"Nikki please come out," Remus pleaded as he sat on her bed.
"No!" Nikki screamed from under the bed. "I can't. I went through this too many times; I don't want to go through it again."
"Go through what?" Remus asked as he tried to look at her.
"This!" She choked, obviously crying. "You'll say; 'Nikki darling why don't you come out so we can talk?' So I will and you sit down beside me and look me in the eyes and say 'You know I love you but I just don't feel any parental-child chemistry between us and maybe you'll be better off back at the orphanage where someone who loves you more can find you.' Or you'll say that money's tight and you can't afford to feed another mouth, or some kind of excuse. So I'll be sent back to the orphanage where nobody loves me and wait another five years or so to get adopted. So if you just leave, I'll make it easier on the two of us and I'll let myself out."
"Nikki," Remus sighed, "I'm not going to send you back to the orphanage."
Harry saw the top of Nikki's head slid out from under the bed so they could see her eyes. "That's what the Hunts said."
"I promise; I was looking for you for forever." He said.
"MacIsaacs said that."
"I would rather die then send you back,"
"Mombourquettes"
"Nikki; I lost everyone from the past. You are the only thing I have left from it."
"You have Harry," She reminded him, "And you just have him for a month; much better commitment then for the rest of your life. It gives you much more free time."
"Nikki, please," Remus sighed sadly. "I am not going to send you back; now please come out."
"Alright," Nikki said as she slipped out from under the bed. Harry and Ron moved over so she could sit. She sat down by him and looked the other way.
"Nikki, I went to the orphanage today and.. why aren't you looking at me?" He asked.
"It hurts more to look someone in the eyes when you know that you'll never see them again." She said as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.
"I went to the orphanage and adopted you," he continued. "You're not going back, you're here to stay. Now come on, Professor Dumbledore is coming and we have to see what you need for school."
"I'm going to school?" Nikki breathed in disbelief.
"Yeah," Harry told her. "You'll be coming to Hogwarts with us."
"Isn't that wonderful?" Ron said as the climbed down the stairs. Harry and Ron waited for Nikki to come down while Remus went to see Dumbledore. Nikki jumped down from her room and began to walk down the stairs with the two.
"You were really scaring us with that sleeping stuff." Ron said earnestly.
"Well, it's really creepy," Nikki said as they were on their first landing. "It happens at least once a month. It's like I can see them at their meeting or when they're torturing people for information. It's just breaks you."
"So you know who the Death Eaters are?" Harry said as they passed Mrs. Black.
"Yeah, most of them," She said as they made their way into the living room. The door to the kitchen opened and Professor Snape walked out; looking greasier then ever.
"Lupin wants to see the three of you." He said while standing in the door way.
Harry and Ron began to walk towards the door when they heard someone breathing fast. They turned and saw Nikki backing up to the wall looking like she was hyperventilating.
"Nikki, what's..?" Harry asked as he moved towards her. She backed up even faster and fell to the ground.
"Are you alright?" Ron asked as he hurried over.
"They know where I am, they're out to get me.." She said, still hyperventilating.
"Who?" Harry asked as Snape walked over causing Nikki to scream.
"Snape, what did you do to her?" Remus asked as he walked out of the kitchen.
"I've done nothing, Lupin." He said in his oily voice.
"Nikki are you alright?" Remus asked as he tried to help her up.
"Why is he here?" She asked quickly, head between her knees. She was sitting against the wall, rolled up in a ball.
"He's going to be one of your new Professors." Remus explained.
"You're sending me to a school where Death Eaters are teachers? No, no, no, no. They'll get me there, please send me back to the orphanage."
"Oh boy," Remus mumbled. "Nikki you don't understand, he's on our side."
"Then why did I see him at the meeting about ten minutes ago?" She asked.
"He's a double agent, trust me, he's good." Remus said in a reassuring voice.
"But he hurt so many..." She said in an uncertain voice.
"Yes, he had but he had to," He assured her. "Now, come on, Dumbledore waiting."
"Is he a Death Eater too?" She asked.
"No," He said as he pulled her up.
"Where is he going to be?" She asked as she pointed to Snape with fear in her eyes.
"On the other side of the room and if he tries to do anything to you, I'll stop him" Remus said as he steered him into the room. Harry could see Nikki clinging on to Remus' arm like if she let go, she would die.
"Hello Harry, Ron," Dumbledore said as they entered the room. He was sitting at the table, his beard just inches from the floor. "Nikki," He acknowledged as she sat down across from him. "Now, Nikki, you shall be coming to Hogwarts this year and you'll need everything here," he said as he slipped a paper towards her. "And, considering your conditions, I think that it would be wise if you also take Occlumency. Alright?"
"Ok," She replied as she straightened herself.
"Now, as I understand, you never did go to school so you've been studding out of books. Is that right?"
"Yes," She said, slightly depressed.
"I was wondering if Ron and Harry could help you show me how much you know."
"What?" Nikki asked slightly confused.
"I want to see how well you were able to understand what you were reading from books and if you can perform the task if any." Dumbledore explained.
"IF?" Nikki repeated slightly offended. "IF? Please I can do them, as long as you don't want me to use a wand."
"Very well, and after that I'd like you to try your wits against Professor Snape." He said as he hand graced along so it could point to the oily professor.
"You want me to fight a death.. Teacher?" She asked. "Are you nuts?"
"Not entirely, and when I am unable to help you and Harry with Occlumency, he shall." He said as her eyes widened in fear.
"You are going to let a Death Eater crawl into my mind?" She said not even trying to hide her hate.
"Nikki!" Remus said from behind her.
"Don't bother Lupin," Snape drawled, "She knows me as a Death Eater first and a teacher second. But if she should call me that in public, I will have to choice but to punish her." He said as he walked over towards her.
"Touch me and I'll hurt you worst then you can imagine," Nikki threatened under her breath.
"Maybe we should let her fight Snape first Harry," Ron whispered as the two stared at each other with hate.
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A/N: EEEEK! An Update! Hurrah!
Sorry that it took me so long to update. We got a virus on our upstairs computer (where all my stories are) and it crashed out computer. We had to get a new system and everything. I would have started to write it downstairs but I'd have to write like three quarters of it all over again. And I couldn't remember what I wrote really.
Heero's Girl - I'm sorry that this one didn't come out nearly as quick as the last one. I'll try to make the next one longer (Again.)
I'm Sorry Again! (Happy 6 months Dani + Jay)
"No!" Nikki screamed from under the bed. "I can't. I went through this too many times; I don't want to go through it again."
"Go through what?" Remus asked as he tried to look at her.
"This!" She choked, obviously crying. "You'll say; 'Nikki darling why don't you come out so we can talk?' So I will and you sit down beside me and look me in the eyes and say 'You know I love you but I just don't feel any parental-child chemistry between us and maybe you'll be better off back at the orphanage where someone who loves you more can find you.' Or you'll say that money's tight and you can't afford to feed another mouth, or some kind of excuse. So I'll be sent back to the orphanage where nobody loves me and wait another five years or so to get adopted. So if you just leave, I'll make it easier on the two of us and I'll let myself out."
"Nikki," Remus sighed, "I'm not going to send you back to the orphanage."
Harry saw the top of Nikki's head slid out from under the bed so they could see her eyes. "That's what the Hunts said."
"I promise; I was looking for you for forever." He said.
"MacIsaacs said that."
"I would rather die then send you back,"
"Mombourquettes"
"Nikki; I lost everyone from the past. You are the only thing I have left from it."
"You have Harry," She reminded him, "And you just have him for a month; much better commitment then for the rest of your life. It gives you much more free time."
"Nikki, please," Remus sighed sadly. "I am not going to send you back; now please come out."
"Alright," Nikki said as she slipped out from under the bed. Harry and Ron moved over so she could sit. She sat down by him and looked the other way.
"Nikki, I went to the orphanage today and.. why aren't you looking at me?" He asked.
"It hurts more to look someone in the eyes when you know that you'll never see them again." She said as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.
"I went to the orphanage and adopted you," he continued. "You're not going back, you're here to stay. Now come on, Professor Dumbledore is coming and we have to see what you need for school."
"I'm going to school?" Nikki breathed in disbelief.
"Yeah," Harry told her. "You'll be coming to Hogwarts with us."
"Isn't that wonderful?" Ron said as the climbed down the stairs. Harry and Ron waited for Nikki to come down while Remus went to see Dumbledore. Nikki jumped down from her room and began to walk down the stairs with the two.
"You were really scaring us with that sleeping stuff." Ron said earnestly.
"Well, it's really creepy," Nikki said as they were on their first landing. "It happens at least once a month. It's like I can see them at their meeting or when they're torturing people for information. It's just breaks you."
"So you know who the Death Eaters are?" Harry said as they passed Mrs. Black.
"Yeah, most of them," She said as they made their way into the living room. The door to the kitchen opened and Professor Snape walked out; looking greasier then ever.
"Lupin wants to see the three of you." He said while standing in the door way.
Harry and Ron began to walk towards the door when they heard someone breathing fast. They turned and saw Nikki backing up to the wall looking like she was hyperventilating.
"Nikki, what's..?" Harry asked as he moved towards her. She backed up even faster and fell to the ground.
"Are you alright?" Ron asked as he hurried over.
"They know where I am, they're out to get me.." She said, still hyperventilating.
"Who?" Harry asked as Snape walked over causing Nikki to scream.
"Snape, what did you do to her?" Remus asked as he walked out of the kitchen.
"I've done nothing, Lupin." He said in his oily voice.
"Nikki are you alright?" Remus asked as he tried to help her up.
"Why is he here?" She asked quickly, head between her knees. She was sitting against the wall, rolled up in a ball.
"He's going to be one of your new Professors." Remus explained.
"You're sending me to a school where Death Eaters are teachers? No, no, no, no. They'll get me there, please send me back to the orphanage."
"Oh boy," Remus mumbled. "Nikki you don't understand, he's on our side."
"Then why did I see him at the meeting about ten minutes ago?" She asked.
"He's a double agent, trust me, he's good." Remus said in a reassuring voice.
"But he hurt so many..." She said in an uncertain voice.
"Yes, he had but he had to," He assured her. "Now, come on, Dumbledore waiting."
"Is he a Death Eater too?" She asked.
"No," He said as he pulled her up.
"Where is he going to be?" She asked as she pointed to Snape with fear in her eyes.
"On the other side of the room and if he tries to do anything to you, I'll stop him" Remus said as he steered him into the room. Harry could see Nikki clinging on to Remus' arm like if she let go, she would die.
"Hello Harry, Ron," Dumbledore said as they entered the room. He was sitting at the table, his beard just inches from the floor. "Nikki," He acknowledged as she sat down across from him. "Now, Nikki, you shall be coming to Hogwarts this year and you'll need everything here," he said as he slipped a paper towards her. "And, considering your conditions, I think that it would be wise if you also take Occlumency. Alright?"
"Ok," She replied as she straightened herself.
"Now, as I understand, you never did go to school so you've been studding out of books. Is that right?"
"Yes," She said, slightly depressed.
"I was wondering if Ron and Harry could help you show me how much you know."
"What?" Nikki asked slightly confused.
"I want to see how well you were able to understand what you were reading from books and if you can perform the task if any." Dumbledore explained.
"IF?" Nikki repeated slightly offended. "IF? Please I can do them, as long as you don't want me to use a wand."
"Very well, and after that I'd like you to try your wits against Professor Snape." He said as he hand graced along so it could point to the oily professor.
"You want me to fight a death.. Teacher?" She asked. "Are you nuts?"
"Not entirely, and when I am unable to help you and Harry with Occlumency, he shall." He said as her eyes widened in fear.
"You are going to let a Death Eater crawl into my mind?" She said not even trying to hide her hate.
"Nikki!" Remus said from behind her.
"Don't bother Lupin," Snape drawled, "She knows me as a Death Eater first and a teacher second. But if she should call me that in public, I will have to choice but to punish her." He said as he walked over towards her.
"Touch me and I'll hurt you worst then you can imagine," Nikki threatened under her breath.
"Maybe we should let her fight Snape first Harry," Ron whispered as the two stared at each other with hate.
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A/N: EEEEK! An Update! Hurrah!
Sorry that it took me so long to update. We got a virus on our upstairs computer (where all my stories are) and it crashed out computer. We had to get a new system and everything. I would have started to write it downstairs but I'd have to write like three quarters of it all over again. And I couldn't remember what I wrote really.
Heero's Girl - I'm sorry that this one didn't come out nearly as quick as the last one. I'll try to make the next one longer (Again.)
I'm Sorry Again! (Happy 6 months Dani + Jay)