A/N: Hello people. Here is another story. I've been working on this for ages. and yet some how it feels like i've done barely any thing. If you've read tears of a victim i have updated it. But i feel it still maybe a work in progress. This is basically a what if story you may say. I hope you like it as it has been taking up alot of time. Of course i'm open to ideas on how to improve it. Especially this first chapter which i think maybe a bit shaky. So i'm going to stop rambling now and you may read.
I want to dedicate this to my v.best friend Zoe, who i'd be lost with out.
Until next time.
Indie x
Disclaimer: This whole HP thing does not belong to me and i don't own it, so don't think i do okay.
The story of Claire.
Chapter One: At Platform nine and three Quarters.
Sophie took Claire's hands in hers and looked in to her daughter's bright green eyes. "Look Claire I know it will be hard going to a new school without all your old friends, but you'll soon make new ones. You can't stay in the muggle world for ever. Can you?"
Claire wriggled out of her mothers hold, causing her flaming red hair to fall out of the loose plait she had only done 5 minutes before, the blue hair band fell to floor gently like a feather. Claire bent down and snatched it up, stuffing it in her jeans pocket. Looking up at her mother Claire spoke. "I don't want to go, I want to go to the same school as Maddy. It's just not fair."
"But Maddy isn't a witch and you are, so therefore you have to go to a school for witches and wizards. Anyway I've talked to Maddy's mum. She says that Maddy can come over for the Christmas holidays."
"But that's ages away Mum!" Claire whined. "Sophie?" A voice called out through the mist on Platform nine and three quarters. Sophie turned away from her daughter. Coming in to vision through the mist stood a tall skinny man, with messy black hair that stood up at the back, although Sophie could not see that now, bright green eyes and glasses. Sophie gasped "Harry!" She quickly glanced at her husband Seamus who was busy trying to stop their eight year old daughter Lucy from crying and also amusing their four year old daughter Amelia. Sophie turned back to Harry who was walking over with a small crowd of other people. With him was Ron, Hermione, Ginny and their children.
"Oh Harry." She cries giving her brother a huge hug. "How are you?"
"Fine, fine. Hey Claire looking forward to Hogwarts?"
Claire gave her mother a look that could kill and answered with a very grumpy and put out "NO."
"Oh dear, Don't worry about it, it'll be alright. Al's worried about being put in Slytherin too you know."
At Harry's very unhelpful guess at what was bothering Claire about Hogwarts, Claire burst in to tears of frustration. "Mum what if I get put in Slytherin?"
"Oh Claire don't worry about it. Honestly I won't hate you if you go there. I'll love you just as much as ever."
"Why didn't you say Al was starting too mum?" Claire said, sniffing slightly as she said this.
"Oh Honey, I completely forgot. You know me. I'm too scatter brained to remember stuff. Hey I bet Al will let you sit in the same compartment as him. Won't you Al?" Sophie turned to her nephew. "Yeah. Claire you can sit with me and Rose."
"Rose?"
"Oh yeah, Rose come here."
A young girl the same age as Claire came over. She had very bushy reddish-brown hair and hazel eyes. She was quite tall for her age and slim too.
"Claire this is my other cousin Rose."
"Hi, Rose. I'm Claire."
Suddenly the whistle blew loud and clear. Sophie looked urgently at Seamus. "Come on Claire time to go." He said. "Okay." Claire said and she gave him a quick hug, before leaping on to the train with Rose and Albus. Sophie gave her, her luggage. " Don't lose anything. Behave yourself and work hard." she said.
"Okay Mum. I know." Claire moaned. Then feeling rather guilty she whispered. "I'll miss you mum."
"I'll miss you too." Sophie whispered back giving Claire a kiss on the cheek." She stepped back the train began to move. "See you at Christmas. Bye Al. Bye Rose." she shouted over the noise of the train. The train picked up speed and soon it was out of sight altogether.
Ron turned to Sophie. "Claire's got very red hair."
"Yes Ron, yes she has." Sophie sighed.
"Well we'd best be off. Come on Soph." Seamus said recognising the air of discomfort "Bye Harry, Ginny." She said hugging her brother. "Bye Lilly." she said bending down to hug her little niece.
"Bye Aunty Sophie." Lilly answered. Ginny gave Sophie a hug." Ginny , you'll have to come over sometime soon. How about Sunday. You could come for dinner. Bring the kids."
"Oh Sophie. Harry will love that. Yes we'll definitely do that."
"Well, we'll be off then. Bye Ron, Hermione, Hugo. See you on Sunday Harry." Harry frowned but smiled at her. "Okay see you then." Sophie grabbed Seamus' arm and the four of them disapperated.
A/N Well there it was. i hope it was all right. if not, or you have a sugestion then review. Reviews are GOD. well not literally, but you get my meaning. Soo i shall shut up and you will now review. You know you want to. :)
Indie x
