DarkPriestess66: okay, I read my reviews; I had a question Can Alice 'see' around Sirius Black, since he's a shape-shifter? Yes, she can see around Black. Because Sirius wasn't born a shape-shifter, he learned because of Lupin. Sorry its not Chirstmas, but my muse ran away and I just tracked her down again.
I stared at my family; we had gotten this painting done because Nessie wanted a family picture since I joined the family. I felt a hand on my shoulder it was warm to me. I glanced over and seen it was Esme.
"Do you like it; I know it doesn't move like the paintings here. But it's so you can always remember you have a family" Esme explained.
"Like isn't the right word, I love it." I replied
"I bet you're wondering what the covered painting is?" asked Esme, with her soft motherly like voice.
"Don't tell her!" shouted Alice, from downstairs in the classroom "Harry; no peaking, it's for both of you, but more for Ashlee."
I know the old human saying about how curiosity killed the cat; well I'm the cat right now, I wanted to know about that covered painting. I glanced at Esme; I would have to come up with something in the next fifty years to pay her back for this. Then we flitted down to the others, I stood next to Bella and Harry,
"Don't throw me off." warned Alice then my sight vanished.
"Alice, what the bloody hell are you doing?" I growled, Alice was on my back, with her hands over my eyes.
"I want to surprise you." chirped Alice. "Jasper, if you would take the cover off."
I heard the cover being taken off, the folding of fabric,
"I could have closed my eyes," I complained
"Alice wanted to that again, since the last time was me" Bella stated.
My sight was return to me, and I looked up at three people in the painting, I seen one that looked fairly familiar to me, She had the same raven hair, same almond shaped eyes, I could see features in her like I had. That was me.
"Alice, where did you find this?" I breathed, darting up to the painting to run my hand along my old face.
"I had to search, it was really hard since you don't know much about your human family, I found that in a newspaper article in the library," Alice replied.
I flitted back to her side, and locked my arms around my sister, "Oh Alice, it's a wonderful. Now I know what my human parents looked like."
"You were beautiful as a human, Ash." Harry murmured.
"Thanks," I replied.
"Since Leah is feeling better, mind if we go hunt?" asked Bella, Nessie was nodding eagerly
"I think that would be best, we need to hunt before Umbridge finds a way to kick us out." I replied
"Don't really like her, do you?" asked Edward
I smirked "Whenever you're near her, I suggest trying to read her mind, and I would love to know what she thinking."
Harry was pulling down his sleeve, over his right hand, I went over to him.
"Harry, we're here to protect you, meaning from teachers also." I stated taking his hand and pulling the sleeve up.
A shocked hiss of breathe was all my family's reaction was, but Jake and Leah were growling.
"Umbridge did this, with a quill, I had the same detention, we had to write lines, 'I must not tell lies' but when I felt something tickling me, I knew something off but when I smelled blood I knew it was wrong," I explained.
"Have you told Albus about this?" asked Carlisle,
"No, because from what I've seen he doesn't realized Harry is even at school this year," I answered
"I think I will take the others out hunting, Carlisle," Esme stated quietly
"Yes, Ashlee and I will catch up with you," agreed Carlisle.
I turned to Harry, "I believe you had some homework to do for potions?"
"Yeah, I'd better get on that." replied Harry,
I watched as Harry walked out of my classroom and back into the hallway leading to Gryffindor tower.
"You're very protective of him." stated Carlisle, looking at me with a fatherly pride glowing in his eyes.
"Yes, I have to be when I want to revert and drink his blood, but I know you and the others wouldn't allow that; plus besides his other friends, I'm the only one that believes him." I replied; I knew this is hard for every vampire, hellfires; Emmett had two singers.
"I know, it was hard for Edward, he knows more then anyone what it's like to be in love with your singer." replied Carlisle.
I knew no one was going to tease me for this; I flitted to Carlisle, and wrapped my arms around him in a vise like grip.
"I missed you so much, daddy." I murmured
Carlisle wrapped his arms around me, "I missed you too, and we haven't been the same since you left to come here."
"I can hardly control myself, I'm just glad about whoever is giving me blood as at meal times in the great Hall." I stated
Carlisle stared at me for a while, thinking "Someone is giving you blood at meal times?"
"I just said that, but I don't know who it is, but I really thought it was some joke, because I didn't eat food" I explained
"We need to find out who this person is, but first we are going hunting, let's see if being here has spoiled you." Carlisle replied with a smile.
"I am not spoiled, you're on." I smirked then darted out of the room with Carlisle right at my heels. I'm almost as fast as Edward.
"The day, you're be a fast as me, is when Jake becomes a vampire." Edward laughed up ahead.
Growling could heard somewhere in the forest, Guessing the Pack that was here was using this time to get to know where everything was, I shook my head, this is way I enjoyed hunting with Nessie, and only Nessie.
"Elk west." called Star.
"Thanks Star." I called out in a whisper; she was great at scouting out prey in unfamiliar territory,
"We head west," Edward stated, reading my mind.
I raced ahead, catching up with Nessie who was running along side Leah, who was going slower because of Nessie.
"I promised we would hunt," I greeted, Nessie smiled brilliantly at me, knowing about Nessie dislike to animal blood, Jake and I normally make a challenge out of hunting with her,
"I bet I could get a bigger one then you," I challenged
She nodded; she wouldn't speak since we were close to our prey.
Each of us went off in pairs, Carlisle and Esme, Emmett and Rose, Alice and Jasper, I still wonder how he could find someone like her, Edward and Bella, and last me and Nessie, with the wolves, but I doubt they will be eating raw meat today. Nessie and I pounced gracefully at two large bucks, and drank our fill.
"Why aren't there any Grizzlies?" whined Emmett. I dropped my dead elk, and glanced at my brother.
"Well because there a school here, genius." I stated.
"Only genius here, is Edward." retorted Emmett.
"I don't think so; Edward spends much of his time reading, not eavesdropping, unlike you." I stated coming to my favorite brother defense
Edward and Bella's laughing could be heard from a mile away. "Thanks Ash, but sorry you're in the running with Alice."
"No fair," I pouted.
"What's no fair?" asked Nessie as she came to my side.
"Your dad's being mean to me." I whined.
All my siblings started laughing, even Jake and Leah barked a laugh.
"She thought that I was her favorite brother." Edward explained to one of the others' thoughts.
"If Edward's you're favorite brother, then who is your favorite sister?" asked Rose,
Alice was glaring at me, while my other two brothers looked a little sad.
"Cheer up, Jazz, Em. I love you both, and as for my favorite sister, I don't have one." I answered.
"Now that's no fair," stated Nessie, with a smile.
I shrugged, "I don't see why, I have three sisters, why choose between them, when they can hold a grudge for fifty years."
I wondered what my family was going to do here for the rest of the year, and wouldn't the sudden disappearance of the Cullen family as well as three members of the Jake's pack cause something of a mess in the states?
"Are we finished?" asked Carlisle, we gathered around him and Esme,
"I'm good," I replied.
The others' agreed; Nessie climbed up my back to wrap her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. I smiled,
"We can talk in my office, if you don't mind Carlisle." I stated.
"Ashlee has questions, which need to be answered" agreed Edward. I stuck my tongue out at him.
Carlisle nodded, we each nodded in return, then took our time going back to Hogwarts, we were happy just being together again, all the family.
Once we make it back, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were outside, enjoying the day off.
"They don't want to phase back with those three there." Edward explained.
"I thought it was because Jake and Seth wanted to protect my eyes from their naked bodies." I teased. Leah rolled her large eyes at me.
"Lupa, I seen you naked a few times too, if you can remember." I reminded her.
"Wait, you see them all naked before?" asks Harry, I turned to look at him.
"Yeah, I love to get her mad just so she doesn't have clothes to wear." I replied. I flitted over to Harry, to look him in the eyes. "You're not jealous of them are you?"
"Why would I be jealous of them?" asked Harry, his heart was beating faster then normal he was lying.
"You're lying" chirped Alice, dancing to our side.
"My sister Alice, you learn to love her." I stated. "Since you three, are my friends come to my office with the rest of us."
I turned to my wolf friends, "When you three phased back, come to my office."
My students and family went to my office, I let Carlisle sit at my desk, since he was head of the family, I sat between Jasper and Emmett, who were on the couch, Rose and Alice, had there heads laying in their mates' laps, Bella and Edward were sitting on chairs, with Nessie on Bella's lap. Ron, Harry, and Hermione, were sitting on the floor cross legged,
"I want to know, if you're causing trouble at home for being here." I stated.
"No, we're on vacation," Carlisle stated "While we're here, I'll help Madam Pomfrey, in the Hospital Wing."
"I'm taking over the Muggle studies, since that professor has decided to retire early," Esme stated.
"Nessie is going to be a first year student, while most of us will help you teach your class." Bella stated.
"You all had this planned from the moment we got that letter didn't you?" I asked.
"No, we didn't; but we weren't going to be apart again it was too painful." Jasper whispered.
I glanced at the Harry, Ron, and Mione; Ron had a look of confusion of his face.
"Honestly Ron, don't you listen when someone talks, I explain this once before, most of my family has gifts that normal members of our kind don't have." I stated.
"Ash, he was thinking how everyone can fit in your office without being cramped." Edward replied
"Sorry, Ron, if you think this is cramped, try about a thousand vampires in one house." I apologized.
"So what are you planning for your first class?" asked Bella,
I looked at her, "well I was hoping that each of you would come and explain your human life, after i teach them about our family."
I noticed how late it was, the sun was already set and night had fallen we were talking long into the night, I turned to the humans in the group, Leah and Jake came back when I was explaining what i wanted to do for my class assignments.
"you three should go to bed, We'll seen you all in the great Hall in the morning." Esme stated being the loving mother that she is.
I stood up to walk out with my friends, I felt a hand stop me. I turned to see Nessie, her other hand was reaching out to me. I bent over and pick her up. She pressed her hand to my face, I seen she was tired but didn't want to sleep in her parents' room.
"You can sleep in the girls' dorm with Hermione, since I don't need my bed, you can have it tonight." I stated, while I cradled Nessie, who is the size of a ten year old human child in my arms, for someone like me, Nessie was light as a feather.
Nessie rested in my arms, her head against my chest, her eyes blinking sleepingly, the only child who sleeps when her family doesn't. I glance over my shoulder at the two wolves who were dozing off in my office,
"Come on, the couchs in the common room are more comfortable then the floor, Seth might be spending the night in Ravenclaw Common room tonight." I stated. Jake and Leah got to their feet, and followed me and the others to the common room.
"Hello, Ashlee," greeted the Fat Lady.
"Good Evening to you, My Lady." I greeted then added the passworld "Mimbulus Mimbletonia"
The Fat Lady's portrait swung open, Jake and Leah had their mouths hanging open. The students and I walked in. I turned and watched as Jake and Leah had to duck inside, I suppressed a giggle when I seen that.
"Sorry, Jake but rules here are no boys allowed in the girls side." I stated to deaf ears because Jake and Leah stretched out on the couches already asleep.
"Do they need a blanket?" asks Mione, glancing between me and the two wolves in human form.
"No, they're fine, can't catch a cold if they try," I replied then looked down in my arms, Nessie was sleeping peacefully. Hermione and I went into the girls' dorm, I gently placed Nessie in my unused bed. Pulling the covers over her. I watched her for a while before I turned away.
"You care for her?" Hermione noticed.
"Yeah, more then my own life, we all do. She's like a daughter to me in more ways then one." I answered. "You should sleep too."
Hermione nodded and changed and went to bed. I went back to the common room, Jake and Leah were passed out. Harry and Ron were still there.
"Bed you two," I whispered not to wake my sleeping friends. Ron went up to the boys' side.
"I'll come later, I want to spend some time by myself for right now." I stated as I answered Harry's look at me. I watched him leave, I then went to the hall, to roam.