*Authors Note*
This chapter is slightly longer, keep reading! I promise this gets better! This is a long chapter too! :-)
Bella, or Bellatrix, she wasn't sure anymore, stood their firmly rooted in her spot glaring at James Potter.
"No way in hell am I going with you into my 'old' memories." She told him, her eyes flashing.
"But dad ordered us to." He pointed out. She brought herself up to full height and glared at him straight in the eye. "You," She jabbed her finger into his chest, "are not," she punctuated each syllable with another jab, "coming with me into my memories!" She finished. He muttered something that like, "she would make a good wotter." Before grabbing her head and shoving her face first into the pensive. She felt the water run over her like a cold wave again. Memories came rushing back to her, soccer, track, cross country, school, her 'sisters'. She saw her friends fade away forever. But then the memories she had forgotten came back. This time the memories slowed down and it was like moving through jello. Her parents. Draco and Astoria Malfoy. Astoria was a tall and slender blond. Her hair was like Bella's, long and straight. However, she wasn't the white platinum color, she was more of an ashy color. On the other hand Draco had the famous Malfoy chin, startling grey eyes and platinum colored hair that he kept slicked back. Before she could get a better look at both of them, they moved forward again.
"Yay!" Her mother cheered as Bellatrix took her first step, and then another. Bella watched all of the memories be replayed, each on returning to their place in her memory. She Scor, they were best friends. Finally the replay ended and Bella felt herself slowly return to the office. When she opened her eyes, she was sitting in the chair, drenched. Then she remembered her dilemma.
"James Potter!" She fumed.
"Relax, I didn't follow you. I stayed here." He told her. He was sitting in a chair opposite her.
"But I am drenched!"
"So what, a Malfoy can't get their hands dirty?" He prompted her. Despite only having the Malfoy name for the past hour, Bellatrix felt the comment bite.
"Shut up." She growled. Her knuckles were white against the chair's arms.
"Thought so." He carelessly leaned back against the chair. Before Bella could think of a retort, the door opened and Scor/Scorpius walked in. He sat next to her on the sofa and smirked. She herself was surprised she had never noticed the similarities between him and Draco before. Just, his actions. The smirk. The confidence. Snide remarks. Attitude. She laughed to herself. He nudged her in the arm and she turned to look at him. Then she felt her head fuzz and she gripped it imeaditily.
"Hey, it worked!" A voice said, and it sounded just like Scor. She turned to glare at him.
"What the fluff?" Wait, she hadn't said that aloud. Wait, what?
"We are telepaths, we are telepaths." Scor chanted in her mind.
"Oh my god." She answered with a roll of her eyes. Only Scor would do that.
"Hey! That's no way to treat your twin!" He protested. In answer she turned and tickled him. He laughed and rolled off the sofa, taking her with him. Laughing, they continued their tickle fest. After a couple of minutes Scor got her pinned on the ground with him above her, hands on her shoulders to keep her down.
"Hey! That's not fair, your bigger!" She protested aloud.
"No I'm not! Your just mad because you lost!" Scor taunted.
"Who said you won?" She answered and curled her legs up to her chest and gave a defiant kick, effectively lifting Scor off her. He wiggled in the air, airplane style. She laughed.
"You two act like little kids." James informed them with the air of arrogant lord and they were peasents. She dropped Scor and rolled over to glare at him.
"We do not."
"He isn't worth our time Trixie." The message came through. She was too angry to care about the new nick name.
"Yes you do. You don't even act like a Malfoy." She felt Scor tense beside her. Before Bella could launch herself off the ground and tackle him the door opened, admitting Astoria, Draco, Hermione, Ron and Harry. Astoria came over and helped her off the ground before hugging her, tears silently running down her face. Bella melted into Astoria's embrace. She felt safe. Quietly they sat down on the couch.
"What's going on?" She asked Scor.
"I don't know." Was his response. She shut her eyes for a moment, and felt her newly discover magic course through her for a moment. Her blood tingled. Then she felt it slowly fade away. She opened her eyes again to see Hermione begin to talk. "Okay, so you guys are the last to be introduced. I gather you have gotten you memories back by now?" Bella glared at James and he shrugged. She gave a small nod before fingering her long, and now soaked, platinum hair. She cracked her knuckles as she waited.
"Well then, let me start from the beginning, as you were given a very brief explanation earlier. A couple of years before you were born, we defeated Voldemort. But the year you were born, a new force rose in Russia. Their first target was Britain, their reasoning we imagine was that we were still weak from Voldemort. In order to keep you kids safe we wiped your memories and sent you to America, in a extended poly juice potion. You were put in with fake families in a similar situation to yours. Basically, you grew up like an america witch or wizard. The only thing we didn't change was your names. We gave all of you names close to yours such as Bella for Bellatrix and Scor for Scorpius. The war ended two years a go, but we waited until now to make sure it was safe. So when it was safe, we brought you back, restored your memories and we will now return you to your families. Astoria, Draco, they are once again your children." Hermione announced before leaving the room. Ron, James and Harry followed. Once the door was shut Astoria just let the tears run and Bella decided it was the happiest memory of her entire life.
Two years later:
"Mum!" Bellatrix complained. Astoria was fretting about Bellatrix's hair. They were going to Diagon Alley to gather their supplies for Hogwarts and no doubt, get yelled at, scorned and challenged. Bellatrix had only been once before. It had seemed so magical.
"But dearie, you must look presentable!" Astoria replied. She whipped her wand again and Bellatrix's hair became a rainbow of curls. Each curl was done perfectly, the light bounced off it, creating a bunch of rainbows.
"That will do." Astoria announced. Rolling her eyes Bella followed her mother out of the grand bathroom. Much had changed since that fateful day two years a go. She now understood magic and her role in society. She was used to having a twin and could carry the family name. Her parents hated going to Diagon Alley. So it was always a special occasion when they went. They dressed well. Bella wore a light pink summer dress. It had a lace bodice that was like a t shirt in the front but had a v neck in the back. The skirt was made out of light pink chiffon. Her mother wore a white dress and jean jacket, completed with a hat. Scor wore his shorts and a t shirt. Draco had decided not to come.
"Damn, are you wearing rainbows or something?" Scor asked her. Bella rolled her eyes. "Do you think I would do this to my hair? It was mum."
"Lets go dears." Astoria told them. Bellatrix grabbed a pinch of floor powder before saying, "Diagon Alley!" She stepped into the roaring green fire before stepping out in the middle of Diagon Alley. She waited patiently until Scor appeared and stood by her. Then Astoria appeared. Several people were staring but she chose to remain unaffected by it. She was too happy.
"Where should we go first?" She asked her mother excitedly. They had gotten their lists earlier that year.
Uniform
Three Sets of Plain Work Robes (Black)
One Plain Pointed Hat (Black) for day wear
One Pair of Protective Gloves (dragon hide or similar)
One Winter Cloak (Black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all student's clothes should carry name-tags at all times.
Books
The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1 by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
Other Equipment
1 Wand
1 Cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set of glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set of brass scales
Students may also bring an Owl, a Cat or a Toad.[1]
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS.
"We should go get your books." Astoria informed them. Scor groaned while Bella happily skipped over to Flourish & Botts. She drifted the aisles looking for her books. She collected them slowly, always searching for the right one. No previous damage, perfect spine, soft pages. Her arm slowly go tired from carrying all of the books. When she couldn't find, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble she climbed the stairs upstairs to see if there were any there. She accidentally bumped into a bright red head.
"Oh sorry!" She apologized and offered her hand to help her up.
"Its okay." The red head smiled. "I was just coming back down from getting The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble."
"Oh, are they up here? I couldn't find them."
"Yep! To the left, and down the third aisle from the center." The girl told her happily. She tossed her hair as she spoke, firetruck red hair caught some peoples eyes. Then two boys showed up on the girls shoulders. One was a carbon copy of harry potter, but without the scar. She looked about her age. The other one was James Potter.
"What are you doing here Malfoy?" He spat.
"Getting my books like a normal person Potter." She answered.
"BELLATRIX! WHERE ARE YOU?" Scor's voice echoes through her head. Surprised she dropped her books and clapped her hands onto her head in pain. They were still working on long distance. "Bloody hell Scor." She muttered. Her head pounded.
"Are you okay?" The red headed girl asked as she helped Bellatrix collect her books. Bella nodded. "Yah. My idiotic brother caused that." Scor bounded up the stairs that moment.
"Oh there you are Bella. Mum wants to leave now." He told her before noticing James. His body stiffened to hostile almost imeaditily. The red headed girl looked throughly annoyed with James.
"What did you do to them?" She asked him.
"What did I do Rose? Their Malfoy's! They shouldn't even be here!" He yelped.
"Nice to meet you Rose. I hope to see you at Hogwarts. She told the red head girl before walking past them up the stairs to retrieve her book. Scor followed her quietly. They retrieved their books before checking out. The next couple of shops were quiet. They got their robes and supplies for potions. All they had left were pets and wands.
"Where do you wanna go first?" Astoria asked them.
"What do you think?" Bella asked Scor.
"Animals." He responded confidently. So pretty soon they were walking amongst owls and toads and cats. Bella ignored all of them and walked straight to the tropical birds. She strolled along them until she found one. She looked at the label. Rainbow Lorikeet. It was a gorgeous, multi colored bird. Dark blue/purple with neon green and orange. She loved it. "I want this one." She announced. Astoria came over. "But its not an owl. You can't take it."
"And since when have I ever followed the rules?" She asked her mother. Scor snorted behind her. Bella never followed them. In fact, she would go out of her way to break them. Her mother sighed. "You can get it."
"Yes!"
"What do you want Scor?" Their mother asked.
"A snake."
"HELL NO." Bella yelled. She was deathly afraid of snakes. Scared. Slithery, slimy, sneaky… Down right terrified.
"Language Bellatrix!" Astoria snapped. "And no Scor. It least that thing," She gestured to the Rainbow Lorikeet, "is a bird."
"Okay, okay. How about… A boa constructor?" Bella tackled him. Their mother glared. They got off the ground sheepishly. "Well, I like that cat." He pointed. It was all white with grey points. He hissed at anybody who got to close to the cage.
"My children are crazy." Astoria announced to nobody. Scor took that as a yes and walked over and picked up the cage. To Bella's surprise the cat didn't recoil or his at Scor. She walked over cautiously. It didn't hiss at her either. Astoria tried. Cat tried to claw her.
"Okay I won't go near you." Astoria told the cat. He put his paw back inside his cage.
"What do you want to name them?" Astoria asked as they gathered food and toys. Bella peered at the Rainbow Lorikeet. He was wide awake and kept flapping his wings, like he wanted out. Bella opened the door and the bird flew out and landed on Bella's shoulder before giving her earlobe a friendly nip.
"Pip." Bella decided.
"Demon." Said Scor. Astoria turned around with all of their stuff. "Ready to check out?" They nodded. It took a little while, they had a lot of stuff.
"That cat is a demon." The cashier told them.
"No he isn't!" Bella defended. She took Demon out of his cage and held him before hiving him back to Scor. "See?" The cashier just shook his head before turning to Astoria. "Your children have a gift. That bird," He pointed to Pip. "wouldn't let anybody near him. That cat scratched everybody." He held up a damaged hand. Bella shrugged. They finished checking out before going over to the wand place. An old, faded sign stood out front, so faded that Bella couldn't read it.
"Do you think he will sell us a wand?" Scor asked her. Bella considered this. "I think he will. He is old, but he is wise. I think he understands dad."
"But Grandfather tortured him."
"I didn't say he had forgiven them. I think he understands dad. He was a scared 16 year old against a huge power. He couldn't really do anything about it. Besides, Lucius is in jail." Before Scor could argue another point an old man came down the stairs.
"Oh Astoria! How nice to see you! Are these the twins?" Scor and Bella exchanged surprised looks. Nobody had welcomed them like this yet today.
"Yes, this is the twins. Bella and Scor." Her mother answered warmly.
"Alright then, who's up first? Bella? Alright come stand right here and put your arm out." Bella did as he said. A measuring tape magically took measurements of her arm. The man looked at the measurements before disappearing to the back room. He came out with a wand. Bella waved it. Nothing. The same thing with the next wand. The third wand broke a glass. Astoria fixed it. It was wand after wand after wand. Finally Ollivlander, as Bella and learned his name was, appeared holding a box with two wands in it.
"This wand, is very special." He began. "It had two cores. It is made out of Thestral hair and Unicorn hair. Each hair was split in half before put together. The other half was put," Ollivlander lifted a second identical wand, "in this wand. The wands are made out of elder wood. My great great great grandfather made these wands, they have yet to find an owner. Scorpius, please come forward as well." Scor stepped forward and stood next to Bella. They exchanged a look.
"These wands are 13 inches long, go ahead, try it." He put a wand in each of their hands. Taking a deep breath, they swung the wands at the same time. Black and white sparkles came out of the tips of the wands. So caught up in the magic they didn't realize the Potter Weasley clan walk in the door. Bella let out the breath she was holding as the sparkles traveled round her and Scor. They were so graceful. Sparkling and then fading out. Ollivlander watched the two of them before speaking quietly to Astoria. She nodded. "Tell them."
"Bellatrix, Scorpius," Ollivlander told them quietly. "You must know something about these wands. They hold tremendous power. Do not lose them. They can cause much damage if they fall into the wrong hands. However, you two will do well. And I have not been wrong yet." Ollivlander smiled at them and handed them their boxes. "Do well." He turned away from them. "Ahh, Mr. Potter! How nice to see you!" Clutching her new wand Bella followed her mother. Astoria looked worried. She flicked her wand before they walked out the door. A patronus in the for of a swan quickly swam away. Bella noticed Harry give her a questioning glance.
"Bella, Scor, come on now. Time to go home and pack. You leave tomorrow." They apprated home. Bella and Scor packing. They actually played with their animals the whole time.
"Come on Pip! You can win!" She cheered Pip on. They were having a race.
"Aannnnd its a tie!" Scor announced. They laughed as she fed Pip another treat. Pip had warmed right on up to her. She could do flips and carry letters. Bella fell asleep that night very happy.