Demorior Mori Mortuus Amaris
To die for love
By Silver Sparklze
CHAPTER 2
For disclaimer see prologue
Adeline held out her hand. "Nice to meet you, my name's Adeline Chandler." She said politely.
Harry took it, grinning. "Yeah, nice to meet you too." He said.
"Don't you know who he is?" The redhead demanded.
Bewildered, Adeline shook her head. "No, why would I? All I know is that he must have survived His attack on James and Lily."
"Uh…who's 'He'?" The brunette asked.
"Dunno." Adeline said, "James and Lily referred to Him as He. All I know is that He scared me dreadfully. Mind you," She continued thoughtfully, "I was only three and a half. At that time I was sure the bogeyman lived on my light." She laughed, then noticed the brunette's strange look. "What?" She asked, "Don't people in England believe in the bogeyman?"
"Of course." The brunette said, "But we all think he lives in the closet, or under the bed, not on the light."
"Well I always was an odd child." Adeline said meditatively, "I guess having artwork for playmates saw to that."
"What?" The redhead frowned.
In moments, Adeline had told them her life story, and was asking Albus if she could have a cup of tea.
"Wow." The redhead said, "I never thought anyone could speak that fast." He shook his head, "I mean, Hermione's come close a coupla times, but jeez."
The brunette nudged him in the side, blushing. "Shut up, Ron." She said.
"Yes, I do speak rather quickly," Adeline agreed. "Did you understand?"
"Yeah…" Harry said slowly.
"Oh. That's good. Sometimes I speak so fast, Melody tells me I need subtitles. Other times she looks for my batteries."
The brunette – Hermione – giggled.
"So lemme get this straight," The redhead – Ron – said, "You're a muggle, with this special ability Ee es something,"
"ESP, Extra Sensory Perception." Hermione and Adeline said in unison. They looked at each other, and grinned.
"Yeah, that. So you're a muggle with ESP. Ok. And you've been brought here because you're in trouble because You-Know-Who wants to hurt you."
"Is that his name?" Adeline asked. "What a funny name. He would have been teased so much when he was in school. What cruel parents. You-Know-Who indeed." She noticed that everyone was trying to hide a smile. "I know, I know, I'm an idiot." She sighed.
"No, you're just a muggle." Harry said. "His real name is Lord Voldemort."
"He's a lord? Who in his or her right mind would make someone like him a lord? And Voldemort's even worse than You-Know-Who!"
"His christened name was Tom Marvolo Riddle." Albus said, "But he changed it when he became evil."
"Oh…" Adeline blushed. "My bad."
"Indeed." Albus agreed, eyes twinkling.
"So you're a muggle who somehow met Harry's parents with this 'special ability'." Ron persisted.
"Yes." Adeline said.
"What other powers do ESP'ers have?" Ron asked curiously.
"Uh…telekinesis – moving things with the mind – pyrokinesis – lighting fires with the mind – and…well…lots of things. The most commonly known is telepathy, which means mind – to – mind communication, and you can also hear someone's thoughts."
"What?!" Ron and Severus exclaimed.
Adeline was confused. They looked so horrified. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"In the Wizarding World being able to read and/or hear someone's thoughts is considered Dark Magic." Hermione explained.
"Oh!" Adeline nodded, "I understand. But don't worry, there's hardly anyone who can actually read everyone's mind. For one thing, many people have blocks on their minds which means you can't read them anyway, and you can usually only read the mind of someone very close to you.
"Twins are the most susceptible to this, as they've shared their mother's womb. You'll often find twins who can finish each other's sentences, and who know what their sibling is thinking and feeling, sometimes before the sibling does themselves. It's also quite common in close friends, lovers, and sisters. Hardly ever normal brothers for some reason.
"Scientific study has proven that women on the whole are far more sensitive in any type of ESP. Many people think that it's because women have to know where their offspring are at all times, and this is rather hard without some kind of mind sensitivity. Many err…muggle? mothers have what we like to call 'eyes in the backs of their heads'. It means they know what their child is doing, almost before their child actually does it."
Adeline noticed that Ron and Severus just looked more confused by her rather rushed explanation, but there wasn't much that she could do about that.
She also noticed that Albus seemed to be trying to hide a smile, and that Hermione and Harry seemed to understand perfectly. "So, Harry, I didn't actually know your parents, I only saw them once. But I can tell you that they loved you, very much." She continued softly. Harry's eyes were very bright, and once again, Adeline regretted opening her big mouth. "Sorry," She said, "That wasn't my place." In her head she added; Floor, please, swallow me now.
"No, that's all right." Harry replied, "I'm glad you said that. It…it helps…something."
"Ok." Adeline nodded, vowing not to ask questions.
"Now, Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley, what is it that you came in here for?" Albus asked.
"Well, Professor, we came to tell you that Harry's scar hurt." Hermione said.
"Ah. Does it still hurt, Mr. Potter?" Albus steepled his hands, and peered over his crescent moon glasses.
"No, Professor," Harry said, "It doesn't."
"Hmm… Very well. You may go. You too, Severus. I think Adeline and I need to talk privately."
"Very well, Albus." Severus said stiffly, although Adeline thought he was slightly hurt by Albus' words. He swept out, and Harry, Hermione, and Ron left soon after.
"Now, Adeline, do you want to hear the rest of the story behind the current situation?" Albus asked. Adeline nodded eagerly. She'd always enjoyed a bedtime story, and although this wasn't the usual material, or type, it was sure to be interesting.
"Very well. It all started over fifty years ago, when a young boy named Tom Marvolo Riddle was enrolled in Hogwarts…"
AN: I'm going on holiday for two weeks, and I won't be near a computer, so that's why I'm putting up two chapters at once.