^^^Disclaimer: I do not claim to own anything that is not mine. J.K. Rowling created this wonderful world and the characters within it and I am very grateful she did. I do however claim the original characters I have created which include; Deirdra and Annie. I partially claim Constance Reese but give credit to StupefyStunner ,who originally created the teenage version of her in a story that no longer exists.^^^
A/NThis is a companion story to my other story, The Invisible Girl. Go check it out. It's a George/OC romance/adventure story. Deirdra is the main character in it. The stories merge starting at chapter 37.
I glared at my mother as we prepared to leave.
"Annie, don't glare. I don't understand why you are acting like this." My mother, Constance Reese said in her annoying, know-it-all, voice.
"Because, Mom, I have one year left of school and you're dragging me off to spend it in a foreign country at a school where I don't know anyone." I explained angrily.
"You were all excited about it when we talked about it last year."
"Yeah! Last year, when it was just going to be for the summer and not indefinitely and before that evil wizard, Voldemort, took control of the school with his minions." I replied tartly. My mother ignored me and continued walking towards the port key.
"I'm sorry. I know it's longer than we first discussed but you'll meet plenty of people over the summer before school starts. Besides, it's not like you're really leaving a bunch of friends behind here. I think the change will be good." Mom said. I rolled my golden eyes and kept following. When my mother was set on something, there was no deterring her. I didn't want her running off into danger without me. She kept tell me it was for my own good, moving to another country but I didn't agree. It wouldn't be for my own good if her or I got killed by Death Eaters. If they could kill Albus Dumbledore, then who couldn't they kill? Harry Potter, I thought, hopefully.
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I was going to throw up. I dropped my bags and clutched at my stomach.
"Breathe deeply sweetie. The nausea will pass." Mom instructed. I did as she instructed and it worked. I grabbed my bags from the ground and followed my mom down the side walk of the small neighborhood. We came along to a house that was quite large with stone wall, rod iron entrance gate and had large stained glass windows. There were no lights on inside the house but the moon shone down brightly, showing the beautiful colors of the windows. "Welcome to the Dumbledore family home." My mom said with a sad smile. I wondered if Deirdra Dumbledore was even home. She might not want to spend time at home now that her Dad was dead.
Mom knocked loudly on the door. I looked around nervously. I hoped Death Eaters weren't keeping an eye on the place. The door creaked open suddenly and my mom smiled. She pushed the door open the rest of the way and I followed her into the dark house, closing the door softly behind me.
"Con!" A girl exclaimed, popping out of thin air and hugging my mom tightly. I watched awkwardly as they exchanged greetings. "Oh, sorry. Silly me." The girl said as I stumbled and bumped into a table. She suddenly illuminated the room. I could now see the e girl. Well, she's not really a girl. I knew she was older than me by a few years, so technically she was a woman. She had long dirty blond hair and bright blue eyes and just the most beautiful face with pouty lips and dimples when she smiled. She was pale and a little skinny but curvy where it counted. "You must be Annie!" She exclaimed, friendly, with a smile and embraced me in a hug.
"I'm Deirdra or you can call me Dee for short if you'd like." She chirped. "I'm so happy to have people to fill my house again. It's been so quiet since Da died. George and Cedric visit often enough but other than that, everyone else is too busy. Mrs. Weasley is very busy with planning Bill and Fleur's wedding. Fred is just a sourpuss and I rarely see him anymore unless I visit the joke shop…." She rushed on about the people in her life. I wished I knew more about the people she was talking about but the names were only vaguely familiar from the stories mom had told me from her stay here last year. "Anyways, I'll show you to your rooms. Con, you'll be staying in Da's old room. I converted it for you so it would be more to your comfort. Annie, I converted the attic into a nice little suite for you. I hope you will like it." She explained as we climbed the stairs to the second floor.
"Why did you have all the lights off, my dear?" My mom asked. Deirdra went pale, stopping in her tracks. My mom gasped. "I'm so sorry Deirdra. I promise not to call you that again." My mom said quickly and sincerely. I was slightly confused but I didn't stop to worry about it.
"It's okay Con." Deirdra said shakily. "The lights were off because I just like to roam the house in the dark at night. It's become a habit of mine lately. If it bothers you, just let me know." She added more firmly as we continued up the stairs.
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