The next morning
Harry's POV
I woke up in darkness, but also warmth. I was confused at first, but then I felt a slight weight on my back and something strange from my lower back. I sat up and suddenly I can see everything. I was confused at first but then I saw the wings that used to be covering my eyes. I jump up and scurry to my private bathroom. When I got in there I shut the door, though nobody was going to disturb me, no doubt, and looked at myself in the mirror.
I was shorter, going from 4.4 to 4.2 (Remember he just turned 10, like today is his birthday, and the average height for a male 10 year old is 4.5, though he would be shorter since he just turned 11) and I had curves. Not as much as a typical woman like Lily, but more than a typical male would have, and they weren't the most noticeable, but no doubt they would pop more as I got older. I also had softer looking hair and a more button nose. Oh, and let's not forget the giant black wings on my back. The wings were like angel wings, but black. They were barely hovering over the ground as they sat on my back. I also had a tail, which was also black. I was confused, didn't angels usually have white wings and tail? (also, in this angels have wings, a halo, though creature inheritance don't give them a halo, and a tail. The tail is like a unicorn tail, and not one like a horse... I'll show you at the end of the chapter) I shrugged, I would go to Gringotts later today to find out why.
I took a shower and washed my hair, it did, indeed, get softer than I remembered, or maybe it was that I hadn't washed my hair within a few days. When I was done I got out and put on some black dress pants, since those were the only pants I had that would fit me, with me being two inches shorter, and put on a white t-shirt. After I was done changing, which was hard because I had to make holes for my tail and wings, Anguis finally woke up.
"Wow master, you look great. Those wings and tail really go with your hair, though why are they black?" He asked. I walked over to him and held my arm out for him to climb on. As he went up my arm and around my neck I explained my plans for the day.
"I don't know. I plan on going to Gringotts today to find out. Right now I was thinking we go down stairs and see what James and Lily think, now hold still while I put a glamor on you." I say as I put a glamor on Anguis so he turns invisible to everybody but me, again, another spell I improvised.
I headed down to the family lounge, a little surprised I still knew where it was, which was a little bit of a walking distance, so I started to think as I walked. I don't know why I want to see what Lily and James reaction to my inheritance. I mean they would find out eventually, but why did I want to show them? I already admitted to myself that they will never care about me as much as they do Alex, but I guess a part of me still wanted to impress them, or at least want their approval.
I turned the corner and met the door to the family lounge. I don't know how I knew James and Lily were going to be in here, but I had a feeling they were, along with Alex. I opened the door and was shocked at what I saw, though definitely not as surprised as everybody else would've been. Alex was about 4.6 with slight muscles for a 10 year old, while I had almost none, and he had wings and a tail like mine, but they were white, like they were supposed to be. When I opened the door all attention went to me, by the look on Lily and James face's, they didn't realize who I was for a second, but once they realized it was their other 'son' their faces were pure shock and staring at my wings and tail, for a second I was scared they could see Anguis, but I knew they couldn't. I looked at Alex and he glared at me, giving me a glare that could kill if it could, though it was one of those jealous kill you glares. He was clearly mad that I was taking attention from him, which I hadn't done in years. After a few seconds of them glaring at me Lily turned to James and pointed at me.
"How in the name of Merlin did both of our children go through creature inheritances?!!? Can't only purebloods get them!!!" Lily practically screeched. I perked my head up and spoke awkwardly.
"I can answer that, Lily's a pu-" I was cut off by Alex who knew what I was going to say.
"Are you sure you aren't a pureblood mom?" Alex asked 'innocently'. Lily looked down at him and sweetly answered him.
"I'm pretty positive I'm a muggleborn. I don't remember anybody in my family having magic." Lily said. James was about to say something when I started talking before he could start.
"Actually, 'mother', I took a look at your family tree and there was, in fact, a line of purebloods in your family, but that was 8 generations ago, Rebecca née Evens, the last magic ancestor and member of the née Evens family line at the time, had a squib child and died from birth problems. Because the child was a squib and had no other family to take care of them, they sent it to a muggle orphanage. After that, that squib and the squibs after that one coincidentally married other squibs form pureblood families, and your two parents were both purebloods, though squibs, but when you were shown to have magic, that meant that you were the first pureblood to not be a squib in your family in 8 generations." (oh yeah, I should probably mention this, so in this book, there is only pureblood, halfblood, and muggleborn. Squib is just what they call a child from a wizard who didn't get blessed with magic, but they are still considered pureblood, halfblood, or muggleborn. So long story short, in this story squib is just a label or thing people call people form wizarding families but have no magic.) I said as if I recited it. I got to tell you, their faces were priceless.
"And how, may I ask, do you know all of this about your mothers family tree." James said annoyed. I looked at him confused, but then remembered that they had no idea what I did all day for the past 6 or so years.
"Oh I did some research about a week ago when I found out about creature inheritances. I spend pretty much all of my time in the library, so I knew exactly where to find it and found out within a few hours of research. I also found out that if me or Alex were to go through a creature inheritance it would be from 'fathers' side, since every 4 generations somebody the Potter children will get a creature inheritance of an angel, which included angel wings and tail. That 4 generations mark just so happened to land on me and Alex, so it was inevitable for one of us, if not both of us, would get a creature inheritance since it runs in the Potter family and the née Even's family is a pureblood family." I said cheerfully. James and Lily looked even more shocked. I can guarantee that James, and no doubt Lily, didn't know any of what I just said before I said it. James shook his head to get out of his trance and stood up. Once he did Lily shook out of her own thoughts and did the same. Alex also stood up, glaring at me even more, and I stayed how I was, considering I never sat down.
"Come," James said, with the clap of his hand. "we're taking a trip to Gringotts."
Word Count: 1391
The pictures above are what Harry's wings and tail look like, and Alex has the same as Harry but his are white.
I got to say, I am quite disappointed in myself for only having this chapter 1391 words, I was trying to go towards 2000 at least but as you can see that didn't happen. I could've easily added the chapter after this one to this chapter, since it will probably only be about 1000 words as well, but I asked my mom and aunt if I should and they said no, so I didn't.
ANYWAYS, how was this chapter? The next chapter will probably be posted either tomorrow or Thursday. Anyway byeeeeeeeeeee.