Chapter Six: The Meetings
Harry watched Kit playing with Ikis, trying to get her to say her name. So far, all she would say was, "HAWWY!" Kit was getting rather annoyed.
"Come on! Say, 'Kit'...or, 'Mum'!" Kit persisted.
"K--iiiiiii---wwy!" Ikis giggled, "Kiwwy!"
"At least she's close..." Kit picked up the tiny cat and stood. "Are we going to go to get our stuff?"
It had been a week since they had gotten there, and they still hadn't gotten their supplies. Harry had tried to find any sight of his friends, but they obviously weren't there. He had become slightly discouraged, but resolved to at least help her get her things. After all, his Potions Kit was running thin...
"Alright," Harry sighed, "Have your list?"
"Yes," She smiled happily," and my money."
Harry followed her out of the room, Ikis perched on her shoulder. She purred and rubbed slightly against her neck.
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After leaving the Apothecary, they headed along to Flourish and Blotts, expecting to see some familiar faces. Kit kept wanting to go into every shop, but Harry really seemed to be keen on getting to this certain store. Kit kept pointing at random people, seeing if Harry knew any of them, but it registered no response. She gave Harry Ikis as they stepped into the rowdy bookshop.
"So...what's on the list?" Kit asked, fingers gliding over the books perched on a low shelf.
"We need alot of them...did you get your money?" Harry frowned, " You do have a vault...?"
"Yes! I went and withdrew some more after we went to the Apothecary!" Kit looked slightly abashed.
"Sorry...just wanted to make sure." Harry absentmindedly picked up a third year Transfiguation book.
"Someone's waving at you, Harry!" Kit pointed towards the door.
Harry turned around expecting to see Hagrid, or Ron, or Hermione...but not---
"Oliver?" Harry grinned at the tall figure coming towards them.
"Wow! You've gotten tall over the last two years!" Oliver looked at him warnly, "Hope you aren't too tall!"
Harry knew exactly what he meant. He, of course was talking about how his position on the house team. As a Seeker, he usually did best when he was light-weight and speedy, not as tall as he is now.
"Well, it has been awhile!" Harry grinned again and noticed Kit, who was hacking her head off trying to get his attention. "Oh, this is my cousin, Katherine Clivelle."
Oliver looked slightly confused.
"I only just found out about her," he added quickly as Oliver extended his hand for her to shake.
Kit smiled toothily, shaking his hand gently, "You can call me Kit."
"Hello, Kit, I'm Oliver Wood." Oliver let go of her hand finally, grinning back at her.
"Have you seen the Weasley's yet?" Harry asked hopefully.
"Not yet, but then again, I just got here...Apparated."
"Oh...that's right!" Harry felt slightly stupid, "So, what exactly have you been up to?"
"Well," Oliver smiled sheepishly, "I'm engaged now..."
"Really?!? To who?" Harry pried, Kit had gone off somewhere now, leaving Ikis at their feet.
"Well...I know you've met her...last year at the Triwizard Cup."
"Who?" Harry still had no clue.
"Fluer, Harry...Fluer Delacour!" Oliver was blushing slightly, shifting on his feet.
"Fluer?!?" Harry half-shouted, "How? When? WHY?"
"We met last year when I was traceling with Puddlemere United, we went to France and I bumped into her...we've been together since!"
"Wow...is she here too?" Harry couldn't help but ask this.
"No, she and her cousins are off in Paris getting the arrangements for our wedding in order." Oliver smiled slightly, "So, how did you find out about your cousin?"
"Well..." Harry didn't know how to word it without mentioning Sirius, but he tried anyway, "Dumbledore told me about her...yeah...then Hagrid took me to get her!"
"Oh..." Oliver shrugged, "Have you seen anyone over the summer? The Weasleys?"
Harry found it very odd that Oliver should be mentioning the Weasleys to him...he never thought them to be that close. All the same, he also found it odd that he would be here, in Diagon Alley for no particular reason, no motive or intention that he was letting up on...
"Not really...Ron owled me a week ago," Harry remembered getting the letter the night before he found out about Kit, "Other than that...not at all!"
"Oh," Oliver lightened up, "Well, then I guess you'll be pleasantly suprised..."
Harry definetly knew something was odd, the way Oliver glanced at the door, then smiled at him. Harry turned confusedly to the door and nearly tackled it's occupants.
"Ron! Fred, George!" Harry ran over to them, Ikis bouncing behind him. The Weasleys smiled.
"Wow! You grew over the summer!" Ron and Harry said at the same time.
Harry and Ron laughed, both walking with the twins to Oliver and Kit, who had rejoined him and was talking quietly to him. Ikis climbed painfully up Harry's leg, then curled up around his shoulder.
"Ollie! Good to see you, mate!" Fred smiled at Oliver, hitting him on the back friendly like.
"Spiffing!" George added with a smirk.
"What have you been up to this summer?" Ron asked Harry anxiously, completely ignoring Kit.
"Discovering a few things..." Harry smiled at the confused look the three were giving him. "This," He pointed to Kit, "is my cousin."
The Weasleys finally acknowledged Kit, who smiled sweetly. The twins shook her hand, both still smiling amusedly. Ron just looked shocked.
"Hello," Fred said, "I'm Fred, and these are my brothers..." He hit Ron in the ribs, trying to get his attention.
"Hi," Ron said flatly. " I'm Ron."
Kit smiled weakly, thrown off by the stony glare he was giving Harry. Harry gave him a confused look.
"I think that Ron and I need to have a little talk..." Harry grabbed Ron roughly by the arm, pulling him to the back of the shop.
"What?" Ron gave him a suprised look.
"What's your problem?" Harry snapped.
"You should know!" Ron threw his arms in the air, "You didn't even say anything about you having a cousin!"
Harry gave him an exasperated look, "Like I knew! I just found out about her too! Sirius told me!"
Ron's expression lightened, "Sirius? He knew? And you just now found out?!?"
Harry smiled, "Yeah...but it seems that he didn't really know either."
"Er...Harry...." Ron gave him a nervous look.
"What?"
Ron blushed, "Is she going to Hogwarts next year?"
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After that, Ron considerably warmed up to Kit, although she didn't really know why. All she knew was that Harry seemed particularly happier whenever he was there. The whole day they looked for their school things, and for Hermione Granger.
All of the time that Kit had spent with Harry, it seemed he talked mostly about his friends. She know knew that Hermione and he had been friends since their first year, and they were very close. She didn't know whether to see that a vulnerability, or an attribute.
Just as they were about to call it a day and head back, they spotted Hermione, sitting by Ollivander's with a small boy. She looked very worried...
"Ron! Harry!" Hermione called urgently as they ran toh re, Kit lagging behind due to their large height difference.
"Hermy! Who aww dey?" The little boy squeaked, pulling at the sleeve of her sweater. He had black hair and a flat nose.
"Wow...who's this?" Ron asked, giving her a suspicious look. "I knew you should've never gone to Bulagria with that Krum..he went and knocked you up!"
Hermione went red and gave Ron a death glare, hugging the little boy, "This is not my son! I'm watching him for my parents...he's my cousin!"
Ron looked very relieved, but still suspicious in his own little way. "Well...then why are you so worried?"
"I can't find them! I went into Ollivander's to get my wand checked, it's been frizzling every spell I try, then hen we came out..." Hermione sighed, "they were gone!"
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A/N: Well....that was pretty long. eh? Sort of dramatic there at the end! Oh, and if you were wondering why it took so long to update, it's because I've been so busy! Just started another fic, "The Wonderful Wonder of Songs and Humility," you should check it out! It's a lot funnier than this story! *Kit grimaces, looking neglected* She's just mad because she's not in it....
Harry watched Kit playing with Ikis, trying to get her to say her name. So far, all she would say was, "HAWWY!" Kit was getting rather annoyed.
"Come on! Say, 'Kit'...or, 'Mum'!" Kit persisted.
"K--iiiiiii---wwy!" Ikis giggled, "Kiwwy!"
"At least she's close..." Kit picked up the tiny cat and stood. "Are we going to go to get our stuff?"
It had been a week since they had gotten there, and they still hadn't gotten their supplies. Harry had tried to find any sight of his friends, but they obviously weren't there. He had become slightly discouraged, but resolved to at least help her get her things. After all, his Potions Kit was running thin...
"Alright," Harry sighed, "Have your list?"
"Yes," She smiled happily," and my money."
Harry followed her out of the room, Ikis perched on her shoulder. She purred and rubbed slightly against her neck.
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After leaving the Apothecary, they headed along to Flourish and Blotts, expecting to see some familiar faces. Kit kept wanting to go into every shop, but Harry really seemed to be keen on getting to this certain store. Kit kept pointing at random people, seeing if Harry knew any of them, but it registered no response. She gave Harry Ikis as they stepped into the rowdy bookshop.
"So...what's on the list?" Kit asked, fingers gliding over the books perched on a low shelf.
"We need alot of them...did you get your money?" Harry frowned, " You do have a vault...?"
"Yes! I went and withdrew some more after we went to the Apothecary!" Kit looked slightly abashed.
"Sorry...just wanted to make sure." Harry absentmindedly picked up a third year Transfiguation book.
"Someone's waving at you, Harry!" Kit pointed towards the door.
Harry turned around expecting to see Hagrid, or Ron, or Hermione...but not---
"Oliver?" Harry grinned at the tall figure coming towards them.
"Wow! You've gotten tall over the last two years!" Oliver looked at him warnly, "Hope you aren't too tall!"
Harry knew exactly what he meant. He, of course was talking about how his position on the house team. As a Seeker, he usually did best when he was light-weight and speedy, not as tall as he is now.
"Well, it has been awhile!" Harry grinned again and noticed Kit, who was hacking her head off trying to get his attention. "Oh, this is my cousin, Katherine Clivelle."
Oliver looked slightly confused.
"I only just found out about her," he added quickly as Oliver extended his hand for her to shake.
Kit smiled toothily, shaking his hand gently, "You can call me Kit."
"Hello, Kit, I'm Oliver Wood." Oliver let go of her hand finally, grinning back at her.
"Have you seen the Weasley's yet?" Harry asked hopefully.
"Not yet, but then again, I just got here...Apparated."
"Oh...that's right!" Harry felt slightly stupid, "So, what exactly have you been up to?"
"Well," Oliver smiled sheepishly, "I'm engaged now..."
"Really?!? To who?" Harry pried, Kit had gone off somewhere now, leaving Ikis at their feet.
"Well...I know you've met her...last year at the Triwizard Cup."
"Who?" Harry still had no clue.
"Fluer, Harry...Fluer Delacour!" Oliver was blushing slightly, shifting on his feet.
"Fluer?!?" Harry half-shouted, "How? When? WHY?"
"We met last year when I was traceling with Puddlemere United, we went to France and I bumped into her...we've been together since!"
"Wow...is she here too?" Harry couldn't help but ask this.
"No, she and her cousins are off in Paris getting the arrangements for our wedding in order." Oliver smiled slightly, "So, how did you find out about your cousin?"
"Well..." Harry didn't know how to word it without mentioning Sirius, but he tried anyway, "Dumbledore told me about her...yeah...then Hagrid took me to get her!"
"Oh..." Oliver shrugged, "Have you seen anyone over the summer? The Weasleys?"
Harry found it very odd that Oliver should be mentioning the Weasleys to him...he never thought them to be that close. All the same, he also found it odd that he would be here, in Diagon Alley for no particular reason, no motive or intention that he was letting up on...
"Not really...Ron owled me a week ago," Harry remembered getting the letter the night before he found out about Kit, "Other than that...not at all!"
"Oh," Oliver lightened up, "Well, then I guess you'll be pleasantly suprised..."
Harry definetly knew something was odd, the way Oliver glanced at the door, then smiled at him. Harry turned confusedly to the door and nearly tackled it's occupants.
"Ron! Fred, George!" Harry ran over to them, Ikis bouncing behind him. The Weasleys smiled.
"Wow! You grew over the summer!" Ron and Harry said at the same time.
Harry and Ron laughed, both walking with the twins to Oliver and Kit, who had rejoined him and was talking quietly to him. Ikis climbed painfully up Harry's leg, then curled up around his shoulder.
"Ollie! Good to see you, mate!" Fred smiled at Oliver, hitting him on the back friendly like.
"Spiffing!" George added with a smirk.
"What have you been up to this summer?" Ron asked Harry anxiously, completely ignoring Kit.
"Discovering a few things..." Harry smiled at the confused look the three were giving him. "This," He pointed to Kit, "is my cousin."
The Weasleys finally acknowledged Kit, who smiled sweetly. The twins shook her hand, both still smiling amusedly. Ron just looked shocked.
"Hello," Fred said, "I'm Fred, and these are my brothers..." He hit Ron in the ribs, trying to get his attention.
"Hi," Ron said flatly. " I'm Ron."
Kit smiled weakly, thrown off by the stony glare he was giving Harry. Harry gave him a confused look.
"I think that Ron and I need to have a little talk..." Harry grabbed Ron roughly by the arm, pulling him to the back of the shop.
"What?" Ron gave him a suprised look.
"What's your problem?" Harry snapped.
"You should know!" Ron threw his arms in the air, "You didn't even say anything about you having a cousin!"
Harry gave him an exasperated look, "Like I knew! I just found out about her too! Sirius told me!"
Ron's expression lightened, "Sirius? He knew? And you just now found out?!?"
Harry smiled, "Yeah...but it seems that he didn't really know either."
"Er...Harry...." Ron gave him a nervous look.
"What?"
Ron blushed, "Is she going to Hogwarts next year?"
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After that, Ron considerably warmed up to Kit, although she didn't really know why. All she knew was that Harry seemed particularly happier whenever he was there. The whole day they looked for their school things, and for Hermione Granger.
All of the time that Kit had spent with Harry, it seemed he talked mostly about his friends. She know knew that Hermione and he had been friends since their first year, and they were very close. She didn't know whether to see that a vulnerability, or an attribute.
Just as they were about to call it a day and head back, they spotted Hermione, sitting by Ollivander's with a small boy. She looked very worried...
"Ron! Harry!" Hermione called urgently as they ran toh re, Kit lagging behind due to their large height difference.
"Hermy! Who aww dey?" The little boy squeaked, pulling at the sleeve of her sweater. He had black hair and a flat nose.
"Wow...who's this?" Ron asked, giving her a suspicious look. "I knew you should've never gone to Bulagria with that Krum..he went and knocked you up!"
Hermione went red and gave Ron a death glare, hugging the little boy, "This is not my son! I'm watching him for my parents...he's my cousin!"
Ron looked very relieved, but still suspicious in his own little way. "Well...then why are you so worried?"
"I can't find them! I went into Ollivander's to get my wand checked, it's been frizzling every spell I try, then hen we came out..." Hermione sighed, "they were gone!"
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A/N: Well....that was pretty long. eh? Sort of dramatic there at the end! Oh, and if you were wondering why it took so long to update, it's because I've been so busy! Just started another fic, "The Wonderful Wonder of Songs and Humility," you should check it out! It's a lot funnier than this story! *Kit grimaces, looking neglected* She's just mad because she's not in it....