Max and Kiara; Life after Hoggwarts

[Kiara Johnson]

     Next morning, Kiara slept in late; it was a long night.  Max had already been up and was just walking through the door when she woke.  He was carrying a tray of food.  "Morning sleepy"  Max smiled.  "Morning."  Kiara returned his smile.  "I made breakfast, hope your hungry."  Kiara smiled at this.  "Oh, you made it?  Should I eat it then?"  She said teasing.  Max set the tray down and sat next to her.  "Well, if your not hungry, I can think of more fun things to do..."He gave her a devilish look.  Kiara blushed slightly but, recoverd quickly.  "Oh, you can can you?  Well, I'll be the judge of that."  She smiled.  Max raised his brow, "Oh, is that a challenge?"  He asked.  "Why, yes, I do believe it is."  Kiara returned.  Needless to say, they never did get to eat a hot breakfast.

    A few hours later, they were lying in bed, tired again.  "Well, I guess, you win.  You did find us somthing much more fun to do.  I think, I'm hungry now."  Kiara smiled.  Max smiled back.  "Might I suggest a shower first.  Kiara laughed, I planned on it, coming?"  Max grinned.  "You can count on it."

[Kiara Johnson]

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   HArry had just finished with his report for Fudge and had droped it off in his office when he recieved an owl.  Harry took the letter from the owls leg, gave it a treat then sat at his desk and opend it to read:

  Just a note to Kaira's dear brother as a warning.  I have not given up and I WiILL be seeing you again.  I hope they are having fun on their sweet little honeymoon because it will be the last bit of fun they will ever have.  Try and find me if you wish however, if I were you, I'd leave it alone.  You know, Hermione is a sweet little thing and I would really hate for somthing awfull to happen to her.
                     Draco Malfoy

    Harry dropped the letter to his desk.  "I can't believe this!  Now he's threatening ME!"  Harry took up the letter and went directly home to check on Hermione.

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    Kiara and Max spent the remainder of their day out by the lake; talking to one another and catching up on the time the lost, due to the unfortunate instance with Draco.  Neither one aware of the fact that Draco planned to start into action as soon as they returned home.

    The next morning, it was time for the two to get back.  They were both expected back at the Ministry the next day.  "Oh, I hate to leave so soon.  If on;y we had just a bit more time.."  Kiara sighed.  Max took her by the hand and they waked out of the room.  "O know Kaira however, we are needed.  We'll take some more time off and return, soon."  They bothe dissaperated and returned home.

[Kiara Johnson]

(End chapter 3..will post more when I get more relies..ppl just aren't reading lately  :()

[Andersoninthehouse]

I'm reading.

[Kiara Johnson]

(LOL, thanks...atleast some one is.. :))

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I`m reading! (hey Kiara, as I am Moderator at my Forum, you can post the original chapter there. You got me intrigued to hear the real thing lol)

[Kiara Johnson]

(LOL, sorry Lav.  That belongs to Max.  ;))

    Kiara and Max apreared in their own living room.  Kaira sat happily on her couch.  Max sat next to her.  "So --"  He didn't have to finish, Kaira had already had the same thought.  She pushed him down on the couch and smiled.  "Yes, we really should --"

    Later that evening, Kiara and Max were eating dinner and there was a knock on the door.  Max stood and walked to the door opening it to find Harry and Hermione standing there.  "Hi Har--"  he trailed off as Harry and Hermione both walked in with serious expresions written across their faces.  Kiara came in from the dining room, "Who is it hun?"  She started to smile at the sight of her brother and now, sister-in-law, but stopped at the sight of the two.  "I think you need to have a seat Kiara."  Hermione said, walking over and taking her by the hand leading her to the couch.  They sat and when Max had seated himself as well, Harry brought out a letter and handed it to Max.  "What's this?"  Max asked as he took the letter from Harry.  "Just read it."  Harry said in a some what subdued voice.  Max opend the letter and began to read, his expresion turned angry.  "What is it Max?"  Kiara asked.  When Max had finished he handed the letter to Kaira.  She began to read, a gasp escaping from her throat.  She bagen to shake.  Max quickly went to her and held her.  "Don't worry, he wont, not this time."

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(yeah! Harry and Hermione are togeather!hee hee, always thought they should be..lol!) (ok Kiara, I understand)

keep going!

[Kiara Johnson]

  Max turned his head to Harry, still holding Kiara protectively in his arms.  "When did this arrive?"  he asked.  "This afternoon at about three.  I didn't think much of getting an owl so of course, I let it go, probably was sent using the post office any way.."  Harry sighed.  "I haven't showed it to any one else.  I wanted to see what you thought we should do first."  Max thought a moment.  "Wonder if Fudge would let us back in again or if this would just further his stupid judgement of taking us off the case.  Regardless, I won't stand by while he's out there making threats of this nature, and what with Hermione being pregnant and all, you can't afford to put her in danger.  Harry, I want you to stay out of this one.  Please, if not for me then do it for her."  Max nodded his head towards Hermione.  Harry looked at Max and was about to protest then taking another look at Hermione, decided that maybe he was right.  He couldn't imagine what would happen if Hermione lost their child because he was to hot-headed to know when to back down.  "Your right, I'll stay clear from this, for now."  Harry answerd.

    After Harry and Hermione left for home, Kaira and MAx sat alone in their living room; neither spoke for a long time.  Suddenly there was a bang, just out side their door.  Max jumped up to investigate.  When he opend the door, there was a rock, sitting on the matt and a dent in the front door.  Max bent to pick up the rock, looking around for any sign of people.  There wasn't any one out there.  When he picked up the rock, he noticed a note attached to it.  He brought it inside and together, he and Kiara read:

    Hi there, hope you had a great time!  Now that you've broken her in, I'll be taking MY little princes back again. Don't worry, I'm sure I can take your stench off her in no time.  Hi Kiara, miss me?

                   Draco Malfoy

    Max growled and Kiara glared.  "Just who in the Hell, does he think he is!"  Max yelled at Kiara, not meaning to, of course.  Kiara flinched.  "I'm sorry"  Max said imediatly.  "Look, if he's out there, trying to get at me again, why don't we just trap him?  The Minisrty could ---"  Max cut her off.  "NO WAY!  I will not put you out there in his way not on purpose!  If anything were to go wrong--No Kiara, Fudge's approval or not, I will find the little snake and when I do --"  Max was pacing the floor now, furious.  "How in the Hell, did he find where we live!"  Kiara thought she knew the answer to that one. "He followed Harry...He knew Harry would come to us with that letter, that's why he sent it.  Simplicity in it's self."  Kaira answerd.  "Well, we're not sleeping here tonight, that's for sure.  You need, I need to get you to a safer place."  Max said, thinking.  Kiara sat back on the couch and started a line of thoughts herself.  Suddenly she loked up and noticed a light coming in from the window.  "Max!  Look out!"  Kiara jumped up and knocked him to the floor just in time.  A bright line of crackling light swept over their bodies, making the hair on their bodies stand on end.  It was gone swiflty but not with out leaving a huge melted hole in the window and scorch marks on the far wall where it had dissapeard though.
"What the hell was that?"  Max asked as they stood back up.  Kaira looked around.  "Lighting bolt."  Max looked at her in amazement.  "Does he have that kind of power?"  Kaira shook her head.  "But we now know that he has some one helping him who does..."  She swallowed hard.

[Andersoninthehouse]

Keep postin' ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D:thumbsup:

[Kiara Johnson]

     Kaira suddenly went verry still, Max opend his mouth to ask what was wrong and she put her fingers to his lips to silence him.  She closed her eyes and began reaching out with her mind, searching the surrounding area for any sign of intruders.  She felt a jolt as some one quickly pushed her away from them, she smiled.  "Found him, the sorcerer, he's out there...right, about, there."  She pointed a finger in the direction she had felt his presence and shot a lighting bolt of her own through the wall at him.  They heard a yell of fright then silence.  Kiara laughed.  "I missed but at least he knows now that he isn't playing with just another helpless victim."  Max shook his head.  "Is he still out there?"  Kaira seached again.  "NO, he's gone.  Probably back to Draco to ask for higher pay."  The two of them stood in their living room for a bit before deciding the best place to go, if they ever wanted to get any rest, was to the Ministry.  They dissaperated.

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great story! :D pleez post more soon! :)

[Kiara Johnson]

     The next morning, Max and Kaira woke with a start as they rememberd what had transpired the night before.  It was still quite early so, no one had come yet into work.  Kaira sent out a thought to Harry, hoping he'd be able to get there before any one else.  Sure enough, Harry aperated right next to her.  "You called?"  He asked with a smile.  Kiara jumped. "Don't doo that!"  She scolded.Max had come in at that point with breakfast.  "Hi Harry."  He said as he put the food on Kiara's desk.  "So, I suppose you just got here?  Well, let's fill you in then, shall we?"  Max and Kaira explained what had transpired after Harry had left last night.  When they finished, Harry sat down.  "So, what your telling me is that now, Draco has a sorverer joined with him?"  Harry asked.  "It would seem so.." Max answerd him.  

    Soon, people began coming in to work and things had to be put on hold because, Max and Harry couldn't be caught talking about Draco, together.  Kiara had convinced Max to bring what had happend before Fudge and so he did.

    Max walked into Fudges office, Kiara right behind him, and closed the door.  Fudge looked up from his paper and smiled, that annoying smile of an polotician.  "So, what do I owe ---"  He trailed off at the look on their faces.  Kaira opend her mouth to speek but was beaten by Max.  "Look, Fudge."  Max started.  "I have been doing what you ask and I have stayed away from Malfoy however, he has now openly attacked both Kiara and myself and has decided to contact me.  What do you plan on doing about it."  Max. to Kiara's suprise kept his voice even and didn't yell at or even threaten Fudge.  Fudge sat back in his chair. "Look, I still will not have any one of you, going after Draco.  You will leave that up to the others.  I can, however, be sure that your home is watched from here on out."  He answerd, looking a bit annoyed with them.  Kiara's turn, only she didn't seem as controlled as Max.  "Look"  She growled.  "If that jerk, comes anywhere near myself or MAx again, you can be asured, I will not be calling on the help, you have hired to come save us.  He will die and If I do it then so be it!  You can't stop me from doing it any more than you can stop Max, or Harry for that matter!"  Kiara's temper was rising with each nod of Fudge's head.  It infuriated her more and more, every time she looked at him.  She had always hated him, from the moment she started working with the Ministry when she was 15 till today, with every moment she spent with him, she hated him all the more.  "Kiara, you are not being taken off the case, Croaker has asked for you specificly to help with this one.  I think he's planning a trap."  Max slammed his fist in the desk.  "NO!  Absolutely NOT!  I will not have you put Kiara out there as bait!  At least not with out me there to be sure averything goes right."  He now yelled at Fudge.  Kiara took a stepp back, even though she had suggested the very same thing, to Max, she had planned it with him there.  With out him, her resolve crumbled.  "I-I can't do that, You can't expect me to trust any one in the Ministry to protect me, no, I won't."  Kiara shook her head in reply.  "I'm afraid, dear, that it has already been put into action, you have no choice."  Fudge answerd.  "Then you can bet, I'll be there."  Max answerd.  "Oh, no you won't, if you show your face, the whole thing will be blown.  I can't except that.  Sorry Max but you'll just have to trust in others in this one.  If you don't, I'll have you arrested for disrupting the Ministry."  Came Fudges growled reply.

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oooo, pleez continue! :)

[Kiara Johnson]

     Max stood there, fists clenched, trying to keep himself under control.  Kiara stepped in front of him and put her hands on his shoulders.  "Max, hey..I don't want you doing anything stupid.  I might need you.  If you go and get yourself thrown into prison then where will that leave me.  If anything happens, I will need you to come and get me, I don't trust any one else, except maybe Harry and I don't want him to risk it so please..."  Kiara was almost crying, MAx relaxed a bit then, with out saying a word, he turned and walked from the room.  Kiara watched him go then, she turned on Fudge.  Her anger held in check but not hidden.  Fudge could see her shaking, and there was no way of hiding those red glowing eyes.  "If you so much as even try, to put him in that dam prison, it will be the last thing you ever do.  Don't underestimate me, whith Max gone, I would have nothing else to loose."  She spoke both calmly and steadily.  Fudge paled a bit at her words then straightend himself up.  "If your trying to threaten me Kaira ---"  Fudge started but was cut off.  "Oh, no, Fudge.  That was no threat, it was a promise and I always, keep my promises.  Now, where is Croaker, I do believe I have a mission to get ready for."  Kiara was no longer looking at Fudge but had turned her back on him and ready to leave.  Fudge sat there in shock that she would have spoken to him like that.  "He--he's in the training ...."  Kiara didn't wait for him to finish, she walked out of the office, closing the door behinde her softly.  She headed straight to Croaker.

    Max had gone to his office and was angril shifting papers about his desk when Emily walked in.  "What's wrong."  She asked, first thing.  Max looked up and explained what had just transpired between himself and Fudge.  Emily's expresion turned dark.  "That...Grrr!"  She growled.  "kiara's right though, you have to keep out of it.  Fudge meant what he said.  Kiara needs you around so DON"T you dare, do anything to get yourself into trouble."  She knew Max and knew he would try somthing and hoped, he wouldn't, this time.  "I know Em, but..if anything happens to her ---"  Max said between gritted teeth.  "I know Max, I klnow."

    Kiara stode up to Craoker.  "So, what is it that you have planned for me while I was away?"  Croaker looked a bit sheepish.  "I - I'm sorry Kaira, I didn't mean to stepp over you or anything but, it's a good plan."  He went on to explain what it was that he planned and Kiara stood there nodding and shaking her head.  "I think, there is room for improvement in a few spots but, I think we can work this."  She had now assumed a profetional tone and sat down at a table and together, they worked through the rough spots in his plan untill Kaira was satisfied.  "There, that should work, however, we didn't take in to consideration that he now has a Socerer with him so...we had best get every one briefed, I need to instruct them on a few things."  Kiara added.  Craoker looked a little shocked.  "You mean to tell me that the little weasle has employed a Socerer?"  He whistled.  "This is getting a little out of hand here."  Kiara nodded.  "I know and I felt his mind for just a moment before he pushed me out, I think I know who it is and if I'm correct, then we do indded, have a problem."  Kiara looked seriously at Croaker.  "His name is Migan, and he is every bit as good as I am."  Kiara finished.  Croaker paled slightly.  "Your serious, he if he's that good then, what chance do we have?"  Kiara smiled.  "We have just as good a chance as they do, we just have the element of suprise and the fact that we now know he's out there, like I said, I need to teach are crew a few things.  Oh, and Croaker...Max doesn't know, he knows there is a socerer but, he has no idea as to what kind of socerer there is...."  Croaker nodded his understanding then left to round up those who were to be implemented into the plan.