A/N ok i'm not going to be able to upload everyday...I'll upload as I write the story...And like I said before...I'm not really sure where this story will end up...ummm, so yeah...enough of my awkwardness on with the story!
Chapter Two
I packed a bag for Mary and myself. I had written back to Aunt Molly, telling her that I would come by floo powder in 3 days time. I hope she got it before we left. Mary was excited. She finally gets to meet her magical relatives. She chattered away nonstop.
"Mommy, will I get to do magic while we are there?" Mary asked in her sweet, little voice.
"No dearest, but you'll get lots of yummy snacks and you'll get to play with all of your cousins and I promise you'll have lots and lots of fun," I said closing my suitcase and placing a spell on it to shrink it.
"Do you think they'll like me Mommy?"
"I think they'll love you Darling, now go get Barry so we can say bye-bye to Nanna," I said looking down at me little girl. She ran out of the room, her red hair flying after her.
I sighed and went to my full length mirror. I looked presentable. I was wearing a pair of black, fitted jeans and an emerald green t-shirt to bring own my green eyes. My straight deep red hair was held out of my face by a pair of clips that Mary had gotten me for mother's day, with mother's help of course.
Mary came running back into my room with her little stuffed bunny rabbit, Barry.
"I'm all ready Mommy," she yelled happily.
"Mary use your inside voice," I said sternly.
"Yes, Mommy, can we say bye to Nanna now," she asked solemnly.
I smiled and nodded. She squealed and raced ahead of me downstairs.
I followed at a slower pace into the living room where my mother was waiting for us.
"Are you ready, dear?" mom was asking Mary as I walked in.
"Yep Nanna, I got Barry right here, see!" Mary held up her toy.
Mom smiled, "And is Mr. Barry ready for his adventure?"
"Yep yep!" Mary laughed.
I chuckled and walked over to them. Mom stood up and hugged me tightly.
"Be careful, darling, they still haven't captured all of the death eaters," she whispered in my ear.
I nodded and pulled away. "Of course, Mom."
While I got the floo powder ready mom hugged Mary and gave her lots of kisses.
"Okay Mary, time to go," I called gently.
She ran over to me and grabbed my hand and we stepped up to the fireplace.
I grabbed a hand full of Floo powder and Mary and I stepped into the fireplace and turned to face Mom. She was smiling at us.
I threw the glittering green powder down on the fireplace floor and green flames burst to life. They were warm but not hot, they didn't burn us.
"The Burrow," I said firmly.
Suddenly the fireplace started spinning wildly before disappearing all together. Mary had her eyes squeezed closed and she was holding Barry very tightly so as to not lose him. Fireplaces flashed before us, none of them the one we wanted. Then we slowly stopped spinning and found ourselves in an unfamiliar fireplace.
I stepped out and felt my eyes widen at all the people in the small space. There were 11 in all, 7 men and four women.
A woman stood up from the couch. She was an older woman with frizzy red hair. She was rather short and frumpy looking.
"Maddie?" she asked.
I nodded and found myself crushed in hug, the woman was sobbing into my shoulder. I'm guessing she was my Aunt Molly. I hugged her back gently but met the eyes of one of the men. He was a tall thin, almost gaunt, man who had seen better years. Uncle Arthur smiled sadly and stepped over to us.
He gently pulled Aunt Molly away, "Come now Dearest, don't frighten young Maddie away."
I smiled at him gratefully. Aunt Molly composed herself and smiled at me. "Welcome, Maddie, to the burrow.
