Aurthor's Note:
Hey guys! I am so sorry for a delay. It's been crazy at work lately! It will be all month! So, I do apologize ahead of time and will get some chapters in soon as possible! Especial on days off! Thank you again! Love you all!
Chapter Five
'They lie!' Celeste told herself over and over again as she was pacing back and forth in her room. Her hair covering half her face as she kept fighting with it to stay put. Giving up by taking a hair tie and tied it back. The bomb being dropped just like that. How was she supposed to take it? Her mother, muggle mother, had raised her for several years with love and care when her father lost in the war. Though, her new boyfriend? He was an arse towards her. 'They lie!' She said again. Now that her real mother is a pure blooded witch and her father one of the loyal followers of the most wanted dark wizard of today? Could they be telling the truth? Or was it just all lies to convince her to join?
'Why would they? They let a muggle born into their home. It's unheard of. Why not hear what they have to say?' A voice in the back of her head spoke. Celeste sighed and sat on her bed. Conflicted. "What if they are telling the truth then?" She whispered to herself. She stopped pacing and looked out the window. There were hooded cloaks entering the gates towards the Manor for a meeting. Curious. Celeste turn d and spotted a new dress robe upon her bed. There was a note saying for Christmas wear. Rolling her eyes as she kept her muggle clothes on and tip toes out of her room. Christmas wasn't until tomorrow anyways. Keeping her head down as hushed voices whispering around the hall. Some stopped talking to just stare at her. Celeste kept her tongue and left downstairs back into the library. Some odd reason she had a feeling of being safe in here. All the books, a fireplace with a cushion to lean against while reading. Picking up a book about prophecies and sat on a soft couch by a lantern.
"That's where I first read a book to you." A witch's voice spoke. Celeste felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand as she quickly turned. The voice belonged to none other than Alecto Carrow. Jumping up and backed away. "Don't be scared dearie. I'm not gonna hurt you." The dark red head witch spoke. Celeste was still quiet. 'Okay she could be telling the truth. Maybe she knows something.' Celeste said to herself.
"Of course I know. I was there the day they took you." The woman spoke.
"You can…?" Celeste began.
"Read minds? Yes. With yours, it's not surprising." Alecto finished her sentence. She nodded her head as the older witch pulled out a small vile with silvery liquid. "A memory." Alecto answered Celeste's questioning look. "If you wish, I can show you this memory. Your parents have the same one as does Draco." The woman added. Celeste gave a worried looked before setting the book back.
"Perhaps not." Celeste spoke softly. She was studying the dark witch. From each curve upon the woman's body to being memorized by the eyes. Celeste found herself blushing at the woman before snapping back to reality. She quickly marches out of the room, gently brushing passes Alecto's arm. She left the library door opened as she left outside. It was starting to get dark outside as the sun was already down. Shivering while wrapping the cloak around her body more while the garden was dead and silent. Celeste was deep in thought now. If Draco was her twin, how come she couldn't hear his thoughts? Didn't twins normally know what each other were thinking or feeling? Or was it different with magical families. Either way, she had to know.
Dinner was passed and Celeste was sitting upon a chair in her room that she was staying in. An elf had brought her dinner plate when she ate in silence. The clock chimed two in the morning as Celeste stood up and stretched. She pulled out the thin plate called a pensieve. She had found it in one of the rooms in the manor. Wondering how many rooms were just empty with no use. The young blonde witch tipped toed out of her room and went up a flight of stairs. She could hear the snoring of the Death Eaters taking residence upon this floor. Walking down the hall and spotted a door marked 'Alecto'. Celeste opened the door silently as possible. There was a light snoring coming from the dark witch as she entered the room. Not sure how to do this, Celeste summoned the vile with her wand. Knowing full well the Manor was full of magic, she would never be detected. She darted out of the room quietly with the door behind her. Taking a deep breath as she entered her room again with the vile opened in her hand. Gently pouring the memory into the pensieve before tilting her head into the liquid and was sucked inside.
"Come along now dear." The voice of Alecto spoke as a little blonde toddler giggled and ran to the woman.
"Up up Lecto!" The little girl's voice spoke as she raised her arms up to the woman.
"Now now Celeste, I can't be carrying you all the time. You need to learn to use those little legs of yours." Alecto's voice spoke as she picked up Celeste as Bellatrix came into view.
"What happened?" The dark witch asked.
"She tripped and fell." Alecto spoke. The scene quickly changed.
"Tale of the Three Brothers. One of my favorites" Alecto's voice spoke as she began to read. The toddler Celeste was upon Alecto's lap absorbing every word the woman spoke. The older Celeste was leaning against a book case. Draco was giggling as she crawled after the cat. Hearing the hissing before it gave up and cuddled Draco. Hearing rushed voices, Celeste looked back up as spells began firing. Draco crying. Older Celeste listened to Lucius giving orders as Bellatrix was out in the yard firing the killing curse whomever came near her family.
"Fine! Get downstairs!" Lucius voice spoke. Older Celeste quickly looked over as her younger self was holding onto dear life on her favorite dark witch. She quickly followed them down the stairs and into the basement. Watching it being sealed up.
"What do we do now?" Narcissa's voice spoke. There was worry in her voice.
"We fight." Lucius spoke. Celeste watched as the two toddlers hugging each other as the door blasted opened. Watching her parents fight so well together. As if they were perfectly matched to each other. The red head dark witch fought as well.
"Leave the boy, take the girl!" An Auror's voice spoke.
The scene changed again to the Ministry of Magic.
"We'll come back for you and kill you all! He WILL RETURN!" Bellatrix's voice shouted. Celeste watched as her aunt was knocked out. Seeing from Alecto's eyes, the toddler girl was crying.
"Hush my little one. Don't be afraid." Alecto's voice called out before everything turned black.
"Wipe her memories. Keep them hidden. They must never know." The Minister of Magic spoke.
With that, Celeste felt a pull from the pensieve as she gasped. Shaking her head to shake the thoughts around for it was too much to take it.
"Confused? I would be too." A voice spoke. Celeste quickly turned with her wand at the ready only to find Alecto standing there.
"How did you?" Celeste began to ask.
"You're not exactly a cat ya know." The dark witch chuckled before getting serious again. "We don't know why, but they wiped your memories. They should be coming back on their own by now." The woman added as Celeste nodded.
"Yes, it triggered my memories. All these years, I was kept from my family." The young blonde witch spoke in a shaky voice. She felt an arm wrap around her shoulder. All she could do was lean her head against Alecto's shoulder and cry.
"Why would they do that? Take me away from here?" Celeste softly spoke as her eyes were now streaming tears.
"We do not know. It is one thing the Dark Lord did not approve. He's protective of you, you know." Alecto added.
"Why?" Celeste asked, feeling her back gently rubbed.
"We don't know why, the Dark Lord is waiting for your memories to return before he speaks to you. Though, only when you are ready." The dark witch spoke. Celeste only nodded her head. Thinking Aurors were the good kind. Now. Her thoughts have changed. She now knew where she stood. That was her family. Good tears families apart and Celeste was not going to let that happen to anyone else anymore.