The New Arrival
Chapter 3
Erin continued to stare at the picture, watching as the young couple hugged and kissed and nuzzled each other affectionately. The woman she knew was her mother, but the young man was a complete mystery. She was so deep in thought that she hadn't heard Tonks walk into the room.
"A cute couple aren't they?" Said Tonks cheerfully, then sighed as Erin's looked at her dumfounded.
"According to Lulu, your mother and that boy were very... err... close in their last three years at Hogwarts, everyone thought that they would get married." Erin continued to look at her distantly "But enough about that, you must be hungry, diner is ready so why don't you come downstairs and get acquainted with your Aunt." Tonks extended her hand to Erin and the two of them proceeded down to the dining hall.
"Good evening Erin, please sit down." Said Her aunt looking up from a bunch of papers and pointing at a chair.
As Erin sat down the papers vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving her wide- eyed and staring. Her aunt sniffed and looked at her.
"You can close your mouth dear, use it for more useful things like eating." With that food appeared on the plates in front of them. "Tonks, will you be joining us for diner?"
"Oh no, I must be going, many things to do at the 'house' I'll see you later, goodbye Erin." With that Erin heard a loud bang and Tonks was gone.
"What's going on..." she mumbled to herself, staring at the full plate in front of her, afraid to touch it.
"Why aren't you eating? You must be hungry after your long trip." Lulu looked at Erin with concern.
"Oh... Well I'm not that hung-" She was cut off as her stomach began to growl loudly, giving away her lie. Her Aunt just raised and eye brow and began to eat. "It's just that... err... is it safe?" she said this while poking at her food with a fork. Lulu just laughed.
"My dear child! Of course it's safe. I merely teleported it here, no eat up before that rumbling stomach of yours causes and earthquake." Erin began to pick at the food, and after realising it was safe she ate more mercilessly. After diner Lulu led Erin to the living room, where Erin say shelf after shelf covered in books, that looked so old that if she touched them they would crumble.
"Erin... Do you know what magic is?" This question came out of nowhere and it took Erin a while to realise what she was asking.
"Uh... yeah, it's like spells and potions and stuff." Said Erin matter-of- factly, "But we both know that it doesn't exist."
"Then what would you call, the appearing food, and Tonks just popping out the way she did? Hmm?" Her Aunt was peering down at her, now as she grabbed a long rectangular box off the table next to her. She pulled it in front of her so Erin could see it and asked, "Do you know what this is?" Erin stared at the box, it was made of cherry wood, and had gold on the corners, she eyed the box and shrugged.
"It's a box..." she said, and her aunt opened the box, to reveal a thin, smooth, long, piece of wood. "Okay, it's a box with a stick in it."
"It's not a stick!!!" Lulu yelled, then took a breath and calmed herself, "This my dear is a wand, it was your mother's before she gave up her magic and bound your powers." By now Erin thought that her Aunt was completely nuts and decided to play along.
"Ok, so my mom was a witch right? And this was her magic wand, and I have 'magic' power that were.... bound did you say?" Her aunt nodded.
"Yes she bound your powers so you would never use them and so 'he' could never find you. But since she has died, they have returned, and you are quite a powerful child, being an almost pureblood and all." She seemed so confident in saying this that Erin was starting to beleve it herself.
"So I'm a powerful witch like my mother?" Erin's brow was raised for this comment, and her aunt's only response was shoving the wand into her hands.
The wand was smooth to the touch and sent tingles up Erin's hands and arms. "Well, give it a wave." Obediently Erin followed the order and moved her hand in a crescent shape and as she did, the end of the wand glowed and the air around her thickened and she could feel the power flowing through her. She immediately threw the wand as if it were covered in a disease, and glared at her Aunt.
"What the hell just happened!" she demanded and her aunt merely smiled at her.
"Magic my dear, and in a weeks time, I am going to bring you to a quidditch game, so you can see more magic." Lulu was very excited about the idea of exposing Erin to all that had been kept from her for almost sixteen years, where Erin was just dumbfounded.
"Your taking me to see a what?"
"Quidditch, it's a game in the wizarding world, very popular. You'll see, I'm sure you will enjoy it very much." With that her Aunt said good night and Erin was led to her room to think in the dark. **************************************************************************** **
Harry woke up from yet another dream where a girl with dark hair and emerald eyes, had set snakes and curses upon him. He had been having these dreams for almost a week now, and every time, his scar hurt just a little more. But his dreams would not stop him from having a good time, for he, Ron, Hermione and the rest of the Weasley's were planing to go to a quidditch game the next day. Harry and crew were surprised that quidditch would still be played since the return of Voldemort, but he was glad that it was, he needed time away from the pain and memories of the past, and quidditch always seemed to help., and with the permission of the Order, and the very willing permission of the Dursley's, Harry would be picked up by the Weasley's and stay with them for the rest of the summer.
The familiar shrieks of his relatives floated up to his room as his uncle Vernon bellowed for him to come downstairs and be off with his 'friends'. Harry grabbed his already packed things and flew down the stairs to greet them. The first thing he saw was a bunch of flaming red hair, as they greeted him. Mr. Weasly was examining all the muggle items he could get his hands on, while Mrs. Weasly tried to get him to stop. Ron, Hermione and Ginny were there as well, and they greeted him warmly, talking in unison, while the Dursley's watched in horror. Then Mrs. Weasly spoke in her commanding voice.
"Right now, we must be getting to the 'place' now." She took out a pouch that contained the magical Flo Powder, and passed it around, everyone taking a handful. They each walked over to the sooty fire place and shouted out the same thing as one by one the vanished into the flames. Harry waved goodbye to his Aunt, Uncle and cousin as he walked into the fire place, and threw the powder in, while yelling out the words, "Number Twelve Grimmauld Place"
A/N: Uh... yeah, I'm a little lost myself, this chapter just wouldn't end, and I'm not sure if it made much sense either. Oh well, I have exams on my mind at the moment.
Chapter 3
Erin continued to stare at the picture, watching as the young couple hugged and kissed and nuzzled each other affectionately. The woman she knew was her mother, but the young man was a complete mystery. She was so deep in thought that she hadn't heard Tonks walk into the room.
"A cute couple aren't they?" Said Tonks cheerfully, then sighed as Erin's looked at her dumfounded.
"According to Lulu, your mother and that boy were very... err... close in their last three years at Hogwarts, everyone thought that they would get married." Erin continued to look at her distantly "But enough about that, you must be hungry, diner is ready so why don't you come downstairs and get acquainted with your Aunt." Tonks extended her hand to Erin and the two of them proceeded down to the dining hall.
"Good evening Erin, please sit down." Said Her aunt looking up from a bunch of papers and pointing at a chair.
As Erin sat down the papers vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving her wide- eyed and staring. Her aunt sniffed and looked at her.
"You can close your mouth dear, use it for more useful things like eating." With that food appeared on the plates in front of them. "Tonks, will you be joining us for diner?"
"Oh no, I must be going, many things to do at the 'house' I'll see you later, goodbye Erin." With that Erin heard a loud bang and Tonks was gone.
"What's going on..." she mumbled to herself, staring at the full plate in front of her, afraid to touch it.
"Why aren't you eating? You must be hungry after your long trip." Lulu looked at Erin with concern.
"Oh... Well I'm not that hung-" She was cut off as her stomach began to growl loudly, giving away her lie. Her Aunt just raised and eye brow and began to eat. "It's just that... err... is it safe?" she said this while poking at her food with a fork. Lulu just laughed.
"My dear child! Of course it's safe. I merely teleported it here, no eat up before that rumbling stomach of yours causes and earthquake." Erin began to pick at the food, and after realising it was safe she ate more mercilessly. After diner Lulu led Erin to the living room, where Erin say shelf after shelf covered in books, that looked so old that if she touched them they would crumble.
"Erin... Do you know what magic is?" This question came out of nowhere and it took Erin a while to realise what she was asking.
"Uh... yeah, it's like spells and potions and stuff." Said Erin matter-of- factly, "But we both know that it doesn't exist."
"Then what would you call, the appearing food, and Tonks just popping out the way she did? Hmm?" Her Aunt was peering down at her, now as she grabbed a long rectangular box off the table next to her. She pulled it in front of her so Erin could see it and asked, "Do you know what this is?" Erin stared at the box, it was made of cherry wood, and had gold on the corners, she eyed the box and shrugged.
"It's a box..." she said, and her aunt opened the box, to reveal a thin, smooth, long, piece of wood. "Okay, it's a box with a stick in it."
"It's not a stick!!!" Lulu yelled, then took a breath and calmed herself, "This my dear is a wand, it was your mother's before she gave up her magic and bound your powers." By now Erin thought that her Aunt was completely nuts and decided to play along.
"Ok, so my mom was a witch right? And this was her magic wand, and I have 'magic' power that were.... bound did you say?" Her aunt nodded.
"Yes she bound your powers so you would never use them and so 'he' could never find you. But since she has died, they have returned, and you are quite a powerful child, being an almost pureblood and all." She seemed so confident in saying this that Erin was starting to beleve it herself.
"So I'm a powerful witch like my mother?" Erin's brow was raised for this comment, and her aunt's only response was shoving the wand into her hands.
The wand was smooth to the touch and sent tingles up Erin's hands and arms. "Well, give it a wave." Obediently Erin followed the order and moved her hand in a crescent shape and as she did, the end of the wand glowed and the air around her thickened and she could feel the power flowing through her. She immediately threw the wand as if it were covered in a disease, and glared at her Aunt.
"What the hell just happened!" she demanded and her aunt merely smiled at her.
"Magic my dear, and in a weeks time, I am going to bring you to a quidditch game, so you can see more magic." Lulu was very excited about the idea of exposing Erin to all that had been kept from her for almost sixteen years, where Erin was just dumbfounded.
"Your taking me to see a what?"
"Quidditch, it's a game in the wizarding world, very popular. You'll see, I'm sure you will enjoy it very much." With that her Aunt said good night and Erin was led to her room to think in the dark. **************************************************************************** **
Harry woke up from yet another dream where a girl with dark hair and emerald eyes, had set snakes and curses upon him. He had been having these dreams for almost a week now, and every time, his scar hurt just a little more. But his dreams would not stop him from having a good time, for he, Ron, Hermione and the rest of the Weasley's were planing to go to a quidditch game the next day. Harry and crew were surprised that quidditch would still be played since the return of Voldemort, but he was glad that it was, he needed time away from the pain and memories of the past, and quidditch always seemed to help., and with the permission of the Order, and the very willing permission of the Dursley's, Harry would be picked up by the Weasley's and stay with them for the rest of the summer.
The familiar shrieks of his relatives floated up to his room as his uncle Vernon bellowed for him to come downstairs and be off with his 'friends'. Harry grabbed his already packed things and flew down the stairs to greet them. The first thing he saw was a bunch of flaming red hair, as they greeted him. Mr. Weasly was examining all the muggle items he could get his hands on, while Mrs. Weasly tried to get him to stop. Ron, Hermione and Ginny were there as well, and they greeted him warmly, talking in unison, while the Dursley's watched in horror. Then Mrs. Weasly spoke in her commanding voice.
"Right now, we must be getting to the 'place' now." She took out a pouch that contained the magical Flo Powder, and passed it around, everyone taking a handful. They each walked over to the sooty fire place and shouted out the same thing as one by one the vanished into the flames. Harry waved goodbye to his Aunt, Uncle and cousin as he walked into the fire place, and threw the powder in, while yelling out the words, "Number Twelve Grimmauld Place"
A/N: Uh... yeah, I'm a little lost myself, this chapter just wouldn't end, and I'm not sure if it made much sense either. Oh well, I have exams on my mind at the moment.