It had been a week since the bonder had come; nothing had changed in the family. The acted the same and were the same in very aspect apart from the fact that the ministry new that they were now officially family. The time had flown by and soon it was august 1st. Phire new that she could go back to redo her last year at Hogwarts, but she didn't see the point. For the year she was in hiding she had learnt so much, having been home tutored. She was very well advanced in all subjects. If she really wanted to go back to Hogwarts, she would be teaching the class as well as the teachers. So education was not a problem with her.
Phire was sitting on the window sill looking over the land that her family owned when both Jack and Tracy came into the room. "Phire, we have some news" Jack started uncertainly, Phire was known for her temper. She could go from blissfully happy to murderous in a second. "We're all moving"
Phire digested this slowly, thinking about what this meant. The fist question she asked herself was; Why? Why are we moving? Which was swiftly followed by Where? Tracy could see the questions forming in her daughters mind.
"We're moving to a small town called Forks, there seems to be some magical presents there and we thought to check it out. But I also have family in Seattle and there have been many attacks on muggles. We want to check it out, see what's happening" Tracy answered, her Aura Training kicking in. "I know this might seem bad going from war to war but we must check it out. The ministry think that it's just the aftermath of Lord Voldemort, they are not concerned about it." She spat out. She was hoping that Phire would like to go. She was upset at putting her in this situation but she did have family ties there and could not abandon them. "You don't have to come, Jack is willing to stay here while I go" Tracy said in a motherly tone. The thought of being left behind made Phire feel sick, she would not let her mother go alone, and she would stand but her at all costs. "Of course I will come; I will not let you go alone." Phire concluded. Tracy and Jack both sighed in relief; they hadn't known how Phire would react. They felt awful at having to put there little girl in this situation but they couldn't see know way around it. They didn't know what they would find either, they truly didn't know what to expect.
It was the next morning and Phire woke and stretched. Today they would be leaving for Forks by portkey. They had worked it out yesterday. They were going to live in a small cottage in Forks. It would be closer to Seattle then London. And they would easily be able to apparate there from there new house. Getting off of her comfy bed, she felt for her wand. Picking it up she headed for the bathroom to get washed and dressed before packing.
Coming out of the bathroom, with her hair in a towel and wearing a dressing gown. She flicked her wand and her hair sending her towel off to start drying itself, while her hair dried itself too. After the towel was completely dry it set about packing itself into a charmed bottomless bag. When she was happy with her smooth hair, she swished her wand in one mighty motion and sent all off her belongings into her carry-on bag.
Looking around her empty walled and room, she was suddenly hit with the realisation that she was never going to come back to this house, it was sold. Closing her eyes for a brief moment, she remembered all the happy holidays she had spent here. Playing on her broom in the back garden, getting told off for playing on her broom in the back garden before the anti-muggle charms were set up. Talking to the local animals. Getting taken to Dumbledore at the age of ten because she was talking to all the animals that crossed her path. Seeing the castle for the first time, remembering saying "it's so big." Coming out of remembering the past, she looked up again into the blank room, feeling empty. A soft knock on the door then "can I come in please dear?" Tracy asked from the hall.
"Yeah" was all Phire could manage. Upon seeing Phire blank face Tracy rushed forwards and enveloped her in a tight hug, kissing her on the head Tracy turned her chin up so she could look her daughter in the eyes. "It's okay to be scared about leaving; you've lived here a long time. But remember we're not leaving you behind. We would never do that to you. We both love you so much and will be here for you no matter what."
"Of course we will be here for you, Muppet" Jack said, having come up stairs to see what was taking them so long to get ready and down to the portkey. "We love you so much" he said this as a statement, leaving no space to doubt the truth in his words. Snifferling and the emotions filling her up Phire hugged them both tightly. Not used to the closeness of proximity with Phire both Jack and Tracy hugged her back seeming never wanting to let go. "Right... Well" Jack said clearing his throat "we really should get down stairs and going" breaking apart they headed towards the portkey. They only had three bags with them each had been charmed to hold every thing easily. Phire looked around the empty room, sighing she held the corner of an old book before she felt the jerking in the navel.
Her feet slammed into the ground hard. Once her head had stopped spinning she clambered up to look around. She was standing in a medium sized living room. The walls where painted a rich cream and on the ceiling with ebony beams. Even though the room was bare the colours immediately made the room look warm and cosy. Phire like the feel of it. The centre piece of this room was the fireplace. It was big, with a wooden mantelpiece the same colour as the ceiling beams. She saw the door off to the right and made her way across the carpeted floor to it, there she topped and turned to her parents. "Do you mind if I look around?" Jack and Tracy who had been examining the room and trying to decide where to but thing looked up, "of course! Your room is straight ahead as you go up the stairs. Dinner will be in a hour, so you can sort out you room and bathroom if you want" it wasn't really a question, both Phire's parents new she would be dying to see her new room. Grinning Phire dashed out of the room to her new bedroom.
Her bedroom was not very big but it had a small fire place and bathroom with bath tub, shower and toilet. Another surprise was that she had a inbuilt wardrobe that ran against a whole side of her room. Looking in the depths of her bag, but only seeing the blackness she almost hit herself. Are you a witch or not? She scolded herself. Accio bed she thought she was not surprised that the bed came rushing out, but by the fact that she had done it with out a wand. Startled she looked for her wand, it was on the floor by the wall where she had put it, when she tried to open the tricky clasps. Intrigued she levitated her bed into position with out her wand. Wow! Is that normal? Properly not... experimenting she unpacked all her things until her bag only held her bank key, she took this out by hand and placed it on the top of the dresser. Extremely happy with her new room she headed to the kitchen for dinner.
The next day all three of them had settled enough to address the matter at stack. Phire started the convocation over breakfast. "So... what are we going to do about the attacks on muggles? Surly we're not in danger? I mean what ever is getting these muggles is not exactly sneaky are they? Have you looked in the paper? They're happening all over the place who ever is in charge is not doing a good job in controlling them are they?"
"But that's the thing, if it was Voldemort, it leaves them with out a controller... we don't even know what they are!" Jack said exasperated
"Well we know what they aren't" put in Tracy trying to help the situation by making it a little more positive. "They aren't giants, they would not be bothered about day or night." She said logically.
"They can't be Deeatheaters either, they would try and make it public, I bet there are still people out there that support the muggle hating murderer" Phire hissed the last part, she hated everything about that killer who had tried so hard to get her powers. "its not dementors, Giants, muggles, witches or wizards, dragons because they would be tracked and sorted before it got to this extent, it not at elf war they are to noble and mystical plus they and the centaurs like the deep forests to much" Phire concluded still thinking. Both her parents were impressed with her deductions so far but there were so many other creatures that could doo such a thing.
After an hour or so they had still not reached an answer so decided to go to Seattle to see the damage. Jack was concerned at how Phire had just turned of age and expressed his feeling to his wife who agreed. "Phire sweetie..." Phire was immediately put on guard by the tone her mother used; she only used this when trying to calm a situation. "Jack and I think it's best if you say for this one..." she started to say. Although Phire had expected this she was still angry at getting treated like a little child. Tracy reading her daughters face quickly added lamely "to see if there is anything strange in forks" Phire didn't by it. The reason why they had moved here was because it was far enough away not be dangerous, but close enough to here what was going on. "So I'm not allowed to come... but I'm allowed to look around the town...That doesn't seem fair..." Phire started but Jack cut across her.
"Phire... you are not coming. That's final" Phire knew that her case was lost, her father only use the stern voice when he really meant what he was saying. "Now if you want anything to do you can look around Forks, there is also a reservation; it's called La push," Jack said ignoring his sulking teenager, "there are lots of animals, and there was an article in the profit about massive bears, that sounds right up your street" the change in Phire was amazing, after hearing about the animals and massive big bears her face lit up. "Wow!! Can I go now? Please please please! I'll get my jacket!" she said rushing out of the room before she could get an answer. She could have summoned and her wand there and then, but had stayed they could have said no. Rushing down stairs she almost collided with her mother. "Sorry!" she said grabbing the sleeve of her mothers robes before she could fall onto the floor. "Be care Phire!" scolded Jack, but Phire knew that he was not just talking about her footing. "So... can I go now?" Phire asked fluttering her long eye lashes. Tracy rolled her eyes; Phire could be so sweet and charming when she wanted something. "Yes you can, but be back before night fall, be careful and we want you to apparate their and back invisibly" Tracy said in a concerned motherly tone.