H P Boy who livesYear 7- Summer
Chapter 34
Rory
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Meet twin number one, Princess Rory, a regular firebrand with James' attitude. She really never got a start in this plane of existence, so the world is literally new to her. Although she is a fully trained and highly intelligent witch and like Harry she has more fairy blood than mortal...that you will find gives her an edge in the Wizarding World. She is also a blank slate that is constantly learning and discovering this new world that she finds herself now in and her biggest flaw is not being able to take no for an answer when she is on a mission to help someone. One project is going to be Sibyll and Severus. She'll do anything to avoid thinking about this strange bond that she has with the mortal heir to England's throne or the promise that she made to someone that she loves on the other side.
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"Katherine Aurora," James stared at the mirror image of Lily in the front seat. "Where is Andromeda Marie?"
"You mean your perfect princess?" Rory rolled her eyes at her father. "She's still with Aunt Celestra, completely fascinated about her healing abilities. I love my twin, but she just doesn't ever wanna let loose and have fun."
Lily glared at her daughter. "Rory you aren't as wild as you act, so knock it off, and tell us what happened."
"We got lost in a place called Avalon, which has the most gorgeous male specimens that I have ever seen. Not that Dromi cares about any of that." Rory winked at Hermione. "Sir Talon is really quite handsome too bad he's taken."
"You were there and didn't tell us!" James was not happy with her at all.
"And mess up his big moment in the spotlight? No way! It was too much fun watching him sweat it out." She grinned wickedly. "We went off with Sir Talon to go get Prince Xander. It was fascinating except for the fact that we had to stay in the shadows while they went about gathering all the guests. I think one of them was the prince of England or something. I wouldn't know because we followed Sir Talon back to Avalon. Then we sort of just sat back and watched the two of you get hitched." She gave them the thumbs up.
"I know where Dad's attitude went, which means that Andromeda is more like mum." Harry grinned. "I'm Harry and this is Hermione."
"Duh, you are my pain in the ass little brother, who always tried to get himself killed." She rolled her eyes at him. "I talked to you loads of times when you almost died, but then you were so out of it and thought I was mum. So she's the girl, who even though you were blind to how the two of you were meant for each other, kept your ass in one piece for most of your years at Hogwarts." She reached over and knocked him upside the head. "You baby brat are a magnet for trouble."
"I like her." Hermione grinned. "Now we know why the Kate that we saw wasn't the Kate that we thought it was."
Harry's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "You know you may be right about that...poor Wills." He chuckled.
"Wills? Who's this Wills and what are you two plotting now?" Rory's brow furrowed and her wicked smile turned into a frown.
"My cousin, the heir to the throne of England, and his nickname is Wills." Hermione kept glancing over at Harry.
"You mean that gorgeous brooding hunk that wanted to walk you down the aisle was him?" Rory tried to picture whom she was talking about. "What do I have to do with the one you call royal pain?"
"Sis, I can't really tell you it's against the rules." Harry winked at Hermione.
James and Sirius looked at each other. "The dream."
"The dream?" Lily glanced over at her daughter. "He really is a nice young man."
"Oh no, there is no way that I'm gonna get stuck with some pain-in-the-ass prince! He probably needs to be pampered and is spoiled rotten." Rory growled. "Besides he has a girlfriend already. I saw her and he looks smitten with her."
"Her name is Katarina and she's his best friend, but things can change." Hermione smirked.
"Enough! She is not dating and that's final!" James snarled.
"Honestly Daddy. You can coddle the twins when they're born." Rory rolled her eyes. "I'm a big girl now all grown up and everything."
"We're here." Lily was never so glad to see the castle.
"Thank the gods. Daddy was about to get out a chastity belt or something." Rory sprang from the limo and straight into Wills. "Sorry about that." She looked up and her eyes met his. "WOW!"
Wills, who had been waiting there after Stephen had brought him back to the castle, stared at the red headed violet-eyed goddess. She looked exactly like Harry's mother and that alone left him speechless. My god what this vision did for a pair of faded designer jeans and a baby doll t-shirt.
"I was trying to escape my overprotective father and I wasn't watching what I was doing." Rory smiled at him and Wills heart stopped. "I'm Princess Katherine Aurora Pendragon by the way. It's complicated but Harry is my baby brother."
He just kept staring blankly at her.Princess? Harry's sister? Baby brother? Hmm and her name is Kate? I thought that it meant that Katie and I were meant to be. I love her. But this is...I can't remember my name let alone talk. God this is going to get complicated and I don't want to hurt Katie. She's my best friend, but I can't ignore this either that would be like ignoring being struck with a bolt of lightning. You look like an idiot staring at her say something! Wills was wrestling with his thoughts.
Kate, who was standing next to Ginny, saw exactly what had happened. "Oh well, we'll always be best friends." She sighed. "Besides, the royal thing just isn't my cup of tea, but I was willing to try for Wills." She looked down at the ring on her finger, the promise ring that Wills had just given her, then at Wills who still hadn't moved or said anything.
"I didn't know that he had a sister." Draco stared at the gorgeous newcomer.
"Oh yeah, he has a sister." Ron grinned. "I was wondering where she disappeared to because I knew that she came back with the rest of us."
"She's absolutely super model material." Ginny narrowed her eyes at Rory.
"Oh, she's much more than just looks." Luna smiled. "She's very much a blending of her parents."
Rory waved her hand in front of his face. "You okay? Do you need the Hospital wing or something? It looks like your head has a nasty cut on it." She waited for a response and got nothing. "Mum, I think that Daddy and Uncle Pirate broke the prince."
She turned to look over at the others.
"I did not break the Prince you did." Sirius growled.
"SHUT UP PADFOOT!!" James freed himself of the cuffs and decked him.
"Stupefy!" Lily stunned James. "You need to behave yourself James. Sirius just pointed out the obvious, look at him. He went catatonic as soon as their eyes met, and it has nothing to do with that gash on his forehead either."
Harry uncuffed Sirius. "Dad's in denial. He can't stand that something just happened between those two. It means losing two of his oldest and he just can't think that way right now."
"So this is what love at first sight looks like. He hasn't ever done anything like that in 22 years. We're watching history here and I'm loving every single minute of it." Hermione smiled.
Rory ignored what they were saying and looked around. "Hi you must be Draco and Ginny." She smiled. "I'm Katherine Aurora, but you can call me Rory. Am I mistaken or did Mum and Daddy adopt you and Luna into the family?" She arched a brow at Draco.
"Yeah, uh, they, uh, did." Draco was dumbfounded and earned an elbow in the ribs from Ginny. "I meant yes. Which makes you big sister right?" He tried to focus on that little fact.
"Yeah, I think it does." She giggled. "Luna you okay?" She walked over to where Luna and Ron were standing.
"I miss Dad, but I love my new family and that helps." Luna smiled up at Rory and they hugged. "I was worried you got lost."
"I got lost in Avalon, little sis, and let me tell you there are many hunky knights and even princes in that world." She glanced back at Wills who still hadn't moved. "Most of them like Sir Talon actually speak…"
"Rory you know that you promised the princess." Luna frowned at her.
"Yes, but I never expected to actually meet who she wanted me to. I mean what were the odds of that ever happening." Rory rolled her eyes at Luna.
"A promise is a promise." Luna folded her arms and gave her a look.
"He's already taken by this lovely girl." She pointed at Kate. "Hi there I'm sorry that your prince is broken."
Kate giggled instantly liking her. "Actually, he's my best friend and I would do anything for him. I do love him, but that didn't happen when he first set eyes on me." Her tone turned serious. "This means that I have someone out there that will have the same reaction to me. So since you broke the heir to the throne it's only proper for you to go fix him." She also gave her a look and did the arms folded across the chest routine.
Rory was taken aback by this. "I don't get it! That is obviously a very expensive promise ring on your finger, and you aren't even going to fight for him?"
"Why would I do that? He's always going to be my best friend, so give him this after you fix him." She took off the ring and placed it in Rory's hand. "You had better fix him or then we will have problems."
Harry walked over in front of Wills. "Hey big brother, you in there?" He snapped his fingers in front of his face.
Wills still had that stunned catatonic look on his face.
"Wake up before Sir Talon appears and runs off to marry my sister!"
That woke him up.
"The hell you say! He's married! What does he have to do with that beautiful fire headed goddess?!" He grabbed Harry by the sweatshirt and shook him forcibly.
"Hands-off you Royal Pain or I will jinx you!" Hermione took out his wand.
Rory, having seen that reaction to her brothers teasing remark, decided to retreat, and vanished from the lawn. No way promise or no promise I just want to try my wings a little!
Wills ignored his cousin and looked around for the red headed goddess, but she was gone. "WHERE IS SHE!!" He grabbed Harry again.
Harry narrowed his eyes at him. "That she is my big sister! Now get your bloody hands-off me before I turn you into a donkey or something worse!"
Wills matched his glare. "I am having a bad day! That Limo totaled Dad's Jag and its only one of a hundred in existence! I have a headache that won't quit! I'm bleeding!! My whole life just changed with one look at someone! Which means that I am going to have to hurt my best friend and you have the nerve to threaten my ass?! Go ahead Junior bring it!!"
"Uncle Sirius you didn't tell me that you ran Wills off the road!!" Hermione gave him a pair of donkey ears and a tail. "You should've stopped to see if they were hurt!!"
"Next time don't have the three strike conversation in the backseat! It's kind of distraction when you go and say there are only two left before you two break that promise!" Sirius snarled back.
"I knew it!! The two of you got married!!" Wills hauled off and hit Harry in the jaw sending him flying face first into the grass. "Get up you liar so I can clean your clock again!!"
Harry vaulted up to his feet, ran at Wills, they both went flying back onto the grass. "Like you weren't thinking of getting my sister into the nearest sack!! After all that's your MO!! You too bit PLAYBOY!!" He traded blows by nailing Wills in the jaw.
"ME!? You lied so you could compromise my cousin!! And I am not a PLAYBOY!!" Wills and Harry rolled in the grass trading blow after blow.
"I didn't fib you moron! I have Morgana Le Fay on my ass now!! She sicced Cho, her Many-Great-Granddaughter, on my ass and she kissed me!! You're cousin doesn't share!! I haven't broken any promise!! You were seriously checking out my sister and I know for a fact that you don't give a fuck about waiting until you're officially hitched!!" Harry got him good in the solar plexus.
Fred and George were hiding in the shadows getting this latest scoop for The Quibbler.
"That was between Katie and I we're are two legal adults!"
"Well I've gotta newsflash you dimwit!! We're legal and have been since sixteen, but I respect Hermione and do not wish to change diapers at graduation!! Which you're bloody well lucky didn't happen during your tryst in the pool house with Kate! It isn't gonna happen with my sister so find someone else to swoon!!" Harry went to punch him again only to get stunned by Rory.
"Goddamn it that's gonna leave a mark!" He went limp and fell against Wills.
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"Oi Fred, get a snap of that!" George hissed.
"This is gonna be a sell out for sure." Fred was stealthfully taking photos in the invisibility cloak that he had borrowed from Moody.
"I had to make a stop in Diagon Alley to get one of these." She fingered the wand in her hand. "Now are you two going to play nice or do you need stunned again? And as for you two this is not front page news." She pointed the wand at a place near Harry and Wills stunning Fred.
"News sells papers and this bloody well is news. The two heirs coming to blows over a long lost Amazon sister and a promise." Fred took off the cloak and grinned at her. "Oi George, she's even hotter close up!" He shouted over at his brother, who was hiding behind a tree.
"Get the hell off me so I can kick his ass!" Wills shoved Harry, so he rolled off onto the grass. "Ok as soon as I stop seeing three of you... I will kick your ass!" Wills amazingly managed to stand on unsteady legs.
"No worry's Wills. We have girlfriends." George eyed him warily.
"We were off on a date when they got called off on official police business." Fred frowned. "So we decided to snag a meal at the castle and found this going on."
"Bugger off you two!! She's not front page news! Now beat it!" Wills snarled.
"Oh honestly, do I look like I need a handsome prince to come to my rescue?" Rory had her hands on her hips; she was giving him the eye. "I'm more than capable of handling anyone myself. You on the other hand jumped to the wrong conclusion and sucker punched my baby brother, because of something that may or may not happen! How dare you judge those two! They have been through years of hell, and damn well deserve a little happiness, regardless of what you, or my parents think!" Her eyes sparked with temper as she faced off with Wills. "I should clean your clock, but you're so fragile that another blow would probably kill you or something." She stabbed her finger at him.
Wills narrowed his eyes at her. "Fragile? Did you just call me fragile?"
"Bad move she just challenge Wills." Hermione had gone over to tend to Harry. "He's really touchy about the playboy image thing the tabloids spin about him."
"I'm too sore to get up and intervene." Harry groaned. "Magic is so much less painful than Queensbury rule fighting. I think I cracked, broke, and bruised some things. I know that Wills is the same way, but Rory really hit a nerve in him with that zinger."
Rory refused to read all the warning signs and continued with her observation of him. "Aren't all Muggle princes usually spoiled rotten, stuck up snobs, and playboys? I know what she sees in you, but all I can see is a prince with a full-blown ego! Not some handsome champion, with the kindest heart, and purest soul. Who thinks of others long before he thinks of himself! That is not the prince that I saw last night and not the one who just lost it today!" Her temper was one of her worst faults and she was about to get called on it.
"Rory, he's having a bad day. He is all those things and more you just caught him on an off day." Kate spoke up in his defense. "Now he's going to really let you have it."
"You're biased and I'm not the least bit afraid of him. I mean what's he gonna do besides snarl at me."
"Are you finished?" Wills was about to let loose his temper on her.
Rory glared defiantly up at him. "I'm finished."
"I was raised to treat all females with the respect that they deserve, but in your case I am sorely tempted to give you a well deserved paddling! I don't give a damn about the other tripe you spewed at me, but when you use my mother's words against me that's where I draw the line!" Wills was very much in full prince mode his blue eyes darkened to sapphire with temper.
"HOW DARE YOU…" He bit out in fury. "…HAVE THE AUDACITY TO SAY THOSE WORDS TO ME, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE SEVENTH, ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH, WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!!" He was so livid that his whole body was shaking with barely leashed fury. "WHAT THE HELL GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO PASS JUDGMENT ON ME, WHEN YOU'VE NEVER EVEN MET ME?!"
Rory knew that she had put her foot in it, but stood her ground. "Yes, it's true that I have only been on this plain of existence for two days, but I am very fond of a certain gentle princess who loves her boys! I have no clue when she died, so I am sorry if I touched a nerve! It's just that I have heard every single detail about you and her Harry that what I've gotten to see these past two days has been quite the let down! I made a promise to her, but that was before your actions last night, and after what I've seen now…"
"Is that so? Well go on prove it!" He cut her off narrowing his eyes down at her in challenge.
"Oh, I know all about you Prince William Arthur Philip Louis." She took on that challenge head on. "They put a security tracker on you when you were little because you always ran off. You flushed your father's shoes down the toilet. You playedsoccer, basketball, were on the swimming teams, became captain of hockey and rugby teams, and at one time wanted to become an actor."
Wills temper vanished as she continued. She does know my mum.
"You became known as 'Dreamboat Willy' which you hate because that isn't who you are. You were quite the rebel for a while going to discos, pubs, and hanging out with the riffraff, otherwise known as the mistress's prat kids." She looked up at him and found that he was no longer angry with her, but intently listening to what she had to say about him.
"When they killed your mum you were devastated. Even though, you secretly despised your family for doing that to her you made an effort to put up the proper image to the public. It made you want to wage war against the media, not that I blame you they are annoying pests." She glared at Fred and George.
"You are an A level student, but you did get the occasional B or C in courses that bored you. You have no wish to join the military, even though you have to at least serve a four-year stint to take the throne. Can't leave this out you love Africa and the home that you fondly call the Farm. Do I need to go on? I have a photographic memory so I can. The main thing that she is so proud of is that you can accomplish anything that you set out to do, whether it is a sport, a cause that you believe in, or well anything. This is annoying because that makes you near perfect." She gave him the once-over and he actually flushed with embarrassment. "And by the looks of it you nearly are."
Wills blinked at her a few times after she finished with that last comment. "Can we start over, because I believe we got off on the wrong foot?" He was willing himself to stay on his feet. "I'm William Windsor and you are the most stunningly beautiful woman that I have ever laid eyes on." He took her hand and kissed it.
Rory's heart skipped when his hand touched hers and she almost jumped when he kissed it. "I'm Katherine Aurora." She smiled up at him then frowned when she saw that he was barely standing and his forehead was bleeding.
I need something to put on that cut if he really is hurt. She thought and a cloth and ointment appeared in her hand. "I'm sorry this may sting a little…" She dipped the cloth in ointment and dabbed it onto the gash on his forehead, and his split lip.
Wills winced in pain, but let her tend to his face. "I hope that you're still here when I wake up." He collapsed onto the castle lawn.
"This was so worth losing a boyfriend over." Kate hooted. "I need to go tell his father what happened. So can someone give me a lift there?"
"We have means of transportation." The twins grinned winking at her.
"Oh no, not another flying car," Hermione frowned.
"Don't worry little sis we'll take care of Kat." George winked.
"Boys, you take her to Andrew and no side-trips." Lily growled.
"Got it, Aunt Lil's no side-trips," The twins and a reluctant Kate left through the gate.
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"Mum these two need the Hospital wing." She knelt down next to Wills and kissed him on the cheek.
"I can't. I have to finish my errand for Uncle Severus." Harry tried to get up.
"I can do that. What was it that needed to be done?" Rory looked over at her brother.
"The potion ingredients for this term are in the limo and so are the books that first-Gramps wanted me to get." Harry winced when James picked him up. "Hey, watch it Dad."
"I don't care if you have to be carried onto the Express on Wednesday. You will start term on time." James growled.
Sirius glared at Hermione. "Do you mind?"
Hermione changed him back to normal. "There now pick up Wills."
He walked over and picked up Wills. "Let's go Prince Charming."
Rory retrieved the packages in the limo. "All set... So who gets this wrapped portrait?" She held up the package.
"That's Harry's just set that and the books in his room." Hermione liked her new sister-in-law.
"I'll be up there as soon as I take this to Uncle Severus." Rory used her wand to shrink the books and portrait then tucked them into her pocket. "That's much better, so who wants to show me how to find him?" She looked over at Draco, Ginny, Ron, and Luna.
The boys jumped at the chance to spend time with Rory. "We'll show you."
Ginny rolled her eyes at Draco. "All four of us will show her."
"Relax Ginny, I prefer older more experienced men." Rory winked at her.
James dropped Harry onto the path. "I am not hearing this!"
"Daddy you just killed little brother! Relax I'm a big girl." She sprinted towards the castle the four chased after her.
"Mummy!! Dad broke me!!" Harry howled in pain, he had landed on the gravel path.
"James you blockhead pick him up this instant!" Lily snarled.
"Oh, quit howling you big wuss." James picked him back up.
"I hate you right now." Harry snarled.
"I didn't do that on purpose." James hated the look that Harry was giving him.
"Yeah right," Harry grumbled.
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Sibyll was happy that she was predicting things with pinpoint accuracy. Maybe it hadn't skipped her completely. "Who do you think this mysterious red head is going to be?" She asked Severus, who was trying to focus on doing the class schedules.
"Frankly, Sibyll. I don't care and I would appreciate if you would let me finish this some time in this century!" He was not used to having someone hovering around him and it was getting to him.
Sibyll sat back down in one of the chairs in his office. "It's just that since he was vanquished my vision has been so clear." She didn't know when to take a hint.
Someone knocked on his office door. "YES WHAT IS IT NOW!?" He bellowed.
Draco reluctantly opened the door. "Someone has something for you Uncle, but we can come back later."
"Don't just peer at me like that get in here!" Severus sneered.
Rory pushed past Draco. "Apologize to him this instant that was downright rude! He hasn't done anything to incur your wrath!" Her violet eyes sparked with temper.
Severus spilled the bottle of ink over the stack of schedules. "You...but that isn't possible...but then lately anything is possible...Katherine Aurora one of the firstborn of Lily and James is standing in my office telling me off." He saw that she had a large stack of parcels in her arms. "Your brother wouldn't by chance be up in Hospital wing would he?"
"Look you arrogant ass! Here are your stupid ingredients and yes my baby brother and William got in a row and are both in Hospital wing! I don't know how Harry tolerated your attitude, but since I'm twenty tomorrow and out of school I bloody well don't have to!! Like it or not you don't have to play the bad guy anymore and maybe what you need is a nice girlfriend!!" She dumped the packages in one of the chairs and stalked out.
Draco could not believe that she had just done that. "She's only been here for two days and you should have seen her outside."
"Like mother like daughter." Severus shook his head then looked over at Sibyll. "I believe you know the identity of that red head now."
"I think that I will go and chat with her." Sibyll took her leave.
"So Uncle you do know that Professor Trelawney likes you don't you." Draco dodged the book that Severus threw at him. "I mean really, really likes you!"
"I am aware of that boy and just so you know this was your schedule." He pointed at the ink stained parchment in front of him.
"Is it like Harry and Hermione's?" Draco sat down.
"Oh yes, very similar only your mine for the last two hours of the day. Just think of all the disgusting things I can make you clean during that time with me. Now for your information Sibyll and I are friends anything else isn't your business. Now if there isn't anything else, I am sorry that I snarled at you, and have a nice rest of the day." He arched a brow at him.
"You know if she didn't have those scary specs then she wouldn't be that bad on the eyes." Draco left him with that thought.
Severus buried his face in his hands. "I don't need this."
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Rory was in no mood to talk to anyone, but she really didn't know how to get around the castle either. "This place is endless." She sat down in front of the DADA classroom doors.
Sibyll, who knew the castle inside and out, found her sitting there. "Hello I'm Professor Sibyll Trelawney and you look lost my dear."
"I stalked off from the others in a temper and ended up in an endless maze." She looked up at Sibyll. "I'm Katherine Aurora Pendragon and it's nice to see someone who's in a good mood."
"Severus is all bark and very little bite these days. It's hard for him to find where he belongs, now that Slytherin is no more, and he doesn't have to be a meanie." Sibyll offered her a hand up. "Come with me we'll have tea in my tower."
Rory took her hand and got up to her feet. "So do you really think that my little brother is still the grim?"
Sibyll smirked. "Not as much as I used to, but in a way to any Dark witch or wizard he is the grim."
"Uh-huh, you might have a point there." She followed her until they reached the north tower. "This castle is huge." She climbed up the rope ladder that led to Sibyll's sanctuary.
"That it is lass, but your brother and his friends managed to get to know it after the third year or so." Sibyll went about fixing the tea. "Pile up some pillows and take a seat."
"I can just imagine this castle loaded to the brim with students." Rory prepared two places at one of the tables. "It must be something to teach all of those eager little minds."
Sibyll set down to cups of tea on the table. "This will be the first year when I can honestly say that I will have something to truly teach." She got comfortable on a pile of pillows. "Please sit."
Rory sat down across from her. "Sometimes gifts take time to emerge." She took a sip of her tea. "I think the Four Hearts prediction was your masterpiece."
"Yes, I am proud of that prediction. It paved the way for my talent to flow freely." Sibyll gave her a knowing look. "Now what can I do for you my dear?"
Rory's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "I'm fine."
"Oh, come now lass. You are as wound up as one of Moody's Sneakoscopes. There must be some reason why that's so." Sibyll sipped her tea and gave her a knowing look.
"Well if you must know it's hard to be put back in a world that you never got to know in the first place. Yet, I know everything that a twenty-year-old witch should know at my age." She set her cup down on the saucer it made a clattering noise. "On the other hand am I a witch or am I something more than that? Why is it that I find my other half two days after my first days in this world? Why now when I want to go out and see everything first? It's just one my many frustrations at the moment."
"You are like that little swan that got mixed up with the little ducklings and so you must find your own path, but with the help of those who love you. This world that you have been set in has both light and dark and until you find your feet its best that you stick closer to home where the light is." Sibyll carefully set down her teacup and took a good look at Rory. "Now as for if you are something else, well, what is wrong with that? You should embrace what has been given to you. You made a promise and you must keep that promise, but first you must paint him something to make up for what you did."
"Boy you really are good at this now." Rory could see a change in Sibyll's eyes. "I don't know if I can paint here or not."
"No lass, that's not how it works at all what you had before you still have now." Sibyll countered.
"I don't have any idea where to get supplies or anything." Rory back peddled.
"Then the two of us will just have to go shopping tomorrow won't we. I have to make a stop at Franc and Beau's in London, so we'll make a day of it." Sibyll shot that one down as well.
"It takes money to buy things and it's not like I have a key to a vault."
"Your brother thought that he was going to be purchasing Merlin's book collection. I have no doubt that he has a bag full of unused coins on him. He also has a large supply of Muggle money, so just ask Hermione she'll get it for you." Sibyll motioned for her to finish her tea.
Rory left a little of the tea in her cup. "Here, I know that you're longing to read me my fortune."
Sibyll took the cup and stared into it. "You've met someone that you really like, but when the leaves fall again in the year next circumstances will cause him to have to go away for a while. You are the protector and will protect what's yours; all dark ones need fear your wrath. I guess like brother like sister is your destiny."
Rory thought about what she had just said. "Wills has to go away to the Army next year, I will protect those I love, Morgana is going to meet her match, and Harry isn't the only Wizard Hunter in the family."
"You see the tea leaves do sometimes ring true." Sibyll smiled.
Hermione climbed up the rope ladder and peered inside. "So there you are."
"Hello dear, please do come have a cup of tea." Sibyll patted another set of pillows.
"Come on Hermione have some tea." Rory smiled.
Hermione went to sit on a pile of pillows, "I knew that you would eventually try to read my fortune. I mean now that you aren't a fraud...oops sorry it just slipped out." She put a hand to her mouth.
"Hermione, I was very much a fake for the longest time, but that is no longer so. Now please have some tea." Sibyll had gotten her a cup of tea.
Hermione sipped her tea. "Rory the boys are going to be laid up in bed for a day or so. Is there anything that you need me to do for you?"
"Sibyll is taking me with her to London tomorrow and I need both Muggle and Wizarding money." Rory didn't like asking for anything.
"This is Harry's coin pouch, so it should more than cover what you need to buy in Wizarding money. Now as for the other, hmm...I have a stash of Muggle money in my room the two of you can use to more than get a full makeover from Franc and Beau tomorrow. I'd tag along, but I have loads of rules to memorize before term starts." She handed Sibyll her empty teacup.
Sibyll stared down at the contents of the cup for a full five minutes before saying anything. "You must follow the path that your heart tells you to follow. You must not sacrifice what you truly want to continue to shadow the one you love. You will make a life changing decision before a triumph against a bitter enemy. This path will change your life forever. Although, it will bring great joy, it will test your relationship with your mate. For no one is ever truly ready for the task ahead of you." She was looking directly into Hermione's eyes as she spoke.
"Impressive you really are in top form now." Hermione arched a brow at her. "I understand everything completely."
"As you should my dear," Sibyll finished her tea.
Hermione took her cup and looked into it. "Let's see you like to hide in your shell, but the time has come to emerge from it go for your hearts desire. Embrace this the way you have your gift. It's time for you to shed the cocoon and emerge an entirely new person. You need to be patient as you seek out that what you most desire and eventually it will come to you for it too is hiding in a shell. Happiness and even a little one linger in your future." She set the cup down and looked up at Sibyll who had tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you professor. I'm really new at this looking into a person thing."
Sibyll dabbed at her eyes with a lace hanky. "I am just so sorry that I was blind to the true seer within you and because of that you never took that path in your life. That my dear girl was an O level reading." She was proud of Hermione's achievement.
"Really," Hermione couldn't believe the compliment that Sibyll had bestowed on her. "Um thanks... I don't mean to pry, but is the one that you long for Professor Snape?" She took a chance and asked what she was dying to know.
"Severus has always been my desire, but alas he does not see me as anything, but a friend and co-worker." Sibyll sighed.
"Has he been acting any differently today?" Hermione thought of the potion that he had drunk and the effects that it was supposed to have on the person who drank it.
"He's actually allowed me to be around him, which is really not like Severus at all. He actually listened to me too. I mean it was like he cared what I was rambling on about." Sibyll nodded. "Why do you ask my dear?"
"Well, he created a potion for Harry and tested it on himself. It is supposed to make him ignore any female who isn't the one he is meant to be with. So if he hasn't been ignoring you then you have a good chance of finally getting your hearts desire." Hermione poured herself another cup of tea.
"You truly are one of the brightest witches of our time." Sibyll hugged her.
"So if he goes back to growling at you tomorrow don't lose heart. It's just that he can once again hide in his shell." She winked at Sibyll. "When you visit Franc see if you can get some other specs or even contact lenses. You don't need to hide behind those anymore."
The three of them enjoyed their teatime together.
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Wills woke up in a bed in Hospital wing. "Did someone get the license number of that Double-Decker bus that ran me over?" He groaned when he tried to sit up.
"Next time try not to pick a fight with my little brother." Rory put down the book that she was reading. "Harry has it a little worse. Daddy dropped him on the gravel." She smiled down at him.
Wills reached up and touched her cheek. "You really are real. I didn't dream you."
She reached out and touched the bandage just above his brow. "How are you feeling?"
"Loads better now that I know that you aren't a dream." He managed a weak smile. "So are you going to make me guess about what you promised my mother?"
Rory's alabaster skin flushed crimson. "What promise was that?"
Wills ignored the pain in his body and reach out to pull her down into his arms. "Ok now about that promise." They were very close now and he was just inches away from kissing her.
Rory found herself trapped against Wills and forced herself to not panic. "Um, well, she loves both of you very much..." She could barely speak it felt like she had a frog in her throat. Her heart was beating so hard against her chest that she just knew it was going to burst free, and the feelings that just touching him were causing her scared her witless.
Wills was having a similar reaction to holding her in his arms, only he was enjoying every second of those feelings. "Katherine you are going to have to do better than that." He traced her jaw with the pad of his thumb.
She closed her eyes; it felt like he was burning her with just his touch. "She, um, wanted you to be with someone who would love you for whom you were and not for your, um, title. It's Rory not Katherine. I hate my first name." She wanted to pull away from these new and frighteningly intense feelings that he was causing, but he had an iron hold around her waist that kept her from escaping his arms.
Wills was now exploring her face with feather soft kisses, "I'm aware of that Katherine. Now what does that have to do with you and this promise that you made her." He paused in his exploration of her face to look into her eyes and saw that he was scaring her out of her mind.
"Oh baby, I'm so sorry." He situated her in his arms, so he was cuddling her. "It's just that for the first time ever I can't seem to control my actions and I've had to learn to be an expert at that." He kissed the top of her head. "Now, I promise to be good, so please goddess tell me about the promise."
Rory didn't know how to react to this sudden change in him and didn't know if she had done something to cause it or not. "Look, if I did something to cause you to be upset... I'm sorry it's just that I..." She blinked back tears that threatened to spill from her eyes. "...Have no idea how any of this works and you obviously are well schooled in this kind of situation."
"Oh, I hate this! How can I keep that promise when I wanna run and hide because all of this is way over my head?" She burst into tears.
Wills could feel what she was feeling and tucked her head under his chin. "Shh baby its okay you didn't do anything wrong. I was the one who was in the wrong by forgetting how much of an innocent you are." He turned her in his arms so they were looking at each other. "I would never force you into anything until you are ready for it and I would cut off my right arm before hurting you."
He brushed away her tears with the pad of his thumb. "Now are you saying that Mum sent you to me or am I getting that all wrong?"
Rory took a deep breath and told him the promise. "I didn't realize it at the time, but you know I suppose she did. In our last talk, she made me promise that if ever our paths crossed that my twin and I were to find a way to watch over you and your brother for her. I know it seems crazy to promise someone that, but I've know her for seven years and after hearing all of those stories its hard not to fall for the star of them. I suppose she saw something that I didn't, because it sure feels like kismet or something between us."
Wills reached around her neck and pulled her closer. "Mum always knew what was best for me. Now Kat would it scare you out of your mind if I kissed you?" He locked eyes with her.
Rory closed the distance between them. "The name is Rory. Dreamboat..." She found herself sharing the sweetest gentlest kiss with him.
Now kissing is a very enjoyable experience. she thought as he continued to treasure her mouth with his own.
Wills slowly broke off the kiss and smiled up at her. "It's nice to know that you like kissing me."
She tried to pull back out of his arms, but he wasn't about to let her run off and hide. "Whoa what's wrong? Why the sudden urge to flee?" He cradled her face in his hands.
Just remember she's a fragile rose that needs to be treated delicately. he thought.
"I'm not as fragile as you think I am." Rory watched the look of surprise light up in his eyes. "It was just that I was just thinking about the kiss and then you said what you said."
Wills was grinning wickedly now. "We read each others thoughts, because I was just thinking of how fragile you are and you made that comment."
"That's only when two people are soul mates or something..." Rory felt the need to run even stronger. "Gramps and Grams, Uncle Albus and Aunt Minerva, Mum and Daddy, Uncle Sirius and Aunt Jenna, Uncle Remus and Aunt Gene, Harry and Hermione, Ron and Luna, and probably even Ginny and Draco any soul mate..."
Wills knew that she wanted to go regroup somewhere, but chose to face this head-on instead. "There's no reason to panic, Rory. You see having a soul mate is..." He didn't get to finish that sentence, because they had two visitors.
Andrew and James were standing a few feet away.
"See Andrew he's going to make a full recovery as long as he keeps his hands-off of my baby." James growled.
Andrew couldn't believe his eyes this was nothing like William's usual behavior. "Maybe that blow to his head did more than you think. He isn't one to cuddle like that, not when someone could walk in and check on him at any second."
"William Arthur Philip Louis, let me up." Rory pushed at the arms wrapped around her waist. "Our parents are staring at us."
William simply shifted her around and tucked her beside him. "We're not finished talking yet, Katherine Aurora Lily Elizabeth. They can just learn to get used to seeing you in my arms. You're staying put Kat." He gave the two of him his best future king look.
"Your daughter knows his full name that is impressive, even more so that he didn't get testy about her using it on him." Andrew arched a brow at James.
"You should have heard what she said to him this afternoon." James smirked.
Rory craned her neck to look at Wills. "I like Rory."
"I like Kate, Katherine, Kathy, or even Kat. Rory seems more like a boys name to me and the other suites you better." Wills countered.
"Rory is short for Aurora and that is not a boy's name."
Wills paused to look at them again. "Do you mind we're having a chat here?"
Andrew walked over and sat in one of the chairs. "Since you went and totaled Sarah's car, I guess I do mind that you have not so much as said hello to me. Let alone introduced me to Rory, who is obviously the reason Katarina is no longer wearing the ring that you gave her. You know for someone who just lost you she was really happy."
"That was Aunt Sarah's, Jag!?" Wills now had a pained expression on his face.
Andrew nodded.
"Katie and I will always be best friends, but I don't recall asking for it back. Besides, she loves it when I get my ass handed to me on a platter, especially when it's by a girl. This is Princess Katherine Aurora Pendragon. She is the daughter of Princess Lily and Prince James Pendragon." Wills introduced his father to Rory. "Kat this is my real father Prince Andrew."
"Hello, um, can't they use Reparo on the Jag. It's a simple repair spell. I believe it can repair a Muggle automobile if it was damaged by magical means." Rory blurted out the logical situation, even if she had never used a spell like that in her life. "Gods, I hate it that I know all of this stuff when I was never taught how to use it. It makes me sound like my sister!" She buried her face against Wills chest.
"Well, actually that's what Stephen did to it and I would think that it would be trying on anyone if they have only been on this planet for two days. Although, it seems that, you have been given all the knowledge that you need to thrive in this world." Andrew sympathized with Rory. "Welcome to the family Rory." He smiled. "I have another son wandering around the castle. He's kind of in shock at the moment."
Wills narrowed his eyes at Andrew not reacting to the declaration that she had a sister. "You brought Harry with you?! Are you out of your mind! He was always fond of Hermione and he won't understand this whole situation! He's gonna lose it big time! I mean he's been dying to lash out for years and now you gave him the outlet to do it! Only he's gonna get creamed by this world's Prince Harry! In case you forgot he can turn into a mean ass wolf!!"
"Damn it to bloody hell they had a PROMISE CEREMONY! This means that Junior is mine until September 19, 2005!" James was sick of hearing the words marriage and his son in the same sentence.
"He's in denial just humor him." Rory looked over at Andrew. "They were married in the eyes of everyone, but they made a promise to both parents to wait until the official royal wedding next September. But now they're dealing with Morgana Le Fay and she wants Harry to give her what he took..." She closed her eyes and shivered. "Voldy was her son and now she wants my baby brat brother to sire her son...Now you see Hermione doesn't share, which is where things get really sticky, and why Uncle Pirate ran 'Dreamboat Willy' here off the road."
Wills glared at her, James snickered, and Andrew almost fell back in his chair he was laughing so hard.
"She has a three-strike clause about keeping that promise of, um, how do they word it, oh yeah, no cookies."
Andrew sobered instantly. "Damn right no cookies!"
"If Morgana tries to get at him three times then she takes what's rightfully hers and since she made the first attempt today that leaves two more strikes." Rory finished. "Now as for Prince Henry, well, you see Dromi made a promise to the princess too, so what are the odds that two sisters end up with two brothers?" She looked up at Wills, who was staring at her in disbelief. Then at James who was glaring at her. Lastly, at Andrew who was now back to being slightly amused.
"You have an identical twin sister?" Wills turned her so she was looking at him.
Rory nodded. "Andromeda Marie Lorelei Michelle we're identical down to the last freckle except she has Daddy's hazel eyes. After that, we're as different as night and day. She's little Miss Prefect and I'm well not. She's calm and gentle exactly like the princess when I think of it."
"She means mum they spent a lot of time with her." Wills translated. "You're more like your sister than you care to admit. And after what I saw today I'm sure of it." He kissed her nose.
"Rory's a fraud, she plays the rebel firebrand, but in reality she's as innocent as they come." James agreed with Wills observation.
"Daddy you did not need to say that. I'll see you later." Rory vanished from Wills arms, so she could go up to the Family wing and pout.
"I'd get used to that if I were you. She tends to pout when she's upset or doesn't get things her way." James chuckled.
"Where did she go to?" Wills was now brooding.
"She went up to the Family wing to I hope see her sister. I have yet to see Dromi, but I know that she'll go check on her little sister. That means she'll have to make her official appearance in the castle." James grinned.
"Little sister," Andrew frowned.
"Dromi was born first, so she's the oldest, though Rory doesn't see it that way." James explained. "I'll let the two of you talk while I go check on my boy."
"Is he okay?" Wills frowned.
"He'll live." James left them alone.
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Chapter 35
Dromi
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I do not claim any of JKR's characters only that I love being able to create my own kind of mischief with her beloved characters. I do not claim any other things that are owned by other companies that I may mention once and a while in the stories...Although the original characters and ideas are mine and I loved creating them. So please review if you wish but try not to flame me too badly.
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