The Jade Malfoy Book 1: Goblet of Fire

Chapter 2: Ursa's Secret

         Draco notices Ursa sneaking out at night as well as random cuts and bruises. One night he follows her out but loses her quickly. He looks around and notices a figure on the roof. "Is that..." Draco asks himself.

     On the roof, Ursa takes a deep breath and holds her arms out to the side. She closes her eyes and lets herself fall forward. Draco's heart drops as Ursa falls off the roof. Partway down Ursa transforms into a phoenix, except her feathers are shades of green instead of shades of red and orange. She flies through the air, clumsily and narrowly avoiding the trees. Draco runs after her. Ursa doesn't turn in time and hits a tree. She falls to the ground, landing in human form.

     "Ow." She groans.

     "Ursa?" Draco questions.

     Ursa scrambles to her feet as she speaks. "Draco! Wh- what are you doing out here?"

     Ursa moves closer to Draco and he backs away. "Don't come closer."

     "Dray, I'm not dangerous. How much of that did you see?"

     "You falling off the roof."

     "So everything... damn it."

     "How did you do that?"

     "I don't know. I have no idea how I do it. It's an instinct I guess. I don't know how to control it... or fly well."

     "How did you find out you could do that?"

     "When I was eight, Beatrice, the distant relative I was living with, wasn't paying attention to me and I somehow ended up on the roof. She noticed me near the edge and yelled my name which scared me and I fell. I transformed partway down and managed to fly a few feet before crashing into the ground. I hit my head and didn't remember it."

     "So what did you turn into?"

     "A phoenix."

     "But you were green."

     "I know. I think it has something to do with my middle name. Mother told her it came to her in a dream when she was pregnant with me. You cannot tell anyone about this. At least not until I figure out what I am."

     "Jade? Came to her in a dream?"

     "Look at other wizarding families. Firstborns girls usually get their mother's name as their middle name and same for the first boy. My middle name should technically be Narcissa."

     "So the cuts and bruises I've seen..."

     "Tree branches and crashes that I forgot to heal."

     "Wait if you forgot, did you fall again and find out?"

     "No Beatrice told me when she gave me my wand. At Ilvermorny you usually get your wand at the school after you're sorted but Beatrice took me to a wandmaker to find my wood type and then secretly had them make my wand. Mine is special."

     "What makes it special?"

     "The core is a phoenix feather. One of my feathers. I shed one when I fell and Beatrice convinced the wandmaker to use it as my wand core. My wand is fiercely loyal to me. No one else can use it well if at all. You should probably get back inside. Make sure to use 'Finite Tempus' before opening the door if you don't want to set off the Intruder Charm. Learned that one the hard way."

     "How and why 'Tempus?'"

     "The first time I went out to practice I set it off. Luckily Mother bought the excuse that I was going to take a walk because I couldn't sleep. 'Tempus' means 'temporary.' Makes it so you don't have to put it back up yourself."