Virginia drove to work a week after Harry had turned up to the store. She hadn't told Paisley about his 'visit' and her staff hadn't mentioned it since it had happened. She pulled into her usual parking space before getting out, locking the door and walking over to her store. Charlene had come early today so that she could finish her dress and start on the suit she still had to make for the fashion show in the following October.
"C?" Virginia called out.
"In here." Came a voice from the work room, Virginia smiled and followed the voice. When she saw the dress, she gasped. It was a beautiful shimmering purple prom gown. It had no sleeves or straps though it had matching gloves, which were hanging over a chair. "You like?" Charlene asked apprensively, she had not let Virginia see the dress at all and had made Phoebe help her instead.
"I love." Virginia stated, she felt the soft fabric in her fingers and circled the dress which was sitting on a mannequin.
She spent awhile checking the seams and things until she heard knocking on the door to the shop.
"That better not be those stupid kids again." Virginia muttered, walking back into the store and up to the door, she pulled back a blind and frowned when she saw who stood there, she slowly unlocked the door and opened it slowly. "What are you doing here? I could call the police you know."
"I came to talk." The man stated, Virginia rolled her eyes and opened the door further, before leading him to her office.
"Spill, I haven't got much time until the store opens." She stated.
"Virginia, please can we just talk like adults?"
"Are we not then, Harry?" She asked sarcastically.
"Virginia, I'm truly sorry and I want to make up for all this. Please just give me a chance!" Harry exclaimed.
"How do I know it won't happen again Harry? It's bad enough that Paisley's entering this world, let alone me going back." Virginia said softly. "It's all too complicated right now."
"Let me help you uncomplicated it then." Harry suggested, Virginia smiled slyly and cocked her head to look up at him.
"You can't sew can you?" She asked in mock curiosity, Harry frowned.
"No, hopeless with a needle. Why?" He asked.
"That's my complications right now." Virginia stated, "I have a year to create a range of clothes for a huge fashion show which could lead to me being successful in American or not."
"Ah." Harry muttered.
"Yeah, exactly." Virginia said.
"See, we are talking like adults again." Harry stated with a grin, breaking the small and awkward silence that had fallen over them. Virginia smiled slightly.
"I guess we are." She said, looking up into his eyes.
"I'm sorry." Harry said again, Virginia sighed and shook her head.
"I know it was mainly Ron, Harry. It's just that… I don't know. I don't want to hurt Paisley." She told him, "Or myself."
"I want to be part of your lives, please let me try?" Harry asked.
"Harry, this is an eleven year old girl we are talking about here, you'll have to deal with parenthood for goodness sake! She can't just be a toy to play with." Virginia said to him.
"I know that and I'm willing to do anything for her." Harry stated, "And you." Virginia blushed.
"Harry…"
"Shh, please don't say anything." Harry whispered, closing the small space between them. He looked into her eyes, strait into her chocolate brown depths and leant down slowly-
"Virginia-" Charlene burst in, the two flew apart quickly. "Oh- um- sorry." She muttered, going bright red, Harry nervously ran a hand through his hair as Virginia cleared her throat.
"What did you want C?" She asked.
"Um, just wanted to tell you that Miss Kyan cancelled for this afternoon." Charlene muttered before leaving.
"Oh great. At least I have a free afternoon now." Virginia muttered.
"Maybe I could treat you to an ice cream then?" Harry asked, Virginia smiled.
"Sure, I'd like that." She told him.
"I could manage the store if you wanted, Kyle's here early." Charlene told Virginia.
"Thanks, but I have work that needs to be finished." Virginia stated.
"If it's Miss Kyan's paperwork, I'd be happy to do it, you need a day off." Charlene said, Virginia frowned.
"You sound like Elsa." She accused, Charlene just smirked, stuck her tongue out then left.
"Leave already!" Harry and Virginia heard the teen shout, Harry just shook his head and laughed.
"Want to get some brunch then?" Harry asked, Virginia just nodded.
"Sure, I'd love too." She replied with a smile before following Harry out.
The two pent the day together, firstly getting a McDonalds brunch, then they walked around town for awhile before heading to Heebie Geebie's for a late lunch. They then rented a movie and went back to Virginia's place.
"Argh! I hate this bit!" Virginia squealed, she hid herself in Harry's shoulder when the most gruesome part of the movie came, sticking needles into Jimmy-Angel's eyes.
"They have the whole concept of witchcraft wrong." Harry stated with a chuckle, "I mean, I've never stuck a needle into a guys eye" He added.
"Harry, this is a different kind of witchcraft, it's wicca." Virginia stated, peeking out from behind Harry's shoulder to watch Sally and Gillian bury the body.
"Wicca is a completely strange thing to me. I prefer my wand." Harry told her, taking his eyes off the screen to look at the small woman, who looked up to him.
"I haven't used mine in ages." She said quietly, Harry nodded and leant down, staring into Virginia's chocolate brown depths for a second time that day.
"Mum?" A voice called, breaking Harry and Virginia apart once again, Virginia sighed.
"In here Paisley." She called back, standing up off of the chair, Harry stood also.
The red haired girl walked into the room and dumped her bag on the floor in the corner.
"You'll never guess what happened, Ziggy and Greg got into an argument and…" Paisley trailed off as she looked up at Harry from her position by her bag. She looked between her mother and the man she knew to be her father.
"Paisley, you never really got introduced properly last time." Virginia said softly and carefully, anticipating a blow. "This is your father, Harry Potter."
"Hey Paisley." Harry said to the girl, who stood, looking stuck.
"Um…" Paisley muttered.
"Harry's staying for dinner tonight, so you can talk a little." Virginia added.
"T- That'll be cool." Paisley stuttered. "Um… I'll be back down later." With that, she ran up the stairs. Virginia let out the breath she'd been holding.
"That went well." She muttered, Harry just looked down at his feet.
"I didn't even know about her, it was expected." He muttered. "Maybe I shouldn't stay for dinner tonight."
"No, please stay, she'll want to get to know you." Virginia said to him. "Reckon we should have Chinese or Roast?" She asked, Harry grinned and shook his head. She always knew how to make him laugh, even now after they hadn't seen each other in twelve years.
Paisley sat on the top of the stairs, listening to her parents talk. What had happened between them? Why did her Mum leave in the first place? Harry seemed like a nice guy, but the question of her Mum leaving in the first place was a huge problem to her.
After a while, she went up to her room, it was the second largest bedroom, her Mum's room being the biggest one and it was powder pink. She loved pink, it was her favourite colour. She jumped onto her bed and lay down with her head on the pillow, thinking of nothing much. Paisley laughed as she watched her tiny kitten try to jump onto the bed.
"Hey Sakura, need help?" The kitten just stared at her with big round sapphire eyes. Paisley smiled and leant over her bed, picking the little kitten up and sitting Sakura on her stomach so she could stroke her. "Why did Harry leave? Or my Mum leave? I mean, nothing could've been that bad, right?" The kitten meowed in response and Paisley sighed before going back to thinking silently.
"Paisley! Come down for dinner!" Virginia called up the stairs, she moved back into the dining room where Harry was setting the table. "She'll adjust, in time."
"I know, but it's strange, I've only just found out about her. What do I talk to her about?" Harry asked.
"Well, just be yourself and she'll like you even more." Virginia told him sincerely, she gave his hand a quick squeeze before going back into the adjoined kitchen to get the Chinese food they would be having that night.
Paisley came into the room with her kitten, Harry looked confusedly at it.
"This is Sakura, my familiar." Paisley said to him.
"Oh, she's cute." Harry stated, stroking the soft pink fur of the kitten.
"I know." Paisley said with a smile, walking into the kitchen and getting the kitten food out of the cupboard for Sakura. "Here you go." She placed the dish on the floor and let the kitten eat up, walking back over to her seat at the table. Virginia and Harry were seated already.
They sat in an uncomfortable silence for a moment, not looking at each other.
"So, Paisley, you looking forward to Hogwarts?" Harry asked, Paisley looked up.
"Yeah, it should be fun." She said. "What sort of things do you learn at Hogwarts?"
"Just witchcraft and wizardry." Virginia filled in.
"And quidditch." Harry added with a manic grin.
"Quidditch?" Paisley inquired.
"Yep, quidditch." Harry replied "A great sport played on brooms fifty feet up from the ground."
"Fifty feet up?" Paisley asked, the colour draining from her face. "As in flying? I'm going to fail."
"No you won't." Virginia stated.
"You wouldn't, if I was a natural at flying, you should be." Harry stated. "And your Mum was a great chaser on the Gryffindor team."
"Whoa, hold up." Paisley said, "Gryffindor is a house, right?" She asked, Harry and Virginia nodded, "What's a chaser?"
"Well…" Harry went on to explain every aspect of the game to Paisley, with Virginia adding a word or two every now and then.
They were currently half way through their cookie-roll dipped in chocolate dessert, just laughing and talking about the wizarding world. Paisley wanted to know as much about it as she could before she went to school there.
"Are you coming tomorrow too?" Paisley asked Harry as they finished dinner and he was preparing to go home. Harry looked to Virginia.
"If he wants to come." The woman answered for him, Harry smiled.
"Take that for a yes then Paisley." He stated, Paisley nodded with a grin and hugged him.
"I'll see you tomorrow then Harry." She said awkwardly.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow." Harry replied, watching his new-found daughter walk up the hallway stairs, leaving him and Virginia alone.
"You had better come tomorrow." Virginia said to him.
"I will." Harry told her sincerely. They stood staring into each others eyes once again. Harry leaned down to Virginia's level and kissed her softly on the lips. He came up and looked her in the eyes again before kissing her harder this time, but still soft and full of passion. Virginia lifted her arms around his neck and kissed back heatedly. When they came out of the kiss, both of them had red tinged cheeks from lack of air.
"You better." Virginia muttered. She kissed him again lightly before letting him go and leading him back towards the open door. "If you don't, I'd personally castrate you." Harry chuckled.
"Weasley temper." He stated, Virginia swiped at his arm. "Sorry." He said sheepishly, before kissing her soundly on the lips. "I'll be back tomorrow, for dinner? I'll treat you both."
"Yeah, okay, dinner sounds nice." Virginia replied, "Bye."
"Bye." Harry said with a wave. As Virginia closed the door, she heard giggling behind her on the stairs, she turned to see Paisley, sitting on the top step and nearly falling over with giggling.
"Oooo, that's it Missy! You had better run!" Virginia exclaimed playfully. Paisley giggled and dashed back up the rest of the stairs, Virginia following. Ten minutes later they collapsed on Virginia's double bed, giggling like mad.
"I like him." Paisley stated, Virginia smiled.
"So do I."
AN: Guess the movie! I love this movie, I'm going to do a crossover with it I hope.
Thankyou for reviewing! Callie: Is her name really Ginevra? thanks for telling me, your right, it does mess up the story (lol) but i'll keep that in mind for other stories, now i can correct the few other stories i'm in the middle of writing. Thank you :p I also see you are smart enough to read my Authors screen and find out the end of the story :p
P.S. I just checked the site and it's true :( im not as big a fan as i had thought BUT i would like to boast that i have a higher score on Minesweeper than the Queen of the Potter book's herself, JK Rowling got.... 101seconds and i, a fifteen year old girl with hardly any IQ but a passion for writing got 64seconds!!!!! HAHAHA! I win! (Lol, i'm hyper on Sugared Almonds, i love them, maybe it's the sugar that's making me hyper....)