Okay guys, after a lot of thought I have decided to perhaps no longer keep updating on this board. I am sick of nasty e-mails appearing in my account and having to beg for one review for every two or three chapters. I might just finish this story out here then go back to my original board or I might not, I'll just see how it goes. TraSh

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The next morning after a rather comfortable night of rest, Desiree awoke to find herself in an unfamiliar room. She paused for a moment before she realized that she was in Ginny Weasely's room at the Burrow.

She saw that her watch read 8:30 a.m. and decided that it was time for her to make her appearance to the world. She got up to take a shower and got ready. By time she got downstairs everybody else was eating breakfast around a large, battered, but homey round table.

Desiree stood quietly at the foot of the stairs and watched the scene that played before her. Mr.Weasley kissed his wife's cheek as the kids talked, cracked jokes, and laughed around the table with a delicious breakfast in front of them. Desiree looked at the scene with tears that prickled in the corners of her eyes as she quickly blinked them forcefully and kept the waterworks at bay.

`I wonder if my life would have been like this if stuff didn't happen. Would I have brothers or sisters? Would I be laughing with them or would I be picking a dumb fight with them for the hell of it?' `You'll never know because you ain't good enough to have a family like that and you never will be.'

Desiree reflected sadly upon that last cruel thought and she began to turn to go back upstairs when..."Hey Desiree, you hungry?" `Of course, it had to be Harry to notice me in a weak moment.' she thought slightly irritated "No not really I just wanted to see where everybody was, that's all." she said as she tried to retreat back upstairs. "Oh, but honey you need to eat, your bone thin." Mrs.Weasley stated in a kind motherly like voice that was very forgien to Desiree's ears.

Even with the threat of tears Desiree sighed and said "All right." and sat down with the rest of the family. "So what are we going to do today?" she asked as she tried to get into the conversations. "We're going to Diagon Alley to get our school supplies." Ginny answered.

Ginny had become more open with Desiree last night as the girls sat up and talked for a couple of hours. Desiree found out that the chilly shoulder Ginny had given her was out of shyness. To be honest Desiree didn't really care since she still didn't trust her but it was nice to have a new face to talk to, especially a girls.

"How are we going to get there, floo powder?" Desiree asked curiosly "Yes. We're going to leave in about an hour so you kids better take a leaf out of Desiree's book and get ready." Mr.Weasley told the rest of the kids, all of whom were still in pajamas. On that note everybody got up and slowly made their way to their rooms to get ready for the day, leaving Desiree and Mrs. Weasly alone in the kitchen.

"How's your morning been dear?" asked Mrs.Weasley in that motherly voice again. "It's been OK, thank you for letting me stay with you guys." "You seemed a little sad standing over there before breakfast." "Oh I was just thinking." "About what?" the older women prompted gently. "What my life could of been." Desiree said barely above a whisper.

"You've had it hard haven't you?" Mrs. Weasley asked while she placed a loving arm around the girl. "Well, if you define hard as having an absent father, a crack-headed mother who wasn't really your mother to begin with, who always hooked up with the slimiest of guys who wanted your ass more than your moms. If you were in a military camp for like seven years with the only contact to the outside world being through drug dealers and getting caught up in the whole game of it for a quick buck. If you define any of that as hard than yeah, I did have it hard. But you know what? I don't care. It has only made me stronger, it made me a fighter"

Mrs. Weasley, in a loss for words at the brief life story of the troubled teen, quickly swept Desiree into a hug and said in a whisper that seemed thick with tears "I wish I could have know you back then and have been able to help you. I am sorry for all the pain you've had to endure. If you ever need anyone to talk to, about anything, owl me. Please. I know I will never be a mother to you but I want you to know that even though I just met you yesterday, I loved you like a child of mine." By the end of her speech Mrs.Weasley had tears flowing freely down her face and Desiree began to feel the walls around her heart to slowly melt away from the pure motherly affection. Not completely, but a little.

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When the family and Harry, Hermione, and Desiree arrived at Diagon Ally, Desiree could not believe her eyes. All her life she had dreamed of a place like this but in the last few years her wishful girlish fantasies that had faded were now thrown back into her face at full force.

Strange stores crowded the tiny street with interesting things that Desiree had no clue as to what they were for. Interesting witches and wizards talked about their purchases and tiny children played games within the streets as well.

She continued to look around as she followed Harry and the rest of the Weasly's to Gringotts to collect their money. Stepping inside the snow white bank Desiree gasped at the sight of tiny mutilated men walking around.

"What the hell are those things?" "They're goblins. Just don't so anything suspicious and they won't bother you." Harry said in her ear. Desiree nodded her head and still warily looking at the strange creatures, she tried to ignore the shivers that once again ran up her spine as Harry's breath tickled her ear. Her and Harry were in a cart together as they sped off towards their vaults.

First they reached Harry's and from the looks of it, Harry was pretty well off. Piles of gold glistened in the vault as Desiree stared with a slightly open mouth. After Harry collected his money they carted off to Desiree's. When they got there the goblin named Quickstab asked for her key. She gave it to the tiny being and watched in awe as her vault opened to reveal piles and piles of gold, silver, and bronze.

She stood in shock for a moment, long enough for her good conscience to come into play. `Should I really take this, I still have plenty of money from the other day and I don't really know this guy even if he is my dad. This kinda feels like stealing.' `Why should that stop you? It never did before. What, have you gone weak on me?' that annoying voice said. `I am not weak, I'm just concerned.' `Concern. Ha! That's a new one for you. You better slow down, don't want to try too much too soon.' Deciding to ignore that ignorant voice she collected some of the money yet still felt slightly guilty as she got back in the cart.

"What's wrong, you seem a little sad." Harry asked as they sat on the steps of the bank to wait for the others. Even though she hesitated slightly, Desiree told him what went through her mind in the bank. "I just feel guilty for taking the money of a guy I don't know."

"Desiree, he's your dad and he loves you." "Do I know that? This guy had not made an appearance in my life for the past sixteen years and one day he sends me a letter full of pretty words and the key to his dough and you expect me not to doubt his damn so-called "Love" for me?"

Harry looked at her with disbelief in his green eyes and proceeded with "Do you want to know how I know he loves you?" He took her silence for a yes and continued "Sirius is my godfather and he has been looking for you since he broke out of Azkaban. He wrote me a letter over the summer that had tears of joy streaking it saying that he found you and Hagrid was going to get you and bring you here.

He was also going on about how he wondered what you looked like and how you've been and if your powers have shown up and a bunch of other stuff that just made you out to be the most wonderful thing on earth. He sent you that key and that locket to show that he does love you and to promise that he will see you as soon as he can."

While he spoke he had tilted her chin so that he could look into her gorgeous brown eyes he then said in a soft voice. "And you know what, he was right." By the time Harry got the last syllable out of his mouth they both leaned in for what would be a sweet kiss when

"You guys ready to go?" shouted, Ron oblivious to the moment he just ruined "We'll be there in a moment Ron." yelled Harry. "To be continued." he softly said to her in a sweet voice that just made her cold heart flutter with anticipation. They then got off the steps to go shop for their school supplies with Ginny, Ron, and Hermione.