A Subject's Horror - Book Two

Chapter Five

(Blaise older form)

There was a tradition for magical, and mostly Noble Houses, children to follow once they turned eleven. It was to be done before they left to begin their magical education officially.

A fact I had only learned about recently oddly enough.

The Lord of House would take the children, all of the ones who were turning eleven, down into the Family Ritual Room, and if they didn't have one then they'd head to Gringotts.

This was to have the child take an inheritance test.

After they had taken one, depending on the results, a stop at Gringotts would be needed to claim any vaults and heir status shown. Only once this was done would the Lord of House give each child a gift to celebrate their next step towards adulthood.

It was a type of tradition I could get behind in truth.

Mainly as it gave the child a chance to gain an idea of what they would be inheriting.

"You'll go first," stated Madre with a warm smile as she leads Harry and I down into the basement of the manor. "While you do so, I will get Harry's ready."

From the unsure look on Harry's face, it seemed he had a slight idea of what was going on. It would seem that Blaise had worked to inform the other of some traditions.

Though I'd understand how it'd take time to go over it all.

Luckily, they had time for now.

For now, I just moved forward to the middle of the room, where everything had been set up, and once Madre nodded, did I grab the family ritual dagger.

A wince flashed across my face as I sliced my finger and then twisted my hand to let the blood drop directly onto the charmed parchment. Counting silently to seven, seeing as you needed seven drops, before pulling my hand away.

Before my eyes, I watched the blood be soaked into the parchment.

Then words began to appear.

NAME: Evelyn Eris Zabini

PARENTS: Lady Eris Ivory Zabini and Lord Romeo Klaus Underwood (DECEASED)

STATUS: pure-blood

SIBLINGS: Heir Blaise Zabini

TITLES: Heiress Underwood

VAULTS: personal vault, heiress vault, and Romeo's personal vault

SOUL BONDS: Heir Harry James Potter, Heir Theodore Nott, and Slyvester Lestrange

Just what the hell were soul bonds?!

"Oh, that's a very rare gift," mused Madre as she moved forward to look over my results with a light hum. "Soul bounds are Hecate's gift to Her favored children."

"Technically speaking," added Blaise with a slight glance between Harry and me, "everyone has a soul bond, but having more than one is the gift She left for Her favored."

Meaning I had three future soulmates?

Isn't that just two too many?

"I've never heard the last name Underwood before," I finally stated while filing the whole soul bonds away for now since at my age they didn't matter. "You've also never spoke of my father."

Mainly since she killed her husbands before ever having children with them.

"Romeo was a talented man," offered Madre with a solemn smile as she moved forward to set up another parchment, and a different dagger, for Harry. "I would have remained happily by his side if his enemies hadn't killed him."