HP Life after Hogwarts
Chapter 19
Conflicting Emotions
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Ron is feeling left out of things, Wills isn't handling Rory's latest adventure very well, and it goes on from there.
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Ron paced in front of the desk in Harry's study. "You should have called me!"
Harry stopped typing to stare at him in disbelief. "Ron it was Auror business not a family get together! Why are you pissed about it?"
"I could've come over and watched over Hermione and the girls!" Ron scowled at him. "But did you ask me? No! You asked Lotus and Kane!"
"I did not ask Kane or Lotus! Dad recalled them to the UK to help deal with the werewolf situation and they arrived early this morning." Harry remained calm and in control. "Don't tell me that you're suffering from adventure withdrawal as well. I just went rounds with Hermione about this same thing this morning. I'm an Auror. It's my job to fight Dark wizards or things like werewolves! It's also Draco, Logan, Mac, Rory, Uncle Sirius, and Dad's job as well."
Ron plopped down on the couch. "I know that, but I feel left out and it irks me, because of being in the middle of everything for seven years and now it's all changed!"
"Ron you're still a key part of my life. Bloody hell, Ron, you know my schedule better than I do, so I'm not avoiding you or Luna in any way. I only keep you out of Auror affairs, because that's a whole other part of my life and even Hermione isn't privy to it." Harry was too tired to deal with this again, but Ron was his best mate, so he had to make things right. "I tangled with weremen this morning and didn't come out of it unscathed. We dispatched eleven of them and took one alive to interrogate it. I got scratched by one before I even had a chance to take him out with AK. Then his brothers fired a barrage of AK at me, so trust me you were better-off protecting Luna."
"Blimey Mate! You mean to tell me that they had to give you the vaccine!" Ron was concerned about him. "Do you feel any different or anything like that?"
"Ron would you relax. I'm fine. I'm better than fine. My vision is better than 20/20, so I don't need my glasses anymore." He went back to working on the book.
"Anything else…?"
"My senses are more intense, but so far that's about it."
Ron decided that a change of subject was needed, so he focused on what Harry was working on. "Where are you at sixth year wise?"
"Reading up on what was up with you when you were beyond toasted at me for kissing Luna under the mistletoe." He chuckled when Ron groaned and buried his face in the throw pillows on the couch.
"You mean my most confusing not to mention frustrating time ever. I followed you one night to make sure that you weren't rendezvousing with Luna, Ginny, or Hermione." Ron grumbled. "I mean what else could I supposed to think, when they gave you choice Christmas presents…it had to mean something didn't it."
"You were acting like a jerk, while I treated them like good friends. Luna wanted to make you jealous. Hermione didn't know what your deal was, and Gin was just being Gin." Harry chuckled.
"Yeah well, I was confused by conflicting emotions." Ron refused to look at him.
"So, it made you feel like an ass when you discovered where I went to at night. Don't be that way Draco followed you that night and got an eyeful as well." Harry loved making him squirm.
"Yeah, I did. I and tried to make amends by focusing on my Quidditch game and stopped being a jerk around all of you." Ron grinned sheepishly.
"It taught you not to jump to conclusions and knocked some sense into Draco." Harry tossed Ron a journal. "The February section is a real eye-opener."
Ron caught the journal and looked at its binder it was Draco's. "Now this I have gotta read," Ron grinned.
"And you thought you were confused and frustrated. He didn't stand a chance after Gin saved him, but his fate had been sealed after the kiss on Valentines Day." Harry heard a car coming down the drive at an alarming speed. "Rory's in for an earful."
Ron frowned at him, "I don't hear anything."
One minute later the sound of an SUV coming to a screeching halt in the driveway could be heard coming from out-front. "Wills and Henry are home until January."
"Unreal your hearing really is uber-sensitive now." Ron's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Care to fill me in on why Wills would snarl at Rory, let alone barrel into the drive like that?"
"Rory hung up on him last night and hasn't taken any of his calls." Harry smirked at Ron. "This mind you after she mentioned something about having to go werewolf hunting before she hung up."
"He's gonna go mental." Ron went back to reading the journal.
"Exactly, it's safer in here so Ror is on her own," Harry agreed and went back to working on the manuscript.
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Wills was in no mood to park the car in the garage, so he got out of his SUV and stalked towards the house. "I will not strangle her on sight. I will listen to what she has to say…" He muttered. "Maybe she was just playing a joke on me, by saying that she was going werewolf hunting, but then again she's an Auror so odds are she was serious."
Henry managed to park the car in the garage before chasing after his brother. "You damn well nearly wrapped us around that tree when you took the corner too fast! What the hell is with you today anyway!? She probably had a good reason to hang up on you last night so chill!"
Wills ignored him as he forcibly opened the front doors. "KATHERINE AURORA LILY ELIZABETH PENDRAGON-WINDSOR-WALES GET YOUR ROYAL TUSH DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" He bellowed.
"Damn it William, knock it off!" Henry snarled. "What if the babies are sleeping?"
"I called ahead. Hermione is over at Lazy Meadows and the twins are being watched by Harrison and Violet!"
"Rory happens to be an Auror. It's in her job description to go off hunting Dark wizards in the middle of the night!" Henry closed the front doors.
"She hunted werewolves, baby brother not Dark wizards last night!" Wills headed for the East Wing. If you won't come to me then I am damn well going to find you!
"Then she's probably still sleeping and that's why she hasn't answered the phone. She didn't know that we were at Grams and are free until after New Years." Henry pointed that little factor out to him.
"Henry!" Dromi raced down the stairs into his arms. "I missed you so much!"
Henry kissed her hello. "I missed you more."
Dromi opened her eyes, saw Wills, and reluctantly broke off their kiss. "Rory didn't get back home until late, so she's still sleeping."
Knowing that she was fine cooled Wills temper to a slow boil. "Thanks for the heads up, so why did she get back home so late?"
"There was an incident at Draco's at a little after two this morning. Which resulted in a battle of sorts and they ended up having to go to St. Mungo's afterwards." Dromi because he was in a temper didn't tell him what the incident was about.
"Did she get bit or scratched by one of those things!?" Wills instantly felt his blood run cold and felt the urge to panic. "Not that it wouldn't be okay since there's a cure for that now…"
Dromi cut him off in midramble. "No it was nothing like that at all. She took down three and captured one. It was Harry that got injured when the weremen… You see it's not the full moon until next Wednesday, so they were still Dark wizards. Anyway, two of them double teamed baby brother and shot him three times with AK that and one of them gave him a nasty scratch on his calf."
Henry and Wills were gaping at her, so she decided to tell them that all was well. "He got the vaccine; Mum patched him up, and is doing smashingly well. In fact Ron is chatting with him in the Study. So, it's no surprise that everyone that being Mum, Dad, and Rory got in around nine this morning."
"Werewolves use wands?" Henry frowned.
"No you weren't paying attention. Former Dark wizards that are now Weremen use wands it's not a full moon yet." Dromi corrected him.
"Romi why didn't you wake me…" Rory still half asleep came stumbling bleary-eyed down the steps and found herself in her husband's arms. "Oh…hi there, um, sorry that I hung…" She found herself kissed until her mind shut down, thrown over his shoulder, and carried back upstairs to their rooms.
Henry swept Dromi up into his arms. "I like his idea." He headed for the stairs.
"But I was going to make you brunch." She gasped when he nuzzled her neck.
"I would much rather skip straight to dessert." He carried her into their wing.
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(Hogwarts)
Remus was not pleased with what Max was telling him about the early morning battle at Draco's place. Lotus and Kane were already prowling the grounds for any sign of Greyback or his goons.
"That tears it! He's gone after my family! I am going to take great pleasure in personally killing him myself!"
"Last night we got ourselves one of his most trusted members of his pack. We gave him Veritaserum. Greyback is down to his last followers. It seems that we've been slowly chipping away at his pack and now he's down to less than a dozen. He'll be leery of trying anything in Godric's Hollow again, so we know that he'll focus on getting his revenge on you." Max gave him the rundown of what the situation was now.
"Let him try." Remus was polishing his crossbow.
"We're working with the centaurs; they're going to set a trap for him, so all we can do now is wait." Max was cuddling baby Nate in his arms.
"Max? When are you going to give in and let Harley have the little one that she's been pining for?" Remus watched how Max interacted with his son.
"Alexandra and Seamus eloped two weeks ago, so I'm still smarting from that news. Need I add that Bianca is a budding marauder in the making?" Max sighed in frustration, "I'm not sure I want another one. Harley has baby Orry to spoil now, I hope she'll be happy with that."
"It's not the same, Max. Harley wants another copy of you to spoil." Remus countered. "I've seen you around the babies…you'll give in eventually."
"She thinks I owe it to Mum and Dad, because they missed out on Logan, Lexi, and Binks as little ones." Max stared out the window snow was falling outside. "Knowing my Harley, she could already be expecting, and is just not telling me yet. She's been enjoying her time away from her Auror duties, so we shall see."
"Daddy!" Binky ran into the room and greeted her father with a smile. "I didn't know you were here, until Grandpa told me a few minutes ago. Why did you not come see me?"
Max handed Nate back to Remus, so he could pick his baby girl up in his arms for a cuddle. "Official business first princess, but then I was going searching for you." He kissed her on the nose.
"You didn't tell him did you?" Binks frowned at Remus.
"No and I wasn't planning to."
"Tell me what?" Max arched a brow at his friend.
"We had three second years sneak out of bed this morning. They were on a mission to go check on baby Pendragon."
"Bianca Brianna Angelique Danielle! Tell me that you didn't!"
"No Max she wasn't involved. Alan, Bastion, and Sean are now castle bound for the next two months, lost one hundred fifty house points, and got banned from Quidditch as well." Remus scowled.
"Sirius should never have dubbed them the Next Marauders!" Max snarled. "Were they in mortal danger?"
"Faron and Haden shadowed their every move and took out two hostiles." Remus was now pacing the carpet of his study. "Talon also never let them out of his sight."
"Were the boys in danger?" Bianca wanted some answers. "What are you both being so cryptic about?"
"Werewolves stalk the forest as of late. Nasty ones that eat students for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
Bianca was now clinging to her father in fright. "The boys could have been…"
"That's right honey, but the centaurs and Sir Talon were there to protect them. We are not setting rules for our own enjoyment it's for your own protection. The boy's punishment will show others that Dad means business and that all rules will be strictly enforced." Max kissed her forehead.
"Your cousins and brother clashed with them earlier this morning at Dragon Manor." Remus thought it best to show her just how real this threat was.
"Did anyone get hurt?"
"Harry got double teamed and was treated then released from St. Mungo's"
"Harry is a natural born Auror…" Binky's french accent was showing because she was getting upset. "The boys could 'ave been..."
"Yes, but they weren't…All of you see Harry's adventures as legend. Truth be told he only broke the rules to protect others or just to survive. He never broke them just for the fun of it." Remus couldn't help but grin when Pendragon and Priss flew past the windows and then turned back so they were hovering in front of the terrace. "He looks fine to me."
"He's all better now!" Binky cried in delight. "Daddy put me down please."
Max set her down and she raced over to the doors that led outside to the terrace. "Say hello, but no flying unless you put these on." He conjured a heavy winter cape, gloves, and scarf for her to wear.
Binky eagerly put them on and raced outside to greet them. "Thanks Daddy, love you!"
Pendragon had grown enough, so he could easily allow her to ride him and had a saddle on him just for that purpose. He landed on the wide part of the terrace, so she could get on him, and then they were off.
Remus and Max stepped outside to watch her.
"She's going to do a flyby the tower. Those three are going to be even more miserable than they already are."
"That should teach them a valuable lesson. Did dad ban them from visiting the colony as well?" Max smirked.
"They are stuck in the tower unless it's to go eat, study at the library, go to class, or attend detention." Remus nodded.
"Good then I don't have to go snarl at them until our trap is sprung."
"I was thinking of changing into my Animagus form and howling up at their dorm window." Remus chuckled.
"That would scare some sense into them. I've got to go growl at Harry now. I'll see you later."
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(Sanctuary)
Hermione walked into the study with lunch for the two of them and Harry's medicine. "I said only a few hours, Wolfe, then it was back to bed with you."
Harry was lying on the couch. Ron was sprawled in one of the overstuffed leather chairs. Both of them were reading journals.
"I'm resting as ordered." Harry shot her a wounded look.
"He's been away from the desk for an hour." Ron longingly eyed the tray. "Is that food? I'm starving."
"Luna, Gin, Katie, Lexi, Thea, Cassie, Trista, and Kate all went shopping. So, the boys without Ron are all-out on Harleys tearing up the countryside." Hermione set the tray on the coffee table.
"Yeah well, more power to 'em. I'm fine right where I am." Ron took a sandwich off the platter and bit into it. "This is loads better than eating dirt and what not anyway."
"Logan, Mac, and Draco after this morning's battle all need the downtime. The others are just fleeing from their pregnant wives." Harry chuckled.
"Lexi?" Hermione gaped openmouthed at Harry.
"They did drag us all to the Registers office, so odds are yes." He nodded.
"Uncle Max will flay him alive." Ron nearly choked on a bite of his sandwich.
"No not necessarily, if it happened on their wedding night, besides she's been pining for a little one since baby Orry was born, and they have been married two weeks today." Hermione handed Harry his medicine.
Harry scowled at the potion in her hand. "Wasn't once enough?"
"No now take you medicine like a good boy."
"But it's rancid tasting."
"Plug your nose and drink it."
Harry did as ordered and reluctantly downed the potion. "What died to create this tripe?" He gagged.
"Nothing now drink your other one."
Harry had no problem taking the second.
"Now eat your lunch." Hermione kissed him on the forehead, before going over to sit behind the desk.
"But…Mione…"
She gave him a look.
"Fine I'll eat my lunch." Harry grudgingly picked up a sandwich and bit into it.
"Hermione? What exactly did you give him?" Ron asked curiously.
"Skele-fuse and some pain potion."
"Skele what?"
"It's a potion that I created that fuses bones, now depending on the injury it will heal it in hours or two days at the most." She didn't glance up at him because she was reading what Harry had been working on.
"And the dark pink one?"
"Maximum strength pain potion created just for Harry."
"She spoils you mate."
"I know." Harry grinned.
"No I just don't like seeing him suffer."
The pups and Fluffy barked announcing that someone had arrived. Rad bounded into the study followed by Lady and Fluffy.
"Wills and Henry must be home." Hermione smiled.
"They've been here for hours." Harry went to get up.
"No you stay put. I'll see who's here." Ron got up and went to go see who it was.
The pups and Fluffy raced after him.
"Gramps is in London with Grams telling the council and dealing with the press. Grandpa Harrison and Grandma Violet already came to check on me. Aunt Molly and Uncle Arthur just left a while ago…" Harry tried to think of whom it was.
"He's in the study, Uncle Max." Ron's voice could be heard coming from the entryway.
Harry closed his eyes and groaned. "He's gonna lay into me for being careless."
"He's just worried about you; after all you did get scratched."
"I'm on the mend and the only changes in me so far are perfect vision, and sharper senses." Harry finished off his other sandwich.
"Remus says that's to be expected as well as heightened reflexes, agility, superior strength, and night vision." Max stood in the doorway. "You don't look any worse for the wear."
"Hi Uncle Max, before you start, I know that I was careless, have more than learned my lesson, and will never let that happen again." Harry vowed.
"Why Hermione you've taken all the enjoyment out of reading him the riot act." Max winked at her.
"Yes well, I try to do my part when I can." She smirked.
Harry rolled his eyes at her, but said nothing.
"Aurors work as a team, so there will be no more charging off on your own. Is that understood?"
"Yes, Uncle Max." Harry nodded. "I mean yes, sir."
"Good. Now I have to go see Rory." Max turned to leave.
"I wouldn't disturb her right now."
"Why is that?"
"Wills and Henry are home so the East Wing is off-limits. Rory more than pulled her own this morning, so leave her be." Harry frowned.
"I'm aware of that kid. She saved the lives of four of our best Aurors. I was just going to tell her job well done." Max kept his temper in check.
"Sorry Uncle Max, it's been a long day. Aunt Harley is looking after Orry for Logan and Thea, so you should go spend time with them for the rest of the day." Harry yawned. "It'll be good practice…" He fell asleep.
"What did he just say?" Max thought he was hearing things.
"You heard him Uncle Max and he's never wrong." Hermione grinned. "So Aunt Harley got her wish."
"Congrats Uncle Max." Ron was holding Crooks in his arms and he leaped down to go curl on the couch with Harry.
Pepper padded over to curl up on Hermione's lap.
"Excuse me will you I have to go have a chat with my wife." Max vanished.
:Harry James that wasn't very nice.: Hermione looked over at her sleeping husband.
:It worked didn't it?: Harry growled. :You spiked the pain potion with sleeping potion that wasn't nice either.:
"I'm gonna take the pups and the big guy here for a run then I'll go get the girls if you want me to." Ron had the pups on their leashes and Fluffy, well how did one leash a hellhound.
"Mum and Daddy are watching them for the day, but you can stop in and check on them if you want." Hermione smiled at him.
"Yeah, I'll stop in and say hi." Ron left with the pups.
:You've got four days until the full moon, so you are going to use that time to heal.: Hermione focused on working on the book.
:You're the boss, Mione.: Harry knew when to quit while he was ahead.
:That's right and don't you forget it.: Hermione grinned.
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Wills frowned at Rory when she got up and got dressed. "Where do you think you're going?"
"To go check on Harry," Rory blew him a kiss. "I'll be back in a little bit."
"I'll check on baby brother... More like wring his neck."
"What was that?" Rory turned to look at him.
"I said I'll come with you." He pulled on his sweats and a t-shirt.
"You are not wringing his neck, William. He paid his dues last night, besides he's even more of a meta-wizard than ever now. He could hurt you." With that said Rory left their room.
"He took the cure and that's supposed to cancel all of that out... Right?" Wills followed her.
"So far he's got better than twenty-twenty vision and sharper senses. Uncle Remus says heightened agility, reflexes, speed, and strength close to a full moon are a sure thing, but other than that he's fine." Rory headed downstairs.
Wills nearly took a nosedive down the stairs because Ginger was snoozing on one of the steps. "You've been hanging around Pepper too long." He stopped to pick her up in his arms.
"It's a cat thing all of them do it." Rory smirked.
"So are you going out hunting again or do I get you to myself for a few days?" Wills had yet to tell her that he was a free man until after the New Year.
"Did you just say days?" Rory paused in the Common Room and turned to look into his eyes.
Ginger sensing that they were going to cuddle leaped down onto the carpet and back to her snoozing step.
"We're free until after the New Year." Wills nodded.
Rory felt guilty for not paying more attention to his schedule. "I'm sorry if I ruined your plans or if I forgot something important…"
"It doesn't matter, Tigress. Duty called and I will get used to it or try to anyway." He pulled her into his arms for a kiss.
:Wills, I know that you being Alpha Male feel the need to protect me. But, I'm an Alpha Female, so that tends to clash with your plans to nurture and protect me. I'm just not a damsel or frail princess type and I don't want this to be an issue with us.: Rory sighed.
:I said that I'd try didn't I? I'm just not used to your being like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Dark Wizards I can handle. When you're talking Werewolves, Vampires, and the like, now that is a whole different can of worms. It's going to take time for me to deal with you fighting them.: Wills tried to keep his temper in check, but it was once again on slow boil.
Who the bloody hell was this Buffy? What did she have to do with her husband! Rory wasn't having it though, so she bit him on the lip, and shoved him in the chest so he would let her go.
"You know what suddenly I'm not in the cuddling mood anymore." She snarled.
"That's tough sweetheart, because I'm not letting you out of my sight!" Wills snarled back in a low and lethal tone.
"You're being ridiculous about this entire situation and while we're at it who the hell is Buffy?!" Rory's eyes flashed with leashed fury as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"RIDICULOUS MY ASS! YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO BE ALL SMILES WITH YOU AFTER SAYING GOTTA RUN TIME TO GO HUNT WEREWOLVES AND THEN HANGING UP ON ME!!" Wills let his temper fly. "WIZARDING WORLD OR NOT THAT PUTS THE FEAR OF GOD INTO A HUSBAND WHEN HIS WIFE IS OFF GODS KNOWS WHERE HUNTING COLD BLOODED MONSTERS! THEN TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN MORE DICEY SHE DOESN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CALL ME BACK SAYING THAT SHE'S OKAY! NO, KATHERINE AURORA LILY ELIZABETH, I DON'T THINK THAT I'M BEING RIDICULOUS AT ALL!!" Wills roared down at her.
"THE HELL WITH THAT, WILLIAM ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS! WHO THE HELL IS BUFFY AND WHERE CAN I FIND HER TO TEAR HER IN HALF!!" She shoved him with her mind and he went flying into the sunken couch.
Wills was coherent enough to realize that she was jealous and thought that he was stepping out on her with a fictional character. His temper vanished and was replaced by a fit of laughter.
Rory on the other hand didn't think it was funny and was seriously thinking of jinxing hiss ass to the moon and back. "START TALKING OR IT WILL TAKE TWO MONTHS FOR THEM TO SORT YOUR SORRY ASS OUT AT ST. MUNGO'S!!"
The windows shook in the frames from the sheer force of her fury, potted plants outside on the veranda shattered, and a storm was brewing outside.
Wills couldn't help it this was downright hilarious, but he knew that his very existence depended on him cooling it, and stopped laughing. "Easy Tigress…You're blowing this way out of proportion…" He gasped as he caught his breath.
"THE HELL I AM! START TALKING WHO IS THIS BUFFY!" Rory now had her wand pointed at his lower anatomy.
Wills was thankful for the laptop computer that was sitting on the coffee table. "Calm down Katherine Aurora and I will show you."
He typed in the name on a search engine and in seconds was rewarded with links to thousands of websites. He chose the most popular one and then turned the computer so she could see the screen. "That my firebrand is Buffy and no I'm not having a steamy affair with her either. She happens to be a fictional character on a cult sci-fi television series. I am forever yours and no one will ever replace you in my heart. Now please calm down that firestorm of a temper of yours, so we can discuss this like two rational adults." He reached up and pulled her down into his arms.
Rory buried her face against his shoulder and burst into tears. "I'm sorry Wills. It's just that everyone treats me like glass and no one takes me seriously. I mean even this morning they wanted me to stay and guard Ginny while the men went hunting. I'm a Pendragon, its in my blood, and damn it to bloody hell I'm a damn fine Auror! I know that I'm going to be Queen one day and then all of my freedom will be out the window. I will love being by your side and raising our own little ones, but now is my time and I want everyone to take me seriously!"
Wills reached beside him and picked up the phone. "I know just the thing to cheer you up."
"Who are you calling?" Rory sniffled.
"You'll see." Wills kissed the top of her head. "Dad? Hi it's Wills…Yeah, we got in a few hours ago…Dinner on Wednesday? Uh…"
Rory shook her head no.
"Can we reschedule for another time? Rory and I are going to spend some quality time for a few days…Wrong? No nothing's wrong. I'm off for a while, but Rory isn't…If you understand my meaning…It's the Wizarding World things get dicey during a full moon." He held the receiver away from his ear when Andrew reacted not so calmly to those words.
Rory elbowed him in the ribs. "Nice going clueless."
"She's a Pendragon, its in her blood, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that she makes Buffy the Vampire Slayer look like a rank amateur…" Again Andrew lost it on the other end of the line.
Rory rolled her eyes at him. "How is this supposed to cheer me up?"
"Dad will you please calm down… She's already taken down four werewolves and came out of it without a scratch. It was Harry that ended up at St. Mungo's. Now for the reason I called. Does Bea still collect DVD's of different American television series? She does? That's excellent…Now does she have the complete collection of Angel and Buffy? No it's not for me…Rory thought I was having an affair with her…"
"Wills, I'm going to really hurt you for that," Rory growled.
"Now love, trust me. You'll love your surprise." Wills winked at her. "What was that? Rory was distracting me…She does…smashing…Do you think she'll mind if I borrow them for a while? Wonderful I'll treat her to a present or something…Is she home? No? She's spending the afternoon with whom…Rupert Grint…She met him last night at the premiere and they hit it off? No Dad he's a nice fellow…Look dad I'm going to pop in for those DVD's in a while…I'll see you then…give my love to Aunt Sarah and Eugenia…I'll tell them…bye." Wills hung up the phone and then placed it back on its charger.
"She was smitten with him last night. I'm happy that they're getting on so well with each other."
"I should have gone to the premiere with you last night." Wills wasn't all smiles about this sudden turn of events.
"Romi and I were there representing you and Henry, besides you both were beat from your last day at Sandhurst." Rory tried to soothe him. "Rupert is a nice young man who is very much aware of what will happen if he doesn't treat Bea like a lady, so relax."
"He had better treat her like a lady or I'll take great pleasure tearing him in half." Wills muttered under his breath.
"I'll be right back." She vanished from his arms.
"I hate it when she does that." Wills picked up the computer and set it on his lap. "They should have coverage of the premiere by now."
Rory appeared a few minutes later with a stack of DVD's in her arms. "Now what's got your back up?" Wills was scowling at something that he was watching on the screen.
"Next time to hell with how I'm feeling…" Wills glared up at her. "I'm attending all red carpet functions with you!" He was watching her being interviewed on the screen. "My god all of you are wearing for our eyes only gowns! No wonder various actors suddenly came down with a serious case of the hives!"
"Harry took care of flogging them already, so calm down, or I will go join Lotus and Kane at Hogwarts where I will focus on hunting for a few days!" Rory dumped the DVD's beside him and went to check on her brother.
"The hell you are!" Wills set the computer on the table and stalked after her.
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Harry scowled at the noise disturbing his and Hermione's nap on the couch. "They are starting to get on my nerves."
"He's just frustrated with her. Now ignore them…"
"He can't win, so he might as well surrender."
"He feels the same way I do, but he's male so it's worse on him." Hermione kissed him.
"I realize that…" Harry growled between kisses. "But he's just going to have to get used to it."
Rory knocked on the door to the study. "Harry? Are you feeling better?"
So much for his cuddle time with Hermione. Harry sighed in defeat. "Come in Rory."
"I just wanted to check on you…" Rory walked into the study. "Oh, I'm sorry did I wake you?" She finally noticed the two of them cuddled on the couch.
"It's all right Rory. We were just napping." Hermione smiled.
"Hello big brother, welcome home." Harry greeted Wills.
"It's good to be home." Wills arched a brow at him. "So are you going to wolf out on us on Wednesday or is everything good because of the cure?"
"No I'm not going to wolf out. I'm a little banged up, but other than that I'm fine." Harry rolled his eyes at him. "
"That's good because the four of us are going to stay in and watch DVD's tonight. I thought that since Rory is going monster hunting that she would enjoy watching a series based on similar situations." Wills walked over to the desk and picked up a journal. "So this is how you're writing the book on your sixth year?"
"It's a factual account through all of our eyes and it will no doubt blow Jo's version out of the water, in our world anyway." Harry nodded. "So let me see if I understand this…You wish to spend your first night in two weeks watching Buffy and Angel on the Telly?" He stared at him in disbelief.
"He compared me to her a while ago and now he has to show me what he was talking about…" Rory explained.
"Oh, I heard the two of you, the whole countryside heard the two of you, and he's right you do make Buffy look like a sissy." Harry smirked.
"I haven't watched an episode in years. Bree and Bastion are huge fans of both series. Mum and Daddy are watching the triplets for the weekend, so sure I'm game."
"Anyone want pizza!" Draco shouted from the foyer.
"We thought the soldier boys would love to have some real food for a change, so we loaded up on all the fast-food that we could carry!" Logan walked in after him.
"We told the girls to meet us back here." Fred and George walked into the study with Ron, Seamus, Mac, Cedric, and the pups.
"Well that settles it then we're having family night in the Common Room." Harry grinned at Wills and Rory.
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Chapter 20
Remus Revenge
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