Chapter 2:

I was seven when I had my first bout of accidental magic.

I was playing futbol in my backyard with Harry, it was one of the days that the Dursley's wanted to go somewhere to celebrate Dudley's birthday and they didn't want Harry to be there, we were having a lot of fun. Harry and I became rather good friends rather quickly, since I first met him in the park. We went to the same elementary school together,'And wasn't that just fun, having to relearn the alphabet and basic mathematics, it was a fucking riot', which also meant we had to go to the same school as Dudley. Dudley, went and told everyone that Harry and I were "bad kids" and to not play with us, so we were quickly alienated from the rest of the group. Me, I was not as affected since I have the mind of 20 something year old, but Harry the poor kid was depressed for an entire week, he even said it was his fault that no one would want to play with me. "Harry, it's okay I have you right? You're my friend and thats enough for me, besides in the future we will have lots of friends!" I smiled towards him and gave him a reassuring pat on the back as we walked back into the classroom. He looked pensive for the rest of the school day but as we were leaving to go home,"Yeah Renata, I am your friend and you are mine, I'm glad to have met you!" he gave me a brilliant and sincere smile. It warmed my heart, it was the first big smile of many, I would hope.

Anyway, we were playing futbol when I kicked a ball into the tree in my backyard, "Oops. Sorry, I'll go get it." I sort of yelled to Harry as I ran towards the tree. The tree wasn't that tall and I thought I could climb it without falling down and hurting myself.

I was wrong.

I fell.

Just as I reached for the black and white futbol, I lost my grip on the branch and fell. I was twisted in a way that if I landed I would either break my neck or die.

I didn't want to die.

Not again. Not right now.

Please. Help.

And then I felt it, something warm and chaotic, safe and wild.

I felt my magic.

I stopped just before I hit the ground and turned right side up and gently if a bit jerkily landed on the ground.

On both my feet.

What the hell!

I turned to look towards Harry to see if he saw what I just did. He did, he was standing there with a slacked jaw and wide eyes,"What did you do?!",

I was afraid he would be scared or freaked out.

He wasn't if anything he looked at me with amazement in his eyes, I smiled towards him, "Come here. I'll tell you if you keep a secret, you got to pinky promise." He grinned and jogged over to my side and held up his pinky, I held up my own and we swore.

"I can do magic and I think you can too."

I told him and I know , I know because I could sense it the warmth and power that radiated from Mother, the slight power from mama and papa. I don't know how I could sense magic, maybe it's because I was reborn or maybe my original family had this talent in their blood. All I know is that I have magic now and I can go to Hogwarts with Harry.

Hogwarts...

Can you believe it! What I originally thought wasn't real and it wasn't until I was reborn into this world. I am grateful don't get me wrong ,it's my 13 year old self's dream come true, but what if I do something wrong or change something for the worst just by existing.

No, don't think of that, you'll be fine you made your decision.

I take in a deep breathe a let it out, 'Okay Renata you can do this, after all you have 4 years until you go to Hogwarts, if anything i'm good at planning and strategizing for the future' I look towards Harry and he is still looking at me in wonder but then that quickly turns to sadness and slight fear. "Is this why the Dursleys call me a freak, is it because I have magic." I gain a slight look at anger not towards Harry but because of his caretakers, "No Harry, you aren't a freak. It's not your fault you have magic and it isn't a curse it's a gift, they're just narrow minded people who can't accept something that doesn't fit into their mould of normalcy. You are fine, a kind, brave and great person who is intelligent and doesn't like hurting people and the type of person who does something because it is right and not because it is easy. You are Harry Potter my best friend.' I look at him with a firm look of determination that shows how much I believe in the words I just said. He looks back at me slightly unsure but then he gains a new light in his eye, he stands straighter and has a more confidet air around him. He smiles at me.

"Ah, You're right Renata. I'm glad you're my best friend." I blush slightly and punch him lightly on the shoulder, "Come on, let's go inside mama said she was gonna make us some sandwiches." He smiles and we run inside, the futbol long forgotten ad many new plans in my mind for the future.

*Time Skip*

'This is the summer that I am supposed to recieve the letter for Hogwarts. Oh boy, this is so cool. I can't believe this is actually going to happen,' I jump out of bed and go eat breakfast, 'Okay calm down Renata, they don't know that you know about the existence of the wizarding world, and they can't know that you actually know way before you go there.' I take in calming breathes remebering, the meditation exercises of my past life. 'huh, I haven't had those thoughts in quite a while', I give myself a melancholy smile, I haven't really forgotten but I have tried to move on, I made my amends with my past life, but it is hard sometimes not to fall into remeberance once in awhile. "Renata sugar, would you pass me the maple syrup please." I look up to my mother abashed at being caught in one of my moments. I smile sheepishly at her "Scusa mama *yawn* I'm still ahlf awake after all it is Saturday and summer vacation" I hear pops chuckle as I pass the syrup to mama, "Sure kid, it's just 'this' morning that you've lost yourself in your own thoughts. Sometimes I think you'll get so lost in them, that we'll have to get a dream hound to just find you in them to drag you out." I pout and stick my tongue out towards him,"Neh, pops. Don't worry i won't get so lost in my dreamland that I won't live the life I have now." They look at me with just slight astonishtment a lot less than before since they have gotten use to me sometimes spouting wiser than my age type of things. I heard a knock on the door ,"Huh, I wonder who that could be? Rena, sugar can you please answer the door i'll be there in a minute." I smile towards, "Sì, Mamma prendo io" She looks at me with a slightly exasperated look but a warm smile all the same, "Also answer it with english you may have learnd italian but not everyone knows how to speak." I give her one of my patented foxy grins and chuckle slightly, "Okay, ma. I'll get it." I get up from my chair, i'm in one of my relaxing day summer dresses which is rather long ,it reaches just 4 inches above my ankle, and is a light periwinkle.

I open the door and standing there was a man in black robes he spoke in a baritone voice with just a slight rasp, "Is this the Vermillion residence?" he lookes towards me with a rather frightening and imposing look on his pale face. I can't speak but then he get's a rather irritated look on his face, I nod and give him a smile, 'Come on Renata, you've met scarier guys in college you can handle *mental gulp* Professor Snape, at least when he's not trying to be scary', "Oh yes, why do you have any business with my parents?" he looks at me with slight surprise as if he never met a kid who could talk back at him, let alone in a full sentence.

"No, i'm here to deliver a letter of acceptance to a school. It would be better if you would invite me in." I was about to answer when mama came up behind me, with pops in tow. "Now, why would you need to come into my home, sir. Surely you could tell us what we need to know right here." Pop's looked at him with a rather severe look, and mama had moved me behind her. Snape looks at him with a rather patient look if a bit icy, for a man known to be rather mean to anyone who annoys him, 'Huh, he must be used to people doing this then. It kid of makes me sad, that he's use to kids parents being suspicious of him.' "No I cannot discuss it out here." Pop's gives him a searching look, one that i've never seen before and he finally looks into Professor Snapes eyes, he gives him a less evere look and opens the door wider and let's him in. "As I said to your daughter before, she has been accepted into a school. This school is special in that it only caters to witches and wizards" he puts up his hand to stop pops from saying anything, "This means that your daughter is a witch and she has magical abilities that most people won't have." He finishes his speech and looks at us my dad looks pensive and mama, she has this wondering look in her eyes and me, well since I already knew this was going to happen, I was looking down going over plans for coming years in my head and making sure that I wouldn't make eye contact with Professor Snape. Pop's snapped out of his pensive state and mam did too, "I see, How do we know you are telling the truth?" Snape looks at him rather surprised ,probably because he believed him so quickly, "I can demonstrate a spell if you would like." He then proceeds the statement, with standing up taking out his wand and the proceeded to blow our collective minds by turning the chair he had been sitting on into a panther. He quickly turned it back and sat back down with a slight smirk on his face at our amazed expressions. My pop's cleared his throat, "Okay, we believe you." Snape was about to continue to explain, "But Renata has to choose wether she wants to go or not." They all turn to look at me I had put my head down again, plans racing through my mind and listening with half an ear. When I heard my name all the plans stopped, and went to the back of my mind for further examination, I closed my eyes and then opened them after a second. I gave them my patented foxy grin and said the words that would define this life.

"Sure, I'd love too!"