Chapter 1
Calm down, Mistress. The Muggles will get what's coming to them eventually. You performed 'accidental' Magic to make some glass disappear while angry. No one will find it suspicious if you keep pretending it was an accident. It would be best if you stuck to your plan to make Dumbledore pay for taking your Dad from you. I looked at Silvia and sighed. Silvia is a dark brown and grey saw-scaled viper. It's just a relief that she spends her time under my bed or the Dursleys would know she's here. I was given her as a present for my fifth birthday by my Dad since a little while before, he had found out about my Parseltongue ability. He had thought it would be fun for me to have one of the most deadly Snakes in the Muggle World as my pet.
You're right, my faithful companion. They still think I don't remember Magic after I hit my head the night my Dad was taken from me. He didn't even get a trial! They just locked him up and labelled him 'Mass Murderer: Sirius Black!' in The Daily Prophet! ... I will get him back. We'll start with The Daily Prophet, though. We have to make sure The Ministry of Magic can't use it to pit people against him any more than they already have and The Daily Prophet seems to already be anti-Dumbledore so they'd be more willing to help to find dirt on him.
First, you must find dirt on them, Mistress. You can't risk them getting a conscience and telling him.
You're right. The woman who works for The Daily Prophet who sat in on the trials of Death Eaters... What was her name again?
Rita Skeeter, Mistress.
We'll start with her. Find a spy for me and have them watch her. I want to know her secrets. She could tell me who else didn't get a trial since she sat in on all of them.
Yes, Mistress.
My Dad will have his chance at revenge. Dumbledore knew Pettigrew was the new Secret Keeper of my Parents' place instead of my Dad and he didn't tell anyone when my Dad told people about Pettigrew's betrayal or when my Dad was arrested. He will pay for that. Everyone blamed my Dad instead of Pettigrew because of him.
It's why your Dad decided to return to his Mother and continue the Black Family legacy, isn't it?
Yes, the so-called 'Light Side' betrayed him...
I know, Mistress. You are now next in line to be Head of House of The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black as your Dad is imprisoned. When you get your letter and go to get your Hogwarts supplies, claim the title during your Gringotts visit. It will help your plans, Mistress.
You're right, Silvia. I could also claim any titles The Dark Lady had when she killed my parents due to The Right of Conquest and I can buy The Daily Prophet then with access to the Black Family and Potter Vaults... I still need to find out more about why The Dark Lady targeted them, though. Voldemort was smart. She would have had a reason for it... I bet Dumbledore was involved in that too.
We will find out, Mistress.
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I looked at the letter in front of me. It said 'Miss C. Black, The Cupboard Under The Stairs, Little Whinging, Surrey' on it. My Hogwarts letter, finally... I wish I could read it now but the girl I pretend to be with the Dursleys wouldn't read it yet. If I don't get a letter I can read and respond to soon after the Dursleys see this, I'll just respond anyway and find a way to pretend I saw the letter. I won't miss out on Hogwarts because of these filthy, abusive Muggles.
Mistress, is that your letter?
Yes, Silvia. I need you to go back into the cupboard, please. This isn't going to go well.
Yes, Mistress. But don't worry, we will be at Diagon Alley and then Hogwarts very soon. We still have to talk to the bug.
Yes, we do. Silvia went back into the cupboard as I chuckled at the name Silvia had given Rita Skeeter after finding out she was an illegal unregistered blue Beetle Animagus.
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Hagrid and I entered The Leaky Cauldron. "Ah, Hagrid," the guy behind the bar said. "The usual, I presume?" Oh, great... Of course, Dumbledore's supporter is an alchie.
"No, thanks, Tom. I'm on official Hogwarts business," Hagrid replied before putting a hand on my shoulder. "Just helping young Cassiopeia buy her school supplies." Thankfully, he let go of my shoulder. The guy, Tom, got a weird fucking look on his face. He looked a mix of constipated and in awe. It's fucking weird and I don't like it.
"Bless my soul," Tom said. "It's Iris Potter." Everyone shut up and stared at me. It's fucking creepy and I don't like it. Some random man grabbed my hand and shook it.
"Welcome back, Miss Potter," he said. "Welcome back." Now, a random woman grabbed my hand and shook it.
"Doris Crockford, Miss Potter," she said. "I can't believe I'm meeting you at last."
"Can everyone just stop with the 'Miss Potter', please," I said. "My name is Cassiopeia Black and I prefer Cassie. It's nice to meet you all. Hi."
"Cassiopeia Black, can't tell you how pleased I am to meet you," said a voice from behind me. I faced the voice and tried not to gape in shock. The woman the voice belonged to is an angel. She's the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life... Are angels real? Well, Magic exists so it's possible that angels are real and if they are, this woman is one. She's amazing. I felt someone pierce my Occlumency shields and quickly shoved them out of my head and reinforced my shields... It couldn't've been Hagrid because he's too stupid and probably impaired by the alcohol that I smelt in his flask on the way here. So, it must've been the angel. But why would she have been in my head... I had a horrifying thought... Did she hear me call her an angel in my head? I turned a bright red as I blushed heavily and I swear I saw a smirk on her face for a split second before it was gone.
"Hello, Professor," Hagrid said. "I didn't see you there. Cassiopeia, this is Professor Quinn Quirrell. She'll be your Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts." Oh, shit. I have a crush and it's on a teacher! I haven't even started at Hogwarts yet! Hell, I haven't gotten on the train to go to Hogwarts yet! Oh, no.
"Nice to meet you, Professor," I said as I blushed more. I held my hand out but she didn't take it. Her bright green eyes stared into mine. Does she think I'm pretty? I think she is. Sometimes I see in Petunia's thoughts that I look like my Mother when she was my age just with my Dad's hair colour and my Father's need for glasses.
"Fearfully fascinating subject," she said. "Not that you need it, eh, Black?" I love her voice. It's incredible. I could listen to it for hours. Hagrid cleared his throat.
"Yes, well, must be going now," Hagrid said. "Lots to buy." Hagrid chuckled.
"Goodbye," I said to the angel Professor.
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Hagrid still refused to tell me about my parents but that's fine. I convinced him to get a drink from The Leaky Cauldron to settle his stomach after the Gringotts carts and that I'd meet him in the robes shop. Well, I didn't really need to convince him. I just suggested it and he was all for it... Quite eager, actually. I went back into Gringotts and requested a Heritage Test. I took the test, the Goblin told me it only shows my biological family (meaning my Father's family and my Mother's family and not my Dad's) and direct non-Magical relatives (Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Siblings, Parents and Children) and I looked at my results.
NAME(S): CASSIOPEIA NARCISSA BLACK (IRIS LILY POTTER, THE GIRL WHO LIVED, SAVIOUR OF THE WIZARDING WORLD, THE CHOSEN ONE, GIRL, FREAK, RUNT, PUP).
BLOOD STATUS: PUREBLOOD (PREVIOUSLY HALF-BLOOD. BLOOD ADOPTION RESULTS IN BLOOD ADOPTION PARENT SOMETIMES REPLACING THE BLOOD OF A BIOLOGICAL PARENT IN REGARDS TO BLOOD STATUS).
MOTHER(S): LILY PETUNIA POTTER (DEAD).
FATHER(S): JAMES CHARLUS POTTER (DEAD), SIRIUS ORION BLACK (INCARCERATED).
GODFATHER(S): SIRIUS ORION BLACK (INCARCERATED).
GODMOTHER(S): ALICE JAMIE LONGBOTTOM (INSANE).
AUNT(S): PETUNIA VIOLET DURSLEY.
UNCLE(S): NONE.
FIRST COUSIN(S): DUDLEY VERNON DURSLEY.
GRANDMOTHER(S): DOREA CASSIOPEIA POTTER (DEAD).
GRANDFATHER(S): CHARLUS IGNATIUS POTTER (DEAD).
GREAT AUNT(S): CASSIOPEIA VIOLETTA BLACK.
GREAT UNCLE(S): POLLUX CYGNUS BLACK (DEAD).
GREAT GRANDFATHER(S): CYGNUS PHINEAS BLACK (DEAD).
GREAT GREAT AUNT(S): BELVINA URSULA BURKE (DEAD).
GREAT GREAT UNCLE(S): PHINEAS SIRIUS BLACK (DEAD), ARCTURUS CYGNUS BLACK (DEAD), SIRIUS PHINEAS BLACK (DEAD).
GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER(S): PHINEAS NIGELLUS BLACK (DEAD).
GREAT GREAT GRAND AUNT(S): ELLADORA VIOLETTA BLACK (DEAD), ISLA ELLADORA HITCHENS (DISOWNED/DEAD).
GREAT GREAT GRAND UNCLE(S): SIRIUS CYGNUS BLACK (DEAD).
FIRST COUSIN(S) ONCE REMOVED: WALBURGA IRMA BLACK (DEAD), ALPHARD POLLUX BLACK (DISOWNED/DEAD), CYGNUS ALPHARD BLACK (DEAD), IRMA BELVINA BULSTRODE, HESPER HERBERT BURKE (DEAD), CALVIN HESPER BURKE (DEAD), CALLIDORA LYSANDRA LONGBOTTOM (DEAD), CEDRELLA CALLIDORA WEASLEY (DISOWNED/DEAD), CHARIS CEDRELLA CROUCH (DEAD), ARCTURUS SIRIUS BLACK (DEAD), LYCORIS HESPER BLACK (DEAD), REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK (DEAD).
SECOND COUSIN(S): SIRIUS ORION BLACK (INCARCERATED), REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK (DEAD), BELLATRIX DRUELLA LESTRANGE (INCARCERATED), ANDROMEDA BELLATRIX TONKS (DISOWNED), NARCISSA ANDROMEDA MALFOY, HERBERT CALVIN BULSTRODE, AUGUSTA CALLIDORA LONGBOTTOM, JAMERSON HARTANG LONGBOTTOM (DEAD), ARTHUR SEPTIMUS WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), IGNATIUS CASPAR CROUCH (DEAD), LYSANDRA CHARIS PARKINSON (DEAD), PENELOPE LYSANDRA GREENGRASS (DEAD), LUCRETIA MELANIA PREWETT, ORION ARCTURUS BLACK (DEAD).
SECOND COUSIN(S) ONCE REMOVED: NYMPHADORA ANDROMEDA TONKS (DISOWNED BRANCH), MILLICENT URSULA BULSTRODE, DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY, CASSIOPEIA NARCISSA BLACK, FRANK THOMAS LONGBOTTOM (INSANE), WILLIAM ARTHUR WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), CHARLIE SEPTIMUS WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), PERCY IGNATIUS WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), FRED GIDEON WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), GEORGE FABIAN WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), RONALD BILLIUS WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), GINERVA MOLLY WEASLEY (DISOWNED BRANCH), PETER JOHN PARKINSON, CORVIN TYLER GREENGRASS, BARTIMUS IGNATIUS CROUCH, SIRIUS ORION BLACK (INCARCERATED), REGULUS ARCTURUS BLACK (DEAD).
SECOND COUSIN(S) TWICE REMOVED: NEVILLE FRANK LONGBOTTOM, PANSY PENELOPE PARKINSON, DAPHNE JANE GREENGRASS, ASTORIA DAPHNE GREENGRASS, BARTIMUS IGNATIUS CROUCH (HELD CAPTIVE BY HIS FATHER WITH THE IMPERIUS CURSE), CASSIOPEIA NARCISSA BLACK.
MAGICAL GUARDIAN(S): ALBUS PERCIVAL WULFRIC BRIAN DUMBLEDORE (SELF-APPOINTED).
MAGICAL BLOCK(S): NONE.
GIFT(S): METAMORPHMAGUS, NATURAL LEGILIMENS, NATURAL OCCLUMENS, WANDLESS MAGIC, ELEMENTAL MAGIC (WATER, FIRE, AIR AND EARTH MAGIC).
HEIRSHIP(S): PRIMARY HEIR OF GRYFFINDOR, PRIMARY HEIR OF RAVENCLAW (CHOSEN - BLOOD), PRIMARY HEIR OF HUFFLEPUFF (CHOSEN BY MAGIC), PRIMARY HEIR OF BLACK, PRIMARY HEIR OF POTTER.
RIGHT OF CONQUEST - THEODORA MMALYVATK RIDDLE (THE DARK LADY, VOLDEMORT): PRIMARY HEIR OF SLYTHERIN, PRIMARY HEIR OF PEVERELL, PRIMARY HEIR OF GAUNT, PRIMARY HEIR OF SHAFIQ (RIGHT OF CONQUEST), PRIMARY HEIR OF SELWYN (RIGHT OF CONQUEST), PRIMARY HEIR OF PREWETT (RIGHT OF CONQUEST), PRIMARY HEIR OF FAWLEY (RIGHT OF CONQUEST), PRIMARY HEIR OF ROSIER (RIGHT OF CONQUEST).
Well, that's interesting. Voldemort seems to have ended quite a few of the Sacred 28 lines. I claimed my Heirships and titles. Luckily, Right of Conquest is a thing. If I challenge someone to an official duel or someone challenges me to one, I can defend my honour by killing my opponent and face no legal repercussions for it. I grinned at that thought. "What does chosen dash blood mean?"
"Blood Adoption relative was chosen by magic," the Goblin said.
"Why isn't Parseltongue on here?"
"It must not be one of your Gifts or from Right of Conquest." Interesting. What should I do next? Should I go to the robes shop or should I go and visit the bug? ... You know what? I'm going to go visit the bug. It's too important to wait.
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