Call Me 12.

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"Where've you been Harry?" "Don't you know it was incredibly risky to be by yourself?"

Ron and Hermione talked over each other.

Harry put his hand up to silence them.

"I've been perfectly safe and happy. I've been living in the muggle world and having fun."

"But don't you know how dangerous it is at the moment?" Hermione protested.

"How many Death eaters are they?" Lisa asked.

Hermione turned her attention away from Harry. "You're not Luna." She said after a moment.

"What do you mean she's not Luna?" Ron asked.

"Ronald I'm very disappointed in you." Luna said taking Harry's cloak off. "You're not really concerned about security at all."

"Back to my question." Lisa snapped. "How many Death eaters are they?"

Harry answered for her "Inner circle about a dozen, others less than fifty all together." He looked over to Ron and Hermione to contradict him, but both nodded in agreement.

Lisa looked over at Hermione. "How many muggles are their?"

"About fifty six million. Yes I see your point about the chance of someone meeting Harry but. "

"Hermione, I was mourning and had been given bad news. The headmaster then sent me back to a place that was known to people who wanted me dead and where I'd get no support. Why do you think I left?"

"But don't you know how reckless that was?" Hermione demanded.

"Yes, but I honestly didn't care. If I'd walked into a trap and died then..." Harry shrugged.

"Mate you can't be serious."

Harry looked at Ron and Hermione. "I had nothing to live for, and had just been given a death sentence. The head master knows the prophecy and told me the night Sirius died." Looking between his two friends he recited the prophecy. Their eyes widened in horror.

"That means.." Ron begun.

"Absolutely nothing."Harry cut across him.

"Or anything." Lisa added.

"It could mean what the Headmaster thinks, it might not mean anything for another thousand years. When someone born two months premature, gets an equals sign marked on them instead of a lightning bolt." Harry could see Hermione preparing her arguments as he spoke, so he addressed her directly. "Hermione you don't believe in divination, you think Trelawney is a fraud, so why believe her this time and not any other?"

"You're getting off the point dear." Lisa interrupted.

He took a calming breath before he spoke. "Yes I was reckless when I left the Dursley's but it was reckless to leave me there."

"But mate." Ron cut across him. "I understand leaving there, I mean we broke you out in second year but where have you been? Why haven't you come to see us?"

"Your mum would be on the floo to the headmaster before I was in the door. He would then lock me up somewhere for my own safety."

""What's wrong with being safe?" Hermione asked.

"Nothing and I am at the moment. The headmaster risked his life for me, he fought Voldemort in the ministry. He then apologised to me for all the mistakes he made. Then he sent me back to a house that people in the ministry know about. Some of them want me dead. Umbridge told us both that. So, although he thought I was safe there I don't agree. I wouldn't go back now that I've seen how normal people live. I couldn't take the chance I'd be locked up again. Last weekend I danced and sang in a field with a hundred thousand other people. Next week we're off on holiday. I would never have the chance to do all this with the orders guards standing over me. The world is a lot bigger than I ever thought it was. It contains more than one castle, and a house where I'm treated worse than a house elf."

Harry could see Ron was beginning to understand but still didn't trust Hermione. "If you both give me your word not to tell anyone in the order where I'm living I'll tell you my big news."

"Yeah sure, mate. Now I've seen you, and know you're ok."

Hermione was more hesitant. "I can see what you're saying but Harry every day more people go missing, more people die. It isn't safe."

"That is why no one in the magical world knows where I am. I don't trust the order to keep me safe or the ministry. I'm leaving the country soon then I'll be back to school the same as always. I was reckless but I'm not anymore. We planned this meeting. I have three separate escape routes organised in case Molly turns up. I have been taught this holiday, to think before I act. I'm not asking for an unbreakable vow, just your word as a friend." He knew Hermione well enough that the last would have the desired effect.

"Yes fine but if you get yourself killed I'll never forgive you." She had a resigned tone to her as she spoke.

Harry had been watching the clock as he was talking. "Five more minutes, before the change." He reached into the bag and took out the anti-aging potion and downed its contents. He slipped out from under the robe. He was in the Oasis t-shirt he had bought at the concert and black jeans. He used his wand to reverse the effect of potion on his hair colour.

"Are you going to put your glasses back on?" Ron asked.

"I use contacts now, and I keep my hair this long most of the time. "

Hermione's eyes widened as she took in his appearance. "The tattoo and ear ring are genuine too aren't they. "

Harry rolled up his sleeve. "I think you've all seen prongs before. I was going to get padfoot on the other arm but things kept getting in the way. The ankh is a symbol of new birth. I like that too."

"Not many wizards get tattoo's mate. Since the dark mark they're seen as signs you've done a bit,you know,dark."

"What like speaking in parseltounge?" He turned to Lisa. "You're about to change. Let me know when you want your dress enlarging."

"A finite should do it. Cast it before I burst out."

Harry timed his spell so Lisa revealed no more flesh than she wanted. She quickly jumped up to check her appearance in the mirror. "I did wonder if my hair would go back to blond or stay red." Instead of returning to her seat, she sat across Harry's knee. Luna moved from the edge of the room to the seat Lisa had vacated.

"It is nice to be the only me in the room again." She brushed her scraggly hair back as she sat down.

Harry watched his friends. If anyone was going to say something tactless he guessed it would be Ron. Still he hadn't really planned this far in his head.

"Guy's I guess you've seen Lisa from school."

They both nodded their greeting to her but stayed silent.

"If that bit has surprised you wait till you get to the big news." Lisa laughed as she spoke.

Harry frowned as he watched his friends' expressions. Neither of them seemed pleased for him. "Lisa's pregnant."

He would have enjoyed the joke more if Lisa hadn't snapped her head round in shock and joined in the "what" spoken by the other two.

"Joke. Although we are engaged."

Lisa held up her hand to show off the ring.

"But, you barely know each other." Ron protested.

"We have lived together for six weeks now, we have cooked, cleaned and shopped. I know Lisa's bad habits and they're better than yours and she doesn't snore either. We've argued about stuff and found ways to compromise. We haven't set a date but we have made the declaration. When we leave school we will be together. Ron, your parents married straight out of Hogwarts as did mine. This is no different."

While Ron was surprised he seemed to accept Harry's reasoning. Hermione sat back in her chair, arms folded, lips pursed like a junior McGonagall.

"So Lisa, what first attracted you to the rich and famous Harry Potter?"

Harry spluttered at Hermione's question. He could tell trouble was coming from her expression but hadn't expected her to be so blunt.

"His arse. It's just so tight I wanted to sink my teeth into."

Now it was Ron and Hermione's time to splutter.

"I invited him for a date. Because I wanted to get to know him, all I knew was I fancied him. Things progressed a lot quicker than I imagined. Harry's right we're going to have long engagement, despite his joke I'm not pregnant but we both know that we don't want this to end."

"Are you going to cope with the trouble that comes with being Harry's girlfriend brings?"

"Are you talking about the gossip or the danger? The gossip doesn't bother me. I'm fully aware that I'm going to be hated by all the girls who have named their teddy bears Harry Potter.I imagine I'll be on the same kill list as every other person in this room. You all went to the ministry and publicly fought death eaters. My dada skills aren't more than average but once I can do magic again I've been promised some one on one sessions. There is a war on. I'm muggle born I had no intention of running away before, less so now. So I'm a bit higher up the list my future never looked good if the other side won. You are all fairly nonchalant about the danger, why should I be different?"

"We've seen it. Shall I show you the scars?" Hermione countered.

"I've seen Harry's. The basilisk wound straight through his arm. The splinter marks where a troll shattered a toilet and he got hit with shrapnel. More than that I've held him while he's had nightmares. Calling out Sirius' name while he slept. You might think I don't know what I'm getting into, leaping before I look. That's a Gryffindor trait. No one who has watched you lot for the last five years could not know the sort of danger you attract. Turns out Harry's worth it."

"I know you want to think the worst." Harry conceded. " All you've heard is I've gone missing and now I turn up engaged. It must seem like the same old reckless Harry. I'm not the same old Harry. Six weeks ago I didn't care if I lived or died. Now, yeah I'm still mourning Sirius and I'm worried about the war but I'm happy, I can see a future beyond the war and I have a desire to get there. Lisa is with me now, we come as a pair. When this is all over we will be married. Try not to be so Gryffindor about things and think before you act."

Hermione huffed back in a chair.

"Hermione are you going to keep our secret or will you go to the headmaster as soon as we get back." Harry worried now that she was hostile to Lisa she might change her mind.

"I said I would, I didn't agree that going to the ministry was the best idea but I went there with you. I think you would be safer if you came back with us but it's only one more week and if you are out of the country it should be alright. It's just a lot to take in. You not trusting the headmaster seems like a poor decision. The headmaster is a great..."

"man." Harry finished off her quote for her. "He is but he is just a man. He has admitted making lots of mistakes to me. That prophecy says neither can live. Being locked up under guard would help to fulfil that. I'm living at the moment. If I hadn't had the summer I just had then I'd have no reason to fight. I told you, I honestly didn't care if I walked into a trap when I left the Dursley's, at least I'd of been with Sirius and my parents. Now however I want to live, I want to have a future and a wife and kids. Do you understand Hermione? Getting out of bed in the morning is risk. Flying a broom like I fly one is a risk. Going out, drinking a beer and watching a band in a field with a hundred thousand other people, well it might have been a risk but less of one that most of the things I do."

"Was it really that bad?" Hermione asked.

"I'd just watched my godfather die. I blamed myself for that. Voldemort tried to possess me. Then the headmaster told me the prophecy. Which in that frame of mind sounded like a death sentence to me. I was then sent back to my aunt's house. I've never really spoken about how bad it is but it's pretty bad. So yeah, I honestly didn't care if I lived or died. So yes it was that bad. Now it's not. The issues are still there but my perspective has changed. Lisa has done that for me. Instead of giving her a hard time or inferring she just wants me for my money you should be thanking her that I'm able to get out of bed in the morning."

"Well, when I let him." Lisa added.

Harry enjoyed the blush that crept up Hermione's face as she realised what Lisa meant. Harry could see Hermione was going to speak again when he heard the front doo open.

"Allo, can I come in?"

Lisa and Harry jumped to their feet. Harry pulled his cloak over himself and Lisa regained her seat. Fleur looked curiously at Lisa as she entered the room.

"O are you?"

"Mandy Brocklehurst." Lisa lied effortlessly. " I'm trying to find Harry."

"Why are you looking for him?" Fleur questioned. Harry recognised the look in Lisa's eye and bit back a groan. This was going to be bad.

"Well he slept with me, before the summer term ended and I, I missed a period last week. I want to tell him he's going to be a daddy." Lisa put both hands protectively over her stomach as she spoke.

Fleur's eyes widened in shock. "Stay here. I must tell the headmaster this news." With that Fleur threw powder into the fire and stepped into it.

"See you at the safe house Harry." Lisa called out and followed fleur into the fire. Harry knew that she would be calling out a very different destination.

He took his hood down for a moment. "See you on the train guys." He took a broom out of the bag and quickly left via the front door. With the cloak still covering him he flew off. He flew carefully and slowly until the Rookery was out of sight. He then removed his cloak and stowed it back in his bag. The broom he had borrowed from the twins wasn't able to manoeuvre as well as he wanted but he still had fun before settling down on a stretch of quiet road and putting out his wand.

The Knight Bus appeared with its usual clatter then disappeared almost immediately as he settled himself in. The next passenger to get on was Lisa from outside an unfamiliar house.

"That was nice of the twins to set it up with Angelia. She's pretty cool and didn't ask too many questions."

"Mandy Brocklehurst?" Harry asked.

"I wouldn't swear to it but I think she was one of the girls who bullied Luna. She seems the type to be honest. So do you trust them to stay quiet?"

"Honestly? I don't know. Ron won't tell but he might miss speak. Hermione, I think I convinced her. You can never tell."

"So nice to have friends you can't trust. So stick with the plan." Lisa asked.

"I trust they want the best for me it's just they both revere the headmaster too much. So yeah we stick to the plan."

They were dropped off in York town centre and spent the day wandering familiar places. They spent an hour at the skate park and then headed back to Megan's house. Megan had agreed to let them crash the night there. Her parents left them to their own devices as they sat in her bedroom listening to music and chatting.

Megan took out a tobacco tin from under her mattress and Harry watched as she carefully rolled out a cigarette. Lighting it, she inhaled deeply. Sucking the smoke in and then out through her nostrils. She turned to Lisa and offered her the cigarette

"Want a hit?"

Lisa looked over to Harry the idea dawned on him that it wasn't just tobacco or Lisa would have said no. He nodded slightly. It was Lisa's choice and she knew what she wasn't getting into more than he did. Lisa took a slightly shorter inhale than Megan then coughed on her second. "Out of practice." She spluttered.

"Want to try Harry?" The question hung before them like smoke and filled the room. Harry trusted Lisa. He knew that and he knew that this was no worse than drinking as far as she was concerned. Still he hesitated before taking the joint of her.

"Just a little if this is your first." Megan advised.

He inhaled a little smoke breathing it in then out. The effects seemed almost immediate. It was the relaxed feeling of a couple of beers coupled with a slight shift in his perspectives. The music that Megan had playing in the background seemed to come alive and to swirl for him. He passed the joint onto Megan, pulling up close to Lisa. When the joint got back to Lisa she inhaled and before he was ready kissed him, exhaled the smoke into his mouth. They held the kiss, their tongues dancing together. Harry was aware of Megan watching them but didn't feel the customary embarrassment. They broke the kiss and Harry took his own turn with the joint.

"You guys are hot as hell. Ever thought of a threesome."

"Megan, don't let loneliness make you make stupid decisions. It wouldn't be the fun you hope for." Harry listened to the words coming out of his own mouth. Wondering who was speaking them. It seemed wiser than him. He should have been mumbling in embarrassment.

Megan took the knock back graciously and they passed the joint around again. Eventually they settled in to sleep. Harry shared Megan's bed with Lisa while Megan slept on a camp bed.

Saturday dawned clear and sunny. After some cereal Lisa rang home.

"No one has visited. According to mum. Dad has a trip planned. They'll pick us up in half an hour."

As they were leaving Megan leaned in to Harry "Thank you for being so nice while saying no." Before giving Harry a quick peck on the cheek. "Urgh stubble, no wonder I stick to girls."

Susan was driving when the car pulled up in front of them.

"We'll see how much influence Lisa has been on you Harry. We are going to gothville."

"Mum, you can't take me to Whitby in a summer dress. I need something black to wear and something blacker to go with it."

Simon was laughing from the passenger seat while Susan spoke. "Because your mother loves you dear I found the blackest things from your wardrobe and they are in a bag behind you."

Lisa turned behind her and pulled the bag into the main body of the car. Looking quickly through it. "Love you mum." She unclipped her seatbelt and pulled her dress up over her head. Simon pretended to hide his eyes Harry just enjoyed the site of his girlfriend in her underwear.

"Oh a black bra too." She said removing her white one.

"Ok Lisa too far. Not many people are going to see you in a moving car but cover up." Susan's tone held a distinct tone of displeasure.

Lisa pulled on her Mission T-Shirt first then put her bra on under it. "Sorry mum. Did you put any different boots in?" Her tone was slightly sheepish Susan rarely had cause to tell her off.

"I packed the Bobby Shafto ones."

Harry also found that Susan had put a fresh pair of his black jeans and a black button up shirt in for him. He was slightly more embarrassed undressing with Susan present and pulled on his fresh jeans as quickly as possible.

They drove further north and east until they passed over a ridge and the North Sea opened up on the horizon. The car descended down the most obvious and imposing sight was the huge ruining abbey that over looked the narrow harbour town. Susan pulled up and Simon went off to pay the parking machine. Lisa opened up the boot of the car and pulled on her long socks then her knee high metal buckled boots as Harry fastened his DM's up.

"So why exactly can't you wear a summer dress here." Harry asked as they headed up the steps to the abbey.

"This, as my mum calls it, is gothville. Every year there is a huge goth music and culture festival. This is the real life setting for Dracula's arrival in Bram Stokers original book. Besides don't you like my mini?"

"It shows off more leg, which is a good thing but restricts access."

"You have come a long way in these last few weeks Harry." Lisa pulled him into a long kiss. "Thank you for being so diplomatic with Megan last night. I couldn't think of a good way to turn her down. She's wanted to get me into bed for a while I never thought she'd go so far as to suggest a threesome."

"You mean it wasn't me that she was after. I'm insulted."

They made their way up to the abbey and Lisa pulled herself in tight to Harry. I'd sort of planned having sex up here but with this wind I'm getting taking anything else off."

"Good because I'm scared of what the wind-chill would do to things. It looks impressive but lets head back down to where it was warmer.

Half an hour later they cuddled together unwrapping the food they'd bought from a fish and chip shop.

"I can't believe you bought that."

"I'd heard of them but never seen any for sale before." Lisa held up the long thin battered item in front of her.

"Are you going to eat it or play with it?"

"Not what you asked last time I had something this shape in front of me." With that Lisa bit into the deep fried confectionary.

"I wasn't expecting it to be melted, here have a try."

Harry bit into the deep fried Mars bar. The flavours of the chocolate had mixed together as they had melted into one and the salty batter mixture complimented the flavours in ways he hadn't expected.

Lisa whispered in his ear. "I like a hot sticky gooey mess in my mouth, how about you?"

She patted him on his back as his coughing fit ended. "Are you trying to kill me?" He finally asked.

Not really but that was funny. They wandered the town, there was a mixture of normal high street shops, shops for the sea side tourist and shops whose trade must have come from the alternative crowd. They stood outside one that had a range of jewellery in the window and also advertised piercings.

"You're not going to mind are you?" Lisa took his hand as they looked in the window.

"A stud or a small ring to the side, no, I don't think a centre ring would suit you. If you're not sure don't do it."

"No I want this, I've wanted one for a while now. How about you?"

"I'm happy with just the one piercing. I've never seen another that I want." He pointed to a picture of a man with multiple spikes in his face. "I don't see the point of that."

They headed into the shop together and looked around. It was dirty and smelled of damp. "Not from here." Harry pulled Lisa out.

Five minutes later, they were in a tattoo and piercing shop that smelled of anaesthetic. Lisa had her eyes shut and held Harry's hand but left with a small green stud in her right nostril. As soon as they were outside Harry kissed her. He could tell Lisa needed reassurance over her new look.

"You look beautiful."

"When did you get so perfect a boyfriend?"

"When I realised I had the perfect fiancée."

"Harry about that stuff you told Ron and Hermione, where you really in that bad a place?"

"You've seen how broody and depressed I can get. Imagine me in a bad place left to myself. I was turning inward and every place I looked I saw death, either Sirius' or my own. I hadn't bothered to eat much. If someone had sent a dementor after me I wouldn't of noticed. So yeah I was pretty bad. Now I have you, I have for the first time in my life the chance for normality. Voldemort was my everything at one time.I couldn't see past him. Now I can see a future. It has one hell of an obstacle to get past. I still don't know how to but the effort is worth making.

You, and your parents have shown me a life I never thought I could have. I don't want to lose it."

Lisa leaned into him as he spoke before asking in a quiet voice. "Do you love me or the idea of normality more?"

"I love you but you come with a future and a life. It's a package deal. Who are you calling normal any way?" He poked her in the ribs knowing her ticklish spots and she returned the attack.

After a breathless few minutes they returned to walking along the sea front hand in hand. They encountered Susan and Simon sitting on a bench together.

"More body mods?" Susan asked.

"I like it." Harry quickly defended Lisa's new look.

"So food, where do you guys fancy eating? " Simon asked changing the conversation. There were numerous fish and chip bars and greasy cafes but Susan vetoed them all. Instead they stopped in Pickering on the way pack. There was a traditional pub Susan had spotted on the journey down. So they headed back there. The food was traditional and filling.

Susan sat opposite them as they ate. "Sorry Lisa, I was a little surprised. Now I'm used to the idea that stud looks pretty. "

"So where are you crashing tonight." Simon asked them.

"Zoe has said she will put us up for a night. Maybe two."

"You not coming home for Sunday lunch?" Simon sounded dejected as he asked the question.

"Why don't you trust your friends Harry?" Susan asked.

"Depends on what you mean by trust. I do trust them but we don't always agree. Ron and Hermione are staying at the Weasley's. Both Molly and Arthur practically worship the headmaster and won't hear a word against him. I would guess they have had a summer hearing about how unsafe it is in the world. They'll be getting the Prophet which will be full of bad news. The Order will drift in and out. Dumbledore will be concerned, Snape will sneer about how selfish I am. Molly will be on the verge of a breakdown. It will be hard for them to stay quiet in that atmosphere."

"Is that guesswork or something else?"

"Solid information off the twins. Hermione still respects authority to much, even after last year with Umbridge and Fudge. Ron is fine provided he has chance to think and not blurt anything out. If you get to Monday without the headmaster knocking on the door. Then I think it'll be OK. Also it depends how much time they invest into Lisa's new false trail for them. Molly probably fainted at that news."

"I'd say sorry but I'm not." Lisa smirked.

"I suppose it must be hard for them." Simon agreed. "I've seen Dumbledore persuade people with just a look over his glasses and a sigh. So what did little miss mischief do?"

"Gave a name of one of her class mates and said she was looking for Harry because she was now pregnant."

"Oh Lisa, I hope you had a good reason for making some poor girls life miserable." Susan chastised her.

"Yeah I didn't pick her on a whim. I suspect she is one of the people bullying Luna and stealing her things."

They continued their journey back to York and Simon dropped them off at Zoe's house. They woke early in an unfamiliar room.

"I'm going to miss the just sitting around and reading." Harry confessed.

Lisa padded out of bed and put her head out of the curtains. "It's a beautiful day. I say we take the bus somewhere quiet and secluded and see if we can get grass stains on my bum again."

"Now that's a plan worth getting out of bed for." Harry agreed.

A.N.

This chapter was dominated by that conversation. Oh well it means. You get another chapter out of this.

So yeah, I've added drugs to the drinking and the sex. It won't be a regular thing.

A chapter in under a week. I can't see the next one being so quick. I also can see it being the last.

Next chapter I'm planning to teach Lisa the Patronus charm. It will NOT take the form of a doe. Suggestions are welcome.