Chapter 4
Stepping out of the closet, Percy headed for the door to his office. Walking out to Millicent's desk, he spoke with her quietly but urgently for a few moments, then returned to find a very nervous Oliver pacing the room.
"Oliver, what's wrong?"
"I don't like this. It doesn't feel right," Oliver said. He looked at Percy, his eyes filled with confusion. "It seems too easy for us to have found all of that when we did."
"Are you suggesting that this was planted information? That Draco was meant to find it?"
Shaking his head, Oliver resumed his pacing. "I'm not sure. I mean, we both know Draco is trustworthy; he wouldn't do anything to harm Hermione or the twins. Would he?"
Oliver turned on his heel to find Percy standing in front of him. Stopping abruptly, so as not to run over him, Oliver was quickly pulled into Percy's arms. Percy pulled Oliver's head down and kissed him softly. "Don't fret. We'll get to the bottom of this and take care of it. You know that, you were there while we talked about it with Harry."
Sighing, Oliver wrapped his arms around Percy and pulled him into a deep kiss. Moaning softly, Percy melted into the kiss, his lips parting at the insistent probing from Oliver's tongue. "Mr. Weasley?"
'Damn,' Oliver thought as Percy pulled away quickly, a blush rising up his neck.
"Yes, Millicent, what is it?"
"Ms. Granger has returned, she asked to speak with you as soon as possible." With this said, Millicent turned and walked out the door, closing it softly behind her.
"I swear, people around this office must know we're kissing or something," Oliver said with a grin. "They must have a sign around here or something. 'Come now! See the Minister of Magic snogging his hot Quidditch Keeper love slave!'"
Percy wanted to scowl at Oliver but couldn't hold the laughter in. Leaning against Oliver's chest, he laughed for a long moment. Pulling away from him Oliver leaned down and kissed him softly, pulling back before Percy could pull him deeper into the kiss. "Come on, Hermione is waiting for you."
"Oh all right," Percy said, a hint of exasperation in his voice. Heading for the door, he and Oliver walked the short distance down to Hermione's office.
****
Hermione opened the door and almost ran into Percy as he and Oliver tried to walk in. "Oh, Percy, there you are." Draco was standing behind her looking out the window of her office.
"Yes, Millicent said you wanted to talk?" Percy stepped in after Hermione moved aside. Oliver walked in and sat down in one of the available chairs.
"Draco and I just took the twins to the Burrow. We ran into Cho there and she said that Harry wanted all of us to come to the school this evening so we could talk more at length over the situation." "I don't like it," Draco said softly from his position at the window. Oliver turned and looked at him surprise. Draco was still facing out the window as he spoke. "It's too easy. It's almost as if I were led there. As if I was meant to find those documents."
"Well, you found them," Percy said. "But, do either of you want to take the chance that they aren't legitimate?"
Sighing loudly, Draco turned from the window, his mouth twisted in a wry smile. "No, not with all the innocent lives at stake with this. Well, you're both here now, are we going?"
"Yes," Hermione said. "Percy, I think we should use the port key in your office. That way it's not obvious where we're going. You and Draco both have business at the school regularly. However, Oliver and I do not."
"Yes, of course. Well, come on then." Saying nothing more, Percy led the others back to his office. Stopping briefly at Millicent's desk, he told the woman that he and Hermione would be in a meeting with Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Wood until late this evening. Walking into his office he knew that Millicent would most likely leave shortly, he knew none of them had to worry about not being seen leaving the office until they returned from Hogwarts later that night.
Leading the four of them to the port key, they headed off to meet with Harry.
****
"Good night Percy, Oliver. Thanks for coming by." Harry led the two men to the door as the rest of the group settled around the room. Hermione and Draco taking chairs by the fire, while Cho went to fetch some tea. After seeing Percy and Oliver off, Harry returned and sat down as Cho came in carrying a tray with a teapot and four cups.
Cho handed Hermione her teacup and perched herself on the arm of Harry's chair. Draco and Hermione were seated in matching armchairs directly across from Harry and his wife. They had waited in Harry's office with Percy and Oliver for Harry to return. He had been meeting with the staff since Cho had left a short while before to drop off their three daughters with the Weasley's.
"I take it the girls put up a bit of a fight when you told them they had to go," Hermione said, placing her teacup on the table between her and Draco.
"Yeah, they weren't too pleased about it," Cho said. Shaking her heard she laughed quietly. "I honestly don't know who's worse, Lily or Jun. They take very closely after Harry and I both when it comes to dominance."
Draco and Hermione grinned at one another as they thought of their own children. The twins couldn't have been more different. Fraternal twins, the boy taking after his mother in looks as well as personality while the girl was an almost perfect carbon copy of her father. "Narcissa and Phillip were rather put off at the idea of spending time at the Burrow," Draco said. "I look at her and wonder how it was that none of you ever killed me while we were in school."
"Not that we didn't want to," Harry told him with a grin. "Trust me, I think Mione wanted to kill you more times than I did.but Ron was the top of that list."
At the mention on the youngest Weasley's name, a silence fell across the group. "He never did forgive me did he," Draco asked softly.
"No matter what we told him, he still believes that you had something to do with Fred's death," Harry told him softly. "Even after explaining that you were with Hermione, he still swore you were involved somehow."
"And George following so quickly behind him," Cho said. Shaking her head she sighed. "Enough, I'm depressed enough as it is. Speaking of twins, I have a hard enough time dealing with the three girls, how do the two of you deal with them?"
"Very carefully!" Everyone laughed as Hermione and Draco sounded off in unison.
Standing up and stretching, Draco held out his hand to his wife and smiled softly. "Well, I think it's best if we follow Percy and Oliver's example and head home for the night. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
Taking his hand, Hermione stood and smiled at Harry and Cho, whom were both standing.
"Please, stay the night," Cho said. "We have the guest room all set up for the two of you."
"We wouldn't want to impose on you," Hermione said, although the thought of sleeping here did sound nice. She was rather worn out from the day and wasn't looking forward to the trip home.
"We insist," Harry said. "Besides, both of you are going to be here tomorrow anyway. It makes more sense if you just stay the night."
"All right, Potter," Draco said with a mock glare. "But remember.coffee. I want coffee in the morning."
Laughing at Draco, Harry nodded and led the two of them to their room and bade them goodnight.
*****
Walking down the street to their flat, Oliver said nothing, as it was obvious that Percy had been lost in thought. Glancing around as they walked, Oliver noticed that he was looking for any sign that they were being followed. 'I can't believe it,' he though to himself. 'One moment I'm enjoying the peace we have and then my world is turned upside down. Now I'm acting like a paranoid git.'
"You're quiet Ol," Percy said softly, linking his arm in Oliver's and leaning against him as they walked. "This is really bothering you isn't it?"
Oliver sighed. Percy always could read him. "Yeah, that obvious is it?"
Putting his arm around Percy, he hugged him closely and led him up the steps to their flat. Reaching for the door, he heard something and turned to gaze down the street. At the corner was a lone figure, covered in hooded robes; Oliver couldn't make out his face. Looking down at Percy who was opening the door, not noticing the menacing figure. Glancing back down the street, Oliver noted that they figure was gone.
Shaking his head, he turned to follow Percy into the house, noticing his curious expression. "What is it?"
"Nothing," Oliver said with a smile. "Thought I saw something. Must have been my imagination."
Nodding, Percy led him up the stairs and into their rooms. Closing the door behind him, Oliver reached out and pulled Percy to him. "Well, since we don't have roommates, I don't think we'll be interrupted this time."
Not waiting for Percy to respond, Oliver leaned down and kissed him deeply. Reaching up, he unhooked Percy's robes and let them fall to the floor to pool there, quickly joined by his.
Percy reached up and pulled Oliver to him, running his hands up and down Oliver's muscled back. Leaning back, he smiled up at his lover and kissed him again, quickly pulling back. "Come on, let's go to bed."
"I'm not tired," Oliver said, his eyes gleaming.
"Neither am I." Saying nothing more, Percy led him into their bedroom and reminded Oliver how strong their love for one another was.
****
The next day, Harry and Draco headed off to Harry's office to see if they could find out anything there while Hermione and Cho decided to head to Diagon Alley. They figured they could sniff around down there while under the guise of shopping. Walking down the street, Hermione pulled Cho toward Flourish and Blott's as they noticed a group of people coming out of Olivander's. "Is Olivander's having a sale on wands today?"
Hermione hid her smile at Cho's blunt question and pretended to examine a storefront window. "Let's just wait a moment and then we'll head inside and see if we can find out what's going on."
Cho nodded and then pointed at something. "Oh look! They have the new Men of Quidditch calendar! We have to get a copy!" Pulling Hermione by the arm, she led her into the store and quickly ducked behind a stack of books. "Sorry, I didn't think it would be wise if he saw us."
"Who?" Hermione was glancing around the stack of books and saw a face peer into the window. Gasping in surprise, Hermione pulled her head back and stared at Cho. "What's he doing back? I thought he fled when the war started."
"I'm not sure, but whatever it is, it can't be good. Come on, let's go see if we can get anything out of the old man at Olivander's and then we'll head back to the school. The others need to know about this."
****
Stepping through the doorway, Hermione sighed as she recognized the hallway in front of Harry's office. Turning to wait for Cho, she watched as the other woman pocketed the port key Harry had made her shortly after they had been married. "I wonder if Percy and Oliver are here yet," Hermione said with a grin to Cho.
"Well, let's find out shall we?" Laughing as they walked into Harry's office, they found their husbands long with Percy and Oliver seated around Harry's desk. The four men looked up as they walked in, their faces puzzled.
"What's so funny," Harry asked, looking from his wife to Hermione, a small smile playing on his lips.
"Nothing much," Cho grinned. "Percy, we have something we think you might like to see."
"Oh, all right then," Percy said, confusion evident in his voice. "What is it?"
Walking up to the women, Percy shook his head as the pulled him close and turned their backs to the three men. Percy sighed as Cho pulled an item out of a paper bag and began to flip through it, clearly looking for something. Watching her do this, Percy realized what she had in her hands.
Glancing quickly at Hermione, he grinned like schoolboy and leaned in close to her. "Where did you find this? They weren't supposed to have this out for another month yet!" Percy kept his voice quiet but was having a hard time keeping a lid on his excitement. Then, Cho's face split into a smile as she handed the item to Percy.
Taking it from Cho, he glanced down and came face to face with Oliver Wood, wearing nothing but the pants from his Quidditch uniform and gaped even more when the picture winked at him suggestively. Cho and Hermione cracked up at this when they heard Oliver's voice come from behind them.
"Percy? What are you looking at?" Oliver rose as Percy turned and stared at Oliver. "What's wrong? You look like.oh.. it came out already." Oliver glanced down and saw the open calendar in Percy's hands and paled a bit. Looking around the room, he saw Harry and Draco trying not to laugh as they watched the scene unfold.
Looking quickly back at Percy, Oliver grinned nervously and swallowed. "Love you?" He was backing up as Percy was advancing on him, his eyes twinkling with mischief.
"And to think you complain when people have walked into my office while we were kissing and you're giving suggestive looks and gestures to the entire Wizarding world," Percy said mildly. "This gives me something to contemplate for a bit."
By this time, Percy had backed Oliver against and bookcase and was standing in front of him, looking up at his partner. Oliver was looking around for any exit he could grab, glaring at the other four people in the room, who were enjoying the show. Suddenly, Oliver jumped when he felt movement against his lips as Percy kissed him quickly. "Love you Oliver Wood, my Quidditch Keeper Love Slave," Percy whispered as he finished his kiss."
This was too much for Harry, who was now leaning against his desk laughing loudly as Draco shook his head while Hermione and Cho were clutching each other for support as they laughed. Turning from Oliver, Percy closed the calendar and went to hand it back to Cho, who shook her head and told him that they had bought it for him.
Grinning, Percy turned to Oliver who was blushing and looking rather abashed. "Hey, I'm going to head on over the Burrow. I told Molly and Arthur that I would be back today to help out with the kids." Walking over, he kissed Percy lightly and leaned down to whisper in his ear, causing a Percy to blush himself as Oliver grinned wickedly. "See all of you later."
Before any of them could say anything, Oliver pulled a small gold object out of his pocket, whispered a couple of words and disappeared. "Was that a port key, Percy?"
Turning to regard Harry, Percy nodded. "Yeah, I made it last night. Oliver told me he wanted to help Mum with the kids so I thought it would be best if he had one. That way we wouldn't have to depend on any of you to Apparate us over there anytime we needed."
"Makes sense." Draco said as Hermione cleared her throat. "Now, we need to get serious here."
"Exactly," Hermione said, walking over to stand before the three men. Cho walked around and stood next to Harry as Hermione began to tell them what they had learned while 'shopping' in Diagon Alley. Soon, the three men were interrupting with small questions here and there about certain details. Hermione held up her and to forestall any more questions from them and glanced at Cho. "We also saw Marcus Flint coming out of Olivander's."
"What!!?"
"He was exiled!"
"Hermione, are you sure it was Flint that you saw," Percy's question was soft but insistent. Nodding her head as she spoke, Hermione continued with her tale. "Yes, we're both positive. We saw a group of hooded figures come out of Olivander's and thought it would be best if we weren't seen and ducked into Flourish and Blott's. We used the calendar display in the window as an excuse to rush into the store. Bought a couple why we were there.but that's beside the point." Pausing to look around, she saw Harry and Draco scowling as she stopped. Percy was straight faced but smiling at her with his eyes.
"As we were standing in the store, we saw the group walk by and Marcus looked into the shop. Cho and I both recognized him instantly. Then, after they were gone, we went into Olivander's and found the shopkeeper under the Imperious Curse. He had no choice but to sell Marcus and some of the others new wands."
Harry opened his mouth to say something as they were interrupted by a shout. "FATHER!!! HELP! THE BURROW'S UNDER ATTACK!"
Turning to stare at the fireplace, Harry and Cho saw the features of their oldest daughter, Lily in the flames only to find her vanish quickly before they could ask her anything. Turning to face the rest of the group, they watched as Percy turned white and whispered Oliver's name.
Then, before anyone could say anything, Percy whispered a few words and Apparated before their eyes, leaving the four to stare at the spot he had just vacated.
"I thought Percy couldn't Apparate," Hermione said softly.
"He can now," Harry said, his voice tight. "Let's go, we have kids to save."
Stepping out of the closet, Percy headed for the door to his office. Walking out to Millicent's desk, he spoke with her quietly but urgently for a few moments, then returned to find a very nervous Oliver pacing the room.
"Oliver, what's wrong?"
"I don't like this. It doesn't feel right," Oliver said. He looked at Percy, his eyes filled with confusion. "It seems too easy for us to have found all of that when we did."
"Are you suggesting that this was planted information? That Draco was meant to find it?"
Shaking his head, Oliver resumed his pacing. "I'm not sure. I mean, we both know Draco is trustworthy; he wouldn't do anything to harm Hermione or the twins. Would he?"
Oliver turned on his heel to find Percy standing in front of him. Stopping abruptly, so as not to run over him, Oliver was quickly pulled into Percy's arms. Percy pulled Oliver's head down and kissed him softly. "Don't fret. We'll get to the bottom of this and take care of it. You know that, you were there while we talked about it with Harry."
Sighing, Oliver wrapped his arms around Percy and pulled him into a deep kiss. Moaning softly, Percy melted into the kiss, his lips parting at the insistent probing from Oliver's tongue. "Mr. Weasley?"
'Damn,' Oliver thought as Percy pulled away quickly, a blush rising up his neck.
"Yes, Millicent, what is it?"
"Ms. Granger has returned, she asked to speak with you as soon as possible." With this said, Millicent turned and walked out the door, closing it softly behind her.
"I swear, people around this office must know we're kissing or something," Oliver said with a grin. "They must have a sign around here or something. 'Come now! See the Minister of Magic snogging his hot Quidditch Keeper love slave!'"
Percy wanted to scowl at Oliver but couldn't hold the laughter in. Leaning against Oliver's chest, he laughed for a long moment. Pulling away from him Oliver leaned down and kissed him softly, pulling back before Percy could pull him deeper into the kiss. "Come on, Hermione is waiting for you."
"Oh all right," Percy said, a hint of exasperation in his voice. Heading for the door, he and Oliver walked the short distance down to Hermione's office.
****
Hermione opened the door and almost ran into Percy as he and Oliver tried to walk in. "Oh, Percy, there you are." Draco was standing behind her looking out the window of her office.
"Yes, Millicent said you wanted to talk?" Percy stepped in after Hermione moved aside. Oliver walked in and sat down in one of the available chairs.
"Draco and I just took the twins to the Burrow. We ran into Cho there and she said that Harry wanted all of us to come to the school this evening so we could talk more at length over the situation." "I don't like it," Draco said softly from his position at the window. Oliver turned and looked at him surprise. Draco was still facing out the window as he spoke. "It's too easy. It's almost as if I were led there. As if I was meant to find those documents."
"Well, you found them," Percy said. "But, do either of you want to take the chance that they aren't legitimate?"
Sighing loudly, Draco turned from the window, his mouth twisted in a wry smile. "No, not with all the innocent lives at stake with this. Well, you're both here now, are we going?"
"Yes," Hermione said. "Percy, I think we should use the port key in your office. That way it's not obvious where we're going. You and Draco both have business at the school regularly. However, Oliver and I do not."
"Yes, of course. Well, come on then." Saying nothing more, Percy led the others back to his office. Stopping briefly at Millicent's desk, he told the woman that he and Hermione would be in a meeting with Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Wood until late this evening. Walking into his office he knew that Millicent would most likely leave shortly, he knew none of them had to worry about not being seen leaving the office until they returned from Hogwarts later that night.
Leading the four of them to the port key, they headed off to meet with Harry.
****
"Good night Percy, Oliver. Thanks for coming by." Harry led the two men to the door as the rest of the group settled around the room. Hermione and Draco taking chairs by the fire, while Cho went to fetch some tea. After seeing Percy and Oliver off, Harry returned and sat down as Cho came in carrying a tray with a teapot and four cups.
Cho handed Hermione her teacup and perched herself on the arm of Harry's chair. Draco and Hermione were seated in matching armchairs directly across from Harry and his wife. They had waited in Harry's office with Percy and Oliver for Harry to return. He had been meeting with the staff since Cho had left a short while before to drop off their three daughters with the Weasley's.
"I take it the girls put up a bit of a fight when you told them they had to go," Hermione said, placing her teacup on the table between her and Draco.
"Yeah, they weren't too pleased about it," Cho said. Shaking her heard she laughed quietly. "I honestly don't know who's worse, Lily or Jun. They take very closely after Harry and I both when it comes to dominance."
Draco and Hermione grinned at one another as they thought of their own children. The twins couldn't have been more different. Fraternal twins, the boy taking after his mother in looks as well as personality while the girl was an almost perfect carbon copy of her father. "Narcissa and Phillip were rather put off at the idea of spending time at the Burrow," Draco said. "I look at her and wonder how it was that none of you ever killed me while we were in school."
"Not that we didn't want to," Harry told him with a grin. "Trust me, I think Mione wanted to kill you more times than I did.but Ron was the top of that list."
At the mention on the youngest Weasley's name, a silence fell across the group. "He never did forgive me did he," Draco asked softly.
"No matter what we told him, he still believes that you had something to do with Fred's death," Harry told him softly. "Even after explaining that you were with Hermione, he still swore you were involved somehow."
"And George following so quickly behind him," Cho said. Shaking her head she sighed. "Enough, I'm depressed enough as it is. Speaking of twins, I have a hard enough time dealing with the three girls, how do the two of you deal with them?"
"Very carefully!" Everyone laughed as Hermione and Draco sounded off in unison.
Standing up and stretching, Draco held out his hand to his wife and smiled softly. "Well, I think it's best if we follow Percy and Oliver's example and head home for the night. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
Taking his hand, Hermione stood and smiled at Harry and Cho, whom were both standing.
"Please, stay the night," Cho said. "We have the guest room all set up for the two of you."
"We wouldn't want to impose on you," Hermione said, although the thought of sleeping here did sound nice. She was rather worn out from the day and wasn't looking forward to the trip home.
"We insist," Harry said. "Besides, both of you are going to be here tomorrow anyway. It makes more sense if you just stay the night."
"All right, Potter," Draco said with a mock glare. "But remember.coffee. I want coffee in the morning."
Laughing at Draco, Harry nodded and led the two of them to their room and bade them goodnight.
*****
Walking down the street to their flat, Oliver said nothing, as it was obvious that Percy had been lost in thought. Glancing around as they walked, Oliver noticed that he was looking for any sign that they were being followed. 'I can't believe it,' he though to himself. 'One moment I'm enjoying the peace we have and then my world is turned upside down. Now I'm acting like a paranoid git.'
"You're quiet Ol," Percy said softly, linking his arm in Oliver's and leaning against him as they walked. "This is really bothering you isn't it?"
Oliver sighed. Percy always could read him. "Yeah, that obvious is it?"
Putting his arm around Percy, he hugged him closely and led him up the steps to their flat. Reaching for the door, he heard something and turned to gaze down the street. At the corner was a lone figure, covered in hooded robes; Oliver couldn't make out his face. Looking down at Percy who was opening the door, not noticing the menacing figure. Glancing back down the street, Oliver noted that they figure was gone.
Shaking his head, he turned to follow Percy into the house, noticing his curious expression. "What is it?"
"Nothing," Oliver said with a smile. "Thought I saw something. Must have been my imagination."
Nodding, Percy led him up the stairs and into their rooms. Closing the door behind him, Oliver reached out and pulled Percy to him. "Well, since we don't have roommates, I don't think we'll be interrupted this time."
Not waiting for Percy to respond, Oliver leaned down and kissed him deeply. Reaching up, he unhooked Percy's robes and let them fall to the floor to pool there, quickly joined by his.
Percy reached up and pulled Oliver to him, running his hands up and down Oliver's muscled back. Leaning back, he smiled up at his lover and kissed him again, quickly pulling back. "Come on, let's go to bed."
"I'm not tired," Oliver said, his eyes gleaming.
"Neither am I." Saying nothing more, Percy led him into their bedroom and reminded Oliver how strong their love for one another was.
****
The next day, Harry and Draco headed off to Harry's office to see if they could find out anything there while Hermione and Cho decided to head to Diagon Alley. They figured they could sniff around down there while under the guise of shopping. Walking down the street, Hermione pulled Cho toward Flourish and Blott's as they noticed a group of people coming out of Olivander's. "Is Olivander's having a sale on wands today?"
Hermione hid her smile at Cho's blunt question and pretended to examine a storefront window. "Let's just wait a moment and then we'll head inside and see if we can find out what's going on."
Cho nodded and then pointed at something. "Oh look! They have the new Men of Quidditch calendar! We have to get a copy!" Pulling Hermione by the arm, she led her into the store and quickly ducked behind a stack of books. "Sorry, I didn't think it would be wise if he saw us."
"Who?" Hermione was glancing around the stack of books and saw a face peer into the window. Gasping in surprise, Hermione pulled her head back and stared at Cho. "What's he doing back? I thought he fled when the war started."
"I'm not sure, but whatever it is, it can't be good. Come on, let's go see if we can get anything out of the old man at Olivander's and then we'll head back to the school. The others need to know about this."
****
Stepping through the doorway, Hermione sighed as she recognized the hallway in front of Harry's office. Turning to wait for Cho, she watched as the other woman pocketed the port key Harry had made her shortly after they had been married. "I wonder if Percy and Oliver are here yet," Hermione said with a grin to Cho.
"Well, let's find out shall we?" Laughing as they walked into Harry's office, they found their husbands long with Percy and Oliver seated around Harry's desk. The four men looked up as they walked in, their faces puzzled.
"What's so funny," Harry asked, looking from his wife to Hermione, a small smile playing on his lips.
"Nothing much," Cho grinned. "Percy, we have something we think you might like to see."
"Oh, all right then," Percy said, confusion evident in his voice. "What is it?"
Walking up to the women, Percy shook his head as the pulled him close and turned their backs to the three men. Percy sighed as Cho pulled an item out of a paper bag and began to flip through it, clearly looking for something. Watching her do this, Percy realized what she had in her hands.
Glancing quickly at Hermione, he grinned like schoolboy and leaned in close to her. "Where did you find this? They weren't supposed to have this out for another month yet!" Percy kept his voice quiet but was having a hard time keeping a lid on his excitement. Then, Cho's face split into a smile as she handed the item to Percy.
Taking it from Cho, he glanced down and came face to face with Oliver Wood, wearing nothing but the pants from his Quidditch uniform and gaped even more when the picture winked at him suggestively. Cho and Hermione cracked up at this when they heard Oliver's voice come from behind them.
"Percy? What are you looking at?" Oliver rose as Percy turned and stared at Oliver. "What's wrong? You look like.oh.. it came out already." Oliver glanced down and saw the open calendar in Percy's hands and paled a bit. Looking around the room, he saw Harry and Draco trying not to laugh as they watched the scene unfold.
Looking quickly back at Percy, Oliver grinned nervously and swallowed. "Love you?" He was backing up as Percy was advancing on him, his eyes twinkling with mischief.
"And to think you complain when people have walked into my office while we were kissing and you're giving suggestive looks and gestures to the entire Wizarding world," Percy said mildly. "This gives me something to contemplate for a bit."
By this time, Percy had backed Oliver against and bookcase and was standing in front of him, looking up at his partner. Oliver was looking around for any exit he could grab, glaring at the other four people in the room, who were enjoying the show. Suddenly, Oliver jumped when he felt movement against his lips as Percy kissed him quickly. "Love you Oliver Wood, my Quidditch Keeper Love Slave," Percy whispered as he finished his kiss."
This was too much for Harry, who was now leaning against his desk laughing loudly as Draco shook his head while Hermione and Cho were clutching each other for support as they laughed. Turning from Oliver, Percy closed the calendar and went to hand it back to Cho, who shook her head and told him that they had bought it for him.
Grinning, Percy turned to Oliver who was blushing and looking rather abashed. "Hey, I'm going to head on over the Burrow. I told Molly and Arthur that I would be back today to help out with the kids." Walking over, he kissed Percy lightly and leaned down to whisper in his ear, causing a Percy to blush himself as Oliver grinned wickedly. "See all of you later."
Before any of them could say anything, Oliver pulled a small gold object out of his pocket, whispered a couple of words and disappeared. "Was that a port key, Percy?"
Turning to regard Harry, Percy nodded. "Yeah, I made it last night. Oliver told me he wanted to help Mum with the kids so I thought it would be best if he had one. That way we wouldn't have to depend on any of you to Apparate us over there anytime we needed."
"Makes sense." Draco said as Hermione cleared her throat. "Now, we need to get serious here."
"Exactly," Hermione said, walking over to stand before the three men. Cho walked around and stood next to Harry as Hermione began to tell them what they had learned while 'shopping' in Diagon Alley. Soon, the three men were interrupting with small questions here and there about certain details. Hermione held up her and to forestall any more questions from them and glanced at Cho. "We also saw Marcus Flint coming out of Olivander's."
"What!!?"
"He was exiled!"
"Hermione, are you sure it was Flint that you saw," Percy's question was soft but insistent. Nodding her head as she spoke, Hermione continued with her tale. "Yes, we're both positive. We saw a group of hooded figures come out of Olivander's and thought it would be best if we weren't seen and ducked into Flourish and Blott's. We used the calendar display in the window as an excuse to rush into the store. Bought a couple why we were there.but that's beside the point." Pausing to look around, she saw Harry and Draco scowling as she stopped. Percy was straight faced but smiling at her with his eyes.
"As we were standing in the store, we saw the group walk by and Marcus looked into the shop. Cho and I both recognized him instantly. Then, after they were gone, we went into Olivander's and found the shopkeeper under the Imperious Curse. He had no choice but to sell Marcus and some of the others new wands."
Harry opened his mouth to say something as they were interrupted by a shout. "FATHER!!! HELP! THE BURROW'S UNDER ATTACK!"
Turning to stare at the fireplace, Harry and Cho saw the features of their oldest daughter, Lily in the flames only to find her vanish quickly before they could ask her anything. Turning to face the rest of the group, they watched as Percy turned white and whispered Oliver's name.
Then, before anyone could say anything, Percy whispered a few words and Apparated before their eyes, leaving the four to stare at the spot he had just vacated.
"I thought Percy couldn't Apparate," Hermione said softly.
"He can now," Harry said, his voice tight. "Let's go, we have kids to save."