A/N: To all who care to read this ;), THANK YOU SO MUCH!
It was the first day of the holidays. By now, you could barely recognize Ann...ahem...Eliza. She hadn't just transfigured her hair and eyes...she had also resorted to using makeup, and wearing strange dresses and skirts. Scorpius had already told them about his parents wanting to adopt Ann, so Rose had written to her parents saying that they didn't have to. THAT problem was solved, but there was still more—a lot more—to go
Daniel, Rose, Albus, Angela, Scorpius, Cecilia and 'Eliza' boarded the express and found a compartment. The 7 continued on their journey back to the platform without much talk...well, except for Ann. She kept on chattering about the strangest things, on and on and on, nonstop. The rest of them remained in silence, wondering what the heck they were going to do to get their friend back.
The Express lurched to a stop and then seven walked off the train. Cecilia and Daniel left to find their parents while the rest of them and hustled over to the Weasley's and Potters. Scorpius's parents were there as well. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny smiled at the students, there eyes stopping at Ann. All four adult's eyes narrowed. They knew the girl was having some trouble with being disowned, but this was not what they had expected. Ann was wearing an extremely short black dress, so short that if she bent down far enough, you could see her hot pink underwear. Her face was also covered in glitter and blush. Rose smiled nervously.
"Hey mum, dad, Aunt Ginny and Uncle Harry! Um...this is Scorpius, this is Angela, or Angie and this is...Analisa." Rose introduced, not sure whether to say Analisa or Eliza. Ann's eyes narrowed.
"It's Eliza. Hello Mr. and Mrs. Potter, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, it's nice to meet you. I'm Eliza Helen Wellers." Ann said politely to the adults. Ron's brow furrowed, but Harry, Ginny, and Hermione all smiled kindly, despite their shock.
"Hello Eliza, it's wonderful to meet you too. I'm Rose's mum, you can call me Hermione if you'd like. This is Ginny, Harry, and Ron. Um...why don't we get on the car, it's how we got here, and drive back home. I'm sure you're all tired." Hermione said smiling. The seven kids nodded, but Draco spoke up.
"I think we'll be apparating with Scorpius" Draco said stiffly. Astoria rolled her eyes and Ron huffed a bit.
"If it's fine with you, that is. You see, we've never been on a car before." Scorpius's mum said kindly. Hermione nodded.
"That's fine with us. We'll be meeting at our house, it's in Godric's Hollow, the big red house with a pool. We'll probably take longer, so your rooms are up the stairs, turn right, the second and third doors to your left. Make yourself at homes." Hermione said to the Malfoys as she started hustling the kids out of the platform as Harry apparated the suitcases to the Weasley's mansion. Astoria nodded and steered her family to the apparating station in the corner of the platform. Ginny beckoned the rest of the kids to a fancy, roomy van.
Ann climbed in first, the rest following. Harry drove while the rest of the parents sat in the back with the first years.
"So, Mum, where's James and Lily?" Albus asked, attempting to start conversation. Ginny looked surprised.
"Honey, you don't know? James decided to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas. I thought he told you." Ginny answered.
"Oh, so that's why we didn't see him on the express!" Rose exclaimed. "What about Lily?"
"Oh, she's with Gran and Gramps right now, but all of them are coming to the party next week, Rosie." Ginny said, smiling.
"So, Lily is your sister, Al?" Angela asked curiously. Albus nodded yes.
Silence fell upon them once more. Hermione shifted uncomfortably.
"So...An—Eliza...I like your dress." Ginny said hesitantly. Ann seemed suspicious but smiled back.
"I do too." She replied smugly and turned to talk to an appalled Rose. Ginny glared at Ann, but before she could do anything Ron jumped in.
"SO! I mean, so...you must be Angela! I've heard a lot about you in Rosie's letters! How's Hogwarts been for you?" Ron asked quickly.
"Great! My favorite subject is—" Angela was cut off by Ann.
"I bet you've heard a lot about me too from Rosie's letters, right Mr. Weasley? My favorite subject is..." Ann went on and on and on.
Hermione rolled her eyes, but didn't do anything as she was too busy studying Angela 'Grover'.
After Rose's letter tipping her off about Angela being Luna's daughter, she had done a bit of research in her free time. Hermione had also asked Neville, but the whole conversation became very awkward, and she hadn't found out anything of worth from her friend. She did, though, find a woman named Melanie Lovegood living in Scotland, with a daughter, but the daughter's name was Jade. Hermione also found about a dozen more Lovegoods scattered around the country, but none of them had a daughter named Angela. She sighed in frustration as she looked at Angela again and again. The girl did look remarkably like Luna, with the same exact eyes, but with black hair instead of blond. Hmm...Neville had black hair...it all fit in, but there was no proof other than who Angela looked like. Hermione would have to interrogate Angela later, but now was not the time.
Hermione tuned back into the conversation. Apparently, someone had managed to shut Ann up while she had drifted off in her thoughts.
"So, anyone up for sledding later?" Ron was saying. Rose, Albus, and Angela grinned and high-fived, but Ann groaned.
"Please, NO! It'll ruin my make up! And my clothes!" She cried dramatically.
"You could always change into your spare clothes and redo your makeup, Ann." Ginny suggested, trying her best not to snap at Ann.
"It's Eliza, and I can't change! It'll just ruin my other clothes." Ann groaned. There was silence, in which Ginny looked like she was about to hex the first year girl.
"Um, so, who's excited for the party?!" Albus asked, grinning as wide as he could. Ann shrugged noncommittally, making Ginny even more irritated. The red haired woman opened her mouth to speak but Rose cut her off quickly.
"Oh, look! We're here!" Rose said extra enthusiastically, smiling widely. Ron and Hermione offered a fake grin, but Ginny wasn't even trying. Rose's smile dropped a bit. Harry opened the van's doors for them and they stepped out, one by one and made their way to the humungous red house. The house wasn't very tall, only two floors (with a basement underneath), but it was wide and grand.
"Welcome to Alastor Alley! It was built a decade ago in the memory of Alastor Moody. That one to the right is my house, but we'll be going to Rose's house for the party." Albus announced grandly, pointing to a taller, peach colored house next to a white gazebo.
Once they entered the red brick mansion everyone—sans Rose, Albus, and the adults—gasped with delight. There was a shimmering chandelier in the middle of the entrance, as well as a piano room to the left and a grand study room to the right. Ron led them in further, and they saw the dining room and living room. He stopped at the staircase.
"Okay now kiddos! The second floor is where all of your rooms are. We have your names on the rooms, so it should be easy to know which is which. The bathrooms are next to the ba...ahem...that Malfoy's room. One for girls, one for boys. Um...well, settle in, lunch will be ready in about half an hour." Ron said smiling. The kids smiled and raced up the staircase. Scorpius was waiting for them at the top of the staircase.
"Hiya Scorp! Miss us?" Albus asked as he opened the door to the room that said Albus. Scorpius rolled his eyes.
"Yes, I was terribly sad to be separated from you for 15 minutes, my dearest Albus." Scorpius said in a faux sweet voice, swooning as the group followed a slightly disgusted Albus into his room. Everyone gasped once they walked inside Albus's room. It was humungous, with a canopied, emerald green, king sized bed smack in the middle. There was a bookshelf which was filled with books (courtesy of Hermione), a shining mahogany desk, and a walk-in closet.
"Awesome!" Everyone yelled. Rose and Albus shared amused looks as they watched their friends running around, examining the room.
"Hey, guys? Your room is like, exactly the same, so you need not to clutter up my room." Albus said in a snobby tone. Rose snorted as all of her friends froze and smiled sheepishly.
"Albus, don't be rude!" Rose chastised. "I think we should unpack before lunch. The suitcases are in our rooms already." Rose suggested, turning to her friends. Everyone nodded and split up quickly.
Soon enough, Albus, Rose, Angela, and Scorpius had finished settling in. Rose took a chance and pulled her friends into a huddle.
"This is worse than I imagined! Aunt Ginny hates Ann, and vice versa! We need to get Ana back to normal or else our whole holiday will be ruined!" Rose hissed. Angela nodded.
"True. Also, I don't think your parents and Albus's father likes Ann much either." Angela agreed. They heard footsteps. Ann had finished unpacking.
"We should have a meeting tonight, when Ann's asleep." Scorpius said quickly.
"In my room." Albus confirmed, and the four quickly got back into their seats, just in time to see their friend walk into the room.
"I'm back!" Ann sang as she approached her friends. She sat down and crossed her legs. Everyone winced when they saw her hot pink underwear beneath her too-short dress.
They really had to do something. Fast!
