Chapter twenty one
A year and a half later

“It’s not like im forgiving her for what she did, but I want to talk to her to explain” Indie said twisting her hair around her finger and sitting on the floor on the boy’s dorms talking to James.
“I know what you mean, but what does Mel think, or haven’t you told her yet?”
“Not yet, I’ve asked our dad and he thinks its fine I mean that’s what the visits are for and I’d rather not refuse to see her at all just for the sake of Mel”
“So you haven’t seen her since the hearing?” he asked and she nodded,
“I refused in the holidays for Mel and we have permission to go and see her but she doesn’t want to and won’t let me”
“You have to talk to her, make her understand”
“You know her just like I do, she won’t change her mind”
“Just try”

*****
Mel sat in the library engrossed in a large book that evening not noticing Indie sitting down in front of her and begin talking, “Mel?”
“Hmm”
“Can you put the book down at talk to me?”
“I know what this is about; I don’t want to talk about her”
“Please, why won’t you come with me just this once?”
“If I go once you’ll make me go again, im not stopping you from going just don’t expect me to talk to you about it when you get back”
“Don’t you want to hear her explain?”
“No, she’ll just lie, why can’t you see that’s all see does?”
“She’s our mum no matter what we may want”
“I prefer Astoria”
“Fine” Indie stood up, “When I get back don’t bother to talk to me at all, I’ve had enough of your crap to last me a lifetime”
“We are only fourteen”
“Yet you act like a two year old” Indie replied and walked away, her arms cross and her thoughts angry.

She walked to the common room to see Fiona and Kathryn coming towards her,
“Hey Indie”
She carried on walking past but they stopped her,
“What’s wrong?” said Fiona
“Nothing”
“So what’s it like to be a Malfoy now, it’s been what nearly a year?” Fiona’s face changed to a smirk,
“The same as it was before only a different name”
“And living in a manor, isn’t he loaded?” Said Fiona,
“It makes no difference to me, he’s just my dad”
“Yeh right, why else would she put up with a death eater for a dad” thought Kathryn,
“What was that?” She stepped forward and Kathryn backed towards the wall, “I didn’t say anything”
“I heard you thoughts, you shouldn’t be so horrid”
“She hasn’t said anything” Said Fiona and Kathryn nodded,
Indie’s anger exploded and Kathryn began to rise off the floor moving higher and higher until her head touched the ceiling.
“What are you doing?” Kathryn screamed “let me go!”
“Teaching you a lesson”
“Indie stop!” yelled James running down the hallway, she didn’t and held her high not looking away.
“Indie, put her down” She looked at him and the eye contact was broken, Kathryn fell but James whipped out his wand levitating her before she hit the floor and setting her on the ground. Kathryn began to cry and Fiona pulled her away down the corridor. “Come on” James grabbed Indie’s arm and pulled her to an empty classroom,
“What the hell were you thinking?” he sat on a chair his arms crossed his face angry,
“She deserved it and anyway you told me to put her down”
“Yeh, not to drop her from the ceiling though”
“I just took it literally” she grinned
“It’s not funny, what if she tells someone”
“Oh well, another thing to add to the list… im a Malfoy, I have a deranged mother, im telekinetic”
“And dangerous, you could have hurt her”
“Well that was the idea” She smiled and lay across the desk looking up at the ceiling, “I had to teach her a lesson, she wasn’t being very nice”
“What’s wrong with you, it’s usually Mel that’s like this, have you swapped personalities or something”’
“No, I spoke to her like you told me to… so really this is your fault” She began to twist her hair round her finger again. He watched her closely, her hair in a black halo round her head and pale, grey eyes as they looked up at the ceiling. He pulled him self out his thoughts to speak “You can’t blame me for the mad reaction you had to her, what did she say?”
“That if I went to see mother dearest she wouldn’t speak to me about it, so I told her not to bother to speak to me ever again”
“And what did Kathryn say to provoke you?”
“She merely suggested me and Imelda were only Malfoy’s for our fathers money”
“So you thought dropping her from a height would change her mind”
“A little persuasion never did anyone any harm”
“Right” he stood up, “im going to apologise for you and assume you’ve had some kind of mental breakdown, I’ll see you in the common room later”
“Whatever”, she replied sitting up and crossing her arms, as he walked to the door.

*****
James found a shaken Kathryn in the Hospital wing taking a calming potion.
“Sorry about her, she was a bit angry”
“About what, you dump her or something?” Asked Fiona as they walked back to the common room,
“We were never going out in the first place; you know she’s just my friend”
“You really pick great friends, she’s a psycho, she flipped at her and Kathryn didn’t even say anything the whole time”
“No she’s not, she’s just having a tough time and you two made it worse; be glad she didn’t drop you in the lake like I would have done” He walked away quickly and made it to the dorm before them seeing Kaleb and Mel on the couch laughing with Albus, Rose, Hugo and Lily.
“Where’s Indie?”
“Thought she was with you?” said Kaleb looking up as James approached, “Nope, I saw her earlier when she attacked Kathryn”
“What do you mean attacked?” Mel stood up, as Fiona and Kathryn walked in, Kathryn looked at her “Stay away from me” she rushed quickly up the stairs,
“I’m Mel!” she shouted up after them, “What in merlins name did she do to her?”
“I just had a little fun” came a reply from the door as Indie walked in, “Oh I forgot we’re not speaking” she grinned and went to the stair case, Mel tried to stop her,
“Don’t even think about it sis, im stronger and you know it” Smiled Indie in reply as she shook off Mel’s hold and made her way up the staircase.

James sat down, “You three don’t know about there powers do you?” he looked at Lilly, Hugo and Albus as they shook there heads,
“We can move things, people using our minds” Mel sat down again looking into the flames of the fire, “And apparently she used them on Kathryn”
“She lifted her up to the ceiling of a corridor and then dropped her; she only didn’t break anything because I manage to stop her hitting the ground”
Suddenly shouting came from upstairs, Mel got up and got half way up the staircase as Kathryn and Fiona came down there faces blank, there eyes glazed over.
“Oh my God what have you done to them Indie” she stood in the door way a grin on her face, “I used my mind to get into there’s, quite useful really shall I try it on you” Said Indie only her mouth wasn’t moving, Mel moved a hand to her own mouth, “That’s right, you always figure out stuff after I have already” Indies eyes glaring at her, but her mouth still unmoving. Mel turned and walked down the stairs in shock.

Kathryn and Fiona were sitting in chairs by the fire talking in whispers.
“James, Kaleb can I talk to you please, we have a problem”
They walked up to the empty boy’s dorm, “What is it?”
“She can read minds and control them”
“What!” James looked at her his face red, either in embarrassment or anger.
“She can?” asked Kaleb
“Yes, which means I can to but not yet, and also that she’s been getting into our heads reading our thoughts-“
“- how long Mel?” Asked James nervously,
“Im not sure, we’ll have to ask her, why? What have you been thinking?”
His eyes looked away and he replied, “Nothing just what to know how long she’s had the opportunity to invade others privacy”
“I don’t think it’s been long, but it also means Scorpius can do the same thing and has been or doesn’t know about it yet”
“Then we’d better talk to him about it, have you two told your dad yet?” Asked Kaleb, as James seemed to be thinking away from the topic,
“Of course, he already knew about Scorpius so this wasn’t really a surprise”
“Do you think she’s listening now?” Kaleb continued,
“No, I think I would have felt it, like the cake thing”
“Ok, well I think immediate action is in order, where would Scorpius be we have to talk to him about her?”
“His common room or the library”
“Then lets go” Said James coming out of his stupor and standing up.

*****

They found him coming inside from the lake, his hands in his pockets and his head down as he walked towards them.
“Hey Mel, James, Kaleb, where’s Indie?”
“That’s what we’ve come to talk to you about” they walked to a nearby classroom and sat down,
“So she can read minds, she must be really good I can’t” Scorpius folded his arms and spoke to Mel,
“She’s been practicing a lot, how come you can’t” She replied,
“You’ll have to ask Dad, im mean I spoke to some cousins but they never had the mind reading”
“Are all your cousins boys?” Said James looking up, his mind was else where but he made a connection with what was going on with Indie.
“Erm, yeh, all boys’”
“I think only girls can” He continued, “And now you’re recognised as Malfoy’s and your developing these powers…well they’ve changed”
“And you think that’s changed Indie”
“What if she’s doing it because of what people think, she always been the calm twin, completely in control but she can hear people thinking it and doesn’t want to be it anymore”
“Great, we’ve switched personalities without even realising”
“I think she’s enjoying being like you and not worrying about the consequences” Smiled James
“Like me! I don’t act like that… do I?” she looked around for reassurance, “Urgh I’ve created a monster”
“Just don’t leave me alone with her” Said James, ‘I don’t think I could cope with her in my head more then she already is’ he thought to himself as they got up and left.

Great post. I hope Indie calms down soon! I'm thinking that James has a bit of a crush on her and he's not wanting her to read it when she's reading his thoughts. I can't wait for more. PAMS!!

~Tori

Chapter twenty two
Sister Switch

Mel paced around the boys dorm that evening, it had been a week since they had found out about Indies new found powers and she was making people increasingly nervous around her.

“What are we going to do about her?” she continued to pace,
“Tell your dad, maybe he can control her?”
“I doubt it, she’ll properly jump into his head” She sighed and sat down, cross legged on the carpet, “I mean she hasn’t read the teachers minds in lessons it’s just the students, but now she’s not listening to us, is that really how I am”
“Were, only with out the mind reading” replied Kaleb “Where’s James?”
“Im not sure” she replied, “But he did ask not to be left alone with her”
“I wonder why” Kaleb stared blankly at the wall,
“He likes her” Replied Mel,
“What do you mean likes her, there friends just like we are”
“He likes her more then that” she grinned, “Why else would he be worried about her reading his mind?”
Kaleb began to latch on to what she was saying, “Maybe we should rescue him from her”
“No, they might actually admit they like each if we leave them to it”
“Even if she does hear it, James will deny it”
“Deny what?” they looked up as James walked in,
“Nothing” said Kaleb and Mel together
“No come on, tell me what im going to deny” He said crossing his arms as he stood there,
“That you know where your dad’s famous invisibility cloak is”
“Is that it, I thought it would be something different” he threw his bag in his truck and flopped down on his bed,
“Like what?”
“I don’t know, something more interesting, but for your information I do know where it is”
Kaleb Asked “Where?”
“I can’t tell you, I get hexed if I do”
“By who, you dad doesn’t seem like he would?”
“No my mum, she’s a dab hand at the bat bogey one and I don’t fancy flapping things all over my face today”
“Why not, it might make you feel better your looking so miserable recently”
“I don’t think so some how” he grabbed a book from his bag and began taking notes from it and started on his homework.

Kaleb and Mel left to go to the common room, and five minutes later Indie walked quietly up the stairs to see him surrounded by books and papers.

“Hello James” she walked in and sat on the bed next to his, “Hello Indigo” he placed his soul focus on his work trying to block her out.
“Come on James, after nearly four years of knowing me you could get the hang of calling me Indie, or at this moment in time you’re annoyed with me for something”
“Did you read my mind to find that out or did you figure it out?” he never looked up from the papers,
“Be nice James, and for your information I’ve never read your mind”
“Well that’s a relief”
“Could you look at me when you talk, it’s getting annoying as attractive as the back of your head is”
“I have a feeling if I look at you, you’d read things without meaning to and I’d rather keep my thoughts private”
“Im tempted to read you like a book, but I don’t need to go inside your head to see what you think”
His head jerked up and his eyes glanced at hers for a second before returning to the page he was focusing on.
“You have things that give you away” She replied smiling,
“I know you even without reading your mind” He said and dipped his quill in the ink bottle,
“Go on then tell me” she crossed her arms,
“You’ve changed, I don’t know anymore”
She stared at him as he started to write again “So… how about before now?”
“You’d pace when you were agitated, eat like a mad man when you’re nervous, silent when your angry, twist your hair around your fingers when you think and smile when you were happy, I think I’ve even seen you skip as you walk once”
“You watch me closely don’t you” she began to twist her hair absentmindedly,
“Im your friend, you know strange things when you’ve been friends with someone a while. What can you tell about me?”
“You get so concerned when your friends worry, you worry for them, you think honey is extremely dangerous in the wrong hands, when your nervous you can’t make eye contact, when you think you sit completely still and stare off into dream land, when you get angry your really angry and you tend to blow your top, when your happy, I mean really happy, nothing can wipe the smile off your face”
“Are you sure you haven’t read my mind?” He glanced up at her and then turned back to his work,
“Absolutely, I’d rather not see what’s in there since you mentioned fluff once”
“So are you looking forward to the holidays we will be fourth years when we come back”
“Don’t change the subject” She continued to stare as he continued to write, saying “Why not?”
“Because I want to talk about us, not the holidays”
“Are you still going to see your mum?”
“Yes and your doing it again”
“I am, oh I didn’t realise” he smiled,
“Yes you did” he looked at her as she repeated it, her mouth wasn’t moving, ‘Yes you did’
“You’ve crossed the line Indigo” he closed the curtains around his bed, but she was still sitting there.
“Don’t be like that” he could her voice in his head, “open the curtains and talk to me, I was just speaking I didn’t look”
“No” he said,
“Please” she was talking now, “No Indie, leave me alone”
He heard her get up, and walk out the door closing behind her.
“Im sorry” he heard her words in his head as he flopped back on his pillows, “Im sorry too” He whispered before closing his eyes, thank Merlin it was Friday night; he could do his homework tomorrow.

*****
The next day James seemed content to forget what was said between them, though Indie couldn’t. He glanced at her as she sat in the corner a book open but her eyes focusing on him. There eyes met and he turned away quickly and stood up, “Im going for a fly, do you want to throw the golf balls?” Kaleb and Mel nodded,
“I’ll just get my broom”

They walked down, Mel and Kaleb in conversation, James’s mind else where. He felt someone watching him and turned around looking up at the castle when he saw her. She was watching him through the open window. He mounted his broom leaving the other two standing in shock as he zoomed up to her.

“You’re going to have to go back to the way you were” He looked at her as he hovered at the window,
“What do you mean, im quite enjoying the new me” She grinned,
“You’ve gone past Mel’s stage of, how shall I put it, playfulness and now you’ve just turned into your mother”
“Take that back” the smile was wiped from her face and she looked ready to hit him,
“No Indigo, it’s true, your sister was no where near as angry and nasty as you are now. You may have powers, and you may be able to see inside people’s heads but you’re still a fourteen year old girl who’s listening to what others think and not to herself”
“What do you know? I can see what people want of me. Im tired of being the sensible twin, the one who cleans up after Imelda, and has to keep her emotions in check. Kathryn deserved what she got; she shouldn’t have thought something so spiteful”
“Isn’t that what your doing now” He glanced around the room behind her and pupils were staring at them,
“I don’t need advice from you James, your dad maybe famous but your still trying to live up to him, Seeker on the quiditch team, top of the class in defence against the darks art’s, hoping to be an Auror if only there was a Voldemort for you to defeat!”
“Never mind your mother, now you’re just a *****” He said before he turned and flew away. She ran up to the dorm and retreated behind the curtains and under the covers.

*****
James flew around and back down to the ground his face red, “I don’t feel like practicing anymore”
“We haven’t started yet” Grinned Kaleb,
“Well I don’t want to, im going for a walk” He strode off in the direction of the lake and sat down under the tree. Kaleb and Mel looked at each other, looked up at the window and then walked inside.
“What do you think happened?” Asked Mel to Kaleb,
“I don’t know but it wasn’t good by the look on his face, we’ll find out when we get up there knowing Gryffindor, the whole common room was probably listening”
“So they had a conversation in front of a room all of gawking people sounds like fun”
“Do you think he asked her out and she said no?”
“Maybe, im not sure”
“You should read his mind”
“No thanks, I’d rather not see what he thinks about my sister, we are identical it would just be creepy”
“Good point, have you practiced the whole mind control thing yet”
“No, but by what’s happened to Indie, im not looking forward to when my powers change, can you imagine what I’d be like”
“If your worse then her I won’t disown you, I’ll just keep you locked up in your dorm”
“Oh thanks” she grinned as they approached the door.

They stepped inside and everyone stared, “Was what they said so bad you have to stare at her twin?”
Rose walked over, “It was horrid they both were, there’s no chance of them being friend for a few years. She’s upstairs still”
“Well I’m not going to see her yet give her chance to cool off, tell us what happened”.

Rose explained and finished just as James walked in, he went straight past and up to his dorm. He sat on his bed and put his head in his hands, “James” she was calling to him,
“GET OUT” he yelled in his thoughts. It went quiet. She was gone.

*****

It was the last game for the quiditch cup and James caught the snitch twenty minutes in after the rest of the team had secured the points needed to win. He carried the cup in to the common room as they held him in the air, it was such a great feeling, but it was eclipsed by emptiness when he saw her in the corner of the room. She sat arms crossed eyes staring, piercing into his soul. He looked away and was placed on the ground, given a butter beer and cheered for by the team. He looked over to the corner and she was gone. He let out a sigh, pasted on a smile and took a sip of his drink sitting down on the couch.

He had seen her; she got up quickly and went back to the dorm. She knew they would win they always did, but she wasn’t part of the celebrations. She as his best friend was not with him, proudly enjoying herself in his company. Only one more week of school, she breathed a sigh of relief, then they would have the holidays to mull everything over to visit her mother.

Wow, Indie is acting horrible to James. I hope they begin to get along better soon. I hate it when people fight. Please post more soon!!! I'm anxiously awaiting more.

~Tori

Chapter twenty three
Damage

James lay in his bed, the holidays were welcome, and he was away from her. He sat up and looked out of the window before hearing his mother call him from downstairs.
“James, time to get up”
He glanced at his clock, nine O’clock. He grabbed his towel and made his way to the bathroom and knocked.
“Im in the shower” Shouted Lily,
“Well you want to hurry up sis?”
“No”
“Then I’ll go and disconnect the hot water”
She shouted back in reply “Don’t you dare!”
“I will Dad showed me how”
“Give me a minute, im washing my hair”
“Just hurry up”
“Then don’t distract me!”

He crossed his arms and sat on the floor, “James, what’s the matter with you?” Harry came up the stairs and stood in front of him.
“Nothing Dad, she’s taking too long and I want a shower before there’s no hot water”
“We’re wizards we don’t need to worry about hot water, what’s really wrong”
“Nothing” he drew his knees up to his chest and bowed his head into his arms
“Well when you want to talk about that nothing, im here. Lily hurry up please your brother wants a shower” he turned and went back down the stairs shrugging his shoulders at his wife and sipping on coffee before heading off to work.

James came down and sat in his usual chair, his wet hair dripping water into his eyes, as he reached out for the cereal and a bowl.
“James?”
“What?”
“You didn’t dry your hair properly” said Albus taking a mouthful of cereal sitting opposite him,
“I know”
Albus looked at him and swallowed “Why not?”
“Because I didn’t feel like it”
“Why didn’t you feel like it?” Albus’ questions were getting annoying, “Your thirteen figure it out your self”
“James don’t be horrible to your brother, he was just asking you a question”
“I don’t care” He got up abandoning the bowl and stomping out the back door into the garden.

He sat under the tree to calm him self down, when an owl swooped over head and landed at his feet from his bedroom window.

“Dear James,
I’m inviting you to our house in two days, yes Indie will be there, and no you don’t have to talk to her. Kaleb will be coming as will Rebecca, Francis, Roman, Dawn, Rose and Albus if you want to invite him for us. Were all going to the muggle cinema and then into Diagon alley before dinner at our house and sleeping over that night. There are enough people for you to avoid her, but she’s still the same still mad… Anyways if your going to come send an owl back cause I have to tell dad who’s coming, I think he’s planning to check out if our friends are suitable.
See you soon hopefully, Mel

He tore it up into little pieces and scattered it on the grass, putting his head in his hands and sitting completely still for five minutes before going inside and locking himself in his room.

*****
Mel was organising there gathering tomorrow, she knew James wouldn’t come so why was Mel bothering to ask him, thought Indie. She lay on the couch twisted her hair in one hand and fiddling with the necklace her mother had given her in the other.

“Haven’t you got homework you should be doing Indigo?” Said Draco, sitting opposite her,
“Yes, I’ll do it later”
“Why don’t you do it now, then you won’t have to wait until the last day of the holidays”
“It’s just revision over everything; I know it all anyway what’s the point?”
“Because your teachers have told you to and if you don’t make a start you won’t be going anywhere”
“I don’t want to go anyway” She sat up and put the necklace on the table, “What time is the visit with mum?”
“In an hour” he glanced at his watch, “You still want to go?”
“Yep” she leaned back and crossed her arms, “Don’t worry I won’t tell about the food deprivation or the beatings” she grinned,
“I should hope so, I mean cutting down on your food is really saving me money” He smiled back, “So who’s coming to the day out?” he tried to sound casual, but she could see it in his face without having to peak inside his head.
“Friends”
“What friends? No boy’s I hope”
“Our best friends are boys, you know that, and then there’s Rebecca, Francis, Roman, Dawn, Rose, and Albus”
Draco looked up, “Albus? One of Potter’s kids”
“James is a Potter to and Rose is there cousin, a Weasley if it makes any difference”
“You never said James” He glanced at her as she picked at her hands and spoke,
“He’s the best friend along with Kaleb”
“Oh, where’s Mel?” he stood up,
“I don’t know, probably looking at colour swatches for sleeping bags”
‘Don’t be mean about your sister’
“I’ll be mean if I want to be” she said and he stared, “I didn’t say that, I thought it. What did you do Indigo?”
“Nothing” she looked away,
“Yes you did” he went quiet and sat in thought for a minute before continuing, “Tell me daughter, is part of you powers reading minds as well as moving things?”
“Yes”
“And how long have you three been able to do it and not told me?” he looked so calm it was almost unsettling,
“Only I can do it, Mel’s not smart enough and Scorpius is male”
He sat down again, “How long?”
“Not long, a few weeks”
“So this is responsible for you bad attitude I take it?”
“Bad attitude… Your just like James, you can’t see the uniqueness of my gifts the change in me for the better”
“You’re acting like a toddler not a teenager Indigo Malfoy, and if this is what reading a mind does to you I suggest you stop now”
“I can see right inside your head, I know how you think, who you think about and it scares you doesn’t it daddy” she grinned,
“Yes, and it worries me but you already knew that didn’t you”

She got up and went to her room; Mel followed her coming out of her own room and stood in the doorway as Indie sat on her bed.
“Have you seen what I think?”
“Yes, but it wasn’t intentional it just happened one day”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
“Because of what you thought and never said annoyed me so much I blocked it out”
“What was it?”
“I don’t remember… tell me why you don’t want what I have?”
“I don’t want to see what other people think, especially after seeing what it’s done to you”
“Done to me, you’re the one that complained about what I do in the first place, you’re the one that called me a robot, and a control freak and now I’m letting go you’re trying to stop me!”
“You’ve gone too far, you hung a girl from the ceiling I would never have done that!”
“She said something horrid”
“No she didn’t she thought it, and then you thought dropping her from a height would teach her a lesson”
“And it did, she wasn’t hurt James stopped her from hitting the ground or at least he thinks he did”
“Well James isn’t your friend anymore and you stopped talking to me what more could you want”
“I know you’ll tell me”
“James may or may not be coming tomorrow I doubt if he can stand to be around you ever again after that argument”
“That’s his problem”
“It’s yours too; you used to be best friends”
“And now were not, im over it, im sure he is perfectly capable of forgetting me and you shouldn’t worry over it”
Mel spoke crossing her arms “Silly me, Indie’s older so she knows best! Have you looked inside James’ head too?”
“No” said Indie as she grabbed her bag,
“Why not, you’ve had a peak into everyone else’s”
“No I haven’t, and most of the thoughts I have read have not been on purpose” She put the bag on her back, “I’m going to see mum, I’ll be back tonight”

Mel left and sat in her own room as an owl pecked at her window,

“Dear Mel, I’ll come tomorrow as long as she keeps her distance. Albus will come too we’re looking forward to it,
James”

She got up and smiling wrote an note on a spare piece of parchment, “He’s coming, this is going to be difficult” she wrote on the front after folding it up and then tied it carefully to her owls leg, “take this to Kaleb for me, be quick and I’ll have a nice treat waiting for you” she stroked the bird before it flew off into clouds.

*****
Indie stepped out of the fire place to see her mother sitting on the couch.
“Indigo!”
“Mother”
“I didn’t think you would come, it’s been so long…” her voice trailed off with her thoughts as she stood up, she moved forward as if to hug her but Indie stepped back, “Not Yet, I want to know the truth”
“I’ve told you the truth, I told the courts the truth and they still took you from me”
“You’re forgetting Imelda, there are two of us”
“I could never forget either of you, what have you been treated like at his house”
“Like his daughters” she replied icily, her mother recoiled and sat down again, patting the seat next to her and gesturing Indie to join her.

She sat beside her as the woman began to talk, she listened somewhat to her talking but her main focus was what lay unsaid as she probed around the corners of her mothers mind searching for the truth, and hearing her unspoken thoughts. An hour later Indie stood up, “Goodbye mother” she moved to the fireplace and threw the floo powder in, before stepping inside and letting the emerald flames engulf her.

Great post!!! I wonder what she saw inside her mother's head. Probably some pretty mean and nasty stuff. Please post more soon! I have to know how their party goes!

~Tori

Chapter twenty four
The Big Day Out

“Hi guys” smiled Mel stepping aside to let Dawn and Roman in, “Just go through that door, were waiting on James and Albus”
“So they are coming” said a voice from the stairs,
“Yes they are, would you mind entertaining the guests, and let me answer the door?” Replied Mel
“Not at all” she smirked at she descended. She walked past her sister and opened the door stepping inside as the doorbell rang.

“Hi James, Albus, right were all here come in quick” they followed her into living room and James glanced where he saw Indie and sat on the other side of the room, close to the door and near the edge of his seat. Kaleb leapt up from talking to Rebecca to sit beside him said a quick hello as Mel began to talk.

“Dad got us a ministry car so we can go to the cinema, what do you want to see, there’s a chick flick, action movie and a comedy on today what do we feel like?”

“No horror” Said Indie, crossing her arms she spoke but her eyes moved over the room picking up swiftly on everyone’s thoughts everyone’s but James, she wouldn’t go there.
“No horror, I want to be able to sleep tonight” Said Rebecca, “Im voting chick flick”
“So am I” said Dawn and Rose.
“Action” said Francis, Kaleb, Roman, Albus and Mel.
“Comedy” said Indie and James simultaneously they glanced at each other awkwardly,
“Action” said Scorpius.
“Well action it is” Said Indie, “Are we going then?” She stood up and walked to the door.

James sat momentarily lost as the scent of her perfume wafted his way, she was so appealing to him even if she was completely horrible and he hated it. He stood up and followed the others out to the car waiting at the back of the queue to get in. He was annoyed to find they had all worked out a way of sitting next to each other that the only space left was beside her. He sighed, sitting down next to her carefully placing a gap between them and focusing his gaze ahead or out of the window.

“James?” She whispered, she had a beautiful voice but it sounded different, a new edge spiked it her new personality reflected in her speech. He continued to focus on the tree’s passing by the window.
“James?” she whispered again, he had to ignore it. She spoke again, but this time it was even more tainted it was inside his head. ‘James?’
‘Yes Indie’ he replied in thought, his head still looked out the window.
‘Im sorry for what I said, I was spiteful, mean and you were right a plain b***h. He turned his head round and looked into her eyes, they were laced with tears. ‘I spoke to my mother, I read her thoughts… I was like her, but I don’t want to be anymore’
‘Your forgiven’ he reached out and took her hand in his own, She nodded her head slightly and squeezed his hand in reply before letting go as Kaleb turned to talk to him.

“What do you think James?”
“About what?” he looked at him confused,
“Whether Puddlemere might win this season, weren’t you listening?”
“For once I wasn’t, but don’t think they have a chance I still barrack for the Tornados”

*****
Indie sat legs crossed; arms folded and stared at the screen. James sat between Mel and Francis a few seats away, but began to glance at her all the same. It was nearing the end of the film and soon the credits began to roll, and lights came back on. James seemed to have only picked up some of the story his mind had strayed else where and he knew, she didn’t have to look to know it.

They walked out laughing and joking, the girls and boy’s separating to the toilets as Indie sat down on a seat. James hesitated and then sat beside her.

“How are you Indie?”
“Ok James, do you think they’ll notice I’ve been a bit more subdued today”
“Probably, though it’s best just to tell them your back to normal”
“Normal, were far from normal in this world”
“We’re might as well be muggles till we come of age”
She sighed and bowed her head, her long black hair forming a barrier between there faces, his hand paused before moving the curtain of onyx behind her ear, and his fingertips brushed over her cheek. A faint red blush passed over her face as he stared smiling slightly. He moved away quickly but almost reluctantly as Francis and Kaleb walked out. Merlin how he wished they were alone, it would make it easier. He thought to himself, Mel stepped out grinning, Rose, Rebecca next to her just as Albus, Roman and Scorpius came out as well.

“What you smiling about Mel?” Asked Indie, folding her arms, “A joke” Mel replied copying her sister’s pose. If you had stood them next to each other you couldn’t tell the difference. “Why? Feeling left out sitting out here alone?”
“I wasn’t alone” Indie stood up, “Shall we be going then, I want to check out the new Weasley products”
“Let’s go then” Smirked Kaleb, walking forward and cocking his head to the side gesturing for James to walk with him.

*****

Indie watched him all the way through into diagon alley and then into the shop. She stepped in looking around, it was packed as usual and she took refuge in a corner besides a box of strange looking hats.

“Hiding, are we?” Said a familiar voice behind her,
“Yes and browsing” she turned to face him,
“How do feel about ice cream?” James smiled,
“Do you think if I buy you one you could manage to talk to me as well?”
“Maybe, let’s go and see what flavours they’ve got first” He turned and headed for the door weaving in and out of the crowd and into the street. She followed and stepped out he was waiting, “Come on slow poke” he grinned and they headed for the ice cream parlour.

“So I’m forgiven?” She placed a large chocolate, cream and nut covered sundae in the middle of the table two spoons sticking out of it. “Depends” She took a spoonful of the chocolate and moved it towards her mouth, “On?”
“On whether your attitude has gone back where ever it came from”
The spoon lowered slightly, “I think I’m cured, I’ll keep the good bits”
“There were good bits to acting like that?” he swallowed a spoonful.
“Well I’ll speak my mind more often but not if it’s too horrid, I’ll stop taking peaks inside people’s heads but it will come in useful at some point and I won’t hang anyone else from the ceiling”
“Ok, so you’re on the right track”
“It was fun to be mad, but I think in doses and I’ll have you to keep me in check”
“Don’t worry I will, can’t have you becoming a pain again”
“Nope, so how much are you looking forward to me admitting I was wrong?”
“Who said I’d be smug about it, that’s your sisters job” he grinned as she pushed her hair out of the way to eat another spoonful and then speak “Hurry up and eat, or they’ll come looking”
“They’d be looking up in the air for me and not in an ice cream parlour with you” he grinned eating another spoonful. She smiled as they continued to empty the bowl and headed back to the streets to find everyone else.
“Where have you two been?” Said Mel
“For a walk” said Indie, “And a talk” finished James nudging her arm with his elbow and grinning.

Great post. When are they going to kiss? Please post more soon. I need more!!!!!

~Tori

lol whos says there gonna kiss ? lol not yet, a post in a few days as usual

xlillyx

They need to kiss. The tension between the two is crazy. Maybe if they kiss it will help to ease that tension. Well...or it could make it worse. But they're too young so I think it would help the situation.

I don't know if I can wait a few days. Oh well, I guess I'll have to. But I will do so anxiously.

~Tori

Chapter twenty five
Returning to the past

The letter had arrived as they had returned, and the others where all outside playing quidditch in the setting sun.
“I am sorry” she said and sat on the couch looking up at him, “It’s not my fault if she wants’ to see me again I mean I am her daughter even if Mel doesn’t want to share the label with me”
“Well im not going to suggest you talk to her after last time” James shook his head, “I don’t want to make things worse between you”
“Hmm” she bit her lip; he watched her and then looked away self consciously. Indie sat gazing off into the distance one hand now twirling around a strand of hair the other holding a letter.

“I don’t think I want to see her again for a while, do you think that’s an ok answer”
“Im sure she’ll be glad to know you haven’t decided against her indefinitely, your not saying no, just some other time” James replied and Indie nodded, both unaware of Draco behind the closed door listening.

“She wanted us at the wedding and we both refused to go”
“When was that again?”
“A month after the hearing, so it was a while ago, I still can’t believe she got him to marry her I thought the professor was a clever guy”
“Maybe not” they both laughed and Draco walked away silently to his office, he had been forgiven by Neville but not Harry or Ron or Hermione. His stomach dropped, he would have to speak to them at some point wouldn’t he or could he get away without it.

They returned to see the last of the game, as the group returned inside for dinner, and sat around the table laughing until Draco walked in. He looked around, slightly bemused as the silence fell and made his way to the head of the table. “You are allowed to talk you know” he grinned as the plates of food were placed on the table, “Dig in then” he stuck a spoon into a large bowl of mash potato and the chatter started up again.

After a few moments he’d thought he’d better get to know there friends more if he was going to see them more often and if they were friends with Potters it would be good to get to know them more.
“So Mr Potter, how is your father these days?”
James looked up and made eye contact with him, “Our Dads fine” he looked to Albus and then back to Draco “He’s still an Auror, made head of his department and comes to school to do talks for defence against the arts sometimes”
“The wizarding world always knew he would make a difference after the Dark Lords death” Said Draco taking a sip from his drink, James’ breath caught in his throat when Draco called Voldemort the Dark Lord, it was like he was calling him master still. Instead of asking him why he called Voldemort that he refrained and just nodded at Draco’s continuing words.

“And I know your mother and father especially well Miss Weasley and not forgetting your parents Mr Thomas, I have not spoken to them in many years, are they all well?”
Rose and Roman nodded, Rose replying as Roman remained silent. “They do not talk of you at all, yet you say you know them”
“Your intelligence is from your mother, she was all ways top of the class at school as are you no doubt”
“I am” she replied.
“You resemble her in looks as well as intelligence” Commented Draco before turning his attention back to his meal.
Astoria looked at the young girl, so this was the daughter of her husband’s old flame, brown hair and eyes, wit and intelligence from what she could gather and the looks of her mother. Hermione Granger had returned to his life after all these years in the form of her offspring and now a Weasley.

*****

They sat in a circle in the living room, sleeping bags piled in a corner and only candles giving light to the room.

“Have you got the bottle?” asked Kaleb, looking at Mel,
“Yep” she pulled the empty butterbeer bottle from the under a couch cushion smiling, “Dad asked what I was using it for though”
“And what did you say?”
“For decoration, he said I sounded like your mum Roman” she laughed, “Does she still have that necklace?”
“Yes, its now only for special occasions though” he grinned and grabbed the bottle off Mel placing it in the centre of the circle.
“Who’s spinning first?” asked Francis,
“Not me” said Rebecca crossing her arms.
“Well if you’re too chicken to play Becky, here’s your opportunity to watch” said Indie who sat across from her smirking slightly.
“I’m playing just not going first” she replied,
“Right then I will” said Kaleb, “Save you all the hassle” he smiled and reached out spinning it around. All eyes were on it as it gained momentum before gradually slowing down, going round and round before stoping. His eyes looked up from the bottle to the owner. He was regretting his decision to go first until he saw Rose looking awkwardly back at him.

“Ok so you two have to kiss or we can give you a dare to do” said Mel hastily,
“Dare – no offence Rose”
“None taken” she grinned looking relived.
“Ok so…” Indie whispered something to Mel, who passed it around the circle leaving out Kaleb who was now looking nervous.
“We’ve decided” the group nodded “that you will have to sneak into our Dads office and get the first thing you pull out of his draw”
“Ok” he smiled “But if your dad kills me it’s your fault”
“Be quick, he won’t notice, there all in bed anyways” Laughed Francis,
“Fine” he made his way out Mel and Francis following to make sure he went.

He walked into the study, it was dark and empty. He made his way to the desk and pulled open the draw that didn’t have a lock on it. He stuck his hand in and pulled out a photo, the woman looked familiar. Kaleb stowed it in his pocket and slide out the door quietly meeting them in the hallway and walking back to the living room.

He held the photo in the light, “She looks familiar”
“Lets have a look” said Indie, she took one look and her face fell “Why does our dad have a picture of your mum in his desk?” she turned to Rose, who looked surprised, “I don’t know” she replied “Are you sure it’s her?”
“I don’t know any other people that look like Hermione Weasley other then Hermione Weasley”
Rose took the picture and stared at it before handing it to James and Albus “This is from when she was Hermione Granger, it’s from a muggle camera” she grinned,
“I forgot about that” Said Mel looking to Indie, “So did I” she replied,
“Forgot about what?” Said Rose, staring at them both,
“Your mum and our Dad, had a kind of fling after he met our mum” Said Indie
“What?” Rose sat looking at them both surprised,
“We did some research on our dad, he was quite the ladies man in his twenties” Said Mel almost reluctantly
“That can’t be right, im mean my parents hate your dad it was hard to persuade them to let me come over”
“That might be why as well as the whole ex death eater thing” said Indie.
“He mentioned Granger in an argument with Elizabeth” said Mel, she refused to call her mum, “And she said she went back to her Auror boyfriend – your dad”
“That’s why he was reminiscing over dinner, he said you looked like her and you do”
“Does Astoria know about them?”
“Yes, he was married to her sister at the time” Said Indie looked to the floor.
“What?” said Rebecca suddenly, “Your dad didn’t half get around did he, married and two girlfriends at the same time”
“I don’t think it was quite like that” said James quickly, sensing and argument brewing.
“Oh it was” said a voice from the door way, it sounded familiar and it was
“Dad!” said Mel, Indie and Scorpius suddenly.
“I’ll be taking that back as well” he walked over and held out his hand to Rebecca, who gave him the photo automatically.
“It was complicated back then, and as your know yourselves, you two were never planned just the same as I never planned to leave my then wife for someone else and then leave her for your mother” he turned to Rose, “But it happened and its in the past, forgotten, I have and so should you” he put the picture in his pocket and walked to the door, “Good night” he said before heading to replace the photo in his draw.

They sat looking at each other thinking over what was said before Indie spoke – “Ok what do we do now, dare’s are out of the question”
“Well it looks like it’s just kisses then” laughed Francis,
“What else is there, that’s not incriminating” said James
“Aren’t all games like that, it’s the whole point” smiled Indie “I mean, where is, the fun, if we’re sensible”
James shook his head smiling “I think the evil Indies back”
“Hey!” she grinned kicking him gently across the circle “Behave and I will”
“Watch out” Grinned Kaleb “there back to being friends again now we’re all in trouble” Indie smiled and looked at Kaleb whose body had began to rise from the floor,

“Put me down” he laughed hovering on over the wooden floor, she did,
“Anyone else up for a ride?” she laughed, as she made James float around the room.
“How are you doing that?” said Rebecca, Indie lost concentration for a second, just to answer her question but she hadn’t realised how close James was to her.

“Hey!” he shouted but it was too late. He landed on her, causing her to be knocked on to her back lying on the floor as he landed on top of her. “Ouch” said Indie, James propped himself up on his hands his face so close to hers, he could see the small freckle under her eye, the only difference between the twins. As he looked into her eyes, she looked back smiling.
“Are you ok Indie?”
“You should watch where you land” she grinned and he smiled back. For a second, she so badly wanted him to lean down, with that grinning face, so she could kiss him but she wouldn’t risk there friendship, not again. He looked down at her before realising what it looked like to everyone else in the room and hastily got up and held out his hand to help her sit up. The room was silent just watching them until Kaleb spoke.

“What’s the time?” they whole room looked quickly at there watches trying to make it look like they hadn’t been paying such close attention to what had happened. James and Indie didn’t, she twisted her hair round her finger staring off into space, while he sat completely still gazing at her, hoping for another opportunity to be that close to her again.

Yay, they almost kissed. That really did increase the tension between them. Hopefully they'll get another chance for them to kiss. Spin the bottle is always an interesting game to play at a party. However so is 7 minutes in heaven. LoL. PAMS!!

~Tori

Chapter twenty six

Indie lay in silence in her sleeping bag thinking about him. He liked her, but just as a friend she tried to convince herself. He sat up looking across the room, she was asleep he thought to himself. He got up carefully avoiding the others on the floor and lay down beside her, her eyes where open and she smiled at him.
“You come to annoy me” she whispered,
“Yes” he grinned, “Do you have a problem with that?”He whispered back,
“As a matter of fact I don’t, but it might be odd when they all wake up and see you’ve moved”
“Then I’ll move back when you’re asleep”
“Not if you fall asleep before me” she grinned as they talked keeping there voices quiet.
“Then it will just have to be odd, or we could just say we had a chat” he smirked
“And what if we don’t chat?” she bit her lip, looking at his face change.
She had caught him off guard; he had only hoped she liked him as much as he liked her, now she was admitting it?
“What do you have in mind if were not talking?” he replied, she felt her heart skip a beat, why had she asked him that question.
“James?” she sat up “Do you know, how I feel about you has changed?”
“I had an idea it may have, but that was the whole anger thing wasn’t it?”
“I was never angry with you, I was angry at myself, I could never be angry with you”
“Why not?” he asked sitting up as well,
“Because I like you too much” she smiled “You’re my best friend” his face fell slightly, and his eyes looked away he had been wrong, she did only like him a friend, “But” she smiled as his face looked up, and his eyes looked back. “I also like you in a different way, like…” her sentence trailed off as his hand rested on the side of her face,
“I like you like that too” he smiled “If that makes sense to you?”
“Perfect sense” She grinned placing a hand on top of his one holding it to her cheek.

He leant in slightly, she moved in closer to him. She could feel his breath on her mouth and her eyes closed as her lips just touched his. His eyes closed as they kissed. He felt like he had waited a lifetime for this moment, and was so happy to be kissing her he almost forgot where they were. His hand round her waist held her tight to him and he felt hers round his neck and in his hair, as the others remained on her cheek. They broke away smiling at each other, one set of hands still clasped together as they looked at each other.

“Did I mention I’ve wanted to do that for a while now?”
“No you didn’t” she grinned “Would you mind doing it again though, I haven’t had my fill yet” Indie replied grinning as he ran a hand through her hair and moved in closer again.
“I suppose I could” he breathed in her perfume lingering in the air, and leant in again just as there was a loud bang.

They jumped apart automatically to see Draco at the door. He looked furious his wand held high and his face set in anger.
“Dad!” said Indie, standing up,
“Back away from my daughter Potter” the others began to wake up, and sit up, looking around.
James did as he was told and stood up moving away.
“Please dad, just talk to me”
“What’s there to talk about? I come in here to check up on you all, check you’re behaving and find you kissing a Potter”
“What!”Said Mel and Indie’s eyes began to tear up as she shouted “SO IF IT WAS ANYONE ELSE YOU’D APPROVE!”
“I DIDN’T SAY THAT” He shouted back “DO NOT TWIST MY WORDS INDIGO MALFOY”
“YOU SAID IT, AND YOU’RE THINKING IT! I CAN READ MINDS REMEMBER!”
The words stuck in his throat as he tried to reply, she was right about what he was thinking, but he was right for thinking it he told himself.
“YOU’RE NOT RIGHT!” She shouted in reply, before he could.

Everyone else was awake and sitting up looking at the faces of the father and daughter furious at each other with James standing in his pyjamas looking in-between the two.

“Indigo listen to me” Draco said quietly, “Come and talk to me let me explain what I meant”
“No” she crossed her arms angrily standing in the middle of the room.
“Then your to stay away from him until you go back to school” he walked over and grabbed her arm apparating her to her bedroom. “You’ll stay in here tonight, he won’t be here in the morning” He apparated locking the door from the outside before going down the stairs, “Potter, get your stuff, your going home” he looked to Albus and Rose “You two as well” he couldn’t have the Weasley’s or the Potters in his or there life in any shape or form. This was the only way.

He watched them pack up raising his hand to stop any objection from Mel or Scorpius. Albus and Rose looked bewildered, but all James could think about was whether Indie was ok.

He gestured to Mel who saw and came over as if to help him pack, “Check she’s ok for me, if I send an owl to you, can you give it to her for me?” She nodded in reply and moved away as Draco threw floo powder into the fireplace,
“Of you go then” he said. James stepped forward avoiding eye contact with the man before walking into the flames, Albus followed and then Rose waving goodbye.

*****

James walked out of the fire place; he looked at his watch it was half past one in the morning. He didn’t want to wait for questions from Albus so hurried up the stairs hearing his brother’s footsteps behind him. He reached the top of the staircase and looked up to see his Dad coming out of his parent’s bedroom, robes on and wand in hand.

“James, Albus, what are you doing back?” He asked looking between them, James walked past him and headed into his room slamming the door behind him and locking it with his key.

Harry turned to his other son, “Explain”
“James got caught doing something he shouldn’t and we got sent home”
Harry sighed, “I’ll deal with this tomorrow… I mean tonight, I have to go, I’ve been called in to work on a case” He patted his sons shoulder affectionately, “Tell him and your sister I’ll see you tonight” he walked down the stairs leaving Albus to go to his own room and climb into bed.

James sat on his bed. They had kissed, they admitted they liked each other, but her dad was a problem and if his dad knew there would be some problems to. Why did parents have to make there lives so much more difficult then they already were. He took out parchment and pen,

Mel, give this to Indie please, thanks.

Indie,
Sorry about causing the problem with your dad, we’re going to have to stick to letter writing it seems. I don’t regret kissing you and this will probably sound ridiculous but as soon as I see you on the train, I don’t think anything will stop me trying again. I guess we knew it would be difficult our parents being who they are and the sides they took in wizarding history, but that has nothing to do with you and me now, and if they try and stop me seeing you they won’t succeed. You’re my best friend, you all way’s will be and now I hope to call you my girlfriend. Please forgive the ramblings of a fourteen year old boy,
James x

Love it so much!!

Sorry I havent posted lately!! *Smacks hands* BAD ABI!!

Can't wait till your next postie!!

Love you,
Abi...xox

Yay, I finally got my way. They kissed!!!!! Darn you Draco for totally freaking out. I mean, I can understand freaking out and sending James home, but forbidding them to see each other, that's wrong. PAMS!!! I have to know what's going to happen.

~Tori

more soon i've had a hectic week and another to come lol !

xlillyx

Chapter twenty seven

James,
It’s ok, don’t worry about my dad, he’s an idiot. We do know us being even friends would make a difference to our dads but they’ve avoided each other for nearly twenty years what’s to say they can’t continue at it. I mean they don’t have to meet each other!
Mel told me he kicked you out as soon as he locked me in my room, I can’t believe him! I got Mel to lend me her owl he thinks she’s writing to Rebecca but he’s probably going to start checking the owls any day now so be careful.

I’m going to miss you so much over the holidays, you’re a great friend and I can tell you’ll be a great boyfriend, (im grinning as I write this by the way) you will always be my best friend and I promise never to read your mind! I forgive your ramblings James, and can’t wait to see you again,
Indie x

Hi Indie!
Well James is missing you like mad; he won’t stop talking about you except in front of his Dad and Mum. He asked me to say hello as I write this and thanks for the heads up in your last letter. He’s going to write to you soon but use what we talked about from our uncles’ shop once he can get a hold of some.
We’re going to diagon alley for books soon, maybe you can meet him there, and I know he’ll be happy to see you.
Rose x

ROSE!
EEK! I don’t know if I can manage to getaway if we go, he was talking about going himself to get everything and leaving us three at home. Could you tell James I didn’t get his last letter, dad thought it was blank parchment and tried spells until it spat ink at him. He wasn’t happy.
Im miss him so much, but there’s not long till school, thanks for your help Rose. I’ll see what I can do about diagon alley.
Indie x

Mel,
Were going to diagon alley on the Thursday, schools in two weeks be patient! Im writing on behalf of James of course, he won’t shut up so you’re going to have to get her to see him again some point or I’ll be forced to stun him. Try and get to diagon alley or I’ll go mad, say hi to your sister for me, Kaleb.

James, I’ll get away for an hour, uncles shop noon x
(Sent via Mel to Kaleb to James)

*****
Indie stood waiting for her sister at the bottom of the stairs. She glanced at her watch, up the stairs and too the fireplace. Her Dad was waiting floo powder in hand talking to Scorpius at the grate. “Hurry up Mel” she shouted, fiddling with her black t-shirt nervously. She was going to see him today, it had been a whole month and she couldn’t wait.

James pulled on his hoodie and smile on his face, that couldn’t be wiped away as he stepped into the green flames and out on to diagon alley. He looked at his watch, three hours to join the queues and get his books, he would see her around but they wouldn’t be able to talk until noon. He looked through the window of the quiditch supplies shop. The latest broom on offer was, the Xavier 220, it was the most popular broom since the firebolt.
“Gringotts” said Ginny letting go of her husbands hand, “I’ll go, you boys ogle the broom and I’ll take Lily”

They got all there supplies and headed to Weasley wizard Wheezes greeted by there uncles, Aunts and cousins. James snuck off quietly and spotted the familiar long black hair in the crowd, but she had a blue t-shirt on, Indie hated blue it was Mel. He made his way up to her anyway and whispered “Where is she?”
“JAMES!” she shouted a little too loudly and put her hand over her mouth quickly when he gave her a look.
“Sorry, im just so excited” she grinned, and he gave her another look that said “Well where?” She laughed and pointed her out. He smiled again and made his way over until someone blocked his path. “James!” said the voice, he looked up, “oh erm hi, Kathryn” he looked over her shoulder to see Indie smiling and waving.
“Look im busy can I talk to you later”
“Oh erm sure, just saying hi”
He smiled “yeh, well hi Kathryn, im going to go now” he moved left just as she did and then right, as they tried to get out of each others way “You go left I’ll go right” he grinned, and moved stepping past her and almost running to Indie. He stopped in front of her; he wanted to see her for so long and now didn’t know what to say.

“Hello stranger” she grinned and pulled him into a hug “Do you want to go for a walk?” she smiled and he nodded. He held out his hand and led her out to the back door and into an alley away that ran behind the shops and to a park.

They sat on the bench he still hadn’t spoken to her, he still didn’t know what to say apart from “I missed you” but he thought it was too soppy to say out loud.

“James you’re going to have to talk to me at some point and not just stare” she smiled, he loved it when she smiled it lit up her whole face.
“Say something please your freaking me out”
“I missed you” he grinned
“I missed you to” she laughed

Yay, they got to see each other. I love it. But will their dads find them? I have a feeling that something will happen since they were able to sneek off way too easily. PAMS!!!!

~Tori

Chapter twenty- eight (part one)

Draco turned around to find both his daughters gone and a suspicious smile on Scorpius’s face,
“Where are they?”
“They went to get ice creams” he knew his father wouldn’t believe him but he had to try,
“Where are they really?”
“The Weasley shop, there meeting Lily and Rose to get ice-cream” It was only a half lie, he convinced himself but he couldn’t let them get into trouble.
“Then that’s where were going, you better not be lying, if there seeing the Potters son I won’t be happy and I will punish all three of you” he said walking quickly through the crowd to the shop and into the mayhem inside.

Harry looked around and only on son was next to him in the store and then he spotted Draco coming towards them. He looked Harry in the eye and walked over. If only having to talk to this guy could be avoided but he knew it was to do with the now absent James.

“Potter”
“Malfoy”
“I take it you don’t know where your son is just as I think my daughter is with him”
“That looks like the case, children always get round there parents when it comes to doing as there told”
“Indigo is not allowed contact with your son but did he tell you why”
“That they are in a relationship you forbid and I can’t help agree with, if shes anything like you I don’t want her near my son”
“There share the traits of there mother as well”
“And she was a mad one too, is there no hope for the twins at all with parents like you and her”
Draco drew his wand and Harry did the same. They were in the crowded shop, standing tall amongst the children inside and were spotted by Ron and his Twin brothers who came over quickly and stood behind Harry.
“Fancy seeing you in here Malfoy, what do you want?”
“At this moment to hex Potter and then his son so they get the message”
“Dad” said Mel hurrying towards them “What are you doing?”
“Where is you sister?”
“I – I don’t-”
“Tell me the truth” Draco’s eyes never left Harry’s and his was still raised.
“With James, you can’t stop them, they like each other”
“I can and I will”

Not good!! I knew it was too good to be true with how they had gotten away from their parents so easily. The kids have to talk some sense into their parents. Why are parents always the dumb ones when it comes to making things that happened in the past stay in the past.

That was a great post. PAMS!!!!

~Tori

soz i haven't posted in soooo long and then leave you with that! i've been so busy with 'be with you' and loads of other stuff i think i kinda forgot lol

xLillyx

That's ok. So long as you don't completely forget about it I'll be ok. Be With You is awesome too. I absolutely love both of your stories. PAMS!!!! (for both of them)

~Tori

Im not going to bother with chappies anymore just posts lol


Harry followed Draco outside with Mel and Scorpius in tow. Harry spotted the two figured with the matching jet black hair and there hands and lips together. Draco saw what Harry was staring at and strode over, his face filled with anger. He grabbed James’ arm pulling him away and then Indie’s arm trying to make her stand up but she wouldn’t move.
“No, Dad you can’t stop me seeing him”
“I am”
Indie pulled her arm away and Draco backed off slightly, James didn’t know what he was thinking but he moved and blocked Draco’s way to Indie. Harry made no attempt to stop him and Draco drew his wand pointing at James.
Harry drew his own wand and its point poked Draco’s back “As head of the Auror office I’d advise you not to do that”
“You can say what you like Potter, just move your son out of the way if you don’t want him to get hurt”
“Dad don’t” said Indie standing up but still behind James.
“Is she what you want James” Said Harry looking his son in the eyes,
“More then anything” He took her hand and she smiled holding his tightly.
“Then I’m not going to stop you, make your own mistakes, but if Mr Malfoy has an objection I suggest you talk to him”
“Im saying no” Draco stood putting his wand away,
“Why’s that Draco, because of the past?”
“Exactly”
“Well it’s not Hermione on your mind so it must be Voldemort”
People stopped and looked up at the sound of his name; he had been gone for twenty years and still people refused to say his name.
“But then what does you being a death eater and I, being the chosen one have to do with our children”
“Everything, I know you well enough Potter and no doubt your son is the same as you”
“My name happens to be Harry, Draco and you don’t know me or my son at all”
Ginny and Lily walked over “What’s going on here?” she glanced down at James and Indies joined hands,
“Oh that’s what’s going on” she sighed.
“James has a girlfriend” smiled Harry “What do you think of his choice?”
“Imelda or Indigo” She looked at Indie and then to Imelda next to her brother.
“Indigo” replied Indie and holding James’ hand tighter a little more nervously, she didn’t want to hear Harry and Ginny’s thoughts but they were coming though anyway…
‘She looks just like her mother, but there fathers eyes – the opposite to what Harry said about James when he was born – just like his dad but with his mothers eyes’ thought Ginny,
‘James just knows how to make things complicated’
Indie smiled slightly as Ginny spoke “I haven’t seen either of you since you were little; I was a friend of your mothers once”
“You all knew they were Malfoy’s” Said James working everything out
“We were a friend’s with Elizabeth’s first husband, Seamus, and then-” He didn’t want to explain about the kidnapping of Hermione and the whole mess “When Elizabeth left him and told him who for and that he had left her pregnant for his wife – Or at least she thought it was her wife”
“It was Aunt Hermione” said James
“Yeh” Harry sighed “How do you know that?”
“Dad err told us about everything” Said Indie shrugging
“Before you get all hyped up over me and Indie why don’t you sort out your own messes” said James
“James’” said Harry looking up “You don’t speak like that to anyone, you hear me”
“He’s right Harry” Said Draco walking forward and holding out a hand to him “Shall we sort this out” Harry took it and shook it “Fine” he replied.
They turned to Indie and James talking at the same time “You’re grounded for two weeks”

YAY, that went much better than I was originally thinking that it would. I really hope that Draco and Harry can sort out the past drama so James and Indie can be together. I'm so excited that you posted on here. Thank you.

PAMS!!!!!!!!!!!

~Tori

Ginny, Harry and Draco sat in the Potters kitchen, cups of coffee in hand as Draco spoke up,
“So, sorting this out, do you think Hermione would agree to see me?”
“No” Replied Ginny and Harry quickly,
“Oh – ok – it’s just”
“Just what” Ginny’s friend was no getting sucked into what they had left behind years ago,
“I think we should talk about what happened, I want to apologise”
“About that – Draco she’s moved on, she won’t want to relive the past”
“Can’t I ask her that myself? We are all adults in this situation, its her decision to talk to me or not” They all looked up as the fire place turned green and the woman stepped out “Hey you two – Oh – Draco” she put a hand to her mouth and stepped back away from the table “Erm what’s happening”
“Hermione, Draco’s daughter – Indigo – well she’s with James”
“Oh – and the coffee” she pointed to the cups looking bewildered “The talking” she pointed to them as Ginny stood up to comfort her friend leading her out of the room and into the living room.
“Well that wasn’t quite the reaction I thought it would be”
“What were you expecting – a hug” said Harry finishing his cup
“A slap actually” Draco smiled slightly “Or a hex”
Harry couldn’t help but laugh “Well you should be pleased, she can pack quite a punch, as you remember from third year”
“That I do, my nose has never been the same since” he grinned and Ginny came back in surprised to see them both smiling, there faces became more sombre with a stern look from her,
“You really shouldn’t make that face Gin; it makes you look like your mother”
She hit him playfully on the arm before talking to Draco, “She wants’ to talk to you”
“Ok” Draco took a deep breath and stood up “In there right” he pointed to the closed door and Ginny nodded so he headed towards it. Stepping inside he breathed out, he’d forgotten what had drawn him too her and then he remembered, those chocolate brown eyes and the look they were giving him that was not so different to the last time they had met and he had crashed her wedding.