The Empress of Magic

If you are reading this, beware of my words, for I am warning you.

Things you might have found normal, might not seem as innocent as they seem anymore...

Everyone carries around a secret...

And you will now be faced with mine...

For I am Celestia Grindelwald, the Empress of Magic.............

And soon-

Everything you once believed in this World to be true will be thrown upside-down.

May all Magic Unite and bring down your Enemies,

~ Celestia

James Fleamont Potter was silent...

One who might have known the male would have laughed hearing something so absurd.

James Potter had always been the kind of man who brought attention to himself-

Be it positive or negative.

And everyone was sure that there was nothing in the world that could make him go completely silent........

Yet here he stood, his wife Lily by his side shedding tears, the both of them dressed in Black, standing in front of his older sister's grave with suspected Death Eaters all around them.

Now, you may ask yourself what I meant when I said his older sister, am I correct?

Well......

Before the birth of James, Dorea Potter née Black had tried everything to conceive a child.......

Until her husband, Charlus, and she agreed that she'd carry the child of another man.

It was hard for the both of them, but they had no other hope left anymore......

And so the woman asked her old friend Theseus Grindelwald for help.

He hadn't been married at that point and had agreed to it after seeing the couple's despair, knowing they wouldn't have asked this of him if they hadn't seen another way.

Not even ten months later Eliza Grindelwald was born.

And a year later the Potters were in shock when they received the news of Dorea's second Pregnancy, resulting in the birth of James.

James wouldn't lie, he knew he and his sister were treated very differently from each other.

By their father at least.

Charlus always favored James, spoiling him rotten, while Eliza on the other hand never seemed to fit into the picture, no matter how hard she tried.

It only got worse after she had been sorted into Slytherin and began to spend more and more time at the Black family's home, Arcturus announcing her as Heir after Sirius got disowned.

He had seen how his sister became worse...

Both mentally and health-wise, yet he ignored it.

He had told himself that she was fine.

After all, Eliza Grindelwald was a strong woman.

And when Lily had gotten Pregnant he completely forgot about his older sister, the girl that used to carry him around on her back, even though it was improper for a Lady to act like that, whenever he scraped his knees...The girl that protected him from the other Slytherins and scolded him whenever he pranked someone......... The woman that supported him when he pursued his dream to become an Auror and never did anything but be happy for him when he took Lily, a Muggle-born Witch as his wife.

James didn't even know she had given birth to a little girl, a few months after the birth of his son Harry, until a fellow Auror congratulated him on becoming an Uncle.

When he visited Eliza the very same week, he didn't know what he should have expected........

But he certainly did not wait to see her sitting in bed, an empty look on her face and her eyes as hallow as a Dementor's.

The Doctor had told him that her Pregnancy made her frail health decline even more.....

And that when she was offered to hold her daughter she would start screaming like a Banshee, gripping her hair while tears began streaming down her face.

She was seen as unfit to care for her child, which is why she was given to her Godparents, the Grindelwald family having died as the result of the current war......

James had tried to talk to her, even cried and begged for her to return to her normal self......

But it was of no use.

Two months later she had died, her poor health having finally caught up with her.

And today, on the day of her funeral he could only stare, saying nothing, even though he normally would have at least glared at the members of the Black family.

Then he saw her.

The little girl with curls of white hair and Bi-colored eyes sitting in Barty Crouch Jr.'s hold.

She was so tiny....... not even five months old.

Still, he was surprised by how much she looked like the late Violet Grindelwald, Eliza's younger half-sister.

He always thought she would have taken after Eliza, with maybe some features of her father-

Now that he thought about it, he had seen the girl with the Blacks, Lestranges, Malfoys, and any other present family..........

Yet he could not see the child's father anywhere..

,, James-" Lily snapped him out of it, the male turning to his wife, who was giving him a look of sympathy. ,, Let's go......  I want to at least say hello to our niece."

He gave a small nod, the pair walking towards Barty Crouch Jr., who was holding the girl as Bellatrix tried to get her to giggle by making funny faces at her, her husband, and other members of their family standing near them.

,, Lestrange...... Crouch." James greeted...?, the group turning to him, either glaring or sneering at him.

,, Potter.... " Bellatrix sneered, Rodolphus holding back his wife, not particularly pleased in seeing him either, especially in the company of his Mudblood wife.

Both had been a hassle for Eliza in and outside of school with everything they had done to others and themselves.

Even years after she had been disowned people looked at her as if she was responsible for her 'younger brother', like she had been when they were younger....

,, Is that...?.." James asked, gesturing at the beautiful little girl who was looking at him curiously, not able to make out who he was.

Barty brought her closer to himself, as if shielding her from their unwanted gazes, and turned around, starting to walk towards Cassiopeia and Arcturus Black, the former looking at her distant niece with a need to get her away from the likes of Lily Potter.

Arcturus also looked less than pleased about their arrival....Yet he showed no facial signs of it, his Pure-Blood Mask as flawless as always.

Bellatrix took a single step towards the uninvited couple, a glare still present on her face. ,, I will warn you now, Potter... Just this once............. Touch my little Star in any kind of way and I'll promise you a fate much worse than whatever the Dark Lord has in store for you and your little blood traitor family."

The Witch had grown to love the Infant as if she were her own daughter, having given her the love only a mother could offer when her own had been far too gone in mind and soul to fully grasp what was going on around her.

Rodolphus had gone out to play the role of a father, accepting her as his future Heiress, should he and Bella not have children of their own.

She was a child blessed by Lady Hecate herself, having shown powerful accidental Magic a few moments after her birth, the chamber having begun glowing brightly upon her first cry.

She would one day bring great fortune to the Wizarding World, just like her mother and aunt before her...

And they would not let anyone get in their way of seeing her grow towards her full potential.

Rodolphus wrapped an arm around Bellatrix, beckoning her away from the pair so that they may hastily return to the side of their Goddaughter who was giggling and clapping her hands because of a smiling Barty who used a colorful bubble making charm to entertain her.

Lily and James frowned, watching the scene from afar.

A baby that belonged to the Light was being cared for by the Dark.....

They could only imagine how the little girl would turn out with the likes of the Rosiers or Malfoys around to influence her.....

With their luck she would be groomed into the perfect pure-blood wife for one of the boys to choose from.....

Shuddering at thought alone, James turned towards the grave of his older sister, silently vowing to not let something like this happen...

For Albus Dumbledore already had plans to rescue her daughter from the grasps of the followers of the Dark Lord.

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,, Hello, little Celestia." Lily greeted, smiling happily as she took her young niece into her hold, James standing by her side with an equally happy grin.

The Head of the Potter family turned to look at Frank and Alice Longbottom, the pair having been part of the group to get the girl which had been staying within the Lestrange Manor. ,, I can't thank you guys enough for this....... Did everything go all right ?" He asked.

The couple nodded, smiling back at them. ,, Don't worry, we managed to shake the Death Eaters off before they were even able to exit the Manor." Frank said, glad they could help the Potters.

Alice on the other hand may have felt glad that they had rescued the poor girl......

But the image of a screaming Bellatrix Lestrange, as tears streamed down her face, her eyes filled with horror and despair, didn't want to leave her mind...........

Not to mention Barty Crouch Jr., who had fended off five of the ten Aurors on his own yelling for the crying girl while Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange teamed up to fend off the others, just so they could reach Celestia.

Those three men were bloodied and injured, probably on the brink of passing out, yet they never gave in.

It..... just didn't feel right for her.....

,, You're safe now...." Lily promised, tucking a curl of Celestia's white hair behind her ear, the said girl looking at her, tears silently running down her cheeks.

,, Ah! Seems like someone needs a Nap! Here, I'll get you to Harry." Lily said, not taking notice of how uncomfortable and afraid the girl looked in their presence.

James turned to them, remembering something important. ,, By the way....... What's her full name ?" 

This time Dumbledore stepped forward, a familiar twinkle in his eyes. ,, Her name is Celestia Morgana Aurora Grindelwald... Though under these special circumstances I would advise you to let her take the name of her Father, Strange."

,, Strange ?" James repeated, he and the others present in the room quick to raise an eyebrow at the fact that an innocent baby girl was named after the Darkest Witch in history, yet he had never heard of such a-

James opened his eyes wide. ,, Don't tell me......... Is her father....? "

,, A Muggle? He is indeed." confirmed Dumbledore, though he did not know who he was or where he was staying, since Eliza had kept the identity of her child's father a secret until the very end, and even managed to rope in the Goblins to not give out more information than needed.

James on the other hand was incredibly happy about the revelation..

It meant that his sister wasn't as much against Muggles as he had originally thought....

,, Does he know about, Celestia ?" Sirius asked, leaning against the wall.

After all, Celestia would be safer in the Muggle-World at the current time, with Voldemort and Death Eaters on the loose.

Dumbledore gave a sad smile, nodding his head. ,, Yes....... Unfortunately he does not want any contact with her or to the Wizarding World."

The Order of the Phoenix wasn't too happy, but they understood that Muggles needed time to accept this kind of thing, and once the Light had claimed victory in this War they would help in the process.

,, It's fine-" Remus said, entering the room, a Mug of Hot-Chocolate in his hands, though his gaze strayed towards the stairs leading to the room the children were staying in every few seconds. ,, He's probably in shock. I'm sure he'll come around once he has calmed down."

While they were talking, a furious Rodolphus Lestrange pointed his Wand towards the sky. ,, I, Rodolphus Lestrange, hereby call a Blood Debt to Frank Longbottom and his wife Alice Longbottom, of the House of Longbottom, for abducting and harming my Goddaughter Celestia Grindelwald...... Shall Blood be drawn for that they drew from her So Mote it be..." A red string of Magic surrounded his wrist, before disappearing...

 Bellatrix, Rabastan and Barty followed his lead, all of them carrying different expressions of pure rage.

,, Just you wait Longbottoms................. " Barty said, through gritted teeth. ,, You will bleed for causing her harm..." The male clenched his fists, a necklace with a Moon Pendant, a picture of a happy four-month-old Celestia in it, in his hold.

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A month had passed.....

The Potters had moved into a small Cottage at Godric's Hollow, their son Harry James Potter and their niece Celestia Strange coming with them.

And then Albus Dumbledore's warnings came into motion.

On the night of Samhain, Halloween for Muggles.

Lily was sitting with her son and niece, trying to make them fall asleep.

Harry was an attention-seeking baby, always slightly louder than other children, which she blamed on James.

 Celestia on the other hand...........

She was quiet....

So quiet in fact that she had never uttered a word nor did she scream when she cried.

Molly once told her that Celestia reminded her of a broken Porcelain Doll, beautiful on the outside, but it had cracks everywhere as if something was wrong with it.

She wanted to deny it, but she knew something was off about her niece.....

Even if James did not want to see it.

A small frown made its way onto her face, a plush Wolf in her hold as she kneeled in front of Celestia, trying to get her to smile.

,, Come on Celes-" She said, showing her the Wolf again. ,, You love Mr. Wolf! Here!" Lily made it walk, mimicking the animal sounds, but unlike Harry who would by now have laughed happily at his mother, Celestia was looking at her with an expression one would make when utterly unimpressed.

It was a very weird thing to see on a Baby...... 

But Celestia wasn't a normal baby either....

 The young mother sighed heavily, leaning her head against the cradle in defeat. 

She then looked her in the eyes, pouting. ,, Fine..... You win, for today."

Before she could say anything else though, there was a loud bang from downstairs.

BAAAANNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

,, LILY! IT'S HIM!!!! TAKE THE KIDS, I'LL HOLD HIM OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!" James yelled, and Lily shakily got to her feet, hands trembling as she went to the door, Wand in her hold.

Closing the door the last thing she heard and saw was a red light and a thud, making her break out in silent sobs, using the Levitation Spell to get as much heavy furniture as she could in front of the closed door, so nobody would be able to open it.

Quickly getting in front of her son and niece she began whispering quiet words, fearing that this would be the very last time she would see them. ,, Harry............. You are loved.......So Loved......Mummy loves you..... Daddy loves you.... Harry be safe, be strong......."

Footsteps stopped right outside the very room, a cloaked figure pointing its Wand at the door......

,, Bombarda Maxima..." And without even the slightest bit of issue, the door was blasted open, pieces of the broken furniture flying everywhere, Lily did her best to shield the two Infants, gasping as her Wand flew out of her hands.

She turned around, fear present on her face as she came face to face with the very man the Wizarding World feared the most.............

Lord Voldemort......

,, Move aside...." HE said, his voice something Lily could only compare to the hissing of a Snake.

Tears once again made their way down her cheeks. ,, No.........Please not Harry and Celestia..!...Take me instead! Kill me, but please don't hurt them.....!" She begged, the only thing running through her mind being the thoughts of protecting those two children.

But the Lord was not impressed in the least. ,, Step aside." He ordered, remembering his promise to Severus Snape-

Though he honestly was getting annoyed with the Lady of the Potter Household.

,, No....No...No..Please..-!" She begged, and that was enough for the Wizard.

He pointed his wand at her and a red light shot out, sending her to the floor.

Like her husband, though, she was not dead.......

The Dark Lord had simply stunned them.

His eyes then turned to the two Infants sitting in the cradle.

He was confused as to why there were two children instead of one...................

He leaned down, looking at each of them. ,, Which one of you........ is my supposed match..?"

Harry had started crying loudly, scared and knowing that something was wrong with his mother.

Celestia on the other hand did the opposite, she smiled, giggling at the Dark Lord and making grabby hands at him, seemingly wanting to be held by him..

His eyes went to her, and he almost stopped dead in his tracks when he felt her entering his mind, breaking all of his Mental shields without seemingly even being aware of doing it.

,, You're a Legilimens.........." He observed, looking closely at the child.

She did not resemble the Potters in any kind of way.....

A mop of white hair and Bi-colored eyes, one Ice-Blue and the other a Grey he had only seen once before-

But her features...................

He could have sworn he saw them before..........

An image of a woman, smirking defiantly as she stared at him through bloodshot eyes and blood running down the right side of her head, flashed before his eyes ,, .... No one is able to escape their fate Tom.... Some day soon you will meet your match.... and when you do I will laugh in glee as death drags your soul through Tartarus and back....."

Quickly shaking himself out of it he looked down at the girl, unknowingly sealing his Fate with his very next words. ,, You....... You are the child the Prophecy has been talking about.."

He took his Wand pointing it directly at her. ,, I'm sorry, young one..............but this is the only way... AVADA-!!!"

The green light of the killing curse went directly towards the little girl..........

Her eyes flashed Golden, Magic surrounding her, and the Curse rebounded, hitting a shocked Lord Voldemort, whose Soul was separated from His body, which had turned to nothing, and made the roof collapse, burying the two Infants in the cradle beneath it.

Celestia Strange fell unconscious, her Core exhausted from a large amount of Magic she just had used, her eyes returning to their normal Bi-colored state as she slept soundly.....

Harry was crying, some of the rubble having cut him right on the forehead, a wound in the shape of a lightning bolt all that is left remaining.

So when Albus Dumbledore, Sirius Black, and Aurors arrived at the Potter Home, finding both Lily and James alive and well....And Dumbledore had used a spell to check both children's Magical Cores, Harry Potter was declared the Boy-Who-Lived, while Celestia was found to be a Squib......

While everyone was in awe of their , Savior ' , no one seemed to have noticed the large Scar on the inner side of Celestia's Wrist, which was drowning in Dark Magic.

The very same Night Celestia was left at the Doorsteps of her Aunt-in-Laws House, and Petunia Dursley neé Evans and her husband Vernon Dursley did not keep her, able to tell she was a Freak just by looking at her...............

No.............

They had driven to a place people like her would be treated as they deserved.

The Dursleys had given her into the care of an Experiment facility-, well..... More like sold her to them...

And while the Wizarding World celebrated the defeat of Voldemort thanks to their Saviour Harry Potter, the girl had been hidden within a Cell, being welcomed by other Witches and Wizards with sad or somber expressions, the number 85131 forever burned into her skin, right beneath the Scar she had received hours earlier...........

This was the very same day Dumbledore would one day learn to Curse............

For he had made a terrible mistake.