Chapter Five: Now Is Forever
Hermione was practising her magic in an abandoned classroom. It was early Saturday morning but she liked to start early.
'Accio!' She cried, and chalk flew towards her, landing neatly in her outstretched hand.
'Very nice,' a smooth voice drawled behind her, making her jump and spin in fright. Draco was standing in the doorway, a self-satisfied smirk on his face for startling her. 'What are you doing here, Draco?' Hermione asked wearily. Frankly, I wanted to fuck your brains out, he thought. 'Just wanted to see what you were doing,' he replied innocently instead, gazing at her from beneath long, pale lashes. 'Well you've seen, now leave.' 'Fine,' Draco replied with a seductive look, and left the room.
'What was that all about?' a confuzzled Hermione thought.
*
It had started with Parvati telling her sister, and now, exactly twenty- four hours after it had happened, the news reached Dumbledore that Harry Potter was going out with Jasmine Moore. This troubled him deeply. He was also very surprised. News like this usually traveled a hell of a lot faster in this school. He had sent for Harry and Jasmine to come to his office and now he waited for them to arrive, gazing into his Pensieve as he tried to gather his thoughts.
'Professor?' came a timid voice, startling him out of his reverie. He looked up and gestured for Harry and Jasmine to sit down. 'There's something I have to tell you,' he said gently. 'Jasmine, your real name is Jasmine Potter. That of course makes you siblings. But you're more than that- you're twins.' He sat waiting for the news to sink in. Both Potters were staring at him with the same look of shock and slight horror, the latter expression of which confused him, and he would never find out why it was there.
They sat like that for a while, until Harry sputtered, 'Why? Why did no one tell me I had a sister? Why is she here?'
Throughout this, Jasmine remained silent, eyes downcast as she tried to make sense of it all. Harry Potter was her brother? SHE HAD KISSED HER BROTHER!?! This thought filled her with disgust and she pushed it to the back of her mind, trying to concentrate on what Dumbledore was now saying.
'The two of you are Magids. A Magid is someone who can do magic without a wand, but they need very special training. There is only a very small percentage in the world, and your father was one. Whenever a Magid is faced with a very emotional situation, they can cause strange things in nature, for example blue snow, strong winds or stars changing color.' At this Harry and Jasmine exchanged a guilty look, which Dumbledore didn't catch. The man was on a roll. 'When you were born, it was obvious that you were both incredibly powerful, Jasmine especially. When your parents realized that Voldemort was after them, they decided to separate you two. Harry stayed with your parents, with Peter Pettigrew as their secret-keeper. A dreadful mistake,' he added darkly. 'Because Jasmine is more powerful she was sent to live with Arabella Figg. Arabella turned her into a cat and was her secret-keeper. We all decided keeping you apart was a good idea. That way, if worst came to worst and one twin did die, there would still be a chance that the other would survive. However, tragedy did strike and Harry was sent to live with the Dursleys, with Arabella as his secret-keeper too.'
'Why was I kept a cat until now? Why wasn't changed back once the threat had gone?' Jasmine asked.
'I'm afraid I can't answer that until you are a few years older,' was Dumbledore's reply.
'Why has she been changed back now?' Harry asked.
'Because you have come of age and the threat has returned. You are old enough to be trained to use your Magid powers, and you will need them, for Voldemort has risen again. The only way you will be able to beat him is together. However, one or both of you may die in the process.'
'So that's it, is it? Jasmines my sister and we have to go battle Voldemort, where we might just die. Fabulous. Just another day in my wonderful life.' The sarcasm in Harry's tone was unmistakable, yet the raging torrent of emotions within him betrayed him, making his voice wobble. 'Thank you for telling us, Professor. May we go?'
'Yes, return to your tower.'
Harry stalked out of the room, battling to keep his thoughts and emotions under control. Jasmine followed him meekly, head down. But then, she always had been the quieter of the two, even as a baby, Dumbledore mused.
*
Hermione was waiting for Harry in his dorm room. 'Hermione, what are you doing here? You're not allowed in the boys dorm,' Harry said in exasperation. He couldn't deal with his friends yet; he had to sort out everything in his own head first. 'Only after eight p.m.' she replied tartly. Harry had to smile- Hermione knew the rulebook off by heart. 'Anyway, I have something to tell you,' she continued. 'Ron's in love with you.'
'Oh bloody hell!'
Next chapter: Hermione explains to Harry, Draco comes out to Hermione and Jasmine and Harry begin their Magid training. Should be more fun than this one, which was just a load of explaining.
Luvs 2 Alex as always- good luck wit your new school! Thanks for always R&R- ing and 4 being there 4 me and for writing such a bloody good fic! (The love of another, by nebride- read it if you haven't already folks!)
Thanks to raych for being the first person other than Alex to review. I took notice of your comments so review me again to let me know how I've done.
Everyone else reading- please review me cuz I need the feedback.
Also, the Cruel Intentions quote was 'I'm going to fuck your brains out.' Which I altered slightly. I'm not American but my word processor obviously is cuz it makes me spell things the American way. One last thing: the chapter titles for this chapter and the last one, and probably a couple of the ones in the future as well are also titles of the songs on the Eiffel 65 Europop album.
Hermione was practising her magic in an abandoned classroom. It was early Saturday morning but she liked to start early.
'Accio!' She cried, and chalk flew towards her, landing neatly in her outstretched hand.
'Very nice,' a smooth voice drawled behind her, making her jump and spin in fright. Draco was standing in the doorway, a self-satisfied smirk on his face for startling her. 'What are you doing here, Draco?' Hermione asked wearily. Frankly, I wanted to fuck your brains out, he thought. 'Just wanted to see what you were doing,' he replied innocently instead, gazing at her from beneath long, pale lashes. 'Well you've seen, now leave.' 'Fine,' Draco replied with a seductive look, and left the room.
'What was that all about?' a confuzzled Hermione thought.
*
It had started with Parvati telling her sister, and now, exactly twenty- four hours after it had happened, the news reached Dumbledore that Harry Potter was going out with Jasmine Moore. This troubled him deeply. He was also very surprised. News like this usually traveled a hell of a lot faster in this school. He had sent for Harry and Jasmine to come to his office and now he waited for them to arrive, gazing into his Pensieve as he tried to gather his thoughts.
'Professor?' came a timid voice, startling him out of his reverie. He looked up and gestured for Harry and Jasmine to sit down. 'There's something I have to tell you,' he said gently. 'Jasmine, your real name is Jasmine Potter. That of course makes you siblings. But you're more than that- you're twins.' He sat waiting for the news to sink in. Both Potters were staring at him with the same look of shock and slight horror, the latter expression of which confused him, and he would never find out why it was there.
They sat like that for a while, until Harry sputtered, 'Why? Why did no one tell me I had a sister? Why is she here?'
Throughout this, Jasmine remained silent, eyes downcast as she tried to make sense of it all. Harry Potter was her brother? SHE HAD KISSED HER BROTHER!?! This thought filled her with disgust and she pushed it to the back of her mind, trying to concentrate on what Dumbledore was now saying.
'The two of you are Magids. A Magid is someone who can do magic without a wand, but they need very special training. There is only a very small percentage in the world, and your father was one. Whenever a Magid is faced with a very emotional situation, they can cause strange things in nature, for example blue snow, strong winds or stars changing color.' At this Harry and Jasmine exchanged a guilty look, which Dumbledore didn't catch. The man was on a roll. 'When you were born, it was obvious that you were both incredibly powerful, Jasmine especially. When your parents realized that Voldemort was after them, they decided to separate you two. Harry stayed with your parents, with Peter Pettigrew as their secret-keeper. A dreadful mistake,' he added darkly. 'Because Jasmine is more powerful she was sent to live with Arabella Figg. Arabella turned her into a cat and was her secret-keeper. We all decided keeping you apart was a good idea. That way, if worst came to worst and one twin did die, there would still be a chance that the other would survive. However, tragedy did strike and Harry was sent to live with the Dursleys, with Arabella as his secret-keeper too.'
'Why was I kept a cat until now? Why wasn't changed back once the threat had gone?' Jasmine asked.
'I'm afraid I can't answer that until you are a few years older,' was Dumbledore's reply.
'Why has she been changed back now?' Harry asked.
'Because you have come of age and the threat has returned. You are old enough to be trained to use your Magid powers, and you will need them, for Voldemort has risen again. The only way you will be able to beat him is together. However, one or both of you may die in the process.'
'So that's it, is it? Jasmines my sister and we have to go battle Voldemort, where we might just die. Fabulous. Just another day in my wonderful life.' The sarcasm in Harry's tone was unmistakable, yet the raging torrent of emotions within him betrayed him, making his voice wobble. 'Thank you for telling us, Professor. May we go?'
'Yes, return to your tower.'
Harry stalked out of the room, battling to keep his thoughts and emotions under control. Jasmine followed him meekly, head down. But then, she always had been the quieter of the two, even as a baby, Dumbledore mused.
*
Hermione was waiting for Harry in his dorm room. 'Hermione, what are you doing here? You're not allowed in the boys dorm,' Harry said in exasperation. He couldn't deal with his friends yet; he had to sort out everything in his own head first. 'Only after eight p.m.' she replied tartly. Harry had to smile- Hermione knew the rulebook off by heart. 'Anyway, I have something to tell you,' she continued. 'Ron's in love with you.'
'Oh bloody hell!'
Next chapter: Hermione explains to Harry, Draco comes out to Hermione and Jasmine and Harry begin their Magid training. Should be more fun than this one, which was just a load of explaining.
Luvs 2 Alex as always- good luck wit your new school! Thanks for always R&R- ing and 4 being there 4 me and for writing such a bloody good fic! (The love of another, by nebride- read it if you haven't already folks!)
Thanks to raych for being the first person other than Alex to review. I took notice of your comments so review me again to let me know how I've done.
Everyone else reading- please review me cuz I need the feedback.
Also, the Cruel Intentions quote was 'I'm going to fuck your brains out.' Which I altered slightly. I'm not American but my word processor obviously is cuz it makes me spell things the American way. One last thing: the chapter titles for this chapter and the last one, and probably a couple of the ones in the future as well are also titles of the songs on the Eiffel 65 Europop album.