Author's note - Okay, next chapter! They are totally short. But, I update daily ? (: At least I have most of the chapters typed out. There you have it.

WereRanga - Haha! Yes! Pretty good (: Absolutely correct!

leathertights - I'm glad it does. And I totally agree with you. Dressing up is half the fun!

"What?!" you managed to squeak out.

You heard thumping coming up the stairs. You expected your mother.

"What's going on up here?" However, this voice didn't belong to your mum or dad.

"Mrs. Bale?" you say, quite confused as to why she was here.

"Oh, hello Ileana. I see you're up." she replied.

"Mum, she started to yell when I told her she wasn't going to Beauxbatons anymore. I didn't even mention her parents or brother at all yet." Alyssa explained.

"What about my parents? Where are they?" This couldn't be right. They were here a few hours ago and when you went to take your nap. You look over at your clock and see that it's only 7:19 PM.

"er, well, just stay calm." Alyssa told you.

"Honey, dear, they had to leave." Mrs. Bale cut in saying.

"And why did they have to leave?"

"Well, you see...you know that party you went to?" Mrs. Bale asked. Alyssa left the room and you could see a glistening near her eye. You would go and say sorry later. Right now, it was urgent that you find out where your parents were.

You nodded, showing her that you had heard her question you.

"The host family were the Malfoys. The father is a Death Eater and they housed that party to find someone that could become the next princess. Meaning that whoever it was would take over for Voldemort if he was too weak to act." That shocked you like a lightning bolt.

'Draco Malfoy! A Death Eater?!'

Mrs. Bale seemed to have read your mind.

"No, Draco is too young. However, he has two more years until he is qualified."

"So, where are my mum, dad, and brother?"

"They...fled."

"Why? They aren't even Death Eaters and who even said that He-who-must-not-be-named is alive?!"

"No, they are not Death Eaters. But Voldemort and is quite alive."

"So why did they leave me here?! Why not take me also?!" Your eyes were starting to sting.

"Th-They thought you would want to stay he-here... wi-with m-m-me." Alyssa said, coming back into the room. It looked like she had heard everything. Her eyes were red.

"Your parents left you here because they heard from one of the Malfoys that you would be the next princess. But they didn't want you to become that princess or a Death Eater. They sent me here to protect you. They know you would not want to leave your friends behind. Even if you had to go to a new school. Which begins in two days." Mrs. Bale explained, becoming more calm.

Thinking about this made your head hurt. Half of you was glad that they knew you would not want to leave your friends. But the other half was sad and angry because you were the one that was left behind.

"But, you will come to live with us until school begins."

"Where will I be going now?"

"We heard from resources that an Albus Dumbledore is the only man that can stop anyone and anything from coming after you. He is headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy."

'Draco goes there too.'

There were still so many questions that were swimming in your mind. Sensing that you were brimming with questions, Mrs. Bale made a sudden gesture.

"We need to be leaving. All other questions must wait."

You decided that she was right and got up from the bed. You didn't even realize that you had sat down in the middle of the conversation. You started packing everything that you would need. You really wished that you could use magic. It was so much faster. You couldn't wait until October when you would be 16. You could also start lessons on apparition. A few minutes later you finished packing and Mrs. Bale took you and Alyssa home using side-along apparition. Once at their home, Mrs. Bale set off to ready the guest bedroom. Seeing as it was unexpected that you had come. When she was down with everything you thanked her for letting you stay. You really wanted to ask her more questions because you were still puzzled with what was going on. However, right at that second, your stomach let out a tremendous growl.

"Oh! I forgot that you hadn't eaten yet. I'll just go and get you something to eat and bring it up for you."

This whole time, Alyssa was by your side. You two had never thought that one of you would go to a different school. You would really miss her and all the memories you shared. Now you would be going to Hogwarts. You heard some talk about it, actually, about two years ago. The Triwizard Tournament was held there. And the headmaster Albus Dumbledore. You hoped the people would be nice.

'What an immature thought. What should I care if they're nice or not? I bet no one will even notice me there.' You thought to yourself.

Thinking about this made it seem larger than it really was.

"It sucks that you have to go to Hogwarts." Piped up a voice from beside you. You look over and see that Alyssa is about to burst.

'Oh no you won't. You will not cry while I am here.' You forbade anyone to cry in front of you.

"hey, it's okay. It's not like I will be gone forever. We can still do stuff together. We will see each other again. and look on the bright side. we have one more day together until..." you couldn't finish your sentence.

"You're right. I'll make sure we see each other. No worries." and she blinked back tears.

You heard clanking coming up the stairs.

"Here you are dear. I made soup, sandwiches, milk, and juice. If you don't want anything, give it to Alyssa. She'll eat anything." and then she started to leave.

"Wait." she turned around and waited for you to say something.

"Can I ask... you more questions?"

"Well, why not. The earlier you understand, the better." She came back and sat on the end of the bed. It was late, but at least you had company.

"If they were looking for me, how come my family left? It wasn't like they were going to be the next ones to be prince or princess of what not." you ask.

"They didn't get involved with anything Voldemort planned! Turns out, Voldemort was going to use you, but kill your family."

"How come no one has come to find me yet? How come I haven't been caught yet?"

That was definitely one of the number one questions on your mind.

"Of course they weren't going to leave you with no protection. Before they left, they put the Fiddelus Charm, along with many more enchantments, on the house. No one can find you, nor can they now."

"Why am I going to Hogwarts?"

"Because there is Dumbledore. He has protected Harry Potter for six years now. Harry has been through a lot, but he hasn't been killed yet."

That seemed to reassure you.

At that moment, you all heard something slam into the window. All of you jerked your heads over and saw your owl, Shadows.

"Shadows! Where have you been?" You didn't even realize that he was gone. 'gee. What a great owner I am.'

Mrs. Bale went to open the window. Shadows fluttered in and landed on the dresser, sticking out a leg. There was a piece of parchment tied to it. You get up and open the letter.

dearest Ileana,
we are truly sorry for leaving you. We shouldn't be leaving you. We should have taken you. But you looked so peaceful during your sleep, i didn't want to wake you. We left the party early, so we could go pack and everything. We know you might not understand. However, we were told Mrs. Bale everything that you and her need to know. We hope we can meet you soon. We all love you so much.
Love,
mum, dad, and Andrew.

There was a thud and you look down to see that a box had dropped. You must not have noticed it earlier. Looking down at the letter again, you see a postscript.

P.S. thought you might have wanted a gift. It was mine and I want you to have it. Old family heirloom. Time you received it. Much love.

You bend down and take the box. It had your name on the front in your mum's handwriting. You quickly, but gently, untied the string. You open it up and find another small box inside. You pick that up and lift the top up.

Inside was a beautiful silver ring. In the middle was a medium-sized pink diamond and on the side, the metal was shaped to look like crowns.

'Ironic how they don't want me to be that princess.' You think, looking at the crowns.