Dear Diary,
It's me again. My birthday,
June 30th, is in two weeks. I'm already receiving gifts from my
family. My aunt Rochelle, the aunt I told you about, just sent me a new
sneak-o-scope! I love it. My other one broke at home because my brothers were playing
to many jokes on me. I hate being a little sister! My dad doesn't think they'd
amount to anything, but they both brought back 15 O.W.L. s (Ordinary Wizarding
Levels.). Well anyway, my aunt Monique, Uncle Andrew, and little cousin André
sent me a new Broomstick Servicing Kit for my Chinese Firebolt, one of the best
brooms in the world. They live in France with my other aunt Fleur; she sent me
a new cloak. My other cloak, which is emerald green velvet, has many rips in it
and is very travel worn so I am glad to receive it. The cloak is silver with
gold fastenings. Even though I don't touch silver, because it will burn me, I
was glad to find out it had no trace whatsoever of any silver (Except the
color.). I got a Foe-Glass from my Grandfather; he is a retired Auror, and a
Secrecy Sensor from my father. My brothers, of course, sent me more dungbombs,
stink pellets, and other prankster stuff.
Remember when I was telling
you about searching for Sirius Black? Well, I haven't been totally honest.
First of all, Sirius Black is my godfather, and secondly, I let him free one
time when I did actually catch him. I broke about five laws and if anyone finds
out and tells the Ministry, I AM DEAD! AND I WILL BE SENT TO AZKABAN! I guess I
should really put this in invisible ink. There we go. I am spending my day at home doing stupid paperwork. I HATE
PAPERWORK. Well anyway, it's raining today, a thunderstorm I might add. My
friends are starting to tell me I'm starting to act like Mad Eye Moody. I'm
always jumping when someone says my name after a little quiet. It's just I'm
kind of scared after what has happened in my life so far. I mean running into
Voldemort will scare anyone really.
I'd better get back to that
paperwork, it isn't going to do itself.
Sincerely,
Kayla L. Hatter
Kay looked up from her
diary and sighed. Another day stuck in the house with no one around. She locked
the diary, went up the stairs and put it under a loose floorboard under her
bed. Her house had five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a study, a library, a kitchen
and a living room. Kay didn't know why they had given her such a big house,
because she was the only one living in it. Kay was a 15-year-old girl who by
the looks of it, had been through a lot in her life. She was tall and skinny,
with shoulder-length brownish red hair. Her brown eyes were usually hidden by
her reading glasses which most of the time she was wearing because of all the
paperwork the Ministry was pouring on her. The American Ministry had
transferred her over to the English Ministry just after she finished the school
year. Now she was forced to stay in England instead of her own Florida home.
Not many people knew of
Kay's uniqueness. Dumbledore now knew and still accepted her. She could
be classified by being the only female werewolf Auror in the United States. Kay
looked up and out the window; someone was standing outside on the pavement. Kay
went to the window to try and get a better look at the person. The person, who
now looked like a full-grown man, was walking up her drive way. Kay walked to
the door and opened it.
"Sirius, is that you? I
thought you were staying at Remus Lupin's." She said calmly. Sirius walked up
to the door and stopped.
"I just thought I'd come
and visit." he replied happily.
"Sirius, you never visit."
she laughed while hugging Sirius.
"I guess I should start
now."
"Well, come in you'll get
pneumonia if you stay out any longer."
"You're just like your
mother, always worried that someone is going to get sick."
Kay's smile faded, "Thanks,
Sirius. Do you want anything to eat? Would you like some tea?"
"Sure."
"Just sit down, Sirius and
I'll make some."
Kay left and went into the
kitchen and Sirius sat down. The sounds of a teapot with boiling water could be
heard while Kay was opening and closing cabinets. Kay's robes were soaking wet
now because she had hugged Sirius. Kay
came back into the living room with a teapot and two cups.
"So Sirius how is Harry?
Have you visited him yet?" Kay said while pouring a cup of tea for him.
"Dumbledore said for me to
lay low for a while so no I haven't."
"But, Sirius, if people see
you with me you could, well, be sent back to Azkaban and I could too."
"Oh, Kay. Don't worry. I
don't think anyone will be going to Azkaban, and defiantly not you."
"Okay. I'll try not to
worry about you."
"So how are you?"
"Horrible! The Ministry is
pilling the paperwork on me. Can you believe that me, Kayla Lillian Hatter, has
to do all this paperwork?" she said while pointing at the table where piles of
parchment stood.
"Well, at least you're
keeping busy. I see your already being sent birthday presents."
"Oh, yeah. I got a new
sneakoscope, finally." She said showing Sirius the little top-like object.
"Nice. At least no one has
sent you any silver…yet."
"Thank God. I hate silver."
"You always did, well after
you were bitten." Sirius, or really anybody, hardly ever talked about Kay
before she was bitten.
"Yeah, now I won't touch
anything silver. I've always wondered what my life would be like if I was never
bitten."
"Well, it certainly would
be different. So I heard your going to Hogwarts this year."
"Unfortunately."
"Why?"
"I will have no friends at
all, and well probably have no friends because of my er-uniqueness."
"Oh, come on Kay. Its not
that bad, I went to Hogwarts, your parents went to Hogwarts, your whole family
went to Hogwarts."
"I know, but well I'm not
English."
"What's wrong with
being English? Your family is English."
"I'm not saying being
English is bad I'm just saying I don't have an English accent and I don't think
I even belong here."
"Of course you belong, it's
in your blood."
"I guess your right, I'll
try."
"There's the Kay I know."
Sirius said smiling.
"More tea?"
"Please."
Kay refilled his cup with
more tea and as she sat down Sirius let out a sneeze.
"You stayed out in the rain
to long Sirius."
"I'll be fine Kay. Just a
little cold."
"Sirius, when I had a
'little cold' it turned into pneumonia, remember?"
"I do. But that was when I
was on the run."
"Well, take this anyway."
she handed Sirius two capsules.
"Fine, Doctor."
"Good."
Sirius finished his cup of
tea and said," Well, I guess I should go, you still have a lot of work to do."
as he headed for the door Kay stopped him.
"I don't think so, Sirius.
You are going to leave via Floo Powder. I don't want you getting too sick." she
said while handing him a flowerpot. Sirius put his hand into the pot and took
some of the powder. He said the address, hugged Kay one last time and was gone.
" 'Bye."
***
Meanwhile, in a farther
away part of England, a man who resembled a snake and a fat and balding man
stood at the top of a hill.
"Master, I have heard that
Kayla Hatter is to be going to Hogwarts too. Shall we try and finish them both
off next time?" The short man asked the other.
"Wormtail, do not ask me of
my plans!" the man roared.
"Yes, Master, I am sorry."
"But, yes, we shall finish
them both off next time. Then, I shall rule the world with my growing power!"
"Good plan, Master. You're
always thinking of the best plans."
"I know Wormtail, I know."