First multiple chapter fic... reviews are lovely:)
Chapter One: Diagon Alley and New Friends
"Dakota, dear? It's time to wake up." I heard the voice at the foot of my bed.
"Can it wait an hour? I don't wanna get up."
"No, sweetheart, it can't. Severus is here to take you to Diagon Alley for your school supplies." I opened my eyes a little to see Albus at the foot of my bed.
"Fine, I'll get up. But you'll still have to give me an hour to get ready." I sad as I sat up.
Al chuckled, "Alright, get ready, I'll tell Severus you'll be down soon."
"Alrighty, just tell him not to touch the bookshelf." I smiled sweetly.
"DUMBLEDORE," yelled Snape. I giggled.
"Dakota Allison, what did you do?" He chuckled again, he chuckles a lot.
"Nothing!" I singsonged as I skipped to the bathroom.
After I showered and got dressed in my purple plaid shirt and a pair of shorts, I grabbed a pair of socks and walked out my bedroom door, pulling my long red hair into a ponytail. Instead of walking down the stairs, I jumped up on the banister and slid down.
When I got to the bottom, I pulled on my socks and put my teal converse sneakers on. While I was lacing them up, Sev asked, "Are you ready to go now?"
"Yeah," I said, "but how am I going to pay for everything? I haven't any money."
Al spoke up first, "Severus, I'm afraid it's time to tell her."
"Tell me what?" I panicked.
"Dakota, sit down." Severus sighed. I did as i was told, for once
"Is this about my real parents?" I questioned.
"It is"
"I-I can't do this." I said as I jumped up and ran through the halls of Hogwarts until I was outside. When I got out, I sat down on the steps, breathing heavy.
*Back Inside...(3rd person)*
"Severus, I'm giving you the key to her vault, tell her to go to wait outside. She can learn about Sirius and McKaylah another time." Albus whispered.
Snape took the key to vault 642 and walked out into Dumbledore's office. He turned around to face Dumbledore.
"How are we supposed to tell an eleven year old girl that her mother died having her and that her father is a mass-murderer?"
"This is something I do not have the answer to, Severus. Now go, before she wanders off, you know how she gets."
"Unfortunately, I do. She's just like her father, with all the pranking and her hyperness." Snape half-smiled, walking out out o the office and outside to where Dakota was, sitting underneath a tree, staring at the Black Lake.
*Back to Dakota's POV*
"Dakota, time to go." Sev said walking up behind me.
"Okay," I sighed getting up.
"Any new pranks lately?" he asked, trying to make small talk on the way to Hogsmeade so we could apperate.
"One. On Filch. But it was only because he took my Sugar Quills from Honeydukes."
"How'd you get those?" he wondered.
"None of your business." I yelled as i ran to the apperation point. I semi-patiently waited for Snape to catch up. When he did, I linked my arm through his and waited for him to apperate us to Diagon Alley.
*At Diagon Alley*
"Dakota, I'm going to get you some money, you wait here." Severus told me as we got to Gringotts.
"Okay." I sat on the steps, I learned the hard way not to disobey him.
"I should have brought a book with me," I muttered after a few minutes of waiting. Then I felt someone sit to my left, being there was a wall to my right.
"Hello, I'm Fred," said the one to my left.
"And I'm George," said the other.
I looked at them, "HOLY COW! There are two of you!" I exclaimed.
"Yeah, we get that a lot," they said together.
"That's so cool," I said smiling at them, I glanced up at the doors, Snape was coming. "I'm Dakota, by the way, I'm going to be a first year. Maybe I'll see you both at Hogwarts, yeah?"
"Yeah," the one called Fred smiled.
George joined in, "We're second years. Hopefully you'll end up in Gryffindor like ourselves."
"Dakota. Weasley Brats." Snape said as he approached us.
"Uncle Sev? Why'd you call them brats?" I asked him.
The twins cracked up, "Uncle Sev?" They laughed. "why would you call the greasy git that?" My face saddened.
George stopped laughing immediately, "Oh gosh, I'm sorry, Dakota." he whispered as he hugged me.
"It's okay, George. It's just that i was raised by Dumbledore and Severus helped out from time to time."
"Oh, so I guess that crosses out meeting up at King's Cross Station and sitting together on the Hogwarts Express, doesn't it?" Fred asked me.
"No, it doesn't." Snape added. "Dumbledore has arranged for her to stay with the Weasley's for the rest of break. We are going to finish getting her school supplies and then she is going to pack when she gets home. She shall be there tomorrow."
"Really?" All three of our faces lit up. When Snape nodded, I hugged Fred and George until Snape said it was time to get my wand.
"Bye!" I yelled to them and waved as I walked with Snape toward Ollivander's. After i got my wand, we got my robes and school books. Snape was also kind enough to buy me Sugar Quills and Salt Water Taffy because I had "tamed my hyperness" as he put it.
When we got back, I ran through the halls, all the way to Albus' office and to my room, grabbing some shirts, tank-tops, shorts, and a swimsuit, putting them into my trunk. I also put a few books, a pair of sandals, my hairbrush, toothbrush, and my candy in there. I walked back out into the office.
"Do I have to bring my school stuff, or can i leave them here?" I asked.
"You can leave them here, but on the first day, you must move some of your stuff to whichever house you are placed in."
"Mkay!" I called as I skipped down to the kitchens to get some dinner. After I had some soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, I walked back to Al's office and into my room. As I was falling asleep, I overheard Al talking to Snape and Minerva.
"So, Severus, how was Diagon Alley?" I heard McGonagall say.
"She be-friended the identical Weasleys, Minerva" he answered.
As always, Dumbledore chuckled, "It seems that if she has be-friended them, she might be-friend Lee Jordan as well."
"Albus, are you implying that we might have a repeat of the Marauders?"McGonagall asked, sounding slightly worried.
"Maybe, Minerva, maybe," he probably said something else, but was to busy falling asleep, wondering who these "Marauders" were and why they were called that.
