Chapter 08

August 29, 1991, France, Black Mansion.

The elves ran around, everyone was elated because after thirteen years the Blacks would have a coming out party.

The Black Mansion's hall was huge, the stairs had golden decorations, there was a crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling, black furniture, and of course a ballroom with a table of food and sweets, the idea of a certain redhead.

Once the elves finished decorating the great hall, they went to supervise the meal, everything had to be perfect, the guests were none other than all the pureblood families of England.

That could be a risk, however, the Black family was going to take the risk. And as the saying goes "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

The coming out party in the magical world is held when an heir or heiress of a pureblood family is born and they are presented to the magical community so that it is known that the bloodline continues.

 And that was exactly what Regulus and Alphard wanted to do with Harry and Adhara, on the one hand, they would first present Adhara as the legitimate heir of the Blacks and Harry as the main heir of the Potters.

It could be a risk, but the magical community had to know that the Black family was back and stronger than ever, especially the Death Eaters who were freed, they had to know that the boy who lived was not as unprotected as they thought.

"You are beautiful." - Narcissa said, admiring Adhara's face.

"Thank you, you are beautiful too, Aunt Cissy." - Adhara murmured without taking her eyes off the mirror.

She wore a black dress that fell to her feet, her hair was pulled back in a high bun, she wore a beautiful tiara with black diamonds, and she wore earrings and a snake-shaped bracelet.

 Narcissa also wore an elegant dress that reached a little below her knees, it was black with white touches, she wore black heels, her hair was loose, and she had natural makeup and matching jewelry.

- "I can't believe it Adhara... - Narcissa said, sighing tiredly as she saw the shoes the redhead was wearing. 

She looked at them and smiled sadly, the redhead was wearing black high boots that were covered by a long dress.

- "I'm sorry Aunt Cissy, but you know I hate heels and dresses, I'm already making a lot of effort just by putting on the dress... please let me wear the boots." - The redhead begged.

- "I know, I know, you can wear the boots, you're lucky they match but be careful that no one sees them, I don't want rumors about you." - She warned seriously.

- "Thank you! And don't worry, no one will see them." -

 - "Well, the guests shouldn't be long. I'll be downstairs. Remember that you must come down once you've been introduced." - Said the eldest witch, receiving a nod from the youngest.

In the main hall.

Most of the guests were already present, several families could be seen wearing elegant suits and dresses, in addition, many boys and girls wore heir rings which meant that many had had their presentation party since their birth.

- "Father, what are we waiting for, where is mom?" - Asked a blond boy wearing a black gala suit.

- "Your mother will be here soon, don't rush Draco." - Answered the older blond.

The blond named Draco just nodded.

- "Do you think Sirius Black had children?" - Asked a dark-haired boy.

- "I don't think so Blaise, but Regulus Black's daughter didn't have a presentation party, I suppose this celebration is for her, however, I wonder why now..." - answered Lady Zabini, mother of the boy named Blaise.

- "You know how the Blacks are, they have always kept secrets." - commented Lord Nott.

 - "That's not important, everyone knows that the Black's secrets will go with them to the grave." - Said Lucius Malfoy, with a bitter grimace.

The other wizards and witches remained silent, silently confirming the words spoken by the eldest Malfoy.

- "It was a surprise that the minister set Sirius Black free, but personally it was fair." - Lady Greengrass spoke for the first time.

- "It was fair, but in reality, the decision was not made for no reason, it is obvious that the words of Regulus Black's daughter affected everyone." - Lady Zabini said.

Before receiving an answer, a noise interrupted them, it was Alphard Black who had lightly tapped a glass to get the guests' attention.

- "Now that I have your attention, welcome to the Black's presentation party! It is a great honor to have you here tonight." - Alphard said, beginning his speech.

The place was silent because everyone was very curious to know who they were going to present.

 - "Today we have the honor of introducing you to two new members of our family, who we hope will have a bright future like many of our ancestors." - Alphard continued.

- "I also have the honor of announcing the news of the release of my Brother Sirius Orion Black, who was always innocent." - Regulus said coldly.

The murmurs were not long in coming as no one had information about another member of the Black family, and the fact that Sirius was free was not something new.

- "I have the honor of announcing the legitimate Heiress of the Blacks who will enter Hogwarts in a few days." - Regulus speaking.

- "It is an honor to say that Adhara Clarissa Black will continue our legacy." - Alphard announced, proud of the redhead. - "Without further ado, welcome the next Lady Black."-

The sound of a door opening interrupted them so everyone turned to look in that direction.

 A beautiful young woman wearing an incredible dress came down the stairs, her gaze was cold as the night, and her hair and lips were red as fire and blood. 

The redhead finished going down the stairs with grace and elegance, she reached where her aunt Narcissa was, who was holding the ring that previously belonged to Walburga Black, the ring would only be used by whoever had the power to lead the entire Black house including its members. 

Everyone watched as the young Black girl walked slowly toward Narcissa, the named took the ring and took out her wand to begin the appointment. 

- "Adhara Clarissa Black... Do you swear to uphold our blood legacy?" - 

- "I swear." -

- "Do you swear to protect the Black house, including all its members?" -

- "I swear." -

- "Do you swear to live, survive and if necessary die for your family?" - 

- "I swear." -

Those present witnessed the white light and black strings that began to emerge from Narcissa's wand, which had begun to cover both of the girl's arms.

- "Do you swear to make the Black family return to glory and power?" -

- "I swear." -

The black lights moved away, leaving a small lightning-shaped scar on her wrist, which was only seen by Narcissa.

The named one took the ring and placed it on the finger of Adhara's left hand.

- "From today Adhara Clarissa Black is proclaimed as the new Lady Black, the highest authority of all the members of our family, she will be the one who decides on alliances, contracts, and decisions." - Cissy finished with a look that reflected pride.

The wizards and witches present bowed in respect and acceptance.

- "Now, as the legitimate heir of Regulus Black and Lady Black of our house, I call upon the one who will be the protégé of our family." -

- "Excellent, please welcome the next Lord of the Potter family." - Alphard said, elated.

- "Please welcome Harry James Potter…" -

As expected, several gasps were heard from the rest of the guests, no one made any sound or movement, the whole room was in total shock.

Then it happened, a brown-haired boy with green eyes came down the stairs, wearing a black gala suit, the boy had a look full of confidence and pride.

- "The boy who lived…" -

- "Impossible…" -

- "Merlin!" -

 - "He is the chosen one…" -

Several murmurs began to be heard throughout the great hall, this time Adhara took a glass and tapped it lightly with a fork, once everyone turned to look at her, she looked at them calmly, trying to calculate the next movements of the guests.

- "Harry Potter is my protégé, my apprentice, and thanks to a spell... my brother by magical bond." -

- "If you'll excuse me, Heiress Black, how is it possible that they are brothers by magic?" - Lucius asked, dissatisfied.

- "I can answer that Lord Malfoy. Before what happened with the Potters I legally adopted Harry, as Adhara is my goddaughter and niece which makes her Harry's half-sister." - Sirius explained.

- "And once the Heir Potter takes his ring and his position as Lord in the ministry, the alliance between the Potter-Black family will be complete." - Alphard added.

 Everyone nodded as they tried to process what had happened, many were clear about something, if Lord Voldemort returned it would not be so easy to eliminate the child because being a protégé of the Blacks nothing would be easy for the dark lord and even if Albus Dumbledore tried something it would be impossible to challenge the new title holder, Lady Black.

- "In case it was not clear, from now on if Harry Potter suffers harm, is threatened, or offended, I will take it as something directed at me. Is that clear? - Adhara questioned coldly.

- "Yes, my Lady." -

It was the group response of the guests leaving Adhara satisfied

- "Did I do it right?" - Harry questioned, who was next to Adhara.

- "You did it perfectly, I'm proud of you Harry." - Adhara answered with a half smile.

The boy smiled happily it was all he needed to hear.

The music started to play, the light was turned off, and the only thing that could be seen were the couples dancing to the music, under the light of the full moon. 

Adhara sat down to watch the moonlight and the stars. 

She loved to think that her parents were one of those stars and that they were watching her from above, she wondered if they would feel proud of her for having decided to become the legitimate Heir of the Blacks or if they would have liked her to take the title of Heir Potter. 

Whatever it was, she knew that her brother would do a good job and she would be there to see him and support him in his decisions. 

- "I grant you this dance." -

A male voice took her out of her thoughts. 

A man in an elegant suit and a deeply cold look was inviting her to dance, but due to the darkness, Adhara was not able to see his face completely. 

- "What is it Lady Black, am I too attractive that you can't stop looking at me?" - The magician asked, with amusement. 

 If it weren't for Adhara's training to hide her emotions, she was sure she would have turned redder than her hair.

- "I'm sorry, I was distracted." - she murmured apologetically.

The mysterious man nodded and insisted again.

- "Would you be so kind as to dance with me?" -

- "Yes, of course." - Adhara replied kindly.

The violin's melody sounded again, and the protagonist and her companion danced on the dance floor, their gaze never leaving each other's side, it seemed that they both completed each other.

The connection was so great that Adhara had to work hard not to get nervous.

- "Do I make you nervous, Miss Black?" -

That sentence was enough for Adhara's brain to react quickly.

- "You'll have to try harder if you want to make me nervous, Professor Riddle." -

- "What gave me away?" - Tom questioned, annoyed.

 The music kept playing so they both spoke in whispers, very close to each other.

Adhara turned around to the tune and turned to look at him without stopping smiling.

- "No one would call me "Miss Black" after I became a Lady." -

He snorted in amusement and they continued with the dance, neither of them wanted to lose the connection established by the music or at least they both believed it was because of the music.

Maybe later they will realize the reality...

Or maybe they will realize the truth.

Harry was bored, the couples were dancing according to the tone of the violin, he watched his sister take a man's hand and soon saw her dancing with him.

Bufo couldn't do anything because he had to pretend to be indifferent, besides he knew that his sister could choose who to dance with and who not.

Like his sister, Harry had a great obsession with the stars and somehow he knew that his parents were looking at him through the sky with a smile full of pride.

- "Boring isn't it?" -

A voice brought Harry out of his thoughts.

- "Yes a little." - The brown-haired boy confessed.

- "Do you want to join us?" - asked a dark-skinned boy.

- "Ehhh... Yes of course." -

Harry stood up and walked with the two children who offered him their company until they reached a table where there were three girls and one more boy.

- "Why did you take so long?" - A short-haired girl asked.

- "We rescued an innocent being from boredom." - The dark-haired boy answered, laughing.

- "Hello, I'm Harry Potter." - The brown-haired boy greeted shyly.

- "Nice to meet you, Heir Potter, I'm Pansy Parkinson."- The short-haired girl answered kindly.

- "It's a pleasure to meet the boy who lived, I'm Blaise Zabini." -The dark-haired boy introduced himself with an exaggerated bow.

Harry shook his head amused by the action of the already mentioned Blaise.

- "It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Astoria Greengrass and she's my sister Daphne Greengrass." - A brown-haired girl introduced herself and her blonde sister who was sleeping on Astoria's lap.

- "I'm sure we'll get along very well Heir Potter, my name is Draco, Draco Malfoy." - The blonde boy said arrogantly as he mentioned his last name.

- "It's a pleasure to meet you all, you can call me Harry."-

- "Okay, you can call us by our first names anyway." - This is Blaise.

- "Theo says hello." - Pansy told a boy who was reading intently.

The boy named Theo rolled his eyes and snorted as if that was the last place on earth he wanted to be.

- "A pleasure Harry, I'm Theodore Nott the second, you can call me Theo." - The brown-haired boy said, without taking his eyes off the book.

- "The same, what are you reading?" - The nearsighted boy asked curiously.

- "White and dark curses, you know white and black magic." - Theo answered shyly because he didn't know how the boy who lived could react.

- "Great, my sister usually reads a lot of those books." -

- "Really!?" - Nott asked excitedly.

- "Yes, they are her favorites. But I like the quidditch books the most." - Harry answered, without any shyness.

- 'What position would you like to play?" -Draco asked equally excited.

The boys continued talking about quidditch and magic books being watched by two girls who were eating strawberries with chocolate.

- "He's already part of the group, isn't he?" - Astoria inquired.

- "He is." - Pansy confirmed.

 And so they spent the rest of the night.

While Narcissa and Andromeda spent their time dancing and talking about new gossip with other pureblood women, Sirius and Alphard spent the whole night drinking, Regulus trying to control the former, Adhara and Tom dancing, and Harry making new friends.

"Get ready Hogwarts, the marauders 2.0 are coming…"

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