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Alexia Weasley's First Year

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*Disclaimer*

Based upon JKR's characters and ideas. I don't take any credit. I don't know much about all this legal stuff, so I thought I'd mention that. Also, I've read another fic where reviewers got on the author's case because he/she didn't use British slang. Well, you won't be finding many of that here either since I'm not British and not familiar with their slang. I'm American so I will most likely use American slang. Sooo, if you don't like that, tough :p No flaming just because of that! Also, this is my first fic ever, so sorry if it sucks *lol*

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Plot Summary

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Ron Weasley's daughter Alexia begins her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

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1. Alexia's Letter

Ron Weasley stared at the envelope in his hand. It was a letter addressed to his daughter Alexia. A letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the school Ron went to in his youth. Ron hadn't expected his daughter to receive a letter from the school. After all, she's a Muggle, her mother was a Muggle, and Ron had pretty much given up wizardry when he met Elizabeth and settled down with her in a small American town, a Muggle town. Ron didn't even have a wand anymore. Well, he still had it, but locked it up in the attic after his marriage to Liz. Not that he wasn't pleased that Lexi received a letter. He loved his time at Hogwarts. He loved being a wizard, much better than being a Muggle.

But, staring at the letter in his hand, Ron began to wonder if he should give it to her. Lexi knew nothing about wizarding. He's never told her, or even Elizabeth, about him being a former wizard. To this day he doesn't know why he never told them, or why his parents, Arthur and Molly, agreed not to mention anything to Liz and Lexi. When they went to England to visit his parents, things seemd natural to Liz and Lexi. His parents didn't do any magic while they were there. Half of him thinks it's best for Lexi to live a Muggle life, like she's used to, but the other half of him would love for her to attend Hogwarts.

He decided to let her choose. He knew he'd be happy with whatever she chose. Because that's all he wants. For his only child to be happy. 'Lord knows she needs some happiness in her life' Ron thought. It's been seven years since Liz's death. Lexi was only four years old, but remembers her mother well, and still misses her terribly. Ron knew that feeling well. He was devestated of his wife's death. He never even dated anyone else. He didn't want to. He couldn't lie. He had opportunities. But he refused.

Ron and Liz were very young when they married, only eighteen, and they had only been dating five months before. After Ron left Hogwarts, he traveled to America for schooling. There he met Elizabeth Harris. He loved her immediately. She was sweet, pretty, shy and smart. They began dating shortly after meeting, and married five months later. Ron had quit school, but Liz had stayed. Ron took a job as a journalist for the local paper. Ron was never the best student, but apparently the paper thought he had good writing skills and offered him a decent paying job. When they were only nineteen years old, Lexi was born. Ron couldn't lie to himself. He was disappointed when Liz told him she was pregnant. He didn't think he'd make a very good father. However, the moment Lexi was born, the moment he saw her for the first time, that changed. He loved her more than life itself. Lexi was his pride and joy, especially now with Liz gone. He was such the doting father. A year after that, Liz's father retired and left them his restaurant, Willow Glenn Buffett, a very popular eatery. Ron was working both as a journalist and helping with Willow Glenn in addition spending time with his daughter. Three years later, Ron, Liz, both twenty-three, and Lexi, four, were driving to see a movie. A drunk driver ran a red light, and smashed into the car, flinging the car over on it's side, and smashing into a nearby tree. Liz was killed instantly. Lexi was injured as well, spent two weeks in a coma, but made it out alive. Ron came out with only a broken leg.

Seven years ago and Ron still couldn't forget that terrible evening. How he lost his wife, and almost lost his daughter because of a drunken asshole who needed to spend the rest of his life in jail.

He shook the thought out of his head.

"Lexi!" He called up the stairs of their small, cozy two story home in a small town in California. "Come down here a minute. You got mail!"

In a few moments, he heard his daughter's soft footsteps walking slowly down the stairway. "Mail? For me?" She asked timidly. Lexi was a pretty young girl with long brownish-blonde hair that she got from her mother, the first Weasley to be born without flaming red hair.

"Yes, for you" Ron told her, smiling. "Read it and tell me what you think"

Lexi took the envelope and turned it around. She looked at the Hogwarts seal on the back flap. She looked up questioningly at her father. "Just read it" He told her

Lexi opened the envelope and read the letter, slowly, like she did everything else. After reading the letter, she glanced up again at her father. "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? I don't get it. What is it and why do they want me to attend?"

Ron sighed. Now was the time to tell her everything. Ron motioned for her to sit on the sofa. "Let me explain something to you. I hope you don't get upset for not mentioning this to you sooner"

He sat down next to her, and wondered where to begin. He finally started by saying, "Lexi, I'm a wizard. So are your grandmother, grandfather, aunt Ginny and your uncles...." he trailed off not knowing what else to say. Lexi was looking at him like he had two heads.

"Ok" He took a deep breath and began trying to think of some other way to explain this to her. He was never good at explaining things. But Lexi spoke up then. "You mean like, you can do spells and other kinds of magic?"

Ron smiled and nodded, even though he hadn't done magic in so long he wondered if he could still do it.

"I thought that stuff wasn't real" Lexi told him

"It is very much indeed real" Ron told her. He pointed to the letter. "And this school here will teach you everything you want to know. If you want to go, that is. You'd be away from home for a good portion of the year. But I assure you, it's a wonderful place. I loved my time there."

"You went to this school?"

"Of course I did." Ron told her. "You don't think I'd let you go off somewhere without knowing anything about it, do you?"

Lexi read the letter once more. "Where is this school at?"

"London. If you went, we'd have to move there." Ron warned her.

"Can I think about this?" Lexi asked him.

"Of course, you can" Ron said. "We'll need to know soon though. If you decide to go, we have to pack up and move, as well as buy your school things in Diagon Alley when we arrive."

Lexi once again had a confused expression on her face. "Diagon Alley?"

Ron smiled. "You'll see. Go on and sleep on it. Let me know tomorrow, if you can, ok, love?"



"Ok, Daddy." She said, and took off upstairs to her bedroom.

Ron was just getting dinner started an hour later, when Lexi came thundering down the stairs, the letter clamped in her hand. "Daddy? I thought it over."

"Already?" Ron asked, pulling some hamburger meat and vegetables out of the refrigerator.

"Yes" Lexi told him. "And I want to go!" She said, a huge smile on her face.

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*Author's Notes*

Soo, what do you think? Give me your reviews. Do you have any comments? suggestions? I'm currently writing chapter two. I'll post it up as soon as I can.