Prophecies
Chapter 1 – The Move
"Bye Mommy. I'm gonna miss you!"My younger brother ran to our loving mother and gave her a hug. He was crying, which wasn't a first for him.
"I'll miss you too sweetie. But, don't worry; you'll be joining us in England pretty soon."
"Why can't I go now?" Mom looked at me, looking for help, so I decided to step in.
"Look, Hugo, you know you can't. You have to wait until summer. And, besides, you and Dad are going to have so much fun without two girls hanging around all the time." Hugo looked up at me, eyes still filled with tears. He was only seven, and his Mom and Dad were after getting a divorce and he was being forced to move to England and leave his Dad behind – who wouldn't be upset?
"But you get to go now, Rosie. Why can't you wait with me and Daddy?" I got a look from my dad – one that said "just answer the poor lad but don't break his heart".
"I can't Hugh. If I stay here, then who's going to look after Mom?" He looked at me, finally defeated.
"I guess so. You're the best sister ever, Rosie." And then he gave me a hug. Mum and Dad were talking quietly as they watched the two of us say goodbye. When Hugo let go, I walked over to my father. I gave him a big hug (man, was I gonna miss him).
"I love you, Dad."
"I love you too, Rose. I'll see you at Christmas."
"Come on Rose. We have to get to the airport."
"Ok." I said one last goodbye to Dad and Hugo and then I walked over to Mum.
"Hermione wait!" Mum stopped mid way to the taxi.
"Let Rose stay here. I'll send her over with Hugo. Just let yourelf get settled over there and when you're ready, I'll be ready to let them both go."
"Jake, we've been over this. I'm taking Rose with me now so she can help me get the house sorted, then Hugo will come over one week after he's finished school. Don't start this now. We have to go. Bye Jake." I took one last look at the house I had grown up in, and one last look at my father (crying father). I was going to miss New York, with its crazy nightlife, wonderful sights and music. I was going to miss my friends, Jenna, Beth and Dianne. But, I had so many memories to take to London with me.
On the plane, Mom and I had a girl-to-girl talk. She was telling me about all her old friends we were going to see and all their children that I could become friends with.
"Harry and Ginny have a son going into your year at Hogwarts. His name's James. You'll get to know all the Potter children really well this summer."
"Why?"
"We're staying with them until we have a house of our own."
"You mean, I'm staying with Harry Potter?
Mom laughed at my sudden excitement and I felt slightly embarrassed. I must have fallen asleep, because the last thing I remember hearing is "James looks like his father, I'm told."
When we arrived in Heathrow airport, I saw a red haired man standing beside a black haired man and a little girl clutching a sign that read: "Hermione and Rose Davis – Welcome Home!" I didn't have a clue who these people were, but Mom ran to them and grabbed the two men in a large hug, leaving me to push the trolley full of luggage.
"Nice to see that you remember us, Hermione."
"Of course I remember you! How could I forget that red hair of yours, Ron? Or that nervous look you always have on your face, Harry?"
"Thanks for leaving me with the bags Mom!"
"Sorry dear. Harry, Ron, this is Rose. She's my eldest. My youngest, Hugo, is still in New York with Jacob. Rose, this is Ron Weasley and Harry Potter, my two best friends."
"Pleased to meet you, Rose," Harry said to me. "This is my daughter, Lily. She's seven. Say hi, Lily."
"Hi."
"Enough of this formality stuff! Rose, Hermione, there's a party at the Burrow for you. Everyone's waiting there!" Ron said, much more confident than Harry.
We got to the so-called Burrow in less than 10 minutes. I had my first experience of side-along apparation, and in three seconds, I was standing outside the weirdest looking house ever.
"Hermione!" A woman with auburn hair ran towards us and hugged Mom. She looked like Lily, except for her eyes, which were blue instead of green. I thought that she must be Ginny Potter, Harry's wife and Ron's sister.
"Ginny! It's so good to see you again! I've missed you!"
I let out a small cough, just to make sure I wasn't forgotten.
"Ginny, may I introduce your god-daughter, Rose Davis."
My god-mother gave me a hug and we were led into the house by Ron, Harry and Mom. When we walked into the kitchen, I saw a huge banner hanging across the ceiling: "The Golden Trio Re-United! Welcome Home Hermione and Rose!" The background was red and the letters were written in gold. There was a picture of a lion in the bottom right hand corner and a pile of silver glitter lay in the left hand side of the banner (this part was obviously an accident made by a child). I saw many red-heads in the room, adults and children. I figured that these were the Weasley clan.
"Rose, this is everyone. Now listen carefully, cause I'm only saying everyone's name once: Mr and Mrs Weasley, Luna, Dean and their child Lorcan, Lavender, Seamus and their child Diarmuid, Neville, Jessica and their army Neil, Dave, Darina, Frank and Alice, George, Angelina and their son Fred and their daughter Amelia, my children Jason, Sierra, Sam and Anna, Harry, Ginny and their children Albus, Lily and... Where's James?" Ron had been telling me everyone's names and the one person I was most looking forward to meet wasn't even here.
"He's gone to the bathroom, dear. Welcome to our home, Rose," Mrs Weasley said ever so kindly.
"Thank you for having me," I said, as polite as I could, because Mom was giving me a look.
"Ah, here he is! The trouble maker! Rose, this is James Sirius Potter. Jamie, this is Rose Davis. She's gonna be staying with us for the summer. And, she's going to be in your year at Hogwarts."
"Hey." He was gorgeous! He had brown hair that stuck up in the back of his head, but in a cute way, and his eyes were the perfect shade of green. He was dressed casually, in tracksuit bottoms, a red t-shirt and a navy and red checked hoody. He seemed polite. Oh how I loved the way he smiled at me. I couldn't believe that this was the boy that Ginny had just called "trouble maker".
"Hi," was all I managed to say after I analyzed his appearance. "I guess we're gonna be pretty good friends by the end of summer." He laughed.
"You'll be sick of me by the end of the week." We laughed some more and didn't notice that Sam had joined us.
"Rose, I would like to introduce you to my best mate and cousin, Sam Weasley. He's going into fourth year too." I said hi to Sam and walked back over to Mom, hoping to get talking to one of the many girls.
"Rosie, go talk to Sierra. She's Ron's daughter. I think you two will be great friends," my mom said when I reached her. I decided to take up her offer and started talking to Sierra.
"So, you're American?"
"Yup. New Yorker."
"Ever been to a Broadway show?"
"About ten of them."
"Bloody hell!"
"Bloody hell?"
"My dad says it all the time. I guess I've just got used to it."
"Is your mom here?"
"She died when I was ten. Dad's been raising us all by himself ever since. He refuses to date anyone. And now, Jason is repeating seventh year because he just doesn't care anymore and Anna is late in showing her magic because she's too scared. Everything has just gone down hill ever since the funeral. Why am I telling you all this? I barely even know you!"
"You're telling me because you can see that I'm a trust-worthy person. What age is Anna?"
"She's nine. But Lily is only seven and she's already making things fly around the room whenever she gets angry. It's just not normal."
"I have a brother. He's seven, just like Lily. His magic hasn't started showing yet, so maybe it's just that Lily is just a bit special. On my ninth birthday, I got so mad at Hugo that my cake flew into his face. That was my first signs of magic, so no, Anna is not delayed. She's just normal."
"Really? I guess your right. I'm just over-reacting. Come and meet the other guys." Sierra grabbed my hand and dragged me into the sitting room where all the children of the Second Wizarding War survivors were playing or talking.
"Darina! Come here!" A teenage girl with long black hair started walking towards us. She was so pretty, I'd never be able to live up to any of these British girls.
"Hey Sierra. What's up?"
"This is Rose Davis. She's staying with the Potters for the summer, and going into fourth year in Hogwarts. How great is that?"
"Brilliant! I'm Darina Longbottom, sixth year. That's my twin brother Dave over there." She pointed to a cute boy sitting beside James and Sam. He looked just like Darina: same hair colour, same eyes, and same dress sense.
"Come on over. We're talking about the Professors at Hogwarts." I walked over to the couch with Darina and Sierra.
"... and then, McGonnagal gave him a detention! It wasn't even his fault!" The boys erupted with laughter and the girls joined in. I was left there, not knowing who McGonnagal was or whose fault it was.
"Who are you talking about?" Dave looked at me as if I had six heads. Thankfully, James saved my embarrassment by answering my question.
"McGonnagal is Headmistress of Hogwarts. Sam and I played a prank on Filch one day and Scorpius Malfoy was around at the time. So when McGonnagal got to the scene of the crime, we ran for it and let Malfoy take the blame. It was the best thing ever! He got six weeks of detention with McGonnagal herself!" Everyone started laughing again and I joined in. It sounded hilarious!
"So, what other Professors should I look out for?" I felt like I needed to know, seen as I was starting there in two months.
"Well, there's Filch the caretaker, he hates every single student to walk through the school corridors. It's lucky that he's a Squib, otherwise he'd have us all hexed. Hagrid is the best Professor ever! He teaches Care of Magical Creatures, and although it is the most boring and dangerous subject, Hagrid is just such a nice guy! Being a half-giant doesn't stop him from acting like a teddy bear!" The Hogwartians burst out into new laughter about their friend Hagrid. Half-giant? Boy was I scared! "Slughorn is an old geezer. He teaches Potions – the most boring subject ever at Hogwarts. Dad teaches Defence against the Dark Arts, Mum teaches Charms, Neville teaches Herbology and Uncle Ron guest speaks for Defence sometimes. Luna teaches Divination. You'll find out the rest when you get there. So, what school did you attend in America?"
"Salem Academy. It isn't a boarding school; I went home every weekend and Wednesday evening. I liked it, but I'm looking forward to seeing what it's like to be in school all the time! Don't you ever miss your families?"
"Well, seeing as half of our parents teach there, it's just like living at home. We all meet up here for Christmas and any other special occasion. It's pretty fun!"
"And now, you're going to be part of it too!" Sierra squealed. Everyone started talking about everything that happened at Hogwarts the past year. I decided to listen but I kept getting lost in the conversation.
"Do you want a tour?" I jumped when I felt a hand on my shoulder and a whisper in my ear. I turned around and saw Sam standing behind me.
"Please." He took my hand in his and led me away from the group. I looked behind me and saw James giving his cousin a look of jealousy. A small smile crept across my face. We walked up the stairs to the first floor and Sam showed me all the different rooms.
"That's Aunt Ginny's room on the right. Grandma and Grandpa's room is straight ahead. There's also a small bathroom on the left." As we continued up the staircase, he started talking about his family. When he got to the subject of his mother, we were standing outside Ron's old bedroom.
"Dad says that he proposed to her in there. He hasn't been able to go inside since she died." I could tell that he was comfortable talking about it, unlike Sierra.
"Do you mind me asking, how did she die?"
"She was an auror. She was on a mission in New Zealand when we got the news. She was murdered by an out of control were wolf. When he transformed back into a human, he didn't remember anything about it. The Ministry let him off because they discovered that he was only bitten that night. He was given a warning and the recipe for Wolfsbane Potion. Dad still thinks he should have gotten some time in Azkaban or at least a Hearing." He paused, and I knew that he didn't want to talk about it anymore. I decided to tell him about my family problem, hopefully it would make him feel better.
"My mom and dad got a divorce last week. She found out that he was cheating on her with his secretary. She asked him to file for a divorce immediately, and then she called him "typical American". I felt hurt, because I'm an American. I soon got over that though when she told me and Hugh that we would be living in England. Dad made Mom leave Hugo with him until the summer. I was meant to stay until summer too, but I wanted to go with Mom and help her get sorted out with the house and everything. It's going to be hard not seeing Dad, but I'll learn to live with it."
"Bloody hell. You've got a lot going on in your life!"
We were walking back downstairs and we heard Ron say "Bloody hell!"
"What is up with you Weasleys and you're 'Bloody hell'?" He laughed at my question and we walked into the kitchen to find Ron and Neville trying to put out a fire.
"Can your child not control her magic?"
"Of course she can't, Ronald, because in case you haven't noticed, she's SEVEN!" I saw Lily sitting on Harry's lap, bawling crying.
"Maybe, we should go back into the sitting room," Sam whispered.
"I'll be there in a minute. I just want to talk to Mom." I walked over to my mother, who was laughing with Jessica.
"Hi Mom."
"Hi sweetie. This is Jessica."
"Hi Jessica."
"Hello Rose. Are you enjoying yourself?"
"Yeah. Sam showed me around the house so I know where everything is now. Everyone seems so nice."
"I'm glad you're getting on with everyone darling. How's James?" I was surprised that she singled out James when she saw me walking in with Sam.
"He's fine. I haven't really got a chance to talk to him. He's been talking to his friends and Sam saw that I was getting lost in the conversation so he rescued me by bringing me on a tour."
"That's nice dear, but don't you think you should talk to James? I mean, he's going to be in your year in Hogwarts."
"So's Sam! And trust me; Sam needs a friend more than James does." I stormed away from my awe-struck mother and into the sitting room. I sat down on the ground beside Sam and listened to Sierra tell another story from Hogwarts. I never laughed so much in my life.
"James! Albus! Rose! We're leaving!" I got up from the ground at the exact same time as James. I said bye to my new friends and gave Sam a second hug. I walked out to the kitchen with James and Albus. I walked around the room and did another round of good byes. We walked outside and Mom told me to hold onto James' hand. I did so, but reluctantly. He grabbed Ginny's hand and Harry spun on the spot and I had my second experience of side-along apparition.
As I opened my eyes, I saw that we were standing in a small village.
"Uh, where are we?" I asked James.
"Godric's Hallow. I guess we're walking to the house." He pointed to a hill and I saw that he was actually pointing to the house that was situated on it. It took ten minutes to get to the top, but I talked to James, which made the time fly. Ginny opened the door and we stepped inside. As I looked around the front hall, I thought to myself "I think I'm going to like it here!"