A/N: Hello! I spent most of today writing this, so I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
After the initial meeting of the two siblings, Cassie and Narcissa brought Harrison with them to Malfoy Manor.
When they arrived home, Narcissa immediately called a house elf to bring her some of Draco's clothes. Narcissa would not have Harrison wearing those rags for even a second longer. He was her godson and an honorary member of the Dark Family. He should be treated like royalty. Harrison was not a slave for some muggles.
After hearing of the way Harrison was treated by the muggles he was left with by that despicable man, Albus Dumbledore, Narcissa was of the same opinion as Cassie. The Dursleys would get what was coming to them in the most painful way possible. As would Dumbledore.
Never let it be said that the women of the House of Black weren't ruthless when it came to taking vengeance on those who wronged their loved ones. Or ruthless in general. There's a reason for the term 'the Black Madness' after all. They were fiercely protective of their family and friends and vicious on the battlefield.
Add the blood of her father, the Dark Lord, in Cassie and she was shaping up to be a ferocious duelist and powerful witch.
After Harrison changed his clothes, he met with Lucius, his godfather, and Draco, Lucius and Narcissa's son.
Upon seeing his wife and Cassie enter the room with a vaguely familiar boy, Lucius got up from his desk and after he was introduced to Harrison, enveloped him in a hug.
Pulling back from the hug, Lucius put his hands on Harrison's shoulders and looked into the boy's eyes. "Oh, Harrison. We've been looking everywhere for you. Where have you been?"
After everyone was seated around the room, Harrison told his story in much more detail than what he had previously told Cassie and Aunt Cissa.
To say the Malfoys and Cassie were shocked when they heard about the beatings, slave like treatment, and starvation Harrison endured would be an understatement.
When asked by Cassie how he remembered her as he was just over a year old when he was taken to the Dursleys, Harrison responded by saying, "I've been having dreams of my past before the Dursleys for the last few years. Cassie, you were a main fixture in my dreams. As were Aunt Cissa and Uncle Luc. Also, your parents Cassie."
With the mentioning of Cassie's parents, the atmosphere turned solemn.
Harrison saw the look on his sister's face and hesitantly spoke. "If I may ask, what happened to them? I barely remember the night my parents died except for a few green flashes and screaming."
Here Lucius spoke up, "You know about magic, yes?" Getting a nod in response, Lucius continued, "We're not entirely sure what happened to Tom, seeing as the only one who survived that night was you, but he disappeared leaving nothing but his wand and a pile of ashes behind. We believe Dumbledore was the one to orchestrate everything that happened that night, but we've no proof. Tom was acting odd that night, like he was under the imperious or some other type of compulsion, according to Bella. The next thing we knew, Tom was gone, and Bella had run off to find him leaving Cassie here, which was also odd. Bella normally never would have left Cassie when she was so young. And then, we heard news of Bella being arrested and thrown in Azkaban for torturing the Longbottoms. So, we've raised Cassie here ever since. We've been looking for Marvolo and a way to get Bella out of Azkaban, but no luck so far."
After Lucius was finished speaking, Harrison nodded to show he understood. A silence descended upon the occupants of the room.
They were all lost in their thoughts when Cassie spoke. "Harrison, did you come to learn about magic through the memories shown in your dreams?" Getting a nod in response, Cassie continued, "So then, have you learned how to use your magic yet?"
Harrison nodded, and spoke, "Yes. It was hard at first, but I started out doing simple things and I got the hang of it. Some things are still hard to do though."
Lucius and Narcissa barely showed their surprise upon hearing what Harrison said. Their Draco was still having trouble with simple wandless magic. Though they always knew Harrison would be powerful, considering his parents.
Cassie nodded and said, "Yeah, I've pretty much mastered wandless magic just recently. I can't wait to get my wand in a few months. I've tried Father's a few times and while it works, it just doesn't feel right. Say, how about you help me teach Draco wandless magic? He's getting the hang of it quickly, but I feel like I'm not the best teacher. What do you think, Draco? It would be nice to have Harrison help too, don't you think?"
Draco, who had been silent until now, agreed that another teacher would probably help.
Cassie, pretending to take offense to that, swatted Draco lightly on the arm and exclaimed, "Hey!"
Harrison watched this and laughed. He had really missed Cassie.
Cassie, Draco, Lucius, and Narcissa smiled upon seeing Harrison laughing. The way his entire face lit up brightened the gloom in their hearts. They promised themselves silently that Harrison would be happy from now on.
Harrison James Potter was small in stature for an eight year old boy. He had deep, crimson red hair and striking green eyes. A small, pert nose and full, pink lips. His skin was pale and laden with thin, faded scars from multiple beatings that his magic had always managed to heal on its own. All in all, he looked like a male version of Lily Potter, his mother.
Cassiopeia Calla Riddle-Black was the complete opposite of her brother in everything but blood. She had curly, near black hair falling to her hips and deep red eyes. At ten, nearly eleven, years old, she was rather tall for her age. Her pale skin was unblemished. She had high cheekbones and full, pink lips. Altogether, Cassie looked like a mix between her mother and father.
The day Harrison had been brought to Malfoy Manor, Narcissa, Cassie, and he himself paid a visit to the Dursleys and, after some questioning, Arabella Figg, the Dursley's squib neighbor. Narcissa and Cassie, working together, bound the Dursleys and the squib without much trouble and brought them back to Malfoy Manor where they were placed in the dungeons. A house elf was left in charge of their basic needs and, without looking back, Harrison, Cassie, and Narcissa left the dungeons behind.
Soon after Harrison's arrival at Malfoy Manor, Narcissa and Lucius were able to receive custody of Harrison, quietly, by going directly to the Minister.
When the Malfoys found out that Dumbledore had originally named himself Harrison's magical guardian, they were furious. That manipulative man shouldn't have any say in their godson's life, whatsoever.
They immediately had Harrison's guardianship transferred to themselves as his godparents. Now Dumbledore would be nothing but Harrison's Headmaster when he attended Hogwarts.
Months passed by in a blur for Harrison. He spent the time getting to know Cassie and the Malfoys better and practicing his wandless magic.
Before he knew it, it was June fifteenth, Cassie's eleventh birthday. The family of five spent the day celebrating, opening gifts, and just enjoying themselves.
Harrison and Draco, with the help of Narcissa, went to a jeweler and designed a beautiful, coiled, silver serpent with emeralds for the eyes as a necklace for Cassie.
Cassie, overjoyed with the gift, hugged both Draco and Harrison till they could barely breathe.
In late July, Cassie's Hogwarts letter came. She was both excited and reluctant to attend the school. Excited because she would finally get her wand and would learn new spells. Reluctant because she would be leaving Harrison and Draco at home most of the year while she was at school.
And while they would have Narcissa, Lucius, and their other friends, Cassie was a bit worried about them. They had grown attached to her, just as she had to them. The three of them were siblings in every way but blood.
In early August, Lucius and Narcissa brought the three children to Diagon Alley to go shopping for Cassie's school supplies.
Though the three had already been to Diagon before, they were still overcome with the magical air of the Alley.
Deciding to head to the bookstore first, the group of five made their way towards Flourish and Blotts.
Once inside, Lucius and Narcissa let the children explore while they went to a shopkeeper to collect Cassie's schoolbooks.
While exploring the store, the children passed by the section on Pureblood customs and caught sight of a pair of red-headed boys looking through some of the books there.
Surprised, as they recognized the boys to be Weasleys, Cassie, Draco, and Harrison shared a look. Together, the three decided to approach the twin Weasleys to see just what was different about them compared to the rest of their family.
When they looked back at the twins, they saw that a younger redheaded boy had joined them in their reading.
Even more intrigued than before with the addition of a third Weasley acting unlike their stereotype, the three children approached them quietly.
Cassie was the first to speak, causing the Weasley children to jump and turn around clutching the books in their hands. "There's a more informative book on Pureblood customs than the one you're reading. If you'd like, I can point it out for you."
The three boys narrowed their eyes in suspicion and shared a look. Eventually one of the twins nodded in agreement.
Cassie nodded back and, slowly walking around the Weasley boys, pulled a book off the shelf. Handing the book to the youngest, she stepped back.
One of the twins spoke, "Thank you for your help. I'm Fred, this is my twin, George, and this is our little brother, Ron. We're all Weasleys. You are?"
Here, Cassie spoke up. "My name is Cassiopeia Black," gesturing to Harrison, she continued, "this is Harrison Potter," and gesturing to Draco, she said, "this is Draco Malfoy."
Seeing that the only response the three boys had to Harrison's name was a simple nod of acknowledgement, Cassie, Draco, and Harrison were impressed.
Most people became rabid fans when Harrison's name was brought up. The only thing that kept them away was the presence of the Malfoys and Cassie. Well, that and the cold, unaffected masks the five of them put on when away from home.
Seeing that the twins looked to be about the same as her, Cassie looked to them and asked, "Are the two of you starting Hogwarts this year?" Getting two nods in return Cassie continued, "Make sure to follow the path that's best for you, not what others would think is best." Looking behind her to where Lucius and Narcissa were standing, Cassie bid the Weasleys goodbye with a parting, "I hope to see you on the train."
After that, the group of five left Flourish and Blotts to collect the rest of Cassie's school supplies.
Upon entering the pet store, Cassie was immediately drawn to a small corner in the back where she found a beautiful jet-black snake with ruby eyes.
Cassie looked to the tag on the tank declaring the snake to be male and its species a magical variant of the black king snake.
Looking to the snake himself, Cassie hissed, "Hello friend. Do you have a name?"
The snake looked up at Cassie and hissed in surprise. "A ssspeaker! Hello ssspeaker. No, I do not have a name. At leassst, not one that you could pronounce in your human tongue."
Nodding Cassie replied, "Well, I would very much like to have you become my familiar. Would you like that?"
The snake bobbed his head and hissed his agreement.
Cassie smiled, "Wonderful! My name is Cassiopeia, but my friends call me Cassie. I have my father's familiar, Nagini, at home and while ssshe's a wonderful conversationalist, it will be nice to have a familiar of my own. May I name you?"
After the snake hissed his agreement, Cassie spent a few moments contemplating names. Finally, she smiled and said, "Oh, I know! How about Charon."
The snake took a moment to think and then hissed his pleasure with his new name.
Cassie nodded and stuck her hand in the tank to allow the newly named Charon to coil around her wrist and bite down.
Once the familiar bond settled, Cassie turned to her right to see the rest of her group watching her and Charon curiously.
Harrison walked over and introduced himself to Charon by hissing, "Hello, Charon. My name is Harrison. It'sss nice to meet you."
Charon looked excited. "Another ssspeaker! How rare. It'sss nice to meet you too Harrison."
After paying for Charon and the needed supplies for him, the group left the pet store and headed to their last destination, Ollivander's.
Walking inside the store, the children barely jumped, expertly hiding their shock, when Ollivander suddenly popped out of a shadow.
Ollivander spoke, "Ah, young Cassiopeia Riddle-Black. I was expecting you. Yes, yes. Over here please."
While the group narrowed their eyes at Cassie's full last name being used, they otherwise said nothing. Cassie walked over to where Ollivander had indicated, where he then proceeded to measure the length of her right arm, from the tips of her fingers to the top of her shoulder.
After Ollivander let go of the tape measure to head into the shelves of wands, it continued to measure random places like the space between Cassie's nostrils on its own.
When he returned moments later, Ollivander was carrying a few wand boxes in his hands.
Retrieving the tape measure, he gestured for Cassie to step up to the counter and handed her the first wand.
The moment the wand touched her hand, Ollivander shook his head and took it away only to replace it with a second wand.
When this one caused a lamp to explode, they switched to the next.
Wand after wand went by and, eventually, it was an hour before she found the perfect one. Ebony with a Phoenix feather core, 13", supple flexibility.
After Paying for the wand and thanking Ollivander for his time, the group left the shop and returned to Malfoy Manor.