Chapter 5: - getting to know that the Dark Lord (aka Voldemort) and your Potions teacher are related. Very interesting chapter to write, how do you explain that they are blood-related?

Random thought from Princess-Turnip: do you think in the 6th book the initials in the locket R.A.B stand for Regalus Black; Sirius's Brother who was in fact a Death Eater? Think about it dudes. Then get back to me. MORE HOUSE POINTS NEED TO BE EARNT!

Verona got up at 5.30 that morning, just in time to see Minalayas dragging a briefcase out of his room. "Hey. What time did you get home last night?" Minalayas yawned, "about 2.30 I think." Verona whistled, " That's late." Minalayas laughed, "don't you mean early?" Verona shook her head and rubbed her forehead, "nooo, it's too early in the morning for trivial questions. Go to work before I do something stupid and embarrassing" Minalayas shrugged, "ok, the sooner I get there the more I get paid" Verona slipped off of the kitchen stool, "I'm going back to bed, wake me up when my life is over" Minalayas pulled the heavy briefcase off of the bench, "see you tonight V!" Verona snorted, "whatever!" and closed the bedroom door.

Verona was falling. Falling towards a bottomless pit of black. She noticed that she wasn't in her pajamas anymore but her school uniform. She tried to slow down and grab onto something but there were no walls. As she neared a dark object, also falling, Verona saw it was a giant Lion mauling a green serpent. She grabbed its mane and together they both fell into darkness.

Verona tossed and turned in her bed, moaning and trying to grab at imaginary objects in midair. Eve rushed into the room. "Wake

Up Verona! Wake Up!" she cried in anguish. Verona continued to flail wildly. "Where's a healer when you need one?" Eve yelled. Something in her mind clicked, Minalayas. She rushed around the house looking for an owl. There, sitting on the window ledge, was a beautiful pure white owl. She quickly scribbled a note and shoved it into the clip on the owl's leg, "take this to St Mungo's; and hurry!" about 10 minutes later Minalayas appeared, narrowly missing the kitchen bench. "Where is she? What's happened?" Eve pointed up, "She seems to be stuck in a nightmare. I've never seen anything like it before!" Minalayas rushed up the stairs and into the bedroom, then pulled out his wand, pressed it against Verona's forehead and muttered a complicated spell; almost like a piece of poetry. A long, thin, silver strand of what looked like thread trailed out after his wand and into the jar he had conjured up. After a while the thread broke and Minalayas screwed the top on the jar. "You're a potions teacher now, aren't you? Could you make a sleeping draught for V? She'll be all right for the time being. I'll probably be back in a few hours to take her to Mungo's for observation. I have to pay someone very important a visit." He shook the jar gently and disapparated on the spot. Eve collapsed onto the bed for a few minutes then jumped up, remembering Minalayas's instructions. "Half an ounce of powdered moonstone… 3 shinerplant petals… 1 ounce of mataki…" she trailed off and piled more ingredients into the cauldron. Amadeus rolled out of the bedroom, yawning widely, "what's all the commotion? It's like having a herd of elephants walking through the house." Eve ignored him and continued making the potion. "Where's V? She's usually up really early" Eve sighed quietly and told him the story. As she did, his eyes widened, "how is she now? I've got to get up there. When's that potion ready?" Eve checked the clock on the wall, "about 20 minutes. I'm going up there now to look in on her"

Minalayas arrived outside of the school gates leading into Hogwarts. The gates opened automatically and he thought that they must still think he was a student there. He hiked up the steep hill towards the huge building and strode through the doors and up to Dumbledore's office. Minalayas waited at the entrance of the room. It wasn't long before it opened and Professor Sprout stepped out, "come in my dear boy. My, you have grown since your Hogwarts days; and a healer too! A very demanding job of course. My brother is a healer in France, never comes home anymore. Now, you are here to see Professor Dumbledore I presume? He's in here, we've been waiting for you" she bustled in and handed him a strong cup of tea." Now, sit down and tell us all about this mishap" Minalayas noticed that Professor McGonagall, Professor Trawlney and Dumbledore were also in the room. He started retelling the story as Eve had told him with all 4 teachers watching him intently. After Minalayas had finished Dumbledore stroked his beard thoughtfully, "I think it would be best if I saw this nightmare she had for myself" he pulled out the pensive, "you have this dream with you, do you not?" Minalayas reached into the pocket of his robes and pulled out the jar. "Come, we will see this dream" he disappeared into the stone bowl followed by the other teachers and finally, Minalayas. They watched the dream to the end and then Dumbledore beckoned for them to leave. "Tell me Minalayas, do you know how Eve got her last name?" Minalayas shook his head. "She is the illegitimate love child of Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Black. This happened just after Bellatrix married her husband. She never told anyone but demanded that the child have Voldemort's last name added to Black. Eve does not like to talk about her parents in fear that her father will find her and force her to become a Death Eater. She is scared. This dream tells her that this will happen in the future, you know of Harry Potter I presume. Verona is going to destroy Eve with the help of Harry. That is what the lion and the serpent symbolized." Minalayas sat down in shock, "my little sister is going to destroy Voldemort's daughter? That's not possible; V's so nice. She would never hurt anyone." Dumbledore shook his head, "it will happen. Be careful and I think it may be best if she stays at home for another few weeks. I will send for Eve to come back to the school so they will be separated" Minalayas stood up, "I'll go back home then and tell Verona she is staying at home for the time being" Dumbledore opened the door, "I think that would be wise. Good day to you"

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Next Chapter: - what will happen to Eve? Will she turn to the Dark Side? (lol there goes the star wars thing again!) No, really. Will she give in to her father and become a Death Eater? Find out when I can be stuffed writing the next chapter! Merry Christmas to Everyone and to all a good year!

Princess-Turnip xxx