Year 3: Chapter 61

With Remus and James gone it just left the four of them and they knew they should go because they had arrived nearly half an hour earlier. Amanda looked at the two boys and felt a pang of worry hit her hard, they were going back home to them.

"You two take care okay and write to me all the time, I want to make sure you're both safe. I wish you didn't have to go home."

"We'll be okay won't we Pete."

He nodded and Amanda hugged Sirius close to her kissing his cheek gently before taking Peter in her arms and kissing his cheeks. Then with Ginny they moved through the barrier. Sirius and Peter were quickly behind them.

When they reached the other side they saw that it was almost completely empty, a small group of people were still stood around. To Amanda's horror standing among the group was her own mother; a large group surrounded her.

She made out Severus and Lucius standing to one side with Rabastan, then to another side was Adrian and Regulus, and then there were Bellatrix, Narcissa and a very annoyed looking Andromeda.

"Sirius, Peter over here."

The pair looked straight at Amanda's mother and headed towards them. Amanda saw Ginny head in the opposite direction and followed her friend over there. She smiled at Ginny's mother who she noticed was standing next to Remus and politely began to speak.

"Mrs Dunn, thank you for letting me spend the summer with your family, you don't know how much I appreciate that."

"Call me Maggie honey and we're happy to have you stay with us. Ginny explained that you can't go back home and you're welcome to stay with us for as long as you need."

"She doesn't need to go home with you, she's coming with me."

Amanda knew the voice; it held a tint of an accent that gave it away and trying to hold the smile that had been on her face turned to face the woman. She had changed over the year she didn't seem as tall as she once did but Amanda knew that was down to her own change. Her mother's hair though had been cut to her shoulders but it was her eyes that had changed the most.

The look she gave her daughter sent a shiver down her spine and she knew her mother wasn't happy with her. But she had sent an owl home saying she wouldn't' be returning this summer and even now she was determined not to.

"I'm sorry but who are you?"

Her mother turned to look at Magnolia and there was a hint of an angry spark in her eyes Amanda knew why instantly. Her mother hated being spoken to in English for a start she preferred Spanish but she'd put up with English if she must, but to be spoken to by a Dunn was what had done it.

The Dunn's were purebloods, and Magnolia had once been a Prewett and so she was very pure, but unlike the Dixons they didn't care about purity it was all down to personality. This was something that any true Dixon hated and Amanda knew her mother would say something insulting and she jumped in.

"Mrs Dunn this is my mother Aquilina Dixon. Mum this is Maggie Dunn and I'm spending the summer with her."

Her mother turned again and looked at her.

"Cuál es el significado de esto." (A/N: What is the meaning of this?)

"No deseo venir a casa, licencia justa él madre." (A/N: I don't want to come home, just leave it mother)

"No le cuido soy mi hija y usted vendrá a casa con mí este instante." (A/N: I don't care you are my daughter and you will come home with me this instant)

"No serviré de madre. Apenas vaya a casa." (A/N: I will not mother. Just go home)

"Amanda Lyra Dixon! Cómo el atrevimiento usted me habla como eso. Usted ahora vendrá con mí y hablaremos de esto cuando conseguimos caseros." (A/N: Amanda Lyra Dixon! How dare you speak to me like that. You will come with me now and we will talk about this when we get home.)

Ginny stepped closer to her mother and noticed Remus doing the same her voice had gone from soft and gentle to harsh with a hiss that resembled a snake. Amanda though didn't make a move she continued to stand straight looking her mother in the eye and replied in a civilised minor befitting her rank.

"Usted malo usted me castigará cuando conseguimos caseros. Olvídese que él que no volveré a casa hasta que el padre se ha ido. Adiós madre." (A/N: You mean you'll punish me when we get home. Forget it I will not be returning home until father has left. Goodbye mother)

"Éste no es Amanda excesivo." (A/N: This isn't over Amanda)

Aquilina spun on her heels and stormed over to the large group waiting for her she said something and they all turned and left the station. Peter, Sirius and Andromeda all waved before following and it left the three students with Maggie Dunn.

"What she say Mand?"

"She isn't happy that I'm not going home, but I told her I wasn't going to return with her until father left for good. It's not over she is so going to get me for this but I don't care."

Ginny hugged her gently and they both turned to look at Remus, he looked closely at the girl and made a funny face.

"Do you want a hug Mandy, or you going to wait until Sirius comes to visit?"

"Shut up Re!"

They laughed cracking jokes as they left the station and another year of Hogwarts.

Okay I changed my mind again; I've decided that I want to start posting year four on Monday and because of that here's the end of year three.

Karen thanks yep I suppose having to wait all day is a nightmare that is why I never check my emails in the morning before Uni, only in the night.

Taylin you are going to see some of the summer because its going to be fun and important in fact I think it's the longest summer so far, but its not going to be like the start of third year, its not going to be that nasty.

Okay I also want to thank, Firewalker, Jessie, Annie and Britt for reading this, and a special shout out to Annie for all the beta reading she did on this story.

And just to make sure you all know, the next year will be posted as a new story, called FRIENDS FOREVER, MAYBE NOT YEAR 4 and will be posted on Monday.

Kris