A/N: I do not own Harry Potter or his world. Thought you should know I'm not that amazing. I do however own little Miss Athena Copper.

A Copper Rebellion

My name is Athena Copper, and for as long as I can remember, I've been a rebel. See I'm a witch and I come from a family of pure-bloods; fanatical, blood-purity obsessed, pure-bloods. Of course that was the reason my rebellion began. I refused to treat muggle-borns, witches and wizards who come from non-magical families, as anything less than equals, while my family treats them like dirt. Every single member of my family who has gone to Hogwarts, the only British wizarding school, has been a greasy, slimy, Slytherin git; therefore, I am a proud supporter of brave, loyal, strong, and kind Gryffindors, who happen to be Slytherins main enemy. My family has dark hair and deathly pale skin; I have light hair and tan skin. I am the polar opposite of my family, and I love it.

I'm finally 11 which means I get to go to Hogwarts! That also means that for the majority of the next seven years I will not be around my parents! I have only one worry: will people be able to accept me for who I really am, rather than what my last name is? See, everyone knows my family for being the horrible people that they are! I am nothing like them, yet I'm stuck outcast because I share their name! The Blacks are exactly like my family, although they are slightly more infamous than us.

My mother apparated me to Kings Cross Station, where we quickly headed to platform 9 ¾. I stood obediently by my mother's side as she talked to Mrs. Black. Her son, Sirius I think, stood next to her wearing red and gold. I smiled at him but he looked at my clothes and frowned. Then I remembered, I had been forced into horrendous green clothing.

"Good luck getting into Slytherin, Athena." Mrs. Black told me.

"I don't want to be a Slytherin git. I want to be a brave, proud, and loyal Gryffindor." I shot.

"Athena! Bite your tongue!" My mother snapped, cuffing me across the ear.

I grabbed my trunk and owl and hopped onto the train, where I quickly found a compartment. Sirius followed me in. "You really want to be a Gryffindor?" he asked me.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I want to be one?" I replied, sitting down.

He sat across from me, pulling out a couple sandwiches. "Want one? I grabbed an extra."

I grabbed the spare sandwich and got myself into a more comfortable position; I had my legs going up the side of the compartment wall next to me and had my back down on the seat. Sirius laughed at me as the compartment door opened. A tall, lanky boy with tan skin, hazel eyes, and messy black hair walked in.

"I'm James Potter. Mind if I sit here?" he asked.

"Sure. I'm Athena, this is Sirius. It's best if you don't know our last names."

He sat down next to me and got into a position similar to mine. Sirius looked at us for a couple of minutes. "You know, it's weird how similar you two are. You look similar, you talk similarly, and you act the same. It's creepy, like your twins or something."

I laughed at the idea and two people walked in, one was a spunky looking little redhead girl; the other a lanky sandy hair boy. "Do you mind if we sit in here? The last people we sat with started insulting us and campaigning for Slytherin." The boy questioned.

I nodded and, noticing the lack of seating, promptly pushed James off the seat and sat the girl down. Introductions were made and we learned that the girl was Lily and the boy Remus. We played exploding snap for a little while and hung around the compartment. As we neared the school, the boys left so Lily and I could change into our uniforms. The boys came back in and we pulled our trunks out of the compartment as the train stopped. We got into the boats headed up to the school and, of course, Sirius fell into the lake. I hauled him back in and shook my head at him.

"Now won't Bella be disappointed? She was so hoping she could prove you wrong and have you turn out properly, as she puts it." I mock scold him, forgetting the presence of James and Remus, the two people who would know who Bellatrix is.

"Why would Bellatrix Black be disappointed in you?" James asked suspiciously.

"You'll see." Sirius and I spat at the same time.

The boats pulled up to the castle and our little group of five got out and walked up to the castle together. We walked into the great hall and slowly, the sorting began.

"Black, Sirius."

James gasped as Sirius walked up to the hat that would sort us. The hat didn't even touch his head before he was sorted into Gryffindor. I was next.

"Copper, Athena."

"Hopefully you're not as much of a disappointment as Sirius was, Thena!" Bellatrix called out.

"I would count on it, Bella. I don't really feel like being slimy, greasy, or a muggle-born hater, guess I can't be like you." I sat down and the hat talked to me.

"I see you are not like the people who raised you; that is a good thing, best to not have to sort you into Slytherin. You seem to be worried that you won't be accepted for who you are. Remember this, you are who you choose to be and you can pick your friends. You may be stuck with your family but it is always your choice when it comes to friends."

"Gryffindor!" the hat roared.

I stood up, stuck my tongue out at Bellatrix and walked over to Sirius. He high-fived me and the sorting went by quickly. Lily, James, Remus, Emmaline Vance, Marlene Mckinnon, Dorcas Meadowes, Alice Prewitt, Colin Wood, Frank Longbottom, and Jeffery Davies were all sorted into Gryffindor. Amos Diggory, Peter Pettigrew, Mary Mcdonald, and Amanda Bones were sorted into Hufflepuff. Xenophilius Lovegood, Mathew Clearwater, Mark Bell, Alyssa Spinnet, and Lee Chang were sorted in to Ravenclaw. Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Black, Joshua Flint, Marcus Parkinson, and Julia Clearwater were sorted into Slytherin.

Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, stood up and introduced all the teachers. McGonagall was the transfiguration teacher, Flitwick was charms, Slughorn Potions, and Horatio taught Defense Against the Dark Arts. The feast ended quickly and all twelve of us new Gryffindors headed up to our dorms. I got ready for bed and drifted to sleep quickly, exhausted from the days events.

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