25 Black Family Mansion

Jack couldn't believe what was happening, he was happy with what was happening but he wasn't able to bring himself to believe it happened. A few minutes before, all the friends were chatting with each other, while their parents did the same. When all them turned to leave, suddenly Daphne spoke to Jack ``Jack, I have something to tell you!'' Jack wasn't oblivious to Daphne's feelings but he still wanted to tease her a little, ``What is it Daphne? Are you okay?!'' he said those words while checking her for a fever and Daphne's face turned bright red while Jack smiled at her reaction. Their families smiled at the antics of the young ones but no one expected Daphne to suddenly kiss Jack!! the kiss was very sudden and very surprising to them as usually Daphne was very shy about these things and only spoke about them with her girlfriends. But here she was, in front of her friends and family, kissing a boy in public. Currently Jack was conflicted, he was ecstatic at the events that were transpiring but was still shocked at the result of his prank. He had liked Daphne as much as she liked him but it had become a routine between them, where he would tease her and she would blush.

When Daphne and Jack let go of each other, they were greeted by congratulations from their friends. Meanwhile Daphne's father was smiling at him while sending a glare which meant, `hurt her and you die!'. ``Haha! Now who's the young Romeo, Huh?!'' Ron was the first to congratulate and tease him back for the jokes he made about him and Hermione. Currently Jack was still reeling from the shock and happiness from the kiss so he didn't retort but his friends took it as a sign to continue an Harry went next, ``Hey Jack, should I tell Uncle Arthur to get more Floo Powder for you? After all, now that you guys have to be apart for some time, how will you live without each other?'' listening to that all of them laughed and Jack came back to reality. He didn't say anything and kept quiet and smiled but inside he was thinking, `Hehe! Don't worry about me, next year, your future wife is going to join us. We'll see who's teasing who then! Humph!'' finally after the commotion ended, the families left the Platform 9 ¾while the two couples (Hermione and Ron, Jack and Daphne) in the group looked longingly at each other. to the sigh of which their parents thought at the same time, `How nice it is to be young'

Days passed and Jack and Harry were preparing with their families to go and visit Sirius at the Black Family Mansion. ``Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, you two don't have to come if you don't feel like it. I won't go if you are uncomfortable with that thought!'' Petunia ruffled Harry's hair and spoke to him in her usual loving manner, ``Harry, you don't have to worry about us. We are happy that you found another member of your family, we just want to make sure that it's safe for you. After all, you are our son!'' Jack was happy with many of his accomplishments in his current and previous life, the biggest of which were meeting his previous and current love interests, his kids and this, the change in the Dursley's. ``Harry, if that guy bothers you even a little bit, you come get me, Jack and Ron. We'll beat the snot out of him.'' Dudley in this world was a loving brother to not only Harry but to Jack and Ron as well. having grown up around the three of them, Dudley was a genius in his won right. Unlike the fat appearance and hateful persona from the books, the person who stood in front of them was one with an athletic body and a kind and loving aura.

There had been times when Harry, Ron and Jack were young and hadn't yet been as physically capable as they were today. It was Dudley who had helped them grow, when they were training, the loving brother went away and the third training demon appeared instead. With diluted potions as a recovery material, Dudley had far surpassed any mortal limits and was a Black Belt inmany forms of marital arts. Nodding to his brother, Harry got up and arrived at the Floo Network Chimney at the Williams house and spoke in a loud voice before throwing the powder in the furnace, ``Black Family Mansion!'' consumed in a green fire, Harry's figure vanished and the Dudley's stepped in to join him, with the same actions as Harry, the group arrived at the Black Family mansion. When Arthur and Emily had learnt thatSirius had been released, they immediately went to meet him and thus had access to the house, making it possible to arrive there with Floo Powder. As soon as they arrived, they were greeted by the sight of Kreacher being told off by Sirius for badmouthing the Dursley's.

``away you go! You vile creature! If I ever hear you talking bad about my guests again, I swear I will send you the farthest corners of the earth to live out your miserable life helping muggles!'' it was clear that the elaborate threat was effective as the House Elf scampered off in a hurry. Meanwhile, Sirius turned to greet his guests and apologised for Kreacher's actions. ``Hello, my name is Sirius. I am Harry's godfather and you must be the Dursley's. please excuse my servant's behaviour, his upbringing was overseen by some very close minded people.'' Even in anger, the man was a full gentleman. After bringing the Dursley's to their table, he came back and greeted his friends, Arthur and Emily and his godson, Harry, ``Arthur Emily, how have you been since your last visit?! Harry, Jack, it's nice to see you again. Your friends have been waiting for you.'' the two young ones greeted Sirius and talked to him for a bit before leaving to meet up with their friends. Arthur, Emily and Sirius also went to join their group of friends at the dining table, the Dursley's and Granger's were sat at.

`` Hey guys, how have you been? Tell you what, it's been boring as hell back home!'' Dean started off with a greeting and went on to complain about his time back home, which was really lacklustre compared to their time at Hogwarts. ``True that man, I have been home for three weeks now, the only times I had fun was when I played Quidditch and even that got boring real quick.'' Next was Seamus, then Neville and so on, everyone in the group complained even Hermione and Theo, the two nerds of the group. At the end of their complaining session, the group looked at each other and ended up laughing at what they thought of as problems. None of them noticed while they were laughing but Ron was standing next to Hermione while Jack was standing next to Daphne. Jack and Ron didn't care about the teasing glares their friends sent towards them and just hugged their girls. In between their laughs, Jack spoke up, ``I see that everyone has been bored with their time back home, how about we make it a little more interesting?!'' everyone's eyes sparkled at the prospect of a more fun time. ``How about, a competition?! Each week or so, we'll have a challenge and at the end of the set time, we'll gather and see who was able to complete it, to what standard, etc. etc..'' the eyes of Jack and his friends glowed while Daphne stared at her boyfriend with a loving but competitive gaze.