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Hermes Black and the Boy-Who-Lived

Summary:

Hermes Perenelle Black always knew she was different (or as Grand-mère insist: ‘extraordinaire’).

Even for a witch.

Even for a witch of the ‘Noble and Most Ancient House of Black’. Or of the ‘Auguste Famille Bienbon’, as Grand-mère reminds Uncle Hydrus every time he mentions the Black family.

It’s more than the strange scar she has on her chest. Or the bizarre (usually scary) dreams she’s had for as long as she can remember. Or that she can talk to snakes or see those winged, reptilian-faced horses; all which Uncle Hydrus doesn’t want her to talk about to anyone, amongst the long list of other things not to talk about.

There is also the fact that she was born on the eve of Samhain. That she is an orphan. That her mother was French, which apparently is sometimes as bad as being a muggleborn according to Uncle Hydrus (making sure Grand-mère is not around to hear). And that she is possibly the first Black ever to not go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

It’s all of this, but mainly what happens on her eleventh birthday... and this Boy-Who-Lived who everyone is talking about when she (finally) wakes up the next day.

Notes:

Hi everyone

I have been reading quite a few Harry fan fiction stories and finally decided to join in and try one for myself. I hope you enjoy this first new story.

Words of encouragement and comments are welcome but please no silly bashing-troll comments just for the sake of it.

Disclaimer: The World of Harry Potter does not belong to me. While my story is fanfiction, and my creation, the Canon characters, locations, ideas... belong to JK Rowling. This is a work of fiction produced for the single purpose of entertaining fans of Harry Potter, and no Copyright infringement is intended.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Prologue - The Ancient and Noble House of Black, Part 1

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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Prologue - The Ancient and Noble House of Black, Part 1 

 

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On the 30th of April 1951*, in the Small Locked Tower of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry a big, parchment book known as the Book of Admittance willingly opened itself and allowed the Quill of Acceptance to write down the name Bellatrix Druella Black.

Two years later Andromeda Irma Black was added. To be followed three years later by Narcissa Cassiopeia Black.

On the 3rd of November, 1959, the quill wrote Sirius Orion Black, and the 21st of August, 1961* Regulus Arcturus Black was added.

 

Finally, in the late hours of the 31st of October 1970, the quill wrote: Hermes Perenelle Black.

 

 

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Notes:

This first part of the prologue is very short, but parts 2 and 3 will be longer and give more of a back-story.

* - For the birthdates:

For Bellatrix, only the year was given on Harry Potter Wiki, I decided to go for the date of Walpurgis Night (ie- Witches’ Night), as it seemed rather pertinent - especially given that Tom Riddle’s first followers at school were called the ‘Knights of Walpurgis’.

The month and day for Regulus are based on the Leo Horoscope - a ‘late lion’ - which seemed rather fitting as Regulus means ‘little lion’.

* - Not already known middle names were based on previous family member’s names.