The last week before the start of term, Eugenia, Ifigenia and their parents travelled to Greece to see the house that Eugenia’s father had inherited from his late father. The only residents of the house were Eugenia’s grandmother, whose name was Marina, and her paternal uncle, who often spent his free time with his mother.

While Eugenia’s parents were assessing the house, looking at all of its rooms and thinking about what repairs could be done and how she could use them, Eugenia chose to look at the attic’s contents, the only part of the house her parents wouldn’t be searching. Eugenia opened the attic door in anticipation and walked inside. It was marvellous. The windows brought lots of sunlight into the room and it was clear nobody had entered in a while. There were old dusty cobwebs on some boxes and judging by the fact that her father was not very fond of spiders, she thought that she must be the first child to visit this place in a while.

Suddenly, a small golden box in the corner of the room caught her attention. The sun made it seem like it was a small lantern, emitting some yellowish glow. She walked closer to the box and removed the dust. On it, some words were engraved. Marina and Simela, forever sisters? But grandma never mentioned that she had a sister! I’d love to see this up close. And she opened the box. Inside were numerous letters in Greek from both of the sisters. She read a bit. My dear sister, how is that school, Beauxbatons? I never got an opportunity to visit. Mom and dad make me sew a lot and work in the wheat field with them, it is not so fun. Do pure bloods work in wheat fields? Surely not.

Eugenia grabbed another letter. Dear Simela, I read your letter and your plan to make me marry that “wealthy pure blood” boy. I think it is absurd! How could he ever love me, a woman who cannot produce magic, a woman that is part of the non magical, how do you call them, “muggles”. What lie will work on him? You say he is not the most stupid person! How? What? Her grandmother called herself a muggle? What is this thing? She still wondered, so she read another one. Thanks for telling me so many stuff about the wizarding world. I will run away from the house today, I can’t show him to mum and dad or them to him… I will do my best. Expect my letters.

Eugenia was flabbergasted. All this time, she thought that her grandmother was a squib, but still a pure blood. What was this game? Hardly believing anything was real anymore, she grabbed another letter. The fake birth certificates worked and so did the stuff you taught him. I persuaded him that my parents are dead since being cursed through an object my aunt sent to them and the first meeting went well. His family liked me, I told them it was my parents’ last wish to find me a good partner and that I thought he was the best I could find… He fell for my lies! Thank you Simela! I love you my sister, I hope things are going well for you too.

Eugenia couldn’t take this madness anymore. She stormed out of the attic and ran to the knitting room, where her grandmother was at the moment. She closed the door behind her, making sure no one could hear. Hello Grandmother. I checked the attic. There are some odd letters inside a golden box. I’d like to talk about them. What even are they? Since when do you have a sister? Why did you never tell me, or any of us about her? And are you truly a pure blood squib, or is it just a façade behind a muggle identity? Why did oh never tell any of us, and above all, Grandpa? WHY DID YOU LIE TO US ALL? ARE WE NOT WORTHY OF YOUR TRUST? OR IS YOUR TRUE IDENTITY SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT, SOMETHING THAT AT ALL TIMES SHOULD BE HIDDEN? WHY DID YOU ONLY SHOW US LIES, SURROUND US IN THEM AND MAKE US THINK THAT WE ARE SOMETHING WE TRULY ARE NOT? WHY ARE YOU SUCH A LIAR? WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO YOU TO HEAR SUCH LIES?

Marina was stunned at the accusations of her granddaughter. She began to explain. She said how she always wanted to give her kids a better life, but her parents wouldn’t let her leave her little village home. In the village, there were no wealthy people, and no child would be able to live a life beyond the fields. But she, well Marina didn’t want to leave the house if she had found a person who could become her husband. Her sister, who was a muggle-born witch, had some connections through school and acted as a seer, under the disguise of polyjuice potion, and when reading the palm lines of that wealthy boy, she told him that he was going to marry a Greek girl in the future. When she arrived at his doorstep, he thought that she was the one the seer had told him about and befriended her. They soon truly fell in love and when asked about her parentage, Marina told him all those lies. And he, he was no Legilmens and she was an awesome liar, so her fell for it. And to not have drama in the family, not to make them think she destroyed their pure reputation, she kept it hidden for all her life.

Aside from the two sisters, Eugenia was the only one who knew.

After this conversation, Eugenia didn’t speak to her father, mother, sister, or truly anyone abut what she had discovered. Her grandmother herself talked to Eugenia’s family, telling them about everything. Her parents, especially her father, were initially dumbfounded, her father being angry too. Over the years though, they came to terms with it. Dimitri, her father, accepting he was a half blood and Eugenia, along with Ifigenia and her mother Malamo, with the fact that the children were, indeed wizard born.