Chapter 1 The reincarnation

I don't even know why did this happened to me. Sure, I was a great fan of the books and movies, and I had my fair share of fangirl moments, but this was not what I had expected.

You're probably wondering what I'm talking about, well let me explain to you, because this is a long story to tell.

I had been dying. I had just went trough a terrible car accident that paralyzed my whole body, and they told me I had maybe a month to live.

All l I could do was stare at the doctor, that explained everything. In that moment I had felt emptiness inside of me, like someone forcefully tore out my soul out of me.

In the mouth I had to live, I did a lot of thinking. About all the things that I still wanted to do in my life, like graduating from college and finding a job, marring someone and having children and then grandchildren and as last dying while surrounded by my big family.

But now I was alone, as my family had died in the car crash, and no one was there to comfort me.

And when the time finally came for me to live this world, I accepted it.

I accepted that I would never be able to live the life I wanted, and that this was my fate.

And with a smile on my face, I breathed my last breath.

The first thing I realized when I died, was that it was really dark. Like pitch dark. I couldn't see a thing. It felt like my body was floating or something, while I awaited for something to happen.

I mean there should happen something, right? I mean I have never been a real believer in those Godly stuff, but was I going to heaven? What was happening?

It felt like forever while I floated in the place (wherever this was), I had pretty much lost track of time.

After...well a period of time I guess, there was finally movement. It felt like air was being sucked out of this place, and I was being pushed forward. I came between this tiny place, and someone kept trying to get me out of there.

When I was finally free, I felt ice cold, and instantly started crying when I felt someone's giant hands around me.

And then I realized something. Wait a minute. I'm dead, how can I feel cold? And why am I crying? Realization hit me hard.

Yep, I was a baby. Some woman just gave birth to ME. I just got reincarnated.

I heard muffed voices, and someone wrapped a towel around me, and gave me to my new mother. When she pressed me agains her, I instantly stopped crying. She felt really warm, and I snuggled some more against her.

There was the voice off a man next to my mother that I could hear, probably my new father. This feels so weird to say.

She whispered something in my ear, but I couldn't hear it as I already fell asleep.

I had just gotten another chance at living, and I would make sure that this time, I would live a long happy life.

Throw at me what you got life!

Okay, apparently I had spoken too soon. Because at that time I didn't knew where I was reincarnated.

My official name now was Hope Isabelle Selwyn. I was the daughter of Iris Selwyn and Willem Selwyn. We lived at a country side, in a huge mansion with maids that pretty much did everything for us. When I first heard my mother speak, I realized that I was probably somewhere in England, as everyone had a British accent.

I was a really spoiled kid, as my mother brought me a huge amount of toys and everyone in the mansion adored me.

When I was four months old, I realized just where exactly I had been reborn. I had been crying for food, when my mother stormed into the room, and started saying someone's name. 'Wonder, where are you? Bring the bottle, quickly!'

Out of nowhere there appeared with a pop noise a creature before my mother. I started screaming because I was freaking out. What the hell was that? And then it started to speak.

'Wonder is here mistress. Wonder is sorry for scaring little mistress.' It had a raspy voice. When I looked at her better I realized that she was a house elf.

What? What is this, Harry Potter?

My mother, who had seen me staring, just laughed. 'Don't worry Wonder, she just has never seen a house elf. Thank you for bringing the bottle, you can go back now.'

She bowed at my mother and disappeared with a pop. I got my bottle, but I never forgot that day. After that I saw my mother use her wand a few times, and I realized that this really was the HP world. My mother even showed me her wand, and explained everything.

'This is a wand sweetheart, and someday you may also get one and then you will go to Hogwarts to study magic.'

This was the dream of every HP fan, to be reborn in Harry Potter. But I had forgotten about all the bad stuff that happened in this world.

My family from my fathers side was a pure blood family that was known to the wizarding world, as it was one of the Sacret Twenty-eight. Yep, I was a pure blood. But don't worry, my family was not one of those stuck up people like the Malfoy's, as my father payed Wonder weakly and never said anything bad about muggles or muggle-borns.

My father was head of the Department of International Magical Coo-operation in the Ministry of Magic. He was a strict and serious man, with black hair, a mustache and green eyes. Because he was so busy at work, I didn't see him often. Sometimes when he came back late from work, he would come to my room and stare at me in the crib, brush my hair aside and kiss my forehead. It made me always feel warm inside, that he always made time to see me, at least once a day.

My mother was a house wife and I spend most of my time with her and Wonder. She had long blond hair, that was never messy, and midnight blue eyes that I was proud to announce I had inherited from her.

But sometimes I had to stay at home with only Wonder, because I was born in the middle of a war. Yes, the First Wizarding War was still not over. And both my parents were members of the Order of the Phoenix.

I was proud that they were fighting for the greater good, but there was also a risk that they could die. When they got missions from the Order I would always wait for them with anticipation to come home.

But it turned out, they would come after them. A few days after my first birthday (I had gotten a fluffy owl toy, I always loved owls), when both my parents were for once home, it happened.

I was playing with my toys, while mother was reading a book in front of the fireplace and father was working at his office table, while he glanced our way now and then. A loud bang went trough the house, when I heard our front door being crushed. Both my parents instantly stood up, and had there wands in there hands. My mother picked me up and looked at my father. They nodded at each other, and my father went out of the room.

I started panicking as I heard our maids downstairs scream. 'Shh.. Hope, it's gonna be alright' my mother whispered to me. 'You are the hope of this world, that's why me and your father called you that. So that you could live a better and free life than we could. Don't ever give up, darling.' It felt like she was saying goodbye to me, and I started to cry silently.

Our door banged open then, and before my mother could turn around, she was hit with something green in the back. She fell down, and I screamed as I knew that she was just hit with the killing curse. I looked at the murder, and saw a Death Eater standing in the opening of the door. He had a black long cape and a white mask on. I started crying then, because I didn't know what to do.

Did this mean I was going to die another time?

The man pointed his wand at me, and before I could react, he was crashed trough the wall behind me as someone appeared behind him. Wonder was standing there with a face full of tears. 'Don't touch the little mistress!' She ran forward, and picked me up. 'Little mistress is now all alone, as Master and Mistress are both gone.' I started to cry when she said that. It meant that my father was also dead. 'Hold on mistress where gonna go to somewhere safe.' I glanced one last time at my mother, before we disappeared.

We appeared at some place I couldn't recognize, as I never been outside of our house. There were a lot off voices, but when we appeared everything became silent. Wonder was breathing hard, as she held me closer. I was feeling dizzy, as that was the first time I had apparated, and believe me it was not a good feeling.

'Master told Wonder to come here if something happened to him or Mistress. And now...and now they are both dead!' Wonder started to cry. 'Oh..only little mistress remains.'

Then I heard a gentle voice. 'Tell me, what's your master's name?' Wonder sniffed a few times. 'Masters name was Willem Selwyn and Mistress was Iris Selwyn.' She replied. People around the room started to murmur then.

Where were we? Who was Wonder talking too? I opened my eyes, and looked at the man who had spoken before. He was wearing long purple robes, had white hair and a long white beard with one of those half glasses on.

Wait. This was Dumbledore. He smiled at me with his twinkling blue eyes full of wisdom. 'Silence' he said and everybody went quite. 'Now, Wonder tell me in details what happened.'

While Wonder told Dumbledore everything, I zoomed her out. My new parents that I only knew for a year had just died. And I didn't even knew why. Then I heard Wonder's voice again.

'...said they were searching for information about the whereabouts of the Potters, and killed Master, when he refused to answer, even after the Crucio curse.' How did my parents know that? Because they were Order members? Was Harry already born?

I saw a few people glance at me. 'Poor child, what is going to happen to her now?' I heard a woman's voice. 'She is probably going to be send to an orphanage, since she has no other family.' Another woman replied.

I let her words sink in, and started to sniff. I had no one anymore. Just like before, I was alone. Dumbledore looked at me and sighed. Before he could say something, he was interrupted.

'I can take her' a voice said suddenly. I looked up and saw a young woman with red hair and bright green eyes. She had a huge belly, and it was obvious that she was pregnant. Next to her stood a guy with shaggy hair and glasses.

'Is that a good idea, Lily? You will have your own child soon that may be in danger.' Dumbledore said.

Wait Lily? As in Harry Potter's mother? And was that James standing next to her? Oh my god, this was getting out of hand. Lily gave Dumbledore a pleading look. 'I am her godmother.' Whaaaat? How come I had never met her? 'And I don't care that I will have soon two babies to look after' she continued 'it was Iris her wish.' James nodded then. 'Don't worry Professor, we'll look after her.'

Dumbledore smiled then. 'Then it's decided, Hope Selwyn will live with you.'

Living with the Potters turned out to be not so bad as I expected. Lily was a great woman as she knew exactly what to do and what not to do when you looked after a baby.

Apparently my mother and Lily had been friends since Hogwarts and that's why Lily was made my godmother. James was a really great guy who always tried to make me laugh. A few days after my arrival there, I showed my first signs of accidental magic.

Lily was making food while I was sitting on the ground playing with my dolls, when suddenly I sneezed loudly. I heard Lily laugh, and when I opened my eyes I saw that my toys were floating in the air. I stared at them with wide eyes. Yes, this meant that I was a witch. At that exact moment James and a black haired man came in.

'Hey Lily I was...oh, did Hope do this?' James asked. I giggled and nodded my head, the toys instantly fell back to the ground. James picked me up and started swinging me around the room while saying something about being proud. I looked at the other man who was standing at the door, smiling. When James saw me watching him, he walked up to him.

'Hope, this is uncle Sirius be nice to him.' Sirius. Wow. He was really hot when he was young. Okay really inappropriate thoughts for a one year old, but hey I was once a teenager. I spread my arm to him, to take me. I smiled his dashing smile and took me from James. I snuggled up to him and giggled.

'Wow Sirius looks like she likes you, you can even charm little baby girls.' Said Lily amused. Sirius smirked at her. 'Of course, I am a ladies man.' Lily just rolled her eyes.

I met Remus and Peter a moth later. Remus had this really sad look on his face when he saw me. Like he was seeing someone else. He was really nice and brought me a lot of toys when he came around.

And then there was Peter. The moment he came close to me, I started crying. I did not wanted anything to do with this man. He betrayed the people who loved him, so I did not wanted anything to do with him. Lily kept saying to Peter that it would probably get over, but the both knew that it wouldn't.

And then in July, Harry was finally born. I was sitting on James lap outside of the room where Lily was brought in, and waiting for news. It was obvious that James was nervous because he kept tapping his foot on the ground. A healer came out, and we where aloud to go in.

Little Harry was adorable. While James and Sirius talked to Lily, I just kept staring at him sleeping. He was a boy who would go trough to much pain and suffering. I clenched my hands and got a determined look in my eyes.

I looked up at Lily and the others. 'Little blother.' I announced. All three of them looked up at me wide eyed. That was the first time I had spoken. I pointed at Harry and repeated myself. All three of them smiled at me. 'Yes, he will be your little brother, do you promise to protect him?' Lily asked. I nodded seriously. James laughed then. 'Well looks like we have an overprotective older sister already.'

'Be sure so swap away all the girls that come after him' Sirius smirked. Lily slapped his arm. 'That is not what I mean, Black.'

'Black? You haven't called me that since Hogwarts.'

'Do you want me start calling you that again?'

'Now your just being mean.'

'Ehh guys I think Harry woke up' James interrupted them. Lily quickly took Harry in her arms and shooed James and Sirius out of the room.

After that Dumbledore visited us again and told them about the Prophecy and that the should be protected. He put the Filius charm on our house and made Peter the Secret Keeper.

So I did the only thing I could do, I waited for Voldemort to come. I was just a toddler, what could I do agains him?

Every night I woke up from nightmares of the night that he came. Lily became really worried about me, and told this to Dumbledore. At first I wondered why she told him, I mean it was just some nightmares. Until I overheard them talking.

'She has the gift of her grandmother.' Dumbledore said to Lily quietly.

'What? But Iris didn't have it!' Lily proclaimed.

'It seems it may have skipped a generation.'

'What do you think she is seeing in those nightmares, Professor?'

'We may never know, Lily. But it looks like she is seeing something bad that is yet to come.'

Apparently my grandmother was a seer. Yes, a seer. I realized then that I wasn't seeing the moment of Voldemort from my past life, but from something that was going to happen soon. I was only two years old for Merlin's sake, why did I have to be a seer of all things?

When the faithful day on Halloween finally come, I could do nothing else that watch. I watched him kill Lily and watched him try to kill Harry and disappear while leaving a lightning scar on his forehead. I watched as Hagrid found us. I watched as Sirius went to find Peter while I called after him. And I watched as we arrived in Privet Drive, were Dumbledore and Mcnolagall waited for us.

Dumbledore laid Harry in front of the doorstep of the Dursley's and turned to me. 'Where do you want to go Hope?' He asked me. 'Protect Harry.' I told him. He nodded and smiled at me.

'Then it would be wise to live with Arabella Figg next door, don't you think?'

And that's chapter 1 from my Harry Potter story!

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