Harry Potter and the Mothers' Intriguing Life Flings
Chapter 6
Co-Writer GreyKing46
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It was the following day, and since it was Sunday the students didn't have to worry about sleeping in late.
And if they wanted, they could go back down to Hogsmeade
But right now, most of everyone was at the breakfast table. And the special breakfast was a fry up...Yum.
Harry was currently putting some brown sauce next to his hash browns as Lily sat next to him. "Morning, Harry."
"Hey. Sleep well?" He asked kindly.
"Hmm. You?" Lily responded
"Well as could be." Harry nodded with a smile
The two were seated until the mail came and came down.
"I thought there was no post on Sundays." Harry commented as the Daily Prophet came down, near his plate.
"Sunday Edition." Lily joked.
Over by the Slytherin Table, The Sisters had gotten some letters from home asking about their lessons and if Cissy had made any progress talking to Lucius.
"No, mum. We haven't." Bella chuckled as they tucked the letters away and planned to get rid of them later.
"It feels good." Cissy blushed
"Huh?" Dromeda asked
"Defying mother. It...it's liberating." Cissy clarified
"Yeah, it is. Just gotta ask if he's made his mind up." Bella agreed, tucking into a bowl of cereal.
Down the table, Lucius just about overheard what they were saying making plans to respond to their actions.
Sev was in his seat, writing in his Potions book, making notes...But with what he heard Lucius say last night, it stuck in his head. WAS Harry with The Sisters? 'After breakfast.' He thought
Down the Gryffindor table, the Marauders were making plans for their time at Hogwarts, thinking that going out twice in the same weekend would be VERY risky.
"So, what's the plan lads?" Peter asked, trying to know what was going on.
"Well, our Potions homework is piling up...I REALLY don't want a repeat of last year." Remus admitted
"Yeah. Three weeks, no break and sleep getting it all done." Sirius added with a terrified shudder
"Why don't we trick my cousin or whatever his relation is do it?" James grinned
"Tricking Harry...Yeah, could work." Peter agreed, thinking Harry could do all the work for them.
"Might be a bit much, James." Remus answered
"Not ALL of it. Just the Potions homework. DADA homework is cool." James answered "I mean, what's a cousin for?" He laughed
"Couldn't have said it better myself." Sirius smirked
"We'll catch him when he's alone. He DOES spend a lot of time with Lily and Alice." Remus answered
"Good point, Moony." James nodded
As breakfast wrapped up, Harry was getting from his seat, going to do some work with his friends.
"Hey, Harry can I talk to you for a sec?" Sev asked
"Sure, what's up?" Harry responded
"Well, I'm not to spread rumours but-" Sev tried to explain but
"Hey, Harry. Just the cousin I've been looking for." James called out, walking to them
"Potter." Sev glared
"What do you want, James?" Harry asked.
"What? Can't family talk to each other?" James asked.
"Only in your case when you need something." Sev glared.
"Ease up, Snivellus." James answered.
"Hey." Harry frowned, seeing how his dad was acting around Sev
"Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you could help me and my friends." James turned back to Harry
"What kind of help?" Harry asked
"Well, I need some help with my potions homework-" James answered
"Why don't you do it yourself?" Sev interrupted
"Cause I'm swamped with all the OTHER homework." James answered with an excuse. "I mean, it won't take long. Just a couple of scrolls."
"A 'couple of scrolls'?" Sev asked
"Can't YOU have a go at it? I mean, I know it's NEWT level work, but could at least TRY." Harry answered
"Ah, yeah. Thought about it, but...There's Quidditch practice and that'll take a few hours. And if I start it before then, it'll throw me off my game." James responded
Sev huffed at that, thinking that James could charm the spots off a leopard given the chance.
Harry DID know that Quidditch practice did take a while. And between his detentions with Snape, his lessons with Dumbledore AND homework...it WAS difficult to juggle them. But that was then, this is now. Harry didn't have to do either the detentions OR Dumbledore's lessons. And considering he didn't have his Firebolt as it wouldn't exist for another thirty years, broomsticks were slower than what he was used too, those being 'Cleansweeps' and 'Comets'. "Well...I guess it wouldn't HURT. But I have a condition."
"Great. What is it?" James smiled, seeing as he won with logic.
"You HAVE to review the work. Learn the potions and ingredients." Harry answered. "It's gonna look VERY suspicious if you can do the homework but not the practical."
Sev blinked at that. Harry just turned it around for himself. He may have agreed to do the homework, but James would still have to suffer through the research. A small victory, but it gave Sev a small smile towards James.
James looked flabbergasted, his glasses slid down his nose slightly. "Alright. Fine." He begrudgingly agreed. "Let me grab a couple of scrolls and I'll see you after Quidditch Practice."
Harry nodded and sighed, seeing James walk off.
"Arrogant bastard." Sev frowned
"I can see why you think that." Harry sighed, seeing Sev's point of view for the first time.
"Cause he is." Sev answered. "Harry, what I wanted to ask you something, before we were interrupted."
"Huh? OH, yeah. You did. What was it?" Harry asked
"It-" Sev began to ask before Lily and Alice turned up.
"Hey, what're you two standing around here for?" Alice asked
'Oh, for the love of.' Sev groaned internally.
"What's wrong?" Alice asked
"Sev was about to ask me something." Harry answered
"Oh, and we interrupted." Lily frowned
"Unintentionally." Sev nodded
"What was it?" Lily asked
"Okay. Were you at Puddifoot's tea-room yesterday?" Sev just asked straight out, not liking being interrupted
Harry was shocked; how did Sev know?
"Wait, what?" Alice asked. "Harry. At Madam Puddifoot's? Didn't think it was your sorta place."
"Sev, where's this coming from?" Lily asked
"I overheard Malfoy. He was ranting about how Harry was with The Sisters yesterday. I'm just trying to get the truth." Sev explained
Harry saw that he was cornered. He didn't know that Malfoy was there; hell he still felt like most of yesterday was a dream. But he nodded and confessed. "Yes. Yes, I was."
Sev, Lily and Alice looked at Harry in shock. Seeing that Malfoy WAS right AND that Harry met up with the Three Sisters.
"But let me explain. Please." Harry answered, trying to give his defence.
The three looked at each other and then at Harry. He felt like they didn't want to know. "Okay. What IS your explanation?" Lily asked calmly.
Harry was stunned. He didn't expect Lily to be so open to listen. Though...She DID give everyone a chance.
"Okay, it's like this." Harry began, giving the account of yesterday. Telling them how he went to the sports shop and just wandered around before landing at Madam Puddifoot's. Of course, he told them about having a drink with them but was cautious about telling them that they wanted him to be their shard boyfriend. After all...How would they react? Would they fly off the handle or be understanding.
Sev's lip started to twitch before it turned into a small smile before he started snickering before he full on burst out laughing
Harry. Was afraid.
Understandably. Utterly. Terrified.
Never ONCE had he seen Severus Snape smile that wasn't hidden behind some malicious repercussion or EVER hear him laughing. Taking points from Gryffindor? A small smile. Giving Harry punishments? He felt a twinge of joy and vengeance.
But NEVER laughing. And NEVER like this.
"Have you EVER seen him like this?" Alice asked Lily.
Lily just shook her head, just as shocked as she and Harry were.
Sev was gasping for air, he couldn't believe how much this pained him. But in a good way.
Sev held his gut, slowly coming back to reality and breathing easy again. "Oh-Oh my god!"
"Are... You okay?" Harry blinked
"I-I have NEVER laughed like that...In my life." Sev calmed down, wiping tears from his eyes. "But. All you did was TALK?"
Harry nodded, seeing Sev come back down to Earth.
"It's just...My god." Sev answered. "You must've done something to grab their attention."
"I...Just saved Bella's hand. They thanked me." Harry answered honestly.
"Well...Now you've become friends with them. It's just unbelievable." Sev answered.
"Yeah. Friends." Harry answered nervously, though trying to hide it.
"So, now that that's done...Err...What should we do?" Alice asked
"Well, we've got homework to do." Lily answered
"Library then?" Harry quickly suggested, trying to leave this awkward conversation behind.
Lily nodded in agreement, smiling
"I'll see you later." Alice smiled
"Bye." The three waved as they went their own ways.
Harry felt lighter, knowing that Lily, Alice and Sev didn't think of him any less than yesterday.
We head over to The Sisters who were in their room, but now going to the owlery to send their mother their responses to her most recent letters.
It took a while for Cissy to write anything because of how much she wanted to pour her heart out. But she had to be held back for fear of repercussions
"Let's do this." Cissy nodded
Dromeda and Bella nodded, giving their letters to their respective owl and let them fly off to their home. 12 Grimmauld Place.
"There. Done. No turning back now." Bella smiled
Cissy's breath felt a little heavy but also felt exhilarated. She had just told her mother about what SHE wants.
"So, what now?" Bella asked
"I think homework, cause...It's just gonna keep piling." Dromeda answered, being responsible.
"Okay. But not in the dorms, who knows when Malfoy will turn up." Bella answered; to which Cissy agreed.
"Library then?" Dromeda asked
"Hmm, I need a reference on powdered hippogryph talons and their uses." Cissy nodded
"Okay, but I was kinda hoping to do some charms work." Bella answered, folding her arms behind her head
"We can practice that later." Dromeda answered as they all walked down the stairs.
"I REALLY wish they'd put rails here." Cissy commented as she tried to stay on the path.
Down with The Marauders, they were bringing their potions homework to unload on Harry.
"I can't believe you got him to do our potions homework." Peter smiled
"Yeah, well; I didn't get TOTALLY off. Still have to review my work though." James answered
"Better than nothing." Sirius answered, accidentally dropping something in the corridor.
"I suppose. He WAS with Snivellus, so it was two on one." James answered
"Ah, of course." Sirius answered
"Sirius, did you drop something?" Remus asked
Sirius shrugged. "Don't think so. Why?"
Remus pointed back as Filch picked up a small green ball.
"Run!"Remus and Sirius called out and the four ran off as a large, foul-smelling puff of gas permeated the corridor.
"GAH! BLEH!" Filch yelled as he got a face full of foul smelling fumes.
"Zonko's?" James asked
"Zonko's." Sirius nodded as they got to the library.
Harry and Lilly where sat at a table, happily getting on with their homework
"How are you so good at this?" Lily asked
"My mum is a potions master." Harry responded, telling the same story he told Sev.
"Okay, I've got some more books." Sev came back, carrying about three different books for them.
"Wow, sure we've got enough?" Harry joked
Sev just shook his head. "It's because we've got a lot of tests coming up, the last thing we need is to be unprepared."
Harry nodded, knowing how tough the exams and homework amount was.
"Harry?" Dromeda asked as she and her sisters turned up.
"Oh, hey." Harry looked up. "Err, we're just-"
"Studying?" Bella asked
"Yeah." Lily nodded, seeing The Sisters.
"We need some help with our homework. Mind if we join in?" Bella asked
"Depends on the work. We're currently on potions." Sev answered
"Good, my worst subject." Dromeda commented
"Well, Harry and Sev are the smartest people I know when involved in potions." Lily answered
"Yeah?" Dromeda asked
"I should think so." Bella raised her hand, indicating that Harry was component enough to tutor them.
"Care to join?" Harry asked politely.
"Would you mind?" Cissy asked nervously, hoping to sit next to him.
"Um...If it's okay." Dromeda followed up.
Harry got his wand out and pointed to three spare chairs. "Accio." He brought them forward and smiled, showing that they could sit.
"Thanks." Bella answered, sitting next to Lily.
"Thank you." Cissy managed to slide next to Harry as Dromeda sat next to Sev.
"So, which pages are you ok?" Dromeda asked
"This one." Lily pointed, pointing to the potion book's page.
"Oh great." Dromeda frowned.
"Don't worry, we'll figure it out." Sev answered
"Finally, we're...oh crap." James spoke as he and the Marauders got to the library.
"What? Oh, no." Sirius asked before he saw his cousins.
"Well...that's unfortunate." Remus sighed.
Harry was smiling as he helped the girls with their homework, Sev adding additional information here and there
"He's with The Sisters?" Peter gasped as he saw them.
"AND Lily and Snivellus." James frowned
"What now?" Peter asked
"What do you think?" James frowned as he turned his back, heading in a different direction.
Remus sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. He knew that this plan was gone now...But it DID give them a chance to do their homework. As nerdy as it sounds.
"I...Fine." Sirius sighed and followed James.
Peter slunk soon after, going with them.
Remus was the last one to see Harry and the others...He didn't know what to think, but it seemed friendly enough.
It was a good hour later and the study group of the six were finishing up their homework, after a few hiccups with potions and in Defence Against the Dark Arts; all of it seemed to go smoothly. Well, save for Cissy and Bella, who were sneaking glances at Harry.
"That should do it." Harry nodded
"Already?" Sev asked, scratching behind his ear.
"Sev, not all of us can blitz through potions homework like you." Bella answered, pointing to Dromeda whose head was in her hands and rubbing her temples.
"Ah, sorry." Sev apologised
"It's fine, Sev. You're just passionate about your potions work." Lily answered, packing her books away.
"Is...Is there anything else you want to do?" Cissy asked the group but meant it more towards Harry.
"Might be time for lunch, I think." Lily answered as Harry felt a little flustered by Cissy's question.
"Oh, right. I could go for some lunch." Dromeda answered, thinking that she could soothe her head.
"So, see you later, Harry?" Bella asked as she touched his hand gently.
Harry froze lightly at that as she pulled her hand back but nodded. "Bye."
"Bye." The Sisters answered and left.
Sev looked at Harry cautiously. "Are you SURE you just talked?"
"Yes!" Harry squeaked and covered his face in embarrassment.
Lily scrunched her face lightly as she saw Harry's reaction, but took it as Bella's known teasing.
"Are you alright, Lily?" Sev asked
"Hmm, I'm fine, Sev." Lily nodded, getting up from her seat and started to walk off. "Same place, Sev?"
"Um, yeah, sure." Sev nodded nervously.
Lily nodded, giving both a quick hug before they left
Harry gulped at the hug, feeling hot under the collar; while Sev smiled with a happy sigh.
'Wait...does. Does Sev have a crush on her?' Harry thought in shock, he didn't realise that Sev DID have feelings for her!
"So, *Ahem*, lunch?" Sev asked, clearing his throat
"Y-yeah. Sure." Harry nodded, thinking that Sev had a secret of his own.
To be continued
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