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Hogwarts-Girls
Chapter 2: Secretly you're Aunt.
"Wow, we're being hugged by Minerva McGonagall " said Haley happily.
"Yeah! And bloody hell I can't breathe" said Penny choking as Minerva let the girls go blushing lightly at the outburst of her affection.
"What's going on here?" asked Albus.
"These are my nieces Albus, Tabitha Haley Reynolds, daughter of my deceased sister Angelica, and Sabrina Penny Smith daughter of my other late sister Jane. Oh dear! Have you girls grown. Your mothers would have been so proud." said Minerva with tears in her eyes.
"Ok, alright hold it right there, you're saying you're our Aunt, we do know that we have been adopted and that we use our biological parents' surnames but this is ridiculous" stated Penny out loud.
"It's a dream come true actually! Fantasmic!" Haley exclaimed using her signature phrase.
"How can we know it is them for sure, Minerva?" said Albus suspiciously.
"Of course, wait here dears." said Minerva running out of the room leaving the girls completely confused and a little worried.
"Penny if you wake me up I'll kill you!" Haley hissed like an angry cat.
"Oh yeah she's a McGonagall," Albus thought to himself.
Penny nodded knowing her cousin was insane and you really didn't need to tick her off.
Minerva came back into the room with a leather coated photo album and a big furnished wooden box holding some sort of family crest.
"This is the McGonagall box of glory only people who have McGonagall blood can open it." Minerva explained placing the box in front of the girls.
The girls just stared at it. "Well go on girls open it" she said encouragingly.
"Well, what the heck?" said Haley bravely daring to open the box as soon as she touched the lock it clicked open to reveal a set of keys which looked to be made of gold with rubies studded on them, Haley quickly closed the box and placed it back on the table, she looked happy but shocked. Penny repeated the task and the box gave a similar response that it had given to Haley, this time Penny too looked a little disturbed.
"So we really are your nieces?" asked Haley softly. Minerva nodded happily once again embracing them.
Haley was shaking with happiness and broke away from the hug spinning around the room laughing happily. She spun around Albus and kissed his head before going on her way. Severus was sure the girl was insane.
"But if you were our Aunt then why not adopt us? Why did you give us up?" Said Penny enraged.
"Oi dun spoil the moment lassie!" Haley exclaimed in a Scottish accent. She fell into different accents every once in awhile. She ceased her spinning and glared at her cousin. Penny silenced but still looked angry.
"I know this is hard on you, but trust me I tried my best but my work wouldn't allow it and nor would the ministry or the governors at Hogwarts. I am truly sorry but trust me I tried every way to contact you but I wasn't allowed because of the ministry. They wouldn't even listen to me asking to keep you two together! Apparently they thought you were safer in the muggle world. I used too secretly watch you though. Everywhere you went... I even have pictures of you girls." Cried Minerva showing the girls the big photo album filled with their pictures from the time they were born till they were 18. Minerva explained that after that she lost track of them when they started to go to University.
Penny's face softened and Haley hugged Minerva tightly.
"But if we are your nieces and our parents' were magic.....were not muggleborns but half bloods?" asked Haley looking softly at Minerva.
"You're both pure blooded of that I am certain. Your parents died in the first war with Voldemort," Minerva replied.
"You're witches?" Sniggered Snape.
"How the hell, do you think we came to Hogwarts, muggles can't see this place remember troll head," said Penny rudely back at Snape. Haley giggled.
"Just because we have lived in the muggle world thinking we are muggle born does not mean that we have no relation to the wizarding world apart from our bloodline." said Haley wisely to Severus who was glaring at Penny who was smirking behind Haley.
"What are your wizarding qualifications?"Asked Albus stroking Phawkes' head who had come back from his night hunt.
"Is that Phawkes can I pet him please, please, please Sir." said Haley blushing remembering to act like a normal witch.
"I don't mind...but I should warn you he doesn't take to kindly to strangers," Albus replied.
"Oh I'm not worried about that," Haley winked as she gracefully held her hand to the bird.
Albus chuckled as Phawkes flew away from him and perch on Haley's arm making her giggle.
"Well she definitely has charm," Albus laughed; the last time Phawkes ever warmed up to someone like that was when Minerva was a student. It was just another thing that proved to Albus Haley was like her aunt.
Phawkes cooed rubbing his head against Haley's neck. She giggled again as she petted the bird softly; she was very good with animals.
"My name is Tabitha Haley Reynolds, I like being called Tabby. I attended Vida Bayou Magical School in Louisiana where I was a prefect, Head Girl, Beater on the Morgana House team, I was the lead in all the school's plays and broke the record in dueling at the school. I'm the only one to ever defeat the Headmaster! I still hold the title," Haley said dreamily, "I graduated with honors as salutatorian. I also just finished Harvard University and Magical Institute. I have a teaching certificate in a varity of subjects both muggle and magical. My specialties are Care of Magical Creatures, Transfiguration, English, and Drama. I am also America's youngest registered animagus and an All American four time winning Dueling Champion," completed Tabitha.
"My, my you have a lot of accomplishments. Well done," Albus twinkled at her.
Haley sighed dreamily and Penny rolled her eyes.
"And you my dear?"Albus asked now twinkling at Penny; to which Minerva sighed almost inaudibly. Penny sniggered and Tabitha stamped her foot smiling at Albus who was frowning slightly.
"Myself sir, I am Sabrina Penny Smith, I will appreciate for you to call me Sabrina or Rina whatever is apt to you, and I graduated from the Indian institute of Magical learning. I am rather gifted in Potions, Defense against the Dark Arts, Quidditch and Transfiguration. I work as an Auror in the Indian ministry of magic and am a Potion Maker/Auror there and I also am a qualified Legilimens. I can duel too but not as great as Tabby here. I also played chaser on the Indian Quidditch team for over five years now. " completed Sabrina.
"You are quite accomplished as well," Albus smiled.
Albus sat on his chair thinking of something when Minerva broke his thoughts.
"But the Ministry had said that you would stay in the muggle world and wouldn't have contacts with wizards," said Minerva frowning.
"Well your Ministry says cod wallop anyways but our Ministry didn't restrict us in any way. They even reluctantly believe that Voldemort has returned," Completed the girls. Minerva and Severus flinched at the name while Albus smiled a little proudly.
"You say his name," asked Minerva a little stunned.
"We are qualified witches aunt, if you wish we could show you," said Sabrina unsheathing her wand. Tabitha glared at her to put her wand away stating –
"It's just a name and fear of the name only increases the fear for the object."
That's when Albus noted that Sabrina was the fierce one while Tabitha was the wise one; even if she was a dueler.
Albus was finding he liked these girls...especially Haley. He found something special in her he liked.
"Well ladies understanding that you already know of the current situation and that you believe that what we are trying to bring out to our world is true then I would like to propose for the both of you to join the order." said Albus directly looking at Minerva who sighed and then nodded sadly.
"I have only heard rumors' of the order forming again but it really has hasn't it?" asked Haley. She twinkle in her eyes told Albus she was wise enough to know what could happen.
"We're in " said Penny confidently.
"Alright then, welcome to the Order of the Phoenix Ms. Tabitha and Ms. Sabrina." said Albus handing them a piece of parchment and asking them to read and memorize
Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix situated at--
12 Grimmauld Place
London, England.
"Very well then you will be spending the summer at Grimmauld Place and after that I will need you to do something else for me. Now Severus will introduce you to the people currently residing at the headquarters and then you will be introduced to the whole Order tomorrow at the meeting." completed Albus smiling at Severus who groaned.
"Eventually I'll need clothes. I can't wear pajamas all the time," Haley (now Tabitha) replied.
"We'll go shopping later," Minerva answered.
Tabitha nodded and flooed first to Grimmauld Place.
"You can floo can't you." smirked Severus.
"Better than you I think." said Penny (now Sabrina) as she flooed blasting some ash on Severus's face as she swirled out of the fire place.
Severus flooed after her muttering murderously under his breath who was followed by Minerva who felt an urgent need to floo before Sabrina and Severus would blow each other's head off. Though if Sabrina was faster than Severus; Sirius Black would thoroughly enjoy himself.