Chapter two
It had been a week since the start of term, and Harry and Ron still hadn't spoken a word to Annabelle. She shared Herbology and Charms with Ginny and the two girls became fast friends. Hermione still conversated with her, but it was usually when the two girls were in the library.
"So, Gin, Halloweens comin up. What are you gunna wear to the masquerade ball?" Annabelle asked.
"Um, Belle, Halloween's not for, like, another months."
"Oh come on, Ginny, you know we gotta be prepared. We don't wanna end up lookin frumpy at the ball, now do we?"
"no, I guess not" Ginny laughed, "How about me, you and Hermione go to Hogsmeade together this Saturday? There's an amazing masquerade store there."
"Sounds great! But are you sure Harry and Ron won't mind? I don't wanna cause any problems between you four."
Ginny simply shrugged "Don't worry about it. My brother can shove it. And Harry…. Well, Harry will come around."
Annabelle smiled "come one Gin, we're gunna be late for charms."
"Now class, today we are going to practice the glamour charm. Meaning, to change your appearance with a wave of your wand. Now this spell is a non-verbal spell. All you will need to do is point your wand at whatever you would like to change, invision how you would want it to look, and think the word 'vultus' and voila!" at that, Professor Flitwicks long white hair instantly turned black at the wave of his wand.
There were some excited whispers from the girls sitting behind Annabelle and Ginny, causing both girls to roll their eyes. "Please," Annabelle whispered "I've been able to do that spell since I was eight." with a smirk, Annabelle pushed a hand through her wavy black hair and it instantly turned the same fiery red as Ginny's.
"Very good miss Evans! Ten points to Slytherin!" Professor Flitwick clapped. Annabelle smirked and shook her hair, and just as instantly her hair turned back to its original color.
At almost the same moment, Ginny's hair turned to a soft honey blonde. "you as well, miss Weasely! Ten points to Gryffindor!"
"that spell is waaay to easy!" Ginny laughed once her fiery mane returned.
And for the rest of class, the two friends laughed and fooled around with the spell, changing their hair color, eye color even their complexions.
"So what do you have next?" Ginny asked her friend as they exited the classroom.
"Transfiguration, you?"
"double potions with the Slytherins. See you in Herbology?" Annabelle nodded and the two parted ways.
As Annabelle entered the transfiguration classroom, she was stopped by Professor McGonagall. "Miss Evans, Professor Dumbledore would like to see you in his office." 'what could he want this time?' she thought as she climbed up Dumbledore's hidden staircase
"Ahh, miss Evans, glad you could join us. If you could take a seat next to Mr. Potter, we could begin" silently, Annabelle nodded and sat in the chair next to Harry. "Very good, now I bet that the two of you are wondering why I called you here."
"Just a little bit, sir." Annabelle chuckled nervously, Harry simply nodded.
Dumbledore smiled with the trademark twinkle in his weathered eyes as he pulled out an old piece of parchment and laid it out on the desk in front of him.
"Professor,…. What is that?" Harry asked, leaning forward as to get a better look at the yellowed parchment.
"This, Mr. Potter, is a written version of your family tree. Now if the two of you would please look at the bottom of the bottom of te page, just there" Dumbledore said, pointing his finger at the names closest to Harry and Annabelle. "Now, Miss Evans, could you read me the last two lines, please?"
Annabelle nodded and began to read aloud, "Rose Evans, Married to Nathan Greywolf, born to them, Annabelle Rose Marie Greywolf Evans…" Annabelle looked up to the Professor.
"Now, Annabelle, could you please read the line in between the names Petunia and Rose."
"Lily Evans, married to James Potter, born to them, Harry James Potter."
"Professor. I don't understand." Harry said, looking over the parchment.
Annabelle sighed, running a hair through her long black hair. "it means we're cousins you ignoramus."
"Precisely. Harry, I would like you to spend more time with Annabelle this week. Get to know each other better. I think you will find that the two of you have more in common than you thought."
"Is that all, Professor? I have an exam in Herbology and I really need to cram." Annabelle chuckled.
"Of course, you two may go. And miss Evans, mister potter, don't forget what I said. In the end you will not regret it." and with that, the two students left their head masters office in silence.
"Me, Ginny and Hermione are planning a trip to Hogsmeade this Saturday to shop for the masquerade ball. Do you and Ron wanna come with?" Annabelle asked, breaking the awkward silence between herself and her new found cousin.
"oh, um, yea. That sounds great. When do you want to meet?"
"hmm…. I don't know. Ill talk with Ginny about it in Herbology. And whatever we decide, I'll have her relay to you, Hermione and Ron in the Gryffindor common room, mkay?" Harry nodded and Annabelle turned to walk towards the main entrance.
"weren't you in a class just now?" Harry asked before Annabelle could get to far away. "oh, well, yea. But class is almost over now, isn't it? I was gunna go sit by the lake for a while before the next period starts." Annabelle chuckled.
"yea. I guess it is. I have a free period right now, you don't mind if I join you, do you?" Harry asked shyly.
"Of course you can!" Annabelle exclaimed happily. And laughing, the two cousins raced off to the lake.
"Yea, she was completely horrid. Whenever a student misbehaved, she had the do lines with a quill that cut the words into your skin." Harry explained.
"that's completely sinister." Annabelle laughed, "you know, with everything you've told me, about your adventures here at Hogwarts…. Its become more and more obvious to me that we're related. Rebellion must be in our blood." Harry laughed as well.
"What about you?"
"well, very much like you, Voldemort killed my mom and dad. He didn't know about me, you know. He killed them because e found out that my Father was a spy for the Order. I was at my aunt and uncles that weekend. I was only three months old."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Harry said sympathetically. Annabelle shrugged.
"I suppose I should be sad about it, I guess. But I never knew them. Only about them. Sometimes that gets to me. But then I read my mothers diary, and it makes me feel better. Anyways, enough of the depressing stuff." Annabelle laughed, "my and uncle have been home schooling me since I was a kid. And whatever they didn't teach me, I learned on my own. Verbal, non-verbal, and wandless. Mixing non-verbal and wandless spell craft is extremely difficult. I've only been able to do 'protego', glamours, and a few others."
"that's pretty advance magic. I'm just barely able to do non-verbal spells." Harry chuckled.
"well, Harry, it think its just about time for our next class. Soooo…. See you Saturday?"
"yea of course. Unless your not doing anything tomorrow?" Harry asked as they both stood to go to their next class.
"After dinner? We can work on your non-verbal spells." Annabelle laughed. Harry grinned.
"Alright then, after dinner it is." and with that the two hugged, and went their separate ways.
"So you and Harry are cousins?" Ginny asked as they entered greenhouse 2.
"yea, crazy, huh? He's actually coming to Hogsmeade with me, you and Hermione this Saturday. Him and your brother."
"Really?" Ginny blushed, "in that case, us girls can go to the masquerade store first and meet up with the boys after."
"Sounds good," Annabelle laughed "so have you decided what you wanna go to the ball as?"
"Hmm, I don't know. I was thinking either a Greek goddess or an angel. I don't know though. I was gunna go to the library with Hermione after dinner and talk about it. You wanna come with?"
"Of course." Annabelle smiled