First, Harry Potter and his universe is obviously not mine.
Second, English is NOT my first language. I am Brazilian and this is my first attempt to write in English. This history is in my head since 2010, being perfected, and I hope I didn't fucked everything by not writing it in Portuguese. I do hope you guys read it and please correct any mistakes you found. Thank you!
Prologue - The Combustion
Roberto Dellagiaconi was a simple man. He had a simple job, lived in a simple house and toked care of his two daughters. There was nothing out of ordinary in his life, wasn't for his deceased wife.
Elena Rowers Dellagiaconi had not been simple at all. She had been a witch, from a very pure blood family in England, a family that no longer existed. Exiled in Brazil, for many years she hided her powers. Roberto knew her truth, but they never told their daughters. Before she died, she had made him promise not to tell them, unless it was inevitable. At the time, their oldest, Alewa, was already eleven, and they had managed hide her from authorities and Castelobruxo or Hogwarts letters. It was Elena's wish that not Alewa nor Mackenzie were raised as witches, but had a normal muggle life, away from everything Elena had being avoiding past the years.
Its had worked for six years after Elena's death, but it seens that she had underestimated either Alewa's powers as her temper. Growing as a young teen without her mother, responsible for her annoying little sister, well, that had been definitely a challenge. And, although Ally was polite, kind and sometimes wise, she was seventeen. And the last thing a seventeen years older wanted in the year 2010 was divide her computer with a child. Mack was only ten, what the hell she could possibly wanted? Alewa had so much more important things to do with internet. She had to choose her college applications! Would she risk med school or choose something easier? She had her friends and, Mack didn't need to know that, a boy or two she was interested in. That was, at least, how de discussion started. If they had known that discussion would change everything…
…well, they would probably had continued anyway, because that is how sisters are.
Things were getting inflamed by the minute. What was just an innocent argument, was now one of their worst fights. And that was a lot. Despite the age difference, Alewa and Mack where somehow united. They rarely fight over things. Little things surely, but they where usually easily resolved. Alewa was very compromised with her older sister role. Wasn't Mackenzie fault that Roberto preferred his youngest. Ally had had more time with their mother, she knew Elena had wanted them to be a close family. But this time it was too much. Hearing Mack spoiled complains about the damn computer? Oh, for God sake, there were nothing on the "Older Sisters Book" that obliged her to listen to this quiet.
Facts gotten blurred, and suddenly wasn't anymore about the device, but years and years of resentment. While Mack, in her childish way, was crying for not really had the chance to had known their mother, and how she though that Alewa always had everything her way and she wish she was the oldest, Alewa by her time was yelling about how their dad never really loved her and the burden that Mack always had been and how everybody in their family kept her in distance for being so fiscally equal to Elena, while the little one was treated like a princess. The hole deal was going on and on in what seem to be eternity, until Mack, on the top of her child capacity to hold the situation, decided to go physically, throwing the computer on her sister. In a normal muggle family that would be probably the end of discussion. A bad end, for sure, but enough to wake them up to reality.
But the Dellagiaconi sisters were not muggle. And Ally, who had just turned 17 last week, was on top of her magic powers, finally free from under age spells from the ministry. A full wild power never trained nor controlled, all directed to Mackenzie, in a big combustion.
How Mack survived the intensity of Alewa's magic would always remain a mystery in the future. Maybe because Mack was powerful as well, and her own magic protected her. Maybe the protection incantations that Elena had placed in their home, that were still effective. Fact is, when Roberto got home that day, escorted by two aurors from the Brazilian Ministry of Magic, was to find out his oldest pale as a ghost, holding her unconscious sister in the middle of half of his house destroyed.
Alewa could not believe her ears. Not only she was a witch, but also would not be considered guilt from almost murdering her sister if – and only if – she accept to go to Castelobruxo to train her magical abilities. Would be a faster course, only three years, were she would take her exams. And, due to Brazil's lack of responsible administration, it seens that her situation was quite common. So common indeed, that the Brazillian Ministry of Magic had found out a way to let older age students attend a special class in "time travel mode", or, in other words, attend classes in the past, in an exclusive group so she would not be in contact with people that were in the right time and change de future. During the 3 years in Castelobruxo, she would be under a potion to slow down her metabolism, so she would not get older e be able to go back to the future 3 months from now, to continue her life as planned.
It was all too good to be true. If wasn't for Mackenzie that now lie in Chaga's Hospital for Magic Beings until full recovery, that would be like the best dream ever. Ally had grown up reading the Harry Potter books, despite Elena's disapproval. At first, she would read them during the night, under covers, but eventually her mother let it go and accept that magic always found a way to recognise its on. Discover that no only Hogwarts was real, but also Harry was indeed in his 30's and her own mother were a part of all that since birth, that was a pretty plot twist way to end that day, and questions popped in her head crazily
-Why mom never tell us?
- Alewa, your mother had her reasons. No, don't look at me like that – Roberto sight tired – I don't know everything. But something went wrong for her family in England. Something about the Voldemort guy or so…
-Voldemort was after her time dad
-Ok, then the other one
-Grindelwald?
-I suppose. Anyway, I don't know the details Alewa. Your mother didn't like to talk about it. She asked me to help her raise you and your sister away from it and it was ok. I didn't want my girls in some school I cannot even see.
- We had the right to know dad. Mack, I…
- She's gonna be fine. Chaga's Hospital its an excellent institution. – it was one of the aurors, MateusHostH
- She will need to go to Castelobruxo?
- I am sorry, , but yes, she will go at the age of eleven. I know you and your wife didn't want that, but unlike England, here it's the law. It's a large country, you see, and we are small community. Almost no support at all from the muggle government. We can't control everyone.
- I saw that
- Again, I'm sorry miss Dellagiaconi. But we are looking forward to your ingress in Castelobruxo. All the procedure is very safe, I guarantee. The special classes are going successfully for almost a decade! We gonna give you the metabollitum potion and send you to 2003 from a combination between portkey and time turner. Are you familiar with the terms? – Mateus looked ate her expectantly - You gonna appear directly in Castelobruxo. It's in the middle of Amazonia, you see, portkeys are always the travel choice, we don't want anyone lost. Professor Amanda will be waiting for you.
- If she is in the past, how…?
- She is our principal for the special classes. She's going to departure from this year as well. It will be like you never travelled time, you just not going to have missed anything from your present life.
- How is she going to be back? – Roberto didn't seem to think that Mateus's guarantee meant a lot
- Together with the metabollitum potion we going to give her an…extra one. You see, we cannot really tell you which potion that is, cause it's going to monitor Alewa's actions. She will need to sign a contract. Shall she modify a major cause in the future, her existence in this time will be erased and she not be able to come ba…
- NO WAY. MY DAGHTHER WILL NOT SIGN SUCH A THING!
-DAD
-Mr. Dellagiaconi, Roberto. Please, calm down. – It was the older auror, Fabio - if Alewa do not agree with this terms, she will be judge for the unfortunate accident. It will be considered a murder attempt and she can go to jail. She is an adult second magical laws, and by denning our help, we will assume that she could have controlled her powers and intentionally wanted to harm the little miss Dellagiaconi.
- But…! I didn't! I didn't want to hurt her! I would never…! I…I was just so angry, and so… it all just turn red, I swear, really grey and red, and them…
Alewa was finally back on earth and the impact of everything got her. She had hurt Mack. Badly. So badly she needed to be in a magical hospital. She had promise always protect Mackenzie, no matter what. And she had hurt her, just a child. Again, she started to felt that bubble of emotions getting out of control, but this time Fabio, the auror, put her inside a protection spiral before any tragedy. While watching the violent sparks of power explode inside the spiral, Roberto was too realising what real magic was. It have been a mistake keep the girls from knowing, he understand that. He was scared, and worried. With his heart on his mouth he nodded to the men in his living room. That was no other way, he needed to let Alewa go.
