A New Beginning

△⃒⃘ _Chapter 3_△⃒⃘

It has been quite a few days since Hadrian Alvar Peverell, formerly known as Harry James Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, the Man-Who-Triumph, (and the Man-Who-Failed-to-stop- the- Muggles, he sarcastically added) has been reborn together with his twin, Mira Isolt Peverell, formerly known as Hermione Jean Granger, his best-friend and sister.

Even though, he is prepared to lived as a squealing pile of pink flash without any ability to move for the next nine to twelve months and to talk properly in a complete sentence for next twelve months, it was way too boring.

Why did Death has to make us gained conscious right after, we're born, again? Couldn't it be done after we are at the age when we can walked and talked properly, could it?

Not only he was subjected to the mercy of the nannies changing his diapers, bathing him and feeding him milk, he also suffered from the uncontrollable urges to go to toilet. I digress, this is the most embarrassing and boring moment of my life.

// "Hush, Rian, stop whining! It's unbecoming of you...!" //

Well, if it wasn't for mind link between his twin, Mira, he would have gone crazy from boredom and inability to move nor talk properly- no wonder Fred and George often did that.

// "Alright, Mira... I'm just saying because I'm utterly and complete bored..."//

// "Quit pouting, too!!"//

// "P-pouting? Who's pouting?!//

//Mira rolled her eyes inwardly-wait, how does she even mind eye rolled?! //

"Then ,practice your Occlumency! We've a lot of memories to hide, after all...We wouldn't want Voldemort, or Dumbledore or anyone else,looking through them, would we?"//

// "Occlumency...?! But, Mira....Isn't it fine for you to guard them with your shield? After all, we have a mind-link between us?

And beside...I am very pants at Occlumency... Snape even said, "Fools who wore their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control emotions will fail to learn it"-his words not mine... "//

// "Oh, hush, Rian... Stop complaining...

Snape was a bitter man who couldn't stand you at all- after all you reminded him too much of your father, James and your mother, Lily in your previous life...

And, although he was good man in the end, he wasn't a very good teacher, either...

And, beside... I doubt I'll be able guard our mind consecutively at all time...It's better for you to have your own shield..." //

// Wow...! Hemione Granger, criticizing a teacher...?! Who're you and what have you done with her?!//

// Mira rolled her eyes again in exasperation- Damn, I really should learn how to do that from her!

She huffed, "Quit changing the subject and be serious, Rian! You'll need to master Occlumency- end of story... You know what? I will just bring you to my mindscape and teach you..."//

As soon as her voice dies, his mind is pulled in spiral of swirling current to a large library and found himself to be in his former body and found adult version of Hermione standing there. And, as soon as he saw her, he hugged him.

Releasing her from the hug, looking around the mindscape and seeing tall shelves of book, he raised his eyebrows and remarked, "Really? A library? Your mindscape is a library, Mira..?"

Mira raised the corners of her eyebrows unimpressed and  instead responded, "Now...Let's start with your Occlumency..."

She lectured, "The first thing you need to know about Occlumency, is what the phrase, 'clear your mind', what Snape has said, actually means. It involves  clearing your mind — making it "blank and empty" — in order to prevent a Legilimens from perceiving one's emotions and thoughts."