After break time, you begin your second History of Magic class. It looks as though you have a double History of Magic class every Tuesday morning, which means they will likely be exceedingly dull.
Taking control of the girl’s body, you decide to ignore the lesson completely. You already know everything they are teaching you, and that in and of itself is reassuring. If magical history in this timeline were significantly different from that of your own you would feel very lost indeed. You decide to spend some of this lesson looking through your text book at key moments in history to check that they are the same.
Lily is sat next to you, and she keeps trying to catch your eye. More than once you feel her hand on your arm, no doubt trying to comfort you or check that you are ok after your “nightmare hex” that you suffered. You flinch away from her, irritated at her compassion. Love is so weak, you think to yourself. Lily looks hurt, and returns to reading her book and listening to the Professor.
You check your textbook for notable events in history. Goblin rebellions seem to have occurred at the same point in time as in your own timeline, including the most recent, in 1890, led by Ranrok. The Unforgivable Curses were made unforgivable in 1717, just as they were in your timeline, and Gellert Grindelwalk was still defeated and imprisoned in Nurmengard Castle.
Satisfied that this world is in most ways similar to your own, you breathe a sigh of relief. What you need to know now is what may have happened differently in the 70s and 80s until now. Perusing a newspaper archive might be one way of finding this out, or finding a book about yourself perhaps, if anyone has been foolish enough to write one.
Relaxing, you relinquish control of the girl’s body.
Emily you think to yourself, but addressing the girl, I will rest now. You may do as you wish, and I will not be angry if you find my memories of magical history, but DO NOT PRY ANY DEEPER.
You relax, feeling the monster crawl back under his rock, to rest, or sleep, or whatever he does when he is not in control of you. You remembered your realisation that you had when riding your horse Felix, that although sometimes you are in control, and sometimes he is in control, there are also many times when neither of you is fully in control, and it’s not clear who is making decisions, speaking or acting.
Lily looks at you again, and this time you smile at her. Reaching out, you take hold of her hand under your desk, giving her a gentle reassuring squeeze. You are easily able to hold her left hand in your right, and continue writing with your left hand. This way you know you are in control, as the Monster is right handed.
Lily looks at you again, and you smile and wink at her. Reaching behind her, you pull her close for a sideways hug, but only briefly, so as not to attract too much attention.
You are so relieved that the Monster is allowing you to spend time with her like this. It’s the most important thing in the world right now.
You spend the rest of the lesson sitting with Lily in a contented silence
Magic ItemsSofia Lestrange’s Pensieve, Enchanted Tarot, Guardian Statue, Self-Writing Quill, Wizard’s Chess Set, Mother’s Broomstick, several sets of shirts, skirts and underwear with protection from minor charms, jinxes and hexes.
Other Items Clothes, text books, blankets, towels, food, medicines and various supplies
Relationships (scroll left to right)
Lily Smith
House Slytherin
Friend
Seer and Oracle?
You have fallen in love with Lily, an orphan girl who was raised by Muggles, but who has the potential to become a powerful Seer and Oneiromancer - a Dream Sorceress.
Hermione Granger
House Gryffindor
Friend
Intelligent & Hard Working
Despite being an insufferable know it all and her parents being Muggles, Hermione has the finest mind of her generation, and may one day become a powerful witch. You and Lily decide to befriend her.
Lavender Brown
House Gryffindor
Friend
Brave and Loyal
Lavender has been friends with you for many years. She is not the brightest witch but is brave and loyal, and so was sorted into Gryffindor House. She is friends with Hermione, but has fallen out with Pansy and Daphne.
Jiao-Jie Ling
House Slytherin
Friend
Might know exotic magic?
Jiao-Jie is a half-blood witch of Chinese and English heritage. You wonder what she might know of the Magics of ancient China, or what her father, a very old Chinese Wizard might know.
Safira Tadros
House Slytherin
Friend
Might know exotic magic?
Safira is a Pureblood witch of Egyptian Coptic heritage. You wonder if she knows any of the magics of the ancient Egyptians, who were masters of both Life and Death Magics.
Blaise Zambini
House Slytherin
Friend & Cousin
Popular and Loyal
Blaise is your cousin by blood on your mother's side of the family, from the Italian/Libyan Zambini family. He is very popular in House Slytherin, especially amongst the girls
Draco Malfoy
House Slytherin
Cousin
A pawn at best
Draco is your cousin by marriage. Despite being a Slytherin he is neither Sly nor powerful. You dislike him but he pines for your love.
Pansy Parkinson
House Slytherin
"Friend"
Slytherin Alpha Female
Pansy has been your friend for years, but is now a bossy bitch. She clearly wants to breed with Draco. You have an uneasy truce with her.
Daphne Greengrass
House Slytherin
Friend
Popular Slytherin girl
Daphne is the last of your pureblood friends. She is popular and part of Pansy's gang of Slytherin girls. She is beautiful and scheming.
Marcus Flint
House Slytherin
Quidditch Team Captain
Useful Pawn
Marcus is a Pureblood boy in his 6th year at Hogwarts. He and Gemma are having an illicit relationship, given than she is a Half-blood girl. His parents would not approve. You control him via blackmail now.
Gemma Farley
House Slytherin
6th Year Prefect
Useful Pawn
Gemma is a pretty older girl, who is having an illicit affair with the Pureblood boy, Marcus Flint. You control her using blackmail and can force her to serve your every need.
Harry Potter
House Gryffindor
Rival
Distract or Eliminate
Harry Potter is the boy that lived. You are both proud and horrified that you killed his parents. You may have to end his existence
Ronald Weasley
House Gryffindor
Rival
Distract or Eliminate
Ronald Weasley is an idiot friend of Harry Potter. He can basically be ignored, except that in your timeline, you believe he may have destroyed one of your Horcruxes. He may have to die.
Neville Longbottom
House Gryffindor
Rival
Distract or Eliminate
Another foolish friend of Harry Potter. As a boy, he can be ignored, but as a man, in your timeline, he destroyed one of your Horcruxes.
Severus Snape
House Slytherin
Teacher
Death Eater?
Severus Snape is the Slytherin Housemaster and Potions Professor. In your timeline, he was a Death Eater, but can you trust him? You must determine where his loyalties lie.
Albus Dumbledore
Hogwarts Headmaster
Rival
Distract or Eliminate
Other than yourself, Dumbledore is the most powerful Wizard in the world. You will eventually need to kill him, but for now you hide and wait.
Bellatrix Lestrange
Death Eater
Aunt by marriage
Loyal and bewitching
Bellatrix is your aunt by marriage. Emily adores and fantasises about her; Voldemort values her loyalty as a Death Eater
Lucius Malfoy
Death Eater
Uncle by marriage
Powerful Pureblood Lord
Lucius is one of your Death Eaters and is politically powerful. Sometimes though, you think he fears losing his privilege and position more than he fears your displeasure.
Narcissa Malfoy
Death Eater
Aunt by marriage
Pureblood Matriarch
Narcissa is your aunt by marriage and sister to Bellatrix. Until recently she had been hinting for you to marry her son Draco when you came of age, but now she knows you are the Dark Lord she is terrified of you.
Miss Lancel
House Lestrange Staff
Loyal & Caring
Cares for Emily
Your Nanny has raised you since you were a baby. Despite being a Squib with no magic of her own, she is the closest thing you have to a mother. Your nanny is worried about the change in your personality recently.
Servus
House Lestrange Staff
Loyal & Discreet
Loyalty, Elf Magic
Servus has been a loyal retainer to House Lestrange for generations. He too is suspicious about your changed nature recently.
