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Chapter Five: Meeting at Willow's Lake

December 20, 1999 it was pouring and Harry was busy trying to locate Jessica in this desolate storm. At his future mother in-law and wife's insistence, at the point of a wand no less, he had to find and invite Jessica to a Christmas party at the Burrow. Mrs. Weasley even said pointedly that Serena and Maria were invited as well. Whoever they were. Harry thought trying to focus on his destination point. He had cast a tracking spell on her bag the one time they met in London. It was an interesting trick he had learned from Hermione, who read it from a book of course.

Harry spun on the spot focusing on a place that he had never been to before. With the feeling of being sucked into a vacuum he landed none to gracefully on a forest floor. Brushing himself off he cursed himself for landing so far away. Now he was in the middle of a forest having no idea what direction to go in. The 'Point Me' Spell would do little more than show him the direction north. It was then that he heard the splashing of water. Following the sound he cam across a small river that fed into a nearby lake surrounded by willows. Up on the hill stood a small two-floor cabin it's back windows illuminated in the storm.

Making his way up the hill he noticed a woman arguing with someone at the door before she stomped away red in the face. He made sure to stand out of sight until the woman had clamored back into her car and drove all the way down to the bottom of the long hill and into the small village near it's base. Harry then turned to the cabin. Mrs. Weasley had told him Jessica had lived a little out of the town Willow's Lake, but this place reminded him of where Marvolo Gaunt and his children lived outside of Little Hamilton (a/n: right?). Harry shuddered and continued back up the dirt path to the house from the lake.

Slowing down as he neared the house he saw that none of the front lights had been turned on in the storm and one of the room's windows had been covered up completely. He rapped on the door and he heard movements from inside the house as well as a phone ringing. Muffled voices could be heard right before the door swung open. Harry was greeted by a petite blond haired girl of whom looked very aggravated at the moment.

"Stupid rain." Sparks looked greatly shocked at the words coming out of her friend's mouth.

"Aqua," She said cautiously. "You and I both love the rain, especially a storm like this."

"I know that Sparks," Jessica said looking away from the kitchen window. "But Magma doesn't."

"So?"

"So, she's coming over today, remember? We're supposed to pick her up at five. She hates the rain with a passion met only by your old hatred of your family."

"Oh, I forgot she was coming over. It's Long Night in a few days isn't it?"

"Two. The solstice is on the 22nd and Magma is staying until after New Years."

"Do you think -" She was inturupted by a loud banging on the front door.

"Uh what now?" Jessica stood up and wove through the overly crowded hallway. Opening the door she was welcomed with the sight of a very angry Mrs. Pennant. "Why hello Mrs. Pennant, pleasant day isn't it?" She said cheerfully. "To what do I owe this visit?"

"You and your disgraceful friend have seen the last of this town! Fireworks Miss Reane! Fireworks! I've had it up to here with your hooliganism!" She shouted. Is that even a word? Jessica thought. "The authorities will here about this and I will see to it personally that you and your friends are never near this town again!"

"Mrs. Pennant, is making a fool of your self entirely necessary?" Jessica inquired only to have the inquiree's face go past boiling point. "We, Sparks and I, have not anything to do with Fireworks unless of course it is on a holiday or special occasion. Most certainly not on a normal day in the middle of a thunderstorm."

"I HEARD BANGS!"

"How? I wouldn't be able to here anything of the roar of the thunder."

"SO YOU ADMIT TO IT!"

"No," Jessica said slowly and clearly. "I was only curious to how you heard anything over the storm. Are you sure it wasn't the clashing of the thunder and lightning? If it was I put full blame on Sparks."

"Hey!"

"I will not be made a fool of Miss Reane!"

"Then I bid you farewell from this house where that is exactly what will happen." Jessica said shutting the door in her face.

"Well that was interesting." Sparks said as Jessica reentered the kitchen.

"For you." Sparks nodded happily. And then the door rapped again. "Damn won't that woman ever give up?" Jessica moved to the door again when the phone rang. "You get the phone, I'll get the door." Sparks said and without another word she was down the hall tripping over her own camera case. "We really have to clean up in here."

Opening the door she said angrily, "Look-"

"Look -" She started but upon seeing it wasn't who she thought she stopped. "Oh I'm sorry. I thought- but obviously your not. She's crazy trying to evict us again- I didn't even know you could do that…" She would have dragged on but she once again noticed Harry standing in the rain. "Oh. Sorry, can I help you?"

Harry stared at the strange girl before saying unsure, "Uh, I was wondering if this was where Jessica Potter lived." The girl stared at him through confused light blue eyes. "I guess this is the wrong house.."

"Oh! You mean Aqua!" The girl laughed. "Sorry I'm here laughing and you're standing out in the rain. Come in." Harry stepped over the threshold glad to be out of the rain but still unsure about the house he'd stepped into. "You must be Harry, huh? My name's Serena but most people just call me Sparks. Yes Jessica lives here she's actually on the phone right now." She said as Harry narrowly avoided tripping over a bag strewn in the middle of the hallway. Coming into the kitchen she sung, "Aqua, guess who decided to drop by!"

Jessica 'Aqua' stood in the kitchen the telephone held arms length from her ear. Muffled shouts rang from the receiver and Harry was instantly reminded of the time that Ron had tried to call him over the summer of Third Year. "Look Mags calm down. I swear this storm has nothing to do with me and Sparks."

So Maggie's not happy 'bout the weather?" Serena inquired with a knowing smile.

"Mags Sparks just called you Maggie." Jessica said to her friend on the other side of the phone then handed it to Serena. Noticing Harry she smiled slightly. Over Serena's pleas of "Sorry, Sorry, Sorry…" She motioned Harry further into the kitchen. "Hello Harry."

"Does this always happen?" He asked looking at Serena now talking to Magma calmly.

"Every time there's a storm." She said smiling. The lights began to flicker heavily now before they were thrown into darkness.

"Uh oh. The line's dead."

"Great just what we need. Sparks if you'd be so kind." Jessica said and Serena moved over to the light switch flicking it a few times the lights popped back on. "Thank you." Harry looked from one girl to the other. "Harry I'd like you to meet one of my best friends Serena 'Sparks', the guardian witch of thunder and lightning with a bit of power of electricity as well."

"So he knows about the guardians?" Serena asked abandoning the now useless phone and sat at the table with them. Jessica nodded solemnly. "Oh stop being so mournful Aqua. Just so you know Harry not all the guardians are as serious as her." She said jabbing her thumb at her friend. "Only most of them!" She added cheerfully as an after thought.

"You being one of them." Jessica added. "Your only hyper because of the storm. She isn't always crazy like this. So what did you want Harry, and how the hell did you find this place."

"Mostly Mrs. Weasley. She told me where you lived and gave me reason to find you guys."

"Me included?" Serena asked cocking her head.

Harry nodded. "She wanted to extend and invitation to you two and your friend Maria for a Christmas party at the Burrow."

The two girls looked at him strangely before Jessica questioned, "The 24th or 25th?"

"Christmas Day around noon."

"Sounds like fun!" Serena said.

"She's hyper, ignore her." Jessica said. Sparks stuck her tongue out at Jessica before grabbing a Hershey's kiss from the candy jar in the middle of the table. "Chocolate doesn't help. Anyway, weren't you going to spend the day with your family?"

"On the 24th though." Serena said though she wasn't looking forward to the visit.

Jessica sighed, "I can't say anything for Magma, but we'll go." Jessica said smiling.

Harry let out a sigh of relief he didn't want to imagine going back home to Ginny and Mrs. Weasley saying that they wouldn't come. Jessica laughed as though she knew what he was thinking about.

Doors rapped again, this time coming from the back door. "Not again." Jessica moaned.

"Think Mrs. Pennant kept her promise?" Serena asked looking toward the door.

Without warning the door swung open to reveal a soaked dirty-blond haired boy in a red jacket cell phone in hand. "Aqua get this crazy girl off my cell phone!" The boy shouted handing the phone to Jessica as though it was a deadly snake.

"Hello? Yes Magma this is Aqua. The line got cut off, blame the storm. (Pause) No not me and Sparks!" Jessica yelled over the line.

"So I take it Magma wasn't to happy about being cut off of her ranting huh?" Serena said with amusement.

"Oh you think it's funny? Try picking up your cell and having someone yelling your ear off." The boy said annoyed.

"Yes I find that very funny cause it wasn't happening to me for once." She said smiling.

"Sick amusement." Came the bitter reply

"Trust me, I've seen worse." Serena said darkly. Harry nodded in agreement.

The boy having just noticed Harry looked surprised. "Sorry, who are you?"

"Oh, I'm Harry Potter." Harry said holding his hand out.

"Derek Weller." Derek replied taking it. "I suppose you're Aqua's brother." Harry nodded. "Great now I only have one more to meet." Derek said staring pointedly at Serena.

She caught the glance. "And I hope you never meet him Derek. He doesn't take kindly to non-magic people." She said sweetly, but you could detect the bitterness in her voice.

"Okay we'll be there in half, 'kay?" Jessica said to the phone. "Goodbye Magma." She shut the phone and tossed it back to Derek. "Remind me to set up anger management classes for that girl."

Derek raised his phone in goodbye. "See you on Long night, don't be late!" He called mischief in his eyes.

"That's you!" Jessica called out and shut the door.

"Long Night?"

"The Winter Solstice a long standing tradition in Willow's Lake. Every Solstice there'd be a celebration picnic in town. It's a fun little get together you know?" Harry nodded. "Anyway it's on the 22nd this year and Magma's coming up from Cali for the remainder of the holiday. Hence the entertaining phone calls." The doorbell rang this time. "Ugh I can't take anymore unexpected visits today." Jessica said smacking her head on the table.

"I'll get it." Serena volunteered.

"You'd better get going Harry. Sparks and I have to leave to pick Mags up at the airport anyway."

Harry moved to go when Sparks' voice rang through the house. "Jessica! Officer Landon is here!"

"Great. The back door than Harry. I'll see you on Christmas then!"

She shut the door behind him as he walked away from the house. Harry went into the forest and after thinking a great deal he cast a small silencing charm around him to save Jessica some more trouble, before he disapperated.

A/N: Hello again. This is the fifth chapter and I hope you enjoyed it as once again Magma has yet to make an actual appearance (I should probably do something about that). This was mostly me just wanting Harry to get a view of the normal life of his long lost sister, of which isn't very normal. I was stuck for awhile trying to think of where this was going. For those of you who like a lot of action and drama, sorry it's been a bit boring. I haven't decided where this is going yet. For those of you who are confused with the trios nicknames: Jessica Potter Aqua; Serena ? Sparks; Maria Dera Magma. Serena is from a not nice family of whom we all know and maybe not so much love. See if you can guess it, though I probably won't tell in this story, she may get her own little one shot. As always comments and critics are welcome.