Man in the Mirror
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 14
Sasporilla woke up early. She had stayed over in Karry and Zacs second spare room. They had a cot that was more than comfortable enough for a late night crash. Mrs.Curtiss was in the guest room in the big comfy bed and rightly so as mother of the bride and a week long guest.
Sassy got washed up, dressed and went down stairs to make breakfast for everyone. After a year of doing this every other day at Hogwarts she still felt very much at home cooking in a kitchen.
Fresh coffee and tea, eggs, bacon and sausage. Fresh squeezed orange juice, deep browned beans in a crock, home fries and fresh squeezed orange juice mixed with a can of orange soda Sassy had brought with her from the caravan refrigerator. Peoples noses brought them down stairs sleepy eyed.
"Sassy!" Karry said. "What did you do?"
"Just thought I'd make a bit of breaky for the bride and groom and their lovely mum." Sasporilla smiled playfully.
"Ah." Zac said looking over the food. "You are an amazing friend."
Zac grabbed Sasporilla by the hand and spun her around and dipped her in his arms. "Perhaps I'm marrying the wrong woman."
"I'm only interested you for your money." Sasporilla said in her best sultry voice.
"I'm only interested in you for your beans." Zac laughed.
"What about Karry?" Sasporilla laughed.
"No I like sausage." Karry said putting a fork into a beautiful fat banger.
Mrs.Curtiss came downstairs into the laughter filled kitchen. They really were a close group of friends and enjoyed each others company. How lucky her daughter was to find such love in her life so young.
"Good morning." Mrs.Curtiss said. "My goodness everything smells and looks so good!"
"Oh it tastes horrid mum." Karry smiled. "You won't like it but as Sasporilla was kind enough to make it, I'll eat your share. Just to be polite."
"Your such a thoughtful little piggy." Koleen Curtiss laughed.
After breakfast Sasporilla gathered her things, hugged her friends and headed off. Before returning to Hogwarts she thought perhaps she'd make a stop at the broom shop. She hadn't seen Mary since the night they'd captured Korona Portemp. The night her male personality had tried to firmly take hold.
The bells of the broom shop jingled as she entered carrying a large shoulder bag.
"I'll be right with you!" Mary shouted from the back.
"Please take your time Mary." Sasporilla said as she looked around at the riding gear.
After a couple of minutes Mary came into the shop and gasped when she saw the shock of pink hair.
"Steve?" Mary said.
"Sasporilla." Sassy said turning around. "How are you Mary?"
"Wow!" Mary said. "Look at you! You make a prettier girl than me."
"Please." Sassy smiled. "You are very pretty."
"Well it's good to see you." Mary said. "How may I help you today?"
"I brought in my old riding gear and I need to get some new." Sasporilla said.
Mary pulled the old gear and looked it over. "You've taken pretty good care of it." Mary said. "It's a bit girly but I can see it was probably pretty cute on you. I can't buy for resale but I can give you a shop credit for it."
"Ya that works for me." Sasporilla agreed. "Do you have anything kind of like it? I like the look, they just don't fit me anymore."
"Actually I think we might just have." Mary smiled. "Let me check out back."
Mary went into the back and looked through some of the boxes. Sasporilla browsed the racks as she waited. Mary came back with two full sets of leathers and a couple of pairs of pants.
"I've got two full sets, one and two sizes larger." Mary smiled.
"Wonderful!" Sasporilla said. "Can I try them on?"
"I insist!" Mary smiled.
Sassy tried on the jacket, it was tight in the chest. The chaps were a bit tight on the hips. She had to go for the second size up which fit perfectly.
"Yep the size eight is perfect." Sasporilla smiled. "I'll take them."
"Really?" Mary said.
"Yes of course." Sasporilla said. "I told you I was here to shop."
"We haven't sold anything more than a nrw sweeping broom in three weeks." Mary said. "This is great!"
"I love these leathers." Sassy smiled. "This is the only place I've ever seen them. I hope I can make them last a long time, as your going out of business."
"Yes but I have more than enough money now to finish school and get a place to live because of the sale of this building." Mary smiled. "Everything Knut extra is gravy now."
"Good for you!" Sasporilla smiled.
"So all in, with let's say five and a half for the store credit, you're in for six galleons." Mary said.
"Sounds like a deal." Sasporilla said pulling out her wallet from her bag. She put six shiny galleons on the counter as Mary put her new leathers in a bag.
"I'm sorry by the way Mary." Sasporilla said.
"For what?" Mary asked innocently.
"For choosing not to be who and what you wanted or need." Sasporilla apologized.
"Ya well you had to make your choice." Mary said. "I'm sorry it wasn't me but you had to do what was right for you."
What Mary said struck a chord with Sasporilla. Deep down in her heart, as much as she loved Korry Curtiss, she knew he had done what was right for him. Perhaps that should be good enough for her. It was time for her to forgive, let go and move on.
Sassy was whistling brightly as she walked into the Hogwarts main hall. Melvin was standing there with an older lady that Sasporilla was pretty sure she was Melvins mom.
"Hi Melvin!" Sasporilla said walking over.
"Hi Sasporilla." Melvin smiled. "This is mother."
"Hello Mrs.Lazarus, I'm pleased to meet you." Sasporilla said holding out her hand.
"You shake hands." Melvins mother said taking her hand. "How quaint."
"Mother." Melvin said.
"Can we go some place and talk?" Mrs.Lazarous asked.
"There's a guest sitting alcove over here." Sasporilla said leading the way to the small room off the main hall.
The alcove was a very basic open room with an old rug two couches, a chair and a fire place that actually existed off the flew network.
"Inflamari" Sasporilla cast into the fire place. "Bit cold from my walk back from Hogsmead."
The woman sat on the couch and had her son sit next to her. She looked Sasporilla up and down very judgmentally.
"I wanted to meet the girl my son is taking on a date." Mrs.Lazarus said.
"I understand." Sasporilla smiled. "Especially considering the difference in our ages."
"Yes that does concern me." Melvins mom said. "As do I have, other concerns."
"Well I'm here," Sasporilla said, "I'll answer any questions you have to ask. I'm an open book."
"Fair enough." Mrs.Laxarus said. "What are your intentions toward my son?"
"Intentions?" Sassy asked. "To let him escort me to the wedding."
"What do you know of our family, our fortune or social standing?" Melvins mother asked.
"Nothing." Sasporilla said. "Melvin has never talked about any of those things."
"Well I must say that if that is true then I see no reason why an older girl like you who is not wholly unattractive and reasonably well built would seek the company of a boy like my Melvin."
That got Sasporillas back up. The pink haired witch stiffened and held in what may have other wise been a very nasty yell.
"First off," Sasporilla snapped, "your son asked me out not the other way around. Second I think your Melvin is a smart, funny and compassionate young man who would make any girl proud to have on her arm. Third I couldn't care less if he was the son of the queen or a boy who sold matches on a street corner, I genuinely like him!"
"Don't take that tone with me girl." Mrs.Lazarus said
"Sorry if you don't like your own tone thrown back at you, you passive aggressive snob. You remind me of my own grand parents the Buckets and Bents."
"Bents?" Mrs.Lazarus stopped. "The London Bents? Trillium and Chrysanthemum Bent?"
"Yes." Sasporilla said. "Why?"
"I am sorry to have put your intentions in question." Mrs.Lazarus smiled. "My son has my permission to date you Miss Bucket. I should have realized good breeding would attract to each other."
"What are you on about?" Sasporilla asked.
"I just didn't realize that when my precious son had asked a girl out, I thought she would be below his station. Now I see he has the attentions of someone like you who is far above our station. My humblest apologies."
Melvin looked at Sasporilla and Sassy looked back at him with an 'I have no bloody clue what your mothers on about' look on her face.
"No worries Mrs.Lazarus." Sasporilla said. "You may go."
"Thank you." Mrs.Lazarus said humbly and scooted off.
"I have never seen my mother humbled like that." Melvin laughed. "She flipped when she heard who your grand parents were."
"Yes." Sasporilla said. "I wonder why?"
Sasporilla woke up early. She had stayed over in Karry and Zacs second spare room. They had a cot that was more than comfortable enough for a late night crash. Mrs.Curtiss was in the guest room in the big comfy bed and rightly so as mother of the bride and a week long guest.
Sassy got washed up, dressed and went down stairs to make breakfast for everyone. After a year of doing this every other day at Hogwarts she still felt very much at home cooking in a kitchen.
Fresh coffee and tea, eggs, bacon and sausage. Fresh squeezed orange juice, deep browned beans in a crock, home fries and fresh squeezed orange juice mixed with a can of orange soda Sassy had brought with her from the caravan refrigerator. Peoples noses brought them down stairs sleepy eyed.
"Sassy!" Karry said. "What did you do?"
"Just thought I'd make a bit of breaky for the bride and groom and their lovely mum." Sasporilla smiled playfully.
"Ah." Zac said looking over the food. "You are an amazing friend."
Zac grabbed Sasporilla by the hand and spun her around and dipped her in his arms. "Perhaps I'm marrying the wrong woman."
"I'm only interested you for your money." Sasporilla said in her best sultry voice.
"I'm only interested in you for your beans." Zac laughed.
"What about Karry?" Sasporilla laughed.
"No I like sausage." Karry said putting a fork into a beautiful fat banger.
Mrs.Curtiss came downstairs into the laughter filled kitchen. They really were a close group of friends and enjoyed each others company. How lucky her daughter was to find such love in her life so young.
"Good morning." Mrs.Curtiss said. "My goodness everything smells and looks so good!"
"Oh it tastes horrid mum." Karry smiled. "You won't like it but as Sasporilla was kind enough to make it, I'll eat your share. Just to be polite."
"Your such a thoughtful little piggy." Koleen Curtiss laughed.
After breakfast Sasporilla gathered her things, hugged her friends and headed off. Before returning to Hogwarts she thought perhaps she'd make a stop at the broom shop. She hadn't seen Mary since the night they'd captured Korona Portemp. The night her male personality had tried to firmly take hold.
The bells of the broom shop jingled as she entered carrying a large shoulder bag.
"I'll be right with you!" Mary shouted from the back.
"Please take your time Mary." Sasporilla said as she looked around at the riding gear.
After a couple of minutes Mary came into the shop and gasped when she saw the shock of pink hair.
"Steve?" Mary said.
"Sasporilla." Sassy said turning around. "How are you Mary?"
"Wow!" Mary said. "Look at you! You make a prettier girl than me."
"Please." Sassy smiled. "You are very pretty."
"Well it's good to see you." Mary said. "How may I help you today?"
"I brought in my old riding gear and I need to get some new." Sasporilla said.
Mary pulled the old gear and looked it over. "You've taken pretty good care of it." Mary said. "It's a bit girly but I can see it was probably pretty cute on you. I can't buy for resale but I can give you a shop credit for it."
"Ya that works for me." Sasporilla agreed. "Do you have anything kind of like it? I like the look, they just don't fit me anymore."
"Actually I think we might just have." Mary smiled. "Let me check out back."
Mary went into the back and looked through some of the boxes. Sasporilla browsed the racks as she waited. Mary came back with two full sets of leathers and a couple of pairs of pants.
"I've got two full sets, one and two sizes larger." Mary smiled.
"Wonderful!" Sasporilla said. "Can I try them on?"
"I insist!" Mary smiled.
Sassy tried on the jacket, it was tight in the chest. The chaps were a bit tight on the hips. She had to go for the second size up which fit perfectly.
"Yep the size eight is perfect." Sasporilla smiled. "I'll take them."
"Really?" Mary said.
"Yes of course." Sasporilla said. "I told you I was here to shop."
"We haven't sold anything more than a nrw sweeping broom in three weeks." Mary said. "This is great!"
"I love these leathers." Sassy smiled. "This is the only place I've ever seen them. I hope I can make them last a long time, as your going out of business."
"Yes but I have more than enough money now to finish school and get a place to live because of the sale of this building." Mary smiled. "Everything Knut extra is gravy now."
"Good for you!" Sasporilla smiled.
"So all in, with let's say five and a half for the store credit, you're in for six galleons." Mary said.
"Sounds like a deal." Sasporilla said pulling out her wallet from her bag. She put six shiny galleons on the counter as Mary put her new leathers in a bag.
"I'm sorry by the way Mary." Sasporilla said.
"For what?" Mary asked innocently.
"For choosing not to be who and what you wanted or need." Sasporilla apologized.
"Ya well you had to make your choice." Mary said. "I'm sorry it wasn't me but you had to do what was right for you."
What Mary said struck a chord with Sasporilla. Deep down in her heart, as much as she loved Korry Curtiss, she knew he had done what was right for him. Perhaps that should be good enough for her. It was time for her to forgive, let go and move on.
Sassy was whistling brightly as she walked into the Hogwarts main hall. Melvin was standing there with an older lady that Sasporilla was pretty sure she was Melvins mom.
"Hi Melvin!" Sasporilla said walking over.
"Hi Sasporilla." Melvin smiled. "This is mother."
"Hello Mrs.Lazarus, I'm pleased to meet you." Sasporilla said holding out her hand.
"You shake hands." Melvins mother said taking her hand. "How quaint."
"Mother." Melvin said.
"Can we go some place and talk?" Mrs.Lazarous asked.
"There's a guest sitting alcove over here." Sasporilla said leading the way to the small room off the main hall.
The alcove was a very basic open room with an old rug two couches, a chair and a fire place that actually existed off the flew network.
"Inflamari" Sasporilla cast into the fire place. "Bit cold from my walk back from Hogsmead."
The woman sat on the couch and had her son sit next to her. She looked Sasporilla up and down very judgmentally.
"I wanted to meet the girl my son is taking on a date." Mrs.Lazarus said.
"I understand." Sasporilla smiled. "Especially considering the difference in our ages."
"Yes that does concern me." Melvins mom said. "As do I have, other concerns."
"Well I'm here," Sasporilla said, "I'll answer any questions you have to ask. I'm an open book."
"Fair enough." Mrs.Laxarus said. "What are your intentions toward my son?"
"Intentions?" Sassy asked. "To let him escort me to the wedding."
"What do you know of our family, our fortune or social standing?" Melvins mother asked.
"Nothing." Sasporilla said. "Melvin has never talked about any of those things."
"Well I must say that if that is true then I see no reason why an older girl like you who is not wholly unattractive and reasonably well built would seek the company of a boy like my Melvin."
That got Sasporillas back up. The pink haired witch stiffened and held in what may have other wise been a very nasty yell.
"First off," Sasporilla snapped, "your son asked me out not the other way around. Second I think your Melvin is a smart, funny and compassionate young man who would make any girl proud to have on her arm. Third I couldn't care less if he was the son of the queen or a boy who sold matches on a street corner, I genuinely like him!"
"Don't take that tone with me girl." Mrs.Lazarus said
"Sorry if you don't like your own tone thrown back at you, you passive aggressive snob. You remind me of my own grand parents the Buckets and Bents."
"Bents?" Mrs.Lazarus stopped. "The London Bents? Trillium and Chrysanthemum Bent?"
"Yes." Sasporilla said. "Why?"
"I am sorry to have put your intentions in question." Mrs.Lazarus smiled. "My son has my permission to date you Miss Bucket. I should have realized good breeding would attract to each other."
"What are you on about?" Sasporilla asked.
"I just didn't realize that when my precious son had asked a girl out, I thought she would be below his station. Now I see he has the attentions of someone like you who is far above our station. My humblest apologies."
Melvin looked at Sasporilla and Sassy looked back at him with an 'I have no bloody clue what your mothers on about' look on her face.
"No worries Mrs.Lazarus." Sasporilla said. "You may go."
"Thank you." Mrs.Lazarus said humbly and scooted off.
"I have never seen my mother humbled like that." Melvin laughed. "She flipped when she heard who your grand parents were."
"Yes." Sasporilla said. "I wonder why?"
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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.
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.