Okay dokey! HIIIIIIII!

Okay so don't get excited about the fast update, this seriously is a one off. I actually cannot believe i managed to do this as life has been INCREDIBLY stressful so not a good time to write but i managed to write something i'm proud of :)

I hope that you all like it and i am afraid i cannot promise another update to arrive very soon, as i am going to CYPRUS with my netball team and i am SOFREAKINGEXCITED! :D

But yes, i leave on Tuesday the 25th (?) of October and i return on Monday the 31st of October...so i don't get to go trick-or-treating...I AM NOT A HAPPY BUNNY! :( also, i was going to go to the MCM Expo on the 30th of October (I was going to go as Sheik from Zelda) but i can't go to that either, and my niece is coming over from Denmark when i am in Cyprus so i won't get to see her and i NEVER get to see her and she's growing up so fast and she's just started crawling and i am seriously annoyed that i'm missing all of that...but of course i'll miss not giving you lovely people new updates the most ;)

I'll try and put up as much as i can before i leave and you know what sucks? I get 2 more days of relaxing holiday then 6 days of sweating and playing netball in the heat of Cyprus then i get back at 10ish on the monday night...and i have to go back to school the next morning...F.M.L.

Oh well, i shall get a tan and THAT shall be the highlight of my holiday xD honestly i would be excited for going to Cyprus but there are so many things i'll be missing it just doesn't seem worth it anymore, but i am still going and i am hell-bent on enjoying myself!

Read on my good people and i shall return here when i have a new chapter xD

Chapter 21

Harry stood in the car park with the Weasley's, boredly watching Molly and Arthur converse with the Minister. The anger directed at the man still burned in his chest, but there was also the grim sense of satisfaction due to the fact that he had won, he had beat the minister, and Sam was here; that in itself was reassuring, he couldn't wait to see that sour expression on his face when he was faced with the young Auror again. At the thought, a grin started to spread across his face and Sirius, who was sitting by his feet, looked up at him confusedly, but Harry couldn't stop smiling, simply patting the top of his Godfather's head absently.

A voice whispered quietly beside him.

"He won't stop smiling…it's creepy..."

"Oh Ronald, shut up!"

"I think he's gone mad."

Harry rolled his eyes and turned his head towards his best friends.

"I've not gone mad; I am simply enjoying how uncomfortable Fudge is." He told them quietly and Sirius barked his approval.

All of a sudden, their conversation was interrupted when Molly cried in shock "Oh goodness gracious! The train leaves in 5 minutes and we must meet uh—someone! I'm awfully sorry Minister but we must go! Everyone grab your bags and put them onto a trolley let's get going!" She grabbed some bags herself and aided them in lifting them onto trolleys before she rushed off at the head of the group towards the platforms leaving Arthur to say goodbye to the minister just as a ministry employee apparated beside the car and began talking to Cornelius in hushed whispers.

"Uh mum?" George began as he ran behind her with his trolley which was loaded with his luggage.

"What is it dear?" She asked breathlessly as she slowly ushered one teenager at a time through the only small door which acted as the exit from the car park.

"Fred?" He raised his eyebrows at her.

"Yes what about him dear?" She counted the third child as George spoke to her.

"Well, there seems to be a lacking of Fred's in this group at this moment in time."

"What are you—?" Molly began, and then she abruptly gasped, waving her hands about as she called to her husband who was speedily running towards them. "Arthur! Oh Arthur dear, Sam and Fred are still in the car!" Arthur skidded to a halt, turning smartly around before running back towards the car where a lone trolley stood, loaded with Fred's luggage and various boxes which neither parent dared to open; they knew their sons well…too well.

Arthur quickly hop, skip and jumped past the minister and his comrade, who eyed the man strangely, and quickly rapped on the blacked out window of the car.

"Samantha! Fred! Come along or you'll miss the train!" He barely had to wait a minute before two doors opened and Sam and Fred spilled out…well, Fred spilled out; Sam simply stepped out quickly yet elegantly, picking Fred up off the ground as she went.

"Coming, we're coming, we're coming!" Fred said breathlessly as he ran around the boot of the car with Sam's hand in his, to begin pushing his trolley toward where Molly was waiting impatiently.

Sam was hastily trying not to look at the Minister for fear of being drawn into a conversation with him.

However, it appeared that it wasn't shaping up to be her day.

"Oh, Miss Harlow! Could I have a word?" Sam kept running.

"I'm quite tried for time Minister, could this wait until another occasion?" She said over her shoulder.

"I'm afraid that it's rather urgent my dear; it won't take a minute." He called after her and, despite her distaste for him, she didn't miss the raw urgency in his tone; so it was with regret that she turned to look at Fred who gazed back at her imploringly.

"Oh come on!" He whined softly. "Please just ignore it?"

"I can't Fred—"

"Fred, Sam come on!" Molly called after them as Arthur ran through the door she stood by, "The train leaves in 2 minutes!"

"Go! I'll be there, I promise! The faster you accept this the faster I can get this conversation over with!" She told him as she backed off smiling reassuringly before spinning around and running back to the two men by the car.

Fred watched her go before heaving a breath and quickly sprinting with his trolley past his mother to rejoin his family and friends along with Mad-eye and Tonks who had joined the group.

Sam came to a stop right by the Minister and the man she knew to be called Pius Thicknesse, the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

"Okay Fudge, this had better be good."

In the time when the group had been waiting for Fred, Harry had been tugged into a waiting room by Sirius who quickly morphed into his human form, still wrapped in his bathrobe.

"Sirius! What are you doing? You could get caught! Fudge is just around the corner!" He said as he hastily closed the door behind him and saw as Mad-eye came to stand guard by the door.

"Oh pay no mind to that, I wanted to give you something; come here." Sirius beckoned his godson over and pulled Harry into the seat next to him before he pulled a picture, which was worn around the edges, out of his pocket and handed it to Harry.

"What's this?" Harry asked as he unfolded it and was shocked into almost complete silence when he saw what in front of him.

It was a picture of a large group of young adults, most in their early twenties he guessed as he scanned the faces. His mind screeched to a halt when he saw the faces of his parents.

"Is that—?" He asked quietly.

"Yes. This is the old Order; there I am," he pointed to his own smiling face and Harry felt himself smile as he saw his father and a younger Sirius smile cheekily at each other. Harry's eyes roved over every face, he saw Professor Dumbledore, standing in the middle and smiling up at him.

"Frank and Alice Longbottom," Sirius' finger wandered to a couple by the edge of the group.

"Neville's parents?" He questioned, looking up at Sirius who nodded.

"Yes; Bellatrix L'Estrange tortured them to insanity a few weeks after this photo was taken." He sighed sadly before he continued to name people. "…Voldemort wiped out her entire family."

Harry was struck by all of the information and his mind was still whirring when Sirius nudged him as he pointed out another couple standing towards the centre of the group. The man's arms were around the waist of the woman and they were both grinning as his hands came to rest upon the woman's noticeable baby bump.

"And they—" Padfoot's face suddenly became very sombre, "are Sam's parents, Melinda and Luke Harlow."

Harry's head snapped up in disbelief, his mouth dropping open before his gaze ran back to the faces of the beaming couple and he began to analyse them.

Sam's mother, or Melinda, as Sirius had called her, was petite, slim and had long flowing blonde hair which cascaded down past her shoulders and she was grinning beautifully, her bright eyes crinkling at the edges as her slight hands rested on top of the sturdy ones of her husband's. As the other members of the group were looking at the camera, her gaze moved upwards towards her husband and she leant into him. Luke, Sam's father, was exceedingly tall, towering over his wife. His face was kind and gentle, his eyes were dark yet held great kindness and he was smiling widely, showing a row of perfect white teeth. He was handsome and had a mane of golden blonde hair that had fallen over one eye whilst Harry watched as he leant forwards to rest his chin on the top of his wife's head in a loving gesture, and he looked down to where his hands rested and his smile grew even more.

But, even as Harry watched, he couldn't help but voice what he was thinking, because, despite the same coloured hair and the infectious smiles...

"She doesn't look a lot like them."

"Oh Fred, come along, Sam will catch up. Come on, come on!" She pushed her son forwards as they ran towards the group assembled.

She did a quick check and threw her hands up in the air.

"Where's Harry? Oh for Merlin's sake! Where's Harry? Has anyone seen Harry?"

"Oh great mum, you don't realise when your own son is missing but you notice when your son's friend is missing? I feel so loved!" Fred exclaimed sarcastically and received a very stern look in response just as Harry and Padfoot, now in his animagus form, appeared form a waiting room.

"Oh Harry good good, let's go! Come along everyone!"

She ushered everyone along, trying to ignore the angry looks they were getting as they ran past all of the Muggles but in no time, they were lined up in front of the gateway of 'Platform 9¾' and were all speeding through at a pace that was extremely dangerous with their trolleys but at this moment in time they didn't care, they needed to get on that train.

Fred was the last of the teenagers to go through. Before he ran, he looked behind him, searching the crowd for Sam's recognisable head of blonde hair but he saw nothing and he felt his heart drop.

"Fred!" Molly said hastily.

"But Sam—"

"Sweetheart, either you go through now, or you don't go to Hogwarts this year. Now Sam won't want you to miss a year of school. Go!"

"Mum!" Fred gaped at his mother in betrayal. "Please?"

"No. Now go!" She said in the voice that was not to be argued with, so, after one last look behind him, Fred ran through the barrier, and despite his sudden bad mood, he felt comforted by the familiar sight of the platform and grudgingly took his trolley towards the others which were being loaded onto the train. Suddenly, he was grabbed by Arthur and was hauled by the arm to where George was hanging out of the train at the very end, searching the crowd. He visibly relaxed when he saw Fred and helped him inside the carriage, taking note of his twin's distraught expression and smiling reassuringly at him as Lee Jordan closed the door and the train screamed high and long, signalling its departure. He slowly made his way to the now open window and smiled encouragingly at his mother who gripped his hand tight before the train began to move slowly, almost unnoticeably, forwards and his hand slipped out of hers.

He let his head drop and felt George's hand come to rest on his shoulder in comfort.

But then he heard it.

"Fred!"

His head snapped up and he looked towards the voice, to see Sam sprinting towards him, her hood up to hide her face.

"Sam!" He cried in relief.

People moved to the side with gasps as she barged past them and began whispering amongst themselves about the rudeness; but Fred wasn't paying any attention to that.

He watched Sam advance quickly and barely had any chance to anticipate her actions before she leapt lithely, causing people to scream, at the train. Her high-heeled foot masterfully caught in a dent in the train's side, so she was able to support herself as she gripped Fred by his shirt collar and pulled his lips onto hers.

Fred gasped, along with many others but instinctively, his hands gripped her waist, pulling her closer to him as the train chugged slowly and moved forwards, but they still held on to each other.

Sam's lips moved fluidly with his and he deepened the kiss as he angled his head to the side and she wound her arms around his neck, pulling him so that he was slightly leaning out of the window and it was that moment that Sam let him go and jumped backwards, landing lightly on her feet just as the platform ended and the train was off.

"I love you!" She cried as the train pulled him, and his dazed expression, away from her.

Fred's heart leapt up in his throat but he yelled back.

"I love you too!"

"Me too, I love you too!" George climbed on his brother's back and leant out the window, grinning foolishly making Sam laugh.

And just before the train turned the corner, Fred saw Sam smile wide, despite the hood to cover her face, and his parents ran up behind her waving as Molly wrapped an arm around Sam's waist and Arthur did the same around her shoulders.

All he could do was grin back before the train turned the corner and she was lost from his view.

He sank into the seat, shaking George off his back in the process, and resting his head against George's shoulder, completely ignoring Lee's endless questions.

He was so dazed that he didn't feel the train jolt as, at the front, a door opened and a young girl stepped into an empty cabin, a big smile on her face as her fingers skimmed over her lips.

YAYAYAY d'you get it? D'you get it?

LOL, so i actually had consulted a friend about how i was going to end this and was advised to end it differently than i have...but what can i say? I love me some fluff xD

So please review, i will love you forever if you do

Lots of Love,

from

Alicia

xxxx