When you wish upon the dark stars
Disclaimer: I don't own Fantastic Beasts or any of its characters.
Summary: Love can't be forced, even by magic. A lesson Ariana Dumbledore would learn the hardest way. This story won't follow the canon (AU story).
Chapter one
Ariana Dumbledore looked up and smiled. The sky was full of stars.
One wish.
One simple wish granted and her whole life would change completely.
"Hey," Gellert Grindelwald sat next to her. "Are you okay?" he asked. The young wizard little saw Albus' sister. His friend told him she lived recluse, since a traumatic event years ago.
Damn muggles.
Ariana was only a little girl when three Muggle boys attacked her. They saw her practicing her magic. The boys became aggressive when she failed to show them her magic. This event changed her behavior and her magical abilities started to be out of control. It made her father attacked the boys and be imprisoned in Azkaban.
"I'm fine," Ariana said quietly. She barely saw people. She only had her mother and brothers for company.
She had no friends
Albus' sister felt incredible alone.
Until the day he appeared.
Gellert was young and smart. He was always around with her brother, Albus. They seemed to be best friends.
"Is Albus at home?" Gellert asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Albus is in his room," she said.
"I'll see him. Thank you, Ariana," Gellert smiled and walked into the house.
Ariana looked at him walking away and sighed heavily. She was little by little falling in love with Gellert.
Albus' room
"My brother talked to me today about you," Albus said quietly. "He's worried about our friendship… I don't know, Gellert. We should be more careful…"
Gellert rolled his eyes. "I don't want to sound mean, Albus. But your brother is a selfish prick."
"He is not," Albus said with a shake of his head. "I don't want to disappoint him…"
Gellert smirked. "I see… I'm an embarrassment to you…"
"You know this is not true," Albus said in frustration. "It's just…"
"We should tell the truth to your family. They have the right to know about us, Albus," Gellert sighed. "I know you. The secret is eating you alive and soon it will tear us apart…"
"Don't say that," Albus said, pulling Gellert in his arms. "You know how I feel about you…"
Ariana peeped through the crack in the door at them. Curiosity led her to spy on them. She always wondered about what her brother and Gellert talked. Now, she felt her dreams shattered. Her heart sank and she clenched her fists in anger. Gellert and her brother weren't just friends like she thought; they were much more than that.
She suppressed a sob and closed her eyes, as they kissed.
Gellert and Albus.
Albus and Gellert .
Ariana slowly closed the door and walked into her room. She opened the drawer of her bedside table and took out a book. Since the incident with the Muggles, her magic was instable, but she was determined to change that. She needed to be in control, she needed to find a way to have what she wanted.
No matter what.