I am so sorry that this chapter is so late, I have absolutely no excuse *
bows head in shame *. Anyway, here is my latest chapter.
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~~~00~~~ They both walked into the lounge, happy, that, for the first time in their life, they could say that they had a family. ~~~00~~~
Dumbledore looked up from where he was sitting, talking to Mr. Baker and watched as Harry and Lizzie entered the room, looking rather embarrassed. He smiled as Lizzie slowly moved he hand to Harry's and touched it. Harry grabbed her hand and held on to it. They both grinned at each other. The hands didn't break away.
"Have you both calmed down enough for us to explain things to you?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes twinkling.
"Yeah," answered Harry. Lizzie pulled him over to the sofa and they both sat down on it, Harry's arm wrapped around Lizzie's shoulder. "I really hope you have a good reason for keeping us separated," Harry said once the two of them were comfortable. "We needed each other and you've only just told us."
"All right," said Dumbledore. "Here is the story from what I have gathered over the years. A couple of days before Voldemort killed your parents, Lily took Lizzie over to some muggle friends so they could look after her. Harry was ill and Lily didn't want Lizzie getting the bug. Harry had just got over the bug when Voldemort came. Neither Lily nor James had told anyone where Lizzie was, so everyone thought that she had been killed. Lizzie grew up as a muggle, with magical tendencies every so often. I only found out about her four years ago, just after the Triwizard Tournament. She was near the Leaky Cauldron, and I was just going in. I talked to her, finding out where she was living and who her guardians were. At the time, I couldn't tell anyone I had found Elizabeth Potter, no. Voldemort would have been after her, to use her as bait to get you out of the protection of Hogwarts, Harry. It was very dangerous then. But now the last Death Eater has been rounded up, it is safe for Lizzie to come out in the open."
"The Daily Prophet will have a field day," Harry muttered, taking it all in.
"No doubt, no doubt," smiled Dumbledore, catching Harry's words. "But there is the story. I hope it is enough for the moment. If you want more information, ask Remus or Sirius. I'm sure they would be ecstatic to help."
Lizzie looked at Harry. "I believe him, Harry," she said.
"Yeah," sighed Harry. "I do too."
Mr. Baker made an effort to smile. "Well," he said. "Now that's sorted, I'm sure you'll want to get going, Albus. Lizzie has a lot to take in, and I think it would be better for her to stay here."
Lizzie clutched Harry tightly. "Please don't make me stay here," she whispered while Dumbledore frowned at Mr. Baker. "It's so horrible. They're so mean. Please, take me with you." Harry nodded and stood up.
"If you don't mind Mr. Baker," he said firmly. "I think that Lizzie would be better off coming with us. She's my sister, and I believe that we should stay with each other now we've found our family."
"I'm afraid I can't allow it," Mr. Baker narrowed his eyes. "She is under my care, and I insist that she stay here."
"I do believe," interrupted Dumbledore, standing up as well. "That Harry is right. Sirius Black is Elizabeth's legal guardian, and I suspect that you have never had the proper documents made out." Mr. Baker started fidgeting. "So if you don't mind, we will take Lizzie with us. She doesn't need anything; we will get it in Diagon Alley. Good day to you." Dumbledore strode over to Harry and Lizzie, took their hands and apparated before Mr. Baker could blink.
~~~00~~~ "I didn't realise that Dumbledore was that famous," Lizzie whispered to Harry 20 minutes later as they wandered around Flourish and Blotts bookshop for Lizzie's textbooks.
"You should see him when it's busy here," answered Harry, grinning. "There's a trail of wizards and witches following him around all the time, waiting for words of wisdom to flow forth from his mouth. It really is funny."
Lizzie giggled. "How do you know," she asked curiously.
"I came shopping with him for some special books that would help me defend myself against Voldemort," said Harry. He picked up a book. "You'll need this one for Transfiguration. The Master's guide to Transfiguration. Of course, before you even pick this book up, you'll have to study the other ones. You don't need to buy them, I can lend them to you."
"So basically I'm going to have a crash course in learning seven years of magic. Before the term starts. Which is three weeks. And you're going to be teaching me, along with our Godfather, his friend and the teaching staff of Hogwarts," Lizzie sighed as they bought the pile of books. "Great. I can hardly wait."
Harry laughed as they made their way outside where Dumbledore was waiting. "Don't worry. It'll be fun.sort of."
Lizzie glared at him from behind her books and other various packages.
"Right, Elizabeth," Dumbledore said. "You now have everything except your wand. Harry will lead you over there, I'm afraid there are some things I have to take care of." Lizzie nodded. Harry led her through the twisting alley and busy crowds to an very old looking shop called Ollivanders.
"This is where you get you wand," Harry smiled as they went inside. He rang the bell on the counter as Lizzie eased her packages onto a chair. Ollivander appeared almost straight away. He beamed at both teenagers.
"Ah, good afternoon, Mr. And Ms. Potter. I was expecting you," he smiled. "Right Ms. Potter, if you could hold out your wand arm, please." Lizzie stuck out her right hand and Ollivander measured it. He smiled again and disappeared behind a shelf of wands. A couple of minutes later, he came back with a long dusty box. "If you'll just wave it around," he said. "Holly Oak, eleven and a half inches. Good for Herbology."
Lizzie waved it around, but nothing happened. Ollivander took it back and gave her another. "Ash, with a dragon scale, thirteen inches. Excellent for charms." Lizzie took it, and this time, a warm feeling started flowing through her. Both Ollivander and Harry looked delighted.
"Brilliant," said Harry as Dumbledore came into view outside. "An excellent wand!"
Dumbledore came up to them and beamed. "All ready? Excellent. In a few minutes, Elizabeth, you will see your first glimpse of Hogwarts, your home for the next year!"
Elizabeth looked nervous. Harry squeezed her hand. "Don't worry," he told her. "You'll love it there. It's fantastic."
"I hope so," Lizzie said. "You've told me so much about it, I'll probably find that it's nothing like what you've said."
"Harry grinned. "Don't worry; no one can exaggerate about Hogwarts. Heck, there are things I don't know about that you will!" They chuckled.
"Take my hand, please," said Dumbledore. He waited while Lizzie shifted her packages around. She took his hand and the three of them disappeared.
They appeared again outside the thousand-year-old castle. Lizzie stood still and stared at it.
"Welcome," said Dumbledore solemnly (although his eyes were twinkling). "To Hogwarts, Elizabeth."
Well, how was that? I'll try and get another chapter up soon, but I can't make any promises. Read and review!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this except my characters so don't sue.
~~~00~~~ They both walked into the lounge, happy, that, for the first time in their life, they could say that they had a family. ~~~00~~~
Dumbledore looked up from where he was sitting, talking to Mr. Baker and watched as Harry and Lizzie entered the room, looking rather embarrassed. He smiled as Lizzie slowly moved he hand to Harry's and touched it. Harry grabbed her hand and held on to it. They both grinned at each other. The hands didn't break away.
"Have you both calmed down enough for us to explain things to you?" Dumbledore asked, his eyes twinkling.
"Yeah," answered Harry. Lizzie pulled him over to the sofa and they both sat down on it, Harry's arm wrapped around Lizzie's shoulder. "I really hope you have a good reason for keeping us separated," Harry said once the two of them were comfortable. "We needed each other and you've only just told us."
"All right," said Dumbledore. "Here is the story from what I have gathered over the years. A couple of days before Voldemort killed your parents, Lily took Lizzie over to some muggle friends so they could look after her. Harry was ill and Lily didn't want Lizzie getting the bug. Harry had just got over the bug when Voldemort came. Neither Lily nor James had told anyone where Lizzie was, so everyone thought that she had been killed. Lizzie grew up as a muggle, with magical tendencies every so often. I only found out about her four years ago, just after the Triwizard Tournament. She was near the Leaky Cauldron, and I was just going in. I talked to her, finding out where she was living and who her guardians were. At the time, I couldn't tell anyone I had found Elizabeth Potter, no. Voldemort would have been after her, to use her as bait to get you out of the protection of Hogwarts, Harry. It was very dangerous then. But now the last Death Eater has been rounded up, it is safe for Lizzie to come out in the open."
"The Daily Prophet will have a field day," Harry muttered, taking it all in.
"No doubt, no doubt," smiled Dumbledore, catching Harry's words. "But there is the story. I hope it is enough for the moment. If you want more information, ask Remus or Sirius. I'm sure they would be ecstatic to help."
Lizzie looked at Harry. "I believe him, Harry," she said.
"Yeah," sighed Harry. "I do too."
Mr. Baker made an effort to smile. "Well," he said. "Now that's sorted, I'm sure you'll want to get going, Albus. Lizzie has a lot to take in, and I think it would be better for her to stay here."
Lizzie clutched Harry tightly. "Please don't make me stay here," she whispered while Dumbledore frowned at Mr. Baker. "It's so horrible. They're so mean. Please, take me with you." Harry nodded and stood up.
"If you don't mind Mr. Baker," he said firmly. "I think that Lizzie would be better off coming with us. She's my sister, and I believe that we should stay with each other now we've found our family."
"I'm afraid I can't allow it," Mr. Baker narrowed his eyes. "She is under my care, and I insist that she stay here."
"I do believe," interrupted Dumbledore, standing up as well. "That Harry is right. Sirius Black is Elizabeth's legal guardian, and I suspect that you have never had the proper documents made out." Mr. Baker started fidgeting. "So if you don't mind, we will take Lizzie with us. She doesn't need anything; we will get it in Diagon Alley. Good day to you." Dumbledore strode over to Harry and Lizzie, took their hands and apparated before Mr. Baker could blink.
~~~00~~~ "I didn't realise that Dumbledore was that famous," Lizzie whispered to Harry 20 minutes later as they wandered around Flourish and Blotts bookshop for Lizzie's textbooks.
"You should see him when it's busy here," answered Harry, grinning. "There's a trail of wizards and witches following him around all the time, waiting for words of wisdom to flow forth from his mouth. It really is funny."
Lizzie giggled. "How do you know," she asked curiously.
"I came shopping with him for some special books that would help me defend myself against Voldemort," said Harry. He picked up a book. "You'll need this one for Transfiguration. The Master's guide to Transfiguration. Of course, before you even pick this book up, you'll have to study the other ones. You don't need to buy them, I can lend them to you."
"So basically I'm going to have a crash course in learning seven years of magic. Before the term starts. Which is three weeks. And you're going to be teaching me, along with our Godfather, his friend and the teaching staff of Hogwarts," Lizzie sighed as they bought the pile of books. "Great. I can hardly wait."
Harry laughed as they made their way outside where Dumbledore was waiting. "Don't worry. It'll be fun.sort of."
Lizzie glared at him from behind her books and other various packages.
"Right, Elizabeth," Dumbledore said. "You now have everything except your wand. Harry will lead you over there, I'm afraid there are some things I have to take care of." Lizzie nodded. Harry led her through the twisting alley and busy crowds to an very old looking shop called Ollivanders.
"This is where you get you wand," Harry smiled as they went inside. He rang the bell on the counter as Lizzie eased her packages onto a chair. Ollivander appeared almost straight away. He beamed at both teenagers.
"Ah, good afternoon, Mr. And Ms. Potter. I was expecting you," he smiled. "Right Ms. Potter, if you could hold out your wand arm, please." Lizzie stuck out her right hand and Ollivander measured it. He smiled again and disappeared behind a shelf of wands. A couple of minutes later, he came back with a long dusty box. "If you'll just wave it around," he said. "Holly Oak, eleven and a half inches. Good for Herbology."
Lizzie waved it around, but nothing happened. Ollivander took it back and gave her another. "Ash, with a dragon scale, thirteen inches. Excellent for charms." Lizzie took it, and this time, a warm feeling started flowing through her. Both Ollivander and Harry looked delighted.
"Brilliant," said Harry as Dumbledore came into view outside. "An excellent wand!"
Dumbledore came up to them and beamed. "All ready? Excellent. In a few minutes, Elizabeth, you will see your first glimpse of Hogwarts, your home for the next year!"
Elizabeth looked nervous. Harry squeezed her hand. "Don't worry," he told her. "You'll love it there. It's fantastic."
"I hope so," Lizzie said. "You've told me so much about it, I'll probably find that it's nothing like what you've said."
"Harry grinned. "Don't worry; no one can exaggerate about Hogwarts. Heck, there are things I don't know about that you will!" They chuckled.
"Take my hand, please," said Dumbledore. He waited while Lizzie shifted her packages around. She took his hand and the three of them disappeared.
They appeared again outside the thousand-year-old castle. Lizzie stood still and stared at it.
"Welcome," said Dumbledore solemnly (although his eyes were twinkling). "To Hogwarts, Elizabeth."
Well, how was that? I'll try and get another chapter up soon, but I can't make any promises. Read and review!