DISCLAIMER: I own nothing except for my character, Raine, Aspen, and Chloe. The rest is all J.K. Rowlings!

Halfway around the world
Lies the one thing that you want
Buried in the ground, hundreds of miles down
First thing that arises in your mind while you awake
Bending you til you break
Let me hold you now

Aspen was looking at me with her huge blue eyes full of expectancy. I waited a few more agonizing moments, but Aspen was practically jumping up and down with anticipation. I continued to smile at her until my mouth hurt. "Acacia! You are so unbearable! What the heck did you think of it?" Aspen shrieked angrily.

"It was amazing! Why does everyone here write songs?" I exclaimed jokingly.

"Raine doesn't. And I'm pretty sure her gorgeous Slytherin brother doesn't either!" Aspen laughed. I just looked at her, shaking my head. She made the most mental jokes ever and only she laughed at them. "What? Wasn't it funny?"

"No. No, Aspen, it really wasn't," James smiled, coming from the entrance. "So, Acacia. How crazy was that?"

"Pretty amazing!" I exclaimed, looking around James to see if Fred had come in behind him. "Where's your idiotic cousin?"

"He should be coming up—Oh! Here is my brilliant cousin, Frederick Weasley!" James yelled when he saw Fred. Fred jumped, but then bowed, grinning widely. Aspen and I burst into laughter.

"Thank you. Thank you. I know! I know! I am absolutely brilliant!" Fred said with a smirk.

"Lies! You are such a liar!" I shrieked Aspen nodded vigorously.

"If there is one thing you are not Fred, it has to be brilliant!" Aspen laughed.

Fred pouted and sat back down next to Aspen. James sat down next to me and looked me straight in the eyes. "Do you remember that game we played the first night?" he asked earnestly. "Let's play again."

"Why?" Aspen asked lazily.

"Because none of us are tired and it's something to do." James looked at all of us with his blue eyes full of want. I nodded, forced Aspen to nod and Fred had no choice but to agree. "I'll go first. The worst thing you've ever done?" His voice was low and ominous and we all laughed.

"I guess I'll go first," Aspen said shyly. "Um. The worst thing I've ever . . . I've cheated on a test before."

James rolled his eyes and grinned at her. "What kind of a worst thing is that?" eh asked harshly. Aspen rolled her eyes back at him and sank back into her chair.

"If you don't like the answers, then don't ask me to play!" she huffed.

"Then you quit!"

"I don't want to quit!"

"Then suck it up!"

Aspen went back down and sulked. I watched James, pursing my lips. He gave me a big smile and then looked at me expectantly. "What?" I asked angrily.

"Answer the question, or quit," he said maliciously.

"I'm not answering the question," I snarled.

"What?" he asked.

"Are you deaf, or did I stutter? I am not answering the question!" I stood up and went upstairs, not listening to them calling my back. I changed into my pajamas, laid in my bed and pulled the covers over me. I wasn't tired, but this way I didn't have to listen to them talking.

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Baby close your eyes
Don't open til the morning light
Baby don't forget
You haven't lost it all yet

Nearing Christmas, I was sitting in Professor Longbottom's office again. It was our first meeting of the month and the only reason why I was even coming down was because he said he had something to tell me. I knocked on the door and then let myself in. Longbottom was standing by the window, watching an owl fly by. "Glad you could make it, Acacia," he said from where he stood. "I have to admit that after our last meeting, I wasn't sure if you were going to come."

"You said that you had something important to tell me, so I came," I said pointedly. There was no reason for him to think that I had come because I was going to apologize.

"Oh. Right," he added, downcast. "Well. I have just received a letter from your aunt and –"

"What do you mean aunt?" I interrupted. "Mistress Caroline from the orphanage said that there was no record of any family!"

"I know. But it seems as though you have been mislead. I wrote a letter to your Aunt Andromeda, your mother's sister, and asked if you could stay with her over Christmas holiday. She answered yes, I cleared it all with Professor McGonagall and you will be staying with her over Christmas. Possibly permanently if she wishes."

"But what if I don't want to go there over holiday? What if I want to go to the orphanage? Don't I get a say in this?"

"I'm afraid not. But don't worry. Your aunt is a very delightful person."

"How would you know?! What if she hates me because I'm Bellatrix's daughter?! Just like everyone else in the world!"

"I know because we correspond over Teddy's grades in Herbology. She won't hate you because she knows that you are nothing like your mother. Now run along to dinner and don't forget to tell Teddy that you're coming over Christmas!"

I stalked out of his office, slammed his door shut and sat down on the cold, hard stones of the castle. I could feel the angry tears burn their way down my cheeks and the choking sobs work their way up my throat. I finally pulled my knees up to my chest and laid my head down.

Why doesn't anyone ever give me a choice? I thought grimly. Why does it always have to be, Acacia do this, or Acacia do that? No you don't get a choice! Are you blimey well kidding me?! You're only eleven, what do you have to make a choice about?

I finally stood up, wiped away the tears and went on my way to dinner. I spied a seat next to Aspen and sat down next to her. Teddy saw me make my way in and squished between James and Fred. "Hey 'Cous!" he laughed.

"What?" I snarled.

"Touchy this evening aren't we? I heard you're coming for holiday! That should be fun. I mean, usually it's just me and Gran, but you'll fit in!"

"You're going to Andromeda's for holiday?" James exclaimed excitedly. I nodded slowly. "Cool! They usually come round to grandmum's for dinner on Christmas!"

"That means we have another person our age coming for holiday! Yes!" Fred yelled, pumping his fist.

"Wait until you meet the family! There's mum and dad, Uncle Bill and Aunt Fleur, Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione, Uncle George and Aunt Angelina, Uncle Charlie and Aunt Abrielle, Uncle Percy and Aunt Ada, Grandmum and Granddad, Albus, Lily, Rose, Hugo, Adelaide, Adrian, Adin, Alaire, Adrienne, Alexander, and Amato!" James practically shrieked.

"Yeah. It's a real full house. As you can hear, these two will be incredibly gad if you would join us. Besides. Gran needs another girl in the house." Teddy smiled warmly, his blue eyes turning brown. I gave him a small smile, not committing to anything. "Look. It'll be just like you have a family again. Please come."

He looked so sweet, his eyes warm and pleading that I couldn't help but nod. A loud cheer came fromt eh table. Victorie came over, her sleek blonde hair rippling down her back. "What is going on over here?" she asked her blue eyes bright with excitement.

"Acacia is coming to Gran's over holiday!" Teddy practically screamed.

"That's great! Just wait 'till you meet the family!" she said excitedly. "Teddy. We should go. You still have to study for your Transfiguration test!"

Teddy begrudgingly went with her, giving us a little wave as he went by. I looked at Aspen who was picking at her food, tears spilling down her cheeks. "What's up?" I asked, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"You guys are gonna have an awesome holiday. Have fun!" Aspen stood up quickly and raced out of the Great Hall.

"What was that all about?" James asked nonchalantly.

"I'm not exactly sure. So, about holiday . . . " We talked through the rest of dinner and through the night.

XoXo

Don't know what your made of
Til the one thing that you want
To come in with the dawn and suddenly changes
Monday, syndicate me, its everyone the same
But all we've lost to the flame
Listen to me now

I was standing at the platform at King's Cross with Teddy beside me. He was standing erect, almost as though he was my older brother. The Weasley's, Potters and Greens had left a long time ago. Aspen and I had already promised each other to write letters everyday. "When is Andromeda getting here?" I practically whined.

"How am I supposed to know?" Teddy growled.

"Whose been living with her for the past fifteen years?" I joked.

"Me. But that also gives me special privileges!"

"Like what?"

"You'll see!" Teddy bounded into a silver car and stuck his tongue out at me. I could see a woman in the front seat. Teddy rolled his eyes after talking to her for a minute and then got out of the car. "Let's go slowpoke! Gran says she has dinner cooking at home!"

I grinned and then to the car, my drunk dragging on the ground behind me. I opened up a side door and pushed my trunk in, following behind it. I was basically bouncing up and down in my seat and looked at Andromeda with wide eyes. She looked exactly like me, only with lighter hair and softer eyes. She smiled at me and I smiled back.

"Don't worry dear. We'll get to know each other more when I'm not driving!" she said kindly. I smiled and sank back into my seat. Teddy looked back at me with a grin on his face. I stuck out my tongue which made him laugh even harder.

XoXo

Baby close your eyes
Don't open til the morning light
Don't ever forget
We haven't lost it all yet
All we know for sure
Is all that we are fighting for
Baby don't forget
We haven't lost it all yet

Back at Andromeda's house, I had put all of my things in a guest bedroom and was sitting down at the dining room table. Andromeda and Teddy were across from me. "You look exactly like your mother, only with blue eyes, did you know that?" she asked sweetly.

I nodded hanging my head. "I'm sorry," I whispered.

"For what?" she asked. I could hear the laughter in her voice.

"For looking like her."

"You can't help that. All of the Black's look like each other. Except for Narcissa, we're still not sure where she got her looks from," Andromeda laughed. I smiled then, relaxing a little bit. She was exactly like the mother I never had!

When we were eating dinner, I was asking more about my family and her family and Teddy's family. Each question was answered with a question about my life. It was absolutely heaven! And to think that I had considered not coming! I finally was sleepy enough to consider going upstairs to bed. I went up to the room I had been placed in and laid down, pulling the warm covers up to my chin.

I had plugged in a Muggle radio and was listening to the perfect song to lull me to sleep after the busy day.

"Someday when this is over
We mix it up, no answer
For now its when I hold ya
We are closer, we are closer
We are closer, we are closer

Baby close your eyes
Don't open til the morning light
Don't ever forget
We haven't lost it all yet
And all we know for sure
Is all that we are fighting for
Baby don't forget
We haven't lost it all yet

We are closer
we are closer
(We haven't lost it all yet)
Now we are closer
(We haven't lost it all yet)
We are closer"

XoXo

So this chapter was a little bit of filler, but its okay because the next chapter will be better! This one was fun to write, and the next one is CHRISTMAS WITH THE WEASLEYS! I'm soo excited!!! So keep reading and reviewing because it helps me wake up in the morning!