CHAPTER SIXTEEN- Christmas Holidays (Hermione's point
of view)
The Hogwarts Express pulling into Platforms Nine and Three Quarters Sunday evening. I got off and looked around. It was extremely dark out and snow was piled along the edges of the walls and around the benches and on the signs and lamps. A soft glow emitted from one of them and snow drifted down. "Hermininny." I turned and saw Viktor standing there.
I smiled, dropped my bags and ran into his arms. "Viktor!" I said happily.
"It is so good to see you." He said, gently stroking my hair.
"It is so good to see you, too." I whispered back, feeling like my heart was about to burst with happiness. He leaned down and kissed me gently.
"Come on." He put my stuff on a trolly and pushed it forward, and we went through the barrier, arms around each other.
*** (Harry's point of view)
Ron and I were the only sixth year boys left in the entire castle. Neville went to his grandmothers, Dean and Donnie went to Dean's house, Seamus went home, and that's all I knew. Except Malfoy. I knew he went with Jasmine.
But of course Ron spent all his time with Peggy. The first day I felt like I was going to be alone, but Luna wanted to know if I wanted to go sledding with her. After we did that, we went to Hogsmeade and had some Butterbeer.
"To tell the truth, I'm glad you asked me out." She said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes. Really." She said with a smile.
"I had a good time." I said.
"So did I." She said quietly.
And then, for some reason, I leaned over and kissed her.
*** (Luna's point of view)
"Mum, dad." I begun that night.
"Yes?" They asked.
"Harry asked me to be his girlfriend." I said.
"Oh! Congratulations, honey!" Mom hugged me tightly. I grinned.
"Thanks, mum."
"He's a great kid." Daddy said with a nod.
"Now that you've told us your news, I have some news. Lupus?" Mum turned to a scowling Lupus.
"She's too young to date." He grumbled.
"Oh shut up and sit down." I snapped. Sighing, he sat next to me.
"Okay, I've been keeping this a secret since I found out. But I have great news." Mum said with a radiant smile. I knew right then.
"You're pregnant!" I shouted.
"Yes!" Mum shrieked.
"OH MY GOSH THAT'S AWESOME!" I hugged mom tightly and we began squealing loudly. After about five minutes we turned to dad and Lupus. I was shocked about how much they looked at each other because they had the EXACT same expression on their exact same faces (though dad with some gray in his hair, and Lupus with blue eyes). Slowly they looked at each other.
"Y-you're pregnant?" Dad finally sputtered and mum nodded, arm still around my shoulder.
"I've known for about three weeks now." Mum said.
"How far are you?" I asked.
"Six weeks." She replied.
"You're pregnant." Dad said again.
"Uh-huh!" She said cheerfully.
"I feel like I've been hit by a train." Dad said then fell to the floor.
"It's going to be another sister. I know it will be! More torture for me!" Lupus grumbled and left.
I rolled my eyes then hugged mom tightly again.
*** (Ron's point of view)
I watched the sun slowly rise with rather sad eyes. I had just had a horrible dream. Not a nightmare. A dream. A vision-dream. And I knew what it interpreted to. But I hoped against hopes I was wrong about it or it wasn't what I thought it was or anything for it not to be what it seemed like.
Peggy was going to leave me.
***
By that night (Monday) Peggy noticed I was acting odd and asked what was wrong. I told her it was nothing and that day whenever we kissed it seemed to be more passionate then normal. I felt bad about telling her it was nothing, but it WAS probably nothing. Peggy wasn't going to leave me. She loved me, and I loved her. So incredibly much. I wanted for us to never be apart. I wanted to be with her forever. I wanted to... to...
Well that night we did. I guess with all that passion. well anyway, that is all I shall say for if I did say it, this story would be rated 'R'.
***
I rolled over at the sound of a voice. A mans voice. "What the hell were you thinking?" I slowly squinted my eyes open and saw Peggy was not laying beside me.
"It's none of your business, Robert." Peggy said. I lay motionless.
"Get dressed." Snapped the man's voice. "Now tell me- what were you thinking? It is perfectly well my business. If you go and have meaningless sex-"
"It was not meaningless!" Peggy snapped and I drew in a short breath.
"You're going to end up pregnant."
"So what if I do get pregnant, Robert? So WHAT if I DO? What are you going to do about it?" Peggy yelled.
"Listen-"
"No you listen to me. You can't control me. THEY can't control me. This is MY life-"
"And you pledged to-"
"Forget the bloody pledge!" Peggy screamed. Then there was silence. "Get.... that.... wand.... away.... from my.... face...." Peggy hissed.
"Remember the pledge."
"I bloody well remember now remove that wand."
"He is a regular wizard. And remember what it says?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can't get involved with a regular wizard but Robert- he is not regular. He's different-"
"That is what they all say. Now promise me when he wakes up, you'll break up with him."
"Robert...." Peggy sounded ready to cry but I didn't move. "I can't...."
"You promise this. Swear it."
"Robert...."
"SWEAR IT!"
"Robert I can't....." Peggy was sobbing loudly now.
"Do it. Do it for everything you've lived for."
"Okay.. ...." Peggy sobbed. "I swear it, Robert. I swear it.... I promise...."
"Good. Now then, anything you need?"
"No."
"Good. It was nice talking to you again...." I heard the swish of a cloak and someone leaving through the window and Peggy let out a loud sob.
I waited for quite a few minutes then rolled over. "Peggy?" I asked, slowly sitting up.
"Oh, Ron...." She said in a faint voice.
"You okay? You sound weird." I said, not letting on I had heard the conversation.
"I'm fine." She said quietly, sliding her glasses on. She silently watched as I got dressed. When I was done, I slid my arms around her waist and pulled her close, gently kissing her.
"I love you...." I said, running my fingers up her spine.
She pushed away. "I'm hungry. You hungry? I sure am." She said.
I frowned and grabbed my robes. "Yeah, hungry." I said.
We went down the stairs and into the common room. "Ron!" Harry called and I stopped.
"I'm going ahead." Peggy said and left.
"Where were you last night?" Harry asked. "You never came to bed."
"Er...." I said, trying not to look guilty.
"Did you and Peggy...." He trailed off.
"Um.... uh.... erm...." I sputtered.
Harry arched his eyebrows and walked past me. "Never mind, I'm sure I'm better off not knowing."
I frowned and went down to the Great Hall. Peggy was slumped over a seat, staring down at her breakfast. "You sure you okay?" I asked, sliding in the seat beside her.
"I'm fine, Ron. Perfectly fine." She said, sounding on the verge of tears. I slid my arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. She wouldn't break up with me.... would she? I kissed the side of her head and she sniffled slightly.
"Peggy, something is wrong." I said, holding her hand with my other hand. "Does this have anything to do with last night?"
"No." She said. I knew she was telling the truth. It had to do with that morning with that Robert. Who did he think we was?! Commanding Peggy like that.... "Ron," She looked up into my eyes. I stared back down, conjuring up all my feelings for her in my eyes.
"Yes, luv?" I asked and she looked away quickly.
"Ron.... I've been thinking...."
"Yes....?" I asked, stroking her cheek. If I showed her how much I cared for her.... put it in my eyes and touch, no way could she dismiss me. Especially after last night!
She pulled away from my hand as if bitten. "Ron.... listen, I think I...." She was staring in my eyes again.
"Yes?"
"I've been.... I've been thinking and...." I made my eyes a bit wider and full of even more love. She gulped and then smiled. "I had a good time last night."
Ha. I knew it. She couldn't break up with me. She couldn't. I had her. I leaned down and kissed her. "So did I."
*** (Peggy's point of view)
I ran up the stairs to my dorm, sobbing loudly. I had willingly disobeyed Robert. What had I done?! I ran into my dorm and flung myself on my bed. Was Ron really worth that much to me? I couldn't.... I couldn't give it up. I WOULDN'T! And I wouldn't be given up. But did Ron love me so much he'd give it all up?
"I take it by your sobs you broke up with him." I leapt out of my bed and stared at him through tear-blurred eyes.
He loomed there, a full six-foot-ten. He brought on fear with one look. A single glance at him and you wanted to throw yourself at his mercy. His black shirt covered his rippling muscles, his strong shoulders were back, and his powerful chest was puffed out. Black slacks hung around his legs that could hurt you with one kick. His black robes billowed slightly in the breeze that came through the window. His hands were clenched, one around a wand. His dark eyes were narrowed and his tanned face was stern. His strong jaw was clenched. His gray and black mustache matched his wavy gray and black peppery hair. He had an extremely deadly, dangerous and very military look to him.
"Robert...." I said. His name did not suit him, I can tell you that.
"Well?" He demanded, twirling his wand around.
"I.... yes.... of course I broke up with him." I said, a feeling of fear seizing up inside of me. I had just LIED to Robert.
"I see...." Robert narrowed his eyes and pointed his wand at me. "Now then my dear, would you mind telling the truth?"
"I-I-I-I am telling the truth." I stuttered, stepping back. I then felt the blow. A force shoved from his wand, slamming me back into the wall. A feeling of something big and flat pushing me. I could hardly breathe. "No.... Robert...." I gasped.
"TELL ME THE TRUTH!" He yelled.
"I didn't.... I didn't break up with him...." I said, tears flowing down my face.
"And why not?" He hissed, pulling the spell off. I collapsed to the ground.
"I couldn't.... I love him...."
"He is not worthy of your love." He snapped, eyes narrowing even more. "He is not one of us."
"I don't care, Robert!" I yelled and screamed as he put the spell on me once again. I took in shallow gulps of air as I was pressed tightly against the wall.
"You will break up with him."
"You can't control me!" I screamed.
"Imperio!" He shouted. I stepped forward and was not in control of myself. "Now then. You and I know perfectly well I CAN control you. Now either break up with him on your own, or I will be forced to make you do it." And with that he took the curse off.
"I'll.... break up with him...." I said in a hollow voice. He nodded and went to the window. "Oh, Robert?" I asked and he stopped, turning.
"Yes?"
"I will break up with him.... but nothing you can do will stop me from loving him." I said, glaring at him.
"Fine with me." He said and left through the window, on a broom.
I took a deep breath and began crying into my pillow
***
"Peeegggyyyyyy." I rolled over and squinted. I fumbled for my glasses, slid them on, and looked at Ron standing over my bed. "It's Christmas morning."
"Is it?" I asked with a yawn. Oh yeah. Yesterday was Tuesday and Christmas Eve.
"Come on, Harry and everyone's downstairs." He pulled at my arm and I got up.
"Okay, go away while I get dressed." I said.
"Why? I've seen you naked." He said and I snorted.
"Ron!!!!!"
"Peggy!"
"I'll be down in a minute." I said. He smiled and left. Sighing, I got dressed and took my stuff down. Harry, Sirius, my aunt, Emerin, Remus, Ivana, Lupus, Luna, Ginny and Ron were all there. I dropped my stuff under a tree and curled up beside Ron. He put his arm around me and kissed the side of my head. Thus the paper- ripping began. I got so much stuff I don't want to waste space saying everything I got. The rest of the day went by pretty good. I felt guilty because I was going to break up with Ron. But not today, definitely no not on Christmas. And in the afternoon when everyone else was outside having a merry Christmas, Ron and I were in my dorm probably having an even merrier one.
*** (Harry's point of view)
"Did you have a good Christmas?" I asked Luna, Christmas night as we were curled up by the fire.
"Oh yes." She said, smiling. Suddenly she sat up. "Lupus!" She said. He stopped.
"What?" He asked, glaring at me.
"You're under mistletoe!" Luna jumped up and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
"EW! SISTER KISS! EWWWWWWWWWW!" He yelled, wiping it off.
"Hey, Gin!" Luna called and Ginny walked over.
"What?"
"Lupus is under mistletoe." Luna said. Ginny giggled and kissed Lupus on the lips. He kind of froze and looked surprised. Blushing, Ginny went off.
"That was funny." I said as Luna returned to my arms.
"I know. Lupus is a nitwit." She giggled, resting her head on my shoulder. "Where's Ron?"
"Uh...." I glanced at the girls staircase. "Probably very busy right now."
"Mm." She snuggled closer and I smiled, arm around her.
*** (Sirius's point of view)
"This is so nice." Trixie said. We were outside, Christmas night. It was freezing and I felt hypothermia coming on. But I was going to do this, damn it! Before everything happened I put it off for months then it was too late. Now I was putting it off but I was going to do this NOW!
"I'm glad you like it." I said, staring at the night sky. It was perfectly clear out. "I needed to talk to you, Trix."
"Okay," She said. I took a deep breath (of cold air which didn't help me at all).
"You know, we were dating a while back before everything happened and we're dating now and-and well-"
"What?" She asked. I could imagine James standing over me, screaming I'm an idiot and to go on with it. I felt like something wrong was going to happen. It was me, Sirius. Something was going to go wrong. I knew it.
I got on my knees and pulled out the box. "Will you marry me?"
And then my fear came true for when I opened the box, the ring fell out and we had to spend twenty-three minutes searching for it because neither of us had our wands.
"Found it." Trixie said with a smile.
"Okay, let's try this again." I got back on my knees. "Will you marry me?"
"Oh, Sirius you idiot I thought you'd never ask!" She said, throwing her arms around me. I dropped the box and we spent half an hour searching for the ring again.
*** (Ron's point of view)
"Ron." I looked up as Peggy came into the library where I was studying.
"Yes?" I asked.
"I need to talk to you." She said so we went to an empty classroom. It was two days after Christmas.
"What's wrong?" I asked. She sighed and leaned against a desk.
"I've been thinking."
"About?" I asked rather nervously.
"Ron, I really like you but-"
"But?" I asked, now completely nervous.
"I....... don't........... think.......we.......should.... ....... be........... boyfriend.......and.......girlfriend."
It was if the whole world crashed around me. I did collapse against the main desk. "What?" I finally asked, wondering if my heart was still working.
Peggy was wringing her hands and taking short gulps of air. "I don't think we should date."
"Why not?! We're a perfect couple!" I yelled.
"I KNOW its just-"
"What?!" I demanded, grabbing her arm.
"I....... don't love you." She whispered, burst into tears and ran from the room.
I fell back against the desk again.
Peggy had left me.
*** (Harry's point of view)
Luna and I were playing chess and I was actually WINNING! "Wow! Checkmate!" I said and Luna giggled.
"Good game." I looked at her and smiled. But it quickly turned to a frown as Ron walked in. He was pale, and shaking. Did he predict or see a vision or something? I went over to him.
'What's wrong?" I asked.
"Peggy just left me." He said, staring at me with hollow eyes.
"What?!" I asked in shock.
"She said she doesn't love me anymore....." Ron clenched his fists together tightly and I knew he was fighting off the urge to cry. "She-she-ARGH!" He pulled out his wand, and I pulled back in fear as he said the Severing charm and proceeded to chop things up in the common room.
"Whoa-whoa-whoa! Ron!" I grabbed his wrist after he chopped a table into splinters.
"Let GO of me!" He yelled.
"Ron! Calm down!"
"NO!" He yelled again. I managed to get his wand from him, and he ran up the stairs to our dorm. I used magic to repair everything he had destroyed, and went upstairs. He was laying flat on his bed, stomach down and face in a pillow.
"Ron?"
"Leave me alone."
"Ron, I'm-I'm sorry." I said, sitting on my own bed. "I-I really am."
"I just don't believe it. Peggy-she-we-how could she do this?" He rolled over and sat up, eyes red. "We loved each other."
"Ron, not everyone stays together forever." I said quietly.
"Yes but Peggy and I loved each other! Or so I thought. I mean we did-well that's not the point-and she-" He stopped and pounded his fist into a pillow.
"I'll just go." I backed from the room and left him to using his pillow as a punching bag. When I went downstairs, I found Peggy on the couch, sobbing into her hands. "Peggy why did you break up with Ron?" I asked.
"Harry." She looked up at me and wiped her eyes. "I-well-you see-I just don't love him anymore."
"I don't believe you, Peggy." I said.
"Then don't." She stood up and went to her dorm.
"What's going on?" Luna asked and I told her. "Oh my God, poor Ron. Poor Peggy."
"Yeah." I said, wondering what was going to happen now.
***
"Sir!" Tyler Rocks ran into Sir's office.
"It's been months. You better have good news!" Sir barked and Tyler cringed.
"I do, Sir, I do! I found out who the adults were!"
"Well?!" Sir demanded.
"Emerin Elm, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black." Tyler said.
Sir sat back in his chair, gripping the armrests. "Well now. Isn't this an interesting twist."
***
"We have an announcement." Sirius informed the group in front of him consisting of Remus, Ivana, the twins, Harry, and, ofcourse, Emerin.
"We're getting married!" Trixie said.
"You ruined it!" Sirius grumbled.
"When did you propose?!" Both Remus and Emerin shouted.
"Before Christmas, right?" Emerin asked.
"After!" Remus said.
"Uh, neither really." Trixie admitted.
"Christmas evening." Sirius said.
Emerin and Remus blinked and looked at each other. "Oh MAN! We BOTH lost!" They whined.
"Lost WHAT exactly?" Sirius demanded.
"Er, nothing." Emerin muttered quickly.
*** (Introducing.. My favourite character from ANY movie and/or TV show.. the last name HAS been changed.. But if you know who it is based on please, please, PLEASE say so.. anyway... Here he is.... based on one of the best characters in Movie/TV show history.....)
A strange, very strange, man walked into Hogsmeade. He raised his sunglasses and looked around, lowered them and went into the Three Broomsticks. Everyone inside stared at him. He was long, lean and lanky. His figure was covered with khaki slacks, army boots, a large khaki jacket, sunglasses and a white hat with red words saying: 'Atlanta Hawks'. As well as a gun in his hands.
"Can I help you?" Rosmerta asked.
"Rosmerta!" The man smiled. "Remember me?"
"Uh, no." Rosmerta said, eyeing the gun. The man took off his sunglasses and hat.
"Bert. Bert Sallis." He said.
"Bert!" Rosmerta said, surprised. "What are you doing back around these parts?"
"Visiting. Got a letter from Albus Dumbledore saying a bunch of my old comrades are at Hogwarts." He said.
"Aren't you cold?" Rosmerta asked.
"Nope." Bert said, sitting on a stool. "How've you been doing?"
"Fine, you?"
"Great. Got a nice place back in Nevada." Bert said, accepting the beer she gave him.
"America?"
"Yep. So, have you seen my comrades?" He asked.
"Yep, they are at Hogwarts." Rosmerta said, smiling. "Sirius, Remus, Emerin, Trixie and Ivana."
"Wow, the whole lot of them." Bert said, chugging the beer.
"Yeah." Rosmerta said with a smile. "Its good to see you again."
"Thanks." Bert paid her and stood up. "I gotta go. See ya." He left the Three Broomsticks, and headed to Hogwarts, twirling the gun in his hands.
(A/N if you know who he is based on please say so in a review!!)
*** (Harry's point of view)
"He won't even move." I sighed to Luna. We looked over at Peggy, who was reading silently by the fire.
"Why did she break up with him again?" Luna asked.
"She doesn't love him anymore." I said, shaking my head. "Yeah, sure."
"I say we just waltz over there and talk to her." Luna said, grabbed my hand and dragged me over. "Peggy."
"Hi Luna." Peggy said, looking up. Her eyes were red behind her glasses.
"Listen, don't lie and say you don't love Ron anymore cause I know you do and he is upstairs completely miserable right now so march up there this minute, young lady, and apologize!" Luna shrieked. "And see what you've done to me? You've gone and made me sound like mom."
"Luna, I appreciate your concern but-"
"But nothing, Peggy!" Luna snapped.
"This doesn't involve you." Peggy said, standing up. "Nor you, Harry."
"Listen, Peg, normally I wouldn't put myself in the middle of something like this but-"
"Then don't." Peggy snapped at me.
"Peggy! My best friend is in total misery right now! Because of you. I know you two should be together. Its just a weird feeling I have." I said.
Peggy sighed and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. "I already broke up with him. End of story."
"No! No 'end of story'. Listen, I hate to tell you this but I really didn't trust you. I still don't. I just-I just don't know what to think about you. But I do know one thing and that you are the perfect girl for my best friend. Fine, deny it on the outside but you and I both know you can't deny it on the inside. It'll catch up to you someday, Peg, and you'll really regret it. So just save yourself the pain in later life, and go upstairs and apologize to Ron." I snapped at her. Then frowned. "Whoa, did I just say all that?"
"Nice speech, Harry." Luna said.
"You just can't understand, Harry. No one can, not even Ron. Its deeper and more difficult then you can imagine." She picked up her book and shook her head. "I am sorry I had to break up with him but I did, its done, goodbye." She turned and went up the stairs to her dorm.
"Wait, did she say 'had to'?" Luna asked.
I frowned again. "Yeah. ... she did."
"This is really weird." She said.
"Actually not really. After coming here for about six years.... . this is just completely average." I said with a sigh.
*** (Sirius's point of view)
"Oh Paaaadfoooot." Trixie's voice sang.
"Oh no not again!" I hid my face behind the newspaper, wondering how she knew I was at the Three Broomsticks. She walked over and lowered my paper.
"We need to talk about the wedding." She said.
"Oh come on, we just talked about it two days ago!" I moaned.
"Sirius! Be serious about this!" She said with a pout.
"I am. Oh come on, we won't be married for what, few months? Plenty of time." I said.
"James and Lily talked about their wedding a lot. Remus and Ivana talked about their wedding a lot." She snapped.
"Good for them." I mumbled.
"Padfoot, you will talk about the wedding with me now right or I'll dump hot cocoa down the front of your pants."
"Okay, so you want it to be an outside wedding or inside?" I asked, setting the paper down.
"That's better." She said with a smile.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." I grumbled. I sat back and folded my arms as she went on about flowers or something or other.
I frowned as someone walked into the Three Broomsticks. A familiar someone. He had a large gun over one shoulder, and went over to the bar where he chatted with Rosmerta. "Trixie is it just me or does he look familiar?" I asked. Trixie looked over at the man and nodded.
"He does look familiar. But I don't know anyone who carried guns about." Trixie said, sipping her hot cocoa.
"Hey you two lovebirds." Emerin walked over, smiling.
"Hey Emerin, we were just chatting about the wedding." Trixie said.
"Are you? Now how on earth did you get Sirius to talk about the wedding?"
"Oh, I can be very persuasive." Trixie said with a sweet smile to me. I scowled and began reading the newspaper. There was a large article about a Death Eater attack on a Muggle farm.
"So, have you decided who is going to be your maid of honour?" Emerin asked.
"No. I just can't decide between you or Ivana." Trixie sighed.
"Isn't the maid supposed to be unwed or something?" I asked. The two girls stared at me. "Okay fine! I won't talk about the wedding anymore if-"
"Oh no, you'll talk. Just not about this." Trixie said.
"About what?" Remus and Ivana came in.
"The wedding, ofcourse." Emerin said.
"Budge up." Remus said, pushing a chair next to mine.
"So, you decide on the new baby's name?" Trixie asked.
"No. Remus won't give any good suggestions." Ivana said.
"I gave three perfectly good suggestions!" Remus said.
"Remus, darling, your suggestions were Sirius, James, and Bert. We are NOT naming our kids after-"
"I like Sirius." I said with a grin.
"No! We're not naming the kid after any of you." Ivana snapped.
Remus and I looked at each other and shook our heads. "Chicks." We both said.
"Men." The three women grumbled.
"Excuse me," We looked up and saw the man with the gun and Atlanta Hawks baseball hat.
"Yes?" We all chorused.
"I hate to interrupt your conversation but all of you look very familiar." He said.
"Hmm." Emerin said.
"Would your names-would your names happen to be. . ." He frowned slightly and looked at us as he said our names. "Emerin, Ivana, Remus, Sirius and Trixie?"
We glanced at each other, then back at up at him. "How did you know that?" Emerin asked.
The man pulled off his sunglasses, eyes wide. "Ember, Sapphire, Moony, Padfoot and Pixie!" He said. I dropped my mug of beer. It couldn't be.... but it LOOKED like...."MAC?!" I yelled.
"YES!" He shouted and we hugged then he hugged the others.
"What are you doing here?" Trixie asked.
"And why do you have a gun?" Ivana added.
"Dumbledore sent me a letter saying my comrades were here and I decided to come and-well, actually okay I want-you know its really good to hear you're innocent, Padfoot." He said.
"Thanks. Where've you been all these years?" I asked.
"Nevada, in America." He said, putting his gun down. "What about you guys?"
"I've been in America as well but not Nevada." Ivana said.
"I was in Africa." Trixie said quietly.
"I was in Romania." Emerin said, sipping her tea.
"I was. . . here." Remus said.
"I was in Azkaban." I said with a grin. "I think I got you all beat."
"So, what's new?" He asked.
"Remus and I have twins and I'm expecting a third kid." Ivana said.
"Sirius and I are getting married." Trixie said, holding my hand happily.
"I'm using a different brand of shampoo." Emerin said. "Oh, and I'm Healings professor at Hogwarts." "I'm Herbology teacher there." I said brightly.
"I teach History there." Remus said.
"Wow." Bert said, rubbing his chin.
"What about you? What do you do?" Emerin asked.
"I'm studying Muggle weaponry." He said, patting the gun. "Really fascinating. Got loads and loads of gun and ammo and the sort."
"Studying Muggle weaponry?" Ivana asked in surprise. "You were always the quiet one."
"It's usually the quiet one." Trixie said.
"I never expected any of us to become teachers." Bert said with a smile.
"It came to a shock to me as well." I said.
"He's very popular as a teacher. Especially since he canceled Herbology saying 'there was too much snow'." Remus said with a grin.
"There was!" I insisted. "Care Of Magical Creatures was canceled."
"Yes but Herbology was inside a nice warm greenhouse, Care of Magical Creatures was outside." Trixie said.
"Ssssshhh!" I said with a grin. Bert got a drink and we began talking happily, like the old school days.
***
"You LIED to me!" Sir yelled, tightening the curse on me. I lay on the ground, clutching my head, moaning in pain. "Where is the Stone?!"
"I don't know!" I moaned loudly, gripping my head. The curse was to make it feel like a vice grip was tightening around my head. And it worked.
"TELL ME!"
"I DON'T KNOW!" I screamed and the curse was removed. I got up, breathing hard. Sir was livid with rage.
"Bring me the kid."
"What kid?" I asked.
"The kid that was brought back alive!" He shouted.
"NO!" I shouted back.
"You're disobeying me?" Sir asked, shocked. Behind him, and to the side his little researcher Tyler Rocks was looking nervous.
"Yes. I will not bring Ron here. He was just dumped by his girlfriend and is in no state to-"
"I DON'T CARE WHAT STATE HE IS IN!" Sir screamed and whirled on Tyler who backed up. "Bring me the kid."
"Don't do it, Tyler!" I snapped.
"I-uh-"
"The kid, Tyler. Go get him as soon as possible."
"Don't do it Tyler." I repeated. He shot glances between us.
"Tyler. Get the kid." Sir hissed.
"Yes, Sir, right away." Tyler looked at me then backed out of the room.
"What are you going to do to him?" I demanded.
"It's none of your business now, Black." He sneered and left. I grabbed my cloak and went back to Hogwarts as soon as possible.
The Hogwarts Express pulling into Platforms Nine and Three Quarters Sunday evening. I got off and looked around. It was extremely dark out and snow was piled along the edges of the walls and around the benches and on the signs and lamps. A soft glow emitted from one of them and snow drifted down. "Hermininny." I turned and saw Viktor standing there.
I smiled, dropped my bags and ran into his arms. "Viktor!" I said happily.
"It is so good to see you." He said, gently stroking my hair.
"It is so good to see you, too." I whispered back, feeling like my heart was about to burst with happiness. He leaned down and kissed me gently.
"Come on." He put my stuff on a trolly and pushed it forward, and we went through the barrier, arms around each other.
*** (Harry's point of view)
Ron and I were the only sixth year boys left in the entire castle. Neville went to his grandmothers, Dean and Donnie went to Dean's house, Seamus went home, and that's all I knew. Except Malfoy. I knew he went with Jasmine.
But of course Ron spent all his time with Peggy. The first day I felt like I was going to be alone, but Luna wanted to know if I wanted to go sledding with her. After we did that, we went to Hogsmeade and had some Butterbeer.
"To tell the truth, I'm glad you asked me out." She said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes. Really." She said with a smile.
"I had a good time." I said.
"So did I." She said quietly.
And then, for some reason, I leaned over and kissed her.
*** (Luna's point of view)
"Mum, dad." I begun that night.
"Yes?" They asked.
"Harry asked me to be his girlfriend." I said.
"Oh! Congratulations, honey!" Mom hugged me tightly. I grinned.
"Thanks, mum."
"He's a great kid." Daddy said with a nod.
"Now that you've told us your news, I have some news. Lupus?" Mum turned to a scowling Lupus.
"She's too young to date." He grumbled.
"Oh shut up and sit down." I snapped. Sighing, he sat next to me.
"Okay, I've been keeping this a secret since I found out. But I have great news." Mum said with a radiant smile. I knew right then.
"You're pregnant!" I shouted.
"Yes!" Mum shrieked.
"OH MY GOSH THAT'S AWESOME!" I hugged mom tightly and we began squealing loudly. After about five minutes we turned to dad and Lupus. I was shocked about how much they looked at each other because they had the EXACT same expression on their exact same faces (though dad with some gray in his hair, and Lupus with blue eyes). Slowly they looked at each other.
"Y-you're pregnant?" Dad finally sputtered and mum nodded, arm still around my shoulder.
"I've known for about three weeks now." Mum said.
"How far are you?" I asked.
"Six weeks." She replied.
"You're pregnant." Dad said again.
"Uh-huh!" She said cheerfully.
"I feel like I've been hit by a train." Dad said then fell to the floor.
"It's going to be another sister. I know it will be! More torture for me!" Lupus grumbled and left.
I rolled my eyes then hugged mom tightly again.
*** (Ron's point of view)
I watched the sun slowly rise with rather sad eyes. I had just had a horrible dream. Not a nightmare. A dream. A vision-dream. And I knew what it interpreted to. But I hoped against hopes I was wrong about it or it wasn't what I thought it was or anything for it not to be what it seemed like.
Peggy was going to leave me.
***
By that night (Monday) Peggy noticed I was acting odd and asked what was wrong. I told her it was nothing and that day whenever we kissed it seemed to be more passionate then normal. I felt bad about telling her it was nothing, but it WAS probably nothing. Peggy wasn't going to leave me. She loved me, and I loved her. So incredibly much. I wanted for us to never be apart. I wanted to be with her forever. I wanted to... to...
Well that night we did. I guess with all that passion. well anyway, that is all I shall say for if I did say it, this story would be rated 'R'.
***
I rolled over at the sound of a voice. A mans voice. "What the hell were you thinking?" I slowly squinted my eyes open and saw Peggy was not laying beside me.
"It's none of your business, Robert." Peggy said. I lay motionless.
"Get dressed." Snapped the man's voice. "Now tell me- what were you thinking? It is perfectly well my business. If you go and have meaningless sex-"
"It was not meaningless!" Peggy snapped and I drew in a short breath.
"You're going to end up pregnant."
"So what if I do get pregnant, Robert? So WHAT if I DO? What are you going to do about it?" Peggy yelled.
"Listen-"
"No you listen to me. You can't control me. THEY can't control me. This is MY life-"
"And you pledged to-"
"Forget the bloody pledge!" Peggy screamed. Then there was silence. "Get.... that.... wand.... away.... from my.... face...." Peggy hissed.
"Remember the pledge."
"I bloody well remember now remove that wand."
"He is a regular wizard. And remember what it says?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can't get involved with a regular wizard but Robert- he is not regular. He's different-"
"That is what they all say. Now promise me when he wakes up, you'll break up with him."
"Robert...." Peggy sounded ready to cry but I didn't move. "I can't...."
"You promise this. Swear it."
"Robert...."
"SWEAR IT!"
"Robert I can't....." Peggy was sobbing loudly now.
"Do it. Do it for everything you've lived for."
"Okay.. ...." Peggy sobbed. "I swear it, Robert. I swear it.... I promise...."
"Good. Now then, anything you need?"
"No."
"Good. It was nice talking to you again...." I heard the swish of a cloak and someone leaving through the window and Peggy let out a loud sob.
I waited for quite a few minutes then rolled over. "Peggy?" I asked, slowly sitting up.
"Oh, Ron...." She said in a faint voice.
"You okay? You sound weird." I said, not letting on I had heard the conversation.
"I'm fine." She said quietly, sliding her glasses on. She silently watched as I got dressed. When I was done, I slid my arms around her waist and pulled her close, gently kissing her.
"I love you...." I said, running my fingers up her spine.
She pushed away. "I'm hungry. You hungry? I sure am." She said.
I frowned and grabbed my robes. "Yeah, hungry." I said.
We went down the stairs and into the common room. "Ron!" Harry called and I stopped.
"I'm going ahead." Peggy said and left.
"Where were you last night?" Harry asked. "You never came to bed."
"Er...." I said, trying not to look guilty.
"Did you and Peggy...." He trailed off.
"Um.... uh.... erm...." I sputtered.
Harry arched his eyebrows and walked past me. "Never mind, I'm sure I'm better off not knowing."
I frowned and went down to the Great Hall. Peggy was slumped over a seat, staring down at her breakfast. "You sure you okay?" I asked, sliding in the seat beside her.
"I'm fine, Ron. Perfectly fine." She said, sounding on the verge of tears. I slid my arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. She wouldn't break up with me.... would she? I kissed the side of her head and she sniffled slightly.
"Peggy, something is wrong." I said, holding her hand with my other hand. "Does this have anything to do with last night?"
"No." She said. I knew she was telling the truth. It had to do with that morning with that Robert. Who did he think we was?! Commanding Peggy like that.... "Ron," She looked up into my eyes. I stared back down, conjuring up all my feelings for her in my eyes.
"Yes, luv?" I asked and she looked away quickly.
"Ron.... I've been thinking...."
"Yes....?" I asked, stroking her cheek. If I showed her how much I cared for her.... put it in my eyes and touch, no way could she dismiss me. Especially after last night!
She pulled away from my hand as if bitten. "Ron.... listen, I think I...." She was staring in my eyes again.
"Yes?"
"I've been.... I've been thinking and...." I made my eyes a bit wider and full of even more love. She gulped and then smiled. "I had a good time last night."
Ha. I knew it. She couldn't break up with me. She couldn't. I had her. I leaned down and kissed her. "So did I."
*** (Peggy's point of view)
I ran up the stairs to my dorm, sobbing loudly. I had willingly disobeyed Robert. What had I done?! I ran into my dorm and flung myself on my bed. Was Ron really worth that much to me? I couldn't.... I couldn't give it up. I WOULDN'T! And I wouldn't be given up. But did Ron love me so much he'd give it all up?
"I take it by your sobs you broke up with him." I leapt out of my bed and stared at him through tear-blurred eyes.
He loomed there, a full six-foot-ten. He brought on fear with one look. A single glance at him and you wanted to throw yourself at his mercy. His black shirt covered his rippling muscles, his strong shoulders were back, and his powerful chest was puffed out. Black slacks hung around his legs that could hurt you with one kick. His black robes billowed slightly in the breeze that came through the window. His hands were clenched, one around a wand. His dark eyes were narrowed and his tanned face was stern. His strong jaw was clenched. His gray and black mustache matched his wavy gray and black peppery hair. He had an extremely deadly, dangerous and very military look to him.
"Robert...." I said. His name did not suit him, I can tell you that.
"Well?" He demanded, twirling his wand around.
"I.... yes.... of course I broke up with him." I said, a feeling of fear seizing up inside of me. I had just LIED to Robert.
"I see...." Robert narrowed his eyes and pointed his wand at me. "Now then my dear, would you mind telling the truth?"
"I-I-I-I am telling the truth." I stuttered, stepping back. I then felt the blow. A force shoved from his wand, slamming me back into the wall. A feeling of something big and flat pushing me. I could hardly breathe. "No.... Robert...." I gasped.
"TELL ME THE TRUTH!" He yelled.
"I didn't.... I didn't break up with him...." I said, tears flowing down my face.
"And why not?" He hissed, pulling the spell off. I collapsed to the ground.
"I couldn't.... I love him...."
"He is not worthy of your love." He snapped, eyes narrowing even more. "He is not one of us."
"I don't care, Robert!" I yelled and screamed as he put the spell on me once again. I took in shallow gulps of air as I was pressed tightly against the wall.
"You will break up with him."
"You can't control me!" I screamed.
"Imperio!" He shouted. I stepped forward and was not in control of myself. "Now then. You and I know perfectly well I CAN control you. Now either break up with him on your own, or I will be forced to make you do it." And with that he took the curse off.
"I'll.... break up with him...." I said in a hollow voice. He nodded and went to the window. "Oh, Robert?" I asked and he stopped, turning.
"Yes?"
"I will break up with him.... but nothing you can do will stop me from loving him." I said, glaring at him.
"Fine with me." He said and left through the window, on a broom.
I took a deep breath and began crying into my pillow
***
"Peeegggyyyyyy." I rolled over and squinted. I fumbled for my glasses, slid them on, and looked at Ron standing over my bed. "It's Christmas morning."
"Is it?" I asked with a yawn. Oh yeah. Yesterday was Tuesday and Christmas Eve.
"Come on, Harry and everyone's downstairs." He pulled at my arm and I got up.
"Okay, go away while I get dressed." I said.
"Why? I've seen you naked." He said and I snorted.
"Ron!!!!!"
"Peggy!"
"I'll be down in a minute." I said. He smiled and left. Sighing, I got dressed and took my stuff down. Harry, Sirius, my aunt, Emerin, Remus, Ivana, Lupus, Luna, Ginny and Ron were all there. I dropped my stuff under a tree and curled up beside Ron. He put his arm around me and kissed the side of my head. Thus the paper- ripping began. I got so much stuff I don't want to waste space saying everything I got. The rest of the day went by pretty good. I felt guilty because I was going to break up with Ron. But not today, definitely no not on Christmas. And in the afternoon when everyone else was outside having a merry Christmas, Ron and I were in my dorm probably having an even merrier one.
*** (Harry's point of view)
"Did you have a good Christmas?" I asked Luna, Christmas night as we were curled up by the fire.
"Oh yes." She said, smiling. Suddenly she sat up. "Lupus!" She said. He stopped.
"What?" He asked, glaring at me.
"You're under mistletoe!" Luna jumped up and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
"EW! SISTER KISS! EWWWWWWWWWW!" He yelled, wiping it off.
"Hey, Gin!" Luna called and Ginny walked over.
"What?"
"Lupus is under mistletoe." Luna said. Ginny giggled and kissed Lupus on the lips. He kind of froze and looked surprised. Blushing, Ginny went off.
"That was funny." I said as Luna returned to my arms.
"I know. Lupus is a nitwit." She giggled, resting her head on my shoulder. "Where's Ron?"
"Uh...." I glanced at the girls staircase. "Probably very busy right now."
"Mm." She snuggled closer and I smiled, arm around her.
*** (Sirius's point of view)
"This is so nice." Trixie said. We were outside, Christmas night. It was freezing and I felt hypothermia coming on. But I was going to do this, damn it! Before everything happened I put it off for months then it was too late. Now I was putting it off but I was going to do this NOW!
"I'm glad you like it." I said, staring at the night sky. It was perfectly clear out. "I needed to talk to you, Trix."
"Okay," She said. I took a deep breath (of cold air which didn't help me at all).
"You know, we were dating a while back before everything happened and we're dating now and-and well-"
"What?" She asked. I could imagine James standing over me, screaming I'm an idiot and to go on with it. I felt like something wrong was going to happen. It was me, Sirius. Something was going to go wrong. I knew it.
I got on my knees and pulled out the box. "Will you marry me?"
And then my fear came true for when I opened the box, the ring fell out and we had to spend twenty-three minutes searching for it because neither of us had our wands.
"Found it." Trixie said with a smile.
"Okay, let's try this again." I got back on my knees. "Will you marry me?"
"Oh, Sirius you idiot I thought you'd never ask!" She said, throwing her arms around me. I dropped the box and we spent half an hour searching for the ring again.
*** (Ron's point of view)
"Ron." I looked up as Peggy came into the library where I was studying.
"Yes?" I asked.
"I need to talk to you." She said so we went to an empty classroom. It was two days after Christmas.
"What's wrong?" I asked. She sighed and leaned against a desk.
"I've been thinking."
"About?" I asked rather nervously.
"Ron, I really like you but-"
"But?" I asked, now completely nervous.
"I....... don't........... think.......we.......should.... ....... be........... boyfriend.......and.......girlfriend."
It was if the whole world crashed around me. I did collapse against the main desk. "What?" I finally asked, wondering if my heart was still working.
Peggy was wringing her hands and taking short gulps of air. "I don't think we should date."
"Why not?! We're a perfect couple!" I yelled.
"I KNOW its just-"
"What?!" I demanded, grabbing her arm.
"I....... don't love you." She whispered, burst into tears and ran from the room.
I fell back against the desk again.
Peggy had left me.
*** (Harry's point of view)
Luna and I were playing chess and I was actually WINNING! "Wow! Checkmate!" I said and Luna giggled.
"Good game." I looked at her and smiled. But it quickly turned to a frown as Ron walked in. He was pale, and shaking. Did he predict or see a vision or something? I went over to him.
'What's wrong?" I asked.
"Peggy just left me." He said, staring at me with hollow eyes.
"What?!" I asked in shock.
"She said she doesn't love me anymore....." Ron clenched his fists together tightly and I knew he was fighting off the urge to cry. "She-she-ARGH!" He pulled out his wand, and I pulled back in fear as he said the Severing charm and proceeded to chop things up in the common room.
"Whoa-whoa-whoa! Ron!" I grabbed his wrist after he chopped a table into splinters.
"Let GO of me!" He yelled.
"Ron! Calm down!"
"NO!" He yelled again. I managed to get his wand from him, and he ran up the stairs to our dorm. I used magic to repair everything he had destroyed, and went upstairs. He was laying flat on his bed, stomach down and face in a pillow.
"Ron?"
"Leave me alone."
"Ron, I'm-I'm sorry." I said, sitting on my own bed. "I-I really am."
"I just don't believe it. Peggy-she-we-how could she do this?" He rolled over and sat up, eyes red. "We loved each other."
"Ron, not everyone stays together forever." I said quietly.
"Yes but Peggy and I loved each other! Or so I thought. I mean we did-well that's not the point-and she-" He stopped and pounded his fist into a pillow.
"I'll just go." I backed from the room and left him to using his pillow as a punching bag. When I went downstairs, I found Peggy on the couch, sobbing into her hands. "Peggy why did you break up with Ron?" I asked.
"Harry." She looked up at me and wiped her eyes. "I-well-you see-I just don't love him anymore."
"I don't believe you, Peggy." I said.
"Then don't." She stood up and went to her dorm.
"What's going on?" Luna asked and I told her. "Oh my God, poor Ron. Poor Peggy."
"Yeah." I said, wondering what was going to happen now.
***
"Sir!" Tyler Rocks ran into Sir's office.
"It's been months. You better have good news!" Sir barked and Tyler cringed.
"I do, Sir, I do! I found out who the adults were!"
"Well?!" Sir demanded.
"Emerin Elm, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black." Tyler said.
Sir sat back in his chair, gripping the armrests. "Well now. Isn't this an interesting twist."
***
"We have an announcement." Sirius informed the group in front of him consisting of Remus, Ivana, the twins, Harry, and, ofcourse, Emerin.
"We're getting married!" Trixie said.
"You ruined it!" Sirius grumbled.
"When did you propose?!" Both Remus and Emerin shouted.
"Before Christmas, right?" Emerin asked.
"After!" Remus said.
"Uh, neither really." Trixie admitted.
"Christmas evening." Sirius said.
Emerin and Remus blinked and looked at each other. "Oh MAN! We BOTH lost!" They whined.
"Lost WHAT exactly?" Sirius demanded.
"Er, nothing." Emerin muttered quickly.
*** (Introducing.. My favourite character from ANY movie and/or TV show.. the last name HAS been changed.. But if you know who it is based on please, please, PLEASE say so.. anyway... Here he is.... based on one of the best characters in Movie/TV show history.....)
A strange, very strange, man walked into Hogsmeade. He raised his sunglasses and looked around, lowered them and went into the Three Broomsticks. Everyone inside stared at him. He was long, lean and lanky. His figure was covered with khaki slacks, army boots, a large khaki jacket, sunglasses and a white hat with red words saying: 'Atlanta Hawks'. As well as a gun in his hands.
"Can I help you?" Rosmerta asked.
"Rosmerta!" The man smiled. "Remember me?"
"Uh, no." Rosmerta said, eyeing the gun. The man took off his sunglasses and hat.
"Bert. Bert Sallis." He said.
"Bert!" Rosmerta said, surprised. "What are you doing back around these parts?"
"Visiting. Got a letter from Albus Dumbledore saying a bunch of my old comrades are at Hogwarts." He said.
"Aren't you cold?" Rosmerta asked.
"Nope." Bert said, sitting on a stool. "How've you been doing?"
"Fine, you?"
"Great. Got a nice place back in Nevada." Bert said, accepting the beer she gave him.
"America?"
"Yep. So, have you seen my comrades?" He asked.
"Yep, they are at Hogwarts." Rosmerta said, smiling. "Sirius, Remus, Emerin, Trixie and Ivana."
"Wow, the whole lot of them." Bert said, chugging the beer.
"Yeah." Rosmerta said with a smile. "Its good to see you again."
"Thanks." Bert paid her and stood up. "I gotta go. See ya." He left the Three Broomsticks, and headed to Hogwarts, twirling the gun in his hands.
(A/N if you know who he is based on please say so in a review!!)
*** (Harry's point of view)
"He won't even move." I sighed to Luna. We looked over at Peggy, who was reading silently by the fire.
"Why did she break up with him again?" Luna asked.
"She doesn't love him anymore." I said, shaking my head. "Yeah, sure."
"I say we just waltz over there and talk to her." Luna said, grabbed my hand and dragged me over. "Peggy."
"Hi Luna." Peggy said, looking up. Her eyes were red behind her glasses.
"Listen, don't lie and say you don't love Ron anymore cause I know you do and he is upstairs completely miserable right now so march up there this minute, young lady, and apologize!" Luna shrieked. "And see what you've done to me? You've gone and made me sound like mom."
"Luna, I appreciate your concern but-"
"But nothing, Peggy!" Luna snapped.
"This doesn't involve you." Peggy said, standing up. "Nor you, Harry."
"Listen, Peg, normally I wouldn't put myself in the middle of something like this but-"
"Then don't." Peggy snapped at me.
"Peggy! My best friend is in total misery right now! Because of you. I know you two should be together. Its just a weird feeling I have." I said.
Peggy sighed and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. "I already broke up with him. End of story."
"No! No 'end of story'. Listen, I hate to tell you this but I really didn't trust you. I still don't. I just-I just don't know what to think about you. But I do know one thing and that you are the perfect girl for my best friend. Fine, deny it on the outside but you and I both know you can't deny it on the inside. It'll catch up to you someday, Peg, and you'll really regret it. So just save yourself the pain in later life, and go upstairs and apologize to Ron." I snapped at her. Then frowned. "Whoa, did I just say all that?"
"Nice speech, Harry." Luna said.
"You just can't understand, Harry. No one can, not even Ron. Its deeper and more difficult then you can imagine." She picked up her book and shook her head. "I am sorry I had to break up with him but I did, its done, goodbye." She turned and went up the stairs to her dorm.
"Wait, did she say 'had to'?" Luna asked.
I frowned again. "Yeah. ... she did."
"This is really weird." She said.
"Actually not really. After coming here for about six years.... . this is just completely average." I said with a sigh.
*** (Sirius's point of view)
"Oh Paaaadfoooot." Trixie's voice sang.
"Oh no not again!" I hid my face behind the newspaper, wondering how she knew I was at the Three Broomsticks. She walked over and lowered my paper.
"We need to talk about the wedding." She said.
"Oh come on, we just talked about it two days ago!" I moaned.
"Sirius! Be serious about this!" She said with a pout.
"I am. Oh come on, we won't be married for what, few months? Plenty of time." I said.
"James and Lily talked about their wedding a lot. Remus and Ivana talked about their wedding a lot." She snapped.
"Good for them." I mumbled.
"Padfoot, you will talk about the wedding with me now right or I'll dump hot cocoa down the front of your pants."
"Okay, so you want it to be an outside wedding or inside?" I asked, setting the paper down.
"That's better." She said with a smile.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." I grumbled. I sat back and folded my arms as she went on about flowers or something or other.
I frowned as someone walked into the Three Broomsticks. A familiar someone. He had a large gun over one shoulder, and went over to the bar where he chatted with Rosmerta. "Trixie is it just me or does he look familiar?" I asked. Trixie looked over at the man and nodded.
"He does look familiar. But I don't know anyone who carried guns about." Trixie said, sipping her hot cocoa.
"Hey you two lovebirds." Emerin walked over, smiling.
"Hey Emerin, we were just chatting about the wedding." Trixie said.
"Are you? Now how on earth did you get Sirius to talk about the wedding?"
"Oh, I can be very persuasive." Trixie said with a sweet smile to me. I scowled and began reading the newspaper. There was a large article about a Death Eater attack on a Muggle farm.
"So, have you decided who is going to be your maid of honour?" Emerin asked.
"No. I just can't decide between you or Ivana." Trixie sighed.
"Isn't the maid supposed to be unwed or something?" I asked. The two girls stared at me. "Okay fine! I won't talk about the wedding anymore if-"
"Oh no, you'll talk. Just not about this." Trixie said.
"About what?" Remus and Ivana came in.
"The wedding, ofcourse." Emerin said.
"Budge up." Remus said, pushing a chair next to mine.
"So, you decide on the new baby's name?" Trixie asked.
"No. Remus won't give any good suggestions." Ivana said.
"I gave three perfectly good suggestions!" Remus said.
"Remus, darling, your suggestions were Sirius, James, and Bert. We are NOT naming our kids after-"
"I like Sirius." I said with a grin.
"No! We're not naming the kid after any of you." Ivana snapped.
Remus and I looked at each other and shook our heads. "Chicks." We both said.
"Men." The three women grumbled.
"Excuse me," We looked up and saw the man with the gun and Atlanta Hawks baseball hat.
"Yes?" We all chorused.
"I hate to interrupt your conversation but all of you look very familiar." He said.
"Hmm." Emerin said.
"Would your names-would your names happen to be. . ." He frowned slightly and looked at us as he said our names. "Emerin, Ivana, Remus, Sirius and Trixie?"
We glanced at each other, then back at up at him. "How did you know that?" Emerin asked.
The man pulled off his sunglasses, eyes wide. "Ember, Sapphire, Moony, Padfoot and Pixie!" He said. I dropped my mug of beer. It couldn't be.... but it LOOKED like...."MAC?!" I yelled.
"YES!" He shouted and we hugged then he hugged the others.
"What are you doing here?" Trixie asked.
"And why do you have a gun?" Ivana added.
"Dumbledore sent me a letter saying my comrades were here and I decided to come and-well, actually okay I want-you know its really good to hear you're innocent, Padfoot." He said.
"Thanks. Where've you been all these years?" I asked.
"Nevada, in America." He said, putting his gun down. "What about you guys?"
"I've been in America as well but not Nevada." Ivana said.
"I was in Africa." Trixie said quietly.
"I was in Romania." Emerin said, sipping her tea.
"I was. . . here." Remus said.
"I was in Azkaban." I said with a grin. "I think I got you all beat."
"So, what's new?" He asked.
"Remus and I have twins and I'm expecting a third kid." Ivana said.
"Sirius and I are getting married." Trixie said, holding my hand happily.
"I'm using a different brand of shampoo." Emerin said. "Oh, and I'm Healings professor at Hogwarts." "I'm Herbology teacher there." I said brightly.
"I teach History there." Remus said.
"Wow." Bert said, rubbing his chin.
"What about you? What do you do?" Emerin asked.
"I'm studying Muggle weaponry." He said, patting the gun. "Really fascinating. Got loads and loads of gun and ammo and the sort."
"Studying Muggle weaponry?" Ivana asked in surprise. "You were always the quiet one."
"It's usually the quiet one." Trixie said.
"I never expected any of us to become teachers." Bert said with a smile.
"It came to a shock to me as well." I said.
"He's very popular as a teacher. Especially since he canceled Herbology saying 'there was too much snow'." Remus said with a grin.
"There was!" I insisted. "Care Of Magical Creatures was canceled."
"Yes but Herbology was inside a nice warm greenhouse, Care of Magical Creatures was outside." Trixie said.
"Ssssshhh!" I said with a grin. Bert got a drink and we began talking happily, like the old school days.
***
"You LIED to me!" Sir yelled, tightening the curse on me. I lay on the ground, clutching my head, moaning in pain. "Where is the Stone?!"
"I don't know!" I moaned loudly, gripping my head. The curse was to make it feel like a vice grip was tightening around my head. And it worked.
"TELL ME!"
"I DON'T KNOW!" I screamed and the curse was removed. I got up, breathing hard. Sir was livid with rage.
"Bring me the kid."
"What kid?" I asked.
"The kid that was brought back alive!" He shouted.
"NO!" I shouted back.
"You're disobeying me?" Sir asked, shocked. Behind him, and to the side his little researcher Tyler Rocks was looking nervous.
"Yes. I will not bring Ron here. He was just dumped by his girlfriend and is in no state to-"
"I DON'T CARE WHAT STATE HE IS IN!" Sir screamed and whirled on Tyler who backed up. "Bring me the kid."
"Don't do it, Tyler!" I snapped.
"I-uh-"
"The kid, Tyler. Go get him as soon as possible."
"Don't do it Tyler." I repeated. He shot glances between us.
"Tyler. Get the kid." Sir hissed.
"Yes, Sir, right away." Tyler looked at me then backed out of the room.
"What are you going to do to him?" I demanded.
"It's none of your business now, Black." He sneered and left. I grabbed my cloak and went back to Hogwarts as soon as possible.