Chapter #17
3rd Person's P.O.V,
A hooded man was slowly making his way towards Hogwarts. His gait was measured and anyone with some observation skills could, through their use see how guarded he was.
His stance remained ready and deceptively wide, giving the impression of a close hand-to-hand fighter. He stopped before casting a wide area detection spell and his shoulders seemed to relax as it came back with a negative.
He slowly raised his left hand and gently rubbed the ring on his middle finger.
Within moments he is in action. He is casting area covering spell, shielding spells, ignore-me spell and notice-me-not charms around him to ward away any weak being or animal.
The average wizard or witch is still affected by these spells while any mentally strong person can fight the effects. The man takes off his hood and reveals his face. He has pale blue eyes with brown hair. A small scar that runs over his cheek that makes it seem like someone tried to stab him and barely nicked deep into his cheek.
The man doesn't hesitate at all before he materializes a few bottles with a liquid within that has the same color as human blood. He smiles darkly at the liquid before pouring one entire bottle in a circle. He stands in the center and pours the bottles in while beginning to whisper some words.
It isn't decipherable but the red liquid starts glowing and the faint smell of blood begins to vanish. The other two bottles that are now empty suspiciously shatter while the poured blood begins to take the shape of a magical circle.
The magic bursts and within moments a small golem begins to materialize in the circle. The man grins widely before slowly moving out and continues whispering. He is grateful that no one has sensed the ritual he is performing to transfigure the earth into a titan-sized being that will destroy Hogwarts.
The man, who is still grinning, slowly and purposefully moves back until he is at the boundary of the circle. He is barely touching it with his toes on the outer side.
In his hyper focus he doesn't sense a wave of magic spread around him in a rectangle. The magic is bright, golden colored and a white haired man materializes within it. From the outside, nothing is visible and the surroundings, as the white haired man steps towards the unhooded man seem to be making a mirror-like shape.
The man laughs darkly as the earth golem completely starts growing slowly and he starts breathing heavily while laughing even louder. He calmly starts stepping back shakily till he hits someone's chest and by habit says, "Ah- I am sorry."
The man clearly doesn't mind as he helps him to his feet while saying, "It's alright! Are you okay?" The man doesn't have any distinguishable accent which isn't surprising as ever since the ritual for magical languages began to be publicly performed worldwide, accents have been slowly disappearing.
He turns around and blinks blearily as he is somewhat exhausted, "Yes, I am well. Thank you for ask-". He immediately jumps back when he realizes who helped him stand straight. "Albus Arc! I- no- How are you here?!"
The man, Albus smiles somewhat innocently while tilting his head and then he waves his hand slightly at the man. "Hello! Nice to meet you! What do you mean? I was simply curious about who would perform such an interesting ritual in front of Hogwarts."
The man doesn't waver but he growls at the non-answer but he had already anticipated such a thing happening so he doesn't waver as he commands the golem to attack him.
The golem stabs his hand in an awkward wave at him. This is the problem with one wizard performing the ritual alone. It is impossible to clearly control it without the reservoir of above average three wizards.
(A/N: Average wizard is level 3.)
The earth is hit with a huge force and a cloud of dust erupts where the golem's hand landed. The man is hopeful that Albus is dead but Albus walking out of the dust without a single grain of dust on him denies him his hopes.
Albus calmly dusts his cloak, it is mocking in nature as he doesn't have any on him. He asks him, "If you are done… who are you? And why are you here?" Albus's tone is serious and he expects an answer.
The man's eyes seem to darken as Albus asks him for his identity while his expression becomes thunderous when he is asked his purpose for being there. He breathes deeply before shouting, "I am a humble servant of LORD GRINDELWALD!" He breathes again, "AND I AM HERE TO KILL YOU!"
Albus doesn't look as amused as earlier but the man doesn't pay any heed to his expressions and orders the golem to crush him. The earth made hand lands on the earth and sends an even greater cloud of dust this time. The man waves his hand and the dust clears, he begins to smile as he doesn't see Albus.
His eyes widen as he senses his golem's head being shattered to bits. He falls to his knees and rapidly pales as he senses the golem's entire upper body being shattered to pieces. He coughs blood as he can't keep up with the recovery of the golem alone.
Albus lands softly on the ground, his cloak waving lazily around him but the man instantly catches sight of his dressing pants that have some dirt on them. He starts trembling as it slowly vanishes while Albus conjures a throne for himself.
He senses a foreign presence in his mind and fiercely tries to defend his memories and thoughts but the presence shatters through his attempts like one would shrug off the hold of a baby. He begins to realize that the only reason he even sensed the presence was probably that it wasn't even threatened by him.
The presence withdraws in a few moments while he feels that he has been mentally destroyed. He is also lost. No one should be able to access his mind without eye contact! It shouldn't have been possible! He-
Albus speaks to him, "Did you truly believe that Gellert would enjoy you bringing my head and the news of the destruction of Hogwarts to him?" His tone is entirely mocking… as it should be. He betrayed his Lord… and he would have earned his position back.
He glares at Albus viciously as he coughs blood faintly, "Lord Grindelwald will rule the world! He will slave the muggles and I will be right by his side!"
The man continues swearing on Grindelwald, on how he will save the world before Albus tires of it and calls the Aurors. The man is harmless and crippled till he recovers magically which might even take years. Albus destroys the golem entirely while the Aurors appear and ensures that they cannot see his conjured throne.
They all greet him as he knows more than most of them since he taught most of them. He points towards the man and tells them that he intended to attack Hogwarts and was preparing for a ritual. He specifies which one to the senior accompanying them and makes them aware that the man is likely crippled.
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Albus's P.O.V,
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I smile as I wave back at the young ones who answered the call. It is… heartwarming to see the children who I taught grow up to become fighters for the community. It reminds me every single day why I choose to become Lord Arceus.
At the end of the day, I choose this role and I will play it for my people. They will always be one of the most important things in my life, right after my family and research.
My smile disappears as they apparate away and I consider the information that I had gained from the man's memories. A mind broken wizard that worked with Gellert and displeased him which is what resulted in the torture that he witnessed in the memories.
I wasn't particularly surprised by this as Gellert always did strike me as a ruthless person. It was something I came to terms with a long time ago. The most worrying thing about the conversation I had with the man was his apparent knowledge of his name change.
While I had changed the name in the official documents, I was also well aware that no one other than a few specific people interacted with it in the government.
I also had the exact people under magical contracts to not reveal the information in anyway. The only other possible explanation was the dwarves which meant that someone was unaware of a betrayal...
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Albus did not look forward to talking to Varn regarding this matter. Varn would raise hell over this betrayal and he would have to attend multiple ceremonies where they would feast him as an apology for betraying his trust.
He sighed over his future prospects but a small smile made his way to his face unconsciously.
He appeared back in the mirror dimension that he had created for the sole purpose to destroy the golem while ensuring no one realized it even existed. He had destroyed it and that was the reason why he was amused that it was re-growing slowly.
He instantly realized who the magic belonged to and the golem did not disappoint. The golem began attacking him like a berserker, while using its physical strength alone. He dodged the attacks that were launched at him easily while waiting to see whether Gellert had something to say or not.
It didn't say anything while continuing its attack and so now he had destroyed it and considered making his way back home. He shrugged away from latest in a long line of the failed punches and completely incinerated the golem using fire, using Phoenix fire.
He grimaced at the imprints of the attacks on the ground. He would hold back on earth and he was simply too powerful to ever fully go out in this world. He sighed and the dimension cracked and he appeared back in the view of Hogwarts.
He took a few moments to appreciate how beautiful it looked from the spot. The castle was completely visible from the front and the forest next to it highlighted its beauty immensely. He felt the lively magic all around him which was a result of children studying there for so long. It made everything a little brighter and covered a lot part of the surroundings. This was somewhat surprising as he knew that unless one owned a dimension it was difficult to affect it so much that your energy and magic emitted from the surroundings.
He wondered if the lively magic was due to the children usually being very active as there was no specific feel to the magic. He disappeared from his spot and appeared back in the mansion.
He made his way to the kitchen as he needed some sustenance before he went ahead and finalized everything for the gala that was occurring tomorrow. They had already brought the clothes and it would serve as an excellent introduction for Eleanor. He made his way there to see Eleanor seemingly scolding Leo and Grace. His brain short circuited for a moment.
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I blinked in amazement as I witnessed Eleanor scolding Grace. "-can't just break into my room before I come down for breakfast Grace! It is improper!"
I forced myself to not laugh at what I was witnessing before turning my attention to Leo who didn't look out of place sitting there with his head down. I doubted he did anything other than not stop Grace but no one can do that. I was proven wrong the very next second.
"And you Leo! How can you just make up an idea of surprising me by waking me up?! You put her up to it!" [Eleanor]
Leo blinked widely in surprise which was completely mirrored by me, "Me- what?! That's not fair Aunt Eleanor! I just joked about it! How was I supposed to know she would actually do it?"
I turned to Ab to confirm that I was sane and not daydreaming but his deadpan face along with Ariana's satisfied face at the scene convinced me that this was reality. I huffed instead of laughing as I was not interested in attracting her ire today. She was as petty as him and it almost seemed like a mot-"
I immediately cut off my train of thoughts as they were going to a weird place. I clapped my hands to draw some attention which I immediately got. I had to give them a quick rundown of how tomorrow would go down.
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Eleanor's P.O.V,
Eleanor nodded her head like an obedient duckling along with everyone as they listened to Albus. He was getting affected by it even if it wasn't completely visible on his expressions.
His face was scrunched in slight confusion as they all kept nodding to everything he said. Grace and Leo did it out of habit while Ariana and Ab seemed to be doing it for the same purpose as her, annoy him and make him uncomfortable.
He looked confused and she could feel his emotions that made her continue with more zeal. It was partially revenge against the long winded speech that had already taken 30 minutes as he was just repeating what he had already told them earlier. He ended quickly and nodded to them regally which she took some note of as he headed to his room.
Everyone was just waiting for him to get to his room and they all broke into laughter at his distressed expression. She laughed with them for a while and after holding some conversations with Leo and Grace headed upstairs to her room. She was still getting to know them but she liked them both and due to their childishness she was quickly taking the role of an adult as well. It was magic at work she thought as she reached her room.
She sat down on the bed while writing a letter to Elea. She had finally figured out a way to communicate with herself when they confirmed the scenario and time dilation. It was a (1:20) ratio so time passed for her… differently.
For her only a minute would pass but for her, twenty minutes would pass. She had expressed her sorrow regarding that but when Elea said that she could practice and learn more magic while gaining her memory… she realized that this was a blessing in disguise.
Sure… she would be alone but she would gain her memories around every 20 days depending on when she slept which could be coordinated through messages. Already Elea had taken the books that Al provided her using the amulet and was on her way to gaining mastery in them. It would take some time but with some Occlumency and hard work, she would learn most of the known magic that Al was aware of.
She could probably keep her promise as well to become his equal or even surpass him… she smiled at the thought.
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I smiled at I thought about what happened in the morning. It was absolutely baffling and made me scold them both over it. I cannot believe that Grace would do such a thing! She did it though and I was still wrapping my head around the idea that Leo suggested it.
From what I had been told, Leo went completely on Al while Grace was somewhat spoiled but not in a bad manner. I had been woken up by Grace knocking on my door and when I rubbed my eyes as I sat up and said, "Yes", she took it as a cue for permission to enter.
Naturally I had to scold them both because while she did it, Leo gave the idea. She felt like an elder scolding the kids for misbehaving or doing something improper. The sheer thought and perspective made me laugh as I got up and picked a dress for tomorrow's Gala.
I had not intended to go but apparently it was compulsory for his family to attend at least once every 7 years which they choose to be this one. Al would usually go alone because no one was interested in it but we all were accompanying him as I had to be introduced as part of the family as well as the name change.
I went through all my clothes but none of them were… that good! I only had one cloak that I was considering wearing for tomorrow but that was with Elea. Elea had 'borrowed' all of my 'borrowed' cloaks for an indefinite amount of time. I was probably not going to see them for a while.
I sighed as I hanged my clothes to wear for tomorrow. It was a beautiful black dress with slight blue highlights as well as jewelry. I would have to do… I quickly wrote a summary of what I was planning on doing and settled in for some reading of the notes that Elea had already gone through. I had kept the necklace and we negotiated using written correspondence how to go through the books.
She would give me the ones she had completely memorized as her memory was apparently stronger and she had started Occlumency already. I was very jealous as I could not start it till my mind was over 14. That was 2 years away, by when Elea would have spent 40 years in the dimension.
I hoped that she would get out but I knew she could do it because she was me and she was gaining my memories as well so her interactions were not suffering. I settled in on the study set for some learning. I was very close to mastering transfiguration. It would just take some time…
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Time Skip – 1 Day
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Eleanor smiled widely at Al, whose shoulders were shaking with his head down. She was very amused as they had just apparated to the site of the Gala and the first thing she saw was a crazy woman who was wearing a deer hat. Naturally she roasted her immediately which made Al's current reaction so enjoyable to her.
He turned to her with a small smile to his face as his eyes crinkled at her and she could feel his fondness. He did school his expressions in a few moments before he pinned her with a look.
"Eleanor… please do not say this in the event room. Someone could possibly hear you!" [Al]
She wasn't as worried as he was for the Gala but she could understand as he had a lot of things to do during the Gala and the agenda was filled for today. She maintained eye contact for a few moments before sighing in resignation.
"Fine Albus, I will not say anything too improper today but only because you asked. Is that clear?" [Eleanor]
He smiled at her warmly as he nodded in compliance. They both turned their attention to everyone else that had just apparated to them now before she examined them clearly and nodded to him, he looked immensely relieved as he signaled for everyone to follow him.
Leo and Ab had a dead look on their faces and they both seemed to be shifting uncomfortably in their positions. She reckoned it was the formal way they were dressed and that made the entire dressing part so hilarious for everyone. Al had made the cloaks his and would wear them everywhere but there was a formal type for cloaks as well that they all were very used to. He didn't allow anyone, including himself to wear those today.
They were, the males, all dressed in the wizarding manner fortunately it was suits but they were uncomfortable the first few times.
They arrived within the large room that Eleanor estimated was the size of multiple football fields. She stuck with Al entirely but relaxed when she realized that there were sections for everyone which made it much easier.
Al turned to them all, pinned them with a strong look that wilted as he observed their uncaring faces. They amended when the look on his face was positively begging. He gestured and asked them, "Alright guys… and girls, you can enjoy some time together while I go make the obligatory meet and greets." The look turned to begging again, "Please don't do anything rude." Ariana huffed with Grace smiling innocently; he turned to her with Leo and Ab while asking them nonverbally to watch them.
Something must have assured him because he gracefully walked away towards the center. She wasn't interested in meeting anyone so she decided to walk around and examine the décor.
It was positively horrendous she decided when she understood that he just made it Gold while adding the colors of Hogwarts houses. It- she had no idea who designed this but they did an absolutely horrible job. She would never allow this color to exist in such large volumes. What were the designers thinking she found herself thinking many a times…
The drinks were great and at least the food was pretty good as well. It wasn't her level or even Grace or Ariana's level of cooking but pretty good.
She turned around as she heard someone calling for her in a casual voice, the noise from the surroundings was annoying and made it distorted as well. She, however recognized that sound and tone.
She turned around to see Ella approaching her while smiling widely in warmth. She smiled back at her because she was fond of this one despite her young age.
"Eleanor! You didn't tell me you were coming! I even invited you to visit me!" Eleanor settled in back to her comfortable role of listening to her speak and ramble about her week. Eventually she realized that only she was talking and blushed adorably which made her laugh.
"You did not ask me whether I was going to the Gala, Ella. I do apologize for not being able to come during the vacations. I was occupied with my family." It filled her with a rush of warmth to say that.
Ella smiled at that before she made a face of realization and worry and immediately came in for a hug. She let her and heard her whisper, "I am so sorry for missing your Birthday! I didn't know till the last day and we were already in another country."
Eleanor's smile twitched at that before she rubbed her back soothingly, "It is okay Ella. I got your gift and it's my fault." She didn't want her to start apologizing as that would take forever and she would be stuck listening and comforting her for hours.
Ella smiled at her as she disentangled herself from her; she immediately spotted the buffet table and looked like a kid who just spotted a new toy. She sighed in amusement as she would enjoy this. She wasn't her watcher so she could happily deny any responsibility to whatever happened next.
Ella gleefully dragged her to the table and started filling a plate with everything Eleanor liked. The plate was passed to her and she started filling a plate for herself. Eleanor started eating it without any thought as she wasn't too surprised. Ella did tell her once while she was making tea for Al, herself and Ella that she would serve her great food.
She just didn't expect this. Her appetite had increased from her magical levels and she could easily eat as much as she wanted while keeping some exercise. They wrapped up the plate and Eleanor led her towards her family. She spotted all of them sitting at a table while having some starters and she happily sat down. The Gala was set to start in a few minutes when Lord Arceus would enter.
Ella noticed the empty chairs before she disappeared into the crowds, Eleanor wasn't too worried. It was more-or-less impossible to get lost in this room. She waited and sure enough, in a few moments Ella appeared with 3 men and 3 women. She recognized the Elder couple, they adopted Ella by blood and she had met them before in passing.
They sat down in front of them and the table was filled. Casual conversation naturally erupted between everyone as Leo and Grace seemed to know one of the couple, Fleamont and Euphemia Potter. They held a conversation which was just catching up and she witnessed why Ariana told her that Leo took after Al.
He was being so charismatic and speaking with the exact warm smile that she associated with Al. It wasn't forced like Al's would be sometimes when he was busy or wanted to leave. His was naturally that way and the style of conversing was the same as well!
She was utterly confused but she was distracted when a small burst of warm magic spread from the entrance. Everyone started cheering loudly and she finally saw Lord Arceus.
He was tall, as tall as Albus was the first thing she noticed and the second one was his magic, it spread over them, encompassing the entire audience and she could feel the protectiveness of it from her seat. The magic seemed to be screaming No one can touch you and I will take care of it.
She was starting to understand why people followed him almost maniacally. He smiled at them all warmly and she could finally see his features somewhat clearly and the first thing that came to her head was. 'I recognize him.'
The thought confused her as she did not recognize him; he had Yellow Blonde Hair with Golden Eyes that shined and glowed with Magic. He was wearing a cloak, similar to the ones Al donned but it was somewhat expected as they were friends.
The Gala began in the earnest, everyone was eating and people from the upper tables were going to him one by one to meet him. He was being very generous and even walking back and fro from the buffet table to the visible annoyance of some of the guests. One of them was about to move the table towards the center but he said to leave it and that it wasn't an issue.
The sheer grimness that evoked from the people around him made her laugh lightly but she suppressed it with her shaking shoulders.
She focused back on her food while keeping an eye on him. Henry Potter, Ella's Father made his way to the seat in front of her. Many of them had gone to fill their plates. He smiled at her to show that he just wanted to talk and she calmly nodded. She wasn't completely oblivious to Al who was paying close attention to her face while standing next to Arceus.
He was the only one who shared her amusement regarding their reactions from his amusement.
Eleanor nodded to him discretely and he disengaged from Arceus's side and made his way to the buffet table right next to them. He was much closer to her and while she just wanted to let him know that she was aware he was watching, this was fine as well. She put combat training as a first priority on her list.
The man finally spoke up and she turned her attention to him.
"I want to thank you for taking care of Ella. You have been a great friend and a positive influence on her in ways that we cannot be."
Eleanor remained silent as he said it but he raised his hand and continued, "I know that you did not do it for anything and I am even more grateful for that. My family has existed in a limbo for a long time and her presence has been a wonderful addition to our family. I want to extend our gratitude for comforting her in her time of need as well as caring for her."
Eleanor decided to speak as he stopped, "Ella is my friend as well. She is young, slightly immature but she is optimistic, bright, and full of life and my dear friend."
Henry laughed at her description of Ella, "Is that a friend's way of saying she is uncontrollable?"
Eleanor laughed at his words lightly before saying, "Jokes aside Mr. Potter. It has been an absolute pleasure to know Ella. I don't require any thanks. Wherever she ended up, she would have made great friends anyway."
Henry smiled, "Please continue taking care of my daughter and know that you have us at your side and in your favor." She blinked in surprise but she felt as if she was missing something but she just gave her thanks and he smiled at her before he took his leave.
She was about to ignore it but Al sat down right next to her. He smiled at her in bemusement before casually asking her what happened. She glared as he could easily have been eavesdropping but he assured her he didn't so she told him everything.
He coughed in surprise at what she said before saying, "You are undeniably lucky Ella. I am so incredibly jealous. So many people have tried to gain their allegiance but none have succeeded. And now you immediately gained it." He was just joking with her but his surprise was somewhat visible on his face.
She huffed mockingly, "Well, it's not my fault no one knows how to make people loyal to you. Maybe I should write a small book…" She made a considering sound but Albus quite literally deadpanned at her, "Please don't make my life any more difficult. Already I have to see your followers follow you around like lost ducklings."
Eleanor laughed at his description of her followers. She finished her plate in record time and pinned him with a look to remain seated when he was about to get up. He smiled at her but he remained seated.
She quickly picked some of his favorites from home that were available on the menu and passed his dish to him. She headed back to get some food and when she returned his plate was untouched and his eyes were slightly unfocused. She glared but he seemed to be in a trance, quite similar to the one she witnessed in the ritual chambers and his room at Hogwarts.
She shook him slightly and his trance seemed to disappear and he turned to her in surprise. She asked him why he hadn't started eating yet and he said, "I do not like to eat alone Eleanor. It just irks me for some reason and I heavily dislike it."
Eleanor laughed, "Isn't that because you are an old man and old people do not like eating alone?" Albus who was now taking swallowing his food coughed loudly and started to pat his chest and back, he turned his attention to her with a fierce look, "I am not old Eleanor!"
She smiled back at him at ease despite his look, "How old are you Al?"
He became silent and moodily started eating again. She had the conversation regarding his age with him yesterday in the morning, he was in his late fifties and even confessed that he had some accidents with a time turner which further aged him.
It had made Elea and herself quite happy to know that he is much older than 60. Elea confessed that it could take decades to return but she had time as he was much older and she wouldn't become older than him.
They both held a small conversation during their dining and he finally asked whether she wanted to meet Arceus or not. She held out her hand for him to hold and warmly said that he spoils them all so much. He looked chagrined but not unhappy. He smiled at her and she felt his magic surrounding her warmly.
He slowly let go and the feel of his magic remained memorized in her head for now. They headed for Arceus who was now talking with a few people but he gave them a sharp nod as he observed their approach. He smiled at Al and exchanged a few pleasantries and finally turned his attention to her. He leaned down exactly like Al did and greeted her.
"Good Evening Young Eleanor, I have heard much about you from Albus here. He says you are an unparalleled genius!" [Arceus/??]
Eleanor blushed prettily before glaring at Albus who smiled in amusement. She couldn't take sincere praise from him for some reason. She was aware of it intimately but he wasn't. "Good Morning to you too Mr. Arceus, Is that so? I will ask him to stop pestering you regarding me." She smiled somewhat cheekily which made Al's magic curl around her in absolute warmth.
He extended his hand for a proper greeting and as soon as she shook it, she stiffened in place before her eyes widened in shock. Arceus looked at her in confusion but she stiffly shook it but kept holding for a moment extra after which she immediately turned to Al and glared.
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I glared at Al because he and Arceus had the exact same magic! He lied to me! The only reason I even realized was because Elea was in another dimension so she couldn't be affected by the Fidelius charm because I had felt as if a fog I was unaware of had dissipated.
I glared at him but he returned it with his trademark 'I-have-no-idea-what's-going-on' look and this made me sigh and apologize to Arceus.
"I am sorry Mr. Arceus. I just had the weirdest feeling for some reason." Arceus shrugged off the apology easily and said there was no need for it and my conjecture was confirmed. He spoke in the same manner and he even looked at me with the same fondness that Al did.
Al asked him whether they could leave as he had some prior engagement to attend to at which Arceus happily allowed them. I asked Al about the name switch and he said that he already did it and announced it publically in the center area. I missed it! He laughed and said that it was all we needed to do as my presence and seating with them and then with him was sign enough and the declaration of my entrance with them was the sign of my adoption.
There was a declaration when we entered but it was outside and barely anyone paid attention! I let him know but he said that I entered directly with him which showed that you have an equal status and the fact that Grace and Leo showed up with Ab and Ariana shows that they are the children.
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Eleanor stared blankly at Albus as he explained the intricacies of the apparition order. She was beginning to see why so many wizards studied pureblood culture. This was nonsense! She didn't miss any speech he later told her as this was a Gala… not the chambers of Arceus…
He led her towards the door where she found everyone already waiting for them both. She asked whether any of them heard the speech where he announced the name change but they all gave a negative.
They finally apparated home after a long evening and Eleanor was grateful despite all the revelations she had gained. Especially of Al's double identity… she would have to converse with Elea directly…
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A/N: Seems pretty solid till now. I think I can finally begin moving fast. I guess time skips ftw.