many thanks to excessivelyperky for their comments, I recently read a story they wrote, Midnight by the weasley watch, it is fantastic, while I don't understand a yota of chess. there should be other stories focusing on Ron, and of course many more about pur fav grumpy hero, Severus.
another lighthearted chapter for you to enjoy!
Petunia was freaked out at first, just what that half-brain did think jumping in a lit fire place? Had a death wish?
Then she saw his smirk and knew he probably was messing with them.
"Henry! Go call that number fast! Tell'em an idiot child had jumped in fire!"
Her mom- Rose- mumbled in a hurry.
"I'll go fetch Eileen. Pray to God he is not bloody harmed! Or I will KILL that boy!"
Yep, like most moms, her pattern of speech didn't make sense when she was worried. And yes, it was a tradition to name baby girls after flowers, and boys after kings in their family. As much as she wanted to warn them that the sneeky boy probably had planned something, she couldn't bring herself to.
It would be so hilarious when he faced the unfamous Evans temper first hand, oh Mom would tan his hide!
"what? Aren't you coming?" said a half formed head- Severus'es to be exact- out of fire.
The shriek they all shared was neither manly, nor ladylike.
"YOUNG MAN! You are so in trouble!"
And he totally was!
He was lectured for nearly an hour, while dad went and sent Lily a letter to let her know they had a floo.
And Petunia saw it as her duty to spy on Severus and her mom. You know, just because she wanted to make sure he would remain in one piece, not one bit of snooping.
"and you will never EVER do that! Do you hear me Severus?"
The boy, now humbled thoroughly and blushing like a maiden, nodded. Then her mom did something she had not done.
She crushed the boy against her chest, hugging him tight.
"you know I love you like a son, don't you? "
If it was possible, he blushed further.
"and I know how you worked hard to gift Petunia a little piece of your world, and this floo thing… we couldn't get it if it wasn't for you . the ministry officer told us it is because of you being a half blood. And a famous one! That he was related to Bones family you saved their daughter..That you convinced them and they usully don't allow muggles to have one"
Oh. Petunia didn't know THAT.
"thank you my cute baby!"
And when he protested that he was not a baby, her mom laughed. "sure thing darling"
Then Rose shouted as he retreated back "come back again tomorrow morning dear boy. We do need a GUIDE to navigate diagon!"
Her mom could really mess with people sometimes. Oh his face was priceless!
Wait until she told Lils that mom called him BABY. Oh, the possibilities!
One would think that she would get jealous, which she did at first. But she had time to think about the things he said, and things he didn't .
Like the fact that Hogwarts wasn't all sunshine, and there were bullies after him. Like the fact that he never said outright, that his home-life wasn't so good. In fact it was kinda scary to know he was afraid to leave his future sister in their care.
That neither normal police, nor their magical ones didn't care if he was abused. Yes, the word was a hush-hush, but she was big enough to know he was being abused.
And she was old enough to know a bit about real life problems, and he wasn't . he was a 12 years old, his biggest problems should be finishing summer assignments, or what pet to get and how to get away with stupid mischiefs.
Not to waste his hair from thinking about adult stuff.
So what if her mom hugged him, or showed him the love he desperately needed, or her dad gave him support and guidance?
He had gone out of his way to include her in magic, to teach her and give them that floo thing you could travel and talk to other magical people easily.
He didn't need her jealousy to add to his problems.
And she could taunt Lily enough to make up for not picking on Severus.
That night , they had floo called Lily, and she almost choked on her saliva to hear about her magical powers.
Also got really happy to know she could skip the night bus, or apparition to go to places. She said she would come back tomorrow night, and to keep it a surprise for her Sev.
Her Sev? She really thought she owned him, huh?
As if it was not Petunia he was tutoring, and that he had a bunch of really important cool friends.
-of course she didn't tell her that Potter had written her again, asking stupid things about Lily. It was an advantage she could use in getting first hand magical knowledge. Severus said purebloods knew so much more than him about ancient magic, like Runes and Historical events. She could use the arrogant brat to get info, and would tell him useless things, like Lily brand of shampoo or she liked to take her fish and chips floating in oil, as unhealthy as possible.
Just wait and see. Lils. Just wait. She would get so good in history to be able to replace Binns, the stupid ghost who taught history and slaughtered that subject. Being a teacher was both respectful, and lady-like. And she would be able to find a magical boyfriend! Who knew?
The next morning, Severus was waiting at their door, 8 am sharp. Did that boy sleep at all? He should be struggling to be awake at 11 or so, not be ready before they had breakfast! For God sack it was summer!
After Henry and Rose made him have a second, and then third helping, stuffing him with susages , toast and tea and so many other things he swear he would explode, they gathered around for him to start his lecture.
How he looked like a mini-professor!
And when Henry told him exactly that, he first turned paler, then blushed madly.
He even started stuttering!
"err..its..you know.. I got used to teaching..emm…p..pe.. Petunia?"
Simply priceless!
So her name was p..pe..petunia?
"right. Floo is a network you can talk, and travel with. You need a special floo powder, you can get at Diagon. When it is lit, you throw the powder, say the one place you wanna go, or the person you wanna talk. I suggest calling halfbloods and muggleborns friends over floo. But if one has a pureblood friend, there is really no other way"
Good thing she had explained what she had learned from him , a bit filtered to not be unpleasant to put them off, to her parents. Else they would ask a million and one questions about half and pure bloods.
He was going on" and kids under 2 shouldn't use floo, and only apparate in case of emergencies. Now who likes to go first!"
Her dad went first, none of them really saw how he snatched the floo powder, throw it and went inside.
Her mom and Severus went side by side, and then Severus, the ever gentleman came back for her.
"ready?"
"as ever I could be, let's go"
And she stepped inside the flames.
To step out in magical world, a real magical world.
"oh"
She couldn't breath, or think, or speak. Everything was just..magical.
There were shops everywhere, one selling brooms, one advertising about potions that could let you see through walls.
There were different types of people, all in colored long robes, walking, talking, hanging around.
"I really love this place!"
And severus laughed.
"I do too Pet. Wait till you see florish and blots, and the joke shop.. and don't you ever forget about the chocklates, or .."
She silenced him by kissing his forehead.
"thank you baby brother!" she had no idea where she came up with, but if her mom said he was a kind of son, and Lily told them he sees himself as a sort of brother..
Why not.
She watched him opening his mouth, then closing it, and watching her with confusion.
She smiled and ran after her parents.
"so what should I get?" she asked Severus .
They had just bought half of the books on Runes on the bookshop. Unfortunately there was nothing promising on history.
She had to get a copy from Potter somehow.
They had gone to Gringots at first, changing money to Galleons. Then they had the most pleasing chocolate they tasted in their life.
"God Rosy dear! What we were doing eating those junks from our neighborhood market? This tastes like heaven!"
She swatted her husband's hand lingering on her backside hissing at him " there are kids Henry!"
"you should watch how much you eat"
While she fretted with her shopping bags.
The next, and last step was the pet shop.
"so?"
" I think you should get an owl. They are helpful creatures, can hunt for their food and you can always shop things with them too, as well as sending letters"
Then he went on about how shop via owl worked. He really was such a know-it-all professor-kid.
"and you could get an elf, but you have to have about 100 Galleons and an adult witch or wizard to bind with it"
Wait what? Elf?
Elves were real?
Unfortunately this lead to another long speech.
"elves are two kinds, high elves and low elves. No-one really has seen high elves in like a 100 years. Low elves are free ones that are classified by where they live, like jungle elves and mountain elves and such, and ones who have to bind themselves to their masters."
Said their young guide while shifting his single bag of writings stuff, quills and papirous and such.
After that, she was so tired, she chose the first owl she saw, a brown owl kind looking medium sized one.
"I name him Hermes"
He really looked like a Hermes. She couldn't let him be named something silly and childish like feather-head or fluffy or such.
"now lets go home!"
And marched towards the exit, her new owl perched on her arm.