I was pacing back and forth, faster then I ever have, this isn't the first time, I've been nervous.
"Ashlee, what are you pacing for, you're making us dizzy?" Mione asks
"Sorry, I just pace when I'm nervous this isn't the first time I waited for a verdict." I answered slowing down to a normal human speed, so I wouldn't make them sick.
"Why, would you have to wait for a verdict?" asks Ron, who was looking a little green.
I then realized that they didn't know how American Covens worked, especially one the size of the Olympic Coven, when a human blood drinking vampire wanted to join and convert. My friend Garrett joined the Denali and became a cousin for his new mate Kate.
"Sorry again, I didn't realize until now that I haven't explained how I became a Cullen." I apologized then I sat down on the floor, mostly everyone else had gone to eat or do something that wasn't school related.
"Why don't you tell us now?" asks Harry, I smiled.
"I told you, that I was a human drinking vampire, for most of my immortal life. Well I got tired of killing humans, but I remembered that I met Carlisle decades before, when I ran into a friend of mine named Garrett, he told me that he was going to Carlisle's side because of something that happened and he needed witnesses." I started
"But why would he need witnesses?" asks Mione, I grinned
"Because when his daughter in law was human, she conceived, carried and given birth to a baby in about a month or two" I answered
"That doesn't sound right," I heard everyone murmur.
"No, it's not, but that's what happens when a male vampire sleeps with a human female, if she gets pregnant, normally she doesn't live, But Bella was lucky that Edward injected enough venom into her heart." I answered.
"Okay, so what happened then?" asks Professor McGonagall coming into check on us; she's one of the teachers besides Dumbledore that knows I'm a vampire,
"Good evening Professor McGonagall." I greeted, nodding towards a chair by the fire. It seems everyone in this house likes when i tell stories about myself.
"To fully understand the problem, I have to tell you about a taboo in my world, the Immortal Children," I answered. "Everything you heard about History throughout the world, were either caused by these Children or by mature vampires. Imagine if you will infants to toddlers, with adorable faces and dimples but they couldn't be taught or controlled in anyway. The Volturi chose to destroy each and every one. My niece if you seen her two years ago like I did you would assume she's an immortal child but she's not."
"That is barbaric, How could they be so cruel?" exclaimed Hermione,
"Every Coven fought to the last to protect them, but alas they were destroy, okay now back to present time, Renesmee or Nessie as we call her was born, she grows rapidly, but when she was three months ago, her mother and her and Jacob were hunting and a cousin from a different coven came to make amends for something that happened during the last year, she seen Nessie, and thought she was created and not born. The vampire decided to tell on us, because she respected the law, so we had to gather witnesses to prove that Nessie is a half-mortal." I continued "the Cullens gather a whole army of immortals; I tagged along with Garrett when he showed his face. Later we realized that the Volturi wanted to acquire the most gifted among the vampires, Edward, Bella, and Alice, Nessie and myself but for all my existence I kept under the radar, I think they wanted Jasper too but I really don't know."
"How did they stop?" Neville asks,
"About twenty new wolves surrounded them, they listened but they still wanted to destroy us, the Alice, mostly lovely sister of mine saved the day, she found another vampire hybrid who told the Volturi that hybrids weren't a danger to anyone one. The royal pains left then, and everyone went back to the house and said their goodbyes with promises to visits over the years, I stuck around outside until everyone left then I went inside, Carlisle remembered me, I humbly asked if I could join their family,"
"So what did they say?" Harry asks
"Well, it took a while; Alice had to search my future to see if I would be a good member of the family, in the end, they said yes. So I became Ashlee Lolita Cullen, we had to come up with a story of how I came to live with the Cullens, I am Emmett's little sister that lived with 'our' parents but they passed away during a mugging gone wrong, thats the public story anyway," I laughed,
"So what were you like as a human, before you transformed?" asks Ron,
I tried to shift though burred memories of my human life, I still have some but it was like looking though a veil, I couldn't see clearly, I shrugged "I wish I could remember my human life, it would be so much easier to know where I came from."
"Wish we could help you," McGonagall quietly stated
"Well there is something you can do for me?" I ask, what better way of getting genealogy reports then ask a teacher. I stiffened and turned to the window, I heard flapping of wings, the faint beating of a heart, Star was back, I went to the window and watched as Star flew in a straight line to me, holding out my arm, she landed with a careless grace, and there in her beak was a folder, my golden eyes shined with hope, I took the folder and flitted back to the others,
"Professor, is there a way to get genealogy reports on a student?" I ask, my hands ran down the folder,
"I think so, why?" asks McGonagall
"A hobby of mine is searching up family history, I thought I could possibly, search out Harry's family bloodlines," I answered honestly
McGonagall stared at me for a long time, then her eyes widen and she smiled, "Planning on getting him out of the Dursleys"
Harry's jaw dropped, "How?"
"I never wanted you in that house to begin with, if our Ms. Cullen can find a loophole, I'll give one hundred points to Gryffindor," McGonagall replied.
"I'm starting to think that Ashlee's coming here wasn't a mistake," Harry whispered. But I heard him clearly.
"Is that folder what I think it is?" asks Hermione
"Yes, I decided on doing this and my talented and beautiful sister must have seen it, I'm hoping she included all the members of the Cullen family besides me." I replied.
"I'll do what I can," McGonagall stated and left robes flying out beside her.
"I like having a teacher side with me for once," I murmured.
"Sleepy." chirped Star, "No go"
I glance at my long time friend, She was nodding off, I stood up with her on my shoulder, I walked into my dormitory going over to my trunk, I opened and found a portable perch, complete with sandbox. I held everything in my hands and I went back down in the common room, I went over to the corner near the hearth and set up the perch, I leaned down and Star hopped on the perch blinking sleepily at me.
"Sing for me?" asks Star.
"I haven't sung for you, since you were an owlet" I replied.
"Please?" Star chirped again.
"Ash?" ask Hermione
"Yes," I replied switching back to English.
"Were you just talking to Star?" ask Hermione
"Yes, is there a problem with me talking to my Owl?" I replied
"No, just wanted to know what you were talking about?" replied Hermione
"She wants me to sing for her, i use too when she was an owlet." I replied.
"Oh, will you, we would love to hear you." Ron stated. "Gotta be better then my brothers"
I sighed and thought of all the songs i knew of, only one that i really cared for. I nodded.
Dancing Bears,
Painted wings,
Things I almost remember,
And a song someone sings,
Once upon a December
Someone holds me ,
Safe and warm, (wrapping my arms around me in a hug.)
Horses prance through a silver storm,
Figures dancing gracefully,
Across my memory....
Someone holds me ,
Safe and warm,
Horses prance through a silver storm,
Figures dancing gracefully,
Across my memory....
Far away,
Long ago,
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things it yearns to remember
And a song
Someone sings
Once upon a December.
My friends and boyfriend were sitting there with stars in their eyes and I finished. Glancing over at Star, she had her head tucked under her wing fast asleep.
"Sleep well, my little owlet," I murmured. I could watch her sleep wondering what owls dream about, might be hunting.
"So what was your reason for adopting Star?" asks Harry,
"I came across her nest when four or five years ago, there was only one egg in the nest and no mother owl anywhere, I thought she might have gotten killed by some animal, so I took the egg and kept warm, which I find it funny since I'm cold as ice, wrapping the egg up nice and tight in a sweater I gotten from a victim of mine, that is another reason why I hated hunting humans, I can see spirits of the ones I fed from. Once the egg hatched I found out I could talk to animals, mainly just Star, but now I talk to Hedwig too."
"Harry's Hedwig?" Ron asks.
"Yes, I only know one snowy owl. Which has Harry's scent on her so I can't hunt her, besides Owls are one of my favorite creatures of the night?" I replied.
"Ashlee!" sang the twins, in the back of my mind; I knew it was pranking time.
"Hey, Pranksters," I greeted
"Just a drop in each one." both stated handing me a vial with eyedropper in it.
"What is that?" asks Mione,
"Nothing" the three of us replied, as I darted out of the room and into the dark hallways, silently as a cat, I darted though the halls to the snake pit,
"Pure Blood" I told the password, eavesdropping on Slytherins gives away the password. I crept into the bathing room of the boys first adding a drop of the hair dye, into every bottle of shampoo, and then going into the girls' side i did the same. Then i left darting back up to my own house.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were looking at something, I flitted over to their side, and they had opened the folder.
"Your Alice sent everything we need," Harry stated taking my hand, I sat down next to him, i looked over the papers, and there were every genealogy report from my family including Bella's human side.
"We have our work cut out for us." I stated. Then read though Carlisle's report nothing at all, Alice didn't have one since she only had a niece from her human life, Jasper was during the civil war, but that could be a match who knew? Edward was a little young and his birth parents didn't have siblings, that Esme didn't have relatives that matched, that only left Bella's human family,
"I think I'll need your report Harry, i need a comparison match." I stated, I was beginning to hope that what I seen was true, one of Bella's cousins from my era of birth was related to the Evans family.
"well thats going to have to wait, since Professor McGonagall has to go to the Ministry of Magic since Harry's a wizard." Hermione explained
I growled I wanted Harry out of that house as soon as humanly possible. "what are we going to do till then?"
"Well there's a Quidditch game tomorrow afternoon." replied Harry.
"What's Quidditch?" I asked.
The moment I asked I wished I didn't Harry and Ron couldn't shut up about the sport, Only thing, I understood was it's a game using broomsticks and Harry was the Gryffindor Seeker.
"Okay, I'll watch but someday you three have to watch my family play baseball." I agreed.
"What's baseball?" asks Ron, I forgot his family was nothing but magical. While Hermione and Harry grew up in the muggle world. Yes I remembered the right word.
I grinned and explained what baseball is. "So we play during a thunderstorm since its the only time we can't get caught. But since I've been here. I've been wanting to play."
"Ashlee, mind telling me what vampires do for their birthdays?" asks Harry, who was staring at me.
"Harry, I don't want anything, I have everything I could ever want in my lifetime, my family, friends and you." I answered. "What I did for the last two were going hunting with my sisters and niece, but I can't do that this year."
I really miss my family, all of them. I wonder what they're doing for Christmas since they're not at home, and I noticed Carlisle hasn't replied to that note,
Harry, Ron, and Mione stayed up with me, until around three in the morning when they finally decided to sleep, I just laid on the couch thinking about how bad that prank is going to be tomorrow.