Chapter 5- Rejection

Harry walked into the house struggling to keep his wand study while holding Elisia. She had fallen asleep on the way back and was now silently sleeping in his arms. He tried to creep up the stairs as silent as possible but after the events of the night he forgot to skip the squeaky step.

Harry stopped dead in his tracks as he heard his aunt and uncle's bedroom door open.

"What are you doing boy?" Uncle Vernon demanded. He then saw Harry's wand in his hands. "What have you done to her with your freaky little magic?" Harry's uncle screamed, spit flying from his mouth. "My boss is going to bury me alive!"

"For your information she's sleeping, and oh yea surprise, she's a witch too" Harry called back as he continued walking to Elisia's room.

He could just imagine the look on his uncle's face at the thought of the news Harry just dropped on him.

Harry reached Elisia's room and lightly laid her on her bed. She stirred but didn't wake.

"Goodnight," Harry whispered as he silently walked out and closed the door.

As he shut the door he came face to face with Uncle Vernon.

"What do you mean she's a witch?" He shouted.

"I mean she is just like me," Harry responded quietly in case of waking Elisia.

"We're throwing her out tomorrow," his uncle yelled.

"You wont or you'll have me to answer to," Harry said sticking his wand in his uncle's chest. With that he walked away and went into his room.

The next morning Harry and Elisia were downstairs having breakfast. Harry thought that his uncle must have warned Dudley and his aunt that Elisia was a witch because Harry hadn't seen or heard them since last night.

Suddenly two owls came soaring into the house; one landing in front of Elisia the other in front of Harry. Sitting in front of Elisia was a howler. She reached out with trembling hands and slowly opened the letter.

"SHE WILL PAY JUST AS YOU WILL HAVE TO!" The horrible menacing voice shot through the house. Harry just sat there not knowing what it meant. Tears started running down Elisia's face as she got up and ran out of the kitchen bawling. Harry quickly grabbed his letter and rushed after her. He found her up in her room lying on her bed, tears streaming down her face; Harry gently walked in and sat down next to her. She immediately sat up looking at anything but Harry.

"Are you alright?" Harry asked putting a comforting arm around her pulling her into a hug.

"I can't do this Harry," Elisia said pulling away, heavier tears falling now.

She ran out of the room leaving Harry sitting on her bed totally confused at what had just happened. Having nothing else to do he pulled his letter out of his pocket and read it.

Harry,

You and Elisia need to pack your things at once. After the events of last night we are coming for you. Be ready as soon as possible.

Professor Dumbledore

A wave of grief flowed into Harry's mind. It was obvious that Dumbledore would take him and Elisia to Grimmauld Place and Harry wasn't sure if he was ready to go back to his dead godfathers house.

Knowing that he would have to go anyways he went to go tell Elisia to start packing.

Harry wandered around the house looking for her finally finding her outside in the Dursley's backyard.

"Elisia," he said warmly "we have to leave. Go and pack now."

She silently got up and without saying a word to Harry she walked back into the house.

Wondering what he had done wrong he slowly followed her into the house.

Harry had finished packing and was waiting downstairs with his trunk, Hedwig's empty cage, and his firebolt.

Soon he heard a "THUMP, THUMP" noise.

He looked up at the stairs and saw Elisia struggling with her suitcase, and under her arm was an unusually long package shaped like a broom that he hadn't noticed before.

Harry walked up the stairs towards Elisia.

"Need any help?" he asked nicely smiling at her.

"Sure, thanks Harry," she said quietly not looking at him.

Trying to start a conversation Harry asked timidly "So you fly?"

"What?" she said slightly confused.

"Isn't that a broom?" Harry asked amused.

"Oh yea I do," she said bluntly.

"Cool. What position?" he asked.

"Chaser" she responded.

"What model of broom?"

"Nimbus 2002," she answered bluntly yet again.

Harry was getting irritated with her. Here he was trying to start a friendly conversation and she was being so blunt. He had to find out what was going on.

"Did I do something wrong? Because you have been really short with me lately." He said.

"I don't want to talk about it," she said. That's all she ever says, thought Harry angrily.

Then suddenly a great honking noise broke the awkward silence that was now building between Harry and Elisia. Harry ran outside pulling his wand out as he went where he saw the Knight Bus. Elisia came running out after Harry just when Hermione, Ron, and Dumbledore stepped off the bus.

"HARRY!" Hermione screamed running up to him and throwing herself at him, knocking them both down to the ground. They both started cracking up laughing as Harry helped Hermione up to her feet.

Once they were on their feet Hermione threw her arms about his neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek, out of the corner of Harry's eye he saw Elisia standing with a look of awe and hurt on her face. What was she playing at? Ten seconds ago she had completely dissed him for like the third time that day and now she was looking like he had just stuck a knife in her back.

"It's great to see you Harry!" Hermione exclaimed finally releasing him.

"Great too see you too!" He said happily.

Ron then came forward and said "Hey Harry! Great to see you mate!"

"You too" he said overjoyed by the fact that he was once again united with his two best friends.

"Harry, aren't you going to introduce your friends to Elisia?" Dumbledore asked.

"Oh yea! Ron, Hermione this is Elisia she's from America and she's a witch as well," Harry explained.

"Hey Elisia!" Hermione said stepping forward and holding out her hand.

Elisia just looked down at Hermione's hand and didn't even respond to her greeting.

Hermione's smile dropped from her face from being rejected. Harry saw this and went over to Hermione and whispered in her ear "Don't worry she's been doing that a lot lately."

Hermione turned and smiled at him.

"Hey" Ron said also holding out his hand, which Elisia took.

"Hey" she said back to Ron.

"And I'm Professor Dumbledore Elisia, the headmaster of the school you will be attending this year," he said.

"Pleased to meet you," Elisia responded politely.

"Now get your things and meet us on the bus," Dumbledore said while he, Ron, and Hermione got back on.

"See you in a bit!" Hermione called out with a wave of her hand.

Harry and Elisia walked back inside to get their things.

"Why are you being so rude to Hermione?" Harry asked angrily.

"Why are you being so friendly with her?" she shot back.

"ARGH! Not another Cho," Harry mumbled to himself as he stormed out of the house dragging his trunk and other possessions with him.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Elisia shouted at his retreating back.

Obviously she had heard what he had said but Harry didn't care; actually he was glad she had.