Harry stumbled slightly as he landed. His first thought when he looked around was that he was dreaming. He was in the garden of a millionaire. A few feet away from him was a large blue swimming pool with a few sun loungers set out around the edge of the pool. There were large, broad leafed trees lining the pool and a hot tub separate from the pool. Harry turned to look at the house. It was large and appeared to be made of white marble. Harry looked at Sirius who looked equally amazed. April appeared next to him with a crack. She bit her lip and put her hand to her side.
"Welcome to my home." April said, "Or, one of them." She smirked slightly and led the way into a large clean living room. As soon as Harry stepped into the house he could hear piano playing filling the house. There was some running somewhere in the house and Hermione appeared in the doorway.
"Harry!" Hermione said happily. She looked a lot more tanned and she was wearing a cropped top and jeans. Her hair had also been straightened from it's frizzy bush. She looked a bit like she had at the Yule ball a few years previously. In other words, she looked incredibly pretty now. Harry grinned
"Hi." He said as Hermione ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
"It's good to finally see you." She said when she'd let go.
"Sirius, take Harry's things to his room." April said.
"Which room?" Sirius asked. April rolled her eyes and took the suitcase but dropped it almost immediately after gritting her teeth in pain.
"April." Sirius said slightly alarmed.
"I'm fine." April said sitting down on a sofa. The piano playing stopped and Harry could just hear someone walking across the landing up stairs.
"Oh, April are you alright." Hermione said slightly alarmed. April nodded.
"Show Harry around." April said as she got her wand out. Harry felt slightly reluctant to leave April there but Sirius was with her and April should be alright in the house. Hermione took Harry's arm and pulled him out of the living room into a large hallway. This house was a bit like a modernised version of Hogwarts.
"When did you get here?" Harry asked.
"You remember when Dumbledore was-" Hermione stopped for a moment, "When Voldemort killed him and there was that white light, well I turned up here next to Jenny." She said. Harry frowned, he remembered the night Dumbledore died all too clearly.
"Oh, I have your wand." Harry said suddenly remembering Hermione's wand. He pulled it out of his robes and handed it to Hermione. She smiled and waved it a bit. A couple of sparks came out of the end and she smiled.
"Thanks." She said. "Well, I guess you'll be wanting to see Jenny." Harry nodded and followed Hermione up the stairs. The Piano playing had started up again but now with a set of drums playing.
"Have you two talked at all?" Harry asked.
"Of course we have. She's been really depressed for most of the holiday but she's coping. Jenny's been helping me with the House elves thing and we've been shopping a few times in the American version of Diagon Alley. But the other day when we found out that April and Sirius might be getting engaged she just got so angry she locked herself in her room." Hermione said. "I think she got upset because we found out from Remus instead of Sirius. Or eben April" Harry nodded, "But it's good that you're here now." Hermione came to a door where the music was come from and pointed her wand at the door. "Alohamora" The door gave a soft click and Hermione opened it up. They entered a room that was about the same size of the Gryffindor Common room. There was a self playing drum kit in a corner with a guitar that lay against the door motionless. The bed was a large four poster bed that had large crimson pillows on a cream Duvet. There were assorted items scattered across the floor and a mini grad piano by the fire place. Jenny sat there her fingers dancing across the keyboard. She seemed to be wearing a carefully frayed denim skirt that showed almost all of her legs and a bikini top. Harry saw her outfit and looked at Hermione impressed
"It's really hot here" Hermione whispered to him. "Jenny." Hermione said. Jenny stopped playing and turned around. She looked slightly annoyed at first but when she saw Harry she looked surprised at first then broke into a wide grin. She jumped up and ran to Harry, wrapped her arms around him and pressing her lips against his. Harry couldn't help smiling as he kissed her back. He didn't know where to put his hands, Jenny's skin was so soft he wanted to touch all of it. When they finished their kiss Jenny put her head on Harry's shoulder.
"I've missed you so much." She said. Harry put a hand on the back of her head and held her close to him. Hermione smiled at them and left the room.
"I'll be in my room if you want me." Hermione called back. Jenny looked at Harry again and Harry kissed her again. Harry led her over to the bed and sat down. Jenny sat over his lap and put an arm around him. They kissed again but this time for a bit longer. When they broke the kiss Jenny kissed his cheek and then began to play gently with his hair.
"I've missed you to." He said. "You won't believe how crap my summer has been."
"I think I can." Jenny said, "Dumbledore was my godfather." Jenny looked like she was going to cry. She had always looked so much happier in his dreams but now she didn't seem that happy. Harry ran a few fingers over her cheeks then tucked a lock of her long blonde hair behind her ear. He kissed her forehead.
"He was like my granddad." Harry said. "So other then grieving, how have you been?" Jenny held back a sob and smiled.
"I've been ok I reckon." She said. "Hermione being here has helped me a bit, she's been a great friend. I guess she's like my sister now."
"She's always been like my sister, if you can't talk to me about anything then you know you've got Ginny and Hermione."
"Yeah, I know. You haven't heard from the Weasley's have you?" Harry shook his head. Jenny's expression suddenly changed. "How did you get here?"
"Your mum is downstairs with Sirius." Jenny's expression had started to lift until Sirius was mentioned.
"Sirius is here?" Jenny asked slightly depressed.
"Yeah." Harry said. Jenny got up and turned to go back to the piano. "You still have a problem with him? Don't you think you're being a bit, I don't know, selfish?" Jenny glanced at Harry for a moment.
"He's stealing my mum, how would you like it if someone stole your parents from you?" Jenny asked. Harry raised his eyebrows.
"Are you forgetting who you're talking to?" Harry asked, "Of course I hate the person who-" Harry frowned, "Oh, we've had this conversation before, just go and say hi to your mum." Jenny stood silently in thought for a moment before nodding and heading towards the door. Harry smiled at her and took her hand as she passed him and walked to the living room with her. April had changed into something that would let her get to her wound easily. Harry could see it. Her flat stomach had quite a few scars on it and a large patch of bloody gauzed covered the wound that April had received at the beginning of June. Jenny bit her lip when she saw it and pressed her face against Harry's chest.
"That's disgusting." Jenny said.
"It's just a bit of gauze" Harry said. He pulled Jenny slightly closer to him
"I'm really squeamish." Jenny said.
"Next time I see Jessica I will kill her." April muttered. Sirius sighed as he pointed his wand at the wound. "What are you doing?" April said slightly alarmed.
"Healing it?" Sirius said.
"No, go and get the healer from California Medical Institute." April said. Sirius frowned and nodded.
"Ok." He said. He disappeared and April looked up and smiled.
"Hi Jenny." April said. Jenny looked at her mum and her gaze went to the wound again. April quickly covered it up but Jenny already looked like she was going to be sick.
"Are you-"
"Yes, I'm fine, are you going to hug me or anything?" April asked. Jenny went to April and gave her a quick hug. Harry noticed how Jenny was careful not to touch anything near the wound. Jenny stood up again and Harry's gaze shifted from April back to Jenny again and her body. "Have you got the Hogwarts letters?" April asked.
"No, I'm not going am I?" Jenny asked.
"McGonagall's right, there's no point in breaking up you're education and you're not allowed to do magic outside of school so I can't tutor you."
"But-"
"No Jenny."
"Can't I go to the American school?" Jenny asked.
"No you can't, do you want to be moved down a year?" April said. Jenny shrugged, "You will go to Hogwarts but I promise I will get you out at the slightest sign of trouble." Jenny didn't look to happy and nodded, "Besides, what would Dumbledore say if you didn't want to return to his school?"
"It's not his school any more." Harry said, "am I going back?"
"It's up to you Harry. I'm giving you and Hermione the choice and I will tutor you myself but it will mean having to stay at Grimmauld place because I'm needed in England. We'll be going there in a week." April said.
"I can't go back or I'll be killed" Harry said. April nodded.
"I know" Jenny looked from April to Harry,
"Tell her I can't go back." Jenny said, "I'm not going back to Hogwarts." Harry frowned. April was right, as usual, and as much as Harry hated the idea that Jenny would be going to a school under the rule of Voldemort Harry wanted Jenny to get a full and proper education. Jenny looked into Harry's eyes and stared in shock. Jenny was a Legillmens, which meant that she could read Harry's thoughts when she looked into his eyes.
"Jenny, it's just that-" Jenny didn't listen to the rest of what Harry had to say as she ran out of the room and they heard a door slam as Jenny retreated to her room.
"It's nice to know you have you head screwed on for a change." April said very grimly.
"I know it's for the best." Harry said glumly. He fell into the sofa next to April. April put a reassuring hand on his arm.
"Don't worry" She said. Harry shrugged, he couldn't help but worry.
A/N:-sigh- I feel really wierd, i felt all happy when i updated BEyond the end and now my mood is quickly slipping away. I think i'm going to write a random H/Hr chapter (not for this story obv) and then watch underworld...got 3 nu DVDs today...2 down 1 to go. Can i just say, Battle Royale...best kills in history..42 students 41 deaths...pure genius, trust the Japanese to think of something bloody and gorey. And Girl next door. God tht got me depressed about not having a boyf. But such a good movie. Anyway, Review replies:
Rhia: Did i hint that Jenny knew something different? hm.....again, i have to go back and read the whole of this story but i'll tell you that SIrius does sway Jenny but by the time he does its too late. I think that the reason Jenny doesn't like Sirius is purely personal. Anyway, I want you to use the Mariah Carey version of All i want for Christmas, or the version from Love actually, god that girl can sing! but if you could i'd be eternally grateful forever and ever....sorta. Dudley I spit on you -spit on dudley- He's a right pig later in the story. That's right DUDLEY RETURNS!! haha
Bloomz baby: Aw, thank you. I've had a lot of stick from people about them not liking Hermione and HArry being together....are you a R/Hr shipper by anychance?
uhhhhh dude: Hm....Cho....thats a hard one. Well, she does have some appearances in this story...will you settle for friendship and flirting?
blink gurl 017: :) so you like that randome stay tuned! Well I'm telling the truth, if you want to see Dudley get his comupence then stay tuned.
RiddickulusME: haha, yeah, that was all i said in the a/n. This was the next chapter, next one is sooon, probs tomorrow.
