Christmas Break was just around the corner and I was once again going to be spending it at Hogwarts. It was breakfast time and I was silently annoyed that Draco was bragging about his Christmas plans. I placed my chin on my hand and moved my food around on my plate, trying to ignore Draco.

"Mail!" A voice yelled.

A letter dropped in front of me and I quickly opened it up to see a letter from my grandmother.

Dear Ebony,

My dearest granddaughter, you can call me whatever you wish to call me. I'm sorry for my late reply, but it seems your friends owl just arrived not to long ago.

I know this is short notice but, I'd like to spend Christmas with you, if that is alright. If you do I have already contacted Dumbledore and your guardian, Molly Weasley, and they both agreed with you staying with me.

Love, your grandmother

A smile spread across my face as I jumped up and ran out of the great hall. I rushed to my room and grabbed my quill so that I could write back to her.

Dear grandmother,

I'd love to spend Christmas with you. I was suppose to spend it here at Hogwarts, but I'd love to meet you in person.

I hope to learn more about my family from you and possibly more about my father, if you are willing to tell me about him.

Love Ebony,

I quickly left to pack and get ready for tomorrow. When I was finished packing, I left to talk to Dumbledore, knowing that I should probably tell him about me going to spend Christmas with my Grandmother.

I made it to his office and waited for the door to open, allowing me inside. Dumbledore was at his desk reading thru some files, when I walked up to him.

"Professor, I wanted to talk to you about-"

"Spending Christmas with your grandmother? Yes, she wrote me saying that she wanted you to. Though I am against it, I will not fight her on the matter." Dumbledore said calmly.

"You don't trust her?" I asked walking up to his desk.

Dumbledore let out a sigh and removed his glasses so that he could rub the bridge of his nose, before he slipped them back on.

"No, I'm afraid that I believe she has other reasons to wish for you to come to see her." Dumbledore said as he stood up and walked over to me.

"And what reason would that be? I mean she just wants me to visit her, how bad can that be?" I asked looking up at him.

"I don't know, but I do know that I don't trust Eileen Prince for one second, she has always been the type to have something up her sleeve. I do request that you be cautious when dealing with her." Dumbledore said as he tried to hold back a frown.

I nodded my head and turned and walked away from Dumbledore, making my way to my room, so that I could pack my belongings for my trip.

I silently hoped that Dumbledore was wrong. That she wasn't as bad as he said, but I had no way of knowing. I was positive that she simply wanted to meet me and that she was not trying to kidnap me or harm me in anyway.

The train ride was quiet, mostly because I was alone. Hermione and Ron were staying with Harry this year and the twins were with some of their friends, leaving me to ride in a compartment alone.

When the train finally stopped I was the first one off and looking around. As I looked around it finally hit me that I didn't know what my grandmother looked like, let alone how I would find her.

In the end I decided to wait until everyone left, my Grandmother would have to be the last of the people here.

I plopped down against the wall and pulled my potions book out. I started to doodle inside while I waited for everyone to leave.

"Ebony?" A gentle voice asked calmly.

My head shot up and I saw an older woman standing over me. She was extremely skinny with pale skin. As soon as I saw her I saw a great resemblance to Professor Snape.

"Um yes?" I asked looking up at her.

She let out a sigh of relief and held her hand out to me. I instantly took it and she, with much struggling, helped me to my feet.

"Hello dear, I'm Eileen, your grandmother." She said with a gentle smile.

So maybe she didn't look like Snape. Because Snape has never once smiled at me, let alone been so kind to me

"Oh! Um it's great to finally meet you." I said as I stared up at her.

Her eyes softened and she shook her head, smiling as she let out a light laugh.

"Sorry I'm so late. I thought it best to allow people to clear out before coming to get you. I realize we haven't got a chance to actually meet." She explained.

I nodded my head and she used her wand to lift my bags up onto the cart.

"Come along, let's get home." She said with a giant smile.

Eileen was different from what I had imagined. From how Dumbledore felt about her ,I was scared that she would be mean or she wouldn't even show up and I'd learn this had been a cruel joke.

"Thank you for allowing me to visit you." I said as I followed her to her car.

"I had been trying to meet you for years, but it was hard getting your father to accept. He talked about you all the time when he use to visit me."

"My father told you about me?" I asked in shock.

I hadn't thought my father had even known what I looked like, let alone anything about me.

"Well yes, he talks about you a lot. You're probably his favorite thing in the world." She said as she sent me a reassuring smile.

I played with my fingers and closed my eyes, trying to think about who my father could possibly be.

"So... I've met him?" I asked looking over at her.

"I shouldn't say this, but... yes. You have met him. Your father keeps a close eye on you. He has your whole life." She said sadly.

"So... he wanted me?" I asked as my eyes narrowed.

"Of course he did, but your mother said if anything happened to her, that your father couldn't raise you. She was worried that he wouldn't be able to give you a good life." She explained as we made it to her car.

"I wish I knew her. I have only little memories of her. I barely know what she was like."

"Yes, I guess it's hard to know someone who lost their mind."

"What?" I asked stopping in my tracks.

"Your mother, she's in the hospital because she went crazy. Didn't you know that?" Eileen asked turning to look at me from the trunk of her car.

"My mother is alive?" I asked in shock.