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Note: This chapter is through the eyes of a new character.

Chapter 4 The Nanny

"But Madam! I've lived here my whole life! You cannot expect me to just pack up and go!"

"My dear Aimee, if it were my wish, I'd have you stay here at the dormitories with me. But this is out of my hands." Madam Alexandrine waved her hands in the air, and went back to packing Aimee's things.

"Madam! Where am I to go? What will I do!" Aimee fell to the floor and put her head between her knees. Madam Alexandrine stopped packing and put her arms around the balled up lump on the floor.

"Aimee, it's not my wish. It's Monsieur Jeoffroi's doings. He says now that you are 19, it is time for you to be making a living for yourself." This only made Aimee madder. She hated Jeoffroi.

"He's just happy to get rid of me!" She yelled and stood up.

"Aimee, he has done many things for you. Be grateful."

"Many things! He hates me! I hear him talking about me Madam! I know what he says. He says I'm unclean, with dirty blood running through my veins!"

Madam went back to packing.

"Why Madam. Why is my blood dirty! Why does he call me unclean!"

"Sit my child." Aimee obeyed, and sat on the edge of her cot. "Do you remember when I first brought you to the dormitories?"

"Not really."

"Well, you were a spirited child, and you still are, full of energy and beauty. I happened to be taking my daily walk in the forest that day. Normally my dear, I only go to the old fence, for that is the limits. But something told me to go deeper that day. So I went, I went towards the water, and there you were, lying in the frozen snow. You were un-conscience but breathing, so I picked you up and started carrying you back towards civilization. I barely got two feet before I was splashed with icy cold water. I stumbled to get up and I saw you floating back towards the lake, so I hurried after you. Before I could grab you, you were already being lifted above the water by..." She stopped.

"By a what Madam?"

"To this day I'm not sure what it was. It was like a fish, only with a face. The skin was deep green and scaly, and it's eyes were yellow. It's teeth..." She shivered. "Let's just say I thought you and me both were going to be that nights supper. Then out of nowhere it let out a large scream. It was so ear shattering, that I feel back to the ground and covered my head. When I looked back up it was motioning me to put my head under the water. Of course I thought it absurd and began running away, only to be stopped by something else..."

"What?"

"A centaur."

"A centaur? Madam I think you're telling tales."

"Believe what you want, but he stopped me and told me what the other creature must have been trying to tell me."

"Which was..."

"Who you were. He said you were the daughter of a very power wizard..."

"WIZARD! Madam this is simply nonsense. I refuse to hear another word of it." Not listening, she went on.

"You are a witch Aimee...and a very powerful one I hear."

"Stop. I refuse to listen to you anymore. I'll pack my belongings in peace." Slowly, Madam Alexandrine left the room, leaving Aimee alone. When she was finished, Aimee out on her jacket and walked downstairs, getting one last glimpse of her home.

"Ah, there you are." Jeoffroi said as she descended the stairs. "Here are your work papers." He said thrusting the pile of papers into her hands and led her towards the door.

"Where am I going?" She asked pulling her arm from his grasp.

"Newport." He said happily.

"Newport! Why that's millions of kilometers away from Oxford! Why couldn't you find me a job here!"

"None to be found my dear. Besides, you belong in Newport! It's just the right place for you, and you'll meet tons of new friends, all of them fish."

"Fish!" She turned around quickly only to have the large oak door be slammed in her face. Tears beginning to fall, she walked slowly towards the bus stop.

"Newport..." She whispered to herself. That jerk, of course he wanted her as far away as possible. But Newport? Capital of the fish nation. She thought back to what Madam had told her. Perhaps she was...uh...a witch. But why would she have been found with...a fish? The bus pulled up and she got in and took a seat towards the back. She would have to write to Madam, to find out more about her past. For now, she will sit back and nap.

"Hermione, we've been searching all day. I swear every woman on this planet knows Harry. And now that he's free, they're all pooling in to get a chance at him."

"Ron, I promised Harry I would do this. And I will do it. We just have to dig deeper. I know we can find someone." Ron smiled at Hermione's determination.

"Even if it means putting a hold on the wedding plans?" He asked.

"Ronald, I will do anything to make Harry happy again. I mean, seeing him the way he is just tears my heart to bits. You know how I feel."

"I know. It kills all of us to see him so unhappy."

"Then let's help him. We have to find somebody that could be more than a Nanny..."

"What are you saying Hermione?" Ron asked.

"I'm saying that Harry needs someone..."

"So, you're saying you want to find him another woman?"

"You're a man Ron, you know how it feels to be alone, with nobody to talk too." Ron just smiled and kissed Hermione's cheek.

"Last stop! Everyone out!" Aimee awoke. She got off the bus and stepped onto the sidewalk. This didn't look like a fish capital, where was the water? Utterly confused Aimee walked a bit further down the street. It was a crowded city, and Aimee was becoming anxious. She stepped into the nearest shop to ask directions. She stepped in and found that it wasn't a shop, but a pub. Walking to the bar she figured someone could point her in the right direction. She got there, however most of the men were more interested in getting her number than giving her directions.

"Oh get off you pigs." Said a saucy voice. Aimee turned around and came face to face with another woman. Her eyes were dark brown and her brown hair was tied back into a bun, and her bangs lay fluttering in her face.

"Don't mind them, here follow me." Aimee followed her to a table in the back, where she sat next to a man with awfully red hair.

"So I assume you're here for the job position?" The woman asked.

"Er...job?"

"Obviously not Hermione." Said her companion.

"Oh, well I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pull you in here."

"I came to ask directions." Aimee said, hoping to get them. "I need to get the harbor."

"The harbor?"

"Yes..."

"I didn't know London had a harbor." Said the man.

"London!" Aimee yelled and the two stared at her. "I'm supposed to be in Newport!"

"That's a long way's away." Hermione said.

"I'm supposed to work there..." Hermione looked at the man, and whispered something in his ear. She looked back at her, then back and the man, and back at Aimee again.

"Are you a witch?" Aimee froze. Exactly what was going on with this "witch" stuff.

"Listen, I'm a little confused. I've been told I'm a witch...but..."

"Have you ever heard of Harry Potter?" The man asked.

"No."

"And you say you're a witch?"

"No, I say I've just been told that I'm a witch. But I'm still confused. How do you know about witches?"

Hermione look towards her companion once again.

"A bit looney this one..." She heard him say. "I don't know..."

"Hush Ron, she could be the perfect person."

"I can hear you." Aimee said, getting annoyed.

"How would you like to be a Nanny?" Hermione asked.

"A what?"

"A Nanny. You see, our friend Harry Potter just lost his wife..."

"Oh that's terrible..." Aimee put her hand to her heart.

"Yes, it's a terrible tragedy, but you see he has a newborn daughter, and is desperate need of help. Before you say no just listen. You will live with him, take care of the baby while he's at work. He works Monday thru Saturday. Sunday you will have to yourself. He'll provide you with everything you need."

"Anything?"

"Yes anything. You just have to be willing to spend a lot of time with the baby. What do you say?" Aimee thought for a long time. She needed a place to go, and she needed a job.

"How soon can I start?"

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