Chapter 25: Charlotte
December 22, 2019; Present
A little while later, Amy and Danny showed up, armed with sweets left over from the wedding party that never happened.
"Oh, my," Amy sighed. "My sister is such a drama queen."
"Your sister?" Hermione asked.
"Rachel."
"Rachel? She's your sister?" Ginny gasped.
"Only my half-sister. That's why we have different last names. Evidently, my stepfather didn't want the child my mother made by cheating on him to have his last name. Bless him. Amy Weston just doesn't have the same ring to it as Amy Bloom," Amy smiled at their astounded looks.
"Well, can you guys babysit? I've got to go pick up Charlotte from her aunt's. Ginny asked me before I left," Goldy stood up, stretching.
"Who is Charlotte?" Molly I asked.
"She's sort of like another Potter." Seeing everyone's' confused looks, Goldy went on. "She's Harry's cousin's daughter, Charlotte Dursley," Harry gaped at her. "Her mother was a Squib with two sisters, Susan and Anne Bones. She was bitter. When she knew Charlotte was a Squib, Charlotte was about six. She didn't want her living in the same house as her precious son so she kicked her out. Dudley, though choosing his wife over his daughter, had enough decency to send her to Harry. Harry and Ginny took her in as their own."
Harry smiled. He wasn't shocked at Dudley but was glad to hear he treated her better than the Dursleys treated him.
When Goldy got back later, they met Charlotte. She had big blue eyes and Harry recognized they were the color of Dudley's though they lacked his wateriness. She also had blonde hair and she was very skinny and bony, almost like Petunia. She had a pretty face though that Harry assumed she inherited from her mother and she was very funny.