Title: The Malfoy
Twins And The Quest For The Amulet
Author:
xXNaughty-By-NatureXx
E-mail: dragonslayer_25@msn.com
Summary: A quest into the past to
save their mother leads a pair of twins to befriend their Aunt Joey, Uncle
Duncan and their gang. As the girls learn more about their situation and their
location, Amelea and Allegra realize the complexity of their mission. Creating
new identities for themselves, they settle into their temporary new life. The
most unusual and unexpected things arise and if they're not careful, the people
they care about the most, like their baby cousin Matt, may not exist.
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. In other words, I don't claim to own anything I didn't make up! All the original charcters are mostly created by me except for those created by Tom, Dyz, Christian or Katie. You four know your characters!
Author's Note: According to Angie J, author of 'Trouble In Paradise', Harry and the rest of the people his age at Hogwarts were scheduled to graduate Hogwarts in 1998. I'm using that reference. 2008 was the year Andrew Potter, the Malfoy twins and all the people in their year were born, so it would be September 2019 when they start at Hogwarts.
Chapter 1: It's Not That Easy
-*August 30th, 1999*-
The Granger/Avalon Flat
Mika Avalon's eyes shot open and she sat straight up. She reached for her lamp next to her bed and turned it on. Something about her dream seemed troubling. She reached for a chain hanging around her neck and pulled it out of her tank top. The red crystal glowed brightly, which made the young woman sigh in relief. She got out of bed and gave herself a glance in the mirror.
What is happening to me? she thought as she pulled her long black hair up into a ponytail.
She stepped out of her room and dragged herself to the living room to watch some TV. She reached for the remote control and started to flip through the channels.
"Hey, sleepyhead, it's about time you woke up!" Hermione Granger's voice came from the entrance to the flat, "You've been sleeping since 4 and it's 7 now."
Mika didn't realize that it was that late. She meant to take a tiny nap but she took a much longer one.
Her roommate entered the flat and headed to the kitchen with Muggle takeout food. She yawned and headed for the dining room table. She sat down at the table and sighed as she stifled a yawn.
"I'm thrilled you've decided to come back, Mika!" Hermione said as she grabbed one of the Styrofoam containers on the table and helped herself to some food, "I had to move out of my dorm at the college. They usually reserve the student residency there for first years. I couldn't afford this place without a roommate."
Mika smiled. Hermione, the studious witch with Muggle parents, was always ambitious and she always kept a sharp tongue to those who opposed her, meaning the Slytherins back at Hogwarts, especially Draco Malfoy. She wasn't all that surprised that Hermione was studying at the Firecross Magical College to become a mediwitch.
"Yeah…I'm glad to be back, I guess," Mika replied nonchalantly, or at least, she tried to be nonchalant, "I learned a few things about myself and about life during the past year…no use running anymore."
Hermione knew there were certain things she wasn't supposed to bring up in a conversation, like Mika's rollercoaster romance with Draco Malfoy, so she held her tongue for a moment before speaking again.
"I was wondering, I know you've only been here a few days, but have you managed to see anyone else besides me?" she asked.
Mika sighed and replied, "I saw Mrs. Weasley and Ginny at Diagon Alley, Hannah Abbot and Neville Longbottom at Hogsmead…but I haven't caught Mari anywhere…she's been rather occupied with Quidditch, hasn't she?"
Hermione laughed lightly and asked, "Have you been reading those magazines I left for you at your father's?"
"Yeah," Mika mumbled, "She's a star now…"
"Hey, she's probably missed you!" Hermione told her as she ate her noodles, "If you had left a phone number or something, I'm sure she would have called."
I'm not so sure, Hermione, Mika thought as she confessed, "She and I haven't exactly left in good terms with each other after graduation."
Hermione looked extremely shocked. In their four years of friendship at Hogwarts, Mika and Marionie had been inseparable. The pair appeared to have a strong bond. They helped each other and knew all of each other's secrets. She also knew the pair rarely fought. She remembered seeing her two girlfriends at graduation, happy and sad at the same time, discussing the future…
"So what happened then?" she asked, then added, "Or do even want to talk to me about it?"
"We went to the Three Broomsticks to celebrate over a couple of butterbeers…I told her what I wanted to do, she accused me of being selfish, I accused her of not being a real friend…and I left without even turning back."
"Oh…I had no idea," Hermione said as she put her fork down, "So…what have been doing since your arrival?"
"Visiting my father…getting reacquainted with the people and the places…relaxing…or attempting to relax…" Mika replied, punctuating her sentence with a yawn.
"Attempting? Have you been successful?"
"Between naps and all the other things on my mind…not exactly…"
"Well, I have an idea!" Hermione said with a bright smile on her face, "That is, if you're up for it…"
Mika's eyes lit up as she replied, "Sure! I have nothing to lose…I'm just about ready to do anything at this point to relax."
Hermione raised an eyebrow, uncertain that Mika really meant it, but went on, "Well…I've got a pair of tickets to the Liverpool Lions VS the Chudley Cannons tomorrow…you feel like coming? Ron's going to be there for sure, being the keeper for the Cannons and all that and I'm sure Ginny will be too…and I know you've always been passionate about Quidditch."
She left out the fact that the famous Marionie Hearts of England's National Team was going to be a guest commentator for two reasons. The first one being that she was afraid of the passionate raven-haired girl's reaction and the second one was that she needed to do something enjoyable to relax. Watching Quidditch was only second to playing it in Mika's list of enjoyable things to do and Hermione knew it.
Hermione smiled as she watched Mika's expression soften. Success! she thought.
"All right, I'll take you up on that..." she replied, grinning lightly.
"Aren't you going to have anything to eat?" Hermione asked, gesturing at the Chinese food she brought home.
Mika shook her head. "Haven't you ever heard of 'Summer Girls' by LFO?" she asked Hermione.
Hermione began to sing the chorus along with Mika, and then laughed. As Muggle-born witches, they were both very familiar with Muggle popular culture, especially music.
"What are you trying to say?" the curly-haired brunette asked with a raised eyebrow, "Chinese food makes you sick?"
Mika laughed lightly and shook her head.
~*~
-*August 30th, 1999*-
The Leaky Cauldron
A young silvery blonde girl by the name of Josephine Malfoy, more commonly known as Joey or Jo, sat at the bar by her lonesome at the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley. She was supposed to meet her friends there since her brother Draco didn't feel like going shopping with her. He hadn't been shopping with her since he graduated from Hogwarts.
Her fifth year at Hogwarts was coming up and she decided that she needed a new dress robe for the Yule Ball. She also wanted to buy Draco a present for his birthday coming up. She had no idea what to buy him. She didn't usually buy him anything since they always had dinner on his birthday since the death of their parents but for some reason, she felt she had to get him something special to show some appreciation.
"Hey, Jo," Serena Firestorm's voice came from behind her.
Joey turned around and replied, "Serena! Hey!"
As the strawberry blonde came and joined her, she said, "So have you been waiting all that long?"
"Fifteen minutes at the most," Joey told her with a sigh.
Sitting on a stool to Joey's right, Serena asked, "Something on your mind?"
"It's just weird…it's the first time since I've started at Hogwarts that I haven't gone shopping for school supplies with Draco…since our parents died, he's always been this great older brother, looking out for me and everything…but this year, everything seems totally different, totally off."
"I wouldn't worry about it…" Serena assured her, "It's probably nothing…I mean, he didn't cancel your annual dinner, did he?"
Joey shook her head and explained, "Yeah, that's true but I want to give him something more this year…just to show some appreciation."
"How about these?" a familiar male voice said from behind the girls.
Serena and Joey watched as a pair of tickets of the next day's Quidditch match fell in front of their eyes. Serena picked them up and read them as Joey turned to face the source of the voice and the tickets.
"What's the catch, Barringer?" she asked, facing Scott Barringer, a famous actor in the wizarding world and an ex-Gryffindor who graduated with her brother two year ago.
"No catch at all," he replied, "My friend Sarah had this extra pair and I overheard your little dilemma. Just don't tell your dear brother where they came from. I know he hates me and I hate him too. You're a good kid though."
Joey didn't know what to say. She just smiled politely and said, "Thank you, Scott."
"Have fun tomorrow!" he said as a red-haired girl joined him and they walked out.
"The Lions VS the Cannons on his birthday," Serena said, "I'm sure Draco would love these!"
"Yeah," Joey replied with a nod, taking the tickets and putting them in her pocket.
She was still a little disconcerted about Scott's 'generosity' and his compliment. He never really outwardly admitted to her that she was a 'good kid' and she was definitely surprised.
~*~
-*September 20th, 2023*-
Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry
Kiara woke up early to go the library to do some History Of Magic research when she realized that Amelea's bed was empty, except for two pieces of parchment. She read the one addressed to her.
"Hey Kiki,
You need to get the other piece of parchment on my bed to Jay immediately. This is important! It's an emergency! I'm sure he'll explain everything to you after he reads my note. This is very important. Do it as soon as you can. Don't panic, Allegra and I are okay…
I'll catch soon, (I hope)
Amelea"
Kiara took the two pieces of parchment and put the one addressed to her in her knapsack and held the other one addressed to Jayson tightly in her left hand before leaving the dormitory where her remaining roommates, Katia and Amarah were still asleep.
She tiptoed out of the room, crossed the hallway and instead of taking a left to the staircase leading to the Common Room, she went straight ahead to the boys' wing and knocked on the first door of the fifth years section, where Jayson Barringer slept with his roommates Drew Potter, Frankie Finnigan and Will Thomas. When no one answered, she slipped the message under the door and left for the library.
~*~
-*August 30th, 1999*-
Diagon Alley
Right outside of Diagon Alley, right before Knockturn Alley, the twins fell out of the sky and onto the hard cement. Fortunately, no one got hurt. Amelea was the first to pick herself up. She stretched her muscles and helped Allegra up. The twins gave each other a look before looking around at their surroundings. Allegra found a sign that said 'Knockturn Alley straight ahead' behind her.
"Whoa…this place…" she said softly, "It looks familiar yet so different!"
"Yeah well twenty-some-odd years does make a slight difference," Amelea commented.
Allegra looked down at her robes and said, "We really need to get a change of clothes…school robes for regular wear will make us stick out like a Weasley."
Amelea sniggered at her twin's comment then pulled out her wand, pointed at her robes and whispered, "Moldumode!"
Her black robes transformed into a Muggle outfit consisting of a black tube top, a sheer yellow half-sleeved top, a pair of flared blue jean trousers and a pair of perfectly white trainers. Also, a pair of yellow-tinted sunglasses appeared, perched over her head.
"Where'd you learn to do that?" Allegra asked her twin in awe.
Amelea grinned and replied as she put her sunglasses on, "Jay's Mum taught him that charm and when he, Drew and I decided to sneak out of the castle to Hogsmead once, we used that. It's a French spell. I believe that the rough translation of the spell is 'Muggle fashion'."
Smiling, Allegra repeated her twin's action and found herself wearing a red midriff-showing halter top, black Capri trousers and a black pair of platform sandals that gave her a couple of inches lift, making her slightly taller than her twin. She reached for the top of her head, expecting her own pair of shades, and she pulled off a pair of darkly tinted sunglasses. She put them on and glanced at Amelea.
"I know I always come up with the plans but you're much better at thinking quickly on your feet. What's next?"
Amelea glanced around and found children and teenagers, some with parents and others without, walking around, carrying bags.
"I gather everyone's gone back-to-school shopping…I suppose that's what we're supposed to be doing now," she stated, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do, right?"
Allegra rolled her eyes at her twin's use of yet another Muggle saying. She nodded and reached for her pocket, pulling out a pouch full of Knuts, Sickles and Galleons. Amelea did the same. They had a significant amount, in case of emergencies. Since their father was very successful in the Muggle and wizarding stock markets and their mother was a retired Quidditch player turned magical creature specialist, they had money in abundance.
"So we buy school supplies? But we already have them! Why spend money on things we've already gotten? There's got to be a way to summon them from our time," Allegra stated as Allegra looked through her notes.
"I don't know…let's go to the Leaky Cauldron and get something to eat first…" she said as her stomach grumbled and she stuffed her notes back in her pocket.
Amelea agreed and the pair walked off.
~*~
-*September 20th, 2023*-
The Dark Society HeadquartersThere were various discussions going on at once in one of the conference rooms at the Dark Society Headquarters. Everyone was waiting for the ringleader of the operation to arrive to start the monthly meeting. Each Death Eater present was a high-class member of the Society and there were only twenty-five of them out of thousands. 'The Elite 25', or 'The E25' as they were commonly referred as, were sitting around a very long table.
In a male-dominated world, there was one single strong-willed woman making her way up. Her name was Blaise Zabani. She found her place amongst the Society's best and she also found her husband there. She bore his children, raised them, and kept up with her own responsibilities as an active member of the Society. She was reading a recent letter from her eldest daughter, Kathryn, while waiting for the meeting to begin.
"Hello, mother!
I'm writing to update you on our lives at Hogwarts. The younger kids have been otherwise preoccupied so they appointed me the official letter writer. I don't really mind it since they don't really want to do it anyway.
Zack is finally getting the hang of Potions. He seems to be distracted. He's always at odds with the Malfoy twins but it's as expected, I suppose. Father has been always looked down on the Malfoys, especially their father. He's working on his role on the Quidditch team and I'm very proud of him. All he needs to get back on track is a little push. I'll be sure to take care of that.
Ian has had problems with members of the opposite sex. He is at that girl crazy stage but they seem to reject him faster than he can impress them. He has his own rival, Kyle Wood, from Gryffindor. What can you expect? I can guarantee you that things haven't changed much since your journey through Hogwarts. It's still Gryffindor against Slytherin…although there have been efforts made to change that.
Riley is really enjoying the time she spends on the Quidditch pitch. She is a very talented chaser and quite the social butterfly with the students her age. I enjoy seeing her blossom and I hope she becomes the girl I've worked hard to become. She seems to be very gifted in Defense of the Dark Arts, as am I. I'm quite proud of my kid sister.
Danny is getting the hang of things here. He's pretty much well adjusted. He has a knack for entry level Arithmancy I never had. He has enjoyed his first flying lessons and seems to be a natural on a broom. I can assure you that he will catch the attention of my successor as the Slytherin team's captain, which will probably be Zack once he shapes up.
As for me, it's very typical, very routine. Shawn Weasley has really been getting on my nerves. I cannot stand him!!! Mister Gryffindor Head Boy, with his girlfriend, the Ravenclaw Head Girl Miss Perfect Nicole Boot. I am just relieved that Graduation is just up ahead for me. I won't have to see these nauseating people for long periods of time anymore after I leave Hogwarts.
I do realize you and Father have very different ideas about my future and we will have time to discuss it. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. For now, I just want to assure you both that my siblings and I are getting along just fine at Hogwarts.
With all my love,
Kat"
Blaise put the letter away as the meeting begun. Everyone grew quiet at the sight of the esteemed leader of the Dark Society. It was their Dark Lord himself, in his human form, Tom Riddle.
"Good afternoon, fellow colleagues, this meeting will now come to order," he announced with an assertive kind of voice, "If you would like to refer to your agendas, we will begin this conference with item number one."
Blaise found her husband Jack, sitting across from her, giving her a nervous look.
Must have something to do with the mission he was assigned to this month, she thought, but why is he so nervous? Did he do the deed?
"Firecross, I need your report," Voldemort said, giving Jack an impatient look.
Jack bit his lip and said, "Sir, something unexpected has happened. It seems as though the teenage twins have done their research. They've used the Crystal Tracker Spell to escape last night."
There was utter silence in the room as every person was holding their breath, waiting for their leader's response.
"I presumed the twins would be ignorant of Starlight Prophecy…that was very much a erroneous postulation on my part. I do trust that you are prepared to go the distance with my little strategy to be rid of certain powerful enemies of the Society, Jack. This will be your chance to finally prove yourself. Failure will not be tolerated at this point. We don't want anymore setbacks."
Everyone exhaled at the same time, or so it seemed at that time. Jack wore a look of relief on his face while Blaise smiled brightly.
"What do you expect from me, Sir?" Jack asked his superior.
"I need for you to prevent the young Malfoys from fulfilling the prophecy," the Dark Lord said as a piece of parchment appeared before Jack.
"THE STARLIGHT PROPHECY
From woman to woman, mother to daughter
Each generation must pass the a test
When the Ultimate Light descends into the darkness
The successor must go on a quest
When all is said and done, when her worth is proven
The Heir apparent will bring the Light back
Its return will ultimately lead to the end of all evils
And the restoration of the purity of the wizarding world"
So it's this generation that's got to restore the Light, Jack thought as he read the prophecy, I would have loved to squish the previous generation…but it must hurt as much as that if not more to see your children in total anguish. "As you wish, Lord Voldemort," he said out loud to his leader.
As the meeting progressed, other affairs of the Dark Society were discussed and everything was as scheduled. Most of the talk, however, was directed towards figuring out how to travel through time undetected by the Heirs and figuring out how to destroy the Malfoy twins.
~*~
-*August 30th, 1999*-
The Leaky Cauldron
The twins entered the Inn casually and scanned the area for a place to sit. Allegra's eyes were checking the bar while Amelea's were checking the dinning area and nudged her twin when she noticed a group of people somewhat familiar.
"What's up, sis?" Allegra whispered, following Amelea's gaze.
"Let's sit over there," Amelea replied, gesturing towards a couple of empty seats at the bar near the table full of people she thought were familiar.
Allegra followed her twin and sat at the bar with her. The ordered a couple of butterbeers and began to whisper in hush tones.
"What's up, Lea, really?" Allegra whispered after sipping her drink.
Amelea said quietly, "Don't look behind you now, but I think I saw a younger version of Aunt Jo's friend Cassie and her boyfriend Lee."
"Well, we can't just approach them," Allegra commented, still speaking as softly as possible, "We need to go about this with a plan…because if we fail, everything our parents and our friends' parents have fought for will be destroyed."
"Yeah…and we could lose everything and everyone we care about, including little Matt. I know, Al…there's a lot at stake right now. About our mission…Dumbledore will help us, right?" Amelea went on quietly, taking a little taste of her own drink.
"And what are we going to say, Amelea? 'Hey Professor Dumbledore, we're Amelea and Allegra Malfoy, we're Mika Avalon and Draco Malfoy's twin daughters from the future, students at Hogwarts twenty years from now, we traveled back in time because we're on a quest to save our mother and we need your help'? I doubt he'll buy it."
"Ugh, Miss Sensible One, why does your logic irritate me so much?"
"Because you think with your heart…you get too caught up in your emotions to think clearly, especially when it comes to your ever-so-charming rival, Zack Firecross."
Amelea glared at her twin sister for mentioning her Slytherin antagonist. "Maybe so, but since there is no Zack Firestorm here to contend with now, I think you can expect a higher degree of stability from me," she said.
Allegra told her, "Fine. So let's get down to the nitty-gritty here. Train ride's on the first, and I overheard that it's in a couple of days so I think we should book a room here and make this home base before we head out on the Express."
"Fine, but how do we get close to our mother's younger self without revealing ourselves? I mean, for all we know, someone from the Dark Society could be tailing us. You-Know-Who could have someone coming after us…not to mention the fact that our Mum's class has already graduated from Hogwarts. What if she's left the country after the War?"
"Good point…but it's been three whole years since the second war, it's 'the sheltered time' mentioned in the prophecy where everything appeared safe…everyone now believes that You-Know-Who was destroyed by our parents and our friends' parents. As for Mum, I believe this is the year she came back and her Quidditch career began. But we still could be in danger if someone comes from the present…future…you know what I mean."
Amelea nodded in agreement. "Yeah, like I was saying," she said, "So what now?"
Allegra shrugged. For once, the calm, levelheaded twin didn't have all the answers so she decided to book the room while Amelea finished her drink.
~*~
"So he what?" Duncan James said, extremely surprised at what he just heard.
Joey and Serena nodded at their friend. The other members of their inner circle, Lee Ryan and Cassie Crowfeather looked very skeptical while AJ Stormwilder just seemed indifferent about it.
"I can't believe he just gave them to you!" Cassie exclaimed, "Not to mention the fact that he said you were a good kid. Tell me that didn't really happen 'coz I find it hard to believe he'd say that."
Lee chimed in and said, "And who's the redhead? Is he two-timing Marionie???"
Joey shrugged and answered, "I seriously hope not, because Draco and I would both have a go at him if we found out he did. I don't really think they're that serious anyway."
"So this friend of his, Sarah, has an extra pair of tickets…c'mon, it's free Quidditch, Jo! Now you can meet up with us…although you would have already had your ticket if Audrey didn't insist on chaperoning…" AJ said, glaring at Serena while mentioning her older sister.
"Fine, then! We can all sit together…I'm sure Draco wouldn't mind hanging out!" Joey told her friends.
"So, Barringer really told you that?" Duncan said, "I can't believe he gave the tickets to you knowing your brother hates his sorry arse."
Joey rolled her eyes and said, "Draco and I will see you there tomorrow. So, let's get some shopping done. We can get our school stuff first then get extras later."
Everyone agreed and they left the building. As Duncan stood, he crashed into Amelea behind him, who was standing up from the bar at the same time.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Amelea said, looking up slightly. Uncle Dunk? Wow…thank god for shades…ugh, damn, Al has the darker shades, he can see my eyes…quickly, don't stare. She blinked and smiled, still slightly self-conscious.
Duncan smiled brightly and replied, "No, don't be…I didn't see you, you didn't see me…it was no one's fault."
"C'mon, Dunk, let's head out," Joey said, and then when she realized that Duncan didn't hear her, she smacked him upside his head.
Duncan tore his eyes away from Amelea and said, "Ow! Joey! You know what? I'll see ya at Flourish and Blotts in five minutes." After his friend left, his attention went back to Amelea. He asked her, "What's your name? Mine's Duncan."
"Amelea."
"So, I haven't seen you around…transferring to Hogwarts?"
Amelea nodded and replied, "Yeah, me and my twin sister Allegra...we're not exactly sure what's going on yet. We're staying here for a while 'til the dust settles."
"Oh! That's great! I'll see ya tomorrow?" he asked charmingly.
Amelea shrugged as she answered, "I don't know…you'll never know."
Duncan explained, "I have to go…my friends are waiting for me and Joey's not the most patient human being in the world."
Boy do I know it! Amelea thought as she said, "I see…well…if you're around Diagon Alley, come back here tomorrow to meet my sister. Allegra's a really sweet girl once you get to know her."
"All right then, I'll be here for breakfast and you girls can meet my gang."
"Right. Go along now! You don't want to keep your friends waiting. Bye, Duncan!"
"Bye Amelea! Catch ya tomorrow!"
Amelea nodded and watched as her uncle's younger self was walking out of the building. This ought to be very interesting, she thought as walked towards the flight of stairs leading up to the rooms of the inn.
~*~
-*September 20th, 2023*-
Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry
It was a typical school day morning in one of the Gryffindor boys' dormitories. Will was scrambling to find his Herbology textbook; Frankie was searching for his quill and his wand that he misplaced yet again, Drew was rushing to finish a Potions essay and Jayson was in the bathroom, putting each of his hair in place.
Frankie and Will finally found their lost items when they noticed the piece of parchment on the ground addressed to Jayson. Will picked it up and looked at it carefully without unfolding it and reading its contents.
"Hey, Jay, you lost a piece of parchment?" Frankie called out as Jayson left the bathroom and approached him.
"No…" he said, towering over his roommates and glancing at the parchment, "That handwriting's Amelea's…but why would she go through all the trouble of delivering me a note? I mean there's the Common Room and the Great Hall…"
Drew put the finishing touches on his essay, put it in his knapsack and ventured, "Maybe she's in some sort of trouble…"
Jayson took the letter from Will and began to read it to himself.
"Hey, Jay,
Al and I are in major trouble! See 'Legends of the Wizarding Past' in the history section of the library, page 397. That's the basic gist of it. Our Mum's in trouble…could you cover for us? You're the only one we know who could help us. Use the Decepticus spell to write a letter to our Aunt Joey and let her know we're all right and that we've heeded her advice. You can also use the same spell to come up with a letter from our Mother with a reason Dumbledore will buy that she's taken us from school. I hope you pull through. We'd really appreciate it!
I'll see ya soon (hopefully)
Amelea"
"Let me guess, Jay," Drew said, "The twins are in trouble and they our help?"
Will shrugged as he and Frankie headed out of the room. Drew approached Jayson and started to walk with him.
"My help," Jayson corrected his friend, "Well, let's go and grab breakfast…if we go quickly, we might have time to check this out…"
"Is it serious?" he asked in a hushed undertone of worry.
Jayson shrugged. "Amelea left a page reference…one of those old history books in the library…I guess we'll find out soon enough," he replied in a strangely calm way.
~*~
Kiara darted into the Great Hall, scanning the vast room with the four tables for any sign of her cousin Andrew and his posse of goofballs. She continued this action as she sat down between Amarah and Chris, two of her friends, across from Michelle and Michael, her twin cousins.
"Hey, Kiki, what's up?" Michael asked her, sensing her agitation.
"Have you guys seen Jay?" she asked everyone nearby.
All the replies were no. Kiara sighed worriedly until she looked up and found Jayson at the entrance with Drew, Will and Frankie. Will and Frankie took their seats at the table but Jayson and Drew didn't. They gestured for Kiara to come with them. The bushy haired redhead stuffed a few cauldron cakes wrapped in a tablecloth in her bag and dashed out of the Great Hall as quickly as she came in.
"What was that about?" Amarah asked.
The twins shrugged and so did Will and Frankie. The words 'I don't know' were heard all over in the near vicinity.
~*~
Kiara asked Jayson, "What's going on? All I got was a note from my roommate saying not to worry and that you'd explain everything once I delivered you the note."
"Yeah, I just got the note, and I think there's something serious going down with the Malfoy twins," Jayson said.
Before they could continue, Gryffindor Prefect Rebecca Weasley approached them with an envelope.
"Hey, Jay, I just came from the owlry and saw your family owl," she said as she handed the mail to Jayson and then headed off.
As he opened the letter and walked towards the library with Andrew and Kiara, Jayson said, "It's a letter from Mum. Wonder if she and Dad know what the Dark Society is up to."
Jayson read the letter as they walked to the library.
"Jayson,
You must be very careful. The Light is fading. The Dark Society has taken prisoner Amelea and Allegra's mother, the human holder of the Light. I am assuming the twins have already begun their quest. Please stay in the castle as much as possible. Try not to go to Hogsmead at all but if you must, stay in a large group, preferably with the Weasleys, since their parents are all trusted friends of mine.
I have a couple of spells you could use that I hope will help you. Use the Avaccioflow spell to check on them. A cloud will appear before you with an image of them. You can drop an item into the cloud and it will appear to them that your gift has fallen from the sky. You can only do this once a month, on the night of a full moon, with one object. I know it is an advanced spell but I have faith you can pull this off. The next full moon is tomorrow night. There is also the Time-Summon incantation. The incantation is 'Wherever the Hands of Time may land, send these items in my time of need.' You need to burn a list of everything you're summoning as you're saying the incantation. You need to be outside to do both those things. Since you can only send one item to the twins via the Avaccioflow barrier, I suggest you send them the instructions for the Time-Summon incantation so that they can get what they need. I hope you succeed and I hope you find that the twins are well with the Avaccioflow spell. Good luck. Take care of your sister. Your father sends his best wishes.
Missing you always,
Mum
PS. Knowing the twins, they would ask you for help covering up their disappearance. Don't fuss about it, I've already written Headmaster Dumbledore a letter with a plausible explanation."
Jayson stuffed the letter in his bag as he, along with Drew and Kiara, entered the library. Kiara headed immediately for the history section as Drew gestured for Jayson to follow him to an unnoticeable corner of the room. The guys sat down, waiting for Kiara to hand them the specific book.
"So what did your Mum say in her letter?" Drew asked curiously.
Jayson sighed and replied, "She's helped me cover up the twins' disappearance and she's also given me a couple of spells that may help me help them."
"That's great, right?"
"What's great, Drew?" Kiara said as she sat down at the table with the book.
"Jay's Mum's helped us a bit," Drew explained.
"That's wonderful," Kiara said, "Here's the book."
Jayson opened the book, remembering the page reference Amelea had given to him and began to read softly but still loudly enough for Drew and Kiara to hear. Kiara passed some food along as they went through the whole legend about the prophecy and the Amulet.
"Wow…this is incredible!" Kiara exclaimed under her breath, "So how does your mother suggest we help?"
"With the Avaccioflow spell and the Time-Summon incantation. She suggested that use the Avaccioflow spell tomorrow night and send the twins the instructions for the Time-Summon incantation."
"But Jay…c'mon, that's Advanced Charms. Can you really pull it off?" Kiara asked.
With a serious tone of voice, Drew said, "Kiki, it's the only way."
"Yeah, Drew's right. My Mum's excellent at Charms and I learned from the best. And even if I couldn't do it, I would hate myself for not trying."
Kiki sighed and replied, "Okay, so what's the plan here?"
"We'll do it tomorrow night…say eleven? Under the big oak tree by the lake?"
Drew and Kiara nodded.
"We need to meet again later…right after our last class. We have to figure out exactly what we're sending them. We have one shot at this and I want to make the best out of it."
"Wait, we can't…not right after. We have Quidditch practice," Drew said, his words effectively reminding his cousin of the fact.
"Yeah," Kiara chimed in, "Uh, we want you to come. I'm sure Mark would consider you as a temporary third chaser until Amelea comes back."
Jayson shrugged and said, "Fine, I'll be there, but right after, we need to meet here again, no excuses, got it?"
Kiara and Drew nodded.
"C'mon, let's go!" Kiara said, "We don't want to be late for Potions...Snape might be in one of his moods again today. You know him…he'll take out points for any reason."
Jayson and Drew nodded. The trio headed out of the library and towards the dungeons for their ever-so-enjoyable Potions class.
~*~
-*August 30th, 1999*-
The Leaky Cauldron
Allegra was sitting on one of two beds in the room she had booked for herself and Amelea. She couldn't make sense of anything at all! All she had were her notes and she wished she were as adept as her twin at Charms. Advanced Charms wasn't exactly her cup of tea. She wished Jayson's Mum could help her. She really wanted to feel in control, in charge of the situation. She hated the feeling of helplessness she was experiencing at that moment.
Helplessness is more Amelea's expertise, she thought.
Allegra quickly snapped out of her reverie when she heard the knocking on the door. She stood up and opened the door to find her twin sister floating on thin air. Allegra just stood there, watching, as Amelea walked across the room and plopped on the neatly made unoccupied bed.
"What is up with you, Lea?" she asked as she went back to her spot on the bed she was sitting on.
"He is like, wow!" Amelea said jubilantly.
Allegra rolled her eyes at her boy crazy twin, remembering what she had said to Zack in the Slytherin Common Room about being polar opposites with her sister.
"Who's the guy now?" she asked, smiling lightly.
Amelea's expression changed from ecstatic to uneasy in six seconds flat.
"What???" Allegra said, "Did something happen downstairs?"
Amelea nodded and told Allegra, "But it's not what you think!"
"Spill the beans already, 'coz I am not in the mood for guessing games right now!"
"Fine, I saw Uncle Dunk…but not as Uncle Dunk, the fun uncle who loves to play fly with us and toss a Quaffle around, but as Duncan, a hot teenager our age. It was weird but he was flirting with me…"
By the time Amelea was done, she wasn't the only one freaked out anymore. Allegra was feeling really strange too. They both never really knew their Uncle as anything but a really fun grownup. They never thought he could be a teen just like them. And the whole flirting thing was just too bizarre.
"Well, I hope you didn't say much," Allegra said, recovering from the weirdness and reverting back to her logical mode of thinking, "We haven't figured anything out yet."
"I only said we were staying here for a while…" Amelea told her twin.
"Good…" Allegra said but was cut off by Amelea.
"Here, check this out," she said, handing Allegra an envelope.
Allegra pulled out the contents of the envelope.
"Hello, guest,
You
have been the one-hundredth person to book a room at the Inn this month. Please
take this pair of tickets to the Liverpool Lions VS the Chudley Cannons
Quidditch match tomorrow and enjoy your stay, courtesy of the Leaky Cauldron
Inn."
"Interesting," Allegra commented as Amelea smiled at her, "The perfect starting point for us. We might be able to see our mother's younger self at the match."
"Yeah," Amelea agreed, "So we're going then?"
Allegra nodded.
~*~
-*September 20th, 2023*-
Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry
At the Quidditch pitch, the Gryffindor team was deeply engrossed in an intense training session led by Mark Wood, the keeper and the captain of the team.
"Keep it up everyone! I need to speak to someone; I'll be right back!" he yelled as he dismounted.
Jayson watched as Mark came to speak to him.
"Jay, I know Amelea's been taken out of school because of a family emergency," he said, "I was wondering if you would like to take her place…temporarily of course. I know your father used to be a chaser for Gryffindor in his day and your mother was a talented beater for the national team. I'm sure you can find your niche on the pitch."
Jayson replied, "I'm not really sure…" You wouldn't feel comfortable taking her place, a voice inside him said. You're not your father or your mother, another voice went on, You don't belong on the pitch like they do.
Mark insisted, "Please try it out. We might need you if Amelea doesn't come back right away!"
Jayson agreed, summoned his broom and joined the practice. He seemed perfectly at home with the team. Between his Quaffle-handling and trying to drown the voices out of his head, he did okay on the pitch.
~*~
"See! I told you Mark would give you a chance!" Kiara exclaimed as she sat in the briefing area with Jayson, waiting for Drew to finish getting changed.
"Yeah, but Quidditch is the last thing on my mind right now," he replied quietly, "We need to figure out exactly how we're going about with the Avaccioflow spell."
"We can write letters and put them in the envelope with the incantation. Everything's going to be all right," Kiara said confidently, continuing on with a previous conversation on the pitch earlier.
Jayson looked up to find Drew walking in their direction.
"So, have you guys figured it out?" he asked.
Jayson nodded and explained it to him. Everything was set for the next night.
~*~
-*August 30th,
1999*-
The Leaky Cauldron
An excerpt from the chocolate-stained, ink-blotched journal of Allegra Malfoy…
"Dear Journal,
Boy has this been a trip! I will only admit this here that I had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. What really threw me off was seeing Aunt Joey and Uncle Dunk as teenagers. Wow…and Amelea describing her encounter with Uncle Duncan's younger self was just too weird to listen to.
At first, we had no plan whatsoever. All we knew was that our goal was to get to Mum's younger self and get the necklace off her somehow. Because I was the hundredth person to book a room at the Inn, we got free tickets to a Quidditch match and there was our starting point right there. It practically fell onto our laps. Thank god for that! I couldn't think of a plan just then.
I think what we'll have to do is get to Hogwarts somehow. From what we know about mother and father falling in love was that it was sometime this year that their Hogwarts romance rekindled. If we could just…stay long enough, we might just succeed. Besides, we needed to keep up with school despite the fact that the fate of our family and friends rests on our shoulders. Hey, if Andrew's father can graduate from Hogwarts with the fate of the whole world on his shoulders, I guess we could manage studying for the time being.
I am definitely the more adventurous twin but I'm scared. I would never say it out loud but I am. Amelea knows it but she lets me play the brave twin. She thinks I enjoy it. She always believed that she was scared enough for the two of us anyway. As much as I'm perceived as the tough one, I'm just as vulnerable as Amelea, if not more. I know that she and I can't get attached to anyone since we're not staying that long. Falling in love is out of the question but what if…that happens? What if I want to stay? What if I don't want to but Amelea does? At the end of the line, I guess what I'm really afraid of is being alone."
An excerpt from the bright and colorful diary of Amelea Malfoy…"Dear diary,
What has my life become? I learned the answer to that today. I have become this vindictive, hateful bitch. I grew up to hate, it's as simple as that. Zack Firecross. Why does he bring out the worse in me? Something about that guy just rubs me the wrong way and sets me off each time.
Now that I'm on this whacked-out quest, going back in time, it makes me question why I feel so strongly about him and why are my feelings so intense that I can't handle them sometimes. Maybe this trip to the past can give me answers. If I know where my parents have been and if I can understand them, maybe that'll help me understand myself. I just want so badly to understand.
Speaking of wanting to understand…I saw Uncle Duncan today, but not as Uncle Duncan but as a very HOT teenager. Very good-looking guy…and I reacted like I was talking to Mark Wood or something. My Uncle was flirting with me and it was like an out-of-this-world experience! You know the worst part? I think I enjoyed it…yikes! Talk about the gross-out of the century right there.
Boy, this mission…it's really important, I know. It's emotionally draining for me. I miss everyone…Kiki, Drew, Jay…ahhhhhhhhhhh! Oh cute little baby Matt…to think it all could disappear…it all depends on Al and me now. I hope I don't cave in to the pressure. I don't want to feel insecure about it but…what if we fail because of me? I could never live with myself."