4 Truth and Love

Crimson stared at her self in the mirror that next morning. Something was different, the wings of course but there was something else, she had a certain glow to her light olive skin. Her eyes seemed darker and her hair seemed to be growing lighter than her normal light brown hair. Her roots almost seem to be a darker blonde shade. It was like she was shifting into a different person all together.

She decided after breakfast that the library was her best option to find more information on what could be happening to her. She had a quick bowl of yogurt with some mixed berries and made her way to the second floor west wing where the library was located. This library was her favorite library, the one at Hogwarts had nothing on her family library, she opened the French oak doors and smiled as she deeply inhaled the smell of old Italian leather and pages of ancient history. She knew that what she needed would either delt with family heritage or magical creatures. She went over to the blue suede couch that sat in the middle of the common area by the brick fire place and took a seat.

"Accio family heritage and magical winged creatures."

Ten books flew towards her narrowly missing her head and then landed on the cushioned seat next to her. Taking a deep breathe Crimson started to read through the first book of family prophecies, and hour later she slammed the book closed finding nothing. Next was pureblood lineage. She made her way through the first five chapters in a breeze the sixth and final chapter was on the Gaunt family. The first two pages was a run through of the family tree, Crimson noticed that it ended with a baby, as she read further it stated that there was a child born, female, that was lost and is said to be the last of the gaunt lineage and was supposed to be one of the strongest witches in existence. Crimson scoffed.

"There is no bloody way that I am the lost Gaunt, but by my luck I am, merlins beard why does this always happen to me"

Crimson continued to read and every word made her believe that she really is the lost Gaunt. There was a 'curse' that every Gaunt underwent a change at either age eight-teen through twenty. Wings are a change and her hair, her eyes, her skin, she's changing. But what really convinced her was the small paragraph about a necklace adorned with a gem that changes colors and triggers the change within a Gaunt. It was then when Crimson excepted that she was the lost Gaunt. So many questions flooded her mind. She took the book and headed to her room , she needed to keep this to herself until her parents got back, she then realized that she was leaving on Sunday for Hogwarts and that even if they did come home she wouldn't be home until Christmas time. She had to figure this out on her own, she needed to. All of her life she was under the impression that she has been loved by her parents whom she knew deep down weren't her actual parents but she loved them no less.

"Okay Crimson time to woman up and get your life straight."

There was a tapping at her window, she looked to see that it was Lucas' owl, Refuge, she opened her window to let the black owl in. She took the letter from his claws and fed him a couple owl treats.

My Raven,

Mother said that she would love nothing more than for you to come Saturday and stay the night. We can go to Hogmead together and shop for school and whatever else you would like. Just make sure you get your parents approval before tomorrow just incase they have something else planned. Other than that I hope your day went well yesterday and your family is doing well.

I love you

-LB

Crimson smiled at the letter. She went over to her writing desk in the far corner of her room and began to compose a letter than would seem like nothing really happened.

Lucas,

I have checked with my parents and they said that I am allowed to come on Saturday and stay the night as long as we have family day tomorrow. I agreed as usual, as for the family issue we had yesterday it wasn't as bad as I had been lead to think, we just went to visit a distant cousin that father hadn't seen in a long while. Other than that news everything else is fine as normal.

-CV

Crimson handed the sealed letter to Refuge and with a light squawk flew off to Lucas. Crimson did love Lucas but not in the way she should. She had always been close to Lucas since child hood but her heart lied with her best friend Cedric Diggory, Hufflepuff and heartthrob of her year. Cedric never paid attention to any girl other than her and Cho Chang who he's mentioned a few times. She had met Cho Chang once or twice, she is in all honesty one of the most two faced girls in Ravenclaw and she didn't have the heart to tell Cedric that. Cho didn't like her neither because she was always with Cedric but, she didn't care much about that because Cho didn't have the balls to interfere because, she knew their friendship was stronger than any relationship her and Cedric could ever have. She was hoping that this year they could have a peaceful year filled with fun and her figuring out who she is but, as luck would have it she knew that this would be far from the truth.

Looking at the clock Crimson decided that it was probably best if she started packing for her sixth year at Hogwarts. She smiled only one more year and she could finally pursue her career as becoming the DATDA professor. Dark Arts had always been her favorite class even though they had a new professor every year. Professor Lupin was always her favorite and after last year she wondered who they could hire that would top him. Opening her trunk Crimson put her robes and uniform as well as some regular attire into her trunk. She made sure to pack her royal blue jumper with a C on it that Mrs. Weasley made for her last Christmas. Since she was best friends with Hermione that automatically made her friend with Harry and Ron, she wasn't as close with the boys but close enough to get a jumper. Crimson also packed a blue ball gown that she designed herself and a pair of silver and diamond encrusted heels. In their letters this year they were instructed to bring formal wear and also told to prepare for a challenging year. Whatever that meant she was ready, no challenge was too great for her. She placed her letter and some extra quills and parchment on top as well as her school parcel and the book about the Gaunts. She went into her bathroom and picked up the necklace off of the counter and wrapped it in a piece of velvet she had laying on her vanity. She went into her jewelry box and found a pair of earring that matched the necklace and placed them in a small box before placing it alongside the necklace in her trunk. She then grabbed the rest of her items such as makeup and other things she would need and placed that bag into her trunk and then closed it.

"Sapphire!"

"Yes miss, what can I do miss?"

"Hi there can you please find Ember and bring her to me."

Ember is Crimson's cat, only two year old ember was found by Crimson in a bush in the rose garden. Ember became very close to Crimson quickly, her black fur and ember eyes made for a striking appearance which represented Crimson well.

"Miss here she is, is there anything else Sapphire can get you miss?"

"Uhm, some raspberry tea please and make some for yourself, thank you"

Sapphire bowed and quickly left leaving a smiling Crimson.

"Now you silly cat where have you been? Out in the roses again? You really want mother to kill me don't you?"

Ember purred as crimson asked her these questions and softly scratched her head.

"Never mind that, we must get you ready for Hogwarts, we leave Saturday to Lucas' and then to school on Sunday. So you know what that means, yep, bath time."

Unlike other cats ember quite enjoyed getting bathed she was truly meant for the pureblood life. After given a bath Ember hopped onto Crimsons black duvet and curled into a ball and fell right to sleep. Crimson saw her tea on her night stand and went over towards it.

The rest of that day consisted of reading a muggle book called Pride and Prejudice. She loved the book and had quickly announced it as her new favorite, nothing like a confusing romance to ease her thoughts. She fell asleep that night peacefully hoping that tomorrow would bring her the same bliss.