The Bachelorette Party

"So where are we going?" Dominique asked as she pulled down on the hem of her bright red dress a bit. It wasn't any shorter than she was used to, but she had been so busy with the case that it had been ages since she had dressed in anything other than her knee-length skirts or slacks for work.

"Dunno, Daisy was a bit mum on the details," Molly replied as she checked out her makeup in the mirror in the entryway of their flat. While at first glance, her black dress seemed a little more conservative with its three-quarter sleeves and long hem in the back, when she turned to face Dominique, the front had a plunging neckline and the skirt wrapped around into a high split up her left leg.

"When d'you get that?" Dominique asked, grinning at her normally reserved cousin. Molly just shrugged and smiled, her wavy red hair falling over one shoulder.

"Had it for awhile. Just waiting for a good excuse to pull it out," she said nonchalantly.

"We should go out more often if it gets you dressing in something other than ministry robes," Dominique said, thinking to Molly's usual garb of knee-length skirts, button-up blouses and cardigans. And here Lucy thought her older sister had no sense of fashion.

"I think it's amazing on you," Victoire said from where she was sitting on the sofa, decked out in a dark blue strapless lace dress. "And I, for one, second the going out more."

"Teddy still being a pain?" Molly asked. Victoire shook her head and smiled.

"He's been loads better. I just realized how little we all actually go out together," the blonde replied.

"Probably because we're all in relationships," Dominique said. Molly frowned.

"Not all of us," she retorted. Tori chuckled from where she sat, wearing a fitted strapless, black dress, her dark hair down.

"I'm right there with you," she said, looking over at Molly.

"Maybe not for long," Dominique said, grinning slightly. Tori looked at her, confused.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"Nothing," Dominique said casually.

"Doesn't matter much at the moment. Until everything is over, Daisy can't really go out. Teddy made her tell him where we're going so he could have it checked out. He'd of sent aurors if she'd let him, but she's determined to live normally as long as she can," Molly said.

"You girls ready to party!" Lucy exclaimed as she burst into the flat grinning, garbed in a short white lace halter dress - as expected - her red hair sleek in a bob that just graced her shoulders. Her eyes widened behind her glasses as she saw Dominique. "Where's the rest of your skirt?" Dominique just rolled her eyes and walked over to grab her purse off the coffee table.

"Please," she replied. "It's not that short. I've always worn party dresses like this."

"Blimey, where were you hiding that dress?" Lucy asked, now taking in Molly's appearance. "And what did you do with my sister, while you're at it." Dominique glanced over, seeing Molly positively glowing.

"See? I do know how to dress," she said triumphantly. Lucy looked over at Dominique.

"This wasn't your doing?" she asked, pointing at Molly.

"Nope. She did that all on her own," Dominique replied. "Hair and makeup as well." Lucy smiled and shrugged.

"I definitely approve. So, where's Daisy? You'd think with her orbing everywhere she wouldn't be late," Lucy said, walking over and sitting on the sofa.

"She's never been late… well, until she moved in with Wills, that is," Molly said with a sigh. Lucy rolled her eyes.

"If she's late because she was shagging Wills-"

"I was not shagging Wills," Daisy said as she appeared behind the sofa, glowering at Lucy. "Couldn't find my shoes." Lucy just chuckled.

"Sure, Daisy," she said. The petite redhead just rolled her eyes and walked around to Lucy.

"Here. You have to wear this tonight," she said, starting to grin. She held out a sash and small tiara with a veil attached that she had pulled out from her small clutch. Lucy looked at it incredulously.

"What's that?" she asked.

"Come on, Luce! It's what people do! The bride has to wear this bride-to-be sash and the veil. So people will buy you shots all night," Daisy said, grinning wickedly. Lucy looked at the sash and tiara again, then shrugged as she grabbed them from her, making quick work of putting them on. She then stood and did a turn.

"How do I look?" she asked.

"Like a woman celebrating her last night of freedom," Molly replied dryly. Daisy laughed as she straightened some of large sequins on her short, black dress, her now shorter locks in loose curls that fell just below her shoulders. It took some getting used to, but everyone seemed to be coming around to the new look.

"Hope you lot are ready for loads of dancing," Daisy said, grinning madly.

"Where are you taking us?" Lucy asked.

"You'll see. Come on," Daisy said, holding her hands out. Molly and Dominique walked over to the two as Victoire and Tori stood. The six women joined hands and then disappeared.


"What is this place?" Lucy asked, her eyes wide as they stood on a balcony looking down at a crowded dance floor and a smile started to spread across her face. The building looked like it had once been a warehouse, but chandeliers hung from the ceiling as a large bar ran along one side of the room. A live band was playing a Latin song on stage as people twirled all over the dance floor. She looked over at Daisy, who was already bobbing her head in time with the beat.

"It's this new salsa club!" Daisy shouted over the music. She had taken them out into muggle London, leading them to the club and saying they would have more fun than in any of the magical clubs in Diagon Alley. Dominique thought it was more so because Daisy wanted a break from the wizarding world. "Come on!"

The women followed her as she walked up to a person with a clipboard and spoke to them, the man then leading them along the balcony to a large table. Daisy grinned as she spun around while the rest took in the spread of liquor bottles.

"Let's get this started!" she shouted.

They made quick work of fixing drinks, despite having to do it the muggle way and then held them all out.

"To Lucy and Ryan!" Dominique shouted.

"To getting sloshed!" Lucy shouted. The rest just laughed as they clinked their glasses together and then took a drink.

"Come on, come on! I want to go dance!" Daisy shouted, practically dragging Lucy over to the stairs and then down to the dance floor. Dominique looked over at Victoire, Molly and Tori and just shrugged.

"Let's go," she said with a smile.

Soon enough, all of them were down on the dancefloor, moving in time with the music. Dominique had to admit, the club had been a good call. She was enjoying herself tremendously as was everyone else, it seemed. Daisy was busy twirling Lucy around, who was laughing as she clutched the veil, trying to keep it from falling off. Victoire was laughing at the two as she danced nearby. Even Molly seemed to have loosened up, glancing every so often at a tall attractive man with dark hair, who was making eyes at her from the bar. Tori had picked up on this and was whispering something in her ear while the two danced, causing the red head to look down at her in astonishment.

Of course, that would be around the time strong arms came around Dominique's waist. She looked down frowning as the owner of the arms spoke.

"Funny running into you here, Weasley," a familiar voice said. Dominique pushed out of the arms and spun around, seeing a smirking Witt.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she asked, surprised to not only be running into the annoying auror, but running into him at a muggle club.

"Just enjoying a Saturday night out. What about you?" he asked, glancing over at the women. Lucy and Daisy were oblivious, but Victoire was walking over, concerned, while Molly and Tori were frowning and starting to march in their direction.

"We're out for my cousin's bachelorette party, if you must know," she replied crossing her arms in front of her.

"Who's this?" Victoire asked.

"Witt," Dominique said flatly.

"So you do talk about me," he said, smiling.

"Only to say what a big ass you are," Victoire replied.

"And who might you be?" Witt asked, looking her up and down appreciatively.

"Victoire Lupin," Victoire snapped. Witt's eyebrows shot up.

"Lupin certainly did well for himself," he replied. Victoire's frown deepened as she started to open her mouth.

"Leave it. He's not worth it," Molly said, grabbing both women and pulling them back over to Daisy, Lucy and Tori. Witt stayed put as his eyes fell on Daisy, who was now looking at the four women, confused as to their bad moods. She then shot a look over at Witt, her eyes flashing red. She motioned up to the balcony and all six women promptly made their way to the stairs and then up to the VIP area. Witt turned and sauntered over to the bar, leaning against it.

"They're all here, including Daisy Wood," he said, leaning towards Richards. The older man looked over at him and frowned.

"Thought I told you not to interact with them, Witt," he said, noticeably angry.

"Sorry. Not like we were hiding anyway," he replied. Richards just rolled his eyes and turned around, searching the dance floor.

"Working with a fucking idiot," Richards muttered. "Step it up, Witt or I'm cutting you from this."

"They're up in the VIP area," Witt said.

The two men watched as the women did a round of shots and then Daisy quickly did another.

"She's a drinker," Richards said. "And what's Rollins doing with them?"

"Guess they invited her along for the party," Witt said. Richards watched them a bit longer while taking a drink.

"Just keep your eyes on them. And for God's sake, don't approach them again."


"I can't believe that prat is here! Ruining a perfectly good night out," Dominique fumed.

"We can still have fun," Daisy countered. "Let's not give in yet."

"How? He's going to latch onto us as soon as we go back downstairs," Molly shouted. Daisy looked to the floor.

"Well… I may have called in some reinforcements…" she said.

"Who did you call, Daisy?" Lucy demanded.

"Well…"

"Blimey, you know how to pick a club, Pix," Wills said brightly as he stepped up to their table - John, the triplets, Kelly and the rest of the Arrows in tow. Lucy scowled at Daisy.

"It's supposed to be a bachelorette party! No boys!" she shouted, stomping her foot.

"Well… what was I supposed to do? Witt was going to follow us all night if I didn't call in bodyguards!" she shouted back.

"Could be fun, combining parties and all," Dominique said as Daisy smiled at Lucy hopefully. The redhead just sighed heavily and rolled her eyes.

"Fine. Not like any of us could pick up guys anyway," she said. Kelly frowned.

"Why would you be picking up guys?" he asked, looking down at his fiance.

"Obviously, I wouldn't be," Lucy said sensibly.

"Maybe I wanted to! Not all of us are taken!" Molly shouted. Tori just chuckled, though she appeared slightly disappointed that Chris wasn't there.

"This club is much better than that dive you had us at," Blanks said, looking around.

"Hey, that place had character," John said, glaring at the shorter beater. "And you were having fun before we left."

"Think a round of shots are in order," Victoire said, already pouring. "Relax. All of you. The night is not ruined." Paul walked over and kissed Dominique on the cheek.

"How come I've never seen this dress?" he said in her ear. She smiled up at him.

"Take me out dancing more and you might get to see more outfits like this," she said.

Once the group had done a few shots, Wills was already leading Daisy towards the stairs.

"Let's see them try and bother you now!" he shouted, looking back at the group. Paul laughed and offered his arm to Dominique. She took hold of it and they followed the couple. Lucy rolled her eyes and looked at Kelly before grabbing him.

"Good luck to whoever gets Remus! Or rather your toes!" she shouted back, grinning at Victoire, Molly and Tori.

"I resent that!" Remus shouted at her, grinning.

"Come on, Remus. At least if you trample my feet to hell I can heal them," Victoire said, looping her arm through his. The rest of the team was moving towards the stairs, with Blanks grabbing Tori and pulling her with him. She looked back at John and Molly, her eyes wide, as the two just grinned at her.

"I'm not much of a dancer," John shouted over the music as Molly poured them more shots. He was looking at the dance floor, but kept glancing back at her, not used to seeing Molly dressed in such a way. She laughed and handed him the shot glass.

"Come on, John. I've been to a ball with you. We both know that's a load of shite," she replied. The two did the shots and she grinned at him as she started leading him down towards the others. "Even though you're here as a bodyguard, we can still have fun!"


"Wow. That was fast," Witt commented as they watched the group from the bar. "And the Woods… they're a lot bigger than I was expecting." Alan was expertly spinning a random girl around while Remus just missed stepping on Victoire's toe, causing her to laugh. Nearby, Wills had just dropped Daisy into a dip before kissing her. Paul had his arms around Dominique as the two moved side to side with the music. Jamie was blushing slightly as an attractive muggle girl coaxed him into a dance, looking around the floor for an out. The rest of the Arrows were already dancing, with an exuberant Blanks surprisingly leading Tori around the dance floor like an expert.

"Probably used that whole telepathic gift of theirs," Richards said, calmly sipping his drink. He was busy watching Wills and Daisy as she wrapped her arms around his neck and the blonde gazed down at her.

"Smart move calling in a bunch of quidditch players," Witt commented. "Think they were going for intimidation?" Richards shrugged.

"Possibly. It's a muggle club. Can't use magic here. Helps to have a bunch of big guys," he said.

"I wouldn't want to get into a fist fight with any of them… especially Jamie, Remus and Alan. They're massive," Witt said, his eyes going wide. "And I didn't realize just how much they stand out… even here." He looked over at Richards. "What do we do?"

"Wait and watch," Richards said.


A few hours later, the two parties seemed to relax as Richards and Witt appeared to keep to themselves rather than be obnoxious. Lucy and Ryan were gazing into each other's eyes as they danced. Dominique looked around and noticed that Witt and Richards had finally disappeared. She grinned in triumph as Wright spun her around. Paul was standing near the bar doing shots with Bray.

"What's that about?" he shouted over the music.

"Nothing!" she shouted back. "If you'll excuse me, I need to use the ladies!" Wright smiled and kissed her hand, letting her go. Dominique sighed as she made her way through the crowded dance floor and turned down a long hallway towards the restrooms. She quickened her pace as she heard a familiar voice and saw a shock of red hair surrounded by men.

It appeared Richards and Witt hadn't left.

"I don't understand why you're here! Just leave us alone," Daisy shouted.

"Calm down, Pix," Jamie said, looking around cautiously, worried she'd jinx them in front of a group of muggles.

"No, Jamie. These two are being twats and I'm not going to let them ruin our night!" she snapped.

"Seriously, Pix. We're in a muggle club," Wills said, though he was glaring at the two MACUSA aurors.

"What's going on?" Dominique asked as she reached the group, frowning.

"Just happened to run into the Woods, nothing more," Richards said smoothly.

"You cornered me outside the ladies," Daisy said, her hands on her hips. Dominique pushed through Remus and Alan and moved to stand next to Daisy.

"Can't you two give it a rest? Leave the Woods alone," she said.

"Why are you all standing here?" Tori asked as she stepped out of the bathroom. Her look of surprise quickly changed to a scowl when she saw Witt and Richards. "For fuck's sake, can you two just knock it off?"

"Ah, good of you to join us, Rollins," Richards said.

"Will you let this go? The Woods aren't doing anything," Tori said. "It's the Network we're supposed to be after, not them." Witt and Richards stared at her before Richards looked back at the Woods. Jamie and Wills looked worried, while Daisy, Remus and Alan were all glaring at them. He sighed.

"Fine, we'll leave," he said. Witt looked at him confused. The older auror pushed through the crowd and continued down the hallway, Witt catching up to him. They all silently watched until they were gone.

"Don't know about you, but I feel like they're up to something. This obsession is getting out of control," Tori said, glancing over at Dominique. She sighed and nodded.

"I think we should start looking harder into them," she said. The Woods and Wills looked at the two women, surprised.

"You think he could be working with them?" Remus asked.

"Could be? No one knew Magnus was the Network," Dominique said. She glanced at Tori. "Wouldn't hurt to check into them. Just to be safe." Tori nodded.

"Wouldn't hurt. We should bring Teddy and Chris into this," she said.

"Agreed."


After the altercation, the party seemed to pick up again. The group seemed determined not to let Witt and Richards steal the fun from the night. Not to mention, Wills was determined to get Daisy's mind off it as he spun her around the floor.

In just about 30 minutes, it appeared as though they all relaxed as the alcohol flowed. Half the group was up at the table while the rest were down on the dance floor.

Hardwick calmly watched from a corner, making sure none of them could see them. He was curious about the MACUSA aurors and why they were there, though he assumed from the interactions that the Woods and co. were not happy to see them. Part of him wondered if one of them were the contact that Magnus had mentioned.

His eyes followed Daisy and Wills, as she laughed. Frowning, he could feel the anger start to boil through his blood. She had gotten the best of him far too many times and he was eager to wipe the grin off her face. That was the main reason he taken to following her around when he could. Her orbing everywhere had made it difficult, but he felt he was doing better this time around. He smiled slightly to himself, thinking that he'd finally get back into Magnus' good graces if he came up with a solid plan to get Daisy Wood. Helped that James Potter let slip about the party tonight.

He finished his drink, setting his empty glass on a table and then slipped through the crowd towards the exit. Once outside, he stepped down an alley, looking around before he apparated.

"Hardwick. Funny running into you," a voice said. Hardwick stopped, seeing an older man step out from the shadows.

"You a fan?" he asked, still not sure which side he was on or how he knew him. The other man chuckled and shook his head.

"No. Never got into quidditch. We work for the same people," he said casually, causing Hardwick's eyes widened.

"How did you know I was here?" he asked.

"Saw you while I was watching the Woods. Going rogue are we?" he replied "Relax, I'm not about to out you to Magnus." Hardwick relaxed slightly.

"So what do you want?" he asked.

"Same thing as you. We both work for the Network. We both want to see our goal fulfilled," he said. "And I think we can help each other." Hardwick narrowed his eyes.

"What do I have to do?" he asked.

"Same thing you've been doing, only, report to me. I think with the two of us, we can come up with a good extraction plan for Daisy Wood," the man said. "You know her and her family better than I do. And I'm good a strategies." Hardwick started to smile.

"Very well," he said, holding his hand out. "Partners?"

"Partners," the man said, shaking his hand.


Just like Richards and Witt to crash the bachelorette party... We're about halfway through (unless I end up adding more chapters as I finish up the last several chapters) and there's so much more to come. I cracked myself up with the goofy wedding chapters (yea, that's right... wrote so much I had to split Lucy's wedding into two chapters).

And who is the mole? Just gonna have to wait...

AleenaBean - Oh, you have no idea what's coming. More fun times with the fam ahead...

cjconner326 - Things definitely start picking up. And some fun family times.

As always, thanks for reading, following and reviewing!