Ok, this is a MAJOR part of the story... well maybe not major, but it is important. And for those of you, who think Gemini is a Mary Sue, this will explain why she has powers, and why she is special. There is also cursing, so watch out if you have virgin ears! Ok. I'm going to stop babbling now. Ok when I typed this, it was like three in the morning, so please don't mind any typo or missing punctuations. Thanks! And be like Netty and Lisa. REVIEW!
La conclusione di Cielo.
The End of Heaven.
"And that how I found her Dumbledore" McGonagal said, pacing around his office, "I couldn't explain it, I know Gemini Cielo. And I know she gets in to fights, but she wouldn't deliberately hurt a teacher."
"I see. Miss Cielo hasn't been the same today" Dumbledore commented, looking at the now unconscious third year. "You say the students said that Giovani grabbed her and dragged her outside?"
"Yes, after they had an argument." McGonagal said. She then stopped pacing and thought for a moment "Dumbledore, you know what movies are right?"
"Yes"
"Well, there is this muggle movie, Carrie. I saw it once when I visited family over in the states. Well the girl has an outrageous burst of energy when some people humiliate her. That's what it reminded me of. I was truly scared. Is she going to be alright?" she asked looking at her.
"I am sure it was just her mood swings, nobody can control them, so she shouldn't be punished for it. I think she needs some sleep and she will be fine in the morning," Dumbledore said as he watched McGonagal carry the young girl out of his office,
"My oh my Gemini. What have you gotten yourself in to?"
* * *
That was the start of a brand new Gemini. Although that was the worst situation she caused, she soon abandoned her friends to be with the Slytherin's. Every night she met with Tom and became more powerful and treacherous. She would wake up everyday tired but refused to talk to anybody from Gryffindor, even Lily. With Tom she was soon able to use her powers to his advantage, with a little more training she could become fatal. She became best friends with Snape, Malfoy, and Narcissa. This lasted for months. Only one thing could reverse the potion. And that thing wasn't really an option.
* * *
"What do you think ever happened to Gemini" Peter asked during breakfast the day before Easter holidays.
"Don't you think it's a little late for that question Pete?" Bella asked, playing with her corn flakes.
"You want to know what wrong with her?" Sirius said, "I'll tell you. She's crossed over, changed, bitchified; I could go on forever. She's different Peter. She gone, lost, never coming back."
"I don't understand it though!" Lily complained
"Oh, no Lily, not again. We agreed we would bring this up again" James sighed rolling his eyes.
"You listen to me James Potter. Gemini and me have been best friends since the day we met, all right. I'm not just going to dump her like that. I know something is wrong with her. You know she can't help some things. That's why I am going home with her. I'm going to find out what wrong, even if it kills her." Lily said, looking James strait in to his eyes.
"Fine, believe what ever you want to believe." James said, turning back to his breakfast.
"Don't worry Lily" Remus whispered in he ear "I'm with you all the way"
"Thanks Remus"
* * *
It was the last night that Gemini would be seeing Tom before she went home for Easter with Lily. She ran her usual routine, running though the hall under her cloak and meeting Tom out side in the clearing. Over the months Tom appearance has changed drastically. His features shortened, and his face paled. His once ice blue eyes where fully red like gleaming rubies in the night. To Gemini he strongly resembled a snake, but she did not care.
"Hello Gemini" Tom said, as he always did when she arrived.
"Hello" Gemini replied.
Gemini's 'bad' side grew weaker and weaker each day, for she only took the potion once, unlike Tom, who took it quite often.
"Gemini it is time to see where you loyalties lie" Tom said, drawing his wand. "This my dear" he said, watching a smoke come out of the tip of his wand and forming a figure "is the dark mark. It is branded on each of my followers, so that I know they will always be on my side, see my view. And it is time you've earned yours"
Gemini thought long and hard about this. Although she met with him each night, she did not know exactly what his view where.
"And what are your views?"
"I am to create a muggle free world. In which only pure blood will be able to live, any witch or wizard of muggle blood is not worthy of my world. And with you, I can guarantee that this will happen."
This 'view' suddenly dawned on Gemini. She was a muggle born, her best friend, who she ignored because of him, was a muggle born, she couldn't do it. No, she wouldn't do it.
"No" Gemini hissed staring into Tom's eyes "I will not lie my loyalty with you. I do not know why I didn't realize it earlier. I am a muggle born. And no matter who I am a descendant to, I am still of muggle parentage. I will not side with a man who hate all things muggle." She hissed
Tom looked at her, then smiled an evil smile "Very well than Gemini. I bid you fare well than. Just think. You could have had every thing; everything handed to you when you wanted it. Now you will have nothing" He watched as Gemini looked at him, then fled in to the forest, back to school. "You can bet your life one it."
* * *
"Where's mama and papa?" Gemini snapped at her older sister Pisces, who came to pick her up.
"There at home, cooking a big meal for you, 5 courses" Pisces sneered.
"Yes, well, they must be trying to fatten you up because you just bones now" Gemini said and she carried her travel bag to the car.
"What's wrong with her?" Pisces asked Lily as they to walked to the car.
"I don't know, but I know it isn't good" Lily replied, shaking her head.
Gemini walked in to her house in a bad mood, but immediately softened when she saw her parents. Her 'good' side fought hard to be seen around her parents. Her 'bad' side agreed with this. Nobody dared to be rude around Mrs. Cielo. You wouldn't hear the end of it. Stella could go on and on forever. This is where Gemini got her temper.
"Mama! Papa!" Gemini said as her parents enveloped her in a hug.
"Gemini, Lily! How have you girls been?" Mr. Cielo asked them.
"Very good thank you" Lily replied. "Where are my parents?"
"Petunia new boy friend, Vernon I think it was, well his parents invited them to Easter dinner, they invited you to Lily, but Petunia said you wouldn't want to go" Mr. Cielo said, with a smile on his face.
"This is fine with me." Lily said, smiling.
"Now, why don't you girls run upstairs and get changed, dinner will be ready shortly."
* * *
"Amen" The Cielo's and Lily said on Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Cielo prepared a huge meal, which she had been cooking since Saturday morning. The aroma of an Italian Easter dinner is incomparable. The antipasto, then main course, the desserts made you mouth water just thinking about it.
They were all about to sit down to eat when there was a knock at the door.
"I wonder who that could be?" Mr. Cielo said, as he got up from the table.
That was as far as he got because at that very moment their front door burst open. Gemini immediately knew who it was.
"RUN EVERY BODY RUN!" She yelled pushing Lily behind her.
Just then a man walked in to the room, his black robes flowing out behind him, and evil smile playing his face.
"Hello Gemini" the man hissed "It is time for your payment." He whipped out his wand and turned on Virgo and Stella, who were huddled in the corner of the room. "Say goodbye Gemini. ADAVRA KADAVRA!" and a bright green light sprung from the end and surround Gemini parents. The life was sucked out of them, they were dead.
"NO! Pisces screamed as she ran to her little sister. "It is your fault all you fault you little-" she was cut off. The curse was said again, and hit Pisces first then Gemini, the two girls fell to the floor. Lily fainted. It was the end for the Cielo family. Trelawney was right. Somebody was going to die this year. Unfortunately, it was Gemini who had to die.
* * *
Gemini found her self in a white room. She saw her parents, and her sister there, just beyond a river, waiting for her. She was about to walk though, but was stopped.
"Wait a minute there" A woman said, looking at her with a smile on her face. It was the woman from the tapestry, but her robes where black with white lining.
"What?" She asked, trying not to sound rude.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, looking at her "you shouldn't be here now"
"What do you mean? I died." Gemini said. Then her face completely changed "I'm going to hell, aren't I"
The woman laughed and smiled at her "No Gemini dear, you are not going to hell, well not as of right now. See, you are not truly dead"
Gemini looked at her, with disbelief in her eyes "what do mean, I'm not dead. I was hit with a killing curse. I have to be dead."
The woman smiled at her and said, "You are not dead. You were hit with a spell. You cannot die from magic Gemini. You are the heiress of Diana "
Gemini was speechless. She knew she was related to her but surely she wasn't the heiress.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Diana, and you are the last living Cielo on the planet. So you are my heiress. You cannot die from magic for I created magic, so no harm will come to you through that way. See, no scar. That man was right about you. You are blessed with a gift of the mind, which is amplified because you are my heiress. You are no ordinary witch; you are a strega, a descendant of Aradia and I. Now, you will return back to earth, a minute after you supposedly died. You are needed in the mortal world my child. Go back to where you belong"
"What about my parents?"
Diana smiled and looked at her, "You may speak to them, but only for a shot time. I may have an influence around here, but we do have limitations."
Just then she waved her hand near the lake and before her appeared the souls of Pisces, Mr., and Mrs. Cielo.
"I'm so sorry" Gemini whispered she looked at her family, which she had now lost.
"It is not your fault my dear" Mrs. Cielo said, kneeling down to her eye level. "You didn't know, besides, you have reached your destiny. The Cielo name will live, and be respected with you."
"Gemini" Mr. Cielo said, also bending down "Don't cry for us. I know it will be hard, but don't cry. You have to be strong. Know that we are happy and we will miss you more than anything." He tilted her chin up so he could see her eyes "All we want you to be is happy"
"Yes papa" Gemini said as her family began to fade away.
"We love you" were the last word Gemini heard them say.
"I love you to"
"It is time to go back Gemini." Diana said " And don't worry, the heiress of Diana is well taken care of. Good luck my child, use your new powers well, and know I will always be there to guide you, I may not be able to fight the war for you, but I can provide you with a weapon. In a time of need, use your wand. Hold it up and declare 'Descend Thou among I; Descend and conquer, Goddess of the Moon'. This will give you the sword of the Moon, in which will aid in you fight. I bid you farewell my child, I will contact you soon. Remember, you are the heiress of Diana, expect great things to come from you."
The next few moments we a blur for Gemini, she felt herself falling. The world was spinning around her, faster and faster. Then it slowed. She was back home, approaching her body. That's when time started again.
A blinding light surrounded her when she entered her body. She was being carried, pulled up in to a standing position. She was wearing the robes of Diana, holding the sword of the moon. She was soon standing, scanning the room for any sign of life. She looked behind her and saw Lily was getting up. Gemini mouthed 'stay still' as she began to quietly walk around the room. She then looked up and her eye narrowed with hate. On the wall, above the family portrait, were words, written in blood. The words 'I AM VOLDEMORT'
"Where are you!" Gemini screamed, her blood boiling with a hate she has never felt before. "Where the hell are you! Get you ass out here and show your self to me!"
"As you wish Gemini" The person formally known as Tom said as he stepped out of the kitchen his wand raised. He stopped when he saw what she was wearing. "Who are you?"
"I am Gemini, Heiress of Diana. I was the last of die in the Cielo family, so I am her heiress. Didn't think of that did you?" Gemini hissed venomously. "Didn't think of that after you killed my family, huh?" Gemini asked as she drew her sword. "Didn't think that after all the training I've been though, all of the powers that I possess, you didn't think that I was special in some way. Well you son of a bitch, I'm right here, come and get me!"
Voldemort just laughed "you sound like one of those stupid American cowboys ''come and get me''. Can you think of nothing else you stupid, worthless girl." He said as he raised his wand once more.
"Yippie Yo Kiya Motherfucker" Gemini mocked, raising her sword in front of her.
"Adavra Kadavra" Voldemort hissed, as another bright green light short from his wand and hit Gemini.
Gemini just stood there laughing. "Do you have a fetish with killing people. Well it won't work on me. I'm am a heiress of a goddess. I am immortal! What part of that do you not understand?"
"Well, than I guess I will have to settle for you little friend than" He said, turning to Lily who was still on the floor.
"Lily! Floo powder, run!" Gemini screamed as she ran across the room to block Lily.
"Hit wizards will be here any minute you ass hole, I would run now when you've got the chance" Gemini yelled as Lily fell through the fire in to the Gryffindor common room.
"Yes, well I can't leave empty handed now can I?" He said as he threw a stunning spell right as Gemini was yelling the common room's password. The world went black for Gemini as she welcomed the darkness.
* * *
"Holy shit!" Sirius yelled as Lily fell out of the fire.
"Gem- Gemini Tr- trouble!" Lily mumbled as she gasped for air on the floor.
"Lily, what happened!" James said, as he sat down next to her "Everybody get away! Now!"
Just then Gemini fell out from the fire, in the robes of Diana, still holding her sword.
"Shit. Peter!" James yelled, Get Dumbledore, McGonagal, somebody, now!"
Sirius was kneeled down next to Gemini, and he picked her up with little effort. He couldn't just leave her there, and it wasn't every day when two girls came falling out of the fire. One holding a sword and dressed differently.
"Come on" he said to James "let's get the hell out of here"
James and Sirius carried to two girls out of the common room as fast as possible, but were soon met by Dumbledore and McGonagal halfway to the hospital wing.
"Dear god, what happened to them?" McGonagal asked, looking at the girls with fearful eyes.
"V- V- V- VOLDEMORT!" Lily said, shaking, "it's all his fault!"
"Come, my office, now"
Lily was able to walk but Gemini was still out cold. Dumbledore guided her in a stretcher to his office, muttering to himself the whole way. When they got there. He told James, Sirius, and McGonagal that he would like to speak with the girls alone. They traveled up the stairs and in to his office. He used as spell to wake Gemini up.
"Gemini dear, what happened?"
Gemini looked at him, with sad eyes. "My family is dead. A dark wizard. Voldemort. He killed me."
"Gemini, that is not possible." Dumbledore said 'unless...'
"It is. I- I'm the heiress of Diana." Gemini whispered
Dumbledores eye widened. He mentally slapped himself. Why didn't he see it before! Her powers, even for a star child, were very powerful. She looked like her, or at least what the books have said she looked like. She was the last living Cielo. She was the one.
"How do you know this?" Dumbledore
"I met her, she told me. I am wearing her robes. This is the sword of the moon." Gemini said holding up the sword.
"Can you tell me who this dark wizard is?"
Gemini looked at him, wide eyed, fighting back tears. She took a deep breath and began. "His name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, but he goes by the name Voldemort. He trained me." Gemini took a deep breath and continued "He came to me in the summer and said that I could be powerful. When school started... he gave me a potion, which made my weaker side stronger. I couldn't fight it. That's why I've been they was I been. Then he told me why he wanted me. He wants a muggle free world. He wanted me to kill them." She let go a dry sob and continued. "I refused to join him. Refused to get the 'dark mark'. So he came to my house. He killed my family, he thought Lily was dead... then he killed me" she ended in a whisper.
"He trained you?" Dumbledore asked, becoming very concerned. "Show me"
Gemini nodded and looked around the room for something to help her in her example. A quill that lay on Dumbledore desk was now in her hand.
"Teleportation"
The quill hovered in the air and moved in to the center of the room.
"Levitation"
Gemini stared hard at the quill, it began to shake violently then it exploded into flames.
"Incineration"
Dumbledore and Lily just stared at her as she looked down at her hands. "He wanted me to used these on Muggles"
"Gemini" Dumbledore said, "I want you to get some sleep. I will look over the matter. Gemini, please try to calm down and get some rest. Lily, go with her. I know you two; you need each other at a time like this. You can go now"
Dumbledore watched as Lily helped her best friend up and out of the room. Dumbledore sighed to himself. "I pray that this is not a coming of another Dark Age."
* * *
"May I have your attention please?" Dumbledore asked at breakfast the day everybody came back. "This Easter, there has been a most unfortunate event. One of your fellow students family was killed" he paused as murmurs broke out all over the hall. "They were killed by a dark wizard. By the name of Voldemort. I do not think he will stop at this. We will be taking a small amount of blood from each of you to determine your magic levels. Will purebloods please gather at the Slytherin table, Halfbloods at Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, and muggle born at Gryffindor. Go."
Immediately the students split up. Sirius, James, Remus, Peter, and Bella went over to the Slytherin table while Gemini and Lily sat quietly at Gryffindor. Neither talked much since the attack. They preferred to stay by themselves, slowly recuperating.
"Now" Madame Pompfrey said as she stepped in front of the Gryffindor table. "I will be taking a small amount of blood from each of you, now line up in an orderly fashion, there we go. Poppy" she said to her daughter "ready?"
"Yes mum"
And so it went. Poppy would clean the skin and heal it with a charm while her mother collected the blood in tubes with label where they could immediately say who the owner was. It was a quick process and soon all of the muggle born were done and dismissed. Lily and Gemini did not feel like going back to the tower so they decided to go out side and sit by the lake for a little while, seeing how it was getting warmer out.
When the got out side and by the lake they just sat, watching the squid dance in the warm surface water. Gemini kept playing with her wand. She figured out how to change it back from the sword "through spirit we are connected, I thank thee' and she has been changing from school robes to goddess robes back and forth for the past 10 minutes. Then Lily broke the silence.
"Gemini, if you don't mind me asking, why don't you cry?"
Gemini looked at her friend. She knew the truth would get out sooner or later, it might as well be her best friend who learned it. "When I was five, I was staying with family. I couldn't sleep. My uncle, he wasn't right in the head. He was born an alcoholic. If he even took a sip of any alcohol, he would be completely wasted. Well one night he came home late from a work party. Somebody must of spiked the punch because he came in saying that he was invisible and that he could fly to the moon if he wanted. His girl friend at the time tried to calm him down, because he was singing 'mambo italiano' on the top of his lungs. Well, he has a very bad temper. So he hit her. When she started to cry, he choked her, and said if she ever cried in his presence again, he would kill her. That did it for me. From that moment on I swore I would not cry if I could help it." Gemini gulped as she thought of that horrible memory "I have only cried once since then. The day Sirius broke up with me." She laughed a short sad laugh "it's strange isn't it. The person that I loved so much made me cry after 7 years of holding it all in."
Lily just looked at her, shocked. "Gem, I had no idea. I'm so sorry"
Gemini smiled back at her. "Lily, I'm fine. It's over with. I'm starting a new life now. I am arranged to see the family lawyer this weekend. To claim my inheritance. I already know who I'm going to be living with to"
"Who?"
"You remember Tony?" Gemini asked her "Him, he has been there for me since I was born. He taught me how to box. He was like a second father to me." Gemini said trailing off.
"So you will be moving to Italy then?" Lily asked, looking hurt.
"Yea, but we are still connected by floo powder, so there is no reason to get all sappy and emotional on me" Gemini joked, lightly punching her friends arm.
"Come on, let's get back inside, they're probably worrying about us" Lily said, helping Gemini up.
"Lily?" Gemini said, "thanks for listening"
"Hey, it's what soul sister's are for right?"
"Soul Sisters... I like that"
* * *
"Here are your test results" Dumbledore announced at dinner the next day "Your head of house will be handing them out. Remember these are for your eyes, and your eyes only, you may share if you wish, but are not pressured into doing so."
Every body was excited about getting their results back. McGonagal walked down the Gryffindor table, handing out the envelopes. When Gemini got hers it said on the front cover. DO NOT OPEN HERE. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS MEET AT THE HEAD TABLE. Gemini did as it told and stood up but was surprised when she saw James stand up as well. They shrugged and they walked together to the head table. Dumbledore stood up and motioned for them to follow him as he walked to a chamber that branched off from the side of the great hall. When James and Gemini got there, he closed the door and sat down in a great chair in front of the fire. Gemini and James also took seats at waited for him to speak.
"Now, you both probably know why I called you two here." Dumbledore said quietly "you two are very, very special, and are in danger if this Voldemort grows strong. You may now read your papers. Then I want you two to switch, so you can better understand why you are in danger."
Both students obeyed and ripped opened their envelopes. Gemini took out her piece of parchment and read it to herself.
Gemini Cielo
Strength: Potions
Weakness: Transfiguration
Blood: Muggle-born
Reasons: Direct descendent of Diana
Gemini sighed with relief; she knew all of this already. But she wondered why James was called down to.
"Wanna switch?" James asked, a little bit nervous.
"Yea"
Gemini took his results in her hand and read it as well.
James Potter
Strength: Transfiguration
Weakness: Charms
Blood: PureBlood
Reasons: Direst descendent of Godric Gryffindor
Gemini stared at the parchment. "Godric Gryffindor" She whispered as she looked at James.
James nodded and whispered "Diana?"
"I see you two need to discuss why you are the way are you are" Dumbledore softly "I will leave you two to talk amongst yourselves"
Dumbledore got up and left the two speechless third years.
"Godric Gryffindor!" Gemini said in amazement "I can't believe it!"
"Yea, It was said that his daughter married a Potter. And the potters have always had at least one son, so the blood line end with me." James said softly. Then he looked Gemini in the eye and asked, "Who is Diana?"
Gemini smiled and said, "Diana is the queen of the witches. The mother of magic. The goddess of the moon." Gemini said "but there is one thing it left out."
"What is that?" James asked her.
"I am the heiress of Diana"
"It was your family, wasn't it?" James asked her. "I am so, so sorry"
"It's ok, it was my destiny, I couldn't stop it even if I wanted to."
"My family is the last of the Potter's as well. Me, my mum, and my dad are all that's left."
"So that means that..." Gemini said.
"When my parents die, I will be the heir of Gryffindor."
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I know this is very short, but I was dying to get this one posted! And this is NOT the end, even though the title sounds like it is.
Thanks to Nettey, Who ALWAYS reviews :: big hugs!::
