Lady Black (Sirius Black's Daughter)

Summertime

Disclaimer : all characters and places belong to J.K. Rowling except for Jane Black.

The train had arrived at Kings Cross station. I hugged Lee before he went of to his family. I then turned to the twins. Saying goodbye and hugging them in the process.
"We'll meet up in the summer right? Just owl me." I told the twins. They both assured me they would owl me and then went of to their parents.
When I saw Ginny I quickly hugged her and said goodbye, I did the same with Hermione.
Then I spotted my godbrother.
"Bye Harry, I'll see you in a couple of days."
" You're not coming home with us today?"
" No"
" Where are you going?" I am going to Charlie but I can't exactly tell him that. I'll just be vague, he'll probably forget about it.
"I'm meeting up with some friends of mine."
He nodded and then he waved to someone behind me. I turned around and saw my father and Remus coming in our direction.
"Well I'll be of then. Bye Harry!"
Immediately I was engulfed in the warmth of my elemental fire. It's a nice way of apparating actually.

When I arrived in Romania, I was immediately greeted by Charlie's strong arms. While he hugged me, he kissed me at the top of my head.
" I've missed you Love"
"I missed you to Charlie"
He gave me a sweet kiss on the lips.
When we pulled apart I heard his friends calling for him. I pouted a bit and forced a smile which made him chuckle.
" I'll be right back Janie. I just have to help them for a sec and then I'm all yours."
This time I smiled for real and levitated my trunk inside while he went of to his friends.

Once inside I realised I was hungry. I hadn't really eaten much on the train due to the fact that I slept through lunch. You can't blame me. I was really tired.
I decided I'd make pancakes. Charlie would be back soon and seeing as he can't cook and the only thing I can cook are pancakes he'll just have to accept that that's what we're eating.

Half an hour later, he and his friends entered the house.
Following the sent they ended up in the kitchen.
" You're lucky Charles, a girl that makes you food. Those pancakes really look delicious." Jared said.
"I know." Charlie smirked.
"You guys can join us if you want. I can just bake some more."
They seemed to like my suggestion as they all sat down at the table.

Two hours and lots of pancakes later, everyone was chatting. Firewhiskey was being passed around and by the end of the night most weren't capable of getting back home.
It was like a grown-up sleep-over. A dozen men were sleeping on the couch or the floor wherever there was place.

The next morning some went to a bakery to get us some breakfast, afterwards they departed.

The next few days were fantastic. Charlie took me out dancing. We spent some time with his friends. Or we just stayed at his place doing random stuff. We would play games or try to bake something but usually we ended up making out somewhere. I loved him and he loved me and that upon itself already made me happy to be there.

After about a week I went home. I had to see when I was needed at work.
When I arrived at home, I took my trunk upstairs, took a shower and put on some pj's. Then I went back downstairs to grab some food in the kitchen.
" Kreacher?"
Almost as soon as his name left my lips, he appeared.
" Yes mistress?"
" Could you make me a fruit salad?" I don't know why but I really had an appetite for fruit. It's like I could eat all the fruit of the world.
"Yes mistress. "
" Thank you"
I sat down at the kitchen table, waiting for my salad to be ready. My mind drifted of so much that I hadn't heard it when people entered until they took a seat at the table. My father and Remus had just entered along with Harry. Right, I had opened my house for my father and my godbrother and I quess that means to Remus as well.
At that moment Kreacher handed me my bowl of fruit. I wanted to take a bite when dad spoke up.
" So Jane, where have you been in the last week?"
" I was visiting some friends of mine." I replied shrugging it of. He didn't drop the subject though. I had just taken a sip of pumpkin juice when he asked.
"Did you go visit your boyfriend?"
I nearly choked in my pumpkin juice earning some very amused looks from the male population in my kitchen. Stupid gits.
"Who says I even have a boyfriend?" I said trying to keep my face, hair and eyes from betraying me.
"You did" he answered me easily. I looked at him in a disbelieving manner. I have never said such a thing. I haven't told anyone about me and Charlie so why and when would I have told him?
He must have seen my look of utter confusion 'cause he started answering my mental thought of when I would've told him.
" Do you remember that day when you brought me a basket filled with food and drinks and my wand? We talked and I asked you if you had a boyfriend and you took a really long time to reply and then left without replying at all. That already said enough."
I remembered but as he had said, I hadn't told him so I could still deny it.
"Well as you just said yourself, I never said I had a boyfriend. You just assumed because I was momentarily distracted."
He just smirked at me. Dang it. There goes my plan of denial.
I finished my fruit salad and went to my room. I wasn't feeling upto conversating with my new roommates.

The next morning I woke up at six o'clock. I was going to the ministry today. I needed to know how much I would be working this summer and if I would start working there fulltime seeing as I had graduated.
I decided I'd shower first and think later. I got in my shower and just enjoyed the warmth of the water.
While shampooing my hair I sang to myself.
"Oh baby give me one more chance! To show you that I love you baby! Ah baby ah baby!..."
After about ten minutes, I got out the shower and dried myself of. I wrapped myself in a towel and tiptoed my way to my room. I wouldn't want anyone to see me in just a towel. I had almost made it when I heard my father, chuckling.
"Nice outfit Pup! I bet your boyfriend will adore it!"
I shut the door behind me and sighed. I was so close.

When I was fully dressed, family heirlooms included, I went downstairs.
Right as I wanted to take a seat at the kitchen table an owl tapped the window.
I let him in, took the letter, gave the owl some sweets and send him of again.
The letter seemed oddly familiar. The green writing and the red seal. It was a letter from Hogwarts. Why would I still get one though? I finished my education early. I checked the name again to see if it really was mine. It was.
Startled I opened it and started to read.

Dear J.L.R.A. Black
As you may know professor Binns has decided to take some time off to be with other ghosts. We would like to offer you the job as professor of History of Magic. We have relooked you NEWT of this class and saw you recieved an outstanding.
We expect your owl by no later than the tenth of July with your answer to our proposel.

Sincerely Minerva Mcgonagall, deputy head-mistress of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.

I read the letter again. It was real. I had been offered a job as a Hogwarts professor. I did not see that one coming.
I quickly got some parchment and a quill and wrote my response. I can't believe I am going to teach at Hogwarts.

After that I left to the ministry which obviously would not become my full time job next year.