Hi people!
Here's chapter 48, I have planned it so that there will be two more chapters, and then it's all over, so enjoy it while it lasts, hehe ^^
Enjoy rading this while I go and sort out everything for the grande finale!
48 May 12 1998
Jennie was baking bread when she heard the first thunder and felt the floor beneath her feet shake.
"What the hell… Sirius!"
But he was already beside her, turning of the oven and dragging her upstairs into his bedroom.
"Please for all things holy, stay here!"
"No way!"
"Yes way!"
He kissed her harshly, actually drawing blood, and then whirled around and left her as three quick thunder claps where heard, followed by an earthquake-like shake; Jennie was sure the house would collapse.
She scoffed; then proceeded to kick down the door, thinking that she really needed to point out the flaw in magic sometimes, and rushed downstairs.
The hallway was completely destroyed. She saw Remus fighting a masked man, Harry was fighting two, Albus was struggling with six and Sirius – blast him – was nowhere to be seen.
Jennie growled and threw herself at a man who raised his wand towards harry, effectively knocking him down.
"We really have to get another safe house!" she hollered towards Remus and he laughed and stunned an attacker.
"I agree. Nine o'clock!"
Jennie spun, her leg whacking another man in the stomach, breaking his air supply for a minute; Remus stunned him as well.
"Where did my stupid dog go?!"
"Oh, he's outside, doing damage control!"
"Ah, cool!"
"Stupefy!" shouted Harry. And just like that, the small but intense attack was over.
Jennie groaned.
"You realize that this is the tenth attack since February?! We have to go somewhere else, Albus; they've found us! I mean, earlier they have been attacking outside, but now they're here!"
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The new headquarters was a small seaside house, or at least it looked small from the outside. Harry looked around his new bedroom, decided that he had seen everything of worth and headed two floors down into the kitchen which took up three quarters of the floor.
"Hi there, how are you kid?" asked Jennie who was serving Remus and Tonks coffee.
"I'm good, Sirius patched me up. How long do you guys think it'll take until we end up in a major battle?"
"Well, judging from how the last months have been, I'd say pretty soon", answered Jennie and shrugged. "But then again, I don't know how snake face's mind work…"
Harry laughed and Tonks grinned and playfully changed her eyes into those of a snake and Remus chuckled and embraced her.
"It's nice, you know… to still have people that are in love", Harry commented, grinning.
Jennie gave a little chuckle.
"Ah, since you breached the subject. Who are you lusting after, eh?"
"Jennie! No one!"
The blonde woman grinned at him, clearly amused.
"Really? Give me some credit, little man. I raised you! So, who do you like?"
"No way, I'm so not having this talk with you!" laughed Harry, stole and apple from the bowl and rushed out, Jennie's laughter ringing in his ears.
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Sirius growled, twisted his finger in long blonde hair and pulled upwards.
"Ah, what's that for? Wasn't finished, silly!" she protested and proceeded to kiss him senseless while rubbing against him.
"You're a fucking tease!" a growled, grinning, and she giggled and smirked down at him.
"Of course", she purred and eloped him warm wetness; she moaned aloud and clawed at his chest and he hummed approvingly and gripped her hips, keeping her in place.
"Yes… you feel good darling", she moaned and began moving in earnest, and he lost himself in the sight of her naked body and swinging hair, heard his own lustful moans mixed with hers, then she bent and kissed him so hard she drew blood, and he held her closer as he fell apart with a muffled shout; she whimpered and scratched his arms as she shook above him.
"Fuck… I needed that", she laughed minutes later when their breathing was somewhat normal. He chuckled and kissed her knuckles.
"You're quite lovely."
"Flatterer", she smiled and kissed his cheek. "You're amazing."
Her blue eyes shone like jewels as she beamed at him.
"We really need to have more quality time", he pointed out and Jennie dissolved in giggles.
"We sure do."
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Harry sighed and let go of the light hair in his hand.
"You seemed to like that."
He only nodded, not trusting his voice yet.
"Good."
Eyes gleamed in amusing, and lips quirked in a grin. Harry grinned shyly.
"I'd really like to tell everyone… or well, at least Jennie and Sirius…"
"Don't you call her mum nowadays?"
"No, not all the time… only when I feel like it. But, really, I'd like to them… I mean, you're here, with us, after all, and they know that."
Soft lips pressed against his neck, swift hands replaced his jeans back, then slipped around the hug him.
"Alright."
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Jennie whipped the cream and laughed at Narcissa Malfoy's expression.
"What?"
"You do realize it would be much quicker to have me do some spell-work?"
"Yes, I know, but I like doing things my way, it keeps me sane, somewhat"; Jennie said and begun spreading the cream out over the cake, hiding the two layers with raspberry and blackberry mix behind the fluffy whiteness.
"Oh, well, I can't say I don't get your point there… It can't be good for you being all, well, trapped", said the other blonde woman slowly.
Jennie shrugged.
"Ah well, I used to see myself as trapped before, but now I know that even if I stay here, I'm very helpful, but you should've seen me in the beginning, I was downright awful!"
"I bet my cousin had his hands full", mused Narcissa, and Jennie wiggled her eyebrows, making the other woman erupt in giggles.
"It's nice to laugh again."
"People laugh too little these days", Jennie agreed and put the cake in the fridge, poured two cups of coffee and sat down by the table and offered her guest scones and the hot drink.
"So, how are things really?"
Narcissa Malfoy had contacted Sirius a week ago, asking to join the Order and get protection from Voldemort. Sirius had been surprisingly glad and had welcomed his cousin and her husband and son with a smile that had made Jennie realize that there was more to the blonde woman than met the eye. But so far she had not figured anything out, and Sirius remained tight lipped when she asked him, so she had given that up as well.
"That depends… I'm feeling alright, and I think Draco is as well – he seems more relaxed. Lucius, on the other hand is awfully tense, I think he suspects to be thrown out and I've told him that Sirius would never do that!"
"And… why would Sirius never do that? As I understand it, you have never been very familiar with each other…"
Narcissa smirked.
"Are you trying to out-Slytherin me?"
"Perhaps."
"You're failing."
Jennie snorted.
"Obviously. But, really, what have I missed? I mean, Sirius was almost joyous when you came here and, well, it seemed weird, so I'm guessing there must be something more to it…"
Narcissa sipped her coffee and nodded in affirmation.
"There is… Sirius is Draco's Godfather as well as Harry's."
Jennie blinked.
"Well, fuck, I did not expect that… how come? I never saw you as close when you were in school…"
"We weren't close at all… but he contacted me when I had Draco, and it was so sweet to see him so in love with my little boy and somehow it felt right and so I asked him, and he said yes."
"That's sweet, that's so sweet."
Narcissa smiled.
"You've managed a great catch, you know that right?"
Jennie chuckled.
"Of course I know! I'm planning on keeping him."
"I hope you are!"
Jennie grinned and turned to the long haired wizard who waltzed in the room.
"Hi there handsome, you have been keeping things from me, that's bad!"
Sirius wiggled his eyebrows.
"What wil you do about it?"
She grinned.
"I'll figure something out… coffee?"
"Please", he sighed and tumbled into a chair.
"Did you find anything out?" asked Jennie as he handed him a cup.
Sirius shrugged.
"Difficult to say… I got some names from the scum we caught back at Grimmauld, but the na,mes led back to Voldemort, so nothing new really… I think it's drawing near; the great end, I mean."
"Ah, that's downright depressing!"
"You two seem very ay ease with the seriousness", commented Narcissa calmly and offered herself more coffee.
"Ah well, dear cousin of mine, thins have a thing of weighing you down if you down if you don't light them up", said Sirius with a grin.
"Speaking of things… Harry's liking someone", said Jennie and watched as Sirius cackled.
"Hah! Remus owes me ten Galleons!"
"You bet on this?! You can't be serious!"
"Sure I can, love, every day!" he grinned and kissed her cheek.
"Oh very funny. Now, back to the actual thing, who is Harry liking?!"
"Curious much?"
"You think?" she giggled and took a chocolate cookie from the plate.
"Now that you mention it… I think Draco is liking, or at least being horny about someone."
"You did just not say that about my boy, Sirius!"
"I think I did, cousin dear."
"Erhm… Jennie?"
"Huh?"
Jennie turned again and saw a little nervous looking Harry in the doorway.
"Hi there! You want cookies? Come and talk!" she bribed him unabashed, and narcissa rolled her eyes at her while Sirius snorted.
"You really think he'll be that easy?"
"Oh shut up doggy!"
Harry grinned sheepishly and sat down, but denied the cookies.
"I need to talk to you."
"Figured that much out myself, shoot!" smiled Jennie and finished off her coffee.
"Uh… I'd like to talk to you alone…"
"I'll leave you; I need to talk with Lucius anyway."
Narcissa took her coffee and left.
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Harry was suddenly very aware that his godfather and Jennie were sort of traditional in their relationship. He swallowed and took a cookie and gulped it down.
"What's eating you, kid?"
Sirius was looking at him with kind grey eyes, and it felt a little easier to think.
"I… I like, well, someone…"
"Remus owes Sirius ten Galleons for that", said Jennie so fast that Harry understood that Sirius never would have said anything himself.
"You were not supposed to say that!"
"Ah come over it big boy!"
"Not nice, Jennie!"
"Hush! Now, Harry, that's great! Who?"
Jennie was beaming at him and Sirius chuckled slightly and Harry suddenly felt that it didn't matter that they were in a relationship that he'd never be in.
He swallowed another cookie, took a breath to be able to talk, and said one name:
"Draco Malfoy."