When back in the common room most stayed in the common room instead of going to their rooms. They talked about the different potions and spells they found. But not everyone. Moony was prancing around his room. After a minute a frantic Tonks came in.
"Oh there you are, I didn't know where you went. I was worried." she said. Tears started to fall down her face. Monny walked over to her and whined. She smiled through the tears. She walked over to the bed and laid down. Moony jumped up and laid on her lap. She giggled.
"Enjoying yourself?" she said.
Monny picked up his head and did a nod. She laughed. He crawled off of her and then laid beside her and there was Remus, laying beside her.
"Hey." she said.
"Hey." he said. He put his nose on her neck. She giggled, "Oh so you are enjoying yourself?"
"More than you know." He said before he kissed her neck. She grinned "I doubt that."
He chuckled against her neck. He grabbed her arms and rolled over pulling her with him she squealed. They ended up with Tonks being level with Remus. He let go of her arms and put one hand behind her head and wrapped it in her hair and gently pushed down and started to kiss her. She didn't object, she replied with great enthusiasm.
Harry and Lily were boring James by talking about trying to make a wolfsbane potion that is permanent. James looked around the room and saw all the couples talking and Ginny was sitting on the floor playing with a bottlecap. James stood up and dropped down to the floor across from Ginny. He looked closer at the bottlecaps on the floor. It was like a snake. No it was a basilisk.
"Is that a basilisk?" he asked. Ginny jumped not realising that anyone had been there.
"Um, yeah. I'm not particularly fond of them."she said.
"But you are one." said James.
"Not everything happens because of happy things." she whispered.
"Why don't you like them? I wasn't aware you had seen one before your animagus potion." said James.
"It was the dream. In the chamber. The diary horcrux had been possessing me all year. It made me open the chamber. Finally it left me in the chamber, slowly killing me. It was my first year. Of course second year Mr. Noble over there came down and saved me. The basilisk almost killed him, he was dying when I woke up. That is why I thank the gods Fawkes was there. He is my hero and the phoenix was his guardian." she said staring down at the yellow bottlecap eyes.
James stared down at her, "So your a phoenix as well as a basilisk. You were killing him but keeping him alive?"
"Isn't that a woman's job?" she said with a straight face.
James chuckled, "What is so funny?" said Ginny sternly. James stopped laughing then he stood up and said "Something with you red heads. Bossing the Potter boys around."
Ginny laughed. "It is our job, it is what we were made for, annoying the heck out of you guys."
James just went to his room shaking his head, Lily followed after a moment to keep up her promise.
Harry winked to Ginny then waved his hand at the bottlecaps and they changed colors and moved into the shape of her face.
"Wow." she said. "I can do better." she said. she waved her wand and the other bottle caps in the room came over. She waved her wand and it formed into Harry's face and Ginny watched as they leaned in and shared a bottle cap kiss. Harry chuckled, "Creative. I wonder what possessed you to make them do that. It is disgusting." he said jokingly. She glared, "Fine then. I wont ever do that again." she stood and went to her room.
"Aw Ginny! Wait for me." he said as he dashed to his trunk. He got in to find Ginny laying down in the bed. He got in and wrapped his arm around her. She picked up his arm and flung it off of her.
"Ginny." Harry moaned. She stood up and went to her bathroom and Harry did the same. He changed, came back out and saw her laying on the bed again. He jumped into bed and nuzzled his nose to her neck. She growled. He kissed her neck and said in her ear "So not disgusting." Her glare wavered slightly. He back up and spun her around. "Please, you know I was joking." he said.
"Not a joking matter." she said.
"I won't do it again. Please." he said earnestly.
"Why should I?" she said. Her plan to make Harry grovel was working perfectly. She would have to tell Lily what she did.
"Please I need you. I love you. Please. I want to kiss you. I want to be with you. Please." he said.
She grinned and kissed his shocked lips. Then she pulled back "If you insist."
"You weren't even mad! Were you?" he said.
"Not even the slightest." she said.
He glared, "Why did you do it then?"
"To hear you grovel. Hey, don't look at me like that! Blame your dad! He said we boss you around! Clearly you need us more than you think you do." she said. Harry huffed, "He should know by now to not test a red head! For gods sakes he is married to one!" he said.
Ginny chuckled, "By the look in his eye, tonight he must be getting, um, rewarded." she said.
"I didn't need to know that!" he said his eyes bulging. "Great now I can see that in my head!" he said.
"No stop it! Get that out of your head! I can see it too!" she said.
Harry chuckled. He stopped picturing that and then pictured their wedding. Ginny smiled and then started to cry during their wedding vows. "Do you mind if we use those again? They didn't really mention the chamber, or Fred or anything." she said when the memories were done.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." he said.
"I Love You." she said.
"I Love You too." he said. Then for the billionth time since they got them, both felt whole and refreshed as their lockets glowed.
"Why do they do that? I never asked." said Ginny as the lockets dimmed down.
"I charmed them to recognize us as a couple. The couple they belong to. They realise when we speak the truth." said Harry.
Ginny grinned, "So if I said something true about Ron, then would it glow?" asked Ginny.
"It should." said Harry grinning back.
"Alright, when I was smaller Ron said he would eat a slug if I met Harry Potter." she said,
The locket glowed around her neck. "Do you think we could hold that to him?" said Harry chuckling.
Ginny nodded, "We should get Fred and George to make a candy of theirs look like a slug and give it to him."
"Ron did actually eat slugs before." said Harry. He showed her the memory through the bond. Ginny rolled around the bed laughing. Finally Harry calmed her down and she cuddled up on him and they fell asleep.
"Remus?" he heard from one of the best things he has ever heard. It was her.
"Yes Nymphadora?" he asked. Then he scolded himself. She hated her name.
Tonks smiled as she came in from the bathroom. She saw his sad and scared look and laughed. He looked up to her. She wasn't mad.
"Remus," she purred as she pushed herself against him. He smiled and shuddered. "Don't be scared, baby. I like it when you call me that." she purred again. He shuddered again and she chuckled slyly. She pulled back and he scowled, she grinned.
She walked to the bed, exaggerating how her hips swayed. He followed her quickly. Watching her the whole way. She turned and pushed him down on the bed and she laid next to him. He wrapped them in the blankets and she cuddled his chest. He smiled and pulled her closer.
That is how Tonks fell asleep, in his arms. Remus stayed up all night again. He would just take the wide eye potion in the morning as usual. He listened to her sleep like this a lot.
"Remus…My husband." she said. Remus grinned, she was dreaming about him. Again.
"Get...away. Leave me alone!" she said. Remus looked down.
"No! Not him! Take me! Not Him!" she screamed. Remus didn't move, he was surprised at the turn in her dreams. This never happened before.
"Let him go! Take me instead." she pleaded.
Remus stared at her, he still was too shocked to move.
"No! Don't kill him!" she said.
After another second she shrieked "NO!" Remus snapped into action and shook her slightly saying "Nymphadora, sweetie, wake up. Come on please, wake up."
She opened her eyes and tears fell from them. He whipped them off, but more fell.
"T-that w-w-was awful." she cried.
"I know." he whispered. He was sitting up now rocking her in his arms.
"It was Fenrir! H-he t-tried to k-k-kill y-you." she sobbed out.
"Shhh, that won't happen. Not ever. Now calm down, I am alright, you are fine. He won't get us." he whispered. Tonks snuggled into him. She let the last of her tears fall and Remus whipped them and stuck them in his mouth and hummed. She giggled. He just leaned down and kissed her. She kissed him back for a while before she pulled away and he groaned. "I have an effect on you don't I?" she giggled.
"More than you know." he growled. She chuckled and he smiled "I love you." he said.
"I love you." she said back. Then when he smiled she buried her face in his shoulder and fell asleep again, into a nice dream this time.
"Draco?"
"Yes Love?" Draco answered from the bed. Astoria strode over to the bed.
"Do you mind if, I maybe, ask you some questions." she answered slowly.
"Yes anything." he said.
She sighed and laid down on the bed and turned her back on him.
"Hey? come here? What is wrong?" Draco asked now concerned, she had never turned her back on him like this, theoretically and physically.
"Do you think that maybe you like me even though it puts you in harms way from the Slytherins?" she whispered. This had been troubling her ever since they bonded and the slytherins started to glare.
Draco teleported right in front of her. He grabbed her hands and was kneeling by her head so they were level. "I'm sure I love you. I could care less if they glared at me. I don't want to be like them, they glare at love. I would rather be in love and happy than alone and bitter. I would take you over them in a heart beat. Harry told me to trust him when he said to kiss you when you came. I knew I could do it, we hung out as kids and you were always my favorite playmates. You always knew what I wanted to do and what I wanted and I was the same for you. It was like we had know each other for 150 years instead of 3." he said. She smiled slightly.
"I love you and wouldn't trade a second with you for the world." he said. He put his head on the end of the bed by her hands. She used her hands that he was still holding to lift up his hands and his head. She flexed her fingers and he took the hint to let go. He was close to tears, He thought she didn't believe her. She felt this through their bond. She cupped her hands to his face and pulled it towards her . She kissed him hard. He didn't kiss back for a moment then he responded. A thought accidentally drifted through the bond.
I have to savor this. It is going to be our last kiss, she doesn't believe me.
She pulled back and gasped. He was crying now.
"Draco, I believe you. I love you. That isn't our last kiss. I promise." she said. Then she leaned in and kissed him again. He still didn't kiss back.
She pulled away, crying now. She sat up in bed and jumped off and kneeled by Draco.
"I love you." she said sending all her love through the bond. He looked to her and opened his arms to ho her. She tackled him. She kissed him. He kissed back this time she responded more enthusiastically. After a long while of snogging on the floor Draco pulled back and pulled her up onto the bed.
"I love you." she heard. Astoria was pretty sure she mumbled love you too back but she was out before she could think more about it.
In the morning. Ron woke up to feel someone kissing his lips. He opened his eyes to Hermione. He grinned and then kissed her back.
After a bit he pulled back. "I'm not a morning person, but I could be if that is how I am woken up."
Hermione giggled. "I'll remember that." she whispered. She rolled off of him and he groaned. She just giggled again. He sat up and grabbed her and put her on his lap.
"What are you doing?" she got out between squeales.
"According to Harry, I didn't open my eyes for seven years at Hogwarts, I'm opening my eyes and being with my wife." he replied. Hermione stopped giggling and cuddled up to him.
"Alright so if we went 7 years without saying this then we better make up for it now. I love you."
"I love you too." he said as he leaned down. She leaned up and then snogged for a while. After she pulled back he groaned again.
"Come on! We need to get ready!" she laughed out. He chuckled a bit too.
They got dressed and went to the training room.
Neville and Luna stretched together and Neville yawned.
"Hey Nev," she said sweetly.
"Hey Lun." he answered. She kissed his cheek sweetly and he grinned he returned a kiss to her cheek. This was a normal morning for them.
After they got dressed for training, 30 minutes early as usual. Neville went to Luna and whispered in her ear "We have a half hour, I was wondering if maybe we could go to the forest part?" She nodded and Neville watched her stroll to her door. After she stepped out. He rushed to his door ripped it open and came to the familiar hall. There were as usual, 5 doors. Labeled, Out, R.O.R., Kitchen, Gameroom, Forest, and Library. He went to the one that said Forest, of course. He went in and said "Share with Glitter!" then after a moment the forest morphed a little so both forests were combined. He grinned as she came to him. He picked her up and sat down with her on his lap. She smiled.
He leaned down and started to snog her. After about 10 minutes of snogging they pulled away.
"We don't normally do that." he stated.
"But we should." she said.
"Alright, each of us have come really far. Each able to single handedly take down 100 death eaters at once and now we need to move on to the next step. Protecting Hogwarts!" said Harry as the training room morphed into an exact replica of Hogwarts. They all set up their defences as the Dummy death eaters attacked. What took hundreds of students and teachers and order members all night to do took 45 minutes for these 16 to do. It was remarkable and no one was even injured.
"I think we should tell Dumbledore about our progress, we might be able to train others like this." said Lily. Others nodded in agreement and then they exited their trunks.
In the common room Lily rounded on Harry.
"Would you quit using the dark magic? I saw you using Sectumsempra again!" she whisper yelled. Harry chuckled.
"Sorry, but if you knew where I learned it you probably either be more mad." he replied.
"Who is the Half-Blood Prince?"she said. Harry chuckled. "Harry James Potter. You tell me this instance." she seethed. Harry took a step back. She just moved with him while Ginny and James were chuckling behind them.
"Who do you think will last longer?" asked Ginny.
"Oh Lily is going to beat the crap out of him." said James.
"You don't actually think she will hit him do you?" she asked now worried.
"Probably." said James. Ginny looked up and saw Lily raising her hand and Ginny leapt in front of Harry who was wincing already. He had tears falling now. Lily stopped her swing in mid air when Ginny ended up in front him. Ginny grabbed Harry and teleported them across the common room.
"It is alright, your fine. They aren't the Dursleys. They won't hurt you. I'm here, no one will touch you." she said. Harry was sobbing with his eyes shut, reliving every memory of neglect and abuse he could remember, he couldn't stop them. He had to relive it, he couldn't stop them he didn't know how. Finally he opened his eyes and his mother rushed over and he cowered and she stopped. Ginny sank to the floor where Harry was cowering. She stuck out her hand to grab his. He flinched and drew his hand back. She slowly reached out her hand and took his. He flinched. She sighed and sent he love through their bond.
James was shocked, his son was flinching away from Ginny! That was totally out of character. The only person who had a chance of comforting him, and he was flinching?
Lily was crying, her baby was flinching away from every touch people were trying to give him and it was her fault. He was crying and shuddering and she couldn't help. It looked as if Ginny was failing too.
Harry was reliving the memory of being beaten for bringing home a test with an A+ on top while Dudley's test had a D- on it. Then when he had asked about his dreams with a flying motorbike and a guy with black shaggy hair. The dream was an old memory of when Sirius arrived at the Potter's house. That was the hardest beaten he had ever gotten. He howled in pain of the memory. The only other people in the common room that choose to stay was Sirius and Amelia. Sirius heard the howl and was immediately by Harry's side.
"Hey pup." he whispered. "It's all good. We won't hurt you."
"S-s-sn-snuffles?" Harry stuttered out.
"Snuffles? That's new." he said. Harry opened his eyes and hugged Sirius tightly.
"So, about this Snuffles?" he said raising his eyebrows. Harry smiled slightly. Harry was completely ignoring his parents for the moment.
Harry racked his brain for a second before he sent to Sirius how they decided to call him Snuffles with their letters so no one knew it was him. He chuckled.
"You couldn't go with Padfoot? No you went with Snuffles." he said. Ginny grinned. Apparently that is what Harry needed some words from his godfather. She let go of Harry and jumped on the taken aback Sirius.
"You helped him, thank you." she said. Then she slid back to Harry. Sirius smiled. Harry picked up his wand and dried off his face. He fixed himself and Ginny and stood up and jumped on Sirius' back. He laughed, "Hey pup, What are you doing?"
"Hitching a ride to the Great Hall." he replied. Sirius laughed "Hang on." then he ran out of the common room. The laughing Amelia and Ginny followed them.
"What did I do?" said Lily.
"I don't know, apparently he doesn't take well to physical abuse." replied James.
"Why?" sobbed Lily. "What happened to him?"
"There is only one way to find out." he said. She nodded and James looked at her. "Calm down and be cool." he said using his magic. She calmed down immediately.
They walked to the Great Hall and found the laughing Marauders. Lily sat down next to Ginny and James sat down too.
"Harry." James whispered. Slowly Harry turned to his dad.
"What happened?" he asked. Harry closed his eyes and sent every beating to His Mom, Dad and Sirius and Amelia. The 4 gasped and focused on the memories.
Harry returned to his conversation with Hermione and Ron about their Care of Magical Creatures lesson with Professor Kettleburn. Ginny was watching the adults wince and growl and flinch and gowl even more. She knew what they were feeling she had seen these one night after Harry's nightmares.
After five more minutes of being focused on assaulting images, Sirius, Amelia, James and Lily all came back to reality. Lily was crying and so was Amelia, James and Sirius had pure murder in their eyes. They watched as Harry laughed at Hermione's exasperated noise and her berating on Ron. Then he engaged in a conversation with Remus on how they could figure out what a boggart looks like when not in a form. Lily was still crying but she was amazed, he lived through that. He turned out somewhat normal, and polite and overly caring and forgiving.
Harry could feel the 4 sets of eyes on him, but he continued his conversation. After they both agreed to use a magic powered muggle camera, and the conversation ended. he turned to the amazed for pairs of eyes. He smiled warmly at them. After they finished their breakfast every left and went to the common room.
Harry sat on the couch and Ginny sat beside him. James, Sirius stood behind the couch opposite to them. Lily sat in front of where James was and Amelia did the same with Sirius. They sat in an awkward silence for a while, until Sirius broke it.
"So pup, what's up?" he said.
"The sky." Harry said smiling. Sirius barked out a laugh, "Good point."
This laugh broke some of the tension in the room.
"Dad!" whined Harry. "I heard that! You will be doing nothing of the sort." he said more firmly. James scowled.
"I am missing something." said Sirius.
"He thought that he was going to go find the Dursleys and kill them all." said Harry glaring at his father. "Which none of you will do, you would only have to kill Vernon. Petunia was abused as well and Dudley didn't know any better."
James huffed. Lily choked on a sob. Amelia turned in her seat and grabbed Sirius' hand silently pleading with her eyes for him to be with her. He nodded slightly and walked around the couch and sat on it as it grew. He grabbed Amelia's left hand rubbed her ring finger where he ring was. She smiled.
"Wait, did you just give us permission to kill that pig faced bastard?" growled Lily. Harry merely smiled. "Yes!" said James punching his fist into the air. Harry smiled again.
"When now? We already ruined his life! Let us end it!" said James.
"Later, I need to fulfill what I told him last time. Everyone else has to know." He replied. That made all the expressions pale, for adults those images were awful, for children? Unimaginable.
Harry picked up his map and sent the message to all the Marauders to come back to the common room. After a few moments, everyone walked into the room and sat down.
"This maybe disturbing, but bare with me." he said, then he sent the images to those who haven't seen them. Ginny grabbed Harry's arm and he scooped her up and put her on his lap. She rubbed his leg and he relaxed. She did as well and spoke quietly to him.
"You think we can snag by Diagon Alley and get those wand holsters?" she whispered. He nodded and she spun around to face him on his lap.
"Do you think you can teach me to be a parselmouth?" she asked.
Harry's eyes bulged and his eyebrows disappeared. She chuckled and he relaxed again. He loved her laugh. He nodded after a moment and collected different thoughts and sent them to her. She smiled and hissed at him "Hello Harry."
He grinned "Hello Ginny." she grinned and spun back around to lean against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and waited until everyone came back to reality.
Harry and Ginny still hadn't gone to get the wand holsters as they were now snogging. The holsters completely forgotten now. They wouldn't get them for a while, well there was always the summer.
"Siri?"
"Yes Ams." he said.
"What was your worst dream?" she said. Sirius immediately went back to the dream he had when he woke up and went to the library at Potter Manor. Sirius looked back to her, she wiped a tear he hadn't realised had fallen out of his eye.
"Was it Lily and James?" she said. He shook his head no which surprised her.
"It was the night before I came to the Ministry for you. I dreamed that when I asked you out, you yelled at me told me that I didn't love you. Then after I warned you, you opened the door and Voldemort shot you with a killing curse. It scared me so much, I thought I had lost you." he whispered. Amelia attacked him with a snog.
"That is incredibly sweet in its own way." she said after she pulled away. He smiled.
"How so?" he said.
"It proves you care." she whispered.
"Of course I do, you really are the only girl that I have been with in my dreams. You really are the girl of my dreams." he said. She grinned, "Same as well for me. I couldn't imagine myself with anyone other than you, and when I do it is disgusting." she said. Sirius grinned.
He kissed her, it was extremely passionate. He pulled away, "Not disgusting?"
"Not even possible." she growled.
"Amelia Bones! I never pictured you as a growler." he said.
"Well, my fiancee is a dog so." she drawled out.
Sirius chuckled, "Good point."
James was still behind the couch, just watching Lily. After a while she furiously turned to him, "Are you coming to sit or not?" she hissed. He nodded meekly and walked around and sat awkwardly beside her. He was rigid in his chair, he didn't dare move so she wouldn't be even more mad. She leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Calm down, love. I'm not mad, now come here please." she said. He relaxed slightly and scooted closer. Lily's eyebrows disappeared.
"Really? James Charlus Potter! You couldn't get enough of me in school and now look at you. I asked for you to come closer and you scoot a fraction of an inch." she said. James blushed. Lily stood up and pushed him against the armrest and then sat on his lap. He tried to snake his arms around her but she slapped them and he pouted. She adjusted herself to almost straddle his lap. She leaned in and kissed right behind his ear. "Be good, maybe after we shove Vernon out a window we will be able to celebrate properly."
"Really? You mean it?" he asked.
"Maybe." she replied.
When everyone snapped back, the guys were murderous, especially Remus, protective uncle! Most of the girls were crying and they guys comforted them a bit. Harry waited till they were all calm and waved his wand. The tear tracks disappeared and everyone was wearing a nice pair of black robes that made them look a bit like death eaters.
"I will send you a signal, Ginny. Then I want all of you to apperate in that office. Only when signalled though." They nodded and Harry apperated. Vernon was in his living room when Harry apperated right in front of him. He jumped a bit.
"What are you doing here?" he said clearly outraged.
"The time is right my dear old uncle." Harry replied cooly. Vernon backed up in his couch making it groan in protest.
"Now think over this, my red headed mother with a temper to melt a glacier, my father with enough fury to sink a continent, my murderer uncle Sirius and my werewolf uncle Remus are coming along with the rest of the most powerful wizards and witches ever are coming to handle you." Harry said. Vernon just glared, "I don't care. You aren't as good as you think. You are a freak, no measurable talents. I could easily take you." he said.
Ginny come now
Alright
After a moment Ginny and the others appeared beside him and Vernon had stood up and went to take a swing at Harry. Harry raised his hand and Vernon fell over. Ginny was fuming now, as was everyone else.
Vernon took a minute to stand up, "Did I mention my girlfriend? She happens to be more scary, more hurtful, and more powerful than the most painful things in the world, Muggle or Magical." Ginny smirked.
"Trust me, an evil wizard shot me with a deadly curse, anything she dishes out it some much worse." he grinned. Vernon still didn't back down.
"What are you going to do without those freaky sticks of yours?" he gloated.
"Don't need them." replied Harry.
"I may only be eleven but I am more powerful than anyone, ever." Harry smirked. All of the Marauders were now standing, full glory in the living room. Everyone of the Marauders raised their hands and flicked and watched as all the stunners combined killed Vernon. His fat body fell to the floor and everyone looked at each other before disappearing.
Then they left and sat in the common room just staring off. After a while Sirius stood up, "Butterbeer?" he asked. They all nodded. James called for Dobby and Dobby came then left with his orders and came back a minute later with cases of Butterbeer. James grabbed 4 and headed to his room unnoticed with Lily following him. Harry caught the wards going off and almost choked on his butterbeer.
"Slow down pup. You might spill that delicious drink your hand." he said sarcastically.
Harry pointed to the door. Everyone saw the wards and started snickering. Harry just scowled. They continued with their butterbeers until 10:30 then Harry went to bed. As did the rest of them.
The Marauders all passed their exams with flying colors. Literally they set off Fireworks after the tests were over. Everyone cheered. They had done the best in the school records, ever. They had requested to take all 4 of the first four exams. They were allowed and passed with perfect markings on all of them, Outstandings on everything of course, seeing as they hadn't missed a single question or point on an essay. They were told they could, if wanted, take their O.W.L.s the next year.
Ron, Fred and George all sent of different colored dragon fireworks. There was an orange one, a purple one and a green one. They would have sent them after the Slytherins but they were dismissed for the rest of the year. So instead they sent them to loop over the remaining tables. McGonagall was looking stern as usual but her lips were twitching slightly. Dumbledore was smiling merrily with the twinkle in his eyes. The other teachers were amazed, Dumbledore had his wand in hand to make it look like he was doing it. None of the Marauders had a wand out they had done it by their fingers and removed the traces. Everyone laughed when a dragon, the green one, swooped in and ate Sirius. Then it went back to the rest of the dragon while Sirius patted his robe putting out the small flame there. He scowled. The Marauders all almost fell out of their seats laughing. James and Remus did. He scowled. Finally Dumbledore lowered his wand and the Marauders let the fireworks fade out. Sirius ate with a scowl and left quickly. Amelia stared after him. She stood up and went after him, abandoning her food.
Sirius marched back to the common room, singed clothes and soot covered skin. Amelia caught up to him. She grabbed his arm but he shook it off and kept walking. She stopped and tears started to fall, without permission. She waved her wand and his robes fixed itself and the soot disappeared. But he kept on going. She ran after him and passed him. She spun around and blocked the hall. He scowled and tried to get around her but she wouldn't let him.
"Siri?" she said, nothing in reply.
"SIRIUS ORION BLACK!" she shrieked. "LISTEN TO ME!"
He shrunk back, in fear. "Tell me what your problem is." she said fiercely.
"N-Nothing." he said.
"Like Hell!" she said, "You rushed out of the hall and wouldn't let me close to you." she growled.
He shrank back, "I just was going to get something. Something you weren't supposed to know about." he whispered.
"What is it?" she asked as she straightened. He darted past her into the Hufflepuff hidden corridor. "Can't tell you."
"SIRIUS!" she shrieked. He ran to the next door to the common room. He ran to his room and into his trunk. He went to his game room. He pulled out a chess set and opened the lid and pulled out a knight. He tapped it with his wand, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The knight opened its mouth and out popped a chain. He pulled the chain and out came a beautiful necklace. It had a gold chain and a clear diamond heart on the end. He pocketed it and petted the knight and put him back in the box. He had charmed it to disappear from his pocket and go to the knight if he was in any type of danger or there was a chance it would be damaged. He was angry because he was going to give it to her in the Great Hall, in a really sweet manor. Walk up behind her and start kissing her neck., slide it on clip it kiss her and then back up. But now, but thanks to the dragon, he had to come back and get it. Then he readied himself and came out of the trunk.
"SIRIUS!" he heard as soon as he was out. "HOW DARE YOU RUN AWAY FROM ME!" she shrieked. She yanked off her wedding ring and threw it at his feet before she ran out of the room, her trunk following quickly.
Sirius stared after her until his eyes fell to the ring on the floor. He picked it up and it then became very blurry. He realised he was crying, he had never cried in his life, ever. He just collapsed to the floor. After a while of sitting there a very concerned Harry and James came in. Harry rushed to Sirius and saw him with his head in between his knees and a hand with a golden thing in it. Amelia's ring. He took the hand that the ring was holding and pulled it. Sirius looked up with bloodshot eyes that were filled in tears. His clothes were soaked and he just looked awful. He sniffed and put his head back down.
"Amelia left. She told us she was going back to the Ministry." said James quietly. Sirius just cried more. Harry poked him for five minutes until he grabbed a handful of hair and yanked his head up.
"If you want her back, you have to get up and get her." he said. He saw the hurt in Sirius' eyes and knew if Amelia didn't come back then he wouldn't ever be the same. Harry yanked him up as he used his magic to search. He found Amelia in an apartment over the Leaky Cauldron. He said "Sirius, come with me. I know where she is." Sirius followed him out of the room. Ginny joined Harry when they came out and Harry decided they should walk out to the apperation point instead of pretty much cheating the rules. Again.
They tried having a conversation, a few times. But it usually ended up with just Ginny and Harry trying to coax Sirius into at least showing any emotion other than pain. It all failed.
Finally they reached the point and Harry apperated them to the Leaky Cauldron. He greeted Tom quickly and told him they were visiting a friend. He nodded and let them go up. Harry and Ginny drug Sirius up the stairs.
At Amelia's room Harry knocked.
"Enter" they heard. Harry opened the door and shut it putting up wards around the room when he shut the door. Amelia scowled. "What do you want?" she spat glaring at Sirius. Tears were falling freely from his eyes and he looked down.
"Amelia, please. He won't talk. I haven't seen his face move from that expression since you left." said Harry looking concerned to Sirius. It was amazing how many tears came out of him, but he never had cried when he was little so they were all locked up and waiting. The floor he was standing on was soaked in a puddle already.
Amelia just glared but Ginny noticed it soften a bit. "I'd still love to know what I wasn't supposed to know about. Something you wanted to check on." she spat.
Sirius didn't say anything except reach into his pocket. He pulled out the necklace and held it up to the light so the diamond glittered and the chain sparkled. She gasped. She stepped back and spluttered, her glare completely gone now. Sirius just lowered it to his pocket and continued soaking the floor. Harry and Ginny glanced at each other and walked out of the room adding more wards and charms.
Sirius just sat down on the soaked floor. He silently cried harder than ever before. Amelia stared at him, Sirius the tough guy, Sirius her tough guy collapsed into tears. She had sank to the ground earlier so she leaned forward and crawled to him. She placed her hand lightly under his chin and lifted his soaked face to face her. She saw all the pain in his eyes and it broke her. She pulled him into a kiss and he didn't respond, he just cried harder.
He whimpered and back away from her, she stared and it broke her even more. She looked to his hand and saw the ring still clutched in his fingers. She scooted closer to him and snatched the ring. He whimpered but didn't stop her, she didn't put it on, she just held it. She scooted extremely close to him. He was against a wall, it wasn't like her could avoid her. He had no where to go. She sat on his lap and nuzzled her nose under his neck.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let my temper slip. It is that time of the month for me anyways. But I didn't need to yell or go as far as return the key to the rest of my life. I don't really know why I did it." she whispered. "Please forgive me, the last few hours have been complete torture." she whispered.
He didn't move, didn't speak. If she wasn't pushed against his chest, feeling him breathe, she would have sworn he was dead.
"Please forgive me." she whispered more urgently, "I don't know what to do without you. I sat here and stared at the ceiling for the past 2 hours. Please."
Still nothing, she snuffled and started to cry is his neck. He softened and relaxed, he hated seeing her cry. Slowly he lifted his dead limbs and wrapped his arms around her. He stroked his arms and sighed, he was glad she was with him. He felt whole again. Slowly as if not to scare her away. On hand went to his pocket and pulled out the necklace and put it around her neck. She snuffled into his neck but watched his every move.
She grabbed his hand when he was done and put the ring between his fingers as she guided it to put it on her finger.
"It is so pretty." she said for the second time as she looked at the ring.
For the first time in almost 3 hours Sirius spoke.
"Yeah, it goes with you perfectly. So pretty."
Amelia snuffled. "I love you."
"I love you, ya know?" it was quiet but sincere. She snuffled and said "I love you too. Don't forget that, no matter what I do."
He smiled a bit. He moved slowly, he reached to her chin and pulled it up to his face. She smiled and he kissed her. She responded enthusiastically. Harry and Ginny came in to find them snogging on the wall. They smiled and went to the couple. Harry tapped Sirius. Sirius scowled and punched him on the arm. Then he continued snogging Amelia. Ginny rounded up Amelias things and banished them to Amelia and Sirius' room. Harry grabbed Amelia and Sirius, who were still snogging, and apperated, quickly followed by Ginny.
Everyone applauded when Amelia and a happy Sirius appeared in the common room with Harry holding their shoulders. He strode over to where Ginny teleported. He grabbed her hand. Amelia would've hugged the two but she refused to move from Sirius' side. After all the congratulations and applause, Sirius went to their room he went to his trunk and went to the bedroom. Amelia went to hers and went to hers and immediately saw Sirius' request. She said "accept" then the rooms morphed and Sirius was laying in the bed. She ran to the bed and laid down beside him and cuddled into him, she fit perfectly beside him. She kissed him sweetly and he grinned against her before kiss her back. She pushed him on his back and continued to kiss him. He wrapped her in his arms and kissed back. After snogging for a while, Sirius pushed her back and rolled them back to their sides.
"What was that for love?" he asked.
"I was trying to get back the time we lost earlier." she said. Tears pooled in her eyes. He sighed and pressed closer to her "You coming back was enough to make up for it. Not that I didn't enjoy the kiss,I did really. But it is alright." he cooed.
"Then why did you turn the floor into a pond?" she whimpered.
"Because, I thought you wouldn't come back." he said softly. "But you did. And that is all that matters."
She snuggled into him, "One of my best decisions." she said, "But it was my fault I had to make it."
He put a kiss on her head "Don't worry. Just stay and it will be alright." he said.
"Why do you put up with me? I'm an awful person." she cried.
"You are not, and if you were I stay because I love you." he said rubbing soothing circles on her back. "Plus it is you that is putting up with me. I always seem to bugger it up. The dance we always did around each other in school. When I proposed, when I got locked up, and now look at us."
"Yeah your a handful." she whispered. He chuckled, "Yeah I am. No I can see you are tired. Sleep love."
She nodded and slowly fell asleep.
That night as planned, Arthur Pendragon appeared in all of the Marauders dreams. He started to teach them things. The most impressive ones were seeing the future and moving things with their minds. It was amazing. Some less impressive ones were feeling other people's emotions, but they figured it would come in handy for something. Harry found some of the new found abilities disturbing. Causing pain with your mind and tracking people off their scents. Harry smiled at one, being able to tell people's feelings for each other with just pictures and colors that appear on them if you concentrate. Harry smiled, Harry and Ginny both had a nice shade of yellow that was soft but at the same time striking and bold. James and Lily had red, Hermione and Ron had a nice shade of purple, Draco and Astoria had a distinct blue, Neville and Luna had a light green, Sirius and Amelia had a silver color and Remus and Tonks had a very bright and shinny gold.
Arthur smiled at them. Harry notice Fred and George, Fred had a bright shade of orange and George had an orange but it was a tad different than Fred's.
"Now I will be back in a few months, but there is one more thing for me to say before I leave you." said King Arthur. Every saddened a bit but still were happy of sorts. "Try retaking your animagus potion, but this time pair into two groups of 8. I think you would be amazed at what happened." Then he was gone.
The Marauders woke up and went to their training rooms. The got into Harry's and every grouped into two groups of 8 as instructed. Harry, Ginny, Draco, Astoria, Remus, Tonks, Fred and George. The other group was James, Lily, Sirius, Amelia, Neville, Luna, Ron and Hermione. They all drank the potion and grabbed the people in their groups hands as they collapsed. Harry's group got a Hungarian Horntail, Harry saw half the head, Ginny saw the other half, Draco saw the right arm, Astoria saw the left, Remus saw the chest, Tonks saw the hips, Fred and George got the feet. James' group got a Norwegian Ridgeback. James got half the head, Lily the other, Sirius the arm, Amelia the other, Nevile the chest, Luna the stomach, Ron got one foot, and Hermione got the other. They came out in record time of 20 minutes. The gasped and went outside by means of their own choosing. The flew into the forest and grabbed their groups hands and changed. It was successful. Two black dragons appeared in the middle of the forest. James and Lily shot Fire and the Harry Ginny joined them afterwards. The brain could be operated or had to be operated by all eight of them. The changed back and went to the castle again. In the common room they were all talking excitedly.
After classes, Harry was walking in the 'Hidden Passage of Hufflepuff' with Ginny. For some reason he felt as though he should go to Diagon Alley. Ginny looked shocked when he said this but agreed they should go.
They teleported to Diagon Alley, right behind a building as planned. They walked out and Harry felt a tug in his head, he steered them to, of all places, Magical Menagerie. He walked in and walked directly to a new shelf. It had and icy white snake in a heavy guarded cage. It's eyes opened and it had startling blue eyes.
"That is a new one. Been causing problems. He is scheduled to be killed tomorrow morning." said the clerk. Harry grinned, "How much do you want for him?"
The clerk was startled, "2-2 Galleons, he was originally more but he is a troublesome snake. Are you sure you want him?" Harry nodded and laid 2 Galleons on the desk. He waved his hand and the cage opened. He reached in and gently grabbed the snake. It hissed, "Hello new master… my name is Ice."
Harry grinned patted his head and him and Ginny walked out. Harry teleported to Hogwarts.
"So Ice, he said you were a menace? Why is that?" Harry asked.
"Because I am a magical snake. I am over 3000 years old. I know things even you don't." he hissed.
"Like what?" hissed Harry.
"Like where the things of Merlin are. They are in your vault master."
"Master, why do you call me master?" Harry hissed back.
"You will be my bonded familiar when you are ready. I chose you, you have a long life in front of you." he said. Harry grinned, "How do we bond?"
"You will have to drink a drop of my blood and I yours." he hissed. Harry nodded and pricked his finger. He dropped some in the snakes mouth. His cut healed over and then he slit the end of the snakes tail and grabbed a drop and watched as the snake healed itself. Harry stuck the bloodied finger in his mouth and suddenly another smaller door opened in his mind. He smiled.
"Master, there is a hidden door in only your vault. I will direct you too it next time."
"Alright, tell me about yourself. And how will the goblins not catch you?"
"The goblins cannot remove my protection. I can become invisible, I can kill, I can wound, I can heal, I know occlumency and I can block other peoples minds if requested. There isn't any ward known that can keep us apart. I can train you with a sword and help you improve your already powerful magic and I can charm any animal into helping me." The snake hissed.
"Wow, thats awesome. So what exactly do you eat." asked Harry.
"Normally large animals but I like mice. No bugs of corn or something pathetic like that." Ice hissed.
"Fine with me. I'm not fond of rats." hissed Harry.
The snake gave what could be called a smirk. The snake slithered down the hall, "No one is particularly allowed having snakes here, so what should I do?"
"I can sit in that bag of yours or around your neck. Don't worry I wont kill you. I'd feel it if you were in pain."
"The bond?"
"Yes, it is the same for you, if I am in pain, you will feel it."
"Ok where do you want? Neck or bag?"
"Neck, if you don't mind." is hissed after a moment.
"Alright slither up then. But please my wife is the only one who knows I have you. Invisible please." pleaded the hissing Harry.
"Anything master, but tonight we shall train." he hissed as he crawled up. He slid around Harry's neck and he watched as the snake became invisible. He smiled, there were wrinkles on his shoulders but the people that were now walking past didn't seem to notice anything.
"Where did your snake go?" whispered Ginny.
"Around my neck." he whispered back.
"Wow, invisible. It doesn't look like it. Are you sure?"
"Positive." hissed the snake.
"Oh wow." she said.
"She speaks our language too?" hissed Ice trying to hide his shock.
"Yes, there is another."
"Voldemort." hissed the snake but it sounded as if he meant to spat it. Harry nodded. "Do you know what Horcruxes are?" hissed Ice a few minutes later.
"Yes, and I have destroyed all of the 6 made horcruxes the Voldemort made." said Harry quietly as they walked.
"Good, now I can see this in your head. Oh look the big dream." Ice watched the dream.
"Did you let that snake out? at the zoo?" he asked when he was done.
"No, I thought of that, no snake, no Nagini." Harry hissed.
"Good Good, the training should be easier." he hissed in appreciation. Harry just smiled as they walked into the common room. Harry walked to his and Ginny's room where their trunks are. He walked to his and opened the lid.
"Where do you want to sleep? Outside with animals or in a bed?" hissed Harry.
"A bed, I can show you what I prefer if you don't mind."
"Not at all." hissed Harry. Then an image of a bed that looked almost like a dog kennel. But it was just a small bed with a roof over it with a small hole with a flap. It was like a kennel with a dog door on it. The whole thing was black except for the white and bluish letters that say ICE on it. Harry nodded and jumped into his room where the share message from Ginny was waiting. He accepted and flicked his wand. He made it bigger on the inside. He put a rather comfy bed in one spot and put a place to wash up in the other side. Ice said "Thanks." before he slithered in to get some sleep.
Harry smiled. Then he sat on the bed with Ginny. She crawled across the bed and pushed him down. She crawled onto him and pushed him down. She pressed her forehead to him and rubbed her nose against him. Then she pulled away and rolled to other side of the bed.
"You tease!" he groaned out. Her back was turned to him but he knew she was smirking. He rolled to lay right behind her. He kissed her neck as she turned.
They snogged for a bit until Ice woke up and hissed, "Stop it! It is dinner time." he said. Harry and Ginny broke apart scowling at the snake. It hissed what could be called a snicker. He slithered onto the bed and around Harry's neck. Then he was gone. Harry sat up and grabbed Ginny's hand and they fixed their hair in Ginny's case and Harry fixes his glasses. The snake snickered. Then the two walked to dinner with their house. When they sat down the snake slithered off Harry's shoulder and sat on his lap. Harry waved his hand and a couple of dead rats appeared. The rats were eaten quickly.
Finally after dinner Harry and Ginny were in their room as Ice trained them. He was teaching them to fight with swords. They were rather good at it. But they couldn't properly train by killing for obvious reasons. Harry finally dulled the swords so that they were plastic and didn't hurt. Harry struck rather hard and he watched as the skin on her neck turned a sickly red that faded to purple. she gasped quietly and dropped her sword. Harry's eyes widened and he dropped the sword and walked to her. He picked her up and laid her on the bed. He buried his nose by the new bruise. Ginny felt her neck get wet, Harry was crying. The mark disappeared thanks to the healing abilities from his phoenix, but that isn't why he was crying. He had hurt her. She rubbed his back in soothing circles and he pulled back.
"How are you not yelling at me? Or even being mad?" he cried.
"Because, you didn't mean it for one. For two it was an accident. For three I could care less about a bruise, I was worried my brothers would jump to the conclusion you were intentionally being mean to me or being too rough with me while snogging or something. And four, I love you and I won't be mad over something that happened while training. Being mad would be ridiculous."
"But I hit you too hard, I gave you a bruise! It must have hurt!" he said. It broke Ginny to see him cry, knowing what he felt. Guilty. He thought he was responsible for this.
"I remember having a conversation somewhat like this before, from watching every second of your dream. Like after I told you I didn't want kids at that moment. Eventually, that night we had sex and I got pregnant. You blamed yourself for forcing me into being a mother. But you wouldn't listen when I told you I was ready and I actually wanted a child. You didn't believe me but I was ready, I wanted one and I was happy. You wouldn't listen when I said it takes two to make a child, you didn't rape me so I was a very active participant from that memory. You wouldn't listen. So let me ask you this, do you think I care if you gave me a bruise?" she said sternly.
"You should."
"I said do you think I do not what I should." she said.
"No."
"Good, so now it is your turn to think that as well. Plus what good would yelling do? Make you cower, make me mad and no one is happy." she said.
Harry let loose a small smile. She waved her hand and it made Harry shift to the exact center of the bed. She pushed his head down and kissed him like earlier. Ice just rolled his eyes and went to his cage.