Chapter 1: Surprises
Dan Radcliffe looked over at Emma. They were just hanging out for a while today, because there was going to be a visitor to the set today. She had entered the "SUPER MUGGLE SWEEPSTAKES" and won. It was a promotion (though not really needed) by Warner Bros. for the third Harry Potter movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. No one really knew a lot about her. She had simply sent her name and address in for the sweepstakes. After, when she was asked for a little background information and a picture, she was strangely curt. Her name was Selene, and she apparently lived in the States. Her picture was very unusual. With alabaster skin and sable hair and eyes, she seemed more fit for the character of Snape in Harry Potter that she seemed to be a normal human being. Well, maybe she dyed her hair. In her letter sent into the sweepstakes she had said about her name: "My parents enjoyed strange names. It means 'moon.' Maybe that accounts for my obsession with magic"
"Hey, Emma," he called. "What do you think this girl is going to be like?"
"Beats me," she called back. "When did they say she was coming?"
"Around ten. She'll probably be one
of those crazy nuts that just babbles forever about how cool Harry Potter is.
You know, those people with no sense of reality."
" Now Dan, be nice." Replied Emma. "She could be a perfectly nice girl."
Dan looked around. A few of the people who were working on the movies were there…just the "primary" actors, since there would be no filming for a few days while the guest got settled in, then they would film a few scenes with her in them, as another part of her 'prize.' JK Rowling was there, holding Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which she was going to give to the girl. Alan Rickman was chatting with "Lucius Malfoy", probably about one of their scenes. Suddenly, everything went quiet. The limousine Warner Bros. had sent to pick up Keira had entered through the security gates, and was rolling closer. The door opened, and Dan gasped as a 16-year-old girl stepped out of the car. She wore voluminous 'Hogwarts'-type robes, and gripped in her slender white hand was a…wand? She smiled at all of the people. "Hello. I'm Keira." She said simply.
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Okay, Emma thought to herself. She's actually kind of…normal. Never expected a witch though! She tuned back in to what Kiera was telling Dan. "No, it's not like the magic in the books and movie. It's more of a faith, a religion…and it's not all "point wand, make stuff happen."
"Ah" said Dan.
Suddenly JKR strolled up to Keira to introduce herself. "Hello, I'm…"
"JK Rowling!" Keira interrupted. "I've been hoping to see you. I have to tell you something."
"Really...?" replied JK.
"Yes." Keira drew JK aside, where Dan and the others couldn't hear her.
Keira started talking to JK very animatedly, and gestured wildly with her hands several times. She then looked very angry, and she almost…shimmered for a moment until JK grabbed her shoulder and said something intensely. Keira nodded, and JK looked shocked, then disturbed. JK asked her a question, and Keira gestured toward her left forearm. When she did, JK blanched to white, and nodded.
"Shall we tell them…?" drifted softly over to where the others were standing.
"I think we have to…" was the quiet reply from Keira.
"But….you of all people…needs to be hidden!"
"This is too important!" The last was a shout from Keira, and a few heads turned to look at her.
"Fine." Hissed JK. She addressed the people who were watching. "Keira, here, and I have something very important to tell you." Keria surveyed the crowd. When all was silent, she said quietly,
"I am a witch. In fact, I am a former Death Eater, and I am Harry Potter's friend."
