I deeply apologize for the long overdue wait for this update. I didn't realize how much time just got away from me. I have plans to finish this and already have the next chapter done, just have to edit it. Hope to post it in a week!

I hope to have more time to write in the coming months!


Artemis's POV-

Anyone would have been able to see that both Athena and I were terrified to have our parents only seconds from cursing us to Hades and back. But just as quickly as that feeling was present on our faces, it was gone. I had recognized from the picture our biological mother, whose wand was pointed at me, our biological father whose wand was pointed at Athena. And from recent newspapers, Athena recognized who she assumed was our uncle Rabastan who aimed his wand at Neville's heart, and then sent me the information through our twin-bond. A petite looking lady, who I admit was quite beautiful and around our own age, was holding her wand to Luna. A young man who looked similar to our father, which both Athena and I inferred was our brother Caelen, had his wand pointing at Fred. Lastly, a beautiful older blonde woman had her wand pointed at George.

As if all of us were one unit Neville, Luna, George, Fred, Athena, and I all brought our elbows down on the arms that were aiming wands to our chests. As soon as we shocked them, seeing as wizards don't expect a physical disarming, all of us spun around and elbowed them in the stomach, chest, or groin, depending on the height of us and our assailants. Once we landed the second blow, we quickly pulled their wands out of their grasps, having all of our 'attackers' moaning in pain. We all turned back to our original position before pointing their wands at them.

"What is going on here Severus?" A voice oddly familiar to me, and yet I wasn't quite able to identify it, spoke as a new person entered the room that we had portkeyed into He was out of all of our lines of sight, and the first rule in a battle is to never take your eyes off of your attacker. Even if they were disarmed. Which meant that none of us were able to get a look at the new addition.

"I have brought the missing Lestrange twins to meet their parents, as well as their allies. When we arrived into the room Bellatrix, Rodolphus, Rabastan, Caelen, Katherina, and Ambrosia all saw fit to hold wands to them. The Lestrange twins, Prewett twins, Heir Longbottom, and Heiress Lovegood all saw fit to disarm them in a rather spectacular and unusual way for wizards and witches." Severus explained to the man, who walked into their peripheral line of sight to see a dark haired man who exudes authority. Someone who demanded respect, not to mention that his ass was quite nice in those pants that he was wearing.

Something that I saw fit to comment to myself in my mind that I liked in a man, and then I heard my sister reply in my mind sarcastically, 'Oh, yes, Missy, this is the perfect time for you to ogle a man's ass! We just nearly got hexed by our parents, and the first thing you do is begin to crush on someone when you have no clue what they look like.' I looked over to Athena and stuck my tongue out at her. Fred, who happened to be glancing in our direction, smirked when he seen my antics. As a twin himself, he knew that was just had a conversation through our minds. Before we could get any further in any questions, Bellatrix finally spoke from where she was standing at the wrong end of her own wand.

"How dare you bring these imposters into my home, claiming that they are my daughters and then allow them to assault us like muggles." Bella hissed. Her eyes blazed with fury, and her magic swirling around her, making her hair look crazy. Very reminiscent of her photo posted in the Prophet when she broke out of Azkaban. The 6 of us were on high alert, anticipating an attack through accidental magic from anyone in the room.

"I dare, because it is true. Here is the proof that these six brought to me. You will be able to feel the magical signatures on the papers giving further proof that they are who I say they are." Severus spoke, he held out the envelope, and the man in front of them took it.

I had never heard him stick up for me in any argument, but here he was putting his own reputation on the line to vouch for the two of us. I know that he must be having an internal conflict inside of his mind. One minute I was the sole proof that he lost the only girl he ever loved to his nemesis, and a spitting image of said man in a female body. And the next I was the missing daughter to his best friends, a child that on the day of her christening, he swore to protect with his being, and then wasn't able to when it was needed. I didn't realize when we walked to his office after dinner that I would be putting him in any type of awkward situation. I felt sorry for giving him these conflicting emotions that would take forever to process mentally.

'He will understand eventually. It will take time before he can fully separate you from them, but it will happen soon.' Thea spoke in my mind.

The man scanned the documents and muttered a spell, most likely to verify authenticity. He turned and I gasped, I knew that that voice was familiar to me. An older version of Tom Riddle from the Chamber of Secrets was staring at both me and Athena. The only thing that was similar between the man in front of them and Lord Voldemort that was resurrected during the Triwizard tournament was the blood red eyes.

'You literally just checked out Lord Voldemort's ass! You better hope he never finds out or you are dead!' was yelled into my mind by my sister. I turned to her and said, "Oh, shut up."

I noticed her snickering and looked around to see everyone looking at me weirdly.

"I just spoke out loud, didn't I?" I asked.

"Yes you did Arty." George spoke. I glared at him. Ever since we found out my name, that has been what him and Fred called me. They call Athena 'Atty', which makes her just as mad.

"Dang, I thought that we finally had that down pat. I guess we will have to keep working on it." I said to him.

"What was it that she said?" Luna asked.

"A.C.O.L.V.A." Athena said, which was the acronym for 'Artemis checked out Lord Voldemort's Ass'.

Fred, George, Neville, and Luna all turned to me in shock. I knew with Voldemort in the room, and with the knowledge that he now knew thanks to those documents, that I was safe. So I raised my arms in a surrendering manner.

"In my defense, I didn't know that was him." I justified my actions to them, or at least tried to. Fred and George snickered, and Neville smirked. The other occupants of the room having no clue as to what was going on between us. "Well it was rather nice, I do admit." Luna chimed in. Voldemort walked in my direction, and I could only presume that he was about to show the documents to my parents, so I gave my friends a slight nod, indicating that they could give them back their wands.

As soon as their wands were in their hands, right before Bellatrix was about to curse me, Voldemort stopped her.

"Bella, dear, I have something that you and your family should read. I have checked it over, and I can vouch for its authenticity." He handed her the papers that were still out of the envelope. All of the people who had attacked us crowded around our newfound mother, so that they could all see the paper also.


Third Person POV-

The room was silent as the members of the Lestrange family all looked over the contents of the papers. The silence stretched on as each member took in the information that they just received. Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Caelen all looked at both Athena and Artemis. Athena wasn't used to having attention on her, whether good or bad, so she began to fidget, playing with the pendant on her necklace that her sister gifted to her. Artemis was used to the stares, but these were her parents. Something that she never had before. She didn't know how she was to act around them, not having any good experience in that field.

"You two really are my girls, aren't you?" Bellatrix whispered breathily, almost as if she was afraid to say it out loud. As if by speaking of it, both Athena and Artemis would disappear again forever. When the dark-haired girls nodded in agreement, she charged them and gave them a three-way hug that could rival the hugs of Molly Weasley. When Bellatrix pulled away, but keeping close enough that she was able to keep a hand on each of her daughters, both of the girls could see tears in her eyes. It was a new experience for them to see this woman, who was only talked about as if she had no morals or humanity, crying over the two of them. And for them to know that she was their mother, both of the girls were now having to rethink their entire existence, and everything that they ever thought was true.

A few minutes went by, where Artemis and Athena were then hugged by their father, and introduced to their older brother Caelen. They both also met Caelen's wife, Katherina, who have only been married a year. Katherina went to a small magical school in Albania, only open to an exclusive group of rich families, whether they were Pureblood, or Muggleborn, as long as their fortune was above a certain amount they were allowed acceptance. Before the twins were born, a contract was written up between a 3 year-old Caelen, and a 2 month-old Katherina. They were married on the autumn solstice the previous year. And according to the tabloids that have gossip about all the older families, the two were trying right now for an heir to the Lestrange fortune.

The girls also met their uncle, Rabastan, and his intended, Ambrosia. They had a marriage contract, and were a month away from being married when Rabastan was arrested. Even though he was in jail, the contract still held, seeing as there wasn't a written clause in it if one or the other was jailed. So when Rabastan was broken out of prison, he was able to contact his fiance once more.

Both Katherina and Ambrosia were distant cousins from powerful families in Greece. Katherina's family, the Nicolaides, were slightly more powerful than Ambrosia's family, the Mires. But that was because Caelen was the eldest son of an eldest son, so it fell to him to marry right and pass on the family name. Both of them were graduates from Shkolla e Dijes Magjike, roughly translated to the School of Magical Knowledge. But at different times.

And in that moment of introductions, Athena and Artemis finally felt that one thing that they had been missing their wholes lives. They felt home. Their magic no longer felt chaotic and disruptive, but settled in a peacefulness that neither of the girls had ever experienced before. The four friends who have abandoned their lives and forsaken all others including family, to protect the girls who have been the only ones who had never used them stood back some to allow them to feel what they themselves felt the first time meeting the girls.