A.N.
I do not own Harry Potter. I only own what I created. Spells are used from Harry Potter and Merlin BBC. I also do the lines off the top of my head so sorry of they're not the same as others! Sorry for any grammar errors and sometimes I don't add much detail to certain scenes because I just want to fill it in quickly instead of completely filling it. Most likely I'll go back to fill in the spaces. Also I got a review about this story being a Mary Sue. This is NOT a Mary Sue. Amber may seem like one but she's like Harry. She didn't want for any of it to happen and besides this is Harry Potter. It's the wizarding world;anything can happen.
Amber Drulard (Riddle)
Full Name: Amber Ella Drulard (Riddle)
Last Name: Her parents were longly delayed to get married because of Voldemort's pressing events so Amber was born before he parents married. Her last name of Drulard is used in the muggle world and the last name,Riddle,is used in the wizarding world.
Nicknames: Am
Birthday:December 20 (Exactly one week before her parents wedding)
Hair: Dark Brown/Black. Reaches a few inches passed her shoulders.
Eyes: Hazel
Blood Statis: Pureblood
Parents: Melody Riddle,who was the daughter of Voldemort's Uncle, and a pure blood. Jackson Drulard ,who was an Auror, and a pure blood.
Wand: 10 inches. Oak wood (Merlin's wand was English oak wood). Phoenix feather and Dragon heartstring core. This wand was passed down through the generations until it choose a wizard/witch in the family bloodline. On the wood,it has an engraving of a dragon breathing fire that goes around the wand.
Animagus: Dragon. Merlin was the last Dragonlord ,which was kin to the dragons. Through the years that power had been passed down. Dragonlords no longer exist but natural animagus do. Amber discovers her natural animagus ability when she's younger. Her changing is controlled by her emotions until she can completely control the transformation. She doesn't notice her true transformation until her second year. She can turn into a golden colored dragon alot like the dragon Kilgharrah.
Bloodline: She is a direct descendent of Merlin himself (I'm using Merlin from BBC). She can preform controlled magic without a wand,and her eyes will flash golden when she does.
Connection to Voldemort: Voldemort was cousins with her parents. Making Voldemort and Amber 2nd cousins.
Patronus: Phoenix
House: Gryffindor
Pets: A gray and black owl named:Ash and later (3rd year) owns an orange tabby cat named:Phoenix or Phe (said like: fee)
Sports: Plays Quidditch at school as a chaser. Starts on her 2nd year and owns a Nimbus 2001 ,which was given to her by her Aunt for her 10th birthday.
Likes: Playing Quidditch,Reading,Swimming,Using magic for good. Friendly duals!, Archercy, Sword fighting, Dragons, and hanging around her close friends.
Best Friends:Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and Neville Longbottom.
Dislikes: Wearing dresses,jewelry,and makeup,brats,arrogant people, liars, cheaters, and the list goes on
History: Amber was born one week before her parents wedding. Her parents worked secretly to stop Voldemort's plots,causing their wedding to be greatly delayed. When she was 3, her Aunt babysat her while her parents went out for their anniversary dinner. They never came back;they were killed by Death eaters. Her Aunt became her guardian from that day on. The funeral for her parents were small and heart breaking. The years that followed were empty ones. Her Aunt was the sweetest Aunt in the world and worked in the Ministry's archive. She starts using magic at a young age and then gets accepted at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Birthdays
Harry Potter:July 31
Hermione Granger:September 19
Ronald Weasley:March 1
Amber Riddle:December 20
Draco Malfoy:June 5
Proluge
"Auntie Kat?" Amber called. "Wait is it Dear?" Aunt Kat called from upstairs. "I got an acceptance letter from Hogwarts".
Amber heard her Aunt ran downstairs. "What did you say?". "It's official. I'm going to Hogwarts". Her Aunt ran over and hugged her. " Oh I'm so proud". Her Aunt was a sqib and her parents were killed when she was 3. Her Aunt never went into details about how her parents were killed. All she said was: that her parents were working secretly against Voldemort (Their Cousin) but they were caught and killed. Amber had lucky been left to her father's sister (Aunt Kat). Her Aunt worked with the Ministry of Magic;working at the archives.
"We should go to Diagon Alley now!". "It isn't for another few days" Amber said. "Well it's better too early then too late. Besides, other families will be there shopping so it's best to get it over with now".
Amber stuffed the list into her jacket and followed her Aunt to the fireplace. "Diagon Alley" Amber stated clearly and she was gone as green flames shoot up.
"Now Amber, I'll go get your robes and other clothes and you can go get your books" Aunt Kat said,now in the streets of Diagon Alley. "Okay,maybe I'll see the Weasley's". She had met the Weasley's a couple of times. Her parents were good friends of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
In the book store, she found all the books needed for her first year. "The Standard book of spells" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" she already had at home. Now to get: "A History of Magic","Magical Theory","A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration", "1,000 Magical Herbs and Fungi","Magical Drafts and Potions",and "Dark Forces".
"Ah,Miss Riddle" the booksellers woman's said. "Hello Mrs. Medon". "Come to get your books for Hogwarts?" she asked. Amber clunked all the books on the counter with a smile. "I take that as a yes" Mrs. Medon said,going through the books. "Have a good on at Hogwarts" she said when she finished. "Thank you" Amber called back.
"Ah,Amber. There wasn't a line at the store so I got your potions things as well". "Now it's time to get you a wand". "But I can use magic without it" Amber whined. "You'll be glad you did. Who knows. Maybe it'll be you ,who will be the owner of our family's legendary wand".
In the wand shop, Amber looked around as Mr. Ollivander walked to the desk. "Ah,Miss. Riddle. It's that time of year again".
He walked to the back of the shop and came back with a box. "Try this. 10 inches,Elm,Dragon heartstring". Amber waved it and a chair was set on fire. "Ops". "It's alright. I'm use to wand miss happenings in here". He went back to his shelves. We tried 9 wands.
13 inches,blackthorn wood,phoenix feather. There goes that vase.
10 inches,pine wood,unicorn hair. Burned another chair
11 inches,rosewood,dragon heartstring. Broke a lamp.
12 inches,redwood,phoenix feather. Goodbye rug.
12 inches,ash wood,unicorn hair. I hope that book wasn't important.
11 inches,chestnut wood, veela hair. I never liked that picture any ways.
10 inches,cherry wood,dragon heartstring. You might want to get that fixed.
13 inches,willow wood,phoenix feather. Yeah,you needed a new one any ways
10 inches,hawthorn,unicorn hair. I felt a slight tug from the wand but then another vase exploded.
"This is getting old" Amber huffed. "Patience Miss. Riddle. The wand chooses the wizard".
"I wonder" he said,tapping his chin. In a flash,he was gone into the back. He came back with a box that wasn't made out of cardboard but by fine wood. "Try it" he said,opening the box and shoving it towards Amber. As soon as her fingers grasped the wand, she felt a strong tug towards it. Warmth spread through her. She had found a wand.
"Oh my!" he Aunt gasped. "What?" Amber didn't release that this was the "Merlin's wand". "It's the Merlin's wand! It's chosen you!". Amber gaped at her Aunt. She stared down at the wand. This very wand was crafted by Merlin himself!
"10 inches,oak wood,and a strange core of phoenix feather and dragon heartstring". Amber examined the wand. A dragon was carved into it and it spit fire that flickered all around the wand. "Wow" was all that escaped her lips.
"I had a feeling it would be you" Aunt Kat said grinning from ear to ear. Amber Riddle was now the owner of "Merlin's wand".
Amber pushed her cart through the train station. "Platform 9 and 3/4" she mumbled to herself.
She ran through the barrier and her Aunt followed. The Hogwarts Express was waiting at the station.
"Now be a good girl,Amber. I'll write to you when I can and no using your magic for pranking". Her Aunt hugged her and kissed her check before she climb a board the train. She looked back and her Aunt waved.
She looked all around to find a compartment that wasn't crammed with people. She found one towards the end and slid the door open. Only 2 boys but she recognized one of them. "Do you mind if I sit in here? Everywhere else is stuffed". "No you can come in" the dark haired boy said. She stowed her luggage and sat down next to the black haired boy.
"Amber?" the red haired boy asked. "You guessed it,Ron" Amber said,smiling. "I'm so glad you're here. I don't want to be stuck alone". The black haired boy looked between us. "Oh Harry, this is Amber 's kind of an old childhood friend. And Amber this is Harry. Harry Potter". "Pleasure" Amber said,shaking Harry's hand. "Amber Riddle...I've heard that name somewhere" Harry said. "She's a direct descendent of Merlin and her parents were..." Ron was cut off. "Voldemort's cousins" Harry finished. Ron shuttered at the sound of the dark lord's name.
"Don't worry Harry. She's nothing like him. Her parents worked against him. He's the bad apple of the bucket". "I wasn't trying to be rude. It's just...I'm getting over the whole thing". "It's okay Harry. I know how you feel" Amber said.
"Anything from the trolley?" the woman asked. "No thanks" Ron said holding up a sandwich (At least I think that's a sandwich) "I'm all set". "We'll take the lot" Harry said,pulling a handful of gallons out of his pocket. "Woah" Ron stared.
We went through the treats from the trolley and causally talked. Scabbers ,Ron's pet rat, was eating from a small box on Ron's lap. "Fred gave he a spell to turn him yellow. You want to see?" Ron asked. "Yeah" Harry answered.
Ron cleared his throat and was about to speak until a bushy haired girl came in. She looked around and sigh. "Have any of you seen a toad? A boy named:Neville lost one" she asked. We shook our heads. "Are you using magic. Lets see then" she said,noticing Ron's drawn wand. He cleared his throat again and said "Sunshine,daisies,butter mellow. Turn this stupid fat rat yellow". There was a flash but it only blew the box off Scabbers head.
"Are you sure that's a real spell. Well it's not good is it"."I've only used a few simple spells but they've all worked for example" she sat in front of Harry."Oculus Reparo" and Harry's glasses mended introduced herself. "I'm Hermione Granger and you are?". "Ron Weasley" Ron said with his mouth full. "Pleasure". "Amber Riddle" Amber said. "By Merlin! You're the descendent of Merlin!".
"I guess you could call me that". "Oh,Ron, of you really want Scabbers yellow I can help you with that".
"Okay try" Ron said. Amber pulled her wand out and said "Ceolwærc" and Scabbers turned a buttercup yellow. "Wow" Harry said. "That's Merlin's wand" Hermione said. "May I" she asked. "She closely examined it and handed it back.
"You better change into your robes. I'll expect we'll be arriving soon" she turned to leave but stopped and turned around. "You have dirt on your nose. Did you know?" she fingered where it was using her own face "Right there" and she left.
"All right 1st years come with me" a huge shadow called. I followed Harry and Ron to find a huge man. "Hagrid" Harry said. Hagrid waved at Harry and then he took use to the boats.
We drifted closer and closer to Hogwarts.
They were directed into a hall and an older woman came to speak. "Good evening and welcome to a moment, you will enter through these doors and be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor,Hufflepuff,Ravenclaw,and Slytherin. Here your houses are your family. We will award points to each house and at the end of the year,the house with the most points will win the house cup. Any rule breaking,and you will lose points..." she continued.
"Trevor!" someone should. A fat toad was close to Professor McGonagall and a boy ran over and picked the toad up. He looked up to the stern face of the Professor and quickly resumed his place in the crowd. McGonagall left to get the scroll with our names on it leaving us.
"So it's true then what they're saying" a voice said. A boy with blonde hair strode from the crowded and stopped in front of Harry and me. "Harry Potter and Amber Riddle have come to Hogwarts" he sneered. I heard whispers from the others. Amber really didn't want to be a stand out because of her blood or relationship to the dark lord.
"It's Crabbe and and I'm Malfoy. Draco Malfoy" he said. Ron snorted and Malfoy whipped his head over to look at him."Think my name's funny do you?" he glared at Ron. "Don't not to guess yours. Red hair,and a hand-me-down robe. You must be a Weasley" he spat. "You know, some wizarding families are better than others. You don't want to go around making friends with the wrong sort" he said, glaring at Ron. "I can help you there" he held out his hand.
Harry looked at the hand "I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself,thanks". Malfoy was about to say something else until Professor McGonagall returned and tapped him on the shoulder with her scroll.
"We're ready for you" she said.
They walked down the walk way that the tables made. They grouped at the front and waited to be sorted. "Before we start,Professor Dumbledore would like to say a few words" Professor McGonagall said.
Dumbledore rose from his chair and started. "Welcome to Hogwarts" clearly addressing this to us,the first years. "I must remind you that the Dark Forest is forbidden to all students,and our caretaker has reminded me to inform you that the 3rd corridor is strictly off limits to anyone who doesn't wish to doe a slow and painful death" well that was cheery.
"Now when I call your name you will come up and I will put the hat on you and you will sorted into your houses" McGonagall said,holding a tattered hat.
*Amber's POV*
"Susan Bones" she said.
The hat sat for a second and called "HUFFLEPUFF!"
Everyone cheered and she went to her table.
"Hermione Granger".
I heard her exhaled and whisper to herself "Okay just relax". "Metal that one" Ron said to Harry and me.
"GRYFFINDOR!" she jumped up with a smile and walked passed clappers to the table.
"Ronald Weasley".
Ron's eyes widened and he slowly walked up to the chair.
"GRYFFINFOR!" it called and a happy Ron went to join Percy,Fred,and George at their table as people clapped.
"Draco Malfoy".
He sat down and the hat barely hesitated.
"SYTHERIN!"
He smirked and left to join his group.
"Amber Riddle".
Silence feel and Amber went to the stool.
"Ah!" the hat said. No one else heard him because he spoke to Amber through her head.
"Very difficult. You hold a great mix of all 4 're very brave and daring like the Gryffindor lions, but you're also very intelligent with a quick sense of wit like the Ravenclaw folks. Very loyal and hard working, and cunning and resourceful. But what are you? Like the 4 elements. Fire,Water,Air,or Earth. Very hard"
Amber waited as all eyes were on her.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
She smiled widely and went to join Hermione and Ron.
"Harry Potter"
They watched as the hat decided where to put Harry.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The hall burst into cheers. Harry went to join his name friends.
Once everyone was sorted, Professor Dumbledore spoke once more. "My I have your attention please".
"Let the feast begin" he said joyously.
Food magically appeared in front of us and Ron stuffed his face.
"Say Percy" Harry said nudging the Weasley prefect."Who's that teacher talking to Professor Quirrell?" he asked."Oh,that's Professor Snape". "What does he teach?" I asked. "Potions but everyone knows it's the Dark Arts he fancies". "You would be best to stay on his good side" Percy advised. "Don't worry. I love potions. Aunt Kat said I would be top of the class". "You hope that stays true. Snape's never been a fan of Gryffindor's".
I heard Ron yell and I looked over to see the head of a ghost right were Ron was reaching for more chicken. "Hello!" he said kindly. "Hello Sir a nice summer?" Percy asked.
The ghost lifted from the table until he was hovering over it. "Bummer once again. My resume for the Headless Hunt has been denied".
"Hey I know you. You're Nearly Headless Nick" Ron piped up. "I prefer Sir Nicholas if you don't mind" the ghost said. "Nearly can you be nearly headless" Hermione asked. "Like this" and with that he pulled his head to the side to show his nearly severed head. "You just had to ask" I hissed.
Sir Nicolas put head back into place and floated away. I noticed the Bloody Baron at the Slytherin table and the Gray Lady at the Ravenclaw table. Ghosts,that's new.
After dinner, the prefects lead the Gryffindor's to their common room.
We split to go to the dormitories to find their stuff waiting for them. Amber choose a bed next to Hermione and unpacked her stuff.
The lights were turned off and everyone went to bed. This was year one of Hogwarts.
