Okay, first off thanks for everyone who reviewed!! and second, smae disclaimer as before, I own nothing and only have a stereo, cell phone and a bop it extreme 2 that is worht any vaule so sueing is pointless!
"Krystal!" my mom yelled to me, "Will you hurry it up?"
"Just a few more seconds," I yelled back down at her. I was so nervous, I got to meet my dad's side of the family tonight, and I wanted to look my best.
I went down stairs and saw my mom in a pair of jeans and baggie t-shirt. I was in a skirt, and nice button down sweater. I gave her a look and asked, judgingly, "Is that what you are wearing?"
"So, George," Mrs. Weasley said, busy in the kitchen, "tell my more about these to guest."
"Well, mum, let's just say that," George told his mother, thinking up the best thing to tell his mother, "they are good friends, and they can't wait to meet you all."
"Can we have a name?" Mr. Weasley asked.
"No," George told him, "sorry you can't."
"Come on George tell us who these mystery dates are," Ginny said coming into the kitchen. Then Ginny asked, "Is it Percy?"
"WHAT?!!" George asked in horror. "You think I would bring that prissy little-"
"George!" Mrs. Weasley said warningly.
"No, it isn't," George, said, and then he added through his teeth, "Percy."
"Then who?" Ginny asked.
"You'll find out when they get here," George said with a smile. Ginny went to ask again, but George cut her off and said, "When they get here, so stop bothering me."
As George left the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley asked, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if the quest are Fred and George's girlfriends?"
"Or boyfriends," Ginny added with a smile. Mrs. Weasley gave Ginny a look and Ginny made her way out of the kitchen as fast as she could.
It was time for the dinner. People were arriving, and George had a seating chart in his head.
"Here, Harry," George, said, pulling Harry over the to back corner of the table, "you sit here."
"Why at in the corner?" Harry asked as he sat him self down.
"We want to hide you," George told him, with a nod.
"Ron, Hermione," Mrs. Weasley voice rang out. "Welcome, come sit down."
Ron and Hermione entered the dinning area. They greeted everyone, and Ron went to sit down next to Harry.
"No Ron, not there," George said.
George pulled Ron over the other side of the table, and placed him two seats away from George.
"Who is going to sit there?" Ron asked pointing to the empty seat between George and him self.
"My guest," George put simply.
Soon everyone was seated, and the only empty space was the seat between Ron and George and the seat between Harry and Ginny's boyfriend. Harry and tried to move over one seat, but George barked at him not to.
Mrs. Weasley was ready to start serving out dinner, but George's guest weren't there yet. Mrs. Weasley looked at the clock and said to George, "Your guest better get her soon or they won't get any dinner."
Just then, there was knock at the door, and George jumped up and said, "I'll get that."
My mom was fidgeting. She kept twisting at her ring finger, even though it didn't have a ring on it. She looked at me and said, "I'll let you eat all the dessert you want with out judging you, if you let me go back and not have to do this dinner."
"No," I said. "This is going to be fine."
"Yeah, right," my mom said sarcastically.
I knocked on the door, before she could try to get out of this dinner again.
George opened the door, and said, "Hey guys."
"Georgie!" I said and I gave him a hug.
"Hi," my mom said.
"Well come in," George told us, as he moved out of the way so we could enter. "We almost started dinner without you."
Everyone at the table was trying to figure out whom George was talking to. Then George came back into view, with a girl, with red hair, who had on a black, knee length skirt, and a light blue button down sweater. There was also a woman with jeans on and a black clean-cut shirt on.
George led them over to their seats, he said, "Krystal, you sit here, next to your favorite uncle, and Kerri, I guess you can sit next to Harry."
My mom smiled and went over to her seat. I sat down, and looked at my family. Ron smiled and said, "Hello, and you look lovely tonight."
"Uh," Mr. Weasley said.
"What dad?" George asked. "You don't recognize Kerri?"
Mr. Weasley looked at my mom for a second and then said, "That is you. Well, aren't you all grown up?"
My mom smiled, but didn't say anything. Then Mr. Weasley looked at me and asked, "Then who is this?"
"Dad," Ron, said, "this is my daughter."
"Oh," Mr. Weasley said very cheerful, and then frowned and said, less cheerfully, "Oh."
I muffled back a laugh; apparently, my new grandfather wasn't very sharp. Mrs. Weasley clicked her tongue on the roof of her mouth and broke the silence, "Well, now that we all have been introduced, who would like dinner?"
Mrs. Weasley started handing out dinner when Ginny asked, "So who are you?"
"Krystal," I told her. Then I asked her, "And you are Aunt Ginny, right?"
"Yeah," Ginny told her. "Krystal, nice name."
My mom smiled; glad to know someone who had hated her so, now was being civil.
"So, like, are you 11?" Bill asked.
"Yeah, well in September," I told him.
"Where have you been living?" asked Ginny.
"With my mom and her parents, well at least till I was 7, then I was living with just my mom at a condo," I filled everyone in. "We lived in America."
There was a murmur of understanding throughout table. Mrs. Weasley coughed in the back of her throat and said; "If your mother had any decency, then she would have told us about you."
My mom huffed, and started tapping her fingernails on the table, and it soon went from a slow tapping to a rapid tapping. Harry put his hand over my mom's fingers, making her stop. My mom looked at Harry, who smiled at her.
No one seemed like they would try and disprove Mrs. Weasley wrong, so I said, "You know, Mrs. Weasley, it really isn't my mom's fault. Just how did you expect her to tell you?"
"What Krystal means, mum," Ron said, trying to cover for me, "is that, I could have written to Kerri, and then she would had an opportunity to tell me, but I didn't."
"Well," Mrs. Weasley said, with a smile, "That still doesn't mean we should forgive her for everything."
"Everything, what do you mean Molly?" my mom asked.
"Leaving Ron like that," Mrs. Weasley explained. "Just calling it off with out a hint, and devastating him."
"You think I wanted to leave him?" my mom asked, standing up and slamming her hands on the table. "You think I wanted to know he kissed Hermione? You think I wanted to be hurt like that?"
"What?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"You precious little Ron kissed Hermione while he was still with me, and obviously he didn't care about me as much of Hermione, so I left him. And you think I wanted to realize that?" My mom asked. She turned to Ron with tears in her eyes.
My mom tried to say something, but failed. She came to me and asked, "Do you want to stay her, with your dad?"
I nodded, trying to hold back the tears.
"Okay," my mom told me. She took a deep breath and turned to Ron and said, "She deserve to know her father, take good care of her."
Then my mom stood up straight and said, "As for you Molly, I'll see you in hell."
Then my mom walked out, with her head held high. We sat there, the Weasleys were stunned into silence by my mom's attitude, and I was just trying to fight back all my urges to run and cry. We heard the door slam shut, and we all cringed at the sound.
"Way to go mum," George said very angrily. "We didn't even make it to dinner."
George got up and said, "I'm going back to the shop."
Then he Apperated, and left us there sitting in our shameful silence. Harry looked around, and asked, "Is anyone goanna go after her?"
We all sat there, looking down at our plates. Harry shook his head, and got up. He muttered something and said, "I'll get her."
Harry left also slamming the door behind him.
"I think Ernie and I are going to get going too," Ginny said. She and her boyfriend also got up and, left.
"Mum," Ron said, "I think we all better go. We have to show Krystal our home."
"Sure," Mrs. Weasley said angrily.
"Have you ever traveled by Floo Power?" I shook my head, and Ron led me into the other room.
As he explained to me how to use it Hermione asked, "Ron, I know she is your daughter and everything, but don't you think you should have asked me first?"
"I know Hermione, but I want to get to know my daughter better, and this way, we get to know what's like to have kid," Ron said.
"Fine," Hermione said, and helped Ron explain how to use Floo Powder.
"Kerri," Harry yelled out. "Kerri, wait up."
Harry caught up with Kerri. She had been walking down the lone road that lead back to the town. Her face was stained with tears, and her hair was a mess.
"Kerri," Harry said, and then looking at her hair started laughing. "What happen to your hair?"
"I started pulling at it, and it just got messy, okay?" Kerri asked, getting mad.
Harry put his hands around Kerri, and said, "Here, let me take out to dinner, since we kind of missed our dinner."
"Ok," Kerri said, smiling a little.
"Here, I'll call the Knight Bus," Harry said, as he raised his wand out, and soon a Double Decker bus appeared.
Kerri looked at the bus skeptically, and Harry nodded at her. She stepped on the bus to found armchairs, loveseats, and lounge couches. Kerri sat on a loveseat, while Harry was paying and telling them where they wanted to get off. Harry sat down next to her and said, "You might want to hold on."
Kerri was about to ask why, when the bus lunged forward. She fell to the ground, landing on her stomach. The bus took a sharp turn and Kerri was flipped on her back, and Harry fell on top of her.
"Leakey Caldron," said the ticket person, and he turned around said, "Oh sorry, didn't mean to intrude."
Harry tore his eyes away from Kerri to say, "You weren't intruding."
"Yeah, he just fell," Kerri said, feeling embarrassed the second those words escaped her mouth.
Harry quickly got up, and helped Kerri up. She walked off the bus, with an embarrassed smile, and waited for Harry to get off the bus too.
Harry took Kerri by her arm and led her to a small nice dinner place. He got a nice table without having to wait to long because, well, he was Harry Potter.
"Harry," Kerri said, "thanks for take me out to dinner."
"Yeah," Harry said, smiling, "you and Mrs. Weasley kind of ruined the Weasley dinner."
"Well, we never got along," Kerri said, rolling her eyes.
"What happen between you two?" Harry asked.
"How much time do you have?" Kerri asked. "Well, here's what happen. One night, it was late and it was after a very unpleasant dinner, in which Mrs. Weasley had not spoken to Ron or me the entry evening. She didn't like me, but I thought, hey at least I met the in-laws, of course we didn't have their blessing. It seemed really important to Ron that his mother would at least accept the fact that we were getting married. It was late so I kissed Ron on the check and said, 'Good-night everyone.'
"Yes, we're going to bed too,' Fred said and then George and him got up and left the room with me. When we got up the stairs, Fred recalled something.
'I forgot our finances paper downstairs,' Fred said. Then George and he looked at me with those sad puppy dog eyes.
'No, I am not getting them,' I said. 'No, no, no… Fine I'll get the bloody folder.'
'I am so glad we are rubbing off on her,' George said proudly.
When I went down stairs I heard Ron and his mom talking. I was about to enter the room so I wasn't eavesdropping, when I heard something that stopped me.
'Mum, why can't you be happy?' Ron asked.
'I won't be happy for this marriage, you're going to ruin you life,' Mrs. Weasley said.
'I won't ruin my life, I love her and she loves me. And it isn't like we are going to run off and get married the second we can. We are taking this seriously,' Ron yelled.
'You hardly even know her!' Mrs. Weasley shouted.
'I know that I love her! Come one help me out Dad,' Ron said.
'Well, umm son, I am happy you found someone-,' Mr. Weasley said.
"Arthur!' Mrs. Weasley exclaimed.
'But, you are very young, and marriage is hard, even with someone you love with all your heart,' Mr. Weasley said the last part quickly looking lovingly at his wife.
'We know that and we know we should wait and we will,' Ron defended.
'I don't care. I don't want her part of the family,' Mrs. Weasley said.
'Why?' asked Ron and Mr. Weasley.
'Just because,' Mrs. Weasley said curtly and continued with her knitting.
'What is this about?' asked Ron
'Nothing,' said Mrs. Weasley. Ron looked at her and she said, 'She's not like you. She's crazy; she doesn't seem to pay attention to the rules. She not good enough for you.'
'How do you know?' asked Ron.
'Ronald, dear, she's an American. The time apart will break any feelings she has for you. It's better if you don't put the pressure of marriage on that,' Mrs. Weasley said.
'Kerri's favorite colors are blue and orange,' Ron said. Mrs. Weasley looked at him with a puzzled face. 'Those are her favorite color. I though you might want to know if you're going to make a sweater for her. She is going to be part of this family.'
'NO! I WILL NOT HAVE IT!' Mrs. Weasley yelled. She was getting very red in the face. Then quietly she said, trying not to sound angry and failing at it, 'I will not have that girl, … that American Muggle in this family.'"
"Wow," Harry said, "I had no clue she disliked you that much."
"Yeah well," Kerri said looking at the ground.
"What can get ya two?" a waitress asked.
"I'll take the angel hair pasta, with the chicken," Harry told the waitress. Then Harry looked Kerri and asked, "Let me guess, a salad with water?"
"What the hell," Kerri said, "I'll take the personal pizza with broccoli on it, and some curly fries."
"Ok, I'll go place your orders," the waitress told them and then left.
"So, what happen to this food nut I heard all about?" Harry asked.
"She need something deep fried," Kerri told him with a smile.
"Kerri?" a voiced asked from a couple tables over.
A girl with wavy dark hair, tan skin, and deep brown eyes, she came over to Kerri and gave her a hug.
"Hi, Celia," Kerri said.
"What are you doing here? Where is Krystal?" Celia asked.
"Harry do you mind if Celia pulls up a chair?" Kerri asked Harry, sweetly.
"Yeah sure," Harry told her.
"How about my husband?" Celia asked just a sweetly.
"Ok," Harry said, defeated.
Celia pulled up a chair and motion for someone to cover. Harry turned around to see Severus Snape walking towards them.
Great, just freakin great, Harry thought. There goes my nice romantic dinner with Kerri.
"So, Kerri, explain," Celia said as she sat down next to Kerri, and Severus sat down next to Celia.
"First," Kerri said, "Harry, this my friend Celia. This is her husband Severus, but I think you to already know each other."
Kerri muffled back some laughter, and Harry said, "Haha, finish your story."
"Well," Kerri said, "Celia got married like a couple months before, Ron and I got ma- engaged. Celia help me deal with the long distance relationship, and when I had to call it off with Ron, she helped me through that also."
"Nice to meet you Celia," Harry said.
"Harry Potter, right?" Celia asked.
"Yeah," Harry responded.
"Great so, where is Krystal?" Celia asked.
"Great news, she got into Hogwarts!" Kerri said, excited.
"Really, wow," Celia said.
"Yeah, and Krystal meet her dad," Kerri said. Celia gasped and Kerri continued, "Yeah, and guess what? Ron's married, and to who? Hermione."
"No, he couldn't have," Celia, said.
"Yup, he did, I was at the wedding," Harry put in.
"Oh, and guess what?" Kerri asked. "I've realized that any dinners with Ron turn out to be horrible. Mrs. Weasley just had to bring up how I am so bad for her little Ronnikiens!"
"I don't know how you could ever stand her, that is why I am so glad Sevie didn't introduce me to any of his family," Celia said. Then she asked, "Where is Krystal?"
"Staying with her father for a little bit," Kerri told her.
"Celia, darling," Severus said, "I think we should leave these two alone for their dinner."
"Right," Celia said, "But we do have together, now that you are in London."
"I will," Kerri told Celia, as they bided goodbye.
"Sorry," Kerri said, "she is one of my oldest, and dearest friends. But we haven't seen each other in a while."
"That's okay," Harry said. "You must be lonely, being a single mother."
"Krystal makes it worth it," Kerri told him.
"Order up," said their waitress.
"Thanks," Kerri said to the waitress. She looked at Harry and said, "Once again, thanks for this dinner."
"No problem," Harry said.
They began to eat their dinners, and they thoroughly enjoyed it.
When they were finishing up their dinner, Harry asked, "So what are going to do with Krystal?"
"I've been thinking about this and I think that since Krystal is a witch, then she should live with her wizard father," Kerri said. "I know that I could keep her, but let's face it, she could be with a single muggle mother who is struggling to keep her head above water, or a father and a nice step mom who are both wizards and can help her succeed."
"That is very selfless of you," Harry told her.
"I think it's about time I stop thinking of myself and start thinking about her," Kerri said. "I am going to ask Ron and Hermione about it tomorrow, and then Krystal."
"Kerri," Harry said, "you are a great mom."
"Ha," Kerri exclaimed, "try telling Krystal that."
Harry looked and Kerri, and noticed that she was done eating, and he asked, "Are you done?"
"Yup," Kerri answered him.
"Ok," Harry said, "I'll get the bill."
Harry got up to get and pay for the bill. Celia watched him leave and then came over to Kerri. She sat down and asked, "What up the dinner with Harry? What happen to the whole 'nobody likes you' thing?"
"It's has been around 12 years, things change," Kerri answered.
"You aren't thinking about being with him?" Celia asked, concerned.
Kerri thought about it for a second, but shook her head. She told Celia, "I'm through with the wizarding world. If I was to go after Harry, well it would end in disaster; we are from two very different worlds."
Harry had been listening and his heart sunk. He wanted to try and create a relationship with Kerri, but she didn't want to. He put on a happy face and came back to the table.
"Hi Harry," Kerri said, welcoming him back.
"Ready to go?" Harry asked.
"Bye Celia," Kerri said and joined Harry.
As Harry walked Kerri back to the Leakey Caldron, he hugged her and said, "Kerri, I think you did a great job raising Krystal."
"Thanks Harry," Kerri said. "Thanks for everything, helping Krystal and I with her school supplies, for taking us out to lunch, for being my only non American friend, and for this wonderful dinner."
"It was my pleasure," Harry told her.
Kerri leaned in and kissed him.
A/N: I lied, I still got a couple more chapters! this is not the last chapter.
chris-black: I would love it if Ron dumped Hermione, trust me, I would love that! I'm just not sure if that should happen, but I am seriously thinking about it!
Krabby Patty: thanks for the support! I really appericate it!!!
Padfoot's-Luvr: I'm very glad you think it is cute, and the ASAP really put me in a writting mood, so thanks!!!