Chapter Thirteen: June/July

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Lady L. Black


(JUNE)

Albus Dumbledore sat across from his very mad Granddaughter. Her arms were folded across her chest and she was pouting. That just made him smile and laugh; even now at seventeen she was acting like a child. Aniko jumped up from her seat and started to walk toward the window. She looked out toward the grass below, and beyond. She began, after a while, to block out her grandfather's rants and raves, which left her just focusing on the beauty beyond the glass of the palace.

"Yes, that's why I think you will be the best to take young Potter to Godric's Hollow and also look after him." Albus stated bluntly, which shocked Aniko right out of her haze.

"Hell no! I'm not looking after wizard boy. He's found Jade and the others, I think he'll be fine."

"Ani, he needs someone who IS not Family." Dumbledore stated. Aniko didn't like where this was going.

"Grandfather, why me?"

"It's simple really, you're Sirius's Daughter, like father like daughter."

"No! I'm not helping him and you can't make me. No matter how hard you try!"

Aniko stalked out from the room, banging the door as hard as she could behind her. She bounded down the marble stairs and nearly smacked into the black dog sitting at the bottom of them. Ani jumped over the dog and landed gracefully on the marble floor. She bounded down the richly dressed halls as her long white cape flutter around her. Aniko made her way out of the palace, up the rocky ridge that surrounded the south side of her home and headed for her favorite rock. Aniko sighed as she sat down heavily, waiting for the sun to set. This spot was always the best for seeing the sun set, and as the sun began to disappear leaving the world in a blue-like haze Aniko finally noticed the dog that sat at her feet.

"Dad you do know you don't have to be in your dog faze?" Ani spoke toward the well kept dog. The dog tilted his head and spoke without moving his mouth at all.

"Yes, well, I could, but then you wouldn't tell me anything, now would you?" Sirius stated.

"Humm, I guess you're right, but I'm still not telling you anything." Aniko joked with her father.

"Aniko, why do you hate Harry so?" Sirius inquired, "What did he ever do to you?"

"WHAT did he ever do to ME? You have to be joking." Aniko growled angrily.

"YES WHAT DID HE DO!" Sirius howled irritably back at her.

"HE STOLE MY FATHER!" She yelled right at him. Sirius sat silently, really not knowing what to say to her.

"Aniko, it's not his fault. Your, mother warned me not to kill Peter. It's really my fault."

"Ya, think." She stated sarcastically. It was getting dark now and Aniko really had had enough.

"Ya should have listened to mom." She stared blankly at him, then stood smoothly and headed back to the palace. Albus Dumbledore sat in his study facing the window, he was wearing his bright red robes. Night had come fast and dawn would come early, yet there was so much still to do.

'How am I going to get Ani to agree? Maybe Sirius can do some magic tonight?

But the old mage highly disagreed that anything would come out of that. Dumbledore thought of both their tempers and really regretted sending Sirius at that moment. As Dumbledore became lost in his thoughts someone hooded walked into the chambers and sat directly across from him in the spare chair. Albus looked up, into the hidden face. The cape may have been plain and basic, but the clothes underneath were rich and noble.

"Well?" Albus asked the figure.

"Well what, Sir?" The figure chimed back.

"Don't play with me Sirius Black." Albus stated. He was on his last nerve. Sirius laughed lightly and removed his cape, and boy, he was as good looking as he ever had been. He smiled a flash of white teeth, and leaned back further into the stuffed red chair.

"Albus, what did you want from me. You knew that she wouldn't tell me anything."

"Sirius, I trust you with my life, but it's time you grow up, and start acting like her father." Albus lectured Sirius as they sat in the silent, book filled room. Sirius got up from his chair his cape tails flowing after him.

"Don't tell me what I already know old man." Sirius stated to the old professor. Sirius now stood over by a wall of colour coded books, trying to block out Albus. Dumbledore's eyes sparkled with mischief as he stared at Sirius's back.

"Old man am I? Now, now Sirius no need for name calling."

"Sir, there maybe be one person who can get Aniko to take the job." Sirius spoke delicately and pick a book up off the shelf, he flipped through it carefully.

"Now, you have me intrigued Sirius." Inquired Dumbledore. Sirius smiled and put the blue book back on the cherry wood shelf.

"Well." He said as he fell back into the stuffed chair across from Albus Dumbledore. "Chaos Black." Sirius said simply.

"Chaos who?" Dumbledore asked with glazed eyes.

"Chaos, my son. Your memory hasn't fully come back yet has it?"

"Not exactly, I've only been alive for a couple weeks now." Dumbledore added a little ruffled at the comment.

"Well, Chaos is pretty much Aniko's weakness." Sirius added.

"Really, why didn't we think of this before?"

"I don't know. I'm not a genius. You're supposed to be though."

" Well go find the boy then, I have affairs to look after." With that Sirius turned back into Padfoot, bounded out the door, and down the hall, looking for Chaos.

(The following Day.)

When Chaos Black finally found his sister, he watched her for a couple moments. Then He changed from his animal form and sat across from her. Aniko sat at a rod iron table with a piping hot espresso. She looked up at him; her curls were completely straight and her eyes unsmiling. Aniko looked at her brother, he had become even better looking then ever, which to her was a bad thing. He was an infamous rake, know for breaking hearts. His hair was now dark brown instead of its natural blonde, his gray eyes smiled with mischief. Chaos was sporting a shag hair cut with sweeping bangs. He was in perfect shape like always, and lastly was dressed in blue jeans and a band t-shirt.

"What do you want?" She asked him rudely.

"Aww don't be that way Ani." Chaos joked.

"What. Do. You. Want." She asked this time as if she was talking to a child. Three hours later their conversation had turned into more of fighting match then talking. Nevertheless Ani really didn't want to look after Potter. Yet, Her grandfather and father were getting really rusty if they thought she would do it because of Chaos wanted her to. However she finally gave in four hours after the conversation started like she always did when it came to Chaos.

"FINE!" she finally yelled. "I'LL NOT DO IT FOR YOU, OR FOR WIZARD BOY!"

"Then for who Aniko?"

"Aunt Lily and Uncle James." She answered simply.

(JULY)

Aniko walked down the cold, damp, stone hallway. Her heels kept clicking as she walked slowly towards some light. "What has Wizard Boy gotten himself into now? She thought as she reached the opening, which lead into a large, empty room. There he was, Wizard Boy was lying on the stone floor, face down and holding some gold cup in his hand. She found herself rushing toward him.

"Wizard Boy!" She howled at him. "GOD DAMN IT! What the heck happened to you?" Aniko asked annoyed. She began to talk to him as she pulled her cloak hood over her face. That had been one of her stipulations, that he would never see her face. She now had him on his back, and he was looking up at her with his green eyes, God I hate those green eyes, Ani thought as she surveyed the damage to his body.

"Feathers?" he asked, that was another of her stipulations, that he never knew her name.

"Where to Wizard Boy?" Aniko asked.

"Bur..." The young wizard trailed off.

"Right, Burrow. Weasley's we go." Aniko stated, and she shifted them both to the Weasley's. They both were now lying in the grass of the Burrow steep hillside. The laughter reached her ears form inside the Burrow. Aniko stared at the sky, cursing her brother. She pushed off the ground and reached down to help Wizard Boy up. He leaned against her as they headed for the house. The gnomes scampered around their feet diving into their homes. When they reached the closed door, Aniko fixed her capes hood, and took a deep breath. She blasted the door open with her magic, shattering the lock to bits. She instantly regretted that move. Aniko looked up as she saw the wizards standing in front of her with their wands at the ready. Wizard Boy spoke up first,

"Put them away, we're not going to hurt you. Can someone help me?" He asked.

"Harry?" Hermione asked.

"Ya?"

"Oh my God," Hermione rushed over with Charlie and Bill who took Harry off of Aniko. She just stood off to the side and watched as everyone fussed over Harry. They had a weird relationship, her and Harry. If you could even call it that, she herself did not know what to label it as. Aniko could feel her skin tingle from someone's burning gaze. Mrs. Weasley and Tonks watched the her, the mystery girl who brought Harry. She stood with so much assurance, so much pride, yet Sirius kept popping into their brains and they didn't know why.

"All done, Harry." Hermione chimed. Everyone listened to Harry's stories and when he got to Feathers, he couldn't really figure out where she had gone to. He had sworn she was just there. He sighed and yelled into the nothingness of the room.

"Feathers!" Aniko shifted back into the room. She looked quite annoyed with Harry.

"What?" said behind him. "What's wrong now Wizard Boy?"

"Don't be cocky for once. I have people I want you to meet."

Harry introduced her to everyone in the room and lastly Ginny. Aniko's body tensed up when she shook the girls hand, Mrs. Weasley noticed and pushed down a laugh. Ginny didn't like Aniko either. Aniko made it easy for her.

"Sorry I've gotta go." With that she pushed past Ginny and headed outside. To everyone's surprise Harry chased after her.

"Feathers? What's wrong with you?" He asked.

"She bugs me that's all."

"Bugs you?"

"Ya Wizard Boy, bugs me. Bye, Wizard Boy," and with that Aniko shifted away.

"Harry what was that?" said two familiar voices from behind him.

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