Gillian resembles Carey Mulligan
Malcolm resembles Fred Savage
Brett resembles Ross Lynch
Scott resembles August Maturo
WC: 1,188
It was time for Scott's birthday. She was nervously waiting for Kyle to arrive to pick her up. This is a bit counterproductive but it's the only way she could get to the house. There was a knock on the door. She walked to the door and pulled it open to face Kyle.
"Hey Marnie." the older boy greeted.
She smiled. "Hey Kyle."
"You ready to go?"
She nodded and said goodbye to her dad who was locked in his potions laboratory. They caught the bus and rode it towards their house. Marnie was wringing out her hands.
"You haven't seen your mum since you were three?" Kyle asked.
Marnie nodded. "Yes, she just abandoned me at my dad's when I was three. Though, I've had contact with her since I was six but that was only once a year on my birthday."
Kyle nodded.
"How old were you when your mum died?"
"I was three as well."
Marnie nodded. They rode the bus until they reached a house and walked off the bus. Kyle opened the door and they walked in. Marnie looked around the house. She saw pictures on the mantle and there was a familiar one that her dad also had on their mantle. It was the last photo she had of her parents and her.
"I've always liked that picture."
Marnie turned around to face her mum. She wanted to be mad but she walked over to her mum and hugged her.
"You've grown up so much, but I suppose that's what happens when I haven't seen you since you were a toddler."
Marnie bristled at that reality as she pulled apart from her mum.
"Why don't I introduce you to the rest of the family."
"Alright."
She led her to the kitchen. Marnie saw a man with black hair and light brown eyes.
"Malcolm, honey, this is my daughter Marnie."
The man smiled at her. "It's nice to meet you, Marnie."
"You too."
Just then two little boys ran in the room. One had identical hair to their mum with dark brown eyes, the other had matching black hair to his father and familiar blue eyes.
"Brett, Scott, this is your sister Marnie." Gillian introduced her daughter to her two sons.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Brett." the little boy with light brown eyes smiled at her his two front teeth missing.
"I'm Scott." the little boy with blue eyes smiled shyly.
Gillian smiled at her youngest son. "Scotty is a bit shy."
"I was the same way, don't worry." Marnie assured her.
Gillian nodded. "Let's get this party started."
Since it was summer, they were barbecuing their food. So Malcolm was doing the cooking. The reunited mother and daughter sat in two lawn chairs.
"So, you're going into your fifth year?" Gillian asked her daughter.
"Yes, I am. I'm a Ravenclaw."
Malcolm added in the conversation. "I was a Gryffindor, I graduated in 1972. Is the feud between Gryffindor and Slytherin still going on?"
"I'm pretty sure it is."
Malcolm nodded. "Do you play Quidditch?"
"No, but my dad was the Hufflepuff seeker since his second year and he was the seeker for the Kenmare Kestrels until I was born." she smiled proudly.
Malcolm nodded as he flipped one of the burgers. Gillian soon walked in the house to get the condiments and other fillings ready.
"You know you've grown into a wonderful young woman."
Marnie snapped. "Of course, my dad and my mum raised me."
"They did a good job, I truly did love you and your father as a friend."
Marnie was about to have an outburst but Malcolm walked in with the burgers and the boys following him. Gillian bustled over and they began getting their burgers ready. They sat down and ate.
"Mummy, can we open presents soon?" Scott asked smiling at his mum.
Gillian said. "Sure sweetie."
Scott nodded and ran over to the presents. He opened his presents eagerly as a kid should. Marnie watched she couldn't help but be a little envious of how involved her mum looked in Scott.
"Marnie?"
She looked up to lock eyes with her mum. She noticed she also had familiar blue eyes but many flecks of green splattered in the iris.
"I want to show you something."
Marnie nodded. Gillian led her to the hallway and showed her a picture.
"These are your grandparents, Gerald and Goldie Lockhart."
"Did you say Lockhart?"
Gillian nodded. That's probably just a really common muggle name. Hopefully. If not that could mean she's related to Gilderoy Lockhart.
"There I am." Gillian said pointing herself out to her daughter.
Marnie looked down at the picture there was her mum. She looked almost identical to her when she was that age minus the darker hair and the slightly darker skin tone. The resemblance was definitely there.
"That's my older sister Glenda."
"Like the witch from 'The Wizard of Oz'?"
Gillian nodded. "Yes, she was the one who wanted me to give you up but I didn't want to."
"What did I do to you to make her want to give me up?" Marnie asked confused.
"It's nothing you could control at the time. You started to show signs of magic a few months before your third birthday. I had hidden most of the outbursts from her but she witnessed one of them and freaked out."
"Some people freak out about magic, especially parents of muggleborns."
Gillian nodded. "I knew your dad was a wizard by this point but my sister didn't. Come to think about it she didn't know much about him and he didn't know much about her. I met your grandparents a few times."
"Why did you give me up for something I couldn't control especially at the time?"
"She was afraid that once you discovered you were magical, you'd abandon me for the magical world."
"I would never abandon you. Sure, I would be at Hogwarts for roughly 75 percent of the year but I would write you and Aunt Glenda detailing every little thing about my year."
"You would've?"
"Definitely."
Gillian teared up.
"What made her think that I would have the nerve to abandon you?" Marnie asked.
Gillian said. "We had a little brother who abandoned us along with your grandmother once he got his Hogwarts letter in 1975."
Marnie looked down to see a little boy who looked almost identical to Scott except for the blonde hair and different facial features.
"His name was Gilderoy, I was eight years older than him."
Marnie almost dropped the picture in shock. That stupid coward was her uncle, oh the humanity.
"I was under your aunt's thumb until I met Malcolm. He's the reason I got in touch with you."
Marnie smiled. "I'm glad you're happy."
"I really am. I can tell your dad is very happy with Maureen. I'm glad she helped raise you but I do regret leaving you."
"He is, I have two half sisters, Madison and Marley. Madison is a Gryffindor while Marley starts this year."
Gillian smiled.
"Everything okay?" Kyle's voice asked.
"Yes, everything is okay."
Kyle nodded. Marnie stayed for a few more hours and left. She was still processing all the information that she was told by her mum.
