An Unexpected Story
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If my father knew how my mother died, he never told me. Maybe it was because I'd never asked him. It was true, I never had. I'd never really thought about it before. But my tenth birthday was a major turning point. I can barely remember what I got for my birthday, but I still remember my birthday cake. 'Happy Birthday, Myth!' It read. My favorite presents.... A pointed black witch hat. A matching black cloak. It was all magic equipment to help prepare me for my first year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The day the accepting notices and a material list arrived by owl, I couldn't stand still. I was so excited about my first trip to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies. I already had some of my parents' old books that were still used. My dad had given me an Invisibility Cloak and a Broomstick Servicing Kit. I had a Firebolt broom, and I flew on it occasionally under my father's watchful eye. I'd have to leave it at home for my first year, but dad promised me he'd ship it by owl as soon as I was allowed to have it, since I couldn't come home for the summer. I was going on vacation with my friend Malika, and dad was going on a buisness trip with some fellow Ministry members.
My brother, Rainer,who was named after my dad, was in Romania, working with dragons. My sister, Aurora, was a Fourth year at Hogwarts. My twin, Lance, was also going to be in Hogwarts. He was jealous of my Firebolt and my Invisibility Cloak, which made no sense, since he'd been given a pair of Omminoculars and a Sneak-o-Scope. They didn't know where mum was either. Rainer said no one had dared to ask my father that.
It was because of this fact that Aurora and I decided to ask dad. Aurora approached him while I was trying on my robe and hat and Lance was leafing through a book. I'd expected dad to tell Aurora the story, then have her tell Lance and me later. But that's not what happened. Dad stood up from his chair and called us all to the den, where he sat us down and began his story.
"It was back when Myth and Lance was only two. Your mother went on a trip with me to France to speak with some Wizardry schools stationed in Paris. She went to see some of the sights while I had a conference with other Ministry members. Your mother never came back from the city. "
"Witnesses said that they saw your mother go into a museum and into the basement. They said she was in some kind of trance. I later learned that it was the Imperius Curse, with which one is able to control another's movements. It's possible to fight it, but it is not easy, and your mother wasn't able to counteract the curse."
"As soon as I found out about this, I went to the same museum and into the basment. I found a few things there, stone cauldrons, potion ingredients... and the staff at the museum certianly didn't put them there,since it was a Muggle Museum." "There was also a note." He stopped for a moment and got up, headed for his room. He returned a minute later with a faded note. It read: I did it. I killed your wife... She was too much of a threat to my major plan. And remember, I will return. I will return again. And one of those children will be next.
Rainer Magic, Sr.--
"What was his major plan, father?" Aurora asked quietly as Dad put the note in his pocket. "It was... He killed James and Lily Potter. Lily died trying to protect Harry, their son, but Voldemort killed her. Then he tried to kill Harry. But it was not possible. The only proof of his attack is a lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead." "Hey! Malika has one of those on her ankle!" I exclaimed. "She was probably hit with the same curse." "Yeah." I replied. I wasn't scared about Voldemort's last words. I assumed they were mean't for Aurora or Rainer, and they'd be able to duel with Voldemort.
"Enough of this talk! It's time to go get your wands, Myth, Lance!"
Dad walked over to the fireplace, pulled a can of Floo Powder from his cloak, and sprinkled a pinch over the flames. They turned a vivid green. "Aurora, you first." Dad said. Aurora nodded, stepped into the flames, and said, loudly and clearly, "Diagon Alley!" With a flash of light, she was gone. Lance did the same, then I stepped into the fire. "Diagon Alley!" I cried. The next moment I had begun to spin very fast, and our living room was whipped out of sight in a rush of emerald-green flames. The last thing I saw was dad putting the note on the mantel.
The Wand Shop
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I spun faster and faster, elbows tucked tightly into my sides so that they wouldn't get scraped in the brick fireplaces that blurred past me. I started to slow down and threw out my hands just in time. I almost fell facedown on the busy streets of Diagon Alley, and I would have if it wasn't for Lance. I fell ontop of him onto the cobblestone alley. Aurora quickly reached down and pulled us both up and out of the way just before dad Apparated ontop of us. "All right everyone, down to the Wand Shop!" Dad cried. He ushered us down the street and into a small dimly lit building. Mr. Ollivander, the wand maker and owner of the store, rushed over and shook my father's hand vigorously. "Why, Hello, Mr. Magic! Who shall be getting new wands today?" He asked brightly. "It's just Lamce and Myth." Dad replied. Mr. Ollivander pulled us over to a rack of thin wands in the window of the store. He took our measurments and handed us each a wand, then instructed us to wave them about the air. When nothing came out of the ends, he gave us each a different one and we repeated the process until we both found a wand. Lance's was nine inches long, made of Rosewood, and containing a hair from a Unicorn, which released a group of silver smoke rings from it's tip. Mine was made of Ash, twelve inches long, and containing a feather from the tail of a phoenix.
"Hmm....,"said Mr. Ollivander when I'd managed to get a stream of blue bubbles to come out of my wand. "This feather came from my very own phoenix, Fuego! The other wand with the same feather belongs to Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster at Hogwart's School..."
"Wow!" I exclaimed. "That's where I'm going!" "Well, be sure to tell Dumbledore about the wands, then. He'd surely want to know!" Ollivander replied, his eyes shining. "This is some wand!" he cried. "Well, we really must be going, we need to get to the Owlery before it closes." My dad said. I nodded and we headed out to door and down the street once more.
Dad lead us all to another building. This one was filled with owls of all colors and sizes, from the elegant Snowy Owls to the Pigmy Barn Owls. Dad was letting Lance and I both get an owl of our own so we could send things back home. Dad had his own owl, a massive Hoot Owl he had raised himself. Rainer had a Barn Owl, and Aurora had a Grey Owl. I immediatly headed to the cages holding huge Snowy Owls. Most of them flapped their wings and hooted, but one did not. I quickly realized that she was quite sick. Lance walked over to me.
"You're not thinking of getting that thing, are you?" He asked, pointing to the sick owl. "It's all scrawny and thin!" He cried. "It's just ill!" I retorted. I turned to the store owner. Lance's remark had been exactly what I'd needed to convince myself that this owl needed me. "I'll take that one, please." I said, motioning to the owl. "Okay, if that's what you want," The owner said. "Tell you what. You take that owl for free. It's too sick for me to sell to anyone else. Heck, I'd even pay you to take her. Here." He shoved some money into my hand. "Um...thanks..." I snagged the cage from the shelf. "I want that Barn Owl, over there." I heard Lance say. Selfish fool. He took the best owl for himself. "How about I name you...Fantasia...?" I stuck my finger in the cage. Fantasia hooted and nipped my finger softly. "You're welcome." I said. Then dad lead us down to Gringrotts to withdraw some money for Hogwarts.
Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
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Aurora smiled at Lance and me as we came to the barrier seperating the Muggle platform from platform Nine and Three-Quarters. "This is my favorite part!" She said. She took my trunk from me and staggered over to the barrier. She leaned against it and and slipped through to the other side. Lance and I just walked straight through it, then dad appeared beside us. He helped load all of our bags onto the train, then gave us each a hug.
"Have fun, you guys! Aurora, make sure that Lance behaves!" he said. "I will!" Aurora laughed, then boarded the train, Lance at her heels. Dad handed me Fantasia's cage, which he'd been holding for me, and patted me on the back. "Have fun, Myth. And watch out for Draco Malfoy. If he has an attitude like his father's, he'll be a jerk for sure!" He called as I climbed the steps on the train. "Okay, dad! Bye!" I called over my shoulder. Then I went the rest of the way into the train and found a seat between Aurora and a boy with red hair that I didn't know. He seemed to be gawking at my sister. Lance was seated on the other side of Aurora, and he held his owl's cage in his lap. I patted Fantasia's head through the cage bars, and she hooted quietly. I looked over at Aurora and Lance. "Are you guys hungry?" Aurora asked. I nodded. "Of course I'm hungry! I haven't eaten since breakfast!" exclaimed Lance. Aurora didn't bother to point out the fact that breakfast had been only a half hour ago. Aurora hopped up. "I'll be right back, I'm going to go get us some snacks.... Lance!" she said firmly. Lance had been about to open the door of his owl's cage. When he saw Aurora looking at him he snapped it shut faster than you could say 'Stupify!'. "Thank you. Now behave!" She said, then walked off towards the snack bar. As soon as she was gone, the red-headed boy turned to me.
"Can I have your address?" He asked in a rush. I gaped at him. This kid was at least a third year! "Erm...Actually, I'm just a first year, but if-" The boy cut me off. "No, not for you, I want to owl your sister! What's her name, anyway?" I sighed with relief. "Aurora. Aurora Magic." I rooted in the pocket of my cloak and in my haste I almost handed him the note from Voldemort that I took from the mantel before leaving for the train station. I shoved that back in my pocket and pullled a different piece of paper out .I quickly jotted down our address on the spare piece of parchment and handed it to him. The boy stared at me as if I were a god or something. The girl next to him poked him in the ribs. "Ron! Quit that! Leave those people alone!" She hissed, rather loudly. "Oh, no, that's okay! I don't mind. But you better watch out for my brother, Lance. He's always crabby." I said, smiling. "Anyway, you won't need her address for a while. We're going to Hogwart's, so you'll have to owl her there." I explained to Ron. "Oh, I won't have to owl her at all, then! That's were we're going." He motioned to the two people beside him. "The girl is Hermione, and the other boy there is Harry Potter." This time I gaped at Harry. I was staring at the Harry Potter! Quickly I shut my mouth. "It's okay, lot's of people do that." Hermoine said quickly. "Oh, No, it's not that, but...oh, I'll tell you later. My sister's coming back." I smiled at the trio and then turned back to Lance.
"Okay, here's our food." said Aurora. She handed Lance and I each a few Cauldron Cakes and Chocolate Frogs. "Thanks, Aurora." I said. Even though breakfast had been only a half hour ago, I realized I was famished. I ate the snacks and then pulled out a book. Hogwarts, A History of. I opened it to the fifth chapter and began to read.
"All righ', All righ', All first year's over 'ere!" A gruff voice called. I looked up from my book and saw that we were already at Hogwarts. I gathered my things and got off the train along with Aurora, Lance, and Harry and his friends. Aurora turned to Lance and me. "Okay, you guys have to go with Hagrid,''--she point to the huge man that was calling the first years--"And I have to take the carriages. Just do what Hagrid says, you'll be fine. If you're in Gryffindor, I'll see you later. If not, I'll meet up with you for dinner." she said. Then she turned and walked off.
"Okay, I guess we should go with Hagrid." I said. I began walking as fast as I could towards the man. Lance followed me, and we both got into a boat that Hagrid was sitting in. We had to wait for some other first years before we left, but as soon as the last student was seated in the boat, Hagrid gave a mighty heave on the oars, and we were off to Hogwart's Castle.
I sighed and tapped my foot impatiently. There were only six other first years ahead of me in the line to try on the Sorting Hat, but it felt like it took forever, not just a few minutes, until Lance was walking towards the stool ahead of me. Lance sat down on the stool and put the Sorting Hat on his head. "SLYTHERIN!" The hat shouted. I wasn't surprised, though. "Magic, Myth N." Professer McGonagall called. Someone pushed me forawrds and I headed for the stool. I picked up the hat, which was surprisingly heavy, and put it on my head. There was silence. Then, "GRYFFINDOR!' He hat declared. I took off the hat, got up, and headed over to the Gryffindor table.
Aurora met me halfway and said, "I knew it! Lance is going to turn out just like that freak, Draco Malfoy! Thank goodness Rainer was in Hufflepuff!" she exclaimed as she lead me over to the table. I saw Hermione, Ron, and Harry Potter already sitting there, across from two empty seats. "That was my friend Katie Bell's seat, but she went over to sit with someone else. You can sit there for now." explained Aurora. She pushed me down into the chair. "I'll be right back, I have to go talk to Lance for a sec." she said, then walked off.
I turned to Harry. "I've got something to tell you!" I declared. Harry looked surprised for a moment, then confused. "Er...What is it?" I looked around. The Slytherin table was only a few feet away. I shook my head. "Later. We don't want the Slytherins overhearing, trust me." Suddenly a plate full of roast and potatoes appeared in front of us. "Meet me in Gryffindor Tower after dinner." I said before spearing a potato with my fork. "It has something to do with Lord Voldemort." I bit down on the potato before Harry could ask what.
A Coincidence?
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That night Harry Potter and I snuck out of Gryffindor Tower and into the Great Hall, where we wouldn't be disturbed. I reached into my cloak and pulled out my wand. "Lumos." I said, and my wand emitted a beam of yellow light. "Better keep that pointed down!" Harry whispered and we rounded the corner. "Filch'll gice us both detention if he catches us out here!" He hissed. I lowered my wand so that the beam of light only shone on the floor. Harry nodded his approval and opened the huge door of the Great Hall. We sat down and a table in the back and I set my wand down. I fumbled for a moment in my pocket for another item: Voldemort's Note. "Don't freak out about his, but here." I said. I handed Harry the note, then picked up my wand and shined it on the note. Harry's green eye's skimmed the parchment, then looked up at me. His emerald eyes shone with confusion.
"His... His major plan?" he asked me, bewildered. I nodded. "What was his major plan?" He asked me. "It was... It was to kill you. You and your parents." I replied softly. He nodded silently. "Okay. This is really weird...Your mum was a threat to Voldemort's major plan? She must've been some witch.... " I nodded. "Yeah, she was.... "
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "I know how it feels to lose a parent." I just nodded again. Harry handed the note back to me. "Can I tell Hermione and Ron about this?" He asked. "Will they...?" "Will they tell the Slytherins? No way." "Okay, you can tell them." I said. We both go up and headed for the door of the Great Hall.
Draco Malfoy
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The next morning Harry and I met up in the corridor and walked down to the Great Hall. I had Voldemort's note in my pocket again. I certianly didn't want to lose it here. With all the Slytherins around one would surely pick it up. Harry sat down next to Ron and Hermione, and Aurora was sitting across from them. I sat down in an empty seat next to Aurora and quickly explained what had happened the night before. "I never even thought to tell Harry about that, but I'm glad you did." Aurora said when I was done.
"Hey, Myth! Ever flown on a broom?" Harry asked. "Yeah, I have a Firebolt at home. Dad's gonna owl it to me next year." I replied. "I'm the seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team, and I was wondering if you want to try out for reserve seeker. You'll want to consider it." He sized me up. "You're small and thin enough." I nodded. "I'll think about it." I was just about to ask Aurora which classes she had that day when my question was drowned out by the rushing of moving air, propelled by at least a hundred owls flying in through the windows. I saw one land next to Lance and another next to Ron. At last most of the owls had gone. Suddenly there was another great whoosh, and another group of owls flew in. This time one landed in between Aurora and I.
I immediety recongnized it as my father's grey hoot owl, Myst. She held out her leg and Aurora quickly untied the letter from it. Unrolling it, Aurora leaned toward me so I could read it over her shoulder. There, in quickly scrawled handwriting, was my father's letter.
Dear girls,
Send Myst back immedietly! I want to know which houses Lance and Myth are in. I have to go on a trip, but I'm not allowed to tell you where or why. Just send Myst back with your reply, and don't worry about addressing it!
Aurora sighed and pulled out a piece of parchment. I handed her my quill, and she wrote an equally hurried note back to dad, telling him that Lance and I were in Slytherin and Gryffindor. She then tied it to Myst's leg and sent the owl out the window. "Well, we need to get to our classes." She said. "Yeah. I'll see you in lunch, kay?" I asked. Aurora nodded and left the Great Hall. I finished my breakfast and went back to my doritory to get my books and materials for the day. First class was Care of Magical Creatures with the Slytherins, then Herbology with Hufflepuffs. I headed out to the grounds for my first class, humming under my breath.
I saw Harry, Ron, Hermione, and a few other Gryffindors going the same place I was, so I walked with them. The Slytherins were already with Hagrid when we got there, but class hadn't started yet. I spotted Lance talking to a blond haired boy who was flanked by two other heavily boned boys, all Slytherins. I sighed and wondered if Lance would ever have any sense. "That's Draco Malfoy." Said Ron, grimancing. "Oh, my dad said that he would be a huge jerk....Is he?" I asked. "He is. And that's Crabbe and Goyle, those two freaks beside him." Explained Hermione. "And your brother...." Harry said, screwing up his face. I nodded in agreement. "I wonder where Hagrid is." Said Hermione after a moment. Ron and Harry shrugged, but I pointed into the woods. "There he is!" I exclaimed.
We all watched as Hagrid came charging out of the forest, leading a creature that resembled a cross between a horse and a bird. "Hippogriff." He explained gruffly. "Need ter bet ter know 'em befer yeh ride 'em, though. Eveybody bow!" He said. Feeling awkward, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and I, along with everybody else, bowed low at the waist. As we rose, I saw a gap in the crowd. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and Lance had all remained standing. I watched as Malfoy whispered something I couldn't hear to Lance, who whispered back. I rolled my eyes and turned back to Hagrid, who was still holding the Hippogriff's rope.
"Alrigh', who want ter get ter ride this 'ere Hippogrff?" He asked. Unsuprisingly, no one raised their hand. "Alrigh, I'l jus' pick someone ter ride 'im, then." Hagrid said, searching the crowd. "Aha! Malfoy! Get up 'ere and 'op on 'is back!" Hagrid called. Scowling, Malfoy stalked to Hagrid and the Hippogriff. 'Jus' put yeh're hand on 'is neck, there, and jump on." Hagrid instructed. Malfoy reached out with one arm, but before he could touch the feathery beast, the Hippogriff had whirled around and bit him with his beak. "OW!" Malfoy exclaimed, swiveling his head so he could see the wound. "That hurt!" "I should think so." Muttered Ron, making a face. "It was becasue he didn't bow." Hermione added. "Well, Hospital wing, Malfoy!" Hagrid instructed. Malfoy slunk back towards the castle, and Hagrid turned back to the crowd.
"Alrigh', anyone else want to try?" He asked. "I will!" I burst out, before I could stop myself. I walked to the front of the crowd and reached for the Hippogriff's neck, expecting him to bite my arm, any moment now....
There! I had it! Now all I had to do was jump on. I bent down and sprang up onto the Hippogriff. "Very good!" Hagrid praised, applauding me. I smiled and slid down off the Hippogriff. Suddenly the bell sounded for the next class. "That's it for terday!" Hagrid called. "Good day!" So Harry, Ron, and Hermione and I headed off toward the greenhouses for Herbology.
That HAD to have a lot of spelling mistakes, double words, etc., But I'm really sory. I didn't have time to proofread it, but if you can't understand it please email me. I plan on editing it soon and maybe I'll repost it. Oh, and PLEASE R/R! This is my first public fic, so I want to see how I did! TANKIES! Ü