Second Chance (J. Potter) (au)

Chapter Three

      It had been days since Talinda had met James, Sirius, and Harry, but for some reason she couldn't get them out of her head. She figured it was because she had met "The Boy Who Lived" but she couldn't be sure. She knew they weren't too fond of their fame, seeing as she had been procrastinating going back to Australia to see her sister, knowing everyone would know her because of Franky. Apparently Franky's misconduct had been all over the news, so everyone knew about it, and she was terrified to be called out for her sister.

"Fuck, Franky," Talinda groaned, as she ran her fingers through her hair.

      Talinda had promised to visit Franky only days after she had been arrested, but now Talinda was having second thoughts. She knew Franky would be disappointed, and she really didn't want to disappoint her sister, but she was honestly scared to go see her. Talinda had never visited a prison before, so she was a little frightened by the idea. She wished she could talk about her worries to Franky, but Franky was the one locked up and she also knew Franky would laugh at her. Franky had taught Talinda to be strong and fearless growing up, so she really didn't want to sound weak to Franky.

       Instead of worrying about it anymore, Talinda decided she was going to run the track at the park. The park was close to her place, and she needed to clear her head. Talinda was always worried about the way she looked, so she really wanted to workout and clear her head at the same time. If she didn't, she'd make a crazy decision before even thinking about it, and last time that happened, nothing good came out of it.

       Anyhow, once she was ready to run, she made her way down to the park. She checked her shoes once more to make sure she wouldn't trip and die, before she began to stretch. After stretching for a few minutes, she started her run around the track. Normally she'd do a few laps, but she wasn't sure how long she'd go this time.

      Sirius had finally talked James into bringing Harry to the park. He had complained that Harry was becoming a hermit, though neither of them were really sure what that meant, but they knew it was a muggle term that was not endearing in any way. Once the three were ready, they made their way down to the park. Harry was very excited, since he had never been to the park before. The sun wasn't shining, it was kind of cloudy outside actually, but nonetheless it was warm.

"I don't know if we'll be out long, looks as if it'll rain soon," James murmured, causing Sirius to scowl.

"When has rain ever stopped us?" Sirius asked, and James simply shrugged.

      Back at Hogwarts, James and Sirius would be outside even if it was raining, snowing, hailing, etc. They didn't care, but now James had a son to worry about and he didn't like the idea of dealing with a sick child. He was never as good at it as Lily was.

      As soon as they got to the park, Harry ran straight for the swings. He had never been on one before, but he could tell it was going to be fun. Sirius knew he'd love the swings, since swings made you feel like you were flying. While Sirius was pushing Harry on the swings, James was sitting on a bench nearby watching. He didn't really want to be out, but if he had to, at least he was able to watch his son have fun. Looking up from Harry for a moment, a grin made it's way on Sirius' face when he seen the same girl the trio had met when they were headed to the store.

"Harry, look over there," Sirius whispered, as he pointed to the girl who had stopped running for a moment to catch her breath.

      An excited laugh left Harry's mouth, as he practically jumped off of the still moving swing and stumbled for a moment. As soon as he could walk properly, he started to run towards the girl. Sirius was following him, of course, but when James seen them running, he wasn't sure what they were doing. He couldn't see the girl that Harry was running to catch.

      By the time Talinda caught her breath and was ready to start running again, someone grabbed her leg and wrapped their arms around it. Her eyes widened, but a giggle left her lips when she seen it was Harry, the boy she had met only a few days ago. Looking up, she seen Sirius jogging his way over to them as well.

"Hey, Sirius," She said, before bending down to Harry's height,"Hey, bub, how's it?" She commented, as she ruffled his hair.

"Hi!" Harry exclaimed, laughing as she messed up his hair.

"Ya know, last time we seen you, you never gave us your name," Sirius commented, causing the girl to roll her eyes playfully.

"Name's Talinda, Talinda Doyle," She replied, and he smiled.

"Nice to finally know your name, Doyle," Sirius said, and Talinda smirked.

"Didn't plan on giving it out, Black, but you brought Harry, so I'll be civil," She retorted, as he scoffed.

"Harry always gets all the girls," He joked, and she laughed.

"Well, he's a cute one, got to give him that," She replied, patting the top of Harry's head.

"Play with me?" Harry asked, and Talinda almost felt herself coo at how adorable Harry was.

"Sure, that'll help keep my mind off things for a while. C'mon, bub, let's play," She replied, as Harry grabbed her hand and practically pulled her all the way to the swings once again.

       James' eyes widened when he seen Harry pulling the girl he had met a few days ago. James didn't think he'd ever run into her again, and he felt as though it'd be awkward if he did see her again. He wasn't sure how to react, but he felt his nerves bubbling in his stomach slightly. He didn't know if he liked seeing Harry playing with another woman other than his own mother...

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A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I've got a few more ideas running through my head for some chapters, so there'll probably be more up soon.

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