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Harry Potter AU/AR › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
28
Views:
12,624
Reviews:
11
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
The Owlry
Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Harry Potter sort.
WARNING: This story contains INCEST so if you don\'t like it, don\'t read it!
A/N: Hope you enjoy this installment :)
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Chapter Fourteen: The Owlry
“I’M WHAT?!” Avery screeched, sitting up as straight as she could be, while Maria lost all color in her face and gaped. Madam Pomfrey nearly jumped at the sudden ruckus.
“You mean to tell me that I have a tiny little person growing inside me at this very moment?” Avery asked, still perturbed by the news.
“I believe so, dear,” Poppy said frowning. “Now, I know this is awkward and embarrassing for you as much as it is scary, but just know that this is highly confidential and I will not be repeating this news to anyone, unless I have your permission.”
Avery slouched, fazing out, hardly hearing what the nurse was muttering. All she could think about was how in trouble Harry would be if anyone found out. Her father had gotten her pregnant. What could be worse? Maria brought her back to her senses.
“Av!”
“Hmm?”
“Listen, will you?!”
“Right, sorry. I’m just…downright shocked.”
“Well, dear, as difficult as it is to accept it, you have gotten yourself into this mess. Now, I will do everything I can to keep you and the child healthy, but I’m afraid I cannot stop the rumors.”
“Rumors? You think all this will do is cause rumors?!” Maria gasped. “The whole school will know by the end of next month and it’ll be non-stop gossip until summer! She has to be taken out of school!”
Avery turned her attention towards her friend and gave her a bewildering expression.
“Oh, Merlin’s beard, Maria! Come off it! You’re just talking ruddy nonsense now.”
“Oh, am I?” Her tone was defiant. “Poppy, could you give us a moment, please?” The little nurse nodded and scurried over to the next bed.
“Well, what do you expect me to say?!” Maria asked flabbergasted, dropping her voice so only the other girl could hear her. “You’re my best friend, Avery. I’d hate to hear what people are going to start saying about you. You know what would happen to your father if they knew it was him that’s knocked you up!”
“Shh! For heaven’s sake, Maria!” Avery whispered, giving her friend a threatening look. “Look, no one will know the truth. They can’t.”
“It sounds that easy, Av, but the truth can’t stay hidden forever. It just can’t.”
Avery sat calmly although everything on the inside was raging.
“I need to talk to my dad,” Avery finally said after what seemed to be a long moment’s pause.
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After Avery had left the hospital wing, hours after Maria had left her, the fact that she was bearing a child was finally sinking in. When she had first been told the bit of news, it was as though she were in a dream. Now, the reality of it all was slowly creeping into her system; it was crawling under her skin, making her shiver. She was way too young to be a mother and Harry was too old to be having another child. The technicality of it sounded absolutely disgusting: it would be his child as well as his grandchild. Avery shook the thought immediately from her head, and couldn’t help but vomit again.
When she had reached her dormitory, the girls that were playing wizard’s chess a few beds away had smiled and greeted Avery. They had never said ‘hello’ to her in that sort of fashion: in unison and high-pitched. Avery somehow felt like they had rehearsed it. She couldn’t help but feel like everyone could sense the grotesqueness that she felt engulfing her entire body like a disease, plastering its sickly boils on her skin, making her an outcast.
As she went to her drawer and pulled out some parchment and some quills, she felt like a dark shadow was pressing down upon her now tainted soul. She was an exile…she didn’t belong at Hogwarts anymore, and she would tell Harry exactly how she felt. She dipped her quill in some ink and started to write.
Dad-
Hey, it’s me, Avery. I have to talk to you as soon as possible. If you could come down to Hogwarts during a Hogsmeade weekend or something, that’d be wonderful. It’s urgent, so the sooner, the better. I’m very confused and angry. I really need to talk to you. I love you.
-Avery-
There. Simple, yet got her message through. She rolled the parchment and tied it with some ribbon, then headed out of the dorm to make her way towards the owlry.
As she made her way to the tower where all the school owls were stationed, she ran into Riley.
“Avery! Wait up!” She heard a shout from behind her. She did not feel like answering any questions, especially from him.
“What is it, Riley?” Avery asked annoyingly, not stopping to look at him.
“I was just wondering how you’re feel—”
“I feel fine,” Avery replied quickly and in a monotone. “Look, Riley, I have things to take care of, I really don’t have time to—”
“Well, fine! I didn’t know that caring about you would make you so upset,” Riley snapped. “I’m sorry I took so much time out of your busy sched—”
“Shut up, Riley! You have no idea what I’ve been through, okay? So stop trying to pretend like you know me because you don’t…and you never will!” Avery said storming off in the direction of the owlry.
“You’re just afraid!” She heard him yell. “You’re afraid of commitment and intimacy because you’re afraid you’re going to lose the person you love the most just like your father did!”
Avery didn’t think twice before turning on her heel and dashing toward Riley with her wand drawn and pointing at him. He didn’t have enough time to pull out his own wand, and soon, she was panting and looking at him up in the face with tears and sweat streaming down her face.
“If you ever dare speak about my family with that tone of disrespect, I’ll hex your arse into next year,” Avery hissed with her wand pointing at his throat. “And no, I’m not afraid of intimacy, you ruddy bastard…besides, you would know nothing about intimacy would you? You’ve never had it.” She dug her wand deeper into his throat, and then released it. “Leave me alone, Riley…I mean it.” She made a final turn to walk towards the stairs that led to the owlry, wanting nothing more than to feel Harry’s arms around her, and when she looked back, Riley had disappeared from the corridor.
When she got to the owlry, Jordan was there. And so was a naked witch on top of him.
“Oh, god, Jordan, yes!” The witch moaned. Avery gasped at the scene, covered her mouth, then shut her eyes and slammed the door shut. She stood outside the owlry for less than a minute before the door opened again. The blonde witch smirked at Avery and Avery, being unsure of what to do, gave a half smile. When the witch was finally out of earshot, Avery turned to Jordan. But before she could summon a word from her mouth, he was speaking holding his hands up.
“I know what you’re thinking,” he began steadily.
“No, you definitely don’t know what I’m thinking because even I don’t know what to think about that,” Avery said managing a bit of an embarrassed smile. Jordan smiled awkwardly.
“Well, I’d rather it be you walking in on me than my sister, I suppose.”
“Jordan, I’m practically your sister, anyway,” Avery giggled slightly.
“Yeah, but she would flip out and go run off and tell mum and dad…so there’s a difference between you two.” Avery nodded.
“Well, who is she anyway?”
“A Slytherin…Damien’s sister…at least that’s what she claims.”
“And I take it you don’t care whether it’s true or not seeing as to you’ve already become quite acquainted,” Avery replied biting her lip to keep herself from breaking into a giggle fit.
“Er—” Jordan blushed. “Yeah, we’ve been doing it since before Halloween.”
“Before Halloween?!” Avery asked in shock. “Well, are you dating then?”
“Yeah, but we’re trying to keep it hushed up because if either of our families found out, we’d both be done for.”
“I see,” Avery said nodding, “well, I’m sorry I, er—intervened. I’m just going to send an owl to my dad so don’t mind me,” Avery said stepping in the straw to get to one of the dark brown owls. She put the parchment in the bird’s beak and it flew away out the window.
“What are you writing your dad about?” Jordan asked, scratching the back of his neck.
“I just have to talk to him in person about something,” Avery replied casually staring out the window at the black dot flying away in the sky.
“Oh,” Jordan said slightly uninterested. “Well, I’m going to go find Kitty.”
“Kitty?” Avery asked cocking her brow.
“That’s her name…my girlfriend.”
“Merlin’s beard…” Avery muttered giggling to herself. “Well, I can see that going over well…Mrs. Kitty Weasley,” Avery laughed.
“Oh, stuff it,” Jordan mumbled. “I never said I would marry the bird.”
Avery laughed. “Well, if you do, I wish you the best of luck.”
“Thanks, Av,” Jordan said. “I’ll see you around.”
“Okay, see you then,” she said as Jordan shut the door. The day was warm and bright, but all Avery could do was count down the seconds to seeing her father and spilling the news.
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A/N: Riley is soo annoying, I dunno who all agrees with me. haha. But I suppose he is a necessary part to the story! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review! I always appreciate them!! Next chapter will have Harry\'s reaction :O Bet you\'re all curious about that one...
WARNING: This story contains INCEST so if you don\'t like it, don\'t read it!
A/N: Hope you enjoy this installment :)
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Chapter Fourteen: The Owlry
“I’M WHAT?!” Avery screeched, sitting up as straight as she could be, while Maria lost all color in her face and gaped. Madam Pomfrey nearly jumped at the sudden ruckus.
“You mean to tell me that I have a tiny little person growing inside me at this very moment?” Avery asked, still perturbed by the news.
“I believe so, dear,” Poppy said frowning. “Now, I know this is awkward and embarrassing for you as much as it is scary, but just know that this is highly confidential and I will not be repeating this news to anyone, unless I have your permission.”
Avery slouched, fazing out, hardly hearing what the nurse was muttering. All she could think about was how in trouble Harry would be if anyone found out. Her father had gotten her pregnant. What could be worse? Maria brought her back to her senses.
“Av!”
“Hmm?”
“Listen, will you?!”
“Right, sorry. I’m just…downright shocked.”
“Well, dear, as difficult as it is to accept it, you have gotten yourself into this mess. Now, I will do everything I can to keep you and the child healthy, but I’m afraid I cannot stop the rumors.”
“Rumors? You think all this will do is cause rumors?!” Maria gasped. “The whole school will know by the end of next month and it’ll be non-stop gossip until summer! She has to be taken out of school!”
Avery turned her attention towards her friend and gave her a bewildering expression.
“Oh, Merlin’s beard, Maria! Come off it! You’re just talking ruddy nonsense now.”
“Oh, am I?” Her tone was defiant. “Poppy, could you give us a moment, please?” The little nurse nodded and scurried over to the next bed.
“Well, what do you expect me to say?!” Maria asked flabbergasted, dropping her voice so only the other girl could hear her. “You’re my best friend, Avery. I’d hate to hear what people are going to start saying about you. You know what would happen to your father if they knew it was him that’s knocked you up!”
“Shh! For heaven’s sake, Maria!” Avery whispered, giving her friend a threatening look. “Look, no one will know the truth. They can’t.”
“It sounds that easy, Av, but the truth can’t stay hidden forever. It just can’t.”
Avery sat calmly although everything on the inside was raging.
“I need to talk to my dad,” Avery finally said after what seemed to be a long moment’s pause.
--
After Avery had left the hospital wing, hours after Maria had left her, the fact that she was bearing a child was finally sinking in. When she had first been told the bit of news, it was as though she were in a dream. Now, the reality of it all was slowly creeping into her system; it was crawling under her skin, making her shiver. She was way too young to be a mother and Harry was too old to be having another child. The technicality of it sounded absolutely disgusting: it would be his child as well as his grandchild. Avery shook the thought immediately from her head, and couldn’t help but vomit again.
When she had reached her dormitory, the girls that were playing wizard’s chess a few beds away had smiled and greeted Avery. They had never said ‘hello’ to her in that sort of fashion: in unison and high-pitched. Avery somehow felt like they had rehearsed it. She couldn’t help but feel like everyone could sense the grotesqueness that she felt engulfing her entire body like a disease, plastering its sickly boils on her skin, making her an outcast.
As she went to her drawer and pulled out some parchment and some quills, she felt like a dark shadow was pressing down upon her now tainted soul. She was an exile…she didn’t belong at Hogwarts anymore, and she would tell Harry exactly how she felt. She dipped her quill in some ink and started to write.
Dad-
Hey, it’s me, Avery. I have to talk to you as soon as possible. If you could come down to Hogwarts during a Hogsmeade weekend or something, that’d be wonderful. It’s urgent, so the sooner, the better. I’m very confused and angry. I really need to talk to you. I love you.
-Avery-
There. Simple, yet got her message through. She rolled the parchment and tied it with some ribbon, then headed out of the dorm to make her way towards the owlry.
As she made her way to the tower where all the school owls were stationed, she ran into Riley.
“Avery! Wait up!” She heard a shout from behind her. She did not feel like answering any questions, especially from him.
“What is it, Riley?” Avery asked annoyingly, not stopping to look at him.
“I was just wondering how you’re feel—”
“I feel fine,” Avery replied quickly and in a monotone. “Look, Riley, I have things to take care of, I really don’t have time to—”
“Well, fine! I didn’t know that caring about you would make you so upset,” Riley snapped. “I’m sorry I took so much time out of your busy sched—”
“Shut up, Riley! You have no idea what I’ve been through, okay? So stop trying to pretend like you know me because you don’t…and you never will!” Avery said storming off in the direction of the owlry.
“You’re just afraid!” She heard him yell. “You’re afraid of commitment and intimacy because you’re afraid you’re going to lose the person you love the most just like your father did!”
Avery didn’t think twice before turning on her heel and dashing toward Riley with her wand drawn and pointing at him. He didn’t have enough time to pull out his own wand, and soon, she was panting and looking at him up in the face with tears and sweat streaming down her face.
“If you ever dare speak about my family with that tone of disrespect, I’ll hex your arse into next year,” Avery hissed with her wand pointing at his throat. “And no, I’m not afraid of intimacy, you ruddy bastard…besides, you would know nothing about intimacy would you? You’ve never had it.” She dug her wand deeper into his throat, and then released it. “Leave me alone, Riley…I mean it.” She made a final turn to walk towards the stairs that led to the owlry, wanting nothing more than to feel Harry’s arms around her, and when she looked back, Riley had disappeared from the corridor.
When she got to the owlry, Jordan was there. And so was a naked witch on top of him.
“Oh, god, Jordan, yes!” The witch moaned. Avery gasped at the scene, covered her mouth, then shut her eyes and slammed the door shut. She stood outside the owlry for less than a minute before the door opened again. The blonde witch smirked at Avery and Avery, being unsure of what to do, gave a half smile. When the witch was finally out of earshot, Avery turned to Jordan. But before she could summon a word from her mouth, he was speaking holding his hands up.
“I know what you’re thinking,” he began steadily.
“No, you definitely don’t know what I’m thinking because even I don’t know what to think about that,” Avery said managing a bit of an embarrassed smile. Jordan smiled awkwardly.
“Well, I’d rather it be you walking in on me than my sister, I suppose.”
“Jordan, I’m practically your sister, anyway,” Avery giggled slightly.
“Yeah, but she would flip out and go run off and tell mum and dad…so there’s a difference between you two.” Avery nodded.
“Well, who is she anyway?”
“A Slytherin…Damien’s sister…at least that’s what she claims.”
“And I take it you don’t care whether it’s true or not seeing as to you’ve already become quite acquainted,” Avery replied biting her lip to keep herself from breaking into a giggle fit.
“Er—” Jordan blushed. “Yeah, we’ve been doing it since before Halloween.”
“Before Halloween?!” Avery asked in shock. “Well, are you dating then?”
“Yeah, but we’re trying to keep it hushed up because if either of our families found out, we’d both be done for.”
“I see,” Avery said nodding, “well, I’m sorry I, er—intervened. I’m just going to send an owl to my dad so don’t mind me,” Avery said stepping in the straw to get to one of the dark brown owls. She put the parchment in the bird’s beak and it flew away out the window.
“What are you writing your dad about?” Jordan asked, scratching the back of his neck.
“I just have to talk to him in person about something,” Avery replied casually staring out the window at the black dot flying away in the sky.
“Oh,” Jordan said slightly uninterested. “Well, I’m going to go find Kitty.”
“Kitty?” Avery asked cocking her brow.
“That’s her name…my girlfriend.”
“Merlin’s beard…” Avery muttered giggling to herself. “Well, I can see that going over well…Mrs. Kitty Weasley,” Avery laughed.
“Oh, stuff it,” Jordan mumbled. “I never said I would marry the bird.”
Avery laughed. “Well, if you do, I wish you the best of luck.”
“Thanks, Av,” Jordan said. “I’ll see you around.”
“Okay, see you then,” she said as Jordan shut the door. The day was warm and bright, but all Avery could do was count down the seconds to seeing her father and spilling the news.
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A/N: Riley is soo annoying, I dunno who all agrees with me. haha. But I suppose he is a necessary part to the story! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review! I always appreciate them!! Next chapter will have Harry\'s reaction :O Bet you\'re all curious about that one...