Once Upon A One Shot

Flame Trees - Part Two

Hi,

So, I see that there is a few that is wanting this story to continue...that's great!

I know that it might be hard to see Olivia being with someone else other than Fitz, but bear with me. They will be friends, good friends. It's just the hot and steamy moments are with my FemHarry. I apologise to all Olitz fans. Also, this a long chapter – so strap in and enjoy the Chapter One...the first chapter was a prologue, so this is the first chapter and it takes place in the present.

Enjoy and I will be updating the other stories soon. Don't worry – I haven't abandoned them – just been a little too busy...cause I now have a job! Yay...but I haven' forgotten them, but am in the process of updating the other stories – my muse is there but just trying to slowly write these chapters. Also, The timeline has changed a little to adjust for the show – I understand that the first season of Scandal takes place in early 2012 – so that means the election was in 2010...if it is wrong in any way, please let me know and I will adjust accordingly.

Also - Olivia's name is Pope-Weasley. Someone pointed out the naming - Olivia was born a Pope but married a Weasley, hence the hyphenated name.

I own nothing but the story – everything else belongs to JK Rowling and Shonda Rhimes...

Part One

May 2012

Gilly's POV

One year...one very long but busy year since I had seen him. Of course, I still saw him when I watched TV or read the newspaper, but it had been a year since I left him and two since I had met my soulmate, and my life had changed. But the changes were out of my hands, and I couldn't change them even if I wanted to. Yes, I had magic, but in a world of dark politics and dangerous people, I had to be careful.

I stared at his picture in the newspaper in front of me. His hair was becoming a light salt and peppery colour but his brownish hair colour was still there and his face had some more wrinkles, but his eyes were still the same. Only they were sad, and I knew I was the reason behind his sadness. I traced my fingers over his face, my tears threatening to come out, but I stopped them, picking up the paper and chucking in the bin next to my desk. I didn't have time to think about him, nor did I have time to remember old and wonderful memories – memories that were still fresh in my mind as it had only been a year since I saw him.

The sound of my sister's voice echoed, and I gathered myself up, standing up and walking out of my office into the main common room.

A year...A lot can happen in a year. Well, a lot can happen in two years but in the year, I had without him, a lot did happen

Firstly, I had resigned as an Auror, and helped my sister start a crisis management firm. Because of the sensitive nature of my relationship with him, it was just Olivia's name on the door – Olivia Pope-Weasley and Associates. She had wanted to call it the Pope Sisters and Associates, but I didn't want to take away her success. And so, I just became Gilly Pope, a fixer and lawyer or as Harrison called us, Gladiators in Suits. We had recruited old friends – Stevie, who jumped at the chance to work with us and Hermione breathed a little easier knowing her soulmate would be working with us. Abby joined us, and so did an old friend of Livy's, Huck who was our tech guy. I didn't know much about Huck, but I knew he was a loyal friend and after he found out about me and my true role in the magical world, he was even more protective of us.