Future tense:

Despite swearing to Vi he wouldn't do anything of the sort, Percy spent the whole night dwelling in past memories of him and Penelope. Since the beginning of their relationship, when she'd been the world to him, up to its sorrowful end, which still ached too much to ponder about it for long.

Now that some time had passed, though, Percy thought he was able to see certain things from a different perspective. True, he still believed that the fault of them breaking up was mostly his, which would possibly hurt him for the rest of his life. However, now he'd seen Penelope again, he'd made a startling discovery: he no longer wanted to be back with her.

She'd been right in one thing: he no longer was the Percy who had fallen in love with her, and neither was he the one who spent lying in bed for hours at a time praying for her return. And she was no longer the woman he'd fallen in love with, either. Perhaps that woman had never truly existed and it had only been an idealization on his part. Percy did not know, but it no longer mattered. Both of them had moved on and today Percy knew for a fact that, given the chance, he wouldn't go back to Penelope's arms. That part of his life had been left behind.

He'd made a terrible mistake with Penelope, but he'd already payed long enough for it. Percy no longer wanted to stand still and watch his whole life go by before his eyes. It was high time he did something about it.

He might not be able to return to the past, he might not be able to plan his future to the ultimate detail... but he could at least try to live the present, right here, right now.

-

Naoise Lannigan stared dully through the window. This time of the month was usually the worst for her to handle, as it was the date Rick had packed his stuff and left her, six months ago.

Generally Laoise, the only one who knew how much his departure had hurt Naoise, was there for her...but this time had surprised her in an important meeting at Liverpool so all Naoise had got from her had been a 'Get Well' postcard. Naoise wondered if her sister thought depression was something that could get cured with Pepperup Potion.

She didn't even had a rehearsal to look forward to. Meeting with the band always lifted her spirits, music was what she'd been born for... and Percy would've been there.

Naoise couldn't work out what her feelings for the red-haired man were. He was kind and smart, and the time she spent with him seemed to fly by (apart from the fact he was a a very good kisser, which she'd only recently discovered)... but she wasn't sure whether she was up for the challenge to get involved with anyone again. She didn't think she was ready for yet another heart-break...

As if she had invoked him, there was knocking on the door and when she opened it she found none other but Percy Weasley himself standing on the frame. Before she could open her mouth to say a 'hello', or perhaps to ask what was he doing there, he leant on and pressed his lips against hers.

Had she said he was a good kisser? Scratch that. He was terrific. Naoise lost herself in the kiss as he deepened it, both of them exploring each others mouths almost hungrily. Her arms found their way around his neck as his placed around her waist, pulling her closer. She closed her eyes, wanting to savour every second of it...

When they finally broke apart, she was rather flustered whereas there was an intense, blazing look in his eyes.

'I know you're not a committment girl, and I'm not sure I want to be a committment bloke anymore. But tonight there's a band I want to see and nothing would make me happier than you coming with me. What do you say?'

Naoise looked up, a bright smile spreading over her face.

'Coulnd't wait for you to say it.'

And together, they walked into the sunset, leaving the past behind and stepping into the present... and perhaps, only perhaps, into the future.

Percy the Series is not over yet. Here you have a sneak peek of what's to come:

The Outsider: Percy always thought of his siblings in pairs: Bill and Charlie, Fred and George, Ron and Ginny, being him the only once left alone. Now he must face his siblings again after the events in OotP, Percy thinks he's figured out why he's always been an outsider in his own family.