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Chapter 16 – Trouble at Teatime
1st July 1981, Later that day:
As they drew up to Lily's home, Kathryn gasped.
"Lils, you never said you were rich!" She accused.
"We're not. It's an inherited house." Lily protested as they drew up to the manor.
"Lily, it's a blinkin' manor house! Do you have any idea of the cost of heating and cleaning and water and maintenance and the rest?" Kathryn demanded.
"We're not rich!"
"What do you do, Dave?" Kathryn asked.
"I manage a record company." He replied.
"See, you would be rich anyway. That's a high paid job. What about you, Rose?" Kathryn wanted to know.
"I'm a consultant in surgery."
"Exactly. Face it, Lily, you've got rich parents."
"So have you!"
"Yeah, so?"
Lily rolled her eyes.
"Being wealthy isn't anything to be embarrassed about so long as you don't rub it in people's faces like say, Malfoy and Snape do."
"God, they do, don't they?" Lily complained.
When they entered the house, Kathryn was constantly enthusing over it. She loved old houses, especially manors. Lily kept ordering her to shut up, but her friend just grinned.
"What about your house?" Dave finally asked her as they took the trunk and bags upstairs.
"Mine? Um, some big ancient magic stately home, I think." Kathryn replied.
"You *think*?" Lily raised a brow.
"Well, when I was there last summer, I didn't really look at it. In fact, I don't think I saw much more than the garden, kitchen, my bedroom and the library and I didn't really take in those. I spent almost all my time studying. So this summer'll be like I'm seeing it properly for the first time."
"Weird."
"Yep."
"Mum!" A high-pitched voice shrieked. "Mum! Dad! Where are you?"
"Here!" Rose called as they placed Lily and Kathryn's belongings in Lily's room.
"Is that...?" Kathryn raised a brow.
"Yep." Lily looked a little strained.
"Are you okay?" Kathryn asked.
"I'm just waiting for the explosion." Lily explained.
Inexplicably, Kathryn grinned. "This is going to be *fun*."
"Why?"
"'Cause we can use magic!" Kathryn clarified.
Lily joined her grin. "Petunia's gonna pay."
"Oh, Petunia, that's wonderful!" They heard Lily's mother say.
"What is?" Dave, Kathryn and Lily stuck their heads out of the door.
"I'm getting married!" Petunia shrieked.
"Oh, dear Lord!" Kathryn and Lily spoke in unison as Dave went to congratulate his daughter.
Petunia hugged her father and snapped out of her reverie as quickly as if someone had slapped her.
"Oh, it's you." She stated.
"Yes, me, Petunia. This is one of my best friends, Kathryn Orenda." Lily introduced Kathryn.
Kathryn smiled sweetly. "I'd offer my hand to be shaken, but I'm sure you don't want a witch to touch it."
"Certainly not." Petunia stuck her nose in the air. It was a long nose, and rather horsy, like the rest of her. Petunia favoured her father, and while on him the look wasn't so bad, it looked rather awful on her. Kathryn also observed that she wore way too much make-up.
"I told you she's a Muggle Malfoy!" Kathryn informed her friend.
"I just never realised how true it was!" Lily giggled.
"They'd be perfect together, except for the fact that she's a pureblood, wizard-hating Muggle and he's a pureblood, Muggle-hating wizard." Kathryn laughed. "They're as bigoted as each other."
Dave and Rose did not say anything. They chose to ignore their daughters' animosity towards each other unless it interfered in some way.
"How would you know anything about me?" Petunia sneered.
"Witch, remember? Actually, the visions come from the Muggle side of the family. Prophetic dreams an' all. I can tell you a few things about your future, though nothing specific." Kathryn grinned.
"Why would she be in your dreams?" Lily frowned.
"Um, Dumbledore, Voldemort, that sort of stuff." Kathryn replied quickly. "You will be alive in twenty-two years time though. I bet that's a relief."
"You're an even bigger freak than I thought!" Petunia shrieked.
"And proud of it! Lily and I are top of the class! With our boyfriends, of course."
That stopped Petunia. "*You* have a boyfriend?"
Lily smiled. "Yes."
"Why on Earth would anyone go out with *you*?"
"Well, I go to this school and there I'm not a freak unless you're a pureblood bigot, and yes, there are wizards there, and we *like* each other, so, he asked me out." Lily explained as though she were talking to a five-year-old.
"But not until after about ten minutes of snogging on the train." Kathryn explained.
"*Kathryn*!"
"Oh, sorry, it must have been fifteen then."
Lily blushed as red as her hair.
"So, Dursley asked you, did he?" Kathryn asked Petunia.
"As a matter of fact, he did. I have a *fiancé*." She said the word as though it were the most precious thing in the world.
"Personally, I've always preferred the term betrothed and betrothal. Engaged makes you sound like a toilet." Kathryn remarked to Lily conversationally.
Petunia turned on her heel and marched off, nose in the air. Dave and Rose had disappeared and the two teenagers burst out laughing.
"Did you see her face?" Lily gasped.
"She looked so annoyed!" Kathryn giggled.
"So, what now?" Lily asked after getting her giggles under control.
"Um, maybe you unpack?" Kathryn suggested.
"There's hardly any point. I'm taking it all to your house anyway, aren't I?"
"So just unpack clothes, make-up, toiletries." Kathryn explained. "And did anyone tell Petunia that with make-up less is more?"
"I don't think so."
"She needs a make-up artist badly. One that's used to working on projects like Star Wars." Kathryn informed her friend and they dissolved into laughter once more.
* * *
Two days later:
"LILY ALTHEA EVANS!" A voice rang out.
Kathryn sat up in bed. "Your middle name's Althea?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Means healer is all."
"Oh."
"What's Petunia yelling about now?" Kathryn wanted to know.
She was answered as Petunia burst through the door wearing nothing but a towel, her hair a bright shade of green, her skin purple and her nails and toenails hot pink.
"Oh yeah. I forgot I left my body wash and shampoo in the shower." Kathryn smirked.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?" Petunia demanded, rounding on Kathryn.
"Nothing, you shouldn't have used my stuff!" Kathryn shot back defensively.
"It was in the shower, what else was I supposed to use?!"
"Your own body wash and shampoos perhaps?" Kathryn advised. "It's a hex for people who use my stuff. They never do use it twice." She grinned, looking dreamy. "Remember when Alura came in with scarlet hair and magenta skin? It clashed horribly."
"She was mad at you for ages." Lily agreed.
"She was talking to me an hour later."
"Yeah, for Alura that *is* ages."
"Oh, right."
"Excuse me, take this... this... *hex* off me!" Petunia roared.
"Oh, is that what you wanted, Petunia?" Kathryn asked. "Finite heximeyer." She pointed her wand.
At once Petunia returned to normal, such as she was. But now she was gasping. "But... But... You can't do magic out of school!"
"Seventeen is the coming of age for witches and wizards. Means we can." Lily explained helpfully.
Petunia ran out of the room faster than if she had a rabid werewolf at her heels.
Lily and Kathryn laughed until they cried and dressed to go down to breakfast and another day – this time they were going to the cinema.
* * *
5th July 1981, Teatime:
"What's he doing here?" Lily groaned as she saw the bulk that was Vernon Dursley in the 'parlour'.
"Probably trying to convince your parents to pay for the wedding." Kathryn commented snidely. She hadn't liked Vernon Dursley in the books; she liked him even less after her visions of him as an abusive uncle.
"Lily, did you want to invite James to tea?" Her mother called, coming out of the parlour.
"Isn't it a little late notice?"
"No, no, I'm sure it's fine. We're not ready yet anyway." Rose explained.
"Then I will, if he's home." Lily replied.
Identical evil grins broke out on Lily and Kathryn's faces, James would terrify Petunia all right, but Vernon? Well, it was going to be an interesting tea. (A/N: Proper tea too, not what normal people call tea which is, in fact, dinner.)
Lily threw some Floo powder into the fireplace in her huge bedroom. "James Potter." She stated.
Moments later a head appeared in the flames.
"Hey Lily, what's up?" He smiled.
"Mum said I could invite you for tea. Wanna come?" Lily asked.
"Do I? Course I do. Just hang on a tick, I need my wand." He disappeared for a moment.
Vaguely Lily and Kathryn heard shouting, a roar of "SIRIUS!" and a whoop of what sounded like joy. Two minutes later, two bodies flew out of the fireplace. Both were dusty and dirty, but bounded up instantly.
"Sirius!" Kathryn grinned, jumping up onto him, her legs around his waist.
"*You* weren't invited!" Lily scowled.
"Yeah, but Prongs didn't have a choice." Sirius grinned.
"Why *do* they call you Prongs?" Lily frowned.
"Dun, dun, DUUUNNN!" Kathryn squealed.
"That's the advantage of Kat, she already knows some of my darkest secrets because of her dreams." Sirius grinned.
"Um, Lily, you know how Remus is a werewolf..." James began.
"Yes."
"And you know how werewolves are only dangerous to humans?"
"Yes."
"And that the transformation is extremely painful?"
"Yes."
"Well, Sirius, Peter and I, we found a way to make that process less painful for Remus, but still be safe ourselves." He explained.
Lily frowned. "How?"
"Um, we became Animagi." James blurted out.
"Illegally?"
"Yes."
"On your own?"
"Yes."
"To help Remus?"
"Yes."
"That's so sweet!" Lily exclaimed, hugging him.
Three astounded and puzzled looks were shot her way.
"Right, where's the explosion? The 'You-should've-registered-at-your-first- transformation'? The 'That's-completely-illegal'?" Sirius asked.
"In some cases it's more important to help your friends than obey the rules." Lily explained and kissed James softly.
"Aah, aren't they sweet?" Kathryn grinned. Then she realised that Sirius and James, and now she, were covered in dust and soot from the fires. She pursed her lips and pulled out her wand. "Refrigerare." She pointed at herself and then Sirius and James. Instantly all were clean and fresh.
"I love magic." Sirius grinned, kissing his girlfriend's forehead.
"So do I." Kathryn agreed. She looked over at James and Lily. "You know, I do believe he was invited to tea, not to a snogging session."
Lily shot her an evil look and the air in the room began to move.
"Okay, Lils, you've been doing that all week. Quit it." Kathryn ordered.
"Doing what?" Sirius asked.
"She keeps manipulating the air about us." Kathryn explained.
"And you don't keep playing with fire?" Lily shot back.
"Aah, but I'm the only one who can play with fire and not get burnt." Kathryn grinned, giving her boyfriend a swift kiss.
Lily and James headed out of the room, followed by Kathryn and Sirius.
"I must say, I like your outfit." Sirius grinned.
Kathryn was wearing a just-below-knee length flared lemon skirt and white strappy top. Her wand was in a similar pocket to the one she had placed in her white summer dress, near completely invisible. On her feet were white flip-flops with daisies on.
"Why thank you kind sir." Kathryn smiled. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Sirius grinned at his jeans, white t-shirt and blue shirt. "I aim to please."
They got down the stairs.
"Oh yeah," Lily suddenly thought, "I should warn you that my sister and her bigoted fiancé are here."
"She's getting *married*?" James looked shocked.
"Yeah, I don't know how that worked either." Lily frowned. "Come on, I'll have to make apologies for you, Sirius, since you weren't invited."
"Lily!" Rose smiled. "So James could come, and Sirius..."
"Sorry, Mrs Evans, he sort of jumped in after me, he wouldn't go back." James explained apologetically.
"I think he was that desperate to see Kathryn..." Lily began.
"That he just had to." James finished.
"I don't mind, there's plenty for all." Rose, who genuinely didn't mind, smiled. "Sit down, sit down."
"Are you Lily's boyfriend then?" Petunia demanded.
James looked at her. "You must be Petunia. Yes, I'm Lily's boyfriend."
"You a freak like her then?" Vernon demanded.
James raised a brow and looked at the older, and larger, man carefully. "If by freak you mean wizard, yes I am. I'd also like to remind you that at seventeen, we're legally termed adults and are able to use our magic outside of school, therefore, I suggest you be more careful about what terms you use to describe your future sister-in-law, Dursley."
Kathryn and Sirius exchanged glances.
That must be the calmest he's ever been when someone's insulted Lily. Kathryn giggled.
Yeah, remember last time Snape called her a Mudblood? Sirius replied.
He didn't lose that acne for a week. Kathryn grinned.
Care to let me in on the joke? Lily asked.
No. Kathryn and Sirius thought together.
Fine then. Lily sounded annoyed.
"Don't you threaten me, Potter." Vernon snarled.
Clearly James' name had come up in discussion before they had arrived.
"I'm not. I'm merely advising you of your situation. You are aware that my father's an Auror? And that I am learning to become one?"
"Auror? What's an Auror?" Dave butted in, looking curious.
"They work in the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Magical Law hunting down Dark Wizards, tracking criminals, investigating improper uses of magic, that sort of thing. Similar to Muggle policemen." James explained.
"Really? That seems a good ambition." Dave smiled.
"It is. But the Auror training is very tough. We'll be lucky to get through." James smiled at Lily.
"We?"
"Kathryn, Sirius, James and I. We all intend to become Aurors." Lily replied. "And we're all taking Auror Studies to help on that ambition."
"Which means we have to take Potions." Kathryn groaned.
"Yaugh!" She and Sirius showed their distaste for the subject in unison.
"You don't like the subject?" Rose asked.
"Professor Swindale is a tough teacher and delights in taking points off any house." Lily explained.
"Oh."
"What does Auror Studies entail?" Dave asked.
"One of the units is on martial arts and self-defence physically. Panicked wizards and witches have been known to do anything and Dark wizards and witches frequently discount the value of such skills, relying only on their magic." James explained. "Others are tracking, stealth, disguise, code- breaking, learning codes, extra defensive magic, lock-picking of both magical and Muggle varieties." James grinned. "You'd be amazed how many wizards put layers and layers of spells on something and don't think to protect it from non-magical means when all it takes is a Recognition spell. We learn magical methods of communication, improve on any wandless magic we have, those of us with specific skills master those, we learn how to construct spells, all sorts. We only touch on some of them. Most of them we'll learn at the college."
"Oh goodie." Kathryn sighed, leaning her head against Sirius' shoulder.
"Tired?" Sirius asked.
"Mm-hmm. Petunia bursts into our room every morning screaming. It's not how you want to wake up." Kathryn groaned.
"If you didn't prank me all the time I wouldn't..."
"It's your fault you used my toiletries and you touched my diary. You're lucky you didn't actually open it, it has a habit of writing back to you and then pulling you into a waking version of your worst nightmare." Kathryn snapped.
Petunia and Vernon conversed in low tones while Mr and Mrs Evans talked to Lily, James, Sirius and Kathryn, hearing different perspectives on Hogwarts from their daughter's.
"You *like* McGonagall?" James looked surprised.
"Yeah, she's a good teacher. And nice to you if you behave." Lily grinned.
"C'mon, James, you haven't noticed that because you've been better behaved in lessons and you're Quidditch captain she hasn't given you as many detentions this year?" Kathryn raised a brow. "You've been in even less than Sirius and I."
"How many did you get?" Rose looked surprised.
Kathryn counted on her fingers. "Um, ten altogether. Sirius's been in twelve. Which is surprisingly few compared to the last few years."
"Yes, well while I was in detention I was missing out time with you." Sirius explained.
"Ah, aren't you sweet?" Kathryn grinned.
"Why were you in detention?" Dave asked.
"I was late to Potions because Snape hexed me. I then got another for later retaliating. Twice for being caught fighting with the Slytherins. Once for hexing Malfoy. Another for hexing the Slytherins when I caught them tormenting some First-years. Three times for pranking people. And the last time for, glory of glories, snogging in the corridor. But then, Sirius shared half those detentions with me. We were separated for the last one." She grinned wickedly.
Rose and Dave looked startled. She was such a well-behaved girl.
"Do you not like the Slytherins?"
"Does anyone? Half of the Death Eaters or wannabe Death Eaters, the other half are bigoted purebloods and some are both." Kathryn snapped. "I only fight when I have to. It's not like I throw the first punch or hex unless I'm defending someone. I've only been in detention for something completely non-Slytherin related once. That one may have been my fault." She grinned.
"Lily?"
"What?"
"Have you been in detention?"
"Only a couple of times. And mainly for helping Kathryn with the Slytherins torturing First-years. I mean, those are worth getting detentions for."
"I just wish I could remember!" Kathryn burst out suddenly.
"What?"
Seven pairs of blank, or startled eyes fell on her.
"I'm sorry." Kathryn exclaimed. "I'm just... I can't sit back and watch people get hurt. And Lord knows, I'm going to have to let that happen. Sometimes." Her eyes lit suddenly. "Some things I swear I'm going to prevent."
"Kat?" Lily asked.
"I'm fine. God, your parents must think I'm a juvenile delinquent." Kathryn gave a derisive laugh.
"No. There are things worth fighting for, getting in trouble for. I've done that before now." Dave smiled.
"So *that*'s where Lily gets it from!" James exclaimed, breaking the tense mood.
Kathryn glanced down at her untouched, and now cold, tea.
"Um, Rose, is it okay if I go and get a drink? I didn't drink my tea."
"Of course, Kathryn, go ahead." She smiled.
Kathryn left, taking the full teacup with her.
In the kitchen, she wondered about her sudden outburst. What had she meant?
Pouring away the tea, she cleaned the cup and saucer and then opened the fridge. Sure enough, a can of Diet Coke sat in there, one of several in fact. She grinned. If there was one thing she missed from the Muggle world, it was Diet Coke (she never drank Coca-Cola owing to her mother's dislike of sweet drinks on the way Kathryn drank it). She had not yet figured out how to transfigure it.
She heard a heavy footstep behind her. Kathryn whipped round, automatically stepping into a guard stance.
"You think you're clever, don't you? With all your magic? You don't scare me, kid." He snarled. He was in his early twenties, Petunia being four years older than Lily.
"Kid? I'm hardly a kid when I'm an adult in my world, am I?" Kathryn's voice dripped sarcasm.
"You don't scare me!" He thundered. "And you'd better not do anything to hurt Petunia, either. You touch her again..."
"I haven't 'touched' her. She just seems to keep stumbling and using or trying to open my stuff. Let's just say that I'm protective of my belongings. Besides, it's not like she hasn't made life living hell for Lily ever since she discovered she was a witch!" Kathryn shot back.
"And so she should! It's unnatural!"
"In my world, *you*'re unnatural, *you* are the freak, so back off, jerk!" Kathryn yelled.
Suddenly, a heavy fist contacted solidly with her jaw. She stumbled back, clutching her face, a bruise already forming.
"Is that the first abusive blow you've laid, Dursley?" Kathryn snarled. "Thank God I can stop you from landing any others!" She pulled out her wand. Vernon suddenly looked scared. With a swirl of her wand, she incanted the words: "Maledicens repercuti!" A flash of black light and Vernon fell back on the floor.
She looked at him with satisfied and hard eyes. He got up and nearly went for her, but she had her wand out still.
"I wouldn't. From now on, every abusive blow you dish out, you'll feel back on you. If it should ever be for self-defence, which I doubt, you will not feel the blow, the spell is specially formulated with that in mind. But should you ever hit anyone, me, Lily, Petunia, your son, your nephew... Anyone. I'm not going to take that off, Dursley. I'm not going to let you hurt him." Kathryn's voice was harsh.
"Who?"
"Our only hope." And with that, she picked up her can of Coke and left the kitchen to rejoin the party upstairs.
"Flamma, are you okay?" Sirius asked as she entered.
"I'm fine, Solum." She smiled.
"I thought I heard a spell." Lily frowned.
"Yes, I was just placing a little charm on darling Vernon to help make him a better person." Her voice was saturated in sarcasm.
"I hope you didn't do anything rash." Lily sighed.
"I didn't. Believe me, he's better off."
Lily, James and Sirius couldn't work out why Kathryn would place a charm on Vernon Dursley that would leave him better off. The conversation steered away from that, and when Vernon reappeared, he said nothing about Kathryn's spell.
At six o'clock, Vernon left through the front door with Petunia, who was going to have dinner with her future parents-in-law. Sirius and James followed their girlfriends upstairs to use the fireplace in Lily's bedroom (the designated fireplace, since she was the only witch who lived there).
"What did you do to Dursley?" Sirius wanted to know.
"I placed a charm on him that means every abusive blow he dishes out is rebounded on him. While the other person will be hit, the same blow will hit him invisibly, but with a stronger force. It will discount defensive blows, but I doubt anyone would risk attacking him anyway. He could crush 'em just by falling on 'em." Kathryn explained, she massaged her jaw.
"Why?" "I had a vision of him abusing a kid terribly and then claiming he fell down the stairs. Petunia had to take the kid to hospital." Kathryn explained angrily.
"Oh God."
"Exactly."
"See you on Saturday." James smiled, kissing Lily's cheek.
"Yep."
Sirius kissed Kathryn, then hugged her. "Two days." He promised.
"Not even that. Two nights." Kathryn grinned.
The boys left.
The girls continued the day happily.
* * *
7th July 1981:
"LILY ALTHEA EVANS!" The squalling voice rang out through the house.
Kathryn groaned. "Here we go again."
Petunia burst in, her skin covered in boils.
Both Lily and Kathryn burst out laughing. It was a funny sight.
"TAKE THIS OFF!" Petunia ordered.
Lily exchanged a look with Kathryn.
"What is it?"
"Zonko's Boiling Powder." Kathryn grinned. "I suggest you chuck out your soap, Petunia."
Kathryn had added the powder to the soap in the bathroom that the three girls used – luckily, Lily's parents had a bathroom of their own, and there was a guest bathroom by the guest rooms.
"Take it off!"
Kathryn groaned, stood up and began searching through her bag for the antidote. She pulled out a small bottle of tablets.
"Here." She dumped two tablets in Petunia's hands. "Those'll get rid of the worst of it. The rest will take time, I'm afraid."
Petunia stamped her foot angrily and marched out of the room.
"Aah, just think, tomorrow I might actually wake up naturally." Kathryn sighed, falling back onto her bed.
"With the Marauders around?" Lily looked doubtful.
"Yeah, but we've got Avia on our side, provided we don't horrify her too much." Kathryn grinned.
"Good point." Lily nodded.
Sighing, the two girls dressed and completed their packing. Then they went downstairs to eat breakfast, where an angry Petunia still had traces of red on her face and hands (clearly she had opted to cover the rest with a blouse and long skirt).
"Hey Mum." Lily smiled. "Morning Dad."
"Good morning, Lily. Sleep well?" Dave asked.
"Yes, until I was woken up."
She and Kathryn began giggling. Dave and Rose ignored it; it had become a common occurrence that week.
"When are you leaving for your house, Kathryn?" Rose asked.
"We thought after breakfast. I don't think Mum and Dad would appreciate having all my friends launched upon them before I'm actually there." Kathryn explained.
"Very good. Lily, you'll call if you need anything?"
"Sure. Like money for school supplies." Lily grinned.
Her parents laughed. And before they knew it, they were saying goodbye as the two girls Flooed to Kathryn's home.
"What do I say again?" Lily asked.
"Magic's Haven." Kathryn replied, smiling, she liked the name of her home.
"Okay." Lily shrunk her trunk and owl's cage and placed both in her shirt pocket. She flung a handful of Floo powder into the fire and called, "Magic's Haven!" Stepping into the green flames, she was gone.
"Thanks for having me, Dave, Rose." Kathryn smiled.
"You're welcome, Kathryn." Dave assured her.
"Any time." Rose grinned.
"Good luck with your wedding, Petunia!" Kathryn called, placing her own shrunk bag in the pocket of her shorts and throwing Floo powder into the flames. "Magic's Haven!"
In a flash of green flames, Kathryn disappeared.
* * *
A/N: Ha ha! Yes! Now we're getting to a rather interesting bit. Warning, following chapters do contain snogging and random fluffiness. But in the nicest possible way. They also include a lot of strange occurrences happening all at once. Which is my speciality.
Okay. Next...
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Chapter 16 – Trouble at Teatime
1st July 1981, Later that day:
As they drew up to Lily's home, Kathryn gasped.
"Lils, you never said you were rich!" She accused.
"We're not. It's an inherited house." Lily protested as they drew up to the manor.
"Lily, it's a blinkin' manor house! Do you have any idea of the cost of heating and cleaning and water and maintenance and the rest?" Kathryn demanded.
"We're not rich!"
"What do you do, Dave?" Kathryn asked.
"I manage a record company." He replied.
"See, you would be rich anyway. That's a high paid job. What about you, Rose?" Kathryn wanted to know.
"I'm a consultant in surgery."
"Exactly. Face it, Lily, you've got rich parents."
"So have you!"
"Yeah, so?"
Lily rolled her eyes.
"Being wealthy isn't anything to be embarrassed about so long as you don't rub it in people's faces like say, Malfoy and Snape do."
"God, they do, don't they?" Lily complained.
When they entered the house, Kathryn was constantly enthusing over it. She loved old houses, especially manors. Lily kept ordering her to shut up, but her friend just grinned.
"What about your house?" Dave finally asked her as they took the trunk and bags upstairs.
"Mine? Um, some big ancient magic stately home, I think." Kathryn replied.
"You *think*?" Lily raised a brow.
"Well, when I was there last summer, I didn't really look at it. In fact, I don't think I saw much more than the garden, kitchen, my bedroom and the library and I didn't really take in those. I spent almost all my time studying. So this summer'll be like I'm seeing it properly for the first time."
"Weird."
"Yep."
"Mum!" A high-pitched voice shrieked. "Mum! Dad! Where are you?"
"Here!" Rose called as they placed Lily and Kathryn's belongings in Lily's room.
"Is that...?" Kathryn raised a brow.
"Yep." Lily looked a little strained.
"Are you okay?" Kathryn asked.
"I'm just waiting for the explosion." Lily explained.
Inexplicably, Kathryn grinned. "This is going to be *fun*."
"Why?"
"'Cause we can use magic!" Kathryn clarified.
Lily joined her grin. "Petunia's gonna pay."
"Oh, Petunia, that's wonderful!" They heard Lily's mother say.
"What is?" Dave, Kathryn and Lily stuck their heads out of the door.
"I'm getting married!" Petunia shrieked.
"Oh, dear Lord!" Kathryn and Lily spoke in unison as Dave went to congratulate his daughter.
Petunia hugged her father and snapped out of her reverie as quickly as if someone had slapped her.
"Oh, it's you." She stated.
"Yes, me, Petunia. This is one of my best friends, Kathryn Orenda." Lily introduced Kathryn.
Kathryn smiled sweetly. "I'd offer my hand to be shaken, but I'm sure you don't want a witch to touch it."
"Certainly not." Petunia stuck her nose in the air. It was a long nose, and rather horsy, like the rest of her. Petunia favoured her father, and while on him the look wasn't so bad, it looked rather awful on her. Kathryn also observed that she wore way too much make-up.
"I told you she's a Muggle Malfoy!" Kathryn informed her friend.
"I just never realised how true it was!" Lily giggled.
"They'd be perfect together, except for the fact that she's a pureblood, wizard-hating Muggle and he's a pureblood, Muggle-hating wizard." Kathryn laughed. "They're as bigoted as each other."
Dave and Rose did not say anything. They chose to ignore their daughters' animosity towards each other unless it interfered in some way.
"How would you know anything about me?" Petunia sneered.
"Witch, remember? Actually, the visions come from the Muggle side of the family. Prophetic dreams an' all. I can tell you a few things about your future, though nothing specific." Kathryn grinned.
"Why would she be in your dreams?" Lily frowned.
"Um, Dumbledore, Voldemort, that sort of stuff." Kathryn replied quickly. "You will be alive in twenty-two years time though. I bet that's a relief."
"You're an even bigger freak than I thought!" Petunia shrieked.
"And proud of it! Lily and I are top of the class! With our boyfriends, of course."
That stopped Petunia. "*You* have a boyfriend?"
Lily smiled. "Yes."
"Why on Earth would anyone go out with *you*?"
"Well, I go to this school and there I'm not a freak unless you're a pureblood bigot, and yes, there are wizards there, and we *like* each other, so, he asked me out." Lily explained as though she were talking to a five-year-old.
"But not until after about ten minutes of snogging on the train." Kathryn explained.
"*Kathryn*!"
"Oh, sorry, it must have been fifteen then."
Lily blushed as red as her hair.
"So, Dursley asked you, did he?" Kathryn asked Petunia.
"As a matter of fact, he did. I have a *fiancé*." She said the word as though it were the most precious thing in the world.
"Personally, I've always preferred the term betrothed and betrothal. Engaged makes you sound like a toilet." Kathryn remarked to Lily conversationally.
Petunia turned on her heel and marched off, nose in the air. Dave and Rose had disappeared and the two teenagers burst out laughing.
"Did you see her face?" Lily gasped.
"She looked so annoyed!" Kathryn giggled.
"So, what now?" Lily asked after getting her giggles under control.
"Um, maybe you unpack?" Kathryn suggested.
"There's hardly any point. I'm taking it all to your house anyway, aren't I?"
"So just unpack clothes, make-up, toiletries." Kathryn explained. "And did anyone tell Petunia that with make-up less is more?"
"I don't think so."
"She needs a make-up artist badly. One that's used to working on projects like Star Wars." Kathryn informed her friend and they dissolved into laughter once more.
* * *
Two days later:
"LILY ALTHEA EVANS!" A voice rang out.
Kathryn sat up in bed. "Your middle name's Althea?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Means healer is all."
"Oh."
"What's Petunia yelling about now?" Kathryn wanted to know.
She was answered as Petunia burst through the door wearing nothing but a towel, her hair a bright shade of green, her skin purple and her nails and toenails hot pink.
"Oh yeah. I forgot I left my body wash and shampoo in the shower." Kathryn smirked.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?" Petunia demanded, rounding on Kathryn.
"Nothing, you shouldn't have used my stuff!" Kathryn shot back defensively.
"It was in the shower, what else was I supposed to use?!"
"Your own body wash and shampoos perhaps?" Kathryn advised. "It's a hex for people who use my stuff. They never do use it twice." She grinned, looking dreamy. "Remember when Alura came in with scarlet hair and magenta skin? It clashed horribly."
"She was mad at you for ages." Lily agreed.
"She was talking to me an hour later."
"Yeah, for Alura that *is* ages."
"Oh, right."
"Excuse me, take this... this... *hex* off me!" Petunia roared.
"Oh, is that what you wanted, Petunia?" Kathryn asked. "Finite heximeyer." She pointed her wand.
At once Petunia returned to normal, such as she was. But now she was gasping. "But... But... You can't do magic out of school!"
"Seventeen is the coming of age for witches and wizards. Means we can." Lily explained helpfully.
Petunia ran out of the room faster than if she had a rabid werewolf at her heels.
Lily and Kathryn laughed until they cried and dressed to go down to breakfast and another day – this time they were going to the cinema.
* * *
5th July 1981, Teatime:
"What's he doing here?" Lily groaned as she saw the bulk that was Vernon Dursley in the 'parlour'.
"Probably trying to convince your parents to pay for the wedding." Kathryn commented snidely. She hadn't liked Vernon Dursley in the books; she liked him even less after her visions of him as an abusive uncle.
"Lily, did you want to invite James to tea?" Her mother called, coming out of the parlour.
"Isn't it a little late notice?"
"No, no, I'm sure it's fine. We're not ready yet anyway." Rose explained.
"Then I will, if he's home." Lily replied.
Identical evil grins broke out on Lily and Kathryn's faces, James would terrify Petunia all right, but Vernon? Well, it was going to be an interesting tea. (A/N: Proper tea too, not what normal people call tea which is, in fact, dinner.)
Lily threw some Floo powder into the fireplace in her huge bedroom. "James Potter." She stated.
Moments later a head appeared in the flames.
"Hey Lily, what's up?" He smiled.
"Mum said I could invite you for tea. Wanna come?" Lily asked.
"Do I? Course I do. Just hang on a tick, I need my wand." He disappeared for a moment.
Vaguely Lily and Kathryn heard shouting, a roar of "SIRIUS!" and a whoop of what sounded like joy. Two minutes later, two bodies flew out of the fireplace. Both were dusty and dirty, but bounded up instantly.
"Sirius!" Kathryn grinned, jumping up onto him, her legs around his waist.
"*You* weren't invited!" Lily scowled.
"Yeah, but Prongs didn't have a choice." Sirius grinned.
"Why *do* they call you Prongs?" Lily frowned.
"Dun, dun, DUUUNNN!" Kathryn squealed.
"That's the advantage of Kat, she already knows some of my darkest secrets because of her dreams." Sirius grinned.
"Um, Lily, you know how Remus is a werewolf..." James began.
"Yes."
"And you know how werewolves are only dangerous to humans?"
"Yes."
"And that the transformation is extremely painful?"
"Yes."
"Well, Sirius, Peter and I, we found a way to make that process less painful for Remus, but still be safe ourselves." He explained.
Lily frowned. "How?"
"Um, we became Animagi." James blurted out.
"Illegally?"
"Yes."
"On your own?"
"Yes."
"To help Remus?"
"Yes."
"That's so sweet!" Lily exclaimed, hugging him.
Three astounded and puzzled looks were shot her way.
"Right, where's the explosion? The 'You-should've-registered-at-your-first- transformation'? The 'That's-completely-illegal'?" Sirius asked.
"In some cases it's more important to help your friends than obey the rules." Lily explained and kissed James softly.
"Aah, aren't they sweet?" Kathryn grinned. Then she realised that Sirius and James, and now she, were covered in dust and soot from the fires. She pursed her lips and pulled out her wand. "Refrigerare." She pointed at herself and then Sirius and James. Instantly all were clean and fresh.
"I love magic." Sirius grinned, kissing his girlfriend's forehead.
"So do I." Kathryn agreed. She looked over at James and Lily. "You know, I do believe he was invited to tea, not to a snogging session."
Lily shot her an evil look and the air in the room began to move.
"Okay, Lils, you've been doing that all week. Quit it." Kathryn ordered.
"Doing what?" Sirius asked.
"She keeps manipulating the air about us." Kathryn explained.
"And you don't keep playing with fire?" Lily shot back.
"Aah, but I'm the only one who can play with fire and not get burnt." Kathryn grinned, giving her boyfriend a swift kiss.
Lily and James headed out of the room, followed by Kathryn and Sirius.
"I must say, I like your outfit." Sirius grinned.
Kathryn was wearing a just-below-knee length flared lemon skirt and white strappy top. Her wand was in a similar pocket to the one she had placed in her white summer dress, near completely invisible. On her feet were white flip-flops with daisies on.
"Why thank you kind sir." Kathryn smiled. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Sirius grinned at his jeans, white t-shirt and blue shirt. "I aim to please."
They got down the stairs.
"Oh yeah," Lily suddenly thought, "I should warn you that my sister and her bigoted fiancé are here."
"She's getting *married*?" James looked shocked.
"Yeah, I don't know how that worked either." Lily frowned. "Come on, I'll have to make apologies for you, Sirius, since you weren't invited."
"Lily!" Rose smiled. "So James could come, and Sirius..."
"Sorry, Mrs Evans, he sort of jumped in after me, he wouldn't go back." James explained apologetically.
"I think he was that desperate to see Kathryn..." Lily began.
"That he just had to." James finished.
"I don't mind, there's plenty for all." Rose, who genuinely didn't mind, smiled. "Sit down, sit down."
"Are you Lily's boyfriend then?" Petunia demanded.
James looked at her. "You must be Petunia. Yes, I'm Lily's boyfriend."
"You a freak like her then?" Vernon demanded.
James raised a brow and looked at the older, and larger, man carefully. "If by freak you mean wizard, yes I am. I'd also like to remind you that at seventeen, we're legally termed adults and are able to use our magic outside of school, therefore, I suggest you be more careful about what terms you use to describe your future sister-in-law, Dursley."
Kathryn and Sirius exchanged glances.
That must be the calmest he's ever been when someone's insulted Lily. Kathryn giggled.
Yeah, remember last time Snape called her a Mudblood? Sirius replied.
He didn't lose that acne for a week. Kathryn grinned.
Care to let me in on the joke? Lily asked.
No. Kathryn and Sirius thought together.
Fine then. Lily sounded annoyed.
"Don't you threaten me, Potter." Vernon snarled.
Clearly James' name had come up in discussion before they had arrived.
"I'm not. I'm merely advising you of your situation. You are aware that my father's an Auror? And that I am learning to become one?"
"Auror? What's an Auror?" Dave butted in, looking curious.
"They work in the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Magical Law hunting down Dark Wizards, tracking criminals, investigating improper uses of magic, that sort of thing. Similar to Muggle policemen." James explained.
"Really? That seems a good ambition." Dave smiled.
"It is. But the Auror training is very tough. We'll be lucky to get through." James smiled at Lily.
"We?"
"Kathryn, Sirius, James and I. We all intend to become Aurors." Lily replied. "And we're all taking Auror Studies to help on that ambition."
"Which means we have to take Potions." Kathryn groaned.
"Yaugh!" She and Sirius showed their distaste for the subject in unison.
"You don't like the subject?" Rose asked.
"Professor Swindale is a tough teacher and delights in taking points off any house." Lily explained.
"Oh."
"What does Auror Studies entail?" Dave asked.
"One of the units is on martial arts and self-defence physically. Panicked wizards and witches have been known to do anything and Dark wizards and witches frequently discount the value of such skills, relying only on their magic." James explained. "Others are tracking, stealth, disguise, code- breaking, learning codes, extra defensive magic, lock-picking of both magical and Muggle varieties." James grinned. "You'd be amazed how many wizards put layers and layers of spells on something and don't think to protect it from non-magical means when all it takes is a Recognition spell. We learn magical methods of communication, improve on any wandless magic we have, those of us with specific skills master those, we learn how to construct spells, all sorts. We only touch on some of them. Most of them we'll learn at the college."
"Oh goodie." Kathryn sighed, leaning her head against Sirius' shoulder.
"Tired?" Sirius asked.
"Mm-hmm. Petunia bursts into our room every morning screaming. It's not how you want to wake up." Kathryn groaned.
"If you didn't prank me all the time I wouldn't..."
"It's your fault you used my toiletries and you touched my diary. You're lucky you didn't actually open it, it has a habit of writing back to you and then pulling you into a waking version of your worst nightmare." Kathryn snapped.
Petunia and Vernon conversed in low tones while Mr and Mrs Evans talked to Lily, James, Sirius and Kathryn, hearing different perspectives on Hogwarts from their daughter's.
"You *like* McGonagall?" James looked surprised.
"Yeah, she's a good teacher. And nice to you if you behave." Lily grinned.
"C'mon, James, you haven't noticed that because you've been better behaved in lessons and you're Quidditch captain she hasn't given you as many detentions this year?" Kathryn raised a brow. "You've been in even less than Sirius and I."
"How many did you get?" Rose looked surprised.
Kathryn counted on her fingers. "Um, ten altogether. Sirius's been in twelve. Which is surprisingly few compared to the last few years."
"Yes, well while I was in detention I was missing out time with you." Sirius explained.
"Ah, aren't you sweet?" Kathryn grinned.
"Why were you in detention?" Dave asked.
"I was late to Potions because Snape hexed me. I then got another for later retaliating. Twice for being caught fighting with the Slytherins. Once for hexing Malfoy. Another for hexing the Slytherins when I caught them tormenting some First-years. Three times for pranking people. And the last time for, glory of glories, snogging in the corridor. But then, Sirius shared half those detentions with me. We were separated for the last one." She grinned wickedly.
Rose and Dave looked startled. She was such a well-behaved girl.
"Do you not like the Slytherins?"
"Does anyone? Half of the Death Eaters or wannabe Death Eaters, the other half are bigoted purebloods and some are both." Kathryn snapped. "I only fight when I have to. It's not like I throw the first punch or hex unless I'm defending someone. I've only been in detention for something completely non-Slytherin related once. That one may have been my fault." She grinned.
"Lily?"
"What?"
"Have you been in detention?"
"Only a couple of times. And mainly for helping Kathryn with the Slytherins torturing First-years. I mean, those are worth getting detentions for."
"I just wish I could remember!" Kathryn burst out suddenly.
"What?"
Seven pairs of blank, or startled eyes fell on her.
"I'm sorry." Kathryn exclaimed. "I'm just... I can't sit back and watch people get hurt. And Lord knows, I'm going to have to let that happen. Sometimes." Her eyes lit suddenly. "Some things I swear I'm going to prevent."
"Kat?" Lily asked.
"I'm fine. God, your parents must think I'm a juvenile delinquent." Kathryn gave a derisive laugh.
"No. There are things worth fighting for, getting in trouble for. I've done that before now." Dave smiled.
"So *that*'s where Lily gets it from!" James exclaimed, breaking the tense mood.
Kathryn glanced down at her untouched, and now cold, tea.
"Um, Rose, is it okay if I go and get a drink? I didn't drink my tea."
"Of course, Kathryn, go ahead." She smiled.
Kathryn left, taking the full teacup with her.
In the kitchen, she wondered about her sudden outburst. What had she meant?
Pouring away the tea, she cleaned the cup and saucer and then opened the fridge. Sure enough, a can of Diet Coke sat in there, one of several in fact. She grinned. If there was one thing she missed from the Muggle world, it was Diet Coke (she never drank Coca-Cola owing to her mother's dislike of sweet drinks on the way Kathryn drank it). She had not yet figured out how to transfigure it.
She heard a heavy footstep behind her. Kathryn whipped round, automatically stepping into a guard stance.
"You think you're clever, don't you? With all your magic? You don't scare me, kid." He snarled. He was in his early twenties, Petunia being four years older than Lily.
"Kid? I'm hardly a kid when I'm an adult in my world, am I?" Kathryn's voice dripped sarcasm.
"You don't scare me!" He thundered. "And you'd better not do anything to hurt Petunia, either. You touch her again..."
"I haven't 'touched' her. She just seems to keep stumbling and using or trying to open my stuff. Let's just say that I'm protective of my belongings. Besides, it's not like she hasn't made life living hell for Lily ever since she discovered she was a witch!" Kathryn shot back.
"And so she should! It's unnatural!"
"In my world, *you*'re unnatural, *you* are the freak, so back off, jerk!" Kathryn yelled.
Suddenly, a heavy fist contacted solidly with her jaw. She stumbled back, clutching her face, a bruise already forming.
"Is that the first abusive blow you've laid, Dursley?" Kathryn snarled. "Thank God I can stop you from landing any others!" She pulled out her wand. Vernon suddenly looked scared. With a swirl of her wand, she incanted the words: "Maledicens repercuti!" A flash of black light and Vernon fell back on the floor.
She looked at him with satisfied and hard eyes. He got up and nearly went for her, but she had her wand out still.
"I wouldn't. From now on, every abusive blow you dish out, you'll feel back on you. If it should ever be for self-defence, which I doubt, you will not feel the blow, the spell is specially formulated with that in mind. But should you ever hit anyone, me, Lily, Petunia, your son, your nephew... Anyone. I'm not going to take that off, Dursley. I'm not going to let you hurt him." Kathryn's voice was harsh.
"Who?"
"Our only hope." And with that, she picked up her can of Coke and left the kitchen to rejoin the party upstairs.
"Flamma, are you okay?" Sirius asked as she entered.
"I'm fine, Solum." She smiled.
"I thought I heard a spell." Lily frowned.
"Yes, I was just placing a little charm on darling Vernon to help make him a better person." Her voice was saturated in sarcasm.
"I hope you didn't do anything rash." Lily sighed.
"I didn't. Believe me, he's better off."
Lily, James and Sirius couldn't work out why Kathryn would place a charm on Vernon Dursley that would leave him better off. The conversation steered away from that, and when Vernon reappeared, he said nothing about Kathryn's spell.
At six o'clock, Vernon left through the front door with Petunia, who was going to have dinner with her future parents-in-law. Sirius and James followed their girlfriends upstairs to use the fireplace in Lily's bedroom (the designated fireplace, since she was the only witch who lived there).
"What did you do to Dursley?" Sirius wanted to know.
"I placed a charm on him that means every abusive blow he dishes out is rebounded on him. While the other person will be hit, the same blow will hit him invisibly, but with a stronger force. It will discount defensive blows, but I doubt anyone would risk attacking him anyway. He could crush 'em just by falling on 'em." Kathryn explained, she massaged her jaw.
"Why?" "I had a vision of him abusing a kid terribly and then claiming he fell down the stairs. Petunia had to take the kid to hospital." Kathryn explained angrily.
"Oh God."
"Exactly."
"See you on Saturday." James smiled, kissing Lily's cheek.
"Yep."
Sirius kissed Kathryn, then hugged her. "Two days." He promised.
"Not even that. Two nights." Kathryn grinned.
The boys left.
The girls continued the day happily.
* * *
7th July 1981:
"LILY ALTHEA EVANS!" The squalling voice rang out through the house.
Kathryn groaned. "Here we go again."
Petunia burst in, her skin covered in boils.
Both Lily and Kathryn burst out laughing. It was a funny sight.
"TAKE THIS OFF!" Petunia ordered.
Lily exchanged a look with Kathryn.
"What is it?"
"Zonko's Boiling Powder." Kathryn grinned. "I suggest you chuck out your soap, Petunia."
Kathryn had added the powder to the soap in the bathroom that the three girls used – luckily, Lily's parents had a bathroom of their own, and there was a guest bathroom by the guest rooms.
"Take it off!"
Kathryn groaned, stood up and began searching through her bag for the antidote. She pulled out a small bottle of tablets.
"Here." She dumped two tablets in Petunia's hands. "Those'll get rid of the worst of it. The rest will take time, I'm afraid."
Petunia stamped her foot angrily and marched out of the room.
"Aah, just think, tomorrow I might actually wake up naturally." Kathryn sighed, falling back onto her bed.
"With the Marauders around?" Lily looked doubtful.
"Yeah, but we've got Avia on our side, provided we don't horrify her too much." Kathryn grinned.
"Good point." Lily nodded.
Sighing, the two girls dressed and completed their packing. Then they went downstairs to eat breakfast, where an angry Petunia still had traces of red on her face and hands (clearly she had opted to cover the rest with a blouse and long skirt).
"Hey Mum." Lily smiled. "Morning Dad."
"Good morning, Lily. Sleep well?" Dave asked.
"Yes, until I was woken up."
She and Kathryn began giggling. Dave and Rose ignored it; it had become a common occurrence that week.
"When are you leaving for your house, Kathryn?" Rose asked.
"We thought after breakfast. I don't think Mum and Dad would appreciate having all my friends launched upon them before I'm actually there." Kathryn explained.
"Very good. Lily, you'll call if you need anything?"
"Sure. Like money for school supplies." Lily grinned.
Her parents laughed. And before they knew it, they were saying goodbye as the two girls Flooed to Kathryn's home.
"What do I say again?" Lily asked.
"Magic's Haven." Kathryn replied, smiling, she liked the name of her home.
"Okay." Lily shrunk her trunk and owl's cage and placed both in her shirt pocket. She flung a handful of Floo powder into the fire and called, "Magic's Haven!" Stepping into the green flames, she was gone.
"Thanks for having me, Dave, Rose." Kathryn smiled.
"You're welcome, Kathryn." Dave assured her.
"Any time." Rose grinned.
"Good luck with your wedding, Petunia!" Kathryn called, placing her own shrunk bag in the pocket of her shorts and throwing Floo powder into the flames. "Magic's Haven!"
In a flash of green flames, Kathryn disappeared.
* * *
A/N: Ha ha! Yes! Now we're getting to a rather interesting bit. Warning, following chapters do contain snogging and random fluffiness. But in the nicest possible way. They also include a lot of strange occurrences happening all at once. Which is my speciality.
Okay. Next...
THANK YOU EVERYON WHO REVIEWED!
Tina: I sorry it got you into trouble! But believe me, you're not the only one who gets into trouble for reading (or writing) fics when you're supposed to be doing your homework/revision/chores. I'm glad you like the long chapters! My fault is sometimes a gift!
xxphoenixchildxx: It's great that you like it! I'm trying to write all of Part 1 before my GCSEs and serious revision so I can keep posting, even if it's only one a week. I try and do so regularly though!
Guardian Elf Angel: Again, you like it! Yes! And it took me long enough to get you to read it, didn't it? (Smug smile) Also, pleased you won't me nasty like Lobo Diablo. Because Kat is not a Mary-Sue, twisted or otherwise! At least, she's not supposed to be.
egastin77: I'm pleased you like the interaction. It actually comes quite easily. I love writing it. Especially Kat's wicked lines. *Gleeful laugh.* *Thriodien backs away fearfully and runs to hide and write on Dad's computer.*
Lobo Diablo: Say Kat is a Mary-Sue, twisted or not, again, and you will be literally pelted with cookies! Actually, maybe not, it's a waste of cookies and I gave up chocolate and biscuits for Lent. (And I've succeeded so far!) So, I'll just pelt you with something else. Perhaps that disgusting stuff school has lying round on the floors after break and lunch. Ha ha!
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Next chapter is: Chapter 17 – Pensieves, grandparents and houses
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