Shaken Fates
Hecate felt a cold shiver run up her spine, letting her know that another magical line was close to dying out. She had to wait a few more minutes for the meeting to end before she left. Once she was released, Hecate made her way to England where she knew her most incompetent mages resided.
Letting out a hiss of annoyance, Hecate examined the now decimated home of the Potters. It seemed as if the prophecy had taken place sooner rather than later like she hoped. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion when she could not locate the magical signature of the Potter heir. Hecate set to find the child and hoping that he would be okay. She grew annoyed when she found the child’s signature in the air indicating that he had been transported on a magical device that would fly.
Her annoyance at these mages increased further when she located the child’s signature in a non-maj area. The child was lying asleep wrapped in a thin blanket.
“Honestly!” Hecate exclaimed and picked up the child and used some of her magic to warm him up.
Hecate spotted a letter in the child’s blanket before taking it out and reading it. Her annoyance at the mages turned to anger when she found the letter laced with a few compulsions. As she read the letter, Hecate could not contain her anger and cursed quite heavily.
This letter had basically told the woman living in this house that she was to take care of her nephew with no support whatsoever. And that it was in her best interest to do so or else.
“Dumbledore you have been quite a pain for these last few years.” Hecate muttered before she began to head to her temple with the child in her care
After arriving in her temple, Hecate began pacing. She knew not of what to do with the child as he was prophecy ridden and she knew she could not interfere too much than she already had. Hecate’s pacing stopped when three unfamiliar beings appeared in her temple.
Hecate turned towards the entrance of her temple before bowing her head in respect. In the entrance of her temple stood the Moirai.
“My Ladies.” Hecate acknowledge them respectfully
“Lift your head young one we are not here to punish you.” the middle, Lachesis, told her
Hecate slowly lifted her head before she looked at the three women.
“We come here to offer you an ultimatum.” the first woman, Clotho, said
“What is the offer my Ladies?” Hecate inquired
“We have another prophecy ridden child who cannot live up to his true potential in the sphere of influence.” Clotho explained
“What we offer is you being able to fix your most incompetent magical enclave and allow the child to be raised with the Potter heir. This will allow the child to grow into his potential without any of the elder gods to have a fit with the last child. The child of Zeus was not supposed to suffer needlessly.” the last woman, Atropos finished
Hecate’s eyes widened as she realized what prophecy child they were talking about. To allow such a powerful child to reside in one of her enclaves, even the most incompetent one, was a heavy price but had many benefits.
“I accept my ladies.” Hecate agreed
The Moirai nodded before the shimmered out of existence.
“Muma.” Hecate looked down to see bright emerald eyes looking up at her in confusion
It seemed during her conversation with the Moirai, the child had awoken.
“No little one.” Hecate told the child with a hint of sorrow in her voice
One thing that she had instilled in her mages was that children were to be cherished above all else. Those who were orphans or had no mage relatives were blood adopted into any family that had the financial stability to support the other child. But the English enclave seemed to fall out of that practice and many ‘muggleborn’ were only seen as those not worthy of magic.
Hecate snorted whenever she thought of that. She would not have blessed them had they not been worthy of magic.
“Ma.” another young voice came from her temple
Hecate looked down and saw another child with sea green eyes. He was looking up at her and had a curious look on his face as if he couldn’t decide whether she was good or not.
Her eyes widened when she sensed the very distinct divine signature of Poseidon on the child.
“Children of the Prophecy indeed.” Hecate muttered before she set herself to work
She conjured up two cribs and set the children in them. She also placed a sleeping charm on them so that she would not be disturbed when she began her plans. She also had a servant wait by them and monitor them to make sure they didn’t wake just yet.
Right now, she needed to find the most competent mage in Britain that had some relation to the Potters. In the end she found Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black.
Peter was already out when she found that he had betrayed the Potters. Remus was a very viable option but his affliction would be a problem, especially with the kids being this young. She might need to bring in Artemis for this, or Loki. She was on better terms with the latter. She would also need to assist Black. She laced Peter with a truth compulsion so that when Black confronted him, he would not be able to weasel his way out of Black’s vengeance.
Now she needed to find a suitable home for the children. Looking through the lands of the ended bloodlines, Hecate found a perfect home. This enormous manor had a rustic look to it and was in poor condition. The interior was done in muted colors. The yard although large was overgrown with wild plants.
Hecate sent a few of her servants to fix up the manor and to make it safe for children. Now she needed to have a chat with one Remus Lupin.
“Loki, I’m going to need your help.” Hecate called out when she reached Lupin’s house
“Wotcher Hec.” Loki greeted in an exaggerated British accent
“You have jurisdiction over Fenrir’s ilk do you not?” Hecate asked as she continued walking towards Lupin’s house
“I do why?” Loki asked
“I have two children of prophecy and I need to place them both in the care of one of Fenrir’s.”
“You want me to ease his transformation or something?”
“Or get rid of it as long as he remains whole and able to care for the children.”
Hecate lifted the wards on Lupin’s house and walked inside with Loki close behind. Hecate sensed Lupin’s presence in the bedroom and summoned him. She amusedly noted that his wand at the ready to attack her.
“Remus Lupin?” Hecate said just to confirm this was the man
“Who’re you?” Lupin demanded and Hecate was once again annoyed that he did not know who she was
However, before she could respond Loki let out a low whistle. Lupin stiffened and his eyes flashed amber before they reverted back to their natural leaf green.
“Damn he one of the worst cases of lycanthropy I’ve seen.” Loki noted while Lupin stared at the man warily
“Yes, I know. The English enclaves portray lycanthropes as beasts and many who are blessed with the gift push away their instincts and suffer for it. Hecate said
“C’mere little wolf and let me fix you.” Loki said
Lupin’s eyes flashed back to amber and he made his way towards Loki. Loki grabbed the man’s head and trailed one finger over his forehead. Loki then leaned his face near the man’s ear and whispered something inaudible.
Lupin nodded before he walked back to his spot and let Remus take control. Remus, while disoriented, never took his wand off of Hecate.
“What do you want?”
“I require your assistance Lupin and it has to deal with the Potter heir.”
Remus frowned before his eyes widened and his grip on his wand tightened.
“What do you want with Harry?!” Remus demanded
Hecate’s annoyance grew and she flicked her hand disarming the young mage. She then flared her power. She was not in the mood to deal with a protective wolf right now. Summoning both the cribs she sat on one of the chairs so she could begin to explain.
Remus found himself disarmed and Harry lying asleep in one of the cribs. He immediately picked up the child and cradled him against his chest. He breathed in the mixing scents of Lily and James.
“Are you ready to listen now wolf?” Hecate asked gaining Remus’s attention
Remus cautiously nodded before taking a seat in one of his seats. The mysterious woman had given him his best friend’s child and showed no signs of hurting him or Harry.
“Allow me to formally introduce myself. I am Lady Hecate and the man that summoned the wolf from inside you is Loki. I have come here today because of all the magical enclaves the British Isles are the most incompetent.” Hecate spat scathingly, “You may have noticed that I summoned two cribs. This shall be explained. The little Potter heir is a prophecy child. His prophecy is linked with the ‘Dark Lord’ Voldemort. He is destined to defeat that man and bring salvation to the English enclaves. Your esteemed headmaster, Dumbledore had put the child in a non-magical environment.” Here Hecate held her hand up to silence the wolf’s protests.
“I suggest you listen to the full story little wolf before you interrupt. Hec’s really not in a good mood.” Loki stated, speaking up since he fixed Lupin’s connection with his wolf
Lupin shut his mouth and Hecate continued her explanation.
“I immediately removed the child from the environment and thought of what to do next. You might not know this but even as ruler over the magical enclaves I cannot interfere in the lives of prophecy children. But fortunately for me the Moirai, or the Fates as you may know them, gave me an opportunity to have this child raised in a good home. But this offer had a catch. I was to allow another child of prophecy to reside within my magical enclaves. I am tasking you, along with a few others, to watch over the children and have them grow up healthy. Before you turn down this opportunity, I will inform you that Loki has already fixed your furry issue and you will not be a threat to the children.” Hecate finished off
Remus glanced at Harry and the other child in the crib. She had told him that others would be helping with raising these children. It was also better than the alternative that Dumbledore had suggested. He couldn’t bear to stay away from Harry especially since he had lost a majority of his pack.
Remus nodded and Hecate felt satisfied with her decision.
“Good do not disappoint me Remus Lupin. I will return in a few days when those I have tasked with helping you are gathered here. The wards here will be raised and improved when I leave.” Hecate said before disappearing
Loki grinned before waving an arm and summoning some baby supplies for Lupin.
“I’ll just leave this here little wolf. Just pray in my name if I missed anything.” Loki said before disappearing as well
It was at that time that Harry and the other child woke up. Harry looked happy to see him and began babbling to him.
Remus grinned at Harry before he waved to the other child. Remus absently noted that he did not know the other child’s name. Maybe Hecate would tell him when she got back.