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Year: 2021

Location: Diagon Alley

Time: Early

Harry Potter and his family were gathering the final school supplies his children needed to start their new term at Hogwarts. Ginny had taken Albus and Lily to get their books, while harry stood outside as James got a new pair of tailored robes because "hes too old for his parents to follow him around" and the boy was growing like a weed. However he forgot the fact that he needed harry to pay. Harry on the other hand was staying outside for another reason. He recalled the letter he had received from professor McGonagall, professor Snapes successor as the headmistress of Hogwarts. He chuckled as he remembered how scared James had been when they received a letter from the school.

James walked into the kitchen and noticed the familiar Hogwarts logo on a letter harry was reading.

"Dad! I swear whatever it is I didnt do it!"

Harry looked up at his son puzzled.

"what are you-"

"Im serious! You've gotta believe me! I can still go to school this year right?"

James asked suddenly panicked.

"yes." Harry thought for a moment then processed where the letter he held came from.

"James, this doesnt have anything to do with you"

Jameses eyes widen apon hearing Harrys comment.

"Oh..."

was all he could say.

Harry stared at his eldest son.

"something you want to confess to?"

he asked.

"NO!"

James said a bit to loud before turning and walking out of the room.

"Hard to believe hes already 17"

Albus commented.

"Dont worry dad, it was probably nothing...for now"

Lily said with a mischievous grin.

"heh, yeah even when he's not guilty, Hes guilty."

Harry glanced over at his two other children eating their breakfast at the table. Albus was still chuckling at his brother.

"And thats why I dont lie." Lily said.

"Because you cant? 'anything you want to say?' 'huh? What- no. nothing!'."

Albus said mimicking his father and sisters voices.

Lily glared at him before changing the subject.

"so daddy what did the letter say?"

"Hang on."

he prompted. Harry continued to read the letter.

Dear Mr. Potter under special circumstances we are enrolling a muggle into Hogwarts for more details on this please schedule an appointment with me at the school, for now all we can say is we have our reasons. If you are able too we would very much appreciate it if you would chaperone her around Diagon ally as Hagred did for you. Her name is Jay R. Black and was surprisingly hard to convince, as most muggles would jump at the opportunity. Please owl us your response. M. McGonagall.

Harry was indeed surprised but accepted none the less. Professor McGonagall was surprisingly vague in her letter something must be up. He'd definantly want to learn more about this. He thought for a moment... a muggle girl. This will be interesting.

"so whats it say?" Albus pressed.

"Oh nothing." Harry said. He'd have a word with Ginny about the letter then tell the kids about Diagon Alley.

Harry Peered through the crowds of people in Diagon Alley looking for...he didnt know exactly. All Harry had was a name. Harry silently cursed himself for not preparing a proper meeting place or at leased gotten a description. He pondered this for a moment come to think of it why hadnt McGonagall given him a picture of some sort? He thought again and remembered the letter stating that she had been hard to convince. Perhaps she couldnt get a picture or proper look at her enough to get a good image of her. Why hadnt they found her through magic as they had done with him?

Harry sighed and decided this was going to be more difficult than he had expected. Then, Through the crowd Harry spotted a young girl in muggle clothes, that didnt seem to know where she was going. Maybe that's her. Harry thought. He walked through the crowed until he was right next to her. She turned and looked up at the Tall figure before her.

"Hello." she stated. Harry could tell by the way she said that and her wide eyed expression that she hadnt expected anyone to approach her. She took a cautious step back. She was surprisingly calm for how uncertain she seemed around a complete stranger.

"hello." Harry said back. "are you looking for something?"

Harry asked ,slyly so she'd tell him. He didnt want to let it slip he was looking for someone in case this wasnt her. Her shoulders slumped alittle.

"Is it that obvious?" she asked in a low tone. Harry chuckled alittle.

"Well, you do seem a little lost."he pointed out. She glanced around and looked back at Harry.

"well I do kinda' stick out like a sore thumb." she said as she gestured towards her clothes. Harry now noticed just how different she was. She had on a cobalt blue pull over hoodie on that was afew sizes to big ad a pair of black baggy pants he could only assume was being held up by a belt, infact he could see the loose thick fabric belt hanging by her hip. A pair of worn out (like the rest of her clothes) of black convers were on her feet and a grey beenie with a short bill was planted in her head. Harry double taked once he got a good look at her face. Despite the dark obsidian hair that was in a long thick braid down her back, the messy bangs that poked out from under her hat in every direction and the pale completion the thing that came across the most surprising were her eyes. The right eye was Jade green while the Left was a Dark brown. Harry'd heard of people who would sometimes be born with two different colored eyes but he'd never heard of one of them being green. Since they were so big and had such long lashes Harry got the feeling people gaped at them a lot.

"but yeah, I am lookig for someone." she finished. Harry also heard an accent he couldnt quite put his finger on.

"can I help? I might be of assistence?" Harry asked still trying to figure out if this girl was jay. Part of him not sure if he wanted it to be.

"uh sure..."she trailed off taking out a folded up peiceof parchment. "Im looking for a 'Harry Potter'?"

she said looking up hopfully. Harry let out a breath and smiled.

"well your in luck, Becuase that just hapends to be me. You must be Jay." Harry said. Jay relaxed a little and offered a smile back.

"thats a relief I was starting to think id was talking to some random person, well I guess technically I was- but you know what- it doesnt matter. Where to first?" Jay finished.

Harry was alittle taken aback by her rammbling out loud, but chuckled and jestured towards the tailors shop they were right next to.

"I suggest we get your robes first." Harry said then walked towards it. Jay shrugged. Before she followed she muttered to herself 'this is all too weird' then followd in suit. As Harry and Jay walked through the doors Jay looked around at the strange clothes or 'robes.' as the wizard folk called it.

"Look im gonna be honest here Harry me and McGonagall battled this out and we setteld with i'd look but I didnt 'have to actually get anything."

Harry stopped and looked back at her like she was nuts.

"but thats school uniform."

"McGonagall said I didnt have too. I dont know some thing about making me more confortable I the wizard school or something."

"Er... Right. Well I can understand that I guess but, I wouldnt recommend it."

"Why not?"

Jay asked curiously.

"Well it'll probably lose your house points" harry noticed the obviously lost look on Jays face and decided to go at a different direction that he knew every teenager feared.

"you'll probably get picked on too. You seem like a good person, but sadly there are prejudice wizards out there just like there are everywhere and in the muggle schools too.

"Hmph..." Jay responded. 'when you've been a misfit as long as I have you learn to own it' jay thought. Buuut, he dont need to know that.

Harry was surprised at how little care she showed. Harry knew very well not everyone would but he doesnt think it would go over very well at all with some of the purebloods... let alone filch, if he still works there. Harry pinched the bridge of his nose

"alright well, just go look around. Ive gotta go pay for my sons robes."Jay gave harry an army salute then turned and started browsing, with no intention of getting a uniform, but maybe something else. While harry started looking for james muttering about how difficult girls were about clothes but this was ridiculous.

"hey pops whats wrong?"James asked when he saw the slight irritation on his fathers face.

"oh nothing. Are you ready?"

"yeah. That the muggle girl?" James asked.

"yeah."

James got a perplexed look as he stared at jay from across the store.

"What year is she going into? She looks like shes at least 15?"

Harry looked towards jay just as she caught a display she knocked over and began trying to put it back up, looking around to see it anyone had notice. He hadnt really thought of it. True he had expected to find an 11 or 12 year-old but once he met Jay he cast that thought aside.

"I dot really know."Harry looked over at james who was still chuckling at Jays clumsiness

"Be nice okay? She seems like a nice girl."

"I know! I know!"

Jay had just finished setting the display up and stepped back to admire her work and make sure every thing was I place.

"that looks alright."she muttered to herself. She turned and notice a kid laughing next to harry and rolled her eyes. Must be his kid. She thought. Robes are so weird. Every robe she pulled out and looked at only reminded her of hobos who wear blankets like clothes during winter...only cleaner. They werent bad but still. Jay turned and say a black robe on the sale rack and decided to look at it. It was a black floor length hooded simple robe. Jay admired how flowy it was and thought it looked like a grim reaper robe.

"cool." she mused. Professor McGonagall did say it snowed around here. Eh what the heck. Jay slung it over her arm.

"find something?"Jay jumped at Harry's voice.

"uh yeah," she glanced at the robe. "I think so."

harry and james looked at the robe then at each other.

"alright lets pay."

Jay and Harry paid and left then decided to get Jays books. James soon parted to go find his friends.

"so Jay where are you from?" Harry asked still wondering where her accent was from.

"The states."Jay replied.

"how long have you been in England?"Harry asked trying to start up a conversation.

"Like... a month and a half? Maybe?"Jay said trying to figure out how long it had been.

"I dont really know. My case worker was originally from England and he said he had something to do here so we moved." she said casually. Case worker? Harry thought.

"your case worker?" he asked.

"-is this place it?" jay said abruptly pointing at the building they were infront of.

"yes, but-" He didnt even had a chance. Jay had picked up pace and gone inside to get her books. Jay walked in and un folded the piece of paper once again and gave it to an employee to fetch. Jay probably could have just told the guy what books to get but the light out side was bugging her eyes and she knew if she tried to read she'd just get a headache and make her vision worse, and she still had afew stops to make today. Jay walked to the back of the shop to wait for her books and bumped into a stand on the way-hard. "damn slit vision" jay cursed, then went to the back. She leaned up against the back wall ad waited for her books and Harry. She sorta felt bad for just ending the conversation but she barley knew him, she didnt feel like throwing out her lifes story to some one she didnt know and probably wouldnt ever see again. Just then Harry came in through the door wondering what he said. Jay noticed she'd been spotted and waited for Harry.

"If its all the same with you id rather not talk about it." jay said.

"jay-"

"its fine."Harry just kept wondering what the problem was.

"jay if somethings wrong-."

"its fine." she said sternly.

Harry tried once more to get her to talk about it but stoped when she stopped talking and listening all together. It may have been rude but if Jay didnt want to talk she wasnt going to. Harry on the other hand just gave up and came to the conclusion that perhaps it wasnt his place to be asking.

Jay paid for her books and followed Harry around to the various stores tried not to run into things and after the book store they didnt talk much about each other. Harry firured he mustve struck a nerve and didnt mind the silence, however Jay just didnt have anything she needed to say and enjoyed the silence.

"alright Jay this is our last stop."Jay had gone to so many shops she had thought she was done. What more can there be? she wondered. As she followed Harry into the mystery shop. She gasped when she saw she was in a pet shop.

"H-Harry? W-what are we doing in here?" Jay stuttered in shock.

"getting you an animal. Didnt McGonagall say you needed some type of magic animal?"

"Y-yeah...but I didnt think she meant a real one!"Jay exclaimed.

Harry chuckled.

"what? Why would you think that?"Jay laughed a little as well

"I dont know I just did. So I can really have a pet?"

"yeah, go pick one out." Harry chuckled. Jay made an excited squeal and began looking at all the animals they had. Frogs and rodents of all kinds. Cats of all breeds and the most beautiful owls Jay'd ever seen. There all so wonderful. Jay thought. Jay was browsing through the Owls admiring a black owl with a white face and large kaleidoscope eyes.

"Hello."Jay turned around and saw another girl with firey red hair and bright blue eyes.

"hi." jay greeted. Then turned back to the owl. She expected the girl to leave but:

"Is this your first animal for Hogwarts?" jay turned back to face her.

"uh yeah" she said giving and awkward smile and stretching an arm behind her neck.

"mine too! Im Rose."

"Jay." jay extended her arm and shook hands.

"have any animals youve got in mind?" jay asked trying to make conversation.

"yeah I was thinking I want an owl, there so pretty and my uncle had one that even died for him." Roses mother had been muggleborn, once she caught sight of Jay she couldnt help but strike up a conversation. She'd always had a natural curiosity, especially when it involved muggles. Her father said she got that from her grandfather. Makeing friends with a muggle born would be great in her family.

"dude thats really awesome." Jay awed.

"Do you have any Ideas?"Rose asked. Jay groaned.

"no. if you want an owl this one over here is pretty cool looking."Jay said. Rose walk over and stood next to Jay. Rose gasped.

"hes beautiful." the owl hooted happily from Roses compliment. Jay giggled.

"I think he likes you."Jay started to open the cage.

"wait Jay I dont think your supposed to-"

"Its fine. Whats the worst that could happen. Right?" Jay said taking the owl out of its cage.

"wanna hold him?"Rose nodded warmly and held out her arm.

"you really like animals dont you?" Rose asked, paying more attention to the owl than Jay.

"Love them."

"alright, you helped me find my pet. How about I help you find your pet." rose offered as the owl nuzzled the side of her head affectionately from her shoulder. Jay gave a geuine smile of appreciation.

"thanks Rose."

Harry was near the front of the store when he noticed a familiar red head and brunette.

"Harry how've you been mate?" Ron asked once he spotted his best friend and brother-in-law.

"Hello Harry I was hopeing we would run into you. But I thought James, Albus and Lily already had their owls? Is something wrong?"Hermione asked concerned.

"No there all fine. Im showing around a muggle girl around and helping her get supplies for Hogwarts."

"you mean a muggle born."Ron suggested.

"No, I dont." Ron and Hermione gave harry and odd and confused look.

"what do you mean?" Hermione asked. Harry began to explain the odd note from professor McGonagall. How strange it seemed and how odd Jay had reacted to everything from getting accepted to just how strange she seemed while he showed her around Diagon alley. Ron, although he had found it strange, showed little concern, however Hermione was just as puzzled as Harry, if not more. The same question surfaced to their minds. Why was a muggle being permitted to a school for wizards and magic.

Jay although greatful that Rose had offered to help her find the right creature, was also very cautious of Rose and her kindness. To tell the truth Jay had never been a very good people person. Maybe she'd say something that they found odd or they didnt like her attitude. Jay didnt really know, nor did she specifically care. Jay just didnt get along wel with people for various reasons. Because of this she often made enemies. Because of how different she was she was susceptible to being picked on. And Jay's selectively short tempered personality didnt help with making friends. Jay just wasnt expeirienced with people. Because of this she never let people get close due to no one ever going through with befriending her or in other words most people aleinated her. And she didnt have a problem with it. She was prepared for Roses kindness to run out.

Rose had called Jay over to look at several animals but jay just couldnt make a decision. Rose was starting to think Jay was being difficult until Jay called her over to a cage.

Jay searched through many cages without fruit. Rose and her had narrowed it down to some type of animal that could deliver mail. Jay stood on her toes to peire into a large cage resting on a shelf above her head.

"cool."she marveled. He's beautiful.

"I wonder if she'd like a Kyeirion rat?" Rose muttered to herself. She must really like animals if shes having this much issues making up her mind.

"hey Rose come check this out." Rose heard jay call. Rose curiously walked over to where jay was standing. "what'd you find.?" Rose asked hopefully.

"look at him." Inside was a large black rabbit. Jay thought it was the most awesomest thing she'd ever seen. He was huge! He must be the size of a microwave!Jay thought admiringly. Rose on the other didnt see him the same way jay did.

"yo-. You want him?" Rose asked unsurly as she pointed to the large black rabbit.

"Aint he awesome." Rose repressed the urge to correct jays grammar.

"but I thought you wanted an animal that could deliver mail?" Rose asked, trying to steer her in another direction. Whats she got against him? Jay thought somewhat bitterly. Jay looked over and spotted a cylindrical leathery tube hanging on a nail from afew straps coming out the back.

"i think this comes with him." Jay said taking it off the hook. "he can."

either shes not superstitious or she doesnt know. Rose thought.

"well...black rabbits are supposed to be bad luck...you sure you want him?"Rose tried one final time.

Jay turned and looked Rose dead on and completely serious said.

"come on, thats stupid."

Rose was taken aback by how upfront Jays being.

"oh-, well...okay its your choice." Rose said unsurly.

"ah-ight. Lets ring em up." Jay said, walking towards the shop keeper to adopt her new companion.

"'sup." jay greeted.

"hello. Have you made your decision?" the lady running the shop said.

"yeah- uh I want the big black rabbit you've got in the back Jay pointed out. She couldnt help but notice the look of contempt in her eyes "and yes im sure."

"oh...alright then miss..." the lady said as she made her way to the back of the store. Jay shook her at this display. Whats it matter what anyone else thinks? I think hes great. With a bad reputation like that hes probably in need of a home...not that I have one to offer exactly. She thought begrudgingly. the lady came back holding the squirming giant in her arms.

"be careful. Hes a struggling brute." she managed, a little happy someone was finally taking him. For both their sakes. He creeped her out. Jay took the startled creature in her arms and calmed held him by one arm underneath him and one under his front legs keeping him secured to her chest.

"he's just uncomfortable." jay mumble. She didnt dare tell the girl she was holding him wrong. Even Jays not that outspoken. Unless annoyed. Jay grabbed the mail sling and purchased some food, a leash and a black spiky leather collar with a charmed name tag to change to what ever she would name her new rabbit.

"thanks." Jay said then departed to the front of the shop to find harry. Her new companion nearly asleep in her arms. Harry noticed Jay approaching with a big black figure in her arms through his peripheral vision. Before her could turn her saw Rons face drop and Hermiones eyes widen. Harry turned to get a full view of Jay. In her arms her almost jumped when he saw the size of the rabbit. Harry had heard about some superstitions about black rabbits, but after his experiences with the Grim and his god father Sirius hed disregarded these superstitions. Harry smiled. Jay heard Ron mutter something about bad luck to Hermione only to be shushed.

"Dont be silly Ronald." Hermione never did believe in it either. "Hello Jay. Its a pleasure to meet you, Harrys been telling us about you."hermione said shaking Jays hand abit to vigorously for jays relaxed demeanor.

"uh, yeah. Its nice to meet you to person...what has he been telling you?" Jay asked suspiciously to the woman she just met. Shes a bit curious as to what harrys impression of her his. How much could he tell?

"Jay these are my bestfriends and family Ron and Hermione-oof!"Harry tried to introduce as he was hugged by a quick redheaded stranger.

"uncle Harry!" Rose cried.

"uncle?"jay voiced to herself remembering that Rose has an uncle whos owl had sacrificed its self for him. I wonder what happened?

"Hello Rose." Harry said returning the hug.

"Look at him isnt he beautiful?" Rose gestured towards the new owl.

"Oh Darling hes wonderful!" Hermione praised.

"oh Jay these are my parents and my uncle-"

"-Harry." jay finished.

"oh. Do you know each other?"Rose asked puzzled.

"Rose this is the girl Ive been showing around." harry answered. He'd told his children, he was almost positive there cousins had gotten word by now.

"oh yes."Bingo. Jay couldnt help but feel uncomfortable with having been talked about. It was weird. She hadnt even noticed that they'd stop talking.

"Right then we'd best get going then Jay." harry motioned towards the door. Jay gave a nod. As she walked out the door she over heard the voice of Rose.

"she's so quiet."never talked to anyone much. She thought to herself lightly.

As they walked down the street Jay started to notice more and more looks Harry had been attracting. Whats the deal? Is he famous?

"So how old are you Jay?"Jay gave harry a questioning look. He shrugged.

"just curious." Jay sniffed with amusement.

"fifteen."

"what year are you enrolled in?"

" you know Mr. Potter you ask a lot of questions?"

"..."

"fifth. Now why is everyone looking at you like that?are you famous or something?"

"heh. In a way." Harry said with a knowing look.

"oh come on man! You cant leave me hanging!"Jay protested.

"its a long story. Im sure you'll hear all about it at school. Besides. This is it," Harry said as they stood outside the leaky cauldron. "do you have a room?"

"yeah, I stayed here for a couple nights. Took me for every to find it. Dont even get me started on getting into this uh-place."

"Diagon alley."

"-Right. Well...I guess this is it. Thank you for the nice evening Mr. Pot-ah." jay said in an obviously over done fake attempt to be very formal, as she bowed. Harry chuckled.

"Goodbye Jay, Have a nice school year."

"Bye Harry." Jay called with an arm extended, then turned and walked inside the leaky cauldron.

"nice kid." harry said to himself as he went to find Ginny.

Later that night Jay was organizing what would go in the trunk and what would stay in her back pack. This is all so overwhelming. Wizards? I can tell none of this is going to work out. Why would they want a normal person like me in a school for magic kids? McGonagal said I was unique. I wonder if it has to do with- nut wait did that even happen? I'd convinced myself it didnt but now?...Jay put the last bit in her trunk, grunted and looked up through the window at the full moon...why doess all the weird stuff happen to me?Jay then got up off the floor and pulled the covers back to her bed not even bothering to change her clothes other than just taking off her pants. Seeing a dark spot in the dim room she stood to go get her knew rabbit whom she hadnt named yet. As Jay pasted the enchanted mirror it mutter things could be worst, referring to jays odd taste in clothes but jay merely smiled seeing the other meaning that may or may not have been intended. St she scooped the large fat rabbit in her arms and cuddled it she muttered.

"at least I wont totally be alone right buddy?"you still need a name dont you? Sje thought as she crawled into her bed her rabbit cuddled comfortably.

"goodnight eclipse."Jay named him dreamily. Cuz' I can promise tomorrow will be Jay thought. I wonder if Regulus my case worker had known anything about this...