Merlin's Keepers
I do not take credit for any character that was created by J.K. Rowling.
This takes place during the sixth book. It is much different though from the original story line from here.
1) The Dark Lord is a Pure Blood in this book
2) This will center around mostly my OC character, Genevieve Mariano and Draco Malfoy, Lord Voldemort and the Golden Trio.
Summary: The Dark Lord has risen once again and is looking to raise an army in his name to take over the Magical world. He will need the aid of his daughter, marked by Merlin himself, but in order to do so, she will have to be coerced into it by having to save her other half, bounded together by a age old prophecy, Draco Malfoy…
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Chapter 1: The Awakening
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"My Lord what brings you here today?" A young man kneeled before his Sire.
"It seems that your wife is with child and is carrying the son." The man standing said.
"I did not know my Lord. This is such marvelous news."
"Yes it is; I am here today so we can make the necessary arrangements for my daughter and your son to be wed when they are older." The young man stood so that they may begin the paperwork. "I was very pleased my faithful servant that when I learnt my daughter was to marry your son and not someone who didn't believe in the cause. I almost jumped for joy when my two year old daughter told me of your son and how he bares the mark the same as her."
"Yes my Lord, this is just smashing news. I cannot wait to tell my wife that our future son is to marry your daughter!" The older man could feel the excitement that the young man spewed off. Before the young man left they made it final with the unbreakable vow and then he scurried away to his home with his wife and soon to be son.
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Sixteen years later: Two weeks before school starts
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"Professor, where exactly are we going this avvy?" Harry Potter was almost literally running to catch up to Professor Dumbledore. They were walking/running through Diagon Alley until the Professor stopped dead in his tracks in front of a little restaurant known as the Leaky Cauldron.
Dumbledore walked through the door looking back at Harry for him to follow him up some flights of stairs. "I want you to wait here until I tell you to come in." Harry nodded and waited.
As inquisitiveness overtook Harry, he started to put his ear against the door to hear what was being told. He could recognize Dumbledore's voice but couldn't make out the girl's voice that was in there.
"Albus, you are asking too much of me." She said.
"Genevieve, you know what is right."
"I also know what is wrong. Yes, I can see the future, the past and present but, you know fair well that I don't tell a soul of what I see. You know what happened the last time I did. Look I will take the position at Hogwarts but, I want to teach it my way not the imprudent spurious crap that I learned. Just so you know; I will not interfere with the timeline. Not again. I won't tell any bloke again." By this time Harry's head was coming up with the possibilities of what the girl was talking about.
There was silence for a couple of minutes until Dumbledore spoke up, "I know, and I am sorry. I just want you to meet one person before we take our leave."
Harry heard footsteps and took a couple feet back and the door opened just as he did. Dumbledore pointed for Harry to come on in. "Harry this is Genevieve Pierina Nagini Mariano and Genevieve you know Harry Potter." They shook hands, and while their hands touched Harry took note that her eyes turned from a stunning deep blue to black and when they separated it went back.
Harry also noticed that Genevieve has long, brown, wavy hair that came down her back, pale skin but not that pale. She had flawless skin from what he saw. And then these deep blue eyes that reminded him of the ocean. She was wearing a black long sleeved turtle neck shirt. The sleeves were a little puffy and then came back together around her wrists. Then there was the black pair of pants she wore with a short sleeved dress that was a bright blue with gold embroiled in it that stopped just half way from her knees to her ankles with slits on each side ending around her hips. Her hair that was half up was braided and the rest half down. She also had straight bangs that stopped right before her eyes. The last thing he noticed was a necklace around her neck that looked like a locket where one would put a picture in.
"Hello Harry." They shook hands.
"Hello Miss Mariano." He said back
"Genevieve would you mind if Harry knows." Dumbledore asked.
Genevieve shot a glare at him, "Albus, it has foreseen that time will not dictate for such events to occur at the time. Note that one that seeks the mark is too distain it from the memories of its eyes."
"Awright well then I shall see you at the beginning of school." He said.
"Yes until then Albus, Harry." She said and then disaparated from the room.
Harry was stunned by this. "Sir what the blimey hell was that all about?"
"In due time, you will learn Harry, and also what lies in the future." They begin to walk down the stairs and out to the store.
"You said that you will see her at the beginning of school?"
"Yes, I asked her to teach the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Doesn't she seem young to be teaching?" Harry asked walking beside Dumbledore outside.
"She is only eighteen."
"Then didn't she just graduate."
"No Harry, she didn't. You see she is a very special person like you just in a different way. She graduated at the age of twelve, youngest one to ever graduate you know. She is just brilliant if I must say."
"At twelve, but how is that possible?"
"It is but enough questions, we did what we needed to do." With that they left Diagon Alley with one very confused young boy.
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13 days later…
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The night before school Harry went to bed at the Burrow or the Weasley's house in Ron's room. He couldn't get to sleep but was sleeping at the same time.
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Harry was seeing Voldemort in a study of some sort petting some beast that looked like a snake. "Nagini, my sweet pet, I have a job for you." He said speaking Parseltongue.
"Yesss massster." The serpent said.
"Find my other half who bears the unique mark as her mother." He said back again in Parseltongue.
"Assss you wissssh massster." The snake said and left the room.
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Harry awoke from his dream but not so dream like more like reality. He looked at Ron and noticed that he was still sleeping whilst snoring loudly. He looked out the window and saw that the sun was coming to greet the sky.
Man the first day of school starts today. He thought to himself.
He got out of bed, woke Ron, his best mate. They got ready, ate breakfast and all of them headed to the train to start their sixth year of school.
When they got on the train, he told Ron and Hermione his dream so to speak. "What do you think it means."
"I don't know. But, it can't be good. Are you sure he said his other half." Hermione said.
"Yes, he spoke it quite clearly in Parseltongue." Harry said.
"Well it shouldn't be too hard." Ron said.
"What do you mean Ron?" Harry inquired.
"Well whoever she is or whatever she is should have a mark. And knowing the Dark Lord it is probably something that he likes." He said.
"Like a snake or some sort like that." Hermione thought out loud. Harry and Ron both looked at her.
Later that night everyone gathered in the dining hall. After all the first year students took their seats in their new houses. Professor Dumbledore rose at took his place at the post. When everyone settled down, he started to speak. "Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. I would like to start by announcing our new professor, Professor Mariano, who will be teaching Defense against the Dark Arts." She rose from her seat which was between Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall and then there was applause from the crowd with some surprised faces. She took her seat, "As you are aware that there is a new security measure. There was a student just like you, who walked these halls just like you. This student was Tom Riddle." All the students looked at each other, fear on their faces. Some of the teachers looked concerned while two stood out knowing more than they should know. "You see it is because we don't know what the Dark Lord is planning and one of you in this room could be working for him. But enough said with that. Let's enjoy the meal and have a good year." He stopped; applauses were heard and sat with the other teachers.
The next morning on that Monday students took their seats. Harry sat next to Ron behind Hermione who sat the front of the class room. Draco Malfoy sat towards the back of the class next to his crew. They all waited for about five minutes until star like figure flew in and stopped in the front of class. And with a flash of bright light, the light turned into Professor Mariano. She wore her usual attire that Harry saw but this time it was green with golden stitches and dark green backing.
"Good morning, my name is Professor Mariano and I will be your new teacher for the Defense against the Dark Arts. I graduated from Hogwarts when I twelve years old and I am here at the request of Professor Dumbledore. This year will be different from what you are used to. People seem to think that it is wrong to learn about dark magic and instead just teach you counter curses all day. This year we will get into the minds of those who are evil. Yes?" Professor Mariano looked at one of the girl students in her class.
She pointed towards her with her responding, "Hermione. I was just wondering as to why?" Hermione asked being the inquisitive person that she is.
"Good question. Why spend class learning about them than just how to counter attack. It is because one must understand its opponent in order to truly to defeat them. My favorite person to study about is Tom Riddle or as most people know him as Lord Voldemort. We will learn what to anticipate and what to do in certain scenarios. Now I know that the school has provided you with a book but I think that it is complete rubbish, so here are your new books." And with a snap of her finger the books landed in front of each student.
And then there was a knock on the door, "Severus." All heads turned towards him.
"May I have a word with you?" he asked in a very doleful tone.
"Sure." She turned her attention to the class, "Turn to page 1 and take a dekko at what the dark magic really is. I will be right back." She stepped out of class.
"Yes Severus?"
"I am to deliver this message." He pulled out a small parchment. "I am sure you will know what it means." She took the parchment and he turned on his tail and left her with the small parchment. She put it in a pocket of her dress and went back to her classroom.
Later that night Genevieve was working late on a new potion that she has been trying to create that she hopes will be used to counteract the Dementors and bring the happiness back in one's life. She wrote down the ingredients when her arm started to burn more than usual. She lifts her dark green sleeve on her left arm and dissembles the glamour charm that makes it disappear and notice that it is moving more than usual.
The tattoo consists of a sword that at the top is a skull connected with its eyes blackened out. A crown lies on the top on the skull with a marking of "Heiress" written in Parseltongue on the forehead of the skull. And to finish it off there are two snakes that intertwine each other around the sword with their heads ending above the skull facing each other.
Right then the two snakes are moving more than they have in many years. This makes her worry more than usual. She stops what she is doing and runs to the office of Professor Dumbledore. She knocks on the door upon seeing the outside of the office.
"Come in." She hears on the other side of the door.
She walks in saying in between breaths, "Albus…my mark…"
"What about your mark?"
She walks over to him and lifts her left sleeve up and he sees that her mark is moving more than it has in over sixteen years.
"Oh my. We need to extend your protective charm."
"But doesn't it end when one turns seventeen and that was over a year ago."
"Yes, it does. But I know a few people who work in the Department of Protective Charms who owes me a favor. For now, just see Severus the next time it happens, he will know what to do."
"Thank you. Albus, I keep having dreams about my father, Tom, being in his study or something and he is talking in Parseltongue talking to Nagini. And there was an interesting one where I saw him telling Nagini to get his other half. At first I thought he was talking about Mother but then I realized that was impossible and now I am starting to think that he wants me back. I have a feeling per say that he might succeed. You know as well as I do that they also come true."
"I know."
"You know you're right."
"Come again?"
"You are right." She hands him a small parchment from her pocket. "I know I swore never to tell what is happening in the future but you might want to know about this. I am staying neutral on everything in this war. It's not much but you can help a kid who has a lot of problems. And since I am not really telling you it doesn't break with my vow." She starts to turn around but then looks one last time and says, "You are always the one to find loopholes." She gives out a smirk and bids him goodnight.
Albus opened the letter and all that it said was:
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Draco Malfoy
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With that Dumbledore knew what needed to be done as soon as possible.
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I hope you liked chapter one, I have had this idea for such a long time and thought it is a perfect time to write my story. Please let me know what you think! Thanks! Chapter 2 will be out next week!
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