Girl friends
Sev went back downstairs and went to the living room. Lily had already left with Ariel, but in her place had arrived… Valerie.
"Man, Prince…" she got up to hug him. "How are you, sweetheart?"
"Given how I might be, I'm doing great." He bonded with her. "If I told you what just happened to me you wouldn't believe it."
"I can already smell what it's about, don't tell me."
"Should we call Cecile now, Sev?" Violet asked him.
"As you wish, you'll receive them and get to know their mother. I'm going to chat with Valerie for a while if you don't mind me stealing her from you, we'll go to the kitchen."
"Very well. Is Hippolyta coming down?"
"Yes, she's staying to get dressed."
Sev went with Valerie to the kitchen.
"Would you like some tea?" he asked her.
"No, Prince, I just had breakfast, Violet has already offered me some too, thank you very much," she replied. "Look what I brought you, Stephen Hawking's biography."
"Wow… great… Thank you very much, Valerie."
"The perfect time in your life to read a story of personal improvement."
"Of course."
They sat down.
"I told you not to tell me, but tell me if you want, okay?" she said. "I told you because we were with the others."
"I'll tell you if you swear you won't open your mouth."
"Of course I won't, Prince, I've learned my lesson. Besides, I can already smell it."
"Then you say it."
"You've got horny with the dwarf."
"That's right," confirmed Sev.
"Ugh… how dangerous she is."
"Of course she is, she's very clever without any experience. She got it just by talking to me."
"What a story… Did she find out?" asked Valerie.
"Yes, I told her, and that was exactly what she was looking for, she did it on purpose to leave me wanting, just like she stays wanting when she gets horny with me."
"Ugh… let's see how you hold out until the right moment comes."
"The right moment will come when it has to be," he said. "If she's so smart, she will have asked for it, let her face the consequences."
"Yes, you're absolutely right."
"The other morning, at the house, after the night at the beach, she already played me. We were sleeping hugging each other, she woke up before me, she touched her breast with my hand while I was sleeping and made me horny in my dreams, she bonded with me and found out that I was having an erotic dream with her when she will be older, just like I see her in Erised."
"Ugh…"
"I gave her a good telling off, because that's not something you do while someone is sleeping, and today she's figured out a way to get her way again," continued Sev. "She tempts me, she does."
"What a dilemma…"
"But I look at her and I'm not attracted to her at all in that aspect."
"And what does that have to do with it?" she asked. "Sight is only one of many senses. Have you never gotten horny just because someone touched you?"
"Yes, of course."
"Or just imagining it."
"Of course, that's what just happened to me now," he confirmed.
"You imagine her when she's older because you've already seen her when she's older, that's why she turns you on. Does she attract you when she's older?"
"A lot. She might not be a spectacular female, but she'll have a lot of personality, the most."
"Well, there you have it, she already has the personality," she opined. "That's what attracts you to her, don't feel bad."
"And how do I resist, Valerie?"
"Don't do it, don't resist, let her set the pace. You've always been a man who has respected women's rhythms, don't change that about yourself because you think she's too young. She's not, she's young in body because she hasn't developed properly, but not in her head, she's very mature in that sense for her age because her parents have always talked to her about everything openly, they've educated her very well. If she's clear about what she wants and you want it too, don't resist. Have you talked to her about Red Magic yet?"
"Yes, of course, but not in the sense that it's also a guide for relationships," answered Sev.
"And what are you waiting for to do it?"
"True, you're right."
"Do you have your copy?" she asked.
"Yes, but at home."
"Do you have it at hand?"
"In my trunk," he answered.
"Has Deborah called yet?"
"She hasn't."
"So when she calls, ask her to get it from your trunk and bring it to you when she comes to see you," Valerie suggested.
"Of course."
"And you start reading it together from the beginning, so that she also learns that there are deadlines to respect and doesn't get carried away too quickly."
"Of course," Sev approved.
"Didn't you and Deborah think it was a good idea for another elective at Hogwarts?"
"Of course."
"Well, electives are given from third year, she's already a year late," she said.
"True."
"In fact, now that I think about it, we should also give another copy to your brother and Shelley as soon as possible, because at any moment they will also start with the kisses and such, she has been a woman for two years now."
"Of course…"
"Because your brother is still very little, but I'm sure she already wants to," Valerie said.
"Oh…"
"The world upside down, she waiting for him."
"True," he agreed.
"Issue settled?"
"Issue settled."
"So tell me what you wanted to talk to me about, you didn't bring me here to talk about that," she deduced.
"No, I have several things to talk to you about."
"Come on."
"First, to get it out of my head as soon as possible," Sev began. "How did you see my mother yesterday?"
"Ugh… we destroyed her, Prince… Her idea was that you would never, ever find out, now that you both were together."
"Oh…"
"She had completely given up on seeing your brother again."
"Oh…"
"Better later, huh?" said Valerie. "When Jack left we made her see that it was the best for everyone, because you were going to be able to be together."
"Of course."
"Have you gotten over your anger a bit now?"
"I have. In fact, right now I don't feel angry at all, but I want to take some more time, because I haven't taken the time to reflect on myself yet and I don't know how I would feel about seeing her, maybe I would get angry again immediately," he answered.
"Sure, then take it easy."
"And that way, she'll also be recovering by being with my brother, in case the confrontation with me could sink her again."
"Very well thought out," she approved.
"Very well, issue settled. Next. How are you, Valerie? You've barely taken a break since we got back from school."
"Well, well, I slept more than ten hours last night."
"But you've barely been with your family."
"I'll be there this afternoon and on Sunday, don't worry about that," she reassured him.
"You can also be there tomorrow afternoon, the rest of us will go to the center for suits."
"True, but it would leave only Jack to bring you back by Apparating."
"We'll do it in turns," suggested Sev.
"Don't worry, Prince, I'm also very interested in tomorrow."
"Take advantage of the opportunity to be with your family, Valerie, later you are going to work."
"True, I'll think about it. Let's drop that subject, it's my problem."
"No, it's mine too. You're worrying about my family, I'm worrying about yours."
"Okay... I've already told you that I'll think about it," she agreed. "Today I'll be there from lunch until I go to bed, and with my father from five, we'll have more than enough time."
"Okay, I won't insist, you're giving me the opportunity to talk about the next subject, something controversial. I'm afraid you won't have Sirius entirely to yourself this summer."
"And that?"
"I'm trying to set him up with Lauren too," he replied.
"Ugh… Prince… you can't hold back, huh? She's going to steal him from me. Isn't you enough for her?"
"Relax, she's going to take it easy with him, for the moment they're going to get to know each other, if they connect they'll follow the initiation."
"Well… if that's the case it's okay… Besides, I can't ask Sirius for something that I don't give. I'm also with Andrew, taking a break in you know what but together anyway."
"Of course, Valerie, of course, and he's not a one-woman man."
"No, of course not."
"Settled?"
"Settled. Since the subject has come up, how was your farewell that wasn't?" she asked.
"Wonderful, the best night of my life."
"I'm so glad."
"Last subject, Jack told me about the stall. How was it? Was it very expensive?" asked Sev.
"Not at all, a pittance. And I have some very good news to tell you that I forgot to tell you on Wednesday with all the excitement about the jewelry."
"Tell."
"Andrew, during the Express trip, came up with the idea that I could also sell clothes," said Valerie.
"Wow, of course…"
"So on Wednesday, when I got home, I started trying to Summon t-shirts and I got it. All the symbol designs for the jewelry are going to be on t-shirts too, the skulls, the skeletons, the anarchist and feminist symbols, the musical instruments… I also want to register it as a trademark like you are going to do with the jewelry, I already talked about it yesterday with Deborah."
"Great," he approved.
"Completely clean money for the moment."
"Wonderful."
"Another idea for printing t-shirts, the phrases we used at the party as slogans, I'm going to sell them by handfuls," she continued.
"Of course."
"Colors. Mainly black background, with red print and vice versa, the anarchist colours, red and black."
"Oh… I didn't know that," said Sev.
"Also black background with white or yellow print and white with black or red print."
"Great."
"And of course, violet, for the feminist symbol," she went on. "Violet on black or white and vice versa."
"Wonderful, Valerie."
"And also look for feminist phrases to print."
"Of course."
"So don't buy any t-shirts on sale, I'll make them for you however you want them, I'm going to make them for everyone," she suggested.
"Could you make me some with sailor stripes too?"
"Blue and white?"
"Yes," he replied.
"Of course, much easier. Horizontal or vertical?"
"I don't know."
"Well, I'll make it my way, if you don't like it, you can think about how you want it," suggested Valerie.
"Okay."
"Another idea, make them longer so they can be used as a dress to go to the beach."
"Great," said Sev.
"I won't have enough space for the stall I requested. I asked for a larger space than I originally thought so I could display the t-shirts, but I already have too many ideas, it's going to be too small."
"You couldn't carry everything anyway, Valerie."
"Yes, I can. I'll reduce it and then increase it there on the sly. And in any case, Andrew can always help me."
"Of course…"
"Except when we have to take you to St. Mungo's, of course," she said. "The day I stay in St. Mungo's, Andrew will be the one who will stay at the stall. I've already put him as a seller on the permit too, and that way we'll share the profits."
"Great. Do you know what I can think of to make everything fit?"
"What?"
"Don't display the jewelry on tables, but on panels attached to them, like a wall," he suggested. "That way, they're not within reach."
"Yes, yes! Ugh… let's see how I can figure out how to put it together and take it apart."
"Ask Hippolyta's Uncle for help, he's a professional in Transfiguration."
"Of course…"
"They have dinner with them on Sunday, let them invite you to their house for dessert, you meet him and you propose it to him," continued Sev. "You pay him to do it for you and that's it. And if you also go with Deborah, she should also put him in contact with their manager so he can register his own trademark, he also has very original creations according to what Hippolyta has told me."
"Well, well… I'll ask Deborah for that loan she offered me. Will Hippolyta also be here tomorrow to go to London?"
"We don't know yet, it depends on what my brother does tonight, whether to sleep with my mother or with me, but I can ask her to come by Floo so you can pick us both up here."
"Great. And how did you and Sirius appoint?" asked Valerie.
"Ugh… I don't know that."
"Oh… we'll have to call him."
"Yeah… or we'll have to ask Cecile if he said anything last night after I went to bed, when they all stayed up chatting for a while longer," he suggested. "Okay, now we'll ask her, they must have arrived by now."
They heard the phone ring.
"Maybe it's Deborah, for me," he said.
"Shall we go out and see if it's her?"
(Merlin, I don't want to unbond from Valerie, her feeling of the Bond comforts me a lot,) thought Sev.
"They'll come in to call me if it's for me, don't you think?"
"True."
"Can you tell me anything more interesting?"
"I've already told you everything, you tell me," she asked.
"Valerie, we listened to some fabulous records last night. A Spanish singer-songwriter playing two poets from the Civil War era. I really want to listen to them with you and read the lyrics. You have to take some time to do it."
"Wooow… as soon as possible. What singer-songwriter? What poets?"
"Joan Manuel Serrat," he answered.
"True, Joan Manuel Serrat, I know him."
"The poets, Antonio Machado and Miguel Hernández."
"The first one sounds familiar to me too, the second one not," said Valerie.
"Silenced by the dictatorship, I'll tell you his story, it's to die for."
"Can't you do it now?"
"No, we'll take it easy, the day we listen to the records," suggested Sev.
"Okay… mysterious…"
"And Alice, Hippolyta and I are going to take Spanish classes with some immigrant. Are you in? Alice and I will pay."
"Of course I'm in," she agreed.
"We'll do it here, at the dining table, Peter already offered it to us."
"Perfect, when we have class, Andrew can stay at the stall. Afterwards, if he wants, I'll teach him what I learn myself. How are you going to look for the immigrant?"
He told her.
"Okay. I'll make the posters and one morning or afternoon next week when you don't have to go to St. Mungo's we'll put them up in the shops," Valerie suggested.
"Thank you, beautiful."
"I'm going to put the number phone from here better than yours at home, and have them call from one in the afternoon, when Violet has already returned, so she can take the message."
"Much better, because there might not be anyone at my house until my mother returns from work," said Sev.
"If you don't have anything more urgent to tell me, let's leave now. Cecile and her mother have already arrived, music is playing, we're being rude."
"Well, well… I have the right to take things easy and chat at length with whoever I want."
"You are absolutely right," she approved.
"And not only that, your feeling of the Bond comforts me a lot. When we go out, don't unbond from me until you leave."
"Okay, my love."
"Can I ask you something?" he asked.
"Of course, sweetheart."
"Give me a good snog."
"Wooow… unexpected, the best. Of course I do," Valerie agreed.
They gave it to each other.
"Am I making you horny…?" she asked.
"Of course you are."
"Good sign. Twice in half an hour, that means you've already recovered."
"I'm doing it to get revenge on the dwarf, who wanted me to stay with the desire, well, take that! I didn't stay," said Sev.
"You're using me."
"And you're not turned on by it?"
"Indeed I am. You can use me as much as you like for this," Valerie said.
"I'm going to touch you too."
"Whatever you want."
He groped her breasts over her clothes.
"Wow… Valerie… If we were in a more private place I would do it right now."
"Yes, what a shame. Very inopportune, wasted opportunity. Come sleep at Deborah's tonight if you want."
"I'll think about it."
"Or I come here, you call me at home and tell me," she suggested.
"It's better if you come, I don't feel like being in a new house at the moment."
"Okay, consult with Violet and Peter and tell me."
"I have nothing to consult," he said. "If they don't think it's okay, we'll go to my house just to do it and sleep, without being with my mother."
"You're turning me on, Prince… Let's stop now."
Valerie separated from him, who stopped touching her. "Ugh…" out loud. "You're incredible, sorry for the comparison, but I'm telling you that Sirius doesn't surpass you."
"Thanks, Valerie. Don't get your hopes up too much, okay? I might lose my desire by tonight."
"It really turns me on when you play hard to get like that, and I, silly me, always make it too easy for you. Well, we'll see if I feel like it too. Tomorrow I'm going to see Sirius, so maybe I'll save myself for him."
"Bravo, Valerie, you're learning..." laughing.
"On top of that, you tease me."
"Come on, let's go outside."
They left the kitchen. The family, Hippolyta and Cecile were sitting at the dining table while a woman of about forty-five, unknown, played jazz on the piano.
Sev said to Valerie, bonded, "Wooow… Cecile's mother… is spectacular…"
"Indeed she is. I wish she were a witch and could come to Hogwarts, what a signing she would be."
When the song ended, everyone applauded. Sev and Valerie approached to greet Cecile and her mother, both of them already wearing the sets he gave them the night before, Cecile the treble clef and her mother the eighth note one.
Cecile introduced them, "My mother, Sophie, bohemian musician since her youth, Muggle married to a wizard, piano teacher, mother of two daughters, lady of her house and a lot of other things."
"Nice to meet you, Sophie, you are wonderful, what spectacular music," said Sev.
"Thank you, thank you, I have very few opportunities to play it with such a dedicated audience, you are fantastic," answered the woman. "Cecile told me that you are a real phenomenon. Why don't you show me what you can do?"
"Ugh… I'm so embarrassed…"
"Come on, Sev!" exclaimed Cecile. "Please… you were proud yesterday."
"Okay, but with Hippolyta."
"First call your house to talk to Deborah, Sev, she was going to stay there until you called," Violet said.
"Oh, right, I had completely forgotten."
"Too many people to attend to," said Peter. "We are overwhelming you."
"I don't care at all, these are people who are also attending to me, I must reciprocate."
He unbonded from Valerie and went to the living room, which was empty, while the others talked in the dining room. He threw Floo powder in the fireplace and called his house, they took a while to answer.
Finally it was Deborah who did it, "Hi Prince."
"Hi, Deborah."
"Speak without fear, Prince, we are in private."
"How is my mother?"
"Great, what a change from yesterday to today. It has been great for her to sleep twelve hours straight and know that she was going to see your brother as soon as she woke up."
"Great, I feel very calm," he said.
"How are you?"
"Much better than I would expect. I have everything I want."
"I'm so glad," she said.
"Are you going to stop by this afternoon?"
"If you want, yes, of course."
"Are you having lunch at home?" asked Sev.
"Yes, yes, in case I've received calls from the rest of the escort who have yet to give me their calendars."
"Then come by whenever you want as soon as you're free. You're going to have a great time, Cecile and her mother have come, they're staying for lunch and maybe spending the whole afternoon, we've got a whole day of music."
"Wow... great..." Deborah said happily.
"Hippolyta will also be back with her mother after lunch, we're going to have a great time."
"Brilliant. Then I'll return the calls I received in the morning and I'll come as soon as I can."
"Come after two-thirty or three, we won't have lunch until two," he suggested.
"Great. By the way, I've stayed here until you call in case you need me to bring you things you need from here this afternoon."
"Yes, my brother also suggested it, but yes, you can bring me some things that occur to me at the moment, so that he doesn't have to carry so much, because I'm going to need a lot of things."
"Lily has also brought her backpack with the food and she's going to take it back empty," she said.
"Great, then you guys share it. I want all my Muggle clothes, a few changes, summer socks, all that in the dresser in my room, and the sandals under the dresser. The flugelhorn, the music stand and the trumpet method, which are in my trunk. The two books I'm reading, 'Homage to Catalonia', also in the trunk and 'The Way of the Stars' which my mother must have. And the notes on Red Magic, also in my trunk. If I think of anything else, I'll tell my brother when he calls me in the afternoon. Will you forget something?"
"Not at all, Prince, the cave ritual."
"Also everything to write, now I can't Summon."
"Sure, sure. But it occurs to me that Valerie can Summon it for you, so you don't have to carry all that stuff around."
"In principle, bring it to me," Sev asked. "Now we're on to something else, I'm not going to ask her to start Summoning right now."
"Okay, Prince. Your mother is going to be upset when she sees that we're bringing you so many things, she's looking forward to seeing you and explaining."
"I can imagine, but she'll have to give me some time to recover. I haven't had a minute of solitude to reflect yet, and I doubt I'll have it at least until tonight or maybe tomorrow. And what I want for the moment is to stay here indefinitely, I'll decide later."
"I understand, Prince, I'll explain it to her."
"Thanks, Deborah. What's the plan for her this afternoon and evening?"
"She's having lunch with Lily and your brother and in principle she's going to do the Occlumency session with Jack in the afternoon, they'll let him know when they think it's convenient. Alice is coming for dinner and bed, she's already called this morning to show interest and she's offered herself. Jack won't leave until she arrives."
"Great, she's going to be very well with Alice too."
"Of course," she agreed.
"Has my brother already decided if he's going to stay the night?"
"I don't know that, Prince. In principle, when Jack comes, he'll come back to where you are to be with you too, the poor boy doesn't know how to share himself."
"True, we're driving him crazy, poor boy."
"He'll hold out, Prince, he's the strongest of the three."
"Of course."
"By the way, Alice is also going to Diagon for two bags of Floo powder, one for here and one for where you are. She'll stop by to see you and drop them off before coming here to make dinner, I told you on Wednesday that you were going to need a lot."
"You're absolutely right, we'll pay for them."
"Don't even think about it, Prince, she won't let you. Don't try it, you'll offend her. Let her do it for you, both she and Frank are very wealthy and they're dying to help in any way they can."
"Okay. Do you know anything about Frank?"
"Yes, he might call you during the day too."
"Great."
"Expect calls from everyone, Jack must have spread the word among those who weren't there or here last night, if they haven't called you yet it's because they don't want to bother you in the morning," warned Deborah.
"Sure, sure. Well, if you don't have anything else to tell me, we'll leave it now."
"Very well, Prince, I'll see you in the afternoon. What's the most urgent thing to bring you?"
"The flugelhorn, the method and the music stand."
"Great, then I'll take care of that, and I'll also show it to my parents, they'll be amazed. I'll also bring you the notes on Red Magic."
"Great, see you later, Deborah."
"See you later, Prince."