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A/N Thanks for the reviews everyone I have tried to limit the spelling and grammar mistakes but I have trouble finding them (welcome to the wonderful world of dyslexia) I hope you find it easier to read as a lot of you said I needed to divide the chapters up, and please keep reviewing!
Chapter 23
Outkast dragged a black cloak out of her wardrobe and attached round her neck with a ornate clasp
~Harry where did you come from~
~Grimmuald place, it's behind the club~ Outkast nodded, she exited the club at the
back into an alley
~You may want to hold on tightly~ she said, she felt him constrict round her arm. She pulled a tarpaulin off an object in the alley revealing a black motorcycle, she turned it climbed on and kick started it, she tore out the alley without even slowing to see if anything was coming.
Five minutes later they approached the green, Harry saw members of the order standing around, they had put their wands out of sight as the bike appeared, obviously thinking it was a muggle who lived in one of the other houses. Outkast stopped the bike and got off; she pulled her helmet off sending her multicoloured hair cascading down. A few members eyed her suspiciously, Outkast rolled her eyes, same old crowd then Albus she thought and sauntered over to them, Harry say Mad-eye growl at her approach and draw his wand, Outkast rolled her eyes
"Put it away old timer you won't win" Harry had to smirk at that, Mad-Eye maybe old but he wasn't as old as Outkast and Voldemort.
~Harry who will know who you are?~ he didn't get time to respond
"Get out of here we don't need you"
"Uh huh, look Mad-eye as much I would like to spend the day trading insults with you can you get Albus, I found something he lost" She said pointedly, Mad-eye stared at her, if she knew about Harry she had the good sense not to say anything in public. He was about to answer when the man in question appeared
"Ayesha, it is nice to see you again" She offered Mad eye a victorious smirk
"Albus, I have a matter of great importance to discuss with you. Have you somewhere warmer that we could go?" Albus looked at her She has Harry, and wants him safe. He nodded and handed her a piece of parchment, as she read it number 12 came into view, the parchment in her hand ignited and turned to dust. She followed Albus and the Order back into the house, the member were either confused of angry, she shrugged it off, this was more important then petty squabbles.
She breezed into the kitchen and froze, she had not expected to see him again, Severus was sitting at the table looking despondently at something. There were many others in there around Harry's age, the looked at her curiously.
"Who are you?" A red head boy said, his exclamation caused Severus to look up her saw he and snarled
"What are you doing here?"
"Lovely to see you too Sev" she spat, but then noticed what he had been playing with when she arrived, the ring was the same colour as the cobra on her arm. Would have to be wouldn't it she sighed and unclipped her cloak revealing her muggle clothes and the blue snake, before Sev could say anything she walked up to him and held out her left arm, Harry slid across her neck and down it, Outkast held her arm out in front of Sev
"Lost something?" she said sarcastically, Severus thought his heart would stop, his son albeit in snake form and unhappy but it was his son, he raised his arm next to hers and felt the joy as Harry slide off her and wrapped himself round his arm.
"Uh hem" Sev was jolted from his thoughts, the rest of the order were standing their looking bemused. Outkast wondered to the far side of the room and lent against a wall watching Sev with interest, she'd never seen him look so grateful or relieved as when Harry went to him. She felt someone staring at her, she looked round a young witch was glaring, she didn't look a bit embarrassed at by caught out
"Where was he?" she said
"What's it to you?"
"He's my friend" Outkast thought through the memories Harry had given her, this was Hermione. Outkast smiled the girl was feisty
"He was in my club, though I'd bring him back to your world" the conversation was cut off as Albus came back in
"Ah Severus I see you have already found Ayesha" Severus gave a curt nod and then turned to Harry who was still on his arm
"Please change back now" Harry hissed something, Outkast smirked Severus glared at her
"What did he say?"
"He said you'd have to put him down first unless you want your arm pulled out" Sev snarled something no one heard. Ron was confused
"You can speak parseltongue?" Outkast grinned
"But of course red, in fact my family is famous for it"
"You still haven't told us who you are" Hermione was glaring at her still, but her attention was taken away by a gasp round the room, Harry had transformed back, Outkast nodded
"And on that note I'm out of here" She made a move to leave and cringed when Albus spoke
"So soon? Won't you at least stay for some tea" she was never going to escape that meddling old fool, she glared at him noticing the twinkle in he eye,
"I thought you were too quiet, you're up to something aren't you?" she rolled her eyes when he didn't respond
"Fin tea then I have to go I have a club to run" She sat at the table and was aware that Harry had sat next to her, she was also aware the he was the only buffer zone between her and Sev.
"So are we going to get a name?" Harry winced, Hermione was really pissed, Outkast took it with grace
"Fine, Hermione, I am Outkast" that shut her up
"How did you know my name?"
"I talked to a chameleon cobra" Hermione glared at him
"And as for you WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU THINKING HARRY JAMES POTTER?! YOU COULD HAVE DIED YOU STUPID IDIOT!" she glared at him, Harry didn't say anything
"That is quite enough Miss Granger" Sev snarled, he'd only just get his son back he would be damned if he let this girl frighten him away again. At that moment the tea was produced, Albus sat at the head of the table surveying the room
"Ayesha it is good to see you again"
"No Albus"
"I beg you pardon?"
"I stand by what I said before, I won't join the order of the phoenix, I want nothing to do with you"
"And yet you bring Harry back to my care"
"You would have found him eventually and he has friends" she looked pointedly at Sev
"And family"
"You still bare me hate then?"
"Of course I bloody do you pompous idiot" she snarled, causing many occupants of the room to reach for their wands they weren't used to hearing anyone talk to Albus like that
"Put them away children, pointed sticks are all well and good until someone loses and eye" Albus nodded and members put them away, Harry was looking at Outkast I truly hope I never get on the wrong side of her he thought for the hundredth time
"Ayesha"
"Don't call me that"
"It is your name"
"Given by my father, did it ever occur to you that why we both changed our names? You have no right to use my name and if you do I may well go away and make you're greatest fears true" the threat hit the spot
"You don't agree with what he stands for"
"No, but I don't. It is true my brother is insane and completely hell bent on destruction but that doesn't mean I don't hate you either"
"I can't change the past"
"No but there was a time it was the present, and just when I think maybe, just maybe you might have learnt your lesson – creating a evil lord and all I hear you did the same thing again" She was having a great deal of trouble with her temper
"He told you?"
"He showed me" she snarled, but then felt a hand in hers she looked at Harry, she knew she was pushing his trust in her and took a breath and calmed down.
"Albus. I will fight my brother, I will do what I can as always because it is right but I will never take orders from a man who leaves children to the fate of their less the adequate families for convenience" the result of the jibe was evident in his eyes.
"Very well Outkast, but I must ask you for a favour" She inclined her head, he had done her the courtesy of using her chosen name she could at least hear him out.
"Go on"
"One of our teachers this year has a condition that means he can not teach on certain days of the month, we need a professor to cover him" Outkast rolled her eyes, on the plus side you can keep an eye on Harry. Somehow she knew Dumbledore had already thought that might be the winning argument
"This condition wouldn't happen to coincide with the full moon would it? And what's the subject?"
"Defence against the dark arts" Outkast raised an eyebrow knowing that she would already take the position but not wanting to make it look that easy
"Who's the other teacher" the was a small cough
"That would be me, Remus Lupin" she felt Harry tense up when he spoke, that pissed her off
"So this it the werewolf then?" he nodded looking ashamed oh look one little sentence and he's upset good he upset the kid.
"Ok I'll take the job, I'll even teach what you want me too, but don't expect me to change my behaviour" Albus nodded
"Accepted, and Outkast I don't think that anyone will ever be able to change you" she smirked, Albus rose and left to return to Hogwarts. Most of the order members went back to their business leaving her with Harry, Sev, Hermione and a sea of red heads.
"So you're going to be teaching?" Sev said smirking
"The devil must be ice skating" even Outkast cracked a smile, Sev turned his attention back to Harry
"You must be tired, shall we go?" Harry nodded, Outkast inwardly sighed poor kid. Sev rose for the fire place.
"Hey Harry" she called as he went to follow, she handed him a box
"Here's you might like this" Harry opened it, inside was a portable CD player and a CD he looked at her
"It's enchanted it won't need batteries and if you unplug the head phones it'll play loudly… very loudly so watch your self" she gave him a wink
~Thank you~
~Any time~
"I truly wish you'd stop doing that" Ron muttered
"It's creepy" Harry just smiled, he stood in the fire place and Severus throw the powder at him and ordered him to Hogwarts, he followed suit. Outkast sighed, she better get on
"I better go pack" she announced and turned to leave
"Just one thing Professor" Outkast noticed how the girl suddenly spoke to her with respect whereas a hour ago she was ready to tear her a new one, she smiled
"Yeah what?"
"Who's your brother" Outkast grinned
"He's my twin really and his name's Tom Riddle" she glanced at the look on their faces and left, oh yeah that sight was going to keep her amused for a good few hours.