An Unwanted Marriage, But An Unexpected Love

An Unwanted Marriage, But An Unexpected Love

Neither couple left the warm comfort of the head boy and girls rooms for two long days. They showered in their own private bathrooms while house elf’s delivered food and drink delivered to their rooms.

Dobby who delivered a couple of times and even Winky who had been thrilled to see her old master again, did not even bother to stop to chat, knowing that both young couples wanted to be alone.

Barty and Hermione had been lying in bed dozing contently when Barty had commented suddenly out of nowhere. “Hermione, I know how you feel about house elves” he trailed off when Hermione’s eyes narrowed. He ignored that knowing he had to say it.

“Hermione, when we return to Crouch Manor I am going to be taking Winky with us if she wishes to serve the Crouch family again.” He added after a brief pause, “Hermione I miss her dearly. She was my house elf since I was a baby. I adored her as a little boy.”

He added sadly, “I missed her terribly when I was sent to Azkaban and was furious when my father disowned her. Winky is a good elf, never has she ever been disloyal to my family.”

Hermione shook her head and replied, “I do not like Elf slavery. However, if you are willing to allow her to remain free as she is now and give her clothes then she can come and work for us as long as she is free and I am allowed to also do some of the house work, I shall agree.”

She added with a small smile “Just as Winky loves you, Dobby equally loves Harry. Ginny already told me that when she and Harry marry and move into Potter manor, they are taking Dobby with them as their own person house elf.”

Barty laughed and replied, “Yes ok I can live with that and yes I am every much aware of Dobby’s antics where is precious master Harry is concerned. Dobby is an eccentric most of the time, but a complete nutter where Harry is concerned.”

Hermione laughed and told him about their second year, about how Harry had freed Dobby from being the Malfoy’s house elf. How Dobby on several occasions almost got Harry killed. Barty had been in stitches when she had finished.

Barty chuckled and commented, “Ah that crazy loyal elf loves your friend to death. Almost literately in some cases if what you told me of his antics is anything to go by.” Hermione laughed and nodded in agreement.

In the head boys, room Sirius and Sara-Jane had just gotten out of the shower after making love then washing each other’s backs and hair. They entered the bedroom, both wearing white fluffy robes and equally white fluffy towels wrapped around their heads.

They sat on the end of the bed and took turns towel drying each other’s hair before using a spell to finish off the job. Sara-Jane then sat between Sirius’s legs after he had used a detangling charm on her hair and was now carefully running a brush though the smooth and curled strands.

Sirius asked “So how do you feel about finishing your last year at Hogwarts? The new term starts tomorrow. And you and I are going to be shown to our new set of rooms today so the house elves can clean out this room ready for Harry when he arrives tomorrow night.”

Sirius had just finished brushing her golden blond locks so she swapped places with him. He sat on the end of the bed and she kneeled behind him. She then carefully pulled the brush though his dark wavy locks after casting a detangling charm before hand.

She then answered his last question she said, “I suppose I’m looking forward to it as it is my last year after all, and then after I will be a fully qualified and graduated witch. I’m looking forward to being able to use magic without there being any age restriction law always hanging over my head.”

She added, “And as for the new school term starting tomorrow, I guess it will take a lot of getting used to. After all neither the others nor I have been taught at Hogwarts for over year now, we were home schooled. We are going to have to get back into the flow of things and start up new routines that were ruined the year before.”

Sirius sighed and commented “Well, at least this is nothing new to you and the others; you should all soon adjust to being back quickly enough. Barty and I on the other hand are going to be teaching. I’ve never taught anyone before.”

He added, “And Barty, his job shouldn’t be too bad for him, even if he hasn’t taught before either. He is a Potions master, all he has to deal with is becoming accustomed to teaching instead of just making and selling potions.”

He went on, “But Remus, Merlin that man will retake to teaching like a duck to water. It is in his blood to teach others and learn as he goes along. Remus will have no problems; he after all is only retaking his old job. The man could do it in his sleep or wearing a blind fold.”

He concluded, “He was always like that even at Hogwarts. The man is intelligent and terrifyingly so. He has a mind like a steel trap. And don’t tell Hermione I said this, but if he and Hermione were to compare their owl and newt results, then I’m willing to wager Remus would have gotten more owls and newts then her.”

Sara-Jane nodded and said, “Yes I can quite believe it as well. So it’s safe to say back in school Remus was the brains behind the Marauders?” Sirius shook his head told her, “No. Remus and Barty were the brains.”

He continued on at her questioning look. “Barty and Remus were the brains, James and I were strategists of the Marauders, we came up with the pranks and Barty and Remus fool proofed them to make sure nothing could go wrong. And of course would talk me and James out of it if the prank seemed like it would fall though and come to back to bite us in the arses.”

Sara-Jane snorted and commented, “So I take it your pranks often weren’t fool proof?” Sirius shook his head and replied, “No they were. But with that idiot and no wit known as Peter in our group, you could never be too careful or cautious, who knew how and in what way he could have messed up at the time.”

Sara-Jane frowned and asked, “ So if Peter lacked intelligence or talent, then how on Earth did he ever become an Animagus and graduate from Hogwarts? I figured he wouldn’t have done well enough to graduate the first time around the way you’re currently describing him.”

Sirius snorted in disgust as he replied, “I, Barty and James, we helped him with the transformation. It took us three years; whereas could have been done in two and a half had it not been for Peter holding us back.”

He concluded with a cynical air to his voice. As for him graduating well, he barely managed that. He had to study with both Remus and Barty. And even then it was touch and go as to whether he would pass or be made to return and repeat his seventh year.”

After dinner later on that day, Sirius and Sara-Jane was led to their new rooms and the house elves took over the head boy’s room in order to get it all clean and ready for Harry’s arrival. Little did they know that Harry would not be sleeping in that room for his seventh year.