"Let's leave this sorrow mood and go shopping!!"
"MUM! I'M LEAVING" Selena yelled as she closed the door after her. She was going to visit Taylor. It was 30th August meaning the holidays will end the next day. So they decided to meet and make some memories in the muggle world.
She called the Knight Bus. "Clerkenwell" she told Stan Shunpike. Selena noticed a caramel hair girl next to her. "Hi I am Catherine Lupin" the girl introduced herself. "I have noticed you in Hogwarts" she added.
Selena tensed at the name Lupin because Catherine's Father will be Remus Lupin who will be her father's Best friend. "I have noticed you too, Selena Dumbledore" she replied nervously. Yes, she has seen Catherine many times in Hogwarts, she was in her year only. She was in Slytherin but always hang out with The Golden trio or Potter's Sister. If Selena remembered correctly, Catherine would have a twin brother, unidentical. His name was Alec no.. Alex! Selena thought.
"So where are you going?" asked Catherine. "I'm visiting my friend Taylor, a little meet up before the term starts." Selena replied. "You?" she added. "I'm visiting my father's friend Sirius Black. He has his apartment near Clerkenwell Road. We are having a party there. Just some close friends" she replied.
Selena's heart clenched, She and her mother would have been there too if her father wouldn't have abandoned them. Selena just nodded in response.
"Why are you travelling alone, Selena?" asked Catherine. "Mum, Abi and Albi were busy" Selena replied trying to sound casual, as her heart was not pounding in her chest. "Where is your family, Catherine?" Selena asked. "They went there in the morning to help, as Siri couldn't do anything on his own, I didn't go because I had some work" Catherine replied. "And call me Cat" she added. "And you call me Sel" Selena said.
"Ladies, Clerkenwell" said Stan. Selena nodded and gave him the money and quickly got off. As she stepped outside, she saw two men waiting for Cat. James Potter and Sirius Black.
She made eye contact with her father. Grey eyes melting into the same Grey ones. His face held the expressions of being confused and nostalgic. James was staring at her as if she was a mystery he was trying to solve. Selena quickly ran towards Taylor's house trying to avoid their gaze. "BYE SEL!" Yelled Catherine. "BYE CAT!" Selena yelled back as ran.
"Who is she?" asked Sirius. "Selena Dumbledore, She is in the same year as Harry." Catherine replied casually as she started walking towards the flat. James and Sirius shared a look of confusion. Catherine noticed that James and Sirius were not following so she called "Coming?" "Yeah" James replied. And they went inside to meet the Potters, The rest of the Lupins, the Longbottoms, Peter, Marlene and Dorcas.
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Selena knocked on Taylor's Door. Not only a second later. The door flew open. "SEL!" "TAY!" They yelled as they hugged each other. "Don't just stand there, come inside" said Mrs. Kinton. Selena smiled gratefully.
"Hello Mr and Mrs. Kinton, How's the cafe going?" Selena asked. Taylor's parents owned a very successful cafe in Clerkenwell. 'Midnight Mocha' was the most famous cafe in inner borough of Islington.
"We'll leave you two girls to talking, we must go back to check on the cafe" Mrs. Kinton said. "Of Course, Hope you have a great time" Selena replied as Taylor dragged her into her room.
"So?" Taylor raised as eyebrow. "So?" Selena repeated. "So, What happened you looked so nervous standing on the door, And you have visited my house more than 3-4 times so you were not nervous because of that." Taylor explained.
"My father lives for about two blocks from here, and while I was in the Knight Bus, I met Catherine Lupin, Her father is my father's best friend. We talked casually for a bit. And when I got off the bus, there he was waiting for Cat, He and James Potter. We made Eye Contact and I think those two men might recognise me because I look like my mother." Selena rambled in a single breath.
"Sirius Black lives in my neighbourhood. How didn't I noticed that? Leave it" Taylor talked to herself. "I think you should not think about it much, They couldn't do anything. And I don't think they will recognise you" Taylor reassured her.
"Yeah let's leave this sorrow mood and go shopping" said Selena with a smile. "COME ON!" Yelled Taylor excitingly.
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In Between the party, Sirius and James decided to ask Harry so he can clear their confusion. Remus noticed this and approached them. "What are you doing?" he asked suspiciously. "We want to ask some answers from Harry" said James.
"And what would your question be?" Remus asked still suspicious. "When we went to pick up Cat from outside, she was accompanied by someone. Her name is.... Selena Dumbledore" said Sirius nervously. Remus looked shocked. James carried on "She looked the spitting image of her except her eyes they were like Sirius'. Cat told us she is in the same year as them, So we decided we can ask him about her" Remus nodded and they made their way towards Harry.
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Selena and Taylor shopped for 1-2 hours. They visited hundreds of shops and finally selected four outfits for themselves.
After roaming for a while, They saw a photo booth near and decided to click some pictures.
As it was going to be dark soon, so they decided to head back in the bus but not before having some ice cream.
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"Harry we need to ask you something?" James said calmly. "I didn't do it, It was Sophia's fault" Harry said quickly. "Harry" James said once again. "Fine I did it but what did I do?" Harry asked. "You didn't do anything Harry, we just want to ask you something" Remus spoke. Harry nodded.
"What do you know about Selena Dumbledore?" Sirius asked. "Selena, she is in Ravenclaw. Professor Dumbledore is her..... great-uncle I don't know I'm not great with relations anyways so far I have heard she's funny but keeps to herself mostly. Hermione told me her mother's name.. wait let me remember.. Yes, Victoria Dumbledore, she's the daughter of Aberforth Dumbledore." Harry said. Horror struck the three. James and Remus looked at Sirius who was standing there, his eyes wide opened...
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Tragedy │ Harry Potter
FanfictionNO VOLDEMORT AU After an argument between Sirius Black and Victoria Dumbledore, In 1979, the couple parts away. But Sirius didn't knew that Victoria was pregnant at that time with Selena Dumbledore. Selena grew up in the Dumbledore Household. What h...