Heather, Lisa and Danie sat in Dumbledore's office, all still hyped up on
sugar, but confused about Snape's knowledge of Danielle's middle name.
"Danie. when'd you dye your hair?" Heather asked suddenly, staring at Danie's head, for what once was brightly sun streaked blonde hair was now raven black.
"Odd. I didn't. Lisa, when'd you dye YOUR hair?" Asked Danie, because every sun bleached hair on Lisa's head had suddenly turned white blonde.
"Stand up you two." Said Heather.
They complied - only to find that their clothes were suddenly too short.
"I knew I had a growth spurt coming but this is ridiculous!" exclaimed Lisa.
"Heather, you stand up." Danie said.
When Heather stood, she had to grab at her sarong skirt to keep it from falling to the floor. "Oh my - thank god that I'm wearing a bathing suit."
Just then Dumbledore walked in, followed by all of the teachers. They sat in a row at the long table in front of the girls.
"Welcome to Hogwarts." Said Dumbledore in his calm, soft voice. "I do believe some explanation is an order. Professor Snape, if you will please."
With that Snape stood up.
"Sixteen years ago, at the end of the Dark Lord's reign, people were beginning to break free of the Dark Lord's hold over them after Mr. Potter's run in with him. Some began to start families, as your parents did. But there were those who still served the Dark Lord, and plotted revenge against those who had switched sides. They especially did not want the children of the ex-Death-Eaters to survive, in fear of the parents passing on information to their children. For these children would have more firepower later in life to defeat the Dark Lord in his return. The Death Eaters attacked the families that had switched sides, and new born babies everywhere all over the wizarding world were kidnapped, including my own new daughter. The Ministry of Magic eventually rescued most of the children, except three. The three of you were never to be heard of again, until today."
The girls sat in complete silence, mouths hanging open, until-
"How did you know it was me?" Asked Danie.
"I didn't."
"But you knew my middle name, you fainted when you saw me."
"You looked like your mother for a minute."
"Who's my mother?"
"She was killed when the Death Eaters took you. She tried to protect you, and died in the process."
"How can you say that so coldly?" Asked Heather.
Snape didn't answer. He simply sat down and looked at Dumbledore expectantly.
"Now I'm sure you've noticed some changes in your appearances by now." Said Dumbledore coolly.
"Well, duh." Said Lisa. "What's up with that anyway?"
"My best guess is that when you were taken through the dimensions, your appearances changed. When you came back through, they went back to the way they would have been if you had stayed here."
"Plus the differences we've made." Piped up Heather.
"Excuse me- differences?" asked McGonagall.
"Should we show them?" asked Lisa.
"Yah." Replied Danie and Heather.
The girls stood up, turned around and lifted up their shirts (Heather pushed down the back of her bathing suit) just a little to reveal almost matching, lower back tattoos on each of them. The only differences were that in the centre of each was the symbol for each of their sun signs; Leo, Pisces and Virgo.
"Interesting." Said Dumbledore as the girls sat down.
"I've got more." Said Lisa. "Arms, legs, ankles, shoulder blades. I love 'em!"
"Yes, and I see quite a few extra piercings on all of your ears as well." Said McGonagall, disapprovingly. "Especially yours Lisa."
"Yah well, you can't change who we've become!" Said Heather. "So please don't try."
"We won't do any such thing." Said Dumbledore calmly, eyeing McGonagall for a second, then he continued talking. "Now we come to the matter of family. I'm sure each of yours will be thrilled to see you alive. Eleanor, you are a Snape."
"What you mean - he's my dad?" Asked Danie, pointing at Snape.
"Precisely." Said Snape.
"Lisa, you're a Malfoy."
"WHAT? No, there must be some mistake! I can't be related to that bigoted ass-hole!"
"No, there is no mistake. And I would thank you kindly if you did not use that sort of language." Professor Dumbledore said, looking at her over the tops of his half-moon glasses.
"Heather, you're a Dumbledore. You're my great-niece."
"Cool." Said Heather. "Very cool."
"I can't believe I'm a MALFOY." Lisa said later in the great hall. They had all been sorted into their houses, all three put into Gryffindor.
"You say the name with such disgust." Came a voice behind her.
Lisa turned around to find Lucius and Draco Malfoy standing behind her.
"To be a Malfoy is a great honor, you should be proud." Continued Lucius. "I am only disappointed in the house they've put you in. I shall see to it immediately that you are moved into Slytherin."
"Do that and you will be sorry." Hissed Lisa defiantly. "I was put in this house because of my personality. Move me, and I will tarnish the name of all Slytherins because I am nothing like a Slytherin."
"She's right father." Said Draco. "She's nothing like us."
"Very well then, you stay. But you are like us. Much, much more like us than you know right now. I am glad that you are alive, and no matter what you do remember; you are my daughter."
Lucius turned on his heel, and walked briskly out of the Great Hall, leaving Draco by Lisa's side.
"They never told me you know." Said Draco, looking at the floor.
"Never told you what?" Lisa said angrily.
"That I had a twin. I never knew, and I always thought that I'd been dreaming when the memories re surfaced from time to time, but now." He trailed off, then suddenly looked up, looking much more like his regular self. "If you tell anyone that we are even remotely related, you'll be sorry."
"Like I'd want anyone to know."
"Get out of here Malfoy." Spoke up Heather, her eyes burning with hate for the blonde boy threatening her best friend.
"What are you gonna do? Hit me? I'm not afraid of a girl."
Heather stood up, her eyes level with Draco's.
"If you get me really mad, you'll be the one who's sorry. I didn't take five years of kick-boxing to let my friends be threatened." She said through clenched teeth. "Now get - out - of - here."
Draco stuck his nose in the air, turned on his heel, and walked over to the Slytherin table.
Heather sat down, and took a deep shaky breath. "I hate him. I hate him so much I could scream."
"How do you think I feel? I have to be related to him!" Lisa said back.
"Would you two quit it? At least you're not the daughter of the potions teacher here!" Danie said. "And if you start calling me by my 'real' name, I'll kill you."
"Fine, fine. Let's just go and get some sleep. We start classes tomorrow." Said Heather.
With that, the girls stood up, and exited the Great Hall, en-route to the Gryffindor common room.
"Danie. when'd you dye your hair?" Heather asked suddenly, staring at Danie's head, for what once was brightly sun streaked blonde hair was now raven black.
"Odd. I didn't. Lisa, when'd you dye YOUR hair?" Asked Danie, because every sun bleached hair on Lisa's head had suddenly turned white blonde.
"Stand up you two." Said Heather.
They complied - only to find that their clothes were suddenly too short.
"I knew I had a growth spurt coming but this is ridiculous!" exclaimed Lisa.
"Heather, you stand up." Danie said.
When Heather stood, she had to grab at her sarong skirt to keep it from falling to the floor. "Oh my - thank god that I'm wearing a bathing suit."
Just then Dumbledore walked in, followed by all of the teachers. They sat in a row at the long table in front of the girls.
"Welcome to Hogwarts." Said Dumbledore in his calm, soft voice. "I do believe some explanation is an order. Professor Snape, if you will please."
With that Snape stood up.
"Sixteen years ago, at the end of the Dark Lord's reign, people were beginning to break free of the Dark Lord's hold over them after Mr. Potter's run in with him. Some began to start families, as your parents did. But there were those who still served the Dark Lord, and plotted revenge against those who had switched sides. They especially did not want the children of the ex-Death-Eaters to survive, in fear of the parents passing on information to their children. For these children would have more firepower later in life to defeat the Dark Lord in his return. The Death Eaters attacked the families that had switched sides, and new born babies everywhere all over the wizarding world were kidnapped, including my own new daughter. The Ministry of Magic eventually rescued most of the children, except three. The three of you were never to be heard of again, until today."
The girls sat in complete silence, mouths hanging open, until-
"How did you know it was me?" Asked Danie.
"I didn't."
"But you knew my middle name, you fainted when you saw me."
"You looked like your mother for a minute."
"Who's my mother?"
"She was killed when the Death Eaters took you. She tried to protect you, and died in the process."
"How can you say that so coldly?" Asked Heather.
Snape didn't answer. He simply sat down and looked at Dumbledore expectantly.
"Now I'm sure you've noticed some changes in your appearances by now." Said Dumbledore coolly.
"Well, duh." Said Lisa. "What's up with that anyway?"
"My best guess is that when you were taken through the dimensions, your appearances changed. When you came back through, they went back to the way they would have been if you had stayed here."
"Plus the differences we've made." Piped up Heather.
"Excuse me- differences?" asked McGonagall.
"Should we show them?" asked Lisa.
"Yah." Replied Danie and Heather.
The girls stood up, turned around and lifted up their shirts (Heather pushed down the back of her bathing suit) just a little to reveal almost matching, lower back tattoos on each of them. The only differences were that in the centre of each was the symbol for each of their sun signs; Leo, Pisces and Virgo.
"Interesting." Said Dumbledore as the girls sat down.
"I've got more." Said Lisa. "Arms, legs, ankles, shoulder blades. I love 'em!"
"Yes, and I see quite a few extra piercings on all of your ears as well." Said McGonagall, disapprovingly. "Especially yours Lisa."
"Yah well, you can't change who we've become!" Said Heather. "So please don't try."
"We won't do any such thing." Said Dumbledore calmly, eyeing McGonagall for a second, then he continued talking. "Now we come to the matter of family. I'm sure each of yours will be thrilled to see you alive. Eleanor, you are a Snape."
"What you mean - he's my dad?" Asked Danie, pointing at Snape.
"Precisely." Said Snape.
"Lisa, you're a Malfoy."
"WHAT? No, there must be some mistake! I can't be related to that bigoted ass-hole!"
"No, there is no mistake. And I would thank you kindly if you did not use that sort of language." Professor Dumbledore said, looking at her over the tops of his half-moon glasses.
"Heather, you're a Dumbledore. You're my great-niece."
"Cool." Said Heather. "Very cool."
"I can't believe I'm a MALFOY." Lisa said later in the great hall. They had all been sorted into their houses, all three put into Gryffindor.
"You say the name with such disgust." Came a voice behind her.
Lisa turned around to find Lucius and Draco Malfoy standing behind her.
"To be a Malfoy is a great honor, you should be proud." Continued Lucius. "I am only disappointed in the house they've put you in. I shall see to it immediately that you are moved into Slytherin."
"Do that and you will be sorry." Hissed Lisa defiantly. "I was put in this house because of my personality. Move me, and I will tarnish the name of all Slytherins because I am nothing like a Slytherin."
"She's right father." Said Draco. "She's nothing like us."
"Very well then, you stay. But you are like us. Much, much more like us than you know right now. I am glad that you are alive, and no matter what you do remember; you are my daughter."
Lucius turned on his heel, and walked briskly out of the Great Hall, leaving Draco by Lisa's side.
"They never told me you know." Said Draco, looking at the floor.
"Never told you what?" Lisa said angrily.
"That I had a twin. I never knew, and I always thought that I'd been dreaming when the memories re surfaced from time to time, but now." He trailed off, then suddenly looked up, looking much more like his regular self. "If you tell anyone that we are even remotely related, you'll be sorry."
"Like I'd want anyone to know."
"Get out of here Malfoy." Spoke up Heather, her eyes burning with hate for the blonde boy threatening her best friend.
"What are you gonna do? Hit me? I'm not afraid of a girl."
Heather stood up, her eyes level with Draco's.
"If you get me really mad, you'll be the one who's sorry. I didn't take five years of kick-boxing to let my friends be threatened." She said through clenched teeth. "Now get - out - of - here."
Draco stuck his nose in the air, turned on his heel, and walked over to the Slytherin table.
Heather sat down, and took a deep shaky breath. "I hate him. I hate him so much I could scream."
"How do you think I feel? I have to be related to him!" Lisa said back.
"Would you two quit it? At least you're not the daughter of the potions teacher here!" Danie said. "And if you start calling me by my 'real' name, I'll kill you."
"Fine, fine. Let's just go and get some sleep. We start classes tomorrow." Said Heather.
With that, the girls stood up, and exited the Great Hall, en-route to the Gryffindor common room.