Chapter Nine, Halloween Part Two

(A/N: the story of the three brothers doesn't belong to me I'm only borrowing it but I have changed the wording slightly.)

"What is a Resurrection Stone?" Frodo asked curiously.
"Perhaps a better way to explain it, would be to tell you the story behind my ancestors." Evelina said thoughtfully.
"Does it have anything to do with you being the Mistress of Death and how you saved Frodo?" Merry asked, shocking those who didn't know that she'd saved Frodo it that she was the Mistress of Death. "Yes Merry." Evelina smiled kindly at him ignoring the looks from the others. "Do you want to hear it? It's quite a long story." Evelina asked, she giggled when all four Hobbits nodded their heads eagerly and pulled their chairs closer to her.

"The story behind with three brothers; Cadmus, Anotch and Ignotus Peverell. I'm a defendant of Ignotus, the story is believed to be a myth, but like all myths they were once true." Evelina started she looked around at them all noticing that all of them were looking at her expectantly, blushing she cleared her throat awkwardly as she continued with the tale. "'There were once three brothers who were travelling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. Soon however, they came across a river too treacherous to cross, but being learned in the Magical Arts thru simply waved their wands and made a bridge.'" Evelina paused for a moment and waved her wand conjuring pictures of the story so they could watch what was happening.

"Before they could cross their path was blocked by a hooded figure. It was death and he felt cheated; cheated because travels usually drowned in the river. But he was cunning. He pretended to congratulate them on their magic and that each had earned a prize for being clever enough to evade him. The oldest asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence. So Death fashioned him one from an Eldar tree that stood on the riverbank.

The second brother decided he wanted to humiliate Death further, and asked for the power to call loved ones from the grave. So Death plucked a stone from the riverbed and offered it to him. Finally, Death turned to the third brother, a humble man he asked for something that would allow him to leave this place without being followed by Death, so reluctantly Death handed over his own Cloak of Invisibility. The first brother Cadmus, traveled to a distant village, with the Eldar Wand in hand he killed a wizard he'd once quralled with. Drunk with the power the Eldar Wand had given him, he bragged of his invincibility. But that night while he was sleeping, another wizard stole the sand and slit Cadmus's throat for good measure, and so Death took the first brother for his own.

The second brother, Anotch journeyed to his home where he took the stone and turned it thrice in hand. To his delight the girl he'd once hoped to marry before her untimely death appeared before him. But soon she turned sad and cold for she didn't belong in the mortal world, driven mad with hopeless longing the second brother killed himself do he could join her and so Death took the second brother. As for Ignotus, Death searched for many years but he was never able yo find him. Only when he reached old age did the youngest brother shed the cloak and give it to his son, he then greeted Death as an old friend and departed this life as equals." Evelina finished.

There was silence in the tent as the Fellowship took in all that Evelina had told them and what they'd seen. "But how died this make you the Mistress of Death? And how did it help you save Frodo?" Boromir asked confused.
"When the three items are together it makes you the true Master/Mistress of Death. A Champion if you will and you become immortal. I already had the cloak, it's been passed down the family for Centuries. I know it is the True Cloak of Invisibility for others that are made; the spell wears off after a few years and can only fit one person under it at a time and it disintegrates if spells are cast on it.

But mine, no spells can be cast in it, it expands to fit the user or users and it hasn't had any wear and tear to it as it looks brand new and only the users can remove it so you can't be found." Evelina explained. "I only gained the stone and wand during the war, I unknowingly had the stone on me while we were hunting for a way to kill Voldemort as it was hidden in another object, but after the war I snapped the wand as people have killed each other for it. I only gained the wand after disarming a fellow student of his wand which caused the Eldar Wand- who was in the hands of Voldemort to become mine. The student had been forced to disarm the Headmaster a year before who was the previous owner of the wand.

But unfortunately the power of the Eldar wand transferred to my wand as apparently I was worthy enough to be the champion, Mistress of Death of whatever you want to call it, after all the evil I'd gone through and having always survived death, even when I sacrificed myself." Evelina explained as she pulled her right sleeve up to show them the triangular eye shakes rune on the inside of her wrist. "That's the mark of the Deathly Hallows." Neville explained to them when he saw their confused faces. "And if you ever do that again to me Eve, I'll kill you myself!" Neville growled glaring at his sheepish best friend.
"What happened?" Legolas asked concerned.
"Near the eve of the war Voldemort card his armies to retreat while we disposed of the dead, but he said Eve had one hour to go into the forest and hand herself in so he can kill her, otherwise he'd make her watch we he killed everyone." Neville said with a grimace as he remembered her lifeless body.

"I had to let him kill me. I had a bit of his soul in my scar on my forehead from when the curse rebounded when I was a baby. I'm not afraid of death, I'd gladly do it again of it would save everyone." said Evelina notchantly as she shrugged her shoulders. "If tit let him kill you, how are you still alive?" Boromir asked confused.
"I ended up in the in-between." Evelina said quietly, but everyone could still hear her as not a sound was made throughout the tent. "I could either go on and join my parents and finally be with them or go back and destroy Voldemort once and for all. Obviously, I chose to go back. I think that's how I got the Mistress of Death, but I'm not sure." Evelina mused.

"After all the years of having a piece of his soul inside me it didn't change me really. Sometimes I felt really angry and could feel his emotions and sometimes see into his mind, but I didn't turn evil even with having a direct link to him, my scar just burned she bled when I was near him. When I was duelling with him I didn't want to kill him unless necessary I tried to get him feel remorse about what he'd done." Evelina said as she looked down at the stone that lay in her hand, she startled when two different pairs of hands touched her own, one covering the hand with the stone the other holding her other hand. Looking up she smiled when she noticed it was Aragorn and Legolas holding her hands.

"Use it." Aragorn said to her softly, his voice like a soft spring breeze brushing across her right cheek, causing it to heat up no matter how hard she tried to stop it. "Use it and see your parents, no one here will judge you for wanting to see them, my love." Evelina smiled gratefully at the pair of them and kissed both of them softly on the lips. When she pulled back from Legolas she looked down at the stone taking a deep breath she closed her eyes and turned it thrice in hand. She slowly opened her eyes when she heard an intake of breath from those around her and Gandalf choking on his pipe smoke. When she opened her eyes she saw not only her mum and dad, but also Remus and Tonks with her bubblegum pink hair standing before them.

Her mother looked like an older version of her with the blood red hair, heart shaped face, emerald eyes and a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose and cheeks. The difference between them was that her mother was taller than her at around 5"10 whereas, Eve barely reached 5"1, the others noticed that Evelina's eyes were slightly brighter in colour than her mother's, and it was obvious when looking at the black hatred bespectacled Kitsune that he was Evelina's father what with them having the same almond eye shape and the save nose shape though Evelina's nose was slightly smaller. They had the same high cheek bones, and if that didn't give him away than his tail, ears and smile surely would.

"Sweetheart," Lily said as she held out her hand for Evelina to take much like she did in the forest. "Mum!" Evelina gasped with tears streaming firm her face she ran into her mother's arms for the first time in her life. She sent a silent thank you to Death, as she cried harder in her mother's arms- for letting her parents hold her. "Shh! Bambi, it's alright we're here and we're so, so proud of you." James whispered soothingly as he wrapped his arms around his family. "You've been so brave, sweetheart." Lily whispered as she kissed her daughter's head as tears of her own streamed down her face.

Evelina pulled back from her parents smiling when the pair of them kissed her on her forehead. She looms can over when she heard a familiar voice calling out to her. "Wotcher Eve!" Tonks said smiling sadly at the young wan should threw herself into her and Remus's arms. "I miss you." Evelina said between hiccups. Remus clenched his eyes closed right as he and Tonks held his first cub tightly in their arms. "We miss you too, cub." Remus says sadly as he kissed her forehead. "I don't want you to feel guilty about Teddy being with Andy. We're not angry with you, it's safer for him at the moment to be with the Wild Hunt until he and Andy can join you. We are so proud of you, after everything you've been through you still raised our son like he was your own and we can never wish for a better life for him." Remus days seriously as he hugged her once more.

"Remus is right, Eve." Tonks says as she smiled sadly at her. "I can never wish for a better mother for him, if we can't be there for him. I know you have told our little boy about us, and I know he won't understand for a few more years, but... thank you. I know it sad a good choice to make you his Godmother." Tonks said as she wiped away her tears.
"You don't need to thank me, Dora." Evelina told them with tears running down her own face. "I love him as if he was my own and I won't treat him any different when I have my own. I promise."
"We know," Remus smiled, he was so proud of his cub.

"Just stop doubting yourself. Now, introduce us to everyone. I gather you've met two of your mates already, if what we've seen is the truth." Remus said tightly. Moony was not happy about his first cub already having found two out of her three mates. "What!" James shouted as he spam around and looked at everyone. "My little girl is too young to have mates." He said as he crossed his arms over his chest. He yelped when Lily slapped him over the back of the head. "Lily-flower! What was that for?" James asked with a pout. Lily glared at her husband she still couldn't understand why he was being so childish.

"You know what James Charlus Potter!" Lily snapped. "Eve is a grown woman and no matter how much I hate to admit it she's not a baby anymore. And I'm sure Neville and Sirius will look out for her. Alice and Frank would he so proud of you Neville, at the man you've become. As your Godparents we are just as proud of you as we are with Eve." Lily told her Godson smiling softly at the young man who looked just like both Alice and Frank. Neville smiled I'm thanks at his Godparents that he was finally getting to meet.

"I'll introduce you to everyone." Neville told them and introduced the Fellowship to Eve's parents and Remus and Tonks and them to the Fellowship. "So, you two are my Bambi's mates, hmp!" James said more than asked as he critically looked over both Aragorn and Legolas. "If either of you or her third mate, whoever he is- hurt her I'll find away to come back and kill you myself, and don't think I won't. If I can still turn into a stag I. Can. Come. Back." James swore as his hazel eyes glowed with power that made even Gandalf gulp. Evelina was thankful she had told everyone about her and her dad's Animagus; doe and stag forms respectively, a few days ago so they wouldn't think her dad was too crazy.

"You have my word, that I will not do anything to harm Even I have not admitted this out loud, but I love her with my heart and would rather die than see harm come to her." Aragorn promised, he smiled lovingly at Evelina when he heard her quiet gasp. "I have not known Eve as long as Aragorn, but my feelings for her match that of Aragorn's and I too would rather die than allow any harm come to her even from myself." Legolas swore. Unbidden tears fell from her eyes once more, but unlike the others they were happy tears as she finally understood that she loved by them for her and not for who or what she was. She ran into their arms and huffed the pair of them tightly.

"I love the pair of you too." Evelina whispered just loud enough for them to hear. Aragorn and Legolas were ecstatic to find out their feelings were returned as they held her close to themselves and each planted a kiss on each of their cheeks before they kissed her softly on the lips. Legolas pulled back regretfully from Evelina's soft, but now bruised lips when he heard her father and Godfather clearing their throats, loudly. Aragorn and Legolas couldn't help but smirk smugly at her dazed appearance. James looked at the two of them closely, sizing them up seeing if they were good enough for Eve.

He didn't know what to think when Aragorn kissed her softly but passionately on the lips and then Legolas, if there was one thing he didn't want to see was his daughter being intimate. "You make sure you look after her. I don't want her hurt understand? It's not her time to join us yet and I hope it's not for many years to come." James said sternly, his stern glare slightly lessened when they nodded. "Come and give your old man a hug before we go, Sweetheart." James held back his tears as his daughter gave them all a hug one last time. "Remember Bambi, they we love you and we are extremely proud of you and Nev and we're always watching over you and we're in here if you need us." James said his voice cracking as he placed his hand over Evelina's heart.

"Promise?" Evelina couldn't help but ask as she tried unsuccessfully to hold the tears back as her family started to fade.
"Always." All four of them said before they faded completely.