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Here is the next installment. Only one more after this left guys... then it's over! soo enjoy while you still can!
AT ST MUNGOS
6:27 AM
Shawn was lying in his bed in frustration.
"Can I go yet?" He asked the nurse.
"In a minute" The nurse replied, just as frustrated as him. "I just need to check your arm has healed properly overnight and if it's ok, and then you can go"
Shawn held out his previously armless arm to her inspection. It looked as if it had never happened. Thank god for skelegrow!
"Ok…" the nurse said putting her wand away. "It all looks good Mr Spencer. You're free to go"
"Finally! Thank you!" Shawn shouted, already half way to the door. The nurse just giggled and replied,
"Goodbye Mr Spencer"
George was waiting downstairs in the café area of the hospital with a pineapple, pre chopped up into biteable pieces!
"AWW! George! You know me so well!" he moaned whilst putting a piece of delicious pineapple into his mouth, moaning in delight.
"Come on" said George putting his arm around Shawn's shoulder. "I told the others to be at your apartment at 9:00am so you've got plenty of time to make yourself presentable. Oh and here's your wand. Ginny didn't destroy it, just hid it on her person."
"Thanks George" Shawn said in appreciation, clutching his wand and the rest of his pineapple in his hands.
"You coming with?" Shawn questioned.
"I don't think so. Since Ginny's….she's going to Azkaban for twenty years. They gave her leniency as she was killing evil death eaters but what she did was still very wrong, she killed a lot of innocent people too because they got in the way" George explained. "I better stay with mum"
Shawn nodded. "Definitely. Your mum can get pretty…..uh….emotional" he said to which George laughed.
"Definitely" George nodded. "I'll drop in later"
"Ok" Shawn replied using his wand to enlarge his firebolt.
"BYE!" Shawn screamed as he flew through the hospital towards the exit.
"NO FLYING THROUGH THE HOSPITAL" an angry voice screamed.
Shawn only laughed and sped through the hospital faster. He flew up through the clouds and used point me to direct him to his apartment. He finished his pineapple mid-air and just dropped the plastic bowl and fork on to some unlucky walker.
It's their fault for walking so early in the morning though.
What felt like a life time later, Shawn's bum started to get numb and he wondered how far he would have to go. He dropped below the clouds to get a judge of where he was and was happy to see an area he recognised.
It was only about 10 minutes by car to his apartment….so he could make it in 4 or 5.
Lassiter, Jules and Gus made it to Shawn's apartment around 8:00am. A whole hour early.
They knocked on the door and waited. No one was home.
Gus leant on the number 52 and was surprised to find it quite loose.
"Hold on a sec" Gus said. He twisted the number plate, it opened to discover a key inside.
"Ah ha!" Lassiter grinned. "Now we can wait for him inside"
Gus marvelled at the hidden key place. It was far more effective than his disguised stone…..especially on a second floor landing.
They sat down on Shawn's red leather sofa and engaged in a tense conversation.
"Do you think Shawn's ok?" Lassiter asked anxiously.
"George said he would be fine" Juliet said, trying to convince herself.
"He's missing an arm! O'Hara! How does that count as fine" Lassiter responded walking over to the window.
Gus remained silent; silently hoping his best friend would be ok. The last time they had seen him he looked dead.
The window suddenly blew open with a whoosh and a wave of cold air greeted them all.
"Carlton! Shut the window for god's sake! It's cold enough in here!" Juliet complained.
"I never opened it" Lassiter said stepping away from it.
Suddenly Shawn came flying through the window on his broom stick. He landed and closed the window behind him with another flick of his wand with a shocked expression. He was sure it was before 9:00.
"Shawn!" Lassiter screamed embracing him in a big hug. "You're ok!"
"You've got both arms!" Juliet remarked in astonishment.
"What?" Shawn asked. Seeing Juliet's amazed face he showed her his arm.
"See. Like it never happened. I just regrew it!" Shawn explained.
Gus made a face.
"I know buddy. It felt kind of disgusting too." Shawn commented.
"I'….is that a new broom?" Gus said.
"Yeah…I got it a while ago. Kept it in my pocket in case of emergency. I wasn't going to apparated here after what happened last night so I flew"
"That's so cool" Juliet gushed, "Can I hold it?"
"Sure" Shawn said and picked up the broom from where he had dropped it to hug Lassiter.
"Wow!" Juliet said, "I'm touching a real broomstick"
Shawn just laughed and walked over to the kitchen section of his apartment.
"You guys had breakfast?" Shawn asked.
The others looked kind of embarrassed.
"No, we kind of just got up and raced over here to see you. We needed to know you were ok" Gus explained.
Shawn nodded. "What do you want?"
Gus, Juliet and Lassiter looked at each other.
"We don't mind" Juliet answered for all of them leaning the broomstick on the sofa.
Shawn nodded and waved his wand. At once all sorts of breakfast things arranged themselves on the table. Lots of types of cereals and fresh fruit, the frying pan also started up by its self and starting cooking sausages and bacon. Lassiter stared at it.
Shawn laughed when he noticed Lassie's face.
"Stop staring Lassie and eat it! Help yourselves guys while I freshen up. I already ate." He explained.
Shawn retreated to his bedroom and got changed into his favourite T-shirt. It was blue with a ginormous yellow pineapple on the front. He cleaned his teeth, washed his face and made sure his hair was perfect before joining Juliet, Gus and Lassiter outside.
"I guess we've got some explaining to do to the Chief" Shawn said as he remerged from his bedroom.
"Definitely. How exactly could we put this in our report?"
Shawn just laughed.
"You can't put what actually happened in the report. The Chief is suspicious enough as it is. I'll have to explain what happened as I can't obliviate anyone. It would feel like robbing them"
"What do you mean, obliviate someone?" Juliet asked concerned.
"Well, the obliviate spell means you can remove someone's memory's and change them into what you want them to think" Shawn informed them, missing Lassiter's shocked face.
"So, shall we go to the station then?" Gus suggested.
"I guess we better. I can't wait to explain the Chief" Shawn said sarcastically.
"What are you going to do about the Ministry? Won't they put you in prison for telling?" Gus asked concerned.
"They should" Shawn replied grimly, "but I hope they will be a bit too preoccupied to notice. Plus George's father is the Minister of Magic so hopefully he'll let it slip…." Shawn added hopefully.
"But still, isn't it illegal to perform magic in front of muggles like us" Gus questioned, remembering what Shawn had once told him.
"Yes. But the rules clearly state that you are allowed to do so in life or death situations." Shawn corrected .
"What about breakfast?" Lassiter asked. He had used magic then.
"That's different as it is my place of residence and so is attuned to my magical signature"
"Oh, ok"
When they arrived at the station. It was buzzing as normal. Officers running around madly including the one and only Officer McNabb who came running at the sight of them.
"Guys! I am so glad to see you! The Chief wants to see you right away" McNabb panted.
Shawn looked at Gus awkwardly.
"Well after the exit I made…I'm not surprised" Shawn commented. Gus laughed and proceeded to walk the corridor to the Chief's office.
Upon opening the door the Chief started straight away.
"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" The Chief asked them demanding.
"Well…." Shawn murmured before launching and telling the story of what had happened, along with a brief introduction to the wizarding world. Buzz had joined them in light of their return.
"I'm afraid I will need proof of this so called magic. Don't get me wrong but, you're not the most reliable person in the world. To be honest, I disregard most of what you say as nonsense"
Shawn raised his eyebrows, "Well, I'm offended Chief" he grinned.
"Chief, he isn't allowed otherwise he gets put in prison. There are very strict laws" Gus explained.
"So this is why all of my witnesses said it is above their level of clearance to tell me" The Chief guessed.
"exactly" Shawn said, "You have to have clearance from the minister of magic to display magic in front of muggles"
"Muggles?" the Chief questioned,
"Yes, non-magic folk" Shawn said whilst looking out the window intently, eyes widening as he realised what was happening.
He rushed up from his seat and before the Chief could open her mouth, he opened the window.
"Shaw-" The Chief started but was cut off as a fluffy white owl raced in through the window.
"What is-" Lassiter started, fear in his eyes as a wild animal had litteraly flown into the room.
"In the wizarding world, we communicate by owl" Shawn explained, digging in his pockets reaching for a galleon to pay the owl. He recognised it, it was Hedwig. After Harry died, she became property of the Weasleys. Harry had never written a will so all of his property should have gone to the Ministry yet Hedwig refused to go. Would obey no other master. But she was always happy to deliver mail for Harry's friends.
Shawn read through the letter eargerly, when he looked up, he saw 5 people looking expectantly at him.
"Hmm…" Shawn thought, "I've just been given permission by the Minister. The station is now an expected area of magic" he declared.
He took out his wand from his pocket and the Chief just looked at him amused. Shawn then gestured at the blinds and they all shut by them selfs. The Chief jumped in shock.
Then he took a glass globe of her desk and transfigured it into a fluffy teddy bear. The Chief took the teddy bear in her hands and rotated it slowly…staring.
"That's so cool" McNabb exclaimed! "What else can you do?"
"Pretty much anything except raise the dead. I went to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry when I was 11" Shawn said almost boastingly.
"So.. Is this how you solve cases amazingly really quickly, just magic the truth out of witnesses?" McNabb asked, the question which had pretty much been on everyone's mind.
"What? NO! I have never even used magic inside the station or outside ever. I use it at home or people from my world check up on me…. But otherwise I never do I swear"
"So, how do you do it then? Are you really psychic?" Lassiter asked.
"Of cour-" Shawn started.
"No" The Chief stated.
"Excuse me?" Shawn asked in disbelief. Did she know?
"Well if you are coming out with the truth you better do so on all accounts. I know you are not psychic Mr Spencer as your dad told me when I asked him. Everyone in here can keep that secret as with Shawn's unique position here, he can get information we can not."
"You knew? My dad told you?" Shawn stuttered in disbelief.
Jules face was white with shock, as was McNabb's and Lassiter's whilst Gus was looking awkwardly away.
He lied about being a psychic too? Lassiter thought with shock and a deep sickly feeling began in his stomach.
What else has he been lying about? Lassiter questioned himself in disbelief. He didn't know this man at all.
"Coffee" Lassiter grunted to Gus and the Chief nodded as Lassiter rose from the table. Shawn raised his head and started to follow but-
"Sit" commanded the Chief.
He sat.
"You're not psychic?" Juliet asked in disbelief.
"How do you do it if you don't have psychic abilities?" McNabb questioned, thinking of all the cases he had helped solve due to psychic visions.
"Mr Spencer has a very unique ability. He had a photographic memory and his mind picks up on the tiny details that we tend to miss. His mind manages to put them together" The Chief explained.
"You never forget a thing?" Juliet murmured.
"A gift and a curse. It doesn't help that I see everything in crystal clear detail" Shawn explained. Juliet winced.
"So all of that…." McNabb paused waving his hands in the air, "Visions…. Were all fake?"
"I'm a very good actor" Shawn said solemnly.
Gus yawned. This was getting boring for him, he had heard it all before.
"Are we finished Chief? Can we take off?" Gus asked polietley.
"Why yes of course" The Chief replied. "Take the day off and recover, god knows you need it after what happened. I'll think of something to put in the report"
They all nodded and stood up to leave.
"Hey Gus, can you give me a ride home?" Shawn asked.
Gus looked at him apologetically.
"Sorry, I told Juliet I would take her out to dinner before so…. " he trailed off awkwardly. "Catch up with Lassie. He's gone to get coffee"
Shawn nodded and waved as Juliet and Gus left holding hands. He smiled, it seemed they had to have been kidnapped before they finally admitted their feelings for one another.
Shawn spotted Lassiter by the coffee machine and ran over to join him.
"Hey Lassie, can I have a ride home. We've been instructed to take the rest of the day off"
Lassiter looked at him angrily.
"Fine" he grumbled.
"Thanks" Shawn replied quietly.
They walked all the way to Lassiter's car without speaking. Shawn was still in a kind of shock. His greatest secrets had been revealed. His dad betrayed him by telling the Chief he wasn't psychic meaning he looked like an idiot now everyone he cared about knew. His dad had betrayed him…. Just like Ginny had. Two people he loved. He only hoped Lassie wouldn't do the same.
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