The Girl Who Lived, Loved And Lost.

3~3

Tom guided the twins to a room. The two walked into the room to see their owls.

"Hedwig!" Harry exclaims.

"Ozzy!" Delilah also exclaimed.

"Right smart birds you got there Potters. They arrived here just five minutes before yourselves" Cornelius Fudge told them. Delilah felt her heart stop for a moment as the minister of magic stood in front of her. "As Minister of Magic, it is my duty to inform the both of you earlier this evening your uncle's sister was located a little south of Sheffield, circling a chimney stack. The Accidental Magic Reversal Department was dispatched immediately" While the Minister was talking to the two Tom started to offer Harry and Delilah biscuits. "She has been properly punctured and her memory modified" They then politely declined his offer of nuts too.  "She will have no recollection of the incident whatsoever. So that's that... No hard done" The Minister approached the two "Pea soup?" 

Harry and Delilah shook their heads. "No thanks"

"Minister?" Harry questioned.

"Yes?" He responded.

"I don't understand," Harry told him.

"Understand?" The Minister asked.

"Sir we broke the law. Underage wizards can't use magic at home" Delilah reminded

"Come now, Delilah. The Ministry doesn't send people to Azkaban for blowing up their aunts. On the other hand, running away like that given the state of things was very, very irresponsible" The Minister told the two.

"The state of things?" Delilah questioned.

"We have a killer of the loose" The Minister told them.

"Sirius Black, you mean?" Harry questioned. "What's he got to do with us?"

"Nothing of course. You're both safe. And that's what matters and tomorrow you'll be on your way back to Hogwarts"  The Minister moved his arm to his side and gestured to two stacks of books "These are your new school books. I took the liberty of having them brought here. Now Tom will show you to your room" Harry and Delilah grabbed their stuff and started to follow Tom but before they got out of the door the Minister stopped them. "Oh by the way whilst you're here, it would be best if you didn't... wander,"

Harry and Delilah walked through the hallway towards their room. They finally reached it and put all their things down. They sat down on the bed for a moment. "Now what?" Harry questioned.

"Oh come on you think of something I already thought of this idea," Delilah told her brother.

Harry thought for a second "We could wander around" Harry and Delilah walked out of their room and started to wander around The Leaky Cauldron as they were walking they could hear a familiar voice.

"I'm warning you, Hermione. Keep that beast away from Scabbers or I'll turn it into a tea cosy" Ron shouted.

"It's a cat, Ronald. What do you expect? It's in his nature" Hermione told Ron.

"A cat? Is that what they told you?" Ron asked "Looks like a pig with hair"

"That's rich coming from the owner of that smelly old shoe brush" Hermione snapped then kissed the top of her cats head "Crookshank just ignore the mean little boy" 

Ron looked up from Hermione and saw Harry and Delilah looking over them. "Harry! Lilah!" Ron called

Hermione turned to look at the two "Guys!" Harry and Delilah ran down the stairs and greeted their friends. The four sat down on a table as Ron pulled out a news clipping from the papers and showed the three where he had been all summer.

"Egypt? What was it like?" Harry questioned.

"Brilliant loads of old stuff like mummies and tombs even Scabbers enjoyed himself," Ron told them.

"You know the Egyptians used to worship cats," Hermione told Ron while hugging her cat closer to her.

"Yeah along with the dung beetle" Ron responded.

"You're not flashing that clipping about again are you Ron," Fred asked his brother.

"I haven't shown anyone," Ron told them.

"No not a soul. Unless you count Tom" George said while taking the clipping away from Ron.

"The day maid" Fred added.

 "The night maid" George spoke.

"Cook" Fred added.

"The bloke who fixed the toilet" George finished listing the people Ron had shown the news clipping to. 

The two twins sat at either side of Delilah. She felt Fred's arm start to rise towards her head. "What are you-?"Before she could finish her question Fred started to mess up her hair. "Fred!" She yelled "My hairs going to look like a toothbrush now" 

Fred laughed "Oh shut up Delilah it looks fine"

She rolled her eyes at the ginger boy and turned her attention on the woman that was walking towards them "Harry! Delilah!" Mrs. Weasley called.

Harry and Delilah got out of their seats and gave her a hug "Mrs. Weasley" They both greeted.

"Good to see you dears," She told the two.

"Good to see you dears. Have you got everything?" Mrs. Weasley questioned.

"Yes," Delilah answered.

"Yes? All of your books?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"It's all upstairs," Delilah told her again.

"All of your clothes?" 

"Yep everything is up there," Harry told her.

Mrs. Weasley tapped their checks "Good boy, good girl" 

"Harry and Delilah Potter" Mr Weasley greeted.

"Mr Weasley" They both greeted.

"I wonder if I might have a word?" He questioned.

Harry and Delilah nodded. "Of course"