I know, I know. I haven't finished 'A fraud and a big snake' but I just came up with this idea and I like having more then one progect to work on so there. :D
Prologue
The car stopped abruptly outside the church. It was a raining and about two people were on the street, this suited the fat man in the car perfectly. "Get out, Freak." He spat at his tiny niece in the back of the car. "Yes Uncle." She said meekly, unbuckling her seat belt. "Take your bag Freak." His wife threw a raggy backpack at the girl. She scooped it up and opened the car door, the little girl pursed her lips and glanced hesitantly back at her Uncle. "Um, Uncle. It's um, raining." The fat man sighed and glared at her before getting out the drivers side of the car and slamming the door behind him. He towered over the little girl who whimpered. "Listen here girl. When I tell you to get out the car, you get out the car." He grabbed the little girl by her tiny shoulders and threw her out the car. She landed hard on her left arm which promptly snapped. Tears poured down her face as her Uncle scowled. "Freaks don't have the right to cry." He said, kicking her hard in the back before climbing in the car and driving off with his wife and son. The little girl whipped the tears away and one-handily clamber to her feet, she swung her bag onto her right shoulder and climbed the steps of the church. She looked around, not noticing the fireman kneeling next t a grave, before sinking onto the top step and curling her knees into her body. She sat there rocking backwards and forwards with tears streaking her grimy face before the fireman got to his feet, picked up his hat and walked over to her. "You alrig' lass?" He asked kindly with a thick Irish ascent. "Yes thank you." She sniffed. "You don't look alrigh'." He said, settling himself next to her. He glanced at her, she was skin and bone with black hair that brushed her shoulder blades. Her threadbare t-shirt looked three sizes to big and hung off one shoulder, her jeans were also far to big and had been rolled up multiple times, her sneakers were full of holes and the soles were peeling. "Here." He said, unzipping his thick jacket and wrapping it around her shoulders. She looked up in shock, her big green eyes were filled with tears as she said. "Oh no Sir. I can't, I mustn't be any trouble." She tried to remove the jacket but it was to heavy. "It's no trouble lass." The man shook his head. "How did you end up in Ireland then lass?" The girl shrugged slightly. "No idea, Uncle Vernon just told me to pack my stuff and get in the car, then we drove for several hours, went on a ferry then Uncle Vernon kicked me out the car." She wiped her eyes. "Why did he do that?"
"I'm a freak." The girl said simply. "Why?"
"Well, the other day there was a test at school and I beat Dudley, my cousin so my Aunt locked me in my cupboard and at dinner time, I was really hungry and so I shut my eyes to try to ignore it but when I opened them I was in the kitchen and my Aunt and Uncle were looking at me angry so they shut me back in the cupboard. And last year, when Ripper was chasing me, I tried to jump into a bush but I jumped and I was at the top of a tree." The girl smiled sadly. "Now, I guess I'm homeless."
"That sound a lot like what my lad can do lass." The girl looked up at him. "What, the jumping and the disappearing and reappearing?"
"Aye lass." The man nodded. "I'm Aedan Finnigan by the way." He said. "Bellona Potter." The girl said sadly. Aedan looked slightly shocked, this was the little girl his wife talked about so much. "Well, how about I take you to the hospital and then see if I can find you some food?"
"I'd like that Sir." Bellona smiled. "Come on lass." Aedan took her hand and led her to his car.
He drove her to the hospital where he learnt that she was born on the 31st of July and that she was suffering from malnutrition. "How old are you dearie?" The young nurse asked kindly. "I'm six and eleven months Miss." Bellona answered politely as the nurse put her arm in a cast. A police official came to talk to both Bellona and Aedan. They both told their parts of the story, Bellona still wrapped in Aedan's jacket. "I see, would you like to tell me where your Aunt and Uncle live?" The police man asked. Bellona's mouth shut like a clam. "Come on honey." The police woman said. "Your Aunt and Uncle will be brought to justice."
"But, I don't want them to get hurt. They're my only living family Ma'ma."
"Honey, they've miss treated you and abused you." Bellona nodded. "I know, but they're my only source of information about my parents."
"We'll find you more information honey." Bellona pondered the notion for a moment. "Ok, they live at Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey." The little girl said quickly. "Thank you dear." The police woman smiled and the two law enforcers left. "What will you do with me now?" Bellona asked as they left the hospital. "Well, while you were getting your arm fixed. I was on the phone to my wife, and we've decided to adopt you. We're signing the papers tomorrow." Bellona looked blissfully happy, her backpack at her feet. "Thanks you Sir."
"You can called me daddy if you like lass.
"Thank you Daddy." The little girl smiled and opened her bag for the first time, she hadn't let go of it since she was given it. The bag didn't hold very much, a few raged clothes and four large stuffed toys, each was impeccably clean and fluffy. There was a stage, a dog, a wolf and a rat, they barely fit in Bellona's arms but she managed it. She kissed each one on the nose and hugged them tightly. "What are they lass?"
"They're my friends, Uncle and Aunt couldn't see them, I used to walk around with them when I was about two and they never took them off me. I thin my mummy made them for me when I was a baby." Her brow furrowed slightly, trying to remember something. "The stag is daddy, the dog is Uncle Padfoot, the wolf is Uncle Moony and the rat is Uncle Peter." She finished with a smile. "They were my father's best friends." Bellona said sadly as Aedan parked his car in the drive to his house. "Come on little one. Lets get you inside." He took her hand and together they walked into the house. "AEDNAT! I'M HOME!" Bellona flinched at his loud voice. "Sorry lass." he smiled at her. There was a small squeak from the living room door as Mrs Finnigan arrived. "Oh darling." She cried and scooped Bellona up in her arms. "You're so skinny, don't worry honey. We'll get you fattened up. And some proper clothes too." Aednat took Bellona away to the kitchen for food and too meet Seamus.