Forbidden Fruit

Chapter One

If you walked into Dumbledore's Office at exactly seven o'clock at night on August 30, you would not find Dumbldore. But instead, a young girl. Pacing around his office nervously. Whispering to herself.

Violet had never been to Hogwarts before. Her father had told her stories as a child how grand it was. But never in her wildest dreams did she expect something like this. Her eyes had widened when she first took site of it. It was so large, so historic, so...powerful.

All of Violet's life, she had wanted to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but her father would never let her. He would explain about his place with the Dark Lord and with the Order and how he didn't want her in danger. Rubbish, she always thought. She wasn't a child.

She remembers the last argument her and her father had about her attending Hogwarts. This was the fight that she had finally won after many years.

"Please, Father!" Violet screamed, "Why can't you just let me go!?"

"Violet I will not take that kind of tone from you," her father yelled back, " You will treat me with respect. And besides, you are too young to understand."

"Exactly!" she said pointing at him, "I'm always too young! Father, I'm sixteen already. And I have yet to make any friends or have a life. I've been stuck in this house being home schooled by witch tutors all my life. Please father, let me go!"

Her father turned around and faced the window and took another angry sip of his fire whisky, "Violet...if the Dark Lord ever found out about you...I just can't risk it..."

Violet put her hand on her father's shoulder, "I know your place with the Dark Lord, father. But you have to understand that I'm not a little girl anymore. I can take care of myself. And you've always told me that Hogwarts is one of the most safest places in the Wizardry World."

She heard her father chuckle, "Your so stubborn," she could sense him smiling, " just like your mother..."

He turned and faced her, he put his hand on her cheek and started to stroke it, "Violet," he started, "You're the only thing in my world that means so much to me. If I lost you, I don't know what I'd do. But yes, you are right, you're not a little girl anymore. You are a lady, and I should treat you as such."

Violet's eyes grew, her father sighed, "I will talk to Dumbledore about it,"

Violet smiled and jumped on her father with a hug. She knew her father wasn't really a hugging person, but she couldn't help herself, "Thank you so much, father. I love you."

She didn't expect him to, but her father hugged her back, "I love you too, Violet."

A month later and much packing later, Violet was now at Hogwarts. Not officially though. She still had to sorted into a house, in front of all the students. This is what made her nervous. "What if they don't like me?" she thought, "What if I never fit in?"

Mabey this wasn't such a good idea...

The door opened with a burst. Violet turned around startled. And standing there was exactly what her father said would be there. A very tall, hairy man wearing strange clothing. This must be Hagrid.

"Are ye' ready, Miss? We're wait'n for ye' " he said roughly.

Violet took a deep breath. This is what she's wanted, so she better go a long with it.

"Okay, I'm ready."