"Mamma! Slate is back with a letter!" A young girl about 11 said stroking the grey and black owl in front of her. The thick curtains dimmed the room from the noon sun outside, but Annabelle was used to the darkness. She held up the envelope once again under the dimmed sitting room light. In a fancy scrawl it read:

To

Annabella Catherine Nightshale

From

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Annabelle thought over the stories she used to hear from her Pappa about when he went to school to learn about magic. She remembered how he would hold up a fancy looking stick and say some silly sounding word and the tip would light up and she would jump up and down asking him to do more silly tricks. Annabelle was woken up from her daydream by the sound of clicking heels on the tile floor. Annabelle's mother was almost an exact version of Ellie, as her father had called her, except with dark raven hair and an even more pale complexion.

She smiled towards her angelic child, her little miracle, with slightly elongated canine teeth.

"Oh my Little angel Anna, I'm sorry I took so long, Mommy was... Starving" She said trying to control the madness.

Ellie giggled slightly "Oh Mamma I know, there's still a dab of blood on your cheek, It is just a letter from Hogwarts addressed to me, I remembered how you said that anything about school you can take care of." The elder woman proceeded to lick the drop off before stopping quickly to realize what her daughter was saying.

"Wait! from Hogwarts? Yes! I knew my baby was a wizard!" Her mother said hugging her beautiful blonde daughter tightly. Ellie was being crushed by the force of her Mother's embrace.

"Ma...Ma...Ca...n't...Breathe!" she managed to choke out, her mother immediately released and straightened to pat down her little girls dress.

"Oh Angel I'm sorry I forget about my strength after a big meal, I'm so glad that you don't have to worry about feeding Like Mommy does with her Little problem, Why don't I get Lindle to make us some hot chocolate and then we go and shop for school supplies at Diagon Alley! does that sound fun! I think we'll even get you a kitten!"

"That sounds brilliantly wonderful Mamma, but I want Lindle to drink hot chocolate with us too! She's been working so hard, especially after grandpa came over and brought his 'guests', She was cleaning blood out of the rug for days! and the poor thing kept hitting herself every time she fell asleep cause she refused to sleep until it was clean. Poor Lindle."

"Ok my little angel, you're right she does need something sweet to cheer her up. Lindle!"

A house elf wrapped in an old black and red sheet appeared in front of them. "Yes Mistress?" a small quiet voice asked.

"Can you make 3 cups of hot chocolate Lindle, and then stay when you bring it to the sitting room?"

She bowed slightly "Yes Mistress, But If I may ask are we having company?"

"Lindle your so adorable, But we actually aren't having company, your going to drink the extra cup with us, my daughters angelic idea to show that your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed."

Lindle's face went red as her eyes seemed to grow slightly larger, she quietly, enthusiastically replied before popping over to the kitchen "Thank you very much Mistress."

After a pleasant drink with their house elf, Ellie's mother put on a cloak and gloves before taking a handful of green powder, handing most of it to her daughter who threw the powder into the fireplace in front of them, taking hold of her mother's hand declaring "Diagon Alley!" as they used the reliable floo network.

Annabelle was astonished going to Diagon Alley when it seemed like everyone had decided now would be a good time to shop. After a quick trip to gringotts to pick up a small purse of galleons her mother gave her her list of books, a purse with an extendable charm to put her things, and told her to get robes from Madam Malkin then meet her at the ice cream shoppe so they can look for a kitten because she had some errands to run as well.

Her Mother kissed her cheek wishing her angel well and left to go get some new shoes and dresses. Annabelle looked at her list for her first item, a wand, She skipped over to Ollivanders opening the door to almost have a flying chunk of pottery thrown at her head, Ellie screamed and shut her eyes but then was knocked to the ground as she heard it shatter behind her. There was a fairly heavy weight on her chest but it was immediately taken off before it was replaced by several panicked apologies as she was helped up off the ground.

"I'm So SO Sorry! Are you ok Girl?" a boys voice asked, Ellie's head was throbbing but she still managed to look up to a boy frantically looking around as an older gentlemen took the wand that was thrown onto the counter into a box muttering something like 'Definitely not that one, hmmm this one is tricky' A boy with sandy blond hair, little scars on his cheek, and almost golden eyes looked back at her in mid sentence "Are you sure you don't need-WHOA RED Eyes!"

Annabelle took a step back, you hope he didn't freak out or tease her about her family she still remembers the last time she came she walked down the street with her mom and they were called "Leeches", "Blood Suckers", "Filth", "Abomination's", "Freaks". They boy noticed the slight hurt in this girls eye's and blushed profusely "Oh no I don't Mean it in a bad way! No Not at all! They are interesting, I think they are really Lovely"

Annabelle stood there for a moment thinking, 'he doesn't think my family's monsters?'

She blushed a deep red before she looked to the ground finding her shoe's much more interesting than before, well that was until a outreached hand was put into her sight of view.

She looked up and saw him smiling "I'm Remus Lupin, I'm gonna be a first year what about you?"

Ellie meekly took his hand in her own and shook it "I..I'm Annabelle, Annabelle Catherine Nightshale.. N..Nice to meet you."

" That's a pretty name but kinda long do you have any nicknames?"

"Yeah Ellie if you want to use it."

from behind the counter pulled out a dusty brown and red box and called out "Oh, ! I think I found your wand, If would just come and test it out."

Remus excitedly ran over back to the counter, picking up the wand in front of him, the air around him seemed to hum with power as soon as he touched it a wind mysteriously blowing from nowhere. He chuckled and said "Wicked" under his breath. Ollivander smiled at the boys amusement from one of his exquisite wands and charge him the fair price of such a nice wand while the youngster muttered cursing under his breath bout 'this wanker stealing all his money' and something about highway robbery. He called the girl that nearly was hit by a flying pot, her red eyes shined brightly but instead of the Nightshale signature raven dark hair beautifully framing her pale skin, a bright golden graced her head.

"Ah miss, you are a strange Nightshale aren't you?"

"Yes. I guess I am a strange Nightshale" she replied back fake smiling, Ollivander went back into the store room looking for the rare wand which was screaming out to her name. He took the golden box down and handed her the wand.

"That is an 11 inch willow wand with a veela core, very wild and untameable, very emotionally tied to your magic but wonderful with charms! I haven't sold many like this but the ones I have sold always had very interesting owners, Well that would be 6 galleons" Ollivander said while taking a last look at his masterpiece before handing over to its new owner. Ellie took a hold of the wand and it felt like a surge of light and power surge through her body as it swirls of magic danced around her. She looked at the beautiful ornate designs on the handle of the chestnut color, as she pulled out the shiny gold pieces from her purse putting her wand in her fathers old wand holder she wrapped around her arm placed her wand in the holder and covered her wand with her sleeve of her cloak.

"Cool Where did you get the wand holder? I've been wondering where to get one. Remus, Sirius, do you know?" She jumped at the sound of a new voice right over her shoulder. She turned around as they both screamed as she looked at the dark untidy haired boy with hazel eyes squinted at her red ones as he started to step back. Another boy with long midnight black hair and haunting grey eyes looked over to his friends James.

"Bloody hell James! why the hell are you screaming like a Pansy... AAH! Whoa, Potter looks like you found a Nightshale, My parents told me about her family, there a bunch a Blood Suckers."

Remus looked at both the boys who admittedly knew more about the wizarding world than himself astonished, 'Do they mean a vampire? She was a vampire? Was that even possible?' he thought.

Annabelle ran out of the store tears streaming down her face, running away from all the people. She ended up in an empty side alley and just collapsed down crying, she thought about what might happen to her if she went to Hogwarts, would everyone act like this?

"Stop crying its not going to do anything for you" a pleasant familiar voice called out from in front of her. She laughed and wiped away the remaining tears.

"I thought your family was still out of the country my dear friend." she took his outstretched hand and stood up as he pulled her into a hug as she cried the rest of her tears.

"Hey who could keep me away from my best friend who got her Hogwarts letter! Congrats! But, guess what!" he asked. Annabelle looked up to her only friends face, she playfully hit her friends slightly meatier soft chest, smirking, before stepping out of his arms.

"Peter Pettigrew! You know I hate it when you make me guess, just tell me before I guess something like, you finally found a boyfriend who is so cool and hot!"

Peter Blushed madly before he answered with an annoyed voice "Ellie! How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You I'm Not A Bloody Arse Bandit!"

Ellie laughed heartily clutching her stomach "HA HA! Yeah Knowing Your Timid Nature" She whispered into his ear. "You'd probably be the bottom."

"ELLIE! I'M STRAIGHT!"

"When you bring home a girl then I'll believe you, now come on I need to get more things, um do you know how to get back to Diagon Alley?"

Peter Looked at his childhood friend with his brilliant blue eyes, thinking 'I probably won't bring any girl home, I can't even try to look at another girl I'm too in love with you'.

Annabelle waved a hand in front of his face "Hey Earth to Peter! Do I Have a Giant Zit on My Face Or Something?"

"Oh come on pip squeak lets get on with shopping!"

"Hey Git! I'm Not Short! I'm Fun Sized! Now what was this big news?"

"Oh yeah, Well You better make room for my fat arse on the train, because I'm going to Hogwarts as well!"

Ellie ran back and jumped up and gave her best friend another hug "YAY! that's brilliant! I won't be alone! Now come on lets get our books!"

Peter accompanied his Annabelle until she went to go get fitted for her robes and meet up with her mother. He bid her goodbye and went to the Quidditch store to pick up some new gear and order a new broom, Where he met a couple of guys who loved the sport as much as he did. They talked a lot about the last world cup, and when Peter had to go, the assumed group leader invited him to sit on the train with them.

"Sure thing James"