Alright, just because I felt like putting out chapter three today...I know what you may be thinking, where's Sirius? He'll be coming in a few chapters. :]

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CHAPTER 3

When I wasn't at dance classes, I was with my mother in our small cottage in the woods. My father worked either at home or around, he was controlled enough to be able to go out into the wizarding world without issues. When he was home, my mother traveled to a few of the banshee colonies around the country and taught magic and dance to young banshees. They weren't allowed to go to any wizarding schools, it was preposterous but it was our society. It still is our society. My mother was one of a handful of banshees who were lucky enough to receive an education through Beauxbatons School in secret.

When my mother wasn't teaching, and when I wasn't at dance we were in hiding within our home. We were allowed to roam the woods and the fields, but never so much in public. Only when I was with my father, could I roam out in public and that was a rare privilege granted to me when I was nearly ten years old.

My father had to work in London's Saint James Park and fix the wizard groundskeeper's home, which had been destroyed by a fire. He was a wizard carpenter, he used both wood and stone in his creations. The small cottage we lived in was made entirely of the two. He had built it just with his powers alone, and made a very decent living, for most of his clients didn't know what he was. They had simply assumed he was just very gifted with his wand.

Knowing it was going to be a rather long day, my father permitted me to bring my cello and practice in the park. It was a beautiful day in April, the trees were blossoming and I decided to situate myself on one of the park benches under the shade of the trees.

Audrey sighed contently, tuning her cello quickly and beginning to play.

I don't know of time when I'm playing, I don't think any musician does.

Though when I was halfway through playing Sibelius' Themes and Variations for Cello in D Minor, I noticed two people, a man and a woman, watching me curiously.

Of course, I had passersby all day but they had actually stopped to stare at me for quite a while. They were like me and my father, I could tell easily.

They were an odd couple, but who was I to judge? My parents were not exactly the modern standard of a normal couple either, my mother was only sixteen in regular years when she married my father. Banshees grow twice as fast as humans and other creatures, yet they age incredibly slow. It was a strange thing that no one could explain.

The man had to be nearly seventy, he wore a muggle suit vest and dress pants but I could see him twirling a wand between his fingers discreetly. The woman, was no older then twenty six with a white painted face and red lips, she wore a brilliant turquoise kimono with white flowers around the hem and the sleeves, she carried a parasol to shade herself. She was stunning and had definitely grabbed the attention of the few that had been in the park that day. She also had a wand.

Audrey kept her eyes closed for the most part, she liked to see the music in her head as much as she could. Using her eyes was sometimes a distraction.

Across the walkway, the man was leaning against the tree and was speaking softly with his companion.

"I am pleasantly surprised, Albus-san." said the geisha.

"I don't understand how you could be, Hisoka. What were you expecting to generate such a sound, a watermelon?" the man, Albus, replied.

The geisha, Hisoka, giggled and hit him with her parasol lightly. "Albus, you know what I meant! I did not expect it to be such a young child to play so beautifully! And look at her movements, very graceful, she is a natural! And she is playing Sibelius' variations, do you know what that means?"

Albus' eyes twinkled and he said softly, touching her hand. "Enlighten me?"

"Albus-san, the muggles have yet to discover this work! Sibelius wrote these in the late eighteen hundreds. She is a child of wizarding parents." Hisoka's eyes lit up excitedly.

"Which means you can approach her." Albus concluded.

"And take her on as a student." The geisha replied eagerly.

"Are you sure that is wise with your 'condition'?" Albus asked in a low voice, making air quotations.

"Most wizards don't even detect it, Albus-san." Hisoka replied easily, the young musician was finishing out the variations.

The geisha lightly glided over to the young musician, her companion in tow. She stopped a few feet in front of her, waiting for her to come out of her trance.

Audrey opened her eyes and jumped slightly, startled. She hadn't been paying attention to any of the sounds around her other then the music, her father would be angry if he knew. It wasn't wise to be ignorant out in the open, it could be dangerous.

"Hello." The geisha said, her voice sounding light and musical. "I was just admiring your playing, your articulation is fabulous."

"Thank you…" Audrey said, shocked.

"I am Hisoka." The geisha bowed, introducing herself. She then gestured to her companion. "This is Albus."

Audrey gave the man behind Hisoka a tiny wave, he returned it with a smile.

She then said. "My name is Audrey."

"I hope I am not being too bold by asking this, Audrey. But who are you studying with?" She asked, curious.

"My father has taught me most things on the cello, but in the summers my grandfather and my great uncle tutor me as well." Audrey supplied, not sure how to bring up the point that she was one of them.

She couldn't read Hisoka's facial expression but could see that she was calculating something. Audrey spoke again.

"I noticed you two over there earlier." Audrey began, nodding her head towards where the two were originally. "Sir, you might want to be a little more careful with your wand. The park is deserted today, but some of these muggles are brighter then others."

Albus gave a cheerful laugh. "You are an observant one! Hisoka just mentioned to me before that she only knew you were a young witch by the variations you just played."

"The muggles still haven't discovered the Sibelius variations?" Audrey asked, curiously turning to the geisha.

Hisoka shook her head, a small smile forming on her painted lips.

"Audrina!" Isaac's voice called through the bushes and trees. He emerged from a maze of bushes seconds later. His shirtsleeves were rolled up and he was sweating a bit but he wore a shocked expression, then smiled.

"Albus!" He boomed, a grin on his face.

"Greetings Isaac." Albus replied, equally cheerful as he reached to shake his hand. "I did not know that this was your daughter." He gestured to Audrey. "I should have, between the cello and the hair. She looks like Airleas."

"Minus the green." Isaac whispered, laughing. He then noticed the geisha next to Albus, he wore a peculiar expression for a moment.

"Oh, forgive me, Isaac. This is my companion, Hisoka Emi." Albus chimed in.

"Hisoka Emi…world renowned cellist and geisha. I strongly approve, Albus." Isaac said, giving him a nudge. Albus chuckled.

Hisoka beamed, quite happy that someone had actually recognized her. She prided herself on her gift in disguising herself merely with geisha make up, it was too easy sometimes.

"I am glad you strongly approve, Isaac." Albus said, it seemed to be an inside joke between the two.

"It is a pleasure to be in your presence, miss." Isaac said to Hisoka. "My uncle has seen you twice before…well…" Isaac gave her a look.

"You can say it, you know. I do not mind." Hisoka replied kindly. Audrey was confused, her father noticed this.

"Audrina, Hisoka was bitten by a vampire." Isaac began.

"More like, Hisoka is a vampire." The geisha said, giggling, Albus joined in on the laughter.

Audrey wore an intrigued facial expression, Isaac laughed at this. "I've never met a vampire before!" She exclaimed with a whisper.

Albus crouched down to meet the girls ear. "I'll tell you a secret, they're not much different." Audrey giggled and Hisoka smiled.

"Albus." Isaac said, a slightly serious tone. "I sent you an owl yesterday-"

Albus cut him off. "Yes, Isaac. I received it. I was going to write you back this afternoon, but obviously the fates had brought us together."

Isaac nodded and said. "Airleas said she felt that something peculiar was going to happen today."

Audrey nodded, her mother had been gifted in the seeing eye. Something Audrey had inherited, though she had a harder time understanding her visions.

"Shall we?" Isaac said to Albus, motioning to the open field behind the brush of bushes. It was obviously a private matter.

"Yes." Albus replied, but just as he was in mid step. "I believe Hisoka wished to talk to you as well."

Isaac gave the two a peculiar look but agreed to it, he then looked to his daughter and spoke in banshee.

"Wait here, practice Brahms. We will be back shortly."

I never really contemplated how truly peculiar it was that my father had somehow managed to learn the Banshee language. But it was very useful.


I must admit, I was quite oblivious to what they could have possibly been talking about. I didn't find out until weeks later...