Quick Sneak Peeks/Taunts At the Final Chapters of ASC
Chapter 343 — The One With the News
The curtains were pulled open and Harry and Neville each stood there, holding a pillow. Before either of them could move, pillows beat them over the head until they were laughing and on the floor, shoving them off. Feathers exploded out of one and Neville spit a feather out of his mouth.
Chapter 344 — The One With the Last Hurrah
“Eight!” Ron shouted. “Nine if you count the green of his new one.” He grabbed Harry’s wrist and held it up. “This wanker actually tattooed my sister’s name onto his body!”
Harry blushed, pulling his arm away. “Hey! I love her.”
Ron shook his head. “Soppy wanker.”
Chapter 345 — The One With No Pressure
“And we need to make more of a plan because my parents are going to have questions.”
“A plan? We have a plan. We’re going to raise these babies together.”
“A more detailed plan,” Fiadh corrected. “We should talk about moving in together.”
“What’s there to talk about?” Fred demanded. “I want you to move in with me. You know that.”
“I know, but maybe we should look for a bigger place. This flat isn’t exactly baby proof.”
Fred frowned. “What’s wrong with my bachelor pad?”
Fiadh’s lips curved. “For starters, the fact that it’s a bachelor pad.”
Chapter 346 — The One Where We’re Not Gonna Take It
Operation Kill the Sodding Bastard was finally bloody here.
Chapter 347 — The One Where This Is Our Life, This Is Our Home
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wasn’t sure if he would have believed it. Canadian geese, with their long necks and wide wings, were honking and chasing Death Eaters down in front of the castle.
Chapter 348 — The One With Operation Kill the Sodding Bastard
Someone huge tackled him to the ground and he grunted as his breath was stolen from him. His breath came out in a loud whoosh as he looked up into the face of Goyle in surprise.
Before Goyle could answer, a red spark hit the ground near Theo’s head and he winced. Goyle rolled him before he pulled him to his feet. When Theo looked over, Lestrange was dead and part of the stone from the courtyard had collapsed where Theo had just been standing.
Chapter 349 — The One Where It’s Finally Over
“No, you’re not,” she told him, kissing his brow, “but you will be. Take a breath, Harry. Tom’s gone.”
Chapter 350 — The One With the Polka Dot Tie
…people started to applaud him.
“Thank you!” Someone shouted.
“For he’s a jolly good fellow,” someone began to sing as others joined in.
Harry’s cheeks flushed. He shook some hands and spoke to few people in earnest before he managed to sneak out, the sounds of people still chanting his name, echoing in his ears.
Chapter 351 — The One With the Dance in the Rain
He stayed seated on the blanket as the warm spring rain fell and just watched her. Her long red hair was soaked to her back, to her neck. Long strands were stuck to her face and he watched her twirl and laugh, face upturned towards the sky. Her brown eyes were alight in pure joy and he clambered to his feet to grab her hands.
She shrieked in delight when he spun her into a dance. Her eyes lit up as the lightning glimmered across the sky and the tempo of the rain increased. Neither of them spoke as they stood there, swaying in the warm rain. When she stood on her toes, sliding her hands up his chest to kiss him, he tasted the rain on her skin.
Chapter 352 — The One With the Blow Jobs
Harry caught sight of his girlfriend’s red hair by the snack table and hurried over to her. He grabbed two of the shots from the tray the house elves were passing around. They each had a dollop of what looked like whipped cream on top and looked like a rather delicious dessert.
Ginny’s lips curved. “Blow job.”
Harry choked as he got white cream on his lip. “What?”
“The drink in your hand,” Ginny said, smirking. “Are you all right?”
Chapter 353 — The One Where Life’s About To Get Good
Harry was holding a sleeping Teddy curled up on his shoulder. Teddy’s sweet little face was against his neck where Harry could feel his soft breaths.
Chapter 354 — The One With the Search for the Replies
The sound of Ginny belting out the lyrics to “Shadows of the Night” made him smile. He reached around to turn the burner on low before he grabbed her hand and pulled her into a dance. Ginny laughed, her brown eyes lighting up as he spun her around and pulled her back into his arms. She looped her hands around his neck as they swayed in the kitchen.
“Is this what our life is going to be like? Cooking and dancing together in the kitchen?”
Harry brushed his lips over her ear. “If I have any say in it, absolutely. And I plan on having you for dessert.”
She blushed, her lips forming into a sexy pout that made Harry kiss her again. He let his hand slide over her back, fingers brushing under the tiny string that was across her back barely holding the small triangles over her breasts.
Chapter 355 — The One With the Quinque Annos Consilium
They talked about how she was going to move in after she wrote her NEWTS and spoke more about how they would try to find time for each other while she was at school, making plans to talk on the mirror every night.
Then they would find their way upstairs and make love in the big bed, sometimes in the tub or shower, and fall asleep wrapped in each other’s arms. Harry woke her every morning with his head between her legs and they would have lazy morning sex before going downstairs to make breakfast.
After a week in Barbados of nothing but surfing, sun, and sex, they both felt relaxed and happy. It was how they ended up going down to the magical village called Kaleidoscope Kove which was right along the beach near Bridgetown. It was a very unique place in the sense that all of the buildings did indeed look like a kaleidoscope in bright colours and geometric patterns that looked magical.
They walked hand in hand through bookstores and little boutiques. Harry bought her a pair of earrings in bright crystals and an emerald crystal hoop for the top of her ear. They ate ice cream and ate lunch at a beachside café and then saw the sign for scuba diving and snorkelling.
Chapter 356 — The One With the Dickwad
“Understood,” Harry said. “I got another tattoo.”
Ron’s eyebrow rose. “Please don’t tell me you got my sister’s face tattooed on your arse now?”
Harry chuckled. “Nah, that’s where your name goes.”
Harry pulled his tee shirt over his head to show Ron the new tattoo he’d just gotten yesterday. It was three written lines across his left ribs and Ron leaned in closer to read the small black script that said: Teddy, 11th April, 1998.
Ron’s lips curved. “Just like Sirius’.”
Harry nodded, picking up his beer. “He tattooed my name on him after I was born and I wanted to do the same for my godson. It’s even in the same spot.”
Chapter 357 — The One With the Training
“Good morning. I’m Auror Gawain Robards and I’ll be your leader for basic training. Today will be about getting you acquainted and understanding the plan for the next few weeks. As you know, with the war, we have an immediate need for Aurors, which means we’ll be accelerating the coursework a little bit. Basic has been dropped down to three weeks instead of four and you’ll be tested weekly.”
A short blonde witch who was stunningly beautiful raised her wand. “Where will basic training take place, Sir?”
“If you’re patient and listen, you’ll find out.”
The witch looked put out, but she kept her eyes on Auror Robards as she waited for him to continue.
“Basic is all about seeing if you have what it takes to physically be an Auror,” Robards continued. “If you’re looking for a desk job, you’ve come to the wrong place. It will be up to you to keep up on assignments and there will be zero exceptions for late homework or half-arsed work. Not all of you will make it through the next three weeks,” he declared, his eyes narrowing. “Aurors need to be ready to face everything and anything and if you’re not here to give one hundred percent, you might as well walk out right now.”
No one moved and he nodded.
Chapter 358 — The One With the Marble Wall
Ginny smacked him and he laughed. “That’s not the point, Harry! Does everyone think that we’re just randy sots?”
“Hey, who got who naked first on the cliffs yesterday?” Harry insisted, making her blush.
Chapter 359 — The One With the First Assignment and the Red Moon
Harry and Ron finished at the Academy and were officially presented with A1 badges. The bronze star-shaped badge with the Ministry of Magic emblem rising over the top of the star had a Roman numeral one imposed over the top of the emblem. In the centre of the badge were two crossed wands with a sword between them and around the circle were the three words that Aurors lived by: Honoris, Praesidium, Veritas. At the bottom were the carved Roman numerals of their badge numbers. Harry’s thumb brushed over his in amazement: MMMMCMLXXII. When he looked over at Ron’s, he couldn’t help but smile when he saw his friend’s was only one number off of his MMMMCMLXXIII.
They were to report to Kingsley Shacklebolt Monday morning at eight AM sharp for further instruction. Harry had done as Robards had asked and finished learning all about Fletcher Fleming. Robards had let him sit in on the interrogation of the thief and allowed him to write up part of the final report on his arrest and capture.
Harry was ecstatic. It felt like he was doing real detective work and he loved it. He couldn’t wait to stop being a trainee and be the bottom of the totem pole in the Auror Department as an A1. Nothing sounded cooler in his mind.
Chapter 360 — The One Where It All Comes Full Circle
Robards nodded. “And you destroyed all of them?”
“Yes, Sir. Ron took out the last one in the Battle of Hogwarts, his giant snake, Nagini.”
Robards tapped his fingers on his desk. “Horcruxes are the darkest magic known to man. If he truly split his soul six ways to Sunday, it’s too damaged to ever be properly resurrected.”
“But he still could be?” Harry asked, his heart sinking.
