Still not sure when it will be posted but hopefully by the end of March!
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Chapter One of Third Time's the Charm
The One With A Second Chance
Queen blared from the speakers as Sirius hummed along with the beat of Radio Gaga. He smiled as James began to hum under his breath next to him, shaking his hips to the beat. When he started to move his head and fist pump the air as he quite frankly, jammed out, Sirius stifled a laugh. When he began to sing along, Sirius couldn’t help but smile at his friend. He wiggled his own hips along, knocking them against James’ as they grinned widely at each other.
By the time the second verse started, James was singing loudly and powerfully, his smooth voice echoing in the workshop around them.
“Let’s hope you never leave, old friend. Like all good things, on you we depend. So stick around, ‘cause we might miss you, when we grow tired, of all this visual. You had your time, you had the power! You’ve yet to have your finest hour, radio! Radio!” James sang.
When he caught Sirius’ eye, he grabbed the wrench like a microphone and began to really sing as he clapped his hands together.
“All we hear is radio ga ga! Radio goo goo! Radio ga ga! Sing it, mate! All we hear is radio ga ga! Radio goo goo! Radio ga ga! All we hear is radio ga ga! Radio blah blah! Radio, what’s new? Some-one still loves you!”
Sirius snorted. “Do they now?”
James shrugged. “Well, I mean, there has to be at least one person who loves you, Padfoot. No one I know, obviously…”
“Piss off,” Sirius said, biting back a laugh.
James reached a hand up to scratch his cheek and spread engine grease all over his face.
Sirius shook his head. “You’re hopeless, Prongs.”
James attempted to wipe it off, but instead only smeared it even worse. “I don’t even understand how this shit gets everywhere!” When he only succeeded in blackening himself more, he pouted. “Help me!” he whined.
Sirius chuckled and reached for a cloth, moving to stand in front of his best mate and brother to scrub his face clean. “There. Hopeless.”
“I’m not hopeless, I’m just not good with the whole machine thing. That’s a wheel, right?”
“Smart arse,” Sirius said, throwing the towel at him. “If you can’t honour the bike, get out of the workshop.”
James chuckled. “That’s the moto-so-che bonneville harley, right?”
“I hate you.”
James grinned and passed his friend the wrench. “Love you, too, brother.”
Marauder barked and ran in a circle around James as Lady Godiva merely lifted her head to watch the dog, looking very unimpressed with Marauder’s antics.
They both looked up when someone came to the door and Fleamont stood there, a smile on his face.
“Boys, getting up to trouble out here?”
“Never, Dad,” James said.
He chuckled. “That’s what I thought. Why don’t you come inside? Fee and Lily have prepared a picnic for lunch. Misha is joining us.”
“I hope Fee and the house elves made it,” Sirius said. “If it was Evans, I might not want to risk it.”
“I heard that Sirius Black!” Lily exclaimed, coming up behind Fleamont. “That was one time and I was pregnant with your godson!”
“So you say,” he teased. “I just remember you trying to poison me and Prongs forcing Moony and I to eat it.”
Lily shook her head in amusement before she moved towards Sirius to kiss his cheek. She took James’ hand in hers. “Well, come risk it if you dare. Misha wants to talk to you anyway.”
James tugged on her hand to pull her up against him so that he could kiss his wife deeply. “I love you, Lily.”
“I love you, too,” she said, grinning up at him with her heart in her eyes.
They kissed again and Sirius turned back towards his motorbike to give his friends a moment of privacy.
“I’ll meet you out there in a minute. I just want to finish something first and you two can get the snogging out of your system in the meantime.”
“Never!” James scoffed. “Have you seen these lips? They are the most perfect lips ever made!”
Lily squeezed her husband’s hand. “The sad part is that he’s talking about his own lips. Don’t be too long, Padfoot.”
James squeezed Sirius’ shoulder before wrapping his arm around his wife’s waist and leading her away from the bike. Fleamont put his hand on Sirius’ shoulder.
“Don’t be too long, son. You know Fee will want to feed you.”
Sirius nodded. “I won’t, Monty. Save me some of that treacle tart before Jamie eats it all.”
Fleamont chuckled. “No promises.”
Sirius grinned as he turned back to the bike. He picked up the wrench, humming along to “Radio Gaga” as the music seemed to grow louder, rumbling in in his ears like the wireless was moving closer and closer to him. Then, something flashed at his right. He turned, his eyebrow furrowed in confusion as music blared in his ears. He smelt her soap before he saw her and when she flashed again, covered in blood, his eyes widened.
“Zee! What…?”
“I’m sorry,” she whispered, her voice echoing as the music stopped around him. “I tried to stop them.”
Sirius reached for her, but just as he touched her, his hand passed right through her. Before he could contemplate the vision before him, something punched him right in the chest. It hit him so hard that all of the breath was knocked out of him. He felt like his chest was caved in and that every rib was broken and stabbing him somewhere different. He gasped for breath, his eyes on Zee flashing in and out before him.
“Zee? Zee, where are you?” he demanded, but she flashed again and vanished before his eyes.
“Sirius?” Euphemia asked from the doorway. “Are you coming?”
“Fee…” he whispered, blood bubbling at his mouth.
“Sirius?” she called out, seeming to stare right through him. “Darling, are you in here?”
Euphemia stepped right past him as if she couldn’t see him. Sirius started to speak, unsuccessfully attempting to reach for her when suddenly, hands sprung out from the ground and tightly gripped him by his ankles. He tried to shake them off, ventured to jump away, but the grip was too strong. He reached for Euphemia again, his eyes wide before the hands around his ankles yanked. His boots sank into the ground like quicksand and he was abruptly pulled into the earth. The scream tore through him so loudly that it scorched his throat and Zee’s terrified face flashed before him.
“Zahira!” he cried out. “Zahira!”
He was dragged through the mud; falling and rising like he was clawing his way to the surface, but the surface of what he didn’t know. He swallowed the earth; dirt in his eyes, in his nose, in his mouth. He could hear voices calling him and then there was nothing but the earth and the pain in his chest.
Pain unlike anything he’d ever felt before.
Sharp, searing pain that made him taste his own blood.
Pain like something was being ripped apart inside of him, something that he tried desperately to hold onto to, but no matter how hard he fought, the more it ripped and tore free.
And then there was only blackness.
~ TTTC ~
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Chapter 9 -- The One With the Red Lipstick Print
The sight made Harry smile and his chest ache in ways that he couldn’t explain. He wished Sirius was here to see how big his kids were growing and he wished Zee was here. She was supposed to be here and that suddenly made the ache worse. He stood up, claiming he needed something from the kitchen, and then he took a moment to lean against the counter, closing his eyes. It was only a moment before he heard someone behind him.
Tonks’ hand touched his back and he turned to give her a smile. “I’m fine.”
Tonks lifted an eyebrow. “Stop lying, Harry.”
He shrugged and rolled his shoulders. “She should be here right now. She should be here experiencing Christmas morning with her babies. She deserves to bloody be here.”
“She does,” Tonks agreed. “But she’s not here, Harry. I know that hurts. I know it’s eating at you and we both know that we’re doing everything possible to try to figure things out.”
“Borage and Slughorn’s theory is —”
“Unclear,” Tonks interrupted. “Hope is a powerful emotion, Harry. You know that and I know that. I don’t want you to give up on it, but you also can’t cling to it. No matter what happens, we will figure it out. Together.”
He nodded and sighed when she flung herself into his arms for a tight hug. “You’re really annoying, you know that?”
She laughed. “You love me.”
“Only because I’m forced to.”
She smacked him in the arm and he laughed.
“I miss her, too. She was one of my best friends.”
Harry hugged Tonks tighter, resting his chin on the top of her head. “I know.” He let out a slow breath before he let her go, his eyes meeting her grey ones. “I haven’t said anything to them about it.”
“Good,” Tonks said. “Let’s keep it that way. As I said, hope is a powerful thing, Harry. Until we know for sure, this is just for us.”
“And Ginny and Uncle Rem.”
“Obviously,” Tonks said, winking. “But that’s a given.”
Harry moved to the ice box to get himself a tall glass of orange juice, pouring a second one for Tonks when she asked. He took a long drink, letting the citrus linger on his tongue before he swallowed. Tonks leaned against the counter next to him, sipping her own juice before she spoke.
“How’s Auden?”
Harry hesitated only a moment before he answered. “He’s… fine.”
Tonks rolled her eyes. “If you say ‘fine’ one more time, I’m telling Remus.”
He smirked. “Oooh, scary.”
Tonks elbowed him and he grunted. “Tell me, you jerk.”
“We’ve resorted to name calling now?”
“Harry!”
“Fine, fine,” he said, holding up his hands. “And I’m not saying I’m fine, though I am, so stop giving me that face. Auden is… it’s good.”
“You’re still going twice a week?”
“Yeah. Sometimes more.” At Tonks’ raised eyebrow, he cleared his throat. “After Rex and I spoke to Slughorn about the potion, well, Ginny convinced me to see him again. He made time for me.”
“He’s a good guy,” Tonks said. “He’s good at what he does.”
Harry nodded. “He’s… it’s good.”
Tonks smiled and elbowed him lightly. “Look at you, being a grownup and talking about your feelings and stuff.”
“Piss off,” he said, making her laugh.
“Excuse me?” she demanded, pointing to the rule board that was still on the kitchen wall. “What does rule number three say?”
“As you said, I’m a grownup so rule number three doesn’t apply to me anymore,” Harry said, sticking his tongue out at her.
“Don’t wave that freaky tongue at me,” Tonks said, sticking her tongue out at him in turn just as Remus came into the kitchen.
“Ah, I see my favourite two mature humans are chatting. How lovely.”
“Harry’s ignoring the rules,” Tonks said. “He told me to piss off.”
“Tattletale,” Harry said.
Remus chuckled. “I never thought it was possible for you two to become more immature as you aged. Nymphadora, Harry can swear if he wants to, just not around Teddy.”
“Like you never swore around me,” Harry protested.
“What’s the rule, Harry?”
Harry snorted. “Do as you say not as you do. Hypocrite.”
Remus smiled and put his arm around Harry’s shoulders. “Absolutely. Now, are you okay?”
“Fine.”
He raised his eyebrow and Tonks moved to hug Harry from the other side. “Can we talk about Harry’s overuse of the word ‘fine?’ It’s making me want to hug him.”
“Hmm,” Remus said, examining Harry for a long moment. “You know if you need to talk, Harry, I’m always here for you.”
“I know,” Harry said. “I’ve never doubted that.”
Remus kissed his forehead and then made a show of ruffling his hair while Tonks waved her wand behind Harry’s back. Remus smiled and stepped back, his whisky eyes lit up in mischief. “Much better. Come on, let’s go back into the living room.”
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Chapter 13 - The One With the Rug Burn
Hinny smut, full steam ahead!
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Chapter 10 SNEAK PEEK: The One Where Everyone Wants to Slay Dean
Harry snorted and Seamus pouted.
“Oooh, let’s play that game! You know the one where we all have to choose someone in the room to Slay, Shag, or Snog and Get Hitched!” Seamus exclaimed.
“I love that game!” Theo bellowed, plopping himself down into Sebastian’s lap. “I’m easy. I’d shag Harry because obviously! I’d snog and hitch myself to Bas, and I’d slay… Dean. Sorry, mate, I just don’t know you as well.”
Dean snorted. “Thanks.”
Harry rolled his eyes, taking a seat in the chair as Ginny made herself comfortable on his lap. “The point of this game is…?”
“Fun!” Seamus exclaimed. “I’ll go next! I would snog and hitch myself to Dean, shag… Harry for sure. I’d slay… Neville.”
“Ouch,” Neville said with a laugh. “I’d snog and hitch Hannah, I’d shag Hannah —”
“—No!” Seamus shouted. “You can’t! You have to pick three different people, it’s only fair.”
Neville wrinkled his nose. “Bollocks to that.”
“I agree,” Harry said. “I only want Ginny for all of those choices.”
Theo rolled his eyes. “It’s just a game and besides whomever you choose to shag, you can only shag them once ever, then never again. So obviously you’d want to snog and hitch yourself to Ginny so that you can shag her forever.”
Neville sighed as he and Harry exchanged a look. “Fine. I’d snog and hitch Hannah. I’d shag… Hermione,” he said, his cheeks heating in embarrassment, “and I’d slay… Seamus.”
“What? I’m way too awesome to die!”
“Yeah, but you’re also the most annoying,” Neville said as everyone laughed. “Dean, you’re up.”
Dean wrinkled his nose. “All right, I’d snog and hitch myself to Seamus. I would shag Ginny and I would slay… Ron.”
“Oi!” Ron bellowed.
Dean shrugged. “I’m still haunted by your obnoxious snoring.”
Ron held up two fingers and Harry chuckled into his drink.
“Bas, you go,” Theo said, kissing his boyfriend’s chin.
Sebastian took a drink of his wine. “I would snog and hitch myself to Theo. I would shag… Neville because I have a feeling he would blush a lot,” he said, making Neville turn a lovely shade of pink. “Exactly my point and… I would slay… Dean. Only because I don’t really know you, mate.”
Dean shrugged. “I think I should be worried here.”
Seamus laughed and elbowed him. “Hannah!”
“I would shag… Harry. I would snog and hitch myself to Neville and I would slay… Bas because he tried to take my boyfriend.”
Sebastian laughed and held up his wine glass. “Touché. Harry?”
Harry sighed. “Um, well, I’d snog and hitch myself to Ginny. I’d slay… Dean,” he said, making everyone laugh.
“How did I end up on so many of your slay lists? I’m offended.”
Harry chuckled. “Nothing personal.”
Dean glowered. “Says everyone. I’m starting to get a complex.”
Theo sat up higher on his boyfriend’s lap. “And what’s the last one, Harry? Who would you shag? It’s me, isn’t it? Tell me, it’s me!”
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Chapter 5 -- The One With the Number Three
Today was about her focusing on her first ever match as a professional Quidditch player. She couldn’t afford to mess it up. She needed to go out there with her head on straight and her focus on nothing but the game. She needed to show them that signing Ginny Weasley to be one of the Holyhead Harpy Chasers was a good move.
Verona Gold, another Chaser on the team, gave her a thumbs up from behind her.
“You ready to play your heart out, Weasley?”
“Absolutely,” Ginny said, wishing that she felt as confident as she sounded.
Verona winked before she left her alone and a minute later, Gwenog Jones poked her head inside.
“Weasley, we don’t usually allow guests back here, but it’s your first game so I’m making an exception. Make it quick. We have to be on the pitch in fifteen.”
Ginny frowned when Gwenog disappeared, wondering who was here to visit. Her eyes widened in surprise when Harry appeared in the doorway. His hair was a dishevelled mess, looking like his hands had been in it most of the day and he was dressed in blue jeans with a Holyhead Harpies hoodie that said Weasley on the back with her number 3. She’d been assigned the number when she’d joined (as Chasers held the numbers 1, 2, and 3) and when she ordered her kit along with a few things to wear for home, Harry had insisted on his own stuff. It still made her stomach flutter to see her boyfriend wearing her number so proudly.
“Harry, what are you doing here?” she asked, moving over to kiss him.
Harry’s hands gripped her hips, pulling her up against him. “What do you mean? Where else would I be? Today’s your big day, Gin. Nothing could keep me away.”
Her eyes softened. “Harry… with everything that’s been going on, I just thought you weren’t coming. You don’t have to be here. I know how stressed out you are and how much you have on your plate.”
Harry shook his head and buried his face in the crook of her neck. “I’ll admit, I almost didn’t come, but fuck… I can’t miss this. I promised you that I would be here cheering you on and frankly, there’s nothing else that I can do right now. There’s no leads, Gin. There’s nothing to follow up on and sitting at work looking at nothing is driving me mad. I want to be here. I need to be here. For you as much as for me.”
Ginny stood on her toes to kiss him. “I love you.”
His lips curved a little at her words before he framed her face in his hands and kissed her. His kiss was warm and passionate, surprising her. With how much stress he’d been under and everything that was going on, she’d missed his lips.
“Are you ready?” Harry asked, brushing his thumb over her bottom lip. “First professional Quidditch match, Weasley, better bring your O game.”
She smiled. “I hope so. I’m kind of nervous.”
Harry shook his head. “Don’t be nervous. You’ve got this. There’s no one as talented as you out there, Gin.”
“That’s an extreme over exaggeration,” Ginny replied.
“Nah,” he said, his eyes twinkling. “I know my witch.”
Ginny bit her bottom lip, her stomach still flipping in nerves. “I know that I can play, but I just feel… it’s different, you know? I can’t quite get myself to relax the way that I know I should be. This is… it’s not Hogwarts. You won’t be out there on the pitch with me. It’s a new team and a new… everything.”
Harry’s gaze held hers for a moment before it dipped down to take in her new kit. She wore her hair in a high ponytail with a Holyhead scrunchie to hold it in place. Her Harpy kit included tight green trousers with a gold stripe down the side, gold and green Quidditch boots, a long green tunic with the golden Harpy and Holyhead symbol tied with a thick gold belt at her waist, and the green robe overtop with her name and number in gold on the back. Ginny thought she looked very professional but the way that Harry was looking at her right now made her feel beautiful on top of it. She watched him lick his lips as his eyes roamed over her. He’d made a point of telling her how excited he was to see her in her official kit and the way that he was looking at her now told her that seeing her for the first time had definitely been worth it.
“You look so incredible like this. Seriously, you look bloody amazing.”
She quirked her lips. “I don’t think looking great is my major concern right now. I’m nervous. I need to take deep breaths and relax and just focus myself.”
Harry’s tongue touched his lip before his slow smile made desire curl in her gut. “Well, I might have another way to help you relax.”
She was about to ask him how when he knelt down in front of her. “Harry!” she hissed, her fingers digging into his shoulders. “What are you doing?”
His fingers unfastened the drawstring of her trousers and pushed them down her hips. “Helping you relax.” He glanced at his watch and then at her. “But you have to be quick. Don’t want someone to come looking for you.”
“Harry!” she hissed again, her eyes widening.
Merlin, there was only a door between her and the rest of the change rooms which meant that any one of her teammates could walk in on them. Did he even lock it?
“Gwenog could come back here any second!”
He took his glasses of, tucking them into the pocket of his hoodie before he leaned forward, pushing up the tunic to get to the simple black cotton knickers she wore and used his fingers to push them aside so that he could press a kiss to her.
“Mmm, you do taste nervous,” he teased, kissing her core again. “Want me to stop?”
She meant to say yes. In fact, she was positive that she was going to say yes, but then his tongue joined in and well, there was only so much willpower a girl had. And Merlin, he was so good at this.
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Chapter 13 -- The One With the Rug Burn
It had been a really good day and tonight he was finally going to bring Mina and Leo to see Zee. Sorcha was behind him and when they entered the small private room Harry had paid for, they found Colt and Flo sitting on either side of Zee’s bed, each holding a hand.
“Mama!” Leo and Mina both cried, trying to jump out of Harry’s arms.
Sorcha pursed her lips. “I still don’t think bringing them was here was a good idea, Harry.”
“Grandmama, we still don’t really understand this and she’s… in there and maybe the twins can help in some way?”
“But what will it do to them?”
Harry didn’t have the answer to that. He just thought seeing Zee would comfort them.
“Mama’s sleeping.”
“Why?” Mina asked.
“She’s tired,” Harry said. “But you and Leo can snuggle with her.”
“Mama, up!” Leo demanded, putting his small hand on her cheek.
Mina lifted up her hair. “Shhh! Seeping!”
Leo pouted and rested his cheek over Zee’s heart, making Harry’s own melt. He took the chair Colt offered, rubbing his hand up and down Leo’s back as he took Zee’s hand in his other. Flo gave up her seat for Sorcha who did the same to Mina.
They’d decided as a family that she wasn’t going to be left alone and each were taking time to sit with her daily. Two Aurors, who Tonks had vetted personally, were guarding her door night and day, but seeing her lying there, stone faced and frozen was unbearable.
It was almost like he’d lost her all over again.
Leo shoved his thumb into his mouth and Harry sighed. It was a habit he’d started after Zee had vanished and he wished that he could do something for them. He barely understood what was going on himself, let alone could explain it to toddlers. But he thought letting them see their mother, even if they couldn’t see her properly, was a hint of something they all needed.
“The healer said that there’s been no change,” Colt told him. “She just lies there.”
Harry nodded. “I expected as much, Grandpa.”
Colt blinked back tears. “Having her alive… but like this… pardon my French, but it ain’t any fucking better than not having her at all.”
“Colten!” Flo hissed. “Not in front of the children!”
“I know, Grandpa,” Harry said. “But I’m hopeful we can… I don’t know. It’s all about Uncle Sirius and what’s happening there and…”
Flo came to stand behind Harry, pressing a kiss to the top of his head. “No one blames you, sweetheart. This is an impossible situation, we all know it. No matter how it plays out, we’re all going to be heartbroken. We know that.”
“Mama!” Mina exclaimed, pulling on one of Zee’s curls.
“Shh!” Leo said, putting his thumb back into his mouth as he snuggled against Zee’s breasts.
Harry closed his eyes, holding Zee’s hand up to his cheek. He knew that Flo was right. This wasn’t an easy situation by any means and it only seemed to get harder every day. He didn’t know what the solution was, not entirely.
On one hand, there was the possibility that they could give Sirius back his soul. This was something he needed to do. He couldn’t let the man who’d raised him die without his soul. He refused to let that happen. He knew that it was a tiny chance, but that small chance that re-souling him could save him brought more joy to him than he could express. While at the same time he knew that if it did save him, he would still have to die to save Zee.
He let a tear fall, using Zee’s hand to wipe it back and not for the first time wondered how on earth he was going to save one of them and not the other?
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SNEAK PEEK CHAPTER 14
The One With Being Brave and Stupid In Equal Measure
Ron and Hermione talked for hours. About everything and about nothing. Molly came home and found them curled up on the living room sofa, chatting, and she left them with a smile. When she woke in the morning, the two of them were still sitting there, lost in conversation.
They went to work, both tired, but feeling better, and they met for lunch to talk some more. They both agreed that moving back in together wasn’t a good idea just yet, but they made plans to hang out that night and go on a real date which seemed like a good idea.
When Ron left Hermione’s department and headed back up to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement after lunch, he felt like he was walking on air. He plopped down into his desk chair in his cubicle across from Baxter and the Auror wiggled his eyebrows at him.
“You look like you had an extra special lunch?”
“It was perfect,” Ron said. “Hermione and I are finally talking again and we have a date planned for tonight.”
“Ah, young love,” Baxter teased. “Glad to see you won’t be moping around here anymore. Here.”
Ron caught the file that Baxter tossed at him.
“We have a new case. Get your arse up and let’s go.”
“Where are we going?” Ron asked, grabbing his cloak.
“Brighton,” Baxter said. “A house fire has a victim and it’s been deemed arson by the fire broomgade. Looks like it might have been a murder.”
Ron hurried after his partner, his eyes wide. “It was intentional? I mean, they knew someone was inside when they set the fire?”
“Dunno yet,” Baxter said. “That’s why we call it investigating, Weasley.”
Ron rolled his eyes and snorted. “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”
Ten minutes later, they were standing in the middle of the burned out bedroom on the second floor of a small home, eyeing the damage that the fire had caused.
“We believe the cause of the fire came from over here,” Lieutenant Fire Flyer Grant said, pointing his finger towards the corner of the room. “There’s a clear burn pattern up the wall here, beginning from that patch on the carpet. Not sure if there was an accelerant used or just a charm, but that’s where it started.”
“And the body?” Baxter asked.
“My newbie found the body,” Grant declared, gesturing another fire flyer over. “Fire Flyer Finnigan, tell them about the body.”
Ron grinned when the helmet came off and revealed Seamus’ sandy hair. “Hey, mate. What did you find?”
“Ron and I went to Hogwarts together,” Seamus said to Grant when his lieutenant noted the exchange. “As to the body, it was tied to the bed here; all four limbs were tied to the post with thick ropes. The fire began in the corner and as you can see here, there’s a trail that leads straight to the bed.”
“So, they were intentionally setting someone on fire,” Baxter confirmed. “Ouch. Not the way I would want to go. I think I’d much rather freeze to death over being burned alive.”
Seamus nodded. “Certainly seems that way, yeah. Victim hasn’t been identified yet, but the house belongs to a Curtis Rutherford and he’s outside. According to Mr Rutherford, no one has any access to his house other than him and no one was currently staying with him.”
Ron lifted an eyebrow. “Hmm, that does pose a question on who the victim is.”
Grant wrinkled his nose. “All right, we’ll keep you updated on what we find out about the fire. Good luck identifying the body.”
Baxter wrinkled his nose. “Weasley, head outside and interview Rutherford yourself. I want to know where he was when the fire started. Someone has access to this house other than him.”
“On it,” Ron said as Seamus followed him out.
“Finding a body was the last thing that I expected when I got in here,” Seamus said as they headed down the stairs. “It was clear he was dead when we got inside, but it didn’t make it any easier to leave him here and get ourselves out safely.”
“I can imagine,” Ron told him. “How’s life as a fire flyer otherwise?”
“Brilliant,” Seamus said. “I love every second of it. How’s life as an Auror?”
“Definitely keeps things interesting,” Ron replied. “Arson and murder today, who knows what tomorrow will bring?”
Seamus grinned. “Look at us, working our adult jobs like professionals or something.”
Ron snorted. “Or something indeed.”
“We still on for drinks this Saturday?”
“Absolutely,” Ron said. “It’s my birthday weekend as well so I expect you lot to buy my drinks.”
Seamus laughed. “Noted. Hey, how are you and Hermione doing?”
“We’re all right,” Ron assured him. “We have some things to work out, but we’re doing all right. You and Dean?”
Seamus shrugged. “We hit a rough patch for a while, I’ll admit, but I think we’re doing all right too. Who knew being adults would put such a strain on our relationships? Shouldn’t it be easier now that we’re living together and life is good with no war and shit?”
“You’d think,” Ron said.
“Ah well, we’ll figure things out as we go as per usual then.”
“That might really be the problem,” Ron said making Seamus laugh.
“Ha! Maybe. I’ll let Dean know you said hi.”
“Thanks.”
Seamus slapped his back when they stepped outside and promised to catch up with him later as Ron made his way over to where Curtis Rutherford was standing with two officers from the Magical Law Enforcement Patrol Unit. He held up his badge as he approached.
“Officers, Auror Weasley, I’d like to speak with Mr Rutherford for a moment.”
The officers nodded and stepped aside as Rutherford shoved his hands into his pockets.
“I can’t believe that my house caught on fire!” Rutherford exclaimed. “And there’s a body in there! I swear I don’t who it is, Auror Weasley.”
Ron nodded and pursed his lips. “We’re going to work out who the victim is, Mr Rutherford, but in the meantime I need you to answer some questions about your whereabouts today. What time did you leave your house and what have you been doing since you left?”
Rutherford’s eyes widened. “You don’t think that I had anything to do with this, do you?”
“I think a dead body was found in your house, Mr Rutherford. Now, what time did you leave today?”
Ron pulled out his notebook as Rutherford began to yammer on about his daily activities and took notes. He had a feeling that it was rather going to be a long afternoon.
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SNEAK PEEK
I apologize for the delay. It's been a hectic week and I have lost myself in my charts instead of writing and oh hell it's Wednesday where is this week going? LOL
Chapter 12 -- The One With the Heartbeat
Neville nodded. “We want this place, Goyle. I think it’s perfect for Serendipity and it would be a great asset to Sophistication by Pansy. Think about it… a bloke forgets a birthday or anniversary and back to back he can get dessert, flowers, and lingerie… pretty brilliant if you ask me.”
“I agree,” Hannah said. “It’s just that if we’re going to shell out money for so much of the renovations, we should be more than just renters.”
Goyle grunted again as Gabriel began to cry. Neville watched in amazement as Goyle’s huge hands expertly unhooked the child and had him on his shoulder to soothe him without a hitch.
“Tell me more about the renovations,” he said, bouncing the baby while his big hand ran up and down his back.
Neville and Hannah each took turns explaining the changes they wanted to do to the building both cosmetic and what was needed to make a flower and bakery shop work. As they spoke, Goyle nodded along and then he cleared his throat, surprising Neville.
“Er, did you consider making the new wall have the same arches? It would keep it consistent and true to the original building.”
“Oh, well, yeah that’s a good idea,” Neville said, exchanging a look with Hannah.
“And I would suggest keeping the marble floor for the front, but the hardwood back here needs to be replaced. It’s really not as safe as it should be. Sorry, I don’t mean to impose. I’ve been working as a contractor lately and…. Sorry.”
“No, no, that’s great, Goyle. It seems like you’re liking it,” Hannah said, a soft smile on her face.
He nodded. “I did most of the work on Pansy’s shop myself and she urged me into this; said I was good.” He shrugged as if embarrassed. “It passes the time.”
“I think it’s great,” Neville said. “And Hannah and I would be grateful for the help. We might know what we want, but we definitely don’t know how to go about it getting it done.”
“I’d love to help,” he admitted, his cheeks heating.
Neville smiled. “All right. So…?”
“It’s yours,” Goyle said, his hand running up and down Gabriel’s back. “Pansy will agree. We’ll sell you this half of the building.”
“You didn’t hear our offer yet?” Hannah exclaimed, her eyes wide.
Goyle shrugged. “I think I can trust it will be reasonable. We’ll get contracts up and out within the week to go over the necessities.”
Hannah beamed and leaned in to kiss Goyle’s cheek, surprising him and making his face turn red. “Thank you so much, Goyle! You won’t regret this! I promise!”
“It’s Greg,” he mumbled, his lips forming a smile. “Call me Greg.”
Neville grinned and wrapped his arm around his girlfriend and thought things were really falling into place.
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Happy TTTC Day!
Thank you to the amazing @ellieoryan7447 for making me these awesome moodboards which I then made into my cover photo
Chapter One -- The One With A Second Chance
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Third Times the Charm Sneak Peek
Chapter 2 -- The One Where Ron Gets A Shovel
Ron felt bad leaving Harry, but he knew that despite the circumstances of what was going on, he and Harry were only A1s, which meant that they weren’t capable of being partners on any investigations. They needed someone higher up to help guide them and Ron had to admit, Eric Baxter was a great substitute. The man was smart and funny. Not to mention that he’d already taught Ron a lot more than he’d expected.
When they left Sussex, Ron was only mildly surprised to see them arrive in Londonderry. He followed Baxter through the main entrance of the Magical Intelligence Agency and into the Secret Intelligence Unit on the second floor otherwise known as the SIU. They walked past a few desks in the bullpen before Baxter turned left and headed towards a smaller bullpen in the back where Ron recognized Sebastian Kane sitting with a tiny Korean woman who Ron remembered seeing at the Auror’s birthday party in the summer.
Sebastian’s eyebrow rose. “Baxter, Ron, come to visit?”
“Unfortunately no,” Baxter said, making himself comfortable in one of the chairs. “We need to track someone down.”
“Aw, and you need us because we’re better than you?” the woman teased.
Ron snorted and her smile widened.
“I speak the truth, Red.” She extended her hand. “Auror Yeona Jin, but everyone calls me Auror J.”
“Ron Weasley.”
“He’s my A1 partner,” Baxter said. “Fresh from the academy and doing well. As to doing our job, I’d track this bitch down myself if it was within my bloody jurisdiction.”
Sebastian tilted his head. “What do you need?”
“Druella Rosier Black,” Baxter said. “Weasley?”
Ron cleared his throat. “She’s um, the Lady Falmouth, technically. She took off in ’93 to avoid the war and is now thought to be on a Mediterranean cruise somewhere. We need her back in England so that she can answer some questions about her home in Sussex.”
Jin nodded. “We can do that. Any known family?
“She’s the last Rosier living,” Ron continued. “Her brother Enzo and his wife, Alma were killed in the first war along with his son, Ezekiel. Ezekiel had two children, Evan who was killed by Alastor Moody while resisting arrest in ’81 and his sister Aster who married Thaddeus Nott and was killed in ’84 in a claimed potions accident by her husband. Black’s husband, Cygnus, died in ’92 of scrofungulus. They had three daughters: Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Andromeda Black Tonks, and Narcissa Black Malfoy. Bellatrix is the only daughter still alive.”
Jin wrinkled her nose. “It’s always the insane ones who stick around. Any information on her cruise?”
“No, but her grandson will know more, Draco Malfoy.”
Sebastian’s eyebrow rose slightly at the name. “All right. Give us twenty-four hours. We’ll bring her back to England for questioning.”
“Thanks,” Baxter said. “We think that she was letting known Death Eaters live in her home as recently as this morning. Lestrange, Crouch, and Brambilla are at the top of our most wanted list. If they have outside help, we need to know about it.”
“Agreed,” Sebastian said. “We’ll bring her in.”
When they left, Ron snuck a look over at his partner. “Bringing in the MIA was a good idea.”
Baxter’s lips curved. “I’m full of those. Atwell will tell you that I’m also full of shit, but don’t listen to her.”
Ron chuckled. “Noted.”
“The Magical Intelligence Agency works on an international level,” Baxter explained. “They are the Aurors we need to help us track criminals who leave the country. They have jurisdiction in every country in the world and this means that they can do things that we aren’t able to, like go to the bloody Mediterranean Sea and try to find this witch.”
“Which leaves us where exactly?” Ron asked.
Baxter stretched his arms up over his head. “Let’s head back to Godric’s Hollow, Weasley. There’s something about that graveyard that’s been bothering me. I want to reinterview the witnesses who claim that they saw Brambilla there last week. We’re missing something, Weasley, and until we find it, I think Zacarias is going to stay just out of our reach.”
That was what Ron was afraid of.
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The World of ASC by Breanie - COMPLETE
If you would like to read The Kismet Trilogy on fanfiction.net here are the links below.
The First Time Around -- Complete (69 chapters)!
A Second Chance -- Complete (360 chapters)!
Third Times the Charm -- Complete (41 chapters)!
New World of ASC Summary from an anonymous ask!
Give the Original Characters a chance. You'll love them!
Don't join Tumblr until you've caught up. There are spoilers.
There is a lot of really funny cock talk. Most of them are around average, but Remus is 10 inches, Harry is 9 inches, and Ron is around 7 inches.
That's all you need to know.
PS -- Be ready to laugh and cry so hard you hyperventilate. Bree likes to play on our emotions. Enjoy!
Thanks to @mousewords for her incredible artwork! You can find her art here!
The First Time Around, 1965-1981
Told through shorts and snippets of Marauder memories, from the first time they met, to James and Lily falling in love, to Peter’s betrayal. Some memories have been peppered throughout ASC, some extended, and some brand new.
The One Where Muggles are Filth
The One With the Muggle and the Witch
The One Where There’s No Hogwash
The One Where There’s A Monster
The One With James Gets His Letter
The One With the Reigning Champion
The One Where Lily Meets James
The One Where Sirius Meets James
The One With the Sorting
The One With Kismet
The One With the Separation of Houses
The One With The Howler
The One With Mudbloods and Fistfights
The One Where We All Bleed Red
The One With The Literary Friend
The One With A True Gryffindor
The One With the Snob and the Quirky One
The One With Blood Brothers
The One With the Christmas Tradition
The One With the Birthday Cape
The One With the Wolf
The One With the Brothers Black
The One Where Sirius Meets The Potters
The One Where Sirius Gets Out of Detention
The One With Some of the Many Attempts of James Potter
The One With Lily and Snape
The One Where Remus Has The Last Word
The One Where There’s No More Excuses
The One With Operation Make Evans Fall In Love With Prongs
The One Where Sirius Gets Kicked Out
The One Where Sirius Talks to Reg
The One With McGonagall vs. Walburga
The One Where Remus Tells Lily
The One Where Sirius Is A Great Friend
The One Where Sirius Gets A Bedroom
The One Where Sirius Gives Lily A Prongs
The One Where the Marauder’s Map Can’t Insult Lily
The One With Dream On
The One Where Lily Realizes She Fancies James
The One With Truth Or Dare
The One With The Summer of Jily and The Marauder Crest
The One Where Remus Learns Why
The One Where James Is Head Boy
The One Where Sirius Is Disappointed
The One With Jily
The One Where They Talk About Europe
The One With PS I Love You
The One With the Proposal
The One Where Snape Says I Love You
The One Where Lily Says Fleamont
The One Where Lily Asks Sirius
The One With the Glory of the Old
The One Where Peter Is Kidnapped
The One Where Peter Takes The Dark Mark
The One With the Wedding
The One Where It's Not Sirius'
The One With the Motorbike
The One With the Dog-father
The One Where They Wait
The One With the Beatles
The One With the Future Quidditch Star
The One Where Moony and Padfoot Babysit
The One With the Octopus’ Garden
The One With the Secret Keeper
The One Where Peter Finally Caves
The One With Halloween 1981
The One Where Sirius Finds Peter
The One Where Remus Is Truly Alone
The One With Azkaban
A Second Chance, 1985-1998
The story that you've all come to love. The story that began my world of Kismet. This is the story of Sirius only spending 4 years in prison before he is finally given a trial and able to raise Harry with Remus the way he should have. It is the story of Sirius Black and Remus Lupin as they learn what it means to be a father/brother/guardian to Harry while finding love themselves and the story of Harry Potter, a young boy with a loving home who learns about the Marauders from the two men who should have raised him and grows into the man who will lead the war against Voldemort. Slow burn Hinny. Told in 10 parts and 360 chapters.
Part I — Chapters 1-49: Harry’s first year with his dads (1985-1986)
Part II — Chapters 50-61: Harry growing up with a family (1987-1991)
Part III — Chapters 62-73: First year (1991-1992)
Part IV — Chapters 74-105: Second year (1992-1993)
Part V — Chapters 106-143: Third year (1993-1994)
Part VI — Chapters 144-179: Fourth year (1994-1995)
Part VII — Chapters 180-222: Fifth year (1995-1996)
Part VIII — Chapters 223-276: Sixth year (1996-1997)
Part IX — Chapters 277-348: Seventh year (1997-1998)
Part X — Chapters 349-360: After the War (May 1998-November 1998)
Part I -- 1985-1986:
Harry’s First Year With His Dads (Chapters 1-49)
The One Where They Were Dead
The One Where the Rat Is Out of the Bag
The One Where James and Lily Die
The One Where Moony and Padfoot Make Up
The One Where Harry Meets Padfoot
The One Where Sirius Kidnaps Harry
The One Where Sirius Punches Vernon Dursley
The One Where Harry Meets Remus
The One Where Sirius and Harry Make Grilled Cheese
The One With Thea
The One Where Harry Asks What a Kiss Is
The One With the Library Card
The One Where They Remember the Past
The One With the Tonkses’
The One With Harry’s First Nightmare
The One With Professor Moony
The One With The Puppy
The One With the Second Best Day Ever
The One Where Harry Meets An Excellent Secret Keeper and Her Brother
The One Where Sirius Learns What He Missed in Azkaban
The One With the Brownies
The One With the Date
The One With the Weasleys
The One With the Bad Dreams
The One Where Sirius Learns the Key to Moony’s Secret Pranking Success
The One With Operation Prank the Piss Out of Harry Potter
The One With the Wolfsbane Fight
The One Where the Marauders Discover A Wolf
The One With the Series of Unfortunate Events
The One With the House Rules and Where Sirius and Ted Build a Treehouse
The One With the Wolf
The One Where Remus Tells Sirius To Deal with the Blacks
The One Where Harry Asks About Tits
The One With the Locket
The One With Blackbird
The One With the Birthday Orgasms
The One With the Three Brothers
The One With Godric’s Hollow
The One Where Sirius Speaks French
The One With the First Christmas
The One With the Pensieve
The One With the Memories Part I
The One With the Memories Part II
The One When Padfoot and Prongs Become Blood Brothers
The One Where Harry Has A Sleepover
The One With the Tickle War
The One With the Viscount of Falmouth
The One With Roni
The One With the Birthday Planning
Part II -- 1987-1991:
Harry Growing Up With A Family, Ages 7-11 (Chapters 50-61)
50. The One With the Best Birthday Ever
51. The One Where Padfoot and Moony Know Nothing About Sick Kids
52. The One Where Remus Slaps Sirius
53. The One With the Giant Cheese Fort
54. The One With Operation Get Lily Evans to Fall in Love With Prongs
55. The One Where Remus Thinks He’s a Very Bad Man
56. The One Where Harry Asks About Sex
57. The One Where Tonks Turns Seventeen
58. The One With the Christmas Kiss
59. The One Where Remus Learns He Has A Mate
60. The One Where Sirius Shags the Realtor
61. The One With the Letter
Part III -- 1991-1992:
First Year (Chapters 62-73)
62. The One Where Harry Gets Hedwig
63. The One Where Harry Understands the Fear of Voldemort
64. The One With The Sorting
65. The One Where Sirius Was Almost Bitten By a Panther… And Totally Didn’t Piss Himself
66. The One With the Youngest Seeker In Over a Century
67. The One With the Three-Headed Dog
68. The One With Zee
69. The One With Sheer Dumb Luck
70. The One Where Sirius Lets Zee Drive His Bike
71. The One Where the Weasley Boys Come Over for Christmas
72. The One Where Minnie Tells Sirius To Get A Job
73. The One Where No One Listens So Harry Has to Do Everything and His Friends Follow Him So He Doesn’t Die
Part IV -- 1992-1993:
Second Year (Chapters 74-105)
74. The One Where the Whole School Knows
75. The One Where Harry is Jealous
76. The One Where Sirius Eats Crow
77. The One Where Zee Meets Minnie
78. The One With the Proud Enough to Cry Letter
79. The One Where They Realize Their New Professor is a Moron
80. The One Where Remus Gets His Shit Together
81. The One Where Harry Meets His Fanboy
82. The One Where Binns Doesn’t Put His Class to Sleep For Almost Ten Whole Minutes
83. The One Where Sirius Finds Out
84. The One When Remus Punches Lockhart
85. The One With the Mad House Elf
86. The One With the Great Shoebox Capture
87. The One Where Sirius Tells Zee About Azkaban
88. The One Where Harry is Homesick
89. The One Where Sirius Says I Love You
90. The One With the Sex Talk
91. The One With Ted Walking in on Remus Fingering Tonks… And Remus Adds Another Finger
92. The One Where Draco Comes to Christmas
93. The One Where Sirius Actually Gets a Job
94. The One Where Sirius Asks About Cursed Scars
95. The One Where Remus Tells Tonks and She says ‘Duh!’
96. The One Where Fred Hears the Name Padfoot
97. The One With Peter’s Trial Part I
98. The One With Peter’s Trial Part II
99. The One Where Ginny Tells Harry She Has A Pen-Pal
100. The One With the Eyes As Green As a Fresh Pickled Toad
101. The One Where Tonks Is Under the Desk
102. The One Where Harry Writes in the Diary
103. The One Where It’s Not Follow the Butterflies
104. The One Where Sirius Is Sent Home Without An Explanation
105. The One Where Ginny is Scared Harry Will Never Speak To Her Again
Part V -- 1993-1994:
Third Year (Chapters 106-143)
106. The One Where Sirius and Remus Demand Answers
107. The One With Prophecies and Horcruxes
108. The One Where Harry Learns to Drive
109. The One Where Bill and Charlie Talk About the Importance of Being A Good Big Brother
110. The One Where Sirius Realizes He Wants Zee Forever But Is Too Chicken To Say It
111. The One With Operation Fuck Up Voldemort’s Plans
112. The One Where Cissy Tattles on Abraxas
113. The One Where Harry Sees More Than He Should Between His Roommates
114. The One Where Colin Tells Ginny To Get Over It
115. The One Where Theo Comes Out
116. The One Where Sirius Tells Lucius If He Fucks Up He Will Kill Him
117. The One With the FUVP Pow-Wow
118. The One Where They Return to the Chamber of Secrets
119. The One Where Harry Finds Out
120. The One Where the Marauders Prank Snape
121. The One Where Draco and Theo Make Bad Detectives
122. The One With Nyx
123. The One Where Harry Throws a Tantrum
124. The One Where They Skive Off Class Because Harry Talks
125. The One Where Harry Asks Out Cho
126. The One With Harry’s First Date
127. The One Where Sirius, Remus, and Dumbledore Fuck Up
128. The One With Moody
129. The One Where Harry Gets Slapped
130. The One Where Sirius and Tonks Decide To Fuck With Snape
131. The One With Lily’s Ghost
132. The One With the Gaunt Property
133. The One With the Defence Club
134. The One With the Wizengamot
135. The One Where Harry Meets the Americans
136. The One Where They Forget to Tell Sirius
137. The One With the Insomniacs Club
138. The One Where Bellatrix Shows Up
139. The One With the Time Turner
140. The One With Umbitch’s Creepy Song
141. The One With the Wolf in the Cage
142. The One Where Harry Shouts at Sirius and He Just Shouts Right Back
143. The One With the Tale of the Black Widow
Part VI -- 1994-1995:
Fourth Year (Chapters 144-179)
144. The One With the Elder Wand
145. The One Where Sirius Tells Harry Not to Drink
146. The One Where Sirius Acts the Adult and Tells the Grangers
147. The One Where They Drink the Potion
148. The One Where Harry Can’t Change His Arm Back
149. The One Where Ginny Sees Harry Naked
150. The One When Harry Calls Remus a Bad Dog
151. The One Where Theo Goes to the Burrow
152. The One Where Harry Has a Fling
153. The One Where Sirius Panics Over Commitment
154. The One Where Zee Takes Harry Shopping
155. The One With the Quidditch World Cup
156. The One With Winky
157. The One With Babymort
158. The One Where Sirius Asks Zee to Move In
159. The One Where Snape Apologizes and Harry Thinks The World Ended
160. The One With the Pretty Boy, the Biggest Flirt, and the Flying House
161. The One Where Tonks Wants to Enlarge Her Tits
162. The One Where Drama Queen Sirius Learns About Pens
163. The One Where Zee Just Wants A Damn Telephone But Sirius Can’t Stop Bitching
164. The One Where Girls Giggle and Ginny Looks Different
165. The One Where Harry Outflies a Dragon… Almost
166. The One Where Zee Tells The Paper to Back the Fuck Away from Her Son
167. The One Where Harry Thinks It’s the Formal Wear
168. The One Where Mr Weasley Thinks ‘Oh, Bloody Hell!‘
169. The One Where Sirius Takes A Bath
170. The One Where Harry’s in Denial
171. The One Where Harry Thinks He Has Two Hostages
172. The One With the Love Potion
173. The One Where Zee Seduces Sirius in the Work Shed
174. The One With the Secret Swimming Pool
175. The One With the Bats From the Crotch
176. The One That Ends With ‘Oh Shit!’
177. The One Where Everyone Dies
178. The One With the Lullabye
179. The One Where Tonks Marks Remus
Part VII -- 1995-1996:
Fifth Year (Chapters 180-222)
180. The One Where Remus Proposes
181. The One Where Lucius Gets Arrested
182. The One Where Remus Proposes Again and Harry Dies
183. The One With the Coconut Smell
184. The One Where Tonks Isn’t Pregnant
185. The One Where Dean Realizes He Fancies Seamus
186. The One With Baby, I Love You
187. The One Where Theo Meets Voldemort
188. The One Where Harry Calls Ginny His and Then Denies It
189. The One Where Everyone Breaks Out of Azkaban
190. The One With the War Council
191. The One Where Harry is Dumped
192. The One Where They Discuss The Size of Remus’ Package
193. The One Where Harry Learns About the Potters
194. The One Where Harry Finds the Tower Room
195. The One Where Zee’s in France
196. The One Where Harry Gets Constantly Interrupted
197. The One Where the Glacier Finally Melts
198. The One Where Harry Finally Asks
199. The One Where Sirius Cuddles and Zee Buys A Motorbike
200. The One Where Everyone Is Worried About Theo
201. The One With the Frying Pan
202. The One With the Fluke
203. The One Where Minnie Walks In
204. The One Where Remus Finds A Present Under the Tree
205. The One With Bellarosa and the Snake
206. The One Where Everyone Gets Motorbikes
207. The One Where Padfoot Suggests Pranking Umbitch to Fred and George
208. The One With the Great Escape from Umbitch
209. The One With Prince Finley and the Switching of Teacups
210. The One Where Theo is Courted and Dean Admits He’s in Love
211. The One Where Hinny Says I Love You and the Fluke Continues
212. The One Where Sirius Picks Out A Star
213. The One With the Cathedral Star
214. The One Where Sirius Answers the Phone
215. The One Where George Gets the Girl
216. The One Where They Compare Proposals
217. The One Where Sirius Has the Man-Flu and Gives it to Zee
218. The One Where Ginny and Theo Are Kidnapped and Remus Hears Heartbeats
219. The One With the Thing After Learning the Thing
220. The One Where Everyone is in Shock
221. The One Where Zee Confirms
222. The One With the Will
Part VIII -- 1996-1997:
Sixth Year (Chapters 223-276)
223. The One Where Remus Finally Lets Go
224. The One Where Hermione is Blind But Her Mum Isn’t
225. The One Where the Dragon’s in Trouble and George Snogs the New Bat
226. The One Where Ginny Tames Ebony and Theo Goes to Tara
227. The One With the Sovereign Chalice and Zee’s Dream
228. The One With the Party
229. The One Where Ginny Claims Her Man
230. The One Where Harry Has a Really Great Birthday
231. The One Where Harry Asks Remus For Sex Advice
232. The One With the Surfing
233. The One Where Harry Buys a Pgymy Puff
234. The One With the Naughty Dream
235. The One Where Harry’s Afraid of Grandpa Weasley
236. The One With the Race
237. The One Where Ron and Hermione Almost Fluke
238. The One Where Bill Gets a Headache
239. The One With Compass and Bad Puns
240. The One Where Harry Uses Parseltongue For Something New
241. The One Where Slughorn Is An Armchair
242. The One Where It’s All Fluff
243. The One Where Draco Calls Blaise A Stupid Son of a Bitch
244. The One With the Patronus and the Lingerie
245. The One With Advanced Potion Making and World War One
246. The One With Luna’s Question
247. The One With All the Smut and Where Ron and Hermione Fluke Again
248. The One Where Minnie Freaks Out on Walburga
249. The One With the Fruit Basket
250. The One Where Percy Gets a Date and Remus Skives Off Work 251. The One With the Iron Blade
252. The One Where the Fairytale Ends
253. The One With the Golden Dagger
254. The One With Charlie’s Surprise
255. The One With The Bet
256. The One Where They Celebrate Christmas Without Sirius
257. The One With the Tantrum About Heels
258. The One Where Lucius Fucks Up
259. The One Where Tonks Plays Bad Auror
260. The One With the Goblin Potato
261. The One Where Fred is Scarred for Life
262. The One Where We Hear From Althea
263. The One Where Harry Is Told He Owes Theo A Fruit Basket
264. The One Where Neville Plants A Tree
265. The One Where Bill Fixes Everything
266. The One With the Naughty Office Memo
267. The One Where Molly Asks Percy to Play Chess Carefully
268. The One With the Mini Shovel
269. The One Where Theo Handles Harry’s Broomstick
270. The One With the Turquoise Door
271. The One Where Greg Meets A Croatian Auror
272. The One Where Hermione Swears
273. The One Where Bellatrix Gets Revenge
274. The One On the Giant’s Causeway
275. The One Where Snape Chooses A Side
276. The One Where Ginny Bites George
Part IX -- 1997-1998:
Seventh Year (Chapters 277-348)
277. The One Where Goldstein Tries to Join the Group
278. The One Where Theo Demands Answers
279. The One Where Ginny is Just One Tiny Girl
280. The One With Henery The Eighth I Am
281. The One With Australia
282. The One Where Harry’s Naked
283. The One Where Harry Turns Seventeen
284. The One With the Return of A Phoenix
285. The One With Blood, Marriage, and Politics
286. The One Where Tonks Finds Out
287. The One With Auror Arsehole
288. The One With ‘I’m Sorry I Attacked You’ and the Cobra Chickens
289. The One With Always
290. The One With Hidden Passions
291. The One With the Amethyst Inferno
292. The One Where Ginny Takes A Dip In the Pond
293. The One With BS
294. The One Where Dean Hates Running
295. The One With the Mayo
296. The One With the Romantic Candlelit Dinner
297. The One With Grayson
298. The One With the Lover’s Kiss
299. The One Where Theo Offers to Show Harry His Sword
300. The One With the Overprotective Mama
301. The One With the Green Lace
302. The One Where Luna Makes A Wise Observation
303. The One With the Anonymous Wizard’s Pages
304. The One With Tonks’ Mouth
305. The One With the Pale Freckled Moon
306. The One Where They’re Alive
307. The One With the Escape to Wiltshire Manor
308. The One With the Soot on the Carpet
309. The One With the Snowman Abs
310. The One Where Potter Bares It All
311. The One Where Kreacher Prepares the Clever
312. The One With the Accidental Chevalier
313. The One With D and J
314. The One With the Gorgeous Eyelashes
315. The One With the Cappuccino
316. The One With the Antiquing
317. The One With Theo’s Patronus
318. The One Where Ginny Can’t Wait
319. The One With the Nap
320. The One With the Attack on Hogsmeade
321. The One Where Being Mostly Dead Has Its Advantages
322. The One With the Magic of the Movies
323. The One With the Master of Death
324. The One With the Portrait
325.The One With the Voyeurism
326. The One With the H Charm
327. The One With the Rose and the Lily
328. The One With the Greatest Boyfriend of All Time
329. The One With Number Twenty-Six
330. The One Where Harry’s A Dead Man
331. The One With Muggle Airplanes
332. The One Where Remus Forgets Tonks
333. The One Where Ron Has Sardines In His Teeth
334. The One With the Slope
335. The One With Oblivion
336. The One Where Harry Doesn’t Flirt With Theo
337. The One Where the Snake’s In the Cage With His Three Sirens
338. The One Where Ron Wants A Massage
339. The One With the Second Tryout
340. The One With the Double Date
341. The One Where It’s Not A Prank
342. The One With the Baby Whisperer
343. The One With the News
344. The One With the Last Hurrah
345. The One Where There’s No Pressure
346. The One Where We’re Not Gonna Take It
347. The One With This Is Our Life, This Is Our Home
348. The One With Operation Kill the Sodding Bastard
Part X -- 1998:
After the War (Chapters 349-360)
349. The One Where It’s Finally Over
350. The One With the Polka Dot Tie
351. The One With the Dance in the Rain
352. The One With the Blow Jobs
353. The One Where Life’s About To Get Good
354. The One With the Search for the Rellies
355. The One With the Quinque Annos Consilium
356. The One With the Dickwad
357. The One With the Training
358. The One With the Marble Wall
359. The One With the First Assignment
360. The One Where It All Comes Full Circle
Third Time’s The Charm, 1998-2061:
Voldemort is dead. Harry defeated him in a stunning display of power by the Black Lake in May of 1998. Harry and Ron are new Auror recruits trying to track down the three main Death Eaters who escaped the Battle of Hogwarts (Bellatrix Lestrange, Belladonna Brambilla, and Barty Crouch Junior). Zee has gone missing and the Death Eaters have the resurrection stone. Ginny’s at Hogwarts for her seventh year and newly signed to play with the Holyhead Harpies while attending her final year of school. Hermione is working at the Ministry of Magic in the new department created within the DRCMC. Tonks has returned to work and Remus is Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts with McGonagall as Headmistress. And in the middle of the cemetery in Godric’s Hollow, the evil trio of Death Eaters used the resurrection stone with evil intentions… TTTC will continue into the future of the world and characters you've all come to love.
The One With A Second Chance
The One Where Ron Gets A Shovel
The One With the Magnolia Blossom
The One Where They're Accidentally Living Together
The One With Number Three
The One With the Tinsel
The One With the Melanotaeniidae Reflection Potion
The One With the Theo Sandwich
The One With the Red Lipstick Print
The One Where Everyone Wants to Slay Dean
The One With the Arcanums
The One With the Heartbeat
The One With the Rug Burn
The One With Being Brave and Stupid in Equal Measure
The One With Armani and Arlo
The One Where They Return to the Department of Mysteries
The One With the Old Abandoned Farm
The One With the Breakdown
The One Where It's Certainly Never Dull
The One With the Interrogation
The One With the Cognitive
The One With Rampara
The One With One of the Best Mornings Ever
The One With the Suspension
The One Where They Start Thinking About the Impossible
The One With Love's Sacrifice
The One With the Moving Staircases
The One With the Poem
The One With the Beginning
The One With I Do
The One With Hinny's Epilogue, Part One
The One With Luna's Epilogue
The One With Theo's Epilogue, Part One
The One With Romione's Epilogue, Part One
The One With Hinny's Epilogue, Part Two
The One With Blaise's Epilogue
The One With The Other Epilogues
The One With Romione's Epilogue, Part Two
The One With Draco's Epilogue
The One With Theo's Epilogue, Part Two
The One With the Final Epilogue
My main couples chapters from ASC – for those who are interested 😘❤️
James/Lily (Jily/Marauders — told in memories, stories, and flashbacks):
TFTA CHAPTERS: 7; 11; 13; 15; 18; 25; 27; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 43; 45; 46; 47; 48; 50; 51; 52; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62; 63; 64; 66;
ASC CHAPTERS: 3; 4; 8; 13; 14; 15; 16; 18; 20; 25; 28; 35; 37; 38; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 52; 53; 54; 55; 57; 74; 79; 86; 87; 97; 98; 100; 115; 131; 137; 146; 151; 154; 177; 183; 187; 192; 193; 205; 216; 248; 256; 263; 264; 300;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 1; 16;
Remus/Tonks (Remadora)
ASC CHAPTERS: 17; 19; 20; 21; 40; 55; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 62; 65; 70; 72; 73; 74; 75; 77; 70; 81; 83; 84; 86; 88; 90; 91; 93; 95; 101; 107; 110; 121; 123; 125; 130; 132; 137; 139; 140; 142; 143; 146; 150; 153; 157; 161; 167; 176; 179; 180; 181; 182; 183; 185; 186; 194; 200; 204; 211; 213; 214; 215; 216; 223; 224; 230; 231; 236; 237; 240; 248; 250; 254; 256; 258; 262; 267; 274; 277; 279; 280; 281; 282; 285; 286; 287; 291; 292; 298; 304; 307; 315; 317; 321; 322; 331; 332; 335; 339; 341; 342; 346; 347; 348; 349; 353;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 3; 16; 22; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 33; 35; 37; 41
Harry/Ginny (Hinny)
ASC CHAPTERS: 19; 22; 23; 26; 32; 45; 46; 55; 60; 76; 78; 79; 81; 85; 93; 99; 100; 102; 103; 104; 105; 108; 110; 112; 113; 114; 119; 124; 125; 129; 135; 137; 140; 143; 148; 149; 151; 153; 155; 159; 160; 162; 164; 165; 166; 167; 170; 171; 172; 173; 174; 175; 179; 180; 182; 183; 184; 185; 186; 187; 188; 189; 190; 191; 193; 194; 195; 196; 197; 198; 199; 200; 201; 202; 203; 204; 205; 207; 208; 211; 212; 214; 215; 216; 217; 221; 222; 223; 226; 227; 229; 230; 231; 232; 233; 234; 236; 237; 239; 240; 241; 242; 243; 245; 246; 247; 248; 249; 251; 252; 255; 257; 259; 260; 261; 264; 265; 266; 268; 269; 270; 271; 272; 273; 276; 279; 285; 286; 288; 289; 290; 292; 294; 295; 296; 297; 298; 299; 301; 302; 303; 304; 305; 306; 308; 309; 310; 311; 313; 316; 317; 318; 319; 321; 322; 323; 324; 325; 326; 327; 328; 329; 330; 331; 332; 333; 334; 336; 337; 338; 339; 340; 341; 342; 343; 344; 345; 346; 347; 348; 349; 350; 351; 353; 354; 355; 356; 359;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 1; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 13; 15; 16; 18; 19; 21; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41
Sirius/Zee (Zeerius)
ASC CHAPTERS: 65; 66; 68; 70; 71; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 85; 86; 87; 92; 93; 98; 99; 104; 105; 110; 111; 112; 115; 120; 121; 123; 128; 130; 131; 132; 134; 135; 136; 138; 139; 140; 143; 144; 148; 149; 152; 153; 155; 157; 158; 159; 162; 163; 165; 166; 167; 168; 169; 172; 173; 175; 176; 180; 183; 188; 189; 191; 194; 195; 196; 197; 198; 199; 201; 203; 206; 208; 211; 213; 214; 215; 216; 217; 218; 227; 243; 261; 290; 291; 323; 349; 359;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 1; 14; 19; 21; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 35; 37; 41
Seamus/Dean (Deamus):
ASC CHAPTERS: 113; 116; 121; 124; 127; 130; 161; 185; 194; 196; 199; 201; 204; 210; 221; 228; 245; 247; 251; 256; 262; 270; 278; 290; 294; 302; 320; 321; 328; 343; 349; 358;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 5; 6; 10; 24; 30; 34; 35; 37; 38; 41
Theo/Finn (Feo):
ASC CHAPTERS: 197; 198; 200; 202; 204; 206; 207; 209; 210; 212; 216; 220; 222; 224; 225; 226; 236; 237; 240; 244; 247; 252; 253;
Ron/Hermione (Romione):
ASC CHAPTERS: 202; 207; 210; 211; 217; 221; 223; 227; 230; 231; 237; 241; 245; 246; 247; 248; 250; 251; 252; 254; 259; 260; 261; 263; 266; 269; 270; 272; 273; 277; 279; 281; 284; 292; 295; 301; 303; 320; 321; 323; 324; 327; 330; 333; 337; 340; 349; 350; 353; 354; 355; 358;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 1; 3; 6; 8; 9; 10; 11; 13; 14; 15; 16; 19; 23; 24; 28; 30; 31; 33; 34; 35; 37; 38; 40; 41
Bill/Fleur (Bleur):
ASC CHAPTERS: 183; 189; 198; 217; 225; 238; 244; 261; 265; 276; 278; 279; 286; 308; 321; 333; 345;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 8; 9; 19; 28; 30; 31; 34; 37; 38; 41
George/Angelina (Georgelina):
ASC CHAPTERS: 214; 215; 225; 249; 254; 267; 288; 305; 311; 313; 314; 328; 333; 345; 348; 356;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 8; 9; 28; 30; 31; 34; 37; 38; 41
Neville/Hannah (Nevannah):
ASC CHAPTERS: 228; 238; 245; 246; 249; 254; 264; 265; 266; 268; 270; 272; 278; 281; 283; 287; 290; 296; 298; 302; 309; 310; 311; 320; 325; 327; 343; 350; 352; 353; 358;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 5; 10; 12; 15; 22; 24; 30; 31; 34; 35; 37; 40; 41
Percy/Audrey (Perdrey):
ASC CHAPTERS: 239; 250; 259; 261; 266; 280; 289; 292; 305; 325; 333; 345; 358;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 8; 9; 19; 28; 30; 31; 34; 35; 37; 41
Lavender/Padma (Lavenma):
ASC CHAPTERS: 228; 238; 258; 287; 293; 321; 343;
Pansy/Greg (Gransy):
ASC CHAPTERS: 243; 265; 266; 267; 270; 276; 279; 283; 284; 297; 298; 301; 306; 311; 313; 314; 317; 336; 337; 343; 357;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 12; 22; 24; 30; 31; 33; 34; 35; 40; 41
Fred/Fiadh (Freeah):
ASC CHAPTERS: 275; 288; 305; 321; 333; 334; 345; 358;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 8; 9; 19; 21; 25; 28; 29; 30; 31; 34; 35; 37; 38; 41
Theo/Sebastian (Theobas):
ASC CHAPTERS: 287; 291; 294; 295; 302; 305; 307; 310; 312; 313; 314; 315; 316; 317; 318; 319; 321; 322; 324; 325; 327; 328; 330; 331; 332; 334; 335; 336; 337; 338; 339; 340; 342; 345; 347; 350; 351; 353; 355; 356; 359;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 4; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 15; 19; 21; 22; 24; 29; 31; 33;
Draco/Astoria (Drastoria):
ASC CHAPTERS: 327; 337; 345; 349;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 12; 33; 35; 36; 39; 40; 41
Luna/Rolf (Runa):
ASC CHAPTERS: 263; 267; 288; 314; 320; 321; 331; 346; 347; 352;
TTTC CHAPTERS: 11; 30; 32; 35; 41
Other Fun Things in my World
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part One:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Two:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Three:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Four:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Five:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Six:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Seven:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Eight:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Nine:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Ten:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Eleven:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Twelve:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Thirteen:
Kismet Characters & Family Trees Part Fourteen:
Hinny Wedding Photos Part One
Hinny Wedding Photos Part Two
Luna Wedding Photos
Theobas Wedding Photos
Romione Wedding Photos
Hinny Epilogue Part One
Easter Eggs Part One
Treehouse
ASC Playlist
ASC List of Songs
ASC covers by @tomjamesavery
Fun Fan Discussion
ASC in GERMAN
Original pinned post -- HERE
Thanks to @ellieoryan7447 for her edits of Harry and Ginny above. It's hard to find the perfect embodiment of Harry and Ginny, but they are a great start to how I imagine them :D
Other Breanie Fanfics
I first started writing fanfiction in 2005 and posted on the Harry/Ginny fanfic archive called Sink Into Your Eyes. I later branched out into the Ron/Hermione fanfic archive called Checkmated which doesn’t even exist anymore lol.
Breanie SIYE Fanfics
Harry Potter and the Prophecy Fulfilled — published in December 2005 on SIYE, later published on ff.et — HINNY
This is my version of the 7th book of what i think should really happen. What happened when Harry broke up with Ginny? What happens when Harry realizes his mistake? What will he do? How does he decide to go after the horcruxes? Read on to see. Summary of the first chapter: It takes place on the train ride home from Hogwarts directly after 6th year. Harry decides that he needs to talk to Ginny and then he is faced with the dreaded return of going back to the Dursleys.
The Beginning Series — published on SIYE, later published on ff — HINNY/ROMIONE/JILY
A Different Beginning — July 2006 on SIYE, later published on ff; winner of SIYE January 2007 Dumbledore's Silver Trinket Award for Best Action/Adventure
This is the story of what happened to Harry if he didnt live his life at the Dursleys but with his father? Where was his mother? Why was it different? How much would be the same? And how much would be different? How many surprises will greet him along the way?
A New Beginning — March 2007 on SIYE, later published on ff
Harry is beginning his 7th year at Hogwarts and the war is beginning to take a bit of a toll and become more dangerous. Harry and Ginny are closer then ever and Draco's a good guy. Babies are being born left and right and weddings come out of every end - just what kind of adventures will Harry and his friends have next.
Why Don’t We Just Dance? — February 2010 on ff (standalone but fits in before epilogue of A New Beginning)
Ron is spending the night with his wife and he decides he wants to spend the evening dancing, it just might not be what Hermione is thinking.
The River — April 2010 on ff (standalone but fits in after epilogue of A New Beginning
Bill Weasley learns a lesson from his father that he feels he has to pass on to his sister. Written to the Garth Brooks song "The River" - fits in with Beginning Series but not necessarily in a particular order.
Life Is Fickle Like That —December 2007 on SIYE, later on ff; winner of SIYE Winner of the December 2007 Dumbledore's Silver Trinket Award for Best One-Shot (before it became multi-chaptered).
The war is over. Everyone is married with the Baby Boom expanding and Hogwarts is filled up. Harry and Ginny are happily married and this is a future epilogue of ADB and ANB.
Graduation Party —June 2012 on ff (fits in after chapter 3 of Life Is Fickle Like That)
Ginny throws a graduation party from Hogwarts for the triplets James, Brigham, and Aubrey. Sirius tends to take it over with a little show. Fits in Beginning Series after chapter 3 of Life is Fickle Like That .
Padfoot’s Matchmaking Series— published on SIYE, later published on ff — HINNY
Late Night Talks With Padfoot I — May 2006 on SIYE, later on ff
Ginny meets Sirius and makes a new friend. How does he react when he learns about her feelings for his godson? The first in my three part Padfoot series.
Late Night Talks With Padfoot II — May 2006 on SIYE, later on ff
It’s Christmas time and Harry and Sirius are talking. Sirius thinks that Harry should be with Ginny. Harry thinks he’s crazy. the second in my Padfoot series
Padfoot’s Advice — May 2006 on SIYE, later on ff
After all those talks with Sirius, do Harry and Ginny finally take his advice? How does Sirius react? the third in my Padfoot series
Secrets From the Past —May 2006 on SIYE, later on ff
Harry and Ginny have been married for two years and Voldemort is in hiding. Harry has been waiting for the right moment to finally have the final showdown. Ginny is expecting their first child and when Dumbledore comes to tell Harry that it is time, Ginny is forced to go into hiding because of her condition as neither she nor Harry want to risk thier child. But what happens when Ginny arrives at the safe house and learns the secret that Dumbledore has been keeping from the world for the last 20 years? How does Harry react when he finds out?
Almost Too Late — April 2006 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
What is Harry had not told Ginny his feelings about her in sixth year? What if he had held back until it was almost too late. AU more than anything - a one shot deal
Beautiful Mess — May 2006 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
Harry is in love with Ginny and he wants to marry her, but she is always on his mind and he is finding it quite distracting.
Finally — May 2006 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
This is a HBP missing moment. It's what i like to think went on when Harry and Ginny walked out of the portrait hole together after that wonderful kiss in the Gryffindor common room.
When the Sand Runs Out — June 2006 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
Harry Potter stood in front of the large marble tombstone that held the memorial to Sirius Black, his godfather. He blinked back tears as he stood there in the cemetery lost in memories of his friend and still fighting against that tug of denial that insisted that he hadn’t really died.
I Loved Her First — August 2006 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
Arthur's POV at Harry and Ginny's wedding.
She Never Lets It Go To Her Heart — August 2006 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
Harry is watching his beautiful wife and thinks of how lucky he is.
I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend — July 2007 on SIYE, later on ff — HINNY
Ginny is tired of Cho ... so she does something about it.
The Greatest Gift — July 2009 on ff — HINNY/JILY
Harry receives the best gift of all from George.
The Trouble With Secrets — July 2010 on ff — HINNY/ROMIONE
Harry and Ginny have a secret to keep. Twelve years later they learn they aren't the only ones who had kept secrets.
Flowers — July 2010 on ff — JILY
James makes a mistake and he and Lily have a huge fight that results in her breaking up with him in a publicly humiliating fashion. James decides to get her back in his own way - Marauder Style - with a few comments from his friends.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love — February 2011 on ff — JILY
The story of how James convinced Lily that he wasn't actually the arrogant bullying toe-rag she claimed with help from her new best friend, Sirius Black, who is working to help Lily through difficult times. Can be a standalone, but also works as a prequel to my Beginning Series.
Are You Going to Kiss Me Or Not? — January 2012 on ff — ROMIONE
Ron and Hermione return from Australia after getting Hermione's parents. Picks up after Deathly Hallows but in my story - Ron and Hermione DID NOT share a kiss at the Battle of Hogwarts.
Missing Moments — March 2018 on ff and later on Ao3 (WIP) — HINNY/ROMIONE
Missing moments from Harry's life before and after the war. Not necessarily in chronological order.
Say Love ‘Cause We Got All the Time in the World — January 2020 on ff and Ao3 — NEWTINA
Newt and Tina are getting ready for Christmas of 2006 when Rolf and Luna come over to share some exciting news.
Lost in the Woods — April 2020 on ff and Ao3 —ROMIONE
Ron's point of view when he takes off in Deathly Hallows with a slight AU twist.
Thank you! 🥰
Love,
🇨🇦Breanie, the fanfic writer from Canada🇨🇦
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Chapter 3 -- The One With the Magnolia Blossom
Remus frowned and moved to sit in the chair across from him. “Harry, are you all right? What’s happened? Did you find Zee?”
Tears blurred his vision, but he refused to let them fall as he spoke. “I… she’s dead.”
Remus let out a slow breath. “Fuck. I’m so sorry, Harry.”
His hand squeezed Harry’s shoulder and Harry leaned into him. “Uncle Rem, she’s dead and they…”
“And they what?” Remus asked, his hand still holding onto Harry’s shoulder.
Harry finally lifted his head, turning to meet Remus’ golden eyes and finding nothing but comfort and understanding there. “Uncle Siri… he’s…”
Remus lifted an eyebrow. “Sirius… what, Harry?”
“He’s back,” Harry whispered. “They brought him back.”
Remus’ eyes widened to saucers. “What? No. No, they can’t have. Harry, that’s… that’s bloody impossible! He’s been dead for almost three years.”
“I saw him,” Harry whispered. “He… he smelt the same, Uncle Moony, and he looked the same, but he… he wants to kill me.”
Remus shook his head. “It’s not Sirius, Harry.”
“But—”
“It’s not Sirius!” Remus repeated a little louder. “We buried him. He’s dead and gone and whatever they brought back, however they did it — it’s not him! It’s not the man we knew. What’s dead should stay dead.”
Harry’s bottom lip trembled. “I know. I know that, Uncle Rem, but he…”
“His body is decomposing, that’s not him,” Remus insisted.
Harry bit his lip as he remembered the coffin in the ground, Ron standing around it with Zee’s body inside. “No… it’s gone.”
“What?”
“Ron he… he and Baxter had this hunch and this morning they dug up Uncle Siri’s grave. It wasn’t him inside the coffin, Uncle Moony. It’s… it’s where we found Zee. They cut her heart out and buried her inside of…”
The last word came out on a choked sob and Harry couldn’t hold it back anymore. Remus leaned towards his son, Teddy still on his shoulder as he moved in to wrap his arms around Harry, holding him tightly against him. Harry could feel Teddy’s body, turning, trying to look at Harry, his little hands grabbing his hair, but he couldn’t stop crying. He soaked Remus’ shirt with his tears as Remus kissed his forehead, his hands running up and down his back. When Harry finally caught his breath, he wiped at his tears with the back of his hand, pushing his foggy glasses back into place before he took Teddy into his arms. He snuggled the baby close, feeling comforted by his warmth and sweet baby smell.
Remus stared at him for a long moment before he spoke. “What can you tell me?”
Harry held Teddy closer, not speaking for almost a full minute before he began to talk and he told Remus everything.
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Chapter 8 -- The One With the Theo Sandwich
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Chapter 3 -- The One With the Magnolia Blossom
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SNEAK PEEK Chapter 7 -- The One With the With the Melanotaeniidae Reflection Potion
Ginny was exhausted. Her muscles ached. Her brain was trying to take care of her schoolwork and her work as Compass seemed to be an extra burden to her load, but she wasn’t willing to change a thing.
Being a professional Quidditch player was everything she’d ever imagined. From the gruelling early morning practices six days a week that started at six in the morning until eleven, to the one hour of hot yoga they did before practice, to the matches that were littered throughout the week — it was amazing. McGonagall helped her work her schedule around her practices so she had all of her classes in the afternoon or was able to do makeup work for anything she missed. After classes, she would find time to get her homework done and have dinner and two to three nights a week, there would be a Quidditch match.
After each match, Harry was there to celebrate with her and she took the opportunity to snog his brains out and (although not as much as she would have liked) she went home with him to Clevedon Court to have sex in their big bed after some matches. She wanted to stay every night with him, but going back to Hogwarts each night was more important for both of their sleep schedules when it came to the stress they were both under. Not to mention the minor annoyance that she was supposed to be living at Hogwarts (which never bothered her before now).
This didn’t even include the whole other side of being a Harpy which was making her out to be an instant celebrity.
It was strange to have people cheer her name in the crowds at the matches, people who supported the rookie on her first season. But the part she found the most amazing was being at Hogwarts and having first or second year students approach her in the halls and ask for an autograph.
That was the coolest thing ever.
It made all of the workouts and the gruelling practices and the long hours one hundred percent worth it. Being a professional athlete was a lot more than just playing her heart out on the pitch, she had to keep herself healthy and strong to make sure that she could be out there doing her best.
Morning practices included a run, hot yoga, and weight training and that was all before they even made it out onto the pitch. Pull-ups off of their floating brooms, sit-ups, chin-ups, squats, and more.
“It’s about routine. It’s about mental well being. It’s about diet,” Coach Mallory Miller proclaimed, her whistle in her mouth. “Following these guidelines will keep you strong and keep you healthy. The team’s healer will be around for any guidance needed.”
The team healer, a tall, thin witch named Winifred Voss, was very kind. She had soft brown eyes and a wide smile and took the time to get to know everything about her players. Ginny felt that Winnie was one of the nicest healers she’d ever met and was happy to turn over her medical care to her. She provided tips and guidelines on muscle relaxation, on proper stretches, and on nutrition. This did mean that living at Hogwarts was sometimes a cruel temptation when it came to a lot of the delicious foods she had to avoid eating in excess, but it was an easy thing to give up when the reward was being a Harpy.
Between the practices, her classes, keeping up on her homework, playing in the matches, and writing as Compass, Ginny felt that finding time to do literally anything else was sparse. She felt like she spent a few passing moments here and there with Colin and Luna as Sundays were usually her only day to get a break and even then, sometimes matches were scheduled on them.
The good thing about being so busy was that Ginny barely even registered missing Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Theo. Now it was almost Christmas and her final year of school was half over and she couldn’t even believe it.
She’d finally managed to snag time to talk to Theo on the mirror the other night and was still smiling at the excitement in his eyes as he explained to her how he and Sebastian were officially moving in together. She hadn’t been able to hold back her laugh at their realization that they’d been living together unofficially for months and neither of them had even noticed. She loved seeing her friend so in love and so happy and she knew that Sebastian was the right man for him because he made Theo feel so loved and so happy.
“We’re looking forward to going to the Puddlemere match,” Theo said. “Bas is really excited, but he says that he’s going to feel torn on who to cheer for. He’s a big fan of Oliver Wood.”
Ginny chuckled. “I promise not to take it personally if he cheers for Oliver, but tell him if he cheers for me, I’ll get him an introduction.”
Theo gasped. “Bribery!”
She laughed. “A little. But in all fairness, Mum told Angelina to invite him over to the Burrow one day for dinner. He was in Percy’s year and obviously knows Fred and George and Charlie from the Gryffindor team. Since he’s a client of hers now, Mum wants to see him again. I don’t know if you should tell Sebastian or not though, maybe it will be more fun to shock him when he shows up.”
“Oh, you’re evil, chick! I love it.”
She snorted. “How is Sebastian?”
“Amazing. Sexy. Wonderful,” Theo said. “We moved in the rest of his things on the weekend and are just finding places for it all. He has this amazing antique coffee table I love so we put it in our personal sitting room in the master suite. His sofa was old, but we kept his bright pillows and added them to the library. A few more of his antiques we’ve kept and have found homes for them and of course, I made room for him in my wardrobe.”
“Enough room?”
“Haha,” Theo said. “Yes, enough room, chick.”
Ginny smiled. “I love seeing you so happy, Theo.”
“I love being this happy,” Theo admitted. “It will be a year in January since our first date.”
“That’s wonderful. I’m so happy for you, Theo.”
“Thanks, chick,” Theo said.
“What’s Sebastian going to do about his flat?” Ginny asked.
Theo scratched his nose on the mirror. “Well, his lease goes until June so I think he’s decided to sublet it in the meantime. His friend Yeona Jin has decided to take it over. She was looking to get out of her building and it seemed like a good opportunity. She’ll take over the lease in June.”
“That’s great news.”
“Especially because it means I get him here with me all the time,” Theo said. “I mean, he already was, but now it’s official. It’s different, you know?”
“I know,” Ginny said. “How’s it been talking to Na’eemah again?”
“Good,” Theo told her. “It’s been really great actually. Well, despite the fact that my nightmares have come back pretty severely over the last few months, which is less fun, but Na’eemah assures me that it’s because I’m processing everything in a way I’ve never allowed myself to do before. It doesn’t help that Finn made me suppress and forget a lot of it so it’s all been coming back to me the more I talk to her.”
“You sound bitter.”
Theo let out a slow breath and brushed his fingers through his hair as his gaze met hers in the mirror. “I think I am a little. Finn loved me and I know that he was trying to help and I appreciate that, but at the same time… it’s kind of like I’ve fallen backwards in the healing process as more stuff comes to the forefront it’s… frustrating.”
Ginny nodded. She could understand how her friend would feel that way. She couldn’t imagine how she would have to cope with reliving everything from her second year all over again. The potion fiasco and the temporary amnesia had been more than stressful enough.
“How’s Sebastian dealing with it?”
Theo bit his lip. “He’s usually gone to be honest. I seem to have them a lot more when he’s away. I don’t know, but when he’s in bed next to me it’s like I feel… safer. My mind doesn’t usually stray too far when he’s in the bed with me. Not as often that is. When I do, he just holds me and talks me through it and he just makes me feel better.”
“In other words, the Insomniacs Club might need to be reinstated for when Sebastian’s away?”
He chuckled. “I’ll keep you posted on that.”
Ginny yawned and Theo gave her a sympathetic look.
“I’ll let you go, chick. I know you’ve been working your arse off lately and need a good night’s rest. I’ll be in the stands cheering for you tomorrow. Goodnight, Ginny.”
“Goodnight, Theo,” Ginny said, smiling when she put down her mirror as she snuggled herself into her bed.
Yes, her life had definitely taken a turn for the busy life, but she wouldn’t change a single thing about it.
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