Legacy Rewritten

Order of Merlin

"Oh shit, Natty, I'm sorry guys, I have to go," I stuttered out anxiously, causing three worried faces to spin towards me in a rush. "Wait, why? Where do you have to go so quickly?" Zander asked, putting his hand on her forearm to stop her movements. "Oh and you're going to stop me? That's rich, especially considering you're the one who reminded me of her letter in the first place," I said sassily, yanking my arm out of his grasp as I put my wand up, aimed and ready at Zander. After all, he should know that I will do anything for family, and for those I deem worthy enough to be called friends. "Hey, hey, we good here?" Seb asked as he stepped between the two siblings, the big smile before now replaced with a serious expression to try and neutralize the situation. He may not have known the meaning, but he knew that they were a close pair of siblings and he wanted to do whatever he could in order to create reconciliation especially in misunderstandings. "Peachy," Zander muttered, "go on then, good luck." I nodded quickly, keeping my wand out but pointing it downwards, before making a mad dash towards the covered bridge. Natty said she wasn't in any danger, but with my luck, she'd probably encounter a troll and try to kill it herself. Maybe even stuck within a goblin camp that just so happened to be near to where she wanted to meet me in lower Hogsfield.

 It was starting to cool down, the heat of the summer fading away, and I shivered slightly as I kept dashing down a trail. I could smell the mustiness from the Black Lake, mixed in with some salty sea air from the sea that bleeds into the Black Lake, along with the freshness coming from the many rivers and creeks flowing throughout the mountain. I faced a couple giant spiders, found some leech juice, and even found a couple ashwinder eggs throughout my little venture down to Lower Hogsfield to see Natty. Luckily, she was just standing beside the wall and the floo flame to Lower Hogsfield. "It is good to see you my friend, I hope that I haven't worried you too much," Natty said as walked towards her and the floo flame beside her. "Oh you know, the usual. Facing the boys and assuring them that I actually will come back in one piece, same old thing I suppose. How are you? Why'd you bring me here?" I replied with some snark, but I kept a smile on my face the whole time since I was genuinely glad to see her and that she was, indeed, safe. "Well, I don't think you knew, but I was there, in Hogsmeade, when Rookwood and Harlow came into the Three Broomsticks. There's a little hideaway area, a balcony so to speak, and that's where I usually go to do my classwork when I need a break from the castle. I heard you and Sebastian come in, and actually, Ominis had joined me that day to my surprise, so he was watching with me. 

He almost threw himself over the rail when Rookwood tried to move around Sirona and get to you and Sebastian. I managed to convince him to step down, since it seemed that Sirona and the rest of the patrons on the bottom floor had it handled. Why were the looking for you?" she asked, tilting her head slightly as she waited for my response. "Oh, well they were looking for something I found with my brother and Professor Fig at Gringotts. Ranrok is working with the two dark wizards, and he had sent a troll to come distract the residents and authorities of Hogsmeade so that they could grab me. Sebastian coming with me was not a part of their plan, so I'm forever grateful that Professor Weasley decided that I needed to have someone come with me rather than going it alone. Also, I feel that there's something you should know about me. My brother doesn't share it, he has a different gift, but I apparently have a rare magical ability that connects me to ancient, old magic. It is the same magic that built, and resides in, Hogwarts itself. From what I've heard, powerful magic tends to only come from pureblood families, and while both of my parents are magically inclined, but neither have ancient magic, and they aren't purebloods like the Malfoys and the Gaunts. Alec Malfoy, a Slytherin who rooms with my brother, bragged all about his family history to him. He admitted to me that Alec gets on his nerve, what with his maniacal pureblood mindset. 

You're the only person that knows about my magic, except for my brother. I think Sebastian and Ominis are suspicious of my power, but as far as I'm aware they don't actually know what it is, and I'd like to keep it that way, for now." She nodded, confirming and promising to keep my secret, assuring me that Seb and Omi could be trusted and that I should tell them soon. "I'm glad you told me. I honestly just wanted to chat with you, but I also wanted to invite you to join me. I was inspired, seeing you take down the troll and then stand alongside Sebastian and Sirona as she stood up to Rookwood and Harlow. It was men like those two dark wizards that caused my mom and I to leave Uganda, to kill my father, and I can't stand for a lack of justice. I want to do what I can to help you rid the wizarding world of dark wizards like them. After all, I will do my best to protect my new home since I wasn't able to protect my original home in Matabeleland. I want to be as brave as Sebastian and Ominis were when it came to defending you, but also as daring as you to stare Victor and Harlow down, even choosing to taunt them a little. I know I can't be you, and I don't want to be, but I want to be able to help you in any way that I can. That being said, I've decided that I'm really good at observing and reporting, especially when it comes to tracking out mysteries and seeing where Rookwood's ashwinders go to cause torment.