For those that read my other story, Good For You, expect an update by Monday. This is just a little something I found while unpacking and decided to dust it off and tweak it a little to something more my current style. Hope you enjoy!


Charlotte Potter just found out the something finally made her snap. She had just overheard how all but five of her friends were paid to befriend her, and that her best female friend was actually her twin sister and that they both were adopted. Not to mention the fact that both of them were kidnapped and illegally blood adopted, by couples who were not legally allowed to adopt Pureblood children. Even though Charlie and some of her friends have already began an opposition against Dumbledore and his band of burnt chickens, it still hurt her to think that the people she had grown to love over the years might be the same people who never really loved her in the first place.

She walked into the deserted charms classroom where all of her friends were. Once she overheard that interesting tidbit, she quickly called an emergency meeting with her friends, seeing as they needed to know what the next step in the plan is. Sitting at desks and on top of them were Hermione Granger, Fred and George Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Luna Lovegood waiting for her. She walked in and sat on top one of the desks in front of the group, facing them so that they could all see and hear her when she finally tells them the bad news.

They were all quiet until Charlie finally said, "I'm leaving Hogwarts for good in the morning. All my life I have been lied to about who I am, and I knew that, but I just found out that I wasn't the only one. So, I want to take myself out of this chess game on my own accord. Therefore, I am joining the dark side, and I know that you might not like who I am siding with in this war, but please wait until I tell you my final reason." She said as she pulled out a red filing folder. Every one of them had seen the Muggle television shows, she they all knew that what was inside had to be important.

"Hermione, you should look at this." Charlie said before handing it to her first.


Hermione's POV-

I was still shocked after finding out that Charlie was going full on dark, even though we had breached that topic on numerous occasions while lying in bed together when we couldn't sleep ,when I opened the folder. As I read further and further, I began to feel lightheaded and sick to my stomach.


The page read:

Child(ren)'s names (full):
Athena Adélaïde Nathalie Lestrange
Artemis Alexandrie Nathalie Lestrange

Status:
Alive, adopted

Parentage:
Rodolphus Caelen Lestrange
Bellatrix Dorea Lestrange née Black (mother)

Date(s) of birth:
December 25, 1979

Sibling(s):
Caelen Andreus Lestrange, 20

Adopted parents for Athena:
Daniel Jacob Granger (Squib)
Jane Taylor Granger née Oliver (Squib)

Adoptive name for Athena:
Hermione Jane Granger

Adopted parents of Artemis:
James Charles Potter (Pureblood)
Lillian Marie Potter née Evans (Muggle-born)

Adoptive name for Artemis:
Charlotte Marie Potter

Current Caretakers for Artemis:
Vernon Harold Dursley (Muggle)
Petunia Lynn Dursley née Evans (Muggle)

Age of Adoption:
Athena- 15 months
Artemis- 15 months

Young infants taken from their house during a raid by Aurors under orders from Albus Dumbledore. Parents were arrested and sent to Azkaban. Older brother went to live with his aunt and uncle, Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy.

Adoption Witnessed By:
Arthur and Molly Weasley

Adoption Approved of By:
Albus Wulfric Percival Brian Dumbledore


I looked at Charlie in complete shock. This couldn't be true, I thought. But then it made since. How they always knew what was going on with the other one, how they were always thinking the same thing, and how they have had a deep connection with each other since the day they first met. Her best-friend-turned-twin-sister nodded and said, "Look at the next page."

With an order like that, I was able to do it and see that it was a family portrait. An old one, faded and frayed on the sides and edges. In it, a younger, more sane looking, Bellatrix was sitting in an elegant armchair with a small boy around the age of five standing slightly behind, but at the same time next to her, with his hand gently resting on her shoulder. On Bellatrix's other side, which is the right, was Rodolphus, who looked handsome and regale in his stance, the little boy a spitting image of his father. Both Bellatrix and Rodolphus were holding a bundle of blankets, one pale pink, the other pale purple. Rodolphus was holding the child swaddled in a pink blanket, while Bella was holding the child swaddled in purple. At the bottom in a beautifully flowing handwriting, it read, '5 year-old Caelen, Bellatrix holding 4 month-old Artemis and Redolphus holding 4 month-old Athena'.

I closed the folder after studying the photo for a few more minutes, and handed it to the twins who opened it to begin reading, with Luna and Neville looking at it over their shoulder. A few minutes passed in silence when Neville yelled, "I can't believe that fool broke the Number One Wizarding Rule!" The other three nodded. "What Wizarding Rule?" Charlie and I asked at the same time.

"A Pureblood child can not be adopted by a Muggle, a Muggleborn, or a Squib. Or left to be raised by any of the aforementioned parties. Not to mention that Wizarding twins are not allowed to be separated, as twins have a bond that needs to be formed by staying close to each other. Otherwise they can risk killing one or both of them." The twins said.

All of us looked at Charlie and said, "We're going with you." Each one of us spoke with such conviction that there was no way that anyone would be able to say anything to change our minds.


Charlotte's POV-

As soon as I heard their proclamation, I got up and hugged my newfound twin sister before hugging the rest of my friends. The people who I would do anything for. But, before I went ahead with our plans of joining the Dark, there was something that I knew that I needed to address. If only so I can clear it out of my mind.

"Fred, George I found out something that might make you mad." I spoke forlornly, afraid that their answer isn't the one that I want to hear.

"What is it, Love?" Fred said, using that term of endearment that he has called me since we have first met.

"You know that we will tell you the truth." George continued. I sighed and returned to my seat on top of the desk, this time pulling my knees to my chin and wrapping my arms around them, in a hug-like motion.

"I found that Molly, Arthur, Ron, Ginny, and Percy were paid to show me kindness and befriend me. I have to know were you two, as well as Bill and Charlie also paid to do so?" I asked trying to keep my fears out of my voice, as well as the tears out of my eyes. The two of them came up to me and sandwiched me in another hug. Once it was over, I looked over to see my sister with small tears in her eyes and her hand to her mouth.

"Artemis, we solemnly swear on our magic that we did not get paid anything to be your friend, we loved you enough without a reward." As they made that vow, two flares of bright white light flashed around the room. I gasped, they had just swore on their magic that they were loyal to me.

"And we also know that Bill and Charlie wouldn't take any money." Fred continued on.

"We also swear that the first thing in morning, we will meet with both of the, and let them both know about it." George picked up where he left off.

"Then, afterwards, we are going to Gringotts, where are going to disown ourselves from the Weasley family,"

"And take on our Mother's maiden name as we are the last males with the Prewett blood in our veins, which means that we will become the head of that house."

"Unless Bill does but he is still on our side, and then we will band together with other people in the Wizengamot and send them all to Azkaban." I started to cry.