Story Title: Crimson and Clover

Chapter Title: Prologue

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, Hogwarts, or anything from the books. I own Cory and any concepts, ideas, people or places that you may not have heard of, unless I say otherwise. The title comes from the song "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells, though I originally got it from the song "A Praise Chorus" by Jimmy Eat World.

Story Summary: Cornelia "Cory" Potter was never the perfect child, no, that was left up to her brother James. Her twin brother, James Potter, who was younger than her by a mere 7 minutes, but was still younger nevertheless, was always better than she was. Always the one who was slightly better at flying, the one with the wicked sense of humor, the one with the good looks, the one who could get away with everything, the Gryffindor. When the hat shouted out that Cory was destined to forever adorn the Slytherin crest on her robes, her life went down the tubes. Her parents still loved her, sure, but James never forgave her. After his death, she moved to America, but now that Voldemort is back, she's been called back to fight. And fight she will. A Slytherin never backs down from battle, no matter which side they're on, and Cory is ready to take on her old friends, while fighting alongside her old enemies.


"Slytherin 10, Gryffindor 0." A booming voice filled the stands, though cheers and 'boos' quickly overtook it. The stadium was jam-packed, and colored blurs were zooming through the air. There was only one sport that this could be.

Quidditch.

A girl with jet black hair, in green and silver robes, shot across the length of the field, a red leather ball secured tightly under her arm. A glare of determination was set upon her features. She passed the quaffle to her companion, a boy with greasy hair, also in green and silver robes, and flew around the goal posts, before coming zooming by him again. He tossed her a quick pass, to which she turned around and flung it into the metal hoops.

The keepers fingertips had just managed to graze the ball.

"Slytherin 20, Gryffindor 0." Cheers (though mostly 'boos') could be heard amongst the crowd as the two chasers shared a high-five. The girl hovered slightly, before turning around, giving the Slytherin audience a clear view of the back of her robes.

The number was 15.

And the name strewn across her shoulders was six letters long.

Potter.


"Miss Potter, what can I do for you today?" A cool voice asked as a tall woman entered the room. The setting was dark. It was a large lobby, made of stone, with granite flooring, and contained only two people. One being the cool secretary who had questioned Miss Potter, her name was Janet Pearce. And the other was Miss Potter herself.

"Any calls today, Janet?" She asked as she shouldered her messenger bag and smoothed out her wizard robes. She gratefully accepted a stack of papers that Janet had handed her as she began to make her way towards the elevator.

"None today, Miss. Though there was a message for you to meet with the Defense Secretary for lunch." She said brightly, before waving good-bye.

"Thanks Janet." She replied with a grin before entering the elevator. She calmly pushed the 'level 2' button and waited for the door to close patiently.

Of course, if 14 years ago, someone had told her that she would be patiently waiting in an elevator to enter her own private office at an American Auror Division, in which she was the commander of, she would have scoffed, and probably socked said person in the face.

Young Cornelia (Cory to her friends) liked to think that she had changed a lot in the past 14 years though. She was no longer quick tempered, nor was she quite as cynical or manipulative as she had once been. Four years of working in Europe through one of the worst wars of the time, and then moving to America, who had just started a war of their own, had definitely calmed her down some.

Not that she was too happy about it.

Sometimes Cory wished that she could go back to Europe and live how she normally did, but she knew that after the death of her brother, the traitorous Potter was unlikely to be accepted with open arms.

She sighed though, to clear her head, as the elevator opened up to her office door. She wandlessly opened it and let herself in, finally breathing a sigh of relief. Her office was her sanctuary, her home. It was where she could relax.

"Miss Potter? I hope I am not intruding?" A soft voice made her jump from her thoughts as she turned quickly to her fireplace, wand out in a flash.

"Ah, as reflexive as ever. Good…" He said thoughtfully. The man was old, very old. His white beard hung low into the ashes as his half-moon glasses tilted upon his nose. She grinned.

It was Albus Dumbledore.

"Ah, Professor. What brings you here?" She asked pleasantly as she beckoned him inside her office. He nodded slightly before backing out, and returning, this time, fully-bodied.

"Well Cory, I'm going to tell you this plain and simple. Lord Voldemort is back." She regarded him coolly. Of course she had received a slight bit of intelligence that Voldemort was rumored to be back, but she refused to let herself panic until she knew the truth.

"And which of your sources tell you that, Headmaster?"

"Your nephew, Harry Potter." He said solemnly. She blinked owlishly at the name of the relative.

"James made sure that he was no nephew of mine." She said frigidly, before regaining control. "But continue, please." She smiled pleasantly once again.

"Yes, well, you know most of all that Voldemort was not fully dead, but merely bidding his time," at her nod he continued. "Well he's finally done it. He used an intricate potion using Harry's blood in order to return to a full body."

She was horrified at the thought that her own nephew's blood had been used to bring back one of the most evil wizards of all time. She shivered at the thought.

"What can I do?" She asked almost immediately.

"I was hoping you would ask that. Transfer back to Britain, and join the Order of the Phoenix, for real this time. We need a spy in the ministry; I feel that they may begin to conspire against us." He said gravely.

"Of course I will. I'll send in my transfer papers now, just wait one moment, and we can discuss this further." She pointed him to a seat before walking over to one of her many filing cabinets. She opened a random one and pulled out a small stack of papers. With a wave of her wand, she lit her fire place and dropped the papers in along with some floo powder. Sticking her head in, she shouted the destination.

"Head of Magical Law Enforcement at the London Ministry of Magic!"

"There, now, Professor. What will I be doing for the Order?" She asked quietly.

"As I said, spying on the Ministry, going on various recruitment missions, fighting in battles…" He trailed off. She nodded to show her understanding.

"So like last time, except now I have nothing to hide?" She asked. Out of the corner of her eye she could see her fireplace erupt in green flames. She wandlessly summoned the papers over to her desk.

"Exactly." He smiled.

"Excellent." She grinned her famous Potter grin.

The papers on her desk had a large red word stamped across the front.

"Approved."


A/N: So that was just the prologue, to see what everyone thinks. Please leave a review, and I'll continue this! I can't decide if I want it to be Cory/Sirius, Cory/Remus, or Cory/Snape. So for now, Sirius is the other main character, but be aware that that could change! Also, please try and head over to my other story "Reviving the Black Name: The Story of Shawn Black" if you get the opportunity! Also, the chapters will definitely be a lot longer than this, but I just wanted to get the ball rolling with the prologue.

My plan is to have the beginning of each chapter be something that went on during Cory's Hogwarts time, but not a flashback. Just like a scene sort of thing. The beginnings are going to be consistent with each other as the story goes along, while the second half will be what is going on in the present. Does that make sense? So like, the first half of each chapter will be a part of her time at Hogwarts, but it'll be a consistent story line, just like the second half. So you'll be learning more about Cory's past with each chapter.

Please Review!

-Shawn