Chapter 15

September turned to October peacefully for Ellouise. Sirius black still hadn't been captured but that wasn't really affecting her. Her and Fred's relationship seemed to get better with every passing day. She saw Hagrid regularly and started what would be a strong friendship with the giant. She wrote home regularly and every one seemed to be well enough. Her brother was desperate for Christmas to come so he could see her and that made her smile. He still had a place for her in his heart.

It was the 7th of October when Fred realized something. It was Elle's 12th birthday in just 7 days time. He wanted to make it the best she had ever had.

"Harry" he said to his girlfriend's cousin.

"Oh hi Fred what sup?" he replied. He was sitting comfortably on the sofa by the fire and moved over so Fred could join him.

"We need to plan something for Elle's birthday" he stated firmly.

"Yeah I know and luckily I've had a good idea already. We have a party in here. a pajama party to be exact" Harry told him. "We always had them back home on the drive. She loved them. She was life and soul of every one."

"Were there a lot of them then?"

"Oh yeah five every year: Mine, hers, Dudley's, Lauren and Piers. We had a great time." He sighed" I think it's the thing miss most about being back at home. They were good times."

"So who do we invite?"

"The entire Gryffindor tower. Is it true you and your brother can sneak food out from the kitchen?" Harry inquired.

"Yeah, any time." He said.

"Right that's the catering done now all we need to do is the presents." He buried his head in his hands. "I want to get her something but I might just have to give her money I mean I can't get in to hogsmeade."

"I can help you there Harry!"

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The next week was a hard one for Harry. He never, ever keep things from Ellouise unless it would hurt, upset or worry her, like the fact Sirius black wanted to kill him. But this was fun, not life threatening and a laugh. So he wasn't very good at keeping it from her. Every time he saw her face he wanted to laugh or smile.

Fred of course being a high flying prankster found it easy to keep the fact it from her. When Elle asked him what was up he wore a well practiced look of utter confusion. It made him laugh.

Fred stayed true to his word and on Saturday Harry got in to Hogsmeade and was now the owner of the marauders map. He just got Elle some reading books. She had previously when getting in to bed liked to settle down with a story. Preferable one with witches, wizards, fairy's, prince charming's, happily ever after's and beautiful castles.

Elle was a dreamer above all other things. That's were she got her drama talents. If she got a character she had to be in class she could just be it in a second. She was brilliant at adapting.

Fred had gone all out on his gift. At the beginning of the week he had had 10 galleons now all he had was 10 sickles. But it would be worth it all when she saw her new necklace. It was a silver chain with a red rose pendent to remind her she would always be his beauty.

On the day she got Harry's present in the morning. She smiled hugged him and promised to start opine of them that night. It was a re telling of beauty and the beast. Coincidence? She thought not!

She got a letter from home telling her to have a good day. Her mum sent her some new clothes and she got chocolates and sweets from, Piers and Lauren. Her father sent her some money. Her brother had made a scrap book for her of memory's from there childhood for her. Inside there were leaflets of day trips they'd been on , guides from all the productions she'd been in. pictures of there previous birthdays, trips to the Evans manor and stays down at there aunts. A guilt trip no doubt. The back page said "just come home"

But the weirdest present she got that day was from an anonymous sender. Harry said he had one of these once the culprit was Dumbledore in the end but she felt that it wasn't him. She knew him the sender somehow.

The present was a charm bracelet. It had 4 charms on it al ready. One was a stag, one a huge dog, one a type of wolf and the other a tiger. They were comforting she knew them but where from? Then she made a connection was made between the tiger and the stag.

Flashback

"Show me Lily and James potter"

End flashback

It was then the note fell from the jewelry box.

My Ellouise,

We were going to give this to you the day you were baptized in to the maraudering family. That day never came. You were baptized but to another family. I wasn't merited with an invite.

So on the occasion of your 12th birthday accepted this from Messer's Prongs, Moony and Wormtail. You're in our hearts, Elle.

Love,

Your godfather

"Harry do we have godfathers?"

"You two do don't you? I mean Piers and Laurens dad. I'm not too sure about me" He said

"Yeah I know about Uncle David but like I mean someone here. Like magical" she said.

"Sorry babe I don't think so, let me see it" he said and she passed him the letter.

She studied the box in which the bracelet came in. on top there was a crest. In the middle there was a large "M" there was a stag, dog, rat and a wolf around it in different corners. She was starting to see a pattern forming.

"Can you put it on for me please" she said holding the bracelet out to Harry. He looked confused.

"Are you sure I mean you don't know who sent you this?"

"They don't mean any harm I know that." She said "Please Harry. I want to wear it." So Harry put it over her wrist and did it up.

Not to long later they were all down in the great hall and she was laughing and joking but what on earth was Fred's present? He told her she would have them both tonight.

It was a Friday so that meant defense first thing so she of course left early to arriver early. She did that a lot but just for defense. Since there first real conversation both her and her professor seemed to want to get there early and chat for 2 minutes.

"Morning" she said kindly to him.

"Happy birthday" and laughed as her birthday badge went off. It had been a gift from George and Katie. They had charmed to go off say things like "congratulate me I'm 12" and "I rule because it's my birthday" at random points when she saw some one she hadn't seen that day yet.

He laughed and smiled. "What prankster do you have to blame that for?"

"George Weasley" she smiled.

As she fiddled with something on her wrist he felt his own sister bracelet go warm around his wrist, just as he had when she had first put it on that day.

"Pretty charms" he commented.

"Yes they are. I don't know who gave it to me so please don't ask all I know is they love me and in some way are connected to James and Lily." She said.

"I'm hope so! I know how much you miss them both" he told her compassionately.

"Yeah I do, but today I miss dad more." She told him. "I always spent my birthday with him. We'd go for a burger with mum and Dudley- my brother- it's just wired I guess."

"I know" he said.

That was when Emily and Beth walked in.

"Birthday girl come on" Emily said.

"Why do you always get here early" Beth asked.

"I've got an idea why" said Emily "I think that you like older men" she teased while getting her books out.

"What do you- no way! I'm total in like with Fred, I do not have a crush on Lupin! ew!" she laughed.

"In like?"

"Yes, it's when your with someone you don't think you love them but you more than like them"

"right" said Emily sarcastically.

Class as normal rocked. Elle earned Gryffindor 20 points and everyone in her class was chuffed to bits with that. She was about to enter the hall for lunch when Harry called her.

"Do you want to come to Hagrid's with us?" he said motioning to himself Ron and Hermione.

"Alright" she said and left the girls again.

On the way to their over sized friend's hut Harry told Elle about how in his class a dreadful boy called Draco Malfoy had screwed up by not listening to Hagrid while he was teaching and then got a cut from buck beck a hippogriff. Apparently it had totally knocked poor old Hagrids confidence.

As he opened the door he looked kind of miserable but upon seeing Elle he brightened up as her badge said "dude, where's my present?" They'd done that phrase as a micky take of a muggle film "dude, where's my car?"

"Right here "he said passing her a parcel wrapped in brown paper which turned out to be a leather book. To be precise a diary.

"Oh thank you but you really didn't have to get me anything."

"Yes I did" he said looking Elle straight in the eye "you probably don't understand why yet but one day you will I promise you. You'll understand one day."

She couldn't help her self but throw her arms around Hagrid. He looked like he needed a hug and she wanted one.

"Thank you" she whispered to him and pecked him on his check. He smile at her gratefully before serving up a lunch of tea and cheese with pickle sandwiches before Elle went off to potions class which was uneventful. Harry had care of magical creatures so stayed on with his two friends.

That night it had to be said rocked. Elle had the time of her life.

As she went around talking to every one Fred smiled. She was so sweet. She kept looking over to him as if to check he was still there. He couldn't resist smiling at her.

Finally as the night was beginning to end he pulled her aside to give her his present to her.

"Oh Fred" she said upon seeing it. "It's beautiful."

"Then its just like you" he told her.

"Put it on for me." She asked. "I'm never going go anywhere without it on!"

After that the two shared a passionate embrace and a kiss before she went to bed exhausted but not before writing her very first diary entry:

Dear diary,

Today was so incredible. It was the best birthday ever. I'm never going to forget it.

Love,

Elle.

A/N: I hope you like it. I know that "dude where's my car?" hadn't yet been made in the 1990s but I couldn't resist.

Dante lewis: yeah I guess an 11 year old in a relationship doesn't bother me that much because I was in one that age. Not serious really but I was so I see it as an ok thing I guess. The fact I haven't had one since is I irrelevant LOL. I had to put in Remus's views on it. I couldn't leave him out and I thought he'd had so little contact that when he does he's going to be want to kill any boy who dares touch his girl. Except Harry of course!

Yeah I feel so bad for Dudley. He' going to have it just as hard as Elle is when the truth comes out bless his little cotton socks! Maybe even harder because he has to go on living with his mum and dad.

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