Chapter 2 – New Beginnings
"I think, that the time has come to explain to you, Lilly, exactly what is going on." The whole room had fallen silent at his entrance. He strode across to a chair, at the table, opposite Lilly. "Good morning Lilly, my name is Albus Dumbledoor, I am the headmaster of Hogwarts, school of witch-craft and wizardry." He paused and smiled, "What you witnessed late yesterday evening was a magic so powerful that due to your condition you have absorbed it and have become most...sporadically intense with magic that we have had to temporarily disarm you. The bottom line is, Lilly, you are a witch. This may be alarming but I assure you that you will eventually get used to it." Lilly swallowed nervously, "The magic that you encountered was that of Togira, You will have heard of the Hiroshima bombing won't you?" She nodded "Togira caused that, without even using a single spell, you will learn the significance of this over time. Voldemort, the most powerful evil wizard known, supposedly recruited this Togira to kill you, when he learnt of your, shall we say...family ties? However, the fact that you are related to Voldemort and some of the most powerful people that ever lived halted Togira's power which was then absorbed into you. This being your first contact with magic caused a colossal release from your pent up magic. This, is why you are here, you are now the most wanted witch by Voldemort, not because he wants to kill you, but now he wants to use your power for evil. We are to protect you and guide you and teach you about your magic and how to control it. If you were to enter the world of wizarding you would be attending my school, Hogwarts with Harry, Hermione and Ron in your year. You have also inherited a small amount from your parents." "My parents?" asked Lilly, she had never known anything about her parents, she had grown up in an orphanage but had run away and was living in squats from the age of 13. "Yes Lilly, they were good people." His eyes twinkled; he cleared his throat and continued and continued, "As I was saying...ah yes, you will be attending Hogwarts. However if we re-activate your magic you may suffer from certain symptoms such as, change in form, visions, the inability to part you self from those you find attractive along with many others. Most of these symptoms are treatable with time and patience. So, we have to ask you if you consent to your magic being reactivated before we go any further, I would like to warn you that if it is not reactivated then you will not be able to become part of the wizarding world and it will become incredibly hard for us to protect you. Also, the sooner your magic is reactivated the less severe the symptoms will be. Well, I think that clears that up, what do you think?" "Err...I think that it would be best that my magic be activated because...because...then I might have a home to belong to?" she went very red and trailed of and looked at the floor. "That's quite all right Lilly," said Dumbledoor putting his hand inside his robes and producing a wand "Now, try to stay relaxed." He muttered an incantation but Lilly never heard it because of the roaring sound that filled her ears like white water rushing over her. She panicked slightly as her vision blurred and a thousand voices seemed to shout and babble. Her head began to throb; it felt like it was splitting with pain. Then, it stopped; she was back in the kitchen, but now, just above the floor. However her back was searing with pain, she could feel her flesh convulsing, she rolled on to her front just as her back felt like it had exploded and when she looked across to one side what looked like the tip of a wing was trailing above the floor. Her back continued to hurt for a few minutes and the tip of the wing reached the floor. She sat up and turned her head as far back as she could, and there they were, a great humongous pair of jet-black wings which shimmered with jade and azure hues, were protruding from her back. Before she had time to faint, however, her eyes began to sting and ache so much that she began to claw at them with her hands. Then her hands began to sear with agony, an agony that spread through her entire body. Finally after about 10 minutes of heart-stopping hell it ceased and she breathed a huge sigh of relief. But, she felt a weird feeling in the bit of her stomach like something was dragging her towards something. Then it hit her, the inability to part ones self from those one finds attractive. She looked up at the red head, she tried to find something to hold on to, but it was to late, she could feel her now long and strong nails scraping the stone floor as she was dragged across it, she found that the more she resisted the more it began to hurt. She was finally forced to relax and she was soon facing this guy, they appeared to be connected by the chest, exactly were the heart is supposed to be. Lilly went absolutely beetroot and looked the other way. Molly who was clutching an old book approached them. She looked at them then opened the book at the index, after much flicking and turning of pages she stopped and read aloud. "When the subject and his/her attachee are joined by the heart it means that the feeling is mutual, the connection can be easily be broken when both parties confess their love and consent to a relationship. However, they can never have a relationship for more than a week at a time, other wise, they will become hostile and violent towards each other. There will always be a time of about a month between each week long relationship where both will be attracted to other people, as these are secondary attractions the sufferer of bottled magic need not worry about the symptom of attachment to much as it can be easily broken with this breaking spell...etc. etc. Thankfully, eventually, the original love will be allowed to continue in a more steady relationship once the sufferer is past puberty as long as they are both still in love." She finished off beaming "I know it might seem hard at first, but you'll make a perfect couple!" A pair of red head twins sniggered. Lilly took the chance and glanced at her new attachment and found that he too had gone very red and was looking at his right foot. She found that she had the cling to him, with her arms round his neck other wise it was very uncomfortable, as she was suspended about half a foot from the ground. "Lilly, this is Bill, my oldest son." Said Molly "Hi," he mumbled, turning still redder and grinning slightly stupidly, Lilly marvelled at how cute he was. "Hi," she said quietly hiding her face in his shoulder. "Well, are you going to confess your love or are we going to be standing here all morning?" sniggered a lanky boy who was sitting next to that black haired boy. "With everyone watching?!" said Bill indignantly, as if on cue most people stood up and left, however the twins that Lilly had noticed before were sitting down looking jovial, obviously ready for a show, however, Molly grabbed them each by the ear and dragged them out. "Umh," she said, looking down Bill cleared his throat. They finally turned their heads and looked at each other, Lilly nervously looked down again, but Bill took her chin and tilted it back up. "You're really beautiful," he said, Lilly looked into his eyes and blinked she kissed his lips softly; she wasn't quite sure why she did it. Suddenly he was kissing her back his arms supporting her, one hand in her hair. After a few minutes they pulled back Finally Lilly took up the courage to whisper in his ear "I love you, I'm not sure why, but I do." She breathed, she clutched at him a little harder "I love you too, will you...emh?" he asked "Yes," she sighed snuggling into his shoulder. Finally the bond broke and they fell apart, Lilly landed on her feet. However, their hands were still stuck together, they could move them around and everything but they couldn't pull them apart. "Mum!" Bill shouted, Molly came floating in almost immediately "Yes dear?" "We can't get our hands apart," "Oh, dear." She said frowning and re-opening her book, she scanned through the page the said, "Ah! Here we are, if the case of Bottled magic is particularly severe then the attachment may take a little more time to break completely. Usually about one to three days." "How am I supposed to go to work with my hand attached to my girlfriend?" he said indignantly "Well hopefully the bond will have broken by Monday, today being Saturday and all." She said, "You're just going to have to live with it if it doesn't, you can always take the day off." "But I can't! I've got some very important clients coming in on Monday." "Well if the bond hasn't broken then you're just going to have to take her in with you. You'll just have to explain to them why you can't let go of her hand." "I suppose this means I'm coming shopping with you today?" "Yes, I'm sorry we can't do anything about it." "How am I supposed to try clothes on?" Lilly put in "Oh, yes the book said something about being able to pass sheets of material between the bond." Molly said.
"I think, that the time has come to explain to you, Lilly, exactly what is going on." The whole room had fallen silent at his entrance. He strode across to a chair, at the table, opposite Lilly. "Good morning Lilly, my name is Albus Dumbledoor, I am the headmaster of Hogwarts, school of witch-craft and wizardry." He paused and smiled, "What you witnessed late yesterday evening was a magic so powerful that due to your condition you have absorbed it and have become most...sporadically intense with magic that we have had to temporarily disarm you. The bottom line is, Lilly, you are a witch. This may be alarming but I assure you that you will eventually get used to it." Lilly swallowed nervously, "The magic that you encountered was that of Togira, You will have heard of the Hiroshima bombing won't you?" She nodded "Togira caused that, without even using a single spell, you will learn the significance of this over time. Voldemort, the most powerful evil wizard known, supposedly recruited this Togira to kill you, when he learnt of your, shall we say...family ties? However, the fact that you are related to Voldemort and some of the most powerful people that ever lived halted Togira's power which was then absorbed into you. This being your first contact with magic caused a colossal release from your pent up magic. This, is why you are here, you are now the most wanted witch by Voldemort, not because he wants to kill you, but now he wants to use your power for evil. We are to protect you and guide you and teach you about your magic and how to control it. If you were to enter the world of wizarding you would be attending my school, Hogwarts with Harry, Hermione and Ron in your year. You have also inherited a small amount from your parents." "My parents?" asked Lilly, she had never known anything about her parents, she had grown up in an orphanage but had run away and was living in squats from the age of 13. "Yes Lilly, they were good people." His eyes twinkled; he cleared his throat and continued and continued, "As I was saying...ah yes, you will be attending Hogwarts. However if we re-activate your magic you may suffer from certain symptoms such as, change in form, visions, the inability to part you self from those you find attractive along with many others. Most of these symptoms are treatable with time and patience. So, we have to ask you if you consent to your magic being reactivated before we go any further, I would like to warn you that if it is not reactivated then you will not be able to become part of the wizarding world and it will become incredibly hard for us to protect you. Also, the sooner your magic is reactivated the less severe the symptoms will be. Well, I think that clears that up, what do you think?" "Err...I think that it would be best that my magic be activated because...because...then I might have a home to belong to?" she went very red and trailed of and looked at the floor. "That's quite all right Lilly," said Dumbledoor putting his hand inside his robes and producing a wand "Now, try to stay relaxed." He muttered an incantation but Lilly never heard it because of the roaring sound that filled her ears like white water rushing over her. She panicked slightly as her vision blurred and a thousand voices seemed to shout and babble. Her head began to throb; it felt like it was splitting with pain. Then, it stopped; she was back in the kitchen, but now, just above the floor. However her back was searing with pain, she could feel her flesh convulsing, she rolled on to her front just as her back felt like it had exploded and when she looked across to one side what looked like the tip of a wing was trailing above the floor. Her back continued to hurt for a few minutes and the tip of the wing reached the floor. She sat up and turned her head as far back as she could, and there they were, a great humongous pair of jet-black wings which shimmered with jade and azure hues, were protruding from her back. Before she had time to faint, however, her eyes began to sting and ache so much that she began to claw at them with her hands. Then her hands began to sear with agony, an agony that spread through her entire body. Finally after about 10 minutes of heart-stopping hell it ceased and she breathed a huge sigh of relief. But, she felt a weird feeling in the bit of her stomach like something was dragging her towards something. Then it hit her, the inability to part ones self from those one finds attractive. She looked up at the red head, she tried to find something to hold on to, but it was to late, she could feel her now long and strong nails scraping the stone floor as she was dragged across it, she found that the more she resisted the more it began to hurt. She was finally forced to relax and she was soon facing this guy, they appeared to be connected by the chest, exactly were the heart is supposed to be. Lilly went absolutely beetroot and looked the other way. Molly who was clutching an old book approached them. She looked at them then opened the book at the index, after much flicking and turning of pages she stopped and read aloud. "When the subject and his/her attachee are joined by the heart it means that the feeling is mutual, the connection can be easily be broken when both parties confess their love and consent to a relationship. However, they can never have a relationship for more than a week at a time, other wise, they will become hostile and violent towards each other. There will always be a time of about a month between each week long relationship where both will be attracted to other people, as these are secondary attractions the sufferer of bottled magic need not worry about the symptom of attachment to much as it can be easily broken with this breaking spell...etc. etc. Thankfully, eventually, the original love will be allowed to continue in a more steady relationship once the sufferer is past puberty as long as they are both still in love." She finished off beaming "I know it might seem hard at first, but you'll make a perfect couple!" A pair of red head twins sniggered. Lilly took the chance and glanced at her new attachment and found that he too had gone very red and was looking at his right foot. She found that she had the cling to him, with her arms round his neck other wise it was very uncomfortable, as she was suspended about half a foot from the ground. "Lilly, this is Bill, my oldest son." Said Molly "Hi," he mumbled, turning still redder and grinning slightly stupidly, Lilly marvelled at how cute he was. "Hi," she said quietly hiding her face in his shoulder. "Well, are you going to confess your love or are we going to be standing here all morning?" sniggered a lanky boy who was sitting next to that black haired boy. "With everyone watching?!" said Bill indignantly, as if on cue most people stood up and left, however the twins that Lilly had noticed before were sitting down looking jovial, obviously ready for a show, however, Molly grabbed them each by the ear and dragged them out. "Umh," she said, looking down Bill cleared his throat. They finally turned their heads and looked at each other, Lilly nervously looked down again, but Bill took her chin and tilted it back up. "You're really beautiful," he said, Lilly looked into his eyes and blinked she kissed his lips softly; she wasn't quite sure why she did it. Suddenly he was kissing her back his arms supporting her, one hand in her hair. After a few minutes they pulled back Finally Lilly took up the courage to whisper in his ear "I love you, I'm not sure why, but I do." She breathed, she clutched at him a little harder "I love you too, will you...emh?" he asked "Yes," she sighed snuggling into his shoulder. Finally the bond broke and they fell apart, Lilly landed on her feet. However, their hands were still stuck together, they could move them around and everything but they couldn't pull them apart. "Mum!" Bill shouted, Molly came floating in almost immediately "Yes dear?" "We can't get our hands apart," "Oh, dear." She said frowning and re-opening her book, she scanned through the page the said, "Ah! Here we are, if the case of Bottled magic is particularly severe then the attachment may take a little more time to break completely. Usually about one to three days." "How am I supposed to go to work with my hand attached to my girlfriend?" he said indignantly "Well hopefully the bond will have broken by Monday, today being Saturday and all." She said, "You're just going to have to live with it if it doesn't, you can always take the day off." "But I can't! I've got some very important clients coming in on Monday." "Well if the bond hasn't broken then you're just going to have to take her in with you. You'll just have to explain to them why you can't let go of her hand." "I suppose this means I'm coming shopping with you today?" "Yes, I'm sorry we can't do anything about it." "How am I supposed to try clothes on?" Lilly put in "Oh, yes the book said something about being able to pass sheets of material between the bond." Molly said.