The Parent Trap

[ginger newts]

Oh, someone's review gave me a brain wave regarding Aberforth's role...I'll wait and see if it happens before saying anything. Great chapter, can't wait for more. (I don't blame the ladies for hating those carts, I think I would as well.)

[TartanPhoenix]

Another great chapter to another great story!! I can't wait for the next update.

[DumbledoresKitten]

yeah! more parent trap goodness.

Ooohh I can't wait to see what wand Abby will get, and when they'll met and . . . well you get the idea. *i need more story* ;D

love it
Cat

[Lady Lavendar]

can't wait till the next update! I love Evie's real name! it's better then mine, but of course some people don't like what their parents name them!lol

LL

[MiniPrincess]

Just thought I'd pop in and mention how much I am loving this story!
Can I just comment on one thing... great character development (of the twins)!
Can't wait for the next chapter!

[QuillofMinerva]

Chapter Four: Accidentally Following Her Footsteps by Ang.

Less than an hour later, Minerva and Abigail were taking their first steps into Diagon Alley. This wasn’t the first time Abigail had visited the magical village but today was the start of another chapter in her life and one that she embraced excitedly. It was the beginning of what she had dreamed of and her mother had feared. In a few short weeks, her pride and joy would most likely discover her father and her twin sister.

But, today was not the day for focusing on such events for Abigail deserved to have a splendid day of shopping. As they walked up the steps of Gringotts Bank, Minerva reached into her pocket and produced the small golden key. She hadn’t told Abigail before, but she had quite a large sum of gold in her own vault. In fact, it matched her sister’s amount down to the knut. Albus and Minerva had made sure to provide each of their daughter’s with enough money to support them comfortably in the event that something should happen to them.

As they approached the counter, Abigail gripped her mother’s hand and looked in awe at the goblins working at the bank. They were fascinating to her and yet she knew better than to upset them, for they could be fierce creatures.

“We are here to withdraw money from Abigail McGonagall’s vault,” Minerva said without the slightest hesitation in her voice.

The head goblin peered over the counter at the young girl and looked back up to Minerva, as if asking a question he dare not speak aloud. “Abigail McGonagall? That is the name you said…is it not?”

“Yes, that is her name and I am her mother, Minerva. Here is her key to the vault. The number is 778,” she answered briskly, hoping to end the discussion before it became too involved.

After giving the key an inspection and calling over another goblin, Minerva and Abigail made their way towards the room that housed the carts and tracks, which would carry them deep into the bank to her vault.

“Abigail, I will not be able to ride in the cart in my human form. I don’t like the motion of the cart so I’ll be transforming into my animagus form but rest assured, I’ll be right here with you.” Minerva hugged her daughter and helped her into the cart before transforming into her tabby cat form and leaping in the rickety metal box with her daughter.

As they twisted and turned down the rough tracks, Minerva watched her daughter intently. Abigail was exactly like her father. He loved to take wild rides in the Gringotts bank carts and the faster they moved the more he seemed to enjoy his trip. Minerva often thought that he would make withdraws just so he could experience the rush from the ride.

Abigail stepped out of the cart and watched as her mother transformed and then led her to the door of the vault. “We will only take what you’ll need for supplies and maybe a few extra galleons for you to spend on whatever you wish,” Minerva announced quietly to her daughter. Just then the goblin unlocked the door and Abigail’s mouth dropped open at the sight of her newly found fortune.

After retrieving enough money for their intended purposes, they entered the bright sunshine once more but Abigail was a bit troubled. Minerva could see her daughter’s analytical mind working, trying to work out why the head goblin had looked at her oddly, then giving her mother a sceptical going over, added to the fact that she had just learned of a small fortune in her name back at Gringotts.

“Your father and I wanted to make sure you would be well cared for should something happen to us, Abigail. That’s why you have all that money in the vault. But it is to be used wisely, not squandered.”

“But why did he look at us funny when we walked up to the counter? We had our key and you even knew which vault number it was, Mum!” Abigail wanted to ask her mother all the questions floating through her mind but felt that this was neither the time nor the place for such a discussion.

“I suppose he was a bit shocked to see you, since we haven’t visited your vault since you were little,” she smiled. “Besides, it’s not every day that a bright young woman with such adorable features walks into the bank to pay them a visit,” Minerva added with a teasing nudge.

Abigail giggled and nudged her mother back, giving her a broad smile and a wink. Minerva couldn’t help but wonder what her other daughter was doing today and if Albus would bring her into Diagon Alley for her supplies. That thought was quickly banished as she thought back to his busy schedule from years ago. With any luck, Evelyn would probably have to shop with another professor or maybe even her Uncle Aberforth. Either way, she hoped that she and Abigail would be long gone before they arrived in town, if for no other reason than to spare her own feelings.

As they walked down the cobblestone street, Abigail looked at all the shop windows, as if seeing them truly for the first time. Her mother was leading her towards Flourish and Blotts to get her schoolbooks but Abigail wanted to get her wand first. “I think it’s the most important thing I’ll ever own so I’d like to get that first, please.”

As they entered the old store, Minerva’s mind flooded with memories of getting her first wand. As Mr. Ollivander rounded the corner from behind the large wall containing the shelved boxes, he smiled. “I knew I’d be seeing you two in here, especially after my earlier visitor,” he said giving Minerva a broad smile.

Minerva felt all the blood drain from her face and a cold wave sweep over her as she struggled not to show any emotion. But it was too late. Mr. Ollivander had already noticed her change in mood and quickly tried to remedy his mistake by offering even more details.

“Willow and phoenix was chosen earlier, Minerva,” he offered as he pulled out his tape measure and walked towards Abigail. “So, Miss Abigail, which would be your wand arm, dear?” Offering him her left arm, he stole a glance at Minerva and smiled as he turned his attentions back to Abigail.

“Two peas in a pod, Miss McGonagall and very bright indeed. I see a lot of mischief hidden behind those bright blue eyes, which remind me of your father. But you also have a seriousness about you and a passion for learning, don’t you?”

Abigail looked up at her mother and gave her a puzzled look as Ollivander measured her arm and then began handing her wand after wand to try. Nearly fifteen minutes later, the young girl was getting frustrated and extremely tired of swishing the different wands, only to find that nothing was happening.

“I think it might be really peculiar but perhaps it just might work and stranger things have happened,” he muttered as he walked away from Minerva and Abigail to search the shelves towards the back of the shop. A few minutes later he came back with a dusty box with a deep blue lid on it. After carefully wiping way the signs of age, he pulled a beautiful wand from the box and handed it to the young girl with eager eyes.

Suddenly the candles in the room began to flicker and a whisper of a breeze flew around Abigail the moment she touched the base of the wand.

“Fascinating…how incredibly fascinating!”

“What’s so fascinating?” Abigail asked, relieved to finally have her wand in her hand.

“Your wand! It’s made of ebony and heartstring of a dragon. It’s the perfect blending of your parents, my child. Your father had a dragon heartstring in his wand and of course your mother’s wand is made of ebony.”

“Is that so unusual?” she asked curiously. She had always wanted to hear more about her father and Mr. Ollivander seemed to be a wealth of information. She had tried to ask her mother about him on numerous occasions but it she found her mother getting flustered and upset. So, Abigail had wondered secretly about her father and why things had gone so wrong between her parents.

“An ebony wand is considered the most powerful and it grants the user limitless powers. You, dear Abigail, are going to develop unprecedented qualities of protection through your wand. It is highly unusual for a child to have a perfect blending of their parents displayed in the wand but considering who your parents are, I should not be surprised.”

“So you know my father well?” she ventured to ask.

“Yes I do and he…” Ollivander caught Minerva’s eyes and knew that he should not offer any more information. “He is a wonderful man and I’m sure he’d be very proud of you.” Before she could ask another question, a young boy came into the shop with his father and Minerva quickly ushered her out into the busy street after paying for the wand rather hastily.

Sensing the uneasiness in her mother’s mood, Abigail suggested that they go to Flourish and Blotts to get her cherished books next. She remembered how much her mother loved to read and they could each get lost in a bookshop for hours, just browsing the numerous titles and categories. Giving her daughter her booklist, Minerva decided to give her an opportunity to search the bookshop without supervision as she settled down in a chair at the back of the store and waited patiently with a new book on Transfiguration.

[QuillofMinerva]

Abigail toured the store and easily found all of her necessary textbooks and then turned her attention to her personal reading choices. Her mother had given her extra money to purchase something special today and there was one book she had wanted for ages now but her mother would always make up some excuse as to why she couldn’t have it.

This book was one that she had seen only once and when her mother saw her with it, she had quickly ended their shopping outing that day, saying that she wasn’t feel well and needed to return home immediately. Abigail had practically begged her mother for the book several times but to no avail. With a little help from the owner of the bookstore, they found the book and when she held it in her hands and stared at the wizard on the front, she knew her mother would understand once they got home.

Slipping the book in between the others, Abigail felt a bit sneaky but she had desperately wanted to read the book on Albus Dumbledore and his research on dragon’s blood. In truth, she wanted to know all about this famous wizard because for some reason she had always felt drawn to him. Sometimes, she even dreamed that he was her father but she had never told that to her mother for it was just a childish dream. And given the way her mother reacted each time she broached the subject of her father, she didn’t think it would be a good idea to mention her daydreams.

With the books paid for and shrunken for easy carrying inside her robes, even the one on Albus Dumbledore, Abigail couldn’t wait to get home to start reading her new book but they still had lots of shopping left to do. Minerva suggested a break from their shopping to enjoy a nice sandwich and maybe an ice cream at Floeran Fortescue’s Ice Cream Shop. Watching her daughter order a sundae with all sorts of added sweets made Minerva’s teeth cringe but brought a smile to her face. She thought back to another time, years ago, when she was pregnant and craved sweets almost as much as Albus. It gave him so much happiness to accompany her on her trips to Honeydukes or Fortescue’s for a treat.

“How about I take the remainder of your list and get the things you need for Potions class and then I’ll stop by the Magical Menagerie to see if they have any animals which I think you might like? In the meantime, you can go to Madame Malkin’s and get measured for your school robes. I’ll meet you there and we can head home or stop off somewhere in London for dinner.”

Abigail eagerly agreed to that bargain and with a hug and a kiss she darted off towards the robemakers’ shop, leaving Minerva seated in the bright sunshine with a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits. Scanning the growing crowd of shoppers, Minerva looked nervously for Albus or even Aberforth but was relieved when she found neither of them among the sea of faces. Slightly relieved, she gathered up her things and headed down the street to the Apothecary to finish the shopping for her lovely daughter, before returning to their home for the remainder of the summer.

To Be Continued…

A/N: The information about ebony wands came from Alivan’s. Their website is It’s a fantastic site to browse or to order a wand. Trust me, their wands are phenomenal and worth every penny!

[Karlynne]

You are doing such an excellent job with this story. Karlie

[Sola]

Oh, fantastic! ;D

Now Abigale get to read some stuff about Albus...

....they will meet, soon, nor?
I hope it happens at Diagon Alley.....but Hogwarts would be nice too... ;D

Anyway....hope ya update soon

Sola

[KayleeTonksLupin]

OOH!!!!!! Me loves!!!!! Kaylee-wolf treats again!!!!!! Can I have more story, please? Please? *bouncing up and down with excitement*

Hugs,

Kaylee

[DumbledoresKitten]

Yeah more story!

I loved how Ollivander messed up and kept giving Min and Abby more info than he should have. No wonder Min was so flustered!

great chappy! looking forward to more

cat

[ginger newts]

Another great chapter, of course. I can't wait till the girls meet each other and I loved the detail about the wands and that book Abigail wanted on Albus. Update soon!

[griseldalafey]

I really need to watch that movie again.

Lovely update, I really wonder what went wrong between them.

[Stoneygem]

ooooy...are the girls meeting now? Now that Minerva let Abigail loose as well? Will Aberforth mistake her for Evie?

i just can't wait to find out...A wonderful story...thank you so much for doing it...

[JKMcGonagall]

I hope the twins meet soon. I suspect that they are each going to go home with the wrong person. HeeHee.

[Jaya]

Still loving it!

Is next chapter the magic one???

Huh???

Pretty please!!!!

Jaya

[Lady Lavendar]

Man, I love this story!!!! Please update soon! I have to say this is my favorite story at the moment! ;D

LL

[tayryn]

i will admit to being a little sceptical when first reading this story... but... i will now gladly admit to enjoying it muchly!!

i can't wait till the girls meet, and get to the matchmaking shenanigans to get their folks back together.

wheee!! update soon! please!!

[QuillofMinerva]

A/n: Sorry that this chapter is rather short! If I had continued writing, this chapter would have been sooooo long and I didn’t want to have all the fun with it so I am passing the buck over to Ang. Thank you for all the reviews we have received for this story, we love getting feedback. Enjoy this chapter!

Chapter Five: Looking into a Mirror

By Clayre!

Evie Dumbledore stood down from the footstall she had been standing on for the last ten minutes; she was in Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions and was getting fitted for her Hogwarts uniform. Aberforth had told her to get her robes fitted while he went off to see a man about a goat and also to get her a cat. Evie had always wanted her own cat, for some reason she had always been drawn to the sleek and resource creatures. Her father had always changed the subject when she mentioned cats so she stopped mentioning it when he was around, Aberforth knew of her love for cats and decided to get her one. He knew that she wouldn’t need an owl because Eros was always on hand and there were also the school owls to use if she really needed too. Evie felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned around so see Madam Malkin holding out her new school robes.

“Would you like to try them on here?” asked the witch

“Yes please!” replied Evie, enthusiastically

Madam Malkin smiled and handed the robes on her young customer and then pointed to her the small changing rooms at the very back of the room. Evie dashed towards them, an excited spring in her step.

Abigail pushed open the door to Madam Malkin’s and walked nervously in, she wished her mother hadn’t suggested that she go alone to get her robes fitted. It had been sometime since she had been in this shop and she had been with her mother then. She looked around and saw two boys standing on footstools, they were being fussed over by their mothers and a measuring tape dancing around them.

“Done already my dear?” came a soft voice from behind her

Abigail whirled around looked at the older woman with surprise. At first she wasn’t sure that the witch was talking to her but when the witch started to ask direct questions to her, Abigail realised that she must be mistaking her for someone else.

“Were your robes comfortable?” asked Madam Malkin, who was wondering why the girl who had been so chatty before had suddenly been struck dumb.

“I don’t have any robes yet.” Abigail replied she shifted her weight on to one foot and then on to the other.

“My dear, I just measured you myself.” Madam Malkin continued

“I haven’t been measured yet,” answered Abigail “you must have me mixed up with someone else.”

“Evelyn Dumbledore,” said Madam Malkin “are you playing a joke on me? Your just like your father.”

“I am Abigail McGonagall.” Abigail explained softly “I am starting at Hogwarts this year and I need some robes.”

Madam Malkin stood rooted on the spot; she found that words were no longer able to come from her mouth. Abigail’s answer had completely shocked the robe maker, she had heard that Albus Dumbledore had twin daughters but she hadn’t been certain that the rumour had truth to it. The girls must be identical; they looked alike from the colour of their hair to the small beauty spot just above their upper lip. Madam Malkin wondered if the girl’s were aware of the others existence. She didn’t know too much about the break up between the greatest wizard and greatest witch of recent times, no one really did. It had been hushed over by all accounts and it was not mentioned anymore.

“Welcome my dear,” Madam Malkin finally said as walked to the back of the shop “I did get you confused with someone else, I am dreadfully sorry.”

“It’s fine!” Abigail answered as she followed the woman towards the back of the shop

“Up you get then.” Madam Malkin urged

Abigail stepped on to the footstool while Madam Malkin slipped a long robe over her head and began to pin it to the right length. The witch noted as she pinned the robe, that Abigail seemed to be an inch or two taller than Evie. Abigail remained silent as Madam Malkin quickly pinned and charmed the robes. She quietly observed the busy shop and picked up on people talking about Quidditch and what house they may be in. Abigail knew that her mother had been a Gryffindor as had her father, she hoped to be one as well but she liked her studies so she may end up in Ravenclaw. She didn’t really mind what house she was in, well she didn’t want to be in Slytherin but any other would do.

“That’s you all done my dear!” announced Madam Malkin as she stood up and smiled “Would you like to try on your whole uniform to see how it looks?”

“No thank you,” replied Abigail “I am sure it will go altogether nicely. Thank you.”

Abigail played for her robes while another witch made up a parcel of all her school uniform. Abigail had her back to the dressing room and didn’t see as a girl looking exactly like her bounded out from the curtains and twirled around.

“Oh this is so exciting!” declared Evie as she looked at herself in the mirror “Father will be so proud!”

Abigail turned around to see what was happening and she wasn’t prepared to see what she saw. The girl had black hair and blue eyes; she even had a small beauty spot above her upper lip. If Abigail hadn’t known better, she would have been sure that she was looking in the mirror. The only give away was that the girl she was staring at was wearing a Hogwarts standard uniform.

“Are you a mirror?” asked Evie who had suddenly stopped twirling and was now looking back at Abigail.

To be continued.

[KayleeTonksLupin]

YAY!!!!! *gives Kaylee-wolf treats* I want to see the reaction NOW!! *grinning* Love it, more please!!!!!!

Hugs,

Kaylee

[tayryn]

whee! they've met. now comes the fun part!!

can't wait!

[Kamdra]

This is just getting so good. I wonder how they'll be sorted.

[Karlynne]

I am certainly glad they ran into each other before Hogwarts. It will be interesting to see if they are sorted in the same house or separately. Can two Gryffindors not create two more? Karlie

[griseldalafey]

So Albus and Minerva broke up for some reason... hmmm...

Yay, the girls met, I can't wait to see what happens now

[JKMcGonagall]

Yea! They've met. Loved the line "Are you a mirror." Now comes the fun part. I assume that the wrong one will go home with Aberforth and Minerva. Keep up the good work.

[ginger newts]

Oh, what a place to stop! I also loved the "are you a mirror line." Can't wait to see what happens next, hurry and update!

[Lady Lavendar]

That was a very good chapter! Why did you have to stop? Well update soon! Please?

LL

[DumbledoresKitten]

Grrr what a place to stop. now i've to check every five minutes to see if you've updated lol

so glad they meet before Hogwarts. wonder when they are going to pull a switch, and how they will get away with it.
it just seems so unfair, everyone knows about the twins, except the twins *pouts* but no one knows why Min and Albus broke up . . . interesting.

can wait for more. have you updated yet? No.
loved it
cat

(How about now? *grins*)

[Sensiblyquirky]

i love this movie, the original being my favorite, and I'm happy the girls have finally seen each other! Can't wait for their games on their parents to start

christy

[Sola]

great update!

I, too, like the fact that they met before Hogwarts....throu I thought at the Madam Malkin part, that it's out now...but NOOOO
...Throu it finaly is now

Hope to get to know more about the ex-relationship of ADMM in one of the next chaps....

Anyway....go on this way!

Sola