At the beginning of sixth year, your friends decided to spend some time together during the summer holidays. After breaking yet another cursed vault, and finding your brother, you could finally start to enjoy being a normal teenager. It would be a great reason for getting away, to enjoy hanging out with friends and celebrating the results of your OWL examinations that you had recently sat. Since Rowan had been so excited for this summer trip you all decided to go ahead in her memory.
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Arriving late afternoon, looking around at the calm secluded beach, you decided this break is exactly what you needed. The campsite was going to be located on the quiet unspoilt private beach that was home to Shell Cottage, belonging to one of Charlie’s relatives. Agreeing not to use magic where possible this once, setting up six two-person muggle tents was much harder than you all expected. Having not paid any attention to Arthur Weasley who had enthusiastically demonstrated how to pitch a tent the muggle way, Charlie was unapologetically laughing at the attempts of his friends to erect the tents. Only Ben roughly knew what to do. The rest of you stood following Ben’s instructions before finally managing to assemble the remaining tents.
Deciding the first thing to do before it got dark was to gather wood for the firepit. Whilst walking along the beach, you stop, taking a moment to admire your boyfriend up ahead as you collected some wood. Keeping the relationship a secret was draining and you were quite unsure how you were going to manage this week without even a kiss to the cheek or a hold of his hand. Talbott was naturally shy and didn’t like any attention. Perhaps this trip would not be as painful for him as it would be for you.
Stopping to untie and remove his trainers so he can feel the sand in between his toes, Talbott senses someone watching him. He glances around and sees you a little further down the beach, wearing that pink and white floral summer dress he likes so much on you, smiling at him. Talbott waits for you to join him, sitting on a stone boulder at the edge of a shallow cave at one end of the beach. He sees the rest of your friends spread out in all directions looking for firewood. As you reach him, quickly checking to make sure no one else is around, Talbott pulls you down to sit on his knee. Arms going straight around his neck as his come around your back to hold you close. Your lips gently touch as your eyes drift shut. Talbott’s tongue slides into your mouth as he deepens the kiss. Letting out a content sigh, you felt Talbott harden beneath you as you quickly cast a disillusionment charm so you could not be seen. Both knew you could go no further than just kissing this week despite you both wanting to. Your relationship had progressed through sixth year, going exclusive officially. Unable to keep your hands off each other, your romance escalated in losing your virginity after the romantic evening of the masquerade ball. Getting intimate as often as you could before school finished for the summer, both of you realised just how much you want each other. Although your friends knew about your relationship after the ball, you both decided to keep it secret around school. Your friends were unsure whether you were still together as you were not showing any affection towards each other in public.
Neither of you realise Tonks had been exploring the cave behind Talbott, hiding in the shadows observing you both snogging. She places a disillusionment charm on herself, before quietly rushing off to find Tulip to plot, putting her plans in place. Breaking apart for air, you realised you had been away for some time. Quickly casting a geminio charm on your wood, it quickly tripled the amount you had gathered. Talbott helps carry it back to the firepit for later. Looking around to see the rest of the gang, you can’t help but notice how Tonks and Tulip were grinning at you, whispering quietly together. Blushing for no reason, knowing it cannot be good, you try and push it from your mind, waiting for the inevitable prank that would eventually come this week.
Deciding to have an early night, you discuss who is sleeping in which tent. Instantly Tonks and Tulip run for one of the tents, Barnaby and Charlie opt for the closest one, mid discussion about dragons. Ben and Jae head towards one of the further away tents. Being in the same house Penny and Chiara share, as does Andre and Talbott. You had a tent all to yourself. If only Rowan were here, you thought sadly, looking towards the sea. You missed her beyond belief. Upon realising you would be on your own, Penny and Chiara had offered to share their tent with you, but you insisted you would be fine. As everyone headed into their tents for the night, whispering good night’s, you remained sitting on the beach, looking at the stars. Being a night owl, hearing Andre’s quiet snores, Talbott waits a few moments, before heading out from his tent, back to the beach to spend some alone time with you. Sitting with blankets around you both, you stare at the stars, content, having the warmth of Talbott’s arm around you. Realising it was getting late Talbott walks you to your tent. Not wanting to leave you on your own, Talbott sheepishly asks “Can I stay with you a while?”. “Sure”. Seeing your outline in the dark, Talbott watches instantly aroused as you begin removing your clothes, stripping down to your underwear. Using lumos to find your way, you cast an engorgio spell on the sleeping bag so Talbott can join you. Removing his t-shirt, he climbs into the sleeping bag, lying on his side, placing an arm around you. The last thing you remember was Talbott placing a kiss to your temple as he pulled you closer towards him, feeling your almost naked body against his as you fell into a restful sleep.
Waking early the next morning, you feel somewhat nervous. With Talbott sleeping in the same tent, you hoped no one else was awake yet. Facing Talbott, you take a moment to study his handsome features up close, observing his content smile as he slept, feeling his very obvious arousal as your bodies touch. Unable to resist, you place a gently chaste kiss to his lips. Stirring, Talbott can’t help but instinctively pull you closer, feeling like you were meant to be in his arms before leaning in to kiss you properly. Groaning as he ground himself against you, he realises just how hard this week is going to be to keep his hands off you. Resisting the urge to stay in the sleeping bag and have your friends find you together, Talbott places a final kiss to your lips before making his way, as quickly as possible, to somewhere quiet, where he can take care of his erection before the rest of the group wake.
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The group makes their way to the beach, opting for an hour or two down time sunbathing since it is such a beautiful day. Sitting near to Talbott, you whisper over to him asking if he could put some suncream on you. He quietly casts a disillusionment charm to prevent the others being able to see as he comes and sits behind you, feeling nervous about touching you in such close proximity to your friends. He frequently imagined having his hands wander over your body since becoming your boyfriend. Smirking, you untie your bikini top, stating you don’t want Talbott to miss a spot on your back, holding it up against your breasts just in case someone sees. Passing Talbott the suncream, you relish seeing the blush that creeps up his neck and cheeks. You enjoy feeling his hands roaming over your back, but soon enough they stop. You sigh knowing nothing can happen between you and resign yourself to tying your bikini top back up before lying face down in the sunshine.
Late afternoon, Penny suggests you all go for a dip in the sea. “Last one there gets a dare” Tulip shouts. You all quickly run down the beach, not wanting to be last. Giggling with Penny as you run, you pull off your dress and cast it to the side. Barnaby, Talbott and Andre all watch as you expose your blue bikini, matching your Ravenclaw house colours. Instantly Talbott becomes jealous watching Barnaby and Andre eying up his girlfriend. He thinks he cannot compare to Barnaby’s muscular body; he wants to suddenly kiss you and show everyone you’re his. As you and Penny splash in the water, Talbott rushes to be near you, if only to stop Barnaby putting his arm over your shoulder so he could be on the same team as you. Jae ends up being the last one in, being dared to flash himself. Always up for a laugh, he lowers his swimming shorts, giving Chiara an unexpected eyeful before deciding to remove them completely.
A game of water volleyball, a water fight and lots of laughter later you head back to the campsite. As the evening draws on, you all sit on the sandy beach thinking how much fun you had today. Sitting on the driftwood around the open fire on the beach, the friends take it in turns roasting marshmallows the muggle way Ben had shown them. “Look alive” Jae said across the fire, a glint in his eye as he produced two extremely large bottles of fire whiskey.
“Wotcher! Who wants to play truth or dare?” Tonks gleefully shouts, you internally sigh, wondering if this had anything to do with her and Tulip’s plotting yesterday.
Having observed some of the dares Penny and Andre had been given, thinking it might be better than a dare, “Truth” you say. “Ok then”. Tonks pretends to think before asking you “kiss, marry, kill – Merula, Barnaby, Talbott”. Blushing you say “kill Merula, kiss Barnaby (he beams his most charming smile at you), marry Talbott”. Talbott blushes beet red as his hand subconsciously strokes the back of his neck. “At least you’d get to snog a certain someone if you marry them” Penny whispers, all too aware of you and Talbott fancying each other. Cheeks heating up as you cast a quick glance over at Talbott, who you discover is already looking over at you. Andre slaps Talbott on the back laughing “still the curse breaker huh?”. Talbott blushes even harder but does not look away from you.
As the turns continue, Chiara is dared to sit on Jae’s knee, who, non-phased by the whistles coming from the group, looks delighted as she sits on him. When it is Talbott’s turn, Tulip declares “I dare Talbott to have Lisa sit on his knee for the rest of the game”. Embarrassed, as you stand to head towards Talbott, you can’t help but wonder what else Tonks and Tulip have in store for you. Barnaby is quick to say you can sit on his knee as you make your way past him. Making yourself comfortable on his knee, Talbott’s hands instantly come round your waist to pull you closer to him. As the game continues, some of the dares had all of you in hysterics, watching Tonks impersonate half of the Hogwarts teachers. It was great seeing everyone let loose and enjoy themselves.
“What did you smell in your amortentia potion?”. Penny, being tipsy decided to ask everyone. You gulp. The only person you had ever told was Rowan. She had already guessed what you would smell, knowing about your crush on Talbott. It made your heart hurt. Talbott sensed your sadness and pulled you closer towards him, placing a gentle kiss to your back. No one really wanted to give an answer for fear of embarrassment.
Topping up everyone’s drinks, to release the awkward tension, “how about never have I ever?” Jae suggested after a few moments of uncomfortable silence. This was met with much more enthusiasm. Ben’s drunken newfound confidence started the round “never have I ever fancied one of our friends”. Feeling a little awkward, the rest of you take a sip. Everyone glances around the circle wondering who each other fancied. “How about never have I ever fallen asleep in history of magic” you suggest causing Jae, Penny, Tonks, Tulip, Barnaby, Ben, Andre, and Chiara to drink. Talbott was next, “Never have I ever played quidditch” causing you to roll your eyes at him. You, Andre and Charlie drink. “Never have I ever skipped a class” offered Penny. Only Jae and Talbott drank. Andre’s turn was next. “Never have I ever got detention” he said smugly. Tonks, Tulip, Jae, you and Talbott all took a sip. Barnaby started drinking too. “Wait, how do I know if I’ve been in detention? Have any of you seen me in detention?” “Never mind B, you can have a drink” you say to Barnaby. Flashing you a grateful smile, Barnaby finishes his drink, before heading to top his glass up. Talbott quietly noticed the exchange between you both, wondering if Barnaby didn’t have a thing for you.
After seeing Ben fall over from too much alcohol you all decide to call it a night. Penny decides to look after Ben, taking him into her tent. Chiara was pulled by Jae into his tent as he placed kiss after kiss on her lips as everyone cheered, pleased they were finally getting together.
Talbott was restless, listening to Andre’s snores. The alcohol and having you sitting on his knee most of the night had made him aroused. He knew you were on your own, what he wouldn’t give to put his arm around you and fall asleep with you again, or maybe do even more. Resolved, he decided to quietly exit the tent so not to wake Andre. He grabs a blanket and rushes over to your tent. Glancing around in case anyone else is awake, he sees you sitting on the beach. Heading towards you, he quietly sits down beside you, wrapping the blanket around you both. You wrap your arm around his back as you scoot closer to him. Putting his arm around your shoulder, he kisses the top of your head as you rest it on his shoulder. He suddenly whispers “vanilla, chocolate and feathers”. You glance over, seeing the blush creeping up his face. “That’s what I smelt in my amortentia potion; they remind me of you”. Cheeks heating up you reply, “I smelt you too, I’d had a crush on you ever since our animagus adventure. Rowan guessed I would smell you”. You smiled at the memory.
You tilt your head up to kiss Talbott as he pulls you closer, onto his lap, finding yourself in the same position as you were in the game earlier. Moving slightly to straddle Talbott as you kiss him, enjoying the feeling of him hardening beneath you. He quickly places one arm on your bottom as his other arm goes around your back to pull you closer to him, accidently grazing your breast. As he pulls you closer, loosing yourself in the kiss, your hips have a mind of their own, moving forward and backwards gently over his crotch, feeling Talbott become harder and harder under you, eliciting a breathy moan from the usually reserved Ravenclaw.
Talbott pauses your kiss, blushing furiously from the embarrassment of moaning from your accidental touches, wondering if anyone had heard him. Suddenly glad it was dark, so Talbott could not see your face burning with shame, you whisper in his ear “I’m so sorry, I didn’t realise I was doing that! “. Feeling embarrassed, you get up to move from his knee when Talbott grabs your waist to keep you in place, whispering “Could…. Could we do that again, but somewhere more private perhaps, so no one sees us?” Grinning, getting up from Talbott’s lap, you stand. Taking Talbott’s hand, you lead him towards your tent, quickly casting a ‘cave inimicum’ and ‘muffliato’ charms so you would not be surprised by your friends in the night.
Letting Talbott in first, you quickly rush to zip your tent closed. Casting a quick lumos, Talbott reaches for your hand, pulling you closer, kissing your forehead. You release a contented sigh, releasing the tension between you. Kissing you deeply, Talbott presses himself closer to your body as you wrap your arms around his neck, gently running your fingers through his hair. Trying to get closer, you trip over the bottom of your sleeping bag, and you fall forwards, knocking Talbott over to the ground. Talbott breaks your fall as you fall on top of him. Blushing furiously, this is not how you imagined the night going, Talbott laughs at the worry appearing on your face. Sitting up, bringing his lips back to yours, he gets you to move your legs over his pelvis, so you were sitting like you were on the beach. Forgetting your embarrassment as Talbott deeps the kiss, your arms automatically go back around his neck as his hands very slowly work down your back, before running them over your bottom resting them on your hips. Guiding your hips gently, Talbott encourages you to continue grinding against him like you did earlier. Feeling Talbott’s arousal, removing your hands from his neck, you reach down to take Talbott’s hands in yours and place them over your dress covered breasts. Talbott lets out a low groan as blood rushes to his penis, making him painfully hard. Feeling aroused, you become wetter every time the hard outline of his penis rubs between your legs. You stop grinding before you leave a wet patch on Talbott’s shorts. Glancing at Talbott who’s eyes dilated as he gently touches your chest, you suddenly wish his hands were touching your skin rather than your dress.
Reaching up to undo the halter neck of your dress, Talbott moves his hands away momentarily allowing you to continue pulling the dress up over your head. Throwing the dress to the side you are left in your blue bikini from earlier. Talbott cannot help but stare admiring your curves. Seeing Talbott lick his lips, you ask “would you touch me again?”. Delighted at the opportunity to have some alone time with you, he eagerly placed his hands on your waist, painfully slowly moving his hands upwards. He can see your hardened nipples beneath your bikini top. Impatient, you go one step further, undoing the ties to your bikini top before reaching for his hands to place them over your breasts. Gasping at just how good his hands feel touching your naked body, Talbott moves his head, unable to resist the temptation to take one of your nipples in his mouth as his hand gently squeezes the other breast. Talbott leans you back gently, so you end up lying on the sleeping bag. Talbott eagerly returns his mouth to suck one of your nipples as his hands returns to your breasts, unable to stop touching them. Merlin, she’s perfect, he thinks to himself. Arching your back so Talbott can access your breasts more easily, one hand slowly makes its way down your stomach to the top of your bikini bottoms. Pausing his movements long enough to check you are ok with his actions, “May I?” he asks gesturing to your bikini bottoms. You reach the side ties, pulling them open, and quickly discard them to your side.
His eyes roam your now naked body. Quickly glancing at Talbott, seeing his erection straining in his swim shorts, you begin to get impatient. You cannot wait to touch him. “Merlin, you are perfect. More beautiful than anything I could ever imagine. I want to make you feel good. Will you let me do that for you? To you?” Talbott asks as he leans over to kiss you. Opening your mouth wider for Talbott to slip his tongue inside as you place his hands back on your breasts. He continues massaging your breasts whilst he spreads your legs apart slightly with his, allowing you to feel the length of his erection straining in his shorts against your body. Spreading your legs further apart one of Talbott’s hands sneaks it’s way lower to your arousal. Running his fingers through your wetness has him moaning into your mouth. Breaking the kiss, Talbott repositions himself, so he lies between your legs. Placing a gentle kiss to your thighs, he begins to insert one of his fingers inside you. He begins licking and sucking your clit as he works two fingers in, thrusting them back and forward making you enjoy it without hurting you. Listening to your heavy breathing and seeing how much you enjoy his touch makes Talbott’s penis leak precum. You taste amazing. Oh, how he wants you badly. Speeding his fingers up, Talbott becomes determined to make you orgasm from his touch. You feel the sensation building from Talbott’s fingers, providing you with pleasure. You clench around his fingers in bliss, just imagining how amazing it would be if were his penis thrusting in and out of your entrance and suddenly come shouting “Talbott”. Licking up your orgasm juices, Talbott removes his fingers from your entrance feeling proud to make you come once again. Lying down on the sleeping bag beside you, Talbott looks at your blissed out expression, his earlier worries about other boys instantly evaporating, suddenly thinking of needing your warm wet heat around his penis. He should not be thinking of sex right now, what if the spells hadn’t worked and someone had heard?
“Can I see you?” you ask. Nodding Talbott glances at your lust filled pupils as he begins removing his t shirt and swimming shorts as you eye up his body. Your hands slowly traced down his body, teasing before you touch his penis. You reach over and wrap your hand around his shaft. Talbott let out a moan, closing his eyes in enjoyment. Moving your hand, knowing what he enjoyed, your mouth began watering at the thought of tasting him. Seeing no resistance from Talbott, you leaned in licking him from base to tip before slowly sticking his penis in your mouth. Talbott loved the feeling of you touching him and couldn’t control his shout “Lisa”. Picking up the pace, you bobbed your head back and forward, taking in more of his shaft each time. “Merlin, your amazing” as he felt his orgasm approaching. Just the feeling of your mouth over his penis was so unbelievably hotter than he remembered it to be. It had only been a few days since it had last happened, but he knew he could never get enough of you. It was then he knew the saying ‘eagles’ mate for life’ was true. He could not imagine being with anyone but you. Taking him even deeper as his hands come to rest in your hair, you suddenly feel his cum hit the back of your throat as you aim to swallow as much as you can. Removing himself from your mouth, you both get into the sleeping bag, enjoying the feeling of your naked bodies touching as you quickly fall asleep.
Early next morning Talbott quickly rushes back to his tent before anyone is awake. Just as he was heading inside, Tulip opened the zip to her tent and saw Talbott sneak from your tent and head back to his. Giddy with excitement, Tulip jumps on Tonks to wake her to plot with the latest gossip!
Sitting round the firepit on your last evening together, Tulip and Tonks were winking at you and Talbott, who had chosen to sit next to you for the evening. During another round of truth or dare, having chosen truth last time getting your question from Penny, you knew you had to pick dare this time. “I dare Lisa to snog Talbott” Tonks shouted out. As you and Talbott look at one another, both of your faces heat up, knowing the rest of the group were staring at you. Knowing you couldn’t get out of it; you reached your arm around the back of Talbott’s head and pulled him closer for a snog, feeling Talbott open wide to give your tongue access as he always did. Tonks and Tulip whooped, the rest of the group joining in cheering causing you both to go bright red and break away from each other embarrassed. As you broke apart Tulip muttered to Andre something about you both looking far too comfortable snogging one another to not be together. Turning to Penny to take the attention from you, you dared her to snog Ben. Knowing Penny was harbouring a secret crush on Ben, she was delighted.
“Ooh I love it, let’s change the game up to seven minutes in heaven spin the bottle style?” suggested Jae. Barnaby looks confused, asking how to play this game. “If Lisa’s playing, I’m playing. What do I need to do?”. Talbott glances at you, suddenly looking uncomfortable. “It’s easy, the bottle chooses two people to go into that tent, pointing at the tent furthest from everyone, getting zipped in and they do whatever they like for seven minutes, the naughtier the better” Tonks giggled, winking at a blushing Talbott. “Ooh sounds fun” Barnaby said grinning at you.
After waking up aroused after last night, Talbott suddenly begins to feel anxious at the prospect of you getting picked to do seven minutes in heaven with Barnaby, knowing how much he liked you. He could tell by the way Barnaby could not keep his eyes off you. Talbott knew it was silly, you were in a relationship with him. Barnaby could look at you all he wanted but not touch you the way Talbott could. Unable to bear the thought of you having to kiss Barnaby in front of him Talbott quietly whispered a spell to ensure that the bottle would only land on you if he spun it.
As the turns began, Jae and Chiara were delighted to head towards a tent. Having not returned to join the group after the seven minutes were up, the group moved onto the next turn. Andre landed on Tulip who was non phased about kissing him in front of everyone and dragged him to a tent to discuss Talbott and Lisa. Charlie nervously landed on Tonks, who was practically dragging him towards a different tent. A few minutes later Charlie appeared back with a very embarrassed face. “Ha, no kissing and telling” Tonks replied sitting down when Ben asked him what was wrong. Soon it was Talbott’s turn. Anxiously with shaking hands, Talbott grabbed the bottle and spun it, suddenly hoping his spell had worked. He held his breath as the bottle slowed down. Unable to look as it appeared to land on Penny who was sitting next to you, Talbott suddenly felt a warm hand grab his, dragging him to his feet. Letting out the breath he had been holding he glanced up and saw you. Relieved, he cast a glance back to the group seeing Tonks and Tulip grinning, Talbott knew he needed to make this time alone with you count.
Inside the tent, lying you down on the sleeping bag, Talbott begins kissing you passionately. Quickly breaking away, you cast a quick ‘muffliato’ charm before stripping as quick as you could, so you were both naked. Neither of you had realised how sexually frustrated you both were being unable to touch each other except for when you had some time to yourselves. Barely able to contain his lust, Talbott began kissing his way down your body, his arousal obvious as he gave you a love bite, making sure it was out of sight from the prying eyes of your friends.
Both groaning, you took him inside your warm tight heat. Enjoying the feeling of him deep inside you, rolling Talbott onto his back so you could be on top this time. It was more mind blowing than he could ever have envisioned. Hypnotised by your breasts bouncing as you moved, gripping your hips, Talbott began thrusting up to meet your downward bounce. Neither of you could last long, your orgasms imminent. Back arching you come as you feel Talbott spill inside you. Sighing contently, very reluctantly Talbott removes himself from your entrance and casts a quick cleaning spell over you both. Quickly dressing, making yourself presentable before removing the spells, you head back to the firepit and your friends, hoping to avoid any questions regarding the extent of your activities in the tent.
Sitting around the firepit, glancing around at your friends, you couldn’t help but feel a sense of contentment. Feeling Talbott’s cum dripping down your leg, you knew eventually you would have to announce your relationship with Talbott to all your friends. You assumed they would figure out you were still together, especially after Tonks and Tulip’s not subtle hinting with their raised eyebrows upon your return but for now you were just content. After an hour or so later, laughing at yet more impersonations from Tonks, having drank lots, everyone decided to head to bed.
Waking late the next morning with Talbott pressed up against you, his hand cupping one of your breasts, you knew your friends should know the truth about your relationship. You figured they already knew something was going on between you two after you snogging last night and your time in the tent. You debated whether to let someone find you in the tent together but decided against it. Turning around, feeling Talbott’s morning arousal you could not help yourself as you slowly stroked his length, trying not to wake him. Giving his tip a quick kiss, the heat of your mouth against his penis, stirred Talbott awake. Pressing kisses to your lips, Talbott brings his hands up to your breasts, enjoying the feeling of your hard nipples against his fingers. Rolling you onto your back he slowly inserts his penis inside you as your legs come round his back. Thrusting in and out slowly to savour the feel of your warmth around his penis Talbott starts picking up the pace. Looking at your blissed expression as your orgasm crashes over you, Talbott thinks just how happy he is, as he stills, spilling his cum inside you.
Leaving the tent together, you take Talbott’s hand in yours as you head to the beach. Taking a look at your entwined hands, your friends cheered as you sat down for breakfast. Talbott gripped your hand tighter as you confirmed your friends’ suspicions that you were still dating. Knowing Talbott’s dislike of attention, your friends were unsurprised about your secret relationship. Suddenly it felt like a huge weight was lifted from your shoulders as you didn’t have to hide the relationship any longer, as Talbott placed a kiss to your temple. You were sad the week had come to an end. Seeing your friends happy, forgetting the stresses of the past year was great. As much as you had enjoyed this week, you were secretly excited about the prospect of staying at Talbott’s during the remainder of the holidays. His gran had approached you at Kings Cross Station once your friends had left saying you simply had to come stay. She couldn’t wait to get to spend time getting to know the girl who had stolen Talbott’s heart. She had warmly hugged you at Kings Cross telling you that you were part of the family. You were nervous but excited about spending some quality alone time with Talbott, without any need for secrecy. It almost felt daunting, the prospect of staying with his gran, but you were desperate to seek her approval of you dating her grandson. After Talbott became your emotional rock after Rowan, seeing you at your lowest, you felt as though meeting his family was the next logical step in your relationship, something you could not wait to do. As you all packed up and prepared to leave you suddenly couldn’t wait to see your friends on the Hogwarts Express on September 1st with lots more stories to tell.