Chapter 3
The Hogwarts Letter
As the years when by Lizzy, since that is what she was going by for now, was grown to be a beautiful and smart girl. By the age of four she had read all the books that was in the Black's library and by the age of five she could turn in to an animal of her chose. Her animal form was a small wolf cub, who's fur was the same has her hair. Black with red tones to it. Her eyes stayed the same beautiful green color.
It was a couple months after Lizzy turned four that she learned that she could turn into the wolf cub that she better asked her Padfoot what was happening.
Sirius was in the kitchen with members of the order minus one Albus Dumbledore when Lizzy walked in and asked, "Paddy, what does it mean when you can turn into an animal?"
She had every ones' attention. "Sweetheart, what do you mean when you turn into animal?" Sirius ask in a kind voice.
Looking shy Lizzy said in a very small voice, "Well, after I turned four, I have notice that there are some days that everything looks bigger to me than they do now and no I have not learned any spells that can make this happen." Lizzy said before anyone could have asked. Lizzy said, "I will just show you."
Just like that where Lizzy was once standing was now a black wolf pup with Lizzy's green eyes. Sirius and Remus looked at each other with big smiles on their faces.
Remus and Sirius said at the same time, "She is a naturel Animagus."
When that word was spoking, the wolf cub turned back into Lizzy who asked, "What's a Animagus? I haven't seen that word before in any of the books that I have read." Sirius looked at her funny when she added, "Yes, I have read all the books in the library. I have read them all by the time I was four, Paddy."
"Little Elizabeth is a very smart girl Sirius," said Molly.
"The name is Gemini Lizzy. Elizabeth is only when I get in to trouble and that is not often." Lizzy said in pout.
"I am sorry did you say your name is Gemini Lizzy, Miss Lizzy. I didn't know you like your nickname," said Molly.
"Yes, but ONLY family can call me Lizzy. To everyone else it is Gemini." Gemini said.
After the Animagus incented life when on at number 12 Grimmauld Place. Lizzy was growing and learning at a very fast rate. By the time she was ten she known how to transform anything into something else and she has gradationed from high school. She was all ready to start college classes in the fall at the age of eleven.
When Lizzy was five years old she asked Sirius if there was a way to remove her scare.
"Hey Paddy, is there a way to remove my scare. That way no one will know me at school when I go to Hogwarts."
"I don't know pumpkin. We can go to the goblins and asked them if they have a way to do it." Sirius said.
"May we go know and we have to take this locket with us. It doesn't feel right." Lizzy said while holding a silver locket in her fingertips. The locket was silver with a 'S' in the shape of a snake on it.
"Sure, we may go now. Why do we need to take the locket with us, but go ahead and take with us ok?" Said Sirius.
At the bank Sirius as to take to someone to help Lizzy out. When they were in a room away from everyone else the goblin asked, "What do you want human."
Lizzy not fearing the goblin asked "What is your name? Mine is Gemini Lizzy Black better know as Elizabeth Lilly Potter, but my Paddy adopted me when I was two years old and change my name too, so I have his last name now. I want to know if you can get remove scares. I want the one on my forehead gone. I believe I got it THAT NIGHT and I don't want it anymore. I believe that Voldemort done something very dark THAT NIGHT and that this locket is the same thing."
The goblin as never be asked his name or spoken to as an equal replied, "My name is Bloodgem and I will be more then happy to help you out for free due to the way you are treating me and my race."
"Thank you Bloodgem. If you don't mind me asking how you get your name. It is very cool." Lizzy asked curiously.
"I don't mind at all. When I was born my mother found a ruby that was so red that it looked like blood and I was my mother's gem so Bloodgem became my name. Now let's get the locket and your scare token care of." Bloodgem said with a smile.
About six hours later the scare was now gone and the locket was just a locket that Bloodgem gave to Lizzy to keep with a picture of the two of them in it. They also found out what the locket was along with Lizzy's scare.
"Horcruxes. I can't believe that he made two of them. They are the foulest black magic one can do. We are going go to all the vaults to make sure there are none here. Lord Black where would you like us to look first." Bloodgem asked.
"Check cousin's first. She was a big supporter of his. If it is any of the vaults it will be in hers." Sirius said after some thought.
A few hours later Bloodgem was back with a cup in his hands. "You were right Lord Black. We check there first and found it. It is no longer a Horcrux and we want Miss Black to have it with our thanks that it is no long here in our bank and home. Thank you so much for bring this to our attention and may your vaults grow in gold."
Gemini said back, "May your enamines grow in fear of your name and your blade struck true Bloodgem."
Sirius was not looking forward to next year when Lizzy will be going to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. So, one day in May before her 11th birthday, Sirius sat down with her to tell her about Hogwarts and what she can learn from there.
On July 1st, Lizzy's letter was delivered by an owl. Sirius could hear her scream of happiness has he walked into the Livingroom and ask what was going on.
With a big smile on her face, Lizzy said, "I got it. I got it. I got my letter from Hogwarts."
Smiling at Lizzy, Sirius asked "Well what does it say."
In her must ground up voice Lizzy read her letter:
To Miss Gemini Lizzy Black
12 Grimmauld Place
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Black,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31st.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress.
"Well", said Sirius, "Are you going to send your reply?"
With a big smile on her face Lizzy wrote out her reply:
Dear Deputy Headmistress McGonagall
I am looking forward to the term. I will be at there. Thank you
Yours Truly
Gemini Lizzy Black
After Lizzy was done with the letter, she showed Sirius it is asking if it was ok.
"Of course, its ok honey. You did a very nice job writing it too. We will send this out now right." Sirius said. "Now with the letter sent what does it say that you will as a first year.
Lizzy picked up the second piece of paper and read:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Uniform
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (Black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothing should carry name tags
Course Books
All students should have a copy of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Draughts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
Other Equipment
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOM-STICKS.
After Lizzy read the list, she asked, "Paddy where will we find these at. I don't know where to look for haft of these. The cat I can get from a pet store if that is what I want but to have a pet owl that is just to cool."
Sirius looked down at Lizzy and said with a smile, "We will go to Diagon Alley. That is the spot where we will get all your things for you. It is the place where all witches and wizards get their things and where they shop."
Lizzy puzzled over that then asked, "How do you get to Diagon Alley. I have never heard of it before and we have done all our shopping in the muggle world or have I been to Diagon Alley before."
"No, I have never taken you to Diagon Alley yet because I wanted to keep you from all the talk of the Wizardly world because you are famous by living the killing curse." Sirius said.
"OH. We can we leave for Diagon Alley?" Asked Lizzy
"How about now. That way you will have time to read your books and learn all of the potions that you will be making for class." Said Sirius
Lizzy smiled and said, "I know myself to well. I will have all the potions made and all spells to because I will have to try them out."
Sirius asked, "Do you have your college class list with you too. If you do, we can pick those up too for you while we are out."
"Yes, I do have it with me and it would be nice to get the books for those classes has well, but how will I do both college classes and my classes for Hogwarts, Paddy?" Lizzy asked
"If I know you as I do you will have all the assignments done by the time term will start on September 1st. While we are out we will stop by the college and let them know that you have be accepted at a privet school for smart children at a young age and see if you can send out your homework for the classes. Also see if they can't send you what you will be working on for the months at the begin of each month and when each assignment is due and for what class. How does that sound to you?" Sirius said.
"Sounds like a plan to me. Where do we go first? The college or Diagon Alley." Lizzy asked.
"How about the college first, then the bookstore to get your college books then Diagon Alley?" Sirius said.
"Cool that is great. Let's go. Do you have a bag that will hold everything we get for my college classes that way we don't have to carry everything with us to Diagon Alley?" Lizzy said in a very wise voice.
Sirius smiled at her and said, "Good thinking. That way we won't have to make a stop back here to drop off anything."
"Paddy, I think we need to tell the did what we are that way he knows why I am not in classes with every other student. I feel that we can trust him, and he won't tell anyone either because he has magic in his family both his parents have magic, but he didn't get any," Lizzy said in her most sweet voice every.
"How do you know that he has magic in his family. If you trust him then yes, we can tell him that you are going to Hogwarts on the 1st of September," Sirius said.
"Remember when we came and visit the campus to see where all the classes were at. The dean and his mother and father were here being here because I am the youngest college student to go to this campus and the dean wanted to make me feel safe here. Oh, and I can see magic," Lizzy said.
"You can see magic. When did you start seeing magic Lizzy and why didn't you tell me before now?" asked Sirius.
"I started seeing that day, but I didn't know it was magic that I was seeing till I saw you use magic. Remember I asked if you were doing magic and you said yes. I said I like the colors that are coming from your wand, Light blue with a hint of dark blue. The spell that you were doing was a cleaning spell remember." Lizzy said.
"Oh, yeah. I remember you saying that," said Sirius with a laugh.