Chapter 2: Infamy
Cameron walked in to see his Uncle sitting at a small round table, sipping on a cup of coffee.
"Ah, you're here, well we'd better get going." Lucius said, setting his coffee down. Lucius signaled for Cameron to follow him. The two marched out of the Manor.
"Grab my arm." Lucius demanded. Cameron did as he was told. The two vanished.
Lucius and Cameron appeared outside of the Leaky Cauldron. Cameron staggered trying to keep his balance.
"Enjoy apparating?" Lucius asked smiling. Cameron shook his head when he finally caught his balance. "You're going to have to do it again after we get your wand. Now come on." Lucius led the way into the Leaky Cauldron. He ignored everyone that approached him, including Tom whom asked if he wanted a drink. They walked to the brick wall behind the Leaky Cauldron. Lucius tapped the bricks in the correct order, and the wall opened.
"I am going to make a withdraw at Gringotts, Olivander's is just down the street to the left. I will meet you back at Olivander's." Lucius said. "Oh and don't worry about paying for the wand, I will pay for it after I make my withdraw."
"Alright." Cameron replied. Cameron and Lucius parted ways. Cameron walked down the street and looked to his left. Just as his uncle had described, Olivander Wands. He entered the building.
Olivander was putting wand cases in the shelves as Cameron entered.
"Ah, come in come in." Olivander said. "You must be starting your first year of Hogwarts. Let me try finding a wand for you try. So what is your name son?" Olivander began searching the shelves.
"Cameron Lestrange." Cameron said.
"L-Lestrange…" Olivander muttered. "Are you by any chance related to Bellatrix Lestrange?"
"Yes. I'm her son." Cameron replied, being a little annoyed.
"Oh, well let's see if I can get you a wand similar to hers." Olivander said. "You don't plan on being like her?"
"Oh no." Cameron lied.
"Good, good. Alright, I found one that might be good for you." Olivander said, pulling out a black case from a shelf. "It has Chestnut wood and a Dragon heartstring core like hers." Olivander placed it on his desk. Cameron slowly opened the case, and retrieved the wand from inside. He paused, and gave it a wave.
A plant that sat on Olivander's desk flew to a small stand behind the desk. Olivander's eyes widened.
"That is the first time in ages that a person chose his correct wand on his first choice!" Olivander exclaimed. Cameron put the wand in its case, and scooped up the case.
"My Uncle, Lucius Malfoy is going to stop by here and pay for the wand." Cameron stated as he walked out.
Suddenly, Cameron bumped into a boy who was walking into the shop. In shock, the boy dropped a toad that he was holding.
"Trevor!" The boy cried. Cameron quickly ran and grabbed the Toad, returning back to the boy.
"Thanks." The boy said, he held out his hand. "I'm Neville Longbottom."
"Hi, I'm Cameron Lestrange." Cameron replied. Neville quickly retracted his arm before Cameron could shake it. An elderly woman wearing a hat with a stuffed vulture on top of it, interjected between the two.
"Are you, by any chance related to Bellatrix Lestrange?" The woman asked. Cameron rolled his eyes, starting to get annoyed of how a second person had asked him exactly what Olivander had asked him.
"Yes I am." Cameron said. The woman's eyes widened. She put her arm around Neville, and they marched into Olivander's. Cameron rolled his eyes again, and sat down outside of Olivander's.
So apparently since he was the son of two Death Eaters, everyone seemed to hate him. That seemed very reasonable. Everyone automatically thinks that just because I am their son I am like them (although he hoped to be).
Cameron looked up to see his Uncle walking down the street. Cameron got up quickly.
"Let me just pay for your wand fast." Lucius said. He entered Olivander's, and exited out seconds later. "Grab my arm." Cameron hesitated for a minute, but grabbed his arm. The two disappeared.
Cameron spent the next week as he usually did, staying outside and counting the days until he went to Hogwarts. He frequently tried performing a spell or two on his own, but it ended up burning patches of grass.
Finally, the night of August 31st had arrived. The Malfoys and Cameron were eating dinner. Lucius Malfoy was explaining vividly what would be happening the next morning.
"Are you both packed?" Lucius asked. Draco and Cameron nodded. "Good. I expect both of you to wake up at 10:00 a.m at the latest. Ministry cars will be picking us up at 10:30. We will drive to King's Cross and we will drop you off at the train. Do you understand?" Draco and Cameron nodded again.
"Off to bed you two." Narcissa said once dinner was over. Draco got up and walked out of the kitchen. Cameron exited the house and sat next to his sleeping bag getting ready to go to sleep.
As usual, his Aunt came down to say good night to him 3 minutes later. When she was about to depart, Cameron interrupted her step.
"Aunt Narcissa, did my parents ever do anything to a Longbottom family?" Cameron asked. Narcissa sighed and turned around.
"After the Dark Lords fall to power, your mother and father wanted to find out where he was. They thought that two aurors by the name of Alice and Frank Longbottom knew of his location. So your mother, father, Uncle Rabastan, and Barty Crouch Jr. tortured them for information." Narcissa said.
Cameron stared at his Aunt. Would it be possible that if they had given his mother the information, he would not be in this situation right now? Would he be living with his mother and father again in the protection of the Dark Lord?
His Aunt departed to the manor. Cameron got back into his sleeping bag, and instantly fell asleep.