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Summary - The sequel to One Night Can Change Everything. Peyton and Maddy are now out of Hogwarts and fully fledged witches but how will they deal with living in the big bad world on their own and without mummy and daddy near them to run back to when they get scared. But more importantly how will Peyton deal with her identical twin sister getting everything that she has wanted since she was a young child?
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frenchpiment - Thanks for reading and reviewing. I wasn't going to make Jazzy a witch but I wanted to put in the impact that Harry has on the rest of the world. I'm obsessed with the colour pink so my mum kept seeing all these pink things and got them all for me for christmas. I'm even having a pink limo for my 21st in august!
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Anyways now onto our feature presentation. Here's Chapter Six. All I ask of you is to enjoy and to please leave a review at the end.
Chapter Six – Trying Her Best
The next day, Peyton went to her class as usual and sat through Khadesia sniping at her from across the room and listened to her teacher drone on about the different crimes that happened during the Victorian times. She was waiting to hear her grade for the oral speech that she had given yesterday about the French Revolution. When the class ended, Peyton started to gather her things together as she spoke to Jazzy and Alex about a party that night.
"Are you coming Peyt?" Alex asked.
Peyton thought for a few moments then said, "Yeah, why not. I mean dad's making me stay till the end of the year so I might as well have some fun while I'm here. Are you coming to mine before we go?"
"Yeah. Is it okay if we get to yours at five? Then we can go straight to the party," Alex replied.
Peyton nodded her head and heard her teacher calling her name.
"Miss Potter, can I speak to you alone for a few moments please?"
"Yeah. Jazzy are you waiting outside for me?"
Jazzy nodded then walked out of the room with Alex while Peyton sat down opposite the teacher.
"Now Peyton, I know that the speech was harder for you to do because you were working alone but unfortunately I had to fail you. I've noticed that the quality of your work is going downhill and if you carry on like that then you will fail your degree."
Peyton sighed and looked at Professor Jeftha before speaking.
"I've never failed a class before. That's what my sister does not me. She's the dumb twin and I'm the intelligent twin. I can't have failed it. My dad is going to kill me!"
"Peyton, are you the youngest out of you and your sister?"
Peyton nodded.
"Maybe you feel overshadowed by her. You have the potential to go far in this class; you are a very intelligent young woman. I feel that with some tutoring your grades will go back up. Maybe you just need some help with this particular subject. Is everything okay at home?" Professor Jeftha asked.
"Everything's fine. There's nothing going on," Peyton replied.
Professor Jeftha nodded before saying, "Would you like someone to tutor you?"
"I'll have to think about it. Maybe I'll talk it through with my boyfriend and see what he thinks."
Professor Jeftha nodded again then dismissed Peyton. Peyton walked out of the classroom and stood next to Jazzy.
"So what did she want?" Jazzy asked.
"I failed the speech. She said that if my work keeps going downhill then I'm going to fail the class. Then she offered me tutoring. Jazzy what am I going to do? I can't tell my dad because he'll kill me. I can't tell mum because well she'll tell dad. Uncle Ron would congratulate me and Aunt Hermione would kill me then resurrect me to kill me all over again."
Jazzy nodded then said, "You have to tell them at some point. You can't keep it from them forever."
"I know. Come on let's get back to mine."
Both girls walked into the nearest toilet. They quickly checked that no one else was in there before they walked into separate cubicles and disapparated to the apartment. Peyton got there first and looked in her bag for her keys while she waited for Jazzy to arrive. Once she had got her keys, she leant against the wall and looked at her watch. When she looked up she saw Jazzy standing next to her.
"Sorry it took me so long. Just after you went Khadesia and her friends decided to walk into the toilet. They were talking so I listened to what they said. Apparently she's got her parents bribing Professor Jeftha so she passes."
Peyton laughed as she unlocked the door with her keys. They both walked into the apartment and came face to face with a very angry Ben. Peyton looked at him with a worried look on her face.
"Peyton, can I talk to you please?"
Peyton nodded and both Jazzy and Peyton made their way towards the bedroom.
"Without your little sidekick. Peyton just because she knows your secret then it doesn't mean that she has to be with you all the time."
Peyton rolled her eyes then looked at Jazzy.
"Jazzy, I'll be out in a minute. Wait here."
Jazzy nodded then sat down as Peyton walked out of the front room with Ben. Ben led her into their bedroom and sat down on the bed facing Peyton.
"I had a very lovely conversation with your teacher today. She phoned the apartment and spoke to me. Do you want to know what she said?" he said to her angrily.
"What did she say?" Peyton replied.
"Well it seems that you are failing your class. She also asked me if there were any problems in your life that she should know about. She asked if I was the boyfriend and she seemed to think that I'm interfering with your studies. Now why would she think that?"
Peyton shrugged her shoulders then said, "I don't know. I never said anything to her about you."
Ben stood up still facing Peyton. Peyton looked up at him and felt very intimidated by his height.
"Then why would she say it? Peyton you must have said something to her!"
Peyton got very angry and looked Ben in the eyes.
"I NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO HER! SHE ASKED IF EVERYTHING IS FINE HERE AND I SAID THAT IT WAS. THE ONLY TIME I MENTIONED YOU WAS WHEN SHE SAID ABOUT TUTORING. I SAID I'D TALK IT THROUGH WITH YOU AND GET BACK TO HER!"
"THEN WHY ON EARTH WOULD SHE SAY IT? YOU DON'T SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITHOUT SOMEONE PUTTING IT IN YOUR HEAD!"
Peyton looked down at the floor.
"She could have just thought it herself. Maybe she overheard me and Jazzy talking about the many arguments that we have."
"So you've been talking about me to your friends now have you?"
"Ben, I go into class all angry and they ask what's wrong. I have to tell them. They care about me which is more than I can say for you."
"I do care about you," Ben told her whilst glaring at her.
"Don't look at me like that. All you care about is your studies. Sometimes I find myself wondering why we're still together."
That comment seemed to make Ben even angrier than he already was. He swiftly moved towards her and grabbed hold of both her shoulders very hard.
"THEN WHY ARE WE STILL TOGETHER? I WONDER WHY I BOTHER WITH A SILLY LITTLE GIRL LIKE YOU. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHEN I MET YOU THAT ALL YOU WOULD EVER BE WAS DADDY'S SPOILT LITTLE PRINCESS! ALL YOU EVER WANT IS ATTENTION! I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GIVE YOU ALL THE ATTENTION THAT YOU WANT!"
Peyton's eyes filled with tears as Ben gripped her shoulders very tightly. She was sure that she could feel his short nails piercing her skin.
"Please Ben. Let go of me. You're hurting and scaring me now. We can get through this. We can sort our problems out. Please, Ben. I'm sorry I said all of those mean things to you. I take them all back. I didn't mean any of them. Please just let go of me," Peyton pleaded.
Suddenly the bedroom door flew open and stood in the doorway was Jazzy, Maddy and Jess. Maddy saw how tightly Ben was holding Peyton and ran towards them.
"LET GO OF HER! YOU'RE HURTING HER! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?" she yelled at him.
Ben didn't respond to her and continued to grip Peyton by her shoulders.
"Please Ben," Peyton pleaded.
Yet again Ben didn't respond which scared all four girls. It seemed like he had been taken over by a demon. Maddy stood behind Ben and jumped onto his back. She looked a little surprised that she had managed to jump onto his back while he was stood up.
"Maddy, what are you doing?" Peyton said to her as tears spilled down her cheeks.
Maddy seemed to realise where she was and started to punch Ben on his back whilst screaming at him.
"LET GO OF HER! GET OFF MY SISTER! YOU'RE HURTING HER! IF YOU LOVED HER THEN YOU WOULDN'T HURT HER LIKE THIS!"
Jazzy and Jess just looked at scene with their mouths wide open not knowing what they could do to help. Maddy kept on hitting Ben but he didn't seem to respond. After ten minutes of her hitting him he shrugged his shoulders and she slid off his back. Maddy stood behind Ben and watched his hold on Peyton get even tighter. No one seemed to know what to do. He wasn't responding to anything.
"Ben, please let go of me. You're scaring everyone now," Peyton pleaded.
Maddy saw the fear in her sister's eyes and decided that she would try to get him to let her go.
"Please Ben. You're scaring her. You're scaring everyone. It's like you're not you. It's someone else in your body. Please Ben, my dad asked me to look after her."
Again Ben didn't respond and Maddy looked at Jazzy and Jess.
"What can I do?" she asked quietly.
"Well you could always…" Jazzy replied.
Maddy looked at her then said, "I can't do that. It's illegal."
"Not in self defence."
"But it's not in self defence is it? Peyton would have to do it for it to be self-defence. She obviously can't move her arms at the moment."
Ben's grip got even tighter and was causing Peyton a great amount of pain.
"Do what?" Jess asked.
Peyton looked at Maddy and said, "Please just help me. I can't bear the pain any longer."
Maddy sighed and put her hand in her pocket. She touched her wand that she always carried with her in case she needed it. She thought for a few seconds then looked at Jess.
"Do you promise that you will never tell anyone about what I am going to do?" she said.
"I promise," Jess replied.
Maddy put her hand in her pocket again then shook her head.
"I should ask my dad. He'll know what to do," she said quietly.
Jess and Jazzy nodded their heads and watched as Maddy ran out of the bedroom to go and get the cordless phone. Within a few seconds she was back with the phone in her hand. She dialled the phone number for Grimmauld Place and waited for someone to pick up.
"Come on, come on pick up someone," she whispered to herself.
"Hello?" someone said at the other end.
"Jamie! Is dad at home?" Maddy replied.
"Yeah. Who is it?"
"Jamie you should know who it is," Maddy said while getting very agitated.
"No I don't. Tell me who it is or I'll hang up," Jamie said.
"James Arthur Potter! Get dad now!"
"Maddy?"
"Yes! Now get dad!"
Maddy heard Jamie shout dad and someone running towards the phone.
"Maddy?" Harry said worriedly.
"Dad, I don't know what to do. You have to help me dad," Maddy replied.
By this time Maddy was looking at Peyton through her very teary eyes.
"What's happening? Maddy tell me otherwise I can't help you."
"I can't dad. You'll want to come over here. I need your advice. If someone was being hurt could I use that thing to save them?"
"Maddy you're not making any sense. Say that again."
"Can I use that thing we have if someone was being hurt?"
Maddy heard Harry sigh on the other end of the phone and her mother ask what was wrong.
"Madison, your mother demands that she knows what is going on. Who's there with you?"
"Jazzy and Jess."
"Madison just tell me."
"Ben's got Peyton by her shoulders and he's holding her very hard. We keep pleading with him to let her go but he doesn't respond to any of us. Dad what can I do?"
"Use magic. You'll have to, to get him to let go. And when he is back to normal then tell him that his girlfriend's father isn't very happy with him. We'll sort Jess and Jazzy out another time. I'll come down later to check on you all. We could erase their memory of it then."
"Okay. But it's only Jess I'm worried about. Jazzy knows."
"What? Is Jazzy a witch?"
"Yeah. I don't know the whole story but I'm sure she'll still be here later. You can talk to her then."
"Okay. I'll see you later."
"Yeah. Bye Maddy."
"Bye."
Maddy hung up and looked at Jazzy and Jess.
"Do you promise Jess?"
"Yes. Do something. We need to get him off her."
Maddy put her hand in her pocket and pulled out her wand. She pointed it at Ben and thought quickly.
"STUPEFY!" she shouted.
A bolt of red light erupted from her wand and went flying towards Ben. It hit him squarely in his chest and rendered him unconscious. He fell backwards onto the bed and Peyton slumped to the floor breathing heavily once she had been freed from his grip. Maddy and Jazzy ran towards her and hugged her gently whilst trying to pry her hands away from her shoulders so they could inspect her injuries.
"Are you okay?" Maddy asked.
Peyton nodded weakly and looked at Ben.
"He'll be fine. We should wake him now and then I think Jess needs us to explain a few things," she said to Maddy.
Maddy nodded and pointed her wand at Ben again before saying another incantation.
"Ennervate!"
Ben opened his eyes and looked around the room. He sat up on the bed and looked at Peyton.
"What happened?" he asked.
Maddy looked from Peyton to Ben and shrugged.
"What did you do to me?" Ben asked.
"We had to use magic," Maddy replied whilst glaring at him.
"What do you mean?"
"You had her by her shoulders and you wouldn't let go. We kept asking you too but you just kept holding her harder. It was like it wasn't you. So I phoned my dad and he said that I had to use magic to get you off her. Oh and by the way, he isn't very happy with you," Maddy explained.
Ben glared at both Peyton and Maddy then stood up.
"You used magic against me? And you let her use magic?" he directed at the both of them.
Both Peyton and Maddy replied at the same time.
"We had to!"
Ben shook his head and glared at Peyton.
"I can't believe that you would allow her to use magic against me. You're supposed to love me."
"But you're supposed to love her but that didn't stop you from calling her names and hurting her. You don't do that to someone you love," Maddy retorted.
Ben glared at Maddy then said, "I wasn't asking you was I? Can she not talk for herself?"
"Yes she can but you're scaring her now. You just don't do that!"
"Well apparently she cannot because you're speaking for her!" Ben exclaimed.
Peyton noticed that Ben was beginning to go back to the way he was before he had gotten stunned and suddenly got scared again.
"Ben, I love you. Seriously I do but you scared me. I had to let someone do something and if magic was the something then it had to be done!" she said quietly from where she was sitting on the floor.
Ben quickly walked to where she was sitting and pulled her up.
"Now you listen to me. You will never ever use magic on me again do you hear me? If you use it against me then you will regret ever making that decision," he said aggressively.
"I will do what I want to do. You can't stop me using my powers. You do not own me Ben."
Ben glared at her then slapped her on her cheek. It all happened so fast that no one had any time to react. Peyton felt his hand connect with her cheek and gasped. Once his hand was back by his side, Peyton touched her now stinging cheek gingerly whilst tears cascaded down her cheeks. Maddy glared at Ben then pointed her wand at him.
"You will never touch her like that again. I'll let my dad sort you out later. Incarcerous!"
Ropes appeared from nowhere and bound Ben's arms and legs to his body. Maddy handed her wand to Jazzy then walked to where the newly bound Ben was stood. She pushed him gently and he fell backwards onto the bed.
"You will regret the day you ever hurt a Potter. My dad isn't famous for nothing you know," she told him quietly.
Maddy then turned on her heel and guided Peyton out of the room as she was still in shock over the day's most recent events. Jess and Jazzy followed the twins into the front room and watched as Peyton sobbed and Maddy tried to console her.
"Mads do you want us to do anything?" Jess asked.
Maddy looked up at Jess and brushed her auburn hair out of her eyes. For some strange reason she hadn't tied it back that day and she was now wishing that she had.
"Um, could you get me the phone please? I'll get my dad to come down now. I can't do anything to stop her crying," Maddy replied.
Jess nodded and started to look for the telephone.
"But I thought you two had that connection. You know the twin thing," Jazzy said as she sat next to Peyton.
Maddy nodded then said, "We do. But for some strange reason only my dad can calm her down when she's like this. I asked mum about it once and she said that it had always been that way. When we were babies he would always go running to Peyton first. It's funny because we spent nine months in mum's womb together yet he calms her down."
She looked at her hair in disgust then exclaimed, "Ugh! Why didn't I put this mop up today? It's horrible!"
Jazzy giggled and looked at her hair.
"It's not horrible. You and Peyt have lovely hair."
Maddy smiled weakly at Jazzy and smoothed Peyton's hair down.
"Why are you doing that?" Jess asked as she held the phone out for Maddy to take.
"Because if she ever finds out her hair was as messy as it was she'll never forgive me for not doing anything. It confuses me and I'm related to her," Maddy replied as she quickly punched the phone number in.
Again she waited for someone to pick up the phone at home but this time she had one arm around Peyton and was hugging her. Finally after what seemed like forever, Harry picked up the phone.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Dad it's me," Maddy replied. She thought then added, "Maddy."
"Is everything okay now?"
"Yeah he's off her. He tried hitting her but I bound him up and he's on the bed in the bedroom. The only thing is she won't stop crying. Dad you know what she's like when she's like this. No one and I mean no one apart from you can calm her down. Don't ask why I can't. I mean we were one egg once but you seem to have a magical touch or something."
"Do you want me to come now?" Harry asked.
"Yes."
Maddy heard Harry whispering to another person and sighed as she waited for him to reply.
"Maddy, your mother wants to come as well. Is that okay?"
"Yeah sure but what about the others?"
"They'll have to come as well. It'll be okay, we're telling them that we're coming to see you because we miss you so much."
"Okay, I'll see you soon then?" Maddy asked.
"Yes. Mum's just getting Sirius ready then we'll apparate to the front door. I know that Jess has seen magic now but I don't want to alarm her by just appearing in front of her," Harry replied.
"Okay then. Thank you."
"See you soon."
"Yeah bye dad."
Maddy hung up the phone and hugged Peyton.
"It's okay Peytie. Dad will be here soon," she said quietly.
Everyone sat in silence for ten minutes. The silence was only broken when everybody heard someone banging on the front door. Maddy got up from her seat and opened the front door feeling rather afraid of what she would find on the other side if it was her dad. Harry saw her poke her head out and smiled.
"Don't worry. Your mother's got me under control," he said with a grin.
Maddy grinned and opened the door fully. Harry walked in first followed by Ginny who was holding Sirius in his arms. Maddy noted that he hadn't really changed except he now had very thick jet-black hair on his head. She then looked at James who was a spitting image of Harry except her didn't wear glasses and had hazel eyes instead of green eyes. He followed Ginny in and looked at Maddy.
"I hope you looked after her," he said loudly.
"I did James. Now shut up and get inside. Don't say a word to anyone!" Maddy replied.
James glared at Maddy then said, "You can't tell me what to do! I'm the miracle child!"
Maddy laughed and bent down to her brother's level.
"Now listen to me squirt. I'm fourteen years count them, fourteen! That's one more than thirteen and one less than fifteen! I'm fourteen years older than you so therefore I can tell you what to do. I'm your older sister and you should respect your elders. I don't care if you were the miracle child because you will listen to me. Now get in there and don't say a word!" Maddy whispered loudly.
"I'm your brother. You shouldn't pick on your brothers! You're infuriating me now Maddy!"
Maddy laughed again then said, "Well aren't we spending a little too much time with Aunt Hermione. She's teaching you big words now!"
James glared at her then ran into the living room. Maddy looked at her younger sister and grinned. The little girl with auburn hair just like Maddy's grinned back. Trinity put her hands on her hips and looked at Maddy.
"Ma'ison! Daddy stop play with Trinnie!"
"I'm sorry Trinity. I'll tell daddy to play some more when you go home okay?"
"Otay!"
"Come on you! It must be getting lonely at home huh? I bet you miss me and Peyt don't you?" Maddy said as she picked Trinity up.
Trinity nodded and grinned again as Maddy walked into the living room. Once they got inside they saw that Harry and Ginny were comforting Peyton and James was playing on the floor with Sirius. Jess and Jazzy were staring at all of them.
Maddy looked at Trinity then said, "Trinity why don't you play with Sirius and Jamie while Maddy and everyone else talks to each other."
Trinity nodded as Maddy put her down then ran to the spot where Jamie and Sirius were playing. Maddy looked at her parents then cleared her throat. Harry and Ginny looked up at Maddy.
"Do you want something to drink?" Maddy asked.
Harry shook his head no but Ginny nodded her head slowly.
"What do you want?"
"What have you got?" Ginny asked.
Maddy beckoned Ginny to follow her and they both walked into the kitchen. Once they were away from everyone else Maddy looked at her mother and sighed.
"I've never seen her like this before. At home she had tantrums but she just won't speak," Ginny said quietly.
"Dad will get through to her. She's always been a daddy's girl and I dread to think what he'll do to Ben," Maddy replied.
Ginny nodded and started to look through the cupboards and refrigerator. Maddy noticed what she was doing and shook her head.
"Mum, what are you doing?" she asked.
Ginny stopped looking through the refrigerator and faced Maddy.
"Checking that you have food. If you don't have food then you die and I can't have the girls I've raised for twenty years dying on me. I worked hard to keep you alive."
"Mum you're crazy! We have food and we're not going to die anytime soon," Maddy told her.
"I know that. I guess I miss having you at home. Your dad does too. He asked me to have another baby."
Maddy looked at her mother feeling rather disgusted at the thought of them still being sexually active.
"You're not though are you? Mum please tell me that you're not going to have another baby," she replied frantically.
Ginny laughed and looked at her daughter. She walked slowly over to her and ran her hand through Maddy's auburn hair.
"I didn't want to at first but now I'm warming up to the idea. You know what your father's like. He wants his own Quidditch team," Ginny told her.
Maddy moved away from Ginny and glared at her.
"You can't have another baby. It's disgusting. You're what thirty-nine now and dad's forty! Mum that's past the baby making ages! You can't have babies when me and Peyton are having babies."
Ginny laughed again and looked at Maddy.
"You're not having babies now are you? And it's not such a bad idea. Did you know dad was an only child?"
Maddy knew where her mother was going with this.
"Yes mum. And he was sent to the Dursley's to live and they treated him like a slave. When he went to Hogwarts he didn't know how to love because no one had loved him before. His parents had loved him but he couldn't remember that because he was a baby when they died. So now he wants a big family so that he can love each and every single one of us. Mum you and him have had five children. Is that not enough?"
Ginny sighed.
"Maddy until you get pregnant you won't know how much joy it brings you. Let me ask you something. Are you against this because you feel that we don't love you like we love the others?"
Maddy ran her left hand through her hair and sighed.
"I'm not planning on getting pregnant. I guess some of the objection to this is because of that. But then I also feel that you'll forget us when you're busy with the new baby. At the end of the day every time you've had a baby you've been so busy with the baby that you both kind of forget about us. It happened when you had Jamie. Well you were ill and dad had disappeared so it was sort of down to me, Peyton, Ellie and Nana to look after him. It wasn't fair on us. Me and Peyton had our end of year tests and we were getting lots of homework because we were sitting the O.W.Ls the next year, Ellie had just had Millie and was getting ready for the N.E.W.Ts and Nana was doing most of it on her own. I understand that you were ill but did dad have to disappear? Then when you had Trinity we were sitting our N.E.W.Ts and every time we asked for help you just brushed us off. The only time you really didn't forget us was when Sirius was born but even then whenever you heard him move you both went running to him and left us to look after Jamie and Trinity."
Ginny sighed again and looked at Maddy.
"I'm sorry. We didn't know that we were doing that. I promise that we'll never forget you again. How about I don't get pregnant and we adopt a baby?"
"Mum to be honest I think you should wait until Sirius is a bit older. He's only ten months old. How do you think he would feel if you adopted a baby? You waited until we were fourteen then had Jamie and we dealt with that well didn't we?"
Ginny thought about what their reactions had been and laughed.
"Peyton dealt with it better than you. You stormed out of the classroom saying that you didn't want anything to do with him."
"Yeah but we were okay when you had him. Then you waited until Jamie was four before you had Trinity. We were eighteen and we had gotten used to Jamie by then. Then Trinity was eighteen months old when you had Sirius. At least she could walk and understand who he was. Sirius wouldn't be able to understand and he's only just learnt how to crawl. Were any of us actually planned? Or were we mistakes?"
Ginny put her pale arm on Maddy's then said, "Listen to me, none of you were planned but you are not mistakes. We may not have planned to get pregnant but when I found out I was having you and Peyton we were happy. Again when we found out we were having Jamie we were happy. It's the same with Trinity and Sirius. We love each and every one of you and we're glad that we had you."
"But that's not the point though is it? We weren't planned babies. You didn't want to get pregnant so when you found out that you were you felt obliged to keep us. You were obliged to love us," Maddy said heatedly.
"Calm down! We kept you because we wanted to and we love you because that's how we feel about you. We've loved you since the day you were born and we wouldn't change you for the world. If you have any doubts with what I am saying then just ask your father. He'll tell you the same."
Maddy looked down at the floor and frowned. Ginny noticed what she was doing and looked at her feeling rather worried.
"Maddy what's wrong?" she asked.
"You said that if I was doubting what you said then I should ask dad," Maddy replied.
Ginny looked at Maddy with a confused look on her face then said, "What do you mean by that?"
"I thought that you had kept us because you felt like you had to because the Wizarding world's great hero couldn't be seen aborting his babies. I didn't actually stop to think that maybe you loved us. Mum I'm sorry for saying those things and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't forgive me."
Ginny shook her head and strode over to Maddy. She then pulled her daughter into her arms and started rocking back and forth on the spot. Maddy started to cry and Ginny pulled her auburn hair back from her face then started to whisper into Maddy's hair as she rocked on the spot. Within a few minutes Maddy had stopped crying and was listening to her mother whisper to her. Ginny looked down at Maddy and led her to the kitchen table then sat her down in a chair.
"Now you listen to me Madison. I never felt obliged to have you. I have never felt obliged to love you. I have always wanted you. When Hermione told me that I was having you and Peyton I was happier than I had been in months. Before I was told that I was pregnant I felt as though I was dead. Not even your father could make me feel alive but then when I found out about you I realised that you couldn't have a mother who was dead inside. You and your sister made me feel alive again. When you were born I looked at you and I loved you already. I don't know why but it seemed like I knew you even though you were just a few minutes old. I have always loved you and that didn't change when your brothers and sister came along. I will always love you and you better not forget that."
Maddy wiped her eyes then said, "Even when I'm old and grey and you're dead?"
"Even when I'm dead and you're old and grey," Ginny replied with a smile on her face.
Maddy smiled and stood up whilst holding her hand out for Ginny.
"Let's go and see dad and my sister," she said.
Ginny laughed and took Maddy's hand. They quickly hugged each other then walked back into the front room. Once they were back in the front room the first thing they saw was Peyton sobbing her heart out onto Harry's shirt.
"Has she spoken yet?" Ginny asked.
"No, she stopped crying then looked at me and started crying again. She hasn't said one word to anyone," Harry replied.
Ginny noticed that he looked worried. She sat down next to him and put her hand on his arm.
"She'll be fine. It'll take a while for her to get over whatever he did to her but she'll be her normal self in no time. Now I can't say that that boyfriend of hers will be fine. Have you seen him yet?" Ginny told her husband reassuringly.
Harry shook his head and looked at Maddy.
"Go and check on him please," Harry told her.
"Okay then but I know that he'll still be there. I tied him up with some ropes and pushed him onto the bed so he couldn't get back up," Maddy replied as she walked out of the room.
A few moments later she was back in Peyton's room. Carefully she entered just in case Ben had found a way to get out of the ropes and was hiding behind the door to hit her or something. Once she was inside she saw that he was still in the same place as before except now he was fast asleep.
"Well now we can't have you falling asleep to pass the time, can we?" Maddy said to herself as she shook her head.
She poked him on the thigh and saw that it made no difference; it was like he hadn't felt it at all. She then picked up one of the cream pillows and whacked his face with it. Ben shot awake and started shouting things.
"Calm down arsehole, its Maddy not my dad. Although my dad is in the front room with Peyton and he isn't looking too happy at the moment. I could call him and I'm sure he'd very gladly hex you," Maddy said to him nastily as she kept whacking him with the pillow.
She stopped whacking him and said, "I'm sure he'll want to see you once Peyton's talking again."
Ben's face was suddenly etched with fear as Maddy walked out of the room. She walked quickly back into the front room and saw that Peyton was whispering to Harry. She quickly walked to the sofa they were sat on and kneeled on the floor. Maddy took Peyton's hand and looked at her.
"Tell him Peyt. Mum's already said that she wouldn't let him do anything to Ben. Well anything bad anyways," Maddy replied.
Peyton nodded and took a deep breath then started to talk.
"Well me and Jazzy came home from Uni and as we came in Ben said that he wanted to talk to me. So Jazzy and me started to walk towards the bedroom and he said without my sidekick. Just because she knew my secret then it didn't mean that she had to come everywhere with me. So I told her to wait out here while I spoke to him and she said okay. Ben and me were in the bedroom and he said that he'd had a phone call from my teacher at Uni and she asked him if there were any problems here because I can't seem to hold my concentration. So we had an argument and I told him that the I didn't think that he cared about me and he called me a silly little girl and daddy's spoilt little princess, then he said that he didn't know why we were still together. Then he grabbed my shoulders and wouldn't let go. I tried pleading with him and even Maddy, Jess and Jazzy tried pleading with him but nothing worked so Maddy phoned you and used magic on him. She stunned him and when we ended the spell he asked what we had done and went mental over the fact that we had used magic and then he slapped me. Maddy bound him with the ropes then pushed him onto the bed and led me out here. Then she phoned you and here we are at this moment in time."
Whilst Peyton had been describing her ordeal Harry's facial expression had been changing from worried to extremely angry. He quickly got up from the sofa and ran down the hallway. Everyone looked at each other then began to hear shouting and a lot of bangs. Finally after ten minutes Harry returned and sat back down. He then looked at Jazzy and Jess.
"I suppose you'll be needing some questions answered now," he stated.
Jess nodded her head then said, "So magic is real? It's not something that we read about in books?"
"It's real. Some witches and wizards live amongst Muggles but other's live in magical communities that are hidden from Muggles," Harry replied.
"Muggles?" Jess asked whilst feeling rather confused.
Jazzy laughed then said, "Muggles are non magic folk. You're a Muggle Jess."
Jess nodded to show that she understood then said, "Why did Maddy have to ask you to use magic?"
"Because she didn't know whether she should do it or not."
"And why did she use that twig?"
Harry and Ginny both laughed then said together, "It's a wand. All witches and wizards have one from the age of ten or eleven."
"Why then?" Jess asked.
"Because that's when they get their letters to go to school. Maddy and Peyton went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with their cousins and older sister Ellie. Jamie, Trinity and Sirius will go there too. As will their cousins Chantelle and Caitlin. In fact Caitlin is going to Hogwarts this September. They stay there for seven years then they're free to find a job and start their adult lives."
Jess nodded to show that she understood.
"Any more questions?" Ginny asked.
"No that's it. The rest I can ask Maddy and Peyton," Jess replied.
Both Harry and Ginny nodded.
"Now you can't tell any other Muggle about what you saw today. If you do then we can all get into serious trouble for letting you witness magic and not erasing your memory of it. By not erasing it we're trusting you and we believe that you won't tell. Okay?" Harry told her.
"Yes that's fine."
Jazzy was about to say something when the front door banged open. Everyone turned to see Britty Boo walking in backwards. She was kissing her boyfriend. Maddy coughed and Britty Boo turned around to face them.
"Oops sorry. I didn't know that you had your family over Maddy."
"Well we do and my little brother's and sister are here so if you're going to do that then take it into your bedroom or even better to another place," Maddy replied.
Britty Boo blushed and dragged her boyfriend into her bedroom. Maddy looked back at her father and saw that he was grinning.
"Please don't tell me stories of when you and mum were our age. We don't need to know that," Maddy told him.
Harry nodded and stood up.
"Well we had best be going. I'm sure you all have homework and these three need to be getting ready to go to bed soon," he told everyone.
"Okay then dad. Don't stay away for ages okay? We do miss you," Peyton said quietly.
Harry smiled and kissed Peyton on the forehead. He then did the same to Maddy and waited for Ginny to hug and kiss each girl. They then walked out of the front door and apparated back to Grimmauld Place.
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