AN: I was thinking of the other pairings of this story, of which would be the other four, Hermione, Harry, Neville and Ginny. I am not sure of who they should up with. I was thinking, Harry and Hermione as well as Neville and Ginny, but I am not sure. I thought of other pairings, if you have suggestions leave a review or pm. Laos in this chapter you see a bit more of amelinda's motherly side, for she considers and inks to Jennifer as a daughter even if Jennifer is not hers through birth or adoption. Neither Phil, or Melinda's ex Andrrw, mind the fact that she considers Jennifer as a daughter of which the reals of why Jennifer is able to get away with calling her the cavalry.
The next couple of weeks went by quickly as well as a couple more missions before the team was giving a couple of weeks off to get Jennifer's and Cooper's school supply before sending them to Hogwarts. Somehow her father managed to find an area to land in Muggle London of where the bus wouldn't be too obvious. Of how her father managed to do that was something that Jennifer may never learn, once they landed that Jennifer, her father, Cooper, Uncle Clint and the rest of the team left the bus. Her father lead the team to the Leaky Cauldron and pointed it out to the team that hadn't been there before. Once her father pointed it out that they went inside, Jennifer stayed just behind her father as they went to the back. She noticed some people and looked up to see who came in, from the looks that they were getting that she was sure that they're wondered of who the others were with Jennifer and her father. Once her father pulled his wand out and tapped the bricks that the archway opened up and they went into Diagon alley. Jennifer watched amused as the ones who were not here last year look around in amazement and it was Melinda at spoke first.
"You live in this world?"
"Jennifer and Cooper do about half time now they are at Hogwarts and I use to. The only time I enter this world is to come here to get Jennifer's school's supplies." Melinda merely nodded when her father said that, they went to Gringotts first. Is time it was only Jennifer and her father that went down the carts this time to get money form the vault. Once Jennifer had enough money that they headed back up to the main floor, Cooper, Uncle Clint, Melinda and the rest of the team were where Jennifer and her father left them. They walked over to them, as Jennifer walked over to them that she noticed a family of red heads over at the front of Gringotts. Jennifer knew hose red heads at once along with the few other people around them, Jennifer looked over at Cooper before she nodded towards the Weasleys. As Jennifer reached him that Cooper looked over where she nodded and smiled, Cooper and Jennifer quickly moved their way over there while her father was talking to the rest of the team. The others with them were Neville, Harry and Hermione as well as clearly as Neville's grandmother, Hermione's parents and Harry's parents.
As Jennifer and Cooper walked over that Mrs. Weasley left with what looked like Ginny's younger brother while Mr. Weasley left with Hermione's parents. Jennifer barely heard Neville tell his grandmother that he would hang out with his friends and his grandmother left as Jennifer and Cooper went up to what was left of the group. For Fred and George left to greet their friend Lee Jordan, Percy went to who knows where of which left only, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Neville and Harry's parents. It was clear that Harry, Neville, Ginny, Hermione and Harry's parents were not aware that Jennifer and Cooper were just behind them. Cooper nudged her slightly, she looked at him as he nodded to where their fathers were, Uncle Clint had his mouth over his face. Jennifer figured that he was trying to laugh or say anything, her father was doing the same thing, it was clear her father told the others to who the six were. Skye looked a bit unsure while Fitz and Simmons were shaking their heads but Melinda just rolled her eyes like I am not even going to bother. Than she heard Harry's father talking
"Why don't we go to Gambol and Jabes wizarding joke shop?" Jennifer looked towards Harry's father just as he got a slap on the back of the head from his wife. Jennifer smiled slightly when that happened.
"James, don't set a bad example for the kids." Before Harry's father could say anything that Jennifer spoke.
"Funny, I thought Forge and Gred already did that." The six turned around as Jennifer looked at Cooper. "What do you think?"
"I think the Weasley twins beat Harry's father to that." Harry's parents and the other four jumped before they turned around and it was Hermione who recovered first.
"Jennifer!" Hermione hugged her as well as Ginny, after the hug that Harry's father spoke.
"Hey Jennifer, I was wondering when you would be coming to Diagon Alley." Harry's father looked at Cooper. "I assume you are Cooper Barton." Before Cooper responded that Jennifer's father spoke.
"It can't be anyone else since Jennifer and Cooper are rarely apart, the only time they are is in their dorms or rooms." Jennifer was close of laughing when Harry's father looked to where her father was standing with the rest of the time.
"Phil?" Harry's father took a few steps forward. "Is it really you?" Jennifer had to hit her lip at the look that her father sent to her before he looked back at Harry's father and took a few steps forward as well.
"Who else would bring Jennifer here besides Clint. Though Clint really didn't know of how to get to Diagon Alley the first time. Besides didn't Augusta tell you about me being alive for I spoke to her on Platform 9 and 3/4 after the train left."
"She did, but I thought she was imagine things up. Albus told us you died that night."
"Evelyn did, I did not. By the time I got home he attack already happen so when I found Jennifer alive that I took her and went to the muggle world as well as moved to America."
"What have you doing there the whole time?" Jennifer spoke before her father responded.
"Anything and everything you can think of, including James Bond." Harry's father looked back at Jennifer in confusing as well as Neville, Harry and Ginny. However, her father, the team, Cooper and Harry's mother were close of laughing but Melinda spoke. Though one would have to really know Melinda to be able to hear the slight laughter that was threatening to come out.
"What brought up the James Bond?" It was her father that responded.
"She introduce herself as James Bond to Draco Malfoy by saying her name was Bond, James Bond when Draco Malfoy introduce him in the same by using his own name." A slight smile appeared on Melinda's face while wall who known who James Bond burst into laughter. After everyone stopped laughing that Harry's father spoke.
"Who is James Bond?" Her father walked over to Harry's father.
"Considering your wife is a muggle born like me, I thought you and Harry would at least know who James Bond is." Harry's mother spoke up.
"I forget about telling me, I never really watched James Bond while I was growing up. I assume Jennifer watching it?"
"I watched a couple of them but not all of them." Jennifer went over to her father. "Dad, do you mind if Cooper and I spend the day with our friends?"
"Go right on ahead. Besides, I need to explain some things to James and Lily and to fill them in of where I had been and what I have be doing.
"All right." Jennifer and Cooper went to the other four before they left the building that her father spoke up once more.
"Jennifer, one more thing." Jennifer looked back at her father. "I suggest at some point this year that you and Cooper may as well tell your school friends about that as well." Jennifer merely nodded before the six of them left the building and went down the stairs, jut as the reached the last step that Ginny spoke up.
"What is that you are to tael us?" Jennifer looked at Cooper of who merely nodded before looked at Ginny.
"It will take a while to explain." The six of them went down the street while Cooper and Jennifer explained in whispers of what they do when not in Hogwarts. Jennifer brought up that was the main reason of why Jennifer and Cooper that they may not write much was because they were almost always on missions or moving. That they do have a place of where their things can stay in one place but they won't always be there. When they finished telling the other four off their jobs and trainee status that they were at the ice cream parlor and they ordered six strawberry and peanut butter ice creams. The rest of the time they spend slurping happily as they wander the alley and looking at the shop windows. Among the windows they looked at was the Quality quid ditch supplies at was till Hermione's dragged them off to buy ink and parchment next door. To no big surprise that the Weasley twins were getting joke supplies while Percy was looking at some books. Not that Jennifer mind reading, it was just what Percy was reading was so utterly boring to her. A hour later that Jennifer,r Cooper, Harry, Ginny, Neville and Hermione went to Flourish and Blotts for apparently Mrs. Weasley wanted the Weasley family to meet up again at that time. When they reached the bookshop near that time that Jennifer realized that they were not the only ones making their way into the bookshop. As they neared the bookshop that there was a large crowd jostling outside the doors to get in to Jennifer's surprise. If it wasn't for the fact there was a large banner over the bookshop that she would have question the wizarding people.
GILDEROY LOCKHART will be signing copies of his autobiography MAGICAL ME today 12:30 P.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jennifer rolled her eyes when she saw the banner over the doors of the bookshop, her father did tell her about this guy and showed her a book of his when she was younger about four. As soon as she saw his picture that she wanted to give Gilderoy a good bruising, from what her father told her and what was writing in the books that it was clear to her that Gilderoy Lockhart was a fake. When Jennifer saw the book list for this year when she got her Hogwarts letter that Jennifer groaned for she didn't want to get the Gilderoy Lockhart books for the books were useless. That was just from reading the first page before judging of useless his books were and that was saying something to be honest. Not only that but Jennifer was sure she had done more than Gilderoy Lockhart had done even if Jennifer sat at home doing nothing. For she was sure if she sat at home doing nothing that she would be doing than what Gilderoy Lockhart was doing, But it didn't seem to cross Hermione's or Ginny's minds that Gilderoy Lockhart was a fake for Hermione squealed.
"We can actually meet him! I mean, he's written almost the whole booklist!" Jennifer looked over Hermione, both Hermione and Ginny looked excited at the thought of meeting Lockhart. Jennifer looked at Harry, Neville and Cooper, of who looked puzzled by is and Jennifer spoke.
"Do any of you understand their reaction?" All three of them were shaking their heads, Cooper spoke up.
"Who is Gilderoy Lockhart?" Hermione and agin y looked shocked and surprise by at question.
"Are you kidding me? Gilderoy Lockhart is one of the best men out there." Jennifer snorted.
"Whatever! All I want to do is to go in there get the books and leave. I really don't care that we can meet him." Hermione and Ginny looked surprised at what Jennifer said, Ginny spoke up.
"Haven't you read what he had done? I mean ... "
"Bull shot! If he did all those things than I will the most darkest witch that there even was and that I would be ten times worse than Voldment." As Jennifer spoke that she turned to Ginny and Hermione, Jennifer could see that Hermione and Ginny looked stunned at what she just said.
"What makes you say that?"
"Because his books full of crap, that's way. There is no way he could have done any of that." Hermione and Ginny seem unsure of how to respond to what Jennifer said. "So do me a huge favor and don't go on about how great this guy is for I know for he is not. His books are proof of that since some of the events seem to be over lapping each other in time frame. From what I read that he was dealing with a vampire clear across the country while he was dealing with a werewolf on the other side of the country at the same time." That seems to stun Ginny and Hermione but they agreed to it before they went to the doors. The crowd seem to be made up of mostly witches around Mrs. Weasley's age and a harassed looking wizard stood at the door.
"Calmly, please, ladies ... Don't push, there ... mind the books, now . . . . " Jennifer, Cooper, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Harry squeezed inside, a long line went right to the back of the shop of where Jennifer was sure that Gilderoy was signing his stupid and full of utter crap books. The six of them each grabbed a copy of the standard book of spells grade 2 before they went up the line to where everyone else was, of which included Augusta Longbottom, her father, Uncle Clint, Harry's parents, the entire Weasley family and the team. Jennifer went over to her father as Mrs. Weasley spoke and she sounded breathless as she tried to patted her hair down.
"Oh, there you are, good. We'll be able to see him in a minute ... " Her father pretend to gag of which nearly made Harry's father, Harry, Cooper, Jennifer and some of the others with them to laugh. However, Harry's mother slapped Harry's father on the head once more, Jennifer, Cooper and Harry looked at each other, the three of them were close of laughing. Soon enough to Jennifer's torture that Gilderoy Lockhart came slowly into view, he was seating at a table surrounded by large pictures of his own face. All of the pictures were winking and flashing dazzlingly white teeth at the crowd, Jennifer wanted to gag when she saw the pictures. Yes, she knows that the pictures moved in the wizarding world but this was too much, she wished the pictures in the wizarding world would remain still for a change. The real Lockhart was wearing robes of forget me not blue that matched his eyes, his pointed wizard's hat was set at a jaunty angle on his wavy hair. A short irritable looking man was dancing around taking photographs with a large black camera. The camera emitted puffs of purple smoke that went with every blinding flash of his camera. The man snarled at Ron, of who was trying it get Jennifer's attention but was failing since Jennifer kept looking away from him or growled at him since he was being so annoying, when he was trying to get a better shot.
"Out of the way, there. This is for the Daily Prophet -"
"Big deal." As Ron said that he was rubbing his foot where the photographer had stepped on it. Gilderoy heard him and looked up at Ron, as he looked up that Jennifer went behind her father so that Gilderoy couldn't see her. Or at least she hopes that he doesn't noticed her, for the last thing she needed or wanted was to have attention to be drawn to her. Usually she wouldn't do this, but she hated the attention she gets when she was in the wizarding world any time she was in it. Being trained as an agent that she was used to not drawing attention to her, she prefers not to be in the center of attention for any reason. But Gilderoy Lockhart noticed her none the less, for he leapt to his feet and shouted.
"It can't be Jennifer Coulson?" Before Lockhart could move, for he was close of diving at her, that her father made sure that she was still behind him before he spoke making Lockhart freeze in his spot.
"Why does that matter?" Jennifer bite her lip, she looked out from behind her father to see Lockhart's reaction to her father. Lockhart seem a bit surprise seeing her father standing there.
"I heard you didn't die on that night. Though I didn't believe not till now." Jennifer heard a growling coming from behind her, Jennifer knew who was growling for it was Melinda. Jennifer was close of growling herself just because of the comment that Lockhart just made.
"That is true. But unless if you forget that there are laws that pictures of minors are banned and the guardian would need give their permission to have that child take said picture. I refused to give my permission for her picture to be taken, even if it is for the daily prophet. If you try to do it without my permission that I would sue you and drag your name through he dirt of where your name belongs. I may even stuff it down an ant hill or even into a beehive and shot at it for good measure." Jennifer smiled when Lockhart seem unsure of what to do now, but he seem to decided on something. There was muttering among the crowd, Jennifer could hear the shock and surprise from the witches at her father's words. Behind her that she could hear Melinda mutter that was too good for Lockhart for what he tried to do. Jennifer bit her lips so she wouldn't burst into laughter, despite not having children that Melinda can act like a mother. Though even since Jennifer meet Melinda the day that her father took her to America that Jennifer thought of her as her mother. Even though Jennifer was aware that her mother was dead and was told of what her mother was like. But it was Melinda that Jennifer turned to when she needed advice on something that she wasn't sure if she could talk to her father about. Just than Lockhart waved his hand for quiet and silence followed, what he said next made it clear that his head was thick but at least some of what her father said sort of sank in.
"Ladies and gentlemen. What an extraordinary moment this is! The perfect moment for me to make a little announcement I've been sitting on for some time! I have great pleasure and pride in announcing that this September, I will be taking up the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" Jennifer put her head against her father's back and groaned, she has a feeling that if Lockhart was teaching last year that she would have agreed with her father and left Hogwarts after a week or maybe even less. After that announcement, that Jennifer and everyone else got the rest of their books but Jennifer refused to have her set of books signed. But Lockhart signed the set of books anyway so she gave Ginny her signed set and brought her own set of books that were not signed and she refused to get back in line when Mrs. Weasley asked if she was going to get them sighed. Jennifer barely managed to put her books into her bag when she heard a familiar drawl behind her.
"I bet that you are disappointed that you didn't get your picture on the front page, Coulson? Famous Jennifer Coulson, can't even go into a bookshop without getting ... " Malfoy was unable to finish when a fist found his face and a foot found his stomach and he fell backwards on the floor. Before Malfoy get up that she put her foot on his stomach, at that same moment that she took out a pebble from her jean pocket. A pebble she found when she was in an alley during a mission that she was on during the summer and aimed the pebble at the camera. The camera was knocked out of the hands of the photographer and fell to the floor with a crash, breaking the ca we so that it would catches of what happened or even what happen earlier. Jennifer glared at Malfoy of who looked like he was going wet himself as she looked down at him, Jennifer put one of her arms over her legs and leaned on it.
"How many times do I have to do this before it gets stuck in your mind not to mess with me."
"You dare insult me."
"I never insult anyone, I defend myself and friends from people like you, you insult yourself by a stupid fat headed spoil brat blood traitor that has nothing better than to claim I enjoy fame of which I don't."
"I am a pureblood, you ... " Jennifer press her foot down and Malfoy struggled to breath.
"Bull shot, blood status doesn't matter or shouldn't even matter. There is no difference between you and a muggleborn." Malfoy glared at her and she glared back at him and he shrunk under her gaze. "Honestly, I think you blood is more dirty than a muggleborn's blood for you have a thick head. Make sure it gets through you thick stupid fat and ugly head that I am not one to mess with since it is clear it hasn't sink in yet." Jennifer lifted her foot and noticed that Lockhart looked scared and worried as he should be, Jennifer glared at him telling him that if he tries anything to her that he would regret it. After that, that Jennifer, Cooper, her father, Uncle Clint and the team left Diagon Alley and went back to the bus but not before they sent Shadow to professor McGonagall about the house elf and that he may try to stop her from going back.
