Chapter 1 - Nightingale

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Chapter 1

As Lillianna Veneficia watched all the parents hugging their daughters goodbye, she wished her parents would do the same. Ever since she had found out she was an Auguratricis when she was eight, her parents had begun to abuse her physically and emotionally. Her once close relationship with her sister, Thalia Veneficia, vanished completely and without a trace.

Not only was she abused at home, she was bullied at school by her sister and her friends. They all made sure she never had any friends by spreading nasty rumors about her that were never true. After years of being told she was worthless and stupid, she began to believe it.

When she first found out she was an Auguratricis, she thought her parents would be happy. An Auguratricis is somewhat of a legend. It is a mix between a witch or wizard and an Elemental. Auguratricis literally translates to 'sorceress' in Latin. Usually an Auguratricis has control over one of the four basic elements, water, fire, earth and air. Lillianna had control over all four of the basic elements and control over one more complex element, time.

Her family was horrified to find out what she was. They called her a disgusting half-breed and a disgrace to the noble, pure-blood Veneficia family. Then, they locked her in the attic, only letting her out for chores, punishment and school. They cut off any family ties with her, saying there had to be a mistake.

Lillianna went through her first two years of school as a nobody and the next two as the school slut, courtesy of Thalia's rumors. Now, she was getting ready for her fifth year at Beauxbatons Academy.

"Hey watch it, slut!" someone yelled at her as she passed.

"Ugh, that stupid whore is back," another person whispered.

"Who does that bitch think she is?" someone else asked.

Once she got to the school, she immediately ran up to the owlery. She quickly wrote a letter to her older brother, Eros Veneficia. Eros had been disowned and removed from the Veneficia family when he had been sorted into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After that incident, Tyndareus and Ariadne Veneficia decided to enroll their two younger daughters into Beauxbatons Academy in France instead. Even though he was disowned, Eros still secretly kept in touch with Lillianna.

Dear Eros,

I can't take it anymore here at Beauxbatons. The abuse at home and the bullying here won't stop. Please help me. Ask your headmaster if I can enroll into Hogwarts. Tell him to enroll me under the name, Lucia Aethereia (Don't ask me why, it just feels right), so Mother and Father won't recognize me. I will figure out what to do with my appearance.

Love,
Lillianna

She tied the letter to her pitch black eagle owl, Luna's, leg and sent her to deliever it to Eros. She soon made her way into one of the bathrooms no one ever goes into. She looked into the mirror as she contemplated on how to change her appearance.

She was short and skinny, the complete opposite of Thalia. Her hair was shoulder-length and a dull, boring brown. Her eyes were a pale blue.

"This isn't really you and you know it," a woman's voice whispered.

"Who's there?" Lillianna asked and turned around.

"It's just me, my dear," the woman's voice said. "I'm hurt that you don't know me."

"What?" Lillianna asked as the faint outline of a woman appeared. She had long, silver hair that flowed down to her waist, bright turquoise eyes and pale, flawless skin that held a soft silvery glow to it. She was dressed in a long, flowing white gown that covered her feet and had a headdress that was curled into an intricate design of silver, diamonds and sapphires.

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