Disclaimer: We all know Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling and certainly not us; however, Aria Sinclair belongs to us and we love her.
Ch. 6 Screaming and School Supplies
It was still dark outside when the house became very cold almost everyone had woken up. Every time Harry took a breath he could see it in the air. He jumped out of bed to put another log on the fire but stopped half way and realized it was summer there was no fire to add a log to.
"What is going on?" he thought.
Ron was looking at Harry "why is it so bloody cold in here?"
Harry walked over to the door and when he opened it the sound he heard startled him. Loud whimpering and it came from Aria's room.
He took a step toward her door and she screamed, "HARRY… RUN!"
Harry burst into her room to find her sitting up in bed. Her eyes were open and glowing gold once more. At about the same time every one in the house ran in behind Harry.
Molly pushed her way to the front of the rest and lifted her lamp, "Aria dear are you alright."
Molly walked over to her and tried to shake her but she was as stiff as a board.
"Aria wake up," Molly said.
Harry walked over to the two of them and stared into Aria eyes. He laid a hand on Aria's arm; it was so cold.
"Aria, wake up, look at me," he said.
Aria jerked slightly and looked at him her eyes were their normal color, her skin was still cool but getting warmer but the look on her face was one of terror.
She stared at Harry for only a second then grabbed his shirt and whispered, "RUN."
Harry looked puzzled and said, "Aria, I'm ok, look at me."
He gently put a hand on Aria's head; her hair was soft and damp from sweat. She blinked again and gently shook her head.
She looked at Harry then around the room, she then pulled the blankets up to her chin and said, "What's going on, why are you all in my room?"
"You were having a nightmare dear." Molly said gently.
"Yeah really loudly," said a bleary eyed Ginny.
"You called out Harry's name really loudly too." said Ron.
Aria turned pink, "What else did I say?"
Harry looked down at her and said, "You told me to run, why?"
She looked confused and said, "I can't remember, I'm sorry I woke you all up."
Molly smiled and said, "No harm done, well back to bed everyone."
And she started to herd everyone out of the bedroom, but turned and looked at the girl in the bed," If you need anything call out."
Aria nodded and said, "Yes ma'am."
Harry looked at her, "May I sit for a moment."
She nodded and Harry sat down.
"What was that all about?" Harry asked.
She shrugged and said, "I told you, I don't really remember, I just know that you needed to get away from something or someone."
Harry looked at her a moment longer. Something was a bit off she wasn't saying something.
"Are you sure then?" Harry asked.
She turned sharply to look at him and bit out, "Yes I'm SURE, I'm sorry but it's late and I really need some sleep."
Harry stood and touched her head again, "If you need me call out or knock on the wall, ok."
She nodded, laid down and rolled over. Harry looked at her from the door and thought "something's up with her, I wonder what's going on."
Harry and Ron awoke to the smell of breakfast. They got up and slowly put on their clothes. They headed down stairs. Harry was still very tired from the events that took place early that morning. Ron walked into the kitchen and stopped short at the door. Harry not realizing this ran into the back of him.
"Oy, what's wrong?" Harry said.
He quickly realized what Ron was looking at. Mrs. Weasley was measuring Aria.
This would have not been so interesting but at this point Mrs. Weasley was saying, "bust 32, I think B cup, waist 28, hips 30."
A quill was scribbling fast on a piece of parchment. Harry pushed Ron and he started to walk to the table.
Molly looked up to see the boys walking to the table, "boys I will get breakfast on the table shortly. I needed to get Aria's measurements for robes and clothes."
Aria was a little pink in the face.
Hermione walked in a few seconds latter, "Good morning all."
She noticed Ron was sitting at the table and he looked right at her, "Good morning love."
She was glad to see that he was not gawking at Aria. Hermione sat down and Molly got breakfast on the table.
"Ok, we need to get books, robes and clothes for Aria, and Ron I think you may need new robes this year. You are still growing; I think two more inches since last year." Molly said.
She continued, "Lupin could not make it so I need to get a hold of Tonks before we can leave because some one needs to stay with Aria."
Aria spoke up "Mrs. Weasley I don't need to be babysat, I will be ok by myself."
"No, No we don't leave anyone alone at anytime especially not you dear," stated Molly.
Hermione smiled and said, "Mrs. Weasley I can stay with her. I got all my books and things last week."
Ron and Harry both thought that Mrs. Weasley would never go for this.
Mrs. Weasley gave a small nod, "Ok Hermione that will save time anyway."
Ron choked on his toast and tried to hide it like a cough. Harry's eyes grew big and he could only imagine what Hermione was up to.
"Let's get ready to go, Ginny I'm leaving you in charge of getting Aria's book's and things. I will take care of her robes and clothes."
Ginny gave her mom a comical look and said, "Mum, let me take care of her clothes and robes. Your tastes are, how do I say this, dated."
"My tastes are just fine," Molly exclaimed.
Ginny turned to Aria, "who do you want to pick out your clothes?"
Aria looked at both of them and did not say a word.
Molly realizing this was not a place Aria wanted to be said "Ginny don't bring her into this. You can get her clothes but don't bring back anything too bizarre."
Hermione headed out of the kitchen and Ron followed her.
"Hermione are you sure you don't want to come. I was thinking we could get some ice cream, and spend some quality time together. I've missed you this summer."
Hermione rolled her eyes at him, "you are only going to be gone a couple of hours. Besides, this will give Aria and I time to talk."
Harry walked into the foyer, "Hermione, please be nice to Aria she's been through a lot and we know how you can be."
Hermione looked at Harry crossly, "I'm always pleasant and what do you mean how I can be!"
Harry looked at her, "Please." Hermione said, "honestly Harry I just want to talk to her, I'm just curious."
Molly came into the foyer with Ginny, "Everyone ready?"
Harry and Ron exchanged looks and said, "ready" and they all headed out the door.
Hermione walked into the kitchen were Aria was sitting with a cup of tea. Hermione put her bag on the table, sat down across from Aria and pulled out a large book. She opened it to a place she had marked and began to read.
Aria fiddled with her cup for a moment and asked, "Is that a school book you have there?"
Hermione raised her eyes and said, "Yes."
Aria sat in an uncomfortable silence. She looked across the table and spoke again, "Look, Is there anything you can tell me about Hogwarts besides it's a magic school. I'm going into a place and situation I know nothing about and I hate that. I have a feeling you're the best person to ask."
Hermione lowered her book and stared at Aria for a moment, "do you like to read?" Hermione asked.
Aria looked puzzled and said, "Yes I love to read."
Hermione smiled, "well it's hard to explain all that Hogwarts is about, but I do have a book called "Hogwarts: A history" if you would like to borrow it?"
Aria's eyes lit up as she smiled and said, "Oh yes please, I would love to read it."
Hermione grabbed the well-read book out of her bag and handed it across the table.
A few hours later the kitchen door swung open. Harry and Ron stood in the doorway with arms full of bags.
Ron turned to Harry and said, "We left them alone for way to long."
The two girls were sitting at the table talking cheerfully with open books across every spare inch of the table. Harry smiled and said, "At least they are getting along."
"Yeah, but is that good thing," Ron muttered.
Harry laughed as Mrs.Weasley and Ginny walked into the kitchen also loaded down with bags and packages
"Come along boys lets put these things away, Aria could you please come with me, let's see if your things fit." Molly said brightly.
Molly and Aria headed up stairs. After what seemed like an hour they returned to the kitchen. Aria was wearing one of the new outfits. It was a pair of rather nice faded jeans that seemed to accentuate her curves very nicely and a white tee shirt that had small golden snitch on the front and a larger one on the back with the phrase "Seekers: fly fast, fly hard" underneath.
Molly entered behind Aria, "well all of it fits but, Ginny are you sure about …"
Ginny interrupted, "yes, mum I'm sure she will look fine and fit in. It's what everyone's wearing mum."
Harry was staring at Aria, "Nice shirt."
"You think, Ginny said she fancied this one," Aria replied.
Harry looked at Ginny, who smiled cheekily at him. "Yeah, thought you might like it Harry."
Aria looked at the two of them and was going to ask what they were talking about but Molly walked up to her with a package.
"Mr. Ollivander told me to give this to you. He said you were to be the first to touch it." Molly said as she handed it to her.
Aria took the package and opened it very slowly. There was a slip of parchment that read: 81/2-inch tri-core wand. Rowan wood - good for focus and stability. Unicorn tail hair, Dragon heart string and sphinx mane. Aria removed the parchment and looked at the gleaming wand. She slowly reached for the wand. When she wrapped her hand around it she gasped slightly as a feeling of warmth moved up her arm. In this moment she felt more comfortable and at peace than she had in a long time.
Aria glanced over at Harry, "is this normal, I mean is it suppose to feel like this?"
Harry looked at her, "well yes, if it is the right wand for you."
Aria smiled, "then I think this is my wand."
She held it in her hand and began to swing it around, "Hermione, so what do I use it for."
Harry and Ron looked at each other. They quickly tried to duck under the table at the same time.
"Oy, Harry tell her to stop pointing that blasted wand at us." Ron exclaimed!
Ginny was over by the stove and saw what was going on. She started laughing so hard at the sight of Ron and Harry under the table. Ron was holding his head were he had hit it on the chair.
Ginny called out, "don't aim for anything crucial Hermione will never forgive you."
"Ginny," Molly shouted.
"Aria first off don't point it at some one unless you mean it." Hermione said blushing.
Aria quickly lowered the wand but not before red and blue sparks shot from the end of it hitting Ron in the backside. Ron tried to stand up but hit his head again.
"I'm hit, I'm hit, help me, I can't feel me bum! Is it still there?"
Ginny was now sitting on the floor tears streaming down her face with laughter. Ron was lying on the floor under the table holding his backside. Harry crawled out from under table trying very hard not to laugh.
Aria stuck her head under the table, "Oh Ron I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to. I didn't know the bloody thing would go off like that."
Mrs. Weasley calmly walked over to the table, "Ron get up, you're fine it was just a little spark, you'll get feeling back in an hour or so."
As Ron got up from under the table Hermione was standing by the fireplace with her hand over her mouth trying to hold back her laughter.
Ron looked at her and scowled, "its not funny."
Ginny still laughing, "oh, but it is."
Molly started to put dinner on the table. Fred and George walked in with a cage. There looked to be a small puffball perched in the middle of it. Fred saw Ginny still sitting on the floor with tears in her eyes.
"What happened?" he said.
Ginny just shook her head and pointed at Ron who was now rubbing his head and bottom.
"Oh, we missed something good," George said, "What was it?"
Aria said very quiet and still slightly red, "we had a mishap with my new wand, I sort of burned his … um … rear … I think."
Fred looked over at Ron, "well we would have loved to have seen that but we have good news, look Ron we fixed Pyg. He only chimes the time once and a while but other than that he is fine."
Ron scowled at the both of them, "well if you wouldn't have turned him into a clock you wouldn't have had to fix him."
"Accidents happen," George said.
Harry had left the room and came back in, "Aria, I got you something that all Hogwarts students need," as he handed her a box.
Aria took it and looked at Ron, "can it hurt anyone?"
"I don't think so, just look."
Aria slowly opened the box. "Oh, Harry it is beautiful. Does it have a name?"
Aria lifted a slender tawny colored cat out of the box. She held it to her chest and rubbed her face against the soft fur.
Harry said, "it's a she and no she does not have a name."
Molly put the rest of dinner on the table and said, "all animals need to be out of the kitchen, it's time for dinner."
Harry told Ron he would take Pyg upstairs because he was still having trouble walking. Aria stood at the same time with her cat still in her arms and walked out of the kitchen. They walked upstairs together in silence. Both put the animals into their rooms. As they walked back down to dinner Aria glanced at Harry.
"You know I was never allowed to have a pet. This means a lot to me."
Aria gave Harry a hug and whispered in his ear, "thank you … for everything."
She stepped away and hurried down the stairs.
Note: Long chapter. So sorry, but there all kinda long. Please review, if you don't we'll cry and wail and be miserable. Well we'll sniffle a little.
