Ch. 13 The Life of the Girl-Who-Lived
Ten years later, it was a beautiful morning at Fudge Manor in Wiltshire, England, on Saturday, June 22, 1991. The sunlight shined upon a bedroom where a ten-year-old female child named Tulip Dorea Potter rested.
Tulip's nose scrunches when she feels the heat of the sunlight on her face. She opened her eyes, revealing a light green color. Her eyes blinked, staring at the ceiling above her.
" Good morning, Young Lady Potter!" The Fudge Family's House Elves: Honey and Pepper greeted.
Tulip lifted her head and saw Honey and Pepper in her bedroom, cleaning the mess she had made the night before.
" Good morning, Honey and Pepper," Tulip yawned. She sits up and stretches, feeling her bones pop, making her whole body shiver.
Pepper opens the curtains fully, letting the sunshine into the bedroom. Honey turns her gaze to Tulip, admiring the young girl she has helped raise since infancy.
Tulip was a beautiful young girl with thick, wavy black hair that fell to her shoulders and almond-shaped light green eyes. Her eyes were highly distinctive because every person who knew her deceased biological mother, Lily Potter nee Evans, would always comment that she had her birth mother's eyes.
Tulip pulls the bedsheets to the side, revealing a light blue knee-length nightgown. She slides off the bed and walks toward the balcony window in pale blue sandals. She watched Pepper open the window for her, and the young girl stepped out, admiring the scenery before her.
" I cannot believe it's been almost ten years since Mum died, Dad got severely hurt and still in a coma, my brother Harold disappeared, and Mama and Papa Fudge took me in and raised me as their daughter," Tulip whispered.
The wind blows Tulip's long wavy black hair, making it look like a cascade waterfall.
Tulip gently laid her chin on the balcony rail. Her eyes filled with emotions, recalling every significant moment of her childhood that James, Lily, and Harry weren't a part of.
She learned how to walk and talk at the age of two. She got discovered by the public eye in the Muggle world when she starred in a McDonald's commercial at the age of three, and from there, her life changed drastically.
Her beautiful innocent cherub face and sweet smile won the hearts of many people, including modeling agencies and the film industry.
Initially, her Papa, Cornelius Fudge, was concerned for Tulip's physical and mental health. But his attorney, Nestor Abbott, assured him that having trusted people going with Tulip to gigs can ensure her safety.
Thus, Cornelius had Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, and Sirius Black go with Tulip to gigs whenever he and Abigail can't.
Tulip became the face of many brands, such as Gap Kids and Carter's. Once she got older, she modeled and gracefully walked the runway for famous fashion designers.
And she wasn't alone. She had her childhood friend and parental cousin, Draco Malfoy, by her side as her male modeling partner.
" I only agree to model with you because Mum said she would get fancy clothes from these Muggle fashion designers," A young Draco stated.
" At least we will make fun memories!" A young Tulip smiled.
Even though Tulip is famous in the Muggle World, she is also very well-known in the Wizarding World.
At age five, Tulip discovered a brand new magical creature that she dubbed Spiritual Guardian. And it happened on her fifth birthday in the Wizarding World.
Many people came to celebrate her birthday, including the famous Magizooligst, Newt Scamander.
Tulip played hide-n-seek with Draco and other Wizarding children their age in the forest behind Fudge Manor.
Tulip was hiding in the bushes deep in the forest. A scream grabbed her attention. She lifted her head and saw a girl clinging to her life on a tree branch. She heard other children say they would find an adult to help the scared child.
" Pansy. What were you thinking, climbing a tree of all places to hide?" A young Draco stared.
Pansy cried, causing Tulip to leave her hiding place and look at the other girl worriedly.
" It's okay, Pansy! We'll find a way to get you down," A young Tulip reassured.
Draco raised an eyebrow at Tulip.
" We? Who's we?" A young Draco asked.
Tulip ignored Draco's question and looked at her surroundings. She spotted a vine nearby. She runs, grabs the vine, and goes to the tree where Pansy clung.
She wraps the vine around the tree. Her hands tightly grasped the vine, and she began to walk on the tree on her two feet, surprising Draco.
" Tulip!" A young Draco screeches. " What do you think you are doing? Mum will bloody kill me when she learns that I let you do this idiotic thing," He looks at Tulip worryingly.
" It's better to be safe than sorry, Draco! We don't know any magical spells yet because we are too young. What if the adults don't reach here on time? We should do something about it and not let Pansy get severely hurt. Many would call this Muggle-style. However, it's sufficient when you can't use magic or have a wand," A young Tulip stated while walking on the tree to Pansy.
Draco stood there, looking at Tulip and Pansy worryingly.
Tulip reached the top where Pansy was clinging. She carefully sits on the tree branch and ties the vine around her waist. She knew the vine was safe and not poisonous on her skin since she had studied Herbology with her Mama Fudge and could tell the difference between various vines.
" Pansy! It would be best if you unwrapped your arms from the tree branch," A young Tulip says.
Pansy looked at Tulip warily. She was scared and afraid she would fall if she let go of the tree branch.
Tulip held her hand out to Pansy.
" It's okay, Pansy. Just look at me while you scoot closer," A young Tulip reassured.
Pansy nodded.
She slowly unwraps her arms from the tree branch and sits up. She looked at Tulip intently. The other girl's eyes gave her reassurance.
" Yes! Like that. Now come closer," A young Tulip smiled.
Pansy started scooting closer to Tulip. However, a gust of wind comes out of nowhere, causing Pansy to sway, and she falls off the tree branch.
" Pansy!" A young Draco and Tulip scream.
Tulip's heart skipped a beat when she watched Pansy fall. She didn't know what came off of her. She stood on the tree branch, jumped, and held onto the other girl as they fell.
Draco watched, horrified when he saw Tulip and Pansy falling from a high distance.
Tulip hugs Pansy tightly as they fall. She closed her eyes, ready for the impact and to feel immense pain.
Cornelius, Newt, Sirius, and some adults arrived and horrifiedly watched when they saw Tulip and Pansy fall.
Cornelius pulls out his wand and is about to scream a spell to save the girls when he and the adults see a bright light running in their direction. Their eyes widened when they saw the light transform into a mighty Stag.
Sirius' eyes widened when he saw the familiar mighty Stag. Tears welled up, getting emotional because the animal that saved Tulip and Pansy from danger reminded him of James' Animagus form and his Patronus.
" I have never seen such a creature like that before," Newt softly spoke, not wanting to startle the mysterious mighty Stag.
Cornelius glanced at Newt and then looked at the mysterious mighty Stag, watching the animal gently lay on the ground so that Tulip and Pansy could get off.
Sirius looked at his surroundings and frowned when he didn't see James. He knew watching the animal was getting to him when he remembered James recovering in the Muggle World.
Tulip and Pansy carefully got off the mighty Stag. Tulip watched Pansy run to her parents and clung to them. She looked back at the animal and stared at it with mixed emotions.
Cornelius walked towards Tulip and the mighty Stag, staring at them warily.
Newt told the crowd to stay put, only allowing Cornelius to confront the animal since Tulip didn't want to leave.
Tulip's eyes stared intently at the mighty Stag's glowing eyes.
Her eyes widened when she saw the mighty Stag leaning forward, letting her know the animal was okay for her to pet it.
Tulip softly gasped when she felt how smooth the glowing fur was and smiled when she saw that the animal was, in fact, authentic and not a ghost like how she perceived it.
" Papa!" A young Tulip looks at Cornelius nearby. " It's real! It's not a ghost!" She smiled.
The mighty Stag looked at Cornelius from head to toe when Tulip called him Papa.
Tulip grabs Cornelius' hand and gently places their hands on the mighty Stag's head.
Cornelius looked at the mighty Stag with mixed emotions. He was surprised that light was able to transform into an actual animal. For a second, he thought he saw James' Patronus.
" Thank you for saving my friend and me," A young Tulip smiled at the mighty Stag.
The mighty Stag licked Tulip's forehead, causing her to giggle when she felt the wetness on her forehead.
Newt slowly approached Tulip, Cornelius, and the mighty Stag.
The mighty Stag's ears twitched when it saw Newt standing near Tulip and Cornelius.
" Tulip. My Dear. You found a rare creature that even I have never seen," Newt complimented, letting Tulip take the discovery of the new creature for herself.
" Would it be alright if I can add your discovery to my book and give you credit?" Newt asked.
Tulip looked at Newt in awe and nodded.
Cornelius fondly stared at Tulip, which the mighty Stag noticed. The animal didn't look jealous. It looked pleased that someone looked at Tulip with so much fatherly love.
" And what would you name this specific animal?" Newt asked.
Tulip looked at the mighty Stag and smiled.
" A Spiritual Guardian! Since the animal appeared when I was in danger!" Tulip explained.
Newt nodded in response.
" What's that!" Pepper and Honey's voices brought Tulip back to reality.
" Huh?" Tulip's eyes blinked, and she looked forward, seeing a strange light appear and two figures falling in the direction of the forest.
" Elijah!" Tulip shouts.
The mighty Stag from Tulip's childhood appears beside her when she says his name.
" See that light and two figures falling toward the forest. Please, take me there!" Tulip looks at Elijah.
Pepper used magic to dress Tulip from her nightgown to a mint green-colored dress and brown knee-length sandals that made her look like a Princess.
Elijah knelt and watched Tulip climb on him. He stood on its four hooves and jumped out of the balcony, causing the girl to cling to the mighty Stag tightly as it flew towards the forest.
Tulip looked at her surroundings, still in awe that Elijah could fly and run. She felt the wind blow her long thick wavy black hair. Her light green eyes spotted two figures struggling to swim and escape the lake near Fudge Manor.
" There!" Tulip points to the lake.
Elijah flies towards the lake and lands near the water. The mighty Stag watched Tulip get off him and run towards the two struggling figures.
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