The 7th Generation

Chapter 12

It was about 2 weeks after coming back from Hogwarts Express. I finished all of my homework (it was easy) and I sent letters to Tori. We have been communicating through letters for a while. I also got a letter form Fred and George, asking when I could visit their home. Mum said that I could go on July 20th, which was today. I had sent a response and they said that one of them would come to get me.

I had packed my trunk, locked Cedar in her cage, and cleaned my room up. I couldn't wait to see everyone again. I was also nervous, because I had changed a bit over the 2 weeks I was here. I had gotten taller and my hair grew longer. My dressing style also changed. I started wearing more trendy clothing. At least, I think they are trendy. Believe it or not, it took me about 15 minutes to decide what to wear today. I finally settled on blue jean shorts with black tights underneath and a black sweater.

I was pacing back and forth. I'm not sure why I was freaking out. Well, I kinda do. Mrs. Weasley knows that I've been partially lying about my name all year.

I decided to wind down by listening to music. I plugged in my headphones into my walkman, found a nice bamboo fountain piano track, and started listening to it.

I zoned out from the world around. After a while, I heard the door open behind me. I looked and saw Mum. I turned off my walkman and payed attention to Mum.

"Couldn't you hear me? I was calling you down. Someone is here to take you to the Weasley house."

I couldn't help but ask, "Who? Who came?"

Mum shrugged and bent down to pull my trunk out from under my bed. "Mrs. Weasley."

Mum just smiled and took my trunk downstairs. I followed her and saw Mrs. Weasley standing near the door. When she saw me, she enveloped me in a tight embrace. "Hello Midnight, dear."

We stopped outside and Mrs. Weasley placed a hand on my trunk. "Dear, I need to ask you something. Why did you lie about your name?"

Dang it.

"Well, I didn't. Edith is my first name and Midnight is my middle name. I just wanted a new identity. That's all." Mrs. Wealsey smiled. "I understand. Now, I'm going to apparate with your trunk and then come back for you. " Then, with a pop, Mrs. Weasley disappeared and reappeared in a second.

I knew about apparition, so I wasn't shocked.

I placed my hand in Mrs. Weasley's and she apparated away. I felt like I was being squished into a tube that was 3 times too small for me. Then, as suddenly as it started, it ended. I looked around to see a beautiful garden with a willow tree and a huge 6 story house. I gulped down some air and looked around. I could definitely get used to this view.

Suddenly, someone squealed from inside the house, and before I knew it, two arms wrapped around me and hugged me. I looked down to see a girl with long red locks.

She pulled away and, with a huge smile, almost dragged me into their house. I caught a glimpse of a sign that said "The Burrow" on it. Once the girl dragged me inside, she turned around and said, "Hi! I'm Ginny. Fred and George told me a lot about you and I really wanted to meet you!"

I smiled. "Well, aren't you enthusiastic? Have they told you everything about me?"

Ginny nodded and then took me by the hand and pulled me into a bedroom that had two beds laid out and saw down on one. "You're sleeping in here. Anyway, yeah, they did. They told that you're muggle-born, sorted into Slytherin, friends with Astoria Greengrass, Stella Beckett, and Claire Hales. You hate Hermione Granger and most Gryffindors except them. Also, you're very good at spells." She was breathless. I was in shock.