Intro: It started with a book, memories, and a wish. Before Sirius went into hiding in the Prisoner of Azkaban, he took Reagan Lillian Potter and named her his heir. Furthermore, he left her with a diary. During the Tri-Wizard tournament, Reagan is isolated and alone and finds comfort from someone unlikely. Until the point where she can no longer bear to live in this time. She wants to follow her heart; Wizarding World be damned.
Disclaimer: Any characters that belong J.K. Rowling, any songs that appear are owned by their respective writers and artists. All OC's are products of my own imagination and any names unless specified are pure coincidence
Chapter 6: Amethyst Crowley
Reagan had started sitting with Bellatrix, Ingrid and Anna during meal times. The four of them generally sat apart from the rest of their Slytherin peers. Nyla had taken to wandering around the castle and the forbidden forest during the day, sometimes sleeping or being in a class with Reagan or even just sitting under the table when they ate.
"How did you find your first official day?" Bella asked while serving herself food.
"Pleasant, aside from ignoring the hostile stares of the rest of our classmates, and most of the other houses. It made me feel like I was home," Reagan replied.
"You'll learn to ignore most of them, especially from my brother and his group," Ingrid sighed.
"Unless they point their wands at me," Reagan muttered, stabbing into her food with her fork.
"If they do that, you show them that while you may be a Mudblood, you're from Ilvermorny and have been under the tutelage of Amethyst Crowley," Bella said through a mouthful of food.
"Speaking of Professor Crowley, why does she want to meet with you after dinner?" Ana asked.
"She wants to talk about how my transition from Ilvermorny to Hogwarts has been," Reagan replied.
"Any decent Professor who's taking a new position would want their student who is new to the school to be integrating properly," Bella stated.
"And we all know Hogwarts is lacking them," Ingrid grumbled.
Ana and Reagan both nodded in agreement with their blonde-haired friend's comment. Bella just snorted at the comment before they went back into talking about the different families within the walls of Hogwarts. Of the dark families, the main contenders and leaders were Lucius Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Regulus Black, Rabastan and Rodolphus Lestrange. The female leaders were Melania Parkinson, Ingrid Malfoy (much as she loathed to admit that she had significant influence), Bellatrix Black and Apolline Blackburn. The main contenders and leaders of the light families were James Potter, Frank Longbottom, Arthur Weasley (though he liked to avoid conflict) and Cygnus Greengrass (although they were more of a neutral family). The female leaders were Lily Evans (despite being a muggle-born she had been the top student ever since arriving at Hogwarts,) Molly Prewitt and Alice McKinnon.
When dinner was finished, the three girls helped escort Reagan through the Hogwarts halls and to the office of their new defense against the dark arts professor.
Amethyst Crowley wasn't wearing her attire from teacher that day but instead she was wearing a light long sleeve shirt with some comfortable looking jeans. She was sat at her desk and was currently marking papers until Reagan was let in. She then looked up and gestured to the seat in front of her which Reagan took.
"Am I in trouble or anything like that Professor?" Reagan asked nervously.
"Not at all, I merely requested this meeting to update you on why I am here. As you know I'm Amethyst Crowley, I was the Dark Arts professor and Dueling instructor at Ilvermorny as well as the Head of Wampus. Headmistress Reinharte and Headmaster Dumbledore agreed to transfer me here to Hogwarts, now, according to everyone we've known each other for quite a few years. Starting from tonight, we will meet twice a week after dinner and get to know each other per say. If you need help with your homework, that is fine, but we need to get to a point where it will be as if we've known each other for five years," Amethyst explained.
"I can understand that I guess, how much have you been told about me?" Reagan asked nervously as she looked at the young professor.
"Hardly anything, just that you would tell me when you felt ready," she crossed her arms just under her breasts pushing them up slightly.
"So, for today, how about helping me grade all this shit?" she grumbled at the stacks of papers.
Reagan chuckled before taking half of the stack and beginning to read over them. The crimson haired professor had only been the Head of Wampus and teaching at Ilvermorny for two years prior to now, and she was quite young. Reagan felt content knowing that their new Hogwarts professor hated grading papers as much as she hated doing the work.
The next paper Reagan looked at was written by her mother, Lily Evan's essay on the origins of the stunning spell, which Amethyst had poised as a question for them to answer during class was interesting. The fluid handwriting and thought process were neat and meticulously placed together, the thought process and reasoning behind the explanation and content caused Reagan to chuckle. Daphne so far was the only other person to have this level of depth in a class time written essay.
However, when she came across Bella, Ingrid, Ana, Apolline and Megan's papers they each had their own individuality and process of thought. While not as meticulous as Lily's, they were still well written and contained a solid foundation. Amethyst was kind enough to ask Reagan her views on the grades that each paper that Reagan had looked at deserved and they even traded some friendly banter.
After they finished grading all the papers, Amethyst had decided that the best way to start their relationship as teacher and student with a supposed past was to tell her about her early life in America.
Amethyst escorted Reagan back to the Slytherin common room before the curfew and when Reagan got back into the room she shared with Bella she found that the girl was already sleep. On her desk was her charms assignment with scribbles all over it, Reagan shook her head and smiled before taking a look at Bella's work. Putting her future knowledge to use, she made the adequate adjustments to Bella's theory before changing into her night clothes and opening her disguised version of Bella's diary and reading the newest changed entry.
Diary of Bellatrix Cassandra Black,
Entry No. 3. September 3rd, 1974.
Reagan isn't as bad as I initially thought, she actual seems to know what she's talking about. Figures that magical Britain would be far behind on the blood status and equality thing. According to Reagan, Ilvermorny is a place of acceptance for anyone with magic whether it be pure-blood, half-blood, muggle-born, hell even half Fae species are allowed to learn magic under the laws of the MCUSA.
Professor Crowley is scary, and attractive, though not as attractive as Reagan. I hope my girlfriend doesn't read this diary, I'm going to be so screwed if she ever does. (Reagan giggled lightly as she read that). Our first class of Defense Against the Dark Arts for the year and Professor Crowley comes in firing spells at us, I only had time to react with three shielding spells. However, Reagan not only shielded the stunners from Professor Crowley but also fired off a complete spell chain within seconds. I don't want to get on the other side of that wand, no wonder Professor Crowley is proud of her, she must have taught her to always be vigilant.
Evans and Potter seem to be a lot closer than they usually are, normally they're at each other's throats by now. However, I've seen both of them actually talk to each other as if they've been friends for a long time. Black, Lupin and the Rat still seem to be as annoying as ever. Cousin Sirius seems to look over at us quite often, his eyes seemed to focus on Reagan before he'd be brought back into whatever he was doing by Potter.
I can't believe the nerve of Lucius and the Lestrange brothers to proposition both Ingrid and I while Lucius tried to talk to Cissy. The nerve of the blonde-haired ponce. Luckily Reagan's familiar had decided to walk around with us for some unknown reason, she clearly scared off the Lestrange's and Lucius when she started growling threateningly. Theodore Nott would still be in the infirmary for another week due to the injuries committed by the Wampus the previous night.
I'm going to sign off for now, I have a stupid charms assignment to write already.
"Reagan, Hogsmeade weekend is coming up this weekend. You are to accompany me," Theodore Nott asked, this was during breakfast the next day.
"No thanks," Reagan replied, she wasn't even looking at him when she said that.
"You should be grateful that a pureblood like myself is interesting in taking a Mudblood like you there," he snapped at her, Reagan could see Lily literally have to hold James back from going over there and murdering him on the spot.
"Heir Nott, do you need me to say no again?" Reagan's voice was dangerously low.
"There is no 'no' you'll be coming to –"
Theodore Nott didn't even get to finish his sentence before he dropped to his knees in the great hall, his hands clutching his manhood and tears pouring out of the corners of his eyes. Reagan then spat on him and gave him another kick in the stomach.
"You think you're so good because of your blood status – well newsflash, you talk like that to me again, and I'll cut you're fucking balls off," Reagan snarled before stalking off out of the room, behind her she left only silence before the Gryffindor students started to clap and loudly applaud.
No one noticed Lily and James quietly leave the great hall except for Dumbledore who was watching the three of them closely. Lily and James finally found Reagan out by the Lake, Nyla who was laying down with her eyes closed lifted her head and growled at them initially before a soothing hand from Reagan calmed her down.
"Honey, are you okay?" Lily asked, as she sat on the grass next to her.
"Are the boys and I going to get that son of a bitch back," James added and Lily gave him a disapproving look.
"What? The git deserves it!" James objected.
"James… you know I hate it when you do those kinds of things," Lily started and James was about to object when she held her hand up to stop him.
"But – I will overlook whatever you do as long as ONLY Theodore Nott is the target." In which all James could do was nod his head with a grin slipping across his face.
Reagan just smiled and laughed at the two of them a little bit before laying down on the grass while looking up at the slightly grey sky. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, listening to the sounds of the wind, the soft rippling of the waves on the lake it was causing, the childish gabbing of her parents. Even the cacophony of the students in the distance.
Later that day, Double Period Defense Against the Dark Arts – Slytherin/Gryffindor
Amethyst Crowley was watching the exchange during breakfast as it occurred. Her father Alastair Crowley was one of the greatest Wizards to have existed within the magical community of the United States. From a young age, she has always had a ghost to chase, but the thing is, under her father's leadership Ilvermorny and the MCUSA moved away from the blood politics and now everyone has been accepted.
Reagan was a pleasant girl, she had initially been skeptical of the girls' skills and even considered her extremely lucky to have awoken the guardian of Wampus, the house she was head of house at Ilvermorny. However, Amethyst's opinion was quickly changed during her first lesson with the way Reagan Evans responded to her surprise lesson – it proved that she was a witch who had gone to war, young, powerful and reactive.
Not only was she required to shield herself, but the spells Reagan used weren't novice stunning spells or disarming ones, instead she had sent out the most lethal spells that came to mind that weren't unforgivables, and all of them were family spells.
Bellatrix Black, Lily Evans, Apolline Blackburn, Ingrid Malfoy and James Potter had been the only others ones who responded instinctively, but they couldn't do anything except shield themselves. She was impressed but not as much as with Reagan – the follow up conversation with the girl had also been quite pleasant as her future knowledge had given her some insight to the surprisingly smart mind of the 16-year-old witch.
It was what occurred during breakfast that had pissed her off, Theodore Nott had demanded that Reagan go to Hogsmeade with him, that she should feel privileged that he took an interest in her. Her amusement was shown when she smiled wildly when Reagan her kneed him in his family jewels and then left him writhing in pain on the ground. She would pick on him later.
"Theodore Nott, you will be my… assistant for the class," she had deliberately picked the boy and had a plan in place.
"We are now going to demonstrate the multiple ways you can defend yourself from an assailant, Nott – I am going to cast spells at you. You are going to block."
She didn't say a single word as the red stunning spell shot from her wand and impacted the unready Theodore Nott, he was lifted off of the ground and landed with a thud a few metres back.
"Oh my, he wasn't ready. Rabastan Lestrange, could you revive him please?" she asked, all of the Gryffindor students were snickering along with a few of the Slytherin's.
"What the hell! I wasn't ready!" Theodore Nott shouted as Rabastan woke him.
"When you're being attacked, you will not always have the chance to get prepared for combat. Now, are you ready?" once he nodded she did the exact same thing, only this time she added more power.
"Protego!" he shouted, however, her spell tore through his shield and again he was sent flying unconscious.
"Next lesson, your opponent might be stronger than you. Never underestimate them," again and again she repeated the process, adding slight differences each time he tried to adjust to her.
"Now, if we can have someone with more experience to take Mr. Nott's place, I think he has enough bruises. Miss Evans – how about you come up and take Mr. Nott's place?" Amethyst asked, Lily went to go up before Amethyst stopped here.
"Forgive me – I meant the Slytherin Miss Evans," she clarified and all eyes turned to Reagan who sighed before walking up to the front of the class.
Again, Amethyst sent the spell before Reagan would have even been considered ready. However, Reagan simply side-stepped the spell drawing her wand in the process.
"Mr. Nott, I hope you were paying attention to that – Miss Evans has just shown the easiest way to protect yourself from an assailant's spell, moving out of its way."
By the end of the night everyone in Hogwarts had heard about how Theodore Nott was pulverized and made an example of in DADA, while they were similarly informed about how Reagan Evans had not only shown how smart she was, but did it without uttering a single spell as all her shield charms were completely silent.
Furthermore – the message that Amethyst Crowley sent was clear, you do not fuck with one of her students otherwise she will come after you in a humiliating way, or worse – as the stories travelled around the school.
