Prologue

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Just over a year after Grayson and Miranda Gilbert took in Elena as their own daughter they were surprised to find a baby, wrapped in a blanket on their doorstep with a letter. The letter said that this was Miranda's cousin Lily Potter's (née Evans) daughter. Miranda was aware of the wizarding world and so was her sister Jenna. Unlike her, Jenna didn't know about the separate supernatural world and Miranda wouldn't have known either if not for being married to a founding family member on the council. She knew all about Voldemort and what he was doing in magical Britain so to hear her cousin had been a victim was heartbreaking. Apparently the original plan was to drop the little girl at her Aunt Petunia's house but she refused to take her in; claiming that she and her husband didn't want the 'freak' child so instead she was brought here. They brought her inside and Miranda explained everything about the wizards and witches to her husband. After a lot of explaining he grudgingly agreed to take her in and make her Elena's fraternal twin sister. Grayson wasn't all that happy with the decision to take the young witch in and would in time always favour Elena over her; but barring that, she would have a much better life than she would have had at the Dursley's. So Victoria Violet Potter became Victoria Violet Gilbert.

**Time Skip**

Victoria was ten now and fairly happy. She had a wonderful little brother called Jeremy and a loving mother. Her father wasn't the best, he was blinded by her sister's false innocence and charm but other than that she was happy. Elena had never liked Victoria very much; she blamed her for taking the attention away from her and envied her for her intelligence. So she bullied her and blamed her for things that she'd done and being the kind girl Victoria was; she let her. Thanks to this she had pretty much no friends except Matty, Vicky and Tyler who were the only ones not under her 'spell.' No matter how hard Elena tried she could never get her brother or sister's friends to turn against her twin, they always accepted her and loved her. And though her mother knew Victoria wasn't to blame for any of the things Elena did; she still couldn't see that it was Elena doing them. Jeremy on the other hand could always see past Elena's act and was one hundred percent on his other sister's side. Victoria was originally very good friends with Bonnie and Caroline but her sister fed them lies about her and they believed her. But one day Elena was playing a game of Tori hunting with her friends Bonnie and Caroline and she found herself on the roof of the school after wishing she could be far away from her sister. Extremely freaked out, she was sent home with a suspension to very angry parents.

Victoria explained how she was running – not who she was running from though – and she found herself on the roof as if by magic. After she said that, they decided they could no longer keep everything a secret from her anymore. They told her how she was adopted, who her parents were, how they were magic, how she was a witch, what they knew about Hogwarts and all about accidental magic. But then they spotted Jeremy hiding in the corner of the living room, listening to everything they said and from that day on he was Victoria's best friend.

**Time Skip**

A year had passed and it was now her eleventh birthday, her real one; not the one she shared with her adopted sister and she was more excited than usual. Normally she didn't like her birthday all that much because Elena didn't know she was adopted and she didn't get any presents that day but today she didn't care. Her Hogwarts letter was coming; she was going to an actual magic school. Though from what her parents told her, they didn't follow normal school subjects all that much so she would have to keep up. Her dad or adopted one at least was making Elena's favourite breakfast when a tawny owl flew through an open window and dropped a thick letter on her lap before taking a seat on her shoulder. Elena screamed bloody murder while the rest of her family just stared. She grabbed Jeremy's hand, her letter and ran up to her room; the owl following her close behind.

"It's here Jeremy! It's here." Victoria squealed.

"Open it then." He said equally excited.

"Okay okay." She said and opened it and read the first page;

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,br /Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Miss Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

Term begins on 1st September. We await your owl by no later than 31st July.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

"Oh my god that's today!" She panicked.

"Give your answer to the owl then Tori." Jeremy replied in a hurried tone. She scribbled a quick answer on a blank piece of paper and sent it off with the owl along with an explanation that she would be getting her supplies with her adopted parents then staying overnight and catching the train to school the following morning. They then read the next page;

HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand

1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring, if they desire, an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICK

Yours sincerely,

Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus

Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions

After showing her adopted parents the list they decided that they would go to Diagon Alley a couple days before she left for Hogwarts. Grayson didn't go, he would never admit it but he was prejudice towards magical people so Miranda and Jeremy came instead. Her little brother had begged their parents until they let him go.

Victoria had everything she needed but was still quite clueless. She knew Hogwarts was a school for magic but knew nothing about what you learnt there so when the day came for her to go she was very nervous. She didn't even know how to get onto the platform but luckily a family of red heads led the way. That was the start of her new life as Victoria Potter, the girl who lived, British witch with a tendency to get into a lot of trouble and not Victoria Gilbert, twin sister of the 'great' Elena Gilbert, intelligent scholar, genius and target for total humiliation. It was going to be amazing.

Hope that was okay for a first chapter, will update soon.

Lucy

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