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Ok, here goes. Disclaimer: Annalisa Dairine Black, Aurora Clementine Badeau, Conri Carmine Black, Rupert Severus Badeau (Lupin-Snape), Aberto Adriano Badeau, Alicia Doireann Badeau (nee Riddle), Timothy Durante Badeau, Alfred Cillain Badeau, Holly Caoimhe Badeau, Nicola Sorcha Badeau, Italia Isla Badeau, Thekla Sophia Badeau (nee Metaxas), Maximus Eligio Badeau, Alexander Fidel Badeau, Massimo Cillian Badeau, Dolores Maria Badeau (nee DaSilva), anyone else mentioned in my fanfics that aren't in Jo's books are (C) me :)

Pippa Nicole Lupin-LaVigne (C) Ashley :)

Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, and anyone else whom you recognize from the books are (C) Jo Rowling. I'm sorry that it's so short but she has a lot of characters and so do I so if I listed them all, it would take up about half a page.

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A pretty, eleven year old girl with black hair and grey eyes darted up the aisle of the bookstore, a piece of parchment gripped in her hands. She was about to start her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry so she needed to find her school books. Her mother had left her in the bookstore for only a few minutes. Annalisa Dairine Black noticed many familiar faces in the store but she really needed to find her books instead of chatting with fellow students. Within twenty minutes, she was done and out the door with her books, a large grin plastered on her face. She looked around the street and finally caught sight of her mother.

Aurora Clementine Badeau was a beautiful woman indeed with her pale skin, rosy cheeks, full lips, 5'7" height, petite, slender yet curvy body; bone straight, mid-back length black hair with heavy bangs that hung just above her crystal blue eyes. And Annalisa definitely looked like her. Aurora was standing next to an extremely tall bloke with a wild mane of hair and beard that Annalisa recognized quickly as Hagrid, the Game Keeper from the school. She ran to her mother and Hagrid, calling out his name.

"Hagrid!" She then put her books down by her mother's feet and hugged Hargid's tree trunk sized leg. Hagrid laughed and Aurora sighed softly with a smile as Hagrid patted the top of Annalisa's head gently. Annalisa looked up at the very tall man and he smiled down at her. "Where have you been?"

"I 'ad to go get someone 'o'll be joining yeh at school this year."

"Really? Who?"

"Well, come and meet 'im!" And he blundered off to their right, Aurora and Annalisa following. They went over to Ollivander's Wand Shop and Hagrid pointed into the store; Aurora and Annalisa walked in and Mr. Ollivander smiled at them.

"Ah! Little Annalisa Black! Come to get your wand?" Annalisa nodded at him and seemed a bit unnerved by him, which reminded Aurora of the day that she had received her own wand; she gently touched the intricate carved handle of her holly wood, unicorn hair core wand that was in her jeans. Ollivander beckoned Annalisa forward and she obeyed quickly but a bit cautiously. "Let's try this one first…Hawthorn, dragon heartstring, 12 inches."

He handed Annalisa the wand and the boy to her left looked at her. She flicked the wand and a quill went flying towards Aurora's face. She shrieked and ducked; the quill hit the glass window behind her and then fell to the floor with a clatter. Annalisa looked at her mother in fright and apology but Aurora just smiled nervously at her. "Well, that one won't work…How about this one? Ebony, Phoenix talon, 15 inches…" Annalisa took this dark wand hesitantly from Ollivander but smiled as soon as the handle of the wand touched her palm and fingers.

She felt a warm, friendly tingling in her hand and she flicked the wand; making a burst of beautiful little birds stream from the tip of the wand. Ollivander smiled and nodded.

"That's the one!" he exclaimed and wrote down the purchase in a thick book sitting on his counter. Aurora patted Annalisa's shoulder and Annalisa beamed. She looked to her left finally and noticed the boy for the first time.

"Hello, I'm Annalisa Black! What's your name?" she introduced herself and Aurora looked down at the boy as she handed Ollivander the amount of money he needed for the wand. Aurora felt as if her heart had stopped in her chest, and her breath froze in her throat. His hair was just as disheveled and his face…he looked so much like James. And then Aurora saw his eyes; green…green like Lily's; the exact shade.

"Harry?" she whispered. Annalisa and the boy looked up at her in surprise. Aurora reminded herself to breath and she took in a deep breath, a small smile curving her lips. "Harry Potter. You look just like James…but you have Lily's eyes," she told him and he blinked at her.

"You knew my mum and dad?"

"Yes…very well, too. Your mum and I were best friends, Harry."

"Best friends?"

"Yes…this is Annalisa; my daughter. She's starting at Hogwarts this year too…I completely forgot that you were also of age. I'm Aurora, by the way; I'm your godmother."

"Godmother? I…You're…" Aurora nodded and smiled at him and he beamed at her and Annalisa.

"So this is Harry Potter, Mum? I've heard a lot about you and your parents, Harry. They were great people. Let's be friends!" Aurora laughed and patted Annalisa's head. "Do you have any other friends, Harry?"

"No…You'll be the first…"

"Really? Why?"

"My cousin Dudley didn't want anyone to be my friend…"

"You're Cousin Dudley? I've never heard of him…Mummy, is this Dudley person a wizard?"

"No. Dudley Dursley is very Muggle," Aurora answered.

"You know about Dudley?"

"I've met Dudley and Vernon once. Petunia and I were on good terms until she called Lily a…freak in front of me."

"She likes calling me that too…" Harry replied and Aurora frowned.

"Have they…mistreated you, Harry?"

"Not really…I've been to school and they fed me and clothed me."

"They never hurt you though, right?"

"Just Dudley."

"Hmmm…He'll get what's coming to him."

"Hagrid already gave him a pig's tail," Harry responded and they all turned towards Hagrid, who looked very sheepish.

"'Arry! Yer not supposed ter tell anyone!" Hagrid said and it was Harry's turn to look sheepish.

"Sorry, Hagrid; I didn't know," he apologized and Aurora laughed.

"Hagrid, I thought your wand was broken?" She gave him a knowing look and he waved her off. She grinned and then looked back down at the two children. "Well, let's go get some ice cream," she suggested and Harry nodded with Annalisa. All four of them left Ollivander's and went to the ice cream parlor just around the corner. Annalisa energetically told Harry as much as she could about the wizarding world with some help from Hagrid and Aurora. Harry was fascinated and hung on Annalisa's every word; and Annalisa seemed to really enjoy it.

"So…there are centaurs?"

"Oh yes, but they're not very friendly. They won't hurt us because we're children but they wouldn't think twice about hurting Mum."

"Hey now…"

"Sorry, Mummy, but it's the truth." Aurora nodded and licked at her vanilla ice cream. Annalisa went on to tell Harry about goblins, elves, pixies, fairies, unicorns, and dragons. Aurora and Hagrid chatted a bit before she noticed Lucius Malfoy and his son. She frowned and looked away quickly. Hagrid had caught a glimpse as well and grunted.

"My mum has an Abraxan; his name is Aiden. He's really nice but he only let's Mummy ride him. Mum also has a cat/kneazle hybrid; her name is Angel and she's fiercely protective. Draco Malfoy went to pet her once and she clawed him! And then, Mum has an owl. Her name is Isis and she belonged to my grandmum before she belonged to my mum…"

"Speaking of pets…Happy Birthday, Annalisa," Aurora said with a smile as she gently placed a small tabby kitten in front of her. It mewed cutely and Annalisa squealed happily. She gently picked the kitten up and held her close. "What are you going to name her?"

"I…Harry…Any ideas?" Harry looked astonished that she would even ask for his opinion.

"I…um…well…What about…" he looked around and saw a store with a sign reading Cleo's Beauty Shop "…Cleo?"

"Ooooh! I love that! Cleo…" She kissed the kitten's head and it mewed at her, cuddling against her neck.

"I'm sorry, Harry. I don't have a gift for you right now…but I do have something for you; at Hogwarts," Aurora said sincerely and Harry nodded understandingly.

"That's alright," Harry said with a smile and Aurora suddenly felt terrible.

"I'll be right back," she got up and walked away, disappearing for a few moments. She came back about fifteen minutes later, grinning. "Here Harry. Happy Birthday!" She handed him a red woolen scarf, matching socks, mittens, and beanie. Harry took them excitedly.

"'Ere, 'Arry…" Hagrid said and placed a cage in front of Harry. A beautiful Snowy White owl sat in the cage, chirping happily. Harry looked almost overwhelmed. "An owl for yeh…and a bracelet for you, Miss Annalisa…" Hagrid placed a beautiful silver and sapphire bracelet in her hand and Aurora gave him a suspicious look.

"Did Mundungus sell that to you, Hagrid?"

"No…I bought it while traveling Romania."

There's your preview! It's early on in the series. This isn't the whole chapter, just a snippet of one. I hope you all like it. I'll see if I can get the first chapter up in a few days. Please review! Thanks. -Siriusgrl88