Chapter Fourteen, A New Home

"Look, Bill's here with Mum and Dad." Ron said, pointing out the window as the Hogwarts Express pulled into the station.
"What?" George asked, looking up from packing away his Exploding Snap. Izzy felt herself suddenly becoming nervous again as she coaxed Hedwig back into her cage while Hermione went around the compartment checking everything was packed and went to the right person.
"It's true." Lee said, looking out the window while holding out Trevor to Neville with his other hand. "He's standing next to your Mum and Dad." At this Fred and George stuffed the remainder of their things into their trunks and rushed to the window just as the train pulled to a complete stop.

"He is an' all." They chorused, a grin on their faces as they plotted pranks to pull on their eldest brother.
"Do you think Charlie's here?" Ron asked.
"Probably. I don't see Ginny so he's probably at home with her." Fred and George answered together.
"But I took his room." Izzy said anxiously.
"Izzy," Fred said, smiling softly at her. "That ain't gonna bother him. Bill's cool and besides he gave you the room as he's hardly here. He has his own house in Egypt now. So does Charlie so they'll share Charlie's room. If you're still worried I'm sure he will tell you himself. Come on." He coaxed, holding his hand out. Taking a deep breath Izzy slipped her hand into Fred's who gave it a comforting squeeze.
"I'll see you soon Izzy. I know you'll be treated much better there and you'll have a great time."  Hermione said, pulling Izzy into a tight hug causing Fred and Izzy's hands to separate.
"Thanks Mione, have a great time on holiday." Izzy said, hugging her tightly.

"Thank you. I'll help you off because of your hand." Hermione assured, looking worriedly at it even though Madam Pomfrey said she only needed to wear it for one more week because of her Hypocalcaemia. The girls were the last out of their group to leave the train, the boys had somehow managed to get their trunks off along with Izzy's and Hermione's and were waiting for them besides the train, leaving Izzy with her rucksack and Hedwig, and Hermione with her bag.
"Thank you. Have a great summer. Nev, I'll see you two and Izzy when I get back." Hermione said, grabbing her trunk and waving to the boys.
"Bye Mione, have a nice holiday." They bid, waving to her. Next to leave was Lee, waving goodbye to them while scheming with Fred and George.
"Nev, where's your gran?" Ron and Izzy asked, looking around the platform as people slowly trickled out.

"There she is. Talking to your Dad." Neville said, pointing to the small group just left of them.
"Let's go then." George said, pulling his and Fred's trunks while Fred pulled Izzy's, causing her to blush.
"Ahh there you are." Molly beamed at them, Bill taking Fred's trunk from George, shrinking it and slipping it into his pocket before doing the same to George's and handing it to him as Percy arrived.
"Cheers Bill." George grinned. "Izzy, Neville this is our Dad Arthur Weasley and the coolest, besides us, and eldest brother Bill Weasley." George introduced dramatically. Pointing to a rather tall man in his twenties with long red hair, a fang earring in one ear and dressed in dragon hide trousers, boots and jacket, with a white T-shirt just seen beneath.

"William, this Isadora Potter or Izzy, our friend and Freddie's Soulmate, and this is Neville Longbottom her God-brother and her and Ron's best friend." George introduced, laughing as he dodged the smack from his eldest brother.
"Don't call me William, George." Bill scoffed glaring playfully at his brother. "Hiya Izzy, Neville it's nice to meet you. Charlie's at home with Ginny so you'll meet them later, Izzy. And I know you may be worried but don't be Charlie and I are happy to share rooms, we used to when we were growing up." Bill assured, smiling when Izzy relaxed and gave him a small smile.
"It's nice to meet you Bill." Izzy and Neville said together, shaking Bill's hand.
"Hi Gran." Neville greeted, hugging his gran tightly.
"Hi Neville." She said, hugging him tightly. "I am so so proud of you and I know your parents would be too but never put yourself in that position again!" She said sternly, before pulling him back into a hug.

"I promise Gran." Neville promised.
"Hi Mrs Longbottom. Mr and Mrs Weasley." Izzy greeted shyly, only to tense when Molly and Arthur pulled her into a hug just moments after releasing Ron who still had a rather impressive black eye that was slowly fading.
"Oh Izzy, we were so worried about you four." Molly cried, letting Ron know how much their stunt had worried them.
"We're sorry Mum, Dad but we had to stop You-Know-Who getting the Stone." Ron said unapologetically.
"Yes and oh, how much do I want to Curse Dumbledore for setting this up!" Augusta raged. "Hi sweetie." She said more calmly to Izzy.

"Once you're settled in we'll talk about the Heiress lessons alright? Good. Say goodbye Neville, we need to go if we want to make the appointment to see your parents." Augusta turned to her Grandson, smiling as Izzy and Ron hugged him tightly, making promises to meet in the holidays. She was so glad Neville had found friends to pull him from his shell; she only hoped they could do the same to Izzy. Bidding their goodbyes Neville and Augusta left through the archway to the Muggle World.
"You may have stopped him rising this time, Ron. But you were hurt and knocked unconscious, Izzy nearly died, and Hermione and Neville could have been hurt or killed as well. Never scare us like that again." Arthur said sternly. "But we understand Dumbledore set this up, hopefully with the trial we'll find out if he has any more of these set up." He sighed.
"When is the trial, Dad?" Percy asked, with his fist clenched.

"We don't know yet. But let's not dwell on these things right now, Izzy is worried enough. Izzy thank you for what you've done but there was no need to, we wanted to take you in regardless if your parents had set things aside or not but thank you." Arthur said kindly, pulling the sweet girl into a hug. "But it's for -"
"No Mr Weasley, I don't need all that spent. Use it for things that are needed for everyone else! Like their school supplies and new clothes if they outgrow -" Izzy exclaimed.
"Okay sweetheart, but only if the same is spent on you as that is what it's there for." Molly placated, smiling when Izzy nodded after a moment. She knew the poor girl wasn't used to money being spent on her so didn't see why it had to be now, but Arthur and her will help Izzy see differently.

"Okay, Percy, Ron you two are going by Side-Apparition with Bill, Fred, George you two are going with your father, and Izzy you are coming with me by the Floo Network because of Hedwig and it can make you sick the first time by Apparition, alright?" Molly asked her, smiling when Izzy smiled and nodded. First Arthur Disapparated with Fred and George, who gave Izzy a reassuring smile taking Izzy's trunk with them; next was Bill with Ron and Percy after their belongings had been shrunk, Percy having sent Hermes on ahead, his owl cage in his pocket along with his trunk, while Ron held tightly to Scabbers.
"Come along sweetheart." Molly cooed softly, holding out her hand for Izzy to take. Hesitantly Izzy placed her tiny hand in Molly's warmer one, Hedwig held close to her chest with the other, allowing Molly to lead her to the back of the platform where a long line of fireplaces connected to the Floo were located.

"Now, Izzy travelling by Floo can be a bit dangerous if you don't know what you're doing as you could get lost and end up at the wrong grate which is why you are going to be travelling with me. I want you to hold tightly on to me and turn Hedwig, to face you so she doesn't get soot stuck in her throat. But I promise you, both of you will be just fine." Molly said, smiling reassuringly at the young girl. "All you have to do is listen very closely so you know for next time, hold on tight to Hedwig and on to me, okay dear?" Molly asked.
"Okay Mrs Weasley." Izzy agreed, watching closely as Molly took a handful of greenish-grey powder out of a pouch in her dress pocket. Stepping into the fireplace with a firm grip on Izzy's hand, she motioned for Izzy to close her eyes moments before she shouted in a very clear voice, "The Burrow." And they were whisked away in dizzying circles.

Just as Izzy was starting to feel sick the spinning stopped and slowly Izzy peeked her eyes open to see a very cosy and homey living room, where everyone was waiting for them causing a blush to spread across her cheeks.
"Welcome home, Izzy to The Burrow." Molly said, with a very welcoming smile. Slowly Izzy stepped out of the fireplace with wide eyes and a smile spreading across her face as she opened Hedwig's cage. Hedwig hooted, flying from the cage and perching on Izzy's shoulder.
"This is brilliant." Izzy said awe clear in her voice, as she turned in a circle taking in as much of the living room as she possibly could.
"Heya Izzy." A voice said, making her flinch away from him and an indignant squawk to come from Hedwig as she glared at the owner of the voice. "Sorry." The voice said, slowly sticking out a muscular tanned arm that held a few burns. "Charlie Weasley." He said, with a kind smile despite his stocky appearance.

"You work with dragons." Izzy cried with glee, causing Molly to groan about another person obsessed with dangerous creatures.
"That's right." Charlie grinned happily. "And I hear you love Magical Creatures almost as much as I do and that you are a wicked Seeker."
"She's a better one than you, Charles." Fred and George teased.
"Even McGonagall said so when she put Izzy on the team the day of our first flying lesson." Ron added.
"Ouch." Charlie said dramatically, his hand over his heart making Izzy and Ginny giggle. "I prefer my dragons anyway." Charlie said, shrugging his shoulders. "Have you decided what you're going to have on your wall?" He asked, intrigued.
"She was drawing it in the Hospital Wing." Percy added. "Izzy, this is our sister Ginny. Ginny, this is our new sister and Fred's soulmate, Izzy." Percy introduced the two girls smiling shyly at each other.

"Can I see?" Ginny asked, Izzy nodded and pulled the drawing out of her rucksack and handed it to Ginny.
"That's amazing." Ginny gasped, passing the picture on to her brothers and parents who were shocked at her talents. "My friend Luna will be here soon. Do you want to play with us or do you want to work on your room?" Ginny asked sadly.
"If you and Luna want to, but you don't have to, you can help me." Izzy suggested, causing a wide grin to spread across Ginny's face as she nodded her head rapidly, her red hair flying everywhere.
"That is amazing Izzy. I know a charm that will put the drawings on the wall to make it easier to paint." Arthur said, handing her back the drawing.
"Yes please Mr Weasley." Izzy said shyly, but an excited smile on her face.

"I'll help Dad and we'll charm the paint to be the right colours." Bill added.
"Girls, go and get into some old clothes that you don't mind getting paint on. Ginny, leave a pair out for Luna. Boys the garden needs de-Gnoming, Percy, Charlie you can help your younger brothers." Molly ordered, as she went to get dinner started. A happy smile on her face as she heard Ginny talking rapidly to Izzy all the way up the stairs, it seems having another girl in the house was good for both of her daughters. All they had to do was wait for Xeno and Luna to arrive. As she was placing the new hand with Izzy's face that she had made, on her clock there was a knock at the door, causing her to frown as it shouldn't be the Lovegoods yet.
"Just a minute." She called, as she wound up the clock that now held Izzy pointing at home with the rest of her family, replaced the clock where it was supposed to be and went to open the front door.

"Can I help you?" Molly asked kindly and slightly confused, spotting an Italian witch around her age dressed in red and white robes with 'Magical Menagerie' written on the left breast, and holding the cage of a beautiful Great Horned Owl. It seemed to be a young owl, and had brownish-grey coloured feathers with chequered barring on the wings, and lighter amber coloured eyes than Hedwig.
"Mrs Weasley?" The woman asked politely.
"Yes." Molly replied.
"My name is Astra Lugosi and I'm from Magical Menagerie. Isadora Potter brought you this owl as a thank-you gift, it's a young female with many years left ahead of her. Do you need anything for her or do you have everything? Also could you sign this please." Astra said, holding out a clipboard with a quill sat on top of it.

"No, we already have a couple of owls here so we'll be fine, thank you." Molly said, as she signed the form.
"Okay, have a good day." Astra said, accepting the clipboard back and giving Molly the owl.
"You too." Molly said, closing the door once the woman had Disapparated.
"Who was that Mollywobbles?" Arthur asked, as he came back downstairs with Bill.
"Izzy got us an owl as a thank you, Arthur." Molly said, letting the owl out of the cage and placing some fresh food and water into the bowls on the owl stand.
"She really is too kind isn't she?" Arthur said with a soft smile. "Those Muggles she lived with I can't believe they did all that to her." Arthur sighed, running a weary hand down his face.

"Does she need to have any more checkups?" Bill asked worriedly, as he made his parents a cup of tea. He knew she was still on quite the potion regime.
"Just before she returns to Hogwarts." Molly replied, accepting the cup of tea with a small thank you. "When are you and Charlie needed back at work?"
"Not until after Ginny's birthday. We wanted to be here for the trials and for both of their birthdays." Bill explained. The trio descended into silence as they listened to the boys chattering away happily outside and Ginny's excited babble upstairs while they waited for the Lovegoods to arrive, seems Izzy was good for this family as good as they would hopefully be for her. They've never known Percy, the twins and Ron to get along so well. If only it didn't take a sweet girl being abused by her supposed family to do so.

New Weasley owl in need of a name.