Authors Note!
All credit to J.K. Rowling, except for Gemini! Have fun and R&R
The Real Story!: Chapter 1!
I came home from work one cold winter afternoon in Salem, Massachusetts. I grabbed my mail and walked inside. I took off my cloak and dropped my boots by the door. I looked through my mail and noticed a red envelope addressed to me with no return address. I turned the envelope around and saw the letter had been closed with a green crest of the letter M stamped into the wax. I set the letter down grabbed a cup of tea and sat down. I opened the letter and it smelled of fresh parchment and new ink, I missed those smells. It read:
Aunt Gemini Weasley,
I come to you with extreme hopefulness that you will speak with us. My friends/family and I would like to tell you our story so that you can convey the truth to the world. We come to you with the hope that your knowledge and popularity in both the muggle and magical communities. We are afraid to tell you that the published works of our parents story are not true. We would like to meet you at The Old Spot Pub in Salem, Mass. Location Washington Street, Tomorrow at 8:00pm. We would have the great honor of telling you our story and the story of our parents and your mother. If you decide to give us the honor of your presence please save 10-12 seats. We will not show until we sense your presence. If you could bring our cousins, it would be great to meet them.
It's an Honor,
G.M, S.L , J.P, L.N.Z ,A.P, L.L.Z, H.W, M.L, S.M, R.W, T.L, V.W!
I recognized some of the last initials. But got confused at the first initials.I guess before we start with the story I should explain who I am. My name is Gemini Weasley (née Lestrange). I am 44 years old, though I look 35. My mother and father are Rudulphus and Bellatrix Lestrange. I have curly black long hair and dark brown eyes. My mother sent me over the to the states when I was 5 to live with my Great-Aunt Cassiopeia Black.
My Aunt moved to the states before the Fist Wizarding War started. My mother was a spy for The Order of The Phoenix along with Lucius Malfoy. They were Dumbledore's most prized possesion's, besides The Maurauder's. After the fall of He-Who-Must-Be-Named, my mother was obliviated by a fellow death eater and sent to life in prison. Dumbledore had tried his hardest to get her free but since she had no memory of her loyalties and other death eater's testimony against her she did not fair well along with her cousin Surius Black.
*Flashback Begin*
When my mother broke out of Azkaban along with fellow death eaters she flew to Malfoy Manor to be safe with her sister Narcissa Malfoy. As if she relived them Lucius Malfoy replayed all his memory's for her. Upon remembering she was a spy for The Order and that she just spent 11 years locked away in Azkaban for something she did not do. She then became infuriated with her once favoroite Professor, Professor Dumbleore. She quickly dissapperated to Hogwarts.
When she arrived Professor Dumbledore had explained everything that happened and how he couldn't get her free. She calmed down and then gave her Professor a hug and dissapperated to Lestrange Manor. It was just as she remembered it. A semi - white castle with high silver gates. She needed to see her husband and ask where her little girl Gemini was.
Rudulphus answered the door with a scotch in one hand and a cigar in the other. They didn't beleive in the mistreatment of house elves and only had one named Gigdet which was free to do whatever she wanted around the castle and only needed her for parties and big gatherings. Rudulphus went into hiding with their daughter Gemini half way through the First Wizarding War. He had not taken a side in the war yet and they needed to keep their daughter safe.
Months and months had gone by and Rudulphus was getting worried about his wife, but he needed to keep Gemini safe. He was under the protection of Andromeda Tonks, Bellatrix's younger sister. Andromeda had spoken of a relative that escaped to the states once she heard of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named rise. Rudulphus thought it would be best if he brought their daughter to the states for the time being so he could make sure the safety of his wife. When the war was over and Bellatrix was sentenced to live in Azkaban, he drank his life away and came to the decision that Gemini was better living with her Great- Aunt, away from everything.
"Hello dear Husband!" Bellatrix said and gave Rudulphus a hug. Rudulphus dropped his glass and began to cry.
"I can't believe your here, what happened?" Rudulphus said. Practically crushing his wife in a hug.
"Thanks to Voldermort, Sirius and I escaped! Now before you freak out, I have all my memories and Dumbledore will get Sirius and I actually released." Bellatrix said giving her husband a kiss.
"Where is Gemini? She's 16? Don't tell me she's married already?" Bellatrix said as she scoped around the castle.
"She's been living with your Aunt Cassiopeia Black. She needed to be safe so I could help you during the war." Rudulphus said as he sat solemnly back in his chair.
"What? Where? Is she safe? " Bellatrix asked with tears in her eyes.
"Salem, Massachusetts; and yes she's very safe. Your Aunt has done a marvelous job raising her." Rudulphus said trying to smile. Before he knew it Bellatrix dissaperated from the room.
Bellatrix apperated in front of her Aunt's house and walked up the path to the door. She stopped for a minute and straightened up her dress robes and fixed her hair and then rang the doorbell awaiting for someone to answer.
"Hello!" said a girl with beautiful flowing black hair and a mess of curls.
"Hello, I'm Bella..." Bellatrix said before she was cut off by her Aunt Cassiopeia running to the door.
"BELLATRIX! Your alive!" Cassiopeia said as she flung her arms around her.
"Hello Aunt Cassie, How are you?" Bellatrix said and she enveloped her Aunt in a hug. Andromeda, Narcissa, and Bellatrix loved their Aunt Cassie to death. When they were little they would come spend a month with her over summer holidays. Her Aunt never married so she loved having her niece's and nephew's occupy her house.
"Good, Good! Gemini, this is your mother Bellatrix." Cassiopeia said.
"I know, she looks like the picture Dad gave to me when I was 10. Hello Mum." Gemini said as she gave her mother a kiss on the cheek and gave her a hug. They ushered her inside and sat and drank tea while talking about Gemini's studies at Woodley Academy for Wizards and Witches. A Wizarding school in the states.
"There is four houses at Woodley Acadamy, much like Hogwarts. There is Hardihood, which is much like Gryffindor. There is Perspicacity, which is Like Ravenclaw. Drudgery, which is like Hufflepuff. Then Emulation, My house which is much like Slytherin." I said with a proud voice.
"Oh honey I wish you would've gotten sorted into Hardihood. A lot of Slytherin's turn bad sweetheart." Bellatrix said with a heavy heart. She herself wished she had gotten into Gryffindor when she entered night was coming to a close and more quickly than Gemini wanted. She wanted to know her mother greatly and go back home.
"Although I would love to take you back home with me. But your safer with your Aunt. at the present moment. Voldemort is coming into power again and we need our children safe." Bellatrix said with tears in her eyes.
"Aunt Cassiopeia, Do you think if we had more children that needed a safe haven during the war that they could come here?" Bellatrix said as she cleared her throat and wiped her tears.
"Sure, Dumbledore used this as a safe house for The Order during the First Wizarding War, I can expand the house and make more rooms." Cassiopeia said as she put her tea back on the the table.
"I love you sweetheart, See you soon!" Bellatrix said as she hugged and kissed her daughter. Gemini had no idea this would be the first and last time she saw her mother.
Through the next 5 years I met many people and spent quite a lot of time with my family and new friends.
I met Harry Potter, Hermoine Granger, and Ron Weasley the first year. Harry and I fell absolutely in love with each other. We would read, go on walks, watch T.V., play Wizards Chess. I was the only one that could ever beat Ron Weasley in Wizards Chess, he was pretty upset about it. One afternoon before they were to return to Hogwart's for their 5th Year Harry came into the Library and sat down next to me.
"Gem, I want to tell you something." Harry said as he took my book away from me.
"Yes Harry, Of course." I said as I turned to look at him.
"I love you Gem! Will you be my girlfriend?" Harry said. I looked at him and noticed his whole heart wasn't into what he was saying.
"I'm sorry Harry but don't tell me something when you don't even mean it." I responded as he looked at me confused.
"What do you mean Gem?" Harry said almost of the verge of tears.
"You love someone else Harry. I can see it in your eyes. Who is it?" I said as my heart broke but I knew we weren't going to last. We just weren't right for each other.
"There is one girl I like back at Hogwarts but she doesn't even know I exist." Harry said in a sad low voice.
"Harry, you wont know until you try. She probably love's you too but thinks she isn't good enough for you. What's her name?"I said. I wanted to know the girl who had Harry's heart.
"Lavender Brown, She is in our year and in Gryffindor as well." Harry said as he started to daydream.
"Tell her how you feel Harry."I said. I had a feeling that Lavender was someone important to Harry.
"Thanks Gem, I do love you though very much." Harry said as he placed a kiss on my forehead and walked out of the library. They left a couple of days later and I was very sad.
The rest of the years I met my cousin's Draco Malfoy and Nyphadora Tonks (Dora). The Weasley Clan ( Arthur, Molly, Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny). I met my Aunt Narcissa and Unlce Lucius, my second cousin Surius Black. Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, Pansy Parkinson, Alastor Moody, Blaise Zabini, Lavender Brown, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood. I became fast friends with Hermoine, Luna, Pansy, Tonks, Lavender, and Ginny.
It seemed as though everyone in the house had a significant other in the group. Blaise was with Ginny much to her parents disapproval cause of the age difference, Neville was with Luna, Harry and Lavander were really close friends and shared everything, once in a while they would hook up (I knew I was on to something with those two). Hermoine was with Draco but only when they thought they were alone. Ron was uncontrollably in love with Pansy, everyone wanted the kind of love they had.
I however wanted what Draco and Hermoine had, when they looked at each other no matter how far away they were, when they looked at each other it was like they were the only people in the room. While at the safe house I met Fred Weasley. He was a year younger than I but I always found him fascinating. He would make me laugh, and always gets everybody in a good mood when they are thinking about family who were still in arms way.
Harry, Ron, and Hermoine left for a mission per Professor Dumbledore's Orders. They said goodbye to everyone and gave their loved one's hugs and kisses. When they left I saw how much it tore out Pansy, Draco, Lavender, and all the Weasley's faces. The way they walked around was like they were zombies, they ate slept and went to the bathroom. Fred started helping me cook dinner for everyone every night. He said it helped him get his mind of everything and his family. We were slowly getting to know each other. He'd make me laugh, he told me he liked to make me smile cause my eyes sparkled. I was falling in love with Fred Weasley everyday.
The day everyone had to leave to fight in the war was the worst day of my life. I was worried about my mom, my dad, Fred, Draco, Tonks who just had her baby a couple of months ago.
Before everyone left Fred grabbed my arm and pulled me into the parlor. He pushed me up against the wall and put his lips to mine and my whole body tingled. Our lips parted and he stared into my eyes.
"I love you Gemini!" Fred Said as he kissed her cheek and dissaperated.
I sat at home waiting for any kind of news. I went from crying, freaking out, hyperventilating, and then just sat there staring at the wall. All of the sudden I heard 5 pops downstairs. I couldn't move out of fear who could be there as well as who wouldn't be there.
I walked downstairs and I could see the glum looks on their faces. Harry, Fred, Ron, Draco, and Severus Snape stood before me. Before I could say anything Severus started to speak.
"Gemini, your mother and father are dead." Severus said. The words hit her like a ton of bricks and she started to cry.
"How?" I asked between sobs. Fred walked over and got down on the floor and hugged me.
" Your dad was hit by a Killing Curse from Fenrir Greyback trying to protect your mother. Voldemort Imperio'd your mother to kill my mom. I didn't want you to hate my mother so I hit her with the Killing Curse. I'm so sorry." Fred said as he started to cry and let go of me.
"Don't let me go, get back over here Fred Weasley!" I screamed from across the room.
"I killed your mom, Gem!" Fred said while crying.
"Yeah, to protect your own mother Fred, I understand." I said while a smile on my face.
"I love you Gem!" Fred said as he kissed my forehead.
"I love you too Fred! Who else Severus?" I asked as I looked up to see the Professor's face. There were tears streaming down his face.
"Remus and Tonks were Crucio'd into insanity by the Carrow's. Tonks told me before the battle that if anything happened to Remus or her she wants Fred and you to take care of Teddy." Draco said as he kneeled down and looked into my eyes and giving me a hug. I cried for about 5 minutes before I spoke again.
"Anyone else?" I asked.
"Lavender.." Harry said crying.
"I'm so sorry Harry!" I said.
"Dumbledore, Arthur, Siruis, and Lucius as well. Sirius took a killing curse meant for Narcissa. Lucius took a dark curse for Me and was shattered when a death eater punched him. Arthur jumped in front of Molly when your mother shot a killing curse at her. There's something else that I need to tell Harry!" Severus said in a very low and sad striken voice.
"What is it? Just tell me Severus." Harry said almost on the verge of tears.
"It's about Lavender..She was bit by Fenrir Greyback before she died. So she will come back alive. She'll be a werewolf like Remus. There is one more thing though Harry. A couple of months ago Lavender came to me in confidence and made sure to keep it a secret unless of her untimely death. Harry, Lavender was 4 months pregnant." Severus finished. Everyone gasped and looked at Harry.
"I don't understand. What does that mean?" Harry said as looked confused at his old Potion's Professor.
"When Lavender was bit by Fenrir it gave the baby the Lycanthropy Gene. But also since she was carrying the baby when she was bit that means the baby is fully developed at 6 months the baby will transform into a werewolf while still inside the womb. He or she will tear Lavender's inside's out and she will not survive. The only way to make sure Lavender lives is to abort the baby." Severus finished crying. In the years he had taken Harry under his wing and thought of him as a son.
"No...Lavender has to live. I was going to tell her I loved her after The Final Battle. No, no, no...Why me?" Harry was crying. Draco and Ron walked over to Harry and each placed a hand on his shoulder. Trying to give him comfort.
"Wait, where's Hermoine and Pansy? Nothing happened to them right?" I said as it dawned on me that they weren't in the room with us.
"Hermoine got hit with a nasty curse trying to protect my father and is being treated at Hogwarts by Madam Pompfrey." Draco said and he straightened up.
"Pansy thought she'd be best helping Madam Pompfrey since if Hermoine was able to, she would be. I think she also just wanted to be close to Hermoine but I wasn't going to bring it up." Ron said as he shrugged his shoulders.
"So in order for Lavender to live she has to give up our baby?" Harry said finally stopped crying.
"Yes Harry." Severus said.
"If she's alive? Where is she?" Harry said eyeing Severus.
"In my chambers Harry, I'll take you!" Severus said as Harry grabbed his arm and they dissaperated. A couple of minutes later Ron and Draco dissaperated to Hogwarts before their girlfriends killed them. Draco had kissed Hermoine on the battle field when she was hit and everyone saw and no one seemed to care. A couple of people said they already knew.
"Gem? Can I ask you a question?" Fred said picking her up and guiding her to the couch. He started the fire and got a blanket and sat next to me and placed a blanket on me.
"Yeah sure, What is it Fred?" I asked confused.
"Gem, I know we've only known each other for a short time but you are my soul mate. Will you Marry Me?" Fred said as I turned to him and there was a beautiful white gold band with one sapphire stone and tiny diamonds around it. It was absolutely gorgeous.
"Yes, yes! Fred, I love you!" I said as I jumped on him and kissed him.
*Flashback Ends*