A set of twins sat in the great hall, covered in Green and silver decorations, and watched in boredom as the new 1st years were brought in. The unassuming 1st years had a look of awe in their story eyes. The twins watched lazily as the Great Hall was in commotion at the arrival of new students. The sisters, now in their third year, watched with bored and cunning eyes to find their next target and to see if they could guess which house the little ones would be sorted in to.
Anabel, a slick and cunning girl with raven hair and ice blue eyes, turned to her sister Isabella, a regal and proud stature to her posture with dark, hypnotic brown eyes and long, deep mahogany hair, and smirked. Isabella smiled tightly as they heard the first name.
"Hannah Abbott." McGonagall said loudly.
The girls' eyes zoomed to a slightly pudgy girl that made her way to the stool and the sorting hat.
"Hufflepuff." The twins announced in dull voices, much to the amusement of their fellow serpents. It was as if they knew because not even a minute letter that was exactly what the hat announced.
"Hermione Granger." McGonagall's voice broke through the musing.
"Seems a bit-" Anabel started to say.
"Neurotic, doesn't she?" Isabella finished.
Milena Atword looked to the girls and giggled. They looked nothing alike, but you could tell they were twins by the way they spoke.
"Gryffindor." They drew out lazily.
Milena never ceased to be amazed at the two as the hat yelled out to Gryffindor.
"Draco Malfoy." McGonagall's voice drew their attention.
"Oh Look-" Isabella started.
"It's a Malfoy." Anabel finished.
"Slytherin." They said in unison.
"Slytherin!" The hat said.
"Ronald Weasley." McGonagall said as the twins smirked.
"Gryffindor." The girls said as the boy in question relaxed at the hats exclamation of Gryffindor.
"Harry Potter."
The girls' interest peaked momentarily; so the rumors were true. The boy-who-lived was actually here. Isabella glanced to her sister and let out a smirk. "You owe me fifty gaelleons."
"Yes, yes. I believe I do." Anabel answered with her own smirk.
"Gryffindor." They said with knowing smirks.
"How do you know? He could just as easily be placed in Slytherin." Draco mouthed off condescendingly.
"Shut it-" Anabel gritted out.
"You little troll." Isabella growled out.
Draco had the audacity to be offended by the comment and was about to say something when the hat yelled out 'Gryffindor'. The girls looked to him with smirks on their faces.
"His father was a lion and his mother as well."
"Back to the first Potter were nothing but Lions."
"He's the last of the Potter line."
"So it would only be logical that he is to be a lion."
"Little Draco Malfoy." The girls said in tandem as Draco almost spoke before Blaise hit him and covered his mouth with his hand.
"I'm sorry for his Arrogance. I've been trying to teach him better manners. Forgive him." Blaise said as he gave Draco a shut up signal.
"We'll only forgive-" Anabel said.
"This one time, Blaise." Isabella finished.
"Teach him well." They finished together.
Blaise nodded, "Thank you, my princesses." He turned to Draco and whispered harshly. "Do you have any idea as to what you've just done? Or who they are?"
"No and why should I?" Draco asked his arrogance rearing its ugly head.
"That is Isabella and Anabel Gaunt, you imbecile." Blaise said as Draco's eyes widened and he paled. He gulped as he turned back just in time to see the sisters look bored and whispered. "Oh shit."
"That's right you idiot." Blaise said as they saw their new head of house make his way towards their table.
"Professor Snape-" Isabella called out.
"Do you think it would be possible if-" Anabel continued.
"We could learn to become Animagi?" Isabella asked.
"Because, we are very interested-" Anabel started.
"In learning to become one." Isabella finished.
"I'm sorry Miss Gaunts but you will not be able to learn this magic at this moment. Now I must hurry along." Snape said quietly as he took off toward the door. The sisters, bored with the festivities looked to one another and silently spoke so no other could hear them.
"A storm is brewing." Anabel said.
"I can feel it. He is coming." Isabella said with nod.
"Maybe we could convince our dear old uncle to send us away to America. Illvermorny sounds like a good place to start. Get back to our roots and all that." Anabel said as Isabella nodded.
"Mother and father would love for us to be there." Isabella concluded as Anabel just nodded.
"Let us adjourn for now and go to see our dear old Uncle." Anabel suggested.
"Yes, lets." Isabella said as both girls stood abruptly and the entire school hushed at the action. Heads held high they smiled to one another and made their way to the door. They paused and turned quickly, only to stride up close to the Gryffindor table as whispers began.
"Who're they?" Harry asked Ron as Fred and George turned to smirk at them.
"They are Isabella and Anabel Gaunt. Third year students like us. One of the oldest wizarding families left from ancient times." Fred said as he turned to eyeball Isabella's purposeful grace.
"They are ruthless, but sweet and cunning." George said as his eyes zoomed to Anabel.
"I think you're in love." Lee Jordan teased as the sisters came closer.
The sisters came closer and closer until they finally stood in front of Harry. He was shocked and looked up to see the twins' neutral facial expressions. "Come with us, Potter." Isabella said as Anabel finished. "We wish to speak to you alone."
A commotion was heard to his left and saw Fred and George watching the girls mistrustfully, as was everyone else.
"We'll not-" Isabella started.
"Hurt you." Anabel finished.
"We just wish to speak to you in private." They said in unison as Harry gulped a bit and stood up. The girls moved to either side of him and took his arms as they dragged him along and out the door.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Ron asked loudly and a cacophony of whispers erupted from every table.
Outside the Great Hall…
"We have come to offer our protection." Isabella said as they finally stopped a ways away from the doors.
"We have seen that you will need it in the upcoming years." Anabel elaborated because of the dumbfound look on his face. "For the next three years we will be gone. You're fourth year is when we will return, because that is when you will need us most."
"I wasn't sure what to think when you two first approached me." Harry said as he gulped. "I wasn't sure if you were friend or foe. Why tell me this now and not in three years when you've returned?" He asked as they smiled at him. He was shocked to see soft identical smiles on their faces.
"We know what's happened to you, dear Harry and you can still owl us every day and please do. We'll be awaiting your letters to find out what's going on in your life. Just send your owl to our school and tell us all that has happened so we'll be equipped when we return. We wanted to tell you now so that you will understand that you have friends even if we are serpents. You'll have to understand that we are your new protectors. Now we have a vow to do." Isabella told him as she grabbed a hold of his wrist and Anabel his other.
"I solemnly swear that I shall do all I can to help and aide Harry Potter until the end of this war." The girls said in unison as the chain glowed and settled over their intertwined hands. "Now, you'll know when we are near or far. The chain will glow when we are near and tarnish as we are apart."
"Now let us get you back to the food." Anabel said as she took up his right arm and Isabella took up his left. They gracefully pulled him along as they made their way back to the Great Hall. The moment the doors opened they dragged him until he was at his seat again. The girls bent at the waist and kissed him on either cheek before they turned and left without another word. The entire table sat silenced by what they'd witnessed.
"What happened?" Ron asked excitedly.
"They just needed to speak with me about something." Harry said as he couldn't find the words to say what needed to be said.
"About what?" George asked as he tried to hold in his jealousy.
"Something unimportant." Harry said with wide eyes.
"It had to have been important if they came all the way over here to get you." Fred said the jealousy in his voice apparent. "I mean they even kissed you."
"I have no idea why they did it." Harry stated as he turned to see them talking to Professor Snape.
They all turned to see Snape stand and walk to the headmaster and Dumbledore turned to the two girls inquisitively and asked something lowly. They both nodded and he sighed. "Very well." They heard his answer and the girls gave him a sweet smile.
"Everyone, I have an announcement." Dumbledore said loudly as they all turned to look at him.
"I would like you to help me say goodbye to two promising young students. Anabel and Isabella Gaunt are to transfer to Illvermorny's school of witchcraft and wizardry come tomorrow." He said as the entire Slytherin table gasped loudly.
"They're leaving?" George and Fred asked in unison. They turned to Harry and he put his head down. "You knew?"
"They said they were going to leave and be back in three years." He said quietly as Fred and George sat down with a thunk on the bench.
Shock to all of them registered as some of the houses snickered. "What are they going to learn? How to be a muggle 101?" A boy from Hufflepuff asked jokingly.
"Or better yet, Cedric, how to fall in love with one." Said a girl in response.
"Hold your tongues." Harry said loudly as he came to their defense.
"What's it to you Potter?" The girl asked snarkily. "You think you're special?"
"Shut it, Cedric. It's no concern of yours." Fred said harshly as Cedric's eyes widened at the joking prankster of their school.
"Students I'll ask you not to quarrel. This is a sad moment. We are losing two promising young students. But as I say this they shall return in three years to the day." Dumbledore said as the girls moved to follow behind Snape as he ushered them out of the doors.
The moment the doors shut Severus has both girls in his embrace. "I will miss you both." He said quietly.
"And we'll miss you Uncle." They said together.
"Your mother and father would be happy at this. I know they would have. Be careful my dears and take the necessary precautions. I know you will make us proud." Severus said at the thought of his sister and brother-in-law.
"We will Uncle. Take care we'll go get our things." They said as they took off to the dungeons.
Snape was in the headmaster's study as the doors opened to reveal his nieces. "Are you ready?" He asked with trepidation. He knew they would be better protected from the death eaters if they were an ocean away. He could only hope. He watched as they said the name of the headmaster of Illvermorny and stepped into the flames of the floo and they were gone.
Three years later…
Harry smiled as an owl came rushing through the open windows of the weasley's house with a smile. The girls had been sending him letters since they left. Every two days detailing what they were doing and learning and he did the same. Hedgewig was probably tired of the correspondence and would be happy that this year, his fourth year, wouldn't be as bad as the last three.
"Well, girl, we'll be home soon enough and then you won't have to fly to America any longer."
"Another letter from your secret admirers?" Ron asked as they packed their bags for their trip. This year was going to be a wonky year and he knew it.
Do not own a thing and this is just a beginning…I need to see how far this muse will take me.