INFO/CHAPTER 1
THE LIE OF A LIFE TIME
Hello, my name is Elizabeth Kingston Black and im a witch!
Now I know what you might be thinking she's crazy right!
Well I can honestly tell you that I am not!
My life was fine until I was fifteen. I had the perfect family, friends, and life. I lived with my mother Sorrel Marie Black and father Clure Jacob Black. We were a happy family all in one house and my best friend Jane Karen Webster across the street from me.
One night it was Christmas Eve my mother and I were finishing decorating the tree while my father sat in his favorite chair reading the news paper for the millionth time with a face of disbelieve. My parents were both pure bloods and obviously you know now that I am too. I had asked my father all through out the day what was wrong for he was not looking at the muggle news paper but at the Daily Prophet. All he said to me was that it was none of my business and to help my mother even though every thing was finished. My mother also knew about what was in the news paper and even though she didn't look worried in front of me however when she thought I wasn't looking, looked like fainting.
That night there was a huge crash I came running down the stairs for I was already in bed ready to fall asleep. I walked into the living room to find my father lying dead on the floor. Then all of a sudden I heard screaming from my mother. Worried to get seen by the person who was killing my mother and all ready killed my father I hid behind the wall and poked my head out from behind to see what was going on. I saw my mother being held by the front of her shirt by a man with a dark cloak on so you couldn't see his face but only his long white hands one with his wand pointed at my mother and the other one holding her up. For the only reason I knew this was a man when he yelled at my mother "WHERE IS SHE!"
"I DON'T KNOWAND IM NOT TELLING YOU!" yelled my mother back at him tears staining her cheeks.
"YES YOU DO!" The man roared back
"Well if you wont tell me then I guess ill just have to kill you."
He threw my mother on the ground pulled up his hand with the wand in it and said the forbidden words that my father warned me were only to be used if my life was in danger.
"AVADA KEDAVRA"
He screamed at my mother.
I almost blew my cover by squealing but covered my mouth as fast as possible. The man that I still didn't know who he was flew up the stairs running as fast as possible. A million things were running threw my mind at that time.
Who was he looking for?
Was it me!
Should I leave?
Or should I stay for my parents?
I decided that my parents would want me to leave as soon as possible because something inside of me was 100% sure that the girl he was looking for was me.
I ran to the door but then found the news paper my dad was looking at today I ran back to it and grabbed it. Then I ran to the door and flung it open.
I ran out not bothering to close the door behind knowing that if I turned back to it I would have no time to escape.
I ran all the way to the end of my street. I then saw someone coming up to me. I was frozen on the spot too scared to run from this man.
I met his eyes he was very tall and big with clothes that made him look like he has been living on the streets for years.
"Don't worry im here to help you now come wit me an quick." His voice was barely a whisper was whispering.
I knew that I probably shouldn't have listened to him but something in his voice was telling me that I could trust him.
The last thing that I saw was the news paper in my hand that in bold and in caps said:
WARNING! THE DARK LORD HAS NOW RETURNED!When I woke up I was in a bed. I went to sit up but then I heard noises and decided to eaves drop.
"So professor Dumbledore what do ya suspect we do with her." For this was the man that had helped me escape my house I could tell from his voice.
"Well, honestly Hagrid the only thing I can think of is for her to attend Hogwarts, it seems the only safe place for her." This was obviously Dumbledore.
"Well ok if you're sure"
"Well since Voldomort is back and after Elizabeth the only way to protect her is to keep her here"
"Yes professor I'm not doubting ya, but why does you-know-who want her?" Replied Hagrid.
"To get to me of course" making it sound like it was the most obvious thing in the world and that Hagrid of all people should know.
"well Hagrid I think that I have come to trust you enough to let you know that this young girl that is sleeping in the bed next to us, the girl that voldomort wants to get to me, the one know as Elizabeth Kingston Black is not her real name, her real name is Elizabeth Christmas Dumbledore, other wise know as Elizabeth Crissy Dumbledore, my grand daughter."
"But Professor Dumbledore sir, I didn't know that you even had a kid?"
"Well I have kept it a secret seeing how my daughter never wanted me in her life after she became of age and disappeared on midnight on her seventeenth birthday."
"How did you know about Elizabeth? And how come your daughter left?"
"Hagrid, maybe I should start from the beginning from when my daughter Sorrel Marie Black started to resent me. But I'll have to ask that if you want to know the story do not interrupt or ask any questions until I am done with the story.
Hagrid gave a grunt as if to say I understand, fearing that if he even talked then that Dumbledore would decide not to share his past with him.
"It all started the day she turned eleven and started to go to Hogwarts. Her mother and I had started to work at Hogwarts a few years before then and were already at the school. Her mother was beautiful, kind, and of course the love of my life then and still is from this very day. Voldomort, who was already feared more than ever had still feared me and yet he was scared of me, would do anything possible to make me attack him and give him the chance to get close enough to me to kill me. Fearing for the life of my beautiful wife and young daughter who had barely started to live her life I decided to leave them to keep them safe. I had left a note to my wife to let her know why I had left, for she not try and look for me. The note I had left I have right here."
I opened up my eyes wide enough to see a wizard with a long white beard who I now knew as Dumbledore pull out a piece of parchment the was folded two times to resemble a square and had a bunch of wrinkles all over it as if it had been in his pocket every where he went for years and years. I had caught a glance at it before he handed it to Hagrid to read it. As I thought about what it said I remembered word by word. It had said:
My beloved, I love both you and Sorrel but I cannot stay any longer. Voldomort would do anything to get to me and if he found out we were married and had a daughter would take both of you and couldn't live with myself if he hurt either of you. Please tell Sorrel that I love her and will not forget about you. I will never stop loving you. Sincerely, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian DumbledoreAfter Hagrid had finished reading he looked shocked. He folded the letter back up carefully not to rip it and put it in Dumbledore's hand his mouth still wide open.
Thinking that it was a good time to continue Dumbledore started to talk again.
"The next morning at one o'clock I got out of bed where my wife was fast asleep
and started to pack my belongings. I left this note on the bed where she would realize that I was not there in the morning and then went and evaporated to America."
Dumbledore then paused as if scared to continue but then decided it was best to.
"The next year I returned unmarried and resumed my place as head master. The woman that was my wife was shocked when I walked through the great hall and took my place in the head of house seat. I had been informed of all the students that weren't seventh years that had left the school while I was gone and learned that my daughter Sorrel had left at the end of the year for good. I had no idea where she was. Either they just said she left being too depressed to continue going to this school having had too many memories of me. Then, five years later I got a letter from her that had said exactly this.
He then pulled out another piece of parchment that looked the same as the other one only this one was in an envelope and Dumbledore read this one aloud.
"Dear Father,
I have been hearing for a few years that after you left my mother and me, you went back to the school a year later. I hope to never see you again and hope you do not look for me any more seeing as you have definitely come close by contacting my friends. I had wanted to continue going to school but could not stand to be any where near any one who talked about you and hear people talking behind my back and staring at me. When I turned fourteen I got married and had a daughter named Elizabeth Christmas Dumbledore but I have legally changed her middle name, and her last name is after her father just like mine. She looks a lot like mother but also has your eyes. I wish she didn't have to grow up not knowing her grandparents but I want to protect her from getting hurt like me and mother did. I hope you're not talking to mother seeing as how you didn't see what happened the first day of school and saw you had left us.
Your daughter,
Sorrel Marie Dumbledore
(p.s. attached is a picture of Elizabeth asleep and another one awake just so you know what she looks like)"
After Dumbledore read these words he then started to talk again.
"So then me and her mother went on pretending that we were never together and only talked if needed to about business."
Dumbledore then stopped and it was obvious that he was done with his story.
"So any questions Hagrid?" asked Dumbledore.
"Ya, who was your wife?" Asked Hargid curiously
"Well Hagrid, I don't think I am going to tell you that just yet"
I then decided that I should then let them know that I was awake now well aware of the fact that Dumbledore was my grandfather.
I opened my eyes and sat up. They both turned around to look at me. I decided to not let them know that I had heard everything and pretend to be clueless.
"Well miss Black it seems you are now awake, are you feeling alright?" asked Dumbledore.
"Yes, fine thank you, where are we?" I asked him.
"We are in the hospital wing you blacked out last night miss." Said Hagrid
"Yes, very well, but what happened last night after I blacked out?"
I asked clearly either having missed that part of their conversation for I was still asleep or they had not discussed that yet.
"Well Miss Black after you had blacked out Hagrid over here had helped you onto his broom to bring you here and help you with your injuries." Dumbledore had finished talking. He obviously didn't know she was listening in on their conversation for then he introduced both him and Hagrid.
"This Miss Black is Hagrid and Hagrid this is Elizabeth Black." Stated Dumbledore.
"Hello, nice to meet ya" said Hagrid holding out his hand for me to shake.
I took his hand and was shocked by how big his hand was, for his hand had taken mine and made it look like he was gripping the air.
"Hello nice to meet you too." I squeaked back.
"And I Miss Black am the head master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore but you can call me Professor Dumbledore."
He held out his hand and I took it.
