TheAnnoyingOne97: OH MY GOD! RUKIA IS LIKE JESUS!
Cassie: What are you talking about? Rukia from the manga/anime Bleach?
TheAnnoyingOne97: HELL YEAH! I was re watching Bleach with my sizzy[I wanted to show her what she was missing. Sadly she's not much of a nerd like me.] and it was during the time when Rukia got captured because she gave her powers to Ichigo![IchiRuki is 3 luv love!] I then thought that Rukia was like Jesus because she gave her life up for Ichigo and she felt like she had to die to save him! Now tell me that isn't Jesus-like[or love!]!
Cassie: ... You just wanted people to know that you love that pairing, don't ya?
TheAnnoyingOne97: Yup. In fact, I am planing on making a fanfic about them :D
Cassie: Anyways, TheAnnoyingOne97 doesn't own Harry Potter. But the poor sap does own me... I have the worst creator in the world...
TheAnnoyingOne97: Just be glad I'm not Moldy Voldy. Then again... I might be worst... but let's get to the last chapter for this story! This bitch took me five months!
Anna: You're just a procrastinator.
TheAnnoyingOne97: Why do you all hate me!
Rikki: I don't hate you! In fact, I love you Annoying-Chan!
TheAnnoyingOne97: You've been watching anime, haven't you! I told you not to watch them without me! *runs off towards Rikki so that she could strangle her, but Rikki got away and ran around like a lunatic... again*
Hope: How about we get on with this story, okay? TheAnnoyingOne97 put in a lot of work into this and would love to have your thoughts on this story. Thank you.
It has been a couple of months since we came back to Hogwarts. I've been reliving the night my parents died in my dreams since the anniversary. I finally get the chance to sleep without the nightmares, but instead of sleeping I was woken up by a scream, and then I started to scream.
"Why are you screaming?" Hermione asked irritably.
"Someone besides me screamed first. Want to go and investigate?" I asked her, getting out of my bed revealing my Hulk boxers and a purple tank top.
"Wake up Anna; we need to see what happened." I said shaking her. She woke up and looked around.
"Fine." she groaned and got out of bed. I slipped on my purple monsters slippers and all three of us left. I ran ahead of them and ran into the boy's room.
"Ron! Ron!" I heard Harry shout.
"Is he gone?" Ron asked as I came in through the door. I saw hiding under his bed.
"Are you okay Ronnie!" I asked as I ran to him and put my arms around him… and then I slapped him.
"What was that for!" he asked.
"For scarring me. Now, what happened?" I asked, wanting to know why he screamed.
"Sirius Black tried to kill me!" he said.
"Why would he kill you? No offence but, you're not really valuable." I said,
"I see you still love me." he mumbled sarcastically.
"Yes I do, now come on. Percy probably told Minnie about this and she'll want answers." I said.
"Who's Minnie?" Harry asked.
"McGonagall. Keep up with the haps Potter." I said madly. I was still angry at him for hitting Anna. Who wouldn't be when their cousin is a pathesist and hates fighting, even if they got hit.
"Let's just get going." I mumbled as I left the boys dorm and went down stairs. I heard their feet following me. When I got down the stairs I saw the whole Gryffindor House down there. After Ron told McGonagall what happened she said, "That's preposterous, Weasley. How could Sirius Black possibly have gotten through the portrait hole?"
"I don't know how he got in! I was a bit busy dodging his knife!" he said. Just then, Crookshanks wends his way through Ron's legs.
"And this bloody cat ate my rat!" he screamed.
"Hey! That rhymed!" I shouted laughing, but for some reasons I was ignored.
"That's a lie!" Hermione said, defending her cat.
"It is not and you bloody well know it!" Ron shouted at her. Before this could become another infamous fight between Hermione and Ron, McGonagall shouted, "Silence!"
The professor than turned and everyone followed her eye to Sir Cadogan.
"Sir Cadogan. Is it possible that you let a mysterious man enter Gryffindor Tower tonight?" she asked him.
"Certainly, good lady! He had the password. Had the whole weeks in fact. On a little piece of paper." he said. When McGonagall heard that she turned around, looking at the students with a mad stern face.
"Which abysmally foolish person wrote down the passwords and then proceed to lose them!" she shouted with anger. Everyone's eyes shifted to the one person that they knew was writing the passwords… poor Neville.
"Is it always going to be you, Longbottom?" she asked sternly.
"I'm afraid so, ma'am." he said sadly. Then McGonagall looked at the whole group and said, "While we know Sirius Black is gone tonight, I think you can safely assume he will, at some future time, attempt to return. Let me be clear. You are not to move about the castle alone. And you are not to write down the password! Understand!" she ordered. Everyone nodded their head, out of fear for McGonagall's wrath.
"Very well then. Go to bed." she said a bit softly, but still firmly. As the students drift off to their rooms, Ron glared at Hermione, who was now holding Crookshanks in her arms.
"I could've killed him." Harry said out of the blue, looking out of the window.
"He was right there. Close enough to touch. I could've killed him." he continued. I rolled my eyes, and walked towards Ron. And then I slapped him.
"What the hell did I do now!" he shouted at me.
"You've been ignoring me, Ronald Bilius Weasley! You know that I have abandonment issues! I have been nice, but if you keep this up I will tell your mother!" I threatened. And then I stepped on his foot and left up to the dorm room to get some sleep.
A Few Days Later
Me and Hermione were walking down to go visit Hagrid and ask him about the Buckbeak trail(remember when the stupid French snob provoked the poor Hippogriff which then caused Draco getting hurt, well Lucius wants Buckbeak to die… don't you just hate that bastard for wanting to kill an innocent creature?) and see how it went. On the way there we found Harry and Ron heading in the same direction we were heading. And somehow Hermione and Ron started to fight again.
"I find it astonishing that someone who prides herself on being so logical can be in such denial." Ron said to Hermione.
"Cassie. Will you explain to your cousin Ronald that he has absolutely no proof whatsoever that my sweet, unassuming cat ate his shabby, decidedly decrepit rat." Hermione asked me.
"Okay. Ronald, that innocent, sweet, unassuming cat would never eat that thing you call a pet." I smirked in his face.
"Harry was there! He'll tell you how it was. Go on, Harry, tell her." Ron ordered Harry.
"No, I won't. Know why? Because I don't care about your stupid rat!" Harry said yelling at Ron. "I don't care about your stupid cat!" he continued yelling at Hermione. "I've got a few other things on my mind right now!" he finished, a bit red in the face.
"Really? Wasn't you had to roll under the bed last night to avoid getting cut to ribbons! A person could die being your friend, Harry." Ron complained.
"Stop being a baby. Suck it up and take it like a woman- and I don't mean by getting boobs, Ronald!" I said quickly as I saw his face go red.
"Well, when I think of the word woman I think of-"
"Really Ronald! Is that what you think when you see me or some other girl!" both me and Hermione yelled, cutting him off. His face got redder.
"You're probably going to die an early death, Ron. I suggest you grovel and beg for your life." Harry whispered to Ron. I just rolled my eyes.
"I'm not going to kill him, Potter. Just… torture. Wouldn't you agree Angel?" I asked her jokingly.
"Yes, I think boiling oil would be appropriate, Ginger." she smirked back at me, using her new nickname she dubbed me as.
"You so aren't an angel, 'Mione." I chuckled, shaking my head. We continued walking down to the Black Lake, were we found Hagrid, wearing a hairy brown suite, skipping stones.
"How'd it go, Hagrid?" Hermione asked him.
"Buckbeak liked London." was what Hagrid said.
"I think she meant the hearing." I said, hoping that nothing bad will happen. Ever since I heard that Hagrid was going to trail, I've been trying to use my sight to see if the outcome, but nooooo. My so called 'gift' hates my guts and won't let me see anything.
"Oh. That. Well, I got on an' said my bit- You know, how Buckbeak was a good Hippogriff an' as long as yeh treat 'im with respect, he'd treat you the same. Then Lucius Malfoy and Adolf Beauchene got up an' said their bit- you know, how Buckbeak was a deadly dangerous beast that no teacher in their righ' mind would expose their students to…" Hagrid started out but he didn't finish.
"Who's Adolf Beauchene?" Ron asked.
"The French Snob's father." I growled, my fist clenching. I met that man only once and hated him. He's the head in the Department of Magical Children. His job is to make sure that wizard children are treated well and are safe. I had to live with foster parents for a while when I was seven because of that bastard! He said that since Remus is a werewolf that he wasn't suitable to raise me. I had to suffer being a circus monkey for four months! I hope that son of a bitch dies an early death.
"And?" Hermione asked, breaking ma out of my thoughts. Hagrid skipped another rock into the water.
"You mustn't blame yourself, Hagrid." she said trying to comfort him.
"Beauchene. It's her the committee should punish. It's her they should send off to the forest, not Buckbeak." I said trying to help him.
"He asked for the worse, yeh see, Lucius Malfoy did. An' the Committee granted it. Buckbeak's been sentenced ter death." the half giant sobbed. He threw in another rock, making the water go 'plop'. Everything around me was starting to fade, and the next thing I know, I was having another vision.
Vision
I saw Buckbeak tied up to a pole and also saw Rikki in a black spy suite wearing a ski mask.
"Come on, Buckbeak! We have to hurry before the Po Po find us." she whispered to the Hippogriff. She untied him and started to drag him out to the forest.
End of Vision
"Cass! Wake up!" I opened my eyes and saw the trio and Hagrid looking down on me.
'I hate these visions.' I thought, sitting up and groaning. When Ron saw my movement, he grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me into his chest.
"Cassandra Lee Weasley! Don't you ever scare me like that ever!" he shouted at me.
"How long was I out?" was the first thing that popped out of my mouth.
"Ten minutes! Do you know how worried I was! I was about to call for Professor Lupin or Hope, or even Rikki!" he shouted again.
"Ten minutes? Why are they getting longer?" I asked myself loudly.
"Longer?" Hermione asked.
'Crap!'
"I… um… I-I suffer from fainting! Yes, that's right! Ron, don't you remember when you threw an apple at my head and I fainted when I was three? It started after you did that, you git!" I then punched him in the arm after I thought of that wonderful excuse. It wasn't a total lie, I did start getting my visions when I was three and after Ron threw that apple.
'I can't tell them yet.' I said in my head.
"I was four! How could I know that you would get hurt!" he shouted angrily at me. I love our sibling spats. They always put me in a good mood.
"Well you're older than me by seven months!" I jumped up and grabbed Hermione's arm and dragged her off.
"Bye Hagrid! See ya later, Potter. You better hope that I'm in a better mood later, Ronald! I might really boil you in oil!" I shouted as I pulled Hermione to the castle, in mixed emotions. I was happy because I now that Buckbeak wasn't going to die, still mad at Harry because he still won't say he's sorry to Anna, and sad because I can't even tell my own cousin about being a seer. He's as close as I brother as I can get and I used to tell him everything. At that last thought I frowned.
Past Curfew
"Why did you bring me out of bed at two in the morning!" I asked Rikki as she dragged me through the hall, passing many sleeping portraits.
"Because, after getting in my 195th time getting mugged while getting coffee, I decided to make my own! And I need a taster!" she whispered joyfully.
"There's no alcohol in it, is there?" I asked.
"Not after the last time. How you got on the other side of Marysville and end up in a bar, pole dancing is beyond me." she mumbled.
"Potter. What're you doing wandering the corridors at night?" we heard a voice ask down the hall.
"Sevy! I haven't had the chance to talk to you so far this year!" Rikki shouted as she ran down the hall and glomped Snape.
"Get off of me Rikadora! Now answer the question, Potter." Snape said as he tried to get the clinically insane woman away from him.
"I was… I was… sleepwalking…" was what Harry said. As I saw a sneer at the corners of Snape lips, I thought, 'Smooth one, Potter.'
"How extraordinarily like your father you are, Potter. He, too, was exceedingly arrogant. Strutting the castle-" but Snape didn't finish because Harry clearly got pissed (by the look on his face) and he cut the professor off.
"My dad didn't strut. Nor do I. Now, if you don't mind, I'd appreciate you lowering your wand."
"Turn out your pockets." Snape ordered coldly. "And why are you out of bed, Weasley?" he asked as he turned towards me.
"I wanted her to try this coffee I was making! I think I got it right, but it will only be perfect when a picky person who doesn't really likes coffee drinks it and loves it!" Rikki explained. After Harry took something out of his pocket, Snape's eyes glittered.
"And this. What might it be?" the professor asked. I saw that Rikki was going to open her mouth, so I clamped my hand over her mouth. She struggled a bit, and Snape looked at us like we were crazy.
'Wonder where he got that idea.' I thought sarcastically to myself.
"Spare bit of parchment…" Harry said.
"Really…" and then Snape pointed his wand at the paper and said, "Reveal your secret!"
And to what looked like Harry's horror, words appeared. Snape had a sadistic half-smile on his face.
"Read it." he ordered Harry. Harry looked at the map, and said, "Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, Tails and Timber offer their compliments to Professor Snape and…" he stopped reading and smiled a bit.
"Go on." Snape ordered.
"… and request that he keeps his abnormally large nose out of other people's business." Harry continued. I tried to contain myself while I saw Snape smile fall off his face.
"Why you insolent little-" Snape was just about to strike Harry when we heard a familiar voice say, "Professor…?"
Snape turned around to see Uncle Remus.
"Well, well. Lupin. Out for a little walk in the moonlight, are we?" Snape teased him.
'I see what Ron meant whenever he wrote me letters.' I thought.
"Harry? You all right?" Remus asked him. Before Harry could say anything tough, Snape said, "That remains to be seen. I've just now confiscated a rather curious artifact from Mr. Potter. Take a look, Lupin. This is supposed to be your area of expertise."
"What about me! I'm the DADA teacher too!" Rikki pouted as Remus took the parchment and looked at it.
"Clearly, it's full of Dark Magic." Snape said.
"I seriously doubt that, Severus. It looks to me as if it merely insults anyone who tries to read it. I suspect it's a Zonko product. Nevertheless, I shall pursue any hidden qualities it may possess. As you say, it's my area of expert-"
"Hey! What about me, Remus John Lupin!" Rikki said, cutting of Remus. I saw this as a good time to walk away, and I slowly sneaked away.
"Sorry, mine and Professor Potter's field of expertise. Come, Harry. You too, Cassandra." he said sternly as he saw me almost halfway down the hall.
"Damn it!" I mumbled.
"No swearing, young lady." he said. I rolled my eyes as me and Harry followed a fuming Remus, gripping the map like he was trying to strangle it, with Rikki following behind us skipping and humming. Besides Rikki's humming, the trip to the office was silent. When we walked in, Remus finally talked.
"I don't know how this map came to be in your possession, Harry, but I'm astounded that you didn't turn it in. Did you ever stop to think that this - in the hands of Sirius Black- is a map to you?" Remus asked, faking his anger.
'It must be killing him to talk that way about Uncle Sirius.' I thought to myself.
"Your father didn't set much store by rules either. But he and your mother did give their lives to save yours. Gambling their sacrifice by walking about the castle unprotected, with a killer on the loose, strikes me as a poor way to repay them. I won't cover up for you again, Harry. Do you hear me?" Uncle Remus said sternly.
"Yes sir." Harry said.
"I want you to return to your dormitory and stay there. And don't take any detours. If you do, I shall know." Uncle Remus said, lifting up the map to prove his point. Harry turned around and was about to walk out of the room, but stop and turned back.
"Professor, just so you know, I don't think that map always worked. Earlier, it showed someone in the castle. Someone I know to be dead." He said. Uncle Remus had a look of confusion on his face. I knew exactly what he was thinking.
"Oh, really? And who might that be?" he asked.
"Peter Pettigrew." Harry answered. I gasped at the name, but Harry didn't seem to notice. I looked at Uncle Remus, to see how he was going to answer.
"That's not possible." He said. I could sense a little anger in his voice.
"It's what I saw. Good night professor." And then Harry turned around and left. I looked back at Uncle Remus, wondering what he was thinking about.
"Cassie… have you had any visions lately?" he asked.
"I had one earlier today, but it didn't have anything to do with the map, or Pettigrew." I said.
"Oh! What was today's vision! Does it have anything to do with Padfoot!" Rikki asked, jumping up and down with excitement.
"No. and you know I can't tell anyone a vision if it has something to do with them. It could change the future, and then give me a splitting headache." I said, putting my hands on my forehead as I began to think about another 'episode' I might have.
"It's okay Cass, you might want to try to get some sleep now, you have classes in the morning." Uncle Remus said as he walked towards me, and gave me a hug. I hugged him back tightly, not wanting to go to bed because of the nightmares.
"Uncle Remus, do you think I could sleep with you tonight? I've been having dreams about… that night…" I knew Uncle Remus would let me be with him. This happened often when I was younger, me having a nightmare, and crawling into his bed, feeling safe with him by me.
"Of course, Cassie. Rikki, you should be getting to bed too…" we both looked at Rikki to see that she was already gone. I thought she just went into her room, but then I heard her snoring, coming from Remus' room.
"Might as well make it a sleep over." I laughed, making Uncle Remus chuckling. We both started walking towards his room. I lied down on his bed; right next to Rikki's curled up position. And before I knew it, I fell asleep…
Dream
In my dream I saw myself as a four year old, in my old room back in America. It was dark, and I should have been sleeping, but I couldn't. I remembered that night. It was the first time I ever saw my parent's death. It was also the first time I heard Voldemort's cruel voice, saying that it was my fault they were gone. Now, at the time, I didn't know who these people in my dream were, I always thought that Uncle Remus was my daddy, and he didn't mind me calling him that at the time.
"It is your fault you'll never see them, you know? If only they had listened to me, they would still be alive." The voice taunted me.
"Who are you?" I whispered, scared that the voice was in my room.
"I am your master, and you will come to me someday, seer, just wait and see."
"Daddy!" I screamed, wanting to be protected from the voice, wanting to be with my 'father'. I heard footsteps and my door opened, revealing Remus. He walked over to my bed, a look of concern on his face.
"What is it, honey?" he asked me as he sat down on the bed. I jumped from my position and hugged him, not wanting to let go.
"Someone is here!" I whispered, tears starting to fall out of my eyes. Now, seeing as I was four, Remus thought that I just had a bad dream, and was imagining the boogie man in my closet.
"Where is it?" he asked, playing along. I pointed up to my head, hoping that the voice wouldn't come back.
"It's only in your mind honey. Nothing bad will happen." He said soothingly, stroking my hair gently, trying to calm me down.
"But there was a face! He looked like a snake and kept on saying that someone died because of me." I look at him and saw a flicker of worry in his eyes, and he held e tighter.
"Daddy, what's a seer?" I asked him. He looked down at me and asked, "Why do you want to know, sweetheart?"
"That's what it called me." I said innocently. I felt him tense up.
"I'll tell you everything in the morning, alright princess?" he said. I nodded, rubbing my eyes and yawning.
"Now it's time for bed." He chuckled when he saw my tired look. I clutched on to him, making sure he wouldn't leave me.
"Don't leave, daddy! Don't leave me!" I said, holding on only tighter.
"Shh. Daddy won't leave, okay?" he said, rubbing my back. He laid down on his back, and I crawled onto him, and snuggle into his chest, forgetting all about the bad dream…
"Remus, are you awake?" I heard Rikki's voice, but I didn't open my eyes. I knew that I was in Uncle Remus' arms, and I snuggled into his chest a bit more.
"Yes, Tails. I'm awake." I heard him say.
"Do you remember when we were younger, about Cassie's age, and we would have sleepovers in yours and the guy's dorm? Sunny and I would always sleep in your bed with you. I was always in the middle, so that I wasn't alone. I remember how I would sleep in Sunny's bed with her during school and in James bed during vacation. And right now, I think Cassie is in my position. She feels alone, what with Won-Won not talking to her anymore right now. What do you think we should do to help?" she asked.
"Nothing right now. We can't interfere; we have to let them solve it by themselves." He said, stroking my hair like he used to do when I was younger.
"It's almost time to get up; we need to get ready for classes." He started shaking my shoulder, trying to wake me up.
"Wake up, Cassie, you have to get up." He said gently. I still had my eyes closed, not wanting to go to classes.
"Remus that is not how you wake up a teenager, I should know, I raised three." Rikki boasted. I felt hands on my shoulders and I was lifted up, only to have Rikki shake me like a rattle.
"WAKE UP, CASSIE! YOU HAVE CLASSES YOU NEED TO ATTEND TO! SO GET YOUR ASS OUT OF BED!" she shouted in my ear, making me scream.
"WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THAT! I NEED MY BEAUTY SLEEP YOU KNOW!" I screamed at her.
"You'll need about fifty more years to even make it to 'cute' Cassie." Rikki, Uncle Remus, and I looked at the door to see James in the doorway.
"JIMMY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE! SHOULDN'T YOU BE GETTING READY FOR CLASSES!" Rikki said as she got up from the bed and walked over to her son.
"Mum, I have been waking up at four in the morning since I was ten. I've been ready for about three hours. And the reason why I'm here is because Cassie took my hoodie without telling me." He said, glaring at me.
"Hey! You're the only one with an Arizona Cardinal's hoodie in this family!" I yelled at him, getting up from the bed.
"Well you should have asked for one when we were at Arizona! And not take my clothes! You already took all my super hero boxers!" he shouted in my face.
"Well Uncle Remus wasn't going to buy them for me!" and now we were both in an all-out argument.
"You two stop it now! Cassie go get dressed for classes, and James make sure that no one sees her in… that." Uncle Remus said, pointing at my pajamas. I was wearing ghost busters boxers and a green tank-top.
"What's wrong with my boxers!" I yelled at Uncle Remus.
"You just don't want any guys flocking to her because she isn't wearing a bra." James said to Uncle Remus with a bored look on his face as he put his hands behind his head.
"And how do you know I'm not wearing a bra, pervert?" I asked him, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't see any strap, idiot. I can't tell if you're sagging because you don't have much there." He said, pointing at my chest. My face reddened with anger. I hated it when people made fun of my non-existent boobs.
"James! Don't talk to her that way! Now just leave my site! I need to do my morning rituals, so leave!" Rikki shouted as she pushed both me and James out of the room.
"How rude!" I shouted at her through the door. I looked at the 4th year boy and jumped on his back.
"Get off of me, you little midget!" he shouted at me, trying to get me off of him. I locked my legs around his waist, staying on.
"Giddy up, Jamie-Wamie!" I said with a baby voice. I heard the older guy sigh, and then he walked out of the room.
Later In Class
I was in Divination class, trying not to fall asleep. Today we were learning about crystal balls. Anna and me were sitting at a table behind Ron and Harry. Anna was staring intently into the ball while I just daydreamed. I looked at the table in front of us and saw Ron snoozing and Harry having his chin on the table.
"Broaden your minds. You must look beyond. The art of crystal gazing is in the clearing of the Inner Eye." Trelawney said as she walked around the room, checking on her student's progress.
"Why am I in this class? Sure, I thought it would help me have better control over my 'gift', but all I have been doing is looking a tea leaves and crystal balls." I thought.
"Now, what do we have here?" I looked up and saw Trelawney at Ron and Harry's desk, Hermione just appearing.
"Defiantly a time turner." I thought to myself.
"Do you mind me trying?" Hermione asked.
"Ah." Trelawney said, using a hand gesture.
"The Grim, possibly." I had to hold back a laugh because I knew that Hermione was making a joke. Trelawney looked at Hermione and took both of her hands into her's, and said, "My dear, from the first moment you stepped foot in my class, I sensed that you did not possess the proper spirit for the noble art of Divination." The professor looked at Hermione's hand and continued saying, "No, you see, there. You may be young in years, but your heart is as shriveled as an old maid's, you soul as dry as the pages of the book, to which you so desperately cleave." She folded Hermione's hand and patted it. I didn't see Hermione's face, but I could tell that she was looking really angry. When Trelawney turned to look at Hermione again, Hermione pulled her hand out of the teacher's and got up, knocking over a crystal ball on purpose, and left the room, everyone staring at her. I looked at the bug-eyed teacher, and she said, "Have I said something?"
By then, I couldn't contain my laughter. Now everyone in the room was looking at me, but Anna, who was still looking at the ball.
"What? It was funny." I said, finally stopped laughing.
After Class
I and Anna were walking down the stairs, Ron and Harry right behind us. Since me being me, I listened in to their conversation.
"She's gone mental, Hermione has. Not that she wasn't always mental, but now it's in the open for everyone to see." Ron said.
"Hang on." I turned around to see Harry bending over to pick up a crystal ball.
"Must be the one that Hermione 'dramatically' knocked over." I thought.
"We better take this back." Harry said to Ron.
"I'm not going back." Little Ronny complained.
"Fine, see you later." Harry said, turning back up the stairs.
"See ya." Ron said, walking down. I then felt the burning feeling in my scar, and everything, once again, went black…
Vision
"Peter! Peter where are you!" in my vision, I saw my mother running in to a house, and you'll never believe what was in the sky, right over the house. The Dark Mark.
"Answer me Peter!" she ran through the door way, and into the main room, a look of fear on her face.
"Sunny? Is that you?" my mother looked in the living room, and saw Peter Pettigrew on the floor, blood almost everywhere. She ran to him and knelt down.
"Peter, where is Kenneth?" she asked, her eyes tearing up. Peter's face turned from a look of pain, into a look of failure.
"I'm sorry Sunny, they took him." He said. My mother looked like she stopped breathing, and then she tried to take some air in, screaming at the top of her lungs.
"No!"
I shot up from the ground, both my head and hand aching.
"Who is Kenneth?" I asked myself, wanting to know who he was.
"Cassie!" I was suddenly pulled into a hug, all the air being pushed out of me.
"Don't you ever scare me like that again!" I looked up to see Ron hugging me. I looked around us and saw Anna and Harry looking down at us.
"How long was I out now?" I asked irritably. I really hate these fucking visions.
"About 12 minutes." Anna said looking at her phone.
"I am taking you to the Hospital Wing." Ron said as he got up, pulling me up with him.
"No. I'm fine. We only have a few more classes. I can live." I said, taking Anna's arm and walking away with her.
After Classes
Harry, Hermione, Ron, Anna and I were walking out of the building, and out towards Hagrid's hut, seeing the executioner sharping his blade on our way out. I was wearing ripped up black skinny jeans, a hot pink shirt that has a baby chicken wearing nerd glasses on it (yes I wear pink. Not really a bad color.), and of course my lucky converse. Anna was wearing a blue flannel with ripped up blue jeans, and wearing red converse. On our way there, it was pretty quiet, mostly because Anna was there, and Harry still wasn't talking to her. When we walked out of the bridge, Hermione was the first to talk.
"I can't believe they're going to kill Buckbeak. It's just horrible."
"It just got worse." Ron said. I looked out and saw Draco and his goons hiding behind a big rock. I also could see the French snot.
"Stupid bitch." I started speed walking down there, the others following me.
"Ah! Come to see the show?" she said in her shrilly voice.
"You! You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!" I yelled at her, pulling out my wand to threaten her.
"Cassie, no! She's not worth it." Ron said, trying to calm me down. I pulled my wand away after I heard her whimper a few times, and started to walk away. But when I heard her laughing, I turned around and punched her square in the face, sending her head to hit the big rock. I laughed a bit when I saw some blood coming out of her nose.
"Beauchene, are you okay?" one of the goons asked.
"Do I look okay!" she shouted.
"Let's go. Quick." Another goon said. I watched them as they left, laughing my ass off at Beauchene.
"That felt good!" I said in between laughs.
"Not good, brilliant." Ron laughed with me, causing the other's to laugh as well.
Hagrid's Hut
"Look at him. Loves the smell of the trees when the wind blows through them." We were sitting at Hagrid's place. Hagrid was standing at the window with Harry while looking at Buckbeak.
"Why don't we just set him free?" Harry asked.
"They'd know it was me, and then Dumbledore would get into trouble. He's coming down, Dumbledore. Says he wants to be with me when they… when it happens. Great man, Dumbledore. A great man." And with that Hagrid walked away from the window, bending down a bit to pick up something, and threw it at a… whatever it is, which then ate it.
"We'll stay with you too." Anna said, standing up from her seat.
"You'll do no such thing! Think I want you seeing something like that? No. You just drink your tea and be off. Oh. Before you do, Ron…" Hagrid walked over to a cabinet and pulled something out of a tin box. He turned around and showed the ugliest thing in the world.
"Scabbers! You're alive!" Ron said as he stood up to get him. The half giant gave Ron the rat, and said, "Keep a closer eye on your pet."
Hermione got up from her seat and walked towards Ron.
"I think you owe someone an apology." She said.
"Right. Next time I see Crookshanks, I'll let him know." Ron joked.
"I meant me!" she said sternly. After she said that, a vase filled with… something… broke.
"Blimey. What was that?" Hagrid asked. Anna leaned over the table to pick… whatever… and looked at it. I leaning by the window, when something hit me in the back of the head.
"Oh God! Someone is trying to kill me again!" I looked behind myself and saw people coming this way.
"Hagrid." I said, and the professor walked over to the window to look out.
"Oh, crikey." He said when he saw the people.
"It's late. It's nearly dark. You shouldn't be here." He said as he turned around and walked to the other side of the hut.
"Someone sees you outside this time of night, you'll be in trouble. Big trouble. Particularly you, Harry." Hagrid said as he pointed at Harry. There was a knocking at the door and Hagrid said, "With you in a moment!"
Hagrid put a blanket on the… whatever it is…, and turned to us.
"Quick. Quick!" Hagrid whispered as we walked out. Harry stayed by for a second to give Hagrid a pep talk, and then he walked out with us. We waited at the back door for a moment until Dumbledore, the Minister, and the Executor walked into the hut. We ran over to the pumpkin patch to hide behind. We watched for a while, but then I heard a twig snap and I turned around by instinct.
"What?" Ron asked.
"I thought I just saw…" but then I realized that it was Rikki.
"Never mind." I continued, shaking my head.
"Let's go!" Ron said, and we ran up the hill. We came back to the big rocks and watched the execution from there. I closed my eyes and buried my face into Ron's shoulder. I knew that Buckbeak was going to be saved, but it was still sad. After what felt like an eternity, there was the chop noise. After that Hermione put her arms around Ron's neck and started to sob, and Anna put her arms around me to. She always did hate animal cruelty. I heard Scabbers and then Ron said, "Ow."
He dropped the rat, and it ran away.
"He bit me. Scabbers." And then Ron ran after it too.
"Ron. Ron!" I yelled and followed after him, thanking God that I'm a long distance runner.
"Ron!" Hermione shouted as the rest ran after us.
"Scabbers come back!" Ron shouted. We continued running when Hope yelled, "Wait!"
We kept running and running until Ron caught Scabbers at the Whomping Willow.
"Scabbers, you bit me!" I heard Ron scold the rat.
"Harry, you do realize what tree this is?" Hermione asked. I could hear the fear quivering in her voice.
"That's not good. Ron, run!" Harry shouted. Ron looked up from his rat, and a terrifying look came over his face.
"Harry! Hermione! Anna! Cassie run!" he yelled, pointing at something behind us. We all turned around and saw…
"Padfoot?" I smiled.
"It's the Grim!" Ron shouted. I looked at Anna and saw her first real smile in months. The Animagus growled at the rat, and jumped over all of us, running towards Ron, and grabbing his leg with his teeth.
"Harry!" Ron cried.
"Padfoot! No!" I shouted as I ran towards them.
"You do not do that!" Hope yelled, following after me.
"Ron! Ron, wait!"
"Cassie!" Ron cried again. Padfoot kept on dragging him into the trunk of the tree.
"Help!" Ron yelled. Harry dropped to the ground to try and grab Ron's hands, but he failed. Causing Ron to be pulled into the tree trunk. I kept on running and went into the trunk, Anna coming after me. I looked at my cousin, and gave her a small smile.
"Let's go see your dad." We continued to walk down the cave [I'm calling it cave for lack of word], hearing Harry and Hermione's screams.
"Must have upset the tree." I thought as we walked up the stairs. One of the steps broke, and Anna's right foot got caught.
"Ow!" she mumbled as she tried to pull her foot out. It wouldn't budge.
"Cassie, could you give me a hand?" she asked me. I nodded and grabbed ahold of her arms. I gave a tug, but her foot didn't lift. We heard footsteps and saw Harry and Hermione coming this way.
"Can you guys help?" I asked as she gave another tug. I heard something crack, and I heard Anna say something I never thought she would say.
"Shit!" she swore under her breath. Both Hermione and Harry walked over to us, and after a while finally got her foot out. She tried walking on it, but it only gave her more pain.
"Damn it! Give me your arm, Harry." she said. He hold out his arm and she grabbed on to it, hopping on her left foot.
"Now let's go see Padfoot." I smiled. We continued walking up the stairs, and we heard Ron from a room. We rushed into that room, and found Ron on a couch.
"Ron. You're okay." Hermione said as we walked towards him.
"The dog. Where is it?" Harry asked as he plopped Anna next to Ron.
"It's a trap. He's the dog. He's an Animagus." Ron pointed at something behind us. We turned around and saw Uncle Sirius.
"Dad!" I heard Anna gasp. I felt my mouth turn into a smile, but then I saw Sirius' face and I saw a look of murder. He walked towards us and Hermione stepped in front of Harry, trying to protect him.
"If you want to kill Harry, you have to kill us too!" she said.
"No. Only one will die tonight." Sirius said, taking a step closer.
"Then it'll be you!" Harry yelled as he pushed Hermione aside. He ran to Sirius and started choking him.
"No! Harry!" I shouted as they both fell to the floor Harry pulling his wand out, and pointing it at Sirius. Uncle Sirius chuckled at this.
"Are you going to kill me, Harry?" he asked. The doors shoot open, reveling Uncle Remus.
"Expelliarmus!" he shouted as Harry's wand came out of his hand. Harry looked up to see who it was, and Uncle Remus motioned him to move. Harry did just that, and I moved towards them, next to Harry.
"Well, well, Sirius. Looking rather ragged, aren't we?" Uncle Remus said, pointing his wand at Uncle Sirius.
"Finally, the flesh reflects the madness within." Uncle Remus joked as he walked towards Sirius.
"Well, you'd know all about the madness within, wouldn't you, Remus?" Sirius joked back.
"You both would know about the madness within when you've been living with Rikki for over seven years. I would think you would know that." I laughed.
Uncle Remus lowered his wand and chuckled. He held out his hand to Sirius, and helped him up, hugging each other.
"Aw!" I mumbled under my breath.
"I found him." Sirius said giddily.
"I know." Remus said calmly.
"He's here."
"I understand.
"Let's kill him!"
"No! I trusted you! And all this time you've been his friend." Hermione shouted. She looked back at Harry and Ron, and pointed at Remus.
"He's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes." She said.
"How long have you known?" Uncle Remus, walking towards them a bit.
"Since Professor Snap set the essay." She said.
"Well, well, well, Hermione. You really are the brightest witch of your age I've ever met." Uncle Remus.
"Enough talk, Remus! Come on, let's kill him!" Uncle Sirius shouted.
"Wait!"
"I did my waiting! Twelve years of it! In Azkaban! Never seeing my family but three times a year!" he shouted. Remus looked at Sirius for a bit, and then at Harry.
"Very well. Kill him. But wait one more minute. Harry has the right to know why." Remus reasoned.
"I know why. You betrayed my parent. You the reason they're dead!" Harry said.
"No, it wasn't him. Somebody did betray your parents, somebody who, until quite recently, I believed to be dead!" Remus said.
"Who was it, then?" Harry asked.
"Peter Pettigrew!" Sirius shouted, everyone turning towards him.
"And he's in this room! Right now! Come out, come out, Peter! Come out and play!" he continued. I heard footsteps and saw Snap running up the stairs. Before I could say anything, Snap already flicked his wand, and said, "Expelliarmus!" causing the wand in Sirius' hand to jump out.
"Vengeance is sweet." Snap said as he pointed his wand at Sirius.
"How I hoped I'd be the one to catch you." He continued.
"Severus…" Remus started to say, but Snap pointed his wand at him.
"I told Dumbledore you and the others were helping a friend into the castle. Here's the proof." He said.
"Brilliant, Snap. You put you keen mind to the task and come to the wrong conclusion. If you'll excuse us, Remus and I have business to attend to." Sirius said as he walked towards Snap. Snap pointed his wand at Sirius throat, and said, "Give me a reason. I beg you!"
"Severus, don't be a fool." Uncle Remus said, trying to calm down the greasy haired git.
"He can't help it. It's habit." Sirius joked.
"Be quiet." Remus said to Sirius.
"Be quiet yourself!"
"You two, quarrelling like an old married couple." Snap taunted.
"Why don't you run along and play with your chemistry set!" Sirius said. Snap shoved his wand into Sirius throat, causing Uncle Sirius to tense up.
"I could do it, you know. But why deny the dementors? They're so longing to see you. Do I detect a flicker of fear? Oh yes. A Dementor's Kiss. One can only imagine what that must be like. It's said to be nearly unbearable to witness, but I'll do my best." Snap said, pushing Sirius back.
"Severus, please." Uncle Remus pleaded.
"After you." Snap said to Uncle Sirius, pointing towards the door.
"Expelliarmus!" I looked at Harry and saw him with another wand. I looked back at Snap and saw him flying towards a bed, knocking him out.
"Harry! What did you just do?" Ron asked, taken aback.
"You attacked a teacher!" Hermione shouted shocked.
"Tell me about Peter Pettigrew." Harry ordered them.
"He was at school with us." Everyone turned to see where the voice came from. I looked up to see a monkey, hanging to a hole in the celling. [in my story, they can talk]
"Rikki?" Sirius asked.
"Present!" she shouted as she jumped from the ceiling and onto Remus' shoulders.
"You left your potion in the office! Take it before you go all fury on us!" she shouted, handing him a cup.
"Thank you, Rikki. I forgot about that." He said as he put the potion to his lips, and started to drink it.
"Tell me about Pettigrew!" we turned to see a pissed off Harry, and Rikki continued.
"We thought he was our friend!"
"No. Pettigrew's dead. You killed him!" Harry said, pointing the wand at Sirius.
"No he didn't! I thought so too, until you mentioned Pettigrew on the map!" Remus explained.
"The map was lying, then." Harry reasoned with himself.
"The map never lies! Pettigrew's alive! And he's right there!" Sirius pointed at Ron, and then I realized it.
"The rat."
"Me? He's mental!" Ron yelled.
"Not you! Your rat!" I shouted at him, pointing at the rat.
"Cassie? You know that Scabbers has been in the family for…"
"Twelve years?" Sirius cut in. "Curiously long life for a common garden rat! He's missing a toe, isn't he?" Uncle Sirius said, pointing at the rat again.
"So what?" Ron asked.
"All they could find of Pettigrew was his…" Harry started to say.
"Finger! The dirty coward cut it off so everyone would think he was dead! And then he transformed into a rat!" Sirius said, looking the rat dead in the eye.
"Show me." Harry said. Sirius looked at Harry and then tried to grab the rat from Ron, but Ron was being stupid and didn't let go.
"Give it to him, Ron." Anna said softly to Ron, putting her hand on his shoulder. Sirius looked at her for a moment and gave her a smile. Ron didn't listen to Anna and still struggled.
"What are you trying to do to him?" Ron asked as Sirius pulled the rat away finally. Sirius walked towards the other side of the room, and Ron tried to get up from the couch.
"Scabbers! Leave him alone! Get off him! What are you doing?" he yelled. Both Hermione and Anna had to hold him down so he wouldn't hurt himself. Sirius put the rat on a piano, and tried to turn him into a human again, along with Rikki and Remus' help, but the rat kept moving away. Before the rat could leave the room, Sirius caught him, and the rat transformed into Peter Pettigrew. He was stuck in a hole and both Remus and Sirius dragged him out. After they got him out of the hole, they pushed him out in the open, for everyone to see.
"The rat like man looked at the three adults and said, "Rikki? Remus? Sirius. My old friends!" he had his arms out as if to hug them, but then he tried to run. The three friends stopped the fat rat (just had to do that :) and pushed the man back. The rat looked around and saw me.
"Cassandra! Look at you. You look so much like your mother. Like Sunny. We were the best of friends." Pettigrew stepped closer to me. And when his hand brushed mine, my scar started to burn. It burned more than it ever had so far. I then saw things that I never knew about my mother's past…
Vision
I saw a beautiful woman with fiery red hair, and calming, but fierce, sky blue eyes talk to a man while putting on a coat.
"We won't be gone to long, Peter." My mother said to a man who was holding a baby. The baby had ginger hair like my father, but he had my mother's eyes.
"Take your time, Sunny! It's your first Valentine Day with Chuck as your husband! You need to have fun after having a child!" Pettigrew said. She smiled at the baby and bent down to kiss him on the forehead.
"Take care of Kenneth for me, okay Pete?" she asked as she took the baby away from him. She looked into the baby's eyes, and said, "You be good for Uncle Pete. Can you do that for mommy, Kenny?"
The baby giggled at the sound of her voice, and cried when she gave him back to Peter.
"Maybe I should stay home." She said as an afterthought.
"No, no, no. You already made reservations. Just go and have fun. Nothing bad will happen." Peter reassured her. She looked at Peter for a second, and then nodded.
"Okay. Bye Kenny! I'll see you later, okay?" she gave the baby one last peck on the cheek, and she left throughout the door. Peter looked down at the child, a look of disgust on his face.
"I'll soon be rid of you." He said. He walked into the living room, and set the baby down. He rolled his right sleeve and out his wand on a marking, summoning his lord. In a couple of minutes, someone came in from the fire place.
"You have the child, Wormtail?" the snake like man asked. Pettigrew nodded eagerly, smiling as he picked up the child and gave him the man.
"Good work, Wormtail." And then the snake like man left through the fire place, but not before he sent his mark up above the house…
An Hour Later
"Peter! Peter where are you!" I saw my mother running in to a house.
"Answer me Peter!" she ran through the door way, and into the main room, a look of fear on her face.
"Sunny? Is that you?" my mother looked in the living room, and saw Peter Pettigrew on the floor, blood almost everywhere. She ran to him and knelt down.
"Peter, where is Kenneth?" she asked, her eyes tearing up. Peter's face turned from a look of pain, into a look of failure.
"I'm sorry Sunny, they took him." He said. My mother looked like she stopped breathing, and then she tried to take some air in, screaming at the top of her lungs.
"No!"
I was brought back from my vision of the past by Uncle Sirius yelling Pettigrew.
"How dare you speak to my niece!"
I didn't really pay attention to the rest of what they were saying because of what I was thinking.
"I have a brother…"
I was brought out of my thinking when I heard that Harry wasn't going to kill Pettigrew.
"After that, the dementors can have you." He said. After that we agreed on having Harry and Sirius help Ron out, and me and Hermione help Anna out, while Rikki guarded Pettigrew. Uncle Remus left so he wouldn't go all werewolf on us. We walked towards the castle, and into Dumbledore's office, to show that Sirius was innocent. When we got to the office, we found Aunt Hope, Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall, the Minister, and a man with brown hair, and dark brown eyes. This man was known as President White, president of the United States Wizarding World. But I call him by Uncle River.
"Oi! Hope! I brought you your prince charming! And Minister! I brought you the real man who betrayed the Potters and Weasleys!" Rikki said as she pushed the rat into the room. Now I really don't want to go through what happened, but here's the thing. Pettigrew got arrested and Uncle Sirius is now a free man.
"Orion!" Hope ran into Sirius' open arms, and hugged him so tightly, like she was never going to let go… that is until she got a whiff of him.
"Sirius Black, you go take a shower right now!" she scolded him. He started chuckling, still holding on to her.
"I will my Artemis, but right now, I just need to be with you." He said. I 'awww' at that. I heard laughter from behind me and saw my uncle laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" I asked him, sticking out my tongue. He laughed even more and he ruffled my hair.
"You are so much like your mother." He chuckled sadly. I smiled and turned to look back at the two love birds.
"Now come on. Anna's in the hospital, and I'm sure she would want to see you." Aunt Hope said as she took Uncle Sirius' hand, and walked out together. I felt my eyes water. I guess I was sort of jealous of Anna. Both of her parents are alive, and she gets to be with them. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up to see Rikki.
"It's okay, hon. She needs them to be with her. Now, come on. You need to sleep." She took my hand, and we walked out of the office. On our way back, I asked her why my uncle was here.
"You know that school that he opened up? The Salem School for Wizards and Witches. He's trying to get his school into the TriWizard Tournament. He says a new age deserves a new tradition. But you didn't hear it from me." She said as we made it to the portrait. We walked through, and found Sabrina and George in a very awkward position. Sabrina was on top of him, kissing the life out of him while he did the same thing, one hand on her thigh, and the other stroking her hair.
"Don't make me a grandmother just yet, Sabrina Dorea Potter!" Rikki yelled as she pulled me across the room. They both looked up, shrugged their shoulders, and went back to business.
"Is everyone asleep or something?" I asked out loud.
"What do you expect? Its past four in the morning, just be lucky that you don't have any classes tomorrow." Rikki said as she dragged me up the stairs. I looked back behind me and saw Sabrina and George still kissing.
"They're just like Rikki and Julius when they were in school." I thought, remembering a vision I had about my mother's past. Rikki kept walking up the stairs to the girl's dorm, but I went up the boy's stairs.
"I'm going to sleep in the boy's dorm tonight, Aunt Rikki." I said, not turning around to face her. I was too tired to remember my manners, but I was sure that Rikki understood.
"Okay Cassie. Have a good night." She walked towards me and put her arms around my neck, giving me a peck on the head.
"Sweet dreams." And then she left to continue down the stairs. I turned around and smiled. I may not have a mother, but I do have two aunts who treat me as their own daughter. I continued walking to the guy's dorm, until I found the one that I wanted. The room was dark, but I could see the bed I decided to sleep in. I walked over to it and shoved the body a bit to move him. I got in the bed, and snuggled into the covers.
"Cassie? What are you doing in here?" I looked at Harry's face and smiled.
"Ron and Anna are in the Hospital Wing, and I needed someone to be with." I said sleepily, just wanting to sleep.
"Why don't you sleep with Sabrina or Amelia?" he asked.
"To bad, Bambi. You're stuck with me tonight. You're too comfy." I said, cuddling into his chest.
"Well, at least you didn't call me by my last name." he mumbled.
"Shut up and sleep, Harry. I'm sure you'll want to say you're sorry to Anna tomorrow." I said, being pulled into a vision.
Vision
"Harry, I need to speak with you." I saw Rikki and Harry in the DADA classroom, Rikki dragging Harry into her quarters.
"What do you want to talk about, Aunt Rikki" Harry asked as he sat on the bed. Rikki sat next to him, putting her arm around his shoulders.
"Harry, I'm assuming you'll want to live with us?" she asked. Harry nodded eagerly.
"I've been wanting to get away from the Dursley since… well, since forever." He said. I could see in Rikki's face that she was dreading this conversation.
"Harry, here's the thing… you can't live with us." She said sadly. Harry's face dropped.
"What? Why?" he asked.
"When Lily sacrificed herself, she used ancient magic, using her own blood. And now, only her blood can protect you. I don't know the whole deal, but I'm not in any way blood related. I'm only your aunt through marriage." She said, some tears falling down her cheeks.
"I understand." Harry said, his head down. Rikki saw that and put her other arm around her nephew.
"Harry… do you believe in God?" Rikki asked slowly.
"I guess, why?"
"A friend of mine brought me out of the dumps with this saying. 'God makes things happen for a reason. Either if it's bad or good. When he thinks that you have had enough of the bad things, he'll give you something goo'." Rikki said, saying a quote that I have always known.
"Who was it? That said that?" Harry asked. Rikki smiled a sad one.
"Your godmother, Sunny Weasley. Well, she was Sunny White back then, but we all knew that she would marry Chuck. But that's beside the point. The point is that once all the bad things are over, something good is bound to happen. It happened with me. I had a wonderful husband, two children who keeps me in shape, a niece who is nothing like her father (thank God), friends who put up with me, and a nephew that is a chip off the old block… what was I talking about again?"
"You were talking about how good things will always happen." Harry said.
"Oh… yeah! Anyways, just remember Harry, me and the Family will always be with you… now, I believe you have something to say to my goddaughter" and with that, she grabbed Harry's hand and walked out of the room, yelling at Remus saying, "I'LL SEE YOU LATER MOONY! GOT TO MAKE SURE HARRY SAYS SORRY TO ANNIE!"
I woke up to an empty bed, Harry nowhere in sight.
"I think I know where he is…"
DADA Classroom
I walked down the hall (in my uniform of course) and into the classroom, where I just saw Rikki dragging Harry into the backroom. Uncle Remus was by his desk, looking at a photo album.
"Uncle Remus…" he looked up when he heard my voice, and I saw him smile. He set the book down and walked towards me.
"Cassie. Are you alright?" he asked, just noticing the look on my face.
"Why… have you never told me about Kenneth?" I asked him slowly, wanting to know why my godfather never said anything about my brother.
"… How did you know?" he asked, a look of surprise showing on his face.
"After Divinations, I and Anna were walking down the stairs and I blacked out, having a vision of my mother, running into a house that's on fire, the Dark Mark floating over it. She screamed for both Pettigrew, and Kenneth. I didn't know who he was at the time, but after Pettigrew's hand brushed mine, I saw my mom with a baby in her arms. She was talking about how maybe she shouldn't leave Kenny. After she left, Wormtail gave my brother to Voldemort! How could you have never told me that I have a brother! I had the right to know, Remus John Lupin!" I shouted at him. I heard some footsteps, and I saw Rikki running out of her room, dragging Harry by the arm, and she shouted, "I'LL SEE YOU LATER MOONY! GOT TO MAKE SURE HARRY SAYS SORRY TO ANNIE!"
And then she and Harry left. I looked at the door they just exited, and then look back at my godfather, giving him the glare of disappointment.
"I don't know why I never told you. I guess…it was because then there'll be one more person you'll never get to know. I'm sorry, Cassie." He said with his head down. I took pity on the man and gave him a hug.
"Wasn't your fault… well, actually, it was, but I'm going to forgive you… but only if you get me whateverI want. Got it?" I said sweetly. I heard him chuckle, knowing for sure that I was going to get a new laptop…
End of the Year Feast
Today was my very first End of the Year Feast, and I was sitting on James' lap, eating to my heart's content. I looked around, and saw Neville staring at a cute blonde Ravenclaw from her table.
"That is so cute!" I squealed in my mind.
"Hey, Ginny? Do you know that girl over there?" I asked my cousin, pointing over at the Ravenclaw table.
"Yeah, that's my friend, Luna Lovegood. Why do you want to know?" she asked me.
"No reason." I said, taking a bite out of my chicken. I saw Luna sneeze, and she looked directly at me, making me smile.
"Very insightful." I thought to myself, getting off of James' lap and making my way over to Luna. I smiled at her when I sat down. I noticed that she was sitting by herself and I felt a little bad.
"Hi. My name is Cassie. I was wondering, what do you think about the possibility of sneezing whenever someone talks about you?" I asked her, taking a roll from the plate.
"I think that the Bellofig Bird creates a non-smelling smell that lets you know whenever someone is talking about you. My Daddy wrote an article in the Quibbler about it. I have some copies if you want to see them." She bent down to the floor, and picked up a messenger bag, taking out a copy of a magazine out. She handed it to me, and continued talking.
"Daddy says that everyone has one Bellofig Bird with them, and each one has a different personality."
"Have you ever seen one?" I asked her.
"Only once. It looked like a little bird with insect wings, and it was purple." She explained, taking out a piece of paper from her messenger bag. She handed it to me, and I saw a picture of what she described.
"Did you draw this?" I asked in awe.
"No, my sister did. She's a Hufflepuff. You can sort of see her over there." She pointed behind me and I turned, seeing a golden blonde haired girl sitting next to Cedric.
"Hey, that's my wannabe brother Cedric!" I said laughing.
"Yeah, that's Xyris' best friend." She smiled, putting the article back in her bag. I saw both Cedric and Xyris sneeze, and they both looked at us. I noticed that Xyris wore black squared-rimmed glasses, but I couldn't see her eye color. They both talked and then walked over to us.
"Hey Ceddy! I made a new friend!" I said as I jumped from my seat and glomped him.
"Good to see you too, Cassie." He said, putting both his arms around me. I looked over at Luna's sister. She was tanned skinned, and her glasses hid her violet eyes from the world, but you can see them if you look closely.
"Are you Ceddy's girlfriend?" I asked with a smirk. I could see Cedric's face become red, but Xyris' just stayed neutral.
"No." she said. She stuck out her left hand, a smile on her face.
"I'm Xyris, Luna's adopted sister." She said while I took her hand.
"Cassie. I adopted Cedric as my big brother years ago." I said shaking her hand. We all sat down and then talked about what we might be doing during the summer, when I remembered something.
"I got to meet Anna!" I jumped out of my seat, gave Cedric a hug, waved to my two new friends, and ran out, running all the way to the Hospital Wing. When I got there, I fell to the floor, nearly passed out.
"Cassie? Is that you?" I looked up and saw Anna in a bed, Aunt Hope looking at the Daily Prophet on one side and Uncle Sirius on the other. I pulled myself up, and dragged my legs towards my cousin. When I got to her bed, I fell on top of it, making sure I didn't hurt her leg.
"Good to see you too." She mumbled sarcastically, making me laugh. I got up from her bed, and plopped down on the bed next to her. I didn't know that anyone was on it, until I heard a yelp.
"Cassie!" I looked behind me and saw Ron.
"Hey Ron-Ron! I forgot that you would be here as well!" I said laughed, sheepishly rubbing the back of my neck.
"You forgot! I almost got my leg torn off! No offense Sirius." Ron said, the last part directed to Uncle Sirius. He shrugged and laughed.
"None taken! I'm really sorry about that by the way. Hope has always said that I was gentler as a dog." My uncle said with a smirk, sending Aunt Hope suggestive looks.
"Sirius Black!" she shouted, threw her newspaper at her husband.
"I should have listened to Narcissa. She told me that you wouldn't take our relationship seriously. But no! I told her that you were more mature!" her face was red with embarrassment, making me laugh.
"But if you listened to her, we wouldn't have the most beautiful girl-"
"Ahem!" I coughed.
"A beautiful daughter!" he said.
"Nice save Snuffles!" I laughed harder, making me sort of jump on the bed, making Ron's leg go into even more pain.
"Ow! Cassie! Ow!" he whined. Anna laughed her shy laugh, making me smile. It was good to see her laugh again.
"Okay, Anna needs her rest." Aunt Hope said as she stood up.
"But I don't want to go!" Sirius whimpered. Hope smiled.
"You are taking a shower, brushing your teeth, cutting your hair, and you're going to cuddle with me." My aunt ordered him, grinning at the last part. That made him jump up and grab her hand, running out with her.
"Get some sleep!" he shouted to Anna as he ran out through the door. I looked back at both of my cousins, and thought of something.
"Do you think that they are going to make Anna a big sister?"
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND! ROUND AND ROUND! THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND, ALL THROUGH THE TOWN!"
"Shut up!" Amelia nearly shouted as Rikki bounced and skipped. Amelia, Rikki, and I were walking around through the train, looking for a compartment. We were all by ourselves because Aunt Hope and Uncle Sirius decided that they needed a second honeymoon, so they took off to Hawaii, Uncle Remus left early to look for a house, Ron left without me and went on the train with Hermione and Harry, Anna went with Ginny and Luna to do girl stuff, Julius went with Uncle Remus because Rikki says that he would know what she wants, and Sabrina left us to go with her boyfriend (and my cousin) George so that they could have some 'fun'.
"Do you want me to sing another song, Sugar Lips?" Rikki asked, tripping over a first year girl.
"Sorry!" she said, quickly picking herself up as she ran away.
"I'll go catch her. She might set something on fire." Amelia mumbled as she kept on walking. I looked on for a while and then shrugged and helped the first year up.
"Are you okay?" I asked her. She nodded. She looked up and I saw green eyes just like mine being hidden by big bulky glasses staring at me. The girl had light brown hair that reached to her shoulders, and she wore a Slytherin uniform.
"I'm okay. My name's Kathrine by the way. Kathrine Smith, but I like being called Kat." she said, her accent clearly Irish.
"Nice to meet you Kat. Name's Cassandra Weasley, but call me Cassie instead, or I might have to injure you." I said with a smile, then a question popped up in my head.
"Smith? I never heard of a pure-blood family by the name of Smith." I said.
"Oh! I'm not a pure-blood! I'm actually a muggle born." she said sadly. I felt a scowl crawl on my face.
"Don't say it like that! The President of the United Wizarding States of America is a muggle born! So don't be a downer about it!" I scorned her.
"But Alexandra Katrina Babbette Judith Bernadette Kaetlyn Salome Adamina Brigitte Cecil Eugenia Jean-Marie Beauchene told me that muggle born witches are worthless and are not worthy to even have magic." the little girl said. I shook my head.
"Don't listen to Frenchy, she doesn't understand anything. My mother was a muggle born too, and I even have a friend whose one, and she's the best student in my year, maybe even in all of Hogwarts! So don't listen to that git. You probably got into Slytherin because you were cunning, weren't you? Cause Mister Sorting Hat Thingy Guy pretty much said that I wasn't cunning." I said, remembering the first time I was sorted.
"I don't think I am." she shook her head and looked back at her shoes, as if they were something amazing. I tilted my head a bit, and then thought of something.
"How do you view life in your head?" I asked her. She looked up, and I saw a sparkle in her eyes.
"A map. You know, like how army generals form strategies on them. Well that's how I kinda see it, just making one strategy after another to win life's battle." she said, the sparkle fading away and her frown came back.
"There you go! There's your cunningness! A good strategist has to be cunning enough to win a battle! I have a feeling that you'll go down in history, little Kitty." I also had a feeling that she would become important to me as well. I took her hand in mine and asked, "Do you want to be my wannabe sister?"
She smiled brightly at me and nodded excitedly.
"Does this mean you'll be my friend?" she asked as we walked down the aisle.
"Of course it does. My mother always said that even though she had friends, her true friend was always her sister." I said, remembering a dream were I saw my mother saying those same words.
"Your mother sounded like a nice woman. Where is she now?" Katie asked me. I gave a big sigh and stopped.
"She and my dad both died when I was little. Everything I hear about them is from a family member or a family friend. Through all of them, I feel like I do know them." I felt tears stinging in my eyes and Kat squeezed my hand.
"My da left me and my mum before I was born. And then Mum died of cancer last year. Now I live in Britain with my godfather. So I sort of know how you feel." the little girl said. I smiled down at her and ruffled her hair, making her squirm and giggle.
"Come on, lets go find a compartment, and then get some candy. My treat." I said, continuing to walk with her hand still in mine. When we were walking I noticed a Slytherin Prince in a compartment all alone, making me smile.
"I found one." I said, opening said compartment. I walked in and sat across from Draco, Kat sitting next to me.
"Hi Draco!" she said happily.
"Hello Kat." Draco said nicely. I could feel my face looking confused.
"You know Draco?" I asked her.
"Yup! Draco told Alexandra and Pansy to leave me alone when they were picking on me because of my glasses." she said, pointing at her glasses.
"Why would they do that? I think you look cute wearing those, like a little nerd." I teased, once again ruffling her hair.
"Stop that!" she said annoyed, making me chuckle.
"Can you go get something from the trolley? Just get twice of everything." I handed her a little bag filled with money. "And get whatever you want too."
She smiled and nodded her head.
"Okay Cassie!" and then she walked out. I turned to look at Draco and gave him a soft smile.
"Thank you." I said.
"What?" he asked confused.
"I never said 'thank you'... during that day." I saw a flicker of realization in his eyes, knowing that he understood what I was talking about.
"It was nothing." he said, a blush coming on to his face.
"But it was something. When I was back in America, I would always go out alone to a forest that was by my house on that day. Even if it was snowing or raining. My godfather thought I needed that time to think, so he always went out on that day. And when Aunt Hope and Anna came to live with us, my aunt didn't try to comfort me, knowing that I would reject that anything was wrong. Even with Rikki because she does the same thing on that day as well. You were the first to be there for me... and I thank you for it." it was now my turn to blush, saying something sappy like that. I stood up from my seat and walked over to him. I sat down next to him, and gave him a peck on the cheek. I looked into his eyes and saw his face redden.
"First time being kissed on the cheek from someone not related to you?" I asked him, my face warming up.
"Yeah." he said bashfully.
"Me too. Well, with someone I didn't view as a brother or uncle." I said. The door slide open yo reveal Kat, her arms filled up with candy. She had on a goofy smile, which made me feel happy.
"I got everything you asked!" she dropped it all on mine and Draco's lap, making me laugh.
"Thank you, Kat." I smiled at her. Her face seemed to brighten up and she sat next to me.
"Aha! I found you, Timber!" we heard someone shout. Only me and Draco knew who it was. The door slid open abruptly to show Rikki.
"Heres Rikki!" she laughed evilly. She then eyed the candy and her eyes went so wide.
"Candy!" she grabbed most of the candy off of my lap and she sat down across of us.
"I remember when me, Sunny, and Chuck went off into our own compartment. We would buy a whole lot of sweets! And we would never share it with anyone else!" she said. She then turned to look at and continued. "I remember this one time when your parents haven't started dating, but they were so close!" and then she started to cry again.
"Oh! By the way, Cassie. Ron is looking for you." she said as she put a candy into her mouth. I gave a big sigh and got up, grabbing Kat's hand.
"Come on Kat! I want you to meet my cousin and friends! Bye Draco!" I said, waving at Draco when both me and Kat left the compartment. We walked for awhile until we found The Golden Trio sitting in their compartment. I opened it up and walked in with my new friend.
"You were looking for me, Ronald?" I asked him as I shoved Kat in.
"Whose this?" Hermione asked as she saw Kat.
"This is my new wannabe sister! Kat, meet cousin, Ron. That's the red head. The one next to him is my friend Hermione. And the one with the scar is my god-brother, Harry." I said as I dragged her to come sit down next to Harry.
"Nice to meet you all." Kat said politely.
"I've seen you in the restricted area in the library a lot. Aren't you just a first year?" Hermione asked, looking away from her book.
"Professor Snape lets me go in there because I like learning advance things." Kat said. Ron and Harry looked at her weirdly.
"Are you a Slytherin or something?" they both asked at the same time. Me, finding that rude, kicked my cousin in the shin and then punched Harry in the arm.
"Does that matter? Just because someone is in Slytherin doesn't mean that they are evil. The Sorting Hat thought about putting James into Slytherin because he was cunning. Kitty-Kat here is maybe even more cunning. That, and she looks more organized too." I said the last part as an after thought.
"And besides, Professor Snap didn't just let me into the restricted area because I'm a Slytherin. It was probably because I'm his goddaughter." Kat said besides me. Now I was looking shocked.
"Well, Rikki is sure going to like you." I laughed.
"Achoo! Whose talking about me!" the door slid open and I saw Rikki, James, and Amelia walk in, making the compartment cramped.
"I demand to know who the hell was talking about me! I hate it when I sneeze!" Rikki shouted as she tried to squeeze herself between Harry and me. Kat yelped when she was being pushed up to the wall of the train.
"Rikki! You're killing me!" I screamed, trying to get some air into my lungs. The small adult next to me only shrugged and stayed put, still squishing me, Harry, and Kat.
"So, is Sabrina still with George?" I asked Amelia, giving up on Rikki. Amelia shrugged and sat down next to Hermione, her face stoic.
"Yeah." she mumbled. I knew that Amelia felt a bit left out, so I tried to cheer her up.
"When I last saw dragon boy, he was alone. You should go see him." I told her. I saw a ghost of a smile grace her lips and I knew that she was happy. She stood up from her spot next to Hermione and walked out of the compartment.
"Whose 'dragon boy'?" Hermione asked confused. I smiled and winked at her. I knew that she would figure it out sooner or later.
"Just someone who is very close to Ami." I said, still smiling. I then laid my head on Rikki's shoulder and slept, dreaming about what our new house would look like.
"Uncle Moony!" I shouted happily as I jumped into his arms. For the rest of the train ride I slept and dreamed about nothing. When I woke up everyone left me in the compartment, making me carry all of my stuff... which was a lot shit. I somehow got all my stuff off the train and found my family. When I saw Uncle Remus I dropped my stuff and ran towards him. intending to tackle him to the ground. But he heard me a mile away and turned around to catch me.
"I missed you so much!" I said as I snuggled into his chest. I heard him chuckle and looked up at him. I saw him smile, and I could see that he was even happier to see me.
"Me too Cassie." he chuckled as he let go of me. I turned to look at the rest of my family. Aunt Molly was fussing over Ron, telling him to tuck in his shirt. Amelia and Fred were arguing over something petty. Sabrina and George were making out in public without a worry. And Anna and James were talking with Harry about what they would happen next year.
"I know!" I said in a sing-song-voice as I skipped towards them.
"What?" Harry asked. I shook my head.
"Can't tell you," I said. "I promised Rikki I would never tell a soul!"
I laughed when I saw James face.
"Why would she tell you!" he shouted in my face. "I'm her only son!"
"Because she likes me better." I smirked, blowing raspberries at him.
"Don't listen to Cassie, James. She's just teasing you again." Anna said as she took his arm and pulled him towards the group. I smiled as I saw James' slight blush. I turned back to look at Harry and gave him a knowing smile.
"You want to bet how long it will take for them to start dating?" I asked him. "I think it'll be in the middle of 4th year."
"You bet on your cousin's love life?" he asked me. I gave him a toothy smile.
"Of course I do!" I then frowned when I saw the French Snob walking towards us with a young man I never met, and yet, it seemed like I seen him before.
"Bonjour Cassandra Weasley. Harry Potter." she said, smiling a sickly sweet smile. I saw man besides here smirk, and I noticed he was looking over my shoulder. He had blood red hair, his eyes were black, and he looked to be about 16. I turned to Beauchene.
"What do you want, Frenchy?" I asked her rudely. She laughed a high pitched laugh, making both me and Harry wince.
"Nothing. I just wanted you to meet my big brother, Henri Beauchene." when she said his name, he looked away from what he was staring at, and looked at us, his smirk never leaving his face.
"It is a pleasure to meet both of you." his voice was strong, and yet, it felt like if he commanded me to jump off a cliff, I would do it.
I looked back at the younger Beauchene, an annoyed look on my face.
"Why would we like to meet him." I said. The girl in front of me shrugged and laughed.
"Just wanted my brother to meet my enemy, Weasley."
I glared at her and took Harry's arm so we could leave them. When I turned around, I realized who Alexandra's brother was staring at. Amelia Malfoy.
I really hate not knowing where I am. We left the train station an hour ago, and Uncle Remus made me wear a blindfold, so I wouldn't know where our new house was. But right now, I didn't really care. All I was thinking about was Henri Beauchene, and how he looked at Amelia.
"He was staring at her... like she was prey..."
"We're here." I heard Uncle Remus say. I felt the car stop and everyone around me got out.
"Is no one going to get me out!" I shouted. I could feel my face heating up with anger. I take back what I said about not knowing where I am. I really, really hated not knowing where I am!
"Don't get your knickers in a twist!" I heard James laugh, making me even anger then before.
"Why am I the only one who had to wear the blindfold!" I screamed. I heard everyone laugh.
"Because it was fun." I heard Amelia's monotone voice say. She was the only one who didn't laugh.
"Can I just take it off now?" I asked. I heard Uncle Remus say yes, and I took it off. My Family was standing in front of a two story brownish colored stone house. I read the street sign, almost laughing.
Privet Drive.
"Really Uncle Remus! You choose a house near Harry!" I jumped out of the car, smiling like an idiot. I giggled and gave Uncle Remus a hug.
"I finally get to have a friend live right by me!" I giggled. I then jumped away from him and ran into the house, looking for my new room, in my new home, with a new life...
End of Cassie Weasley and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Look out for Cassie Weasley and the Goblet of Fire, the second story in the Cassie Weasley series.