Chapter 38
Finishing our snack I frown seeing Ingrid mess with the cabinet "Girls come over here" she calls while hitting it slightly.
Walking over she sighs stepping back pushing a strip of hair behind her ear "Regina?" She says.
Tilting my head I frown seeing two women, my eyes widen seeing our mom covering her mouth before she starts crying "Mom" I whisper before smiling while feeling my sisters beside me frozen.
"Oh, you three are just as beautiful as I knew you would be" Mom says happily.
Nudging my sisters they both start speaking at once before glaring at each other till they hear Mom laugh.
"What have you been doing?" She asks.
"Tormenting the Golden boy and plotting" I say making my sisters nod smirking.
"We're in England" Emma says.
"Yes, Ingrid told me she has you three in a school for Witches to learn to use your magic more"
Lily nods before smirking "Hermione has a girlfriend".
I glare at her seeing Mom freeze looking at me while Ingrid frowns "Lilith" I scream before hitting her.
"Who?" Ingrid demands.
"Milli" I answer keeping my voice strong while crossing my arms.
"Millicent Bulstrode?" She asks frowning.
Huffing I nod refusing to back down "She's Gaston's granddaughter" I snark.
"Gaston's granddaughter?" Mom repeats sounding confused.
I nod looking at her "Yes he had a kid with a witch who ended up here years ago and generations passed leading to her, I'm even friends with Jafar's granddaughter, and a few others".
Mom frowns before nodding "Time passed differently".
"You have more family here, this guy Tom Riddle is your brothers grandson, another named Severus Prince is your brothers great grandson, and your sister has a child here we haven't been able to figure out who it is yet but Aunt Ingrid's trying" Emma says.
"Emma formed a parent child bond with Ingrid and Hermione did too with our professor at school" Lily adds shrugging.
"Have you?" Mom asks.
Lily frowns shrugging "Yes but I fight it".
"Who?" Emma and I both demand glaring at her.
"Sev" she snarks glaring at us.
Frowning I tilt my head "Two dungeon bats who hate and scare everyone" I mumble before nodding "Yeah that fits perfectly" I snark.
"Have you met your family?" Mom asks.
Shrugging I smile "Severus is our Potions Professor he's the world's greatest Potions Master, and we met Tom indirectly he was living like a parasite on our old DADA Professor we didn't learn that till after he was ran out of the school".
An hour later
Sitting on the couch we all cuddle up to Ingrid and I bit my lip looking at the floor "We talked to Mom" I whisper.
"It took some work but I thought that was something you girls would love for Christmas" Ingrid says softly.
I nod pressing my face to her side "Thank you Aunt Ingrid" I say with my voice muffled before feeling her hand rubbing my back.
Return to school
Stepping in the Ravenclaw common rooms I sigh seeing one of the older house mates waving at me like everyday, walking over to her I grab her arm dragging her to my room.
Getting in I shut the door and cross my arms looking at her "Why do you always wave at me? You've never talked to me or anything but anyway do that".
She sighs pulling her shirt up slightly showing her ribs, frowning I look seeing she has a heart that looks like it's made of feathers "Feel it" she says.
Reaching out I touch it then jerk my hand back shocked "It feels like real feathers".
"I'm adopted and I love my family but I want to learn who I come from and my marks to dark" she says slowly.
Shrugging I cross my arms again "That doesn't explain why you always wave at me but not talk".
"Percy has been insisting we are dating and refuses to accept no, I don't talk to anyone really because I don't want to deal with another doing that"
"Get a heritage test"
"I have" she says glaring at me.
"Okay then what?" I demand.
"I'm listed as your cousin my mother is hidden, only your family shows up listed as cousins on her side"
Frowning I look at her confused "That would mean you have a claim to the founders names right?" I ask slowly.
She shrugs looking at me "Yes but I haven't been accepted".
"When did you do the test?" I ask.
"Two weeks ago"
Nodding I frown before sighing "We haven't checked the notices sent in, I'll write Aunt Ingrid and have her check if the papers are there then we will speak about accepting you" I finally say.
"Look I don't care if I'm accepted I just want protection from Percy and when HE comes back I want my family safe" she says softly.
Frowning I look at her "Magical blood and family is the most important thing to him, he wants to save the history of the home land and fix a corrupt system".
"But Dumbledore" she starts.
I snarl stepping closer making her back into the wall "Dumbledore is a corrupt Headmaster showing favoritism to Potter and his morons, he ignores Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw while punishing Slytherin for anything, he doesn't care about anyone. We are all pawns in a game of chess being moved to a war he started by ignoring an orphan who begged for help to leave an abusive home, then by trying to remove the only connection to his family he could find".
She nods swallowing as I step back "I'm not a hero and if you truly are related to us neither are you, they will never accept you as you are because we are punished for things our ancestors did. Pick your side because when Tom returns this place will be divided, people you thought were friends will turn on you or abandon you so figure out who you trust to watch your back if you're caught in a fight".
Yanking the door open I motion to it before walking away, hearing it close I sigh shaking my head.
Sitting down I groan hearing Lily bringing in with people "No, take them back out I'm not in the mood" I growl.
Glancing over I see everyone looks shocked at my temper "Right, well we just wanted to let you know we managed to slip all three the candy and they ate it" Malfoy says getting the guys to turn around and leave.
Lily frowns coming over to me and sitting down before pulling me into a hug "What's wrong?" She asks.
"Penelope Clearwater" I mumble.
"The girl who always waves at you?" She asks.
"Yes, she took a heritage test and claims she's our cousin so we need Ingrid to check that out, and if she is she's from our aunt's side and she can't find anything about her Mom either"
Lily sighs swaying us "You're temper is getting worse".
Grumbling I glance up at her "No, I'm just tired of being here already knowing that old goat is going to harass us more".
"Yes, but is taking that frustration out on our friends okay?" She asks.
Scoffing I pull back at glare at her "Do not act like I always do that".
"No that's me, you're the one who keeps me in line and at times Emma"
"Maybe I'm tired of being the level headed one and want to cause problems for once" I snark.
"Hermione we both know you don't like upsetting Aunt Ingrid or that old cat, you get upset when you disappoint them"
Groaning I look away from her crossing my arms "Make you a deal, I'll handle any plans that could get you in trouble" Lily offers.
Nodding I look at her pouting "Will you help me let spiders and crickets loose in Gryffindor room?" I ask.
Lily frowns looking at me "How many?"
"450 each"
"How did you get them?"
I shrug before making my eyes water up while pouting "Please Sissy".
"Yes, just put the pout away you didn't need it to begin with" Lily says covering my face.
Smiling I clap before standing up to get my stuff for this plan.