(A/N Wow two in one day! I couldn't not posted it right away so here it is! Enjoy! Reminder I edit this all by myself so I am not perfect and their will be mistakes and such! Sorry if you freak about that kind of stuff but I do try my best! Thanks for reading!!)

I kept my word to the icy core and ignored him the next day. I knew my eyes were probably still puffy from crying so hard last night and when he saw me I hoped his heart broke just like mine had.

The rest of the school year went like that the tension slowly, very slowly decreasing as time passed but I didn't give in. I didn't break down and cry for him to forgive me for being to cold, I didn't tell him that even thought I didn't like what he did that I forgave him.

It wasn't long before it was the last day at Hogwarts. Harry had won the Tournament, Cedric Diggory was dead and Voldamort was back. I believed Harry even though not many others did. It was a horrible end to the school year and everyones spirits were normaly very low.

That last day we all went down to breakfast early and the owls came, most from parents telling there kids how excited they were to see them, but mine was different but just as exciting. It read,

Dear Tala,

You will be staying with the Weasley bunch for the summer. I have decided to go visit family across the sea and I thought you might rather spend it with your friends. I have already talked with Mrs. Weasley and she accepted in a heartbeat you will be going straight home with them, for I have already left. She really seems to like you she called us family and it made me smile. I know you will enjoy your summer, I will miss you.

Love,

Gram

When I first read it, I felt sad that I wouldn't be seeing her but as I read it again, the joy mounted and I smiled.

"Ginny!" I cried and she looked over, fork half way to her mouth, that hung open.

"What?" she asked looking alarmed, dropping her fork and everyone else looked alarmed too. I shoved the letter at her and everyone watched looking apprehensive as she read. As he eyes scanned the page a smile grew on her face, everyone around looked confused as she put the letter down and fisted the air.

"Yes!" she cried and looking around she saw everyone's confused faces she added. "Tala's staying with us!" and their faces broke into grins. I couldn't help but blush as the Weasley boys gave each other high fives all but George who had taken to eating with his other friends Lee, Angelina, Katie and I think her name was Alex, no it was Alicia, maybe. Then I fell as it hit me, a whole summer break with, yet without, George…could I take it?

The next day we left for the train and it was Luna, Ginny, Fred, and myself on one side of the car and Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville on the other. George was in a different car. I forced my self to act happy the ride home but I could just barely and I didn't think I was fooling Ginny or Fred.

We met Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, after saying bye to our friends and promising to write, at the station and walked out to the car, me arm in arm with Ginny, with Fred on my left, and George was ahead, alone. He had become sort of an outcast from the rest of the family. I had told them all that we had a big fight and we were mad at each other. We climbed into the car that would be taking us home and the ride was quiet until Ron, who was the first to notice, spoke loudly to his mum and dad.

"This isn't the way home? Where are we going?"

"We will tell you when we get there" Mr. Weasley said not turning and the awkward silence fell over us all once more. It wasn't until we stopped in front of a row of houses in a small amount of time actually did Fred speak.

"So what is going on?"

"Not here" Mrs. Weasley warned and we watched speechless as the houses slowly slid apart. They hurried us up to the steps and knocked. The door was opened by Lupin who smiled warmly and beckoned for us to come in holding his finger to his lip showing us to be quiet. We snuck through the hall into a dinning hall where after the door closed behind us Lupin spoke loudly.

"Welcome, welcome glad you got here safely."

"Who is here?" a voice asked from the kitchen and Sirius walked out. In seeing me he dropped the apple he was holding and ran forward, meeting me as I ran to him too. He scooped me up and squeezed me close.

"Your here!" I cried. I looked to see everyone looking confused except for Ron, Mr. Weasley, and Mrs. Weasley who all smiled at the reunion.

"Welcome!" he spoke cheerfully to them all.

"Come, come" Mrs. Weasley shoved everyone else in. "Dumbledore should be here soon." And she ran out of the room quickly before anyone could ask.

"Eat!" Sirius said and he clapped his hands, dishes appeared on the table then he took to explaining to those who didn't know yet that he was my dad. We sat, George as far away as he could get from us, and I felt bad, for the first time in being mad at him I saw that his whole family had sided with me even his own twin brother.

I would come around corner during the school year and see them heads together whispering ferociously but when they would see me they would stop, Fred getting up smiling at me, George would stand and storm off.

I couldn't help but feel a little bad but as I watched him shove the food into his mouth hastily then escape the room to find his mom, just to get away from us all, no regret in his eyes, a little more of my heart shattered in to millions of tiny pieces.

Dumbledore did come later to explain that Hermione would be coming in a week or so and that we were not to tell Harry anything, not matter what. Dumbledore had started up the Order of the Phoenix, a group of people against Lord Voldamort and ready to fight when they needed to, and this very house was headquarters. We need to keep it very quiet because the ministry couldn't find out about it either. For his own safety we couldn't tell Harry anything because the letters could be intercepted. He was safer not knowing anything anyway Dumbledore explained, stressing the fact that we couldn't tell him.

To get my mind of all the depressing things like Voldamort and George I spent most of my time alone with Ginny or Sirius and even Lupin once.

Lupin had pulled me aside wanting to tell me something important. He took me aside into an empty room and at first he just smiled at me and I could see his eyes were filling up.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I am sorry Tala, it is just I am so proud of you" his hands gripped my shoulders. I smiled at his kind words.

"Your father is so proud, Sirius is." He added. "Oh you look so much like her" he went on looking dreamy, like he was going back in time, into his own memories.

"Rose, your mother, very beautiful, she was and poor Sirius fell hard." He looked like Gram I concluded, as I watched him, she looked just like that when she thought of the past.

"They had you and Rose passed in birth and Sirius told me he had decided to take his life but when he saw you he couldn't. Then he had to run, the ministry was on him for the false murder of Peter but he would see you again, he told me. I visited you a few times when I could, without it looking suspicious of course." He was gone, not really in the room with me now.

"Then I saw you in the train and I couldn't help but think it was you, and then I saw your name and knew it was you, it had to be. I couldn't tell Sirius or he might try to see you scare you maybe and get himself caught. So I didn't tell him, it was what had to be done. He forgave me because it all worked out, you are together and that is all that matters." Lupin looked down at me the dreamy look gone.

"I waited for him, I knew he was innocent" I informed him.

"You were right of course." Lupin agreed.

When I was with Sirius we would sit and talk for hours straight he told me all about my mum saying I looked just like her except for my eyes, hers were a light chestnut. I never missed that dreamy look he got in his eyes when he talked about her, the same look he got when he looked at me.

He was also very interested in the fact that I was an Animagi passed down in birth, if that was even what it was. He told me how my mum, who was an Animagi as well, was a black cat in her Animagi form, he was impressed I was a big black panther, saying that was a good strong animal. I had hesitated to tell him I could turn into more then just the Panther, but I knew I would some time.

"Dad" I said, not quite used to the feel of that word on my lips, as one of the familiar comfortable silences fell over us.

"Hum" he asked looking to me.

"Dad there is something important I need to tell you. You can't tell anyone it's a secret only Gram and Arella knew" Kala who was stretched out in front of the fire mewed a hey in protest. "And Kala, they were the only ones I told." He looked surprised no one knew I could speak to animals except with Arella, but she was special.

"You understood Kala's meow?" I took a deep breath.

"Promise not to tell anyone?" I asked. He nodded. "I-I can turn into more then just the panther dad." He looked startled.

"How much more?" he asked.

"Anything, you name it." I said smiling sheepishly. "Because I can turn into anything I have also learned to understand them and speak to them inside my head and out." I added. He just stared and I didn't know what to do.

"Amazing" he whispered then and he looked me in the eyes, he was impressed. "That's brilliant!" he cried and I smiled glad it went well. To prove it I told him to tell me to turn into things that where small enough to fit into this room without any problems. He was so proud I could tell.

"No telling" I reminded him.

"I know, I promise." And he wrapped his knarred pinky finger around mine in a pinky swear.

The next few days I was happy for the most part. It just upset me greatly that every time I sat at the table and George was already sitting there, he would abruptly stand and leave. It got to me so much that I couldn't stand it.

That morning I woke up early, as usually, and was eating at the table when George came down and dropped into a chair at the table. Thinking of how he always fled when I sat I guessed he must not want to be around me so I stood my chair scrapping loudly on the floor drawing the eyes of the few that were already down eating and I stormed away from my still half full plate.

I heard someone following and I charged up to the second story as fast as I could still hear the feet behind me. As I reached the landing a hand grabbed my arm stopping me. I spun around to find George standing on the top step looking ashamed.

"What do you want?"

"I want" he stopped as the chill in my voice sunk in "I want to apologize, I am an idiot." I soften immediately; this is what I dreamed of him saying every night.

"Really?"

"Yes it, I was stupid, let just forget about it. It's in the past and I want you in my future more." He said melting the ice that had grown accustom to clinging to my heart.

"Oh George" I cried and I swung my arms around his neck and buried my head into his shoulder. I must have caught him off guard because I felt him sway but then his arms wrapped around my waist.

"So we are good?" he asked pulling away.

"Yes, we are just fine!" I said smiling and he took my hand leading me back down to breakfast. When we came into the dinning room the few people, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, who came yesterday, and Mrs. Weasley, they smiled as they saw my hand in his. I sat back down next to Ginny who smiled brightly and George took the place next to me.

The rest of the break went nicely everyone got along well until Harry got here. He was pretty mad because Dumbledore made us promises not to tell him anything. I couldn't believe the first day back to Hogwarts was coming tomorrow we hurried around Diagon ally gathering last minute supplies and packed everything so it was ready to go.

It hurt me so much to see Sirius so depressed. I must have hugged him three billion times before we left for the station only for him to make the bright suggestion that he go with in dog form of course.

It was so fun walking to the station which was actually close enough to do so. He ran along chasing anything and everything barking like mad. I longed to join him but knew I couldn't people would freak if they saw a big black panther running down the street with a big black shaggy wolfhound.

As we got ready to say goodbye Sirius jumped back on his hind legs throwing his big paws over my shoulders spooking Kala who was in my arms. He looked deep into my eye with his grey ones and then gave me a great big kiss on the cheek.

"Okay, okay! Down boy!" I laughed pushing him aside as he tried to keep licking my face. "I wont forget you" I reminded him, my thoughts drifting to the mirror he gave me, all I had to do was say his name and he would be there.

I smiled grabbed his ears and planted a kiss on his silky forehead then ran up onto the train as the last whistle blew. I sat by the window George had saved me and watched as the train started to move and Sirius ran along with it, until it left the station. I heard three muffled barks and then he was gone.

I felt George slid his arm around my shoulder and Fred who sat next to Luna at the other end of the bench smiled at me. It was as usual me by the window, George, Ginny, Luna, and Fred, then on the other side Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Neville. Kala strutted from Luna's lap across everyone else's to mine bringing a smile to my lips.

"Forget about that mutt" she purred "you have me!"

(A/N I love that smart mouthed cat! Hope you loved it! If you did remember to review becuase I LOVE reading what you think about my story!! I will try to get the next chapter out ASAP!! Thanks again for reading!)