Hello everyone it's me. I can't update this until the 21st so I don't know when it'll finally be updated (there's something wrong w/ the ff.net server or something weird like that) I don't have anything to say except: I ONLY HAVE SIX MORE DAYS UNTIL SUMMER VACATION AND THREE ARE HALF DAYS AND ONE IS A FIELD TRIP TO SIX FLAGS!!!!!!!!!!!! YEA BABY I WILL BE WITH MY FRIENDS TERRORIZING THE CITIZENS OF MY CITY!!!!!!!!!! Ok now that I have that out of my system, on to the chapter since I have no notes (Doon I know you've been on me to get this chapter done so I'm working on it, you already know the main plot of the story anyway geeze stop your shenanigans ;))

Family Matters

Chapter 13- Rubeus Hagrid

Draco looked slightly uncomfortable and glanced noticeably at the two girls in front of him. "It's all right Draco, you're among friends here." Dumbledore waved his wand and another chair appeared next to Mackenzie. Draco walked up and sat down looking strangely at Lauren and Mackenzie as he did so. "Well I have received another letter from my father telling me of his plans with Voldemort," here he produced a letter from the pocket of those silly dress looking things everyone magical seemed to wear called robes. Dumbledore took the letter with a look of great dislike on his face and motioned for Draco to keep going. "He told me that, as soon as the year is over there may have some new initiates. He didn't give any names just that I would know whom he was talking about. Until then Voldemorts going to stay under cover and not start anything. He never said where he was staying, he never does." Draco finished looking at Dumbledore then at the two girls. "That is not especially pleasant news but it's better than the worse. I am still contacting everyone I know who will immediately side with us, there's not much more I can do until he makes his move." Dumbledore said steepling his fingers as if in deep thought. He sat like that for several minutes until he seemed to remember that there were still people sitting there. "Oh! Forgive me you three. I should introduce you, Mr. Malfoy, this is Mackenzie Starr and Lauren Wilsey." Dumbledore nodded at each of the girls in turn and they each nodded their heads in recognition. "May I ask why you aren't wearing robes?" Draco asked looking at them. "Why would we want to wear them? I think they're kind of ugly." Lauren said looking at Dracos standard student Hogwarts robes. "Because, Draco they are muggles, or seemingly." Dumbledore said looking at Draco. "But. how? Why. Professor can you explain to me what this is? Why are muggles at Hogwarts how did they get here in the first place?" Draco sputtered. "Well I will have to explain it to you."

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"That is why they are here." Dumbledore had finished with his story and Draco still looked amazed. "Sir, this could either be very, very bad for us or very, very good." He said looking at Mackenzie in wonder. She dropped her head and decided that her shoes were really very interesting things. "I realize that Draco but look at the time, we have both missed dinner, it's nine already. You should get back to your common room now. You will see the girls again soon as well as everyone else who has met them." Dumbledore said as Draco stood up. "Goodnight Professor, goodnight ladies I hope I will be able to see you soon. Very soon." He added with a cheeky grin as he walked out the door. "Well, you two have already won admirers and you've been here how long?" Dumbledore said his eyes twinkling so much they looked like those Christmas lights that are the twinkly kind (A/N: Those lights hurt my eyes so much!). Lauren and Mackenzie both mumbled something in audible but Dumbledore caught the words, "well, no", "I don't think so", "had a really long day", "You're overreacting", "do you have any brownies?" Dumbledore smiled at the both of them and said "well I suspect you should get to bed early, I think you may have a trip outside tomorrow." He said standing up and going to the door to Mackenzie and Lauren's bedroom. "Off with you now, go to sleep. I'll see you in the morning." He said as the girls stood up and said to him as they passed, "goodnight Professor." As the door closed behind them Lauren turned to Mackenzie who looked like she was in thought. "So Kenz, what do you make of all the guys we've met?" Lauren had planned this in her head. She was trying to provide some sense of familiarity to her friend because she knew she had a lot on her mind, way more than her normal. She used Mackenzie's nickname that she herself along with all of Mackenzie's close friends used, Lauren had called her that since the fourth grade. Lauren also went to the safe topic of guys, which was one of their main conversation topics anyway. Mackenzie slowly turned to Lauren, and Lauren through trained practice saw Mackenzie switch mental gears very fast. "Well they were all pretty cute. I wish we had some that looked like that back home!" Mackenzie said smiling an impish smile. Lauren returned a mirrored grin and said, "I know but Harry! God, I almost went into a spasm of hysterical laughter when I saw him! You know how I laugh when I think a guy is cute." Lauren said who looked like she was going to laugh just at the memory of the experience. "Well what about you, I know you liked at least one of them." Lauren said flopping down on her bed so that she was facing her friend. "Well. I think they were all pretty cute ya' know? But I think that Draco was pretty hot." Mackenzie said thinking. "Yeah, he was, too! I guess we'll have to make a decision between the three of them. Ron was cute but he kept staring at Hermione." Lauren said getting up again to get a pair of pajamas for herself and Mackenzie. "Well, bed then spinach?" Mackenzie asked as she took the pajamas. "Yeah, I'll see you bright and early." Lauren said crawling into her bed and Mackenzie into hers. "Night night." Mackenzie responded and fell asleep almost immediately.

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Mackenzie was roused out of her dreams of a normal life again by a knock at the door. She opened one eye and glanced at Lauren, she was trying to ignore the sound- KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK, it persisted. Mackenzie glanced down at her watch: 7:30. "LEAVE US ALONE IT'S SEVEN THIRTY IN THE MORNING!!" Mackenzie yelled as Lauren groaned and hoisted herself out of bed to get the door. She opened it and there stood ready to knock again a little green- well there's no other word- thing. Mackenzie screamed behind Lauren while Lauren herself jumped back yelling "WHAT THE HELL!" The thing looked up at Lauren with large innocent eyes and said, "I is very sorry misses but Master Dumbledore is telling me to get you breakfast. You is having things to do today." The thing said. Lauren was still standing where she had jumped to and was speechless. Mackenzie was still on her bed but looking like she was going to have a heat attack. Lauren was the first to speak, "Ummmmm, yea, uh, may I ask what exactly you are?" She said looking at the thing. "I is a house-elf miss. My name is Dobby miss." The little green man-thing said. "Oh nice to meet you." Mackenzie said behind Lauren. "Well here is your breakfast's for you misses. You two would be being Lauren and Mackenzie?" Lauren raised her hand and said, "I would be Lauren, and behind me is Mackenzie. What's for breakfast?" Dobby brought a cart into the room. "Well I be going now. Say hello to Mr. Harry Potter if you be seeing him, from Dobby. Master Lupin would be coming to collect you at nine. Goodbye for now misses." With that last line he disappeared. Just like that, BAM he was gone. "Well I wonder if we have any brownies?" Mackenzie said moving towards the tray. She lifted off the top of the top of the tray to look at the steaming eggs, sausages, and toast and- wonder upon wonder's- brownies. "YES!!!! BROWNIES!!!!!"

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Its was about 8:55 in the morning and the two girls were once again sitting in the two chairs in front of Dumbledore's great desk. They waited for Remus to walk in the door. They didn't have to wait long. The door swung open and Remus stood there looking at the two girls happily. "Are you two ready to go?" He asked as they stood up. "Well we have the invisibility cloak and some warm clothes, do we need anything else?" Lauren said holding up the silvery cloak and looking at the older man in front of them. "That should be good. Put on the cloak and keep up with me because I won't be able to see you. Classes are in so don't be too tense about being seen." He said as Mackenzie and Lauren situated themselves once again under the cloak. All three set out the door and down the stairs to new adventures. The girls followed Remus down the hallway and down a large flight of grand stairs. Then they were out a pair of massive wooden doors and into the late October sunlight. The girls quickened their pace so that they could walk along side their older friend. "Where exactly are we going Mr. Lupin?" Mackenzie asked who was closest to him. "Remus, please. We're going visiting of course!" He said happily and the girls looked ahead of them to see a little cottage with a small garden next to it. They walked right up to the door and Remus knocked. "Hagrid it's us." He said in an under tone. The next thing Lauren and Mackenzie knew was that they were looking at a large- no humongous man. Then they were pushed inside. "You can take off the cloak girls, you're safe here." Remus said removing his woolly cloak and taking a seat. There were two black dogs in the room with the big guy and Remus. One of them got up from it's spot and changed into a familiar person. "Hello, girls. Have you met Harry, Ron and Hermione yet?" Sirius asked as he sat down next to Remus. "Yea, actually, we did, yesterday. Them and another boy, Draco Malfoy. Both were by accident though." Mackenzie said looking at Sirius while Lauren was staring at the large man to the side of them. "Draco Malfoy? Are you sure?" Sirius said getting, well, serious. "We'll ask them questions later on, Sirius. Right now let's make introductions. Rubeus Hagrid this is Mackenzie Starr on the right and Lauren Wilsey on the left." Remus interrupted. Rubeus Hagrid extended a hand the size of the head of a shovel and shook both girls hands heartedly. "Just Hagrid girls, that's all you need to call me. It's nice 'ter meet 'ya both." Mackenzie and Lauren both smiled politely while they were literally being shaken like a rag dolls. They then took the chairs that Hagrid gestured at and sat down. The other dog that was in the house basically pounced on Lauren as soon as she sat down. "Oh, that's me dog, Fang. Real scardy cat he is." Lauren patted the large head taking up the entirety of her thigh until Fang got up to go meet Mackenzie then he laid quietly in the corner. "I will ask you again now, are you sure it was Draco Malfoy?" Sirius said leaning in towards Mackenzie and Lauren. "Absolutely." Lauren said nodding. "I think I will have to speak to Dumbledore tonight." Sirius said leaning back. Hagrid lightly changed the subject, "Well now, why don't you girls tell me about yourselves."

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"I can't believe we have met so many people in such a little amount of time." Mackenzie said walking next to Lauren under the invisibility cloak. "Correction, I can't believe we have met so many hot guys in so short of time! It's like being in Fair Haven again!" Lauren said almost raising her voice. Remus had asked them if they thought they could get back to Dumbledore's office alone and they said yes. So here they were walking up the stairs not looking ahead of them only down when of course, the inevitable happened- a head on collision.





MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I'll leave you there!!!! NEE NER NEE NER NEEEEEEEEEEEEE NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! Well you know how this works by now- review if you don't mind. Until I write again! (I am SUCH a dork)

Yours truly

~Mongoose