Orphaned Witch

Life at the Burrow

Annie's POV

It's been a few months since I came to live with the Weasleys at the Burrow. Life is great. I only have to help keep mine and Ginny's room clean. I sometimes help Aunt Molly cook. I explain muggle artifacts to Uncle Arthur. Well the ones I know about anyway. I also help take care of the chickens,pigs and collect eggs. I de-gnome the garden with Ginny every other day. I also take care of the family owl Errol.

When Ginny and I have free time. She teaches me how to fly and about quidditch. We even play wizards chess. Along with exploding snap. I nearly lost my eyebrows when the cards exploded.

Aunt Molly gave me some of my cousins old school books. So that I can learn more about the wizarding world. I'm still love watching people perform magic. I think I'll enjoy Transfiguration the most, though it appears to be a hard subject to master. Harder then Charms and Potions anyway. But History sounds boring as hell.

I've been keeping in touch with Hermione. Using Errol, as Aunt Molly said I can use him. We write to each other once a week. She's so happy I have a family now. She had a tough time in the beginning as kids teased her for being so smart. But now she has two best friends called Harry Potter and my cousin Ron Weasley.

According to Ginny Harry is famous. As he defeated one of the darkest wizards in the wizarding world Voldemort. Honestly I would hate the attention if it was me. Being famous for surviving against a madman who killed my parents. In fact it was Voldemort's followers that killed my parents and uncle. I'm grateful that he is gone and hope he remains gone.

Anyway it's the beginning of December. It's a week before Christmas. Percy, the twins and Ron are staying at Hogwarts. None know about me, Aunt Molly and Uncle Arthur wanted it to be a surprise. Like it will be for Charlie and Bill when we go to Romania. Bill will be joining us for New Years there. We leave tomorrow morning by Port Key.

"Are you packed dear?" Aunt Molly asks me. As she finds me in the lounge room reading.

"Yes, just need to remember to grab my toiletry bag before we leave" I tell her. We'll only be gone for only a week and a half. Even though we won't be at the Burrow. We have decorated it for Christmas.

"Good, Ginny is finishing up packing her bag trunk now" she states.

"How will our luggage get to Romanian?" I ask her curious.

"We'll send ahead with Arthur, who is apparating there. While we take the port key" she states. "Be sure to go straight to be after dinner, as we have to be up early for the port key" she adds.

"Yes, Aunt Molly" I say and she smiles. "Who will feed the pigs and chickens while we're away?" I ask her.

"The Lovegoods said they'd feed them and make sure they have water" she states. I nod my head, I meet the Lovegoods briefly. Mr Lovegood is the owner and editor of a wizard magazine called the Quibbler. He's daughter Luna will be starting at Hogwarts along with Ginny and I. Luna is a bit weird, but otherwise is very smart.

"Do you want me to help with Dinner?" I ask her.

"No, I can handle it tonight" she assures me.

"Mum, when is dad getting home?" Ginny asks as she joins us. "Oh and I finished packing" she adds.

"Soon sweetie, he only went in for a meeting and to get the port key" Aunt Molly tells her.

"What does a port key look like?" I ask them.

"Oh it can be anything, from a book to a smelly old boot" Ginny states.

"Unobtrusive things, obviously, so muggles don't go picking them up and playing with them... stuff they'll just think is litter" Aunt Molly explains.

"Makes sense" I say nodding my head.

"But really, any inanimate object can be turned into a port key" Ginny states.

"Some port keys were preset to travel to their destinations at a specific time. Other port keys were triggered immediately by a person's touch" Uncle Arthur states as he enters the house.

"Welcome home dear" Aunt Molly says and he kisses her check.

"What else can you tell me about port keys uncle? Do the different port keys effect people differently?" I ask him curious.

"It is unknown how one affected the difference between the two types of port key. Both types of port key traveled to the destination along with their users. With touch-activated port keys, touching it again could transport the users back to their original location. Time-activated ones could be handled before and after their assigned moment of use without effect" he states showing us an old tattered book.

"Is that our port key?" Ginny asks him.

"Yes, set to leave at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. It'll be nine in Romania" he states.

"Will we suffer jet leg?" I ask him.

"What is Jet lag?" he asks me.

"A temporary sleep disorder that can affect those who travel quickly across multiple time zones" I answer.

"No, though people can become nausea and dizzy. But it only lasts a few moments" he states. "Anyway, what's for dinner?" he asks aunt Molly. Ginny and I go set the table as the adults go to the kitchen.

A/N

Picture above of Ginny and Annie's room. Picture on the external link of Errol.

Planned future chapters so far (not all of them as this will go through the whole Harry Potter series):

Christmas in Romania

Meeting Bill

Annie's Birthday

Easter

Meeting the Rest of the Family

Where are you Going?

Diagon Alley

Hogwarts Express 1992

Sorting Ceremony

First Day of Classes