AN:/ Welcome back to another chapter! I am going to try and update once a week! I don't own the rights to Harry Potter! Enjoy Chapter 15 of Rising of the Phoenix!
James Point of View:
I wait on the platform. She is always on time, and I haven't seen her since the ball. I got a letter from her, but it wasn't enough! I had to see her and make sure she was safe myself. Sirius is laughing beside me and Remus has joined us. Isaac was already on the train waiting for us in our cabin. My mother smiles at me, "She will be here soon my love. If she is as studious as you tell me then there is not a possible way she would miss the train." my mother says.
I sigh and nod, "Let's get your luggage on, and she might be here by then, and then you will be available to help her with her luggage." My father says to me.
I nod, and do it faster than I thought possible. And, go back to pacing, and then it felt like I could breathe. I looked up at the floo network and it was like we were the only people on the platforms. Our eyes locked. I don't know who moved first, but all the sudden she is flying in the air and into my arms. I twirl her around and I can hear her laughter. She pulls away slightly and looks into my eyes. She has a huge smile on her face, I notice she is wearing her phoenix necklace, and my necklace. "I missed you James," she whispered.
I must have had the biggest smile on my face when she said that, and I set her down on the platform. Before I could respond our bubble was broken, "Oh my fair Kitten you left me outside in the blistering cold waiting for you to run away together. How could you do that to me? I thought you loved me so much!" Sirius cries holding his hands to his chest.
She laughs and breaks my hold and wraps her arms around Sirius hugging him close. "Oh kind sir I am quite sorry, but some things came up and my brothers locked me away into a castle and I wasn't able to get to you. Please forgive me" She says.
Said brothers came up behind her and had laughter in their eyes. "Our precious Phoenix will never run away we shall fight to the death on her honor Young Black and in her tower she shall stay. For she shall forever be our baby sister" Fabian says.
Gideon nods and they all break out in laughter. "Wait I thought James liked Hermione, now all the sudden there is talk of her running away with Sirius. What did I miss over this break?" Remus asks.
All the sudden it's like a switch was set off and kids were rushing to the trains and luggage was being thrown on. Before I could even think of helping her, her brothers quickly had her luggage on the train and kissed her cheeks. "You need to tell them Phoenix. Promise me you will'' Gideon says hugging his sister.
She is passed to Fabian and then to her parents. I quickly hop on the train and reach a hand out to her. She smiles and I lift her onto the train. She turns and looks at her brothers, "I promise. And, if anything happens. I will contact you or" she left the sentence unfinished but they nod.
We make it to our compartment Hermione and Isaac greet each other, and we are at the window waving to our families. Soon we are away from the station. The girls had joined us, it was a tight fit but we fit nine people in the compartment, Frank Longbottom being the ninth person in our little group. "What did your brothers mean? By telling us?" Remus asked.
Isaac looked confused, "Are you sick? Did something happen over break? I mean it must have since you're actually sitting with us and near James here. Are you okay Hermione?" Isaac asks question after question.
I can feel the death glare from Dorcas, but she seems to be keeping her mouth shut since Grace is smiling. She sighs, and stops running her fingers through my hair. I glare at Isaac. "James, don't glare, it's not polite" she says to me. I look up at her with a raised eyebrow and she lets out a laugh. "I know you, James Charles Potter. Anyway it's not something I want to share out in the open where anyone could open up our compartment door, and hear or could be listening from the outside. If people knew then I would be in danger, my parents didn't want to send me back because it has gotten worse." she says to us.
Dorcas gasps, "So Isaac was right you are sick or Mia why didn't you tell us. We would have helped in any way we could." She cries.
Hermione sighs, "Dora I am not sick. It's a touchy subject that as I said if anyone outside of this group knew about it I would be put in danger, and all of you would be used as targets against me. So can we please just drop the subject until I can find someplace safe to tell you. I promised my brothers, but I am still unsure if it's a good idea. There are so many risks with it, I started to explain to James before…." she clammed up. And quickly looked to Remus, "By the way I got you some Jamaican chocolate while I was on holiday I thought you would enjoy" she says and pulls them from her cross body bag. The group understood that she wished to drop the subject and quickly went onto their own conversations. I thought back to the ball. What had we been talking about? It had to be before she grabbed her necklace, and disappeared. And then it hit me like a ton of bricks.
Memory of that night:
I couldn't help her or fix it if I didn't know how. "Do you know much about seer's?" she asked me. I look at her in confusion and shake my head. She gives me a slight grin. "They are rare. Many proclaim they have the sight, but most are fakes or have a single vision and try to make more come about but none ever do. If someone is deemed to be a true seer everyone and everything will try to obtain him or her, though most seers have been females." she says to me. I felt like my stomach was dropping. I had a good feeling what she was trying to tell me, but I didn't want to imagine it. My sweet perfect Grace being hunted, raped, harmed, trapped all because of how she was born. No! She looked at me sadly and that's all it took that one look and I knew I was right. "I had a vision before the train and it was of Peter's mother. That's why he attacked me. Because my brothers took her into custody. My brothers seem to think I should have told someone at the beginning of the year since they can't be there to protect me. I had a vision that the headmaster would use me if he finds out the truth, so my family is steering clear of him at all costs. I just…." She stops and takes a deep breath. "I wanted you to know everything, before…" she looks at me again with sadness in her eyes. "Before anything became too serious." she whispers the last part.
And, then she gasps, her eyes begin to go white and her pupils disappear. Before I can do anything or say anything she reaches for her phoenix necklace and she is gone.
Back to the train:
I look at her with wide eyes! How could I have been so clueless? She had told me! But, it had happened so fast I didn't think twice about it. My beautiful Grace was a seer! I now understood why she was afraid to tell anyone. If anyone found out about her or what she was. She would be used and harmed. She looks at me and I guess she can see the fear in my eyes, as hers begin to water. I take her in my arms and just hold her. "Don't think about it around Dumbledore don't tell him. He is a master of Legilimency. He can't know James. I have seen it. He will use me. Please don't let him find out" she whispers pleadingly in my ear. I just hold her closer to me. The person that is supposed to protect us while we are away from our parents makes her feel unsafe then I don't trust him either. I would protect her with my life. Because Hermione Grace Prewett was my life. And, I would do anything to protect her. My father kept telling me Occlumency was important to learn and I am glad I did.
I pull away from her and kiss her forehead, "I will protect you forever Grace. Even from him. I promise" I whisper to her. And, I meant every word. The rest of the train ride was peaceful. Hermione stayed cuddled to my side, except when we had to change into our uniforms. I now understood why her brothers wanted her to tell us because I won't be by her side all the time as much as I would like too, but we had a family. Our Hogwarts family. And, family protects its own. Always!
AN:/ I felt a less drama chapter would give y'all a nice break. And, the new finally hit James. I think he is going to be a bit more protective. But, I feel like the Slytherins need to make a visit it's been a while lol! See you soon readers!