"Daddy, can you sign this please
"Daddy, can you sign this please?" Emma asked.
"Ah, Hogsmeade visits, of course, Pumpkin" Ron said.
"Daddy, what do you think of Danny?" Emma asked.
"He's a very nice young man, why do you ask, sweetheart?" Ron said.
"Um, well, I kind of fancy him a lot well, I don't want you freak out" said Emma.
"Why would I freak out at the fact that my 13 year old daughter is fancying a bloke?" Ron asked.
"Because you're crazily over-protective of me" said Emma. Ron pulled Emma onto his lap and kissed her forehead.
"I don't want anything to happen to my little girl" said Ron.
"What about Jack? He's your child too you know" Emma said with her arms crossed.
"I love Jack very much, Princess, its just different with you two" said Ron.
"Because I'm a girl and I'm deaf" said Emma.
"Yes, baby girl, that's why" Ron said guilty.
"It's ok, Daddy, I figured as much" said Emma. Ron smiled at his daughter's use of language.
"You're becoming more like your Mum everyday" said Ron. Lights flashed twice in house and Emma ran to her videophone.
"Hey James, what's up?" asked Emma.
"Did Uncle Ron sign your Hogsmeade thing?" James asked.
"Yup, just now" said Emma.
"Do you and Jack wanna come over my house, I'm so bored" James said.
"Sure, Annie go get Jack" Emma said.
"Daddy, James wants us to go over, can Jack and I go?" Emma asked.
"Of course you, can, use the floo network" Ron said. Emma kissed her dad's cheek and walked to the fireplace.
"Potter house!" Emma shouted and the green flames surrounded her.
"Emma!" Lizzie said hugging her small friend.
"Hey Liz, James didn't say you were coming" said Emma.
"Yeah he just called me" said Lizzie.
"You can't use the floo network can you?" asked Emma.
"There is a way that physically disabled people can use but its tricky and very hard to explain" said Lizzie.
"Lizzie!" Jack said.
"Hi Jack" Lizzie blushed.
"Hey kids, you guys can put your stuff in the basement" Harry said.
"Um Lizzie, we were thinking of going swimming but we can do something else if you want, I don't want to leave you out" said James.
"Oh no, that's ok, I brought my swimming costume, and I'll just sit and read or something" said Lizzie. When Lizzie emerged from the bathroom in a black one piece bathing suit Jack's eyes when out of his head. The chemo hadn't stopped her body from developing at all. She wasn't heavy but she wasn't thin either. Her real leg was beautifully long and tan while her prosthetic leg gave off some kind of glow from the sun.
"Are you alight Jack? You look a bit peaky" Lizzie said sweetly.
"Um, I'm fine" said Jack.
"You guys go ahead to the swimming hole, I'll wait here for Emma" Lizzie said. The boys went off to the swimming hole.
"Ready Emma?" asked Lizzie asked.
"Yes ma'am" Emma said.
"Woah, too bad Danny isn't here, he would've started drooling if he saw you in that" Lizzie said.
"Yes well my brother's jaw pretty much fell off when he saw you" said Emma making Lizzie blush. Annie barked her opinion.
"I'm gonna go grab my book and iPod" said Lizzie.
"Hey Liz, what are you listening too?" asked Jack as he swam over to her. Lizzie blushed once she looked at a shirtless Jack.
"I'm Alive by Celine Dion" Lizzie smiled.
"Can I listen? I like to see if I can play different songs on my guitar" said Jack.
"You play guitar? I sing" said Lizzie.
"You do? I've never heard you" said Jack.
"I don't like to sing in front of people" said Lizzie.
"Well I hope you'll at least sing for me sometime" said Jack smiling sweetly at his friend.
"Maybe" Lizzie said shyly.
"Oy, Jack, stop flirting with the poor girl!" James said. Emma smacked her cousin on his head once she read his lips and Lizzie went running into the house.
"Nice James" Emma said.
"Hey, woah Lizzie where's the fire?" Harry asked.
"Lizzie, come on, we'll go back to my house. My God, for a chick with one good leg you sure run fast. Is that ok, Uncle Harry?" asked Emma.
"Sure sweetie. What did the boys do this time?" asked Harry.
"Oh well fortunately it was only one of them being them stupid selves" said Emma.
"Hmmm, your brother or cousin?" asked Harry.
"Cousin" said Emma.
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"Come on, Sweetheart, its alright" Ron cooed as he made his comfortable on the couch. He changed her into her pajamas, made sure the couch was extra soft and draped a blanket over her. Hermione had an awful day at work. It was so bad Ron had to come pick her up because she too upset to appeariate home.
"Are you hungry, My Love?" Ron asked. Hermione nodded.
"I'll make your favorite dinner, you just relax here" Ron said kissing Hermione's forehead. Kodiak licked Hermione's hand and nuzzled her face.
"It's ok to cry, Sweetie" Ron said.
"Not when you're Mistress of Magic apparently. You're not allowed to show emotion in politics. Oh Ron, what happens when the press gets wind of this? How a little wizard boy was hurt by his muggle father and the boy in turn severely hurt his father with his mother's wand. I'm a woman! These men who work under me don't seem to understand that!" Hermione cried. Ron held his wife tightly and stroked her hair to try to sooth her.
"Do you want me to stay here for a little while or can I start dinner?" Ron asked softly.
"Can you stay here for a little bit more please?" Hermione asked.
"How's Relay For Life coming?" Ron asked.
"Its good, we have 30 survivors coming" Hermione said making her smile.
"That's amazing my Love! I'm so proud of you" Ron said.
"Lizzie is our 2nd youngest survivor" Hermione said.
"Who's the first?" Ron asked.
"A little muggle boy, he's four. It's his first year in remission" Hermione smiled.
"What did he have?" Ron asked.
"Brain tumor" Hermione said.
"Oh God, his poor mum and dad" Ron said.
"Yeah, he a five year old bother and two year sister too" said Hermione.
"Daddy?" Emma said.
"Jellybean, are you doing back so soon?" Ron asked.
"Same thing that always happens, one of the boys was an idiot. Mum, what's wrong?" Emma said.
"Just something that happened at the Ministry, Pumpkin" Ron said stroking Hermione's hair. Emma approached her mother and kissed her cheek.
"Daddy will make you feel better, Mum" Emma said. Hermione smiled and stroked her daughter's curls.
"Thank you, Sweetheart" Hermione said. Jack and James floo back to the house.
"Lizzie, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to embarrass you" James said.
"It's ok, James. I can be a little sensitive" Lizzie said. The lights flashed three times in the house.
"My phone!" Emma said and ran to the game room.
"Danny!" Emma smiled.
"Hi Em! Anyone else there?" Danny asked.
"Yes, Jack, James and Lizzie" said Emma.
"Danny you're coming to Relay For Life again right?" Lizzie asked.
"Wouldn't miss it. I wouldn't miss supporting one of my best fiends and my other best friends' mum" said Danny.
"Danny, I have to go, my dad is calling us" said Emma.
"Ok, Em, I'll see you later ok?" said Danny.
"Ok, bye Danny" said Emma. Emma retuned to the living room with her brother, cousin and friend.
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"Emmy, here is some money for the cinema and dinner, I need take care of your mum" Ron said. Emma nodded and kissed his cheek. Lizzie noticed how Healer Weasely treated Mistress Weasely. He was very kind and gentle, just like Jack.
'That must be where Jack gets it' Lizzie thought. Jack gets his kind and gentle nature from his dad.
"What movie do you guys want to see?" Emma asked.
"Can you understand the movies, Emma?" Lizzie said.
"The cinema near us has Rear-Window Captioning now" said Emma.
"What's that?" asked Lizzie.
"When I sit down I'll pull this little rectangle in front of me and the Closed Captioning will appear in front of me and it won't annoy hearing people" said Emma. As the kids left the house Lizzie tapped Emma's shoulder.
"What's wrong with your mum?" Lizzie asked.
"I don't know, but Daddy will take care of her. I want a husband just like him" said Emma dreamily.
"Well, well, look who it is, it's the retard" some teenage boys and girls laughed expect two.
"Leave her alone, O'Malley" Jack said as Emma hid behind her brother. James took Lizzie by the arm and backed her away.
"Where've you been? We thought you'd never show your stupid face around here" the leader boy said. Emma's eyes watered up with tears.
"Leave her alone" one boy said.
"What did you say?" the mean boy said.
"Leave her alone! She's never done anything to you! She a perfectly sweet girl and all of you have treated her like shit all these years because you are bored with your own pathetic lives!" the boy said. The other kids just glared at him and left him and the other girl. The muggle boy tapped Emma's shoulder.
"I'm sorry" the boy said.
"It's fine. It's not your fault" said Emma.
"No, its not fine. You are such a sweet and intelligent person. You don't deserve that. And it is my fault because all those years of primary school I didn't have the guts to send up for you while you were being mocked and pushed around. I didn't realize I could have stopped it" the boy said.
'Thank you' Emma Signed.
"What does that mean?" the boy asked.
"Thank you" said Emma.
"How do you say 'you're welcome' in your language?" the boy said. Emma moved her hands away from her chest.
'You're welcome' the boy Signed.
"Excuse me, I'm deaf and I need Rear Window Captioning" Emma said when the kids arrived at the movie theater.
"Oh yes, I can help you with that. What movie are you seeing?" an usher asked.
"Get Smart" Emma said.
"Right this way" the usher said.
"Excuse me, could you please find other seats? This row is for people with hearing difficulties" the usher said.
"There are no other seats" a man said.
"There four in the front row, if you don't move I will be forced to remove you. I have a young lady here who is deaf and she needs these seats" the usher said.
"Daddy, we'll just move. That girl really needs these" a little boy said pointing to Emma and Annie. Emma smiled at the little boy.
'Thank you' Emma Signed.
"That means 'Thank you', Daddy. She's saying thank you to me" the little boy said. The usher set up the Closed Captioning for Emma and she thanked him. Lizzie was fascinated by the rectangle with words coming up on it.
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When the kids came home from the movies there was a crash in the living room and Annie led Emma to it.
"Danny!" Emma squealed and hugged the suit covered Danny. As he stood and smiled at Emma she saw that he had grown much taller he had grown. He was maybe a couple inches taller than her brother.
"You floo all the way from Ireland?" Emma asked in amazement.
"No, I took the muggle ferry to London and found The Leaky Cauldron and then flooed from there" said Danny.
"Hello Danny, its so nice too see you" Hermione smiled.
"Thank Mistress" Danny said.
"Hello Danny, nice to see you" Ron said shaking the young man's hand. Emma gave her father a warning look.
'Daddy, be nice' Emma Signed.
'I know Princess' Ron Signed back. The kids went back to the game room.
"Does your father not like me?" Danny asked.
"He's just very protective" Emma sighed.
"He knows I'd never hurt you right?" Danny asked.
"He knows he's just stubborn" Emma said.
"Danny, you can put your things in the game room" Hermione said.
"Thank you, Mistress" said Danny.
"You call me Mrs. Weasely, Danny" Hermione said kindly.
"Let's watch a movie" Emma said. Emma claimed a spot on the couch and Danny sat beside her. Emma started to get sleepy during the movie and she placed her head in Danny's shoulder and fell asleep. When Ron and Hermione came on the scene Hermione smiled but Ron was furious
"Ronald Weasely! Don't you dare!" Hermione whispered.
"But my little girl…" Ron began.
"She's not a little girl anymore, Ron. She really fancies this boy, and he fancies her. He won't hurt her, just leave them be please?" Hermione said. Her face softened when she saw a tear roll down Ron's cheek.
"My baby girl, she's a young woman" Ron cried.
"Yes, Honey, she is but you'll always be her Daddy" Hermione said.