Prologue
Beneath the azure sky, in front of a newly erected tomb a teenage boy crouched in front of it. His blonde almost white hair mingled along with the soft breeze, his eyes that of molten silver with a small hint of blue near the black of it. His pale skin almost looks ethereal, making him look like a woodland creature lost in the land of men. Beside him sat a St. Bernard dog its tongue lolling at the side of its mouth, he also stared at the tomb as if waiting for her to rise up and ruffle his thick fur.
Heaving a huge sigh he did not know he was holding he stood up and placed his hand a top the dog’s and patted it making the dog look at him.
“It’s just you and me now Beau”, and the dog whimpered at him as if sharing the sentiment of loss.
“I just hope that we will be safe wherever we end up”, he gave a grim smile and picked up his luggage and began to walk away. Remembering his Mother’s last words he looked back at the small hut where he and his mother lived together.
‘You are special, despite being born male you carry my blood and your father’s. And if what I have seen shall come to pass, I wish for you not to walk on that horrible fate. Burn this house to the ground when I die, don’t let me hold you back my love. Hide who you are, trust no one and remember that you have my protection for all eternity, my beloved Draco’
Closing his eyes, he let go of the leash of Beau but made sure that he would not run away from his side, he raised one of his arms towards the house and when he opened his eyes, they were obsidian. Pulling out all of his strength to burn his home he took a deep breath and uttered one word that made everything he ever knew into dust in minutes.
“Fiendfyre”
He watched as the fire erupted, took the form of a wolf and burned his home, he did not linger anymore, so he picked up Beau’s leash and began to pull him away from the huge fire that he created. His eyes turning back to their original shade of grey as he looked away. He performed his first and final act of magic, it gave him a sense of comfort and fear he could not comprehend. He clamped up his emotions, its time to walk away.
When they were nearly nowhere in sight of the burning house, he heard a howl of despair from the fire and he took a moment to look back before he and Beau used the Portkey that was handed to him by his mother to transport them to a safe place leaving behind everything he ever knew.
………
“What do you see Bellatrix?”, asked a man in the mirror his face obscured to a woman who has messy hair and is currently looking at a pool of blood created by an already dead man hanging on the ceiling his blood still flowing to the marble floor. The woman suddenly cackled, her laughter bringing a sudden chill to the other humans in their cages and making them flinch further away from her. Her shadows casted by the black candles made her much more devilish.
“Rabastan”, she began then turned to the mirror.
“My traitorous sister, Narcissa is finally dead”
“Finally, our Lord will be much pleased by this”, then a final drop of blood from the dead man caused Bellatrix Lestrange to look behind her once again. She suddenly shrieked making Rabastan Lestrange cover his ears even if he was so far away from her. Her captives also covered their ears both animal and human, when she finally stopped Rabastan asked her none too gently.
“Why,what is wrong Bella?”
“THAT BITCH!”
“What is wrong?”, asked Rabastan frantic.
“She left a fail-safe, a child!”, Rabastan’s eyes widened at this.
“What does this mean Bellatrix?”, Bellatrix grunted, she needed to find the child quickly before he/she gets to the hands of their enemies, she has no time to be explaining.
“Meaning as long as her child lives the barrier of those damned wolves will still be on effect as it is a Blood Ward”, then she smirked looking at the blood once more.
“But we don’t have to worry about a thing”
“Worry!? If the child has inherited her power then no one, not even you can kill her child”
“That is why I told you not to worry!”, she snapped and it made Rabastan clump his mouth shut, he knew not to anger a witch, especially a Black.
“The child is a mere human”, Rabastan’s ears perked up then he grinned wickedly.
“A boy?”, Bellatrix nodded and they both laughed.
“HAHAHAH the most powerful witch to ever be born gave birth to a boy? She could’ve passed it on had the child been a girl, what a waste!”, she cackled in joy and decided to torture one of her prisoners in celebration. She was already about to pull one of her captives in the cage when she was spiked with an idea.
“What are you about to do?”, Rabastan asked, Bellatrix paid him no mind as she waved her hand and a huge map was then laid out to the floor showing the location of the Blood Ward. She knew her strength is not enough to fully destroy the protection but her sister just died and the barrier would feel her loss for a while before its full power will return.
“A warning to those filthy mutts that sooner or later we will purge them of their mudblood”
“Bellatrix, it would do you good to save your energy”, her eyes snapped to him in the mirror and he once again clumped his mouth shut.
“It would do you good to shut up”, with a wave she disconnected their two way mirror then another wave of her hand caused the cages of five of her captives to be opened. None of them moved so with a forceful pull of her power the five captives were suddenly kneeling in a circle like manner all of them facing the map on the marble floor. Their feet and hands were bound to the floor, they all know what is about to happen. All of them were holding their breaths hoping that it would be quick and painless, but that was just an illusion, their captor loved to hear their screams of agony most and they knew that they will feel pain before death.
Bellatrix skipped to pick up a knife on a nearby table and she slit her palm as she began chanting, she could almost feel the fear and taste it emanating from her slaves. Then a spell she learned from one of her dear sisters she casted on the five simultaneously.
“Sectumsempra”, they all screamed in agony and she almost cackled at the glorious and beautiful sound but she resisted to continue chanting. The blood from the five along with hers mingled, she sneered at the way her blood mixed along with the humans but she knew that it would magnify her power if she brought a sacrifice to conjure the spell. The blood flowed and all were directed to one place on the map, Gryffindor Lands. She could almost see the clouds forming just above the vast land then she grinned then uttered.
“Transverbero Fulmen”, in the map all it looked like an invisible dome protecting the land but the blood was now covering it, she fully pushed on her magic and it caused the five slaves to bleed more and their eyes rolling at the back of their eyelids, but she did not care. It brought her more joy when she suddenly saw a crack on it. She was about to continue on her onslaught when she realized the five were already dead and a trickle of blood was coming out of her nose.
“Tsk!”, she irked and wiped her blood with the back of her hand, then uttered another spell that easily cured her.
“WORMTAIL!!!!”, she screamed and after a few seconds a man was scurrying to reach her side came about.
“Yes Lady Lestrange”, he asked trying hard not to stutter.
“Clean up this mess”, she said as she left the room now bloodied and full of cadavers.
“What do I do with them?”, he flinched when the black hired witch stared down at him, he was about to cower.
“I don’t care do it NOW!”, the man scurried off do to what he was told in fear of the punishment the black haired witch might cast upon him.
Bellatrix looked down at the now damaged barrier before it flicked away ending the spell and she uttered.
“Soon, Cissy I will destroy your barrier, and not to worry I will hunt down my dear nephew and he will follow you soon enough in the land of the dead”
………..
Obsidian eyes were snapped open as Sirius Black awakened from a dream, he calmed his breathing and as fast as he could he ran towards the basement of his house. He switched on the lights and there he saw the family tree that his cousin Narcissa Black placed as the foundation of her Blood ward. He looked upon it closely to see that just below her cousin’s picture was the day of her birth and what astonished him most was the day of her death, which was dated as that very same day.
His eyes widened and he ran upstairs grabbed his cloak and went out to the pack house to warn his Alpha and Luna of what had happened. He was no witch, even with the Black blood that flows in his veins, no male has ever been a witch, but he could feel it, the Blood Wards are weakening and only he is holding it together now because of his connection to his cousin, though weak.
Reaching the pack house he knocked upon the door of his Alpha and Luna hoping that his intrusion be forgiven at how dire the situation. A few moments later his Alpha opened the door not pleased for the sudden interruption of his sleep. His brown eyes suddenly being awakened when he saw who was in front of his door.
“Sirius, what is wrong?”, the current Alpha, James Potter asked worry laced in his voice. Before Sirius could tell him of what happened the sky rumbled. Then they both went out to the nearest balcony, only to see dark clouds hovering above.
“Who is doing this?”, James asked without taking his eyes off the sky.
“Bellatrix”, Sirius muttered his eyes widening.
“Oh my god”, a gasp was heard behind them only to see Lily Potter looking up the sky horrified. Her husband beckoned her and they held hands as they watched the lightning clashed with the ward, its hits were getting stronger and stronger. Most of the pack was now awake watching to see what was happening, most of them were terrified that it might break the ward and are taking cover for the worst.
“She would be crazy enough to try when she fully knows that Narcissa’s protection is upon us, unless..”, James stated turning to look at Sirius. Then Sirius’ head bowed as if in resignation.
“Cissa’s dead”, both the Potters gasped at this revelation, then James schooled his expression. Lily began sobbing and he hugged her at his chest, he tried to soothe her. Narcissa despite her somewhat cold exterior was a kind friend that helped them through the war, and with her protection they experienced peace for 20 years but they all knew it was not going to last. So for the past 20 years they prepared themselves for war, for they knew sooner or later it will knock on their doorstep.
“I-“, James was cut off from his words when a huge crack appeared on the Blood Ward, he was already prepared to make an order when the clouds dissipated ending the storm.
“Siruis, will the ward hold?”, his voice laced with serious at the moment and Sirius answered honestly.
“With me being here, the ward will hold, but only for a while”, Remus came rushing in and he stopped when he all saw them at the balcony and he approached them.
“Remus, alert all the others to prepare for any sudden movements”, a single look from his Alpha to Lily to Sirius and he fully understood and began heading to down the pack house to alert the other grown ups.
“James, the children”, Lily began but was cut off by the soft smile given to her by her husband.
“Don’t worry Lily, no one would dare to break the treaty placed in Hogwarts, it is a neutral territory for any kind”
“Don’t worry Alpha, Luna, the spell Bellatrix used is powerful and she would not dare any attempt soon…but the wards my blood cannot sustain it alone”
“With her death it changes a lot of things, how about Andromeda can she help us?”
“No she is currently the High witch and I doubt that even her will be wary in fear of Bellatrix”
“Indeed”, James said as he looked up the sky the ward now turning invisible.
“War will soon be upon us, they have been biding their time waiting for her death to continue what they had started and if the ward falls....”, James no longer continued his sentence as they knew the answer to it. If the Blood Ward should fall the whole werewolf race will perish, humans will become nothing but food and witches will be harnessed for their powers.
Sirius suddenly snapped his head towards them both making them stare at him in confusion. He saw something beneath the picture of his cousin a branch beneath it, a child.
“James, Lily will you please follow me to the heart of the ward, I might've seen something that can help us protect our race”, nodding their heads they all followed Sirius to his home and went down the basement.
“I was right”, Sirius stated as Lily peered closely to the family tree and traced her fingers to the tapestry and followed the branch just below Narcissa’s name.
“She has a child”, she looked back with hope in her eyes and she looked back in order to see the face only to be disappointed when there was none shown, only a name.
“There is no picture Sirius”, and they all looked at the tapestry closely and saw that there was none.
“Narcissa's must've made it in order to protect her child, Bellatrix can easily know who it is if she did not do this”, James nodded to Sirius as the all stared at the name written below, where the picture should be.
“Her husband was not part of the tree either”, James asked in confusion as it usually showed just like on the others but there were none.
“Even I did not know who it is”, Sirius stated and Lily traced the name of the child.
“Draco Abraxas Black”
“We have to find him before Bellatrix does”, James said hope sparkling in his brown eyes and this made Sirius chuckle.
“Let us begin then, in finding Draco”