Rhia held Harry's hand as they walked to the Three Broomsticks. He didn't want to let her go and see Catcher Stevens on her own. He knew Catcher Stevens, though same age as Harry, had a reputation for being a player. He didn't like it at all. Rhia looked at Harry as they stopped outside the three broomsticks.
"Don't worry. I won't let anything happen." She said with a smile.
"You better not." Harry grumbled. Rhia put her hand on Harry's face before leaning up for a kiss. Harry pulled her into a rather passionate kiss. Rhia laughed as they pulled apart.
"I'll see you later yeah?" She asked. Harry nodded.
"If my parents decide that I'm allowed to roam free in Hodsmeade. They're meeting me here in like a minute." Harry said. He turned around and on cue, saw his parents walking through the snow. Rhia gave Harry another kiss
"It'll be fun, your parent's are cool." Rhia said against his lips. Harry didn't want to let her go so pulled her in for another kiss. Rhia put her arms around Harry's shoulders and held him rather tightly. It was too cold to let go. Harry smiled to himself.
"Good morning you two." Said James as he walked up. Harry turned his head to look at James. Rhia rested her head on Harry's shoulder as she looked at James.
"Hi dad." Harry said. James looked at Lily.
"I told you they were cute together." Lily said quietly.
"I should go. I'll see you later Harry." Rhia said with a smile. Harry nodded and let Rhia go reluctantly. She disappeared into the Three Broomsticks. Harry looked at his parents.
"Come on, we have some shopping to do." Lily said with a smile that Harry didn't like at all.
"What are we shopping for?" Harry asked.
"Presents." Lily said simply. She held onto James' hand and he pulled her closer
"No." Harry said shaking his head. He hated Christmas shopping. The only thing he'd bought was a small thing for Rhia, something for Ron and Hermione but he never usually bought anyone anything else, if he did it was because others were with him. Harry grumbled as he was forced to follow his parents around Hogsmeade.
It didn't take long to spot Catcher Stevens. There weren't many people in Hogsmeade. Many students had opted to stay in Hogwarts, where it was warm and safe. There had been one or two attacks in Hogsmeade. Rhia looked around The Three Broomsticks and spotted Catcher Stevens immediately. He seemed to have a few girls holding some parchment out for him. He had had dirty blond hair that was short and gelled up. He wore a pair of sunglasses that he really didn't need in the Three Broomsticks. He wore some rather fashionable robes. Rhia had heard he usually wore Muggle clothes, maybe he was trying to make some sort of impression? Nah, Rhia didn't think so. She went to the table and sat down. Catcher looked at her and smiled. He managed to get the girls to go away.
"Rhia Black?" He asked. Rhia nodded nervously. She wished she's asked Harry to come with her. "Catcher Stevens" He had a rather strong New York accent
"Nice to meet you." Rhia mumbled. Catcher grinned and whipped off his sunglasses. His eyes were a rather cold blue colour. He was better looking then most people said but not as good looking as the pictures.
"I was expecting someone older then you." He said, "How old are you?"
"Old enough to know what you want." Rhia asked. Catcher laughed.
"Fine, I'll lay off." He said. "So you think you can sing with me do you?" He asked. Rhia shrugged. Catcher nodded and called over madam Rosemerta.
"Two drinks, now." He said. Madame Rosemerta looked at Rhia with a little bit of confusion.
"Um, pumpkin juice please Madam Rosemerta" Rhia said.
"Alright darling, you Mr. Stevens?" She asked.
"Butterbeer." He said, "Make sure it's cold." Rhia gave Madam Rosemerta an apologetic smile. Madame Rosemerta went to get their drinks.
"Um, this isn't interrupting any of your schedule is it?" Rhia asked Catcher, after a few moments of Catcher eyeing her up. Rhia was getting rather uncomfortable being here on her own.
"No." He said. "I'm quite glad we met. I never perform with someone else unless I've met them. Gives me an idea of what they're like and what their stage presence is likely to be like." He said. Rhia looked at him rather confused. "And I personally don't think you're up for performing with me." Rhia's nervousness melted away and was quickly replaced by a sort of anger.
"What?" She asked.
"I just don't think that you can perform. I think that whoever thought that we'd make a good couple to perform had their mind bewitched." Catcher said putting his glasses back on. "Don't get me wrong you come from a very good family and you are amazingly pretty but you just don't look like you can perform." He said.
"You really think that?" Rhia asked, sounding rather annoyed. She did feel annoyed. He'd met her for less then a minute and he'd already made his judgement.
"Yes" Catcher said with a smirk. "You look shy and timid, too shy to be on stage." Catcher said.
"You haven't even heard me perform. You don't even know me." Rhia said.
"Oh, I know you. I've done my research. I know why you hate meeting new people, why you hate performing, why you're in love with the infamous Harry Potter" Catcher said. Rhia's mouth dropped open. Catcher reached under the table and picked up a bag. Inside was a file that he pulled out and lay on the table.
"How-" Rhia began to say
"Please, the moment that my manager heard I was going to perform with someone unknown he had you searched out." Catcher said. "You have a rather interesting history. Kidnapped at three, possibly had the Cruciatus curse on you, parents nearly divorced, that must have led so some rather interesting songs. Destroyed half your school!" He said reading the notes on a piece of parchment.
"Oh, yeah, that" Rhia muttered.
"What happened there?" He asked. Rhia shrugged.
"Why do you even want to know anything about me? I'm boring. I'm dull as hell and I'm a nerd." She said. Catcher smirked.
"Maybe I will perform with you. I'm liking you more and more." He said. Rhia looked at him in alarm.
"I've got to go." She said getting up. Catcher got up and stopped Rhia. He held her arm. She pulled her arm free. "Don't touch me." She said. Catcher looked at her confused.
"Why?" He asked.
"I just don't like people touching me." She said. "I don't know why I agreed to meet with you." She said. She turned for the door. Catcher look at her annoyed and picked up his bag and file. He thrust the file into his bag as he followed Rhia out. Rhia stood in the middle of the street looking for Harry.
"Hey! No one walks out on me." Catcher said as he stormed out of the Three Broomsticks. He pulled Rhia around by her arm.
"Get off me!" Rhia said. "I'll talk to you as long as you don't touch me." She said.
"Fine." He said letting go of Rhia's arm. Rhia looked at Catcher uncertainly before turning away. "Who are you looking for?" He asked.
"My boyfriend." Rhia said. Catcher looked at her slightly alarmed.
"You have a boyfriend?" He asked. Rhia nodded. "But it doesn't say in this file." He said. "Damn!" Rhia wanted to get away from Catcher. He was scaring her. She knew most famous people were a bit weird but Catcher was just slightly worrying. Where was Harry when she needed him? She should have asked him to stay.
"Um, I'm going to go now." Rhia said.
"No, don't go, we have to talk about what we're going to perform." Catcher said.
"Why there's no need. You've selected all the music anyway. You know what we're performing, you chose it." Rhia said. Catcher nodded.
"Fine, fine." Catcher said. "I'm sorry for everything I've said." He said. Rhia looked at him suspiciously. She didn't trust him at all. But then she never trusted anyone new unless they tried to get her respect and did something to get her to trust them. She remembered she had hated Lily for a while when she was three or four. It had taken Lily a long time for Rhia to love her again.
"Look it's cold out here." Catcher said.
"No it's not." Rhia said. "You're just not wearing enough." Rhia said. Catcher nodded like that was true.
"But still, can we go back inside?" He asked.
"Why?" Rhia asked.
"Because there's a reporter over there." He said nodding across the road. Rhia turned to see Rita Skeeter across the road.
"Oh for crying out loud!" Rhia snapped. Rita looked at her and smiled. She walked over.
"Rhia Black!" Rita said like they were old friends. Rita took a step back uncertainly.
"Go away Rita" Rhia said. Rita shrugged and looked at Catcher.
"New boyfriend?" Rita asked boredly.
"No." Rhia sneered.
"Catcher Stevens." He said holding out his hand. This caught Rita's attention.
"The Catcher Stevens?" Rita asked. "My, my Rhia, you do have a taste for famous men. Who will it be next?" She asked.
"No one, Harry and I are just fine." Rhia said.
"So where is he?" Rita asked with a slight glint in her eyes.
"Shopping with his parents." Rhia said.
"So you two are hopelessly in love are you?" Rita asked. Rhia rolled her eyes.
"You know this reporter?" Catcher asked.
"She likes to annoy my boyfriend." Rhia said
"Harry Potter, if you didn't know" Rita said. "So do you have any news on the relationship that you'd like to share? Have you two slept with each other?" Rita asked. Rhia looked at Rita rather shocked
"NO!" Rhia asked, "Do you think I'm some kind of whore?" She asked. Rita shrugged.
"I wouldn't know. So you've done more then kissing?" Rita asked.
"Much more. I mean-" Rhia looked shocked at the slip of her tongue. Rita looked at Rhia with intense interest. "I mean…we…"
"Oh, our readers are going to love this." Rita said. "Exactly how far have you gone with Harry Potter?" Rita asked. Rhia felt herself beginning to panic slightly.
"I have to go now." Rhia said walking down the street towards a shop where Rhia thought she might find Harry, a quidditch shop. Rita smirked while Catcher ran after Rhia. He was obviously not used to physical exercise as he panted heavily when he came even to Rhia.
"I can't believe I said that." She muttered. She looked into the quidditch shop.
"It's nothing big." He said. "It's only a reporter."
"Only a reporter!" Rhia nearly screamed. "Do you even know Rita Skeeter? The moment I opened my mouth she could twist what I said. Now she's going to say that I'm dating you and I'm sleeping with Harry!"
"Are you?" Catcher asked, "Sleeping with Harry Potter?"
"Of course not! I'm only fifteen! I haven't gotten that far with him but she's going to say I have! And my dad is going to kill Harry for it!" Rhia said. Catcher looked rather bored.
"Well who wouldn't want to sleep with you? Harry Potter must be rather blind!" Catcher said. Rhia slapped Catcher as hard as she could around his face and walked towards Madam Malkins robes shop leaving Catcher Stevens looking shocked and stunned. She hit lucky as she saw Harry looking rather bored and half asleep. Rhia saw James holding a dress up against Lily. It seemed that dress shopping was a novelty for him. Rhia went to Harry and pulled him to his feet.
"Rhia!" He said. He hugged her tightly. "Thank god you're here. Save me from death by boredom." He said.
"I did something bad." Rhia said to Harry.
"What's that?" Harry asked, brushing some of Rhia's hair out of the way.
"I bumped into Rita Skeeter." Rhia said. Harry's eyes widened. "And she asked me about our relationship"
"You didn't tell her about us did you?" Harry asked.
"Well, I denied that we'd slept with each other. But does that even count?" Rhia asked, "I mean we've shared a bed a few times." Rhia said. Harry kissed her.
"As long as you didn't say we haven't slept with each other." Harry said. "And as long as you didn't tell her about our hands going certain places." He said before kissing Rhia's neck. Rhia smiled slightly.
"My dad will skin you alive though." Rhia said.
"As long as I die happy." Harry said with a smirk. He smiled as he pressed his forehead against Rhia's. Rhia closed her eyes. Harry's parents wondering deeper into the shop. "We should head to my bed again sometime soon." Harry said quietly. Rhia looked at him.
"Now?" She asked.
"No. Not now. I can't ditch my parent's that easily." Harry said. Rhia laughed. Harry sat down and pulled Rhia onto his lap. She took his one of his hands and rested her hands in her lap as Harry held her tightly.
"You know, maybe I should buy a new dress-" Rhia said, leaving the rest of the sentence unspoken.
"No! No! And NO!" Harry said quickly. "No more shopping!" Rhia laughed.
"Don't worry, I was just teasing." Rhia said. Behind them on the windowsill a small black beetle buzzed out of the room happy and ready to spoil another life.
"Grandmother." A young girl with long black hair said. She was obviously Asian and she bounced up to her grandmother who sat under a large weeping willow.
"Yes Yue-yin?" The Grandmother said. The girl wasn't that old. Probably about nine years old. She spoke fluent Chinese.
"I'm changing my name" She said proudly.
"To what?" The Grandmother asked.
"Jenny." She said, "Well, Jennifer, but Jenny for short. I think it's pretty. April suggested it." The girl said.
"But your name is so pretty Yue-yin."
"But it is too…Chinese Grandmother. I want to be like April and James and Sirius." The young girl said.
"But you are Chinese Yue-yin, you cannot be like your friends, your father would never allow it." The Grandmother said. The young girl sighed tiredly and sat on her grandmother's lap.
"Grandmother" She said in a knowledgeable tone. "It is not a person's heritage or background that matters but what they want to be. And if I am to live in England I need a name they can pronounce. Sirius Black always gets my name wrong and I do not want to go to the Chinese school but to Hogwarts. It will be better for our family if I have a name they can pronounce. Zhao and Lee are easy to pronounce, not Yue-yin" She said. The Grandmother laughed and kissed her granddaughter.
"You are wise Jenny Yue-yin but I will always call you Yue-yin" She said. The young girl hugged her.
"Only you grandmother." She said with a smile
Jenny sat with a sixteen year old Lily and April. Lily's hair was much shorter then now and April's much much longer. They sat eating an ice cream and laughing over James Potter's latest attempt to get Lily.
"He's an idiot. I swear he is." Lily said stabbing her ice cream.
"Talking of the devil." April whispered. Lily's eyes widened and she hid her face behind her hands.
"Don't let him see me. He's just the thing to top off an already crap day." She muttered. Jenny laughed and April let out a shrill whistle.
"April!" Jenny said rubbing her ears.
"Sorry."
"Marsden! Chang! Oh, and fair Evans." James Potter said. Lily gave April a look that could kill. She looked at James with a forced smile.
"Potter. What are you doing here?" Lily said.
"He's decided to stalk you." Sirius Black said. He blew a lock of his black hair out of his eyes as he leant against Peter.
"I don't need you following my every movement outside of school as well Potter, now if you excuse me-" Lily started to get up but James pushed her back into the seat and sat down.
"Look, I'm sorry about what happened on the day of our owls." He said. Jenny looked over to April, who was looking at Jenny rather impressed. James Potter apologised for something. Jenny looked at Remus as James spoke. Remus gave her a shy smile and took the seat next to Jenny.
"How are you?" He asked.
"I'm alright, thanks." Jenny said looking at Remus. "You?"
"Can't complain. Your holidays been ok?" He asked.
"They just got better then they already were." Jenny said with a smile.
"Um, you had your birthday a few days ago didn't you?" Remus asked almost nervously.
"Yeah." Jenny said with a smile. Remus nodded and put his hands into his pockets. He pulled out a small box wrapped in gold wrapping paper, complete with a small bow. Jenny grinned with amusement.
"You really didn't have to get me anything" Jenny said.
"I wanted to." Remus said handing it to her. Jenny slowly unwrapped it to reveal a small box, she opened the box and took out a delicate gold necklace with a small locket on the end with a J engraved into it.
"I know you prefer silver but well…I just thought maybe…" Remus stammered.
"I love it Remus." Jenny said putting it on. Remus still looked a little uncertain. Once Jenny had put it on she leant across to Remus and kissed his cheek. "Thanks" she said. Remus smiled back at her, his cheeks slightly flushed, and was about to say something when Lily let out a scream. Ice cream was down her top.
"JAMES POTTER YOU ARE WORSE THEN SNAPE, YOU EGOTISTICAL BIGHEADED-" She was cut off as Jenny got to her feet and put a hand over her mouth. April picked up our stuff.
"Bye boys." April said with a wave.
"Bye Jenny" Remus said with a shy smile.
"Bye." She said quietly.
Jenny looked at Remus as they sat by the lake in the last days of summer. Jenny had been playing with the hem of her skirt when Remus said he had something important to tell her. She was nearly eighteen, her hair long and flowing, and her features more defined and beautiful then ever. Remus let out a nervous laugh and twisted his hands together.
"What is it?" Jenny asked him curiously, she moved closer to him and put her arms around his neck. She gave him a quick kiss on his cheek.
"Um, I have something to tell you and I'm not sure if you'll take this well or not." He said anxiously. He removed Jenny's arms and scratched his head uncertainly. "I know you told me your family have all these ideals that you stick by and that there are certain people you're not allowed to date but I really really hope you'll make an exception. I really like you Jenny. Like, Really really like you."
"That is it Remus? I can't tell you what I can do unless you tell me" Jenny said amused but impatient as teenagers are.
"Um…I-I'm a-a were-were-werewolf." Remus stuttered. Jenny gasped and looked at Remus. She stood up and took a few steps away.
"No, you can't be a werewolf." Jenny said, "werewolves are evil, they kill and they're violent, you can't be a werewolf." Remus got to his feet and went to Jenny.
"I am, look." He lifted up part of his shirt to reveal bare skin. Jenny nearly looked away if it hadn't been for a hideous pink scar that ran the length of his stomach. "Whenever I'm away, it's on a full moon. I'm always ill about the time of the full moon. Jenny, please, say something" He said after a few moments of horrified silence from Jenny. She shook her head and took more steps back.
"Stay away from me you monster." She said before turning and running back to the school.
"I am not a virgin father!" Jenny said in Chinese. Her grandmother suddenly dropped her chopsticks in shock. "I haven't been one since July, after Remus Proposed to me!" Everyone looked at Jenny shocked. Remus obviously sensed something and kept quiet.
"What did you say to him?" Her Father asked. Jenny put her hand into her pocket and pulled out the ring and put it on the finger it was supposed to go on. Her Father took in a very sharp breath and looked at her like she had just done the worst thing in his eyes.
"You cannot stop me father." She said to him in a calm and dangerous voice. His eyes stayed on her hand and then his eyes went to Remus.
"Very well. You are no longer my daughter if you are going to marry this werewolf, he cannot even give you children!" he said
"He can." Jenny told her father.
"I do not want my name associated with half breed children. I have been patient with you Yue-Yin. Your Muggle born friend Lily, your blonde whore friend and now you defy me again by accepting a proposal from this half breed?" His words made Jenny flinch.
"I cannot believe you father." Jenny said, tears coming to my eyes. "I have tried hard to please you and you should have told me what you thought of Lily and April before I became friends with them."
"I was expecting you to find out on your own but obviously your mind has been polluted by their views." Jenny's Father said. "You are more of a disappointment then your brother. At least he is marrying someone who can be proud to be called a witch, even if he is a quidditch player. I expected a better judgement from you Yue-Yin. I do not want to see your face in my presence until you accept that you have done wrong." Jenny's Father said.
"Jenny." Lily said softly. Jenny looked at Lily. She had tears going down her cheeks. She wiped them away and tried to contain her sobs. Jenny looked at her curiously. "Um, in the department of mysteries. When Remus went to fight and you went to find the kids-" She stopped. Jenny looked at Sirius who was blinking back tears.
"What's happened to Remus?" Jenny asked. She looked at the two.
"We tried everything." Sirius said, "I told him not to fight her."
"Fight who?" Jenny asked, panic in her voice.
"Bellatrix Lestrange." Lily said quietly, she sounded as though she was about to cry. "She…He's dead and we tried to save him but no one was close enough." Lily said, bursting into sobs. "We're so sorry." Jenny looked at them and shook her head.
"You're lying to me." Jenny said. "You're lying. Remus is helping James tidy up, he has to-"
"I saw him, Jenny. I tried to do something, I swear but it was just too late. And he just disappeared." Sirius said, he wiped his eyes as Jenny broke out into sobs. She shook his head.
"He hasn't gone." She said. Lily hugged Jenny as she started crying. "No." She cried.
Jenny sat upright in her bed. The guilt from the previous day just wasn't leaving her. She took a few deep breaths.
"Remus is dead" She muttered to herself. She shook slightly as she said it. "He's dead, he's not going to mind." She closed her eyes and lay back in bed trying to sleep but thoughts of Remus plagued her mind again. She frowned and tried to stop herself from crying. She had would have to make it clear to Dwight that she wasn't ready for a relationship yet. She still wasn't over Remus, but then, Jenny thought she never would be over him. She pulled the duvet about her tighter and looked at a picture in the dark of the room. She leant across and switched on the light. She could see the moving picture of her and Remus with Bo attacking Remus' head when he was about four. They all looked so happy and was one of Jenny's favourite photos. She watched as Remus tried to stop Bo and failed. Jenny herself was laughing in the photo. She sighed and switched the light back off. She'd deal with her feelings tomorrow.
A/N:-Heya, i did pass my driving test but i decided against the double update cause, well, i don't have enough chapters to last thill christmas, there's only about 4 more chappies until the x-mas one and only like 3 weeks left till x-mas...see my problem. Anyway, I love the second bit of this chapter, I wanna write more of their teen lives again but i cant :( Ah well. Watched cats today at the theatre, man, that show is absolutely AWESOME!!!!! it's one of the best musicals i've seen on stage. Anyway, gotta go to bed, hope you liked this chapter and sorryi can't do a double update.