AN: Long chapter! Be Proud!
Friday came very fast for Haley but very slowly for the Weasleys. Bill, Charlie, and Arthur all took a leave of absence from work starting that day. They spent the day moving Bill's old things in Charlie's room.
Charlie took Fred and George to a muggle store and they bought posters of some of the bands they heard Haley play. Bon Jovi, Three Days Grace, Michael Jackson, and a green lady named Idina Menzel were included. Ron remembered her favorite colors were all very dark so Molly used magic to paint the dresser and bed black and the walls dark purple. Percy was positive that she would like it. Arthur bought black curtains to match the bed. Charlie did some tricky spell work so they ceiling looked like a starry night. Bill couldn't believe it was the same room when they were done. Ginny found an old bed spread that was navy blue. It didn't quite match and Molly didn't know how to change it so it would have to do. Ron told Ginny that Haley's favorite animal was a turtle. Ginny went to her room and found a large stuffed bear. She asked Bill if he could turn it into a turtle. He did it easily and Ginny put the large stuffed turtle in the middle of Haley's bed.
Bill and Charlie ran off for a few hours and when they returned they had a few things for Haley. They had brought her dragon scale guitar picks that a friend of Charlie's makes, a book that Bill had found useful because it was full of old spells, and a welcome home basket full of the candies Fred and George told them she ate most often. They wanted to make a good impression on their baby sister. They were on pins and needles waiting for Dumbledore to arrive.
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Haley found herself staring at the mirror in her room again. She was changing her appearance over and over again to try to decide what to look like when he went to her parents. It was harder for her than it would for other girls. Normal girls can only change their clothes and hairstyle, not their entire body.
She was pulled out of her thoughts by a knock on her door. When she answered it she found herself looking at Albus.
"Hello, Haley."
"Hello, Albus. What's up?"
"I was thinking about taking most of your thinks over to your parent's house tonight. Maybe you should just keep a backpack of clothes and anything else you may need tonight."
"Oh, yeah sure, come in."
Albus entered the room as Haley took a few things out of her trunk. "You're nervous," Albus said. It was a question.
"Wouldn't you be?"
"Touché. Your family is probably just as nervous. Bill, Charlie, and Arthur all took leaves from work. I saw Bill and Charlie in Diagon Ally. Apparently they have been decorating your bedroom all day. They want to impress you just as much as you want to impress them. Relax Haley. Everything will be fine."
Haley closed her trunk again and said, "What should I look like?"
"Excuse me?"
"Should I look how everyone knows me?" Haley said changing into her regular self, "Or should I be my birth self?" She then changed to her very Weasley like self. "Or should I be completely random?" Haley then gave herself green hair and red eyes.
"If you want my opinion I would say anything but the red eyes. They may creep some people out."
Haley giggled and turned back into her ginger state. "I think you should go like that."
"Why?"
"When I told you to change this is the one turned into. You are comfortable in it."
"Thank you, sir."
"No problem. Now should I take Hedwig and your guitar with me as well?"
Haley nodded and helped him carry her things downstairs.
"Do you two have everything?" Minerva asked from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yes, I just have my backpack that I'll take tomorrow," Haley informed her. They put the trunk, guitar, and Hedwig in a pile. A swish of Albus' wand later it was all gone.
"I'll be here tomorrow morning but we don't need to leave until you're ready. Even if that means we stay here until midnight. Alright?" Albus said. When she nodded, he apparated to the Burrow.
"You don't need to be nervous, Haley. Your parents will love you. Now come and have some dinner," Minerva told her.
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As soon as Albus knocked on the door he heard shouting and hurried footsteps. They door swung open to reveal Fred, George, and Bill.
"Hello Headmaster!"
"Hello boys. Would mind giving me a hand with Haley's items?" He said gesturing to the pile behind him.
"Of course," Bill told him.
Dumbledore picked up Hedwig and Bill grabbed the guitar. Fred and George each took one end of the trunk and carried it into the house. Dumbledore and Bill allowed Fred and George to climb the stairs first.
"What's that?" Albus heard Molly asked as the boys entered the bedroom.
"The Headmaster brought Haley's thing for her. This is her trunk," Fred explained as they sat it down.
"And this is her guitar," Bill said as he entered the room.
"And most of you met Hedwig I believe," Albus said as he entered the room.
"Haley has an owl?" Charlie asked.
"Hagrid gave Hedwig to Haley as an eleven birthday present," Ron told him.
"Oh, that was nice of him."
Molly crossed to Albus and said, "You've spent a lot of time with Haley. Do you think she'll like it? I mean it's not much and the bed spread doesn't match but…"
Albus cut her off by saying, "You two have some much in common."
"What do you mean?"
"Haley was rambling because she was nervous just moments ago," he chuckled then said, "Her hair even turned green out of nerves."
"You never answered my question; will Haley like it?" Molly persisted.
"Molly, it could be pink with fluffy stuffed dogs and she would like it. As long as it's from you. However I think you hit her personality dead on. And if you're so displeased that the bed spread doesn't match…" Albus pulled out his wand and did a small movement. A moment later the old blue blanket transformed into a black bed spread with dark purple zebra strips. "There! Her second favorite animal is zebras."
"Should we unpack her trunk for her?" Ginny asked.
Molly looked to Albus. She was unsure if Haley would like them going through her things. Albus saw this and said, "I think Haley would very much appreciate your help. When she moved into Minerva's we helped her unpack. I also helped her repack the trunk yesterday."
Molly nodded to Ginny and she opened the trunk. Ginny placed the clothes in the now black dresser. Molly took her large collection of books and put them on a black shelf that Arthur made out of a toothpick. She even had to expand it a little more to get them to all fit.
"Molly you may want to make the shelf a bit bigger. If I know Minerva she will probably give Haley some of the books she has been reading from her library."
Molly did as he suggested. Bill put the gifts from Charlie and himself on top of the small black desk along with the rest of her school supplies. Ron let Hedwig out of her cage so she could go for a fly to stretch her wings. Fred and George went through Haley's CD's. She had explained how they worked to them. She had gotten some muggle money last year after Hagrid took her to her vault so Haley brought a cheap battery operated stereo and several CD's from garage sales and a thrift shop.
When they found space for everything Arthur put her trunk in the closet and Bill put her guitar against one of the walls.
"You're sure she'll like it?" Molly asked Albus again.
"The boys gave you very good information on Haley, Molly. Relax. She will love it," Albus said for what felt like the fiftieth time.
"What time are you bringing her over?" Arthur asked.
"Sometime between eight in the morning and midnight," Albus said.
"That's not very specific," Bill chuckled.
"I will be going over to Minerva's for breakfast. Haley is very nervous so I will wait as long as she would like. It will be her decision when we leave."
"She's nervous?" Ginny asked quietly.
"Yes, just like you are. Haley told me herself that she really liked you but is worried about the change in relationship. It's like meeting you all over again. When I went there earlier she was having a panic attack because she didn't know what you would prefer her to look like. You all know her in her Haley Potter body but she didn't know if you would want her to look like a Weasley."
"We don't care what she looks like," Percy said, "She's our sister."
"I know. I told her to be in the body she is most comfortable in. I think she was leaning towards her birth body. She seemed to like it," Albus chuckled, "The first time she saw it though, she looked in the mirror and yelled, 'bloody hell I'm a frickin' ginger'.
Everyone chuckled at the story.
"Well I hope she's here for supper. Do you know what foods she likes, Albus?"
"Not in particularly. She always eats whatever she's given. I've never heard her say anything about it."
"I know she likes chicken breasts and pizza," Ron said, "But then again who doesn't."
"When I was talking to her at the Leaky Cauldron I said I never saw anyone order the flaming burger before because it was too spicy. She told me that she loved spicy foods. She told me the jalapenos were her favorite things ever," Ginny said quietly.
"Jalapenos? That's weird," Bill said chuckling.
"I can make jalapeno poppers as a side dish," Molly said happily.
"Spicy foods are awesome," Charlie said smiling.
"Maybe I will tell Haley that if she comes before supper she will get jalapeno poppers to convince her to come earlier," Albus mused.
Arthur chuckled.
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Morning came very quickly. Haley seemed to blink inside of sleep. She climbed out of bed and took a shower. Brushed her now red hair and got dressed. She was wearing her favorite pair of jeans and a simple black t-shirt with a gray design. She had packed her sneakers and decided to wear her black flats. She made her hair straighten completely and grew it a few inches longer before pulling her black hat with a small skull on it on. She put on Lily's necklace. Haley had always worn it. She wasn't sure if she wanted to get rid of it or keep it still. She added some eye liner and her now regular tattoo on her left wrist. In handwriting it read 'Survivor'. Minerva even said that she approved of it. It was small but cool. She looked at herself in the mirror. She studied her appearance for a few minutes before adding a few blond highlights to her hair. Perfect! She loved it. Albus told her to be herself. Well this is who she was. Haley just prayed the Weasleys liked who she was as much as she did.
She packed everything she had left into her backpack and headed downstairs. She left her bag on the couch as she went to the dining room.
"Ah Haley! There you are!" Minerva said happily. "Come along. Albus just arrived." Haley followed Minerva and found Albus waiting at the table for them.
"Good morning, Haley. Wow, that look definitely suits you. I see you took my advice," Albus greeted her happily.
"Hello Albus. Yes I decided to go with my birth body but I made a few small changes."
"Well it looks very nice."
Minerva looked at Haley and said, "What no ink today?" Haley giggled as she showed her the word on her wrist. "Okay, I don't mind that one."
"You have a tattoo that Minerva doesn't hate? What is it?" Haley handed him her arm and he chuckled, "Fitting."
They sat down to breakfast and ate silently. Haley managed to eat a piece of bacon and half a slice of toast. Minerva told her that she should try to eat a bit more.
"Minerva, leave the poor girl. She needs to save room anyways. If she makes it home in time for dinner she will most likely get jalapeno poppers," Albus said with a wink.
Haley chuckled, "Ginny told everyone I liked jalapenos?"
"I believe her exact words were, 'there her favorite things ever'," Albus said smiling.
Haley sniggered and said, "Well they are."
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When three o'clock came around every Weasley was extremely nervous. What if she changed her mind? Molly distracted herself by cooking. They were going to have a feast whether Haley appeared or not. Molly was too nervous to stop.
The rest sat around the kitchen table in a nervous silence. Just waiting for some noise.
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Albus was right. Minerva and Haley spent an hour discussing books and Minerva decided to give many of them to Haley. When they were done it was already two-thirty. They sat down in silence for another hour when Haley finally said, "I guess I'm ready."
Minerva pulled her into a tight hug before she and Albus left. They appeared on the top of a hill.
"Where are we?"
"If you look down there you can see a house," Albus said pointing in the direction.
"Yes, I see it," Haley answered. It wasn't that far away. Maybe a five minute walk for her.
"That's the Burrow."
"I figured as much but why did you bring us up here instead of down there?"
"They would have heard us if I had apparated down there," Albus stated.
"So?"
"I think this should be a private moment. Without me. I will leave you here and you can walk there on your own."
"Wait! You want me to do this alone?!"
"Yes. Besides you've met most of them. They are about as nervous as you are but you have no reason to be."
"Will you at least hug me first, Albus?"
He chuckled and gave her a tight squeeze before leaving her. The place was beautiful. She was going to take her time on this walk. But like all good things the walk ended. All too soon she was a few feet away from the door. She repositioned her backpack and took a deep breath. She held it as quickly gave the door three small taps.
It wasn't long before the door swung open and Molly and Arthur Weasley were standing in the doorway.
"Haley?" Molly whispered.
As soon as Haley nodded Molly threw her arms around her and softly sobbed into her daughters shoulder. Arthur soon threw his arms around the girls. They stood out on the doorstep hugging for a good ten minutes. When they finally released her Haley found her shoes very interesting. Molly cupped Haley's head in her hands and lifted her head so she was looking at them.
"I am so sorry Haley. We have missed you so much," Molly said. Haley knew she meant it because tears were rolling down her cheeks as she spoke. "Would you like to go inside?" Haley gave a small nod.
"Here," Arthur said gently, "I'll take your bag for you." Haley didn't want have him bother but he was looking at her expectantly so she handed it over.
Molly put her arm around Haley's shoulders and guided her into the house. Haley was glad that Molly was holding her because she would have frozen when she saw seven red heads staring at her. "Haley, you know almost everyone. The two you wouldn't know are Bill and Charlie."
Said men stood up and crossed to shake her hand.
"I'm Bill. I'm the oldest. It's good to finally meet you Haley."
"Hello Haley. The others have been telling us so much about you. I'm Charlie."
"Hi," Haley whispered hoarsely.
Everyone could tell that Haley was nervous and uncomfortable. Molly led Haley to a seat at the table and she and Arthur sat on either side of her. Bill and Charlie went back to their seats. No one seemed to know what to say so Fred and George took it upon themselves to break the silence.
"Hey Haley," Fred started.
"Can you settle a bet for us?" George asked.
Haley nodded.
"That song you showed us, Not Strong Enough, is it sung by Apocalyptica or Brent Smith?" Fred asked.
"I'm positive you said Brent Smith," George said.
"And I know for a fact you said Apocalyptica!" Fred stated.
Haley gave a small giggle and said, "It's both. It's an Apocalyptica song but it featured Brent Smith."
The twins looked at each other and simultaneously said, "I win!" causing several people to chuckle.
"So you're like really into music?" Bill asked.
Haley nodded.
"What kind of music?" Charlie questioned.
"Anything good I guess. I can listen to everything, from Broadway to screamo."
"I don't know anything from either of those genres," Bill stated.
"I do now. Haley introduced me to lots of types of music," Percy stated.
"Really? You got Perc to do something fun?" Charlie asked with fake shock.
A few minutes of silence went by when Ginny said, "We should give Haley a tour."
"Great idea, Gin!" Fred said happily.
"Yes come along Haley," Molly said standing up. "We'll give you the ten cent tour." Haley stood up and Molly put her arm around her shoulders again. "Through here is the living room." It was a lovely home. Haley thought it was very colorful and creative and, well, magical. Molly led Haley up the twisted staircase. They went through all the rooms on the left on their way up and all the doors on the right on their way down. Molly planned this so Haley's room was last. "This is Ginny's room," Molly stated as she opened the door to show a pink bedroom. It wasn't Haley's style but if Ginny liked it that's all that mattered. "This room is mine and Arthurs." The room was very simple. There were a lot of pictures on the walls. The next room was a bathroom. After that they were at the top, Molly opened the door and announced, "This is Ron's room." Haley remembered that Ron had told her it was very orange and he was right. The next one was Bill and Charlie's. It was very simple but Haley figured that was because they don't live here anymore. Then there was another bathroom. "This is Fred and George's room. If you hear explosions coming from it just ignore them." Molly opened the door. The room seemed normal but looks can be deceiving.
They finally came to the last door. "And this is your room," Molly said with a smile. She opened the door and led Haley in. Haley was stunned. It was amazing. She had never had her own room before. She had a cupboard at the Dursley's and the room she slept in at Minerva's was just a guest room. This one was made for her. It was her favorite colors. All her things had a place. There were even some things that she had never seen before. It was what she always dreamed it would be like.
Everyone was watching Haley as her eyes explored. The ceiling was beautiful. It looked like the night sky even though it was still early. Someone had done that for her? Why go through all this trouble? Haley turned to look at them.
"Well, do you like it?" Charlie asked nervously.
Haley nodded with tears in her eyes. "I love it," Haley said as a few tears trickled down her check.
Molly pulled Haley into another hug. The others were so happy they did it right. Fred and George high fived at the accomplishment. Haley wiped her tears away.
"I hope you like the colors. Percy and Ron picked them out," Molly said.
"They're perfect."
"And Charlie did the ceiling. Fred and George said that they had often seen you staring out at the sky at night. He thought you might like it."
Haley turned to face Charlie, "It's beautiful."
"Glad you like it," Charlie said smiling at her.
"He also took Fred and George to a muggle store and they picked out the posters. Dumbledore transfigured the bed spread for you. Ginny got you the stuffed turtle. Ron had told her it was your favorite animal."
"It's all perfect. Thank you."
Molly smiled widely, "You are very welcome dear. Now I left supper alone and must go check on it."
They all went back to the kitchen. They sat in silence but it was a comfortable silence. Haley saw that Molly had a lot of dishes out at the moment and said, "Do you need a hand, Mrs. Weasley?"
Molly felt awkward at the title. "No thanks dear. And you don't have to call me Mrs. Weasley. Call me Molly or mum or almost anything else."
"That goes for me to, Haley. If you're not comfortable calling me dad at least call me Arthur."
Haley nodded her understanding.
"Haley, what's on your wrist?" Percy asked.
"Huh? Oh, just a tattoo."
"You have a tattoo?" Arthur tried to ask calmly. "Is it permanent?"
"Well sort of. It won't wash off but considering I'm a metamorphagus nothing is permanent." She proved it by making the tattoo disappear. Then a tattoo that says 'Hello' appeared.
"That's cool!" Fred exclaimed.
"What did it say before?" Molly asked. Haley changed it back and showed her. "I like it," Molly said.
"Albus said that it was fitting. You know being The-Girl-Who-Lived and all."
"Holey shit! I forgot about that! My baby sister killed You-Know-Who!" Charlie yelled causing a few people to laugh at him.
"Yep!" Haley stated happily. "And his name is Voldemort." Bill and Charlie flinched.
Silence fell over the kitchen again. "How about twenty questions?" George suggested.
"'Twenty questions'?" Arthur asked.
"Yeah we ask Haley a bunch of random questions to try to get to know her better."
"If Haley's okay with that," Arthur said.
"Uh, sure," Haley said quietly.
"Great we'll go in a circle. I'll start! Which name do you like better; Rachel or Haley?" George asked.
Haley thought for a moment, "I think I like Rachel more but I am more likely to respond to Haley."
Fred was next, "Which do you hate more; Justin Bieber or One Direction?"
Haley chuckled and said, "Bieber."
Ginny's turn, "Least favorite color?"
"Sorry but that would be pink."
Bill asked, "How did you find out you were a witch?"
"My uncle went crazy and took us on the run to try to escape wizards that kept sending me mail. He rented a horrifying cottage on a rock in the middle of the sea for us to stay. It was my eleventh birthday and when midnight struck a giant hairy man broke down the door, broke my uncle's gun, and gave me a birthday cake. That man was Hagrid. He told me then."
Bill gave her a strange look and said, "That's weird."
"Hey you asked!"
"Okay my turn," Charlie said, "Favorite Broadway musical?"
"Wicked."
Molly decided to go, "Favorite fictional book?"
"The Outsiders."
Percy then asked, "If you could visit anywhere in the world where would you go?"
Haley thought for a moment then said, "Scuba diving in an old shipwreck in the sea."
Ron asked, "Favorite song to play on your guitar?"
"Hurt by Johnny Cash."
Arthur asked, "Favorite muggle invention?"
"Stereo."
George went again, "If you could be anyone in the world who would you be?"
"Idina Menzel."
"The green lady?"
"That's not her actual skin color that was for a play."
"Oh!"
Fred asked, "Favorite fish?"
Haley laughed but answered saying, "Tuna."
Ginny questioned, "Favorite ice cream flavor?"
"Vanilla."
"Favorite class in school?" Bill asked.
"Defense."
Charlie cleared his throat before asking, "What instrument do you want to learn to play?"
"Drums."
Molly asked, "Do you like to cook?"
"I liked it more than any other chore but that's because it allowed me to be creative."
"Are you still nervous about being here?" Percy asked.
"Yes."
"Do you like it here?" Ron quizzed.
"Well, I've only been here for a few hours and I already have more good memories than I did at the Dursleys so yeah. It's great here."
Arthur carefully asked, "Would you like the Dursley's to go to jail?"
Haley thought for a few moments before finally saying, "I don't know. I never thought about it."
"Can you think of a reason that they shouldn't go to jail?" George asked.
Haley thought again, "Well they did keep me. Although the conditions sucked they kept me healthy enough and I wasn't on the streets or in an orphanage. Things could have been worse than they were."
"What was the longest you were in the cupboard?" Fred asked.
"A month but I was let out twice a day to use the bathroom."
Ginny asked, "Were you afraid?"
"No. I had gotten used to it. Actually it wasn't that bad because earlier the day the punishment started I had twisted my ankle and it was swollen. At least while I was locked in my cupboard I didn't need to walk on it."
"Can you remember You-Know-Who's attack?" Bill asked.
"Not really. I only recall my, uh, Lily's voice vaguely begging Voldemort to spare me and him doing this weird laugh. Then there's just green light and a pain in my head."
"How did you react when you learned that we were your family?" Charlie asked.
"Well, I freaked out at first because that meant the people I had been calling Mum and Dad actually kidnapped me. Then I got upset over the life I could have had. Then I was just nervous."
"Well although this has been interesting dinner is ready. Percy, would you help me set the table?" Molly asked.
Percy got up and helped fill the table. Haley just sunk back into her chair unsure of what to do. Everyone was watching her. Molly seemed to have cooked all day. The table was full of different types of foods. There was pizza, chicken fingers, two different types of potatoes, taco salad, Caesar salad, jalapeno poppers, roast beef, and more. 'Wow,' Haley thought to herself, 'This is almost as big as Hogwarts feasts.'
"There," Molly said as she took her seat beside Haley. "Dig in."
No one made a move for food. Instead they all looked at Haley. 'Do they want me to go first?' Fred noticed the confusion so he picked up a bowl of food and passed it to her while saying, "Haley you need to try Mum's taco salad. She got the idea from a muggle restaurant."
Haley accepted the bowl and added some to her plate. That did the trick everyone took their turns filling their plates. Ginny immediately passed Haley the jalapeno poppers and Haley smiled at her. The food was delicious. Dinner was a noisy affair. Haley sat silently through it. She listened to everyone talk and ate her meal but she almost felt like she was intruding on a family. She had to remind herself that she was a part of the family too.
At the end of the meal Haley tried to clean up but Molly said, "Oh no dear. I got those you guys go to the living room. I'll be there in a few minutes."
When Haley hesitated Percy put an arm around her shoulders and guided her to the living room leaving Molly and Arthur in the kitchen alone. Molly just waved her wand and all the dished started washing themselves. Then she slid arms around Arthur and put her head on his chest. Arthur held his wife close and rubbed circles in her back. "She'll be fine, Molly."
"She seems afraid of us, Arthur. Why should she fear us?"
"I don't think she's afraid of us. She's probably afraid of disappointing us," Arthur rationalized.
"Well she doesn't need to be," Molly said firmly.
"I know. And in time she will know that too. Now let's get in there."
When they walked in the living room everyone was sitting in silence on the floor.
"You do realize there are perfectly good couches, right?" Arthur quizzed.
Percy looked at him, "Yes, but there are only enough seats for eight. With you both there are now ten people. Haley refused to take up a seat on the couch so in protest we all sat on the floor with her."
Molly and Arthur looked at each other before dropping to the floor themselves. Everyone but Haley laughed at their antics. Haley wasn't sure how to react.
"So now what?" Bill asked.
"More questions?" Molly suggested, "I found it very enlightening earlier."
Haley nodded her head in consent.
"Okay, I got one," Arthur said, "First act of accidental magic?"
"Um, I'm not quite sure. Probably killing Voldemort but the first thing I can remember is apparating on top of the school to get away from bullies."
"How old were you?"
"Eight I think."
Molly went next, "Best childhood friend?"
"I never had any real friends before Hogwarts. I always did strange things so the muggles seemed afraid of me."
Percy looked at her and quizzed, "What did you think of Hogwarts?"
"It's great. I have friends. I can get good grades without my aunt or uncle getting angry. The teachers are great. I have no complaints."
"Why would your aunt and uncle get angry about good grade?" Charlie interrogated.
"If I did better than Dudley he would get sad therefore they would be mad. If I did better than him it had to be a mistake or I did it by using my 'freakiness' and I would be punished. So I had to do all my work at Dudley's level. The problem with that is that Dudley is dumber than a sack of nails."
"Did they often call you a freak?" Bill asked.
"Until I went to muggle school I didn't know my name was Haley. I thought it was either Girl or Freak. I don't really care though."
"Why not?" Ginny asked.
"After so long, the words seem to lose their meanings," Haley answered.
Ron tried to lighten the mood a bit by asking, "Most inspirational song?"
"Don't Stop Believing by Journey."
Fred asked, "Would you be willing to lend us your map and cloak for a prank?"
"I guess that depends on the prank and who it's on."
"What if it was on Snape or Malfoy?" George asked.
"Yes on Malfoy but only one or two on Snape. He did make my potions."
"What cloak and map?" Arthur asked.
"They belonged to James. There's the Marauders Map. It's a map of Hogwarts that shows were everyone is. The cloak is an invisibility cloak that he lent to Albus before he died. Albus gave it to me at Christmas because I'm technically the rightful owner."
"Do you know what else you inherited from the Potters?" Molly asked.
"I have a trust vault."
"That's it?" Percy asked confused. He knew that the Potter's were rich.
"I think so."
Arthur cleared his throat, "Actually Haley, that vault is only one of many. Albus told us that you inherited much more but wouldn't be able to access it until you either had a permanent family or reached the age of seventeen."
"Good to know," Haley said slightly shaking her head.
"Moving on," Charlie said happily, "Favorite magical creature?"
"Norwegian Ridgeback."
"You like dragons?" he asked excited and Haley just nodded.
"Favorite candies?" Bill asked.
"Every flavour beans."
"Favorite Professor?" Ginny quizzed.
"McGonagall."
Ron grinned as he asked, "Favorite sport?"
"Quiddich!"
Fred quizzed, "Favorite muggle historical figure?"
"Harriet Tubman."
Then George asked, "Favorite magical historical figure?"
Haley gave a cheeky grin as she said, "Myself." Everyone laughed at this answer.
"Who told you your story?" Arthur asked.
"I went to Hogwarts not knowing. I confused a lot of people when I was finished getting sorted. I asked who Voldemort was and how he died. Minerva and Albus explained it after supper."
The evening went on like this for quite a while finally Molly asked if Haley would like to go for a walk with her. Haley accepted. She did really need to get some air. The two walked quietly along the creek.
"The others come out here to swim a lot," Molly told her.
"I can't swim," Haley informed her quietly.
"Well if you want to learn I'm sure Fred and George would love to help you."
Haley nodded.
"They taught Ron and Ginny."
Another nod. 'She only talks when she's asked a question,' Molly realized.
"Haley, we are so happy to have you back. We don't want you to be nervous or scared around us. We have always loved and cared about you. Even when we didn't know you were ours. Please give us a chance," Molly said with tears in her eyes.
Haley couldn't speak. She had tears running down her cheeks. In response she nodded her head vigorously and threw her arms around her mother. Molly pulled her close and rubbed circles in her back.
"Everything's going to be okay now."
They sat on the ground holding each other close and watching the sunset. They sat there for hours before they decided to go back to the house.
"Hello. I almost sent a search party after you two," Arthur joked when they came back in. Haley smiled at him. "The others are in the living room. I think they were just waiting to say good night to you before they headed to bed. Ginny fell asleep on Charlie so I carried her to bed already."
Molly and Haley walked into the living room and Fred said, "Hey, your back!"
"Yes and it's getting late and it's been a long day. I suggest we all go to bed."
They all nodded in agreement as they left the room everyone gave a quick hug to Haley and Molly. Haley felt awkward but accepted it. After everyone had left the room Molly put an arm around Haley and guided her up to her room with Arthur following closely behind.
"If you need anything we'll be right across the hall," Molly told her. Haley nodded. "And you know where everything is." Haley nodded again. Molly pulled her into one more hug. When she let go Haley could tell that Arthur want to do the exact same thing but was worried about her reaction so Haley walked over and initiated the hug. Arthur was so happy it took a lot of control to hold back the tears. Haley let go and they waved as they exited and closed the door behind them. Haley spent some time going through the room. She found all her things were already put away. There were also a few gifts from Bill and Charlie on her desk. She changed and climbed into her bed. She fell asleep staring at the ceiling of stars above her. She felt loved.