Three's a Charm

Lily Potter was called the brightest witch of her age. Understandably, she made contingencies. Even she, however, could not predict the world itself changing when the real stars are replaced with false stars, two massive areas of the world dubbed Gates appearing where reality itself was warped, nor the Dolls some people became, and definitely not Contractors tied to the fake stars and their strange powers. She certainly couldn't predict the way this would affect her daughter and her fate either.

Disclaimer: I do not own either Harry Potter, nor Darker Than Black. This disclaimer encompasses the entirety of the fic, so I don't have to repeat myself every damned chapter.AN: Fem Harry, Calanthe, was born in 1998 in this fic, all relevant dates, including birthdays for other characters, have been suitably moved as well. The thing with Lily and the trunk, which will make sense as you read, is very convenient, I'll give you that if you're skeptical or just scoffing, but Lily Potter was considered the brightest witch of her age and a young mother in a war. You can't convince me she wouldn't have contingencies in place. Anyway, Calanthe, pronounced kə-LAN-thee, was a name I found on the behindthename site. Its from the name of a type of orchid, ultimately meaning "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". Also, this may be the first chapter of this story, but I've written a lot, mostly for Nephilim Witch, and as such I've long since set up a personal system of aiming for about 10,000 words per chapter. This one is longer, about 12,000 than that because the cut off would've been really weird otherwise. I'm only saying this because I don't want anyone who picks up this fic to expect 12,000 words every chapter.