Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters so live with it.

Note from author: Wow, my first Harry Potter fic that isn't a cross over. Amazing. The first chapter is really short, but I'll probably post the second chapter later on tonight...yeah. R and R. Love ya bunches!

The gray clouds seemed to gather right above my white Victorian house I called home. It's like the clouds knew the last thing I wanted was for it to rain so they all congregated above my roof just to dampen my spirit. I ran my hand threw my thick brunette hair and sighed.

"So much for soccer." I mumbled. Flopping on to my bed, I placed a pillow over my face and groaned. Just then my bedroom door opened and in stepped my older sister, Leann.

"Mom said you need to brown the meat for supper tonight." She said pointedly. I groaned again and removed the pillow.

"I distinctly remember hearing her tell YOU to brown the meat." I remarked.

"Well you must have heard wrong."

"Well lets just go ask her and see." I started to get up off the bed but Leann quickly mumbled, "Fine." and left the room. I took that as she was defeated and had gone down stairs to brown the meat. I quickly flopped back onto my bed and stared at the ceiling. After a minute, I grabbed my stuffed bear Fluffy. I knew it wasn't an original name but I didn't care. I liked it and that's all that mattered.

"I miss 'em." I said to Fluffy. I didn't expect him to remark, but that's okay. He was the only one I had to talk to since my only friends from my town, Michelle and Cameron left for Mexico for the summer.

I hugged Fluffy close and sighed again. The summer had only started a week ago and it was already turning out to be horrendous. I had no one to talk to or hang out with and my mom was treating me like I wasn't even there. Every now and then she would tell me to clean this or to clean that, but that's it. She never asked if I wanted to get out and do something like she asked Leann everyday. It's almost like she favored Leann. Wait, who am I kidding? She DOES favor Leann. But I don't care. I was a daddy's girl so it didn't matter. Only problem was, my dad had left three months ago for a "business trip" and he never came back. My mom knows he isn't coming back. She knows that he left her probably for some tramp in another city, but she doesn't care. Neither did Leann. But I did. It broke my heart when I found he had left. I kept thinking, "Why didn't he take me with him?" Then, two days ago, while my mom was at work and Leann was out shopping with some of her friends, I got a letter with no return address. I knew immediately who it was from. I ripped the envelope open and quickly opened the letter.

My dearest Hermione,