Chapter 5
Author's note
Silver -Thank you so much for the support on this story, I am so happy many of you liked the elsewhere part and the other small changes that I put in. Hopefully things back on track. I will be extending a few scenes here as well, hope you like them. Also please keep in mind I have updated the other four chapters and added in a few changes.
Loki - Thank you for the reviews, comments and kudos.
Silver - The song for this chapter is Dos Oruguitas by Sebastián Yatra (Encanto).
Hogwarts
Scotland, Great Britain
1st of August, 1991 - 11:15am
Albus Dumbledore was pacing in his office, his thoughts going a mile a minute with worry for the upcoming school year, before his thoughts then turned to concern for Harry Potter and wondering why there were so many letters being sent to his home, then tracking him to random places and he had hoped that Hagrid was alright getting to the Potter heir.
"Albus, everything will turn out for the best..." Albus turned to look at the portraits of past headmasters and headmistresses of Hogwarts "you did everything you could and now we all have to wait till the school year begins" Headmistress Wilkins stated calmly and Albus sat down heavily in his chair.
"I know, but you must admit that this year... this year is going to be a big year for..." Albus glanced to a drawer in his desk where the photo album was kept "we are having not only Harry Potter, but we are also having Neville Longbottom, Susan Bones and Mirabel Madrigal... one or both their parents were killed or in the case of Mr Longbottom's parents... they will remain in Saint Mungos... then we have many children of those that support Tom... and do not forget Nicholas has asked me to guard the stone... I just... I just hope that this year will be alright... but it seems that is too big of ask" Albus told them and Fawkes thrilled in a calming song.
"Thank you Fawkes" Headmistress Derwent stated with a small smile and Albus nodded his head to Fawkes.
"Albus, how do you intend for young Miss Madrigal to arrive at the train?" Headmaster Everard asked and Albus frowned not even thinking of that before Fawkes thrill to the surprise of the portraits and Albus.
"You wish to collect, Miss Madrigal?" Albus asked the phoenix who thrilled and Albus was surprised at the phoenix.
"You best let the young one know" Headmaster Dippet stated calmly and Albus nodded in agreement as he then looked to the clock and was surprised to see that the time was 11:29am.
"You are correct, I shall go and let her know" Albus stated and Fawkes flew over and he was gone from the office.
Casita
Encanto, Colomia
1st of August, 1991 - 6:30am
Albus and Fawkes appeared just behind the house, Albus smiled seeing the beautiful sunrise peaking over the mountains. He shook his head hoping that someone was awake so he could chat with them about getting young Mirabel to the train on time. As he walked forward, he rounded a corner and saw to his surprise young Mirabel Madrigal sitting cross legged in a hammock and reading a book, looking very much like a young Marlene causing him to gasp outloud which scared Mirabel causing her to nearly fall out of the hammock if Fakwes had not flown over her and helped her sit up.
"Oh my...I am so sorry for the scare my dear, you looked just like your mother when she was reading her books" Albus told her as he walked near and Mirabel blushed.
"Really..." Mirabel smiled hearing that she looked like her mother "I have always love to read when the sun is rising, I feel more alive when the morning light hits me, Headmaster Dumbledore" Mirabel told him and Albus smiled at her.
"It is a good habit to have waking up early, which book are you currently reading?" Albus asked kindly as he sat down on the hammock and Mirabel lifted the book up and Albus smiled seeing A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration book.
"I am looking forward to learning about Transfiguration" Mirabel told him and he smiled at her.
"You want to know something..." Mirabel tilted her head "before I was Headmaster, I taught Transfiguration for many years" Albus told her and Mirabel looked at him in awe.
"Mirabel, where are you?" Albus and Mirabel looked towards the side as Luisa appeared "oh hello sir" Luisa said as she walked towards the two.
"Morning Luisa" Mirabel greeted her older cousin and Luisa smiled at her.
"Breakfast is ready..." Luisa looked to Albus "will you be staying for breakfast sir?" Luisa asked and Albus shook his head.
Mirabel and Albus stood and together with Luisa walked into Casita.
"No, my dear... I am only here to let young Mirabel and her father know how they will be getting to London" Albus stated and soon the three entered the kitchen.
"Welcome Headmaster, is everything alright?" Alma asked looking concerned to Mirabel and then back to Albus.
"Everything is alright, it had just occurred to me that neither Minerva nor I told you how you would be getting back to London in order to catch the train" Albus stated and Bruno raised an eyebrow.
"I had assumed that Mira and I would be catching a plane" Bruno replied and Albus shook his head and then Fawkes flew into the kitchen with a thrill.
"Fawkes has offered to help get you to London and even when it is time for you to return back for the holidays" Albus explained and Mirabel walked over to the phoenix.
"Thank you so much Fawkes, you are one of a kind" Mirabel told him and Fawkes thrilled before rubbing his head on Mirabel's cheek getting Mirabel to giggle.
"It is rare to see Fawkes this taken with someone, last time he was taken by someone was a good many years ago... also I believe that Fawkes would be happy to take letters between you both" Albus told the family and he smiled seeing Mirabel giggling at Fawkes preening her hair.
"It makes me happy seeing Mira so happy" Bruno stated and Albus nodded.
"Well, I best head back, I am expecting a letter and I still have much to sort out for the upcoming year" Fawkes thrilled sadly which made Albus chuckle "you can come and visit Mirabel whenever you want, if that is alright with you madam" Albus asked looking to Alma.
"That is fine with me" Bruno stated with a look to his mother and Albus nodded before Fawkes flew over to him and the two disappeared in flames.
Casita
Encanto, Colombia
20th of August, 1991
Over the past month, Mirabel read her course books as well as reading the books her tio Agustin and father found for her and others. Mirabel found that she loved reading about the creatures of the Wizarding World and she hoped to get to fly on a Griffin or Hippogriff. She laid down on her bed and daydreamed about flying and being among the clouds.
"Mi mariposita, are you alright?" Mirabel opened her eyes and looked over to the doorway where her father stood looking at her with concern.
"I am fine papa, just wondering what it would be like to fly on a Griffin or Hippogriff" Mirabel replied with a smile and Bruno sat down next to her.
"I am not so sure about flying on either of those, but just promise you will be careful if you encounter either of those or any creatures..." Mirabel nodded her head in agreement "anyway, I am in here cause I found out a few things from my visit to Bogotá Gringotts" Bruno told her and Mirabel sat up.
"What did you find out?" Mirabel asked and Bruno smiled at her before hugging her close.
"Well, the Madrigal family is an old family, but we rarely left South America, many of our ancestors were home schooled, however Abuelo's parents only had one child and before they could even meet your tias or I, they died from Dragon Pox and then Abuelo sacrificed his life, the goblins believe the family lost due to the protections around Encanto" Bruno explained and then he pulled out a single silver ring with a mark on it.
"Is that our family crest?" Mirabel asked and Bruno nodded handing over the ring.
"It is indeed..." Mirabel studied the small creatures, wondering what they were, one looked like a wolf and the other "the goblins tell me that one of our ancestors had found a book of Celtic symbols and found that the symbol suited to our family" Bruno explained and Mirabel saw that there was a symbol of a tree in the middle between the two strange animals.
"Do you know what the animals are? What symbol is it called? What does the symbol mean?" Mirabel asked handing it back and Bruno smiled.
"The animal on the right is something called a shadow dire wolf, apparently on the grounds of the old Madrigal mansion, our family raised shadow dire wolves to become familiars to witches and wizards, sadly about 150 something happened to the pack and from the notes of my great grand mother stated that there was a strange echoing call leading up to the day the wolves disappeared" Bruno stated and Mirabel looked sad.
"I hope we find them again" Mirabel whispered and Bruno agreed.
"The animal on the left is called an Alicanto, it is a cousin of the phoenix and Thunderbird, I only found one note that it is the true guardian of the Madrigal line and will appear to protect a Madrigal in grave danger" Bruno stated and Mirabel looked at awe.
"Maybe... maybe it is still around and protecting the valley" Mirabel whispered and Bruno blinked not even thinking about that and vowed to look into it.
"And finally we have the symbol in the middle, it is called the Tree of Life and it represents strength, longevity and wisdom... however there was a note in the vault that said the ancestor picked it for another meaning..." Bruno put the ring on and pulled out a piece of parchment "to link between every root below the ground and every branch above" Bruno read and Mirabel frowned before she looked to her father confused.
"What does that mean?" Mirabel asked and Bruno smiled and kissed her head.
"Mainly to honour our ancestors and respect those with us" Bruno told her and Mirabel smiled at him.
"What else did you find out?" Mirabel asked and Bruno chuckled.
"There is still a few things I need to find out, however I did find out that the gifts the family has were part of the Madrigal family" Bruno told her and Mirabel tilted her head and Bruno handed her another piece of parchment.
Name - Bruno Madrigal
Born - 2nd of February, 1945
Parents
Father - Pedro Madrigal (Decreased 2nd of April, 1945)
Mother - Alma Madrigal (Alive)
Siblings
Older sister - Julieta Madrigal (Alive)
Older sister - Pepa Madrigal (Alive)
Wife - Marlene Evelyn McKinnon (Decreased 6th of August, 1981)
Daughter - Mirabel Rosa Madrigal (Alive)
Lordships
Madrigal - Inherited from father
Vaulrs
Vault 72 - Monetary vault ($429Billion gallons, 1 sickle, 7 knuts) - vault grew due to investments
Vault 343 - Family heirlooms, Jewellery, portraits, important documents, library, weapons, miscellaneous items
Properties (Can request a port key to homes)
Madrigal
Villa (Unplottable)
Mansion (Wards destroyed, mansion is in need of repairs)
"Why can't tia Julieta or tia Pepa inherit the title?" Mirabel asked handing the piece of parchment back.
"From what the goblins told me, I only hold the title till you are of age... only those of magic weaving can be lord or lady" Bruno explained and Mirabel looked down to the heir ship rings on her finger.
"So, I would be Lady Madrigal as well" Mirabel whispered looking upset and Bruno looked at her confused.
"Why does that upset you?" Bruno asked softly and Mirabel looked into his eyes.
"I was the gift less Madrigal for the longest time, the one that was useless and..." Mirabel felt her father calmly placing his hands on her shoulders.
"Mirabel Rosa Madrigal, you are not useless nor are you gift less, you will be great and your cousins are happy for you" Bruno told her softly looking in to her eyes watching as tears form and Mirabel hugged him as tears fell and Bruno rubbed her back.
"Bruno?" Bruno looked up to his mother and shook his head and she left, Bruno wondered what his mother wanted but his first thought was calming his daughter down and he looked at her.
"Dos oruguitas enamoradas
Pasan sus noches y madrugadas
Llenas de hambre
Siguen andando y navegando un mundo
Que cambia y sigue cambiando
Navegando un mundo
Que cambia y sigue cambiando
Dos oruguitas paran el viento
Mientras se abrazan con sentimiento
Siguen creciendo, no saben cuándo
Buscar algún rincón
El tiempo sigue cambiando
Inseparables son
El tiempo sigue cambiando
Ay oruguitas, no se aguanten más
Hay que crecer a parte y volver
Hacia adelante seguirás
Vienen milagros, vienen crisálidas
Hay que partir y construir su propio futuro" Bruno sung softly rubbing Mirabel's back and he felt her fall asleep and he got up quietly and placed her into bed even though it was still day light.
Bruno kissed Mirabel's forehead and moved quietly to the door where he paused and glanced back to Mirabel.
"You are my gift, Mirabel, the one that gives me hope" Bruno whispered and he left the room wanting to find his mother and find out what she wanted. Bruno knew that his mama was trying to do better by himself and Mirabel, but there were many years of hurt within and he was trying to be a better son, but his duty first and foremost was to his daughter and making sure that she was happy.
Bruno also knew that the reveal that his father was a wizard and never told Alma that fact, hurt his mother deep when he returned from the bank.
"Mama, you wanted to talk to me" Bruno said as she found his mother sitting by an upstairs window overlooking the valley.
"I... your father use to sing that song and it had been years since I heard it" his mother whispered and Bruno walked over to her.
"Mama, I know that it was hard to hear about papa..." Bruno said and his mother looked to him.
"Bruno... I failed you, I failed Mirabel... I failed in being your mother and Mirabel's grandmother" his mother whispered and Bruno looked down.
"I believe that you were suffering grief for the longest of times and that is why you wanted our family to be perfect and to protect what papa gave his life for" Bruno told her and his mother looked down.
"Brunito... I am so sorry for how I treated you... how I treated Mirabel... I promise to do better by the both of you and our family" his mother whispered and Bruno looked at her with a small smile.
"That is all Mirabel and I ask for" Bruno replied with a soft smile and his mother nodded and watched as Bruno got up to walk away.
"Bruno..." Bruno turned back to his mother "you are a great father to Mirabel" his mother told him and Bruno looked at her sadly.
"I may be a great father now, but I still failed her for 6 years, I will always hate myself for that" Bruno told his mother and he walked towards his tower.
Casita
Encanto, Colombia
12:30pm
31st of August, 1991
Mirabel was packing the books into her trunk, making sure everything was neat, that her uniform was washed and folded. As she packed the last books, she got to her feet and walked over to the window looking out to the valley.
"I am going to miss you Casita, but sadly I won't be back in time for Día de las Velitas, I think I come back around near Christmas day..." the shutters turned sad "please look after papa" Mirabel whispered and Casita makes the tiles nod.
Mirabel walked back to her trunk and closed it, however it would not close and Mirabel cursed glaring at the trunk.
"Mira, don't let your father hear that word" Dolores stated with a smile as she entered the room and Mirabel looked at her then pointed to the trunk.
"It won't close" Mirabel replied with a pout looking to the trunk and Dolores giggled seeing the expression before she shook her head.
"Oh Mira... you should only take the course books and when you come home for holidays, you can grab the others if you want them" Dolores reasoned and Mirabel sighed before nodding and she opened the trunk.
"But what if I need them before I come home?" Mirabel asked as she watched her older cousin pull out a few balls of thread and sewing kit.
"Mira, you will be so busy with course work and exploring the school that I do not think you will need you sewing kit and balls of thread, I saw in your Charms course book that there is a mending charm and even a severing charm that you will be learning at some point this year" Dolores stated as she placed the sewing kit and thread into a drawer.
"That is true, but what if I have free time... what should I do?" Mirabel asked as Dolores grabbed the final balls of thread and Dolores looked over to her.
"Mira, there will be clubs, there would be a library and maybe you could see if you could meet some of the creatures that are on the grounds" Dolores told her as she walked over to the drawers and Mirabel sighed.
"What if no one likes me? What if they want to use me cause of my heritage?" Mirabel whispered looking down and Dolores looked to where Mirabel sat. Dolores placed the thread on the dresser and the walked back over to sit next to Mirabel.
"Is that what you are so worried about?" Mirabel nodded "Children can be cruel, prima, that is the sad truth, but from what tia Julieta was telling mama... you were friendly with the other girl that went with you to Diagon Alley" Dolores told her softly and Mirabel nodded.
"Hermione was nice, she loves books and loves to learn, she asked me if I could teach her Spanish" Mirabel told Dolores and the older girl smiled.
"Teach her, embrace your heritage... be true to yourself and no one else" Dolores whispered and Mirabel nodded.
"I will and I will make our family proud" Mirabel whispered and Dolores smiled at her cousin.
"You have always made this family proud, no matter what Abuela says" Dolores told her and hugged her close.
Soon the two got Mirabel's trunk closed and Casita got it to move downstairs while the two walked together. It was time to say good bye for many months and everyone hugged Mirabel and wished her luck in training to be a witch. Fawkes appeared and left with Bruno, Mirabel and Mirabel's trunk.
"She will be okay, right mama?" Isabela asked looking to her mother and Julieta nodded with a soft smile.
"Your prima is strong, she can overcome all that gets thrown in her way and she will be great" Julieta told her eldest and Isabela looked to her sister and cousins.
"It will just feel weird without Mira here" Luisa said knowing the look on her sister's face and everyone nodded.
After learning that Mirabel had a special gift, not like the rest of the family, Isabela felt guilty for ignoring and badmouthing her cousin. She tried to reach out to Mirabel, but had no idea how and she regretted not being there for Mirabel when Tio Bruno disappeared.
Isabela decided that when Mirabel returns, she would be a better cousin to her as well as Dolores, Camilo and Antonio. She even promised herself to be a better sister to Luisa.
London, England
6:15pm
31st of August, 1991
Bruno and Mirabel arrived in an alley just across the road from the Leaky Cauldron.
"Thank you so much Fawkes" Mirabel told the phoenix who thrilled before disappearing in flames.
"That phoenix adores you, Mirabel" Bruno said with a smile and Mirabel looked at him.
"He likes you too, papa" Mirabel told him and Bruno shrugged.
"Well, we best head in get us a room and then have some dinner" Bruno said with his tone turning sad and Mirabel looked at him concerned and he waved it off.
The father daughter duo walked over to the inn, as the two entered they saw that it was fairly busy and Bruno looked over to see if he could see Tom the Barkeep.
"Oh hello there, are you just wanting dinner or dinner and a room?" Bruno jumped and turned to see Tom smiling a toothy grin at him.
"Dinner and a room, if possible" Bruno replied and Tom nodded with a toothy grin.
"Follow me then" the father daughter duo followed Tom over to a table near a corner "here you go, I shall go and get a menu as well as a room key" Tom stated and hurried off as the two sat down.
"Mi mariposita, I want you to promise me something..." Mirabel looked to her father "please try and make friends, make sure you study and the final thing, just have fun, don't let anyone push you around" Bruno whispered and Mirabel smiled at him.
"I promise, papa... what if... what if no one wants to be my friend? What if I disappoint you?" Mirabel whispered looking down to the table and Bruno looked her softly.
"Mira... look at me please" Mirabel shook her head and Bruno saw tears appearing on the table "mi mariposita... you will make friends, you are a Madrigal and you are my daughter and you are your mother's daughter... you will make me proud no matter what, cause I know your heart and I know you would always do your best" Bruno told her and Mirabel looked him.
"I will make you proud" Mirabel stated and Bruno smiled at her before moving his chair close to her and he hugged her. He regretted deeply leaving her for 6 years, but he would never leave her again.
"Is everything alright?" the father daughter duo looked up to see a blonde haired woman with blue-green eyes looking at them "Are you a first year?" the woman asked and Mirabel nodded shyly.
"Everything will be alright, thank you and yes she is" Bruno replied with a sad look at his daughter.
"My niece will be a first year as well" the woman stated with a smile at her side and Bruno then noticed a young girl just besides the woman, the girl also had blonde hair which was braided to just below her shoulders.
"It is nice to meet you both, I am Bruno Madrigal and this is my daughter Mirabel" Bruno introduced seeing that Mirabel was still shy.
"It is nice to meet you both..." the woman paused and Bruno frowned then looked to where the woman was looking, Mirabel had her left hand flat on the table with only the McKinnon heir ring showing "McKinnon? How?" the woman whispered falling into a seat and Bruno looked at her with concern.
"Auntie? Are you alright?" her niece asked putting a hand on her aunt's shoulder looking concerned.
"Did you know Marlene?" Bruno asked wondering if this woman and his wife were friends.
"She... she was one of my best friends, same with two others... how did you know her?" the woman asked looking at Bruno.
"She was my wife... she left our home on the 5th of August from our home and for years I had wondered what happened to her... Mirabel and I found out last month" Bruno told the woman and he looked to Mirabel who looked down.
"I am so sorry, where are my manners... my name is Amelia Bones, this is my niece Susan" Amelia told Bruno and he shook her hand.
"Marlene had spoken of you and her friends, but she wanted to keep Mirabel safe" Bruno explained and Amelia nodded with understanding.
"It is hard...hard thinking of the past, I start remembering her, remembering Lily..." Amelia said softly looking down.
"Lily? Lily Potter?" Mirabel spoke up and Amelia looked to her.
"Yes, she too was one of my best friends and then the final member of our group was Alice Greengrass now Alice Longbottom" Amelia told them and Tom walked over and gave Bruno the menus.
"Here are the menus as well as the room key for the night" Tom said handing over the items and Bruno smiled at him.
"Thank you Tom" Bruno told him and just as Tom was about to walk away he noticed the others are the table.
"Madam Bones, good evening, where you be eating here as well" Tom asked her and Amelia looked to Susan.
"Could we stay, auntie?" Susan asked softly and Amelia looked to Bruno.
"You are welcome and we can share the menu" Bruno told Tom who nodded.
"Thank you, Bruno" Amelia replied and he smiled at her.
"What happened to Alice?" Bruno asked as he handed the menu to Mirabel.
"Were you told about Halloween 1981?" Amelia asked softly and Bruno thought for a moment.
"Madam McGonagall and Headmaster Dumbledore told us that Vol...Vo..." Bruno was stopped by Amelia shushing him and looking around the pub.
"Don't say the name, just call him He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named here" Amelia whispered and Bruno nodded.
"They told us... HE was killed on Halloween night when he went after Marlene's best friend's family... only he was killed by Lily's son" Mirabel stated and Bruno looked to her.
"You just reminded me about something... would it be alright if you keep an eye on Mirabel, just for a bit" Bruno asked Amelia and she raised an eyebrow.
"Do you know how long you would be?" Amelia asked with a slight concerned tone and Bruno shook his head.
"I need to go and visit Marlene's personal vault, I just get the feeling that I need to before I take Mirabel to the train or even before I go and return home" Bruno replied and Amelia nodded with understanding.
"The visit won't take too long, just tell the goblins that you wish to visit a vault and they will take you down, also it would not be busy at the bank right now seeing as many of the parents or guardians will be sending the children off to Hogwarts tomorrow, so nearly all will want to spend the final night sorting out the trunks and making sure the uniforms are cleaned" Amelia explained and Bruno nodded.
"Thank you, so I won't be long" Bruno told Mirabel who nodded and watched as her father with for the bank.
"What course or courses are you looking forward to?" Susan asked and Mirabel smiled at her.
Gringotts Bank
Bruno entered the bank and he headed over to an empty teller.
"Good evening, I wish to go and see vault 931" Bruno told the goblin and the goblin glared before nodding.
The trip down to the vault was pretty quick and once Bruno entered the vault, he saw an old trunk that was slightly falling apart and there on the trunk sat a pile of envelopes, Bruno took a deep breath and walked forward.
He picked up the envelopes and he saw there were 10 envelopes there, he took them all and left the vault intending to get back to his daughter.
Silver - Hope you enjoyed this chapter and the reveal of the Madrigal family, don't worry there are still many surprises coming. Next chapter will be the first of the letters, train trip and seeing Hogwarts for the time. Original chapter had 4,217 words and this has 4,765 words.
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