A/N - Sorry it's been such a long time. I've been really busy and the had a bad case of writers block
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Harry found Ron talking to Mundungus and grabbed his arm, dragging him out into the hall way.
"You've got to see this" Harry laughed. Casually, they both walked into the kitchen, trying not to look too suspicious. Draco fell silent as soon as they opened the door. He glared at Harry as he approached the table.
"Just getting a drink" Harry grinned "Don't stop talking just because of us"
Ron was smirking. Draco said something quietly to Caitlin. She smiled at Harry and Ron and then they both turned to the door and went out into the garden. Ron started laughing immediately.
"No prizes for guessing what's going on there" Ron said watching after them through the open door.
Harry was laughing by this time. He peered out if the window into the garden.
"I'd love to hear what they're saying"
"Me too. It's a pity we haven't got any extendable ears" replied Ron. Harry looked round at him with a mischievous look in his eye.
"Wait there a minute" Harry told him as he rushed out of the door. Ron continued watching Draco and Caitlin through the window. Harry reappeared a few minutes later with his invisibility cloak.
"Come on" he said as he threw the cloak over them both. Slowly and silently they crept out into the garden until they were just a few steps away from Draco and Caitlin. Ron let out a snort when Caitlin asked Draco if his school was just like the local Comprehensive that she went to. Caitlin looked around in their direction as if she had heard Ron.
"Yeah probably" Draco replied, not knowing what else to say.
"What's your favourite lesson?" Caitlin asked.
"Erm…" Draco stuttered. He was saved by Tonks shouting as she came out of the kitchen.
"Draco, d'you know where Harry's gone?" she called as she walked over to them.
"No he was inside" Draco replied as Tonks tripped over a loose paving stone and fell straight into Harry and Ron. All three of them tumbled to the floor.
"Ow, what's that?" Tonks asked as she landed on top of Ron.
"Tonks, shhh. It's me and Ron" Harry whispered, frantically hoping that the invisibility cloak was still covering them.
"What's what?" Caitlin asked as she walked over to help Tonks up from the floor. Harry let out a breath of relief. She obviously couldn't see them. Caitlin held out her hand and pulled Tonks up from the floor.
"Oh nothing, I thought I fell on something but I was wrong" Tonks replied. Harry looked up at Caitlin realising that she was staring straight at where he and Ron were lying.
"What's that?" said Caitlin sounding scared. Harry glanced around and saw that the invisibility cloak wasn't covering Ron's hand.
"Erm.." Tonks hesitated, unable to think of an excuse for a hand lying in the garden. "Draco, get Talitha quickly" she said. Draco raced inside and was back again with Talitha and Remus before Caitlin could ask any more questions. Ron and Harry remained where they were, unsure as to whether revealing that they were there would make things better or worse.
Talitha and Remus looked at Ron's hand.
"Well, get up then" Remus said, calmly. Harry and Ron scrambled to their feet and pulled of the cloak. Caitlin looked initially relieved that it wasn't just a hand but then looked confused as to how Harry and Ron had been invisible.
Talitha guided Caitlin over to one of the garden seats and motioned for her to sit down. Harry stood waiting, feeling very uncomfortable as Draco glared at him. Sirius appeared outside moments later.
"What happened?" He asked
"Caitlin just had a bit of a fright involving an invisibility cloak" Remus told him. Sirius looked at Harry and then back at Remus.
"Invisibility cloak?" Caitlin stuttered
"Ok everyone inside" Sirius said
Harry followed Sirius back inside. Once Remus and Draco were in the kitchen, Sirius turned to Harry and Draco
"Ok when Caitlin comes back in you act normally, like nothing happened. Draco you're going to walk the girls home ok" Draco nodded and went off to find Julia, Remus followed him.
"But what about…" Harry started
"Talitha's going to do a memory charm, she won't rememeber" Sirius told him, sounding slightly angry. Harry fell silent as he looked out of the window. He watched Talitha pull her wand out and point it directly at Caitlin He just heard her say 'obliviate' as Sirius pulled him away from the window.
"Act normally" Sirius muttered as Talitha came in through the door followed by Caitlin.
"Where's Draco gone" she said cheerfully "He's supposed to be walking Caitlin and Julia home"
"He's in here" Remus shouted from the living room
"Thanks for inviting me Harry" Caitlin smiled at him as she followed Talitha through into the hall where Draco and Julia were waiting.
"Yeah, it's ok" Harry muttered, trying to force a smile back at her.
All was silent in the kitchen until they heard the front door close.
"What an earth were you doing" Sirius said "After all the effort everyone made and you blew it messing about"
Harry looked up as Talitha came into the kitchen. She didn't speak but just looked at him.
"You're angry at me aren't you?" Harry asked
"I'm not so much angry as disappointed" Talitha replied coolly "I thought you had more sense"
"It'll be ok though won't it with the memory charm" Harry said as he stared at his feet
"She won't remember but memory charms can be dangerous. They can go wrong so easily. You're lucky that Talitha is quite an expert at them."
"Memory charms are a last resort Harry" Remus added as he came back through into the kitchen "They can do a lot of damage if too many are used on one person"
"I didn't realise" Harry said quietly "I never thought anything like that would happen"
"Trust Tonks" Sirius started laughing. Talitha and Remus both started to smile.
"Yeah, it could have only been her" Remus grinned. Harry smiled as well as Talitha walked over to him.
"Have you learnt your lesson" she asked.
"Yeah"
"Good" she said laughing as she ruffled his hair "now get back into the party and just hope that Draco doesn't kill you when he gets back"
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Harry found Ron talking to Mundungus and grabbed his arm, dragging him out into the hall way.
"You've got to see this" Harry laughed. Casually, they both walked into the kitchen, trying not to look too suspicious. Draco fell silent as soon as they opened the door. He glared at Harry as he approached the table.
"Just getting a drink" Harry grinned "Don't stop talking just because of us"
Ron was smirking. Draco said something quietly to Caitlin. She smiled at Harry and Ron and then they both turned to the door and went out into the garden. Ron started laughing immediately.
"No prizes for guessing what's going on there" Ron said watching after them through the open door.
Harry was laughing by this time. He peered out if the window into the garden.
"I'd love to hear what they're saying"
"Me too. It's a pity we haven't got any extendable ears" replied Ron. Harry looked round at him with a mischievous look in his eye.
"Wait there a minute" Harry told him as he rushed out of the door. Ron continued watching Draco and Caitlin through the window. Harry reappeared a few minutes later with his invisibility cloak.
"Come on" he said as he threw the cloak over them both. Slowly and silently they crept out into the garden until they were just a few steps away from Draco and Caitlin. Ron let out a snort when Caitlin asked Draco if his school was just like the local Comprehensive that she went to. Caitlin looked around in their direction as if she had heard Ron.
"Yeah probably" Draco replied, not knowing what else to say.
"What's your favourite lesson?" Caitlin asked.
"Erm…" Draco stuttered. He was saved by Tonks shouting as she came out of the kitchen.
"Draco, d'you know where Harry's gone?" she called as she walked over to them.
"No he was inside" Draco replied as Tonks tripped over a loose paving stone and fell straight into Harry and Ron. All three of them tumbled to the floor.
"Ow, what's that?" Tonks asked as she landed on top of Ron.
"Tonks, shhh. It's me and Ron" Harry whispered, frantically hoping that the invisibility cloak was still covering them.
"What's what?" Caitlin asked as she walked over to help Tonks up from the floor. Harry let out a breath of relief. She obviously couldn't see them. Caitlin held out her hand and pulled Tonks up from the floor.
"Oh nothing, I thought I fell on something but I was wrong" Tonks replied. Harry looked up at Caitlin realising that she was staring straight at where he and Ron were lying.
"What's that?" said Caitlin sounding scared. Harry glanced around and saw that the invisibility cloak wasn't covering Ron's hand.
"Erm.." Tonks hesitated, unable to think of an excuse for a hand lying in the garden. "Draco, get Talitha quickly" she said. Draco raced inside and was back again with Talitha and Remus before Caitlin could ask any more questions. Ron and Harry remained where they were, unsure as to whether revealing that they were there would make things better or worse.
Talitha and Remus looked at Ron's hand.
"Well, get up then" Remus said, calmly. Harry and Ron scrambled to their feet and pulled of the cloak. Caitlin looked initially relieved that it wasn't just a hand but then looked confused as to how Harry and Ron had been invisible.
Talitha guided Caitlin over to one of the garden seats and motioned for her to sit down. Harry stood waiting, feeling very uncomfortable as Draco glared at him. Sirius appeared outside moments later.
"What happened?" He asked
"Caitlin just had a bit of a fright involving an invisibility cloak" Remus told him. Sirius looked at Harry and then back at Remus.
"Invisibility cloak?" Caitlin stuttered
"Ok everyone inside" Sirius said
Harry followed Sirius back inside. Once Remus and Draco were in the kitchen, Sirius turned to Harry and Draco
"Ok when Caitlin comes back in you act normally, like nothing happened. Draco you're going to walk the girls home ok" Draco nodded and went off to find Julia, Remus followed him.
"But what about…" Harry started
"Talitha's going to do a memory charm, she won't rememeber" Sirius told him, sounding slightly angry. Harry fell silent as he looked out of the window. He watched Talitha pull her wand out and point it directly at Caitlin He just heard her say 'obliviate' as Sirius pulled him away from the window.
"Act normally" Sirius muttered as Talitha came in through the door followed by Caitlin.
"Where's Draco gone" she said cheerfully "He's supposed to be walking Caitlin and Julia home"
"He's in here" Remus shouted from the living room
"Thanks for inviting me Harry" Caitlin smiled at him as she followed Talitha through into the hall where Draco and Julia were waiting.
"Yeah, it's ok" Harry muttered, trying to force a smile back at her.
All was silent in the kitchen until they heard the front door close.
"What an earth were you doing" Sirius said "After all the effort everyone made and you blew it messing about"
Harry looked up as Talitha came into the kitchen. She didn't speak but just looked at him.
"You're angry at me aren't you?" Harry asked
"I'm not so much angry as disappointed" Talitha replied coolly "I thought you had more sense"
"It'll be ok though won't it with the memory charm" Harry said as he stared at his feet
"She won't remember but memory charms can be dangerous. They can go wrong so easily. You're lucky that Talitha is quite an expert at them."
"Memory charms are a last resort Harry" Remus added as he came back through into the kitchen "They can do a lot of damage if too many are used on one person"
"I didn't realise" Harry said quietly "I never thought anything like that would happen"
"Trust Tonks" Sirius started laughing. Talitha and Remus both started to smile.
"Yeah, it could have only been her" Remus grinned. Harry smiled as well as Talitha walked over to him.
"Have you learnt your lesson" she asked.
"Yeah"
"Good" she said laughing as she ruffled his hair "now get back into the party and just hope that Draco doesn't kill you when he gets back"