Thoughts
Voices
Silence overcame me as I was thrown violently into my cupboard. Tears streamed down my 6-year-old face after being beaten by my Uncle since I had gotten a higher grade in class than Dudley. I began shaking and kept hoping the pain would stop. Every agonising minute, I was forced to move so the blood didn't gather in one place. "Why me?" I wondered. "What have I done to deserve this? I just wish the pain would leave me and never come back"
"Focus on yourself when you were pain-free and alright"
"Wh- What? Who was that?" No voice replied. I decided to try what the voice I thought I had heard said. I closed his eyes and remembered seeing myself in the mirror, my long, bright red silky hair. My glasses new and intact. My scar. I had always prided myself with the scar. I had had it as far back as I remembered. I had gotten it when my good for nothing parents died in a car crash after drinking all night. It made me different from the Dursley's and the kids at school. Slowly, I felt the pain start to fade away and my bones go back to where they were supposed to be.
After a few minutes, I opened my eyes and to my astonishment, I looked like I had never had an encounter with my brutal Uncle before. I grinned and thought to myself that I had to experiment with these new "powers" to see what I could do.
Over the next few years, I had been getting up at 5am and going to sleep at 11pm, giving me roughly 4 hours in the morning and 3 hours at night to train my powers. It was harder than I had originally thought, but I was always too curious about the powers I had and what I could do with them. By the time I was just about 11, I had learnt how to teleport, change into any animal, talk to all animals, and to an extent, read people's minds and control the water element.
The first time I had changed into an animal freaked me out. I was running through the woods my cousin had chased me into a couple of miles away from the house, and suddenly I realised I was on four legs. I tried to scream but this weird noise came out of my mouth. I could hear my cousin and his 'friends' bristling through the bush so I scampered. After another mile of running, I still wasn't tired and I felt great but I was thirsty. I had found a little pond with clear water residing in it and looked at my reflection. Instead of my slim face with my cherry red lips and unruly emerald eyes staring back at me, I was greeted with the face of a doe. I gasped in shock and fell in. My hands, no my hooves scrambled to pull me out. I finally get free to hear chuckling coming behind and old oak tree and a guy step out from his hiding place. I glared at him and he stopped laughing but he still had a cocky smirk spread across his face. "Thanks for helping me. Jerk" I muttered. He brushes his hair away from his face and boy was he a looker. He had short, black wavy hair with chocolate eyes that would make any girls heart melt. His lips were a light pink and his skin was tan. Well hello there Mr Handsome.
"Y'know, its rude to stare" he said in his deep voice and his cocky grin and I realised he had to be around 14. I raised my eyebrow at him. Like I would even stare at a guy who was around 3 years older than me even if he was handsome and tall and...
"I just wanted to see what the person looked like that was so noble and brave and saved me from drowning" I replied, sarcasm dripping through my every word. He held his hands up in surrender.
"Hey now, no need to get angry! I just wanted to ask you how long you have been able to turn into a doe." Oh shit, so he knew.
"Since now."
"Oh"
"Um well I've got to go now, my Uncle probably wants me home." I said, not telling him what would happen if I was late. I waved goodbye and focused of turning into a doe again. It took me 5 minutes but I got it eventually. I let my body go and I sprinted through the woods and was back within an hour, to find my cousin smirking behind my Uncle. "Oh shit"
"I swear I didn't do anything!" I begged and pleaded but he wouldn't listen. That was the worst beating I had ever received and not even my powers could heal all my pain. I forced myself not to cry and give my Uncle the satisfaction of me being in pain, and I let go when I was thrown roughly into my cupboard. I spent that whole night wondering why he had made my beating that bad. I never found out until a week later.
I remember it so clearly. It was a Thursday afternoon at around 3pm. I had been told to get the mail and so I went and fetched it before I could anger my Uncle. When I retrieved it, I saw one of the letters were addressed to me. Being the logical and smart one in the 'family', I scrambled to my cupboard and shoved the letter under the crack at the bottom of the door. I decided to open it later rather than risk it getting taken off me, and headed into the dining room to hand Uncle Vernon the mail. He started blabbing on about Aunt Marge and some weird shit but after a while he got bored and told me I was annoying him so I was sent to my room. I couldn't have been happier.
As soon as I got into my cupboard I tore open the letter and I read what it had to say.
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 Miss Potter,
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
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WHICHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
sets of plain work robes (black)
plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupil's clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1)
by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring and owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
I couldn't believe my eyes! There were others like me out there! That was why I had been beaten so bad! There was a letter under it I hadn't seen. It said it was from Gringotts. Ah good ol' Gringotts. Anyway, I opened it curiously and came to the conclusion that I was reading a bank notice.
Dear Miss Aurora Potter,
It has come to our attention that you are not where you are supposed to be living. Also, we have reason to believe that information regarding your heritage is being kept by you. I am not able to disclose much information in this letter as it could fall into the wrong hands. If you wish to sort this all out, please touch the ruler included in this envelope and say the words I'm ready Ragnok and it will transport you to my office.
Director Ragnok
Head of Gringotts
I looked at it in excitement. This meant I could be taken away from my relatives! "Maybe I have other family" I thought. Without a second thought, I put my hand onto the ruler and said "I'm ready Ragnok".
I arrived in Gringotts and was immediately ushered into an office. I looked around and heard a voice off to my left.
"Hello Miss Potter, its an honour for you to be here" I smirked and turned around.
"Hello Sir" He motioned for me to take a seat in front of the desk.
"Now, my name is Director Ragnok, I am the Head of Gringotts. It has come to our attention that you are living at the Dursley's residence and also a spell has been placed on them to hate you. We have yet to trace the magical signature back. Also, we have reason to believe that you have not been informed about your heritage."
"Yes. Actually, I haven't even been informed about the magical world"
"Ok so that means you would have no idea about Head of Family's."
"I know a little."
"Well I'm afraid I will have to tell you. When you become Head of an old family in the Wizarding World, you are emancipated and have a seat in the Wizengamont which is the equivalent to seats in Parliarment. You are looked at as an adult, and highly respected. Usually, only males can claim them but if you are the last living heir of that line, or you are declared worthy by us, you are able to become a Lord/Lady regardless of your gender and age. I will give you a book to read so you get more familiar about this. Can you please prick your finger with this pin and dab the blood onto the paper" I obliged and did as the goblin said. What came up astonished me.
Name: Aurora ?
Age: 10
School: -
Mother: ?
Father: ?
Guardian: -
Heir/s by blood: Griffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Merlin, Hogwarts.
Powers: Animagi, Mind-control, Illusionist, Element Control, Parseltongue.
Vaults: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Galleons:
Merlin (vault 1):
Galleons=47,493,384.
Sickles=7.
Knuts=4.
Hogwarts (vault 2):
Galleons=75,467,363.
Sickles=5.
Knuts=8.
Griffindor (vault 3):
Galleons=3,375,738.
Sickles= 7.
Knuts=3.
Slytherin (vault 4):
Galleons=8,375,839.
Sickles=7.
Knuts=7.
Ravenclaw(vault 5):
Galleons=847,493.
Sickles=7.
Knuts=4.
Hufflepuff (vault 6):
Galleons=783,485.
Sickles=7.
Knuts=9.
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