'Three hours. Just three more hours and I will be leaving my home behind for a new school.' With a sigh a the raven haired beauty sat down upon her queen sized bed. 'Five, four, three, two, one…'

"Haley are you finished packing yet?" A deep honeyed voice floated up the stairs and it never failed to make her smile gently. The responding voice was soft, sweet, and reminded the men downstairs of gentle chimes swaying in a soft summer breeze.

"Yes, Dad I'm ready. Tell Uncle Paddy and Moony to get up here and help me with my luggage." Standing up she slowly went around her large bedroom and doubled checked the walk-in closet for anything she may have forgotten. An overwhelming sadness enveloped her. She had been living in this house since she was 5 and even now she didn't want to go.

Haley couldn't understand why she needed to go to Hogwarts. Between her uncles she had been taught everything and then some. Severus Snape who had become her father was the one to save her from her family. He had started her training after a month of her moving in with him. She guessed she should consider herself lucky that they at least let her wait until she was 16 before having her go to Hogwarts. Now the headmaster Dumbledore couldn't use her.

Not that he could have before since Severus had convinced Petunia to give up guardianship and grant him permission to adopt her in both the muggle and magical world. That put an end to any designs the old coot may have had on Haley and her money. Her father said that she would finally get to meet his godson even though he had graduated already, Draco was apprenticing under her father. He had to keep his distance from Mr. Malfoy, a man he once considered a brother because he didn't know where his allegiance truly laid. He had to do everything within his power to keep his daughter safe.

Because of whom she was and her history as the girl-who-lived, they had kept her adoption a secret from the world. It was only because Severus knew that he could not take care of her while he worked that he asked her Uncle Moony for help. That had led to a few fights until they both realized that each one cared for Haley and they used that to build on their friendship. After a year they finally sat down and talked about Sirius which led them to hiring a lawyer.

It was another well-kept secret…well it was a secret kept until the truth of Sirius being innocent came out. Then it also came out that Dumbledore was the reason he was never given the truth serum to begin with. It was just another reason for her and her family not to like Dumbledore. There was a gentle knock on her bedroom door and her sweet voice rang out. "Come on in."

Turning slowly she faced her two uncles and gave them a beautiful smile. The soft glowing look upon their faces made her choke up. It was always obvious with all three men how much they loved her. Despite being doted upon they were careful to keep her well-grounded. Though they personally felt they didn't need to. Haley had grown up to be a stunning beautiful woman inside and out.

Haley knew she wasn't ugly but she thought of herself as plain and it caused more than a few eye rolls throughout the years from her father and two uncles. They didn't know how to make her see how gorgeous she was inside and out. Her innocence and child-like faith in all that was good shone through and just magnified her outer beauty. She just didn't notice the boys and grown men alike stopping in their tracks just to stare at her as she walked by. They were careful to stay away from the mainstream magical world but they had taken her into the muggle world a lot.

Her experience in the magical world was limited to her teachers which were creatures of all kinds but the only wizard she was around was Uncle Sirius and a few others that she would be seeing soon. Not many people realized that her father Severus was truly a vampire/incubus and of course Uncle Moony was a werewolf, though no one but their family knew that he belonged to a rather large pack. So they had no problems letting her be taught by vampires, werewolves, veela, centaurs, house elves, goblins, incubus, and merpeople. She had a mark from each of them accepting her into their clans and families.

No longer was she just a witch, her magic and blood flowed with the power of all the races of her teachers. Between her magical power and her beauty it was no wonder that people just stopped to stare. As the two men grabbed her trunk she stepped in front of the mirror to do a glance over. Thick full rosy lips frowned when she took in her appearance. Once again she just couldn't see what her father and uncles saw, or anyone else for that matter. Long raven hair flowed gently to her bottom looking more like black silk than hair. She was 5 foot even with a tiny waist and was all curves. Her chest wasn't overly large but just the right size she thought. A C cup was nothing to be ashamed of and she giggled softly as she thought that. Deep green eyes stared back at her and she smiled. The men in her life constantly reminded her that she had her dad's hair but her mother's eyes. Muttering to herself she walked away from the mirror. "Doomed to be short and scrawny."

Her facial features were that of an angel and was a cross between her father's aristocratic look and her mother's soft feminine cheeks. The combination was a stunning look. There was never any need for make-up as she was one of the lucky few that had a flawless complexion and didn't need any at all. Straightening her Hogwarts uniform she slipped on her robe and slowly descended the stairs. All the men wrapped her up in a hug and they seemed all too choked up to speak. Small slender arms enveloped each of them and held onto them tightly.

"I'll miss you Uncle Sirius. You have to promise to come visit. I'm sure with Uncle Moony as the DADA teacher and Dad as the Potions instructor one of them could sneak you in." She grinned mischievously which caused a round of laughter.

"I'm sure they could pup and I promise to visit as often as possible. I'm going to be so bored without you around." With one last hug he stepped back and allowed the other two to step in. Her father spoke for them both.

"Now I know we'll see each other tonight but remember they still don't know about the adoption. That will come out tonight at the sorting. Go ahead and get a carriage with the others and I'll meet you at the main doors. That should spare you the great oaf's attention and the disastrous ride across the lake where some first year could knock you in."

A tiny giggle escaped and she shook her head at her father. Despite how much he claimed he loathed the students she knew he was secretly proud of most of them. There are a few he couldn't stand and she could understand why when he would explain himself. Turning to Moony she smiled. "Yes, I know Uncle Moony your suites for breakfast every morning. But I want to run with you and the pack during the full moon."

When he looked like he was going to reject she pouted and said a very convincing please which made them all melt and cave in to her request. The moment she got her way she squealed and hugged him tightly which made Uncle Moony moan and the other two to chuckle. Drawing a deep breath in, she grabbed her multi-compartment trunk and smiled before she apparated to the train station.

Nervously she bit her lip as she made her way towards the train. So focused on not tripping over her own feet she missed as every person on the station stopped to look at the new comer. Girls were turning green with envy and the boys couldn't stop staring. When the spell was broken many of them rushed after her only to figure out they hadn't a clue to which compartment she was in. After finding herself an empty place she went in and locked the door and blocked the window.

She was too nervous and shy to meet new people at the moment and she didn't have a clue on how to start a conversation. It was one of the reasons that she was being forced to go to Hogwarts. That and her father felt it was time she was returned to the public view of the wizarding world.