"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Lily asked, for the thirty-fifth
time that morning.
"Lily, we both agreed that it would be best for Danny to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible. She needs to be close to Dumbledore so he can teach her to control her powers. Not to mention the safety Hogwarts will provide for her."
"But Hogwarts isn't entirely safe! Some of the Slytherins are children of Death Eaters! I'm sure they'd just love to drag her off to you- know-who!"
"Lily, look. Danny is not a Slytherin, she is in Gryffindor. The only time she'll be near anyone from that house is under the supervision of a teacher. And Dumbledore promised to keep an extra close eye on her. And it's only a few weeks until the end of term. And you can write her everyday. Twice a day if you like."
Lily nodded distractedly as James hurried upstairs to help Danny with her trunk. She still felt uneasy about the whole thing, but she supposed James was right. Danny needed to be taught about these new wandless abilities and Dumbledore was the only one with the skills to help her.
The ride over to Kings Cross Station was very quiet, no one speaking much. Lily was off in her own world, worrying about everything from freak flying accidents to Death Eater attacks in the way only a mother can. James sensed her uneasiness and remained silent so as not to get into another argument about the dangers of sending Danny back to Hogwarts ("She could drown in the lake, fall off a broom, get abducted by Death Eaters, get bitten by a werewolf-"). She had been very angry earlier when he had reminded her he had spent several of his own years at Hogwarts running around with a werewolf, playing Quidditch, and swimming in the lake and he had lived to tell the tale.
Meanwhile, Harry and Danny were quietly conversing in the back seat, oblivious to their parents' worries (or lack thereof, in James's case).
"When'll you come back, Danny?" Harry asked in a quiet, subdued voice.
"I'll be back in June at the end of the school year. But that's not that long. It's already the end of May," she consoled. "And I'll write you lots. Well, I'll draw you pictures, I guess, 'cause you can't read."
"We're here!" James called, breaking everyone out of his or her respective reveries. "Let's hurry up and get inside. Dumbledore's probably waiting."
Dumbledore had agreed to personally accompany Danny back to school. By the time the foursome had made their way into the station, through the magical doorway, and onto Platform 9 ¾, they found the scarlet steam engine waiting for them. As they approached the train, Dumbledore stepped off.
"Are you ready to go back to school?" he asked Danny, smiling.
She nodded.
"Well, I'll just put your trunk into our compartment while you all say your goodbyes."
James, Lily, and Harry all hugged and kissed Danny in turn. Soon Dumbledore was back and they all prepared to go their separate ways.
"Now, you be good. Behave yourself. And remember, if you need me I'm only an owl away. Love you," Lily murmured, giving the girl one last kiss on the head.
"Bye, sweetheart," James said, as Danny followed Dumbledore onto the train.
"Bye-Bye, Danny!" Harry added, as the train began to move.
Danny waved at her newfound family from the window until they became tiny specks in the distance. The three waved back until the train faded into the horizon, at which point Lily broke into sobs.
"My baby. It seems like just yesterday we brought her home," Lily sobbed.
"Well, it was only a few months ago. And Remus, Sirius, and I brought her home," James reminded her.
"James you are so insensitive sometimes!" Lily fumed as they made their way back through the gateway and toward their car.
"Lily, she'll be fine!" James said in exasperation for the forty- fifth time that morning. Women.
Author's Notes: Next chapter we will see Dumbledore and Danny working on her powers and you will find out just how Voldemort came to know about Danielle's powers. Review!!!!
"Lily, we both agreed that it would be best for Danny to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible. She needs to be close to Dumbledore so he can teach her to control her powers. Not to mention the safety Hogwarts will provide for her."
"But Hogwarts isn't entirely safe! Some of the Slytherins are children of Death Eaters! I'm sure they'd just love to drag her off to you- know-who!"
"Lily, look. Danny is not a Slytherin, she is in Gryffindor. The only time she'll be near anyone from that house is under the supervision of a teacher. And Dumbledore promised to keep an extra close eye on her. And it's only a few weeks until the end of term. And you can write her everyday. Twice a day if you like."
Lily nodded distractedly as James hurried upstairs to help Danny with her trunk. She still felt uneasy about the whole thing, but she supposed James was right. Danny needed to be taught about these new wandless abilities and Dumbledore was the only one with the skills to help her.
The ride over to Kings Cross Station was very quiet, no one speaking much. Lily was off in her own world, worrying about everything from freak flying accidents to Death Eater attacks in the way only a mother can. James sensed her uneasiness and remained silent so as not to get into another argument about the dangers of sending Danny back to Hogwarts ("She could drown in the lake, fall off a broom, get abducted by Death Eaters, get bitten by a werewolf-"). She had been very angry earlier when he had reminded her he had spent several of his own years at Hogwarts running around with a werewolf, playing Quidditch, and swimming in the lake and he had lived to tell the tale.
Meanwhile, Harry and Danny were quietly conversing in the back seat, oblivious to their parents' worries (or lack thereof, in James's case).
"When'll you come back, Danny?" Harry asked in a quiet, subdued voice.
"I'll be back in June at the end of the school year. But that's not that long. It's already the end of May," she consoled. "And I'll write you lots. Well, I'll draw you pictures, I guess, 'cause you can't read."
"We're here!" James called, breaking everyone out of his or her respective reveries. "Let's hurry up and get inside. Dumbledore's probably waiting."
Dumbledore had agreed to personally accompany Danny back to school. By the time the foursome had made their way into the station, through the magical doorway, and onto Platform 9 ¾, they found the scarlet steam engine waiting for them. As they approached the train, Dumbledore stepped off.
"Are you ready to go back to school?" he asked Danny, smiling.
She nodded.
"Well, I'll just put your trunk into our compartment while you all say your goodbyes."
James, Lily, and Harry all hugged and kissed Danny in turn. Soon Dumbledore was back and they all prepared to go their separate ways.
"Now, you be good. Behave yourself. And remember, if you need me I'm only an owl away. Love you," Lily murmured, giving the girl one last kiss on the head.
"Bye, sweetheart," James said, as Danny followed Dumbledore onto the train.
"Bye-Bye, Danny!" Harry added, as the train began to move.
Danny waved at her newfound family from the window until they became tiny specks in the distance. The three waved back until the train faded into the horizon, at which point Lily broke into sobs.
"My baby. It seems like just yesterday we brought her home," Lily sobbed.
"Well, it was only a few months ago. And Remus, Sirius, and I brought her home," James reminded her.
"James you are so insensitive sometimes!" Lily fumed as they made their way back through the gateway and toward their car.
"Lily, she'll be fine!" James said in exasperation for the forty- fifth time that morning. Women.
Author's Notes: Next chapter we will see Dumbledore and Danny working on her powers and you will find out just how Voldemort came to know about Danielle's powers. Review!!!!