Sorry this chapter isn't as long as I first hoped it'd be. I seem to be apologising for a lot of stuff recently... I don't know why. I mean, I have no ideahowthat frog spawn just so happened to land in the lemonade, or why those fairy cakes had bits of grit in them. It's not my falt all my sisters friends are jumpy whenever they come, or why they insist on locking their door and the hallway doors whenever they have a sleepover.Honestly! You'd think they didn't want me to listen in on their conversations or something! Oh well... here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
Chapter Six: Sex Ed (Oh, Gods!)
When everyone had trooped downstairs and the fallen Death Eaters had been cleaned up, by Jareth's servants, Moody and Tonks took them all to the Auror headquarters with the help of Kingsley Shacklebolt, who would explain they were arrested in the act by some helpful civilian wizards and witches.
With that all sorted out, the Goblins and Trolls disappeared with Ludo, Sir Didymus and Hoggle to go back to their duties. No doubt glad to be away and itching to tell the rest of their companions back at the Goblin army about her Ladyship's temper and how fine the prince handled a fight. Some might even mention his Majesty's attire, or lack of.
"How could they get in?" Hermione wondered as everyone sat in the living room for a rest after evaluating the damages. "I thought this place was protected by the Fidelius charm?"
Mrs Weasley, the only real adult left in the house, nodded and sipped her tea. "It is." She said. "Alastor and Tonks are probably talking to Dumbledore about it right now."
"What about Bellatrix?" Harry asked, leaning back against the restored couch.
"What about her?" Fred asked as he lounged with his twin on the floor, both having collapsed there in an exaggerate fit of exhaustion.
"Well, she would know about here, wouldn't she?"
"Yeah. Probably." George breathed lazily as he looked up at the ceiling. Everyone was just relaxing and toning down after their day. The attack had happened about lunch time so everyone was hungry, especially Toby who's magic took a little more force to wield Aboveground than normal, so Ginny and Hermione went into the kitchen with Ron to make everyone sandwiches and drinks.
Toby got up from lying on the couch and dusted himself off. "I'm gonna ask Sarah and Jareth if they want anything to eat." He explained as he moved from the room.
"Wasn't Sarah knocked out?" George asked Fred, lolling his head to look at his twin, who only grunted in reply before resuming studying the ceiling.
Toby had crept past Solleret and her cleaning crew as they scoured the corridor of curse debris, without any mishap and was now hazarding a peek around the door of Sarah's room, having done his mortal best to open it as quietly as possible. He saw Sarah napping on Jareth's dozing lap, both enveloped in a large and comfortable looking blanket. Sneaking over, leaving the door slightly open for a fast getaway, he approached the cosy couple and peered around the chairs arm at their sleeping faces. Sarah looked happily content and he had never seen such a look on Jareth's face in the three years of his intensive training, it was calmly relaxed and maybe even truly happy. There was certainly a look of satisfaction. Toby sighed softly to himself as it looked like Jareth was going to be a little distracted from now on. Never mind, at least he would lay off the training for a bit.
"Toby?" Jareth opened one eye at the young boy.
'Well duh! He probably knew I was here the whole time.' "Yeah?" He whispered so as not to wake Sarah.
"I want you to journey to Hogwarts with the other children."
"What? Why?"
"It has just occurred to me that the castle Hogwarts employs one of the largest population of House Elves in this world. I would like you to go there and inspect their milieu, see if they fair well and have nothing to complain about. The Head Master will be expecting you."
"You want me to investigate Hogwarts? Or," Toby smirked slyly. "you just want me out the way so you can investigate Sarah?" Jareth opened both eyes to inspect his young protégé.
"Are you implying something?" He asked lazily.
"Yes." Toby put bluntly. "You want me to bugger off so you can have more time romancing my sister."
Jareth raised an eyebrow. "Is there a problem?"
"No." Toby shrugged. "I just don't see why you make up a silly excuse to get rid of me. We both know perfectly well that Hogwarts has the best understanding of House Elves Aboveground."
"One, it is not a silly excuse. As my heir, sometimes visits to remote locations are necessary for meets. Two, You need to become acquainted with travailing by magic for long periods of time. And Three, it is important you learn to recognise the differences between your subjects basic wants and needs ."
"Yeah, yeah." Toby waved off the pending lecture. "You mean; you want to visit a 'remote location' 'to become more aquatinted with' your 'basic wants and needs' and my sister, Sarah." He said flatly, raising an eyebrow back at the king.
"You know, you both look so much alike its staring to scare me." Jareth and Toby both looked at Sarah, who was now awake. "You've both got the whole 'Goblin Realm' fashion statement and the floppy hair thing down. Now it's the eyebrow thing." She continued. "If that's what happens when you visit the Underground too many times I don't think I want to visit a 'remote location' to see the 'differences between' someone's 'wants and needs'." Toby blushed as Jareth grinned saucily. "Toby! Your Eight! You should not know these things!" She scolded her brother, wriggling in Jareth's hold, to get a better look at Toby, making him pull her closer.
"Sarah," Toby sighed, having never thought this conversation would come up between them, ever. "two words. Sex Ed."
"Your not suppose to be doing that stuff until your Twelve, or something!" Sarah wriggled again, much to Jareth's enjoyment.
"Meh." Toby shrugged. "When Mr Buxton asked the class to help him take the gym stuff out of his trunk, Mickey Stevenson found his stash of dirty magazines under the back seat, right when Miss Kronzck was walking past. To cover it up, Mr Buxton said they were for Sex Ed. So, as she is the new school nurse, she sat in with us when the slides were shown. Thank gods she was new and foreign. I did tell this to you on the sly when I got home, two months ago." Toby told her patiently, rolling his eyes.
"That was two months ago. And I'm now in a weird house, sitting in the topless King of the Goblins lap, full of Witches and Wizards who have set up a secret order to fight and defeat an evil Dark Lord called 'Voldemort' of all things." Jareth's smirk got a little wider as he blew softly into Sarah's ear, making her flinch and blush. "When did I have time to remember what happened two months ago?" She continued, playfully smacking Jareth's arm as he purred into her ear. "Have you no shame? My brother is standing just there!" Sarah scolded Jareth as Toby blushed and looked away.
"No. None whatsoever. Toby is almost grown." He told her, kissing her neck while she was distracted. "You have your orders." Jareth told the boy coolly before resuming harassing the protesting maiden in his lap.
"Okay… I'll just leave you two to make out." Toby made a run for the door and shut it behind him, sighing in relief that he was out of the room.
"Well guys." Toby said as he came down the stairs into the living room. "Jareth's told Sarah the same stuff you told me last night, about the Dark Lord and Hogwarts. That saves time."
"How'd he do that? Wasn't she knocked out?" Hermione asked as she lent forward to get herself a sandwich.
"She might of woken up again." Toby shrugged. Deciding not to tell them his orders, so it could be a surprise.
Ron yawned and lent on Hermione as she said. "Mrs Weasley said Dumbledore was going to look for holes in the enchantments here, maybe even cast a Tessera verbum charm on the house."
"A what?" Harry looked at his friend confused.
"Yah know, Herm," Ron muttered, half lidded eyes looking up at her. "if Dumbledore is having trouble looking for a new DADA teacher this year, you could get the job easily." Hermione blushed slightly making everyone smirk knowingly.
"A Tessera verbum charm," Luna said from her spot draped over a chair, opposite the table and the chair Mrs Weasley was sleeping in. "is a difficult spell that seals any area so that a password is needed to enter. All the House common rooms have one."
"So that's the spell on the Fat Lady's picture." Ginny mused from Ron's other side.
"And we're learning it in charms this year." Hermione said, causing Ron to groan.
"Trust me, there are no holes. When are you going for supplies." Toby sat with a whumph on a vacant chair by the fireplace, successfully changing the subject.
"Tomorrow. After everything that's happened I wouldn't be surprised if we stayed in the Leaky Cauldron tomorrow night then went on the Hogwarts express the next day." Harry said as he took a sip of his Butterbeer, examining it in thought before putting it down.
"So you start school a week before us? Aww, man." The prince griped as he picked up a sandwich to eat, he was going to have to work the last week of his holiday. 'Damn.'
Half an hour later the door banged open, everyone suddenly had their wands in their hands, and one crystal ball, as Moody, Tonks and Kingsley Shacklebolt walked in. "We've told Dumbledore what happened." Tonks said. "You'd all best pack. Your leaving right away." Everyone got up and left, Toby went to tell Jareth the new events but found that he and Sarah were not in the room. Shrugging and assuming that Jareth had already heard, Toby then went back downstairs to say goodbye to Harry and the gang.
"Bye, Harry, Ron." Toby said as he lifted his bag over his shoulder. "Everyone."
"Is his Lordship leaving?" Dobby, Solleret, Fill and Tupelo were all standing in a mournful line, tears in their eyes, with droopy ears.
Toby grinned, "Yep. Maybe I'll see you all again." giving them a wink as their little faces lit up and they began to converse with themselves excitedly.
Ron looked a little concerned as he dragged his trunk and owl cage, containing an exited Pig, through the hall. "How are you getting home? It's in America, isn't it?"
"Yeah, but I'm just gonna magic my way home. It'll be a bit difficult, as I don't know my exact position or anything. But," Toby shrugged. "all I have to do is go to the Goblin City, then home. See yah!" And with a drop of a crystal ball and a poof of glitter, Toby vanished.
(Yeah! More shout outs to the people who keep my head as large as it is!)
Celebwen Telcontar: Nope! I don't intend to make Sarah a witch! Toby gets to meet your Sevy-poo though. But that's in a later chapter!
Maniac: I hope this chapter answered your question.
Mdfang:I usually update Tuesdays. Cos thats when my Mum will let me on the internet! She's such a tightass!
Fya85: Dont worry! I'm over 13. Swear away!
Solea: Thank you for thinking so.
Sheng.Long 2005:Why! Why did he have to die! Sob!Me too. Tonk's is one of my fav charicters. Toby does go to Hogwarts, but not Sarah and Jareth. They're too busy... (perverted laugh) No the HP crewdon't go to the underground, they still have to go to school! Definatly more J/S! Yes, and fae magic too! But all in later chapters.
