Out of The Shadows (Golden Trio Era) {1}

Clearing My Mind

'Dear Dad,
I have some exciting news, I've legally changed my name! I am now known as Miss Mikayla Alina Black. After finding out the truth about you, I decided that I wanted to share your name. I know Mam would've been happy to see the day, where we all shared our last names because she loved you more than you know.
Anyways, I was hoping to get to know you a little better, Lupin and Snape seemed to think we were a lot a like and I'd like to come to that verdict myself. All I really know about you is that you're innocent, Harry's Godfather, a fellow Gryffindor and always breaking rules in Hogwarts.
I also wanted you to get to know me better, just the small stuff at first, obviously, like my favourite colour is Hazel brown/ Cyan and I speak 14 different languages. I love to sing, dance and write my own music as well as playing the guitar, ukulele, piano, keyboard, and the cajon. I'm also quite the quidditch player, I'm one of the chasers on the Gryffindor team.
As you know I'm also a seer like great granny Alina, is that why you chose her name as my middle name? Did you know what I would become? And where did you get Mikayla from? I know it's not a Carra name, meaning it had to come from your side of the family or something.
How is 'in hiding' working for you? Are you eating ok? Is Buckbeak behaving? Let me know! I can send you food with my next letter if you want it. Are you going to stay in hiding or are you going to travel undercover? See the world and discover it's secrets.
I really miss you Dad, like a lot. Me and Harry has planned where we could've lived, we thought you'd like the countryside since being in Azkaban, you wouldn't have seen much of the sky or have some peace and quiet.
Harry's doing ok from what he's told me in his letters. The Dursley's were starving him because his younger cousin is on a diet but me and Hermione have been sending him food with our letters. He's been having some nightmares about Voldemort and his scar has been hurting him, I have a feeling you already know all this. I'm keeping my promise to you, I've been forcing Harry to write to me at least once a week, I told him if he didn't respond in a week, I'd show up at his Aunt and Uncle's and cause a scene. As much as Harry hates them, I think he knows that being with them makes him safer.
Ron's leg is completely fine now, and his owl is very noisy and enthusiastic but I know he love him. Ginny named him Pigwidgeon which Ron hates and calls him Pig instead. He's really thankful you let him keep him.
As for Hermione, we're a lot closer than usual. She misses the magical world, she can't really talk to her parents about it because they don't really understand. She calls my letters therapeutic, I just like being there for her.
I miss Avery weirdly enough, when I thought we were twins, all we could see is how different we were and had nothing in common. But now, with Mam gone, we've never been so close, and she still doesn't know the truth. I feel more and more guilty the closer we get because I know everything and she's still in the dark. I did tell Fergal about changing my name, meaning he only has until September to tell her.
It's still strange to me being in the Weasley's home, knowing you're out there somewhere helps a little. I just wish we got to do what every father and daughter gets to do together. I feel robbed I guess but my song writing helps a lot. I can just empty my thoughts onto a page and sing it over a new lightened melody. I Love You Dad.
Stay Safe,
Mikayla x'

"Παραδώστε στο ο μπαμπάς μου" (Deliver to my dad) Selene flew out the window towards the sky. It's been three weeks since the summer holidays started, Mikayla and Ginny's room could've be more girly, the pair decided to redecorate last week. It'll be Mikayla's birthday in a week, and she couldn't wait, this would be her first birthday knowing her real dad.

Mikayla grabbed some clothes taking a shower, it was only 8am but she was now wide awake. After she cleansed her body, she decided to cleanse her soul, she was feeling really glum after her dream went a little bad. She braid her hair, put on a plaid two piece and white runner before grabbing her keyboard, guitar, song book, quill, ink and a blanket making her way out to her favourite Weasley tree. The big Oak. She laid the blanket on the ground, before sitting on the blanket, messing around with some keys.

'We all got nightmares in our dreams,
We look for someone to believe in us and show us the way,
And make it okay....'

"There you are, I've been looking all over for you." Fred comes into Mikayla's view, "Sorry, I was just clearing my head." She gestured to her guitar, keyboard and songbook, "Can I hear it?" Fred asks, Mikayla hands Fred over her guitar, writing down his chords, "Ready?" Fred nods showing he was ready to play.

"Are you and George inventing today?" Mikayla asked breaking the ten minute silence. "Not today. I was thinking we could ask mum if we can go to Diagon Alley for the day." Mikayla nodded happily agreeing with the plan, they decided Mikayla was going to ask because Mrs Weasley has a sweet spot for her, Mikayla also had another thought of an adventure of the day. While Fred talked to Mr Weasley, Mikayla approached Mrs Weasley, "Mrs Weasley?" Molly turned around smiling brightly, "Yes dear?" She tucks her tea towel into her apron, "I was wondering if it would be ok if Fred and I went to Diagon Alley for the day? I wanted to grab some things for my Mam's grave." Mrs Weasley's expression softened more at the mention of the girl's deceased mother, before she smiled, "Of course but be back here for 5." Mikayla looked at the clock to see it was only 10, she hugged Mrs Weasley thanks before skipping over to Fred with the good news. "We'll see you all soon!" Mikayla waves before her and Fred transport to Diagon Alley.

Fred helped Mikayla off the ground of the Leaky Cauldron, "Gringotts first?" Mikayla asked Fred, he nodded agreeingly before leading the way. They walked up the white steps of the white towering multistoried marble building known as Gringotts Wizarding Bank, facing a familiar bronze door. Fred followed the blonde in, as she walked straight up to goblin in charge. "I'd like to withdraw from my vault, Mikayla O'Brien, also I'd like to update the name to Mikayla Black." The Goblin nodded asking for her wand and key for the vault, Fred unhooked Mikayla's necklace that withheld the key, while Mikayla handed up her wand. "Very Well. Vault 650 is now under the name of Mikayla Black. Griphook will take you to the vault now Miss Black." Mikayla talked the goblin before following Griphook, the goblin had silver hair and black eyes which made Mikayla feel a little uneasy as he looked demonic. They stepped into the old mining cart that was connected to winding tracks, Mikayla knew she would never get used to the speed and spins of the journey as it made her stomach do summer salts. Fred grabbed Mikayla, preventing her from flying out of the cart when it came to a sudden stop, "Vault number six hundred and fifty." Griphooks nasally nasty voice echoed.

Mikayla got 15 of each coin, putting it in the little money bag she had brought with her, she wobbly makes her way out of the bank, taking a seat on a nearby bench. "I don't like that way of travel." She groans, holding her stomach. "Where to first?" She asked a unusually quiet Fred, "How about Rosa Lee Teabag? We can drink something to ease our stomachs." Mikayla nodded jumping up and pecking Fred's lips, before he took her hand leading the way.

"You wrote that valentine?" Mikayla remembers the last valentine she received during her second year fondly. The lyrics swam around her mind happily.

Your blue green eyes are easy to get lost in,
You gorgeous laugh is easy to join along with,
Your determination to succeed is easy to get wrapped up in,
Your lips so soft it's easy to want to crush them,
Your hands match mine it's so easy to hold them.
Your heart's so big it's so easy to fall in love with

"That was the only valentine I kept, it's in my journal." Mikayla informs Fred smiling, Fred beamed at the news, "When did you realise you liked me?" Fred asks sitting across Mikayla at Ice Cream Parlour, as they shared a sundae. "I started to like you during first year when we went on the broom ride together, but I knew for sure I liked you when we named all your chickens." Fred laughed lightly at the memory of Bonnie and Georgia. "What about you Freddie?" Mikayla leaned in to hear his answer, "I knew for sure when George pushed me on top of you, just the look you gave me, confirmed my crush on you." Mikayla blushed brightly at this comment. "Alright, now for a more important question, what's your favourite colour?" Fred laughs thinking throughly, "Blue, what about you?" "Hazel brown or Cyan"