Also, this story does not go along with Order of The Phoenix, except for the fact that Sirius is dead, and Lucius is in Azkaban. So, please, keep that in mind when you read my story? ))
Disclaimer: The only character that belongs to me is Melanie, the rest belong to the absolutely brilliant Jo, the author of the splendid Harry Potter series.
PROLOGUE
Melanie Black, the daughter of the infamous Sirius Black, had grown up in a orphanage in New York. Up until she was 15, when she found out her father had been killed. She was then sent to Hogwarts, now that her father was gone Dumbledore felt it would be safe for her to return.
Upon arriving at Hogwarts she was sorted into Gryffindor. She became fast friends with Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Ginny Weasley. Once Harry learned she was Sirius' daughter, then began to form a sort of brother-sister bond. They were there to help each other cope with such a loss. Melanie also formed a special bond with Hermione, they became best friends.
After Melanie's first year at Hogwarts, she moved in with Hermione, and her family. Not being able to stand the thought of having to go back to New York, and leaving England, where her heart was. Hermione's parents treated Melanie as their own, she got to experience what a loving family was really like. Now that she had come to Hogwarts, she knew what love was.
One of the many people who had taught her this was Draco Malfoy. She had met Draco during her first week at Hogwarts. She had been lead to believe that he was a pompous brat that she would want nothing to do with. But, she couldn't help but be attracted to him. Eventually they formed a relationship and Melanie got to see that there was more to him than the typical Slytherin stereotype. Draco had struggled with his father, who was a follower of Lord Voldemort, and had been sent to Azkaban. Draco did not want to end up like this, and vowed to never turn to the dark side. Melanie helped him with this struggle.
Melanie's biggest struggle was with her Mom. She didn't know who she was, where she was, and why she didn't want her. All she knew was that she had abandoned her at birth, and left her and her father all alone. She had come to find out later in her time at Hogwarts that her mother had also been killed a couple years after Melanie was born. She had fallen at the hands of Peter Pettigrew, when he had attacked many other people wizards and muggles alike.
Now, Melanie was fresh out of Hogwarts. She lived in a three-bedroom flat with Hermione, and Ginny. She and Ginny worked at Fred and George Weasley's, Ginny's twin brothers, joke shop Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, located in Diagon Alley. This was only for the time being though. Melanie hoped to one day have her own shop in Diagon Alley.
All three of them were also in relationships. Melanie was, of course, still seeing Draco. Ginny was seeing Harry, and Hermione was not only seeing, but engaged to Ron.
Let's watch as the story unfolds and our friends learn about being an adult. Where will their lives take them?
(A/N: Chapter one will be posted right after this. Reviewing is appreciated, but flaming is not. Please, do not flame me. If you want to give me advice, that's fine, but be nice about it? I would never flame another author, and hope to be treated with the same respect. I really hope you all will enjoy my story, as much as I enjoy writing it! ). Love, Jonna. )