The next morning, Renee woke up to her brother's fist right in her face. Groaning internally to herself, she rolled over to have a good look at the time; her eyes were still hazy and the bright light that was shining through almost stung her eyes. Once her vision was back to normal, the clock showed half nine in the morning which only made Renee groan again. The young girl gently nudged her brother awake who shot up like a cannonball once his sister's flesh touched upon his.
"Who?!" He yelled waving his hands around almost smacking his sister round the face again.
"Chill out Zach, it's me, Renee? Come on, we gotta get up and find somewhere to live for the rest of our lives." The brunette sighed running her fingers through her hair and noticing in horror a red streak had permanently stuck against her strands.
After the children readied themselves for the day and pulled on the fresh clothes provided by Tom the Innkeeper; Renee and Zach made their way downstairs where they saw Tom the Innkeeper and of course, Albus Dumbledore again who smiled warmly at the children when they came downstairs. Renee pulled Dumbledore to the side and awkwardly pointed at the bright red streak which marked her hair throughout the night.
"What has happened to me, sir?" She asked timidly trying her best not to show panic or even cry.
"Dear child, that is the sign of the curse...Your surname. He must have embedded it in you specially...seeing as you're first born, you'd be the one to follow in his footsteps." Dumbledore said calmly. Renee's jaw dropped and now panic started to fill her up.
"I don't wanna be like him!" She uttered quickly trying to rip the strand away from her head. Once Dumbledore grabbed her small wrists and calmed the young girl down, he knelt down to her level and smiled at her.
"I'd like you to eat some breakfast whilst I tell you certain information and future plans." Albus began gesturing towards the almost full table filled with a big pot of porridge with fruits, sugar and honey placed around the pot. There was a selection of pastries next to a bowl of fruit and two slices of hot buttered toast which Renee thought looked perfect. When Dumbledore nodded to them again, Renee and Zach automatically sat themselves on the hard benches that were provided by the innkeeper, but the children didn't notice as their stomach's were now growling for some nourishment.
Renee helped herself to some honey and porridge whilst Zach seemed to be happy shoving as many croissants into his mouth as he could. Dumbledore sat besides Zach and smiled again at the sight of the young Riddles and waited patiently for the kids to finish. Once they were done and their stomachs were almost bulging out, Renee and Zach looked at Dumbledore with content looks on their faces.
"Thank you, sir." Renee nodded gratefully at the male in front of her only for Dumbledore to open his mouth to say something in return but received a hug from the smaller Riddle.
"Thank you. Will you look after us?" Zach asked almost looking at Dumbledore with a high hope that he'll say yes but Albus shook his head.
"Dear children, whilst we are currently looking for your mother's will, we have an offer for you...however, there are some news your mother would have wanted you both to know." Renee and Zach both seemed to be terrified yet intrigued to know what secret their mother could have hidden from them for so long, once an unsettling silence swept across the room Dumbledore shuffled closer to the children and had a twinkle in his eye that seemed to ease the Riddle children a little bit.
"Your mother...was a pureblood and your father was too. You both are purebred children, I sense your mother swept you both of all sorts of magic...but I must tell you...you both belong in the magical community...Renee...you're a witch and Zach, my boy, you're a wizard...you belong with us."
Once Dumbledore had finished his speech, Renee's jaw dropped and found it difficult to shut it once again.
"Sir...I'm a witch?" She confirmed with him again which had the response of a swift nod.
"I'm a wizard! I can do magic! Awesome!" Zach jeered in the background jumping onto the bench and doing some sort of dance.
"Children, you are not to go round using magic willy nilly. When you're both older...you'll understand." Dumbledore murmured sternly before clearing his throat. "Our offer to you is, we have found you a family who are more than happy to take you two in. They are also a purebred family and the happiest bunch I have ever come across. Would you allow them to look after you until certain times come across?" Albus asked but he didn't wait long as the two children hugged him tightly.
"YES!" they both yelled as they were lightly released from Dumbledore. "Then let us go. I'll have all of your belongings sent to you, but for now, we shall meet your guardians.
THE BURROW
With a small whoosh and a small woozy feeling sitting in the pit of the children's stomachs, they approached an odd looking house that looked as if it had been hand made. Suddenly, an elder lady with red hair appeared and opened her arms out to the two rather astonished kids.
"Ah! You've arrived! How wonderful! Thank you Dumbledore, come, come." The elder lady smiled urging all of them inside the funny looking house. Once Renee and Zach stepped inside, they were greeted by smaller versions of the elder lady, all with the same shade of redness in their hair but they seemed to all show interest at the new children joining their clan.
"My dear children, these are my children. That's Bill over there, and that's Charlie, oh, and this here is Percy, and those two...are Fred and George, this young man is Ronald or Ron as he prefers and here is my daughter Ginny." She introduced everyone who all gave an awkward wave and a toothy grin at the new girl and boy.
"Uh...Hello...I'm Renee and this is my little brother Zach." She nodded towards her smaller brother who was now hiding behind her.
"Mrs Weasley...May I discuss further matters with yourself?" Dumbledore asked and when Mrs Weasley accepted, she and Dumbledore went off to the small living area to discuss the current situation. Once Mrs Weasley left, so did most of the children, all apart from Fred, George and Ron. Ginny seemed to be more interested in running away from random strangers.
"So...you're the new hot topic all us wizards are talking about." Fred grinned pushing open two seats for Renee and Zach to sit.
"New hot topic?" Renee asked tilting her head in slight confusion, she didn't even know that she was a hot topic.
"Yeah, first it was Harry Potter, a boy who sent you-know-who back and weakened him completely." Fred started and then George pipped up.
"Yeah, and now, you're the children who has been cursed." He murmured which almost horrified Renee to the core.
"So we're now known as the cursed kids?" Renee asked almost in a huff as Fred and George both folded their arms.
"No it's pretty wicked actually. You've gained popularity at just eight years old." They grinned as they bounded off to their rooms.
"Don't mind them, they're always like that. So, mum is gonna be your guardian? That'll be wicked." Ron smiled glancing over to the living area where Mrs Weasley and Dumbledore came out.
"I shall see you in three years Miss Riddle." Dumbledore smiled before disappearing out the door.
"Why three years?" Renee asked looking up at Mrs Weasley.
"You'll find out, when that time comes. Come on dears, lets get you both settled here...and welcome to our family."