Vierna Potter
Disclaima'! I never have, and never will, claim to be the rightful owner of the Harry Potter series. That my dear friends, is the one and only J.K. Rowling, and I am just borrowing her delightful characters and ideas to entertain the lot of you with a brand. New. Car? No, alas. A brand new Fan Fiction! :D RR readers. R and R
"But Albus, why must Harry and his sister be separated?" Inquired Professor McGonagall to her lifelong friend and superior, Albus Dumbledore, in the school in which she taught Transfiguration to promising young witches and wizards.
"Ah, Minerva, it is for her protection; as I must place Harry here with his aunt and uncle here to protect him from Lord Voldemort's supporters still at large, and to protect him from his own fame, I must also protect Vierna." He answered patiently, albeit, vaguely.
"But, why place Vierna in a separate home?" pressed Professor McGonagall, still unsatisfied with Dumbledore's answers about the two siblings.
"Dear Professor, it is the unfortunate way things play out. Harry is protected. Vierna is in a safe home with people she is comfortable with. And not to mention, I highly doubt the Durselys would be so kind as to allow another Potter into their home. And thus, we now have Harry James Potter, and Vierna Lilly Potter Ekans, as Vierna has now been formally adopted into her new home."
Vierna Potter was born May 31st, 1974; Six years before the birth of her brother Harry, and 7 years before the birth of Harry living as "The Boy Who Lived." Looking back, Vierna determined that her childhood had been an enjoyable one, although there were many who were eager to point out that she was a little girl in a time where death, destruction, and desperate fighting raged right outside her door.
She was born at a point in time where the Potter's where not yet hiding behind the protection of the Fidelius Charm, but where on the front lines, risking everything for the Order of the Phoenix. Often times Lily, though no less brave than the rest of the Order, would stay behind with her daughter to protect and play with Vierna and her lively spirits. Other times James would stay behind with his beautiful daughter because their friends and family, as well as James and Lilly themselves, were unwilling to have the two of them in the line of fire at the same time and risk Vierna growing up alone. But Vierna was never alone. Often times she would spend the day with her Uncle Sirius or Uncle Remus. There were also other wizarding children who had parents within the trust of the Order of the Phoenix that Vierna could play with. Sometimes if the Weasly's were around, Vierna would play with Percy Weasly (although he was two years younger) and sometimes Charlie (although older than her). But they were two often involved in boyish endeavors, which is why Vierna's very best friend was Tamara Ekans.
Years past by, and Vierna's life was filled with fun times surrounded by her family and friends. Parents and other members of the Order would take turns watching and homeschooling the young children. The children born during the war were protected from danger at all cost; after all, their parents were fighting for their children's futures. But every so often clouds would block out the sun from the innocent world of Vierna's mind when she heard news of a death or other tragedy. And not to sound selfish, but Vierna was always secretly glad that the vast majority of the people in her life remained untouched by death's (and You- Know- Who's) icy grip. At the age of five, Vierna understood a slight bit more about the difficulties of the war, but still remained blissfully ignorant, protected by her youth. And besides, who had time to think about war? Vierna had just been told that her mom was going to have another baby! Vierna would have a little brother or sister, and was super excited. Personally, Vierna figured that her mommy would have a girl, but Vierna vowed to love the possibility of a brother all the same.
Years more passed. The war still raged, and from the tense tones and whispered discussions of the grownups, the good guys were still quite always from winning. Vierna was as close to Tamara as ever, but was crushed when Vierna was told she couldn't go to other people's houses whenever she wished. The Potter's had to stay in their home in Godric's Hollow all the time! Vierna was 6 and a half and had reasoned that this was not fair. Why did all of a sudden she had to stay home? She was old enough, she didn't need protection.
But Halloween was coming up and Vierna was begging to be able to spend it over at Tamara's house. Finally her family gave into her whims and made careful, very careful arrangements to send her to her friends'. Her parents and her baby brother, Harry, would stay home while Vierna would spend five days (two before Halloween, Halloween, and then two after) with the Ekans.