Chapter Two
When I woke up a few hours later, I remembered the letter and the necklace I had received. I re-read the letter, then I walked downstairs to find my parents, they were sat in the kitchen eating their lunch.
"Mum, dad, I know you were wondering what happened earlier, so I'll explain…" I told them and took a seat at the table. I proceeded to tell them all I knew about Bellatrix and Jacob LeStrange, then I told them what the letter had said and I also explain that my appearance would change and I would now be known in the Wizarding world as Aurora Liana LeStrange.
They appeared to be upset at first, but they told me that they thought I should go and see the Malfoys and find out more about my parents. They explained that whatever I decided to do they would stick by me. After thinking things over for a while, I decided that they were right and so I made my way to my room and grabbed the necklace and headed back downstairs.
I sat at the table once again with my parents, and looked at the necklace for ages before placing it around my neck. As soon as I fastened the clasp, I felt a slight tingling all over my body, and then I heard my parents gasp, and my mum began to cry.
I slowly stood up from the table and walked into the downstairs bathroom where I looked in the mirror. I was truly shocked to see how different I looked. My hair was no longer a bushy brown, but was now ebony black and now hung perfectly straight to just past my shoulders. I had the brightest blue eyes; they were far cooler than the muddy brown I was used to. And I am slightly shorter than I was, now standing around 5ft4, but I seemed to have filled out in all the right places. Overall I definitely preferred my new appearance, to the one I had used for the last 18 years; it would just take some getting used to.
I walked back into the kitchen, my mum seemed to have calmed down, and she ran over and hugged me. "Oh Mione, you look so beautiful," she told me and I gave her a faint smile, before telling them both that I was going to quickly write to my friends and to the Malfoys.
Up in my room, I sent a brief letter to Harry, Ginny and Ron, explaining that I was adopted, and my appearance had changed, I didn't tell them who my parents were, but I asked if I could go to the Burrow in two days time, on Saturday, and tell them everything. I then wrote a letter to Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy, informing them that I had now turned 18 and received a letter from Bellatrix, telling me to contact them for more information, and I also asked if there was any chance I could meet with them tomorrow. Once both letters were ready I asked my owl, Indigo, to deliver them.
There wasn't much else to do, so I decided to go to Diagon Ally and buy do some research. I quickly changed into a pair of black skinny jeans and a red tank top, and a pair of converse. When I was ready, I walked downstairs and told my parents where I was going and then apparated to an alleyway not far from Flourish and Blotts.