Written In The Stars V -[Harry Potter xF!Oc]

Chapter Twenty-Three: Truce.

It was chaos after Emily and Sirius broke the news about the baby. The adults got closer to Emily and the young ones attacked Mel with thousands of questions. She tried to answer as best as she could knowing as little as she did. Then, after a few minutes, Sirius spoke again. 

"Okay, okay!" He said loudly. "There's still one more thing we have to do! Mel, come here..."

Sirius went to the pantry and came back holding a very large and thin box. 

"Bet you were wondering where our Christmas present was," He smirked.

"Oh! I thought the whole news about the baby had distracted you from getting one, didn't think much about it..."

"Well, the baby was unexpected," Sirius admitted, his eyes hinting at something that he was very careful not to show in public. "But we would never forget about you! Especially after the news of you getting a place on the team!"

"Beater, no less!" Emily beamed. "You have it in your blood, Mel. I was so happy when I found out..."

"We also realized you didn't have a proper instrument to beat them all," Sirius smiled. "So here it is. I had to nag your mother until she let me use my vault to get it. Consider this my gift to you after fourteen years of nothing."

"You didn't..." She said breathlessly.

"Open it!" The twins urged her.

Mel ripped the paper and dismantled the box with trembling, anxious hands. A brand new firebolt laid between the mess, begging to be used.

"Bloody hell!" She exclaimed, then looked up at Sirius and her mother. "Are you trying to win me over? There was no need to buy me a broomstick, you're family already!"

Sirius let out a joyful laugh. "Make sure you win in your future games or I'll regret buying you such a broom..."

"Mel's a great player," Ginny assured them, her eyes glued to the broom. "You're going to let me try it, Mel? You have to!"

"Of course I will!" Mel smiled. "Thank you so much!"

"Oh don't thank me, I wanted to give you a simple broom, but Remus and Sirius pestered me until I let them buy this one."

"My uncle?" Mel looked at the man standing in a corner of the room. "But you already gave me a present!"

"I didn't help them with money," Remus brushed it off. "I was the one who went with Tonks to the bank and got it, she helped us get the broom. Would've been suspicious if a man like me entered and bought the most expensive one in the market."

"It was the biggest pleasure to get that for you, Mel," Tonks admitted. "When I saw Harry's I fell in love with it, and yours is just as breathtaking!"

At the mention of the boy, Mel realized he'd been quiet the whole hour. She looked around the room and managed to get a glimpse of him as he left the room. 

She made up the excuse of wanting to go and put the broom away herself, so the rest let her do it while they set the table to have dinner and Mel abandoned the kitchen, the firebolt firmly held with both hands.

She found Harry on the second floor as he was leaving the bathroom, his face wet and the tips of his hair sticking to his forehead. He stopped as soon as he saw her. Mel looked down at her new broom and spoke timidly. 

"I don't know if I'm a good player, but I promise as soon as we go back I'll practice tons..."

Harry looked down at the broom and then up at her face, a tense smile appearing on his features.