The Next Generation

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve felt like she was in a whirlpool; her head was spinning and her body felt like it was being dragged down. Then, she seemed to land. She opened her eyes; she was lying on the floor of a very brightly lit, unfurnished room. Except for one chair, where a hooded man sat. She stood up. "Who are you?" she said. Her voice echoed.
"Who am I?" Said the man. His voice was high and cruel. "Who are you?" he said, and pointed at her. He held a wand in his hand. Geneve looked at the wand curiously. She walked toward the man and, with one final glance at him, unable to see his face, she took the wand. Everything went dark, she felt sick, and felt herself fall again.
Geneve woke up, feeling more powerful and alive than she had ever felt in her life. She stood up and looked around with loathing at the four people who had held her captive.
"You think you can hold me here?" she said, and she pulled out the wand the hooded man had given her. The four stumbled to their feet, hands in front of them.
"Please wait, mistress!" shrieked the blonde woman. "We have no intention of holding you here. Tell us where you wish to go. Be careful now to think before you decide..."
Geneve was about to open her mouth and say 'Back to my friends', but she felt a deeper calling to somewhere else. I have to get back to Hogwarts. Something is missing. I have to lure them back so I can retrieve it. She turned to the woman and spoke.
"I must return to Hogwarts. What is missing? Why do I feel.... incomplete?" Geneve said.
"You must take Valencia's magic, mistress. You have great power already, but her magic will make you complete." the woman said. "She will come if you take Hogwarts. We will help you."
Geneve thought about this. The way she was feeling was better than she had felt in her whole life. She felt like no one could harm her, she felt like anyone would listen to her, fear her, and adore her. She pulled her travelling cloak to her throat and fastened the last button. Her hair had come loose of it's long plait, so she let it go free; her hair ran wavy down her back. Her eyes had gone black and reflected a soul much older than her own.... or was it always her own? "Very well. Send her a message." she said, and the four stood up, ready to help their new mistress.

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Another message etched it's way into the side of the wall. The fire burned green this time, and the message said, "He has returned, and he gathers his strength. " Then, the house started to collapse on itself, as if something was pulling it into the ground.
Meanwhile, Geneve knew she had to prepare before she faced Valencia, so the four took her to a place where her powers could be tested.

[Phoenix in the Ashes]

"Professor," said Arthur. "We need to go back to Hogwarts. Then I want to go home."

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve reappeared on a platform for a train. The four stood with her. It was eerie, there was a fog and dawn was approaching. Geneve looked to the forest behind her.
"That is the forbidden forest, and on the other side of it, is Hogwarts school." said the blonde woman.
"And there," said the man who was Valencia's cousin, "Is Hogmeade. We can go there to practice your magic."
"Geneve?" came a familiar woman's voice from down the platform. Geneve turned to look. From out of the fog walked a woman dressed in a long black jacket, her hair was black and her eyes dark just like her own; it was her mother.
"Mum!" Geneve shouted, and ran to her. They embraced, and then Geneve's mother pulled her back to look into her face.
"Are you alright?" she said quietly.
"I, I don't know." Geneve thought. "I feel like.... I've changed, mum."
Geneve's mum stared at her. Then, she knodded.
"Geneveve." called the man who was Geneve's father.
"Jonathan." Geneve's mother answered. He had approached, and there was an awkward silence.

[*Riley*]

Liam felt drowsy from the spells and now Geneve has gone somewhere totally unknown to him, all he knew was that he wanted to go back to Hogwarts to the safe comfort of his dorm.
Well he knew it wouldn't be safe because the principal was dead

"Take me andAuthur back to where we belong" he screamed out to anyone who would help."

[choki]

Just as the rest were pondering on their next move, Nikolaus awoke from the stir and heard the commotion.

"Professors? These two were Hogwarts' teachers... so those three were their students..." Nikolaus thought to himself. Rubbing the back of his head, he couldn't stop wondering how did Valencia managed to break through his own spell creation.

As intrigued as he may be towards Valencia, Nikolaus decided against forming any sort of alliance with any of the people he met today, especially when they could trust neither of each other.

"Well... no point staying on... seeing your students already made the choice..."

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve's mother and father stood in the mist facing one another for a moment. Geneve's mother had a looked hurt, and even more, fearful. "I've only come because she will need me." she spoke strongly to Jonathan.
"I thank you for coming, Geneveve. She has all the magic she needs to do this. You knew this day would come, just as sure as you knew what you were doing when you trapped Harry Potter 11 years ago...." Geneve's father connected with Geneve's eyes. Geneve stared back. "The first thing you must do, Geneve, is test your wand. It will not take long to strenghten your magic. You only need to search inside your mind, and the right spell will come to you." Jonathan took another step toward Geneve. He knelt down on one knee, and looked into Geneve's face. "You will feel it, like... like you've always known it was there." Geneve felt her eyes widen. She pulled her new wand from her cloak and turned toward the forest. "I want to see a unicorn." she thought to herself. She pointed her wand at the trees, and a spell flickered from the end of it. All at once, the dim light of dawn was speckled with ice-white animals immerging from the forest. Geneve hopped down from the edge of the platform and approached them. There were ten.. no twenty.. there were more than that all coming out of the forest. She stood before them, her long black hair flicking in the morning breeze, and the masses of unicorns approached her. She put her hand on the nose of the first one that arrived. It knuzzled her gently. Geneve turned around to look at her mother and the others. They all stood in awe, obviously dumb founded.
'Geneve,' she could hear Jonathan breathe the words, "You have brought the whole population of unicorns in the Forbidden Forest to your feet...... not every has there been a sighting of more than 2 at a time!"

[FawkesthePhoenix]

Valencia payed no attention to the strange man as she walked past. There were much more pressing matters at hand. She heard Galena panting slightly behind her but did not slow down. If she didn't do something, all would be lost. She had to stop Marcellus, even if it cost her her life. Adreniline was surging through her veins, she almost wished her cousins wouold come back, just so she could make them pay......

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve waved her wand and an amazing sense of calm fell over everything. The unicorns turned around and returned to the forbidden forest. She put her hands down by her sides and stared at the ground.
"Geneve?" she heard her mother call. She turned around.
"Yes." she said. Geneve's mother approached her, looking terrified. Her father followed. He stopped Geneve's mum, and spoke quietly and quickly to her. Geneve's mum watched her as he spoke, then knodded to what he was saying. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a cell phone. "Hi, it's me. It's time. Bring him." she said in a low, commanding voice. Geneve had never heard her mother speak that way.
"Bring who?" Geneve called. Her father reached her and took her gently by the shoulders.
"It's time for another test. Come with us." he said to Geneve, and to the others he called, "Let's get going, the others will meet us at the shrieking shack."

[choki]

"If you want to know the origins of those carved words..." Nikolaus spoke to no one in particular and paused as he walked towards the partial collapse wall with the words carved, "those words' meaning, and the green fire... I'm afraid something is going to happen once again..."

Studying the words carefully, he then mumbled, "but what's missing this time?" Just before Valencia spoke, Nikolaus quickly stood up and offered his hand. "Herrmann... Nikolaus Herrman from Gringotts..."

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve walked up to the winding road from the train platform, past the town toward an eery looking house on the hill. The others flanked her on each side, their robes blowing around them in the light wind. They seemed to keep away from her a bit, Geneve glanced to her left and right to see where her mother was. SHe wasn't there. Geneve stopped.
"Where's my mother?" she said. She noticed the others looking at each other. Her father spoke from behind her.
"She will meet us. Don't worry." he said, and put a hand on her shoulder. Geneve pulled away.
"I want her here. I .... I don't trust you. I'm.... " Geneve felt a sudden rush of pain in her head. She grasped her ears and fell to her knees. "Ow! Please stop this!" she shrieked. Her father fell to his knees beside her, pulled out his wand and muttered an incantation. The pain stopped, and Geneve looked up into her fathers face. Her face was wet with tears.
"You must never, ever show fear again, Geneve. It will not do. You do not have to be afraid. you have all the power you need to accomplish... everything." her father looked into her eyes, a wild look of admiration was in them.
"I don't understand, what is happening to me?" Geneve choked through her tears. The pain from her fear was still lingering.
"Geneve, be strong. Otherwise, the pain will come back. I cannot always stop it. I know you don't understand, but the power you have now... it will not tolerate fear. You must fight through it and use any other emotion you need.... please be brave. You will see...." he stood up, and took Geneve's hand, and they started walking again.

[FawkesthePhoenix]

Valencia uncertainly shook Nikolaus's hand. "Valencia Marcellus. Those people I was just dueling are some of my darling cousins." There was no humor in her voice. "Now, how did you happen to find out about this charming family reunion?"

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve continued on the path up to the shack. Coming down the road from the other direction was a car - it's headlights shone on them, then it turned up to the shack. Geneve watched as the car stopped outside the house, and 2 men got out of the front. One opened the back door and pulled a figure out of the car; he was wearing a black sack over his head. They lead him, struggling, into the house. Geneve felt a surge of fear and anger in her, but soon buried it as she felt the pain in her head start to rise again. Who was that, she thought instead.

[choki]

"I'm a Gringotts' explorer... nothing interests me except treasures, seriously!" Nikolaus replied.
"I was out hunting for wild game in this barren land following the trails and it was such an coincidence to witness this unusual family gathering.."

[Ms. Elsewhere]

Geneve entered the shrieking shack through the front door, which had been forced open already as it had been boarded up before. She was surprised how brave she was feeling. She wondered to herself why she felt like she needed to do this; it was like her will was not her own anymore.
Geneve entered the front room where the ppl she had seen previously were standing over another man with black hair. He had his hands tied behind his back.
"Why is he tied up? Is he dangerous?" Geneve asked her father.
"Yes, but don't worry, he doesn't have a wand." her father said reasuringly.
"What's he doing here?" Geneve asked.
"Well, he is one of our enemies Geneve. A very big enemy, actually. What we want to test now, is some magic you were given called Veela magic. If you can use it to turn this man to our side, then we know it is powerful enough for you to use it on anyone." her father met her eyes.
"Veela magic? Like what Liam has? How do you use it?" Geneve was confused.
"You have magic that can control people now...all you have to do is will it. Veela magic makes people want to do anything for you. Isn't that a wonderful thing to possess?" her father explained.
"I guess... but I don't know this man.. he doesn't know me? how did I know he will want to do what I tell him to?" Geneve paused and looked at the man. "Who is he?"
Geneve's father shifted on his feet. "His name isn't important. I will leave u to speak to him, and if you want to ask him , you can." Geneve looked at her father with more confusion. "It's only practice Geneve! Have a go? We will be in the other room so you don't get distracted, ok?" he said, grasping her shoulders. Geneve looked down at the floor, and knodded.
Geneve came into the room and sat down on the seat opposite the man. He was sitting on the couch, looking very defeated; his lip was cut, and he wore glasses. The others left the room quietly, and Geneve looked up at the man, who did not look at her.
"Hello." she said. "My name is Geneve Riddle. What's your name?"
The man shifted uncomfortably in his bonds. He looked up at her. "You must be her daughter then? What are you? 10 years old? What have they told you? What are they planning to do?" he spoke with a croaky voice, like he had not had a drink of water in a while.
"I don't know." she said. "But I know that they have given me something to help me grow... magically. They are my family. I don't know if this means I'll never get to go to Hogwarts and learn about magic that way... but please, tell me your name?"
"It's Harry." he said. "Harry Potter."