The Mystery of Keanna
Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter characters; they belong to the much-loved J. K. Rowling. But Keanna does belong to me, so please do NOT steal, copy or use her without permission.
Chapter 2: A Road to a New Life
Keanna decided to stay with Fred and tell him, but how was she going to be able to talk to him without George being there? Her question was answered when George decided he wanted to be a cabin by himself, which was odd, but convenient. Keanna took I a deep breath, as she sat down on the other side of the cabin. Fred somehow knew what was about to happen.
"Well… To start off… My name is Keanna Black." Keanna smiled weakly up at him.
"Ah, I knew it was a nice name." Fred grinned.
"Yeah, also my dad is in Azkaban… His name… Sirius Black." Keanna waited for Fred to take this in.
"Don't know him… I think." Fred said, Keanna let out a breath, relieved. She then told him why her dad was in Azkaban.
"I doubt he'd to that to his own best friend…" Keanna finished.
"Um, okay." Fred blinked; his expression blank.
"My mum died from dragon pox when I was 3, she did love her dragons…" Keanna sighed, not looking up at Fred.
"Ah… Where were you for 6 years, before you came to us, if you don't mind my asking?" Fred asked.
"With Lupin…" Keanna answered.
"Lupin?" Fred frowned, not remembering this guy.
"He is one of my Dad's friends; he is also my Godfather… Oh and a werewolf." Keanna blinked, staring off into the distance
"Wow…" Was all Fred managed to say, out of his shock.
Keanna showed Fred the scars on her arms and legs and told him there were others, but they'd be too personal to show.
"How did you get those?" Fred asked, looking worried.
Keanna told him about the night in the woods with Charline, and how she didn't even know that Keanna existed anymore.
"Lupin couldn't believe what he had done, so he brought me straight to The Burrow, and here we are now." Keanna chuckled a little. "I miss him… But I'm terrified of him, does that even make sense?" Keanna looked up at Fred finally, fear present in her eyes. Fred smiled lightly and moved to sit beside her, wrapping his arms around her.
"It's okay." Fred said, doing his best to comfort her, it sure was hard being a 13 year old.
Just then George and Lee Jordan walked in and sat down.
"What's with K?" George asked, looking at her.
"Nothing," Keanna snapped, and blinked the tears away.
"If you say so," George sighed.
Keanna looked at her feet, one of the reasons she liked Fred more than George was because Fred could understand her better.
"I'm gonna go for a walk." Keanna told Fred and got up.
"Okay, key," He winked and watched her leave. Keanna smiled and skipped down the corridor, feeling much better about her.
"Key?" George frowned. "Do you know her real name?"
"I might do." Fred retorted.
"Can you tell me?" George blinked.
"If she wanted you to know, she would have told you herself." Fred smiled. George sighed and sat in a huff.
Keanna meanwhile was looking for Ron, randomly. She found him in a cabin with the dark-haired boy from King's cross station.
"Oh hey K!" Ron grinned, he looked very excited.
"Hey Ron, what's up?" Keanna beamed back, sitting down.
"That is Harry Potter!" He smiled, pointing at the other boy.
"Who?" Keanna frowned, and then remembered Lupin mentioning someone called James Potter, 'Could he be his son?' She thought.
"You don't know who Harry potter is?" Ron blinked; his face full of shock.
"Well no, I haven't really been listening in on the wizarding world, but by any chance are you James Potter's son?" Keanna asked, turning to Harry. When he nodded, Keanna smiled. "Him, I've heard a lot of." Keanna grinned.
"You have?" Harry Asked.
"Well my Godfather talked about the marauders all the time… Oops…" Keanna's eyes widened, realizing she had given away that she even had some sort of family. "Oh… Well I'd might as well say this now too, My father is your Godfather." She said, looking at Harry.
"Really?" Harry Smiled.
"Well yeah… But…" Keanna sighed. "Never mind." And with that she got up and stormed out, before Ron or Harry had the chance to ask her anything more about her family or life.
Keanna Cursed herself on the way back to Fred's cabin.
'Well, He doesn't know who my dad or Godfather is.' Keanna thought, smiling weakly. She clambered back into the cabin and sat at the window where Fred had moved over for her.
Keanna looked out the window, fields were turning from neat to wild, they were nearly there, and Keanna couldn't wait.
"Excited?" Fred asked her.
"Yep!" Was her ecstatic reply.
"So am I, and I've been here for two years already," Fred grinned.
"Hogwarts is amazing though, so I'm not surprised." Keanna nodded softly.
"Mhmmm," Fred's grin softened to a smile.
"Will they say my name?" Keanna suddenly frowned.
"Probably, but you could try stopping them?" Fred sighed lightly.
"Yeah, I will." She smiled devilishly.
George watched her carefully; Keanna had always ignored him, but why? What was it about Fred that this nameless girl liked more than him? George tried to figure this out as Keanna and Fred stared out the window. He really wished she wouldn't ignore him, because it was starting to get to him.
Keanna smiled as the train came to a stop in the station at Hogsmede, Hagrid told the first years to follow them, the minute Keanna and the twins had got off the train. Keanna hugged Fred tightly, said good-bye, gave a little wave to George and skipped off after the half-giant. George stood there, stunned. Had she just waved to him?
Keanna was still worried about the Professors knowing her name, but she chose to ignore that thought as she climbed into one of the boats with some other first years.