Man in the Mirror
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 13
Mrs.Curtiss aparated into Hogsmead almost a week before the wedding to help with the final arrangements and to spend time with her youngest daughter.
Karry had everything so well organized that there was really nothing for her mother to do. The decorations for the reception were already organized and in the hands of the house elves. Sasporilla was over seeing that aspect. The chapel was organized and they were already decorated for Christmas. A couple of tweaks on the morning of the wedding would see to a perfect day.
.Koleen molded the very non-matronly mother of the bride strapless red gown with white faux fur trim and matching cloak. It was very form fitting and very festive at the same time.
The Curtiss girls sat in the living room comparing notes on the wedding when they heard a knock on the opening front door.
"Karry are you decent?" Sasporilla shouted announcing her arrival.
"Not as long as you've known me!" Karry laughed. "We're in the living room."
Sassy walked in and hugged Karrys mother. "Hello Mrs.Curtiss, it's great to see you."
Sasporilla looked at her suspiciously for a moment. Then her and Karry pulled their wands and pointed them at the older witch.
"What are your children's names?" Sasporilla demanded.
"No good mother cares about that?" Koleen laughed evilly.
"True." Karry said. "How much is Hogwarts tuition every year?"
"More than you and your brother are bloody worth for your grades." Koleen cackled.
"Last question?" Sasporilla asked putting her wand playfully under the witches chin. "Did you make cocoa?"
"Some fresh on the stove love." Koleen smiled.
"Ah you're the best Mrs.Curtiss." Sassy said running off to the kitchen.
"I can't believe Korona fooled you?" Koleen said shaking her head. "I mean psychotic rambles followed by psychotic outbursts followed by more rambling accented with moments of pure evil. Doesn't sound like me!"
"Well if you listen to dad." Karry laughed.
"Shut it you!" Koleen said grabbing her youngest and tickling her.
Sasporilla came back into the living room sporting a big mug of hot chocolate with a fresh chocolate frog from Honeydukes melted in.
"It's good to see the curse did no permanent damage." Koleen said.
"Ya." Sasporilla said scratching her behind and belching.
"Stop it you." Karry laughed.
"I thought she was impersonating your father!" Koleen laughed.
"Ah the house is full of the laughter of women." Zac said smiling as he walked in the door.
"You must be used to it by now?" Sasporilla said earning a cushion in the face from her friend.
Karry got up to greet her man as he came into the living room carrying dinner.
"Hello my love." Zac said kissing his fiancée. "I brought pizza from that little place in London you like so much."
"Ooooo Nimo's!" Karry cheered excitedly taking the boxes to the kitchen.
"I would say if we want a single slice we'd better tuck in now." Koleen said. "That girl eats pizza faster than wolves on a carcass."
"Awooooooooo." Karry howled.
After dinner every lounged around the living room fire.
"Has everyone RSVP'd love?" Koleen asked. "Everyone we sent an actual invite to, has." Karry said. "I haven't heard back from a couple of the verbals."
"Like who?" Koleen asked.
"Like Zac's idiot best man to start." Karry said.
"Who is that?" Sasporilla asked.
"Korry." Karry sneered.
"He's my best mate." Zac says. "Even if he is becoming a big giant... what was that you called him honey."
"Ass hat." Karry said.
"Indeed." Zac smiled.
"Well you can count on him coming and bringing Madrigal as his date." Sasporilla said.
"Is there still a problem with all that between you?" Koleen Curtiss asked.
"Nope." Sasporilla said. "I'm good with it. Let them have each other. They sure deserve each other."
"Why?" Koleen asked.
"When Sassy was cursed." Zac explained. "Korry and Maddy refused to sit with her because they were embarrassed by her and thought others would think less of them."
"I see." Koleen said. "Sasporilla I am sorry. I did not raise my boy that way and I will be talking to him."
"There's no need." Sasporilla said. "Karry and I had words with him."
"Oh I'm sure that when I am done with both Korry and Madrigal," Koleen said furious at her son, "your words will ring in their memories as a kindness."
"Who else hasn't answered?" Sasporilla asked Karry trying to take her mothers mind off of killing her only son.
"You haven't." Karry cringed.
"Oh shoot sorry." Sassy laughed. "Yes I will be attending and I'm bringing a date."
"Really?" Koleen said suddenly forgetting about Korry. "Is he handsome, tall?"
"He's average looking, and short for his age with a pale pasty complexion and out of control curly brown hair." Sassy smiled coyly. "His name is Melvin and he's a total nerd but best of all he's twelve years old!"
"What?" Koleen asked.
"When everyone else, excluding Karry and Zac back away from me in times of pain," Sasporilla said, "Melvin Lazarus is always there with a friendly smile and a compassionate ear."
"I see but he's so young?" Koleen said.
"He asked me out the day Korry dumped me to boost my self confidence." Sassy said. "I promised him I'd go out with him. So I'll let him take me to the wedding. It's not like we're going to the snog steps or spending the night together. He's just taking me to the wedding."
"Are you sure he feels the same way?" Koleen asked.
"He has quite the crush on our Sasporilla." Zac said.
"He's just a very nice boy." Sassy said.
"No Sassy." Karry said sitting next to her friend. "That boy has definite feelings for you."
"Oh shoot." Sassy said. "I was really hoping that wasn't the case."
"So what you going to do?" Koleen asked.
"Let him take me to the wedding, like I agreed, then let him down gently." Sasporilla said. "He's sweet but he's to young. He's just a boy."
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"Melvin." Mrs.Lazarus said as the tailor took the boys measurements. "Though I accept that my little boy has a date for a wedding, I am not sure I approve!"
"Mother it's just a date!" Melvin said. "I'll be thirteen, three days after the wedding. In dads world that makes me a man."
"Yes well in Mommy's world, and in the real world, you are still very much a child!" Mrs.Lazarus snapped. "And the fact that you asked her out! An older girl of sixteen! What could she possibly see in.... you?"
"Thanks for the ego boost mother." Melvin said as another tailor brought out fabric samples. "I asked her because I really, really like this girl. The fact that she said yes means that in some form she likes me too."
"How do you know she isn't interested in you for your families social standing or money?" Mrs.Lazarus asked.
"Because no one at school knows that my parents are rich high society types. I don't talk about it because I DON'T CARE!"
"Well you should care." Mrs.Lazarus said. "I need to meet your Gold Digger when I bring you back to school tomorrow. What house is she in?"
"She isn't a gold digger and SHE has a name. My beautiful Sasporilla is a Hufflepuff."
"Yuk." Melvins mother objected. "Crunchy hippie, plant loving, tree huggers, all."
"Mother if you INSIST on meeting her then I will introduce you." Melvin said begrudgingly.
"Thank you." Mrs.Lazarus said.
"All I ask is that you be nice." Melvin pleaded.
"I assure you my dear son," Mrs.Lazarus said. ", I will be nothing but civil."
Mrs.Curtiss aparated into Hogsmead almost a week before the wedding to help with the final arrangements and to spend time with her youngest daughter.
Karry had everything so well organized that there was really nothing for her mother to do. The decorations for the reception were already organized and in the hands of the house elves. Sasporilla was over seeing that aspect. The chapel was organized and they were already decorated for Christmas. A couple of tweaks on the morning of the wedding would see to a perfect day.
.Koleen molded the very non-matronly mother of the bride strapless red gown with white faux fur trim and matching cloak. It was very form fitting and very festive at the same time.
The Curtiss girls sat in the living room comparing notes on the wedding when they heard a knock on the opening front door.
"Karry are you decent?" Sasporilla shouted announcing her arrival.
"Not as long as you've known me!" Karry laughed. "We're in the living room."
Sassy walked in and hugged Karrys mother. "Hello Mrs.Curtiss, it's great to see you."
Sasporilla looked at her suspiciously for a moment. Then her and Karry pulled their wands and pointed them at the older witch.
"What are your children's names?" Sasporilla demanded.
"No good mother cares about that?" Koleen laughed evilly.
"True." Karry said. "How much is Hogwarts tuition every year?"
"More than you and your brother are bloody worth for your grades." Koleen cackled.
"Last question?" Sasporilla asked putting her wand playfully under the witches chin. "Did you make cocoa?"
"Some fresh on the stove love." Koleen smiled.
"Ah you're the best Mrs.Curtiss." Sassy said running off to the kitchen.
"I can't believe Korona fooled you?" Koleen said shaking her head. "I mean psychotic rambles followed by psychotic outbursts followed by more rambling accented with moments of pure evil. Doesn't sound like me!"
"Well if you listen to dad." Karry laughed.
"Shut it you!" Koleen said grabbing her youngest and tickling her.
Sasporilla came back into the living room sporting a big mug of hot chocolate with a fresh chocolate frog from Honeydukes melted in.
"It's good to see the curse did no permanent damage." Koleen said.
"Ya." Sasporilla said scratching her behind and belching.
"Stop it you." Karry laughed.
"I thought she was impersonating your father!" Koleen laughed.
"Ah the house is full of the laughter of women." Zac said smiling as he walked in the door.
"You must be used to it by now?" Sasporilla said earning a cushion in the face from her friend.
Karry got up to greet her man as he came into the living room carrying dinner.
"Hello my love." Zac said kissing his fiancée. "I brought pizza from that little place in London you like so much."
"Ooooo Nimo's!" Karry cheered excitedly taking the boxes to the kitchen.
"I would say if we want a single slice we'd better tuck in now." Koleen said. "That girl eats pizza faster than wolves on a carcass."
"Awooooooooo." Karry howled.
After dinner every lounged around the living room fire.
"Has everyone RSVP'd love?" Koleen asked. "Everyone we sent an actual invite to, has." Karry said. "I haven't heard back from a couple of the verbals."
"Like who?" Koleen asked.
"Like Zac's idiot best man to start." Karry said.
"Who is that?" Sasporilla asked.
"Korry." Karry sneered.
"He's my best mate." Zac says. "Even if he is becoming a big giant... what was that you called him honey."
"Ass hat." Karry said.
"Indeed." Zac smiled.
"Well you can count on him coming and bringing Madrigal as his date." Sasporilla said.
"Is there still a problem with all that between you?" Koleen Curtiss asked.
"Nope." Sasporilla said. "I'm good with it. Let them have each other. They sure deserve each other."
"Why?" Koleen asked.
"When Sassy was cursed." Zac explained. "Korry and Maddy refused to sit with her because they were embarrassed by her and thought others would think less of them."
"I see." Koleen said. "Sasporilla I am sorry. I did not raise my boy that way and I will be talking to him."
"There's no need." Sasporilla said. "Karry and I had words with him."
"Oh I'm sure that when I am done with both Korry and Madrigal," Koleen said furious at her son, "your words will ring in their memories as a kindness."
"Who else hasn't answered?" Sasporilla asked Karry trying to take her mothers mind off of killing her only son.
"You haven't." Karry cringed.
"Oh shoot sorry." Sassy laughed. "Yes I will be attending and I'm bringing a date."
"Really?" Koleen said suddenly forgetting about Korry. "Is he handsome, tall?"
"He's average looking, and short for his age with a pale pasty complexion and out of control curly brown hair." Sassy smiled coyly. "His name is Melvin and he's a total nerd but best of all he's twelve years old!"
"What?" Koleen asked.
"When everyone else, excluding Karry and Zac back away from me in times of pain," Sasporilla said, "Melvin Lazarus is always there with a friendly smile and a compassionate ear."
"I see but he's so young?" Koleen said.
"He asked me out the day Korry dumped me to boost my self confidence." Sassy said. "I promised him I'd go out with him. So I'll let him take me to the wedding. It's not like we're going to the snog steps or spending the night together. He's just taking me to the wedding."
"Are you sure he feels the same way?" Koleen asked.
"He has quite the crush on our Sasporilla." Zac said.
"He's just a very nice boy." Sassy said.
"No Sassy." Karry said sitting next to her friend. "That boy has definite feelings for you."
"Oh shoot." Sassy said. "I was really hoping that wasn't the case."
"So what you going to do?" Koleen asked.
"Let him take me to the wedding, like I agreed, then let him down gently." Sasporilla said. "He's sweet but he's to young. He's just a boy."
***********************
"Melvin." Mrs.Lazarus said as the tailor took the boys measurements. "Though I accept that my little boy has a date for a wedding, I am not sure I approve!"
"Mother it's just a date!" Melvin said. "I'll be thirteen, three days after the wedding. In dads world that makes me a man."
"Yes well in Mommy's world, and in the real world, you are still very much a child!" Mrs.Lazarus snapped. "And the fact that you asked her out! An older girl of sixteen! What could she possibly see in.... you?"
"Thanks for the ego boost mother." Melvin said as another tailor brought out fabric samples. "I asked her because I really, really like this girl. The fact that she said yes means that in some form she likes me too."
"How do you know she isn't interested in you for your families social standing or money?" Mrs.Lazarus asked.
"Because no one at school knows that my parents are rich high society types. I don't talk about it because I DON'T CARE!"
"Well you should care." Mrs.Lazarus said. "I need to meet your Gold Digger when I bring you back to school tomorrow. What house is she in?"
"She isn't a gold digger and SHE has a name. My beautiful Sasporilla is a Hufflepuff."
"Yuk." Melvins mother objected. "Crunchy hippie, plant loving, tree huggers, all."
"Mother if you INSIST on meeting her then I will introduce you." Melvin said begrudgingly.
"Thank you." Mrs.Lazarus said.
"All I ask is that you be nice." Melvin pleaded.
"I assure you my dear son," Mrs.Lazarus said. ", I will be nothing but civil."
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.