A/N-Thanks to all my awesome reviewers, I'm super sorry that the update was
so slow. And thanks to my beta, who posted this for me!
Julia sat down on the stool in front of the rest of the students and pulled the hat over her head.
Hmmmm. Gryffindor seems to be the obvious choice for you, both your parents were in Gryffindor, you know. You have a temper though, and a want for noteriety. That would be an excellent trait for Slytherin.
OH NONONONO. Julia begged the hat. Her cousins had all explained the Houses to her. She really wanted to be in Gryffindor, all the other houses seemed, superfluous, really, in comparison.
And cunning, you have the Weasley pranker in you. Ravenclaw would put that to good use. But Gryffindor prevails, for you are not weak in body or spirit. GRYFFINDOR! The hat shouted the House out, and her new Housemates cheered.
Julia sat next to Emily, or was it Catherine? Julia was pretty good with names, but she got the mass introduction to the WHOLE family.
***FLASHBACK***
"OK, if you're our cousin, you need to know the family, so we made a family tree." Irina announced and handed her a piece of paper full of names in a large family tree.
"Molly and Arthur Weasley are our grandparetns and they had six kids, Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Fred and Ron." Irina said, and paused while Fred interrupted.
"Seven kids-Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Fred, Ron and Ginny."
"Oh yeah, that's really weird that I have an Aunt I've never known." Irina said, and continued. "Bill married our Aunt Fleur and has had two kids, Alexander and Catherine-they're over there- they're 17 and 16, Alex is in 7th year, Cat's in 6th." The two waved and said "Hi."
"OK, then, Charlie (my dad) worked in Romania where he met his wife Katrina and they've also had two kids, me (Irina) and Jack. I'm is 13 and in 3rd year, Jack's 10 and will be a first year next year."
"Percy married his wife, Marguerite, in France while on Ministry business. They have two kids, following the pattern, Rebecca and Andrew, they're in 5th and 2nd year.
"George has one, Laura, (she can't hear us, she's reading about Quidditch) with his wife Alicia Spinnet. She's a first year as well."
"The Alicia Spinnet, the world champion Chaser?" Julia exclaimed. Alicia Spinnet was one of the most famous Quidditch players since Viktor Krum, who broke his leg in his fourth World Cup and had to retire!
Laura looked up from her book. "Are we talking about Quidditch? I heard someone say Chaser!"
"No, Laura, we're telling Julia who everyone is in the family."
"Oh." Laura returned to her book.
"Anyway, then Fred's not married, so he doesn't have any kids. I hope." Irina looked at Fred playfully.
"Your grandmother would hack me to pieces and then drag me up to the altar." He said, rolling his eyes a bit.
"Then Ron, he married his Hogwarts sweetheart, Hermione, and they have twins, Emily and Jonathon, and that's it!"
"I wish I could meet all of them." Julia sighed wistfully. There was no way she could go to meet them without her mum knowing.
"We're a nice group of people." Alex said. "Of course you want to meet all of them. We will figure something out."
***END FLASHBACK***
Julia shook herself out of her thoughts when Dumbledore stood up. He looked pretty wise, but also very old. He only spoke a few words before food appeared at each table.
"Dig In."
Everyone did with gusto. The food was spectacular, and she got to know her new family more.
They talked about Quidditch- Julia herself played Chaser, but would like to try a hand at Seeker. Alex was the captain of the Gryffindor team and was the Beater, with Catherine as his partner. Andrew was on the Reserve team and played Chaser as well. Irina liked to watch Quidditch, and was a very good strategist, but didn't like to play. Laura was a Chaser as well, like her mum, and was a progedy, according to the rest. Emily and Jonathon both didn't play, they said they would much prefer to watch.
The feast came to a close as Dumbledore stood up once again.
"A reminder to all students that to enter into the Forbidden Forest is absolutley forbidden. And our caretaker, Mr. Filch would like to kindly remind our students that there is to be no magic in the corridors and that anyone caught with Skiving Snackboxes, Canary Creams, Portable Swamps, or any other product from Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes will be punished and the items will be confiscated. A complete list of the 500 some forbidden items has been published and each House will have one in their common room for easy access. Quidditch tryout dates for each House are listed on the bullentin boards, all interested 2nd year and older students should sign up there. Prefects, please show the first years to your Houses, students are dismissed at this time."
Julia got up with the rest of the students and followed their prefect through the corridors to a portrait of a rather large woman who asked for a password.
"First years-the password to get into our common room is 'swish and flick'. You will need to give the password before you will be allowed in." said the girl Prefect, who had pale skin and dark hair, Faye someone said her name was. She gave the lady in the portrait the password, and it swung open, allowing the students in.
Julia smiled when she saw the Common Room, it was set up the exact same way her mum had set up their living room. She wondered why on earth her mother could ever try to keep her away from this wonderful place, even if there were issues with her long lost family. Julia had a few choice words to say to her mum, but she could wait until her mum found out about Hogwarts first.
That night, Harry and Fred came and visited them in the Common Room, and stayed for a long time, after most of the rest of the students had gone up to bed. The topic of conversation started on Quidditch, and gradually got to the rest of Julia's aunts and uncles.
"I know that Laura's mum is a Quidditch player, but what about everyone else?" she had asked. She wanted to know everything about this wonderful concept of a huge family.
"My and Andrew's dad, Percy, works at the Ministry on the Wizengamot, he's Head of the Muggle Law Enforcement Department." Rebecca said proudly. "And my mum doesn't work."
"He wants to be Minister though, I've got 3 galleons on him getting there before I graduate." Jonathon added. Andrew shoved him playfully, while Emily said "Our dad, Ron works as an Auror, does a lot of international traveling. Our mum, Hermione, is a research writer."
"My dad, Charlie, works with the InterNational Society to Protect Exotic Endangered Dragons, or 'in speed', and my mum, Katrina, doesn't work." Irina said.
"My dad is co-founder and current owner of the International joke shop Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. You've probably seen it at Diagon Alley." Laura said, and Julia actually hadn't, and they told her where it was, and she explained that she wasn't allowed in that area of Diagon Alley when they went.
"Too bad, it's a good shop. There's one in Hogsmeade, we should sneak you out to go see it." Alex said, and Fred snorted. "What?" Alex protested loudly.
"You can barely sneak out by yourself, you'd never manage to sneak out with someone else!" Fred told him, and Alex scowled.
"Shut up. Anyway, my dad and mum, Bill and Fleur, they work at Gringott's." he said, glaring at Fred.
Julia looked at Harry. Two days ago, if someone said she would be at Hogwarts with Harry Potter, she would've died laughing. Her mum had talked about fancying Harry in the first couple of years she was at school, but she didn't say she had known him so personally. Just another wonderful thing her mother had tried to keep from her. Having a family was amazing, even though she had disliked all of them at first. She looked around the group, laughing at a story Harry and Fred were telling animatedly. This was going to be a marvelous year.
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Julia sat down on the stool in front of the rest of the students and pulled the hat over her head.
Hmmmm. Gryffindor seems to be the obvious choice for you, both your parents were in Gryffindor, you know. You have a temper though, and a want for noteriety. That would be an excellent trait for Slytherin.
OH NONONONO. Julia begged the hat. Her cousins had all explained the Houses to her. She really wanted to be in Gryffindor, all the other houses seemed, superfluous, really, in comparison.
And cunning, you have the Weasley pranker in you. Ravenclaw would put that to good use. But Gryffindor prevails, for you are not weak in body or spirit. GRYFFINDOR! The hat shouted the House out, and her new Housemates cheered.
Julia sat next to Emily, or was it Catherine? Julia was pretty good with names, but she got the mass introduction to the WHOLE family.
***FLASHBACK***
"OK, if you're our cousin, you need to know the family, so we made a family tree." Irina announced and handed her a piece of paper full of names in a large family tree.
"Molly and Arthur Weasley are our grandparetns and they had six kids, Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Fred and Ron." Irina said, and paused while Fred interrupted.
"Seven kids-Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, Fred, Ron and Ginny."
"Oh yeah, that's really weird that I have an Aunt I've never known." Irina said, and continued. "Bill married our Aunt Fleur and has had two kids, Alexander and Catherine-they're over there- they're 17 and 16, Alex is in 7th year, Cat's in 6th." The two waved and said "Hi."
"OK, then, Charlie (my dad) worked in Romania where he met his wife Katrina and they've also had two kids, me (Irina) and Jack. I'm is 13 and in 3rd year, Jack's 10 and will be a first year next year."
"Percy married his wife, Marguerite, in France while on Ministry business. They have two kids, following the pattern, Rebecca and Andrew, they're in 5th and 2nd year.
"George has one, Laura, (she can't hear us, she's reading about Quidditch) with his wife Alicia Spinnet. She's a first year as well."
"The Alicia Spinnet, the world champion Chaser?" Julia exclaimed. Alicia Spinnet was one of the most famous Quidditch players since Viktor Krum, who broke his leg in his fourth World Cup and had to retire!
Laura looked up from her book. "Are we talking about Quidditch? I heard someone say Chaser!"
"No, Laura, we're telling Julia who everyone is in the family."
"Oh." Laura returned to her book.
"Anyway, then Fred's not married, so he doesn't have any kids. I hope." Irina looked at Fred playfully.
"Your grandmother would hack me to pieces and then drag me up to the altar." He said, rolling his eyes a bit.
"Then Ron, he married his Hogwarts sweetheart, Hermione, and they have twins, Emily and Jonathon, and that's it!"
"I wish I could meet all of them." Julia sighed wistfully. There was no way she could go to meet them without her mum knowing.
"We're a nice group of people." Alex said. "Of course you want to meet all of them. We will figure something out."
***END FLASHBACK***
Julia shook herself out of her thoughts when Dumbledore stood up. He looked pretty wise, but also very old. He only spoke a few words before food appeared at each table.
"Dig In."
Everyone did with gusto. The food was spectacular, and she got to know her new family more.
They talked about Quidditch- Julia herself played Chaser, but would like to try a hand at Seeker. Alex was the captain of the Gryffindor team and was the Beater, with Catherine as his partner. Andrew was on the Reserve team and played Chaser as well. Irina liked to watch Quidditch, and was a very good strategist, but didn't like to play. Laura was a Chaser as well, like her mum, and was a progedy, according to the rest. Emily and Jonathon both didn't play, they said they would much prefer to watch.
The feast came to a close as Dumbledore stood up once again.
"A reminder to all students that to enter into the Forbidden Forest is absolutley forbidden. And our caretaker, Mr. Filch would like to kindly remind our students that there is to be no magic in the corridors and that anyone caught with Skiving Snackboxes, Canary Creams, Portable Swamps, or any other product from Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes will be punished and the items will be confiscated. A complete list of the 500 some forbidden items has been published and each House will have one in their common room for easy access. Quidditch tryout dates for each House are listed on the bullentin boards, all interested 2nd year and older students should sign up there. Prefects, please show the first years to your Houses, students are dismissed at this time."
Julia got up with the rest of the students and followed their prefect through the corridors to a portrait of a rather large woman who asked for a password.
"First years-the password to get into our common room is 'swish and flick'. You will need to give the password before you will be allowed in." said the girl Prefect, who had pale skin and dark hair, Faye someone said her name was. She gave the lady in the portrait the password, and it swung open, allowing the students in.
Julia smiled when she saw the Common Room, it was set up the exact same way her mum had set up their living room. She wondered why on earth her mother could ever try to keep her away from this wonderful place, even if there were issues with her long lost family. Julia had a few choice words to say to her mum, but she could wait until her mum found out about Hogwarts first.
That night, Harry and Fred came and visited them in the Common Room, and stayed for a long time, after most of the rest of the students had gone up to bed. The topic of conversation started on Quidditch, and gradually got to the rest of Julia's aunts and uncles.
"I know that Laura's mum is a Quidditch player, but what about everyone else?" she had asked. She wanted to know everything about this wonderful concept of a huge family.
"My and Andrew's dad, Percy, works at the Ministry on the Wizengamot, he's Head of the Muggle Law Enforcement Department." Rebecca said proudly. "And my mum doesn't work."
"He wants to be Minister though, I've got 3 galleons on him getting there before I graduate." Jonathon added. Andrew shoved him playfully, while Emily said "Our dad, Ron works as an Auror, does a lot of international traveling. Our mum, Hermione, is a research writer."
"My dad, Charlie, works with the InterNational Society to Protect Exotic Endangered Dragons, or 'in speed', and my mum, Katrina, doesn't work." Irina said.
"My dad is co-founder and current owner of the International joke shop Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. You've probably seen it at Diagon Alley." Laura said, and Julia actually hadn't, and they told her where it was, and she explained that she wasn't allowed in that area of Diagon Alley when they went.
"Too bad, it's a good shop. There's one in Hogsmeade, we should sneak you out to go see it." Alex said, and Fred snorted. "What?" Alex protested loudly.
"You can barely sneak out by yourself, you'd never manage to sneak out with someone else!" Fred told him, and Alex scowled.
"Shut up. Anyway, my dad and mum, Bill and Fleur, they work at Gringott's." he said, glaring at Fred.
Julia looked at Harry. Two days ago, if someone said she would be at Hogwarts with Harry Potter, she would've died laughing. Her mum had talked about fancying Harry in the first couple of years she was at school, but she didn't say she had known him so personally. Just another wonderful thing her mother had tried to keep from her. Having a family was amazing, even though she had disliked all of them at first. She looked around the group, laughing at a story Harry and Fred were telling animatedly. This was going to be a marvelous year.
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