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The Grindelwald Legacy	By : ccino49 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 7559 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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I own nothing but this sordid little tale. All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. I am not making any money by writing it. I must be insane.

The Grindelwald Legacy

CharlotteBlack: Blackmail? Never. It was meant to be encouragement. Lol. Just to prove it, I�m bring you a step closer by posting this chapter early.

Chapter 3

�Erm Lucy dear, your... travel arrangements have arrived.�
Lucy smiled at Rosmerta as she straightened her bed. �Thanks for letting me stay here, and for supper and breakfast. I don�t know what I would�ve done if you hadn�t rescued me.�

�You welcome dear. Now if you ever need an ear, or you just want to get away for a bit, you�re always welcome to call on me. Okay?�

�Okay Rosmerta and thanks again. Did my gran send someone to get me then? �
�More... something.� The older woman said as they entered the kitchen.
�Wow. Is that a dog, or is that a dog?� Lucy stared at the large hound, sat licking his lips after finishing the mammoth amount of stew Rosmerta had fed him.
�That�s Maxi, Hetty�s dog. He�s a bit err... no, don�t touch him; he can be a right nasty piece of work. I can�t believe she sent him to get you.�
�But he�s beautiful. What breed is he?�

�The biting kind. I�m not sure I should let you go with him Lucy. Maybe I could send for one of my regulars to come over and collect you.�

�I don�t think my own grandmother would�ve sent him if she thought he�d hurt me.� Lucy knelt on the floor and held out a hand. �Hiya Maxi, I�m Lucy. You better not bite me because I think we�re gonna be seeing a lot of each other.�
Maxi, who was 28 inches high at the shoulder and weighed over a hundred pounds, stood and barked at her.
Lucy didn�t move or lower her hand. She�d spent the last eighteen months working weekends at the local veterinary clinic, learning what she could and earning extra pocket money, she knew how to greet a strange dog

�Come on then boy, I take it you are a boy.� She said, keeping her gaze averted.
Maxi noticed and padded over to sniff this newcomer. None threatening, he decided, she didn�t meet his eyes so not a challenge either, he couldn�t smell fear on her, and she was letting him take the initiative.

He sniffed first her fingers, then her hand, wrist and inner elbow.
When he sat down in front of her, she brought her hand to his chest and stroked gently before slowly moving her hands to the dogs side. �Hi Maxi, friends?�
Maxi woofed softly and dignified her with a big slobbery lick on her cheek.
�Ugh, well you can cut that out for a start. You don�t lick my face, and I won�t lick yours. Okay?�
Maxi licked her again in agreement, then nudged her so she fell on her backside.
�Oh, so you wanna play. The big bad doggie�s really a big softy eh.� She said, scratching his ears and pushing him playfully.
�Lucy what are you doing? He�ll eat you for heavens sake.�

Lucy turned to see the terrified expression on Rosmerta�s face and laughed when Maxi licked her neck.
�Don�t worry Rosmerta, I�ve handled bigger dogs than him. We�ll be fine. I�ll see you again yeah?�

�I hope so.� The witch said, still eyeing the dog disbelievingly as Lucy stood and patted the beast. �You know if that thing lowers its head and stands still, you can�t tell one end from the other.�

Lucy laughed again while Maxi growled indignantly. �Maxi no, that�s not nice. Say bye to the nice lady, she looked after me.�
�Oh my.� Rosmerta said, one hand on her ample bosom when the dog sent a soft bark her way. As much as she liked the young woman, she was glad to see her take the hound from hell out of her kitchen.
Lucy was pleasantly surprised when Maxi clamped his teeth around the handle of the larger case and carried it for her. Both cases had wheels, but they were still heavy and Lucy was grateful for the help, especially over the cobbled street they had to walk down.
They were about half a mile out of Hogsmead when Lucy stopped. �How much further Maxi? I�m buggered.�
Maxi gave a muffled woof around the case handle and put it down. He knew his new mistress was tired, and he could sense a certain amount of anxiety as they neared his home. He liked his new mistress, he didn�t want her to feel intimidated. His older mistress could be a bit gruff at times, but she always fed him well and let him have the run of the house. When he wasn�t out racing over the hills that was. He wanted the new pup to be happy with them, then she could run over the hills with him and chase hares. She�d need her stamina building up though or she wouldn�t be able to keep up. The old one didn�t even go into the village much any more, mostly she sent him with a list and had things delivered these days.
Trotting behind her, he gave her a shove.
�Hey, pack that in. I need to rest for a minute okay? I�m used to taking a bus when I want to go somewhere.�

Maxi pushed her again, then ran on for a distance and looked across to the house where the older one would be waiting. Looking back at the young one he woofed again, then ran back and snatched up the suitcase.
Lucy had no choice but to pick up her case and follow him. By the time they reached the old stone croft Lucy was dragging her heels. She was really nervous. What if her grandmother didn�t like her, or she didn�t like her grandmother? What if they hated each other? What if... What if... What if... ?
Maxi had already entered the house when she got to the door and Lucy wasn�t sure whether she should knock or not. She did.
�Come in girl, no need for knocking. Come and let me look at you.�
Lucy entered the house warily. It wasn�t bad, old fashioned yeah, but cosy, homey. She thought.
�Well look at you, aren�t you the pretty one. Come here and give your grandmother a hug girl.�

Lucy hesitantly took the few steps necessary to reach the woman who was her gran, and felt a strange sense of belonging, of being home, really home, for the first time in her life.

When the old lady grabbed her and held her in a vice like hug Lucy was amazed at the strength in the old woman�s arms.
�Are you really my gran? I never knew I had family.� Lucy fought to hold back the tears. This was the stuff dreams were made of. Well, almost.
Like all kids in care, when she was little she used to imagine that her parents would one day turn up and tell her it had all been a big mistake, that she�d been taken from them and they�d searched for her ever since. The dream did not last, they all became disillusioned in the end.

Well she had a gran now, that was nearly as good. So she wasn�t a little kid any more, so what? She still wanted to be loved like everybody else.
�Oh I�m your grandmother alright. It�s a long story and I�ll explain it to you later, but it was only by chance that I hit upon certain documents that pertained to your existence. You don�t know how happy I am to have found you Lucy.�
Maxi watched his old one and his new young one hugging tightly and crying. It didn�t make sense to him. He could feel their happiness, so why the tears? Humans were odd creatures. Still, it had gone on long enough and he wanted some attention for himself now. A loud woof and he was able to push his way between them.
After Hetty made tea, they sat and Lucy asked her gran about her travel arrangements. It was really weird, I had to walk through this... Ah, I probably imagined it. Forget I said anything.�
�You walked through the barrier, is that what you�re saying? It�s the only way to get onto the platform dear.�

Lucy nearly dropped her cup. �You know about it? How? Gran it was so...I dunno, strange. I thought I was going nuts.�
Hetty studied her granddaughter. �You haven�t figured it out yet have you?�

�Figured what out?�

TBC
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