The Innocent Death Eater
By: Starr
James opened the front door to find a rather tall woman with dark brown hair and crystal blue eyes standing there. Her expression was unreadable, but she didn't look mean. She was young for a ministry official, about twenty-five, with her hair pulled up into a long pontytail at the crown of her head.
"Come in, please, miss?"
"Spencer. Caitlin Spencer. You must be James and Lily."
They nodded and shook hands with her. Once the door had been shut and everyone seated Caitlin gave everyone an appraising look.
"This must be Danielle and Harold."
Lily gave Danny a look as she made a face. Neither of the kids liked being addressed by their actual first names and usually protested loudly when they were.
"Yes," James answered.
"Well, lets get started then. According to these papers Danielle has been receiving work from Hogwarts via owl. Professor Dumbledore says her grades have improved under your care, so I guess that is a good sign. If you don't mind, I would like to take a look around, then have a discussion with Danielle."
"Danny," Danny interrupted.
Suprisingly, Caitlin smiled.
"I'm sorry, Danny."
Lily sighed in relief and James gave Danny a behave-or-else look. They slowly showed Miss Spencer around the house. She made notes on her clipboard as they proceeded throughout the house. Their last stop was Danny's bedroom.
They had redone it the night after the trial. Now the walls were a soft purple color, with the carpet slightly darker. The sheets matched the walls, as did the fuzzy blanket. The comforter on the bed was decorated with the CareBears, as was the pillow. Posters of various Disney characters adorned the wall, and one corner was covered in various drawings and paintings Danny had made. Underneath the artwork was a small wooden desk which had paper, crayons, markers, and various other art supplies on an organizer on top of it. Her toys were all neatly put away in an oak toy box against one wall, which was next to a plastic container brimming with dress up costumes, jewelry, and some of Lily and James' old clothes. All in all, it looked like a little girl's dream room.
Caitlin scribbled furiously on her clipboard, asking questions about how Danny was adjusting to life at their house and whether she got along with Harry or not. Finally, she asked to be alone with Danny for a few moments. James and Lily nervously retreated to the living room with Harry.
After several agonizing moments, Caitlin reappeared with Danny. Danny was smiling, while Caitlin's expression was once again unreadable.
"Danny tells me she likes it here, and would like to stay here with you. You seem to have a suitable home for her, so I am going to recommend that she stay here indefinitely and I will also recommend you to adopt her if you would like."
"Yes, yes, of course," exclaimed Lily, pulling Danny into a bone crushing hug.
"Thank you so much," James added as he escorted Miss Spencer to the door.
"Of course. Just one thing. You will need to fill out these forms for adoption and have her health evaluated at St. Mungo's. Standard adoption procedure. You will also need witnesses to verify the forms are correct and there are places for their signatures at the bottom. Good luck!" she smiled, as she stepped outside.
James thanked her again and closed the door behind her before joining his wife and children in a group hug.
"Guys I can't breathe!" Danny exclaimed.
Laughing everyone broke apart. There was another knock at the door, no doubt Remus and Sirius wanting to know how it had gone. Her suspicions were proved correct as the Mauraders walked in. Everyone was happy and in generally good news – Danny could stay!
Author's Note: I know this is a short chapter, but I just wanted the inspection to be in a chapter by itself. The next chapter will be longer! Please review! This chapter and the last are dedicated to LUCYLU4701 because she was the first one to review this and she wrote that the jury member was Umbridge. I really don't like Umbridge, so that's why I made her the mean jury member!
BTW, I just got the coolest e-mail. Its all about God's love and how we should take more time to appreciate God. If you would like me to send it to you, leave your email address in a review and I will be glad to send it to you!
By: Starr
James opened the front door to find a rather tall woman with dark brown hair and crystal blue eyes standing there. Her expression was unreadable, but she didn't look mean. She was young for a ministry official, about twenty-five, with her hair pulled up into a long pontytail at the crown of her head.
"Come in, please, miss?"
"Spencer. Caitlin Spencer. You must be James and Lily."
They nodded and shook hands with her. Once the door had been shut and everyone seated Caitlin gave everyone an appraising look.
"This must be Danielle and Harold."
Lily gave Danny a look as she made a face. Neither of the kids liked being addressed by their actual first names and usually protested loudly when they were.
"Yes," James answered.
"Well, lets get started then. According to these papers Danielle has been receiving work from Hogwarts via owl. Professor Dumbledore says her grades have improved under your care, so I guess that is a good sign. If you don't mind, I would like to take a look around, then have a discussion with Danielle."
"Danny," Danny interrupted.
Suprisingly, Caitlin smiled.
"I'm sorry, Danny."
Lily sighed in relief and James gave Danny a behave-or-else look. They slowly showed Miss Spencer around the house. She made notes on her clipboard as they proceeded throughout the house. Their last stop was Danny's bedroom.
They had redone it the night after the trial. Now the walls were a soft purple color, with the carpet slightly darker. The sheets matched the walls, as did the fuzzy blanket. The comforter on the bed was decorated with the CareBears, as was the pillow. Posters of various Disney characters adorned the wall, and one corner was covered in various drawings and paintings Danny had made. Underneath the artwork was a small wooden desk which had paper, crayons, markers, and various other art supplies on an organizer on top of it. Her toys were all neatly put away in an oak toy box against one wall, which was next to a plastic container brimming with dress up costumes, jewelry, and some of Lily and James' old clothes. All in all, it looked like a little girl's dream room.
Caitlin scribbled furiously on her clipboard, asking questions about how Danny was adjusting to life at their house and whether she got along with Harry or not. Finally, she asked to be alone with Danny for a few moments. James and Lily nervously retreated to the living room with Harry.
After several agonizing moments, Caitlin reappeared with Danny. Danny was smiling, while Caitlin's expression was once again unreadable.
"Danny tells me she likes it here, and would like to stay here with you. You seem to have a suitable home for her, so I am going to recommend that she stay here indefinitely and I will also recommend you to adopt her if you would like."
"Yes, yes, of course," exclaimed Lily, pulling Danny into a bone crushing hug.
"Thank you so much," James added as he escorted Miss Spencer to the door.
"Of course. Just one thing. You will need to fill out these forms for adoption and have her health evaluated at St. Mungo's. Standard adoption procedure. You will also need witnesses to verify the forms are correct and there are places for their signatures at the bottom. Good luck!" she smiled, as she stepped outside.
James thanked her again and closed the door behind her before joining his wife and children in a group hug.
"Guys I can't breathe!" Danny exclaimed.
Laughing everyone broke apart. There was another knock at the door, no doubt Remus and Sirius wanting to know how it had gone. Her suspicions were proved correct as the Mauraders walked in. Everyone was happy and in generally good news – Danny could stay!
Author's Note: I know this is a short chapter, but I just wanted the inspection to be in a chapter by itself. The next chapter will be longer! Please review! This chapter and the last are dedicated to LUCYLU4701 because she was the first one to review this and she wrote that the jury member was Umbridge. I really don't like Umbridge, so that's why I made her the mean jury member!
BTW, I just got the coolest e-mail. Its all about God's love and how we should take more time to appreciate God. If you would like me to send it to you, leave your email address in a review and I will be glad to send it to you!