Unfortunate Relations
Disclaimer: By now you should know: NOT MINE. Except for Katie and the plot.
DEDICATION: I'd like to dedicate this chapter to my sister- her brilliant idea saved my butt on this one! Thanks, 'Liza. You rock!
Anywho- I'd like to thank all my awesome-beyond-all-reason reviewers: You rock- beyond all reason! lol. I'd really like to thank you all more personally, but it'd take too long. So I'll just thank the new people, or answer any direct questions, etc. Thanks!
Irish Anor: Thanks for your review! Yeah, I didn't really know the anonymous reviewers thingy wasn't on…grumbles inaudibly about stupidity of computers…so anyway- on to LOTR! lol Gurth gothrim Tel'Quessir! MWHAHAHAHAHA! Elvish is the best language in the world…except technically it doesn't really exist…oh well! That just shows what a brilliant linguist Tolkien was! Wait…I'm supposed to be talking about how awesome Harry Potter is…(giggles nervously)…Actually, my character's not Katie Bell, sorry if I didn't make that clear (there I go again withmy stupid mistakes- I'm almost certain one's gonna happen every chapter!), but about the whole 'major typos' thing, all I can say is- ARGH! I proofread my stuff like six times, too. How does stuff manage to go so horribly wrong (like the stupid DREAM thing!)? Ah, well. The only good thing about mess-ups is that everybody does them.
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Silent in the Dark: Thank you for your review! Yeah, the reason she knows Fred and George is because she lives in a cave near Diagon Alley and has to go down every now and then for food, thus meeting Fred and George, kinda like Sirius hid in a cave near Hogsmeade. I probably didn't make that clear, which, in that case, I apologize. Thanks again!
Faetrix: Thanks! Yeah, I know the confused-feeling is annoying…but little by little it'll be made clear. I really hope you enjoy this chapter! Yeah, Fred and George rock beyond all reason, don't they? They're my favorite characters. ;)
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Note:This chapter is a LOT shorter, to my annoyance. Don't worry though- longer ones are coming, I promise. Right now, I'm dying to tell you all of Katie's secrets! Somebody please shoot me! lol This chapter will, I hope, enlighten everyone a little bit more. The whole 'Voldemort's her uncle' thing will be revealed in time (hopefully around the sixth or seventh chapter). Bon appetit! (lol) Oh yeah, and in case someone doesn't get the italics near the beginning (which I'm sure everyone will), those signify a flashback scene.
Chapter Three: Confessions of a Troubled Mind
Back at her cave, Katie took one last cautious look around outside before screwing up her face- slowly, she grew a few inches taller, and her hair resumed its original glossy black length.
"You're a meta-meta…what? What's that?"
Katie smiled, recalling her first grade memory of telling a friend, Sarah, that she was a metamorphmagus. She hadn't confided in anyone else- that secret was best-friend material only. "Watch this!" a much younger, memory Katie closed her eyes and tightened her tubby fingers into a fist so that she looked like she was about to throw a tantrum. In a flash, she was the reflection of Sarah.
"Whoa…" Sarah's mouth dropped in innocent awe. "…Let me try!"
"OK!" Exclaimed the young Katie, thrilled at the prospect of having a best friend Metamorphmagus. Sarah squinted, giving off a frustrated appearance as she tried to imitate her friend. The two sat there like this for five minutes- Katie leaning forward, eyes glinting in anticipation, Sarah squinting so hard that shiny little tears began to form at the corners of her eyes.
"Ah, it's no use, Katie." she sighed, crestfallen.
Little girl Katie patted her friend on the back sympathetically, resuming her normal features with a loud 'pop!' "It's alright, Sarah." she cooed soothingly. "Race you to the fence?"
Sarah's face brightened considerably. "Yeah!"
The little girls' vanished, along with their forgotten world, their memories placed carefully back into the recesses of Katie's mind. Katie blinked. She found herself staring at her broom; her mind brought back to more recent friends…like Fred and George. 'You could tell the secret to your best friend in the first grade, but you couldn't tell Fred and George?' she silently reprimanded herself.
She really had hated lying to them- "But what was I supposed to do?" She snapped, angry at her own guilt. "'Hey Fred. Hey George.' " She mocked herself, voice dripping sarcasm. "Guess what? I'M VOLDEMORT'S NIECE!"
"Interesting…"
Katie froze. Had Voldemort found her at last? She hoped not, for the twins' sake- if he had heard that last bit, she knew he would target her only friends to get to her. Fred and George…she thought weakly. She felt utterly powerless to save them from her uncle- wait. That voice…two people had spoken in unison. In a flash, Katie collected her thoughts.
Slowly, she turned around. She knew who she would see, even before her dark grey eyes met two pairs of hazel ones. "Fred! George!" Her eyes flashed red, though inwardly she smiled. Katie was glad they had found her.
Mischievous grins lit the twins' faces as they winked at her. "So this is the real you?" George questioned curiously, surveying the newly darkened hair and heightened figure.
Katie heard the suspicion in his voice, but she didn't care. At least they hadn't whipped out their wands after hearing her darkest secret. "How- how'd you find me?" Katie questioned in a small voice. She was surprised at the overwhelming relief she had felt at seeing the brothers.
"Easy. We summoned our brooms and tracked you back here." Fred nodded towards two brooms, now floating placidly beside him.
"Nice place you've got, Katie. Really charming."
Katie couldn't help but laugh at George's sarcastic remark, and looked (for the last time, she was sure) at the cold stone encompassing the unlikely trio.
"Yeah." Fred added, "Can we come and visit you more often?"
"Guys…as much as I'd like that, as much as you'd like that," she winked, "…I- I have to leave."
See? I told you this chapter would be shorter…and it is. MUCH shorter…ah, well. Maybe the next chapter will find a happy medium, if that's at all possible. (in a dramatic soap opera voice) Katie's leaving! How will the twins handle it? What will their reactions be? Stay tuned! laughs Ok, so that was nerdy. Well- once again, feel free to leave reviews and comments!
AUTHOR'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT NOTE: Everyone, I love your reviews to death, and I wish I could thank you all personally each and every time- but it takes up too much space, making the chapter look too incredibly long…and for some strange, unknown reason, that bugs me. So I'll leave personal remarks only for people who ask a question, ect or say something that makes me want to answer it. Thanks!