Written for the Soulmate!AU Challenge

Beta: LittleTee


Callista Potter took a sip of her hot chocolate, as she waited for her mother to enter the café. Thankfully she had a little free time available so she could finally take up her mother's offer for them to meet over coffee and catch up. Ever Since Cally had started going to college, she didn't seem to have time for her family not with working a part-time job and trying to rent out an apartment. Not to mention the subject of soulmates, was once again dominating her life. There was just something so fascinating about it. Cally believed that soulmates consisted of two people, who had been one but had been torn apart into two fragments still stored within were prefect for only each other and nobody else; it was that idea in her earlier teenager days that caused her to date anyone regardless of gender. She didn't believe that you automatically knew who your soulmate was. That would took time because they been apart for so long and needed that spark to know. She had later lost interest in finding hers, when her last relationship, three years ago, went terribly wrong. Callista shuddered at the memory, before taking another sip of her drink.

This recent spark of interest came back, after her aunt, Andromeda, had made the mistake of telling Cally that her parents were soulmates. It was very rare for anybody in the Rose Society, to find their soulmates simply because of the curse that had been cast upon them. Cally didn't know the gritty details of the curse, but knew about the same amount that an average person knew.

Basically a person of the Rose Society had done something horrible that pissed of the Lotus Society and Lily Society. They teamed up and cursed the Rose Society. The curse made it almost impossible for any Rose member to find their soulmate, either because there was such a big age gap that by the person's soulmate was born they had already died or that person's soulmate had multiple others that had different ones. So it was always exciting when somebody found their soulmate.

That was why Callista had agreed to see her mother, when she should have really been using it to study for a major test coming up. She had wanted to ask how her mother knew that her dad was the one. Did they immediately fall in love or did it take time? Had there been a spark or just a knowing feeling? It was those thoughts that swirled in her head, and she just had to know. Sure the experience would be better, but hearing it would make Cally content. To think that her parents are soulmates, and didn't even tell her! Why was that?

The bell on top of the door rang, catching the attention of Callista. She looked up and smiled at her mother. At that the age of 43, Narcissa Potter still looked young enough to be mistaken as Cally's older sister. Her white blonde hair was pulled into a messy bun, which showed the blue rose tattoo on her neck. It was mandatory for each person to have their Society emblem tattooed on their body. It made it easier to identify who was a part of what Society.

Cally thought it was absolutely ridiculous to be marked and banded just for people to avoid each other. Some people especially avoided anyone branded with the rose. Fearing that they would catch the same curse that plagued the Rose Society and never find their soulmate. Which would've had worried Cally as well if she didn't know how curses worked.

"Mum." Cally beamed, getting up to hug her.

"Callista how's college?" Narcissa asked, after hugging her daughter.

"Much harder than I thought," she sighed, "and time-consuming."

"Of course it is," Narcissa smirked, "did you get me a coffee?"

Callista nodded as they sat down and she passed the drink to her mother, "Mom, there's something I want to ask you."

"Then ask away."

"Why didn't you tell me that you and dad are soulmates?"

Narcissa looked up sharply, her pale blue eyes meeting identical-ones, "Who told you?"

Callista shrugged nonchalantly, "I have sources everywhere."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, "It was Andi wasn't it?"

When Cally didn't answer, Narcissa sighed, "Of course she did. We didn't tell you because I knew you'll get this way."

"What way?"

"The one where you get your hopes high and you spend an unhealthy amount of time researching." Narcissa explained, "You know how rare it is for a Rose to find a soulmate."

"But there can be hope, maybe it's like genetic." Callista shrugged. "I mean wouldn't it be great if Harry, Draco, and me found our soulmates because you and dad are soulmates?"

Narcissa offered a small smile, before shaking her head, "You know that's not how it works. Besides you shouldn't waste your life looking for a soulmate who is either already dead or not even born yet."

"Mum don't you care that I'm happy?" Cally whined.

Narcissa gave her a look, "Don't start with that. You know I do, but I don't think that it's healthy for you to do this."

"But I am doing this because I want to be happy!" Cally said a little too loudly, causing the other customers around them to glare.

"You can settle down with what you have." Narcissa tried to reason. "You and Oliver…or are you two having problems."

"There's nothing going on between me and him." Callista said, "Anything wrong going on with us. We're just fine. It's just…I don't know."

Oliver Wood was the perfect boyfriend, so kind and loving and any girl would be lucky to have him. He understood about her obsessions and her need to know everything, and he even understood her aching need to find her soulmate. Even though she swore up and down that she quit the search, he knew her well enough to know that it wasn't true. It actually made her wonder if he was her soulmate, with the way he knew so much about her. But wouldn't she have known? Wouldn't she had stopped her search and enjoyed being with him? Or was she one of those people that had multiple soulmates like her cousin, Charlotte Black?

"Cally?"

Callista snapped out of her reverie. "Mum, how did you know that dad was the one?"

"Actually, it was him," Narcissa said thoughtfully. "He ruined my wedding."

"What?" Callista exclaimed, once again a little too loudly.

"Yes, I was on my way to becoming Narcissa Malfoy, before you father came bursting through the church doors." Narcissa grinned amused by the memory and Callista's reaction.

"You were going to marry Lucius Malfoy? But isn't he-"

"Part of the Lotus Society?" Narcissa finished for her. "Yes, my marriage with him was supposed to make amends between the societies. So you can see why your father being my soulmate didn't make things better."

"And I never heard this story because…?"

"The marriage was a secret, just in case things didn't go right." Narcissa said. "Which it didn't, but the Malfoys never forget."

"I wouldn't either if I lost my bride to her soulmate."

Narcissa raised an eyebrow, "Yet you still want to find your soulmate?"

"What do you mean?"

"Let's just say that your soulmate is out there, you also have to consider that he or she might have settled down with someone they have fallen in love with." Narcissa paused. "Are you willing to break them up?"

Callista opened then closed her mouth She didn't have an answer for that.