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Chapter 18:

The Potters were stopped on their way to Platform 9 ¾ by a mob of reporters led by Rita Skeeter, all excited about the Boy-Who-Lived beginning at Hogwarts. While James, Lily and Charlus preened and puffed up under the spotlight, Odette grabbed Harry's tiny hand and ran through the barrier at a speed, not wanting to be around that suffocating sight for the sake of choking under their giant egos.

Odette was staring at her surroundings searching for Lee and Lexi who had all but demanded she give them a portkey since they wanted to see her off instead of her so-called parents, when Lily's shriek brought her to the arrival of the Potters.

"Odette Arielle Potter! You scared me half to death! Don't you leave again with Harold without informing me," Lily growled angrily, gathering an unhappy and wiggling Harry into her arms. James chuckled nervously and placed an arm around Lily while Charlus sneered at her.

"Oh, I'm sorry. With you all hogging the reporters, I assumed it was safer for Harry with me to keep our distance. We wouldn't want to tarnish the image of the precious savior of the Wizarding World with our presence," Odette said blandly, glowing emeralds piercing into nearly identical ones.

Charlus' sneer became more pronounced as he addressed his twin, "You don't have to be jealous, Odette, just because no one cares about you." Odette had an amused smile splayed on her face, but her eyes were sharp as they glared a hole into Charlus' forehead while James fidgeted uncomfortably and placed a calming hand on his shoulder.

Of course, they would never berate their precious savior, Odette scoffed inwardly – but she didn't care anymore; she wiped her hands clean from the Potters years ago. The five Potters stood in silence for a moment longer before they heard someone yell Odette's name, and James, Lily and Charlus watched in shock, their jaws gaping as Odette's cold and impassive face morphed into warmth and happiness as she spotted the owner of the voice.

"Lexi! Lee!" she squealed running towards the opposite direction and flinging herself into the arms of a pretty, blonde woman before disentangling herself and sharing the same sentiments with the handsome dark-haired man that stood beside her and twirled her around in circles.

"Who are they?" Lily hissed to her husband, feeling jealousy bubble at the warming scene. But James merely shook his head mutely with wide hazel eyes staring in disbelief and hurt. They edged closer to listen in to their conversation making sure to spare Charlus plenty of attention before he began whining.

"You actually came," Odette stated with a smirk. Lexi rolled her eyes and engulfed her sister in another suffocating hug; since Odette was injected with the serum in the Red Room, Lee and Lexi had no fear in treating Odette like a fragile human in case they might break or harm her.

Lexi rolled her eyes fondly, "I can't believe you're leaving me, uh I mean us," she corrected in response to Lee nudging her, eliciting a giggle out of Odette's mouth.

Odette smacked her lightly, "You know that I'll still see you all the time, stop acting like a big baby."

"I told her the same thing this morning," Lee smirked, ruffling Odette's hair fondly causing her to pout and glare mockingly up at him as she rearranged her ruby red hair.

"Excuse me, but who are you?" Lily asked snobbishly as the Potter's approached; their eyes widened however when Harry squealed in delight and outstretched his pudgy arms towards the two vampires, "Wexii! Wee!"

Lexi laughed as little Harry ran over to her and bumped into her legs, hugging them tightly, and she bent down and carried him into her arms, peppering his tiny, childish face with kisses. Lee smiled at the scene before narrowing his eyes at the remaining Potters, "We're no one that concerns you," he growled rudely.

James glared at the strange man that had his daughter practically attached to his side and snapped, "Well those are my children that you two have got your hands all over, so I would say it does concern us."

Odette stared at James and Lily with ultimate boredom written on her face, however her eyes were glinting with amusement and vindictive glee, knowing that Lee and Lexi would crush them like a bug and put them in their place. Lexi passed a delighted Harry over to Lee and placed her arms on her hips, staring ferocious brown eyes that lacked their usual warmth on the Potters, "That's funny, seeing as you two don't seem to do much parenting, I was under the impression Dee didn't have any parents."

James and Lily recoiled as though they were slapped, but before they could offer a rebuttal, Charlus began whining over not being the center of attention of his parents and they immediately forgot their surroundings as they placated their little savior.

"Unbelievable," Lexi hissed, seeing for the first time with her own two eyes how exactly James and Lily acted in regards to anyone that weren't Charlus Potter. Ignoring their presence, Lee placed Harry on the ground and the two vampires embraced Odette one last time.

"You enjoy yourself, you hear me? Give other people a chance to know you and befriend them," Lexi parted words of advice to Odette, knowing that with anyone other than Lee, Bree and herself she was standoffish and frigid.

Odette rolled her eyes fondly, "Is this a repetition of the pre-befriending Bree lecture?" Lee chuckled and joined Lexi in giving Odette advice, "We just want everyone to see what we do in you. At least give some a chance. We're not telling you to open up to everyone and hand over your trust so easily."

Odette huffed but acquiesced, "I'll try. Anyways, I'll see you both in a few days," she winked, and with one last hug, the two vampires activated their portkey and disappeared from King's Cross, knowing that with Odette being able to Shadow Travel, that they would be seeing her really soon, instead of only during the holidays.

Odette turned to little Harry and gave him giant slobbering kisses as he whined and began to cry, "Ody don't go, don't weave me," he sniffed with a pout, his green eyes pinking slightly with tears.

"I promise you'll see me soon, Harry. Don't cry." After a few more parting words, Odette gathered her trolley and began to stride over to find an empty compartment.

"Odette! Don't we get a hug goodbye?" James called out, Lily stood expectantly next to him watching their only daughter with sad eyes. Odette froze in her spot and turned her face to look at the Potters over her shoulder and scoffed coldly, "No."

James and Lily felt dread and heartbreak but they relocated their attention back to Charlus while Odette sat in an empty compartment and thought over a specific event that happened a week ago when she was with Lexi and Lee at Emrys Manor.

Flashback:

"Uh, Dee why is there a big black bird in the foyer?" Lexi's nervous voice reached Lee and Odette's ears, causing them to join Lexi and gape at the magnificent sight in front of them.

There was an inky black phoenix, darker than the midnight sky with a grey outline and hues of silver and gold surrounding it causing a magical glow, and shadows emanated its contours as though it were a spirit or a fog. Its eyes were bright silver, emanating power and death.

Once Odette recovered from her sudden shock, she whispered out, "It's not a bird, but a phoenix, Lex. A Daemonion phoenix to be exact, but that's impossible."

"Why is it impossible?" Lee asked curiously.

Odette swallowed and began to explain, "They are said to be a myth. In the myth, Daemonion phoenixes are said to travel among demons and spirits and could only be the familiar of one that was truly evil and one that carries too much darkness within them. But therein lay the contradiction since phoenixes are creatures of hope, light and all that is good. Also, I read in one of Merlin's journals that a Daemonion phoenix presented itself to him once and Merlin was the embodiment of light."

Before Lee and Lexi could utter a word, the phoenix began transforming before their very eyes and a few seconds later a regal women stood in its place; she had black hair resembling her color in phoenix form, with gold highlights, and silver eyes that also resembled its phoenix form, and a round face with a sharp aquiline nose. She was dressed in black robes that looked like they were woven from the shadows themselves.

"Hello Odette Arielle Potter, Lady of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Emrys bequeathed by Lady Magic," the woman uttered in a musical thrill. Odette faced her impassively and demanded in harsh tones, "What do you want?"

If the woman was insulted by Odette's harsh tones she didn't show it, instead she smiled understandably and said, "Many centuries ago, when Merlin roamed the earth I sensed his power and his God given talents and offered myself as his familiar. Wanting to wander Earth alone, he refused and made me an offer; the next powerful witch or wizard to inherit his line shall be gifted with me as their familiar. That person happens to be you."

"M-Me," Odette stuttered, she did not expect this to happen when she woke up that morning and her composure cracked slightly.

"Since I am now your familiar, you are bestowed with the title of the Phoenix Queen, since you are in possession of the most powerful phoenix in existence. All phoenixes are now your friend and ally; they show loyalty to you above all others, even their own master. Do you accept the title of Phoenix Queen and me as your familiar?"

Lee and Lexi were in the same state of shock as Odette, but Lexi was the first one to snap out of it and nudged her hard as she hissed, "Accept it!"

Odette gulped, her face morphing back to its stern and cold features, "I accept both, the offer and the title."

The woman smiled, her face radiating with energy and happiness, "So be it my Queen. First I must be christened with a name, and second I must mark you so that all phoenixes may recognize you for who you are."

Ironically, Odette named her Divus, meaning God, Deity and Spirit in Latin. Divus then transformed into her phoenix form and settled on Odette's shoulder, spreading pure magic onto her body. Lee and Lexi gasped when Odette's shirt melted with black fire caused by Divus, and half her back was branded with a tattoo of the Daemonion phoenix surrounded by black fire.

Divus then plucked a feather from her tail and her voice reverberated in Odette's head informing her that the best course of action would be to add it into her wand.

End of Flashback.

Odette smirked as she stroked her beloved, powerful wand, amusement glittering in her Avada Kedavra eyes when she recalled Antonio Mancini's comical face when she approached him the day after with the feather of a Daemonion phoenix. Divus sat perched on her shoulder, transformed into an owl form, the same color as her phoenix form.

After a long discussion, Odette deemed it appropriate for Divus to imitate an owl, not wanting to relay all her secrets to the Wizarding World. Oddly enough, Odette grew fond of her familiar extremely quickly, and she enjoyed their mental connection, besides, having a phoenix around her at all times was a boon since she always had her mistress' well-being and safety at heart.

The compartment door suddenly opened and two girls that looked to be Odette's age sauntered in. One of the girls had golden blonde hair that reached her shoulder blades, an angular face with pale skin and sapphire blue eyes and perfectly sculptured eyebrows, the other girl had mahogany brown hair with a round face, soft features, a slight tan and stormy grey eyes. They both looked of nobility and Odette knew that they were from Ancient and Noble Houses.

"Do you mind if we sit with you in your compartment?" the blonde asked; she had an impassive face and spoke coldly, and Odette inwardly smirked – it seems she wasn't going to be the only frigid first year entering Hogwarts.

Odette merely shook her head and waved her hand over the empty seat and said in a colder tone that the blonde, "Help yourselves."

The blonde girl raised an impressive eyebrow at her and dutifully sat down across Odette, while the brunette giggled and sat by the blonde's side, "Daph, you're not going to acquire the title of Ice Queen."

The blonde nudged the brunette and spoke in tones of mock-anger, "Shut it, Trace." Odette's eyes flickered amusedly at the girls' banter, but kept her mouth shut. The brunette however, appeared to be friendly and bubbly and stared Odette in the face, "I'm Tracey Davis, and the mean one beside me is my best friend, Daphne Greengrass."

Daphne rolled her eyes fondly and gave Odette a regal nod. Odette smirked, but kept her emerald eyes hard, simply saying, "Odette Potter."

It was almost instantaneous; both girls' reactions were quite comical as they gazed at Odette with shock and surprise, their mouths gaping in unison, unbefitting for ones of Ancient and Noble Houses. Daphne's curiosity got the best of her and she was the first to snap out of her shocked daze, "Potter? I was under the assumption that Charlus Potter only had a younger brother."

Other than the darkening of Odette's eyes, she looked merely bored, "You and the rest of the Wizarding World. Unfortunately, I am his twin sister, but of course with the title of Boy-Who-Lived, I was unimportant to the Potters."

Daphne nodded in comprehension, but it was Tracey who spoke next, and her words greatly amused the impassive redhead, "Well, Charlus Potter is an arrogant ass. We've met him at balls and ministry parties, and let me tell you, he's a real piece of work."

A smirk played on Odette's lips but before she could get another word in, the compartment door slid open and the ass himself appeared with his sidekick Ron Weasley beside him. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the squib," Charlus sneered viciously, his hazel eyes staring cruelly down at Odette's blank face, "Made friends already? That won't last long."

"Yeah! I don't know what the Headmaster was thinking, allowing the pathetic Potter into Hogwarts," Ron chimed in offering support to his best friend. Daphne and Tracey glared at Charlus and Ron, before switching their gaze to Odette who had a deft blank mask as she stared at them fiercely.

Odette smirked cruelly at them, her eyes glowing with power and malice. When she spoke, her voice came out so icy, that the temperature in the compartment dropped drastically, "Weasley, the only pathetic one around here is you. You have no backbone and follow the savior around like a dog with a bone." Ron flushed an ugly purple, his blue eyes glaring down at Odette even with his embarrassment. Odette paid him no mind as her glare switched to Charlus who fidgeted slightly but valiantly made himself appear to be brave, "You, on the other hand have zero IQ, your stupidity knows no bound."

Standing up abruptly, Odette approached Charlus, her steps resembling a dangerous feline about to pounce and Charlus unconsciously took a step backward, "Let me tell you how things are going to be from here on, Charlie. Mommy and Daddy aren't here to save your ass, you mess with me and I promise you, I will destroy you until you are nothing but a shriveling pile of shit on my feet, got it?"

Without waiting for an answer, Odette swiftly snapped out her wand and waved it once, causing Charlus and Ron to fly out of the compartment and land hard on their asses. An innocent look appeared on Odette's face as she said, "Oops, the squib knows magic."

With one last glare at the pathetic boys, she slammed the door shut and returned to her evacuated seat, placing her wand back into its holster and acting nonchalant to the impressed and awe-struck looks directed at her by Daphne and Tracey.

"That was wandless magic," Daphne whispered in reverence, "How did you do that?"

"And what did they mean by squib?" Tracey added.

Odette glared at the two girls, causing them to blanch and flinch, but before she could snap at them that it was none of their business, Divus' voice reverberated in her head; they are trustworthy my Queen, and they come from powerful families. Do not trust them with everything immediately, but give them a chance.

Knowing that her trusty familiar would never impart her with bad advice and held only her best interests at heart, and with Lee and Lexi's parting words stuck in her head, Odette sighed and offhandedly told them, "Albus Dumbledore informed my parents that I was a squib after Voldemort attacked. Obviously I wasn't, but they believed all accidental magic was from their precious savior. So I spent all my time studying and practicing magic while being ignored by my so-called family."

Daphne and Tracey nodded and Odette was grateful when they changed the subject instantly. Maybe those two girls would be useful acquaintances, after all Odette didn't need or want any more friends.

***THE FORGOTTEN POTTER***

The first years were all lined up staring at the now-silent hat that just finished singing a ridiculous song about the qualities of the four houses and waited for Professor McGonagall to call out their names.

Odette Potter stood between Daphne and Tracey staring boredly at the hat and ignored her surroundings as the first years got sorted. Tracey was sorted into Slytherin and Daphne followed soon after. It was when Charlus' name was called out that whispering broke out around the hall as they fawned over their pathetic so-called savior. Odette wasn't the only one that rolled her eyes; she noticed that a professor garbed all in black with greasy black hair, sallow skin and a hooked nose, rolled his eyes and glared darkly at Charlus with intense hatred as he strutted arrogantly towards the hat with a smug smirk on his face.

It only took a few seconds for the brim of the hat to open wide and yell out, "GRYFFINDOR!" That statement was followed with a thunderous applause as the Gryffindor house exploded with cheers and Odette could have sworn she heard, "We've got Potter, we've got Potter."

Once however, McGonagall called out Odette's name, the hall was engulfed with a shocking silence, and as Odette separated herself from the mass of congregated first years, did the whispering begin.

"Another Potter?"

"I didn't know the Boy-Who-Lived had a sister."

Keeping her blank face in check, Odette confidently sat on the stool, noticing from the peripheral of her vision how absorbed Albus Dumbledore was as he leaned forward. Once the hat was placed on her head, she could see nothing but the black inside of the hat as a snide voice spoke in her head, "Odette Potter, well, well, well, oh my –"

"Wait!" Odette mentally hissed, shutting the hat up for a second, for Odette felt an intrusion and after a few seconds of silence where the hat obeyed her command, she felt the familiar magic of the daft codger and she inwardly smirked. It seems that Albus Dumbledore was using Legilimency to discover what the hat would say and manipulate it into sorting her into Gryffindor with her dull, idiotic twin.

Closing her eyes, she tapped into her mental shields and roughly pushed Dumbledore away, encompassing the hat and herself with a protective shield to bat away any other intrusions. "Okay, you can start now," Odette informed the hat.

"You are a smart one, very powerful. But you need not worry, the headmaster has gone down the path of darkness and I had no qualms of obeying his command."

"Let me guess, he wants you to sort me with my idiotic twin and become a helping hand and his lapdog," Odette snarked, eliciting chuckles from the hat, "Not easily manipulated I see. You are the prophecy child, but with your eidetic memory, you already knew that, hmm."

"Of course. This information stays between us, am I correct, Hat?" Odette asked in a sugary sweet voice, laced with a barely-concealed threat. The hat chuckled once again, "Oh don't worry my child, your secret is safe. I will not side with the Headmaster against you, you already own half the school and in return my allegiance, Lady of Ravenclaw and Slytherin. I already know where to sort you. Let it be …"

"SLYTHERIN!"

The silence was so deafening, you could hear a galleon drop as Odette threw the hat to a shocked McGonagall and strode over to the Slytherin table with her head held high. That action caused mumblings to break out as everyone stared at the first Potter to ever be sorted into Slytherin and Odette smirked as she sat in front of Daphne and Tracey who were both staring at her with amusement.

McGonagall recovered from her shock and once the first years were all sorted and Dumbledore spoke utter nonsense, the feast began and Odette dug in heartily making sure to continue eating proteins and keep up with her nutritious and healthy diet – she was an assassin after all, and she needed to maintain her figure. Daphne and Tracey were the only ones in the Slytherin table treating her amiably, knowing already that she was a true snake after the scene they had witnessed earlier in the compartment. The others however, kept throwing her distrustful looks and malicious, judging sneers.

A first year girl made the mistake of approaching Odette with disrespect as she leaned forward and glared at her. "A Potter in Slytherin? You don't belong here with us, go sit somewhere else," she spoke in a disturbing nasal voice that bothered Odette greatly and everyone nearby stared in complete silence, curious to hear how the female Potter that they had just found out existed would respond.

Slowly, Odette placed down her cutlery and stared the girl with a deadly glare. Her eyes glowed brighter than the Killing Curse and she spoke in an icy tone that hid no malice, "Parkinson, am I right?"

The girl held her head proudly and nodded with a sneer, "Pansy Parkinson."

"I could tell with the family resemblance of a pug and no manners whatsoever befitting an heiress of a noble house," Odette sneered distastefully at her, causing Pansy to squawk with indignation, but before she could intervene, Odette continued, "You would do well not to test me, Parkinson. Do not dare to think that because I am a Potter I will be noble and treat you with kindness; honey, I will squash you like the cockroach you are," scoffing, Odette sneered down at her, "Salazar Slytherin would be rolling in his grave with filth like you sorted into his house."

Now, everyone was gaping at Odette in shock, and Pansy's face turned puce with rage, but once she met the eerie and harsh emerald eyes that promised pain, she snapped her mouth shut and buried her face in her food, inwardly promising retribution at a later time. Daphne and Tracey shared smug smirks; they hated Pansy Parkinson and anyone able to put her in her place were alright in their book.

Staring impassively at all the eavesdroppers surrounding her, Odette spoke in a steady yet scary voice, "Anyone else has a problem with my being sorted into Slytherin?" They all instantly shook their heads and snapped their attention away from her; she may be a first year and a Potter, but damn, Odette Potter was fucking scary.

"I know you," a drawl sounded a few seats from beside her, and Odette turned to face a first year with blonde hair gelled back, a pointed face and silver-grey eyes, "We met in the Boy-Who-Lived's," he sneered Charlus' titled with malice, "fourth birthday ball. I didn't know you were a Potter."

Odette knew that Draco was recalling the memory of when she helped him up after Charlus bullied him and knocked him to the ground, back then when she was still innocent and childish. Odette nodded, "Yeah, that's me."

Draco nodded politely and introduced himself, "I'm Draco Malfoy, and this is my cousin, Aaron Lestrange," Odette turned to the boy beside Draco; he had onyx black hair, prominent handsome features and sea-green eyes. He nodded at her, but didn't say a word and Odette gave them a stiff smile back and returned her attention back to her plate.

After the ball when James Potter yelled at her and beat her for fraternizing with the enemy, poor innocent Odette didn't understand, but now – now Odette knew perfectly well what James was referring to. The Malfoys and the Lestranges were Death Eaters and once Voldemort was defeated that Halloween night, they pleaded Imperius; obviously James Potter witnessed them as a threat to their darling, precious savior and Odette communicating with them was scandalous to the Light Family.

Once the feast was over and done with, Albus Dumbledore stood proudly and began his speech. Odette's eyebrows rose and she couldn't help but scoff when he informed them of not entering the third floor corridor unless they wanted to suffer a most painful death.

"Daft fool," Odette hissed, gaining an audience in Daphne, Tracey, Draco, Aaron and a couple of older students who stared at her with surprise etched on their features; no doubt wondering why someone from a light family hated the 'greatest wizard' and hero to the light. "Telling a bunch of curious students not to go somewhere would only make them adamant in going there. He's doing it on purpose."

They all blanched in recognition, finding sense in her statement, but Odette paid them no heed, her emeralds narrowing at the old codger; what was he up to? Her eyes instinctively located her twin and a cruel smirk appeared on her gorgeous face … but of course.

The fifth year prefects lead the first years down to the dungeons where there was a portrait of Salazar Slytherin guarding the common room. Salazar Slytherin smiled at his first year snakes in welcome, enjoying the awe-struck looks he was gaining, but his forest green eyes focused on Odette once he spotted her, and a calculated look replaced his warm smile. Odette smirked at him, but no words were exchanged; he obviously sensed her to be his Heiress.

Once the password was uttered: Pureblood, how possibly perceptible of them with a lack of creativity and subtlety, the first years were asked to congregate on the cushiony sofas and await their head of house, Severus Snape to give them a welcoming speech.

Although their dorms were situated in the dungeons, Odette found it quire quaint. The furniture was all a beautiful matching green, silver and black, with woven rugs and snake wall hangings. Above the fireplace, the Slytherin crest stood proudly and the ambience was a reflected greenish-blue. Odette could tell that the Slytherin common room was beneath the Black Lake.

The portrait door swung open and Severus Snape stormed in, his black robe billowing around him as his stern features concentrated on each and every one of the nervous and excited first years. "I am your Head of House, Severus Snape and I teach potions here at Hogwarts. Prepare yourself, for now that you are sorted into Slytherin House, you shall be alienated by three-quarters of the school and they will all look at you as though you are all evil and dark wizards and witches. Ravenclaw may treat you cordially, but that is all," Snape began in a cold, drawling voice. His onyx eyes halted at Odette's impassive face for a moment before he drew in a breath and continued, "I advice you not to leave the common room on your own for there is always safety in numbers and the other houses would waste no time in hexing you and attacking you; by all means, retribution will be tolerated by me, as long as you are not caught," he smirked, drawing smiles from the first years.

"Since the rest of the school is against you, I will not berate you or dock points and give detention around them, but make no mistake, I will punish you later on in private. Slytherin remains a united front in public. Any silly feuds or arguments take place behind closed doors. You'll have enough enemies outside the common room without arguing with your own as well." He then looked at the two fifth-year prefects, "Tomorrow, the prefects will lead you to the Great Hall so that you could learn the path and familiarize yourself and not get lost and if I am required, you need but ask them and they will direct you to my office. Remember my door is always open."

And with another piercing and contemplative look directed towards Odette, Snape swept out of the common room. The girl prefect, whose name was Amara Selwyn directed the six first year girls to their dormitory, "There are two rooms, now since there are six of you, three would each take a room."

Odette was joined by Daphne and Tracey who seemed to have taken a liking to the frigid girl. Once Odette had gotten dressed in her nightwear, Daphne and Tracey approached her.

"So, we were wondering … how about us three stick together?" Tracey asked chirpily eliciting a raised brow from Odette. Daphne rolled her eyes and said, "What Tracey meant, is that we have each other's back inside and outside the common room."

"Sure," Odette shrugged nonchalantly.

Little did Odette Potter know, but that was the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

A/N: How did you like this chapter? Odette sorted into Slytherin … who didn't see that coming?

Just to inform you all, we are in Part 2 of The Forgotten Potter story depicting her Hogwarts years; Odette would still be making visits outside of Hogwarts, it won't just involve Hogwarts for those who were wondering AND I won't prolong every year, there will be some summarizing.

Hope you enjoyed Part 2! R&R.