31 October 1994, Hogwarts
They're both smiling, Lily has tears in her eyes. She looks at , as if I would disappear any second and whispers "Jasmine"
I knew this was gonna be awkward but damn being here is far worse. It's a bit weird, I feel nothing towards them. I kinda forgot about them when I arrived in Atlantis. They just weren't important enough. I also honestly thought that they forgot about their daughter as well. This is a situation I preferred to avoid.
"Hello, I guess, it's been a while."
They both move to hug and I don't have the heart to tell them that I'm not their daughter anymore. I'm so much older than them that they don't even matter to . It's a bit of a defense chanism after all my life. The longer I live, the quicker ti passes. I have buried so many loved ones that I decided not to bother having any type of relationship with anyone that doesn't have a life expectation that's higher than 250 years.
I let them do their thing, assuage their guilt. I don't know why I'm letting them do it, but I don't want to appear aggressive in front of Dumbledore who has just entered with who I assu is my little sister.
"We're Sorry, we're so sorry, I don't know how we can make it up to you. We shouldn't have left you with these monsters, but we can be family again"
I tune out their begging and I really feel cruel snuffing out their enthusiasm. But then I hear Jas saying sothing.
" It really wasn't entirely our fault; it was more a product of circumstance than intentional. We never wanted you to give you away, especially to those monsters and it was just one poor choice, one error in judgent, one mistake that we have been paying for it for years."
Now that stunned , that really did. I understand that they never wanted to hurt but this is getting ridiculous, are they really that delusional. Is Jas really trying to absolve himself and Lily of responsibility. My mories as Jasmine co to the front of my mind and I feel the urge to disintegrate him one atom at a ti. I slowly take control over my emotions and look at him with a cold expression.
"What do you an this isn't your fault?"
He seems to understand that what he said was wrong.
"You must understand that while we have preferred to have you with us, we would have risked- "
I interrupt him, "I rember."
"What?"
"I rember everything, from the mont I was born to this day, I rember every single mont without any problem. I rember playing with Nathan, levitating cubes, I rember Peter Pettigrew showing Voldemort the way to our room. I rember him firing the killing curse. I rember my mother slowly losing her mind, I rember Dumbledore convincing you to give away, I rember you, Jas, convincing my sick mother to do it so you would feel less guilty. I rember Dumbledore suppressing so of my mories and destroying my twin bond with Nathan. I rember the cold when he left on the Dursley's doorstep like a bottle of milk. I rember every hit, slash, punishnt I got. So do not treat like so child who does not understand what you're talking about. Do not attempt to make yourself feel better, accept your fault and your decisions and move on."
I can feel Nathan and Lily glaring at Dumbledore, who looks extrely uncomfortable. Jas still tries to explain himself.
"It's till one mistake though. Everyone can have errors of judgent, it's part of what can make us human."
"Yes, but you didn't just make a single mistake."
"And what other mistakes did I make?"
"If you had just given away, I could have moved on past this but you didn't. Your biggest mistake is not attempting to contact when I was with the Dursleys. I know you couldn't use any type of magical communications but there are still many ways to contact including non-magical post. Even Lily, who wasn't well at the ti didn't contact . She could have easily used a phone to talk to , to make sure I was alright. Every day you didn't try to contact , you made a mistake."
Dumbledore interrupted us, "This is not the ti to speak about this issue Jasmine, let's speak about the tournant. You will have to remain in the castle during the tournant as it is in the contract. You will be able to join the fourth-year classes."
It's funny that he thinks I don't know that the goblet didn't bind , they just used the summoning function of the goblet at the choosing of the champions. I'm not bound by anything. This makes even more excited to watch him as his life will soon crumble around him.
"Can I get a copy of the contract?"
"I'm afraid you can't, my girl."
This is unreal, I can feel the noose tightening around his throat.
"And why am I joining the fourth-year class even though I graduated?"
"I'm afraid that the British ministry does not recognize any diplomas from foreign soil."
"I don't mind staying here for a year, I hear your library is quite extensive, but why should I care if I'm not planning to permanently stay in Britain?" I kinda want to stay in Britain, I have a few plans to fulfill in this country.
Jas interjected, "Because you're our daughter, young lady, and you're staying with us from now on."
"I'm afraid my guardians would disagree."
"What guardians?"
"You didn't expect that I would live alone, did you? I was blood adopted into my family a couple of years after the Dursleys abandoned in New York. I am now officially and magically, Jasmine Morgan Evanshade."
"Evanshade is not a magical na. Only magical families can do blood adoptions."
"My mother Morgan Evanshade is a squib, she was recently widowed before adopting . No, she kept her husband's na after his death. I believe you would recognize her mother's na. My grandmother is called Margaret Sayre, I believe you know her, Dumbledore?"
Dumbledore blanched. Of course, he would rember her. The Sayres are a founding family, aning their ancestor founded Ilvemorny. The Sayre family are also known parselmouths and possess an impressive political power in the states. I pretty much told him it was impossible for him to force back into Britain without causing an international incident. Plus, during my ti as Margaret Sayre, I kinda took a preemptive revenge against him by scaring the hell out of him, but that's a story for another ti.
I continued, "Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, what exactly have you done to punish the Dursleys?"
Dumbledore replied, "What do you an punish them?"
"I an are they in prison? Did you give them a trial in a magical court or a muggle court?"
"We have chosen to give them a chance, you parents have forgiven them for their sins?"
"Are you serious, you let criminals out without punishnt? Forgiveness is well and good in a personal life but not for criminals. Are you out of your mind?"
"Be careful Jasmine, this is a dark path you are treading."
"You know, Albus, you are surprisingly very judgntal. You know, for soone who killed his own sister."
I think I broke him with that, before he could respond, I make my way through the door.
Jas says, "Stop, where do you think you're going, young lady, you are our daughter and you will stay with us."
"I am not your daughter and you are not my parents. Not in blood, since I got blood adopted and definitely not in spirit. A parent, a true parent is soone a child relies on. Soone who teaches them about the world, how to live. Soone who holds their hands till adulthood, soone who instills his or her values and ideals to the next generation. You are not my parents, but you could have been. If things were different, I would have been standing with you, proudly as a Potter. But if things were different, I would not be who I am today and I like who I am. Family is not a right, it's a privilege and you have lost the right to be my family a long ti ago."
I start heading towards the door.
Lily's word stops , "Do you truly hate us that much?"
"I did once when I was living with the Dursleys, but after they left , I realize sothing. Hate is too strong an emotion to waste on people like you."
I walk out of the room.
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