The Empress of Magic

Several days later an excited Hunter was practically skipping towards Celestia's Chambers, a Note clutched between his fingers, which was also the cause of his excitement.

He opened the girl's doors, entering her Chambers without a care in the world as Aiden and Regulus shot him questioning looks, both boys sitting on armchairs with a book in their hands, Celestia laying in her bed deep asleep with a book beside her head and Chrome sprawled across her stomach.

It was the weekend, which meant no classes and a lot of time to spare.

Celestia had worked the entire night on a project and fell asleep shortly after Regulus and Aiden had come to her room, too tired to function properly...

The boys didn't mind, gently placing her on her bed as they sat down to read in peace. A Peace that was disturbed by the arrival of Hunter.

,, What has gotten you so excited ?" asked Aiden, raising an eyebrow in suspicion.

Hunter in such a good mood was never a good sign this early into the day.

It usually meant he had managed to take someone else's money away from them swithout their notice, or through gambling.......

The Ravenclaw grinned brightly, showing them the Note. ,, Flying lessons are starting Thursday! " He told them, excitement radiating off of him in waves.

,, Geh........ Flying...?" Aiden repeated, suddenly looking green in the face.

The boy maybe didn't mind sitting on a broom.....

But heights were definitely not his cup of tea...

,, Please tell me we don't have shared lessons with the other Houses." Regulus said, not wanting to be anywhere near a broom when Gryffindors were close.

Sadly not even two weeks into the first term the Slytherins were already getting Pranked and Hexed by older students, most of them from Gryffindor.

Regulus had a main target on his back, for being the son of Sirius Black, and was often sought after because of it..

Though he managed to escape most of the time thanks to the help of the Bloody Baron and the Prefects, he did not want to risk anything and possibly die because someone Jinxed his Broom.

He had already given Celestia a fright once when he arrived to class with a bloody nose and several strands of hair on fire..... He didn't want to repeat it.

The boys talked for a while until Celestia woke up and was informed about the Flying lessons.

,, Oh dear......... I have never been one for heights.. Not to mention that I've never flown on a broom before." She said, Chrome nodding and patting her arm for comfort.

,, Well it'll be just Flying lessons and thankfully not anything like Quidditch." said Aiden, relieved that he wasn't the only one in their group who didn't like Flying.

Celestia blinked at the name, tilting her head in confusion. ,, Quidditch...?....." 

She had seen many Visions of the Wizarding World and even some interactions with certain Objects.....

But for the life of it, she had never heard about something named Quidditch!

,, It's the most popular Wizarding Sport we have-" Regulus explained, noticing her confusion. ,, The main object of the game is scoring more points than your opponent. Each Goal scores ten points and catching the Golden Snitch is worth One-Hundred and fifty, which also ends the Game."

Celestia found it slightly weird, but then again she was never too fond of any kind of sport, even those the No-Majes offered.

Tom was the same, which is why he hadn't bothered explaining Wizarding Sports to her, focusing more on the Cultural Aspect.... 

It explained why she had no idea about what they were talking.

,, So it's a mixture of football and Basketball ?" She mumbled, trying to get a picture of it in her head, still finding the explaination a bit too vague for her tastes.

,, Basketball ?" The three boys repeated, now being the ones confused.

If they were being honest they only truly knew about football, finding the Muggle sport rather boring. So hearing about another sport was interesting.

She noticed this and gave a small hum before an idea sprang to her mind.

,, Give me a moment." She said, quickly walking towards her Trunk.

The boys watched, their curiosity peaked as they watched the girl search for something....

Finally finding her desired Object she took it into her hold with a smile and quickly walked towards the desk in the middle of her room.

Her three friends followed, wearing expressions of utter confusion as they stared at the thing in Celestia's hold.

,, 'Tia, what is that ?" Aiden asked, eyes set on the black Metall plate Celestia had just placed on her desk, Chrome sitting down next to it with a long cable made out of plastic in his hold.

The black metal plate was stacked on a second, an Apple which was bitten into in the middle.

,, Already introducing them to it ?" asked Tom, slightly amused.

, ' Believe me when I say this will be more than useful when the right moment strikes' ' She answered, repeating the male's answer when she questioned when she should show others how far No-Majes had come with Technology alone.

,, This here is a Muggle invention called a Laptop." She said, turning it on.

They opened their eyes wide as it suddenly began glowing brightly.

,, What in Merlins......" Hunter muttered, the trio stepping closer to get a better vision of it.

Celestia smiled slightly at their focus, before clicking on her Search Modul.

,, Welcome back, Miss Celestia. How may I help you today ?" The robotic voice of her second Program asked, waiting for her order.

,, Afternoon Cosmos, can you show me the latest Basketball Game that is currently being shown on Television, please ?" She asked the Program to begin to work on its own.

A Video suddenly began playing on one side of the screen, the other showing a detailed Text about the Game, Team, and Players, as well as the statistics of who in favor of this game is.

,, Currently, the Chicago Bulls are in a Nine Point lead against the Atlanta Hawks. Both Teams have had good starting Seasons, but the Chicago Bulls have the edge on the offense in this Game." It answered, showing Chicago Bulls number Seven Scoring another two points.

,, Woah!!! "

,, Holy Rowena! What is this !?" 

Celestia chuckled faintly and said. ,, This is a Live broadcasting of a Basketball Game in the United States. You can watch it without having to actually be there."

,, But how is that possible? " Regulus asked, in disbelief about what he was currently witnessing.

He had always believed that the Wizarding World was further ahead than the Muggle one.......

After all, one had Magic while the other didn't.

But seeing this...

This Laptop-thing Celestia had just presented them with was not what he had thought Muggles could come up with!!

,, Well... Everything has its beginnings.." Celestia said, remembering her lessons at St. Peter. ,, At the beginning No-Majes had quite the disadvantage from us, bearing no Magic and oftentimes causing troubles within their own kind, which gave us enough time to feel safe and secured."

She turned to them. ,, In the last thirty years, No-Majes have grown relentlessly in several aspects, coming up with new ideas for their world to evolve. And I hate to admit it, but they have surpassed us to such an extent that it will be difficult to catch back up."

The three friends turned to her with wide eyes. 

Muggles had evolved at such a quick pace..?

,, Take Moving Pictures for example." She said, having seen many of them around the castle. ,, No-Majes have come up with something very similar, a feature on their phones that allows them to take pictures, Videos, and even Recordings at different Paces. It is available with almost all of the newer designs and can be purchased easily." 

,, At different Paces-!? Why in the world would you need that ?" Hunter asked, flabbergasted.

Celestia shrugged her shoulders. ,, I don't really know. The thing I do know though is that this will become problematic.........." She said, brows furrowing slightly.

She knew the Wizarding World was in a bad State, but she didn't know it was this worrisome until now, witnessing the sheer disbelief of her friend's reactions for herself.

,, Problematic...?" repeated Hunter, Regulus being hit with a realization.

,, ..... If Muggles have come this far........... It won't be long until they have completely surpassed us." He said, a feeling of dread building up inside of him. ,, We are already behind, still under the belief that we're better than Muggles and don't need to worry about them finding out about us.. But imagine how bad it could turn out if they learn of our existence."

Aiden and Hunter realized it as well, becoming pale as they looked at the Screen of the Laptop Celestia had opened up.

It showed pictures of the Salem Witch Trials, women and young children being burned because they were accused of Witchcraft.

,, It will turn into a Blood-Bath." She said, having first-hand experience of their cruelty... ,, And if we don't do something, I believe our kind will die at the hands of No-Majes." 

,, What do you mean with 'we'?" Aiden asked, confused. ,, 'Tia we're kids, barely something most would even categorize as teens."

,, That is exactly my point." She said, smiling at them. ,, We're the next generation of the Wizarding World, and our decisions will mark the future..... Sure we're still young, but I have not much hope for a World that celebrates an Infant which should hold the bare minimum of Magical Power, for defeating the Darkest Lord in its country's history."

,, ... And how do you plan to achieve that ?" Regulus asked, his Slytherin colors showing.

,, We'll start at the very beginning of everything, Hogwarts itself..." She said, petting Chrome. ,, If we get the right allies, it won't be very difficult to change the minds of those around us."

Aiden hummed, thinking about it...

It was risky.......

But from what he has seen and observed about his friends it was not impossible....

It would be a hard and long journey, especially since Celestia was the only one out of their group who held enough knowledge about Muggles to teach them.

He looked into her Bi-colored eyes and saw something in them that made his mind up.

,, All right.... I'll agree 'Tia." He said, making Hunter and Regulus turn towards him.

,, Aiden, are you sure ?" Hunter asked, slightly nervous about this whole thing.

The last time someone had spoken up against Dumbledore's ways had after all caused thousands of Deaths and the rise of a Dark Lord!

The Blonde nodded, pushing up his glasses. ,, Celestia is the only one in our group who can teach us about Muggles correctly and I don't know about you, but I'd rather not have the Wizarding World continue on as it is... I mean look at us! This is the first time we've seen this kind of Technology today and my first thought was how it was able to glow! I feel stupid and my Ravenclaw side is screaming at me to do something so no one else turns out like this. Not to mention the many Laws against Creatures and Magical Children.....Don't you think if we were even remotely close to catching up to Muggles it would have easily been able to find Celestia in that orphanage? Or not get on our knees to welcome Muggleborns and make sure their comfortable in our World by replacing our bloody Holidays with their Christian ones ?" 

Regulus had to agree with Aiden.......

He didn't want to see their World turn into a second version of the Muggle one, already living in fear because the Olde Ways were frowned upon and Dark Magic was made Illegal....

Honestly, their best shot was actually changing it themselves....

After all, what was the worst that could happen? 

A little war and blood-shed hadn't killed their kind yet, and probably wouldn't for the next couple of years....

At least he hoped.

,, I'm also agreeing." He answered, looking at Celestia. ,, This will be hard, but if we start as a group before slowly expanding I believe we could manage it."

Celestia looked at him, smiling at the sincerity in his eyes.

Hunter looked at them as if they were insane, before letting out a long, tired sigh. ,, Fine.....-" He smirked. ,, Guess this means we'll change the world."

,, I suppose so." The other three smirked as well, ready to change the world.

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,, Who would have thought that a conversation about Quidditch could take such a turn." Tom said, highly amused by the outcome of the conversation they had a few days ago.

Since then the three boys had always come to Celestia's room after their lessons, so the girl could teach them about Muggle Technology and the general history of the world.

So far they liked it more than they had expected, Aiden falling in love with the Designs Muggles had come up with over the years. 

Even Regulus came to like some aspects, eagerly watching whenever Celestia worked on a 3-D Model or got to work on her Computer.

Hunter on the other hand was more interested in learning how to use everything, Celestia only having shown him the Basics because he wanted to figure out the rest by himself.

They had decided to wait a few weeks before beginning their plan, wanting to first get a grasp on everything themselves before doing anything rash.

, Well... It's always best to start early when trying to gain people's trust.' She replied, walking along the Hallways towards the Great Hall since Aiden, Hunter, and Regulus were already there to eat before their official first flying lesson.

Tom was about to reply as well, but Celestia suddenly stumbled into someone taller than her, making her stumble back and rub her nose.

,, Whoops-!" 

,, Apologies-"

,, We-"

,, Didn't mean-"

,, To do that!" Two voices finished, making her look up.

Right in front of her stood a pair of identical, Ginger-haired twins clad in Gryffindor Robes.

And thanks to Alistor she knew exactly who they were. 

,, ... The Weasley twins." Tom acknowledged, also realizing who they were.

After all, not many Wizard families had Ginger twins with hand-me-down Robes.

,, Oh ?" They let out, looking at Celestia with a flash of recognition in their eyes.

,, It's quite all right... I wasn't paying much attention either." She said, smiling politely at them.

,, Say-" The twin on the left began.

,, Aren't you-"

,, Celestia Grindelwald-Lestrange ?" They finished together, something they seemed to be doing quite a lot.

Celestia's smile fell slightly, sometimes really hating the fact that she was so easily recognizable because of her last name....

Or perhaps it was her hair......

Not many children with both Aisan and European features, had white hair and bi-colored eyes at the same time.......

... Now that she thought about it, she was probably the only one who fit into that category with magical blood.....

,, Yes..." She answered, looking at them. ,, Though you must take my Apologies, for I do not know your names."

The twins smirked, bowing dramatically. ,, Gred -"

,, And Forge Weasley, my Lady-"

,, A pleasure to meet you."

She gave a small chuckle at their antics, finding their dramatic ways rather funny.

Celestia had also enough life experience living with Katherine to know that they were quite the Pranksters, and probably switched their names to confuse her.

Deciding to play along she curtsied and said. ,, The pleasure is all mine, Lord Forge and Gred."

Not having expected her to play along, or simply call Georges' name first they blinked in surprise, before grinning.

,, Say Fred, do you think we can adopt this little Raven ?" George asked, looking at his twin.

,, Hmm... I don't know George, though I can see the potential." Fred replied, just as seriously.

Noticing the air shift Celestia frowned slightly, before recognizing the Magic and sighing, crossing her arms. ,, Peeves, try dousing me in that bucket of Water and you'll have earned yourself a lot of trouble my friend."

The Poltergeist froze, a bucket of Water in his hold as he stood behind Celestia, Chrome having come out of her pocket to stand on her shoulder and glare at the Ghost, shaking his paw at him.

Blinking he looked closely, before opening his eyes wide. ,, Lizzie!!!! Is that you !?" He asked, a happy smile breaking out on his face.

Celestia and the twins blinked, turning to Peeves. ,, .. Lizzie ?" She repeated, confused.

,, Eliza Grindelwald! " He said, making her eyes widen.

.... Her mother ...?.......

,, Ehm.... No.. I'm her daughter... My name is Celestia Grindelwald-Lestrange." Celestia introduced herself, still in shock.

Peeves blinked, leaning closer to take a good look at her face, his features lighting up. ,, Oh!!! Yes, yes! You took a lot after your Mother! Same white hair and beauty!" 

,, You knew little Celestia's mother ?" The twins asked, also quite surprised.

Peeves nodded enthusiastically. ,, Lizzie was my best friend! I always made her smile when her brother and his friends were being mean and she told me stories or helped me escape from the Baron in return!"

The Ravenclaw was quite shocked about that piece of information, only having known her mother as... well.... insane.

, Mother befriended Peeves ?'

,, Your mother was the second Heiress of Hogwarts my dear. All Ghosts felt drawn to her and she probably got reminded of your Uncle when she saw Peeves." Tom answered, finding the Ghost's and James Potter's behavior weirdly similar.

Celestia focused back on Peeves, looking at the happy Ghost. ,, Do you want to be friends, Peeves ?" She asked, knowing that the Ghost was probably extremely lonely when not Pranking the school population.

Peeves blinked, not having expected that. 

,, ................. And you mean it..?...." He asked, unsure and very much unlike his usual self. He looked like a child....

Offering a small, gentle smile she nodded. ,, I promise."

Peeves grinned brightly, throwing his arms in the air while flying happily around. ,, A friend! Yahoo!!" 

The Weasley twins laughed at the sight, both wrapping an arm around Celestia's shoulders, careful with minding Chrome.

,, We're definitely adopting you now!" They said, already loving their little Ravenclaw.

Celestia simply shook her head, spending her break talking with the twins and Peeves as she chuckled into her hand.

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,, Celestia!" Susan happily greeted, smiling at the Ravenclaw as she, Aiden, and Hunter made their way towards them with the other Ravenclaws. ,, And Hello to you too Chrome." She greeted the Niffler, who was sticking his head out of the girl's pocket, waving as well.

,, *Chuckle* Hello Susan, I can see that you're very excited about today's lesson." Celestia greeted back, the two girls conversing together in their own little world.

Some Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw boys blushed, looking at Celestia with Hearts in their eyes.

They weren't used to the girl's Veela allure, making it difficult for them to look away.

Aiden and Hunter glared dangerously, their Aura hinting murder or at least broken Bones if they dared to approach the two girls and the Niffler.

The Slytherins hadn't even dared to look, having received cold warning glares from Regulus, Draco, Theo, and Blaise. 

Crabbe and Goyle's threatening presence helped with this quite well.

At three-thirty that afternoon, the Gryffindors hurried down the front steps onto the grounds for their first flying lesson. It was a clear, breezy day, and the grass rippled under their feet as they marched down the sloping lawns toward a smooth, flat lawn on the opposite side of the grounds to the forbidden forest, whose trees were swaying darkly in the distance.

The Slytherins, Ravenclaws, and Hufflepuffs were already there, and so were twenty broomsticks lying in neat lines on the ground. 

Their teacher, Madam Hooch, arrived. She had short, gray hair, and yellow eyes like a hawk, which gave Celestia a vague idea of what kind of Animagus the woman could become if she ever chose to.

"Well, what are you all waiting for?" she barked. "Everyone stand by a broomstick. Come on, hurry up."

Celestia glanced down at her broom. It was old and some of the twigs stuck out at odd angles.... To put it short it didn't look safe at all.

"Stick out your right hand over your broom," called Madam Hooch at the front, "and say 'Up!'"

"UP!" everyone shouted.

Regulus's broom shot in his hand at once, Draco's doing the same, while Celestia's took slightly longer and floated into her hand at a rather slow pace. Some had it even worse, the brooms staying where they were or just rolling on the ground.

Ron Weasley's broom even whacked him across the face, Hunter not holding back in laughing at the sight.

Madam Hooch then showed them how to mount their brooms without sliding off the end, and walked up and down the rows correcting their grips. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were delighted when she told Draco he'd been doing it wrong for years.

"Now, when I blow my whistle, you kick off from the ground, hard," said Madam Hooch. "Keep your brooms steady, rise a few feet, and then come straight back down by leaning forward slightly. On my whistle – three – two –"

But Neville Longbottom, nervous and jumpy and frightened of being left on the ground, pushed off hard before the whistle had touched Madam Hooch's lips.

"Come back, boy!" she shouted, but Neville was rising straight up like a cork shot out of a bottle – twelve feet – twenty feet. Celestia and the others saw his scared white face look down at the ground falling away, saw him gasp, slip sideways off the broom and –

WHAM – a thud and a nasty crack and Neville lay facedown on the grass in a heap. His broomstick was still rising higher and higher and started to drift lazily toward the forbidden forest and out of sight.

Madam Hooch was bending over Neville, her face as white as his.

"Broken wrist," Celestia heard her mutter, Susan hid behind the girl and covered her eyes with her hands. "Come on, boy – it's all right, up you get."

She turned to the rest of the class.

"None of you is to move while I take this boy to the hospital wing! You leave those brooms where they are or you'll be out of Hogwarts before you can say 'Quidditch.' Come on, dear."

Neville, his face tear-streaked, clutching his wrist, hobbled off with Madam Hooch, who had her arm around him.

No sooner were they out of earshot than Draco burst into laughter, shocking Celestia.

"Did you see his face, the great lump?"

The other Slytherins joined in, Regulus frowning at their rudeness but not saying anything.

"Shut up, Malfoy," snapped Parvati Patil.

"Ooh, sticking up for Longbottom?" said Pansy Parkinson. "Never thought you'd like fat little crybabies, Parvati."

"Look at what I've found!" said Draco. "It's that stupid thing Longbottom's gran sent him."

The Remembrall glittered in the sun as he held it up.

"Give that here, Malfoy," said Harry quietly. Everyone stopped talking to watch.

Draco smiled nastily.

"I think I'll leave it somewhere for Longbottom to find – how about – up a tree?"

"Give it here!" Harry yelled, but Malfoy had leaped onto his broomstick and taken off. He hadn't been lying, he could fly well. Hovering level with the topmost branches of an oak he called, "Come and get it, Potter!"

Harry grabbed his broom.

"No!" shouted Hermione Granger. "Madam Hooch told us not to move – you'll get us all into trouble."

But Harry didn't listen, soaring after Draco....

Celestia sighed, shaking her head slowly in disappointment at Draco's actions........

The other Slytherins weren't helping with their reaction to such actions.

,, He just can't stop himself, can he..." Aiden said, irritated as he massaged the bridge of his nose.

,, Nope, he can't." Hunter answered, their group watching as Draco threw the Remembrall and Harry dived after it.

,, Is he mad !?!?!?"

,, He's going to get himself killed!!!"

Celestia zoned slightly out, a vision hitting her, at which Regulus took ahold of her and let her lean against him.

,, Is she all right ?" Susan worriedly asked, seeing the Zoned outlook on her new friend's face.

,, She will be in a few moments." Regulus replied, his cold demeanor making Susan flinch but not back away.

A few seconds later Celestia began blinking rapidly, shaking herself out of the vision.

,, Have you seen anything ?" Regulus quietly asked, supporting her as she slowly came out of the vision....

,, .... Draco will be quite angry for the next few weeks." She said, counting the seconds until it happened....

Harry caught the Remembrall a few feet above the ground, the Gryffindors cheering loudly for him.

,, Three, two, one-" Celestia whispered, and in the exact moment-

"HARRY POTTER!"

Professor McGonagall was running toward them. And Harry got to his feet, trembling.

"Never – in all my time at Hogwarts –"

Professor McGonagall was almost speechless with shock, and her glasses flashed furiously, "- how dare you – might have broken your neck –"

"It wasn't his fault, Professor –"

,, Be quiet, Miss Patil-"

,, But Malfoy-!"

 ,, That is enough, Mister Weasley. Mister Potter, follow me, now." 

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Later at Dinner Celestia, Aiden and Hunter were sitting at the Hufflepuff table, Regulus sitting close to Celestia since he refused to let her sit anywhere near the second-year boys who were staring at her like she was a piece of meat.

,, So Potter actually made it on the Quidditch team..." Hannah Abbott, a fellow first-year said, the group observing as Harry told his fellow Gryffindors how McGonagall had made him the new Seeker of the team.

,, I can't believe it. He breaks a school rule and gets rewarded for it." Aiden said, shaking his head.

This was not how you should teach children to behave at school.

Espacilly since they tend to get jelous quite easily.

,, Do you think he's good ?" Celestia asked, turning to Regulus.

The Slytherin gave a small hum, thinking about his answer. ,, I'll admit that he possesses skills in Flying..... But those are just slightly above average... The fact that he's a first-year and already has a main position on the team doesn't help him or his level of skill either. Everyone on the Quidditch team has the advantage of practicing and having already played against their opponents. He'll have to be extremely lucky if he wants to continue playing." 

Celestia gave a small hum in return, looking at the Gryffindor table.

There she spotted Fred and George talking to Harry, before noticing her gaze and quickly making their way towards the Hufflepuffs.

,, Well-"

,, If it isn't-"

,, Our favorite-"

,, Little Ravenclaw!" They greeted, smiling down at the first-year group.

Chrome made a happy noise, climbing onto Celestia's shoulder to see them better.

,, Ah! And of course our favorite Niffler!" They chimed, petting Chrome's head.

,, The Weasley twins ?" Hannah asked, looking at the older boys questioningly.

The twins noticed all attention on them and gave a charming smiles.

,, Hello-!"

,, You must be-"

,, Celestia's friends-"

,, We're-"

,, The Weasley twins-"

,, Forge and Gred." They introduced themselves, once again mixing up their actual names to confuse them.

,, More like Demon twins...Ouch-!" Hunter muttered, earning himself an elbow into his side by Aiden.

Celestia gave a small chuckle. ,, On my right we have Fred and on my left would be George."

The twins opened their eyes wide in surprise, not having expected her to answer correctly on only her second time meeting them.

,, How did you know ?" They asked, looking at her curiously.

She smiled faintly, bringing her Index finger to her lips. ,, It's a secret."

,, Aww......-"

,, Come on little Raven.."

She simply shook her head, looking at the empty seats near her. ,, If you want, you can sit with us."

The twins glanced at each other, silently holding a conversation with one another...

Before sitting down, which surprised the others, they simply continued talking, ignoring how Draco had walked up to Harry with Grabbe and Goyle and most likely done something incredibly idiotic.

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,, You did what ?" Regulus asked, coldly glaring at his cousin who had shrunken under his gaze.

When Regulus had come back to the Slytherin Dungeon he did not expect to hear his cousin boast about his , clever ' idea of challenging Harry to a Wizard Duel.

Ignoring the fact that the blonde wasn't planning to show up, it still was undeniably stupid.

,, Do you have any idea what this could cause ?" Regulus asked, Theo and Blaise, standing next to the male, ready to back him up if need be.

Draco may be the Heir of the Malfoy family, but Regulus was the next in Line for the Black Lordship should Celestia decline, which she would do once he had reached the right age.

Not to mention that the Malfoy family was known to have gained their Status through working with Muggles and was far less important than the Blacks.

They made a wise decision in standing by him.

,, You should consider yourself lucky, Draco. Imagine what could have happened if things between Longbottom, Potter, and you had escalated- Our family name would have been tarnished by the call of a blood feud!" Regulus scolded, eyes flashing red from anger at his cousin's immature behavior.

Draco gulped, silently fearing for his life.......

Regulus took a breath in, calming himself down before things turned ugly...... 

,, Do something like this again, and I promise you that our Uncle won't be the only thing you will have to worry about." He seethed, walking away from the Common room and into the room he shared with Theo, Blaise, and Draco.

He sat down on one of the armchairs and let out a tired sigh....

Could nobody in their family understand the concept of keeping up their appearance besides himself and Celestia?

,, This will cause a lot of problems later on." Theo said, he and Blaise sat down next to him and silently waited for him to talk with them.

,, It will indeed..." Regulus said, leaning back in his chair to relax.... ,, And if Draco doesn't learn how to build an alliance with those who have potential, I fear my cousin's family will soon be made out of nothing but past stories of no meaning."

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While the Slytherins were talking Celestia sat on her bed, Aiden sitting next to her and making sure she was all right while her expression became empty and she zoned out into a vision........

A few minutes passed, and Aiden sick of worry ready to head down to the Slytherin Dungeons and get Regulus to snap her out of it.

Celestia opened her eyes wide, growing pale from what she just had seen.

,, 'Tia what is it ?" He asked, gently rubbing her back to comfort her.

,, Aiden.......... There's a Cerberus on the Third floor." She said, making him open his eyes just as wide, growing equally pale.

,, What !? How-No forget that, it was a stupid question! Why is there a bloody Cerberus in our school !?" He asked, fearing for whatever Celestia had seen in her vision.

,, It's Guarding something.............. I wasn't able to see what, but it's sitting on a trap door that leads to a dark Pit filled with Devil's Snare." She said, not having to guess that there were probably even more traps along the way.

,, Good Rowena...." Aiden muttered, the two friends sharing a nervous look, both dreading what the vision would mean.