Here you go! Your week's addition of writing, I'd just like to point out that this is the longest chapter so far! YAY!

Disclaimer (that I keep forgetting to put in) I don't own Harry Potter…

"So, excited about finally going somewhere other than to the kitchen?" Albus laughed to the girl who was sitting on the browning grass next to him. It had been two weeks since she had first come to live there, and one week since Jesse had died, which she was still trying to get over. They had made a habit of sitting next to the grave every day, but they were now lying on the large lawn having a good time laughing and looking up into the sky. It seemed like such a peaceful moment for the both of them, not having any worry, just being free to do whatever.

"Yeah, definitely." She replied after some time. "I'm just a bit nervous I guess. It's going to be so…. weird."

"Nah, don't worry about it. Sure there'll be a few people here and there, but just stick with me and you'll be fine. Don't want to get lost, wouldn't that be tragic." He laughed again.

"Wow, way to make a girl feel better." She said before she too began laughing.

"Hey, maybe we'll run into some people I know there." He said interested in the idea of her meeting other people. Albus was very excited for Raine to meet his family and friends, mostly because he knew they would all love her.

"If we do I hope they're nothing like you, I don't think I could handle that many gits in one place."

"Ouch! That one stung!" He said putting his hand over his heart as he over-dramatized his reaction.

"I'm sure you'll live." Raine said turning to him.

"There you two are!" Harry called from a now opened window one story up. "We're going soon, get in here."

Raine stood up with a sigh before brushing blades of grass off her pants.

"So, how are we getting there again?" Raine said as they began walking towards the house.

"Oh right, well pretty much we step into the fireplace, throw ashes at our feet, and are transported to wherever we choose! Simple enough."

Raine stared at him wide eyed and open mouthed. "So… how does that work exactly…" she said after a few moments.

"Well our fireplace is connected to the Floo Network, so you step in and whoosh!"

"I'll never understand you people!" Raine said as they walked inside.

"Not yet, but hopefully you will eventually."

"Hopefully?" she asked before they walked into the living room.

So far Albus hadn't been completely honest with her; he hadn't fully explained the 'maybe a witch' factor of the whole operation. He didn't feel he needed to, but as time went on he began to worry that maybe she didn't poses magical abilities; so far he hadn't seen anything. And it was beginning to stress him out.

"So," began Ginny as they walked into the large living room. "Albus and I will go through first to make sure you get there okay, is that alright dear?" She asked Raine.

"Yeah, sounds good." Raine said still a little unsure of this 'flew' network's abilities.

"Harry will go after you to make sure you do everything right." Raine nodded. "Well Albus, go on."

He walked up to the fireplace and grabbed a handful of powder form his mother.

"Diagon Alley." He said before throwing the ash to his feet, instantly he was gone. Raine blinked in amazement as the green flames engulfed him.

"See you on the other side! Well hopefully…" Ginny said before she too stepped up to the fireplace and disappeared.

"Don't worry about it." Harry said once he saw the terrified expression on the girl's face. "I remember the first time I tried Flooing." He laughed, "It didn't go to well; at least we know it can't be worse than that though."

He held out the bag that Ginny had passed to him moments ago. "Just remember to say it very clearly, that's where I want wrong. Diagon Alley, got it?"

Raine nodded as she grabbed a fistful from the bag and stepped into the fireplace. "Diagon Alley!" she said as she threw it down. The last thing she thought she saw was Harry giving her a little thumbs up before everything went blurry.

Next thing she knew she was falling out of a fireplace coughing and waving a hand over her face.

"Well thank the lord! We thought you had died or something!" Albus said as she stood up.

Harry walked out of the fireplace Raine had just come from looking like a professional. "Well, let's not stand around all day!" he said as he began leading the group away from the Floo station.

Walking down a wizard infested shopping center was one thing Raine never thought she would do, yet there she was. She wanted to stop and stare at everything from simple pet shops to children shooting fireballs back and forth between each other. She could see various wizards and witches using their wands for everyday things like picking up a stack of papers or sweeping the floor, it was all so strange and alien to her; of course, she was still amazed by seeing the dishes wash themselves whenever she went to lunch. Overall, it was completely memorizing.

"Come on then!" Albus said as he grabbed her arm once he saw her falling behind. "We haven't got all day for you to lollygag around."

"But it's all so weird." She said catching up with him.

"No it's not, the muggle world is weird, this is completely normal!"

"Sure it is." She said not wanting to start a my-horse-is-bigger-than-yours battle.

"Alright then." Ginny said moments later. "Harry and I are going to go do a little shopping; Albus take Raine for a tour, and don't let her get lost!"She warned pointing a finger at him.

"Don't worry, I am a bit responsible." He said as his parents walked away.

"So where to?" Raine asked as they began walking in the opposite direction as the adults.

"Well… we could go… oh! I have the perfect idea!" he said jumping with excitement.

"Okay, mind clueing me in?" she asked as she tried keeping up with his fast pace.

"Nope, you'll see for yourself soon enough!" he said as he grabbed her arm and began walking faster.

They reached the corner of 93 Diagon Alley and walked into a large two story store. Because school hadn't yet gotten out the store wasn't a full as it normally was, actually there were hardly any people in there at all.

"Uncle George!" Albus shouted as they walked in. "I want you to meet someone!"

"Albus!" Raine scolded. "You can't yell in a-"

She didn't get to finish her sentence because of the awe that seemed to stop her tongue in its tracks as her eyes scanned the large shop.

Raine stood and stared blankly at her surroundings, it was the strangest thing she had ever seen. She could see objects floating around and sticking to the ceiling, small, colorful cylinders of various substances lined the wall to their left, the one opposite to them was completely stacked with random boxes and papers, a small cash register in front of it. Shelves stood in rows in front of the two they were filled, like the other wall, with colorful boxes and labels.

"Albus!" a red headed man yelled happily as he stuck his head out of one of the aisles. "You finally showed up!" he said apparently very happy that he had company.

"Hey Uncle George, I'm just showing Raine around Diagon Alley, thought we'd stop by so she could see some of the stuff you sold here."

"Raine, oh yes, Ginny owled us all about you. Nice to meet you, I'm George." He said as he shook her hand.

"From what I hear you grew up in the muggle world." He said, she nodded. "Well come with me, I want to test something." He waved them over to the counter.

"I'm not so sure if that's a good idea…" Albus said once they were there.

"And why not?" Raine asked, not sure why Albus was so hesitant.

"Yeah Albus, why not? Don't ruin all the fun!" George said, he had obviously been listening to their short conversation. "So Raine, all I want you to do is hold this." He said holding out a small thing that to Raine looked like a bouncy ball.

She grabbed it, not so sure of what she was doing. What's with these people? She asked herself.

Suddenly Albus and George both began giggling trying to hide their glee. "What's so funny?" she asked as they started cracking up.

Albus pointed above her head, she looked up but couldn't see anything. What the hell? She thought as she felt even more foolish.

She grabbed Albus's hand and thrust the ball into it; all of a sudden a small cloud appeared above his head with 'man if she only knew how funny she looks!' Written on it.

"Wait, what?" she said out loud. "What does this thing do?" she said as she grabbed the ball back from Albus.

"I think you already know the answer to that question." George said with a grin on his face.

"No, that's imposable… it can't possibly read minds, can it?" she asked turning to him.

"Well of course it does!" He said before laughing even harder as Albus flailed his arms above his head, trying to get rid of the cloud he couldn't see.

"I've only just completed it! See you take this" he said as he grabbed a bottle of yellowish liquid from under the desk. "And let whatever thing you want to become your device of mischief, in this case a ball, soak overnight. The next day, everyone will be able to read whoever touches its mind. And the best part is, they'll never know, they can't see it!" he completed with a grin.

"But wait." Raine said, "you handed the ball to us, so shouldn't we be able to read your mind?"

"Ah! A smart one I see. Well normally, yes. But for precisely that I have been holding this the whole time." He said opening his other hand to reveal another ball. "It's almost the same thing except you soak it in this" he pulled out another bottle this one had blue liquid in it. "And it counteracts the first potion."

"So how do you get rid of it?" Raine asked as she looked over to Albus who now read I wonder what's for dinner tonight.

Really Albus? Raine thought as she gave him a 'you're pathetic' look.

"Oh, don't worry about that." George said. "It should wear off about… now."

Just as he said Raine and Albus both looked up at each other's clouds as they slowly disappeared.

"That's amazing!" Raine exclaimed, the delight showing through her face.

"Glad you liked it." George said as he placed the two balls under the counter. "Now feel free to look around, it's on me." He said before walking away to stock shelves again.

"Wow, did he really invent that?" Raine asked once he was out of ear shot.

"Yep, that and everything else in here." As he said it Raine's eyes ran over the bottom half of the store, Albus laughed.

"What's so funny?" she said to him wondering if he could somehow still read her thoughts.

"Nothing, you just seem so amazed by all this."

"And I have a right to, it's all so…. weird."

They left the shop laughing over some joke George had told them on the way out, Raine hadn't picked anything out like he had told her to, but she promised to be back soon.

As they walked down the street, a small group of people caught Albus's eye.

"Oh, great." He said as they approaching them.

"Well, well, well if it isn't Potter. Haven't seen you in a while have we?" Asked the tallest, he was more or less on the chubby side with dark brown hair and angry eyes. Raine could tell that Albus didn't get along with any of the people before him just by the way they talked to him. They seemed to be about Albus' age, at least that's what she guessed.

"Who's your friend?" said the boy jerking his head in Raine's direction.

"None of your business Goyle." Albus said back in a flat tone.

"Let me guess," Goyle started up again. "This is the filthy mudblood I've heard about."

Raine could see Albus tensing up out of the corner of her eye. She wasn't quite sure what a "mudblood" was but from how he said it and Albus's reaction she guessed it must have been some sort of insult.

"No, she's not even that." A girl who had been standing next to the boy said, her arms were crossed and the left side of her hip slightly lifted. "Way I hear it" she continued as her hand swept a stray piece of blonde hair behind her ear. "She might even be a muggle, it was all over the Daily Prophet. If you ask me the whole thing's completely mental, bringing her in here like she's one of us. I'd deal with a mudblood any day next to a muggle like her!"

"Don't you DARE say anything like that about her Parkinson!" Albus shouted before pulling out his wand and pointing it at the girl.

"What potter? Don't want us offending you're little muggle?" a third one said, a slight smile lifting up his cheek.

Albus turned to him and put his wand under the boy's chin. "Don't you ever say anything like-"

"Albus stop." Raine said calmly as she put a hand on his lifted arm.

"Yeah potter! Listen to your little mudblood!" said Goyle.

"Shut up!" Albus yelled back turning to him.

"Albus, just leave it." Raine said to him calmly, as he turned to her.

"Raine, I can't let them insult you like that! They have no right!" He said back to her.

Albus hated it when people insulted his friends, but for some reason it stung even more when it was Raine they were talking about. These people had no idea what she had been through, what she was going through. Albus had always felt a need to protect her, since the very first time they meet, but now she was being so calm as he was losing control. It didn't seem fair that they would be able to criticize her, or anyone for that manner, just because of the misfortunate things that had happened to them. But before Albus knew what he was doing Raine's look of composed emotion encouraged him to stop, and his arm began to drop down at his side and his wand returned to his pocket.

"What Potter? To afraid to fight like a man?" The third one said as Albus was about to walk away. "I guess it makes sense though, your whole family being blood traitors and all?"

Just as Albus began turning back to the boy Raine once again caught his arm. "Albus don't do it, what is it going to solve?" she asked him the same look in her eyes.

He paused for a moment before looking all three of them square in the eye. "Let's get out of here Raine; they're not worth our time." He said before turning away from them and walking back down the road.

Well, there you go…. I for once don't really have much to say. So bye. Please, please, please review (it would make me very happy :D )