A/N: Okay. So I had another story called Fear of Falling. But then I decided to keep the title and change the story… I know. Horrible HORRIBLE person I am.

i4. ytimg vi/ ChBVoX0m30k Picture of the girl that I'm basing my character on. She's a youtuber called Meekakitty. Check her out. She's so STRANGE it's AWESOME.

I hope you enjoy my story now.

youtube watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=xjUb4Pr2HnY That's her video called "Wizard Love" But in this story my character who is based on her by looks has the straight across bangs…

CHAPTER 1

Mia watched, sitting up in her perch up in the tree, looking down at the infamous Marauders, teasing Lily Evans. She had her hand on her hips, glaring at a boy with messy black hair, wearing spectacles that hid his beautiful hazel brown eyes. Lily sauntered up to her best friends, Margaret Williams (Marge) and Viola Dearborn (Vi). Marge had light blonde hair and bright blue eyes. And Vi had dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. She was also James Potter's cousin on his mother's side. She was also Mia's cousin on her mother's side (Vi's father's side). Which also meant she was related to James Potter but neither of them really knew this at the moment. But, she pretty much knew because it was common knowledge that Vi and James were cousins and Vi's last name is her mother's last name.

It started to snow, and I closed my book and jumped down from the tall tree. She fell, rolling on the hard cold ground; her red-orange hair sprawled around her head. She sighed and twisted so she was lying on her back, looking up at the grey clouds.

"Are you okay?" asked a blonde headed boy with bright blue eyes. This, was Xenophilius Lovegood. A.K.A Mia's only friend.

"Yeah. Just you know, fell from the branch of a tree," Mia muttered sarcastically.

"Yeah, I saw that. That's why I asked 'are you okay?' Duh," said Xenophilius rolling his blue eyes with a smirk on his face.

"Whatever," she muttered.

"Are you staying here for Christmas?" asked Xenophilius, helping her up.

"No, Mother says I have a 'family reunion' to go to," she said making a face.

"It's not going to be too bad, Mia," said Xenophilius.

"Says you! You don't have to go and meet cousins you didn't know existed," Mia groaned. Xenophilius smiled and put an arm around her shoulders as they walked back into the castle.

"Are you staying?" Mia asked once we got into the cozy castle.

"Yeah. Ava wanted me to stay," said Xenophilius. Ava was Xeno's girlfriend. (She didn't like me too much.) ((Mostly because I called Xenophilius: Xeno.))

"What about your parents? Don't your parents have any say?" Mia asked, halfway teasing him. Xeno smiled and then said goodbye. (He's a Ravenclaw. I, on the other hand, am so very blessed to be a Gryffindor where no one knows I exist! YAY ME!)

"Christmas Cheer," Mia muttered to the fat lady in the portrait.

"That's supposed to have more 'CHEER' in that," she pointed out, annoyingly.

"I said the password didn't I?"

"Well, no need to be rude," she muttered but revealing the Gryffindor common room anyway. The Marauders were doing something or another. Remus was shaking his head, rolling his golden eyes as Sirius and James argued animatedly about something. She walked up to her dorm room so she could pack up. Her roommates were already gone. She didn't really know them. Hannah, Nicki, Sarah, and Grace. They were all friends… She was just the odd one out. Mia sighed as she walked into the deserted room.

James twirled his wand in his hand, over and over.

"Whaddya mean we have to go to your mother's family reunion? Does that mean I have to go? Why do I have to go? I'm not part of your family!" exclaimed Sirius.

"But you're living with us. So, Mom wants you to feel welcome. Like you're part of the family or something… So you get to suffer with me," James said flashing him a cheeky smile.

"At least Vi'll be there," muttered Sirius.

"Hey! Remus! Wanna come with us?" asked Sirius jumping over to Remus. Remus gave him a look that said 'you'll-never-catch-me-in-a-family-reunion-nooo-not-me' and shook his head.

"Please!" begged Sirius.

"No."

"Please!"

"No."

"Plea—"

"I'm serious! No," said Remus getting up.

"Actually, I'm Sirius!" Sirius called after Remus. James shook his head.

"Really, Sirius? Really?" James asked. Sirius just looked at him.

"Yes. Really," he said. Then he turned to Peter.

"Hey Peter…"

"Mom, do we have to go?" Mia whined as her mother got the Floo thing ready.

"Yes, we do."

"But, Daddy doesn't want us to go…"

"Daddy, doesn't have a say anymore on what we do," said her mother with more force than necessary. Mia's parents are…divorced. Something that wasn't very common in the seventies and were very much frowned down upon. Her mother continued on her rant.

"Plus, Mia, I haven't seen my family in…How old are you?" asked her mother.

"Sixteen," Mia replied.

"Right. In seventeen years! Because your father deemed them a 'bad influence'. MY family? A bad influence? Are you kidding me?" Her mother handed Mia the Floo dust.

"Now think, Clara Potter's house, okay?" Mia closed her eyes and thought 'Clara Potter's house' over and over in her brain. She didn't know what Clara Potter's house looked like…but she still thought the words over and over again. She threw the Floo dust down at her feet and watched as blue flames engulfed her. And then suddenly, she was at a different house in a different fireplace. There were people. Lots of people. Mia hated people. Mia's mother wasn't far behind.

She smiled at her daughter who had a permanent scowl etched into her porcelain face. Mia's mother petted Mia's red-orange hair and told her to "behave" before grabbing her wrist and dragging Mia around to meet her various siblings.

"Isabelle!" cried a woman with dark brown hair and brown eyes, like Mia's mother. She (Clara) had streaks of grey in her hair and her kind brown eyes were aged with wisdom.

"Clara!" cried Isabelle (Mia's mother). They hugged each other tightly.

This is the order of the Dearborn siblings.

Clara Dearborn nee Potter (James' mother)

Caradoc Dearborn (Vi's father)

Charles Dearborn (Deceased)

Henry Dearborn (Father of two children. Both children are grown up and married)

Isabelle Dearborn nee Gregory (Mia's mother)

Mia's mother was the youngest, and the others definitely treated her like that. Clara turned to Mia.

"James and Vi are upstairs in James' room," said Clara. Where the hell is James' room? The house is so big! Clara, seeing the confusion in Mia's face, asked a house elf to lead Mia up to James' room.

"Master James, a cousin is here," announced the house elf.

"You have ANOTHER cousin?" groaned Sirius' voice from inside the room.

"What? James' cousins aren't good enough for you?" Vi's voice drifted from the room.

"Yeah. They aren't. And they're bad kissers," said Sirius. There was a thud and then Sirius screaming "OWWW VI! THAT HURT!" and then Vi saying "GOOD! IT BETTER HAVE!"

"Master James?" called the house elf, impatiently.

"Oh yeah. Let whoever it is in," called James. The house elf just looked at Mia pointedly as if saying 'well? Go on then!' After getting that look, Mia shuffled into the room. It was full of Quidditch stuff. Trophies, posters, news clips. Mia finally met the looks of three shocked Gryffindors.

"Who the hell are you?" Sirius finally asked, breaking the silent staring contest.

A/N: Short. Yeah. I know. But, I hope you liked it anyway… So far… Yeah… Okay… I'll go now…

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