Harry Potter and the Life Unlived
By
Vulpine Nox
Underlined is writing
Italics is telepathy
Bold is parseltounge
Last Chapter
"Shade is going to be in for a surprise when he get back," she murmured once again disappeared, but this time it was to sate her thirst.
This Chapter
Shade was overrun with a feeling of extreme humor, he barely held back a fit of giggles, not that he giggled, he snickers thank you very much. Now would have been a most rude time to gig-snicker as Ollivander had just finished his very dramatic speech of how Shade's wand the brother wand of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and how they could expect great thing from him.
Hagrid hurried him out of the shop as soon as he could looking a bit green, "I'm going ter the Leaky Cauldron fer a pick me up, those goblin cart make me a bit woozy. Now ye can go get ye robes and I'll be back real quick like, alright?"
"Sure Hagrid, where is the robe shop?"
"This way this way." The robe shop was a bright place, with all colors of the rainbow, 'nasty things, rainbows' Shade though to himself.
"Hogwarts, dear?" Questioned a short lady when she caught sight of him browsing the racks after Hagrid left.
"Yes, I need seven Hogwarts robes," he replied.
"Alright then, up to the fitting stand. There is already another boy being fitted." As it turned out the other boy was quite snobbish and a very prejudiced pureblood. Shade managed to leave when Hagrid waved to him through the window. He grabbed his robes and left while the mortal was making another rude comment.
Hagrid was waiting out side with a large cage and a grin on his face the 'pick me up' must have done the trick.
"What is in the cage Hagrid?" Shade questioned generally curious about the heartbeat he could hear from the cage, he nearly groaned, it was making him hungry.
"O this here is your birthday present, she's a snowy owl." Shade rolled his eyes, how predictable, a white owl for the Savior of the Wizarding World.
"Thank Hagrid this is the first birthday present I've ever gotten." Shade and Silver had decided to play the abused card since Raven told them that the Durselys were quite rude and that the hated anything abnormal, which Shade definitely was.
"Tis nuthin, we had best be going." Hagrid hastily dropped Shade off in the same mall he had picked him up from and gave him a train ticket. As soon as Hagrid was out of sight Shade went into a bathroom and disappeared.
–
The sight that met him at Fox's Den was startling and he let out a frustrated sigh.
Thirteen girls of various hair colors were laying on a pile of blankets on the floor in the living room, 'looks like Silver got bored again' he though to himself, and turned to greet his sister.
"Is going to Hogwarts going to be exciting enough to stop your boredom?" Silver smiled widely, but it was not a 'happy' smile it was more of a sinister Cheshire cat smile, one that spoke of extreme amusement and of hidden unpleasant surprises. It made him shiver.
"Shade, I'm sure your sisters will be happy to see you once they Wake." Shade stared at her in horror.
"You decided to Turn them all at once? Do you know how much trouble they will cause while we are at Hogwarts? It is not wise to have so many Childe at once. Do you realize how much blood they will consume just after Waking?"
Silver's smile widened "I did not Turn any of them, I woke them. Grandmother Myst cast a blood spell on the daughter of the family that adopted Lily, it carried on the genes and magical gifts of Lily, Raven, and my father. The spell also transferred onto the daughter's husband who had affairs and so now we have thirteen new sisters that will awaken in about eight hours. I have to go and make a few arrangements but I'll be back before they get up."
"What am I supposed to do with them in the mean time?" he did not want to be there when they waked.
"Leave them alone and don't let anyone in, and run away if they wake up. Toodles" She once again teleported out.
'How do I always get dragged into the middle of things'? He thought and laid down on the couch drifting into an uneasy sleep.
–
When Silver appeared in front of the most powerful crime boss in London he nearly had a heart attack and let off a few gunshots at her before recognizing her.
"Please forgive me Lady Silverfox I didn't realize it was you."
"Have you made teleporting enemies so soon, Brian? I know you have been busy but that is a bit much," she said, not in the least bit bothered that Brian had shot her at. He was a another result of her boredom, not long after she was promoted to Shadow. She had his soul possess a victim of a dementor. Brian was recently dead crime boss when she found him in Death, he barely was holding on after four years and was quiet happy to serve her, if only to get back to life. She hadn't looked in on him in three years, so he was quiet surprised when she did and horrified because he shot at the person that could easily dismiss his soul and send him back to death with a snap of her fingers.
"No Lady Silverfox, I have stayed away from all magical persons as you instructed"
"Good it is well you remembered why you are still here. Now I have checked up on your progress through various means and I am pleased with it. Keep up the good work. I was wondering if you had a large building somewhere around here and a competing gang with around thirty members you wish to get rid of?"
Brian flinched, thirty people, what was she going to do with thirty people, not that he cared as long as he was safe.
"Yes on both counts milady, there is a old boarded up apartment building not five miles from here and that is were a small gang is located, we were going to scare them off but I've been busy and forgot about them. Shall I tell my people not to go close to it milady?" He asked while writing down the address down and handing it to her.
"That would be wise Brian. I shall be checking up on you some time next year, be prepared to show more progress in other countries or I shall not be happy. Have you men out of the area soon and keep them out until tomorrow or there shall be complications. Goodbye Brian."
"Goodbye milady."
Brian tried not to dwell on the fate of those unfortunate men but couldn't keep the nervousness out of his voice when informing his men to stay clear of the building.
–
Silver stayed in the shadows outside the old building, finding that it would be suitable for her sisters. She went inside and counted the number of men, twenty-seven, she thought, will be enough. She disappeared again after causing them all to fall asleep with a bit of hypnosis insuring that they would be there when she returned.
–
Shade woke up when he felt Silver teleport in.
"Where have you been? Its nerve wracking watching children."
"Firstly you were sleeping and secondly so were they, that is hardly nerve wracking. Now tell what happened at Diagon Alley." Shade quickly gave a compressed version of his trip.
"The only thing I can't puzzle out is what was in that grubby little package," he said annoyed.
"Don't worry about it now, if you want we can try to figure it out at Hogwarts. It's nearly time to move the girls, will you come with me to make sure things don't get out of hand?" she asked as she walked over to the sleeping girls. "Fine but I'm not going close to them till they regain their senses," he said also getting up. "Thanks, now get a couple and follow me," she said grabbing two hands and they started to become misty and disappeared into thin air. She took Shade after she had finished moving their sisters
–
"How long till they are done?"
"Just a few more minutes, be patient."
"Fine, fine," Shade grumbled. They both stood outside of the old building, the street was quiet the only streetlight left unbroken was burned out yet they could see just fine by the full moonlight. It was around three and they had been there for a few hours, waiting.
"Our sister are asleep, we can take them back now." Silver had been monitoring her sister mentally once they had finished quenching their thirst they fell asleep absorbing the magic of the blood and refill their magic supplies that they had emptied during their Wake. They were all in the same place they had dropped them off, a bit more disheveled and covered in blood but unharmed. She started teleporting them back to Fox's Den while Shade took care of the bodies. It didn't take them ten minutes and there was no sign of what happened that night in the old apartment building.
"Did you tell them about being Vampyri?" Shade asked as soon as they had gotten all their sisters back to the Den.
"There wasn't enough time. Are you ready to go back to Diagon Ally?" Silver replied sitting down at her desk.
"Now, five o'clock am? I guess, but what about them?" Shade said stretching.
"They will sleep for at least six more hours, we have enough time to look around and we can also get their school book, so they don't have to go out so soon. Do you know where you put 'Vampyri'?" She asked as she rummaged through her desk for a pen and paper.
"Yes I'll go get it. What are you going to do with it?" Shade asked as he went to him room to get the book.
"Leave it for them with this note and your schoolbooks. We will have to take a hair from each so Ollivander can get them wands for school." She said as she was writing a quick note;
Hello dear sisters,
Welcome to The Fox's Den. You are bound to be confused and upset but keep reading. You are now all Vampyri, the book will explain it all and my home is on an uncharted island, don't bother trying to escape or someone will stop you. You are free to explore the grounds and house there are some books you will need for Hogwarts under 'Vampyri'. We will be back around twelve or one and any animals you find will not harm you.
Silverfox
Shadeswolf
"That should do it, put the book on the top of the pile. You ready?" She said sign the letter for both of them.
"Yes are you?" Shade yawned. He had changed into his favorite form and was wearing black baggy pants and a tight green tee shirt with his kanata on his back. Every Shadow had mastered a weapon or two. Shades weapons were the staff and the kanata while Silver's weapon of choice were the scythe and daggers.
"Let me change my clothes just a second, put some clean clothes next to the pile of books." She said putting the letter on top of the pile of books next to the girls, and walking into her room.
"Do you want one of my Hogwarts robes, they are unisex." He called after in a sarcastic voice,
'Robes are too much like a dress' he though.
"No thanks," said Silver, "I can always make up look different with my illusions." She said as she walked out of the room she was wearing a tight white long sleeved shirt with baggy black pants.
She was carrying two cloaks, "We don't want to be noticed." She handed him one and as soon as he touched it he was in the alley between Diagon and the Leaky Cauldron. Shade pushed a few bricks with his wand after they put their cloaks on, Silver's scythe peeking out the bottom of hers.
"Welcome Harry, to Diagon Alley," he said to her in a mysterious voice.
Hush you, first stop Ollivander's Wand Shop. You go give this to Madame Malkin's it's the measurement for the girls. Then go to the bookstore and start picking out some books, ask them for their catalogue. I should be done by then.
'Fine fine, see you soon and don't let the wandmaker sneak up on you.' They parted and set about their tasks.
–
Dingle. Silver walked in the musty shop and scrunched her nose and held back a sneeze.
She sat down on the spindle chair in the middle of the room facing the door and waited. It did not take long to hear a human sneaking between the rows of boxes. She created and illusion of herself still sitting in the chair and teleported behind the human when he was right behind her.
"It is not wise to try to sneak up on a unknown person," she spoke in a cold tone, lightly pressing a dagger to the back of his neck, making the illusion disappear.
Ollivander nearly jumped but stopped when he felt a dagger at his back. Never in all his years had someone truly surprised him much less snuck up on him. "What do you want?"
The dagger disappeared from his back and he whirled around drawing his wand an elvin oak with one of his hairs. There was no one behind him, and he jumped when he heard the same voice from behind him.
"I am in need of a wand, wandcrafter. You should be more careful, you don't know who I was and you persisted on sneaking up on me."
Ollivander once again turn and there was a girl crouched on the back of the chair, staring at him with her silver eyes. Once again he stifled his shook, pure white hair was the sign of a natural necromancer, a fact he had come across in a rare weapon making tome his master had let him read, and unless he missed his guess she was also a vampyre, a deadly combination.
He gave a start when he saw her silver eyes, they were the sign of a direct descendant of the first vampyre, Silverblood. He wanted to gape, was looking at vampyre royalty. In all his years he had met a vampyre only once, a recently turned one fifty years ago after the war with Grindawald. It was a memorable experience and he had nearly died getting a drop of blood and a hair, they were truly predators.
"Milady, I apologize, may I ask your forgiveness?" He said after he collected himself enough not to stammer.
"I am in need of your services and so are some of my sisters, you are forgiven if you in no way reveal any of what happens in our meeting." Ollivander bobbed his head quickly and enthusiastically.
"Of course milady. On my magic and life as Head of the House Ollivander, and a wandmaker, I will not reveal in any way anything that I find out today, so do I swear."
"Very good wandcrafter Ollivander, I Silverfox, Heiress of The Line Silverblood, Grandchilde by birth of Silverblood, Heiress to the throne of Vampyri, Head of the House of Myst, accept your oath."
Ollivander's eyes nearly popped out of his head, he wasn't even aware that Silverblood had a childe by birth. Lady Silverfox was her grandchilde, Light, she was the Queen of the Vampyri, but how did she get involved with the Mysts?
"I have a hair from each of my sisters and one from myself. They require thirteen wands by eight on September first before the train leaves. Cost does not matter and do them well and you will be handsomely rewarded. Can you do it?"
"Yes milady, may I be so bold as to ask that you do not kill any humans at Hogwarts?" He was taking a huge chance that she would not kill him for that request, but he could not see the next generation of witch and wizards die."
"You needn't worry wandcrafter, I have no interest in slaughtering the mortals children, as it would very odd for a child to do that to her own. I am merely insuring the future of my kin and your race, though unintentionally. I have much to do today, I must be going."
She disappeared silently.
Only after she left did he realize that she didn't say she wouldn't kill the children at Hogwarts. He sighed, and went into his office to warn Dumbledore that there would be danger approaching.
–
Shade you done yet? Silver thought as she walked out of the wandcrafters shop.
'I'm done with the robes, meet me in the bookstore, some of this stuff is fascinating. I'll be there soon. Stop reading and pick out our books.' He sent her a disgruntled though and let the connection go. When she entered the bookstore it seemed like nearly the whole shop was on the counter.
"Are you sure you can afford this?" Questioned a pimply clerk.
"I have already told you ten times, yes and charge it to my account." Shade answered in a cold voice, the effect was a bit less intimidating because he had his nose in a book.
"Please excuse my companion he is a bit rude. Do you have someway to transport all these books?" asked Silver in a pleasant voice.
"I already bought an expandable trunk," interrupted Shade and added.
'I bought one for all of us, do you know that you get five trunks free if you buy ten trunks? It was a steal.'
"Do you have the total yet?"
"Yes"
"Good you get a five percent tip, now go in the back and take a brake you deserve it for selling so many books," Silver said giving the clerk a mental prod to leave.
"Yes I think I will, I did sell lots of books didn't I?" The clerk walked off in a mental fog that would lift when the sun was fully up. Silver teleported the book in the trunk, there was at least one thousand five hundred books, when she was finally done she took Shade's offered wrist and took a long drink.
Thanks brother, Waking our sisters took a lot out of me. She thought to him as she illusioned the trunk. Where are the other trunks?
'I blood called them back to the Den.'
Where to next?
'Knockturn Alley, we can get everything else there.' He thought back as they walked out of the bookstore.
Knockturn Alley was a dingy place, and they seem out of place with their neat cloaks, but the dangerous air about them said otherwise. A hag scampered out of the way when they walked towards her. The siblings had let their bloodlust leak out a little bit hoping to scare off any unwanted attention. They went into another bookshop and took at least half the inventory as well as at least a hundred illegal books from the owner's private library.
Their next stop was the apothecary, where they bought enough supplies to last them several years as well as several rare dark ingredients. They bough all of the snakes at the pet shop, several birds and twenty kneazles that they would release into the Eternal Isles herder cat population. It would give the herder cats increased intelligence. Herder cats were used for herding the Eternal Isles equivalent of the chicken, the aquala. Those at the Isles only ate meat from fish or fowl and the aquala were the main fowl for meat and herder cats were twice the size of the average house cat and they lived in packs of around twenty. Herder cats were domesticated, but still quite fierce, Silver intended to take a few to hogwarts and start a new population there. The snake would serve as ears and eyes and the bird as message carriers if they wanted to send one secretly. Silver sent the biggest bird, which was an eagle, to Ollivander with instruction to send the wands as soon as they were ready.
They were just walking out of Borgin and Burkes, after purchasing various interesting items that were enchanted, cursed and charmed, when two little redheaded twin boys ran into Silver.
"Oi,
watch,
were,
you,
are,
going," the twins said every other word, and gulped simultaneously when they looked up. Silver hood had fallen off when the boys had run into her and her silver eyes were narrowed.
She said coldly "Little boys shouldn't be in a dark alley all by themselves, what are you doing here?"
"Nothing Ma'am, we are lost, and do you know the way, out?" They once again spoke for each other. Silver's eyes narrowed further, she could tell when she was being lied to, one of the side affects from her animal form. Another was that she couldn't lie. She decided to take a quick peek into the twin's minds.
Shade, they have only one soul and one mind. They, he in essence has two bodies, and it isn't natural there is some sort of magical damage on his soul and mind that has been repaired by merging the two being into one. Its fascinating, can I bring him home for study? 'No, you don't know enough about wizarding magic to even begin to understand what could have caused this, and you already have the sisters to take care of, but they probably go to Hogwarts, you can surely find them again later.' He added when she felt when she mentally pouted. Fine.
"Pranking supplies aren't worth getting killed for. My name is Fox, what is your name, little boy." She could practically sense their shock.
"How do you know?" They asked together faintly, he had no doubt that she had meant to say 'your' or 'boy'.
"My secret, now what is your name." Silver gave a smile.
"Forge," said one of the boys, "Do you know what happened to us?"
"Its not 'us' anymore it 'me', unless of course you are royalty, and no. I have family going to Hogwarts, they would probably to able to help you, if you need it."
"We, I would be grateful."
"It would be best if you told no one that you are one person, lest you become a specimen under the wand point of the ministry." The twin paled more.
"I haven't ever told anyone and no one knows to my knowledge, except the sorting hat and it promised not to tell anyone."
"Good, now I think your mother is looking for you, so run along."
Well that was interesting.
'Indeed. Do we have everything we need?'
Yes lets go get a bite before returning to the den. Shade once again grabbed Silvers arm and they disappeared without a sound.
–
When they reappeared back at Fox's Den they found their thirteen sisters, now clean and wearing the white of Potentials, sitting in a circle listening to Raine reading the Vampyri book out loud. They changed only a little; Raine's hairs had become much whiter along with Ala and Astra curly hair, but not white enough to come close to Silver's. Roses's and Cat's red hair had darkened to a blackish red is was so dark. Iris's and Ivy's black hair had taken a purple sheen. Jade's, Onyx's, and Terra's curly auburn, a color that didn't belong to the Myst family, hair had darken and taken on a red luster. Anora's and Anea's curly hair looked like molten gold that had been spun into fine threads, another color that did not come from the Myst family. The air of a predator would come later, once they learned everything the needed to know. Shade could not see all their eyes from here but he was certain that they were all slit and a deep purple except for Jade who had a green, lighter than his own. He could smell no dirt on them so it was his guess that they had not yet ventured outside.
The Sisters leapt up as soon as they caught sight of Shade and Silver and bared their fangs. After a moment they realized what they were doing and who Silver was and smiled sheepishly.
"Sorry, we didn't realize that it was you," said Raine.
"What did you do to us?" Ala demanded in a strained voice.
"I Woke you, it would of happen between now and the time you were sixteen, and you would have been just as hungry." Silver answered in a calm voice walking up and hugging her.
"Did we really kill all those people?" Roses asked.
"Yes," answered Shade, hanging back away from his sisters.
"Why don't we feel bad about it Silverfox? I mean we killed those men and we are guilty of murder." Cat asked, confused.
"Your not guilty of murder, we are Vampyri killing is what we do, the book will explain it all keep reading. Ah how rude of me, this is our brother in blood and birth Shadeswolf, just call him Shade." Shade came into the circle of girls and kissed each on the left cheek, a tradition Vampyre greeting.
"Just think to us if you need us," he added. Shade and Silver walked out to prepare their rooms, putting a trunk in each with school robes and their other supplies. When that was done they returned to Silver's room, fed and released the kneazles, all females, and releasing the various birds and ordering them to stay on the property. They started chatting with the snakes of various sizes, around fifty in all and gave them all names, and telling them about themselves and who wanted to stay with them, all of them, the snakes found the immortal speakers interesting. The snakes were thrilled that they were going to Hogwarts, they had all heard about it when they were hatchlings and they told the speakers that there was a great snake at the human's hatchling gathering place. Which interest Silver greatly because she loved anything that was dangerous. After showing the snakes the way out of her home and the best places to hunt Shade and Silver returned back to the newly dubbed 'Family Room'.
They sat on couches across from each other and started to talk telepathically.
'Who are you going to get to take care of the sisters?'
I was thinking of taking them to Hogwarts.
'You can't be serious!
They haven't gotten their letter yet and what excuse is there, we are trying to avoid attracting attention remember?'
No, no, I would take them in my trunk and make them a hidey-hole and it would only be for two years. Hogwarts is supposed to be really big, remember?
'Yes but what if they are seen?'
That is why I got their Hogwarts robes early and it wouldn't be that hard to remove a few rooms from the mortals' perception. It would allow me to train them and get them a head start on the curriculum, there is no one here that I would or could count on to train them properly.
'I don't like it what if they are seen?'
I will teleport them out.
'I can't change your mind?'
No
"Um sister and brother, why have you been staring at each other for the past ten minutes?" Roses asked puzzled.
We were talking Roses. Shade projected that to all of them.
The sister eyes widened, "Will we learn how to do that?" Roses asked eyes widened further than the rest.
"Yes, your rooms are ready, go take a nap I can tell you are tired," Shade answered as Cat yawned. The sisters agreed and left the room.
They show promise.
'Yes they do, I suppose it would be best if they came with us.'
I am glad you agree, now lets read some of the books we got at Diagon Alley.
–
The five days before starting Hogwarts went quickly for everyone, as it turned out all of the sisters were snake speakers, apparently it is was a Myst trait, and they picked out their weapons on their first trip into Shadows' Haven. All of the sisters decided on spears. All the sisters decided to learn Runic magic because it was found to be their strong magic. Which was unsurprising because most Vampyri had an aptitude for Runic magic and Blood magic. They would start learning blood magic after they started going to school. Silver got them all small hoop earrings that all the Accepted wore to show their rank and took them out to the center of the Well, with the approval of the Council, to be given the raw magic that would make them true members of the Shadows. She and Shade had taken responsibility for them and made them their apprentices. They returned to the muggle world for a day of shopping and got new clothes, as well as thirteen laptops. Silver had read that electronics didn't work at Hogwarts and was determined to figure out why and a way around it, that problem had already been solved at the Eternal Isles, but wizards used magic differently.
The morning that they were suppose to leave for the train the wands finally arrived ten minutes before they wee supposed to go. Shade was taking Hedwig the owl openly and Silas the boa secretly. While Silver was taking Blackberry the herder kitten just one hour old openly and a three garter snakes all named Warmstones. Raine, Cat, Ala, and Astra were taken month old herder cats from the same litter.
Shade had the sisters that had not yet received his invitation in his trunk with five older herder cats that were telepathic, the large number of birds that they had bought and the fifty odd snakes from the Alleys. A very crowded trunk in all and Silver packed all of their books and experiments along with a few couches and beds.
"Are you all ready?" Silver asked.
"Yes we are all ready, are your illusion still up?" Asked Raine, Silver had cast runes on the girls' earrings to create permanent illusions as long as they wore them. So all the girls looked like somewhat normal children, normal as in without fangs, slit eyes, and porcelain skin.
"Yes, now everyone, expect for Shade, step into the rune circle," and the five normal sisters disappeared is a swirl of light and reappeared in an alley two blocks from King's Cross, and Silver teleported Shade a moment later.
'I only sense a portal it's the wall of 10 platform, opposite platform nine. See you at school.'
Thanks Shade, see you soon.
With that he walked through the wall and saw…
A.N.
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