The Strange Girl
The Strange Girl.
Aislinn stumbled, feeling rather dizzy. She looked around timidly but she doesn't see anything special. She is standing in an alley with the two British women. She wonders if they were going to turn out like all the other people she thought were good. Maybe they'll decide to kill her. She started shaking almost imperceptibly, but Luna seemed to notice. She smiled at the seven year old and then turns back to the athletic ginger girl, who lifted her wand and then taps a dustbin. Aislinn was confused, and then the bin moved to the side and some of the bricks moved as well. A black hole in the wall was revealed and the two women stepped through, disappearing. Luna appeared again, and gently steered the young girl through. She was blinded for a second and then the darkness disappeared. She was standing in a giant lobby, filled to the brim with magical people and objects. She followed the two women through the people, and up to the magical lifts. Ginny taps her wand against the side and they zoomed downwards. A couple of minutes later, the lift doors opened and Aislinn was confronted by a giant hallway, with doors on either side. The small group walked for a while, until they got to a door with a plaque saying 'Flat No.5622'. Luna tapped her wand on the door and it swung open to reveal a huge room with a small kitchen area. There was a fireplace with some sofas and chairs and in one corner of the room was a giant library. In another corner of the room were two doors, one of which was open showing what seemed to be a giant library. Aislinn looked at the magical windows and the winding staircase in the corner of the small kitchen. There were several people in the room as well, all of which she had seen when there had been the raid. Some of them she realised were muggles, and one of the muggles was arguing with a short, dark haired man.
"Look, Mr Potter, I understand that you wanted to collaborate on this case, but you have no right to teleport us back to England. We should be in America, finishing the paperwork and then going home!" The muggle said, glaring at the Potter man.
"Hotchner, I understand but first we need to talk the case over and there are some official procedures you need to go through here now that you know about magic. Also, it is called Apparition not teleportation!" Mr Potter said, walking away from the muggle, Hotchner.
"Alright, Mr Potter, I understand that but I have a son at home who needs me! I can't just leave him with his aunt the entire time!" Hotchner replied, rubbing his face.
"Oh, that is easily fixable. Ron, Blaize, take Hotchner back to his house. Hotchner, you can bring your child. Pack some stuff, you will have to be here for a while, as will the rest of the BAU. I appreciate you all have work but just think of it as an impromptu holiday!" The green eyed man replied.
Aislinn watched the scene with fascination, then turned to Luna and Ginny. She wanted to know her fate, and who everyone was. She asked them and they pointed to many people, giving names. Luna told her to make herself at home, so she walked into the library room and picked out a book. This was what she normally did at home, hiding in the library to get away from her parents. Clegg Manor had very tall bookshelves, which disappeared into darkness at the top. She would normally climb up a ladder and then curl up on one of the emptier shelves at the top and sleep, or daydream. Her parents would never find her, but she always went to them when they called. If she didn't, they would just use a spell to find her and then punish her. Most of the time they just ignored her if the didn't see her, which she was grateful for! This library was not so large, so she travelled right to the back and then settled down on a comfy looking window seat. The magic window showed her a beautiful sunset over a castle on a hill. The castle was vaguely familiar, and Aislinn was sure she had seen it before. Then she remembered she had seen it in the book of Worldwide Wizarding Schools. IT was the British school, but she couldn't remember the name. It wasn't Pigspots, no, it was something like Hogroast or Pigfarts. Oh, yes, it was Hogwarts. The window seat was comfy, there was a lot of cushions and blankets and a small table next to it, on which there stood an empty cup and some parchment. Next to the parchment was a beautiful quill and some turquoise ink. Aislinn sighed in contentment, and began reading the book she had picked off the shelf. She realized quickly that it was a muggle book, which fascinated her because she had never read one before. She hadn't looked at the title, but she check it now. It was called "The Phoenix Code" and it was very interesting.
Hermione walked into the library, intending to pick up her cup and her writing equipment which she had left on a table. She hummed a Queen song as she walked, admiring the books. When she got to one of the bookshelves, she realized one of the books was missing. Curious as to who had taken it, she walked around the library. At last she came upon her quiet corner, where she always sat to read her books. It was cosy and comfortable and the window was a view of Hogwarts. She stopped when she saw the young girl, Aislinn Clegg, who they had rescued form Clegg Manor. She approached cautiously, and the young girl looked up with scared eyes. She smiled at her, and then picked up her stuff.
"It is rather late, would you like to go to bed now?" She asked quietly, so as not to scare the young werewolf.
She had realised the girl was a werewolf immediately, as had the others. Hermione felt sorry for her because, although she had never experienced it herself, Remus Lupin had told her about it after the battle. She couldn't wait to see him and his fiancé Sirius again. She smiled at the young girl who looked at her shyly before replying.
"Where am I to sleep?"
"We have got you a room with a bed, but tomorrow tell us how you want it to be furnished and we will make it look however you want!" The young women replied.
Just as Hermione was about to get up, there was the happy shout of a child and a ball of redheaded energy leaped at her.
"Aunty Mione, mummy said there is a new person. Can I meet her, I want to be her friend!!" The child gushed eagerly.
"Roisin, calm down slightly. This is Aislinn Clegg. She will probably stay with us for a while. Now go and get your mothers, I am going to show Aislinn her room. You can annoy her in the morning, when she has had some sleep!" Hermione said, grinning at Ginny and Luna's daughter. Roisin was a happy child, who was also seven. Hermione hoped that Roisin and Aislinn would get on alright. Hermione looked around for Lily, Roisin's partner in crime. Where one was, the other usually wasn't far behind. Roisin ran off, giggling with Lily. Hermione turned back to Aislinn, who was taking in the other two girls with curiosity.
"Who are they?" She asked, politely.
"That's Lily Minerva Potter and Roisin Aoife Weasley-Lovegood, they are both the same age as you. I hope you all get along but for now, it is time for bed. You can meet everyone else in the morning.
Aislinn was rather bewildered, but followed the bushy haired witch up the spiral staircase. They arrived on a landing that had a small staircase at the end. There were several doors on each side. They walked past some plain doors, an open bathroom door and then climbed the stairs onto another landing. This one only had a few doors, each with colourful additions to the doors. Each had names on them as well. They read:
- Lily Minerva Potter
- Roisin Aoife Weasley-Lovegood
- Rose Granger-Parkinson
- Scorpius Potter
- Maisy Brown-Patil
Aislinn looked at the plain door at the end, and then opened it. Inside was a bed, and nothing else. IT was a rather small room.
"In the morning, we will sort out your room and make it look exactly how you want it to. Obviously, we will make it bigger and probably change the bed. But it is late so we will save that for tomorrow. If your stuck for ideas you can check the other children's rooms. Goodnight!" The women said, closing the door. Aislinn put on the set of pyjamas that where sitting on her bad and then crawled under the sheets. She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.