"Faye how could you?" she yelled.
"I am sorry mum. We didn't mean for this to happen."
"Go to your room and let me talk to the family about this."
"Fine." Faye walked silently up the stairs and stood in her room. She rubbed her tummy. "It's going to be okay little one." She smiled and packed a few things into a bag. She snuck down the stairs while her mum was in the kitchen. She stood with the door open and said goodbye, then left.
"I can't believe she got herself pregnant. She was so smart."
"She is so smart." Albus corrected her. Julie rolled her eyes at her brother.
"And pregnant by a muggle no less."
"It may not be that bad. I'll go get her so we can discuss the future." Albus walked back into the kitchen a few minutes later.
"So where is she?"
" I don't know"
"She's not in her room?"
"No." Albus said calmly
" I am going to kill her." Her face grew hot with anger.
Faye took the public bus to Greg's house. They already bought the plane tickets to the United States. Greg didn't know the huge secret Faye was keeping from him. He didn't know she was a witch. She had decided to give up that part of her life. The bus pulled up at the bus stop and Greg got in. They smiled and waited till they got to the airport. They found their seats on the empty bus and were soon on their way. Faye thought of all the friends she had just left in her last year at Hogwarts. That didn't matter anymore. She forced herself to think of the baby not Hogwarts.
They stepped off the plane and felt so lost. Greg grabbed their luggage and carried it outside. They hailed a cab and drove away. No regrets. Well maybe some but Faye pushed them to the back of her mind.
"It's been days, where could they have gone?" Faye's mother was getting worried. Really worried.
"I do not know Julie." Albus was just as worried as his sister. Julies' husband blamed her for Faye's departure. Days turned to months as months turned into years and they never found Faye or Greg or the baby they took with them. Faye had not used her wand ever since that day so they could not track her. They gave up after 14 longs hard years.
"Mum where are you? We are ready to go to see Nysnc. Mum? Oh here you are."
"Hi Saida. You girls are ready?" she turned to look at her young daughter.
"Yep. What's that?" Saida eyed the old truck in her mother's room.
"It's just a trunk full of old stuff, honey."
"Oh well hurry we are going to be late." Saida left the room.
"I am coming." Faye pushed the trunk back into the closet and grabbed her keys.
"Let's go girls." Saida wondered what her mum was hiding in that trunk but forgot about it when she caught a glimpse of Nsync.
Albus Dumbledore was reminiscing. He never forgot the day his niece Faye and her unborn child ran away. He decided one last check up on her wand wouldn't hurt. There was a knock on his door.
"Come in Harry." He smiled.
"How'd you know, never mind. I was wondering if …" Albus forgot about Faye's wand for the time being.
Saida sat in her room starring at the door as if the pictures would run up and kick it down. After an hour she decided it was safe to run downstairs. She didn't dare to glance in the direction of her parents' room. She sat at the kitchen table and flipped through a normal photo album. These pictures didn't move. She sighed a breath of relief when she studied the pictures and they indeed didn't move. She had just finished the last photo album and her eyes were puffy and red. It had gotten dark out and her stomach was growling. She grabbed leftovers out of the fridge and threw them into the microwave. She munched on her dinner and turned on the television. " In other news, the proud parents of singer Saida Rathe died last night in a horrific car accident." Saida flipped the tv off and put her dishes into the sink and went upstairs. She stopped and wondered if she could handle the trunk. She sucked in her chest and marched into the room starring down the trunk.
"Oh my Merlin." Albus sat back in his chair. Olivander had just told Albus that after 17 years, Faye's wand had been used, and it was used in England.
"Are you sure Olivander?" Dumbledore tried not to get too excited.
"Very sure Albus."
"Can I get the address?"
"Of course Albus." He handed Albus a piece of paper and left the room.
"Professor McGonagall I have to leave. I'll be back in a day or so." Dumbledore apparated.
Okay mister trunk lets see what else is in here. I opened the lid and stared into it. Everything looked fine so I grabbed the things I threw in and put them on the floor. I snatched up another magazine this one was the daily prophet. Weird. I put it in the pile. There was a yearbook. Hogwarts? What kind of school is that? I read the rest of the front. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Oh. I flipped through the pages and recognized a very pretty face. I skimmed to the names and read it. Faye Dumbledore Jerracks. My mum went to a school of witches? I shut the book and threw it on the floor. I didn't want to know what else she was hiding. I left the room angry. How could she keep this from me for all these years? I sat on my bed pouting. How could she? I jumped when I heard someone downstairs running into something. I locked my door and ran into my closet. I could hear someone creaking the staircase.
"Hello is anyone there?" a man asked.
I covered my mouth so I wouldn't scream. It was the people who killed my parents. They were after me now. I leaned against the wall and a box fell of the ledge. Oh no. They heard me. I listened very carefully and heard someone mutter something. Alohomora? What does that mean? The man was in my room. I stood very still and prayed he would leave.
"Faye? Are you in here?"
How does he know my mums name? I tried to move without making any noise but the floor creaked. I could hear the man walking over to my hiding spot. Oh god. I am going to die. The man stopped right in front of the closet. I pushed the door open and he fell over. I tried to make a run for it. He yelled something and the door shut. I jiggled the doorknob but it was locked.
"Faye?" He stared at me.
No. You killed Faye last night.
"Why would I kill my niece? Wait, someone killed Faye?" He lowered his eyes.
Yes and how is she your niece? I was getting annoyed.
"You must be about 17 right?"
Yes
"Your parents are Greg and Faye?"
Yes. Who are you? I asked the old man.
"I am Albus Dumbledore. Your great uncle." He smiled at me. I stared at this crazy man. At least he hadn't killed me yet.
"I think we need to talk."
Okay. I reluctantly followed him down the stairs and he sat in the lounge.
"Well you sure are a pretty girl."
Thanks. What are you doing here?
"Well I guess I shall start from the beginning. I am Albus. I have a sister named Julie. She would be your mothers' mum. So she would be your nana, making me your great uncle."
Then how come I do not know any of you? I couldn't remember any of these names.
"Well that's the next part. Your mum was in school when she became pregnant. She told your mother and ran away that night. She ran away with you and Greg, your father."
Okay. I was following him so far.
"However your mother wasn't attending a normal school. She was attending a wizard school. She was in her seventh and last year. She had been seeing someone who your nana didn't approve of."
Why didn't she approve of him? I already didn't like this nana.
"She didn't approve because he was a muggle. A muggle is someone who is not a wizard."
Oh. I blinked.
"We searched for 14 straight years then your nana died and I gave up. Your mother never used her wand again after the day she left. She didn't use it till tonight. That's how I found you. We can track a wizard's wand usage. I assumed it was Faye using it. This is where you come in." He smiled at me and adjusted his half moon glasses.
"You said that Faye was killed?"
Yes. Last night, my parents were driving to the airport to pick me up and they were killed.
"Oh dear. So tell me more about you and your mother."
Well I was born in the United States. So I suppose that's where they ran away to. I always asked where my grandparents were and she said they all died.
"So how did you move back to England?" He asked listening intently.
Well I loved to sing and so did my two friends so we started a band and we got signed. Then we hit it big. We got famous and I always wanted to live in England so I bought my parents a house and we lived here. I was on my way home last night.
"You said we were famous?"
Oh I quit the band.
"I see."
"Well do you have anywhere to stay Saida?"
How did you know my name?
"It's on this magazine." He pointed to a magazine with me on the front on the table.
Oh right. I felt like I was having a Trish moment. No I have nowhere to live. I cant live here by myself till I am 18.
"I have an idea. How much do you know about magic?" He asked excitedly.
Nothing. I didn't even know my mother was a witch.
"Well in the wizarding world you are considered a half blood. Half muggle, half witch. If we knew were you were six years ago you would of gotten a Hogwarts letter." He smiled.
What does that mean?
"That you could of attended Hogwarts School for the last 6 years. But since I am the headmaster of the school you are invited to finish the last year. You can live there till the end of the year and decide if you want to be a muggle or a witch." He looked as though he knew which I would decide.
That sounds fun but I don't know anything about magic. I was starting to get excited.
"Don't worry, I am a very good wizard and I will teach you the last six years in the next two months. If you are related to me it should come naturally." He blushed.
Okay I will come.
"Great. School hasn't finished yet but you can come and get settled. I'll introduce you next year. Now go upstairs and pack anything you want. Oh but remember electronics don't work inside the grounds."
I smiled for the first time in the last day. I bounced up the stairs and went into my mothers' room first. I put everything back into the trunk and closed it. It might come in handy. I grabbed some of my parents' favorite things and piled them on the bed. I walked into my room and grabbed all my best clothes, shoes and bags. This was going to be hard. I grabbed everything from my bathroom and my favorite teddy. I grabbed my two hamsters (Spatula and Duckie) and some long books. I threw in all my magazines.
"Is that all of it?" He nodded towards my bed.
Yes this and the stuff in my parents' room is all of it. She had a trunk full of stuff that I found today. It was full of magic stuff. Oh. I ran downstairs and grabbed some nice photo albums to bring.
"You ready?"
Yeah.
"Okay watch out." He yelled something and the luggage shrunk. "You sure you don't have anything else to bring?"
I am sure, but what about the house?
"I'll put a spell on it."
Okay. I wrote a note and hung it on the door. "To whoever is reading this, I have decided to move out and try to get on with my life. I'll keep in touch. Love Saida."
I am ready.
"Okay now this is a portkey. It will transport us to my office at Hogwarts. Just touch it with me." He held out a dirty rock.
I touched the rock and looked at my house. Bye Mum. Bye Dad. I felt my feet leave the ground and I shut my eyes tight. When my feet where safely on the ground, I slowly opened my eyes and stared at all the pictures and candles.
Where are we? All the pictures were moving.
"This is my office at Hogwarts." He smiled and grabbed a book. He handed it over to me and I read the cover, 'Hogwarts, a History'.
"We have a lot of work ahead of us." He waved his wand and thousands of books appeared. Okay not really a thousand. I'm an exaggerator. He grabbed an old hat and placed it onto my head. The hat started talking. I squirmed underneath it.
"Gryffindor." He shouted.
"The school is divided into four houses. You will be living in the gryffindor tower for the rest of your time here. I am sure you will make a lot of new friends." He smiled. "Follow me I'll show you where it is while the kids are still in class. All your stuff will be waiting for you. You can have your own dorm and then we'll place you in one of the 7th year dorms next year. All right here it is. Apple juice." The door with a lady on it swung open.
Wow. Dumbledore handed me a pile a books.
"Have fun, and don't forget the password is apple juice." He turned and left and the portrait closed. I walked around and found my room. I lay on the bed and opened one of my new books. I smiled. This was going to be a great year.
