"They what?" Snape shouted utterly surprised.
Dumbledore smiled. "They're witches. Extremely powerful witches," he repeated patiently.
"But they can't be... I mean, they're sixteen, and they would have known of being magical when they were eleven." Snape argued.
"They can be though. The girls have been magical since they were born, it's just that they were how to say...beyond the years of everyone else."
"But then, that means that,"
"Yes," Dumbledore interrupted. "The girls are the Gemini," he finished.
Snape was flabbergasted; how could his girls be the Gemini? They were legendary. Connected to a prophesy not unlike that of Potter's. It said many unexplained things. No one really knew what it said, other than Dumbledore and Voldemort. And it was quite clear that Dumbledore wasn't going to tell anyone the true meaning of the Gemini, other than they were very important to the future of the world.
"As you can understand, Severus, there must be certain... 'Precautions'."
"Like what?" Snape asked a little nervous of the answer.
"They will need to take occulumency."
"But, that means that I would have to teach them. I'm certain that I couldn't attack my own daughters mentally."
Dumbledore frowned. "Think of all the pain they'll get if you don't teach them though. Voldemort is a very wise person. He knows that they are alive. It's only a matter of time before he starts forcing them into things."
Snape looked at Dumbledore hoping to find something that suggested that this was all just a big joke, but as he looked into his eyes, he knew by the look in his dark blue eyes that this was serious.
"I'll try."
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Dumbledore and Snape had a very long talk about everything that would change around the castle having the twins around. They set up times for occulumency and times for extra teaching so that the girls weren't behind their class. Snape thought that it was ridiculous to have the girls actually learn six years worth of spells and potions in one year, but Dumbledore seemed to think that if they were the actual Gemini's they would be able to do it.
No one knew, other than Dumbledore and Snape, that the girls had certain abnormalities to them. McGonagal always sensed something around them and was always eyeing them like she knew there was something about them, but McGonagal always had a certain thing for divination.
Trelawney on the other hand, didn't have a clue that the girls were special.
"Girls!" she had shouted one day causing Snape and nearly everyone else around them turn and glare at her for interrupting their conversation. "Girls!" she repeated. "I have the most exciting news!"
"What news is that?" Krystal asked mildly interested.
"I have new crystal balls!" she replied looking downright giddy, and making Snape scowl. Raven and Krystal hid behind their hands trying very hard not to laugh. Snape sent a glare in their direction and they stopped giggling. Well Raven did.
"Come girls, test them with me." Krystal and Raven again started laughing but agreed to the old woman before she caught on about what they were laughing about.
So the girls followed Trelawney to her tower and gazed into crystal balls. Trelawney had told them that they had a very bright future and would have no troubles. When Raven had told Snape about this, Snape simply replied, "Trelawney has been predicting for years now, and she has only made a few correct guesses."
"Name one of them then," Raven shot back, sticking up for her.
"That I would be seen through a different light."
Raven looked at him quizzically. "Mom did didn't she?"
Snape nodded in reply.
So even dear Professor Trelawney couldn't predict what would become of the twins...
A/N: Ok, so this is a very, very short chapter, but if I had kept going with the story you would be reading until next Tuesday. So the next chapter will be longer!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Like Gordy—Mordy and o-raven-o!
Sorry, for not updating when I said I would. I guess I was just busy. But I won't be busy much anymore! :D My play is over, contest is next weekend, and then summer is here. Well practically.
Oh ya, and I left things out about the Gemini because...well you'll see ;)
Anyway,
~Brooks
PLEASE REVIEW!
Dumbledore smiled. "They're witches. Extremely powerful witches," he repeated patiently.
"But they can't be... I mean, they're sixteen, and they would have known of being magical when they were eleven." Snape argued.
"They can be though. The girls have been magical since they were born, it's just that they were how to say...beyond the years of everyone else."
"But then, that means that,"
"Yes," Dumbledore interrupted. "The girls are the Gemini," he finished.
Snape was flabbergasted; how could his girls be the Gemini? They were legendary. Connected to a prophesy not unlike that of Potter's. It said many unexplained things. No one really knew what it said, other than Dumbledore and Voldemort. And it was quite clear that Dumbledore wasn't going to tell anyone the true meaning of the Gemini, other than they were very important to the future of the world.
"As you can understand, Severus, there must be certain... 'Precautions'."
"Like what?" Snape asked a little nervous of the answer.
"They will need to take occulumency."
"But, that means that I would have to teach them. I'm certain that I couldn't attack my own daughters mentally."
Dumbledore frowned. "Think of all the pain they'll get if you don't teach them though. Voldemort is a very wise person. He knows that they are alive. It's only a matter of time before he starts forcing them into things."
Snape looked at Dumbledore hoping to find something that suggested that this was all just a big joke, but as he looked into his eyes, he knew by the look in his dark blue eyes that this was serious.
"I'll try."
+~+~+~+~+~+~+~
Dumbledore and Snape had a very long talk about everything that would change around the castle having the twins around. They set up times for occulumency and times for extra teaching so that the girls weren't behind their class. Snape thought that it was ridiculous to have the girls actually learn six years worth of spells and potions in one year, but Dumbledore seemed to think that if they were the actual Gemini's they would be able to do it.
No one knew, other than Dumbledore and Snape, that the girls had certain abnormalities to them. McGonagal always sensed something around them and was always eyeing them like she knew there was something about them, but McGonagal always had a certain thing for divination.
Trelawney on the other hand, didn't have a clue that the girls were special.
"Girls!" she had shouted one day causing Snape and nearly everyone else around them turn and glare at her for interrupting their conversation. "Girls!" she repeated. "I have the most exciting news!"
"What news is that?" Krystal asked mildly interested.
"I have new crystal balls!" she replied looking downright giddy, and making Snape scowl. Raven and Krystal hid behind their hands trying very hard not to laugh. Snape sent a glare in their direction and they stopped giggling. Well Raven did.
"Come girls, test them with me." Krystal and Raven again started laughing but agreed to the old woman before she caught on about what they were laughing about.
So the girls followed Trelawney to her tower and gazed into crystal balls. Trelawney had told them that they had a very bright future and would have no troubles. When Raven had told Snape about this, Snape simply replied, "Trelawney has been predicting for years now, and she has only made a few correct guesses."
"Name one of them then," Raven shot back, sticking up for her.
"That I would be seen through a different light."
Raven looked at him quizzically. "Mom did didn't she?"
Snape nodded in reply.
So even dear Professor Trelawney couldn't predict what would become of the twins...
A/N: Ok, so this is a very, very short chapter, but if I had kept going with the story you would be reading until next Tuesday. So the next chapter will be longer!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Like Gordy—Mordy and o-raven-o!
Sorry, for not updating when I said I would. I guess I was just busy. But I won't be busy much anymore! :D My play is over, contest is next weekend, and then summer is here. Well practically.
Oh ya, and I left things out about the Gemini because...well you'll see ;)
Anyway,
~Brooks
PLEASE REVIEW!
