Summer June 24th 1994, 5:00 a.m, The Burrow
Waking up with the sun slowly creeping through Ginny's curtains onto her face, Mia was only reminded of how much she hated having
her body set to a schedule. After so many months of waking up at the same time to get ready for her day at the academy, her natural
clock much to Mia's dismay was set to wake her up at exactly 5:00 a.m no matter where she was. Pressing the heels of her hands onto
her eyes, she let out a small groan as she silently cursed her body once more. Moving as quietly as she could, Mia dug through her bag
for her phone and wand before creeping out of the room. Taking extra precaution to not wake the sleeping ginger girl as she left, Mia
slowly pulled the door closed behind her, the only noise being a small click as the door shut. Her steps silent, she started her trek
downstairs toward the kitchen. Passing the familiar scorched door, she paused for a moment in front of it and caught the sound of snores
coming from within the room. Rolling her eyes in an almost fond manner, she shook her head before continuing downstairs. Stepping off
of the last step, Mia took a moment to look over the Burrow. Shockingly, the Burrow seemed to hardly change in appearance. Twenty four
years in the future, the same chairs and couch stood where they were now placed, and the same pictures that now lined the walls were
still present in the future, although they were now newer than when she had last seen them. It was strange how if she had not seen the
younger versions of the redheads upstairs, she could almost be fooled that she was back in her own time. Mia could almost hear Teddy
barreling down the stairs with his equally obnoxious cousins to come beg her into making her, "special" pancakes for them. Now that she
was here, Mia had to admit that she missed all of the second generation Weasley,and Potter kids. They were always up to something
when Teddy would bring her along to go visit his family. Somehow over the years, Mia had unknowingly been roped into their family as
well. When Mia had heard Molly Weasley jokingly say that she was a honorary Weasley, Mia immediately asked Teddy why she
was called a 'Weasley'. Giving her a funny look, Teddy quietly laughed and had said it was because the kids looked up to her as a kind of
big sister. Apparently she had left her mark on the kids, as much as they had to her.
Letting her thoughts drift off she moved into the kitchen in search of a cup. Searching for where she thought the cups would be, she
frowned as she came up empty handed after the third cabinet she had searched. Pouting in front of the cabinets for a moment at the fact
that she wouldn't be able to make herself a cup of tea, Mia gently smacked her forehead as she mumbled to herself, "For Merlin's sake
Mia... you're a witch, just use magic." Pulling her wand out from behind her ear as she sat down at the table, she quickly summoned up a
steaming cup of tea. Curling her legs up underneath her as she watched the sun continue to rise from the window, Mia allowed her mind
to wander once more as her long fingers cradled the warm cup of tea in front of her. Occasionally sipping at her tea, she jumped when
she felt a buzz from her shorts pocket. Pulling out her sleek smartphone, she gawked at the screen for a moment as she looked at her
screen. After all she had been through in the past day, the phone seemed to be in perfect condition. It had even seemed to pick up a
small signal which shocked her to no end.
Looking through the settings on her phone, she realized that the date and time had switched to match the current time, June 24th of
1994 blinked boldly from the top of the screen at her. Clicking on her last messages, Mia stared down at Teddy's last sent message to
her. It seemed hard to believe that it was only a day ago she had seen this message, and that the only thing on her mind was passing
her upcoming audition. Pressing the home screen button, she stared at her screen saver for a moment, before a small smile appeared on
her face. It was a picture of Teddy and her at the Weasley's Christmas party. Teddy's face was morphed into duck features with bright
orange hair, and Mia was attempting to make her own 'duck face' at the camera. Sadly, that was the last time they had hung out together
for more than 5 minutes, as Teddy soon told her of his plans to ask Victorie out. Since then, his time became completely devoted to
talking to Victorie. With that thought, her smile dropped from her face as she locked the screen again with a small click.
Gently setting it down next to her tea, Mia's head jerked up at the sound of someone entering the kitchen. Seeing Mrs. Weasley enter
already seeming ready for the day, she immediately caught sight of Mia and spoke in a hushed tone, "Good Morning Mia, I hope you slept
well." Nodding and taking another sip of her tea Mia replied quietly, " I slept perfectly fine thank you for asking, it's just my
body's been set to a schedule so when it wants me up, I'm up." Patting Mia's shoulder, Mrs. Weasley began to move about the kitchen,
seemingly to begin setting up breakfast for everyone. Looking down at her now empty cup of tea, Mia grabbed her phone and slipped it
back into her pocket as she slowly stretched her legs out from under her before standing and walking over to 's side.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Mia asked as she set her cup into the sink. Seeing about to reply, Mia gently
flicked her wand once more to wash her cup and send it back to its appropriate place. Continuing as a smile appeared on her face she
added, " I am able to do magic legally, so hopefully I wouldn't be too much of a hinder." Mrs. Weasley seeming to debate her offer for a
moment, she eventually nods before smiling back at the young woman, " Actually, I could really use an extra set of hands this morning.
So thank you for offering to help dear." Twirling her wand effortlessly around her fingers before sticking it back behind her ear, Mia gives
her a small salute and asks jokingly, "Where would you like me to start ma'am?"
Laughing a bit at Mia's actions, she quickly rattled off a list of things for Mia to do before turning and beginning to work on her half of
the breakfast duties. "Cooking with Mrs. Weasley is strangely fun", thought Mia as she finished up making her small breakfast surprise.
With the permission of Mrs. Weasley, Mia was going to attempt making her "special" pancakes which she hadn't made since she had last
seen the Second generation Weasley and Potter clan . It was almost relaxing to just cook, no drills to perform or essays to write, no bills
to pay, or tests to stress over, just the occasional request to hand something to the other before falling back into a comfortable silence
once again. Unfortunately, the sizzle of the batter filled griddle in front of her, and the sweet scent of syrup being heated next to her, was
more than enough to make Mia's stomach grumble very loudly much to her dismay. Looking a bit sheepish she glanced over to see
with a smile on her face at Mia's comical expression.
Hearing sets of heavy footsteps padding down the stairs Mrs. Weasley added, "It seems the others have smelled breakfast, and
judging on your stomach there just in time." Feeling a small amount of heat flush her face she quickly finished flipping her pancakes onto
a nearby plate before moving it over to the table, along with the syrup. Seeing both twins enter, sleep still on there faces as they dropped
into their seats, a much more awake and stern looking redhead followed them in and sat stiffly in his chair before greeting
Mrs. Weasley, "Good morning, Mother." Still continuing to help Mrs. Weasley bring over the food Mia vaguely heard Mrs. Weasley's
response as she sat down in the nearest seat, "Good morning, Percy dear. Are Ron and Ginny awake?"
Beginning to place food on his plate he replied his voice still to cordial for Mia's taste, "They should be heading down soon I'd
imagine. Ginny was already up and Ron seemed to be waking up when I went to check on him." "More like pounded on the door to wake
us up.." mumbled a voice across from her, as her eyes moved back to the twins who were starting to fully wake up. Mumbling a bit louder
the other replied, "Well of course no one could ignore our brother's melodious wake up call Fred, it would be an utter shame if we missed
it." Snorting into her glass as Percy's head shot up to glare at his younger brothers, the twins seemed to simultaneously send grins at
their agitated older brother before beginning to pile their plates with food. Percy's gaze moving to her he added somewhat pompously,
"And who might you be?"
Seeming a bit taken back at his attitude Mia easily quipped in reply, "I'm Amelia West, but I suppose it must be difficult to remember
the girl who crashed onto your kitchen table." Not waiting to see his reaction, she moved to place some bacon and eggs on her plate
along with some of her pancakes, as she heard two voices quietly cackle at her retort. As she eagerly began to dig into her food she
couldn't help but grin as she caught sight of Percy's red face. Feeling a different set of eyes on her, Mia looked up from her plate to see
the one of the twins looking at her curiously before speaking, "So your Mia, huh? I don't think I got a chance to introduce myself. I'm
George Weasley, easily the better twin to this less attractive bloke sitting next to me." Ignoring his brothers noise of complaint, George
easily grinned at her, as he saw her try to fight off a smile before giving in and smiling back at him.
Staring back at George, Mia tried to pick out a defining feature to tell them apart before noticing that George seemed to have a bit
more laid back tone than Fred when he spoke. Noticing Ginny filing into the kitchen with Ron following her, Mia quietly greeted Ginny as
she sat down next to the older girl as Ron slumped into his chair on Mia's other side. Ginny greeting Mia back quietly through a yawn,
she added, "Sorry we're a bit late, Ron was taking forever to come down so I ended up having to drag him down here." Mrs. Weasley
quickly waving off her daughters words she commented as Ron grumbled behind his plate of food, "No worries dear, we all know how
Ronald can act in the morning." Watching as Ron seemed to grumpily stab at his eggs with his fork, Mia took a moment to introduce
herself.
"I'm Amelia West by the way, but you can call me Mia." The younger boy's eyes moving off of his plate to meet her eyes, a strange
look crossed his face before he quickly ducked his head again and quietly mumbled a greeting in reply, leaving Mia extremely confused.
Not having to long to think about his strange actions Mia's attention was pulled back to as she spoke, "Now all we're
missing is your Father, if he can get down here before he has to head off to work again." Almost if her words had summoned her
husband, came rushing in before grabbing a piece of toast and kissing his wife on the cheek before announcing,
"Sorry I have to leave so early dear, but there's something at the Ministry that I must take care of. I'll see you all later Weasley's!"
The rest of the kitchens occupants immediately chorused their goodbyes as headed to move out the door. Suddenly
stopping, he quickly turned back around to Mia before adding, "Oh, and Mia I do think you'll be having company later today, to discuss
what we spoke about last night." With that final note he quickly headed outside, only a 'pop' signaling his departure. Letting her eyes pull
away from the door at the sight of all the younger Weasley's eyes on her she slightly ducked her head as added as she sat
down, "Mia dear, you have nothing to worry about." Giving her children a look which quickly pulled their gazes off of Mia, Mia almost
sighed in relief as they finished their breakfast no one commenting any further on what had said.
After cleared the table, and set the kids free until lunch, Ginny turned to Mia as they began to head upstairs once again
the boys already have dispersed from the kitchen. "So you've now met everyone here at the burrow, what do you think so far?"
Climbing the steps after Ginny she thought for a moment before carefully replying, "Percy seems a bit too full of himself, the twins remind
me of one of my other friends, and Ron well, I'm not sure what to think of him he gave me quite a strange look." Reaching her room
Ginny easily replied as she walked in, "I'm guessing Ron just got flustered because your a girl that he's never seen before, and you're
pretty." Startled to a stop at Ginny's blunt explanation, she asked her mouth barely forming words, "I'm sorry what did you just say?"
Calling back over her shoulder as she moved to go pick an outfit from her closet she repeated again, "Ron was acting like that
because he doesn't really know how to talk to girls very well, and the fact that you're older and very pretty kind of just shuts 'im down. I've
seen it happen before. Now Fred and George on the other hand are thankfully a bit more tactful, but as for Percy I don't know what I can
say about him besides the fact that he is a total prat sometimes." Turning back around to face Mia with a new outfit draped over her arm
Ginny asked with surprise in her voice, "You can't honestly tell me you've never noticed when a boy is interested in you, I mean you must
have had guys all over you when you went to school."
Laughing a bit nervously she spoke as she pulled out a pair of jean shorts and an old Academy t-shirt, "Not really I was always a bit
more introverted when I went to school, Ted... . I mean, my best friend used to have to drag me away from my studies so I wouldn't hole
myself up in the library all of the time. So noticing looks wasn't really all that important even after I graduated." Mia watched as Ginny
seemed to mull over the information given to her before she headed towards the door to go to the bathroom seeming to allow the subject
to drop. Calling back she added, " I think the guys might start playing Quidditch out in the orchard, so If you want you can head out there,
I'll be out in a minute." Closing the door behind her and leaving Mia to stare at the door, Mia sighed before changing into her new pair of
shorts and t-shirt, before pulling on a pair of Converse. Pulling her long hair out of it's messy bun, Mia began to tackle the tangles which
had appeared in her hair overnight before pulling it into a french braid.
Looking in the mirror and seeming satisfied with the hairstyle, Mia began to head downstairs as her mind continued to try and block
the comment's Ginny had said earlier. "Honestly, the more she thought about it, the creepier it got", thought Mia as she headed outside.
Feeling the light summer breeze and the faint scent of apples for the orchard, she followed the sound of the boys voices to their
makeshift Quidditch pitch and quickly sat down under the shade of a near by tree. Stretching her long legs out in front of her, Mia began
to watch their game with semi-interest as they began to fly around, while using the nearby apples for quaffles. Hearing someone
approaching from behind her, Mia kept her focus on the now shouting twins and Ron as she speaks, "Ginny, I know I haven't played
Quidditch in a while, but I'm pretty sure that's not how you play.." A deep chuckle sounding in reply to her words, a voice replied, "I do
believe that your observation is true , but currently I think they've stopped their game, and are just flying around for the purpose
of flying alone."
Hearing this new voice, Mia quickly tore her eyes away from the game to see a very old man dressed in robes approach her, this
man was Albus Dumbledore, current headmaster at Hogwarts. Letting out a small squeak of surprise, Mia quickly stood up to face him,
her face a nice shade of red as she began to speak, "Professor! Sir, I am so sorry I didn't realize you were coming this early or I would've
tried to be there for your arrival." The older wizard giving her a kind smile, he gestured towards the house as he spoke with an almost
knowing look in his eye," That's not a problem at all seeing as I just arrived, but I am looking forward to hearing your tale of how you got
here Ms. West." Her tanned face slightly paling, she nodded before beginning to walk with him back to the house, somewhat hopeful and
somewhat dreading the information she was about to share.
Unknowing to Mia, the conversation above her, had turned to focus on the young woman herself, as the boys continued to chuck
apples at each other from their brooms. "So Ronniekins, want to explain that look you sent to our new guest this morning at Breakfast?"
Quickly going red in the face, Ron fiercely chucked an apple at Fred just as his brother swerved out of the way to hover by his twin.
George grinning at his twin added, "Oh, lookie here Freddie, I think ickle Ronnie has a crush!" Quickly ducking down to avoid another
incoming apple, as Ron yelled for them to shut it both twins called back down to their younger brother, "You've got to be faster than that
Ron if you want to hit us!"
Continuing to fly around their homemade pitch, Fred quietly asked George, "I wonder what Professor Dumbledore had to speak with
Mia about." Looking back at his brother George replied with a bit of sass, " Oh I don't know Fred, maybe it had something to do with the
fact that she just appeared in our house." Sending his brother a look only to get a shrug in reply Fred hissed," You know what I meant
George, I mean she seems like a perfectly normal girl, but something just seems off about her." Staring at his brother as they both began
to hover in mid air George seemed to think for a moment before replying, "Maybe It's time we begin our own snooping, maybe we can
get a better idea of who she is." Grinning at his twin, Fred nodded in reply to his brother as a sly grin came onto his face,"Exactly what I
was thinking, Forge. Let's go learn about Ms. Mia."
Author's note:
So it seem's Mia's missing home more than she'd like to admit, but she's managed to snag the twins attention. But that's not necessarily a good thing given their track record. And hopefully Dumbledore can give some answers to Mia about what actually happened to her. Thank you all again for the views. And I'd like to give a special thanks to my first follower and favorite from cheshirekadi. I hope you all enjoyed the new chapter, and see you next update. - The Detective