Author's Note: Okay, so I know it's been forever since I've updated. I'm so sorry. A bunch of stuff sort of snowballed into a mess and well. I'm sorry guys. And I will warn you now. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Beyond will have WAY more detail than the first four years. One part in year four will be exceptionally detailed.
Janie, however, wasn't able to do any research on Bellatrix. In fact, her mother's name was driven from her mind because of all her school work, and Quidditch. Janie kept herself very busy, and did her best in every subject. Marcus grew to know her and Pip, and even stopped stuttering around them.
Halloween was almost a blur through everything that Janie involved herself in. She promised her father she would receive top marks. She planned to deliver. So Janie worked hard. She devoted her time to her studies, and even after a few months, the professors stopped asking if she needed help.
Christmas came, and Janie spent it with her father. Marcus and Pip both went home for the holiday. Janie was given a new sweater from Mrs. Weasley, Quidditch through the Ages from Pip, a nice bag of sweets from her dad, and an odd muggle contraption from Marcus. He explained that this contraption was a mechanical pencil (Whatever those were.) She was fascinated none the less.
Despite the team's hard work, and well won match against Hufflepuff and Slytherin, Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup.
The name Bellatrix didn't reappear into Janie's mind until the week before the end of term. Janie, Marcus and Pip were lounging outside besides the lake. The Giant squid waved to Janie as he passed. Janie was wearing her soft and light patched dress.
"I can't wait to go home. My moms miss me like crazy," Marcus said offhandedly. Janie smiled to herself, but neither her nor Pip asked questions.
I wonder what Bellatrix would have been like… She thought.
"Bellatrix!" Janie sat straight up. "I totally forgot about her!"
"Who's that?" Marcus asked her.
"I don't know, but there was a portrait that told me she was my mother. He said I looked remarkably like her." She explained.
"Oh, that portrait of Severus Snape?" Pip stretched. "There's no sense on worrying about it now. The term is about up. We can start at the beginning of next term." She smiled. "I can't wait for you two to meet my parents. They're very excited that I've made friends."
"Oh alright." Janie muttered. "You both know my dad, but I'm going back to the Weasley's for the summer." She laid back into the grass, her hair spread out beneath her.
Looking from above, any professor that had known Bellatrix Lestrange would have believed that she had simply be reincarnated in Janie. She had the same heavy lidded eyes, and the slightly manic expressions. Though, those who knew her daughter also knew that she could not have been more different from her.
Janie loved wildly, and was giving to the people around her. She adored her friends, and would have given anything to keep them happy. She was an interested girl, who cared for her schoolwork and was an athlete. Jane was different from her family. Especially the twin she had no idea she had.
The last day of term, Ravenclaw came in second for the House Cup, Gryffindor once again snatching that title from them. Janie, Marcus, and Agrippa made the decision to earn as many points as they could the next year. Marcus, who was now a third year, got to choose his classes. After careful consideration, (Janie's constant badgering), he signed up for Arithmancy, Muggle Studies, Divination, and Care of Magical Creatures.
Summer came and went. The three friends kept in good contact thanks to Agrippa's owl Killian that her parents got her for school. Janie practiced as hard as she could for the next Quidditch season. September came quickly, and the three students were reunited.
Marcus met the girls there, and they all said goodbye to their families. Agrippa's parents were strict looking. Her mother was covered in what Pip explained to be called the Burka. They found her parents to be extremely kind, and very welcoming to Janie's lack of knowledge of the Muggle world.
Marcus' mothers were a sight. One was a doctor, and the other was a lawyer. They had almost no trouble accepting his power, and they had become absolutely elated that he had finally made friends. Janie said goodbye to the Weasley family, and boreded the train. They searched for a bit, and found a compartment.
"Your parents didn't seem too fond of mine." Marcus said to Pip as they settled into their compartment. She blushed beneath her black hijab. She always wore black for the beginning of the school year.
"Well… It's just…" She stammered, but didn't answer. Marcus smiled at her.
"I'm used to it." He told her. She nodded, and before Janie could bring up Quidditch, there was a knock on the door.
"Hey!" Teddy Lupin poked his head into the compartment. His hair was a brilliant shade of gold, with black accents for his house colors. "Can I join you guys?"
"Sure!" Janie moved to sit next to Pip, and Teddy settled his stuff next to Marcus'. Marcus and Teddy were friends, but he still stuttered around him.
"Did you hear?" Teddy asked, grinning broadly.
"Hear what?" Pip asked him.
"There's going to be a dueling club this year. I heard the Head Boy and Girl talking about it." Teddy gave a wicked glance at Janie. The two had been playing Quidditch and causing havoc for the Weasleys and Potters all summer.
"A dueling club?" Marcus asked.
"Yeah. You learn defensive, sometimes offensive, spells that you wouldn't normally learn in DADA." Teddy was still smiling.
"I'll see if I can join." Janie reclined in her seat, her legs stretching across Agrippa's lap. "Quidditch keeps me and Marcus really busy, plus I plan to be top of my year again."
"We were tied!" Agrippa shoved her legs off of her, throwing Janie to the ground. She landed with a thud.
"Well, I'm going to beat you this year." She stood up. Her hair had grown back, and Molly had once again tried to shear it off. Janie found the window, and winced at her hair cut. She pulled out her wand, and admired it for a moment.
The birch wood was well cared for, and had tiny, vine like designs in the handle. It's core was a dragon heartstring, and it was 13 inches, and had a very sturdy flexibility. Janie tapped the ruined edges of her hair, and it began to grow. She stopped just at the middle of her back, where it had been by the end of last school year.
"Perfect." She decided. Agrippa shook her head. After a while, the food trolley came along. Teddy bought a few chocolate frogs, while Janie bought more for everyone. Her father always seemed to have gold for her. She didn't have a Gringotts vault, at least that she knew of. Maybe her biological family had had one.
The four friends sat, joked, and ate until the Train pulled into the Hogsmeade station. They had all changed before the train left, so they disembarked, heading for the carriages this time. Through the ride, they continued to laugh, and joke. But something was weighing heavily on Janie's mind this year.
Bellatrix had been her mother's name, and from what she had been able to get out of Molly, Janie looked just like she had, and that she was dead. Molly wouldn't give her any more information. No one would.
The Sorting Hat began the year by singing about the strengths of each house, and how the past should remain the past. Ravenclaw gained a few new first years, but not as much as Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. Even Slytherin got more than Ravenclaw did.
The feast was spectacular as usual, containing many of Janie's favorite foods. For the time being, her mother was driven from her mind. The three friends began their school year well. Janie and Pip had Potions with Hufflepuff for their first class again, and Teddy joined the girls at their table, like last year. In fact, most of the beginning of the year went identical to the previous year.
Then Dueling Club began.
Janie, Marcus and Pip had all agreed to join, because they all needed to know more defensive spells. In truth, it was the lure of a fight that drew Janie in. She wanted to test her metal against other students, to see if she was really as good as people said she was.
"We will begin," Professor Tony said, "With simple spells. Then, maybe as the club progresses, we will become more advanced." Across from him was Professor Neville Longbottom. He taught Herbology, and was the Head of Gryffindor House.
"Find a partner." Professor Longbottom said. Janie looked around. Her eyes found him, even though she had originally planned to spar Teddy.
Allister Lestrange found her as well, and nodded. They walked towards each other, his slick black hair hanging over his own heavily lidded dark eyes. Allister got up on a podium, and faced Janie.
"You seem familiar." He said. His voice was smooth, but cracked a little. Janie smirked.
"I was going to say the same thing." She bowed to him, and he returned it. Wands raised, and before she knew it, they were dueling.
Most people were done dueling well before the end of the club's meeting time. Janie and Allister seemed to be a perfect match. Spell aster spell met its match. Both watching Professor's encouraged a draw, but neither stopped.
"I have to win!" Janie shouted to Professor Longbottom as he begged them to stop before someone got hurt.
"It's the principal of the match now." Allister agreed.
Janie hesitated. Crucio popped into her mind. From where? She had never read it before, but here was Jane, considering using this curse that in her heart, she knew would bring Allister unspeakable pain. She decided against it.
And was stunned for it.
Allister lowered his wand, and released her. He even helped her up.
"I think you and I are friends now." He smiled at her. There was the same manic expression that she herself wore when she was happy.
"I think so." Janie shook his hand. It was almost as if she was looking at her male self. "Meet me in the library tomorrow after dinner. I'll introduce you to my other two friends." She said.
"Sounds fair."
