Chapter 1
"Hi," I said to the girl who sat down on the stool that the blonde boy had previously occupied. The shop owner started fitting her for her school robes. "I'm Iris Potter."
"Are you really?" She said in disbelief. "Sorry, you know who you are. That must've sounded stupid. I'm Hermione Granger." Hermione and I talked a little about Hogwarts. "Hopefully, the fact that my parents are Muggles won't be more important to people than my intelligence but I won't hold my breath... I mean, I don't even know if I'm Muggleborn because my Dad left my Mom before I was born so I just have my Mom and my Stepfather... He's not a nice person," she whispered.
"My Aunt, Uncle and Cousin aren't good people either," I said and we shared a small smile.
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"Iris Potter!" Professor McGonagall called and everyone started whispering. In the last month, Hermione and I have frequently sent letters to each other. I'm glad she was Sorted into Gryffindor. I walked over to Professor McGonagall and sat on the stool. The Sorting Hat was placed on my head. Everyone expects me to go to Gryffindor like my parents but I don't belong there. Hermione and I discussed everything in our lives so far. We talked about all the abuse the people we live with have put us through since finding out about our Magic (and her Stepfather and my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin before then), we talked about Hagrid and Professor McGonagall telling us about the Wizarding World and we talked about how horrible Dumbledore is. Hagrid showed me around and didn't even tell me how to get onto the Platform! According to what Professor McGonagall told Hermione, all Muggle-raised students are taken to Diagon for the first time and introduced to the Wizarding World through her or another Head of House. Hagrid's not only not a Head of House but also not a teacher! The Hat chuckled.
"Yes, Miss Potter... Don't fall for Dumbledore's manipulations the way he wants you to."
"I won't. Hermione and I have a plan. I know Dumbledore's my Magical Guardian and had my parents' will sealed after appointing himself my Magical Guardian when my actual Magical Guardian, Sirius Black, went to Azkaban for betraying my parents."
"You might want to look into that, Miss Potter. Sirius and your Father were friends before they came to be Sorted by me. They were family even. James' Mother was a Black just like Sirius. I Sorted him into Gryffindor despite wanting to place him in Slytherin because all Potters go to Gryffindor. He knew that's where your Father would be placed and refused to go anywhere else. They both told me during their Sorting that they'd transfer to another school if they weren't with their best friend. They were like brothers. There's no way your Father was betrayed by Sirius, Miss Potter."
"I bet Dumbledore covered it up so I'd be placed with the Dursleys!"
"Yes, well, the other students are getting impatient and Dumbledore is starting to wonder what's taking so long so I should Sort you now, Miss Potter... Are you sure you want to go to Gryffindor and not Slytherin? You said yourself that you don't belong there."
"Neither does Hermione. It's our plan. I can't have Dumbledore getting suspicious of his 'Golden Girl' yet. I'll play along with his manipulations just as I do with the Dursleys and their abuse. One day, I will make them pay and beg for mercy."
"Yes, you will, Miss Potter. I look forward to seeing what you're capable of... And Miss Rosier too. She's very intelligent. She should've been Sorted into Slytherin or Ravenclaw... Slytherin most likely but she demanded to be put in Gryffindor or she'd set me on fire." The Hat let out a slight shiver. "Keep that girl close, Miss Potter. She'd make for a powerful ally or enemy."
"I will... Rosier?"
"Yes, her Father was Evan Rosier... I'd recognise Rosier blood anywhere. Evan was the only child of Axel Rosier. Axel had one sibling, Druella Rosier who then became Druella Black. Druella had three Daughters. Bellatrix Black, who married Rodolphus Lestrange and is currently in Azkaban for torturing Alice and Frank Longbottom with Rodolphus, his Brother, Rabastan and Barty Crouch Junior... Andromeda Black who married a Muggleborn called Ted Tonks despite being as much of a blood purist as her Sister. Andromeda had a Daughter called Nymphadora who, like you, is a Metamorphmagus but she didn't try to hide it like you do. Nymphadora is a blood purist too. She was raised with her Mother's views but told to keep quiet because Andromeda was a spy in Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix during the war for Voldemort... I wouldn't be surprised if Nymphadora joined the Order to spy too. So, despite wanting to put her in Slytherin, I Sorted her into Hufflepuff which was her Father's house. And the last child of Druella was Narcissa Black who married Lucius Malfoy and they had a Son in your year called Draco Malfoy."
"Yes, I met him... He's a bit stuck-up but he doesn't seem too bad. Unfortunately, I couldn't befriend him because of Ron. The Weasleys are famously a light, Gryffindor family. I had to befriend him to make sure Dumbledore was less likely to be suspicious of me and Hermione... Ron doesn't seem to like her but they're going to have to become friends... Wait, so Hermione is Draco's second Cousin?"
"Yes, now we can discuss this more if you wish at a later date."
"Okay."
"Better be... Gryffindor!"
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"Hermione!"
"Iris!" I ran over to Hermione who was running towards me and hugged her. I can't believe we're about to start our second year at Hogwarts already!
"Are you ready to go to Gringotts with me to get our Heritage Tests done?"
"Yes," Hermione said as we started walking towards Gringotts. "I've been looking forward to it all summer. Especially after what happened a few months ago with HIM." At the end of the last school year, there had been an incident with the third-floor corridor. The Dark Lord had broken in to steal the Philosopher's Stone. I had wanted to give it to him and explain that Hermione and I weren't his enemies but I knew Dumbledore had manipulated the whole thing into happening. There was no way he'd accidentally made the challenges easy enough for a group of first-years. I'd been watching Dumbledore closely after Hagrid mentioned he was doing something top secret for Dumbledore in Gringotts. Ron had thought it was Professor Snape helping The Dark Lord so I'd played along but Hermione had seen Quirrell muttering during my first Quidditch game (and I'd only been on the team because Ron had been arguing with Draco and hadn't left me with a choice if I wanted to keep my cover intact. Not that I'm upset about it because I love Quidditch but I only wanted to be on the Slytherin Quidditch team). So, Hermione had told me that Quirrell had to be the one helping him because his stutter would've made jinxing or unjinxing the broom impossible so he was faking for no apparent reason.
"We'll finally find out if you really are the Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Rosier," I said. "How does that hierarchy work again?"
"Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor and Slytherin families are the Most Noble, Most Ancient and Most Reverent Houses, the Sacred 28 families are the Noble and Most Ancient Houses, the Ancient Houses are Zabini, Brown, Finnigan, Bones, Boot, Davis and Goldstein and the Noble Houses are Potter, Lupin, Corner, Jones, Patil, Smith and Pettigrew. Pettigrew, Lupin and Potter only became Noble Houses after the last war because of Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin and your parents' actions during the war."
"Right." I turned to face the Goblin in front of us. "Two Heritage Tests, please."
"Follow me," the Goblin said and he took us to an office. "Two Heritage Tests," he said to the Goblin behind the desk. The second Goblin gave us each a piece of parchment as the first Goblin left.
"Drop one drop of blood on your parchment. Each Heritage Test will cost 1,000 Galleons and only shows blood relatives with Magic and parents," the second Goblin told us. He placed a knife in front of us. I let Hermione go first and then I went. We looked at Hermione's results first.
Name: Hermione Adele Rosier (Muggle Name: Hermione Jean Granger).
Blood Status: Half-Blood.
Father: Evan Axel Rosier (Dead).
Mother: Jean Taylor Granger.
Step-Father: John Devlin Granger.
Godfather(s): Corban Dionysus Yaxley.
Godmother(s): None.
Grandmother(s): Adele Jane Rosier (Dead).
Grandfather(s): Axel Marcelin Rosier (Dead).
Aunt(s): Druella Patricia Black (Dead).
Uncle(s): None.
First Cousin(s): None.
First Cousin(s) Once Removed: Bellatrix Druella Lestrange (Incarcerated), Andromeda Bellatrix Tonks (Disowned) and Narcissa Andromeda Malfoy.
Second Cousin(s): Nymphadora Andromeda Tonks (Disowned Branch) and Draco Lucius Malfoy.
Second Cousin(s) Once Removed: None.
Magical Guardian(s): Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Marriage Contract(s): Ronald Billius Weasley (created on November 1st 1991, agreed by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Molly Jessica Weasley, Arthur Thomas Weasley and Ronald Billius Weasley).
Block(s): None.
Gift(s): Natural Legilimency and Photographic Memory.
Heirship(s): Primary Heir of Rosier and Primary Heir of Ravenclaw (Chosen by Magic).
We looked at my results next.
Name: Iris Lily Potter.
Blood-Status: Half-Blood.
Father: James Charlus Potter (Dead).
Mother: Lily Petunia Potter (Dead).
Godfather(s): Sirius Orion Black (Incarcerated).
Godmother(s): Alice Hannah Longbottom (Insane).
Grandmother(s): Dorea Cassiopeia Potter (Dead).
Grandfather(s): Charlus Davidson Potter (Dead).
Aunt(s): None.
Uncle(s): None.
Great Aunt(s): Cassiopeia Violetta Black (Dead).
Great Uncle(s): Pollux Cygnus Black (Dead).
First Cousin(s): None.
First Cousin(s) Once Removed: Walburga Irma Black (Dead), Alphard Pollux Black (Disowned) and Cygnus Alphard Black (Dead).
Second Cousin(s): Sirius Orion Black (Incarcerated), Regulus Sirius Black (Dead), Bellatrix Druella Lestrange (Incarcerated), Andromeda Bellatrix Tonks (Disowned) and Narcissa Andromeda Malfoy.
Second Cousin(s) Once Removed: Nymphadora Andromeda Tonks (Disowned Branch) and Draco Lucius Malfoy.
Magical Guardian(s): Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Marriage Contract(s): Ginerva Molly Weasley (created on November 1st 1991, agreed by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Molly Jessica Weasley, Arthur Thomas Weasley and Ginerva Molly Weasley).
Block(s): Parselmagic 100% Blocked, Natural Legilimens 100% Blocked and Magical Core 70% Blocked.
Other Influence(s): Horcrux (placed by Lord Voldemort (Muggle Name: Tom Marvolo Riddle) on October 31st 1981).
Gift(s): Metamorphmagus, Natural Occlumens and Parseltongue.
Heirship(s): Primary Heir of Black (named by Sirius Orion Black), Primary Heir of Potter, Primary Heir of Slytherin (through Right of Conquest), Primary Heir of Peverell (through Right of Conquest), Primary Heir of Gaunt (through Right of Conquest) and Primary Heir of Gryffindor.
"I can't believe they forced us both into marriage contracts," I said in anger.
"Marriage contracts can only be broken by a Magical Guardian or a Head of House," the Goblin said.
"What's a Horcrux?" Hermione asked. I wanted to know that too. But also...
"How do we get rid of the blocks placed on us?" I asked.
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I stabbed The Dark Lord's diary with the Basilisk Fang and the 'memory' of the young Dark Lord, Tom, was pierced through. Light came out of the holes in the 'memory' where the diary/he was stabbed and he screamed. I wish I hadn't had to do this. The diary is clearly a Horcrux but Dumbledore would be too suspicious if I didn't save the horrible Weasley girl. Luckily, I managed to use the dead Basilisk (I'm still a little upset I had to kill the majestic creature Tom's ancestor, Salazar Slytherin, had put here) to create a Ritual (with Hermione's help) that would take the Horcrux out of the diary and put it in me. It's just unfortunate that it's so painful for Tom and that Dumbledore will definitely know about the Horcruxes now.
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