Introduction and Prologue
The story of the Prophecy of Shadows began with an English creative writing assignment. When I was writing the story I could just picture Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape as the two characters that approach the heroine of the story with the mission of saving humanity from a demon king bent on casting the world into shadows. Though in the assignment I handed in I couldn't put nearly all the details in that I wanted to, we had a 2 page limit, or use someone else's characters, the idea of Albus and Severus approaching my heroine stuck with me. I then thought while why not make it a fanfic and place my heroine in the ever-open position of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Thus this story was born.
Summary:
A prophecy made 1000 years ago is coming to life, but how is the new DADA teacher involved, and how will this affect Harry and co. Set during 5th year, friendships made, and new allies found, Snape/OC
Disclaimer: The characters of Anastasia Kou Cosmos, Rosaline Kou Cosmos, the prophecy, and the oracle belong to me. Everything else belongs to J. K. Rowling.
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Prologue
100 times 10 till we meet again,
And this conflict shall be resolved.
To win your heart I will come,
And you shall answer when you are called.
If your heart falls to me,
My bride you shall forever be.
And as the light has fallen to shadow,
So soon after will the world follow.
~ The Prophecy of Shadows
Fire, water, earth, air, shadow, light,
Shall join the princess in her fight.
Enemies when they began,
They will unite for the good of man.
~ The Oracle of Light
On a little island just off the coast of Scotland, unplotable on muggle maps, was a small kingdom known by all who have ever lived in or will ever live in the world of magic. This small kingdom is home to the last known elemental mages. Ruled by a royal family the kingdom of Cosmos has helped to keep the magical world in balance, offering protection and refugee status to those hunted by the various dark lords of the past. The kingdom currently has two heirs to the throne. The first and eldest, by the name of Rosaline, is silver in colouring from the top of her head to the tip of her toes. Her hair, her eyes, and the symbol of the royal family visible on her forehead, a star were all silver. Her twin Anastasia is golden in her colouring, hair, eyes, and royal birthmark. Both are extremely well liked and loved the people of their kingdom. They rule with a strong set of moral ethics and cannot stand treason, treachery, and betrayal. The people of this kingdom have control over powers that many believe to be fairy tales. The magic used by the people of Cosmos was around thousands of years before the founders of Hogwarts even began to dream of the grand school they were to build. Though the royal family has enough power through their magic to bend the entire universe to their will they do not. The royal family has dedicated their lives to protecting the innocent and keeping the balance between good and evil.
Rosaline, or Rose as her friends often called her, was walking around the palace grounds in late June when the messenger found her. When he relayed his message that an old man had come to the palace Rose had a good guess as to who it was. Walking into the room where the visitor was waiting only confirmed it. Standing in the room was an older man with a long white beard and blue eyes that twinkled like the stars. [Three guesses who it is and the first two don't count]
"Albus, it is good to see you again." Rose began, nodding her head slightly to the older man in greeting. "I am sorry to have kept you waiting, but I was not within the palace when you arrived and it took them awhile to find me." Rose smiled at her old teacher and friend from her days at Hogwarts.
"It is quite all right Rose. However there is something I wish to discuss with you." Albus said as he looked at the young woman before him. Gesturing to one of the chairs in the room he waited till Rose had seated herself before he began speaking again. "Are you aware as of yet, of the rebirth of Lord Voldemort?" Albus began looking towards the young ruler. He was quite surprised when she began to chuckle.
"Albus you should know by now, that whenever something happens which distorts the balance between good and evil I will know of it. Most often than not, I know even before you, yourself do."
"To true Rose, to true. Then you must also have some idea of why I am here." Albus paused looking towards Rose. Seeing her nod he continued. "As you are aware, with the dangerous times ahead I need someone I can trust, to teach the students at Hogwarts how to defend themselves against the dark arts. I also need someone I can trust to watch over Harry and keep him out of trouble."
"Albus I will teach your students, however you must let me do it my way. That includes study of the dark arts, intensive physical training, and lessons in self-defense."
"I know, but you are the only chance they have of being able to survive outside of Hogwarts at the end of the year. Hopefully you will last more than one year. Give me the list of the texts the students will require for your course as soon as possible and I will ensure that they are placed on the book list for the students." Albus stood and walked towards the door before stopping and turning towards were Rose still sat. "Thank you Rose." He said before disappearing out the door to quickly to hear Rose's whispered, "Your Welcome."
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Most people would say that someone up at midnight on July 31st is crazy to be up. To actually say this to Rosaline Kou Cosmos would grant her laughing in your face. While Rose is not crazy she did have a reason for being up. That reason lay in the box that rested on the table before her as she stood at the top of the tallest tower in the palace of Cosmos. In the box rested six pendants, similar in shape, but greatly different in function and powers. All the pendants hung on a chain made of silver and gold, and each one had a rune etched into the pendant in that same silver and gold colour combination. The main differences between the pendants were the colours of the stone, and the rune engraved into it. A black stone engraved with the rune of shadows lay at the top of the circle formed by the pendants. To the right lay a red stone with the rune of fire engraved upon it. Continuing clockwise lay a sky blue stone (rune of air), a white stone (rune of light), a navy blue stone (rune of water), and a green stone (rune of earth).
Rose held her hand out over the stones and began to chant as the stones rose into the air and began to spin around her.
Child of Water, hear my call.
Child of Fire, bravest of them all.
Child of Earth, courteous and kind.
Child of Air, a remarkable find.
Child of Light, pure of heart.
Child of Shadows, you must now play your part.
Over and over Rose chanted these words until slowly the pendants began to change. A ball of shadows replaced the pendant of shadows, a ball of fire (pendant of fire), a whirlwind (pendant of air), a ball of white light (pendant of light), a ball of water (pendant of water), and a moon lily flower (pendant of earth). Once the changes were complete the verse was repeated one last time before all six pendants disappeared, shooting out into the night sky.
Looking at the clock in the tower after collapsing from energy loss, Rose noticed that the time was 12:30 am. She then began to make her way slowly down the tower stairs to her room and her bed. Getting into her bed Rose looked at the clock in her room noticing that it was 1 am. Once her head hit the pillow Rose fell asleep instantly already knowing that all six pendants had bonded with there intended owners. The problem for tomorrow lay in finding and identifying those six out of the hundreds of magical children in Great Britain.
[Edited on June 20, 2002]
