I am so sorry for not updating for so long! Life is crazy, I hope you all enjoy this chapter and thanks for reading!
I still own nothing besides Elizabeth and the plot all other character belong to J.K. Rowling.
Three days before school started was the fateful day that Mrs. Michal decided to come. I was nervous the whole day waiting for her to show up. She finally knocked on the door at ten o'clock, Charlus opened the door. "Hello you must be Charlus Potter, I'm Mrs. Michal the director of the house Elizabeth was in."
"Yes, of course please come in." Charlus stepped back and let her in and closed the door behind her. "So how is this going to go today if I may ask?"
"Well I need to talk to you and Mrs. Potter then I need to talk to Elizabeth alone and I will need to see the house to make sure everything is fine." Mrs. Michal stated with a fake smile. Charlus brought Mrs. Michal into the drawing room where Dorea and I were seated impatiently waiting for Mrs. Michal to they finally walked into the room I froze up a little at seeing Mrs. Michal again. Charlus explained to me and Dorea that Mrs. Michal was going to talk to them without me for a few minutes and was then going to talk to me alone. I went up to my room to wait for Her to come up to talk to me.
What was she going to say? Was she going to take me back with her? Where Dorea and Charlus going to say I was to much and send me back? I thought they actually liked me, what had I done wrong? Sudenly there was a knock at my door, "Lizzie are you okay? We thought we heard something." It was James, Sirius, and Remus.
"Hey guys I'm fine just a little stressed about today I guess." I said being pulled out of my thoughts James still looked unsure.
"Okay, if your sure but remember we're always here for you. Do you want us to stay with you for a bit?" James was honestly concerned about me, it gave me warmth growing in my chest, but all I could do was reassure him.
"I'm sure and thanks but I think I just want to be alone for a bit." And with that they left. I just sat on the edge of my bed waiting for Mrs. Michal to come talk to me. After fifteen minutes of waiting Charlus finally brought Mrs. Michal up to my room and knocked on the door and came in.
"Well I'll leave you two alone to talk if you need me I'll be in the drawing room, come down when you're done and we'll take that tour." Charlus said with a smile and he left the room, I wanted to ask him to stay but I knew I couldn't.
Besides that would be getting to close. As soon as the door clicked closed the fake smiled dropped from her face and was replaced with a sneer as she spoke, "So what have you done you little brat? Huh, what spell did you put on these idiot people? Why are still here when it could be a good sweet girl who deserves them? It could be someone who wasn't a little unlovable freak!" There that word was again 'freak' just because she was a Squib didn't mean she could treat me like this, I didn't care if they would send me back I needed to stand up for myself.
"I don't care what you think of me or what you call me. They like me and I like them I deserve to be happy just as any other kid. Now why don't you leave you Squib!" I smiled to myself in victory, but Mrs. Michal did not look happy at all.
"Why you little bitch! How dare you speak to me that way!" Her hand connected with my face with a loud, slap! I was so stunned for a second that I just stood there, then I felt the sting and could feel my cheek swell up. This time as her hand came down to hit me again I ducked and ran to the door. I was able to get out of the room and downstairs to where Charlus and Dorea were. I went running in holding my cheek, immediately they both stood up asking what was wrong all I could do was point at the door. Mrs. Michal came running into the room her hair disheveled and cheeks red from either anger or the running.
Then she said the last thing I expected, "Mr. and Mrs. Potter I'm afraid I will have to take Elizabeth back to the home she is just too out of hand, she started yelling at me and fighting me before I could even ask a question. It is likely to believe that she has put some kind of spell on you. I will take her back and if you would like to take another child in I would allow that. I am so very-"
"She's lying!" I yelled, tears were running down my face at her words, "I swear to you she's lying I haven't done anything she hit me!" I couldn't take it anymore I completely broke down now and Dorea came over to comfort me.
By now all four boys were standing by the door listening. James took a step into the room and started to speak in a quiet but confident voice, "She's telling the truth, we heard her. That bitch was yelling at Lizzie telling her she didn't deserve to stay here and that some other kid should get to be here instead of her. Well guess what," he turned to Mrs. Michal, "we don't want anyone else Lizzie is our sister and we would fight to the death for her."
Charlus put a hand on James's shoulder to calm him down, "Get out of my house." Charlus said in a calm but authoritative voice, that suggested no room for argument. Mrs. Michal stood there shocked for a moment before turning and walking out the door.
I stood there crying on Dorea's shoulder in silence for a few minutes before finally asking my worst fear, "Are you going to send me back?" There was a beat of silence before James pulled me into a hug away from Dorea, "Lizzie I was serious when I said I would fight to the death for you, you are my sister weather you like it or not." He gave me a smile, and I gave him a small one back. The rest of the day was spent together like a family, promising never to send me back to that miserable women who I would never see again.
