Oracle2Phoenix- Well there will be parts from the Harry Potter books that can't really be avoided but this is Aurora's story so it won't just be a rewrite of the books.

Ali- I'm glad you liked the last chapter hopefully this one doesn't disappoint you :).

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Albus stared at the young girl, and couldn't believe what he was seeing. She was small but she had an aura around her that made her seem larger then she really was. It was subtle, but there… the only time Albus had ever seen an aura like that had been with Emily… but it couldn't be.

How could this child be the heir to Emily's legacy? How could Sirius Black's daughter be the next High Priestess? Albus's first instinct was to deny what he was seeing… but he also recalled what he promised Emily all those years ago. That he would care, teach, and protect the one who would take her place as High Priestess.

And so he would.

Aurora's first thought when she saw the old man with a very long beard was 'Madam Hennery is finally going to have me sent away to an asylum'. But the longer the man stood in her doorway with a look of disbelief on his face, the more she disregarded that idea. When he finally blinked there was look of acceptance in his eyes, what he was accepting she had no idea.

"Umm… Aurora this man is from a special school that is interested in you. He would like to speak with you for a moment so answer all his questions and be polite won't you." Madam Hennery said from behind the odd man. The only sign Aurora showed of having heard her was a firm nod of her head, but she didn't look away from the man who was still standing in her doorway. There was an odd glow to the man; well better said there was more of a glow to the man. Aurora could always see a small glow around people, sometimes they were vibrant and colorful, other times the flickered and were dull, but she could always tell what a person was like from them, like a small whisper in the back of her mind that sometimes went unheard. This man was a watery blue with specks of black, gray, and white, but there was also a kind of sparkle that she had never seen in anybody else. But other than seeing what his glow was, she couldn't get a read on the man, and that had never happened before.

"Hello Aurora, my name is Albus Dumbledore and I am a professor at a very special school I think you would be perfect for." The man, Albus, said breaking their eye staring contest.

Knowing that Madam Hennery was still standing behind the professor Aurora said, "You can come in you know, it's kind of creepy you standing there just staring at me." Madam Hennery let out an outraged gasp but the professor chuckled finally stepping inside the small bedroom. The professor closed the door before Madam Hennery could follow him inside and took a glance around her room. Aurora got her own for two reasons, one being she had been here longer than most of the other kids, and the second being that the others were too afraid of her to share a space with her. It was a lot smaller than the other rooms in the house having only enough space for a small twin bed, a wardrobe, and a desk; a small window Aurora used to climb onto the roof gave an illusion of the room being slightly bigger than it really was. "I would offer you a seat, but as you can see I don't have one to spare." Aurora said closing the book she had been reading before her unexpected guest interrupted her.

"That is quite alright my dear, as I use to teach and requires quite a lot of standing." Aurora nodded her head in understanding but didn't respond causing another long awkward pause where she couldn't help but start fidgeting.

"Are you nervous my dear?" Aurora didn't like how amused the professor sounded when saying that so her response came out a heated "No! I was just waiting for you to explain what school you are from?"

"Yes of course." The professor smiled patiently. He reached into his pocket and removed an envelope made from heavy looking parchment, the kind only rich people used. "This is an acceptance letter; I think you should read it before we go any further."

Accepting the letter Aurora couldn't help but stare at it with reverence. She had never gotten a letter before.

Holding it in her hands as if it would shatter if she was to rough with it, Aurora read,

Ms. A. Black

Smallest bedroom, top floor

Orphanage for boys and girls

Kingston, England

'Black?' Aurora thought confused. 'Is that my last name?' She had never known, and after a while she had stop asking Madam Hennery. Opening the letter carefully she pulled out two pieces of parchment that was the same as the envelope. The first one read:

Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Ms. Black

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress

Staring wide eye at the words written in green ink, Aurora could find it in herself to close her mouth.

"I… I don't… understand. What makes you think I could be a… a… witch?" Aurora asked her voice cracking and so low she wasn't sure the professor would be able to hear her until he sat next to her on her bed and saying gently.

"My dear, there is no doubt in my mind that you are a witch."

"But… but the name on the letter says Black. So it can't be me, I… I don't have a surname." Aurora said closing her eyes tightly and even to her own ears she sounded desperate. She couldn't help it, the professor had to be wrong, she couldn't be anything so special as a witch. How could she, a nobody with no family be a witch. She wasn't worthy of such a gift.

"Aurora Marlene Black. That is your full name." The professor said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a small pouch made of silk, opening it he offered it to her. Looking inside Aurora saw that it was filled with small little yellow candies, Lemon drops, her mind supplied. With a small thank you towards the professor Aurora took one and started sucking on it. Strangely enough as soon as she ate one she started to relax, and breathe more easily.

"I still can't believe this." Aurora muttered to herself, but obviously the professor heard her since he suddenly stood and pulled out a long wooden stick.

"Most children who first hear about Hogwarts from their letters have a hard time accepting it… perhaps a demonstration would help you." He said smiling before a blue raven, red lion, green snake, and yellow badger came out of his wand ('that was the only thing it could be', Aurora thought) and started dancing around each other before joining together to form the crest that was on the envelope, the image held for a moment before bursting into fireworks and fading altogether after another moment.

"That was beautiful!" Aurora gasped clapping her hands feeling like a little kid at such a brilliant show. The professor took a bow before settling down on a chair he literally drew out of thin air.

"Aurora I know this must be hard for you to believe, but can you honestly tell me you have never done anything odd when you emotions have gotten the better of you?"

Aurora paused thinking back to the time she had been scared when she was left behind after an orphanage trip when she was seven she cried for hours not knowing what to do, she ended up following a small ball of light back home, and then there was the fact that she saw glows around people, and animals all seem to love her and talk to her all the time, and plants liked to grow everywhere she was.

A witch, she was a witch. But then…. "Does that mean my mom and dad were magic too?" Aurora couldn't help but ask. She regretted it when she saw a sad look cross the professor's face.

"Yes, they were both a witch and wizard." He answered quietly. Aurora wanted to ask more but she resisted, she didn't like it when his eyes lost their twinkle he didn't look right without it. So instead she asked,

"When can I get my own wand?"

The professor started chuckling and a small twinkle came back to his eyes, but there was still pain hidden in his eyes. "Soon, I need to talk to some people who may be able to take you in during the summer vacation at least. We wouldn't want to leave you here for the next seven years would we?"

Aurora's mind went blank for a fraction a minute before she managed to gasp out a shaky reply. "You mean I won't be staying here anymore?"

"One more week at the very most," The professor said the twinkle back full force, "That is if you decide to come to Hogwarts… Do you?"

Aurora couldn't believe what was happening to her, this morning she was just Aurora the abomination of the orphanage. Now she was Aurora Marlene Black a witch and she is being given the opportunity to leave the place she hates more than anything. Good things didn't happen often to her, and when they did they didn't tend to last long but she wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. So smiling her first real smile in from as far back as she can remember she nodded her head.

She was going to Hogwarts.

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