(Anella's POV)
I get two hours of dreamless sleep that night, curled up against my big brother's body, feeling safe and warm. I never really sleep much, so I wake in the morning surprised to have slept from five am to seven. There's an owl patiently perched on the table. I take the note from the old thing and it flies away, hitting the window on its way out.
Dear Annie,
Parts of your story confuses me, but I understand the big picture. I don't see why you can't stay with us, as you're always welcome in the Burrow. And of course you can bring your daughter because the more the merrier, right? I expect I'll see you tomorrow morning for breakfast (That's not a request).
With all my love,
Molly
I smile and shake my brother.
"Remus, I'm going to leave for the Weasleys now." he sits up, hugging me tight.
"I'll see you on the train. Be safe and don't do anything rash." I kiss his cheek.
"I'll be careful, Remy. I love you."
"Love you, too," he says groggily and I let him go back to sleep, then entering the living room, where Sofie is peacefully sleeping on the couch. I lay a hand on the top of her head, leaning to whisper in her ear.
"Sof, puppy, wake up. We need to go." she smiles sleepily. With a wave of my wand, she's changed out of her sleeping clothes and into day clothes. I kneel so she can get on my back and I grab my trunk and the empty owl cage.
We apparate to the Burrow, where there's a familiar bush of red hair working in the kitchen.
"Molly," I say, and she turns around as I put Sofie on the ground. She hugs me and a few tears roll down my face. "I'm scared," I whisper so that only she can hear me. She rubs my back and I walk to Sofie.
"So, puppy. We're going to go live at the school where Professor Dumbledore teaches. We'll be safe from your daddy there." she nods, burrowing her head in my shoulder. I sit next to her and lift her onto my lap. Molly keeps working and we begin to talk.
"So what's been happening around here? Do any of the kids still remember me?" She smiles, nodding.
"Bill and Charlie do. You were around here a lot when they were about 9 and 7, so you're in their memory. Percy was 4 then, so I don't think he really remembers. But you did visit a lot when Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny were little, so I think he might have a slight memory." I smile.
"How are the boys? Bill and Charlie, I mean. What did they end up doing?"
"Charlie's in Romania with dragons and Bill's in Egypt and working for Gringotts as Curse Breaker." I smile.
"They must love that. Sofie, this is my friend Mrs. Weasley. Molly, this is my daughter, Sofianna." Sofie waves shyly. Fred and George sprint down the stairs.
"Ah, Annie," Fred says.
"We thought we heard your voice," George finishes. I put Sofie down again to hug my godsons. I'm godmother of all but Bill, Charlie, and Percy. Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny are like my kids. I've been in and out of the Weasley's their entire lives.
I walk again to my daughter.
"Puppy, I've known Molly Weasley since I was 15. A year later, Fred and George were born and Molly asked me to be their godmother. I took it as a challenge and spoiled them rotten. Being the best godmother I could be earned me the honor of being godmother to two more of Molly's kids. So in a way, most of the Weasleys are your siblings." I sit back down at the table, Fred and George taking places across from me.
"So, Annie. What're you doing here?" I grin, deciding to be cruel.
"You'll just have to wait until your siblings wake up. I don't want to repeat it twenty thousand times." they roll their eyes.
About an hour later, everyone is up and at the table, eating breakfast.
"So guys, I'm going to answer a few of the questions you've been asking me. Why am I here? Well, my brother and I have been asked to be professors at Hogwarts. He'll be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts and I'll be his assistant, along with Madam Pomfrey's. Who have I brought with me? Well, that's a bit of a longer story. After my brother and his friends, who were also my friends, left Hogwarts, I gave myself a mission. I would take the most cold hearted boy in my year and make him good. Somehow, I ended up falling in love with him and I thought my love had changed him. When we had a baby, we got separated and he took her. Unfortunately, my love didn't change him one bit. He was abusive, beating her and locking her in the basement, not feeding her properly. Recently, my daughter came back to me, having run away from her father. We lived with my brother until my ex threatened to hurt her worse, so we needed a place to stay. That's why I'm here. And this," I say, referring to Sofie, "Is my daughter, Sofianna. Now, even though I have a daughter connected to me by blood doesn't mean I love you guys any less. You're still like my kids and I love you like crazy." they smile and I put my arm around Sofie's shoulders.
"And, tomorrow's Sofie's birthday. I was hoping you guys would do something with her so that your mum and I can plan for it." they nod and Fred and George pick her up and run upstairs, all but Percy in pursuit.
"Mum, I'm going upstairs to study."
(Sofianna's POV)
"So, Sofianna, I'm Fred, and this here's George. Georgie, I think we've found ourselves a little accomplice," says one of the twins, smiling.
"I think so Freddie." The other two burst in the room.
"Fred! George! Just because you're the oldest doesn't mean you get to hog her! She's our godsister, too." I smile, loving all the attention. The girl sits next to me.
"Sofie, I'm Ginny, and this is Ron. Pay no attention to Fred and George. They're just bad influences. Now, what do you think about learning to play Wizard's Chess with me and Ron?"
We do stuff like that all day until bedtime, when I get my very own space on the couch!
(Italics is a flashback or dream)
"You're a freak! You're a freak and no one will ever want you! You'll never be accepted into Hogwarts. You'll never be just like everyone else, so I might as well just put you out of your misery!" Daddy yells. I look out the window and slowly shift into a wolf pup. He screams in madness and picks me up. I attempt to bite his hand and he throws me against the wall. I yelp, my little head hurting. Daddy starts kicking me again and again and again, then picking me up by the scruff of my neck.
"You've been a bad little monster. And monsters deserve to be punished." he says, walking up to the kitchen, where there is a big pot of boiling water. He puts me in it and I yelp again as he closes the lid.
I scream out, sitting up. Tears running down my face, I run to my mommy's room, and crawl into bed next to her.
(Annie's POV)
I open my eyes from my sleep like state. The potion I take puts you into a sort of trance so that you rest without dreams. Sofie is curled in a ball next to me, again shaking with tears.
"Sofie, puppy, what happened?"
"I-I had a bad dream." I sit up, picking her up into my lap.
"Tell me about it."
"Daddy was yelling at me, telling me he'd put me out of my misery. And he put me in a pot of bubbling hot water and he closed the lid," she sobs. I rub her back, deciding whether or not to ask the question I'm wondering.
"Sof, baby, was that a bad dream or a memory." she sniffs.
"A memory."
I'll kill him. I'll make him pay if it's the last thing I do.
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Demons and Monsters (Remus Lupin's sister and niece)
ФанфикWhen Remus Lupin was two years old, his parents had another baby: a beautiful baby girl by the name of Anella Grace. They shared a room, so when Remus was attacked at the age of five, Anella was in the room and was also attacked by Fenir Greyback, m...
