Chapter 22: Set Ups

It was now a Hogsmeade weekend before Christmas holidays. Harry and Zach had talked their dad and godfather into meeting the new Defense teacher.

"Are you Sirius?" Ms. Summers asked.

Sirius turned to the woman. Zach didn't tell him she was this beautiful especially those violet eyes.

"I guess not."

"No, I'm Sirius." He said smiling at her.

She smiled shyly at him and said. "I'm Rowan Summers."

"That's a beautiful name." Sirius charmed.

She blushed. She wasn't usually like this but she's never seen a guy as gorgeous as Sirius. She was usually very confident.

"So, did you go to Hogwarts?"

Rowan nodded and said. "Yes, I was a Ravenclaw. I graduated in 1979. Though I'm a year older then all my classmates since I was born in 1961."

"So, you could say I'm robbing the cradle." Sirius smirked at her.

Rowan smirked back at him. They continued talking.

"How's it going?" Zach asked walking in with Susan. Sirius couldn't help but notice Zach was holding her hand. Neville and Delaney followed them in also holding hands.

"It's going well, son." Sirius smiled at his son.

"He's your son?" Ms. Summers asked.

Sirius nodded and said, "Yes, he is."

"I've never seen you in class." She said confused.

"I'm a squib."

She nodded and said "My youngest sister Hazel is also a squib."

"So, did your parents to name all your siblings after trees?" Sirius asked.

Rowan nodded and said "Yes, they did."

Before Sirius could respond Harry walked in with Ron and Hermione.

"How's the date going?" Harry asked.

"Good, pup." Sirius smiled at his godson.

Rowan looked confused between one of her best students and her date.

"Harry is my godson." Sirius noticing Rowan's expression.

Rowan nodded. After the meeting Rowan and Sirius decided to meet again.

It was now time for Zach to meet his other cousin Dora and her parents. To say he was nervous would be an understatement he was terrified. Neville and Delaney were there to support him.

"What if they don't like me?" Zach fretted.

"Zach, I'm sure they'll love you," Delaney assured her best friend.

He shook his head and asked, "What if they don't accept the fact that I'm a squib?"

"I'm sure they will, Zach," Neville assured his friend.

"That's easy for you to say, you're a pureblood," He snapped.

Only Delaney knew that everyone in Neville's family besides Alice and Frank thought he was a squib when he was younger and how insecure Neville was about how he might be a squib.

"I'm sorry, I snapped," Zach apologized to his two friends.

Delaney hugged him and said. "We understand you must be nervous."

"That's no excuse to snap at you."

"I suppose you got my temper," Sirius smirked at his son as he walked in.

Before one of them could respond they heard a knock on the door. Zach froze.

"I suppose that's them."

The three fifteen-year-olds followed Sirius to the kitchen.

"Zach, this is your cousin Nymphadora," Sirius smirked at the youngest of the trio who had pink hair.

She huffed in response and said, "If you call me that, I'll hex you."

"Call her Dora then," Sirius said.

"It's nice to meet you," Dora smiled.

"You too."

"It's nice to finally meet you, Sirius has bragged about you a lot. I'm your Aunt Andromeda or Andie and this is your Uncle Ted," Andromeda or Andie, Dora's mum greeted.

"You too, Aunt Andie. These are my two best friends, Neville Longbottom and Delaney Romero." Zach smiled.

Delaney felt Neville slightly flinch next to her she shot him a confused look.

"I'll explain later, love," He murmured to her.

Delaney nodded.

"It's nice to meet all of you," Andie said, coolly.

The group sat down on the couch.

"So, how old are you?" Dora asked Zach.

"I'm fifteen, I'll be sixteen in April though."

Dora nodded and then turned to Neville and Delaney and said. "Your mum and dad are aurors aren't they and your dad is an auror too."

Delaney and Neville nodded.

"Are you two the same age as my cousin?"

Neville nodded and said. "Yes, but he's the oldest of our trio since my birthday isn't until July and Delaney's isn't until August."

Dora nodded and asked."You two go to Hogwarts?"

"Yes."

"What houses are you two in?"

"I'm a Gryffindor," Neville answered.

"I didn't come to Hogwarts until my third year but I was promptly sorted into Hufflepuff," Delaney smiled.

"Is that why you wear a necklace with the Hufflepuff emblem?" Ted asked her.

Delaney shook her head and said. "Not exactly, Neville bought it for me when we were nine to remember him by."

"Remember him by?"

"Let me explain, I've known Zach since we were five. We met Neville when we were seven. We became close until his parents were transferred back to the Ministry of Magic. I kept in touch with Neville through letters until our third year and I was accepted into an exchange program at Hogwarts."

"Hogwarts doesn't usually accept exchange students especially ones out of the country," Andie said, surprised.

"I was surprised too but my teacher Mr. Armiger is distantly related to McGonagall so he wore her down and she finally agreed." Delaney smiled.

Everyone nodded.

"I was placed with the Weasleys for the program but they stayed a few extra days in Egypt so I had to stay here for a few days. Within in an hour or so I was reunited with Neville after four years of not seeing him."

Neville smiled and said. "I can still remember how happy I was to see you. I had missed you terribly. I had fancied you since the year before though Ron said I should just forget you because I would never see you again."

"Ron said that?" Delaney asked.

Neville nodded and said. "But of course my feelings for you never faded."

Delaney smiled and kissed his cheek sweetly.

"Are they always like that?" Tonks asked smiling at the couple.

Zach nodded and said. "Yes, they are. It's almost sickening."

"Shut it, Zach Attack," Delaney said, sticking her tongue out at Zach playfully.

Zach couldn't help but blush at the nickname as Tonks asked. "Zach Attack?"

"She hasn't called me that since we were thirteen. Actually the last time she called me that was when she left."

Dora nodded and asked. "So, do you go to Hogwarts too?"

"You can say that but not really," Zach said glancing at his friends and father nervously.

"What's wrong?" Andromeda asked.

"I'm a squib," Zach whispered.

"What was that, Zach?" Dora asked.

"I'm a squib." He repeated.

How will they react? I hated to cut this scene in half but I had too.