Reality Bites Harry Potter

Diagon Alley of Doom

I was glad we were finally registered as animagi. I had a bad feeling I'd get caught sneaking in and out of the Slytherin commons but at least now if I did it wouldn't get Minnie in trouble too. Mrs. Weasley says it's time to go get our school books and I decide to go right after Harry, following close behind to hopefully save him from some trouble. I keep him out of the scary shops and get him back where he needs to be before anyone catches him. You'd think that'd make things go better but somehow we still lost the others. Harry runs off, trying to find the others. I sigh, finding a safe place to hide to transform. Once I switch forms I climb up to the rooftops, trying to spot the others. I see Harry wander back into Knockturn Alley and I roll my eyes. I look for the others and finally spot them, running across rooftops and getting down a few feet in front of them to find a hidden spot to transform back. I come out right as they pass by. "Hi guys" I say and all of them but Pyper jump. "Where'd you come from?" Ron asks and I look at him confused. "your house, obviously. Did you not notice me all summer?" I ask and he makes a face. We go back to shopping to get all of our supplies. Eventually Harry catches up with us with Hagrid. We pass a petshop and I gasp. "I want a kitten" I say, heading inside. Pyper looks at the owls while I look at the kittens. I find an adorable little orange kitten and smile. "I want this one" I say and the shopowner frowns. "She's the runt, sweetie. She's not going to get much bigger than she is right now" he says and I smile big. "Perfect! Her name is Merida and she is mine now" I say. He shakes his head but takes the money and I look at Pyper who's still looking at owls. "Finding anything or do you wanna go to the owlery?" I ask softly. "Let's go to the owlery" she says and I nod, carrying Merida. We go to the owlery and look around. It doesn't take long for Pyper to find her perfect owl. He's a Northern Pygmy Owl and she names him Salazar. Next we head to the book store. We don't even make it inside before I hear professor Blockhead talking. "God, this year's gonna suck" I mumble and Pyper nods. "I also think we're the only 2 girls immune to his stupid charm" I sigh. We manage to weave our way through the crowds and gather our books. We go to check out, his annoying blabber still going on as he poses with Harry. We start to head out when we hear a commotion. I look around and see Mr. Weasley and Mr. Malfoy fighting. Hagrid quickly breaks the fight up and I frown when I see Lucius slip a book in Ginny's cauldron. I have to bite my tongue to keep from saying anything. I hate that so many important plot points involve torturing children. Everyone quickly leaves and we all go back to the burrow. Everyone seems a bit tense after the run in with the Malfoys so I decide to go outside and play with Merida. She's kind of a lazy kitten but eventually I get her to play with a ribbon until the gnomes distract her and she starts pouncing on them. I laugh as I watch her. Fred comes out and smiles nervously at me. "I think we need to tell mum" he says softly. I frown. "Really? Today? After your dad just got in a fist fight with another dad? Great timing" I say. He sighs. "We leave in 2 weeks for school. Now is as good of a time as any" he says. I nod, getting up and scooping Merida up to take her inside. I don't trust her outside alone yet. Once we get in I put her down and she runs upstairs while Fred and I head to the kitchen. "Mrs. Weasley, can I talk to you?" I ask. She nods, moving to sit down at the table. "What is it, dear?" she asks and I take a deep breath. "Me and Fred are dating" I say quickly, not even pausing for a breath between words. She blinks. "Is that all?" she asks. I nod and she smiles. "I already knew that, dear. I know my boys and when one starts acting squirrely I immediately take notice" she says. "Are you ok with it then?" I ask softly. She laughs. "Of course I'm ok with it. You seem like a sweet girl but I also know a childhood romance when I see it" she says. I frown but nod. I really didn't think she fully grasped the situation but I wasn't about to push my luck. We get up from the table and head upstairs. "See? Not too bad" he says and I roll my eyes. "Why do I feel like I just asked her permission to marry you. Parent talks are weird" I say and he laughs. "Well now you have her permission" he teases and I roll my eyes. "You and I both know that talk will happen again in like 10 years" I tease. He rolls his eyes. "You're not wrong. I love my mum but she's a bit overbearing" he admits. I smile. "I think it's nice. You're gonna have to tell McGonagall we're dating" I say. He groans. "I definitely got the easier parent talk" I tease him. "I have to tell her in class too, don't I?" he asks and I shrug. "We could plan a visit but she may be a bit suspicious of us, especially since you're one of her biggest troublemakers" I say and he grimaces. "I'd rather tell her now before we go back" he admits. I smile, hugging him before sending an owl to Minnie to let her know I would be over for a visit tomorrow. This was going to be interesting.