Chasing the tesseract

Chapter 33

Darkness has fallen by the time we reach the building we needed to go to for help. A terrace of houses stands in front of me as I stare up at the buildings, two sliding apart to reveal a forth in between them. The team stand behind me, their eyes filled with confusion as their foreheads wrinkle. They've seen magic before but never this magic. Well, Stephen has.

"Where exactly are we Abi?" asks Thor as he bends down so he can whisper in my ear. His eyes remain fixed on the building in front of me as the houses stop moving, Remus stepping forwards and opening the door before stepping through.

"We're here to see an old friend of mine." I answer, my voice a whisper as I follow Remus inside, Stephen following me close behind as the others follow us. The halls are narrow and dark as we walk through and into an open space at the bottom of the stairs. One small l get hangs in the centre of the room, light flying out in all directions as the door in front of us slides open, a petit woman stepping out. A huge smile spreads across her face as she notices me.

"Abi?" she asks, her eyes narrowing as she looks up and down, her finger hair falling into her eyes. "Is that really you?"

"Molly!" I shout as she begins walking towards me, her arms outstretched as she pulls me into a hug. Her arms wrap tightly around my waist as I smile weakly at her. I've never been one for human contact. Especially not hugs. "It's good to see you again." I whisper as I pay her on the shoulder awkwardly before she pulls back, placing her hands one either side of my face as she looks me in the eyes.

"Well if it isn't Abi," declares a males voice as I look up from Molly to see Arthur stood in the doorway. A smile is on his face as he leans against the door frame, his arms crossed against his chest as Molly steps beside him, wrapping her arm around his waist as he hugs her to his side. "long time no see."

"Hello Arthur." I reply, my voice soft and calm as I smile gently at him, glancing past him and into the room behind him. "Are the boys home?" I ask as I glance towards the stairs and notice an ear hanging down from the top. "Hello boys." I shout up at the ear, rolling my eyes as I hear a faint hellos back.

"They'll be glad you're here." admits Arthur as he looks towards the top of the stair where Fred and George are now stood, their faces lit up by smiles as they rush down towards me, Fred wrapping his arms around my waist as George ruffles my hair up. Laughing, I pull George into a hug as I smile down at the two of them. Or should I say up. After all, they're taller than me now. "They've missed your pranks." chuckles Arthur as the boys step away from me, the three of us turning to see the teams confused faces.

"Did I hear that Abi was back?" asks a voice from behind Molly and Arthur. I would recognize that voice anywhere. Molly and Arthur step apart to reveal none other than Sirius Black stood in the door way, a burgundy suit hugging tightly to his figure.

"The one and only." I joke, a smirk growing on my face as Sirius chuckles to himself. Rolling his eyes, he steps out the doorway and into the hall, his arms outstretched as he smiles at me.

"Good to see you Abi." he declares as he wraps his arms around my shoulders, his arms tightly around my body as I wrap mine around his shoulders.

"And what exactly is she doing here?" grunts another mans voice from behind us, this one deeper than the others. Pulling away from Sirius, I turn to see Alastor Moody in the corner of the room, his one eye narrow as he flares at me.

"Such a warm welcome as always Alastor." I joke, the smile dropping from my face as I roll my eyes. I still don't understand why he's in the team. He's a drunk. No use to us if you ask me. But I suppose I've grown to like annoying him.

"Oh god I can't deal with you two bickering again." complains Tonks as she steps to Remus' side, wrapping an arm around his waist as he wraps one around her shoulders.

"Well I find it quite entertaining." protests Sirius as he shrugs his shoulders resulting in a glare from Moody as he storms out the room. Great. Now he's not going to help. Turning to Sirius, I roll my eyes as he winks at me playfully.

"Did you just wink at Abi?" asks Stephen as he steps to my side, his eyes narrowing as he glares at Sirius. Placing my hand on Stephens wrist that hangs at my side, I look up at him as he looks down at me, fury in his eyes. Shaking my head, I let him know that it's okay and there's nothing to worry about as his shoulders relax slightly, his face softening as he looks back up.

"Oh who are these lovely people you've brought with you Abi?" asks Molly as she smiles at everyone, her cheeriness lightening the mood in the room and releasing the tension. Smiling, I turns to face the team who are still stood in the doorway of the house.

"These are my friends," I say as I point at the team, each one smiling as Molly shakes their hand. Wanda smiles down at her gently as Molly gives her a tight hug, Wanda retuning it as the two chuckle with each other. "and this is my brother Tony." I say as I point towards Tony who is stood awkwardly apart from the rest of the group.

"Hi." he mumbles as he raises his hand awkwardly, Molly just nodding at him before she goes back to talking to Wanda. Cleary those two are going to get along.

"And this is Stephen," I introduce, pointing to Stephen who is still stood behind me, his body almost you touching mine as he looks down at me, waiting to hear his relation to me. What do I say? My friend? No. I can't say that because he's more than that to me. Isn't he? So what then, my boyfriend? But he hasn't asked yet. Is it too soon? "he's my, erm..." pausing I look up at him, my eyes pleading for him to say something as I stumble for words. "well..."

"Boyfriend." finished Stephen as he looks up at the others, a welcoming smile spreading across his face as he shakes Molly's outstretched hand. In the other room, I hear a chuckle come from who I can only assume of Alastor and roll my eyes.

"You," asks Fred as his eyes widen and he almost spits out the drink he has on his mouth. Pointing between me and Stephen, he raise his eyes as blinks rapidly. "have a boyfriend?" he finishes, his voice slow as he shakes his head back and forth in disbelief.

"Yeah, I guess I do." I admit, looking up at Stephen through my lashes as we smile at each other. Wrapping his arm around my shoulders, Stephen hugs me to his side tightly as he looks towards Sirius who's frowning at us. "Anyway," I shake my head as I wave away the topic, focusing on the reason we actually came here. "we need your help."