Ch.2

"There sure are a lot of people here." Lupin said as they all sat on their towels on the beach. "Are there always this many people?"

"Of course—it's the beach." Jennifer put on her sunglasses and lay out on her towel. They come here to swim, to tan and to just hang out. Relax Lupin, it's perfectly normal."

Ron looked around in admiration. "Wow, so many women. Do you see this Harry? All these women half clothed? Nobody is going to believe us back home."

"Yeah, well at least we know it's true." Harry laughed.

Hermione shook her head in disgust. "Boys."

"Don't worry about it Hermione—they're just being boys." Charlie said as he glanced over at her. "I bet you're thinking the same way about the guys here."

Hermione blushed slightly as she shook her head. "No I'm not."

"Ah ha." Charlie grinned at her.

"Andrea's already here." Jennifer propped herself up on her elbows and everyone followed her gaze out onto the ocean.

Andrea was there in a black bikini with her hair tied back, on a long board, flowing with the waives. She was one of the few that managed to stay up on the board. When there was barely any waive left she got down on her stomach on the board and paddled back out.

"What is she doing?" Charlie asked as he and the others stood up to watch.

"Surfing." Jennifer replied simply as she sat up.

When Andrea stepped onto the beach she was surrounded by two young men and a young woman. She stood there laughing with them until she looked up and saw the others watching. Andrea touched one of the young man's shoulders, said something and walked towards Charlie and the others.

"So, you finally made it did you?" Andrea laughed as she pushed a stray, wet strand of hair behind her ear. "I've been waiting for thirty minutes."

"I took them shopping Andrea—they needed bathing suits." Jennifer replied airily.

Andrea grinned at them. "You came to Hawaii, and you didn't bring bathing suits? You must have been in a hurry." She laid her board down and sat on it. "So, what did you want to talk about?"

Lupin looked at Jennifer and she nodded. "Your mother wrote to us saying that she needed our help so we came all the way from…ah…"

"They came all the way from Asian continent Andrea." Jennifer finished for him.

"Yes, that's where we came from. Anyway, your mother said that you wanted to find your biological father."

"And what does that have to do with you?" Andrea asked slowly. "You're not my father are you?"

Lupin looked at her with surprise and the others chocked back their laughter. "Um, no I'm not but…"

"We know your father, and he's not a very good person." Charlie said. "You, of course, know that you are a witch and so is your mother. Well your father is a wizard and a very powerful and bad one at that. If he finds out that he has a daughter he will kill you."

Andrea stared at him skeptically. "And why, pray tell, would he want to kill his own daughter?"

"Because you are his daughter. For all he knows you are stronger than him and he does not appreciate there being people stronger than him. He also prides himself in being the last remaining descendent of a very powerful line; Salazar Slytherin." Hermione looked at her gravely.

"So let me get this straight. My father is a killer and you are all afraid that he will kill me when he finds out about me?"

"Yes." They all said together.

"Let me ask you this then. How is he going to find out if he doesn't even know that I exist?" Andrea leaned closer to all of them.

"He is very cunning Andrea. He found out where my parents were hiding and he killed them." Harry said quietly.

Andrea leaned back and looked up at the sky. "Wow, simply wow. My father is a killer and here before me sits the child of somebody that he has killed. Great, just great."

They all looked at each other in surprise. "You don't have any questions? You're going to believe us just like that?" Charlie asked.

Andrea sat up and looked at him. "No I do not have any questions and yes I'm going to believe you. I can tell when someone is lying to me."

"How?" Hermione asked.

Andrea pressed a finger against her head. "Up here—I can hear your thoughts. What comes out of your mouth and what you think up here are completely different things."

"You're telepathic?" Lupin asked in surprise.

"Telepathic, telekinetic and all sorts of other things." Andrea leaned closer to them and said quietly, "I don't even need a wand to perform spells. That's what my mother meant about me being advanced in my magic."

"You heard her say that?" Ron asked.

"In a way, yes. I saw you before you even came into my house." Andrea swayed back and forth. "Here it's called precognitive—or people just say I'm physic or that I have the sight."

Hermione, Harry and Ron looked at each other in surprise. "Well I guess it's good to actually meet someone who has 'the sight' as you put it. There's this teacher at our school that says she can do this, but we all know that she's a fraud." Hermione said smugly.

"Right. I…"

"Andrea, babe—dance with me!" A young man said as he came up behind her, set down his stereo (which was playing Nickelback's Savin' Me), pulled her to her feet and twirled her around. "I haven't seen you in, like, forever, girlfriend!"

Andrea threw back her head and laughed. "What are you talking about Steve? I just saw you the day before yesterday!" She let him twirl her around.

"Like I said babe, it's been forever!" Steve laughed with her. "Let's pick a different tune huh?" Steve let go of Andrea for a moment to lean over and change the song which happened to be another Nickelback song called 'Follow You home.'

The others watched as Andrea and Steve began to dance. Soon they were joined by other teens on the beach and even some people in the early and late twenties.

"Does this happen often Jennifer?" Lupin asked as he sat back down next to her.

"Actually it does Lupin. It's just the way teens are over here." Jennifer glanced over at him. "You just need to let them go with the flow."

Just then Andrea ran over and pulled Charlie to his feet. "Come Charlie boy, dance with me."

"But I do not know how to dance like you guys do." Charlie exclaimed.

"That's alright Charlie—I'll teach you. Here put one hand here," she placed his left hand on her side, "and put the other one here." She placed his other on her shoulder. "Now all you have to do is follow." Soon she had Charlie dancing like everyone else and he seemed to be enjoying himself.

"Should we join them? It looks like they're having fun." Harry mused.

"Are you kiddin' me Harry? Of course we should join them! We want to blend in don't we?" Ron jumped up and so did Harry. Hermione just shook her head and joined them with the group.

"Kids today huh Lupin?" Jennifer sighed. They both sat their quietly for several minutes, watching the teens enjoying themselves. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but do you have yourself a girl yet?"

Lupin blushed slightly. "Actually I do now. Why do you ask?"

"No particular reason Lupin. I just remember you keeping to yourself and turning away any woman who showed an interest in you. I always thought that just because you are a werewolf, you shouldn't always be miserable. So, who's the lucky girl?"

"Tonks—Nymphadora…"

"Ah, I know Tonks. I met her only once, but I do remember her—who could forget her?" Jennifer laughed. "She's a character, that one is."

"Wow!" Charlie exclaimed as he sat back down. "These Americans are full of energy aren't they? I wonder how they stay this…uh..."

"Energetic?" Andrea asked as she too sat down.

"Yeah, that's it!"

"Hey Andrea, babe, I have to. I'll leave my stereo here so you guys can listen to it. Can you keep it at your home and I'll pick it up later tonight?" Steve asked as he crouched down next to her.

"Of course Steve."

"Thanks honey cakes!" Steve giggled and walked away.

"Um…is your friend, Steve, okay?" Lupin asked when Steve was gone and everybody else had sat down.

"Of course he's alright! Why do you ask?" Andrea asked.

"Well he does act kind of strange and he sounds almost like a…um…girl." Ron replied.

Andrea shook her head. "I forgot that you might not know about this kind of stuff." She glanced over at Harry and Hermione who were holding back their laughter and she grinned. "Steve is gay."

"Gay?" Charlie asked.

"Steve likes other guys. You know how you would ask a girl out on a date? Well Steve asks guys out on dates." Andrea laughed at Charlie's, Lupin's and Ron's faces. "Its' not so bad you know. Gay people are the coolest to hang out with. They are great shopping buddies and they are hilarious."

"Listen Andrea, we really should get you back to Grimmauld Place." Harry said suddenly. "For all we know—Voldermort has found out about you and has sent someone for you."

"You just got here and you want to leave already?" Andrea sighed. "Sure, why not? It's not like I have anything better to do."

Jennifer interrupted before Lupin could say anything else. "I'm not going with you guys by the way."

"What?" They all asked at the same time.

"I can't just leave Jonathon here by himself—we are married after all. Besides, I'm pretty sure that all Voldermort would want is Andrea. I just wanted you to help her." Jennifer held her hand up to silence their protest. "If I stay here and they decide to come after me then I will accept that. I've had a good life so far and that's all I want for my daughter."

"Mum…"

Jennifer smiled and caressed Andrea's cheek. "I love you Andrea—I really do. Now, let's get you guys back to the house so that Andrea can pack and you can all be on your way." She stood up and everyone else followed her to the car.