Hidden Resistance [Editing]

1. The Beginning

The first train ride of many

The sorting

Introductions

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The 1st September 1971 was a date of utmost significance in many wizarding families. For pureblood families, it was the start of their journey that they had been told about for their whole lives. Watched and sometimes forced by their parents for any small sliver of accidental magic, a sign that the child possessed a magical core, that magic was to be nursed, trained and grown into the magic of a fully fledged wizard or witch. For some, years of preparation, study and hard work had been put in to ensure that they upheld the familial expectations, efforts increasing the second an owl arrived with the telling letter.

The Lestrange manor was no different.

Three children in the family will be starting their wizarding education, Adrian Lestrange, his twin sister Astara Lestrange and their cousin Rabastan Lestrange. They would be joining their older cousin Rodolphus Lestrange and cohorts of the other pureblood children that they had been introduced to through various gatherings and balls hosted through the years.

Gathering their respective trunks and walking past the apparition shields of the Lestrange manor, Adrian's father grabs his elbow and sees his mother mirror the movement on his younger twin, he prepares himself for the squeezing feeling of side-along apparition.

With a small crack, they appeared on platform 9 ¾ that was already bustling with activity, their parents instantly releasing their hold on their children, not wanting to extend the physical contact any longer than necessary.

Adrian can already recognise multiple faces, some more pleasant than others, however there remains a large number of students that he did not recognise, most likely due to their halfblood or muggle-born blood status.

"We expect an owl from you after the feast." Is the only farewell their Father says before both he and their Mother disapparate from the platform.

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Walking through the scarlet train, the twins try to find a suitable compartment, preferably with children their age and not six years older. Each carriage is filled with friends catching up after the summer break, all of them already acquainted with each other and the magic of Hogwarts.

Eventually Adrian drags Astara into a compartment that has three boys, not yet dressed in their robes that look to be about their age.

Confused by the sudden tug and unfamiliar faces in the cabin, Astara whispers, "Shouldn't we try to find Rodolphus and Rabastan?"

Not bothering to acknowledge her question, Adrian turns towards the young boys, "Can we sit here? Everywhere else is full."

The boy with tousled hair and glasses looks towards them and offers them an easy going smile. "Not at all, come in." They shuffle in and sit next to the boy with glasses, opposite the other two boys.

"This is Remus Lupin." He points to the boy with the sandy coloured hair and a scar down the side of his face. "Peter Pettigrew." Pointing at the smaller of the three. "And I'm James Potter." He finally introduces himself.

The last name is the only one that resonates with Adrian and it instantly puts him on edge. The Potter family has been present at some of the holiday balls they have attended, but both families tend to avoid any interaction with each other, both opposing each other's views on the wizarding world and blood status, strongly. Glancing quickly at Astara, he finds her already looking at him with the same nervous expression that he is sure is all over his face.