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A/N- all of the new names mean bird or are names of specific birds or have a Kanji that is the symbol for bird so any letters written will be signed with a bird at the bottom and the number four.
kobaru kaen means bird king.
Tori means bird.
Tsubame- meaning "swallow (bird)."
Asuka- Asu meaning "to fly" and ka meaning "bird."
## that will be the symbol for the signature.
Gurē means Grey.
Dāku means Dark.
Raito means Light.
Burakku means Black.
After Five days of of practicing the spells Tom and I were confident enough to make the clones. They are a great achievement and worked out better than I thought they would. We gave them the memories and traits that they require to do their jobs and I might just let them stick arround once this war is over. After all they are basically real. The only thing different is that they don't have a creature inheritance like I do. No bother. I will just have to keep mine a secret from everyone at school. Also none of them have my scars or have any memories of the abuse but they do have knowledge of it. Once the clones were finished and full activated we sent replied to our Hogwarts letters. We are now enrolled at the school.
Before we finished them I requested that they call Lucius, Narcissa and Draco dad, mum and big brother. The three mentioned were very happy about this arrangement. I'm still not ready to make that commitment yet, nor do I trust them enough to do so. I do believe them about being their child, but after being abused, lied to and betrayed I'm finding it hard to trust anyone.
Tom showed the documents from Gringotts to everyone else once we got back and there wasn't a dry eye in the room once everyone was finished reading it all. Well except mine of course. Even Severus was crying. I guess after years of it, I'm more conditioned to it than the rest. I know that Tom and Severus had difficult childhoods- they told me so and that if I ever needed to talk that they would listen. I'm yet to take them up on that offer. I don't think I ever will. I try not to think about it, but the memories haunt my dreams. I've taken to using wandless silencing charms so that I don't wake everyone up with my screaming. They have to be wandless as my wand no longer works for me. Luckily parselmagic requires no wand to do the spells.
Another good thing, it seems the bond between everyone and me is getting stronger. Not much so, but still. I don't flinch as violently when they go to touch me, but I still flinch regardless.
A week after they were created we found ourselves in Diagon Alley to get ourselves some owls. Tori picked up a dark brown male barn owl called Dāku. Asuka got a grey female tawny owl called Gurē. Tsubame favoured a light brown male screech owl called Raito. I still have Hedwig, but I used some spells and potions to make her feathers black and changed her name to Burakku.
Once they got their owls we went to Gringotts to sort out the vaults. We opened a new one under the name of Kaen and transferred money from each of my vaults into this one. We then sorted out some personal vaults and got the money from each of the founders vaults to go into our personal vaults so that it corresponded with which house we would get into. Once that was finished we went to Knockturn Alley to get our wands.
I got one that was made out of blood oak wood with the cores being basilisk horn, unicorn blood, dark Phoenix feather and dragons heartstring. It was 12" long and had a pinkish red tint. My wand will whistle to let me know when there is danger near by, improve my healing magic, dark magic, dark hexes, dark curses and make my charms more powerful.
Tori's wand was made of yew and had the cores of a unicorn hair, Phoenix feather and Threshal blood. It's 9" long and is a light yellowish colour. It will improve his healing magic, hexes and dark magic.
Tsubame's is made of Beech wood and has the cores of Threshal hair, coral and shell. It will improve her dark magic, hexes and healing magic. The wand is a whitish colour and is 11" long. If we are all powerful it will attract too much attention from Dick-a-door.
Asuka's wand is made of Apple wood and has the core of a Veela. It will improve all his dark magic, hexes and cuses. It's 13 and a half inches long and a creamy colour. It will make light spells hard which will go in our favour.
Once we left the wand shop to make our way up to the Leaky Cauldron to floo back to Malfoy manor, I felt a strange tug towards the pet shop in Knockturn Alley. I follow the pull into the shop and stop next to a tank that held a baby basilisk. After a quick conversation with her I find out that she is my familiar. Without any hesitation I get her. Once done we go back to the manor.
This brings us to now. I'm sat in my room bored when I decide to wire some letters to the people I think can be trusted. Hopefully they are my true friends.
/Sirius Black
Hello, I would like to give you a name as to whom is writing this letter, but all I can tell you is that I know Harry Potter. He is here with me and is safe. I can guarantee you that.
The reason he is with me and not at his relatives house is because after the latest torcher and beating session they nearly killed him. Don't worry though, he is safe, alive and well. I just thought that you would like to know that this has been going on since he was left with those monsters and that Dumbledore knew about what was happening.
Again just letting you know. I didn't want you to be worried when he didn't turn up for school this year. Me and my family will be teaching him all he needs to know.
P.S. Do not reply to this letter.
P.P.S. This message is charmed so that only you can read it.
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I quickly write the same letter to Remus, Luna, Neville, Fred and George changing the names out to fit the receiver. And then walk downstairs and into the dining room got dinner. I am now eating three small meals a day, however I won't eat with everyone. Still I will sit on in the meals and listen to the conversations and occasionally input my own opinions or a few sentences. After years of forced mutism I'm still getting used to talking to people outside of business or school work. I'm slowly getting there though.
Today's conversation is about the start of term which is a month away.
"Are you sure that this will work, love? What if you get into the same house?"
"Doubtful, but if we do then we will just have to make it work. All of us know the plan and I'm sure that Alzander will go along with it."
"Alzander? Whose that?"
"Draco, how could you possibly not know the name if the sorting hat? Or did you think that sorting hat was his name? Ether way it's shameful." He blushes at my words and looks down at his food not saying anything more for a good while.
"So if you can get Alzander on board then the plan will go off without a hitch" Tom puts in.
"Yep, all we will need to do then is make friends within our house whilst corresponding with each other, and were all set."
"But how will you make that work? None of the other houses will want to be around a Slytherin" Lucius says.
"That is the reason that I've stopped taking my nutrient potions. That way when I get to Hogwarts I will be very skinny. That along with how little I eat and the fact that I barely smile or speak will inform all the houses of a problem. Everyone else will think that my siblings want to keep an eye on me and won't question it. I'll be a silent member of the groups."
"So that's why you are risking your health. I am not happy about it, but it seems that there is no other way to do it. Oh, but please be careful. The bond might not be there but I am still your mother and I do worry about you."
"I will, don't worry." The conversation moved on to going shopping for school supplies, so I tuned it out. 'This is going to be a long month'
I was right. It was a very long month. By the time that we were on the Hogwarts express my thought had gotten much darker, and I was cutting on a regular basis. The others don't know because I put so much personality into the clones and traits from the four founders into them that they are now no longer clones. They have their own creature to boot. All three of them are Veels, and came into their inheritance a week ago. We each wore a Lord ring to show which house we belonged to. We have them hidden under a glamour.
The past week and a half I have had to nick two blood replenishing potions from the medical wing. Thankfully no one but Tom and Aria (my familiar) have noticed yet. She caught me one night, but she hasn't told anyone. I made her promise. I've caught Tom giving me funny looks a few times in the morning after I've cut, but he never said anything. Just gave me a big hug and refused to let me go for at least half an hour. I know that he suspects what I'm doing, but knows that he won't get answers from me.
After saying good bye to our family and Tom (wearing a glamour of course) Draco, Tsubame, Tori, Asuka and I board the train and find an empty compartment. Our luggage following behind us with the use of ^wingardiun Leviosa.^ We place our trunks and empty owl cages on the rack above our seats and place a locking and silencing charm on the door. We then proceed to finalise our plans. I have not put on much weight this past month and due to my frequent cutting sessions I'm a bit paler than I was before. This will help me inter grate with my siblings groups.
An hour into the train ride we had decided that our story should be that we are the adopted children of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, but we weren't going to tell anyone of the circumstances surrounding the adoption and why it happened. We also came up with a believable story as to why each of us were a Heir to one of the houses. Once we finished going over the story and making sure that everyone understood it there was a knock at the door. I look up to see Luna standing there. I unlock the door and let her enter.
"The Nargles have been busy this summer and the Wackspurgals have been spinning a long web of deceit. How have the dragon and four birds been? Not planning on causing the goat problems are we? Tell me dearest brother, where did you come up with these name?"
"Luna, how did I know that you would figure this out? We are fine and yes we are. The plan is to put him on edge and hopefully drag this school out from under his feet, secretly of course. Plus the Goblins came up with the names. I just wanted them to be in another language, so that it doesn't cause too much suspicion."
"That is all well and good then, I do hope that you will share your plan with me. I would so love to help you out. The goat has gone too far and the Nargles say he will go further still."
"I knew I could count on you Luna. We will fill you in on the plan now."
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About two hours later we are standing in the great hall behind the first years waiting to be sorted. Draco is sitting at the Slytherin table and Luna is at the Ravenclaw table. We watch and clap with everyone else as they get sorted into their family. It takes nearly forty-five minuets before Professor McGonnigal makes an announcement to the school.
"These next four will be sorted into the fith year groups. They are from over seas and have been home schooled. I want you all to make them feel welcome and to help them out if they are struggling to understand anything. Remember English is not their Primary language, and I do not want to see or hear any of you making fun of them. Now to start; Kaen, Asuka!"
Asuka steps forward and seems to be talking to the hat for a good five minuets before...
"Hogwarts Heir! He is the Heir of Hufflepuff! You should get yourself to Gringots and claim your title as soon as possible." I watch as he takes Alzander off and makes his way to the Hufflepuff table. I notice that Dumbles has paled a little bit and then he gets a calculating look in his eyes. This was not part if the plan. Oh well might as well go along with it. I let the other know of the change via our mind link. After a few moments McGonnigal regains he composure and moves on.
"Kaen, Tori!"
"Another Heir! Gryffindor! Need I tell you to get your title?"
"No, I will be doing it over winter break, thank you Alzander" Tori says to the hat in perfect English, of course he still has the accent, but that can't be helped. It takes a little longer for the deputy headmistress to collect herself.
"Kaen, Tsubame"
"Oh wow, your family seems to be spitting Heirs! Ravenclaw!"
"Thank you, Alzander" she says bowing to the hat.
"Oh now your making me blush. Don't bow to me, I should be bowing to you" he says and then bows respectfully to my sister. I'm feeling sorry for the tranfigurations teacher now. She's looking all flustered.
"Kaen, Kobaru" I slowly walk up the steps towards the stool, making sure that my act it to perfection. No that it's needed. I keep my head down and focus on the floor. As I take my seat I look up slightly and as the brim of Alzander covers my eyes I notice that a a lot of people are looking at me with concern. Even some of the gryffindore's look a little worried.
"Oh, my, you poor child" Alzander says out loud for everyone to hear. Then in my head he says 'don't worry. I won't give out any details. I'm going to help you with your plan. Might I add that it is a good one.'
I mull this over for a moment and then say 'thank you' in my head.
"Oh if only I could cry, I would. Life has been so unfair to you my child. It is such a shame, but I have to do it" he pauses in his little speech to the hall and me before saying "Heir Slytherin!" As I am taking Alzander off my head he feels the need to add "I'm so sorry."
"Why are you sorry?"
"For everything that you have endured. I wish I could help you."
"It's fine. I'm managing, but thank you for your concern" I say and walk towards the Slytherin table.
"Wait!" I don't even need to turn my head to know that it is Tori speaking. "Do we have to sit at our house tables or can we move between them?"
McGonnigal is the one to answer his question. "You can move between the tables, however for the main feasts you must sit at you house tables."
"But-" he never gets the chance to finish because Draco interrupts him.
"Don't worry Tori, I'll look after him when you can't."
"Thank you. From all of us brother mine."
"Brother?! Merlin your all filthy Death eaters!" I make sure that I flinch violently when Ronald Weasley says this. It doesn't go unnoticed as I am still standing at the front next to the Ravenclaw table. "A death eater is the founder of our house. All our houses!"
"What are you talking about?" I ask turning my dead yellow eyes to look at him.
"Everyone knows that the Ferret and his family are Death Eaters. Your siblings so your Death eaters too" he says matter of factly.
"No we're not!" Tsubame yells across the hall. "The Malfoys are good people, they adopted us when our Uncle died. They've helped Kobaru. They helped all of us! So just shut up and don't speak about things you have no knowledge on!"
"Very well, lift your sleeves up and show us your arms. If the mark is not there then I'll apologise to the five of you."
"Fine. We've nothing to hide" said Asuka lifting up his sleeves the other three following his lead. I make no move. A quick inspection later and all eyes are on me. I shift uncomfortably before looking at Professor McGonnigal.
"May I do it in private, with you?"
"Of course. Follow me."
McGonnigal's P.O.V
I lead Kobaru through the side door next to the staff table. Once in the corridor I place a locking spell on the door so that we can't be disturbed. "So Mr. Kaen, I'm sorry about this but it'll be the only way to shut him up."
"I know" he says closing his eyes tightly and rolling up his sleeves.
I gasp and then mutter a spell to remove his robes and the shirt under them. A second later I am running through the door and over to Poppy the medi witch. I lean over and mutter "I need you to come with me" into her ear. She gets up and follows me back towards the door. "You too, Severus." The three of us walk into the corridor and in a heartbeat Poppy is standing in front if him.
"Some of these are self inflicted, but only a few, a majority of them come from someone else. I am sorry to say that the words carved into his flesh came from a secondary source. Please will you turn arround?" He does and what I see is the worse so far. His entire back is littered with huge, jaggerdy scars. "Would you please tell me what caused this?"
"A belt" his reply was so quiet that we could barely hear him.
"Your uncle?" Poppy asks. He nods. Would you mind me doing a full medical history?"
"Only if you and Professor McGonnigal take an Oath of silence. By that I mean an unbreakable Vow." We make a vow of silence.
"You better go and get the other three. I want to do a check up on them too."
"Of course" I say and go back into the hall. The feast has started. "Will Mr's. and Miss. Kaen follow me please."
"Minerva, would you kindly tell me what is going on pease?"
"Sorry, Albus, but I have taken a vow of silence. None of this will be discussed with anyone" I say walking back out of the hall, the other three siblings trailing behind me. "The feast has started. May be we should continue this in the morning."
"I agree. But first, have you all been subjected to this?" Poppy asks the three newcomers.
"No. Just Kobaru."
"Very well. Go back to the feast, but be sure to come to the medi wing in the morning after breakfast. As it is Friday today, the trip will not interfere with your learning."
I spell Kobaru's clothes back on and we all leave to go to the feast together.
"Tsuyoi, kyōdai watashitachi" Tori, Asura and Tsubame say together in their native language.
"Watashi ga tameshite mimasu" was the reply.
"I face the hall and yell "none of the five are Death Eaters. What do you say Mr. Weasley?"
"Sorry" he mutters just loud enough for everyone to hear. He doesn't even turn around to face them. The four siblings make their way to their respective tables. All eyes follow Kobaru.
A/N;
Tsuyoi, kyōdai watashitachi- Be strong, brother ours.
Watashi ga tameshite mimasu- I'll try.