Three hours later Celeano cringed as her feet hit the ground. Captain Flint had thought it a good idea to have a new keeper exercise that involved sending both bludgers her way while she tried to block the quaffle. It was torture but Celeano endured, after all it wasn't to often she had to do much for practice. Only pay attention for when the Quaffle was coming her way. The teams had high spirits, they had really pulled out all the stops so their head of house could see how much they had been improving. When they went dinner Celeano resigned herself to sitting a little bit away as she listened in on the conversation. She kind of missed being able to join the conversations whenever she wanted but she liked how none of the Slytherins would question her skipping out early into a meal as they just would assume she was bored. Heading down to the dungeons she veered of the path to the Slytherin dorms and eventually stood in front of Professor Snape's office. Knocking she waited until she heard him drawl "Enter."

Walking in she looked over at him sitting at his desk, grading papers she guessed by the red ink all over the paper. Taking a seat across from his she leaned closer and read the comment he was currently writing. Where you recently obliviated or are you truly so idiotic that you don't know the difference between counterclockwise and clockwise. Laughing slightly under her breath at the comment she muttered out a "Maybe I should botch up my next assignment so I can have such comments." Professor Snape snorted across from the table "Yes and I would just give you an O anyway. You've brewed every single potion on the curriculum and answered all my questions on theory perfectly. I'll be just a few more minutes." Celeano nodded and right as she did she felt him trying to intrude her mind. He must be trying to get her guard down by grading while subtly entering her mindscape. Letting him in rather that blocking him out she felt him searching for something. Making up her mind she let countless memories from her younger years about wanting to impress her parents flood bye leaving out all traces of her friendship with a few of the gryffindors and the conversation they had yesterday along with her boggart and other various small things that would indicate she had any doubts whatsoever. She felt him trying to drudge up yesterday's conversation so she showed him her carefully crafted memory. She had excelled at occlumency when Lucius got them a tutor because she had understood that the memory had to contain all the five senses and be attached to other memories, it couldn't just float by itself or it would be glaringly obvious it was false.

So Snape saw Celeano sitting at the table across from Professor Snape discussing her parentage. Dumbledore was entirely cut out of it and Celeano instead of being distressed practically radiated pride. Then it had Snape telling her he was a spy for her father and that he was searching for him ever since that Halloween night. She then had herself suggesting she become a spy as well so there's someone who can get info on students easier since she could just worm her way into their groups. The entire memory had the smell of potion fumes she associated with most of her memories of Professor Snape along with details about how the chair had felt and the small ticking sound of a clock. She watched as her Professor set down his quill and asked "Aside from occlumency what other subjects that you don't learn at school have you studied?" Thinking for a little while before responding "Mediwizardry, I've read a lot on it and after quidditch games I heal all the bruising and once a broken bone because they didn't want to go to the infirmary." Severus sighed, no wonder why his older Slytherins had stopped brewing their own remedies if one of the team readily healed them all after matches. Pausing for a second she thought about the original question, subjects. Hmm, he'll probably ask for an other skills after so might as well say them all know. "It's not so much the class I'm good at as more of I have a sort of skill with dealing with dangerous or dark beasts. Things like unicorns don't like me though. Lucius had one brought in for a party when we were younger and it just plain didn't want to be near me. And there's also the whole parseltongue thing, just unlike Harry, I've never done it at school, or in front of anyone actually. I'm pretty sure anyone with half a brain would figure out my parentage. As for some other various skills, I got the same tutoring as Draco, and I know much more in regards to Muggles. I find it interesting that a race could evolve so far with no magic. But I think that's about it."

"Alright, that will help me to plan your training. Dumbledore will be inducting you into the Order of the Phoenix this afternoon however It will only be said you are Bellatrix's daughter, no one else is to know who your father is. He has just called a meeting for tonight,, hence why he wasn't here this morning at breakfast. We will be playing it off as the new attempts on harry's life getting more dangerous for calling the order. Many will be apprehensive of you joining at such a young age but we will go with the half truth that you will be expected to take Bellatrix place when he first returns and that you came to me as your head of house distressed. That will be the cover story and you'd best remember it. Man of the older members will take up training you over the summer. I will be approaching Lucius saying I'm taking you on as an apprentice so I will be able to take you away for the summer with no questions being asked. I actually planned on offering you an apprenticeship after watching you at such a young age brew all the schools curriculum potions. You may just take the title of youngest person to ever become a potions master. But you will have to act surprised though when I come to collect you about a week into the break." Celeano nodded absorbing everything he said. "When are we leaving for the meeting?" The eleven year old asked. She had entered school early due to the strings Lucius pulled and it was never more obvious to the girl that she, despite her age, couldn't truly be considered a kid anymore. Not when so much rested on her shoulders. Severus looked up at the clock before saying, it starts in a half hour so we best head to the edge of the forest so I can side along apparate us there." Celeano had forgotten to tell him she could already appartate so as they walked with notice me not charms placed on them courtesy of Professor Snape she told him. He looked at her before informing her the location was under a temporary fidelus charm so they would have to side along anyway. She placed a gentle hand on his arm and suddenly felt the tube like sensation of apparition. When they arrived Celeano nearly toppled over but caught herself quickly. It was much more discombobulating to be side along apparated then when doing it herself.

Taking in her surroundings she was in a large field with a ginormous multi colored log cabin. It was obvious it belonged to Dumbledore, no one else would own such an eccentric house. She still felt putoff by what he did to her house their first year but she buried that emotion deep down so as not to let it affect her. Entering into the garish log cabin she noticed a large table filled with people already sitting. Walking with a partially faked confidence next to Professor Snape she took the seat to the left of the man. She recognized as Professor Lupin, her Defence teacher. The first to speak at their arrival is a redheaded woman who stood up pointing an accusatory finger at Professor Snape "Severus, what do you think you're doing bringing a child who looks younger than my Ginny here. This is no place for a young girl." As he began to open his mouth in response Celeano looked up into the red heads eyes. She was pretty sure it was the Weasley's mother. "Excuse me but I am precisely where I belong at the moment. My physical age may still be young but I assure you I know what I'm doing. I happen to be invited by the headmaster so that I may be inducted into the order." At this the whole group started to loudly discuss my words only to be quieted when Professor Dumbledore entered the room. "Now now, I see you've already met our soon to be newest member. Now I can tell most of you are ready to object but you must hear me out first. This here is Ms. Celeano Black and she is the daughter of Bellatrix. The past few years she has seen attempted plot after plot on young Harry fail and she went to her head of house, Severus here, about her concerns of having to take her mother's place when Voldemort returns. She however doesn't have the option of going into hiding because of her lineage and so it was decided if she can train up enough before his return that she will become a second spy for the order." Molly was getting ready to protest again before Professor Snape spoke up. "Molly, would you rather she be unprepared when the Dark Lord returns? She lives at Malfoy Manor where most likely the Dark Lord will take residence when he returns. " Molly sputtered for a second before closing her mouth. "Now she's already been tested in all of her subjects and we will be setting up a training schedule for over the summer. I will be taking her on as an apprentice so that Lucius will let me take the girl for the whole summer. She is around a fourth year's skill level in every subject taught at hogwarts with being further ahead in Defence against the dark arts and potions. I will be training her while she's in school still before the rest of her dorm mates are up in order to try and boost her by another year. Dumbledore has also agreed to having her train in the Forbidden Forest so that she has more practical knowledge. When the school year ends it will be approximately a week in when I pick up Ms. Black so that preparations can be made. Are there any questions?" He drawled. Celeano sat silently and soon Dumbledore clapped his hands together in a merry manner "Well since that's settled. Let's move on to the next matter of business." The meeting ended up consisting of mostly just rumors and discussing the former death eater movements. Soon Professor Snape and Celeano were standing and leaving. Once again being side along apparated she found herself at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. They made their way inside and once they entered the dungeon Celeano broke off and headed for the dorms. Slipping In she noticed Draco sitting up. "Hey, saved a game of Wizarding Chess for you." Sitting down across from him they talk about anything and everything before heading back to bed. It was nice to feel slightly normal.
The months passed and there was an incident of Sirius Black attacking the Fat lady's portrait apparently trying to get at Potter. Celeano spent her time after classes balancing her two friend groups and then after curfew when everyone in her dorm was asleep she would get back up and study ahead in each subject and some nights be trained by Professor Snape. All and all she was exhausted but never let it show. Last month she had even snuck after Professor Lupin to see where he went to transform. In fact, she had learned about a knot in the whomping willow that would paralyze it long enough to get to a hole in its roots leading to a tunnel that came up in what she believed to be the shrieking shack in hogsmeade. Funny how people avoided the shrieking shack because it's haunted when most of them went to Hogwarts where ghosts and even a poltergeist roam free. As for the tunnel, she had waited till the next night to explore the tunnel, as much as she wanted to see a transformed werewolf she didn't want to risk anything. She's a Slytherin and self preservation is kinda important to her.

Soon it would be the winter break and Celeano couldn't wait. Professor Snape was going to teach her the patronus charm. She had never really told him that dementors don't affect her and to be honest it would be nice to have something that only she knew. When the sign ups came for staying over the holiday's she was the only Slytherin to put my name down. Sure a few like Theodore wanted to because of abusive parents and such but they wouldn't dare because it would make their families look bad. Celeano told Draco to tell his parents that she wouldn't be joining them for christmas this year with an excuse that she knew he would fall for. Celeano told him that it hurt to watch them together like a family while mine was locked up. It was the same thing she had told him the year she got the letter from my mom in prison. When the break finally rolled around Celeano said my goodbyes to all the Slytherins while in the dorm. As soon as everyone was gone she decided to take some much needed alone time. Celeano hadn't gotten a proper nights rest since the beginning of the school year.
Celeano sat in the gryffindor common room discussing pranks with the Weasleys before Lee joined them and they switched over to talking about the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff game. The world swirls and Celeano finds herself sitting in a circle of younger Slytherins as she tutored them. The world swirls, Celeano is sitting in the Library with Hermione working on their charms homework. The world swirls, Celeano is hanging out with Theodore, Blaise, Pansy, Millicent, Draco and the rest of their year playing exploding snap. The world swirls, She's with Harry, Ron, Hermione and Professor Lupin in their train car on the way to hogwarts this year. The world swirls, She's celebrating her Birthday. The world swirls one last time and she finds herself all alone in a darkness.

"Celeano, what are you doing over there? Come play Wizarding Chess with me." Draco called from one side.
"Don't listen to him, Come help us with our latest prank" Fred and george called out in unison. Slowly each side filled with people she cared about. She wanted badly to be able to go to both sides but she knew deep down that she could only truly have one side.
Celeano woke up screaming before realizing it had just been a dream. She shivered slightly before deciding to give up on sleep for now. Throwing on some casual robes she decided to go for a walk. Corridor after corridor she wandered in a daze. Could she truly pick a side? She had thought she was resolved to go against the Dark Lord but did she really want to? He was her father and no matter how bad he may be she still wanted his approval, his praise. The same went for Bellatrix. Was a few friends worth all of her family and her other friends? Sighing and clearing her thoughts with Occlumency she resolved that she wasn't going to worry about it for now and instead threw herself into her studies.