The Untold Reborn

Chapter-8 : Cursed Encounters

Aurelia leaned against the cold stone walls of Hogwarts, watching Harry as he chatted with Ron and Hermione in the distance. It had become a routine — her sneaking out from the Slytherin common room to meet her brother when she had the chance. Even though they were in different houses, their bond had grown stronger since their arrival at Hogwarts. There was a strange comfort in knowing that, despite all the peculiar things happening around her, Harry was still her brother.

It was during one of these hangouts with her brother when she first met Dobby, though she had no idea who or what he was at the time.

Aurelia had been heading back to the Slytherin common room after visiting Harry when she noticed a strange figure crouched near the bottom of the staircase. She paused, blinking in surprise. The creature was small, no more than three feet tall, with bat-like ears and wide, bulging green eyes.

Before she could ask who or what he was, the creature turned and gasped. "Miss! Miss Aurelia Potter!"

Aurelia frowned. How did this strange little being know her name? "Who are you?" she asked cautiously, glancing around the corridor. They were alone.

The creature, trembling, lowered his head in what seemed like an attempt at a bow. "Dobby is a house-elf, miss, and Dobby has come to warn you!"

"Warn me?" Aurelia took a step back, her wand at the ready. "About what?"

"Dobby must not say too much!" he wailed, wringing his hands. "But Miss Aurelia must leave Hogwarts! She is in terrible danger! Just like Harry Potter, miss! Bad things are going to happen, and Dobby cannot let Miss Aurelia be hurt."

"Danger?" she echoed, trying to make sense of his rambling. "What are you talking about? Why am I in danger?"

"Dobby cannot tell!" he groaned, shaking his head violently as if battling with himself. "But Miss Aurelia is very important! More important than even Harry Potter! Her family, her bloodline—it is too precious! She cannot stay!"

Aurelia froze. More important than Harry? "What do you mean? How am I more important than Harry?"

But before Dobby could answer, he slapped himself across the face, clearly distressed by his slip-up. "Dobby has said too much! Miss Aurelia must leave!" he whimpered before disappearing with a sharp crack, leaving Aurelia standing in the empty hallway, stunned.

Her mind raced with questions. What did he mean about her bloodline? Why was she in more danger than Harry? And why couldn't he tell her more?

Shaking her head, Aurelia decided to push those thoughts aside — at least for now. There were bigger concerns to deal with, and whatever Dobby had meant could wait until she could make sense of it all.

One afternoon, as she walked through the corridors, she overheard Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussing their next plan. They had begun investigating the possibility that Draco Malfoy might be the true Heir of Slytherin, and they were planning something risky.

"Are you sure about this?" Hermione asked, her brow furrowed in concern. "Polyjuice Potion is extremely advanced magic. If anything goes wrong—"

"We don't have a choice," Harry said firmly. "If Malfoy is the heir, we need to know."

They stopped when they noticed Aurelia approaching. "Aura," Harry called out, beckoning her over. "We need your help."

Aura? Aurelia raised an eyebrow. "With what?"

"We're trying to find out if Malfoy's the Heir of Slytherin," Ron explained. "And we're going to use Polyjuice Potion to sneak into the Slytherin common room."