Summary: After year 5, the Durselys get more abusive and Harry finds out he has a... sister? And it turns out his sister isn't much different than he is. There is no Hbp in this story. Starts from book five.Ch.5 is about Ashleigh, then Ch 6 starts Harry. Might have slash haven't decided yet.

Disclaimer: Don't own anything expect my plotline and my characters.

"It's A Long Way To The Promise Land"

it's a long way to the promise land
so you'd better well know your way
where's a ship on the ocean
and an albatross who is trying to lead you astray
leaders, politicians, and power whores
are in line to receive your choice
and you bet your ass, if you give it to them,
they will gladly take your voice
and it's a long way to the promise land
wo-oh oh oh oh
it's a long way to the promise land,
if we work we might find it here
there's no substitute for enlightenment,
there's no reason for bridled fear
when you join the people who've joined the club
you gotta clench and play your hand
cuz if you fall in line you're gonna fall in time
and you'll never make a stand
it's a long way to the promise land
wo-oh oh oh oh
what are you going to do?
when they call for you?
bend and capitulate?
or keep your head on straight?
easy answers bought without experience,
is gonna lead you to certain doom
because the truth is just what you make of it,
it begins and ends with you!
and it's a long way to the promise land
wo-oh oh oh oh

"It's A Long Way To The Promise Land" Bad Religion

Key:

Thoughts

$Spanish$

"English"

"Yes! We've finally made it to the border," yelled Ashleigh, jumping up and down in her seat as she saw the gates up ahead.

"Yeah, lets hope your father hasn't called the police yet." replied Anthony, nervous as he looked at the border patrol.

Ashleigh glared at him "You always have to find a way to rain on my parade," she said whining.

Anthony glared right back. "All I'm saying is, lets hope they don't stop us." He said exasperatedly. He would have said more but his turn had come up. Anthony rolled down his window to talk to the waiting border patroller.

"Hello can I have your licenses, passports, and documentation." the border guard asked politely.

"Sure." Anthony said, not betraying any of his nervousness, and handed over the requested items, hoping the fakes fooled the guard.

"Well all looks clear. Have a wonderful time in Mexico." The border guard said, handing back the passports and certificates.

" Oh, we will." Replied Anthony, smiling innocently and rolling up the window, pulling out of the gate and heading into Mexico.

Ashleigh was doing summersaults in her head, ecstatic that she had finally gotten away from her father.

"We've done it. We've finally gotten into Mexico and away from our families." Ashleigh said, extremely relieved.

"Yeah lets just hope your father or the police is to lazy enough to come after us." Anthony replied, not letting his guard down yet.

As they looked out the window, they saw that the landscape was sand and desert as far as the eye can see, with shrubs and cactuses here and there. There was very little plant life beyond that and the road just on for miles and miles with seemingly no end.

"Ok, where does Marko's mother live?" Anthony said as he soon figured that all there was to see was desert.

"5436 Clearshot Street, Mexico City." Sated Ashleigh, with a very serious look on her face as she read off the note.

"OK, Mexico City it is then."

Ashleigh snuggled into her seat getting comfortable. Preparing for a long and boring ride.

"Man its hot out!" Ashleigh stated after half an hour of just doing nothing and being bored out of her mind. She took of her hoodie, leaving her only in her Queen t-shirt and black jeans. "Not even California was this hot!"

"Put some music on. It will help get your mind of the heat."

"Thank God! I can't stand the silence!" Ashleigh said, gladly turning on the radio and started flipping through channels until she found a station that wasn't speaking in Spanish.

"Yes! Its Schools Out!" Ashleigh yelled as she pumped her fist in the air, head banging and singing to the music. Anthony smirked, clearly amused and enjoying the show. He had always liked it when Ashleigh sang, she had a beautiful voice. "She'd probably make a fortune if she did it for a living or took a couple of professional singing classes." Anthony thought watching Ashleigh singing and bang her head to the music. "You got to admit, the song is really appropriate." Anthony said, laughing.

"Hell Yes!" Ashleigh said, like it was obvious.

Well we got no choice all the girls and boys
Makin' all that noise 'cause they found new toys
Well we can't salute ya can't find a flag if that don't suit ya that's a drag
School's out for summer school's out forever school's been blown to pieces
No more pencils no more books no more teacher's dirty looks yeah
Well we got no class and we got no principals and we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes
School's out for summer school's out forever my school's been blown to pieces
No more pencils no more books no more teacher's dirty looks
Out for summer out till fall we might not come back at all
School's out forever school's out for summer
School's out with fever school's out completely

Alice Cooper , Schools Out

2 hours later…

"I'm bored."

Anthony sighed, to tell you the truth he was bored to.

"Well, find something to entertain yourself with. You do have you drawing pad with you ? Don't you?" He asked teasingly knowing she always carried it with her at all times.

Ashleigh brightened at the though of drawing and grabbed her book bag, searched, and pulled out a drawing pad. She then searched for pencil and started to draw the passing scenery.

After an hour or more of driving ,they finally made it to the outskirts of Mexico. After searching winding back roads and crowded highways, they finally found the right house. The parked in front of the house, got out of the car, and walked up the gravel driveway, up to the side of the house. Anthony knocked on the door.

"Yes?" An elderly woman greeted, her voice slightly strained and hoarse. .She looked about sixty with short dark, curly, hair.

"Hi, we're friends of Marko's." Anthony answered getting straight to the point.

"Is everything alright?" She asked with worry

"No, everything is fine." Ashleigh was quick to reassure. "He just said that we could stay here until we can get back up on our feet."

She eyed at them warily like one would look at a dangerous animal with claws. They still wore there dark clothes because they didn't have anything else. If someone were to look at them on the street. They would think they were punks looking for trouble. All in all, the type of people her son hanged out with.

"Why don't you come in and make your self at home." She said inviting them into her home.

The house had five rooms. Three bedrooms, one living room and one dining room/kitchen. The hallway was painted a deep gold that led to a living room also in gold. The living room had a dark plush coach with two dark armchairs on either side. Another hallway led to three doors. Two of which were open. The first one, on the left side led to a emerald green bedroom with a double sized bed. The other one, on the right side led to a dark blue bedroom with a queen sized bed. The kitchen was painted a deep gold, and was old fashioned with a gas stove, with black and white tiles on the floor and above the counter. The kitchen counter was made with a white granite. Ashleigh was torn from her observations from the elderly woman's hoarse voice.

"I've made supper. But poor Edwardo gave me too much food for this old woman to eat. Why don't you have supper with me and you can tell me why you are here."

Anthony followed the delicious smell of food to the dining room and tucked himself in 5 seconds before Ashleigh and the old woman stepped into the room. Ashleigh saw this, put her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow.

"Anthony, thinking with your stomach again?"

He turned around and grinned "You know it."

After all the food had been served the old woman started. "Oh, where are my manners. My name is Olivia IsaKonner." She said reach across the table to shake their hands.

"Ashleigh Potter"

"Anthony Kitts." They said respectively as they shook hands with Olivia

" So, why are you here?"

Ashleigh swallowed the lump in her throat and briefly explained the situation, leaving out the abuse but did tell her that they had run away from their families and needed money, food and a place to stay.

"Well, we can't have that. You can stay her, but I'm on a fixed income and at some point one of you will have to get a job and both of you will have to pull your own weight." Olivia could tell, that had left stuff out but decided to wait. She figure that the would tell her if it was important or when they were ready.

Ashleigh and Anthony smiled in relief, happy that they could stay.

Olivia clapped her hand and smiled back "Okay how about you go get your things and meet me in the hallway leading away from the living room."

Ashleigh and Anthony quickly went back to the car and grabbed their book bags and the laptop and met Olivia in the hallway.

"This is all you have?" She asked incredulously.

Anthony looked sheepish "We really didn't have time to pack anything before we had to run."

Olivia shook her head "That's it! We are going shopping Tomorrow!"

Anthony laughed at the look of horror on Ashleigh's face. She had always hated shopping since she could remember. She could still vividly remember the shopping trips her mom would take her on before she got sick. Hours upon hours of cloths, and then it taking forever to try anything on. Later on when she was still little, her father tried taking her on shopping trips. I don't even think he could shop for woman's cloths at the time. She thought as she remembered that everything they had bought had either been too small or too big. At least that was before he tried to watch me dress in the dressing cubicles She thought as she remembered the time she found him trying to look through one of the cracks in the dressing room cubicles. She refused to go shopping with him after that. Which was fine with him he was more than happy to buy more tight and revealing cloths for her. And if she didn't wear them it was fine because her old cloths got to small or tight fast enough for him anyway. Pretty soon all her cloths were at least two sizes too small.

Olivia turned and opened the door that opened to the emerald green bedroom. "This Anthony is your bedroom." She turned and led Ashleigh to the second door that led to the dark blue bedroom. "And this Ashleigh will be your bedroom." She turned to both of them. " My bedroom is down the hall. I will be there if you need anything."

She turned to leave. Ashleigh grabbed her arm before she could leave. "Thank You." She said sincerely and leaned in and kissed Olivia on the cheek she pulled back smiled and walked into her room. And closed the door. Ashleigh barely register the room as she toed off her shoes and striped off her shirt and jeans. Leaving her in her bra and underwear to work as pajamas. Besides, it was to hot out to wear a t-shirt over it. She pulled back the comforter, climbed into bed and fell asleep instantly.

The next morning, Olivia took Ashleigh and Anthony to the local mall and bought them at least six out fits each. Ashleigh bought mostly dark cloths, but bought a few white t- shirt for the really hot days. Anthony was strangely pulled toward the blues and yellows, and barely bought any other colors into his wardrobe. The real problem came when Olivia wanted to buy the cloths for them free of charge. Ashleigh's nor Anthony's pride would allow it. It was finally decided that Ashleigh and Anthony would pay her back at the first convince.

The next day Ashleigh and Anthony both put in job applications all over the city. They both got a job at a mechanic's shop. Anthony and Ashleigh had both taken Auto Shop in their freshman year at school but Ashleigh instead of taking Auto shop with Anthony again, decided to take graphic art. But she soon caught up with Anthony and learned the tricks of the trade. Neither Ashleigh and Anthony had known any Spanish but quickly picked it up. The lessons with Olivia especially helped also. At lunch and every afternoon Anthony and Ashleigh were coached in the language and grammar of Spanish. Also they learned anything they needed to know in Mexico. They were in sometimes even quizzed at dinner about little topics, like who was the current president of Mexico? Also at dinner they couldn't even speak English, they had to speak Spanish.

After a month Anthony sent in citizenship for himself and Ashleigh. Two days later he was granted. Soon after Anthony and Ashleigh were speaking fluently in Spanish and had deep dark tans that anyone could mistake them for natives. Marty and Jonathan would have a hard time finding them now. Anthony and Ashleigh also made a couple of friends in Mexico. Like their boss Mr. Coyer. Ashleigh and Anthony were both hard workers and soon became friends with Mr. Coyer after only a few weeks. They were also the only people working at the shop since Rick had been fired that week.

After two and a half months, close to Ashleigh's birthday, which was the 31st. The weirdest thing happened. Owls started to fill the sky. Now this wouldn't have been weird if you were in the United States, but this Mexico people, owls wouldn't be able to survive the constant hot temperature. The even weirder thing was they were only seen in Mexico City.

The one morning Ashleigh found an envelope on the stoop. Now this was unusual because the mailman usually put the mail in the mail box, except the packages that were to big to fit. Ashleigh shrugged and put with the rest of the mail. She put the mail on the kitchen counter and headed for work, forgetting about the letter.

Later at night…..(at dinner)

Olivia was opening up the mail, while listening to the conversation Anthony and Ashleigh were having. Apparently somebody had come into the shop to get a tune up and had mysteriously vanished.

$So, what should we do with it?$ Ashleigh asked

$Do what? What do you mean?$ Anthony question, totally not knowing what she was talking about.

$I mean that what should we work on first with the car.$ Ashleigh answered

$Well the muffler needs to be fixed. Hell everything needs to be fixed! The doors are barely hanging on to the frame. The frame itself is dented beyond measure and the windows are so cracked that it is a miracle that the glass even there!$ Anthony said exasperatedly

$Yeah, and the engine needs to be fixed so does the dash board and the fuel gage. The car is also in a sore need of a paint job and I heard the boss saying that even the battery is low.$

$I think the only thing that works in that thing is the radio.$

$Yeah.$

$So what color scheme are we going to paint it?$

$Color scheme? What the fuck?$

$Yeah, I was think electric blue and gold lightning blots$

$Electric blue and gold lightning blots? What the Fuck! Are you nuts I was thinking Purple and neon green lightning bolts$

$ I'm sorry, I can't help it their my favorite colors, and are you crazy? Purple and neon green?$

$Fine then, but anything but blue and yellow I get that enough in your wardrobe.$

$Ok, how about red and yellow?$

$Black and emerald green.$

$Orange and yellow.$

$Black and blue.$

$What's up with you and black? Orange and yellow.$

$What? I like it. Blue and silver.$

$Purple and silver.$

$Black and silver.$

$Pink and green.$

$Ahahahaha, pink and green.$ Ashleigh laughed, imagining the awful concoction. Anthony soon joined her.

$No, no. Puke green and pink.$ Ashleigh started laughing hysterically, with tears running down her cheeks.

$Oh, Ashleigh you've got a letter.$ Olivia sing songed . Ashleigh reached over and grabbed the letter. It was the same letter from this morning. The letter was thick and weighed at least a pound. The address was done in emerald ink and in long loopy letters.

The address looked like this:

Ashleigh Maria Potter

Second bedroom, on the right

4536 Clearshot Street 58079

Mexico City, Mexico

On the back was a wax seal with a big 'H'. Ashleigh ripped open the letter and took out the letter. On the top of the first page was the same seal but in the background of the H was a badger, a serpent, an eagle, and a.. griffin! What the fuck?"

The letter was written like this:

Dear Miss Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts the school of Witch Craft and Wizardry…..

Ashleigh was shocked. She was so shocked that her mind couldbarely keep up. So apparently, and unsurprisingly, the first thing out of Ashleigh's mouth was…..

"Who the fuck names a school Hogwarts!"

Then she fainted.