Lone Child
Chapter 30: Fights and Jamaica
The first thing James heard when he woke up was arguing. "Ugh! Can't people get any sleep around here?" he yelled. All noise stopped. "Much better," said James pulling his pillow over his head, perfectly happy to go back to sleep.
^You need to get up Shadow. Fudge is being a moron again,^ said Triss pulling James's pillow off of his face.
James wearily sat up and looked at the people surrounding him. Snape standing in the back of the room looking rather irritated, along with Kat and Dray. Mel and Night were standing behind Triss, the three of them looked rather pissed. Dumbledore, Fudge, several Aurors, and Potter stood on the other side of the bed. Just behind Triss, James could see Remus lying on a bed, looking rather thin, but much healthier than one should after a werewolf transformation.
"Anyone care to tell me why you woke me up? I need my beauty sleep you know," said James only half sarcastically.
"Where is Black you ungrateful brat?" Fudge shouted.
"Look, I put Pettigrew in your hands! Why do you still want Sirius?" James demanded.
"There is no Pettigrew! He got away!" yelled Fudge, turning slightly purple.
"So you're looking for a scapegoat? Well you better drop that fucking thought right this minute. If you so much as look at Sirius I will follow through with everyone of my threats and then some," James snarled. He was so beyond pissed it wasn't even funny.
Fudge turned slightly white. "We couldn't be sure that was the real Pettigrew. It could have been a clone," said Fudge.
"You can't touch a clone you moron! You know damn well that that was Pettigrew. Quit covering your own ass and make amends for some of the stupid shit you did," yelled James.
Fudge paled even more. As mad as anyone had ever made James he never called them names outright, especially in English. "I think the boy is right Fudge. You owe a lot of us an apology," said Remus's weak voice.
"Shut up Werewolf," said Fudge turning on Remus. "You attacked a student and are to be dealt with by the Department of Magical Animals," said Fudge, Remus paled.
"That's ex-werewolf to you Fudge. Oh, and do I look like I was mauled by a werewolf to you?" asked James showing his arms. To almost everyone's amazement they were cut free. Fudge sputtered but didn't say anything. "Do you plan on following through like you promised or do I have to get mean?" asked James, finality in his tone.
"On behave of the Ministry of Magic I, Cornelius Fudge, give one, Sirius Black, a full pardon. Because of the Ministry's mistake I grant Black to have all of his belongings returned as well as 100,000 galleons for his false imprisonment," said Fudge, slight fear in his eyes.
"Damn right," Mel muttered under her breath.
"All of these things will be put in order after we figure out where Black is," said Fudge. James threw a glance at Night, who was lying at Mel's feet. Night stood, and seconds later Sirius stood there in all his glory.
"You better get the ball rolling then," said Sirius gruffly. Fudge's eyes nearly popped out of his head. Hardly anyone had a chance to react when several Aurors started firing spells a Sirius.
"STOP!" yelled James. The Aurors stopped and looked at James. ^I really don't like humans or dwarfs for that matter,^ James muttered. Triss gave him a look that showed her agreement.
"Sirius, I-" came James Potter's meek voice. Sirius didn't even let him finish the sentence.
"Don't even think about it Potter. You were my friend, but you let them through me into Azkaban without one word against it. If it weren't for the kid I wouldn't even be alive right now. So it seems the only friend that has stayed true is Remus, and he has been rewarded for his loyalty," said Sirius indicating to Remus's state.
"Sirius, you don't-" Potter started again. This time Kat cut in.
"I think Sirius in right Professor. You betrayed him to a fate worse than death and now you want to apologize. It's not going to happen. The only people Sirius owes any loyalty to are James, Triss, Mel and Remus," said Kat, her eyes glittering with silent furry.
"Do not tell me you were in the middle of this Katharine! It's bad enough 3 of my Slytherins were in on this, but not my daughter as well," yelled Snape, advancing on the group.
"As a matter of fact she didn't. The only people in on this whole thing were James, Mel, Triss and myself," said Sirius, blocking Snape's path.
"Out of my way Black," Snape growled. Sirius didn't move, and Snape pulled his arm back to swing and Sirius.
James had none of it and grabbed Snape's arm mid swing, no one had seen him move. "Stop this now," James growled. He sounded so much like his father it was scary. "You are being foolish. You will not threaten anyone under my protection, no matter what claims you have over them. I suggest you leave now, before I do something I will regret," James hissed.
Snape glared at his son, but said nothing as he exited the hall. 'I don't know how good of an idea that was,' said Triss, her voice echoing in James's head.
'O'well. I don't feel like putting up with any bullshit at current second. It's not like he actually cares about me anymore anyway,' James answered. Triss didn't respond. She knew it was true that Snape no longer cared for his only blood child, but she didn't want to voice the proof of the fact.
"Now that that has been settled, I believe we can all go to bed. It's late after all," said Dray, taking charge. Slowly the group left the hospital wing, most still in shock about how James had treated the Minister, then a professor. Soon, only James, Triss, Kat, and the Twins remained.
"I really don't think that whole display was the best idea Jimmy," said Kat sitting down on the bed next to James.
"They won't remember it come morning, trust me," said James.
"What story are you going to feed to them?" Triss asked.
"What ever my very sleepy brain comes up with. I can't wait for term to end. I have every intention to go relax in Jamaica or Hawaii for the summer," said James with a dreamy look in his eyes.
"You knew, you're scary when you get mad," said Fred.
"We thought you were going to kill the Minister," said George.
"The thought has crossed my mind more than once. I just can't wait for all of this to blow over, I just hope the rest of the year goes by fast," said James wistfully.
George mussed up James's hair and said, "Don't worry, it will. Speaking of, we are invited to Jamaica right?"
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"It's over, finally!" said Triss, practically dancing with joy as she made her way down to the train platform. James followed behind, helping Fred and George with their trunks. "Jamaica, here we come," said Triss, still skipping along.
Dray, Gin, Mel, and Kat had already gone ahead, and James and Triss had agreed to go sit with the 5th years with Fred and George. It would be the first time that the whole crew hadn't rid at least some of the ride in the same compartment.
The Minister had followed through and made a public announcement of Sirius's innocents. With the 100,000 Galleons the Ministry was giving Sirius as compensation for his time in prison Sirius was having a house built in Hogsmead, where both Mel and Remus planned to move.
Remus was ecstatic about not being a werewolf anymore, and was even more surprised when James told him he could still use the wolf as an Animagus if he wanted to. The Ministry of Magic had all but demanded the James show them how to create the cure so that is could be monitored and distributed. James response was that it was already covered. Dragon was currently running about the world giving it to Werewolves that wished to be cured.
With everything finally set right James fully intended to go relax in his parent's estate, right off of Jamaica. Somehow, Fred and George had managed to talk their way into coming on the trip, and James was almost glad they had. It would be kind of lonely with only Triss to keep him company, not to mention uneventful.
James helped Fred and George pile their trunks into the 5th year Gryffindor compartment. The other 5th year Gryffs didn't look too happy but kept their mouths shut. "James, Triss, this is Angelina, Katie, Alicia and Lee. Guys, they are James and Triss," said George.
The 6 shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. "Angelina, is Oliver planning to come? It's his last ride on the train after all," said Fred.
"Yeah, he wants to bid farewell to the rest of the team first though," said Angelina.
^Oliver Wood? Isn't he the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain?^ Triss asked.
^He was. He just graduated. I heard he got invited to go play keeper for England,^ said James.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Alicia eyeing them suspiciously.
"We heard that you're Quidditch Captain got invited to go play for England. Is it true?" asked Triss.
"Who wants to know?" a voice asked from the door.
"Just a couple of our friends Oliver," said Fred.
"Nice to meet you then. I am Olive Wood, and yes, I was invited to play for England next year," said Oliver holding out his hand. James took it.
"You're a great keeper. You'll be a good addition to England's line up," said James.
"I can say the same for your seeking skills. At this rate Gryffindor won't win the cup till after you graduate," said Oliver.
The small group talked, laughed and played game through the whole trip. About half way through the trip Jewel made an appearance, surprising Angelina, Katie and Alicia, but soon they were cooing over the green serpent. Too soon for some of there liking the trip was over. The group went there separate ways Oliver, Angelina, Katie, and Alicia to find their families, and James, Triss, Fred, and George to find the rest of the crew and bit them a good summer.
The quartet looked around the station for a good 30 minutes but never did find the rest of the group. Slightly angry that their friends didn't wait for them to catch up they departed to Jamaica by a port key James had made.
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"Did I ever tell you guys how much I love Jamaica?" asked Triss.
"Only about 50 times," said Fred.
"Now, into the pool with you," said George, shoving Triss into the cold pool.
"FRED! GEORGE! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" yelled Triss jumping out of the pool, but the two of them had already taken off. James couldn't stop himself from laughing. "And you!" Triss growled, rounding on James. "You probably had something to do with this!" Triss said, slowly advancing.
"Sorry love, not this time," said James moving out of the way as Triss leapt at him. Sadly, James slipped on a puddle and he too end up in the pool. Now it was Triss turn to laugh. "Care to give me a hand?" James asked, swimming to the edge.
Triss reached down to give James a hand but again, ended up in the pool. "This time, Triss love, I did have something to do with it," said James grinning. Triss growled and jumped on James, effectively dunking him. James surfaced, Triss still on top of him. "You asked for it," said James picking her up and tossing her into the deep end of the pool.
Triss went after James again and by the time Fred and George returned James and Triss were entangled in a huge water fight. "Well, it seems the kid is getting all the action. This sucks," said George.
"I agree, but watching is just as entertaining," said Fred. Sadly for the twins they didn't notice James and Triss watching them. With a snap of James's fingers the twins were dunked into the deep end of the pool.
Fred and George surfaced, sputtering in the cold water. "Of course you know, this means war," they said in unison. James and Triss looked at each other. What had they gotten themselves into?
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By the end of the first week James, Triss, Fred and George were into a heavy prank war. James and Triss were in the lead 14 points to 13 points, and it was easy to see the twins were up to something. Each prank was worth one point, successful or not. A successful prank was worth 2-3 more points depending on creativity.
At dinner on the 7 night of the prank war James and Triss started to feel a bit weird. It was almost like they were drunk, but both knew they hadn't had any alcohol. Eventually the whole world went black.
The next morning James woke with a slight headache but he was comfortable. Something warm was curled up in his arms and he pulled the object closer. As he came nearer to wakefulness he started to notice things. For starters, there shouldn't have been anything warm curled up next to him, and for the first time James noticed he wasn't wearing his boxers like he normally did to sleep. 'This could be very bad,' James thought, trying to remember what he'd done the night before, but he couldn't remember for the life of him.
Slowly James dared open his eyes, and they met with Triss's blue ones. Both James and Triss took a second to tally things in their minds. They were tangled up with each other, in a bed, completely naked, and they couldn't remember anything from the night before. Without warning both screamed.
James quickly waved his hand, clothing both he and Triss, and their eyes met again. Both started to talk when they heard knickers coming from James closet. James growled and yanked open the door, the twins fell out at James's feet.
The twins looked up at James with slight grins, but paled at the murderous look on James's face. James looked over at Triss and she nodded, both advanced on the terrified twins.
With a snap of James's fingers the twins were bound, hanging upside down in their underwear. " I don't know what you were thinking, but that wasn't funny. It's pay back time," James hissed. The twins looked truly frightened.
Seconds later the twins disappeared in a puff of smoke. "They'll be back by tonight," said James. "I'm going tanning. Call me in when they get back," said James turning and leaving the room.
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At almost midnight the twins came strolling in, looking anything but happy. James was waiting for them by staircase. "James, you are evil," said Fred.
"Transporting us bound by our ankles," George continued.
"In old underwear," Fred added.
"To a Gay bar," they both yelled at the same time.
James smirked. "Pay back is a bitch isn't it? And those underwear, are a pair of Snape's old underwear," said James, grinning evilly.
Fred and George looked at each other then ran up the stairs screaming. "Harsh," said Triss appearing behind James.
"Payback is such a bitch," said James, looking like the cat that got the cream.
"I thought that was fate?" Triss asked.
"Same person," said James.
"They are going to kill you," said Triss.
"Not after I show them my tickets," said James.
"So you did go ahead and get them?" Triss asked.
"Yep. Well, I'm off to bed. I suggest you ward your door. No telling what the twins will do after they've scrubbed themselves raw," said James.
"You are so dead," Triss said walking up the staircase.
"I'm immortal Trisstessa dear," said James.
"Keep telling yourself that elf-boy," Triss yelled down the stairs.
"You're an elf too woman," James yelled up.
"Only a quarter!" Triss yelled down before James heard her bedroom door shut.
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*CRACK!* James sat straight up in bed. Just outside his window a storm was howling, a really bad one by the looks of it. Over the howling of the wind James heard a small knock on the door. "Come in!" he yelled disabling any wards he had placed.
Triss stuck her head in the door. "Hi," she said meekly.
"Hey," said James. Another bolt of lightning hit and Triss jumped several feet in the air. "Come on," said James making room for Triss in the queen sized bed. Triss wasted no time in hopping in next to James. To James's surprise Triss was shivering, from both fear and cold if what his senses said was true.
James pulled Triss closer to him and flinched at the coolness of her skin. "How long were you waiting outside my door?" James asked as Triss snuggled into him.
"A while," said Triss, not being very specific.
"Get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a long day," said James.
(A/N: Okay, I think I got a little carried away with this chapter, but all of the events happened for a reason. The next chapter will be much better, trust me.)
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Musicstarlover: Thanks. As you can see James isn't a werewolf. He's too pure, and he's an Elf.
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Wytil: Nope, no wild partying for me. My brother went to South Padre Island last year, he said it was the bomb. I plan on going when I become of age. For my 21 birthday we've already arranged a trip to Key West.
Romm: It's fine. I'm not normally very formal either, unless it's talking to adults. I get in trouble if I don't conduct myself properly in front of adults. My Dad is the new East Coast representative for Sea Doo, so I have to be very formal with some people.
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Mr. Happy Java Man: Coffeeholic Yetis? That's creative. . . Scary, but creative. I still think my bunnies are scarier though. If need be I can always send out 'The Blair Witch'. *Personal joke, don't ask.*
Istalksiriusonweekends: No worries. I deal with sugar high crazy people all the time. *Cough*Anna*Cough* No, my dear friend James isn't a werewolf. It's an elf thing. Plus, even if he was he's got that little potion thing to get rid of the curse. I got the inspiration for this story from a lot of different stories I've read, but mostly from OOTP. The main reason I wrote this whole story was to blow up Umbridge, not going to happen for a while yet, but by damn it will! Yeah, but in this story one Harry Potter doesn't exist. That was my other reason for writing this story. I got tired of reading about Harry getting kicked around by Dumbledore, ect, and decided it's about time he did some kicking of his own! Of course, the Harry we all know and love from the books wouldn't do such a thing, so I created a new personality!
Striker69: Thanks, I feel loved . . .*tears up*
Serpent of Light: Thank you. I don't like fics with Harry being invincible either. No one is invincible. You can thank my friend Shadow-Shamblin for some of the pairings, especially Dray and Gin.
Lunawolf: Yes Triss is fine. I never said Remus wasn't going to be Moony any more, he's just not going to be a werewolf. James is fine, I can't imagine him, of all people, becoming a werewolf.
Kimmerz: Thanks. Personally I think this chapter over did it a little, but all the events had to happen to lead to other events, and I didn't want to draw anything out.
FunkyWitchOnFire: Thank you. Triss is one of my favorites too. She is a mix of a few of my friends and some of my personality.
MiakaChan5: Yes, James and Triss will eventually get together. I don't know about Night and Mel yet. I may make Mel out to be Sirius's long lost daughter or something like that, haven't decided yet.