Chapters 7:

I wondered for a while around town not knowing where to go. I ended up in a park on a slide looking up at the sky as it began to become dark. It's been about a week since Hermione left for France… I've been going to the library during the day learning French just because of how bored I am and I've waited for something eventful to happen. I tapped my foot and yawned up at the sky. I heard a happy hoot as Sky came sailing from above and landed next to me. I looked at her after lifting my sunglasses and she nipped my hand waiting for me to take the letter from her claws. What…who would be sending me a letter? I took it from her and turned it over. It was from Hogwarts. That's strange. I opened the letter and began to read.

Dear Ms. Knight,

It has come to my attention that you'll be needing a place to stay this summer. It's unfortunate that Ms. Granger had to go to France on such short notice. I have personally decided under the guidance of Madam Pomfrey that you should remain under the care of Hogwarts. You shall be accompanying me wherever I go. And as such our first stop is Dumbledore's office when you are able. I expect you the moment you receive this letter.

Until then,

Professor McGonagall.

I stared at the letter for a little while longer and stared at sky with a confused look.

"How will I be getting to Hogwarts exactly?"

All of a sudden there was a loud growl from a motorcycle. I sat up and looked around but didn't see one in sight.

What the hell?

There was a loud crash next to me and I jumped clean out of my skin. I turned around so fast I feel like I'll be getting whiplash. Sky took flight from my jump and squawked annoyed. I held her too me petting her ruffled feathers and then a bigger than normal man got off the flying motorcycle and came towards me.

"Ello there…Abi-geel Knight I presume?"

My mouth was wide open as I nodded.

The huge man took off his googles and wiped his soot covered hands on his grimy jacket and put out his larger hand. I took it well more like he took my whole arm and shook it.

"Rubius Hagrid at yer service! I'm here ta pick ya up. McGonagalls orders what might ye be up to in a place like this?"

I was dumbstruck but I nodded and cleared my throat.

"I'm homeless…"

I saw the big man frown and then he hit me on the back pretty hard I winced.

"Nonsense! No student of the great school of witchcraft and wizardry will be homeless. Yer comin back with me."

He lifted my trunk up with one hand and loaded it along with Sky's cage.

I belted myself in and waited for him to say something.

"Alright on our way then."

I don't know whether to call it the most exhilarating thing I've ever done or downright scary as shit. Let's just say I was a little ruffled. We landed in the courtyard of Hogwarts and I was trembling with my hair in disarray.

"Come now Abi-geel, flyin aint scary. Just have to get used ta the movement and jostling tis all."

"And the fact that you could plummet to your death at any moment…." I said under my breath.

"What was that?"

"Oh nothing…"

I followed Hagrid inside and up to the headmaster's office. Hogwarts was kind of creepy with hardly no students. When we got there Hagrid bowed and wished me good luck. I gave him a quizzical look. He smiled and took my belongings with him as I waited.

"Ah Ms. Knight…so good to see you."

I turned around and there stood Professor McGonagall.

"And you Professor…may I ask why you've summoned me?"

"Of course."

I waited and she just smiled at me.

"It's best if we talk about this inside the headmaster's office. Come along. Gumdrops."

She spoke the password to the guardian at the entrance and we were on our way. She motioned me through the door and there was Albus Dumbledore waiting for us.

"Ah hello Gaile."

"Good day Headmaster."

"It's good to see that the letter and Hagrid arrived on time."

"Yes Sir."

"Minerva could you go get the analyzer please?"

"Of course."

Professor McGonagall walked out of the office and I stood there staring at Dumbledore. I waited for him to speak first even though I had so many questions waiting to be answered.

"I see you've made a bit of progress with Ms. Granger?"

I blushed and my eyes grew wide.

He chuckled and gave me a knowing smile.

"Yes Gaile I know about you and Ms. Granger and I have to say your feelings for her are interesting indeed."

I scowled. "Why am I here Professor…it's not just because I have nowhere to go…there are a lot of kids that have nowhere to go and most of them stay here. How did you know I had no place to live?"

"How indeed."

I was starting to lose my patience with this old man and I clenched my fists and ground my teeth.

He put up his hand and chuckled.

"There's no need for the hostility Ms. Knight…all in due time…but first I want to tell you that your muggle parents aren't your real parents dear."

I narrowed my eyes and crossed my arms.

"I could figure that out blind folded…..or at least thought maybe my dad wasn't my real dad…"

"That is correct and your mother isn't your real mother either. The mother you knew happens to have been friends with your biological mother."

I knew I should have been expecting this but the pain of seeing the mother I had known all this time reject me was still fresh in my mind.

"And who are my real parents then…"

"We do not know." My eyes widened and my anger flared.

"WHAT." I slammed my hand on his desk and the whole thing shook.

"Ms. Knight…I would like to ask you to remain calm…we're still trying to find your real parents and that's why you're here."

"what…why…"

"Because…you aren't fully human…we've found that when you get angry you trigger something. Inside your blood waiting to be released. We know for a fact that your mother or father could have been a witch or wizard but we aren't exactly sure what else you are…I would refrain from throwing your temper everywhere…"

I threw up my hands and began pacing the room.

"Mon dieu ce vieil home me tue avec ses demi-verites et secrets…Que vais-je faire?"

I stopped pacing and sighed and glared at Dumbledore who had an awed but curious smile directed at me.

"I see you've been learning a peculiar language…French is it?"

I glared and he gave me a secretive smile.

"I've actually thought about having you in on a little secret for the upcoming year. Even if you're young you're the strongest witch we have here at Hogwarts…besides Ms. Granger of course but I can't have her knowing about this."

My eyebrows furrowed.

"Sir…I don't know what you're talking about…me being a strong witch…I've barely done anything these past few years the ones that are great are Hermione and her friends…what do I have to give that the others can't?"

"That's just it Ms. Knight…you have incredible blood…blood that I haven't witnessed in all the time I've been here…the last time I saw someone like you I almost died because of them."

"And who was that sir?"

But before Dumbledore could answer Professor McGonagall walked in with a weird looking instrument.

"Ah yes Minerva…so good of you to join us again. Ms. Knight if you please…put out your wand arm?"

I stared at both of them like they were crazy but complied.

McGonagall grabbed hold of my arm and all of a sudden the thing jumped onto my arm and sunk its tips into me.

"Ow bloody hell!"

I tried to get it off me but McGonagall stopped me. The analyzer began to talk.

"You call yourself a Knight and yet you're a guardian.

Your bloods diluted with delusions…who are you…I know you.

Your blood is of a siren not just a siren…but a harpy and a wizard what a peculiar little twist…"

I screamed and tried to get it off me Dumbledore and McGonagall became alarmed.

"Your name isn't Knight its-" I ripped it off my arm and launched it across the room.

"ENOUGH!" I roared and the whole room shook as all the windows broke. There was a tearing sound and my skin crawled.

"Ms. Knight! Please calm down!"

"YOU HAD NO RIGHT!" I roared again and this time pictures began to fall off the walls.

"I don't care who I am! I know who I am! I'm me!" something ripped into my palms and I felt warm liquid come from my hands.

"Please Abigaile…"

I stopped. And a flash of something came back to me. I was young again sitting in front of my supposed mom and I was screaming at my supposed dad. And this same instance was happening. My head began to grow painful and I screamed as I held my head.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO."

I fell to my knees and the last thing I remember before I pass out again is all the sounds around me and Dumbledore's eyes. Full of pain and pity.

I woke up in the infirmary in complete silence.

I shakingly took a deep breath and looked around me as I lifted up my hands. They were bandaged. I stared at my hands for a bit and got up slowly. My whole body ached. Even my teeth. I realized what had happened and realized I was by far not as normal as I thought I was. I held my head in my hands and thought about Hermione if she was having fun in France. I wish I could have been there.

I remember now. I was a monster. And my old mom and dad knew it. Why didn't they tell me I wasn't their daughter? It would have been so much easier to leave. After that my dad was so afraid of me he would harm me to keep me away from him.

I covered my eyes and sobbed into my bandages.

"How am I going to face everyone now…"

"You're going to face them with pride…that's what you're going to do."

I looked behind me and there stood Professor McGonagall.

"Ms. Knight…this is not the end of the world right now…you have a choice in the matter of taking pride in who you are, which you are capable of doing."

"How would you know…"

"I…would know because I was much like you and Ms. Granger. I did not have many friends, I had more enemies then anything and long ago I too was not willing to take pride in what I could do. Everyone told me I was nothing, but here I stand taking pride in who I am. I'm a proud descendant of Scotland. I have a lot to uphold."

She gave me an inside joke type of smile and I snorted at her somewhat joke.

"I suppose your right Professor…"

"Do not be afraid of what you are Ms. Knight…but you need to learn to take everything you've been given and I will teach you how to control your anger and everything that triggers you. I've wanted to help you since I first met you. Just a small child hiding behind a revolting couch too scared to come out. But the moment you made the decision to come with me I saw how you…even being small came out and held your head high because you wanted the chance to get away. I will give you that chance. It's time to stop hiding."

I stood there and looked into her eyes.

"I want to become great."

"I believe you can do just that."

And so we did. During the summer I had extra lessons on controlling my extra powers and abilities. It was by far from easy but I began to understand some things that were by far not normal. I realized that my voice was everything to what I was capable of. It was a different type of magic that only sirens, harpies and maybe veela could do. Since Professor McGonagall was an Animagis she taught me ways to transform at will without hurting myself or others. It took around a month and a half just for that. It was grueling….

"Abigaile…you're doing it wrong again."

"Arggggggggggg Mon Dieu McGonigall…I just can't bloody well do it can I? I give up fuck this."

"Ms. Knight…I request you do no use such crass language…again…"

"Son of a-" I was cut off by her stern stare and I sighed.

"Fine! Okay happy?"

"Yes now try again…"

I held up my arms again and willed my hands to turn into claws. Nothing happened again.

"Oh my god…Professor!"

"What did I say about interruptions…just because it doesn't happen right away means nothing…now CONSINTRATE."

I sat down on the ground again and sighed and closed my eyes. I pictured my hands that day I had flipped and I felt my nails begin to grow. I looked down and my hands began to turn into claws.

"Well well….looks like you can do it." I looked up and McGonagall was staring smugly at me and I rolled my eyes and smiled at her.

"Now will that back to normal."

My smile dropped and I groaned again.

McGonagall gave a hearty laugh and I stuck out my tongue.

If only I had known what would be waiting for me once summer was over.

A few days later I was called to Dumbledore's office again and he greeted me with the utmost poise.

"So Gaile…"

"Headmaster…"

"I hear great things about your training with Minerva."

"Yes sir."

"I would like it if you took the opportunity to go with us to the Quiddich World Cup this coming weekend just before school starts…what do you say?"

My mouth fell open and his eye's twinkled.

"Yes of course sir! I would really like that!"

He clapped his hands.

"Then it's settled."

I beamed at him and he chuckled.

"Oh and before I forget…this letter came for you today. I didn't want to disturb you and McGonagall's training so I had Sky bring me your letters. It's seems to be from Ms. Granger."

I pounced on it as soon as he held it out to me but then realized what I did and blushed.

He chuckled and made a shooing motion towards the door.

"No worries Gaile I completely understand…ah to be young again."

I cracked a smile and waved at him as I left.

"Oh and before I forget again. This will be your last day of training before school starts. I think a week of relaxing will do you good before everyone comes back."

I nodded and then was out the door running down the steps before they even descended all the way.

I took careful consideration while opening up the letter and smiled happily at the way Hermione had written my name in her perfect penmanship.

To Abigaile Knight

Dear Gaile,

How are you? I'm sorry about before…I was disappointed that you were gone before I woke up…it was like something was missing right away and I'm sorry for leaving you when you needed me. I just got back from France so I just wanted to send you a quick note. I just arrived to Ron's and Harry arrived soon after. Everything's going well with me but I'm wondering where you are. I've tried sending you letters while I was in France but then I realized I couldn't because…well you know why…it was awful leaving you. I was just lucky that Sky came for a visit to my house…that bird is such a wonderer…just like her owner really-

I smiled at that and held the note closer to my face to try and cover the on growing blush at her worrying about me.

I just wanted to make sure you were okay and I really want to see you before school if possible…I don't know how well that'll go since I'm at the Weaselys and in a few days will be going to the Quiddich World Cup…I roll my eyes at these silly boys who are excited about it. In some ways I am too. Will I be able to see you before then? Or even hear from you? Oh bother…this was supposed to be a short note and look how long it is now…anyway be safe where ever this letter may find you. Please write me back…I've been worried sick.

Love,

Hermione

I stared at the word love for a little while and sighed. I can't believe my luck. She's going to be at the World Cup too. I grinned and began furiously writing her a reply telling her about what's been happening to me leaving out my heritage but leaving in all the rest. I told her I'd be going to the world cup with the professor and then I sent it with sky.

I was really giddy about the Cup now and couldn't wait till we left.

I found myself laying on the roof of Gryffindor tower and smiling up at the orange and purple painted sky as it began to turn to dusk. I heard a fluttering of wings and found Sky landing on my stomach with a letter in her beak. I squealed in excitement and took it reading my name on the front in Hermione's handwriting. This time a bit slanted probably writing it excitedly. I grinned at the thought and opened it.

Gaile! It's so good to hear from you! I can't wait till I see you at the Cup. You'll come find me won't you? And wow I can't believe the Professor came and found you after I left. I'm so sorry again for leaving you! I've missed you terribly. It's good to know I'm not the only one. I want you to promise the first thing you'll do when you get to the cup is to come get me. I want to spend as much time with you as possible there's so much to tell you. Regarding Harry too. I can't say much but I hope to see you.

Love,

Hermione

I smiled at the thought of the cup.

"Yeah Hermione I can't wait to see you either."

I hugged the letter to me and closed my eyes.

This is going to be a good year I just know it.

AN: "Oh my god this old man is killing me with his half-truths and secrets…what am I going to do?"

Hey guys it's me again o: so I see that there still aren't any reviews but a lot of people have been following the story. That's good to know. I guess no one has any questions or concerns when it comes to this story xD. You know I've thought about this for a while if their following means their interested so whoopee. Anyway Artemis out. Got a lot of school stuff to finish blurg.