrs. Weasley had given Ginny a whole gold galleon to buy Harry's present, and she was determined to get him something special.
'Why don't we look in the second-hand shops?' Tomoyo suggested. 'They always have some really interesting things there.' She pointed out. Ginny looked skeptical, but went into a second-hand shop anyway.
While they were staying with her, the three kitten/girls had revealed some things about Harry Potter that they knew. At least, that Sakura knew! They had told her about his father being part of the Marauders, a band of four friends who tended to play pranks on the other students. The only thing that Sakura had left out was just who the other three Marauders were. They had also told Ginny about Harry's father being on the Quidditch team, and being Severus Snape's enemy. Ginny had not been surprised by this.
'Oh, look at this!' Rika crowed, pointing her paw at a funny little necklace that had real flowers growing out of it. Then Sakura showed them a book she had found, that kept yelling insults at them, rather loudly. Tomoyo saw an old-fashioned camera and immediately went to investigate.
"I don't really see anything Harry would like." Ginny said sadly. Sakura flicked her tail and smiled.
'Look harder. There is something on that hook, that he would like very much.' She said, pointing her paw at a metal hook stuck into the wall. On it, hung three necklaces, each boasting a rather large rock at the end. Ginny gasped and moved closer, picking one off the hook. On the rock, there was a stag carved quite deeply into the stone. Underneath it read the word 'Prongs'. Ginny gaped and turned it over, only to find another word, 'Marauder'.
"Oh my gosh! These.must have belonged to Harry's father and his friends! What are the others? 'Moony', and 'Padfoot'. Oh, how funny! And they all have the word, 'Marauder' on the back! They must have made these themselves!" Ginny breathed, looking over each stone carefully. They were all just normal, gray stones, but the carvings made them special. Without one moment of hesitation, Ginny walked up to the cashier and bought them.
'Well, were done. Can we go home now?' Sakura asked, causing the others to laugh, but agree with her. They went back to the Leaky Cauldron, and then used Floo Powder to get home.
"Mum, were back!" Ginny called. A head appeared around the corner of the kitchen, and smirked at Ginny.
"I'm not your mother, but I hope that I will do." A girl with shiny brown hair and sparkling brown eyes answered, coming all the way into the room. Ginny gave a shriek and launched herself at the girl.
"Hermione! You're here! And you look great! Has Ron seen you yet?" Ginny asked, looking her friend over.
"No! The boys are at the 'Quidditch Pitch' right now, and Molly doesn't think that they will be home until dinner." Hermione said, her eyes sparkling. Ginny giggled and then they ran up the stairs, the kittens on their heals.
"Come and see what I got!" Ginny crowed, as Hermione shut her door. Hermione was staying the whole rest of the summer, and she was sharing a room with Ginny. As the two girls settled down on the bed, the three kittens jumped up and joined them.
"Oh, how cute! I didn't know that you had kittens, Ginny!" Hermione squealed as she picked up the kitten with pink fur.
"They were a present from Dumbledore." Ginny said simply.
'Yah, some present!' Rika joked, causing Ginny to laugh.
"What is so funny?" Hermione asked. Ginny then sat down and explained about the kitten's telepathy to her. When Ginny was through, Hermione demanded a sample, and Ginny began to translate for the kittens. After a good laugh, Hermione got up and began to dig through her trunk.
"I have the most adorable outfit for you to wear tonight." Hermione said, still sifting through her trunk. Finally, she pulled out a creamy lavender dress with spaghetti straps. The skirt was floaty and the dress had a cover- layer of lavender gauze. The bodice was slim, and the neckline was a low V.
"Oh, 'Mione! It is lovely!" Ginny breathed, fingering the dress. Hermione simply laughed and told her to put it on. When Ginny had finished, Hermione had braided two small sections of Ginny's hair, and then pulled them back into a pony-tail, leaving the rest to hang down her back. They finished the affect with a pair of lavender pumps, that Ginny quickly slipped onto her feet and then thanked Hermione. Waving her hand, Hermione reached back into the trunk and pulled out a two-piece dress. It had a light blue tank top and a flowery skirt similar to Ginny's. After she had put it on, though, both Ginny and the kitten/girls noticed that it showed a bit of her stomach, just enough to be enticing; for Ron. Then she quickly swept her hair into braids and twined them around her head like a crown, leaving a few stray strands to dangle down around her face and neck.
"Boy, you have this 'seduce Ron' thing down to the last detail, don't you?" Ginny teased, nodding at the revealed stomach. Hermione simply nodded, and grinned.
"He won't know what hit him!" She laughed. Then the two girls and the kittens hurried down to help Molly cook supper.
~*~*~*~
"That was a good practice, except for one thing.we didn't even touch our brooms!" Harry exclaimed, as he, Ron, and the twins walked back to the house. They were all dressed rather nicely, after Harry had been told that they were going to have a few 'guests'. Ron and the twins simply smirked and kept walking. The boys were all dressed in short-sleeved polo shirts and tan slacks. Fred was wearing a white polo shirt, and George was wearing a light blue one. Harry's shirt was green, which went rather well with his eyes, and also happened to show his muscles better than the baggy ones he usually wore. Ron was in a dark blue shirt, which accented his blue eyes beautifully, and also revealed beautifully toned muscles.
"I worked all school-year to get these, and I even managed to keep them a secret from Hermione!" He had boasted that morning. Ron had revealed to Harry, his plan to seduce Hermione over the summer. Harry thought it was rather funny, but had avoided saying anything to offend his friend.
"Come on, lets see what mum has cooked up for us tonight." Fred crowed, pushing open the back door and walking inside, with the other boys on his heals. When they were in, Harry was surprised to see that it was rather dark, and all the lights had been shut off.
"Hello?" Ron called. Suddenly, all the lights were switched on, and Harry was shocked to see a room-full of people, standing in front of him.
"Happy Birthday, Harry!" They all shouted. Harry's face lit up in shock and delight and he began to laugh.
"I forgot that it was my birthday!" He chuckled, as people began to shout out congratulations. Harry knew everyone who was at the party well. There was Charlie, Ron's oldest brother, and then Bill with his wife Fleur, and then Percy with his wife Penelope. Harry spotted a very beautiful Hermione, and beside her stood.Remus Lupin! Harry rushed to greet his old teacher, who was also a Werewolf. As he looked over the man's shoulder, he saw that Ron had stopped short at the sight of Hermione, and was now looking quite pale, his mouth hanging open. Ginny and Hermione were laughing, and then Hermione hugged the red haired boy, making him hug back weakly, and then tell her how great she looked. She too, seemed quite awed by Ron's muscular appearance, and that little smirk of hers showed Harry that she did not mind it at all! As he gazed around the room, he spotted another member of the party, sitting in the corner. It was a large dog.
"Sirius!" Harry breathed, hugging the dog and grinning at it, as it nosed his chest. Harry looked over to see Mr. and Mrs. Weasley smiling at the scene, and nodding. He knew then that they had invited his on-the-run godfather to his Birthday party, and he was grateful.
~*~*~*~
"Ugh! I'm stuffed!" Bill said, patting his stomach. The whole party had been moved outside, so there would be enough room for all of them. They had all just finished supper, and Harry sat back with a contented sigh. On Harry's left side, sat Sirius, and on his right.Ginny. All though supper, she had tried to avoid looking at him, for fear she would be caught staring. Harry had gone through almost the same thing with her, although neither were aware of the other's discomfort. Just for fun, Harry had insisted that Ginny's three kittens have their own seats and plates to eat from. This had amused everyone, until they all saw just how much the kittens ate.
"Time for presents!" Molly crowed, as she levitated a table piled high with presents, in front of Harry. Harry gaped at the huge pile, and then carefully began to pull some of them out. Soon, everyone was entertained by Harry who, as he opened each present, made funny or very exaggerated faces at the packages. Books, little trinkets, filibuster fireworks, pictures, boom polish, and an owl-care kit, were only some of the many presents that Harry received. Finally, he came to the last one, a smallish package, but rather heavy.
"I wonder what this could be!" He joked, slowly opening the wrapping. Inside, there was a large bundle of tissue paper, and a note. Harry picked up the note and read it aloud.
"Dear Harry,
I found these, and I believe that they should be returned to you. He was your father, after all.
Love,
Ginny Weasley."
Harry looked quite confused by the note, as was everyone else, but he opened the package nonetheless. What he saw inside made him catch his breath and look at Ginny in shock.
"How did you know."
"Let's just say, a little kitten told me." She answered, her eyes sparkling. Harry glanced at the three innocent-looking kittens and smiled slightly. Then he reached out and picked up his present, so the others could see. Ron gave an excited shout, and Hermione gasped. Remus stood up in wonder, and the dog beside Harry gave a sharp bark. In Harry's hand lay three necklaces, with stones hanging from them. On each stone, there was the carving of an animal, and then a name below that. On the back of the rocks, was the word 'Marauder'. Harry stared at the rock with his father's symbol on it, and then he looked up at Ginny, his eyes boring into hers.
"I don't know how to thank you, Ginny. You don't know how much these mean to me." He stated, and then shocked them all by pulling her into a quick hug. Ginny's face turned red and she mumbled something that sounded like, "You're welcome."
~*~*~*~
"Well, that was an interesting evening." Mr. Weasley commented, as he dropped down onto one of the couches. Everyone but Hermione, Remus, and the dog, whom Harry called, Snuffles, had left. Even the twins, had decided to spend the night a Bill's, and had apperated back to his house with him.
"It is about to get a whole lot more interesting, because since you know my secret, I think that it is only fair that Ginny finds out too." Harry said. Ginny looked at him in confusion, as Remus nodded to him, and the dog gave a bark.
"Ginny, these necklaces that you gave me, belonged to my father and his friends. You see, because of one member of their group, they all became unregistered Animagi." Harry explained.
"What?! Why?" Ginny gasped.
"Because of me, Miss Weasley." Remus said. Since it had been announced to the whole school that Professor Lupin was indeed, a werewolf, Ginny had no questions about this.except.
"So, you were one of Harry's father's friends." Ginny breathed. Remus smiled at her words, and nodded.
"There is another in this room, that was a part of our group. In fact, you know the last two people." Remus pointed out. Ginny looked confused, and then looked down at the necklaces.
"Well, since you are.Moony, and Harry's father was."
"Prongs." Harry supplied.
"Then the last one must be this Padfoot. But, didn't you say there were *two* more?" She asked. Remus nodded.
"There is one necklace that is not here, and that is Wormtail's, also known as Peter Pettigrew." He added. At this, Ginny gasped, and looked over at her parents, who were looking pale, but un-surprised.
"But I thought that Harry said that Peter was the bad one." She began.
"He is. But he wasn't then. We were all fooled. We thought he was our friend, when we put him in charge of Lily and James's affairs." Remus said. Ginny sat back and absentmindedly petted Cherry, looking thoughtful.
"You said that I knew the last one. He was called Padfoot." She trailed off.
'Ginny, think. Peter was really guilty for what happened, but who was blamed?' Sakura pushed, her voice becoming soft. Ginny's eyes widened, and she looked at the dog.
"You! You are Padfoot.and you are also Sirius Black!" She cried, standing up and pointing accusingly at the dog. All at once, the dog began to shift forms and before long, the infamous Sirius Black stood in front of her.
"But how did you know?" He asked her, after Harry had hugged him again. Ginny looked accusingly at Cherry.
"How did you know?" She asked.
'Oh, I knew the whole time. I knew everything. I didn't need them to tell me.' Sakura said off-handily. Ginny groaned and dropped back down onto the couch.
"I will never fully understand you, Sa.Cherry." She informed the kitten. Now Remus and Sirius were looking at her strangely.
"Wait.your kitten knew who we were? It knew the whole thing?" Sirius asked. Ginny shrugged.
"I suppose so. Dumbledore gave them to me, so I have no idea where they get their knowledge from. They have even met the future Ruler of China, and his family." Ginny added. After that horrible night, Sakura, Tomoyo, and Rika had told Ginny everything about their relationship with the royals.excluding the Clow Cards. In fact, Ginny knew most of their secrets, except the few that they had been forbidden to tell. Sakura didn't even know if Dumbledore knew that she had the cards.
"Dumbledore gave them to you? Then I am not surprised!" Remus laughed, reaching down and petting Violet. Rose jumped up on Sirius's lap and looked up at him cutely, cocking her head to the side and giving a little mew. He chuckled and pet her.
"But besides being friends of James Potter, how else are you connected with Harry?" Ginny asked. Ron and Harry grinned at each other.
"Sirius is Harry's Godfather." Ron said simply, causing Ginny to roll her eyes.
"Why am I not surprised?!" She laughed. After that, they talked for quite awhile on other subjects, and then Remus and Sirius decided to go home.
"Don't forget, Harry. I will be at Hogwarts all through the school year, and you know where to find me." His Godfather reminded, hugging the dark- haired boy one last time, before turning back into a dog.
"Bye, Sirius!" Ginny chirped, affectionately hugging the dog around the neck. As soon as she had gotten over the initial shock of meeting *the* Sirius Black, Ginny had become quite good friends with the man. She also hugged Remus and reminded him that a full moon was coming soon.
"I have Severus Snape working on it right now." Remus assured her, earning himself a yelp from the silver kitten. He petted it, and then he disapperated out of the house.
"That was most certainly one of the most interesting nights of my life." Ginny sighed, after watching Sirius trot out of sight into the darkness. She shut the front door and turned around, only to find that she was alone in the room.
"They all went to bed." Came a voice. Ginny jumped as she recognized it. Harry stepped out of the shadows of the stairwell, and sat down on the couch. Ginny shifted uncomfortably as Harry's searching eyes met hers.
"Dumbledore didn't really give those kittens to you as pets, did he?" Harry asked, his eyes boring into hers. Ginny felt panic rise into her chest.
"Yes, he did. Just.not forever."
"How long do you get to keep them?" Harry pushed.
"Two months, until I return to school." She answered, not daring to sit down. Harry stood and walked over to her, his eyes never leaving hers. He stopped only a few feet from her, and then took her elbow.
"You're lying, Ginny. School is in just less than three months." He said, his eyes still boring into hers unheedingly. Ginny shivered.
"I am going to the school early. Professor Dumbledore asked me to."
"Why?"
Now, Ginny knew that she was trapped in a corner. She didn't want to lie again, but she wasn't allowed to tell anyone! How could she explain her early Hogwarts arrival?
'Oh, for goodness sake, just tell him.' Ginny looked over and saw Rika sitting at the bottom of the stairs.
"Are you sure?" She asked. Rika nodded and then bounded back up the stairs. Ginny sighed, and then met Harry's hypnotizing gaze.
"You have to promise not to tell anyone. Not anyone! Only daddy knows, and he is even keeping it from mum. He has to." Ginny warned. Harry frowned.
"Why?" He asked.
"Because they are not really kittens, Harry. They are humans, just like us." She said softly. Harry's eyes widened, but that was all the shock that he showed.
"They are hiding here, until school starts, so no one will mob them, or bother them. You of all people should know why they feel that way." Ginny pointed out. Harry smirked and nodded.
"Those three kittens that we all know and love, are also the very same 'Mortal Angels'." Ginny said slowly. Harry's eyes widened again, this time, even wider, and he choked on a gasp.
"So, we are harboring three world-famous girls, right here in 'The Burrow'?! Ginny, they are international stars! They are even known in the muggle world!" He rasped. Ginny nodded.
"That is why they are here. To keep them safe from.overzealous fans and other things. Please understand, Harry, why it is so important that we keep this quiet." Ginny whispered. Harry nodded slowly, and she grinned.
"So.would you like to meet them? They are waiting in my room, just in case." She said. At this, Harry smiled and allowed her to lead him up the stairs. He had never been inside Ginny's room, so he was kind of curious. As they entered, they noticed that Hermione's bed was empty, with a note telling Ginny that she was upstairs 'talking' with Ron. The silver kitten was sitting on the note, grinning. Suddenly, Harry felt something push at his eardrums, and then he heard a voice.
'I just made it so he could hear us. I am getting tired of you translating, no offense!' Came a soft, sweet little voice. Ginny looked over and smiled at the pink kitten.
"Do you mind, Harry?" She asked. He shook his head, and looked around her room. It was painted a light green, and it had living vines climbing up the walls. It was a rather small room, but it seemed to suit her very nicely.
'So.he finally finds out our secret, and he doesn't even mob us! I am liking this boy better and better!' Rika giggled, jumping off the paper. 'By the way, your friend came in here earlier, and left the note. When she left, your brother already had her in a lip-lock.' Rika announced.
"Talking, huh? More like snogging." Harry said after reading the note, as he took a quill out of his pocket, scratched out the word 'talking', and replaced it with, 'snogging'.
"I am going to deliver this. Excuse me a moment." He said, exiting the room. By now, the four girls were laughing hysterically.
"Done!" He crowed in a whisper, as he rushed back into the room, chuckling. "So, why don't you introduce yourselves. I want to be able to tell who I am talking too." Harry said. The purple-blue kitten laughed.
'Well, Ginny named us by our stage names, but in truth, my name is Tomoyo Daidouji.' She said. Harry gently took her paw and shook it, making her laugh.
'I am Rika Sasaki.' The silver kitten said, and he did the same with her.
'I am Sakura Kinomoto.' The pink kitten bounded into his lap, and looked up at him, its eyes wide.
"Oh, great. Next, you will tell me that you read minds." Harry groaned. Sakura giggled.
'I do, occasionally.' She said cheekily. Harry blushed, and she laughed even harder.
'I didn't then, it was written all over your face!' She said, mentioning the incident from his first night at the Burrow. He shook his head and groaned, causing the other two to laugh as well.
'Sakura is like that. She can just look at you and know what you are feeling. Unfortunately, that gift is a recent addition to the many that she has.' Tomoyo said. Harry frowned.
"Unfortunately?" He asked.
'When we were eleven, she was naïve enough not to know that one of her best friends had fallen madly in love with her, or that she had for him as well." Rika explained, and unless Harry was mistaken, a blush rose up in the pink kitten's cheeks.
"Eleven?" Harry asked harshly, as the meaning of her words hit him. The two other kittens nodded, but said nothing else.
"Brilliant. This summer is becoming one of the most confusing in my life." He mumbled, just as the bedroom door slammed open and a very ruffled looking Hermione came into the room. Her hair had fallen from it's braids, and was looking a bit messy, very unlike Hermione.
"Ginny, you won't believe what Harry did.oh." She stopped as she caught sight of Harry sitting on her bed.
"Oh, she will. She was with me when I wrote it." He chuckled. Hermione turned red.
"We were not snogging! Ron was simply telling me about his summer thus far." Hermione sniffed. Harry, Ginny, and the kitten/girls giggled.
'Tell her that that red mark on her neck is not very becoming.' Rika laughed, falling off the bed. Tomoyo and Sakura were leaning against each other for support, and Ginny had buried her head in her pillow, to stifle her giggles.
"I am going to bed. By the way, Mione, that hickey on your neck is getting bigger." Harry said, running for the safety of Ron's room. Hermione looked simply horrified.
"Well, Ron didn't know what hit him." Hermione finally said, smiling ruefully, and making Ginny burst into more giggles.
~*~*~*~
