A/N: YOU'D BETTER R&R THIS! I'M MISSING DARIA TO WRITE IT! Just joking! But
seriously, R&R please!
Another A/N: What's this? You don't know what Daria is? Oh, you poor deprived child.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of Harry Potter. and now, thanks to my big mouth, I went and got Ron taken away. oh well. *pets Crookshanks*
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Finally they reached the bedroom door. Harry went forward and opended it. He had barely stepped inside when something small and feathery which was twittering shrilly hit him squarely on the nose.
"OW! Oh, hi, Pig," said Harry, rubbing his nose.
"Well, I've got to go," said Lupin. "We've got another meeting for the Order tonight, and I don't want to be late."
Lupin grinned at them and left the room.
"Oh Harry, it's great to see you!" said Hermione, sitting down on the bed.
"We got you here as soon as we could, mate," said Ron, sitting next to Hermione.
"Fred and George are here. So's Bill. He-"
Hermione broke off, for someone had just walked in the room. She had soft, light brown hair the exact same color as Lupin's. She had blue eyes that reminded Harry of Dumbledore's, except that they were a bit darker and had a girlish glitter as opposed to Dumbledore's kindly twinkle. She had full lips and was wearing silver windchime earrings that tinkled softly when she moved. She was barefoot and was wear a simple silver ring on her right hand with an inscription that Harry couldn't quite make out. She was carrying a tray of cookies.
"Ron's mum helped me make some cookies," she said, setting down the platter on the bedside table. She turned and saw Harry. "Oh, you must be Harry. Ron and Hermione have told me all about you, of course. My name's Anna Mann - no wait - urgh, I keep forgetting - sorry, my name's Emmalise Lupin. Really."
Harry raised his eyebrows at her.
"Well, I guess I'd better explain. Sit down, it's a long story," said Emmalise.
He sat down on the other bed, facing Ron and Hermione. Emmalise sat down next to him.
"Well, Anna Mann used to be my real name. It all started years ago, back when I was just a baby. My dad used to do a lot of stuff abroad for the original Order of the Phoenix. He put some important Death Eaters in Azkaban. About a month after Voldemort dissapeared" - she smiled at Harry - "my parents and I went to some island because we got wind that some escaped Death Eaters were staying there. Unfortunately, they got wind that we were staying there too. One night, my mum and I were sleeping while my dad kept a lookout. All of the sudden, a Death Eater Apparated in the middle of the room. My mum woke up just in time to see him kill my dad. I don't know why he didn't kill her. He told her that if she ever told anyone what she'd seen, he'd kill her and me too. So she didn't tell anyone. She buried my father on that island and went on with her life. His death went down as a Lethifold attack. She insisted on homeschooling me because she was afraid that he would come back to kill me. She didn't breath a word about it until last year. When Voldemort came back to power, she started getting uneasy. Finally, around June, she went to Dumbledore. She thought it was safe because the Death Eater that had killed my dad had been sent to Azkaban after the whole thing at the Department of Mysteries" - she paused and looked at Harry apologetically - "She told him how my father had really died. Well, little did she know that the Death Eater had put a spell on her so that he would know if she told. Less then a week after that, the Death Eaters that were in Azkaban broke out again. He tracked her down the night after he escaped. He came in our house. My mum told me to hide, so I did. It was... horrible. I-I could hear her trying to fight him. I could hear her scream. A-And then... he-he k-k-killed her." Emmalise paused to wipe her eyes. Hermione got up, sat down next to her, and put her arm around Emmalise's shoulders. "I h-heard him leave. When I was sure the coast was clear, I came out of my hiding place. And there was my mum, l-lying on the floor, c-cold as i-i-ice. I didn't know what to do. Finally I packed my stuff and rode the Knight Bus here. My mum and I came here a lot in the few months before her murder. As soon as I got here I found my uncle Remus - you know, Lupin - and told him what happened. He told me to stay here. So I did. I had to change my name for safety. Remus adopted me. He was my mum's brother. We had a small, private funeral for her... God, I miss her."
Harry was utterly speechless. Even if he could have thought of anything to say, he wouldn't have said it; he thought it best to leave the silence.
Emmalise dried her eyes again and gave a loud sniff. "Look at me," she said, "I'm turning into a human hosepipe."
Harry couldn't help but grin, having called Cho Chang the same thing the previous year.
"I was so upset when Sirius died," said Emmalise. A dreamy expression dawned on her face. "He was so nice... and funny... and clever... and not to hard on the eyes either... well. once he got some nourishment, I mean."
"Emma!" said Ron, raising his eyebrows. "Don't tell me you fancied Sirius!"
"So what if I did?" she said, giggling.
Ron rolled his eyes; Hermione laughed and through a pillow at Ron.
"Stop it, you! I seem to remember the landlady of a certain pub that you had quite a little crush on!" said Hermione, smirking.
Ron's ears turned red. Harry, Hermione, and Emmalise laughed. Emmalise turned to Harry.
"I'll being going to Hogwarts this year!" she said. "I'm so excited! I- "
"What are you four still doing up?!" yelled Mrs. Weasley, barging into the room. "Bed! It's 12:30!" She held the door open and pointed the girls out.
"Good night," said Hermione and Emmalise together.
"Now, straight to sleep with you two!" said Mrs. Weasley as the girls disappeared into the hallway. "Oh, and Harry, it's absolutely wonderful to see you again! Good night!"
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Another A/N: What's this? You don't know what Daria is? Oh, you poor deprived child.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of Harry Potter. and now, thanks to my big mouth, I went and got Ron taken away. oh well. *pets Crookshanks*
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Finally they reached the bedroom door. Harry went forward and opended it. He had barely stepped inside when something small and feathery which was twittering shrilly hit him squarely on the nose.
"OW! Oh, hi, Pig," said Harry, rubbing his nose.
"Well, I've got to go," said Lupin. "We've got another meeting for the Order tonight, and I don't want to be late."
Lupin grinned at them and left the room.
"Oh Harry, it's great to see you!" said Hermione, sitting down on the bed.
"We got you here as soon as we could, mate," said Ron, sitting next to Hermione.
"Fred and George are here. So's Bill. He-"
Hermione broke off, for someone had just walked in the room. She had soft, light brown hair the exact same color as Lupin's. She had blue eyes that reminded Harry of Dumbledore's, except that they were a bit darker and had a girlish glitter as opposed to Dumbledore's kindly twinkle. She had full lips and was wearing silver windchime earrings that tinkled softly when she moved. She was barefoot and was wear a simple silver ring on her right hand with an inscription that Harry couldn't quite make out. She was carrying a tray of cookies.
"Ron's mum helped me make some cookies," she said, setting down the platter on the bedside table. She turned and saw Harry. "Oh, you must be Harry. Ron and Hermione have told me all about you, of course. My name's Anna Mann - no wait - urgh, I keep forgetting - sorry, my name's Emmalise Lupin. Really."
Harry raised his eyebrows at her.
"Well, I guess I'd better explain. Sit down, it's a long story," said Emmalise.
He sat down on the other bed, facing Ron and Hermione. Emmalise sat down next to him.
"Well, Anna Mann used to be my real name. It all started years ago, back when I was just a baby. My dad used to do a lot of stuff abroad for the original Order of the Phoenix. He put some important Death Eaters in Azkaban. About a month after Voldemort dissapeared" - she smiled at Harry - "my parents and I went to some island because we got wind that some escaped Death Eaters were staying there. Unfortunately, they got wind that we were staying there too. One night, my mum and I were sleeping while my dad kept a lookout. All of the sudden, a Death Eater Apparated in the middle of the room. My mum woke up just in time to see him kill my dad. I don't know why he didn't kill her. He told her that if she ever told anyone what she'd seen, he'd kill her and me too. So she didn't tell anyone. She buried my father on that island and went on with her life. His death went down as a Lethifold attack. She insisted on homeschooling me because she was afraid that he would come back to kill me. She didn't breath a word about it until last year. When Voldemort came back to power, she started getting uneasy. Finally, around June, she went to Dumbledore. She thought it was safe because the Death Eater that had killed my dad had been sent to Azkaban after the whole thing at the Department of Mysteries" - she paused and looked at Harry apologetically - "She told him how my father had really died. Well, little did she know that the Death Eater had put a spell on her so that he would know if she told. Less then a week after that, the Death Eaters that were in Azkaban broke out again. He tracked her down the night after he escaped. He came in our house. My mum told me to hide, so I did. It was... horrible. I-I could hear her trying to fight him. I could hear her scream. A-And then... he-he k-k-killed her." Emmalise paused to wipe her eyes. Hermione got up, sat down next to her, and put her arm around Emmalise's shoulders. "I h-heard him leave. When I was sure the coast was clear, I came out of my hiding place. And there was my mum, l-lying on the floor, c-cold as i-i-ice. I didn't know what to do. Finally I packed my stuff and rode the Knight Bus here. My mum and I came here a lot in the few months before her murder. As soon as I got here I found my uncle Remus - you know, Lupin - and told him what happened. He told me to stay here. So I did. I had to change my name for safety. Remus adopted me. He was my mum's brother. We had a small, private funeral for her... God, I miss her."
Harry was utterly speechless. Even if he could have thought of anything to say, he wouldn't have said it; he thought it best to leave the silence.
Emmalise dried her eyes again and gave a loud sniff. "Look at me," she said, "I'm turning into a human hosepipe."
Harry couldn't help but grin, having called Cho Chang the same thing the previous year.
"I was so upset when Sirius died," said Emmalise. A dreamy expression dawned on her face. "He was so nice... and funny... and clever... and not to hard on the eyes either... well. once he got some nourishment, I mean."
"Emma!" said Ron, raising his eyebrows. "Don't tell me you fancied Sirius!"
"So what if I did?" she said, giggling.
Ron rolled his eyes; Hermione laughed and through a pillow at Ron.
"Stop it, you! I seem to remember the landlady of a certain pub that you had quite a little crush on!" said Hermione, smirking.
Ron's ears turned red. Harry, Hermione, and Emmalise laughed. Emmalise turned to Harry.
"I'll being going to Hogwarts this year!" she said. "I'm so excited! I- "
"What are you four still doing up?!" yelled Mrs. Weasley, barging into the room. "Bed! It's 12:30!" She held the door open and pointed the girls out.
"Good night," said Hermione and Emmalise together.
"Now, straight to sleep with you two!" said Mrs. Weasley as the girls disappeared into the hallway. "Oh, and Harry, it's absolutely wonderful to see you again! Good night!"
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