Warning - slight mature content
„I’m bored.“, Sirius groaned annoyed and dropped his head against the backrest of the sofa.
„Yeah, we know that, Pads,“ Remus came up behind him and handed him a cup of coffee over his shoulder, which Sirius gratefully accepted and took a first sip.
„You haven’t been telling anything else for weeks,“ chuckled the former werewolf and sat down on the couch next to Sirius.
Opposite the two men, Penny sat in the large armchair, a thick blanket wrapped around her body a cup of steaming tea in the left hand and a book in the right.
She briefly looked over the edge of the book and smiled at the encounter of Sirius and Remus before returning to the story of the two Dashwood sisters, when the sound of an explosion from the upper floor made the three stop again what they were doing.
They looked at each other and after no cries for help were heard, they continued with their current activities.
And that’s what most days in the lives of Penny, Sirius, Remus and the twins looked like in Grimmauld Place, where they had been stuck for months now.
Fred and George worked tirelessly on new inventions for their Joke Shop while selling their prank items via owl service.
After completely dusting, tidying up and redecorating the house, Penny spent most of her time in the library where she rediscovered her passion for reading, and so it was no wonder it didn’t take long for her to devour the majority of the novels there.
After each dinner, Penny and Fred spent the nights together in their bed.
And it was safe to say that the two got everything out of it. Because most nights consisted of sensual moans, tender touches, whispers of sweet nothings, and screaming each other’s name’s in pure ecstasy.
The only witness, the moon and the stars that shone through the window and bathed the room in a soft light, while they made love.
And Sirius and Remus? The two enjoyed the presence of the other to the fullest, as months ago it was still questionable, even impossible, that they would ever talk to each other again.
„Good morning, Dad, I brought your potion and a coffee.“, as every morning in the past weeks, a cheerful Penny balanced a tray with strong black coffee and a selection of different potions into the bedroom of Sirius and Remus.
The latter made visible progress, a few words made it out of his mouth and he was able to move his hands and legs, leaving Madam Pomfrey in no doubt that he would fully recover.
„Holy fucking Merlin.“, the red-haired girl shrieked and dropped the tray.
The cup and the vials broke on the floor in front of her and the liquids pooled around her feet.
„Good morning to you too.“, with her mouth open and a hand over her heart, she stared at her father, who instead of lying down, was now sitting on the edge of the bed and watching the situation in front of him amused.
It didn’t take time for Sirius and the identical Weasley brothers to show up behind Penny.
„What a warm welcome.“, the man with the scars on his face grinned, while the others continued to stand petrified in the room, trying to understand what they saw before their eyes.
This time Penny was the first to react and faster than Remus could look, his daughter threw herself around his neck. „Is this real? Am I dreaming? Can anyone pinch me?“, she sniffled while holding Remus tightly in her arms.
„Ouch.“, she looked around in shock, where a grinning red head who stood behind her had pinched her arm.
„What? You told me to pinch you,“ he laughed and she rolled her eyes.
Sirius slowly approached the bed and Penny made space for him. The twins observed the situation with some distance so as not to disturb the family’s moment.
„Hey.“, Remus whispered and a smile played around his lips as Sirius slowly sat down next to him.
The man with the black curly hair, moved in slow motion without letting Remus out of sight, as if he would wake up at any moment and realizing that everything was just a dream.
„Hey,“ Sirius whispered back, and his voice broke.
Penny bit the inside of her cheek, suppressing the tears that were swelling in her eyes.
Remus slowly stretched out his hand to his soulmate and when Sirius finally took it, he pulled him into his tight embrace.
Sirius buried his face in Remus‘ neck and Remus did the same with Sirius while the two men held each other tightly in their arms.
The fear was immense that the other would vanish into thin air before their eyes.
Because Sirius wouldn’t survive letting his best friend go again.
And that’s why in that embrace laid a promise.
The promise that they would never let go of each other.
Because they are the two who are left, and neither of them would risk burying another friend.
Remus briefly broke away from Sirius’s arms and pulled Penny closer to him.
The three held each other in their arms, while the young woman’s dams broke and her tears soaked Remus' Shirt.
The twins had long left the room, while the family of three lost all sense of time as they enjoyed the moment.
„You are awake. You can speak. Since when?“, Penny stuttered and looked her father in the eye.
Remus chuckled. „I woke up this morning and it just felt different. I could move, but I didn’t realize that I could speak until you came in,“ he smiled at Penny without letting go of their hands.
„That’s incredible,“ she slowly shook her head and a big smile played around her lips.
„We missed you. And you gave us quite the scare.“, Sirius laughed, tears brimming in his eyes.
„I didn’t ask to be poisoned, hung up and cut open,“ he tried to joke, but the attempt went visibly wrong.
All the color drained from Penny’s face and the girl felt her stomach twist.
„I’m sorry, petal. That wasn’t funny. But please don’t blame yourself. You did everything right, I wouldn’t have wanted you to stay. You got to safety and that was the most important thing. Do you hear me? It’s not your fault, no one blames you for what happened. It’s all good, I’m fine, I’m here. And I owe that to you, because you kept your promise and came back. Without you, I wouldn’t be alive anymore. So don’t blame yourself, you hear me? I don’t want that. I love you Penny. And I am so happy to call such a brave and strong young witch my daughter.“
And since that day, the mood in Grimmauld Place had been at its peak, for even though they were still locked up, Remus recovery lifted the spirits.
And in fact, the werewolf in him was dead. The lycanthropy was healed. What nobody had thought was possible had happened. And they would be forever grateful for it.
Another explosion shook the house and the portrait of Sirius‘ mother began to screech deafeningly.
„Okay, that’s enough. I’ll see what they’re doing.“ Penny put the bookmark in her book and closed it before placing it on the coffee table next to her.
„And I take care of the old bat.“, Sirius got up and followed Penny.
Penny reached the second floor where George’s room was and without knocking she stormed through the door.
„What the hell are you doing here?“, the two boys turned around and looked at her as she stood in front of them with her eyes narrowed and her arms crossed in front of her chest.
„Nothing.“, Fred shrugged and hid something behind his back.
Penny raised an eyebrow.
„Nothing? And nothing exploded?“, she looked from George to Fred and slowly walked towards the ginger she called her boyfriend.
„Exactly,“ he smirked and Penny tried to reach the object behind his back, but failed when George wrapped his arms around her hips and pulled her away from his brother before throwing her over his shoulder and running out of the room.
„No. George, let me down,“ she shrieked, struggling to keep her head steady as the younger twin hopped down the stairs with her over his shoulder while Fred hollered in laughter.
„You are completely insane. Has anyone ever told you that?“
Sirius and Remus became aware of her yelling and watched the situation amused from where they‘re stood in the hallway until Penny’s gaze fell on the two.
„And you’re no better!“ she yelled.
„You’re all crazy, I live with a bunch of crazy kids.“, her face turned increasingly red, from the blood that slowly ran into her head and all the screaming.
Meanwhile, the four men could hardly stop laughing and George put Penny on her own feet, where she immediately began to beat him.
„That. Is. Not. Funny,“ she said between each hit and George protected himself with his arms.
„Peppy, sweetheart. Calm down.“, Fred appeared behind her and held her hands.
She turned around and looked at him angrily.
„Show me now, what you’ve done,“ she demanded.
„No can do, love.“, he winked and walked away, leaving her in the hallway.
After several unsuccessful attempts to find out, what the twins were hiding from Penny, the five sat together in the kitchen and had dinner.
„That sucks.“, Sirius huffed as he poked around in his food.
„What exactly?“ asked Remus.
„All this here, nothing happens, we have no idea what is happening outside these walls. The only thing we know is that no one is hurt. I don’t even know what day today is,“ he ranted exaggeratedly.
„It’s April 30th, mate.“, Fred said nonchalantly, to which his girlfriend next to him snickered.
Sirius looked at him.
„Look, another month just went by without anything happening,“ he groaned.
„Sirius, I think we should be glad nothing happens or had happened. And I have the feeling that this calm will soon be over.“ Penny muttered the last part, she could hardly ignore the feeling that for a few days now was brewing in her stomach.
Something was coming towards them, she felt it, and it was getting closer.
And if only she had known how quickly it came.
„Promise me that you will be careful,“ she whispered in Fred’s ear, the boy laid between her bare legs, propped up on his arms next to her head.
„I promise,“ he said, nibbling at her earlobe.
„But why?“, he looked into her eyes, Penny’s hands caressed his also naked back and left goosebumps on her way.
„I have a feeling.“, she took a deep breath and he nodded.
“Okay, no matter what, I'll be careful. And I'll take care of you. As long as we’re together, nothing will happen to us, okay?“, he put their lips together and kissed her lovingly.
Penny felt the arousal build up again when she felt Fred’s erection on the inside of her thigh.
„Round two?“ he grinned and she nodded.
Fred took Penny’s hand and intertwined their fingers above her head. With the other hand he lined himself up on her entrance and slowly pushed into her.
Both hissed at the feeling and Fred pressed his forehead to Penny’s and kept eye contact as he slowly started to move in and out of her.
„I will never leave you,“ he whispered.
„And I will never leave you,“ she replied breathlessly.
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„Harry’s sighted at Hogsmeade. We have to go!“ George stormed into Penny and Fred’s room.
The couple looked at him sleepily, barely understanding what he had said.
„Did you hear me? Come on!“ he said again and started throwing their clothes at them before running out of the room again, leaving the door open.
Sirius and Remus‘ voices could be heard from below and Fred and Penny looked at each other anxiously.
„That’s it, isn’t it?“ Penny’s voice trembled at the thought of what laid ahead and what would await her once she set her feet on the grounds of Hogwarts.
They dressed without saying a word, afraid that the trembling voice would give anything away.
Because they wanted to be strong for each other. It wasn’t that they were afraid for their own lives, no. But they were afraid for the lives of their friends, their families, but mostly they were afraid for each other’s lives.
Because the thought of losing the love your life is simply unbearable.
Penny and Fred ran down the stairs where the other three were already waiting for them.
„Okay, we‘ll apparate to the Leaky Cauldron and from there we get to Hogwarts. Penny you go with Sirius, Fred and George, you have to take me with you.“ Remus said and everyone nodded.
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They entered the pub and were greeted by Aberforth, who opened the tunnel that led them to Hogwarts.
As they entered the room of requirements, that were used as some sort of a safe haven by the rebellious students, Penny felt a wave of nostalgia wash over her.
She looked at the faces of the students she knew and her heart broke at the state some of them were in.
Fred and George greeted their family, who they hadn’t seen in months, and to everyone’s surprise, Percy entered the room and immediately walked towards his family.
The first to take a step towards him was Fred, and moments later his mother burst into tears at the joy of holding her lost son in her arms again.
And Penny’s eyes fell on Harry.
The boy with the scar turned as if sensing her presence and when his eyes fell on her his face was filled with relief.
She smiled at him and he ran into her arms.
„I missed you so much. I’m sorry,“ Harry said.
„I missed you too. That was incredibly reckless of you. But I’m so glad you’re doing well.“ She let go of him and looked at him intently. „You’re alright, aren’t you? You’re not hurt?“ she searched his head and body for obvious injuries, making him laugh.
„I’m fine Penny.“ he smiled and his grin widened as Sirius appeared behind them, Penny made space and let him take his godson in his arms.
George and Fred stood by their family after refusing to let go of Ginny until someone tapped George’s shoulder.
The younger twin turned and his heart skipped a beat before pounding rapidly in his chest.
„Oh my God..“, he whispered.
„Nah, no need for the formalities.“, The man with the dreads grinned widely and pulled George into a bone crushing hug.
After what felt like an eternity for the both of them, Lee and George were finally back together.
After Harry had updated those present, they now stood in front of the wooden doors to the great hall, ready to enter when Harry gave the signal. And when the time came, the doors opened and the members of the Order entered.
Professor McGonagall attacked Snape and had the Slytherin students lead into the dungeons, as well as evacuate the underage students.
For everyone else who was willing to fight, the battle plan was now in place.
Fred, George, and Penny made their way to their posts to protect the secret passageways, and when they arrived, the sight that greeted them sent goosebumps all over their bodies.
The protective barrier that covered Hogwarts slowly began to break as the three of them stood along a passageway, Penny leaning with her back against the wall while the twins leaned on the balustrade before them and worriedly looked up at the sky.
„You okay, Freddie?“ George asked and the older twin looks at his brother with teary eyes.
„Yeah.“, he nodded.
„Me too.“, George nudged him with his elbow and Penny’s heart broke at the encounter, because the thought that something could happen to one of them was unimaginable.
Both turned and looked at the girl.
„And you?“ they asked in unison and Penny couldn’t help but smile.
She swallowed. „Yeah, me too.“, and nodded.
And then the barrier broke and the castle was overrun by Death Eaters.
Battles broke out, students and teachers dueled Death Eaters, killing curses were thrown, and in a split second the castle was littered with corpses.
Penny looked up where she spotted Sirius and Remus, the two men alone battling what appeared to be at least ten Death Eaters.
Fred saw her gaze. „Go, help them.“, he yelled.
Penny turned around.
„No, we have to stay together. Remember? Only by staying together we can protect each other.“ she called back while stunning a Death Eater.
„It’s okay, just go! I’m not alone. George, go with her, you‘ll be better help up there.“, the older twin said to his girlfriend and brother, the latter nodded reluctantly.
Penny ran to Fred and kissed him, and when she looked up at him, both their eyes were filled with tears.
„This isn’t a goodbye.“, he whispered.
Penny nodded. „Be careful. I love you.“
„You too. I love you.“ and then she disappeared with George.
When Penny and George reached the corridor where Remus and Sirius were, only Sirius was there.
„Where’s Moony?“ Penny asked while observing her surroundings.
„Tonks came and needed help, he went with her,“ he replied, sending another jinx at a Death Eater as a handful of dementors reached the three.
In no time, a magpie, a dog and a dolphin emerged from the ends of their wands and defeated the Dementor’s.
„Good job.“ Sirius looked at the two younger wizards and smiled.
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„Fred!“ Percy appeared behind him, along with Harry, Ron and Hermione.
„It’s good you’re here.“ Fred shouted, spotting the group of Death Eaters heading towards them.
Fred’s group began to defend themselves when Pius Thicknesse appeared.
„Hello Minister!“ Percy bellowed, sending a jinx at Thicknesse, who dropped his wand.
„Did I mention I‘m resigning?“, he continued.
„You’re joking Perce!“ Fred shouted, as the Death Eater he was battling collapsed under the weight of three separate Stunning Spells.
Fred looked at Percy with glee.
„You are actually joking… I don’t think I have heard you joke since you were-„