Regulus and Hades tumbled out of the floo together, barely catching themselves before they fell to the ground.
"Sorry about that. The floo and I don't mix well" Regulus said after straightening himself, he turned to help Hades.
"Same, any form of magical transportation really" Hades laughed.
"Ahh, you take after me in that department I'm afraid" He chuckled.
"What department love?" James asked as he and Sirius stepped through together, gracefully, Hades noticed.
"Hades seems to have inherited my skill with the floo" Grinning, Regulus waved his hand between himself and Hades.
"Yes, but what he lacks in that department, he more then makes up for it on a broom" Remus said, banishing the soot from his cardigan before turning to help Neville.
"Is that right? Do you play Quidditch? Are you on the house team? Wait! What house are you in? I bet you're a Gryffindor" James fired off excitedly
Hades looked at the excited man and smirked. "Hufflepuff"
James looked so disappointed for a moment before he straightened up. "Oh, well. Being a puff is good to"
Sirius took one look at Hades and burst out laughing, Remus following shortly.
"You should see your face. Bambi tell him before he spirals" Sirius laughed.
"Bambi?" Hades asked. That's a new one he thought to himself.
"Nickname from when you were baby. You loved that movie and well… James and Reggie are stags in their other forms" Remus grinned.
"Huh, makes sense. But to answer your questions though, yes, I am, I play seeker for Gryffindor. But the sorting hat did want me to go into Slytherin" he will have to ask about them both being stags.
"McGonagall saw him fly during our first flying lesson. Dray was being a dick and stole my new Remembrall. Hades being Hades, went after him and narrowly missed colliding with her office window when he caught it" Neville chuckled.
"I knew I was the reason scarhead got on the team. See Hades, I am such a good friend to you" Draco said as He pulled Neville and Hades into a hug. "Hey Nev, everything alright?"
Neville held on to his friends tighter. Draco looked over at Hades as he pulled away.
"Why don't you take Nev somewhere to talk. Theres a lot to go over" Hades said softly.
"I can do that. We will talk soon?" Draco said looking him up and down, his eyes searching for anything the goblins may have missed. Seeing nothing, he smiled and led Neville out of the room.
Hades turned back to the others in the room and walked towards his dads. He wrapped his arms around them and took a deep breath. Regulus smelled of sandalwood, ink and parchment. Whereas James was a mixture of broom polish, jasmine and musk.
"Hades? Are you alright?" James asked as he and Regulus wrapped their own arms around him.
Hades gave a quick nod, before burying his head into Regulus shoulder. He had wanted this for so long. It was completely different from what he had known, but just as welcome. Feeling as they both placed a kiss on his head, he let the tears fall.
"Lunch is being served in the formal dining room, there's to many of us for the smaller one" Alya said as she walked in. taking in the room, she walked over to Sirius and Remus. "Maybe we should give them some privacy? This has already been a long day for all of us"
Sirius looked over to the three and smiled. "Yeah, lets give them a few minutes. Show us the way princess"
Alya rolled her eyes as Sirius dramatically bowed and waved her on. Making their way out of the room, Sirius threw his arm over her shoulder.
"I've missed you princess" he said softly. He hadn't gotten to speak much to her over the last day.
"Missed you to you Prat" Alya chuckled. "And you Mr" she said looking over at Remus.
Remus smiled at the young woman. "Missed you to Ally."
"You know, I still have those teddys you gave me" She said, side eyeing the two men.
Sirius stopped and couldn't help but grin. "You still have the Dog and wolf?"
"Of course. They have pride of place on a shelf in my room." Before she could say anymore, Sirius had wrapped his arms around her in a tight hug.
Remus watched as the two siblings hugged, each talking over each other so quickly he was surprised they could understand each other. When they pulled apart, tears were streaming down both their faces. They both turned and beckoned him closer. Remus walked over and before they could say anything, threw Alya over his shoulder.
"REMUS JOHN LUPIN-BLACK! PUT ME DOWN YOU BRUTE" Alya yelled.
Remus laughed and turned towards the dinning room, all to Alyas protest, Sirius following behind the pair.
Bowie looked up when she heard Viktor snort. She watched as her papa walked in laughing with her aunt swung over his shoulder yelling at him. She caught her dad's eye and tried to hold back a chuckle.
"Al what have you done?" Viktor asked innocently. Bowie, Bill, Matty, Charlie, Tonks and Ginny all stifled a laugh.
"Absolutely fucking nothing. I just wanted a hug, and the brute does this. Bowie Narcissa Lupin-Black control your father" Alya bit out, there was no heat behind the words.
"Aunty dear… You can't control a wolf when they want something, you know that" she said as she turned back to her conversation. "Oh and watch your language, there is impressionable minds in the room" She said pointing at Ginny, giving the young girl a wink.
"I was speaking English, I can say it in German, Romanian, Japanese or French if you like?" Alya said sweetly as Remus placed her back on the ground. "Thank you, you big brute"
"No worries… Princess" Remus winked and dodged out of the way as she went to punch him in the arm.
"What is with the Nickname?" Matty asked "I mean I know Gramps Calls you it but, don't actually know the origin story"
"It's not Batman or the joker Matty, no origin story. It was just the nickname they gave me" Alya said sweetly, sitting in between Bill and Tonks.
"No Origin story? You must be forgetting how you would pit us against each other for your affection dear sister" Sirius said as he sat next to his daughter.
"I did no such thing. I was a well-mannered, innocent little girl"
"Oh please, I remember what you were like young lady. I used to watch as you would set the boys up. I remember one day, you had not only Sirius and Reggie convinced you were angry at them, but you also had James, Remus, Barty and Severus convinced also. We actually had a bet on to see how long it took them all to cave… we all lost. Not even an hour into your silent treatment, they were planning on how to win you back. I believe Barty won that round." Molly said as she entered the room.
"So, she got the nickname because she was spoiled?" Tonks asked.
"From father no, it was simply because she is his only daughter, from the rest of us… yes it was because she was spoiled… by us" Sirius chuckled.
"Not my fault your all easily manipulated" Alya huffed, before realising what she had said. Taking a deep breath, she looked at her brother "I didn't mean it, in anyway other than fun Siri I'm sorry"
"Its ok, but there is truth behind it. We were all manipulated." Sirius sighed.
Bowie stood and started pacing, fists clenching and unclenching. Before long her breathing quickened, she could feel as the pressure built in her chest, had been all day. Taking deep breaths, she tried to focus on something else, but she could feel the eyes of everyone in the room on her and it just made it feel so much worse.
"Shit" Viktor swore under his breath. He cast his Patronus and sent it after Phoenix before, He Matty and alya stood.
"What's going on" Ginny asked as she watched the older girl pace.
Both Remus and Sirius watched as Viktor, Matty and Alya approached their daughter, watching her eyes shift between their usual amber to almost black. Standing themselves, they made their way over to them catching the quiet words coming from Alya and matty.
"…ire safe, bo. Their here, nothing is going to happen to them now" Alya said softly.
"Bo, you need to calm yourself please, No one is going to hurt them again" Matty added.
The rest of the room turned to the doorway as they heard someone running towards the room. Phoenix soon entering, the others not far behind.
"What happened?" He growled, making the hair on the back of everyone's neck stand on end.
"Aly said Sirius and the others were easily manipulated, in a joking manner. Seems the stress from the last few days had gotten to much and she's gone into a panic" Viktor gave the answer.
Phoenix sighed and stopped in front of his sister. "Bo? Bo, I need you to take a deep breath for me please. Come on, you can do it" he smiled as she started taking slow deep breaths. "That's good bo, Two more for me yeah? Do you want dad and papa with you?" when she gave him a quick nod, he gestured for the others to back off and their dads to come forward.
Sirius put his hand on her shoulder adding a little pressure. "Hey pup, do you want to come sit down with phoenix, papa and i? come on let's go sit down over there" he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and led her over to the couch Remus had conjured. He cast a privacy charm and sat down, Pulling Bowie into his side and started humming, it used to calm her down when she was little, and he was happy to see it still did.
"dreams, fleetwood mac" bowie mumbled.
"What's that pup?" Sirius asked quietly. Bowie had a tight hold on him and Remus. Phoenix had sat on the floor in front of her, applying his weight to her legs. Sirius remembered when he had moments like this. Remus and James on either side of him and Reggie sitting in front of him. The pressure helped ground him. he wasn't sure how he felt seeing his daughter doing the same.
"The song you're humming. I remember you used to sing it to me" she said a little louder this time. She loosened her grip gradually as she started feeling the pressure receding.
"Ahh. You loved it when we sung to you, you both did. Sev was the one who started it actually. You were a week old, your papa and I hadn't slept properly in about 5 days. You just wouldn't settle for us. Sev and Lils came by to visit, took one look at the place and just took control. Ordered us to get to bed and they would sort it out. I actually cried. To be fair that happened a lot, my Hormones were still all over the place. But they cleaned up the place and Lils cooked enough meals to gets us through the next week. We woke up about 4 hours later to a quiet house. When we made it downstairs you were in Sevs arms, completely still just staring at him while he was singing to you a little smile on his face. He adored you. From then on we just kept doing it." Sirius explained, a soft smile on his lips.
"Well, he is one of my Godfathers, why wouldn't he?" she joked. Taking another deep breath, she felt the pressure in her chest disappear. Probably the quickest panic attack she's had.
"Yes well, the feeling was returned tenfold. He was your favourite uncle" Remus chuckled. "Used to upset James, Reggie and the others every time we all got together. He loved it though, you were always connected to his hip, lily used to joke that you were trying to steal her man, not that she complained much when nix was born"
"well, she is my godmother" Phoenix said.
"Yep, along with Cissy and Mary MacDonald" Sirius gave a sad smile to his son.
"Whose Mary?" Phoenix knew about Aunt Cissy and Lily but not Mary.
"She along with Marlene and Dorcus were lost to us not long after you were born. They died fighting Voldemort himself" Remus said softly.
"Oh, well I'm honoured to have her as my godmother" Phoenix smiled at his papa when he ran his hand through his hair. Leaning further into the action.
"Are they alright?" Bill asked.
"Bowie has a tendency too look after everyone else before herself, which is what she has been doing the past few days. When she breaks, she needs the physical contact. Keeps her grounded and nix is one of her anchors. There isn't many she trusts, but the ones she does, know when she needs it" Viktor said, keeping an eye on the group.
"She sounds like Siri. He was the same way, I'd imagine nothing has changed much. Your close then? You just seem very protective of her" Gideon asked. he might be prying, but he was nosy. And this was far from the girl he remembered.
"She's my best friend. Pretty much my sister. Just like Nix and Matty, they're my brothers. My family. So, I'm protective, more so with her." Viktor was staring right at Charlie. He had noticed the glances between the two, and how they interacted at the bank.
Charlie sat up straighter and squared his shoulders and stared right back at Viktor. "And why is that? She seems like she can look after herself."
"Oh, she can. Have no doubts about it but she's still human. She has her weakness's just like everyone else. And like everyone else, she has people who look out for her. There are reasons we are so protective of each other. And maybe, when she gets to know you better, she may tell you. But until then, she has us." Viktor said calmly. He watched as Charlie tensed up.
"Has someone hurt her?" Charlie's jaw ticked. The sudden urge to hunt down someone was unnerving to him. His never felt this protective of someone before.
"That's for her to tell. Not me. But those that were involved were taken care of quickly"
"How long have you known her?" Charlie asked. He wanted to get away from this conversation.
"Since we were 11. I may not look it or even act like it, but I am not a people person. I'm uncomfortable in large crowds, I hide behind a mask of confidence, and she picked it up straight away. She basically forced me to be her friend the very first night, and it's been that way ever since. Pretty sure she tricked her way into the same house to be honest" He smiled.
"But you play professional quidditch" Charlie understood the mask, it was something he did to.
"Yep, but I spend more time in the air than I do in interviews, so its easier to deal with" He shrugged.
"whats going on over there?" James asked as he, Reggie and Hades entered the room. He watched as Hades smiled and sat next to a Dark-haired Teen.
"Bo had a slight panic attack over a comment I made in jest" Alya said quietly, watching her niece.
"It wasnt your fault, Al. It's been Building for a bit. Worrying about me during the tournament, Graduation, the move and everything else that's happened the last few days. She's ok now" Viktor said, taking the older girls hand and squeezing.
"His right Aly, This wasn't your fault" Matty added. "Now, I believe lunch is ready yeah? are we waiting on the others?"
"No need, we're here" Sirius walked over with Bowie tucked under his arm. He made sure she was beside Viktor, watching as the Bulgarian wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He sat at her side, phoenix and Remus next to him.
"The others have all gone to the ministry to get the council meeting underway. They should be back in time for dinner, Augusta, Corvinus and possibly Amelia will also be joining. Let's eat"
Molly had put out a large spread after Alya had asked Kreacher to help her. Quiet conversation could be heard around the table.
"How did the questioning go Sirius?" Arthur asked, Causing the conversations to pause.
"It went well. There was a slight mishap in the form of our prestigious minister, but it went well" Sirius was going to draw this out for as long as possible, and the others knew it.
"hy was the ister there?" Ron asked, Mouth filled. Draco smacked him over the head and muttered 'manners' causing him to go bright red and hades to laugh. "Sorry, why was the minister there?"
"He was with Lucius when Amelia and Kingsley approached him to be a witness. He tagged along." Sirius shrugged as he bit into the roasted potato on his fork.
"Dad stop skirting the issue and just tell us" Phoenix knew what he was doing, Bowie did it all the time. "Don't give me that look, Bowie and Alya do it all the time, the puppy dog eyes don't work on me"
"Well, that's no fun, they still work on your Papa"
"Pads… just tell them" Remus rolled his eyes when said look was turned on him. "I only give in because I don't want you to whine at me for hours after"
"I don't whine"
"You do" came a lot of voices.
"Dad" Bowie warned.
"Fine" Sirius sighed, putting his knife and fork down. "After careful consideration, a few questions and a blundering idiot of a minister putting his foot in his mouth. Our lovely Madam bones…"
"Get to the point Siri" Andromeda huffed.
"Agh fine. You're all looking at a free man. Cleared of all charges" Sirius Beamed.
"REALLY" Bowie, Alya and Phoenix all yelled.
"Really, the minister tried but failed to convince Amelia otherwise. Even claimed James and lily were dead… while James was sitting in front of him. Tried saying we tampered with identity tests, in front of the chief. It was very amusing watching him melt into a puddle when 4 supposedly dead wizards lay into him and then Augusta as well. I just sat in shock and watched. So, if anyone wants to view it, I'm pretty sure there's a pensive around here somewhere." Chuckling to himself as he watched James puff out his chest in pride.
"Watching them lay into him was highly entertaining. But my favourite was defiantly when Ragnar said his sire was the king. What little colour Fudge had disappeared completely" Hades was still very amused over that.
Before anyone could say anything Kreatcher popped in the room. Handing a letter over to Alya he said "Kreacher has a letter from the goblins missy aly" and popped away again.
"It's from Gringotts" she said to the silent room. Taking the knife Bill was holding out to her, she opened the letter.
We at Gringotts have been asked to reach out to you. Professors McGonagall and Flitwick have all been purged with no side effects. Lord Snape-Prince on the other hand, his Purge was more violent. He is in a potion induced coma, but Healer Flora has assured us he is out of harm, he simply needs to recover. Both Professors have decided to stay with him until he wakes tomorrow morning. If you would like to be here, he will be woken at 9am.
Enjoy your day
Chief Ragnar
Gringotts Bank, London.
"Well looks like another trip to Gringotts. Hope his ok" Alya said to the table. Andromeda and Ted stood.
"You all stay. We're going to go let Cissa and the others know. we will be back when can" Andromeda said as she followed Ted out of the room.
"What's the bet Minnie, Filius and Sev are going to go homicidal" Sirius asked.
"That's an unfair bet" Gideon snorted. "We know they will"
"That's true… But since when have you said no to a bet? You're a Slytherin and we know they love a good bet" Sirius grinned at his old friend.
"WAIT! You were in Slytherin? Was … um" Fred was confused. He didn't know what to call Fabian. His and Georges memories of the two men that were their fathers was shotty at best.
"It's ok, Freddie. The way I see it we have two sets of parents. Mum, dad, papa and … father? That just sounds so weird to say outload" George said.
"Yeah… It does" still subdued, Fred just sat back in the chair and played with his food.
"Yes, Both Fabian and your father were in Slytherin. Rod was the year above us though. Trust me, I know that this is hard right now, but Roddy won't stop you from calling Molly, mum or Artie, dad. They raised you. If anything, his going to probably smother them both" Gideon chuckled.
"Oh, he always looked so serious all the time. Yet he was one of the most affectionate people I've ever met and surprisingly good in the kitchen. He thought me actually" Molly was smiling as she walked around to the boys. "I love you both as much as I did before all of this happened, so don't you dare think otherwise. Your still my little mischief makers" hugging them tightly.
"Love you to mum" they murmured.
Bowie nudged Viktor. "Why don't you try and cheer him up? I'm assuming No one knows about the two of you yet?" she said in a whisper. Watching as molly moved away.
"Only a few people know, you, Matty, George, Hades and their friend Lee. You know how my parents will react when they find out." Viktor shrugged looking at the red head.
"Still, they aren't here, they can't say or do anything to stop it, you know where the library is or tonight, I can show you the roof. But for right now, you can be his friend and don't look at me like that, I'm fine now I promise" Bowie shoved him away when he turned concerned eyes on to her.
"You sure?"
"Move ya butt, or I'll move it for you" She grinned.
"Fine, I'm going" He huffed as he gave a strand of hair a slight tug, he turned and walked over to his very quiet Boyfriend.
"Everything ok pup?" Remus slid into Viktors empty seat, placing his arm over her shoulders. She was now effectively squished in between her dad's.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It just been a lot, that's all. Don't be surprised if you find two cubs in bed with you tonight though"
Sirius chuckled and pulled her closer. "Thanks for the warning. Although I would very much like to see this self-shift Healer Flora mentioned. Can you really transform anytime you want?" he had never gotten to see them transform and was curious. "I never saw you change to be honest"
"Oh, being born wolves actually is different to being Bitten, we don't have our first transformation until 6 or 7, so you missed that. Scared the crap out of Gramps and Alya though, one minute we're sitting in the dining room eating dinner, next minute I'm doubled over in pain, then POOF wolf cub in the middle of the dining table." She looked to her side and saw her Papa's eyes changing. "It's not painful after the first time. Just uncomfortable" Bowie explained quickly, Remus had started to turn white.
"Theres a difference between born and bitten? Sorry didn't mean to overhear" Percy said blushing slightly.
"It's ok. I sometimes forget to speak quietly. I still transform every full moon, but I can also change at will. My senses are stronger than a bitten wolf to. But I'm basically an overgrown puppy come the full moon, Gramps wanted to test a theory one night and well, decided to come sit outside with nix and I. we just wandered over and listened to him read for the night. He hated us being alone" she explained with a smile.
"That's fascinating" Percy looked like he was about to start taking notes.
"So that's how you knew the train was coming yesterday" Bill had moved so Molly could sit next to her brother.
"Sure is. But trust me, having that kind of hearing isn't always great. Theres a reason one of the first spells I learnt was a silencing charm." She shivered.
"Ok you need to elaborate on that" Charlie said pointing his finger at her.
"Drumstrang allows for Bonded couples to live together in the school. Creature mates and what not. The amount of times Vik and I would be walking the halls all innocent like, only to use that particular spell is astounding"
"What particular spell?" Viktor said from down the table.
"Silencing charm" Both Bowie and Vik shivered.
Sirius couldn't help himself, laughing so hard he had to grab his stomach. The rest of the group joining him.
"Oh, I know how that feels. But then again, it was in the dorm room. So, no need for the ultra-sensitive hearing, it just didn't help" Remus said taking a deep breath he stared at James. "I think from 6th year Reggie was practically living in the dorm with us"
"Pfft like you can talk Mr 'Oh Merlin'. You and pads were so loud all the time." James teased.
"And that is all I need to know about that… Thanks for that mental image uncle jams" Bowie got up and moved to the other side of the table, seating herself next to Charlie. Just causing everyone to laugh harder.
"Jams?" Charlie asked leaning in.
"Couldn't say James when I was a kid, so jams it was."
"Makes sense. Kinda cute though" Smirking when he saw the slight blush.
"Oh, I was many things as a kid… Cute not being one of them. No, I was an adorable pain in the ass" She Grinned "Apparently to much like dad and not enough like Papa, according to Gramps."
"Still cute. So, you mentioned Masteries?"
"Yeah, we didn't really get into that last night pup. How is it you have Four by the age of 18?" Remus asked, eyeing up Charlie.
"Wait you have Four masteries? What in?" Hades asked excitedly.
"Yep Four. Warding, Spell Crafting, Defence and The Dark arts"
"Why would you want a mastery in the Dark arts" Ron asked confused.
"Would you rather know what your up against or go in blind?" Bowie leaned forward and looked down the table. "I'm going to assume you all believe dark magic is used by evil psychotic dark witch's and wizards, yes?" she was mostly asking the younger ones, but she addressed the whole.
"Well yeah. Two of the darkest wizards our country has seen, use dark magic" Tonks added.
"That may be true, but magic is magic. It's about intent. It's what you put behind the spells that makes them either light, dark or grey. You can just as easily kill someone with a well-placed summoning charm as you can the killing curse. It's also part of the reason I got my master's in it. How can one defend themselves if they don't know the spells being thrown at them? They can't. I would rather know I can protect myself and my family to the best of my abilities rather than relying on sheer dumb luck." Bowie explained.
"So Dark magic isn't bad?" Ginny asked.
"Yes and no. as Bo said, it's about intent. All magic has the potential to be violent doesn't matter if its classed as Dark, Light or Grey. Its why Drumstrang and almost every other school teaches it. So, we recognise the feel of it, the draw to it. The more you know it, less likely you are to misuse it" Matty added.
"But your only 18. How did you get so many, so young?" Hades asked.
"Drumstrang's Professors are all masters in their chosen field. If the student's they teach show enough potential, AKA the best in class, they offer a test of sorts. Can't say much on that so don't ask. If the student passes, they get offered an apprenticeship. I was offered my warding and spell crafting apprenticeships at 13, Defence and Dark arts at 14. Don't get me wrong, its hard, really hard. You need to keep to your regular studies and maintain high grades in all of them. You have no free time. It sucked but it is worth it" Bowie smiled smugly.
"So, do all of you have Masteries?" Draco asked
"Just aly, bowie and me. I myself have my mastery in Runes, Dark arts and Defence. and yes I completed those on top of my N.E. and that tournament. Hence why I was so stressed" Viktor scoffed.
"I have my Potions Mastery and I'm a fully qualified healer, specialising in spell damage" Alya said.
"I was offered. But I am still undecided as to what I want to do after school. Bowie wanted to be a curse breaker and Viktor Needed options for when his quidditch carer went belly up. But in all honesty, I am thinking charms or potions" Viktor glared at Matty, he was right but still.
"I'm in the same boat as Matty. Plus, I've seen how stressed out those two were throughout school. I'd rather keep my sanity thank you" Phoenix said, taking a seat beside Remus. "Maybe something to do with History, but again, still undecided"
"Understandable, but it's still a lot of pressure to put on yourself though." Molly was impressed but they were just kids.
"As I said. Worth it" Bowie smiled.
"We should start sorting rooms out. This place is a lot bigger than you think, so there's plenty. Bowie and Phoenix have moved to the Fourth floor. it has plenty of rooms for the teens in the house and I guess some of the younger adults, plus there is the entertainment room up there as well. the third floor has 7 rooms, two of which are already claimed. Each floor has two bathrooms except the fourth. It has 4." Alya said.
"How many floors are there" Hades was shocked.
"Well, there's a lower basement which serves as a potion's lab, then the actual basement, which is where the kitchen and elf quarters are. Then you have the ground floor, where we are, up four floors and then an attic. Theres a rooftop terrace to." Regulus explained. "there's also a library that starts on the ground floor and finishes on the second floor."
"We are not bringing Theo or Mia here. We will never get them out" Groaning, Ron put his face in his hands. The other teens nodding in agreement.
"Well, if were getting rooms sorted, I should go get our things from the hotel. Gid are you ready?" James stood from the table.
"Yeah, I'll be right with you." Turning to Arthur he lent down and kissed the man's cheek, feeling slightly awkward. "I'll be back soon"
Before he could turn, Arthur pulled him back down and kissed him. Molly snorting beside him. "That's how you kiss your husband goodbye Mr" Arthur teased.
Gideon smiled and gave him another kiss, Bill and Charlie wolf whistling behind him.
"Honestly Gideon" Molly Huffed but the smile was genuine.
James turned to regulus and wiggled his eyebrows.
"James, there's children around. Keep the caterpillars in check please" Regulus said with a laugh.
"Because that's not disturbing. Not at all" Hades groaned as he sat next to his dad.
James laughed. "Can't help that your dad is as gorgeous as the day I met him" and to prove his point lent down and kissed the man.
Hades just smiled, until he asked. "What do I call you both?"
Regulus looked at James and grinned. "You used to me daddy, but I think dad will be fine. You called James Baba"
"Why Baba?" Hades asked.
"That was Bowie's fault actually." James chuckled.
"What was? Can't be Blaming me for something already" she said, looking over from her conversation with Percy and Charlie.
"The reason why Hades called James Baba. he was trying to say Papa, but Ps were still hard for him. Then you just kept calling James Baba whenever Hades was around. Even at three you were a menace" Regulus smiling at his niece.
"Yeah, sounds like me" She turned back to her conversation.
"Do you want me to call you Baba?" Hades asked.
"That's up to you. You can call me what ever your comfortable with" James said softly.
"Can I call you both dad?"
"Whatever your comfortable with Hades" James said, leaning down he kissed the top of his head.
Hades smiled and settled into the chair.
"We will be back soon" James waved as he and Gideon left the room.
"Oh Hades!" Arthur called. "While I was at the Burrow, I checked Hedwig. She had some tracking charms on her, so I removed them for you. But I think you can guess who placed them. She's waiting in the owlery here"
"Thank you, Mr. Weasley. How is she? She didn't nip you too hard, did she?" Hedwig tended to nip when she was cranky.
"Who's Hedwig?" Regulus asked.
"My Owl. She can be cranky at times"
"Cranky? The owls a menace. My fingers have scars from her" Ron cried wiggling his fingers for everyone to see the faint white lines along his fingers.
"Well, try complementing her every once in a while. She's always been sweet to me" Neville smiled at his friend. "She's a snowy owl. Their very proud"
Hades chuckled as his friends argued over his owls' mannerisms. Before he could join kreatcher popped back into the room.
"Master has given Kreacher a message. He says theys will be a few more hours and dinner wills be late. Lords Nott and Flint wills be coming with theirs families" When he finished, he popped away. Draco sat up straighter causing Hades, Ron, Ginny and the twins to start laughing.
"What's so funny?" Regulus asked Hades.
"Dray has a crush on Theo, lord Notts son"
"Ahh, if I remember correctly, Bjorn was very good looking. So if his son is anything like him, I understand. Pretty sure everyone at one stage had a crush on the man" Regulus laughed.
"Hey Georgie… isn't Blaise staying with Theo for abit?" Fred asked leaning slightly into Viktor's side.
"Yep" George was grinning like a fool.
"Wonder how everything is going" Sirius said, he was wishing he could be a fly on the wall.
"We will find out soon enough" Regulus said to his brother.
"Mr Weasley?" Hades asked
"Yes?"
"Would you mind checking my things for me? I don't know if he put tracking charms on anything else"
"That shouldn't be a problem. Bill, can you give me a hand, tonks you to?" Arthur asked.
"Sure thing, tell me where you want me" Tonks stood, and made their way over.
"I can help to" Bowie said. "Maybe we should check everyone's?"
"Good idea, Bowie. Alright everyone, bags are in the hall, bring them in so we can check them over" Arthur told the others.
"Dad, want me to bring yours?" Percy asked.
"Yes, thank you perc. Charlie, can you bring Bills things in?" Arthur turned to his second eldest.
"Sure thing" Charlie stood and followed his brother out of the room.
"Dray? Do you still have my trunk?" Hades asked the blonde.
"Yeah, want me to grab it?" Draco smiled at his cousin.
"Please, that would be great" Hades sighed in relief.
"Why does Draco have your trunk?" Sirius turned to his nephew.
"Oh, I sent my trunk with Dobby before I went to Gringotts, I asked him to take it to Draco" Hades smiled at his uncle. "It's been part of our escape plan since we were 13. Once I turned 17 and the trace was off of me, Draco and I were going to meet at the leaky. Then I would side along with him to either, Blaise's, Theo's or Marcus' place. as much as I would have liked to, the burrow wasn't an option, and neither were you or moony. Dumbles would have known and just brought me back to the Dursleys"
"I'm so sorry that we allowed you to keep going back there Hades, we did try talking to Albus about you coming to stay with us, dear" Molly said as she came up behind him and hugged him. "You will always be welcome no matter what"
"Thank you Mrs weas…" Hades didn't know what to call her anymore.
"I've been telling you for years young man, you may call me Molly" hugging him extra tight.
"Thank you … molly"
"Yes, Thank you molls. To Both you and Arthur for trying" Regulus told the woman. She released Hades and turned her attack on him instead.
"You have an amazing son Reggie" she said "His kind, Loyal and forgiving. Generous as well, the number of times his offered to help us out. We never accepted of course but he insists every summer when he is allowed over, to taking us out for lunch at least once. He makes it hard to say no, especially when his already paid" she turned to the young man with a fond smile.
"You take me in every summer for up to a month, I don't want to be a burden" Hades blushed and ducked his head.
"You are"
"Not a"
"Burden"
"Hades"
Fred and George said in frustration as they re-entered the room, Draco not far behind them. They have had this conversation many times. Hades just sunk further into his seat.
"Hades, you are no Burden dear" Molly said sternly.
Regulus raised his brow as he watched his son. After reading everything in the inheritance test, he understood his son had been through to much. The mind healer will be a help he hoped.
Sirius watched as Bowie and the others sorted through everything. Phoenix was sitting at the end of the table with Viktor and Matty, marking things down on a piece of parchment. His children were basically adults and he had missed it all. He wouldn't change what he did, it kept them safe. But the guilt he felt was overwhelming. He felt when Remus slid into the chair next to him, sighing, he lent back into the firm chest of his husband, Remus' arms coming to rest around him.
"They grew up. And we missed it, we missed everything. Their first transformations, first day of school. We missed Bowie's graduation, Remus" he said softly, his eyes never leaving his pups.
"I know love, I know" he held Sirius tighter "We have a lot to make up for"
"I don't know what to do" Sirius whispered, throat tightening.
"We do what we have to, its all we can do. Considering everything, they have been very receptive to us. Just the fact Bowie allowed us to calm her down during her panic attack, says there's a margin of trust" Remus said.
Sirius hummed.
"Let them come to us when their ready love" Remus kissed the top of the man's head.
"Hey dad, you any good with this?" Bowie looked up, she had heard what they were talking about.
"I'm ok with revealing charms, But Remus is better" He stood anyway and made his way over. "But I can give it a shot"
They worked in tandem with each other, Bowie showing Sirius how to do certain charms.
"Well don't you all look busy?" Lucius said. Narcissa, Andromeda and ted following behind him, bags in hand.
"How did everything go" Regulus asked. "And did you go shopping?"
Ted and Lucius groaned as they took their seats, Molly handing them a cup of tea.
"Yes, we did, wanted to pick up a few things for Bella and the boys." Narcissa said, a smile on her face.
"Their being released?" Sirius asked in shock.
"They have retrials set up for 4 days from now. they will be in St. Mungo's until then" Lucius said after taking a sip of his tea.
"Amelia wants them checked over and to make sure they can handle being questioned" Andromeda stated.
"Maybe we should talk to the goblins? They would be able to help" Alya suggested.
"Good idea, we should talk to gramps when he gets back" Pheonix said.
"What about the rest of it?" James asked, He and Gideon had returned from the hotel.
"Oh, I think Uncle Orion would rather tell you. But I can say this, we are getting a new minister" Narcissa grinned.
"Good, Fudge is an idiot. How was he even voted minister" Sirius grumbled.
"I have no idea honestly, but I have a feeling Dumbledore was somehow involved. Oh speaking of, James did you name Him proxy to the potter seat?" Lucius asked.
"No, Minnie was my proxy if something happened to me" James narrowed his eyes at the blonde.
"Another charge then, Line theft" Ted said.
"Another?" Remus asked.
Narcissa glared at her brother in law. He just grinned and nibbled on a biscuit. Sighing she placed her cup on the table and took in the room.
"Dumbledore was stripped of his title as headmaster, Placed in Magic suppressing cuffs and arrested. His trial will be in 1 week. I cannot give you any more details I'm afraid. Some of you may be called in to speak so be prepared for summons"
"Wow really? What brought that on" Sirius asked.
"Amelia kept the recording stone on. It recorded everything" Narcissa couldn't stop grinning.
Regulus looked at his cousin and laughed.
"Are we able to visit the others in St. Mungos?" molly asked.
"Amelia is encouraging it. She thinks it might help them" Andromeda said softly.
Neville squared his shoulders and took a deep breath. "I want to go with you"
Narcissa smiled and stood. She made her way over to the young man and hugged him. "Your Grandmother has said you can, she just wants it to be supervised. Maybe wait a day or so, let him settle in. but I will tell her you want to"
"Thank you" he whispered.
"Can we go to? We're Adults anyway so its not like you can stop us" Fred said defensively. Viktor took his hand under the table and squeezed.
"We can't stop you, Freddie. But we will be coming with you" Arthur said.
Fred looked like he was about to argue when George took his other hand.
"That's ok dad. Can we go today?" he asked.
"If Amelia or Orion says we can, then that will be fine. But I am going with you" Arthur told them.
They sat and talked while the others went through the rest of the items. After an hour an Eagle flew into the room.
"We're moving to St. Mungo's now. we will see you soon" Amelias distorted voice sounded throughout the room.
"Well, that's our cue. I will send a Patronus if Amelia and Orion are agreeable" Lucius groaned. Today had been a long one. Entertaining and enlightening yes but tiring as well.
"Father, maybe mention the goblins to madam bones and Uncle Orion. They would be able to organise something, I'm sure. Plus, St. mungo's isn't exactly up with the times" Draco said from beside Neville.
"Your right son, thank you. Now we should make a move, Narcissa dear, are you ready?" Lucius stood and held out his arm.
"Of course, Andy, ted?" Narcissa asked as she placed her hand on Lucius' arm.
"Yes, we will be back with the others" Ted said as he stood, taking his wife's sweaty hand in his.
"It's going to be ok mum, I'm sure she will be happy to see you" Tonks lent forward and kissed her cheek.
Andromeda had a nervous smile on her face. "I hope so"
Sirius stood up and hugged his cousin. "She will be, she hated being away from you"
"we will see you all soon" Narcissa said, letting go of her husband and walking over to her sister. She placed her arm around the taller woman's waist and walked out of the room whispering to her.
"Looks like we're the pack mulls Lucius" Ted chuckled as he picked up the forgotten bags.
"Didn't you know Ted? That's what good husbands do without complaint… in their hearing range anyway" Lucius smirked as he picked up the remaining bags. Waving to the group, they followed their wives to the floo.
"Well, looks like more waiting" Bowie said.
"Why don't you two show the others to their rooms, there's enough for you all to have your own. Hades seeing as you are family. Siri, Reggie your rooms are set up. I'll show the rest of you to your rooms." Alya stood and watched as everyone started gathering their things. "Dinner isn't for a few more hours, so take your time. All of the areas that father hasn't gotten to have been sealed so your safe to look around"