Chapter 20: Gryffindor
I slept with Remus in his room just until school started. The students are getting here in a bit, which meant my job started as soon as Harry stepped into this castle.
"Come on we have to go to the Great Hall now" Remus said walking out of his bathroom with his robes on.
"You look ridiculous" I laughed.
"Well you're going to too because you have to put your on" he said throwing me mine.
"I am not going to wear this" I said looking at the black thing in my lap.
"You have to" he said. "You either put it on yourself or I'm going to put it on you. Either way you're wearing it".
"I like my clothes batter thank you" I said.
"You can take it off later okay" he said slowly moving closer to me.
"Agh alright fine let's go" I said sliding on the stupid robe and walking out of the room.
He stayed in the floor on top of the dungeon. I asked him why and he said so that he can get his wolfs-bane from Snape.
He caught up with me fast and we walked into the Great Hall and to the end where the teachers sit. I was to sit beside Remus, acting like I was scared or sad or something…like I just lost everyone in my family but the man sitting beside me. I was to be glued to Remus tonight.
"'ello Piper you ready for the big show?" Hagrid asked. He was the gamekeeper of Hogwarts oh and he was also very big, huge really, compared to me.
"As ready as I'll ever be. I don't have to worry about anything do I?" I asked looking all the way up to his face.
"Not one little bit" he said.
"Just keep watch on Harry…oh and stay away from the other teenage boys" Remus whispered in my ear.
"Sure thing" I nodded.
Dumbledore walked over and stood in front of us as he cleared his throat to get our attention.
"Hello Albus" I said as happy as I could.
"Hello Piper…the students are going to be coming in now, are you ready?" he asked looking at me through his half moon glasses.
"Yes I am" I answered looking over to the other teachers I met seeing that McGonagall wasn't there.
"Good I'll tell Minavera to bring them in" he said then clapped his hands and the door swung open revealing hundreds of children, teenagers, and at the front of them all was McGonagall.
I sunk into my seat more and slid closer to Remus getting into character.
"Welcome to another great year! I would like to welcome back all of our students I would also like to say welcome to our new first years" Dumbledore said after the new little kids were sorted into their houses. I looked at Harry and the other kids I gave them I a little smile and went right back to my act.
"I know you were all wondering who this new girl is here sitting beside Professor Lupin. She is his niece Piper; she will be attending this school from now on. I would like you to be nice to her she has had a hard time. She will tell you if she wants I will not expose her personal information without her consent. She hasn't talked to anyone beside Professor Lupin so far so she will be with him most of the time" Dumbledore said all eyes were on me so I looked down and let my hair fall over my face like a curtain.
"Now, let the feast begin" he said and food appeared on the tables and everyone started eating I looked over to Remus and he winked at me, making me blush.
I looked the crowd over and noticed a blond haired kid staring at me from the green table. I frowned and looked over to Remus but he was eating I looked back and the kid had looked away.
After we ate and the dish's disappeared everyone sat and talked for a while until Dumbledore stood up and said for all the kids to report back to their Dorms and their house prefects will explain everything, for the new kids.
When all the kids were gone we waited a while then Remus brought me to the Gryffindor tower.
"She's in Gryffindor…?" some kid asked.
"Yes she is, I will be back here in the morning to pick her up…until then I would like…Ms. Granger to look after her. Just make sure she goes to bed" he said trying to not make it sound like I was completely helpless.
Hermione came over and tried very hard to hide her smile.
"Does she talk? What are we supposed to do?" a couple of kids asked.
"Yes she can talk. I would like you to treat her like one of you. First of all she's from America so she will sound a little different" Remus said.
"Piper I'm leaving now…I'll see you in the morning" he said giving me a kiss on the forehead, I almost moved my head up so he would kiss my lips but I remembered all the eyes that were on us so I just nodded.
"Good night" I whispered.
I motioned my hand for him to come here "this will be the first night since we've been together that we wont be in the same bed" I whispered in his ear.
"Don't fall off the bed…Yes, I'll see you in the morning" he said whispering the first part.
"Good night students" he said and he walked away and out the porthole.
As soon as he left students swarmed around me and started asking questions.
"People please give her some space, Dumbledore said she's had a hard time remember" Hermione said.
"Its okay" I whispered and people literally gasped at me talking.
"One at a time" Hermione said taking me to sit down first though.
"What happened? Why did you have to move here from America?" a girl asked.
"…my mother died…she left me to Uncle Remus…" I said using as little words as possible.
"How old are you?" some boy asked.
"17" I answered.
"Your names Piper?" another girl asked and I just nodded.
"What's America like?" someone asked.
I sighed and frowned wondering what my answer should be…my mother did die there. I answered all of their questions then we were sent to bed by the prefect or what ever he was.
I quietly walked up to the room Remus showed me the first day here and went over to my bed.
All the other girls were getting changed right out in the open. I bit my lip and looked over to see if they were looking, there were two other girls in the room that I didn't know the other ones were Hermione and Ginny.
I took off my robe and was just starting to take off my shirt when Hermione came rushing over already in her night gown.
"Piper what are you doing!" she asked.
"Putting on my pyjamas" I said raising my eyebrows at her.
"What if one of the girls saw that, what would you say?" she asked pointing to my side.
"Nothing, Dumbledore said I don't have to tell anyone anything" I shrugged.
"Yes but that would raise suspicion don't you think? They might think you were beaten or something" she said.
"So…I'm only here to look after Harry not make nice with the other kiddies" I said continuing to take off my clothes I slipped on my tank top and pyjama bottoms and climbed into bed.
"Goodnight Mione" I said as she was still just standing there.
"Goodnight?" she said then she walked away. I heard the other girls talking but kept quiet.
It took me a long time to fall asleep and it felt like all I did was close my eyes for a second and when I opened them it was time to get up…for me.