A/n: And here we have the next part of the Chronicles. Correna is on her way to school, and though she is not the boy-who-lived, I feel certain 'The Child Born in Death' will have her own problems. Disclaimer: I of course own nothing recognizable...this is just my fantasy.
Chapter 1: The Shopping Trip
Tap…tap…tap.
"Nagoaway," Correna Dumbledore sleepily mumbled from underneath her mountain of covers.
Tap…tap…tap.
"Ugghh, fine you win," the young eleven year-old huffed. She crawled out of her bed and opened the window to let in a large brown owl.
"You know if I was allowed to use a wand, you would be so dead right now," she growled untying the letter from its leg.
The owl ruffled its feathers as though to tell her off and flew out the window.
"Good riddance," she smirked and looked down at the letter. Seeing the crest on the back caused her to give a scream of delight as she bolted from the girls' room and ran into her parents.
It was early August and the family was already back at school.
She jumped onto her father's chest screaming, "It's here! It's here!"
"Wh-what? What's here?" Albus Dumbledore asked rubbing the sleep from his eyes and putting on his glasses.
"My Hogwarts letter silly," she said rolling her eyes. Correna crawled off her dad's chest and snuggled into her mother's arms.
She leaned into her mother's ear and whispered, "Mum, mummy you have to wake up. Mummy my letter is here and I want to get my things."
"When do you want to leave?" Minerva asked pulling the child closer to her, but not opening her eyes.
Albus had to grin watching the two. It was a game they so often played with each other.
Correna would pounce on Albus startling him awake and their conversation would wake Minerva, though she kept her eyes close.
It was a game they only played with Correna and it always made her feel special.
"Mummy I want to leave as soon as we are dressed. How fast can you get ready?" Correna whispered kissing the witch's cheek.
"Can you be ready in twenty minutes?" Minerva asked opening her eyes to see the grinning face of her eldest child.
"Oh yes ma'am I can," she nodded kissing Minerva's cheek again.
"Then I guess that's when we're leaving," Minerva laughed sitting up.
"But who's coming with us?" she worriedly asked furrowing her brow.
"Today is for the queen and princess. All other royalty is to stay behind with the king," Albus said pulling Corri onto his lap and snuggling.
"Oh daddy do you really mean it?" Correna asked as twinkling eyes met twinkling eyes.
"I really do sweetie. We think you need some alone time with your mother," Albus replied.
"Oh thank you so much," she squealed throwing herself into another hug, "and don't worry I'll remember to call her professor."
"Yes I wish it didn't have to be this way," he sighed.
"But as long as we know the truth that's all that matters. I know who my mummy and daddy are and I wouldn't change them for all the galleons in Gringotts," Corri replied hopping off the bed. "Then I suppose I should get ready," Minerva laughed walking toward the shower.
"I'm going to wear my emerald green robes today!" Correna called running out of the room.
Thirty minutes later Correna and her mother were stepping through the Floo network at the Leaky Cauldron.
"Good morning professor!" Tom the barman greeted.
"Good morning Tom," the professor nodded.
"Hi Tom!" Correna greeted excitedly, "I finally get a wand today!"
"Then I shall try and stay on your good side," he laughed as mother and daughter walked to the back of the bar.
"Oh mummy can I do it? Please oh please let me open it," Corri begged as her mother pulled out her wand.
"I don't see why not my baron," she laughed.
Minerva handed her wand to the child and hoisted her up to reach the bricks. Correna lightly tapped them and watched as it opened to reveal the wonders of Diagon Alley.
"Where to first?" Minerva asked placing her daughter back on the ground and taking her hand.
"Uh robes…and then my Wand!"
The duo walked into Madame Maulkin's and were ushered to the back to be fitted.
"Great Scott Correna, you've grown a foot or so since I last saw you," Madame Maulkin exclaimed!
"Thanks for that," Correna laughed, "I think."
"Why child I wouldn't be surprised if you grow to be as tall as the Professor here," she said nodding to Minerva.
"That would be nice," Correna nodded, "then I could meet daddy eye for eye."
As the two women continued to talk a young girl came up and stood across from Correna.
She had dark brown hair and grey eyes with a smirk that would make your skin crawl.
"Hello," Correna greeted as the girl started to be measured.
"Hello," the girl replied.
"My name's Correna pleased to…"
"I know who you are. You're the little Dumbledore brat that made the papers by registering as an animagus," the child spat.
"That would be correct. Do I know you?" Corri asked eyeing the rude child.
"Velna, Velna Lestrange. Your uncle and the professor killed my parents," she hissed.
"Oh yes," Corri nodded, "an unavoidable accident. I here you and your brother are living with the McNairs."
"Not that you care," she spat and turned away as the adults walked up to them. "Are you ready to go Miss Dumbledore," Professor McGonagall asked?
"I am Professor," Corri nodded hopping off the school, "Bye Velna. I suspect we will be spending a lot of time together." Correna did not here what the Lestrange girl called, but she had a feeling it wasn't good.
"…….okay try this one…ten inches, unicorn hair, oak." Ollivander sighed handing Correna yet another wand.
She had tried nearly thirty different wands, all to no avail.
She flicked the wand and again nothing happened.
"This…is…hopeless!" she screamed while banging her head on the counter. The lamp next to her shattered.
"I'm sorry Minerva, but I just don't understand it. With you and Albus as her parents...and it's obvious she's powerful," he nodded to the broken lamp.
"Maybe we should try a maker in Paris," Minerva suggested putting a comforting arm around her daughter.
"That might be……..wait a minute," he exclaimed running to the very back of the room.
He returned minutes later with a solemn but elated face.
"Here Miss Dumbledore try this one," he said opening a dark blue box and handing her the wand from inside, "It's Hawthorne, 12 inches, with an ice phoenix core."
Correna took the long black wand in her slender hand and felt a rush of excitement as red sparks hot from the tip.
"Oh yes, yes! I've got one," Correna exclaimed dancing around her mother.
"So I noticed," she laughed.
"Yes it's a very powerful one," he nodded, "The brother to…well," he locked eyes with Minerva, "the brother to the Dark Lord Grindelwald.
"Y-you're joking?" Minerva asked eye widening.
"No professor I'm not. I think it's clear we can expect to see many great things from Correna," he replied.
"Thank you Mr. Ollivander," Correna exclaimed!
"You're welcome my dear," he laughed, "its eleven galleons professor."
"Thank you Ollivander and good bye," Minerva replied paying for the wand and exiting the store.
The rest of the day without too many interruptions and soon Professor McGonagall and Correna Dumbledore found themselves in the Menagerie looking for the perfect pet for her to take to school.
All three had agreed that it would be best not to bring the tiger, Arya, into the dorms.
"So what are you looking for?" Professor McGonagall asked as they walked around the shop.
"Uh…well…aha that's it!" Correna exclaimed peering into a dark cage.
The two looked in to see a pair of amber eyes staring back at them.
"I'm not sure you want that cat," the shop keeper replied, "He's not very sociable and he has a terrible temper."
"I think he's cute," Correna said opening the cage.
The shopkeeper closed his eyes and waited for the worst…but it didn't come.
The man opened his eyes to see the black cat with the triangle on its forehead curling up in Correna's arm.
Upon closer inspection he realized she was humming an old Irish tune.
"I want this one Professor. I think he and Arya will get along great," Correna replied.
"All right," the Professor nodded paying for the animal, "What will you call him?" "Salazar," was her daughter's only answer.
The cat purred as though in agreement as they walked out of the shop.
"I think he likes his name," Minerva smiled as they made their way back to the bar.
"I think he does too," Corri laughed and kept the cat protectively to her chest as they Flooed home.
Just to let you know, yes indeed the Lestranges had kids before they died.
So what kind of shenanigans can this little oddity get into? You have no idea!
What will happen on her train ride I wonder?
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