"In a land of myth and a time of legends, the destiny of a great kingdom rest on the shoulders of a young magician, his name, Phineas."
"Shut up!" Morgause shouted at her cousin across King's cross station. She couldn't believe Auntie Kara had let Phin stay up until 3am the night before watching Merlin reruns.
"Yes, Morgause," a girl with wavy pitch black hair, agreed, "It should be in a land of myth and a time of legends, the destiny of a great kingdom rest on the shoulders a group of talented young sorceresses, their names, Amethyst, Raea and Morgause."
"Hey, what about me?" exclaimed the two youngest girl, one with pale blonde hair and one with wavy chestnut hair. They both wore the robes of first year Hogwarts students.
"You're too young to remember the Great Purge or the Battle of Camalan," Amethyst, the girl with wavy pitch black hair said.
Of course everyone knew that Amethyst couldn't possibly remember any of the battles of Camelot. She her brother, Jasper and her little sister, Willow (the pale blonde haired girl) had just been born at the time. But Amethyst often had dreams of the battles, which were so real that she believed she had actually been there. Her sister Willow had these dreams too, and it was only last night that she had run into Auntie Mo's room sobbing once again about how she was so afraid of Emerys.
Amethyst would have given anything to meet Emerys. Apparently, he was a serving boy before the battles with a commoner's name. Amethyst bet she could beat him in a fight. She had already had lessons in the dark arts from her Auntie Bellatrix and Auntie Morgana and they both said that she was the strongest dark witch they had ever met.
Eventually, the group of children reached the wall which would lead them to platform 9 3/4. Amethyst darted at the wall and disappeared through to other side, Morgause and Jasper following her.
Raea, Aria, Willow and Phineas hung back afraid.
"Come on now," Mordred said, his arm around his wife, Kara, "There's nothing to be afraid of."
Mordred took his son's hand.
"Dad," Phineas said, asking the question he had feared to ask in front of his cousin, Amethyst "What happens if I don't get put in Slytherin?"
"Phineas Regulus Black," Mordred began, "Let me tell you something. My sister, your Aunt Vivianna, was originally put in Slytherin. But she was bullied by our cousin Draco, when he was young and foolish. They asked the sorting hat to place her again and she was put in Gryffindor. She was the bravest, and (he said with a trademark smile which hinted a slight sadness) most insane woman that I ever met in my life."
Kara laughed from behind him, "And my best friend." Kara smiled sadly as she remembered how Vivianna had helped Mordred heal her leg and return her to the Druids when she was sentenced to death by Arthur. Vivianna had died fighting for Morgana during the Battle of Camalan leaving Kara and Morgana to look after her three small children, Amethyst, Willow and Jasper and her older daughter, Renesmee. It was only shortly after the battle that she had discovered that she herself was pregnant and now she had two small children as well- Phineas and Aria.
"It's nearly 11," Aria said excitedly.
Mordred held his son and his daughter's hand as he ran with them towards the wall and Kara took Willow and Raea's hands running with them also.
Within moments they landed on platform 9 ¾ and looked as the students were hurried onto the train.
Kissing and hugging the children quickly, Kara said her goodbyes to them before letting them go.
Finally she turned and kissed her husband, "Stay safe," She demanded forcefully.
"I will," Mordred said as he boarded the train.
Kara waved to the children and to Mordred and Morgana as the train departed.
She hoped Mordred would enjoy his job as potion's teacher. His sister had been one of Slughorn's favourites and that was why Mordred had been specifically given the job. Kara also hoped, with some fear, that Morgana would be a good defence against the dark arts teacher and not turn it into the carrow's infamous dark arts lessons again.
Most of all she wished she could be there with them.