Ch. 1
June 3rd 1975,
Well... I'm not really sure how to start this. So... here it goes. Hi. My name is Elanor Jane Potter, I am 5 ½ feet tall, I have long, wavy black hair, and hazel eyes. My parents names are Joseph Christopher and Mary Loraine Potter. They gave me you for my fifteenth birthday. You are all white and my parents told me you are so I could decorate you however I wanted. So don't worry, you're not going to be boring looking for the rest of your life. Currently it's summer vacation and I have to start packing. Why you ask? Because one simple word. Voldemort. Both of my parents are something called Aurors. That means that they fight for the magic community, oh yeah! I forgot to mention one little thing. I'm not just your average teenage girl. I'm a witch. Well, even more than just an average witch actually. I have a certain condition in me where I don't require the use of a wand, and I can use undetectable magic, but when I'm around other witches and wizards, I just act normal. I even have a fake 'wand' to use while at school! Now where was I? Oh yes, I'm going to have to go to a school in Scotland called Hogwarts a School for Witchcraft and Wizardry with my cousin, James. He and I are both in our 5th year and both of us want to be Aurors when we get older. I used to go to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, but with the move I'll need to go to my cousin's school. Well I think I should probably go and pack now... I'll write back as soon as I can.
Love, Elanor
I set down the journal and turned back to my trunk. Glaring at it I kicked it then jumped up on my bed and screamed into my pillow. It wasn't fair! Why do I have to go to James' house? Why couldn't he come here instead of ruining my life? Deciding that it wasn't James' fault that my life was being torn apart, I picked up the rest of my clothes and put them into my trunk and slammed it shut. Soon, I would be taking a port key to the middle of the country side so my Aunt, Uncle and cousin could pick me up and take me to their home.
My parents wouldn't be arriving till the next day. I picked up my trunk and headed down the stairs. Just as soon as I reached the door my mum and dad came down the stairs too. "Well darling are you ready to go?" my mum asked, looking in a mirror for no doubt the fifteenth time today. She and I looked nothing alike. And quite honestly, if she wasn't the one who had to carry me around for nine months, everyone would have thought that we weren't related in the slightest. She had short dark brown hair that was cropped up around her face and barely reached her shoulders. And instead of hazel eyes she had steel gray eyes that looked like they looked right through you. My father on the other hand, looked exactly like me. We both had the same shade of hair and eye color, only that he
"Yes Mother..." I mumbled, rolling my eyes. If you couldn't tell I don't really have what you call a close relationship with my mother. I mean it's not that we don't like each other or something, it's just, we don't talk. So I'm really a Daddy's girl. My dad smiled down at me and ruffled my hair, "Alright Skippy, it's time for you to be heading off, you know where the port key is right?" he questioned, looking down at me.
I pulled out an old hand mirror from my back pocket. "Yup!" I ran forwards and gave him a tight hug. "I'll miss you..." I mumbled into his shirt, already feeling tears run down my face.
"Me too.. Now. I want you to be good while you're staying with James. No parties, no illegal things. And above all, no boys." He said sternly, but still smiling down at me.
"You won't have to worry about that at all dad. I don't think anyone would want to know me anyway." I laughed, and turned to my mother, "Goodbye mother, be safe." I said before awkwardly giving her a hug.
"Er... Yes goodbye darling. Be safe." my mother replied, patting my back than standing up straight.
I walked to the center of the room and grabbed my trunk just before the handle of the mirror started to glow. "Bye guys! I love you!" I called, smiling like I wasn't upset about this whole thing.
"We love you too sweetheart!" they called back, waving and blowing kisses. Then, I felt a pull come from right behind my navel, and I was pulled forward. I landed on my feet gracefully and looked up into a pair of hazel eyes! "Ellie!" James screamed, engulfing me in a enormous bear hug.
"James! I can't breathe!" I half laughed, half choked, feeling the life squeezed out of me. He set me down and then hugged me again, "Sorry, but I just cant believe that you're really here!" he laughed, "The guys will be so excited to meet you!"
I was confused, "The guys?" I questioned.
"Oh yeah! I forgot to mention in my letters. A couple of my friends will be staying with us till school starts." he said casually. "But anyway, come on! Mum and Dad want to see you right away!" He held out his arm and I hesitantly took it. Then all of a sudden, it felt like I had been shoved into a tiny tube and then we were standing in front a very big house. It looked exactly how I remembered it. Tall rod iron gates surrounded the property and in the center stood a large white house with a great gray stone walkway leading up to the double doors. In the doorway stood a couple with matching smiles on their faces. James and I both ran up the walkway and into the arms of his waiting parents. "How are you sweetheart?" Aunt Susan asked, smoothing down some of my stray hairs.
"Fantastic! Thank you so much for letting me stay here until the mission is over..." I said, beaming up at them.
"Oh, it's no trouble at all darling." Susan waved it off, "Well you must be hungry. James, grab her bags and show her where she'll be staying."
"Right-o Mother dearest!" James replied, saluting his mother before picking up my trunk and gesturing that I should follow him. "You'll be staying in the room between my room and the one Remus is going to be staying in.
"Remus? Whose that?" I asked, trying to think if we had a relative named that.
"Oh! Remus is one of my friends that is going to be staying with us for a while." He replied, turning around to smile at me. "And don't worry he's completely safe. No tattoos or piercings at all." he quickly reassured me. Here's the thing about me, I am completely anti-social. So I cannot stand meeting new people! So hearing that a couple of guys would be staying with me and James during the summer holiday, is a little stressing. I nodded and smiled, "It's cool James. I'm over the whole meeting people thing." I lied, so he wouldn't feel bad.
Obviously, I'm a terrible liar because James stops walking, turns around and smiles at me skeptically, "Uh-huh, sure you are." then he kept on walking. We stopped in front of a pair of double doors. He gestured to the doors in front of him. "This, will be your room." and then he pointed to the one to the right of it. "This is my room. Feel free to come and chat whenever, just knock before you come in." then he pointed to the one to the left of it. "That, is Remus' room. He normally is very friendly, and always will have an open door. But just to be safe, knock before entering too." Then her finally pointed to the doors across from it. "And this, is Sirius' room. Do not ever, and I mean ever go into that room unless you wish to die. He isn't the most cleanliness person and if the stink doesn't get you, then whatever he'll be doing in there will." He said with real seriousness. I swallowed hard then glanced back up at him. "Don't worry though, Sirius is a great guy. Just a real slob." James said, smile returning to his face, "Well go ahead and unpack, when your ready we'll whip up some dinner, then Mum and Dad will be ready to leave. They just really wanted to see you before they headed off." James waved then walked back down the hall. I watched him go and then turned to the doors in front of me.
Hesitantly, I pulled open the door and cautiously stepped inside. The room was gorgeous. It was huge, so that was a major plus to it's beauty. On the side of the room, a large wooden dresser and vanity stood and they were both painted pure white. And in the center of the room a humungous bed with a canopy stood, and it had a light blue comforter with all sorts of throw pillows that were each a different shade of blue on top of it. Towards the back of the room were double doors that lead to a small balcony that I could set up a telescope or easel and look out at the scenery.
I squealed like a little girl and threw my trunk on the floor before flopping onto the big bed. Sighing contentedly, I got up and wandered back down the hall until I reached the stairway again. Sliding down the banister, I made my way into the kitchen where I gave my uncle and my aunt a huge hug! "Thank you so much for the room! It's amazing!" I said, standing back and smiling up at them.
"You're welcome sweetheart. It was the least we could do for you for keeping our Jamsie here company while we're gone!" Aunt Susan said, smiling back. Uncle Charlie cleared his throat and all the heads snapped up to him. "Well Susie, we should be going." he said, turning to James and holding out his hand. "Goodbye Jimmie. We'll see you in a couple weeks."
James smiled and shook his dad's hand, "Yeah dad, see you in a few." Then, he turned to his mum and they hugged each other and probably said goodbye but I couldn't hear. Then they both turned, waved to us, and apparated away. James and I stood there and stared at the spot that they stood for a while until I finally snapped out of it and gently took him by the arm and lead him away. "Come on James, let's get ready for the guys to get here." I said softly, leading him from the kitchen to the main living room. "So! When are they getting here?" I asked cheerfully.
"Not for a couple days. So we can have a couple days to catch up and for you to settle in before you are introduced to new people." James said, seeming to break out of his trance. Smiling at this, I sat next to him on a big plushy white couch and turning to face him. "So... what should we do till they get here?" I asked. Just then, a grin appeared on his face and the James I knew and loved was back.
The next few days went by in a flash. We did everything we could think of. First teaching me how to swim, (which failed miserably) riding bikes, playing quidditch, then some board games, and finally we were playing a game of muggle poker one day when the doorbell rang. James got up wondering who that could be, and while he was gone I went and looked at all of his cards while he was gone. When he came back he was grinning from ear to ear. "Ellie? I'd like you to meet one of my best mates. This, is Sirius Black." He gestured to a person striding up to us with a lopsided grin plastered on his face. I had to admit, he was very good looking. He had long, wavy, black hair that just glowed, and the most gorgeous steel gray eyes I had ever seen. They just sparkled! "Hi! I'm Sirius! You have no idea how much I've been waiting to meet you." he said, holding out his hand to me.
I stood and brushed myself off before placing my hand in his. "Hi... I'm.. Elanor. And why is that?" I said, already feeling my face blush up. He planted a kiss on the back of my hand before letting go and looking up into my eyes. James cleared his throat and Sirius glanced over at him and smiled. "Because as soon as he heard, Prongs wouldn't shut up about you coming over. So Prongs, when are Moony and Wormtail getting here?" Sirius asked, smiling like a mad-man.
"Well Wormtail will be here in like an hour so we can't do anything too exciting until he gets here.. and Moony won't show up until tomorrow. Why don't we play some poker, and then once he gets here, we'll order pizza?" James suggested, shrugging his shoulders.
"Yeah, that could work..." Sirius shrugged, and then we all went back to playing poker. A little time passed, and the one they called Wormtail, (really named Peter) showed up. He was I must say, a little attractive, he had a head of light colored blonde hair, and it was a little messy and wavy. His face was a little pudgy, but I could tell that he was going to grow out of it. His eyes were a very a deep blue and he had like little freckles sprinkled all across the bridge of his nose. He was probably looked over because he hung around boys that were all probably more attractive than him.
When it had been an hour since Peter showed up, the doorbell rang again. All of the guys were playing something the muggles called an Nintendo 64.. and they were playing a game called Mario Kart... I don't really see the point in it but apparently it's more of a boy thing. "Ellie! Could you get that?" James called from the couch.
"Why can't you?" I asked, setting down my book, and glaring.
"Because, I'm this close to getting a really good weapon so I can't leave or I'll die!" James whined, "Please? It's probably just the pizza guy! Just take the money from the counter and tell them to keep the change!"
I sighed, "Fine, but don't expect me to do anything nice for you in a while." then I turned and headed for the front door.
When I reached it, the person rang the doorbell and I opened it and started to speak, "Alright, how much is it gonna be?" I asked, not looking up from the money trying to dish out a couple of five's and ten's.
"Uhm... I didn't know I would be getting paid to stay here..." a voice said, and I looked up and saw a guy standing there with a trunk in each hand. He was actually pretty cute! He was really tall, and had these amazing brown eyes! If you didn't know this, I'm a sucker for guys with brown eyes. His hair was a caramel brown color and a little messy, but not as much as James'.
"Oh... sorry! I thought you were the pizza guy!" I said, laughing a little, and my face blushing. "Not a problem." He replied, a crooked smile forming on his face. "My name is Remus. Remus Lupin. Nice to meet you." Setting down one or his trunks, and holding out a hand to me.
Hesitantly, I placed my hand in his, and shook it. "Well, come on. I'll take you to James." I said, moving aside so he could get through the door. After we walked down the hall he couldn't stand the quiet so he started to ask some questions. "So... are you related to James?"
"Yeah, I'm his cousin." I replied, just looking down at my feet the whole time.
"Do you live here?"
"No. I'm just staying here until his and my parents are done with their mission."
"Oh. Well it's nice to finally see someone who isn't as crazy as your cousin or Sirius is, I mean, Peter is nice and all, but he's way to following for my taste." Remus just rambled on and on and I just walked by his side, nodding and smiling at appropriate times. When we finally reached the game room, James and Sirius were wrestling on the floor while Peter was standing on the chair, cheering them on.
I cleared my throat and Sirius leaped up, "Is the pizza here?" he asked excitedly.
"No..." I said, "But Remus is." I gestured to Remus who was standing in the doorway grinning.
"REMUS!" James bellowed, leaping from the couch and tackling him to the floor. "I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow?"
Remus laughed then spoke,"My mum changed her mind and let me come a day early since I was apparently looking so depressed around the house. So, where should I put my bags?"
James turned and looked at me. I sighed and picked up one of the bags. "Come on Remus, I'll show you." I said, walking down the hall. We went up the stairs and I stopped in front of his door. "Here's your room. James' is right there and I'm right next door if you need me." I said, then I turned and was about to go into my room when a hand shot out and grabbed my wrist. "Hey, wait!" Remus said, letting go of my wrist as soon as I turned to face him. "I wanted to thank you for being so nice to me. And I'm sorry that James is so... James-like."
I smiled and patted his shoulder. "It's no biggie. I've grown up around him, I'm used to it by now." Then I went inside my room and pulled out my diary and pen.
June 7th 1975,
Sorry I haven't written in a while, it's been pretty extreme around here. I'm at James' house right now, hiding from four teenage boys. It's actually pretty fun, so I'm not having a terrible time like I thought I would. The only thing that surprised me here was that James "forgot" to mention, that three of his friends would be staying with us til September. Their names are Sirius, Peter, and Remus. Sirius is OK... He's a bit too full of himself to actually be taken seriously. But he's nice and all. Peter, is a little sweetheart. He's one of those guys that are sort of attractive but I couldn't like him in that way. But I can see us becoming really close friends. And then there's Remus. I think I like him the most. He's tall, handsome, and has the most amazing brown eyes I have ever seen! And as you know, I'm a sucker for brown eyes. I have to say, I'm actually looking forward to the summer with these guys. Well, I better go. I hear the doorbell ringing and that has to be the pizza guy.
Elanor
Hiding my journal in my pillow case, I stood back up and smoothed my hair back down. Then after seeing if Remus was in his room, I went back down to the game room. When I stepped in there. James, Sirius, and Peter were already shoving pizza slices down their
throats. Remus, however, was waiting by the box, holding out a plate for me. "Thank-you Remus, for waiting for me." I said, emphasizing his name and glaring at the boys.
"No problem Elanor." he said, putting a piece on his plate then went to sit down at the table.
"Moony! Where are you going?" James called from the couch, "The Quidditch game is about to start! They finally got it broadcasting on the telly!"
"I was going to eat at the table..." Remus began, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Nonsense!" Sirius piped up, wiping pizza sauce off his face with the back of his sleeve. "Come and join the family!"
He sighed and sat on the end of the couch. When their attention was averted, I slipped out of the room and headed for the third floor.
This was my favorite floor of the Potter Mansion. The whole third floor was put aside for every kind of artistic release. They had a music room, a ballroom, a painting room, even a room with a stage! I walked into the music room and took a seat at the piano. From then on, everything passed in a blur. I remember, hearing footsteps coming up the stairs just as I was beginning to play "Moonlight Sonata" but I decided to ignore them.
"Hey! What's that noise?" I heard Peter shout. Then James shushed him, "Shut up! Guys, you have to hear Elanor play, she is amazing." he said,
I knew they were right outside the door, but I kept on playing just to humor James. When the song came to an end, I stood and headed for the door, humming and acting like I didn't know that they were there at all. So naturally, to make myself look innocent, I jumped when James said "Boo!"
"Hey guys, is your quidditch game over?" I asked, sounding casual. James nodded, then frowned a little, "Yeah, the Chudley Cannons lost. I don't know what their deal is lately, they've lost five matches in a row!"
Sirius chuckled, "Yeah, they should just change their slogan to: 'Let's just cross our fingers and hope for the best!' " Peter and James roared with laughter. "But anyway. Elanor, I didn't know you could play piano that well!" Sirius praised, putting an arm around my shoulders and leading me towards the stair. "Do you think you could teach me to play?" he asked, wiggling his eyebrows at me.
I laughed and pushed him away, "Why don't you ask Jamsie here? He can play as almost as well as I can."
The boys stopped and turned to look at James, who was as bright as a tomato. Sirius was the first to break this awkward silence. "Is this true Prongs? Our little Jamsie knows how to play the piano?" he said, bursting into laughter. Peter and Remus followed his action.
"Oh, shove off Padfoot!" James shouted, shoving him to the floor and started to wrestle with him. Laughing, I shoved Remus and Peter down on top of them and ran for the stairs. I soared up the stairs and ran into a little room in the attic where James and I would play. Crouching down, I heard the boys stop 'fighting' and heard Sirius speak. "Hey! Where did Elanor go?"
"She probably went to her room to avoid being mauled." James replied.
"Wouldn't she tell us?" Remus asked.
"Nah," James answered, "She really isn't into meeting new people. She likes to keep to herself."
Smiling, I looked around the little room and the walls were plastered with pictures. There were at least a hundred of them. From us as babies, to toddlers, kids, and there even was a one from last year at our family Christmas. I laughed and started to look at them. Every single one was of me and James from all sorts of random times. Halloween, Easter, Christmas, my birthday. I finally found my favorite on out of all of them. He and I had to be at least six or seven. Me, James, Lucius Malfoy, and Lucius' friend name Severus were standing there smiling up at the camera. James and I had been good friends with Lucius as long as I could remember, and it made me a little sad that I hadn't seen him around lately. It was especially odd that I haven't seen him since we lived right next door to each other. But anyway I liked this picture because James had an arm around Lucius' and my shoulders, while I was holding Lucius' and Severus' hands. I smiled up at it and took it from the wall. Quickly making a decision, I stood and strode from the room. I went downstairs and walked right up to James and spoke. "I'm going out." I stated bluntly.
James laughed and ruffled my hair. "Alright Ellie, where do you want to go?" James said, obviously amused with my straightforwardness.
"I'd like to go see my old friend that lives next door." I said, smirking. James smiled, and nodded his head. "Alright you can go over and see Marlene, I don't mind. Just be back before eight and you'll be good."
I shook my head, still smiling. "No... I don't want to see Marlene." I said slowly. Marlene McKinnon was also a childhood friend and we lived next door to each other also. "I'll see her tomorrow. I was talking about our other friend that lived right next door."
James frowned, obviously thinking of who lived next door. His face went blank for a second and then a scowl came across his face. "You are not aloud to go and see Malfoy. Do you hear me? Ever." He growled, and immediately, Sirius and Remus came up behind him.
I laughed and looked up at him with my head tilted, "Why wouldn't I be allowed to see my Lucy? I haven't seen him in over eight years!"
Sirius looked confused, "What's she talking about? Who does she want to see?" he asked, scratching the back of his head.
"She wants to go see Malfoy." James said through gritted teeth. Simultaneously, Sirius and Remus' mouths dropped open. "She what?" Sirius screeched.
"I would like to go see my friend Lucius Malfoy." I said, emphasizing Lucius' name so they would get it.
"Why would you want to go see that ruddy git?" Sirius said, and Remus nodded his head.
"Because! I haven't talked to him in ages!" I said, smiling with excitement. "I have so much to tell him!" And then, I turned on my heel and headed up the stairs. Once I was safely in my room, I locked the door and went looking through my closet. After pulling out random clothing articles, I finally pulled out the perfect outfit. I slipped on a pair of dark washed blue skinny jeans then threw on a light blue tank top. To finish off the look, I put on a dangly black and gold bracelet with charms, and a black silk jacket. I grabbed my dark purple handbag and slipped my feet into a pair of heels that were black and let my toes peek through. After I finished applying my make-up, I looked at myself in the mirror to check for any flaws then walked out of the room.
I crept down hall and floated down the staircase so I wouldn't be heard. Peeking into the game room, I saw that the boys were laying on the floor playing the Nintendo again, I went in real quick, and grabbed on of the mirrors that was laying on the couch. Then, after I slipped it into my purse, I walked right out the door.
Looking back at the front door to make sure I wasn't noticed and they were running after me, I went down to the front gate and pushed it open. It felt good to be getting out of the house, even if it was only next door. I skipped up to the gate and pushed the buzzer. "Who is it?" I heard a nasal voice sneer through the speaker. I pressed the talk button. "Ms. Elanor Potter, here to see Mr. Lucius Malfoy." I said formally, I learned at a young age that it wasn't the best idea to mess with the staff at Malfoy Manor. The gate buzzed and slowly opened. I walked calmly down the pathway and went right up to the doorbell and rang it. A familiar face opened the door and she smiled down at me. "Well, if it isn't Little Miss Ellie Potter! How've you been Miss?" Johanna said.
"Hi Johanna!" I replied brightly, giving her a hug, "I've been fantastic! Beauxbatons has a really good learning program, so I've been going there in France. That's why I haven't been around lately. Is Lucius home?"
"That he is Miss, shall I take you to him?" she asked, offering her arm. I happily took it and we walked down the hall and chatted. When we finally reached some double doors, Johanna stopped and turned to me. "Should I tell him that you're here? Master Severus is here also if that sweetens the deal at all." she joked,
I pondered this for a moment then grinned, "Just tell him that a young lady is here to see him, that should make him think for a while." I told her.
She nodded then knocked on the door. "Enter." I heard a voice drawl from behind it. "Master Lucius, there's a young girl here to see you." Johanna spoke professionally, but I could already tell that there was laughter in her eyes.
"A girl eh? Well what does she look like?" I heard a deep calm voice answer. 'That couldn't be Lucius!' I thought, trying to think of what his voice sounded like the last time I saw him. 'His voice was so high and squeaky!' I giggled into my hand and listened in again.
"Oh, she's mighty pretty sir. The blackest hair I've ever seen, and her eyes are so beautiful you might just faint!"
"... Very well, send her in." I heard the reply then I'm guessing he turned to Severus. "Well Severus, I wonder who it could be." he mused.
"Not sure in the slightest Lucius." another deep voice said, 'Good Lord! Is everybody's voices deep these days?' I thought again. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned and saw Johanna standing there smiling. "Shall I introduce you miss?" she asked,
I smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "No thanks Johanna. I can do this myself." I told her, "Well, wish me luck." then I went into the room. When I walked in I saw the back of two people's heads. I crept up behind the one with the pale blonde hair and put my hands around his eyes. "Guess who?" I whispered in his ear. Severus looked up at me and shock and joy filled his face. I made a face at him to tell him to be quiet, then turned my attention back to Lucius. He smirked and opened his mouth to speak, "Narcissa?" he guessed, and I giggled, "Nope!" I said, popping the P.
He frowned, "Bellatrix?" He groaned. "Guess again." I said, then I thought of an idea, "Should I give you a hint?"
"Yes..." He said, smirking again.
"Alright. Well, let's see. We haven't seen each other for eight years. I was one of yours and Severus' best friends, and I'm related to one of your next door neighbors." I said, "That was more than one, but my hands are getting tired."
He gasped, "You're not Aileen McKinnon are you?" he groaned.
I groaned and let go of his eyes. "Are you really that daft Lucy?" I said exasperated.
He spun around and smiled immediately. "Elanor? My Elanor Potter? Where the devil have you been?" he asked, running around and pulling me into a hug.
I laughed, "I've missed you too Lucy!" I cried, squeezing him tightly. Then, once he set me down I turned to Severus. "Come here Sev." I said in a scolding tone.
Grimacing, Severus walked over to me. I tackled him in a hug. "How have you been?" I asked them both. "You've both gotten so tall! I liked it better when I was the tall one!" I cried, mock glaring up at them. They both laughed.
Lucius pulled me into another hug again, and he laughed even louder. "Where have you been this long? The last time I saw you, you had pigtails and freckles!"
I giggled, "Well, I've put that hairstyle behind me, and as for the freckles, they went away and the acne came in." I joked.
"Well come. We must celebrate!" Lucius said, taking me by the arm. I snatched Severus' hand and we walked down the hall. "Well, for one, I've been at Beauxbatons for the last few years because my parents were relocated to France. Apparently, they were running low on aurors. Oh! And I can't stay long. James doesn't even know that I'm here. I kind of snuck out of the house." I admitted, blushing a bit.
"Potter just doesn't understand the bonds of friendship anymore." Lucius said, making a tsking noise.
We reached the kitchen, and as if on cue, my stomach gave out a huge growl. I laughed, "Looks like we're making cookies boys!" I smirked, rubbing my hands together. "Lucy, do you still have my apron?" I asked,
Lucius snapped his fingers and immediately, a house elf appeared. "Bunsten, go run and fetch Elanor's apron and quick." Lucius said harshly. The elf stiffened up, "Yes Master Lucius." he replied and then with a crack! He was gone. He returned a few seconds later holding up an old looking apron that was bright yellow. Bunsten turned to me and held it up. "Your apron Mistress Elanor." he said, bowing.
I smiled and patted his head, "Thank you Bunsten." I said sweetly. Then I turned to Lucius, "I didn't really think you kept it!" I squealed giving him another hug.
"I had always hoped that you would come back, so I just held onto it." he mumbled, his face getting a little red. I got up on tip-toes and kissed his cheek. Then stood and pulled on the apron, "Alright boys! Let's get baking!" I said, tying the apron in the back.
I got out all the ingredients, while Lucius got out all the pots and pans we would need, and Severus turned on the oven and got the recipe out. It took us about twenty minutes to make the cookies, and by that time, I was completely covered in flour and dough. Then, after the cookies were done, I sampled on and we just sat around in the entrance room and talked. Sadly, the clock struck eight and I jumped up. "Oh crap! I should be home by now! I'll come visit maybe again this week okay? If not, I'll see you both on the train. Bye guys, love you!" I screamed, grabbing my coat and purse before running out the door.
I reached the front door and quietly opened it. The inside was dark, so I breathed a sigh of relief then walked in and took off my shoes and picked them up. I was about to run up the stairs when a light came on and I heard James' voice call from across the room. "Where have you been Ellie?"
Muttering a few swearwords, I turned and smiled up at my cousin. He was sitting in one of the chairs in the main room. Sirius, Peter, and Remus were all standing behind him, and they all had matching scowls on their faces. "Hey Jamsie!" I said happily, "What are you doing here? I thought you would be watching that quidditch game on the telly." I said, deciding to play dumb.
"It was over at six. But when it finished, we couldn't find you anywhere. So I'm going to ask my question again. Where have you been Ellie?" James said, standing now and striding towards me.
I shrunk back a bit, getting a little nervous. "Uh, well, I was seeing somebody." I said, not really wanting to lie to him. I started to take a few steps up the stairs. "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I am beat. I think I'm going to turn in early. Night all!" I said, then flew up the stairs and into the safety of my room. Sighing, I pulled on my Little Miss Sunshine tank top and matching pajama shorts then crawled into bed.
(A/N: Well, that's it for chapter one. What do you think? There really isn't much I need to say right now so... Bye! Oh yeah, Reviews are appreciated but not necessary, unless you have like a question or something... Thanks!)