(Disclaimer: The plot line is from my imagination. The characters, besides Annie, are not mine. They belong to Stephenie Meyer and JK Rowling respectively. Enjoy!)
Good Always Wins: Chapter One
*Edward* - May 31, 1991 Godric's Hollow
My name is Edward Anthony Masen, the King of Sorcery, and I have been alive for a long time. However, I have been living as a vampire since May 31st, 1918 because of a curse placed upon me by Albus Dumbledore. The only person who can lift the curse is my true love, Annie Lillian Potter, was born today to Lord James Hadrian Potter and his wife, Lady Lily Potter. I hope that they are willing to listen to my story and form a marriage contract between the two of us.
The Next Day
"Are you sure that my daughter is your soul mate?" Lord Potter asked.
"Yes," I answered, "I had a vision of her on May 31st, 1917, a year before I was cursed.
Lady Potter was concerned about my curse and who cursed me, "Who would curse you, your Majesty? And why would they do such an act of treachery? Do you have to drink human blood?"
"In order to answer your inquiries, I must explain who I am. I am the most powerful being in the world, besides the curse. I may be the king of magic, however, I cannot return to Camelot until the curse is lifted. Albus Dumbledore cursed me because I wanted to stop him from manipulating people into doing his will, which was making him the most powerful magical being in the world. The wand he uses is actually my staff, Excalibur. He cannot understand her complexities and her true power," I told them everything that I had seen about their future and, in order to make sure that their beloved daughter would have a true chance at a good life, they forged the contract and made sure that my right hand, Duke Jasper Whitlock (the reincarnation of my best friend and adviser, Merlin) was named as one of her guardians.
*Third Person* - October 31, 1992
Voldemort stormed the Potter's house in Godric's Hollow, killing Lord James Potter at the door. When the Dark Lord entered the nursery he said to Lady Potter, "Hand over the girl, woman."
"I will never allow you to harm my daughter," Lily said, "After all, the old coot Dumbledore has manipulated too many people. Not to mention cursing her soul mate so that he could be the most powerful magical being in the world."
"Who is this soul mate?"
"His Royal Majesty, Edward Anthony Masen, King of Sorcery and Lord of Camelot. If you kill Annie and I, know this: Edward will come after you and he will kill you," Lily replied.
She turned to the crib where the child was awake and crying out "EDDIE WHERE ARE YOU?"
Lily hushed the young princess, "Hush my baby girl." Touching the enchanted locket that Edward had given Annie (which housed two pictures, one of James, Lily, and Annie; the other was of Edward and Annie.), She told her, "Be strong, my precious princess. Your father and I will watch over you forever."
As Lily finished saying her blessing, a flash of green light overtook her body. Voldemort then turned his wand to the child. "Avada Kedavra!" However, the Killing Curse made the young girl his only horocrux, and made him into a wraith until he could gain a body of his own. Dumbledore made sure to place the child with her magic-hating muggle Aunt so that she would trust him and go along with his plans for her life.
*Annie* - May 15, 1996 Privet Drive
I knew that my relatives would still be asleep at 3 in the morning, as I had been staying up late so I can see what time would be best for me to run from this stupid place. I may only be four, however, I do not believe that I was a freak, nor was that my name. I knew that I was someone important in this world, but had no clue what my role in the world was or what it will be. My name is Annie Lillian Potter and I knew that the people I was forced to live with and serve like a slave (I did all the cooking, cleaning, and yard work while they did nothing that I saw). So, with this knowledge, I unlocked the cupboard door and relocked after I got out. I also took all of the money in the house without waking the idiots. I left #4 Privet Drive for good. I swore to myself that I would follow my heart from this point on, not trusting adults unless I felt that they were trustworthy.
One Week Later
Lat night's dream was strange. In my dream, a boy named Edward and a man named Jasper were there. Edward told me to go to Victoria's statue in front of Buckingham Palace and wait for him there. The reason that I considered that a strange dream was because my dreams at #4 Privet Drive were of a blinding green light and a woman telling me, "Be strong, my precious princess. Your father and I will watch over you forever." She said this while touching my locket. So, I went to the statue and there was Edward and Jasper. Jasper looked around, looking like he was looking for someone. "Jasper, there she is," Edward exclaimed joyously. Edward ran towards me and I ran towards him. When we collided, he hugged me tightly to him, saying, "I was afraid that you were dead since I could not feel your life force anywhere in the world, love."
Looking into his gold-flecked emerald eyes, I asked "Who were my parents? Why did they die? How did they die? Who are you? Who am I to you? Who should you be to me?"
He laughed at the rate that I was questioning him. "In order for his majesty to answer your questions, princess, we need to go somewhere where we will not be overheard," Jasper explained. Jasper put me on his shoulders and the three of us went to a seedy-looking pub called The Leaky Cauldron. We walked up to the bar and Jasper said, "Hello Tim, can I have a sitting room that has been warded to where no one can overhear anything being said in the room?"
The man replied, "Of course, Duke Whitlock. I take it that you also want no one to know that you were here, correct?"
"Yes, you are correct, Tom. By the way, do you have any Shortsnout blood in stock? His majesty would appreciate a pitcher of it if you do." Tom led us into a sitting room and both Edward and Jasper waved their hands in a motion that I felt was to make sure that we would not be overheard. Once everything was satisfactory to them, Edward's appearance changed to that of a 17 year old boy and he told me everything, from his visions of me in 1917 all the way the my second Halloween. I was shocked to learn that I was right.
"And as such, we need to go to Gringotts to emancipate you and to make sure that the old coot has not stolen any money from your vaults or my vaults," Edward said.
We headed to Gringotts and Jasper walked up to one of the goblins and said, "On behalf of the Lord of Camelot and Annie Potter, I wish for an audience with Ragnok if he is amenable."
The Goblin asked, "What is your name, sir, and who are the children with you?"
"My name is Duke Jasper Whitlock, fearsome warrior, and the children are under my protection. On top of that, one of them has been cursed; the other has been orphaned because of one man's quest to become the most powerful magical being in the world."
The goblin smiled at the complement that Jasper gave him and motioned us to follow him. When we entered into a room that looked like an office, the goblin sat down and began to start to conduct business with Jasper. "I am Ragnok, my Duke. I must inquire who the children are, or rather who is under the glamor and who is the child."
Edward removed the spell and said, "Hello Ragnok, long time no see. Of course, I have to blame Dumbledore for my current state. Not to mention my future wife's current status of being an orphan."
Ragnok exclaimed, "It is a great pleasure to see you once again, your Majesty! And the child must be Annie Lillian Potter, your future queen." With a low bow to both Edward and myself Ragnok continued, "How may the Goblin nation help you?'
I replied "I wish to be emancipated under magic and have all my vaults audited for anything that I did not authorize to be taken out or placed in any of them."
Edward also said, "I also wish for an audit of my vault, and that any keys for any of her vaults and mine are rendered useless to those who carry them."
(A/n: First chapter done, next chapter will begin with Annie's 11th birthday. I wish everyone who reads this will REVIEW IT! And please, if you leave a flamer, I will NOT respond to it. If you leave a suggestion for where this story could go (I pretty much have it mapped out in my head) then I will take it into consideration. If you just say you liked it, I wish to know what you liked and what you think can be tweaked. Thanks everyone!)