Ari Greyback. Ginny's age. Fenrir Greyback (Father), Carmen Greyback (Mother), Tallulah Greyback (Sister), Augustus Greyback (Brother), Naomi Red (Half-sister).
She's a Veela and a werewolf. Ari's mother was a Veela and her dad was werewolf, which made her half of each.
She was sorted into Slytherin and happy to see that Draco Malfoy was already in Slytherin. That year, Ari was taken into the Chamber of Secrets and was rescued by Harry Potter.
On full moon nights, Ari went with him to the Shrieking Shack and comforted him. He told Ari stories about his years at school, about Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, his childhood friends, how they made a map of the school grounds, and about the Order of the Phoenix, a secret organization dedicated to bringing down Voldemort.
That year, Professor Lupin resigned. When he was discovered to be a werewolf, Ari told the truth about herself.
The brunette went to school happier than ever, and was even more excited when she found out about the Triwizard tournament.
The next year, she joined DA. Ari told none of this to Draco, but she learned so much more than she would ever had learned from Umbridge.
The Slytherin house surprised Ari by comforting her, accepting her, and Ari realized being a Slytherin didn't mean you were evil, or that you would one day be evil.
He told Ari that he was supposed to kill Albus Dumbledore, but he would rather cut off his arm. The brunette promised to stand by him no matter what.
She fought for Naomi, Harry and everyone else in Hogwarts. Draco fought by Ari's side, as well. Ari fought with determination, and saved the life of a boy named Fred Weasley, along with a Ravenclaw girl she didn't know.
From the stories that Professor Lupin told Ari, she knew that this was Lily Potter, and the man next to her was James.
Ari watched over her sister and Harry, and were touched when they named their oldest daughter after her.
Fear strikes the hearts. Doubt enters the minds and trust is the one thing they need but can't find.
Harry hears voices. A voice coming from the walls, whispering words that shouldn't be spoken.
Something has been set loose. Something that should've never entered the grounds in the first place. Something that shouldn't even exist.
People get suspicious. Is Harry to blame?
Artemis wants to help him clear his name, but she soon finds her mind preoccupied with her own problems. Old doubts have resurfaced after her family gets torn apart. Parts of her history are revealed. Everyone has been lying to her and Artemis starts doubting everything she knew until now.
Because being yourself is hard when you don't know who you are.
The dream was the beginning. The mark was the clue. And the woman in the mirror was the answer.
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The woman in the mirror is the second book in the Artemis Lupin series. Read 'The girl with golden hair' first.
She was used to investigating mysteries on her own. People were untrustworthy. They lied. They tried to change the past. But the past couldn't be changed.
Her own past was complicated. Especially because she wasn't the one hiding it, it was kept from her. For a good reason, they thought.
The dream was her only lead. The only way to figure it all out. The dream was simply the end of a curse and the beginning of a nightmare. Because some secrets are better kept secret. The web of lies and deceit only got more complicated. Familymembers talked out of turn. The wise man was far too interested and the dark saw the truth in her eyes.
Because her dream was simply the story. The story of betrayal, friendship but mostly death. But the thing that could ruin it all, was the very thing they couldn't change. It was the only truth in the past of lies.
Her grey eyes and his black blood.
~completed on 29 August 2017~
(*Disclaimer* all rights go to J.K. Rowling. You can read this without having read the book.)