Thank you to the reviewers who are encouraging me! Reading your reviews brings tears. Good tears, I'm so sensitive!
And one other note: I would never bash Hermione! :( She's my favorite! :) Now as for pairing her with Ron ... no, no, no, no, no, no and no. I never liked that pairing, like I never liked Ginny. And as for a Harry/Ginny? That's a hell no.
This next part of the story is how Harry and Kelsey met during their first year at Hogwarts. But just in the beginning!
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11-year-old Kelsey Brooke Davis-Black pushed her trolly through the crowd inside King's Cross Station, her Grandfather walked along side her with his left hand resting on her shoulder. Her trolly looks the same as any Hogwarts students. Her cat, a black cat meowed from inside his carrier.
"Here we are!" Her Grandfather smiled as they came to a stop in front of the platform, that would take Kelsey to Hogwarts for a whole year.
Kelsey gulped. "I'm scared Grandpa." She looked at him.
"You have nothing to be scared off." He told her gently as he turned to look at her. "The house is full of magic, its same like going to Hogwarts."
Kelsey just shook her head. "That's not what I mean." She said as her grandfather realized what she's talking about.
Her grandfather knelt down in front of her and gently took her hands. "You are not a Slytherin, do you hear me? You have never acted like one in the past, and I sure as hope you don't start to act like one now."
"Draco will expect me to come to his side." She said. "We're cousins. We should act like family, right?"
"Nobody gets to choose who their family is. Just like Siruis." The elder gently squeezed her hands.
"Are the rumors true?" Kelsey asked. "Did Daddy really kill the Potters, and mom?"
Her grandfather looked off into the distance with a far away look on his face. He stayed like that for quiet awhile before finally turning to look back at his granddaughter. "No. I don't believe it. He's too good of a man. He respected and charished your mother, putting her first." He smiled gently. "He was so scared of me in the beginning."
Kelsey giggled as her Grandfather rose back to his full height.
"Now, its your first year. So listen to your Professors and no fighting." He told her. "Be nice to the other kids, unless of course the other kids wanna fight, then you'll have to kick their butts."
Kelsey made a face. "Are you going to be ok Grandpa?" She asked. "We won't get to see each other until summer comes."
He smiled. "I'll be fine." He pulled her into a big and tight hug. "Just promise me something."
"Anything." She smiled as they pulled away from their hug.
"You are a pure-blood." He reminded her. "But don't let that stop you from making friends with different kinds of witches and wizards. Can you promise me that?" He asked gently.
Kelsey stared up at her grandfather. "I promise."
"Good, no go on. Embrace the witch inside you."
Kelsey hugged her Grandfather tightly. "Bye Grandpa." She sniffed. "I miss you already."
"As I you." He pulled away from her and smiled.
Kelsey turned and started to push her trolly, but stopped to turn back to her Grandfather. "I'll make you proud." She promised before turning and hurrying toward the platform and disappearing into it.
"You already have." Her Grandfather said softly before turning back around and walking away.
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Kelsey made her way down the ally of the train, fighting back tears. She was feeling homesick, and to make it worse - nobody wanted her to be apart of their company because of her last name.
She finally found a compartment and quickly paused in the doorway when she found a boy, her age sitting there as he looked out the window.
"I'm sorry. I thought this was empty." She apologized when the boy turned to look at her.
"It's ok." He said. "Please come in." He gestured to the bench in front of him, and Kelsey smiled before walking further into the compartment and sitting down in front of him. "Um." He began with a frown as she tried to avoid his eyes. "Are you ok?"
"When you have my last name, you get treated very differently."
"I'm Harry." The boy introduced himself, wanting the girl to feel better. "Harry Potter."
Kelsey's sad eyes suddenly widened with shock and awe as she looked at him, but she quickly pulled herself together. "Hi Harry. I'm Kelsey. Kelsey Black."
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Harry walked into the living room to see Steve, who's cleaning his shield. "Uncle Steve?"
Steve looked up. "Hi. What's up?"
"Um, my best friend Ron Weasley really wants to meet you all." Harry explained. "I wrote him a letter yesturday, sending it by owl, and I got a reply back saying he wishes to meet you, Aunt Natasha, and James."
"Well." Steve said as he put his shield down on the floor so its leaning up against the side of the couch where he'd put it. "I don't see why not. Your aunt really wants to meet your friends too." He looked at his nephew as James finally looked up from watching Scooby Doo.
"Can you tell us a little about him?" He asked. "What's he like?"
"Ron comes from a big family." Harry explained as Natasha came out of the kitchen and gently leaned against the counter. "He has five older brothers, and one young sister."
James' eyes nearly popped out of his head. "For once I'm glad its just me."
"Ron's a nice guy." Harry continued. "His family isn't that wealthy, but they manage by supporting each other." He smiled. "Mrs. Weasley is super nice, but you don't want to cross her."
"I think its a good idea to meet Harry's friends." Natasha said as she walked up from behind Harry, and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder and he looked up at her. "Everyone needs friends."
"I have three best friends." Harry confirmed. "You already met Kelsey, then there's Ron, and Hermione Granger. I have other friends too, but they're my best friends."
"I don't have anything lined up next week." Steve said. "Nat?"
The red head shook her head. "I don't either."
Harry began to smile. "So, it's ok?"
Both aunt, and uncle nodded. "Yes." Natasha said. "It's ok."
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The following week came by fast, and the family is now back in London. Harry lead them through the muggle way, how Hermione explained to him in a letter to do so.
"Welcome to Diagon Ally." Harry smiled.
"Whoa!" James breathed. "Hey!" He exclaimed when Steve grabbed him.
"Sorry champ." Steve said. "But its way to crowded." With that he placed his son on his shoulders.
Just then, two men came tumbling out of a shop, followed by a big family of red heads.
"Get him dad!" Two voices cheered in union.
Finally the two men shoved each other away. The tall man has long blond hair and he looks really expensive.
"You stooped to a new low Weasly." He growled, dusting himself off and trying to straighten his hair.
"Get out of here while you can still walk, Malfoy." Mr. Weasley growled back.
Lucius Malfoy sneered. "Come, Draco!" He barked before grabbing his son by the arm and stalking off.
"Don't listen to him dad." Ron Weasley said. "We can socialize with whomever we want!"
Harry grinned, he turned to his family. "That's Ron's family." He explained with a smile.
"Then let's go meet them." Natasha smiled.
Harry smiled. "Ok." He reached for Natasha's hand before leading them to the Weasley Clan.
"Hi everybody!" Harry smiled.
Ron spun around, and beamed. "Harry!"
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Ok, more on Ron in the next chapter, along with Hermione. Yes, I had to add the part where Kelsey is Draco's cousin. I did not plan that. But I still like how it came out.
Plus - Steve and Bucky are suppose to be in there 90's or they're suppose to be dead. I would've done more to this chapter but my glasses are dirty and it's 15 minutes after midnight.
