This chapter is dedictated to my fab mentor Amy, who always seems to motivate me to write. And be evil… Thanks for all of your amazing reviews!!
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'That just about sums it up. That does. I never really know what to say. Hmph.' Thought Hermione,
She walked into the study.
"Harry?" She asked tenderly,
"What!?" He said, his voice raised,
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah fine."
"You don't have to lie you know."
"Well we've been doing enough of it recently anyway. One more isn't going to make a difference." He said shortly,
"Look if this is about that night…" Hermione said,
"It isn't not everything is about you, you know?"
"Harry, why are you being like this?" She asked,
"Sorry… I just… Lupin…. Sirius… Dad?" Harry said, "At first I was lost for a father figure, now I'm I have them in abundance. I just… I don't know it all seems so strange." Harry sighed and sat down. He rubbed his eyes, which were dull with tiredness. "Everything is going so strange."
"I know… It'll be difficult to deal with at first." Hermione said, she went over and wrapped and arm around her best friend's body,
"Why me though, why?"
"I know you had a lot to deal with Harry, but you know, it's not as if no-one loves you or no-ones cares, I do, Luna does, Sirius does, James does, Lupin does, Blaise cares, Draco does too, Ginny's always gonna be there. We love you."
"I know. I'm just sick of it! Sick of this stupid place, all that ever gets dealt out to me is shit."
"Harry! For Christ's sake! This is a chance to re-start your life. You've been blessed, Sirius and your dad are still alive, and Lupin's coming so you go make the most of it! You deserve it." Harry got up and walked to the door, "See ya. I'll be over in a bit."
She had her head in her hands, her hair was covering her face,
"'Mione… What's up?"
"Nothing Harry, I'm just a little tired." She got up, and started walking across the room, "Come on then." She said, sounding drained,
"Come 'ere." Harry said and opened his arms, Hermione hugged him fiercely, "I'll always be here if you need me." Harry said with a smile,
"Thanks. Come on then." Hermione said, and they went out of the study shutting the door with a click,
"Remus" Hermione said with a smile as she entered the room, she hugged him,
"Look at you all grown up." Lupin said, "This is Tonks… We're..."
"Together." Tonks said, "Wotcher Harry." She had a cheeky grin on her face,
"Hey." Harry said, and hugged her tightly, he then moved to Lupin, "You're looking well, friend." He said, he shut his eyes for a long second, "Very well indeed. So good to see you." They had a manly hug,
"You're looking better Harry. Better from when last we spoke." He and Lupin both shared small smiles, "Well… I think you're going to have to explain this surprise to me. It is rather confusing."
"Well… Ok it's in the other room. We'll leave Tonks and everyone here."
They exited and entered the dining room. There sat James and Sirius.
Soon it was another explanation of how, and why and apologies.
"Moony, old friend" James said, they embraced, it had been a good few years.
"Padfoot." Remus said and hugged Sirius, he had never seen any of them like that. He just sat, hunched over. He had his hands hanging between his legs. He sighed to himself. The leg of the table seemed the most interesting thing in the world.
"Well." One of them said, Harry didn't particularly care he was staring at the grainy wood concentrating on the leg as if it was Adolf Hitler or something. He just glared and glared,
"Harry?"
"What?!" He said sounding like the hormonal teenager he used to be, he looked up and saw three faces staring down at him worriedly, "ARGH!" He shouted, they were too close, there faces, all the same. All exactly the same, so close. Too close, far too close. They needed to back off; he leapt over the back of his chair. He started to shake, he couldn't stop. He just had to get out. He looked fearfully at them and bolted out of the door, he ran over to any door and stepped in,
There was many thuds, some slamming and one final crunch,
"BOLLOCKS!" Harry shouted, he sat in the darkness in pain.
God knows where he could be? He could be in a dungeon full of rats and dead bodies.
All black, and moulding.
"A little help?" Sirius said whilst laughing,
"Oh sod off, it's not funny!" Harry said bu7t he couldn't help laughing,
"Lumos" Someone said and a wand was ignited, Harry was sprawled over boxes of ladies clothing. He looked like he was wearing a very fetching green flowered print sun dress.
"Hey come look at this you guys!" James shouted,
"You could help me get up you know!!!"
Everyone was laughing at me,
"Oh for fucks sake. Yes, I fell down the stairs. And yes it does look like I'm wearing a fetching green floral print dress but for Christ's sake a little help or something?!"
SNAP!
"One for the album Padfoot!" James said,
"Indeed Prongs." The two high fived,
"OH move over." Draco said, "Poor chap. Can you imagine how you'd feel?"
SCREAM!
SNAP!
THUD!
"Sorry couldn't resist." Hermione said, you could practically see the horns sticking out of her head,
"Pushed by my own girlfriend." Draco tutted and got up.
He then tried to pull Harry out of the box he was stuck in,
"Have you piled on the pounds or something?!"
"Oh sod off." Harry said as he was pulled out with great effort.
They walked back upstairs ad Harry kicked Sirius and his dad in the shins.
"NOT FUNNY!"
Okay, it wasn't even 1,000 words but it's two updates in two days!!! Anyway, I needed to get Lupin's arrival over with.
Okay, New Year's party, a few ideas:
Truth or dare? (I mean the oldies will be there… so?!)
Drunkenness (Obviously)
And the new-year kissing.
Fireworks?
Need more suggestions. Please, please help.
(leaves a few baskets of assorted muffins.)
p.c