"Harry Potter and the Brethren of Ares"
Disclaimer: I didn't think up Clairvoyant Accessories- the brilliant Hermione "DB" Granger did. Watch I'm giving the wrong person credit.
Chapter 16: Untimely Happiness
Harry walked nervously down the streets of Hogsmeade with only his thoughts and a gorgeous date. Time to time, Harry and Padma glanced at each other, but the conversation was kept to a bare minimum...until Padma got an idea.
"Hey, Harry, let's go into Clairvoyant Accessories!"
Harry swallowed hard. That did not sound good. "Let's go in- where?" he asked, his usual baritone rising to an alto.
Padma grinned mischievously. Harry smiled uneasily. Oh, this is not good.
Padma grabbed Harry's hand and tugged him inside the store.
Harry had never been more horrified in his entire life.
Everything was pink and fluffy and shimmer...y.
Harry turned and scowled at the Indian girl. She smirked.
"Here, Harry, let's look at some earrings..."
***
Lily snorted. James stared at her. "What's so funny? She's torturing our poor boy!" Sirius nodded vigorously in agreement.
Lily grinned. "You two will never understand women."
Sirius shook his head. "Do we really want to?"
James however, leaned forward, shaking his hair out of his ice blue eyes. "Well, Tiger Lily," he murmured in a low voice. "Why don't you enlighten me?"
Lily grinned and winked at him.
"ARGH!" Sirius leapt to his feet. "WOULD YOU TWO JUST STOP? I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU TWO SNOGGING, IN HEAT, SHAGGING, FLIRTING, KISSING, WHATEVER! IT'S NOT NICE! IT'S JUST NOT NICE! I DON'T NEED TO SEE THAT!" His eyes were glazed over.
James grinned. "You've gone over the deep end, mate!"
Lily, in contrast, looked concerned. "Sirius, I never knew that our acting like this made you miss Harmony so much-"
Sirius clamped a hand over her mouth. You could practically see the annoyance in his aura.
"Lily. Yes, I miss Harmony. No, it's not because you two act like hormone driven teenagers. Please do not point out that we are seventeen. I'm aware of that."
He then noticed that James had his head ducked, broad shoulders shaking madly. James threw his head back and laughed out loud.
Sirius scowled at him.
Lily smiled, and plopped down on James's lap. "Really, Sirius, lighten up. You'll see Harmony eventually."
Sirius sat down again. "When, Lily? I know I can't see my family, 'cause they can't be up here, but I know Harmony is. Can is see her before I get all poetic and fluffy and stuff?"
(Note: the following contains viewpoints and ideas that may be considered offensive to your religion/personal beliefs. Don't get angry, I warned you.)
Lily sighed, and rested her head on her hand. "It's very complicated. Where we are now-" she motioned around the room "-isn't actually heaven. This is a place where people who have strong ties on Earth stay. We, for example, have our son and your godson, and our best friend, still on Earth and in mortal danger."
Sirius stared at the floor, pensive.
James picked up where Lily left off. "You see, this room is actually filled to the brim with other souls. We can't see them or feel them. They don't see Harry in the basin, they see their loved ones."
Lily swallowed. "You can't see Harmony because at this point, you wouldn't be able to come back to this place. You're not that adjusted to being dead. James and I can move between places though, because we've been dead for so long."
Sirius nodded. "How do you move between places?"
James smiled. "Simple. There's a door." He pointed across the room, and an almost blindingly white spinning door stood, somehow unnoticeable unless pointed out. The doors were rotated slowly. "You just didn't see it before, nor can you enter it yet."
The doors glowed gold. A wispy form floated over their heads, and through the door Sirius had first entered.
Sirius's jaw dropped. "What was that?"
Lily smiled gently.
"It was an angel."
***
Harry leaned against a tree, exceptionally glad to be far away from that store. Padma smiled at him.
"C'mon, Potter, you know you enjoyed that."
Harry shook his head vigorously. "No. Not at all."
Padma grinned. "But you think I'm goooooorgeus."
Harry nodded. "I'll give you that."
Padma grinned, and hopped in a little circle, singing. "You think I'm goooooorgeus, you want to kiss me, you want to hold me, you want to love, me!"
Harry laughed, and grabbed her hands. "Yes, you're correct."
She was close, very close....but it was different. It wasn't as awkward....it was good. He could see her eyes perfectly, sparkling with something he wasn't sure of....she was so close...
***
"Harry, you are to report to Professor Snape's office one week from tomorrow for you first lesson. Harry?"
Harry nodded, a goofy grin plastered on his face. "Yes, Professor."
Dumbledore's eyes smiled. "Have you had a good day, Harry?"
Harry nodded.
Dumbledore noted that there was an almost pondering look in Harry's eyes.
Dumbledore chucked. He was probably wondering if all kisses were wet.
***
Author's Note: Yea, I couldn't resist putting the last line. ^^; Another HUGE thank you to Hermione "DB" Granger for letting me borrow Clairvoyant Accessories. I couldn't get the scene inside right, though, so this'll have to do.
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