Peverell

Chapter 2

Julia looked around the Celestial Alley and felt out of place in her hand-me-downs. Her date for the lunch obviously sensed her discomfort and took her to a cloth store instead of restaurant first. She opened her mouth to protest but he already selected a nice black robe for her which goes well with her eyes.

Well, Now as the glamour is gone. She is a replica of James, Sirius and Severus with Severus' eyes. She took the robe thankful of him and went to change. She took the cloak and parchments from the previous clothes placing them in the new ones. He grinned as soon as she exited.

"You look ravishing, Belle." He said making her blush. "Come, now we have to go to the lunch that is due. I'm famished, what about you?"

"Yeah, a bit." That's a lie, she is as famished as him. She didn't eat last two days as punishment for burning the bacon but he is not going to tell him that.

"I didn't ask your name." He said as they sat at a private table.

"Uh- Julia." She didn't want to tell him her last name and have him look at her with admiration or hate.

"As in Julia Potter?" He asked raising an eyebrow. She looked shocked at him.

"There can be other Julias too who are not girl-who-lived." She said looking away from his eyes.

"Yeah, but they don't look like James Potter." He said as if it is the most obvious thing. "I thought you looked a bit familiar but couldn't place where. But your name Julia triggered it for me. You look different from what I saw your pictures in daily prophet. But, you look more beautiful this way. You don't look like that mud- muggleborn redhead." He looked so disgusted.

Julia didn't know why but she laughed confusing him. "Sorry, I didn't know someone hated her as much as me." She shook her head.

"You hate your mum?" He asked raising an eyebrow.

"I- Can we not talk about it?" She said looking uncomfortable and he nodded not pressing onto the matter.

"I hate her because she is the reason I lost my nephew along with Longbottoms." He said his face showing no emotion.

"Longbottoms, Neville?" He shook his head. "Frank and Alice Longbottom."

"I didn't introduce you to myself. Rabastan Lestrange." He gave her his hand which she took to shake but he kissed the back of it his eyes not leaving hers. She blushed but remembered something he said.

"Your nephew means Bellatrix's son?" She asked him.

"Yes, Corvus Lestrange named after our father who died during her pregnancy. She used to be a nice woman but no woman can take it when they lose their child and she is a Black on top of that. Bella used to be beautiful just like Narcissa without blonde hair. She used to be a very caring wife, sister-in-law and daughter-in-law. But, one day she was out with Corvus who is just three months old at Diagon when your mother and Longbottoms tried to hurt her for being a death eater. Corvus got hurt and died in that fight. She stopped coming out of her room for months. Then we heard about your mum's death and she wanted to kill the other two who killed her son too. She left the room for the first time and we didn't want to stop her. We wanted revenge too. We tortured them for what they did to our Corvus." He explained to her.

"I- didn't know." She said after a long time.

"No one knows. Even if they did they won't believe us." He shrugged.

"I'm sorry for your loss." She said squeezing his hand in comfort. He smiled a little at her. "I know you wanted revenge but it is still unfair for Neville, he grew up without parents and a hating grandmother."

"I feel sorry for him." He said only a bit sorry that too for her sake.

"Did you know my pa?" She asked after eating in some silence.

"James is a nice guy. He pranked us a lot but not with hate. Only Severus took it to heart. I never understood why Severus hated him so much." Rabastan shook his head before looking at her intently. "Why does your eyes resemble Severus'?" He asked her.

"What?" She asked him.

"Nevermind. It's not my place to ask such personal questions." He smiled a little. "You even look like Sirius Black, may be blood adoption." He shrugged.

"I need your help." She blurted out before she can think what she is saying.

"Anything for you Belle." He smiled one of those handsome smiles making her blush again. Oh god, why is she blushing so much. She groaned inwardly.

"I want to meet your lord." She said fidgeting with her hands. He placed his hand on hers making her stop and look at him.

"He wanted it from a long time to meet you and talk to you. Explain a few things." He said rubbing his thumb on her knuckles.

"Yeah, I know what they are. He didn't kill dad nor did he kill Cedric or even Sirius. It's Dumbledore." She sneered. "Can I trust you with a secret?" She looked into his eyes. He nodded. " My Pa is alive." She smiled.

"James?" She nodded. "That's- that's great." He squeezed her hand.

"I know. I can't tell you everything but I know I can trust you with this. I don't know why but I do." She said shrugging.

"I won't let your trust in me go down." He said to her. "So will you come now or another time?"

"Now. I want to meet him before Dumbledore knows I'm gone and tries to locate me and obliviate me again." She grumbled again. He looked curious but didn't say anything to her. They finished their meal in silence and he led her to the apparition point where they apparated to the Riddle Manor where the dark lord is currently staying.

"Wormtail." Rabastan sneered as they almost ran into the pathetic rat. Julia still hates him for framing Sirius even if she doesn't know the real story.

"What do you want Lestrange?" Pettigrew sneered back.

"We are here to meet the dark lord. Not you." He pushed him away before leading her upstairs to the third floor and knocked on a door three times. They heard a voice calling them in and Rabastan opened the door for him.

"Rabastan, I see you have brought Miss Potter." The dark lord said without looking up from the paperwork. Julia was shocked.

"He knows who enters the manor by their magical aura." Rabastan said to her and she nodded. "She wanted to meet you my lord. She even knows that it is Dumbledore who killed James (who is apparently alive) and others too." Rabastan said a bit louder.

"Take a seat." He looked up from the parchments. He looked like Tom Riddle from the diary but only a bit older. He is just as handsome as Julia remembers. She sat beside Rabastan and looked at the dark lord for sometime before looking at Rabastan and took out the parchments from her pocket.

"I actually came here for you help. There is no reason to hide these anymore. Sooner or later everyone will know." She gave the parchment to the dark lord who looked angry reading them. Rabastan was confused but was equally angry when the dark lord passed the parchments towards him.

"I hope the potions and spells are removed from you?" The dark lord asked her and she nodded her head. "Good, you've taken the heiress rings which will help you to detect the love potion if it is given to you again." He said looking at her hand.

"So the goblins are searching for James?" Rabastan asked controlling his anger towards Dumbledore and others.

"Yeah, Ragnock said he already sent some goblins to check the potter manor as it is currently in use." Julia told them.

"The goblins will never fail in their work. You can rest assured that your father will be with you soon." The dark lord told her. "So, do you have any memory about why Dumbledore is giving you love potions?"

"I'm the first female Peverell born in generations. And we peverells are known for masters and mistresses of death according to him. So, he wants me to marry him and then order the death not to take him away." She cringed while explaining it. "Pa said that he already made arrangements to everything if he dies so Dumbledore put him in coma."

"Peverell? I'm a Peverell too." The dark lord mused. "Anyways, Dumbledore shouldn't know that you know everything before James is found. He will change his location and may be threaten you with him."

"He might already know that I'm gone from the muggle relatives of Lily." She said sheepishly. "He didn't want me to go to Sirius' will reading but I wanted to go so I escaped under my invisibility cloak. So, if someone from order checked the house then they will know I'm not there."

"Your relatives let you go?" The dark lord asked raising an eyebrow.

"I didn't tell them too. They kinda don't like me. They hate magic." She said paying with her robes.

"Did they ever..you know?" He asked looking at her.

"No, they don't like touching me. They just make me do all the chores and give me good once a day, if I make any mistake they don't even give that." She shrugged.

"Those bastards." Rabastan hissed beside her.

"Anyways, I think I should go back then. If I go now then I can say that I was around in the park or something." She said to them.

"I'll come with you to make sure everything's fine. I'll be under disillusionment charm." Rabastan said and the dark lord nodded.

Julia nodded her head. "I think we can talk more after pa is found?" She asked and he nodded.

"Of course."

Rabastan apparated both of them to the Leaky Cauldron from where they took the Knight bus. Rabastan disillusioned himself and walked with her. He applied the glamour back on her at her request and now she is back to looking like Lily Evans much to both of their disgust.

Julia sighed when there was no Dumbledore as she entered the house and even her relatives were out of the house. They must've said to her about going out but she forgot. She went to the kitchen and saw a list of chores waiting for her making her groan.

"What happened?" Rabastan asked her.

"I have so much work to do and so less time." She said showing him the list.

"Even the purebloods don't give these many chores to a house-elf." Rabastan growled.

"Just few more days, I can leave this place." She sighed happily.

"Yeah, then these muggles have to deal with me." He said angrily.

"Just give them easy death unlike Longbottoms." She said shaking her head.

"You are too good to such filth." He huffed making her chuckle.

"It's not their fault. It's Dumbledore's for leaving me with them. Lily's for making her sister hate her and then me." Julia shrugged.

"I wish I can use magic." She sighed looking at the list.

"I can." He offered and she looked at him surprised.

"You will?" She asked and he smiled at her making her stomach flutter looking at him.

"As I said anything for you Belle." He said charmingly.

"Why do you call me Belle?" She asked him while he swished his wand to clean the house, dishes, clothes, cut the vegetables, and cook food. She stopped him from doing anything in the garden as it is risky. Someone from order can see him.

"Because you are beautiful." He shrugged casually.

"I'm not." She shook her head and he looked at her as if she is mad.

"But you are, to me." He said going back to the work.

"You should leave. The dursleys will be back soon." She said looking at him sitting in front of her on the dining table.

"Nah, I'm comfortable. I'm not leaving you alone in this hell till you have James back." He said firmly leaving no room for arguments. She looked at him to see if he was joking and he would laugh at her anytime but he just looked at her normally.

Julia felt something in her heart at his caring towards her. He just met her by mistake, bumping into her and now he is trying to be her protector from Dursleys. Why is he doing that? Why does he even care? She thought to herself looking at him. She has so many questions running through her mind at that moment looking at his handsome face and relaxed expression.