Chapter 1
“Aurora,” The familiar calming voice of my mother, Auna, traveled through my dream. She says my name a few more times, shaking me slightly before my eyes lazily rolled open, glazed over with the remnants of a dream.
Upon waking, I burrowed myself into my warm, soft sheets. I rubbed the remainders of sleep from my eyes and gazed out the window; its vivid light extended across a rosy sky. I supposed this was something the majority of people would consider beautiful, but I found it strange, hard even, to find something so meaningful in something so every day. It’s not like the sun wouldn’t rise, it had, after all, been reliably happening since the beginning of time. So what was so special about it?
It was safe to say that I was not a morning person. I loved my sleep. It was the only true moment of peace I had during the day. I looked to my mother who sat at the edge of my bed. “Happy birthday love!”
I groaned closing my eyes. “Too early,” I mutter.
“Well, I’ve let you sleep all that I could. You know your father and I have to leave soon and bring you to the Weasly’s. You’re sisters already up and ready to go.”
I scowled and narrowed my eyes thinking about Bella’s weird love for mornings. She was always so loud and chattery. “I’m telling you she’s not human,” I mutter sitting up.
Auna rolls her eyes before kissing me on the head and getting up. “Get dressed and come eat breakfast. Don’t forget to layer up, it’s snowing outside.”
“Yes, mum.”
***
“I’m coming, I’m coming,” I jogged down the stairs pulling on a red sweater with a golden A on it made for me by Mrs. Weasly, rolling my eyes at my mother’s annoyed tone.
“What took you so long?” she scolded. “You know your father and I wanted to have breakfast with you before we left.”
“You know my body doesn’t work in the morning. I’m like an ungreased robot,” To get my point across I do the robot while making squeaking noises.
Derek chuckles ruffling my curls. “If only you were as obedient.”
“Haven’t you seen a muggle movie? It’s revolutionary we robots are no longer slaves! We do what we want!” I yell waving my finger making his muffin float into my hand. “Mmm chocolate chip,” I say taking a bite.
“Aurora!” My miss Clara our elf yells while Bella giggles. “So un-ladylike.”
Derek glares at me grabbing his muffin back. “Looks like somebody needs to be powered down.”
I shrugged holding my hands up innocently. “Hey It’s not my fault I’m glitching,” I pointed to my mother. “You made me.”
“You little brat,” She growls smirking. “Why don’t you come here so I can fix you. Better yet maybe Clara needs to give you some more lessons about manners.”
My eyes widen and I shake my head vigorously. “Ha, I was just kidding mum nothing wrong with me. You made me perfectly.” I wave my hand opening the fridge door and my mother glares at me. “Ugh fine!” I walk over to the fridge opening it and grabbing a caprisun. My eyes land on the clock on the wall that read 7:41 AM.
“Alright well since someone," Derek gives me a pointed look. “Took so long to get ready we don’t have time for breakfast, so that means you have to wait to get your present young lady.”
“No!” I groan.
***
“Honey why don’t yo-” Auna starts as we enter the Weasly home, but she is cut off by the twin’s loud voices.
“Happy Birthday you git!”
I gasp looking down to see my skin had turned completely green. “You twats!” I screamed chasing after the two with Bella tagging along, leaving our mother and father standing in the doorway with Mrs. Weasly.
“Boys!” Mrs. Weasly yells shaking her head.
“Language!” Derek yells after me.
The adults chuckle greeting one another. “Thank you so much, Molly,” Auna says hugging her friend. “I don’t know what we’d do without you.”
Molly smiles. “I should be thanking you. Arthur has been struggling so much at work and this really helps take the stress off of him. Besides we’re like family this barely feels like a job.” Molly and Auna were both good friends back at Hogwarts even tho Molly was in Gryffindor and Auna was in Slytherin. The two became best friends when they became potion partners.
“All right well we’re off. We should be back in time for dinner.” The two left leaving Molly to deal with the four screaming children in her living room.
She walks in to see the twins on one side of the couch with Bella and Aurora on the other side. She couldn’t help but smile at the pair. Even tho they fought constantly Bella was always by her big sister’s side. Ready to defend her in a heartbeat, and it went the other way around too.
Fred and George had only pranked Bella once that ended with her in tears. Aurora had beat the two so bad they wouldn’t dare to prank Bella again, not wanting to deal with the wrath of her big sister. Molly didn’t blame them tho. Aurora could be...scary at times.
The twins notice their mother and I took that moment to leap across the couch grabbing at the closest twin to me. George quickly moved out the way leaving Fred to get pummeled underneath me.
“Undo it now!” I yelled sitting on him and pushing his face into the hardwood floor.
“Bloody hell get off me woman! You weigh a ton!” George laughs at his brother and I narrowed my eyes pushing on him harder.
“What did you just say!?
“I said you’re the most beautiful alien I’ve ever met!”
I pause taking my hand off his face and lean down so I could see his face. “Really!?”
He blushes slightly embarrassed before he smirks. “Of course it’s not every day you get to meet someone from Mars.”
I get off him smirking. “I’m gonna ignore that part. Now turn me back to normal!”
“Mmm...no,” George says wrapping an arm around my shoulder. “This is your present.”
“Where’s the receipt?”
“Boys,” Molly says in a warning tone. “Turn her back.”
Fred and George both look at one another contemplating if the wrath of both Aurora and their mother was worth it. “Fine,” They said in unison turning my back to my lovely chocolate brown skin.
“Thanks, mom,” I say to Molly. Bella and I always called her mom since she was basically a second mom to us. She’s been babysitting us for the past 5 years and I’ve known her my whole life.
***
“So how’s your year been so far?” I asked George. I was upstairs with them in their bedroom while Bella was off somewhere playing with Ron and Ginny.
“Great! We’ve pulled so many great pranks but I feel like we’re lacking. We can do so much better.” He says looking down at the sheets of paper sprawled on the floor. We were currently trying to come up with some new pranks for them to pay on people.
I sigh. “I wish I could go to Hogwarts.”
“What do you mean wish?” Fred asked looking up from his writing.
“I don’t think Mum’s gonna let me go.”
“Oh, that’s pure rubbish! She has to. Right?” He looks to George.
“Of course!” George says. “Or we could just smuggle you in with our suitcases.”
I giggle at the thought. “Brilliant plan as always.”
“What can I say I’m a genius.”
