Harry Potter and the Bucket List

Year 4 - 2

Beta: Cloudy

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I read the Daily Prophet with Tom the following morning at breakfast.

"The... Death Eaters fled after the Dark Mark was used?" Tom's voice was laced with disdain.

"Yes. The Death Eaters smart enough to avoid Azkaban dropped Lord Voldemort like garbage when he was defeated."

"That means that the dimwitted ones are in Azkaban?"

"Except Rookwood, who will either try to find Voldemort to revive him, or decided Voldemort wasn't worth the trouble and left him like the rest of the Death Eaters. Almost feel sorry for Voldemort. He either has to deal with followers who would abandon him at a moment's notice, or useless morons who can't do anything without him. Must be lonely."

"Yes," Tom repeated hollowly. "Lonely."

"Don't worry, Tom. I won't let Voldemort or Death Eaters hurt you," I assured him.

"What if I—What if I become a Dark Lord?"

"Depends. Are you torturing babies for shits and giggles?"

"No."

"Are you going to kill my family?"

"No."

"I don't see an issue here. Wait, you're not against my werewolf army now are you?"

"No, never."

"Then nothing would change. I'd be the same to you as I am now: your amazing best friend who adores you."

"Ah. We are best friends now, are we?"

"Yep. It's decided."

His magic moved as if he were chuckling, though he did not verbally respond.

"I'll be purchasing your textbooks at Diagon Alley today, both of you need to stay at home for the foreseeable future," Remus told us as he put on a cloak and headed to the floo. "You can visit the Weasley's though."

"Excellent. Going over to Ron's," Harry said, hopping up from his seat at breakfast.

"Don't buy my dress robes," I told Remus.

Remus raised an eyebrow. "Wouldn't dream of it. Do you want me to grab you a couple catalogs?"

"No, Daphne will send over some things."

"Daphne Greengrass?"

"Yes."

"Do you need more allowance money for it?" shrewdly asked Remus.

"Probably," I admitted. "I'll ask Paddy when he's up."

"Why do you need so much money for a dress?" Harry asked, perplexed.

I sighed. "You wouldn't understand."

"That's why I'm asking."

"Asking that is like asking why a bride wants to feel like the most important person at her wedding."

"But isn't it the groom's day too?"

"Ugh. Get out of here before I hex you."

Harry wisely held up his hands in a gesture of surrender. Remus chuckled and took the floo to the Leaky Cauldron. Our network was set up as a one way to the public areas, so he'd have to Apparate back in. After I finished reading the paper I got comfortable on the living room floor and resumed training for my illegal animagus form.