THE LONELY GATE HOUSE
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 16
It always amazed Sasporilla hoe fast time went when there was no trouble. From the end of Easter break to the end of the year was pleasantly humdrum and mundane. Melvin and Sasporilla were inseparable despite the unseemly rumors and name calling. They were the best of friends and in love, but both refused an inappropriate relationship until they were both of age and both ready for it. Melvin had really started to spring up and was now about five and a half feet tall. As Sasporilla had seemed to stop at five foot six and a bit, they were not that far off each others height any more, though he was still almost a full three years younger than her.
Sunday nights were still the great occasion to get together at Karry and Zacs in Hogsmead. Having been given full permission by his mother to accompany Sasporilla into Hogsmead every weekend, Melvin enjoyed a privilege very few younger students enjoyed.
Sassy, Karry, Zac and Melvin sat around the dinner table laughing heartily at tales from Zac and Karrys honeymoon.
"So we look at the officer and say," Zac laughed, "what do you mean this isn't a NUDE beach?"
"Oh my god you must have been so embarrassed!" Sassy laughed almost falling off her chair.
"What did you do?" Melvin asked.
"We got our beach robes on and got out of their as fast as we could!" Karry laughed.
"Yes and the looks, winks and whistles we got!" Zac laughed.
"Mmmmm." Karry said remembering the news she had as she sipped at her pumpkin juice. "I have a job this summer!"
"Really?" Sasporilla asked. "Putting the old lady out to earn a living to teach her the value of a Galleon Zac?"
"Are you trying to get me killed or cut off???" Zac laughed.
"No seriously." Karry chuckled. "The Hogwarts Library has finally received the collected papers and journals of Albus Dumbledor and they hired me to help review the later years and catalogue them."
"That sounds fascinating." Melvin said. "We could learn so much more about professor Dumbledore and his work through them. You're all so lucky to have known him."
"I don't think anyone really knew Professor Dumbledor." Sasporilla said. "I don't think Harry Potter even really knew him. We just had him as our headmaster."
"So what are your grand plans for the summer Zac?" Melvin asked. Melvin genuinely like Zac and Karry. They were kind, welcoming people who always made him feel part of the gang.
"Believe it or not I also have been offered a job." Zac smiled.
"Vice president of Gringots?" Sasporilla laughed.
"No, hardly." Zac chuckled. "I've been offered a clerk position at the Ministries Justice department. Nothing dangerous, just paper work."
"That's cool." Melvin said. "Perhaps you'll get to work with Ms.Lee-Ashwolf and DI Owlmore?"
"Perhaps!" Zac smiled.
"What about you two?" Karry asked. "How are you going to handle the summer apart? You've been attached at the shoulder all semester, pretty much."
"I'm spending the summer studying my engineering books and playing guitar." Melvin said.
"Except for the days that I'll fly in to London." Sasporilla said. "Those days we'll work on wand ideas and play music."
"That's all?" Karry asked.
"A gentlemen doesn't snog and tell." Melvin smiled as he took a light elbow to the ribs from Sasporilla.
"Speaking of music," Sasporilla interrupted, "Zac did you dig out that old recorder of yours?"
"Yes!" Zac said remembering. "I actually set it up in the living room."
"Wonderful!" Sassy said.
"Recorder?" Melvin asked. "What are you recording?"
"You!" Sasporilla smiled grabbing Melvins hand and pulling him to the living room. "I asked Zac to get out his personal recorder so I could record the song you wrote for me. That way I can listen to it when we're apart."
"That's why you asked me to bring my guitar." Melvin smiled.
"Yes." Sassy said hugging Melvin. He really liked her warm loving hugs. "You don't mind do you?"
"For my love," Melvin said, "I would move mountains."
"My god Karry." Zac said. "Were we ever that sickeningly saccharine?"
"You still are!" Sasporilla said making everyone laugh.
Melvin sat on the couch, Sasporilla at his side, as he pulled his guitar from its case. He started tuning as he picked and strummed until the guitar was in tune and ready to go.
"I find the physics, math and engineering of guitars. It's fascinating how they all come together with human interaction to create sound." Melvin smiled.
"I know!" Sasporilla smiled. "It was tuning a guitar string that gave me my first ideas on wand design."
"And those ideas on wand design and your love for guitar lead me to get my own guitar and write you this song."
"I love you Melvin Lazarus." Sasporilla said kissing her boyfriend.
"I love you too Sasporilla Bucket." Melvin said after the kiss as he started to play.
His technique was flawless as the lilting notes and chords filled the house. His voice was young and just a touch nasal but suited the song perfectly.
"I don't want this moment, to ever end. Where everything's nothing without you."
Sassy snuggled against Melvin as he played. It was times like these she just wanted to hold on to him and never let go.
When he finished the song, Melvin casually placed the guitar down beside him and looked deeply into Sasporillas eyes.
"I will always love you Sasporilla Imaginarium Bucket." Melvin promised.
"And I will always love you Melvin Lazarus." Sasporilla agreed.
Melvin and Sasporilla enjoyed the cool summer evening as they walked hand in hand back to Hogwarts.
"I really hope we will always be together Melvin." Sasporilla said. "But realistically you still have a lot of internal as well as external growth ahead of you."
"What are you saying Sassy?" Melvin asked.
"You're a hundred times smarter than me. You're good at everything you do where as I struggle with things until I get them. I'm just saying your feelings may change over time and I'll understand if you choose someone better suited to you." Sasporilla said looking away a tear betraying her calm composure.
"Look at me." Melvin insisted standing in front of her. "I know you've been hurt before. I will promise you that I will strive to never break your heart. I will always hold you highest and deepest in my heart. I will always love you more every day than I did the last. If for any reason you ever feel that I no longer love you, then I will do everything I can to reassure you that I do indeed. Even if I have to put it in a song."
Melvin walked Sasporilla back to the entrance to the Hufflepuff house common room. The young couple kissed goodnight until the unmistakable 'Ahem' of Professor Sprout brought them to the surface of reality.
"I do believe it's time for you to head for bed Miss Bucket." Professor Sprout said.
"Yes mam." Sassy smiled touching Melvin on the nose as she was ushered inside Hufflepuff house.
Sassy ran up to her dorm room and pulled out her quill and a piece of paper and started to pen a letter.
"Dear Myron;
I was happy to hear you liked what you heard from Wendy Murphy and have found her some drumming gigs for the summer. I know just how excited she is from her last letter. It came as a big surprise to her that we knew each other. As I promissed all those years ago I don't make a habbit of letting everyone know we're friends.
As glad as I am of her success, I send this recording with trepidation. It's of my boyfriends, (Melvin Lazarus), song that he wrote for me. I feel there is a great musician inside of him that needs to be inspired and fostered by greater muses than myself. Please give it a listen and tell me what you think.
With Love;
Sasporilla."
It always amazed Sasporilla hoe fast time went when there was no trouble. From the end of Easter break to the end of the year was pleasantly humdrum and mundane. Melvin and Sasporilla were inseparable despite the unseemly rumors and name calling. They were the best of friends and in love, but both refused an inappropriate relationship until they were both of age and both ready for it. Melvin had really started to spring up and was now about five and a half feet tall. As Sasporilla had seemed to stop at five foot six and a bit, they were not that far off each others height any more, though he was still almost a full three years younger than her.
Sunday nights were still the great occasion to get together at Karry and Zacs in Hogsmead. Having been given full permission by his mother to accompany Sasporilla into Hogsmead every weekend, Melvin enjoyed a privilege very few younger students enjoyed.
Sassy, Karry, Zac and Melvin sat around the dinner table laughing heartily at tales from Zac and Karrys honeymoon.
"So we look at the officer and say," Zac laughed, "what do you mean this isn't a NUDE beach?"
"Oh my god you must have been so embarrassed!" Sassy laughed almost falling off her chair.
"What did you do?" Melvin asked.
"We got our beach robes on and got out of their as fast as we could!" Karry laughed.
"Yes and the looks, winks and whistles we got!" Zac laughed.
"Mmmmm." Karry said remembering the news she had as she sipped at her pumpkin juice. "I have a job this summer!"
"Really?" Sasporilla asked. "Putting the old lady out to earn a living to teach her the value of a Galleon Zac?"
"Are you trying to get me killed or cut off???" Zac laughed.
"No seriously." Karry chuckled. "The Hogwarts Library has finally received the collected papers and journals of Albus Dumbledor and they hired me to help review the later years and catalogue them."
"That sounds fascinating." Melvin said. "We could learn so much more about professor Dumbledore and his work through them. You're all so lucky to have known him."
"I don't think anyone really knew Professor Dumbledor." Sasporilla said. "I don't think Harry Potter even really knew him. We just had him as our headmaster."
"So what are your grand plans for the summer Zac?" Melvin asked. Melvin genuinely like Zac and Karry. They were kind, welcoming people who always made him feel part of the gang.
"Believe it or not I also have been offered a job." Zac smiled.
"Vice president of Gringots?" Sasporilla laughed.
"No, hardly." Zac chuckled. "I've been offered a clerk position at the Ministries Justice department. Nothing dangerous, just paper work."
"That's cool." Melvin said. "Perhaps you'll get to work with Ms.Lee-Ashwolf and DI Owlmore?"
"Perhaps!" Zac smiled.
"What about you two?" Karry asked. "How are you going to handle the summer apart? You've been attached at the shoulder all semester, pretty much."
"I'm spending the summer studying my engineering books and playing guitar." Melvin said.
"Except for the days that I'll fly in to London." Sasporilla said. "Those days we'll work on wand ideas and play music."
"That's all?" Karry asked.
"A gentlemen doesn't snog and tell." Melvin smiled as he took a light elbow to the ribs from Sasporilla.
"Speaking of music," Sasporilla interrupted, "Zac did you dig out that old recorder of yours?"
"Yes!" Zac said remembering. "I actually set it up in the living room."
"Wonderful!" Sassy said.
"Recorder?" Melvin asked. "What are you recording?"
"You!" Sasporilla smiled grabbing Melvins hand and pulling him to the living room. "I asked Zac to get out his personal recorder so I could record the song you wrote for me. That way I can listen to it when we're apart."
"That's why you asked me to bring my guitar." Melvin smiled.
"Yes." Sassy said hugging Melvin. He really liked her warm loving hugs. "You don't mind do you?"
"For my love," Melvin said, "I would move mountains."
"My god Karry." Zac said. "Were we ever that sickeningly saccharine?"
"You still are!" Sasporilla said making everyone laugh.
Melvin sat on the couch, Sasporilla at his side, as he pulled his guitar from its case. He started tuning as he picked and strummed until the guitar was in tune and ready to go.
"I find the physics, math and engineering of guitars. It's fascinating how they all come together with human interaction to create sound." Melvin smiled.
"I know!" Sasporilla smiled. "It was tuning a guitar string that gave me my first ideas on wand design."
"And those ideas on wand design and your love for guitar lead me to get my own guitar and write you this song."
"I love you Melvin Lazarus." Sasporilla said kissing her boyfriend.
"I love you too Sasporilla Bucket." Melvin said after the kiss as he started to play.
His technique was flawless as the lilting notes and chords filled the house. His voice was young and just a touch nasal but suited the song perfectly.
"I don't want this moment, to ever end. Where everything's nothing without you."
Sassy snuggled against Melvin as he played. It was times like these she just wanted to hold on to him and never let go.
When he finished the song, Melvin casually placed the guitar down beside him and looked deeply into Sasporillas eyes.
"I will always love you Sasporilla Imaginarium Bucket." Melvin promised.
"And I will always love you Melvin Lazarus." Sasporilla agreed.
Melvin and Sasporilla enjoyed the cool summer evening as they walked hand in hand back to Hogwarts.
"I really hope we will always be together Melvin." Sasporilla said. "But realistically you still have a lot of internal as well as external growth ahead of you."
"What are you saying Sassy?" Melvin asked.
"You're a hundred times smarter than me. You're good at everything you do where as I struggle with things until I get them. I'm just saying your feelings may change over time and I'll understand if you choose someone better suited to you." Sasporilla said looking away a tear betraying her calm composure.
"Look at me." Melvin insisted standing in front of her. "I know you've been hurt before. I will promise you that I will strive to never break your heart. I will always hold you highest and deepest in my heart. I will always love you more every day than I did the last. If for any reason you ever feel that I no longer love you, then I will do everything I can to reassure you that I do indeed. Even if I have to put it in a song."
Melvin walked Sasporilla back to the entrance to the Hufflepuff house common room. The young couple kissed goodnight until the unmistakable 'Ahem' of Professor Sprout brought them to the surface of reality.
"I do believe it's time for you to head for bed Miss Bucket." Professor Sprout said.
"Yes mam." Sassy smiled touching Melvin on the nose as she was ushered inside Hufflepuff house.
Sassy ran up to her dorm room and pulled out her quill and a piece of paper and started to pen a letter.
"Dear Myron;
I was happy to hear you liked what you heard from Wendy Murphy and have found her some drumming gigs for the summer. I know just how excited she is from her last letter. It came as a big surprise to her that we knew each other. As I promissed all those years ago I don't make a habbit of letting everyone know we're friends.
As glad as I am of her success, I send this recording with trepidation. It's of my boyfriends, (Melvin Lazarus), song that he wrote for me. I feel there is a great musician inside of him that needs to be inspired and fostered by greater muses than myself. Please give it a listen and tell me what you think.
With Love;
Sasporilla."
PLEASE REMEMBER
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.