For those of you who are new. This is a continuation of Clanluna.

Clanluna

Here is some background information:

This story was cannon EC until the mog-urs' ceremony. When Creb's mind contacted Ayla's they were both changed, turning them in the worlds first Wizard and first Witch. Creb saw in Ayla's future memories a world without the Clan, but he saw a way for the Clan to continue. Creb had Ayla pull Luna back into the past.

Luna is from from a world that in almost the cannon Harry Potter world up to the end of book 7 with a few minor changes. She has been stuck in the past for decades.

Major Characters:

Luna - Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter series. Mated Creb and later Thonlan. She is the only one in the world who can transfigure things into future artifacts like iron cooking pots. She has created a variety of magical creatures some of which are domesticated. All Weeches (Witches) are descended matrilineally from Either Luna or Ayla.

Ayla - Ayla from EC series. All Weeches descended from her are trained as medicine women. The world's most skilled potions Mistress

Thonlan - Thonolan from Valley of the Horses. Luna resurected him, but he is stuck at 17 years old until he dies again, or Luna dies, or she releases him.

Iga - After joining Luna's Clan, Iga founded the religion that reveres Luna as a goddess. All Weeches are currently trained to be priestesses of Luna at the same time that are learning magic.

Zeen - Son of Luna and Creb. All Weez-urs (Wizards) are descended patrilineally from him. (and ultimately, Creb) He is more Skilled with Charms than anyone else in the world. And makes the worlds best brooms, wands and portkeys. He is currently The Mog-Ur. All Weez-urs are trained as mog-urs.

Mara - Oldest daughter of Luna and Thonlan. The World's first Dark Lady. and after her defeat, the world's first Ghost.

Wilmara - Daughter of Mara, Grandaughter of Luna and Thonlan, is a lesbian, recently mated to Zariz

Mariza - Daughter of Ayla and Dyondar (Jondolar) The world's most skilled at Care of Magical (and non magical) creatures. Is a Lesbian and mated to 5 women.

Zariz - Son of Mariza, Grandson of Luna, Creb, Ayla, and Jondolar. Is skilled in every magical art. Trained as a Medicine man.

Vezava - mated to Mariza. founder of the religion that reveres Mariza as a goddess.

Đučaviča - mated to Mariza, mother of Đoroči, sister of Đelđuma

Đelđuma - mate of Zariz, Sister of Đučaviča.

Ceban - son of Zeen. Is more Clan than any Weez-ur since Creb. Has partial Clan memories derived from Zeen and Creb. Has started a Clan of similar men with Clan mates.

Maeba - daughter of Luna and Ranec. Has been permenantly transfigured into a Clan woman.

This plot bunny won't leave me alone! I'm fascinated by the idea of Maeba and Ceban's Clan setting president that this new kind of Clan will be stuck in forever.

I'm also full of ideas for Zariz' future of inventing things.

And so . . . the Clanluna story continues. The Maeba/Zariz plotlines began several chapters before the Mariza plotline ended.

CL128

Clanluna

Chapter 128: Zel Others.

Harry Potter is owned by JK Rowling

Earth's Children is owned by Jean Auel

After serving a breakfast to her family, Maeba took her two daughters, Mooba and Greeba, down from the cave to the area set aside for women's weapons practice. The men didn't want women even practicing hunting at the same site as them. So her mate, Groom, had erected three posts for her to practice and teach her daughters at. Currently, Maeba was the only woman-who-hunts in their clan. But she knew that they were setting precidents that the clan would be locked in forever. If she didn't teach her daughters to hunt, their daughters would never be able to hunt. And so, today she was teaching her daughters to practice using a sling. Her children were maturing at the rate that Clan girls normally matured. At 5 years old, Mooba had the physical and emotional maturity of a 10-year-old. And at 2, Greeba looked and acted like a 4-year-old. Maeba thought Greeba was too young to learn to use a bow. So tomorrow Maeba would be teaching the bow to Mooba, alone. It was also apparent that both of them had Clan memories derived from Maeba. Both girls had learned to Read and write much quicker than Maeba had. So learning to use the sling was just being "reminded" how to use it and developing eye-hand coordination.

They had been practicing for a while when, Mub, the newest man to join their clan approached. After the events of last summer, Mub had been unable to find a mate. So he had been living At Groom's hearth. And being a healthy young man, Maeba could guess what he wanted from her in the middle of the day.

"You two keep practicing," signed Maeba to her daughters. "Mother needs to Share with Mub for a while."

She then stepped behind her daughters so their backs would be to her.

"How did you know this man wanted-" signed Mub, before Maeba pulled him into a kiss.

Mub had been taught by a redfoot late last summer. And Maeba intended to reinforce those lessons so that it would never even occur to him to just give a woman the Signal, without first awakening her Needs. By the time Mub did give her the Signal, Maeba's Need was stronger than his. She knelt and presented so he could give her what she Needed from him. Maeba had long since discovered that the anatomy of women of the Clan was just different enough from the others that the Clan position as the best position for her to Share Pleasures with a man.

While they Shared, the girls continued to practice their slings. But Mooba, who was approaching womanhood, kept finding excuses to turn around and sneak glances at them.

"Yuck" said Greeba, as she went back to her sling practice.

As her Need was Relieved, Maeba silently said a prayer of thanks to her Mother, Luna, that had brought Iga, The Clanluna, into their lives and taught men to give and Relieve the Needs of women. Now that Iga, The Clanluna, had joined their clan, Maeba had tried deferring her clanluna duties to The Clanluna. But Iga wouldn't let her . . . except when it came to Dyondar.

Before Mub, Dyondar had been the only single man in their Clan and he'd lived alone in his hearth. But he'd called on Maeba in her capacity and the clan's One-who-Serves-the-Mother nearly every day. Usually he just wanted to conversation and affection. He didn't give her the Signal very often, perhaps 4 times per Moon. Maeba had thought he had less Need because of his advanced age. But then, this autumn, Iga had moved into his hearth. . .. And they Shared like hares every night! Maeba missed helping Dyondar. She had liked the attention she had received from the men of the Clan in the early days when not everyone had a mate. They all still Shared with her occasionally and they all agreed that she was the most desirable woman in the clan. But they all had mates now . . . except Mub.

Once they had Relieved each other's Needs, Mub went back to hunting and Maeba returned to teaching her daughters to use the sling.

"I thought I might find you here," said Tomesval. "This always was the best place near the 9th Cave to mine flint."

"There is no 9th Cave of the Zelandonii anymore," replied to Dyondar, to his former apprentice.

"Because you tricked us with your trained flatheads!" sneered Tomesval. "I still can't figure out how you did that trick with the fire though."

"They're not flatheads!" snarled Dyondar. "We call ourselves Clanluna."

"Like in your stories? Come on Jondalar, no one believes your stories of magical talking animals," replied Tomesval.

"They're not animals!" said Dyondar. "The Clan are people, different for you and me, but still people. And magic is real! You saw it!"

"I know what I thought I saw," replied Tomesval, "but I'm too smart fall for a clever trick. My question is why? Why did you do it? Why did you train a bunch of flatheads to use them to kick the rest of us out of the 9th Cave?"

"Because I was sick of what Larmar had done to the 9th Cave! I was sick of the Barma, and the cursed sickly children and being hungry and filthy! When I was your age, the 9th Cave was a high ranked Cave. Now being born to the 9th Cave is something to be ashamed of! So yes, when the Ravenclaw clan of the Clanluna told me they wanted to take the cave, I helped them do. I even warned Laramar to take anything of value to the Summer Meeting. He thought the Barma was what needed to be saved." Explained Dyondar.

"So you helped a pack of flatheads steal our cave and everything we'd left in it?" countered Tomesval.

"They may have taken to cave, but they didn't steal your possessions, they burned them!" replied Dyondar. "The cave was so foul that, in order to make it habitable, they had to burn everything in it."

"Well I just wanted to warn you that the members of the 9th Cave are not just going to go away. None of the other Caves want us and Brukavorn is stirring up the members of the 5th Cave to come here a wipe out the flatheads," warned Tomesval.

"Thanks for the warning," replied Dyondar. "I'll tell Ceban to keep the clan alert."

"So how are you planning to get that large pile of rocks back to the Cave?," asked Tomesval. "Do you want me to help you carry them?"

"Now that I've mined what I need, I'll get Maeba or one of the Weez-Urs to shrink them down so I can carry them back to the cave." Replied Dyondar.

"Same old Jondalar . . . still telling stories," mused Tomesval. "Well, I tried to warn you . . . Goodbye Jondalar . . ."

"Walk with Ursus, and may Luna watch over you," replied Dyondar.

After Ceban shrunk the pile of rocks Dyondar had mined and helped carry them back to the cave, he gathered he men together to discuss what Dyondar had learned from his former apprentice.

"Who is this Bruka man?" signed Zorv.

"Brukavorn, like his mother's mate: Brukaval is rumored to be part flat-, part Clan himself," clarified Dyondar. "He hates anything to do with the Clan. He would often interupt and insult me when this man told stories of this man's time with the Clanluna."

"Do you think this Bruka- Bruk- man could be trouble?" signed Doon.

"It depends on how many people he talks into helping him," replied Dyondar.

"From now on, no one is to leave the cave without either Maeba or one of us men," signed Ceban.

Maeba had taken her oldest daughter, Mooba out hunting with her. Although Mooba had just starting learning to use a bow, learning how to find and track game was an equally important hunting skill. After finding a young chestnut tree that a deer had rubbed its' antlers on, Maeba showed her how to follow the tracks the deer had made earlier that morning. They had just come over the hill when they spotted the men of their clan hunting a small herd of Wooly Rhinos. Before they had even started their own Clan, Ceban had once tried leading the men in a traditional Clan running down an animal with Clan style lances. But once was enough. Since then, they had hunted with a mixture of magic and throwing spears.

Using the silent ancient Clan signs, Ceban was able to co-ordinate the men as they made a large circle around the herd. Once they were in position, they began moving in. At Ceban's signal, Broogran, Doon and Mub threw their spears while the other men began waving their wands to silently curse the Rhinos. A red beam shot out of Ceban's wand and stunned a rhino. It fell to its' knees then rolled on its' side as it fell to the ground. A yellow ray shot from Groom's wand causing a rhino to go rigid and fall backwards. Žorvnaž waved his wand and a rhino was lifted into the air by one of its' hind legs. Boogran threw his spear, missed, the pulled out his wand to start casting. Doon's spear hit its' mark, but the Rhino was barely wounded. Angered, the beast charged towards his tormentor. Mub threw his spear and killed his quarry on the first throw. Doon pulled his wand. A tripping jinx made the rhino fall on its' face. but it scrambled to its' feet and charged again. Ceban waved his wand and a patch of ground rose up to form a wall between Doon and the rhino, who just ran around the obsticle. Mub threw a second spear and the charging rhino slid to a halt, dead, at Doon's feet. Now that they had taken care of the herd, They magically hung up all the rhinos, Cutting curses to their throats, drained the blood and finished off the rhinos. Ceban buried the hearts where the beasts had fallen, and shared a piece of liver amongst the men before shrinking then kills to carry back to the cave.

"In a few years, when this woman is no longer the only woman-who-hunts, we will be able to do something like that," signed Maeba. "We should return to the cave"

Maeba had her daughters helped the other women butcher and dry the meat from one of the rhinos the old fashioned muggle way while she magically took care of the rest of them. It was important that her daughters learn to do things without magic as they would not be allowed wands for years.

For the rest of autumn, the Clan hunted and gathered to build up supplies for the winter. Late in the winter, Ceban ordered his second mate, Gregra to be mated to Mub. Groom performed the joining and the couple went into isolation. Now all the men had a mate.

By winter, it was apparent that Maeba was Blessed. This worried her greatly as she had Shared freely in the piles of people by the fire last summer. She feared that a man of the Others might have defeated her totem and her child wouldn't look Clan enough.

Although, tradition was that children would not get wands until they were 11 years old, Mooba looked like she was already that age. Maeba began teaching/reminding her oldest daughter about potions, Divination and Astronomy.

Like every year, they marked the midpoint of Winter with a Mother festival. The Blessed status of most of the women was visibly showing by now. Maeba picked Zorv to Share with.

It was mid Spring when the births began. Oda's son was born first; a normal Clan Weez-ur. Maeba was greatly relieved when her daughter turned out to be fully Clan. But then, Oga's mixed son was born. . . .

"This child is deformed," signed Ceban to Maeba and his mate. "He will not be permitted to stay."

"Yes, Ceban," signed Oga, as she handed the baby to Maeba.

Maeba gave a small dose of the 'Draught of Living Death' to the newborn. This would protect him during the long journey. She then shrunk and tied the infant to the leg of Mariza's stork and sent him on his way. Oga was fully Clan and would be shedding no tears for her son. But any of them could see the sadness in her eyes. At least she had the knowledge that her son would grow up as a member of Mariza's clan and she could see him at the Summer Gatherings.

"The child's name is: Raba!" signed Groom as he painted a stripe on Maeba's new daughter with a red ochre paste.

Maeba was filled with joy as each of the members of the Clan came forward and said the baby's name. Most were happy for her. But Oga still had that sad look for her lost son.

Spring came, and Maeba began teaching Herbalogy to her oldest daughter, Mooba.

"There is something about the intention to grow a magic plant that gives it special properties when you plant it," signed Maeba. "If you concentrate, you can push a little magic into the seed just before you plant it. The feeling is not unlike sending magic through your wand. So if you work on this now, you will find it easier to use a wand when you finally get one. People who do not have magic, even people of the Others, get different results when they plant the same plant. And if people without magic even interfere with plants during the growing, they can weaken the magical properties. This is why I have placed muggle-repelling Wards around the Herb garden; so none of the other women or their children can get in here."

"Mother, look!" said Mooba, pointing at some men of the Others who were approaching them.

There were five of them and all of them had spears clutched in their hands. They had an angry determined look to them as they stomped towards Maeba and her daughter. Maeb pulled her wand out and pointed it at them as the men approached her.

"No, not here," said one of the men in the Zelandonii tongue as they abruptly turned away from the small herb garden. "Maybe it's over here?"

Maeba let out the breath she didn't even know she was holding. Pulled her daughter close, she side-along apparated the two of them back to the cave.

Pop!

Once they were safely back at the cave, Maeba silently cast a patronis to communicate with her Clan's Leader a single word: "Others!"

From her vantage point at the mouth of the cave she could see into the valley below. The men of the Others were heading for a small group of women and children who were gathering spring greens, guarded by Doon.

"Stay in the cave," signed Maeba before apparating off to help Doon.

Pop!

"Others" shouted Maeba, as she appeared next to Doon with her wand drawn.

"Look at me!" said Doon, using the single syllable Clan word that people used in order to let a group know that you were about to sign. "Everyone come over here. Stay behind this man."

"And this Weech," added Maeba.

Doon had a throwing spear in one hand and more on the ground next to him. In his other hand was his wand.

"There's some! Kill the dirty stinkin' animals!" said one of the men of the Others in the Zelandonii language as he threw a spear.

The rest of his group followed his lead and threw their spears also.

Doon pointed his wand at the Leader of the Others and his arms went to his sides and his leg locked together before he fell over backwards.

Maeba had transfigured a large stone that was between them so that it rose up and formed a wall blocking the spears before they hit them. She wanted to apparate behind them and attack, but she needed to stay and protect the women.

Two of the Others, stepped around the wall.

Doon threw his spear and hit one in the belly. He fell over bleeding badly.

Maeba blasted the other with her wand and his spear flew out of his hand as he was knocked down.

Two more came around the other side of the wall.

Doon flicked his wand and one of the men of the Others tripped, falling on his face.

A red light shot out of Maeba's wand, stunning the last one. She shot red sparks into the air, trying to let Ceban know where they were.

Pop!

Pop!

Pop!

Pop!

Ceban, Groom, Žorvnaž, and Zorv appeared with their wands drawn.

On seeing them, the two men of the Others who had been knocked down, got to their feet and ran away.

Ceban made portkeys and sent the other three back to one of the Zelandonii caves they had passed near when they had first traveled here. He didn't know if it was their cave, he didn't care.

"This is not the first time these ZelOthers have come here," signed Ceban after Doon had finished telling the other men what had happened. After every had returned to the cave, Ceban had gathered the men at his hearth for a meeting about the incident. "This man has doubts about the wisdom of attending the Summer Gathering."

"That men know it wrong knowing" signed Dyondar while saying "I think this is all just a misunderstanding. I'm certain that if we just explain it to them, we will eventually get them to give up and leave us alone." "Man know Clan sign at Zelandonii, Zelandonii no more bad, Zelandonii no hunt Clan."

"This man is not so certain," signed Zorv. "We do not like that the Zel Others drove our Clan ancestors away from this cave. The Zel Others do not like that we took their cave. Our Clan will always have trouble with them as long as there are Zel Others."

"What are you saying?" signed Žorvnaž. "Are you suggesting that we should hunt the Zel Others?"

"How about if Iga and I go to the Zelandonii Summer meeting and try to negociate with them," said Dyondar. (no longer attempting to sign) "I'm certain that I can make them see the value of trading with the Clanluna. Perhaps we can even offer them a trade for this cave?"

"We will do as you say," signed Ceban. "Dyondar and The Clanluna will spend the Summer with the Zel Others and try to resolve this peacefully."

While the men were having their meeting, Maeba was listening in. She knew it was against custom to look across the hearth boundaries to read what someone was signing. So she had made herself and her mate, Groom each a cup of tea. She had already drunk hers while concentrating on the day's events and upturned on a plate. Now she was using the other dark liquid filled cup to scry on what was going on in the other hearth. She was good enough in Divination to accomplish this and she didn't like being excluded from the men's meeting. But unlike the rest of the women, Maeba was not an obedient, passive Clan woman. She was like a woman is some ways but like a man in others. The other Clan women didn't quite know how to deal with her, as she wasn't like them and was the highest-ranked woman. Most of the time, the Clan women treated Maeba like she was one of the men.

When Maeba turned over the cup and looked at the tea leaves, a chill ran up her spine. Setting the cup back down on the plate that she had transfigured into a round shape out of the scapula of a bison, Maeba carried the plate and cup over to Ceban's hearth where the men's meeting was breaking up.

"Groom! Look!" said Maeba as she held the cup and plate out to him. "This Weech was doing a reading the Zel Others and . . . ."

Groom was just as good at Divination as Maeba was. So when he looked at the tea leaves, he saw the same thing Maeba did. He quickly showed it to his Leader, Ceban, who could also read it.

"This man will go with Dyondar and The Clanluna, but will be hidden," signed Groom.

Ceban nodded his approval.

And so, after packing and shrinking down their supplies for the Zelandonii Summer Meeting, Groom disillusioned himself so that he could follow the couple unseen and guard them all summer.

And so, Maeba would be going to the Clanluna Summer Gathering without her mate. Ceban gathered his Clan together and had all of them hold on to portlkey, which spun them off to the Cave of Luna's Abraxas Clan.

Ravenclaw Clan of the Clanluna list

Ceban Fmr (20) – ¾ Clan son of Eba, Leader, Weez-Ur, N: C,T,D,R, Cr,

-Oga Fmr (18) – Clan daughter of Bona, Ceban's mate

-Agan fMeb fMr (9) – ¾ Clan Oga's son, Weez-ur

-Aban fmr (6) - Clan, Oga's son, Weez-ur

-Reban fmr (3) - Clan, Oga's son, Weez-ur

Groom Fr (19) – ¾ Clan, Grooga's son, mog-ur, Weez-ur N: C,T,D,R, Cr,

-Maeba Ar (21) – Clan, (former Other), (Black hair, gray eyes) Luna's Daughter, clanluna, Weech, Groom's mate, N:C,T,D,H,R,Cr,Div

-Mooba Ar (6) - Clan, Maeba's daughter, Luna's grandaughter, Weech

-Greeba Ar (3) - Clan, Maeba's (former son) daughter, (Weez-ur) Weech

-Raba r (0) - Clan, Maeba's daughter, Luna's grandaughter, Weech

Žorvnaž Fr (17) – ¾ Clan son of Borvna, Weez-ur

-Grorvma Fmr (14) – Clan, Cruma's daughter

-Arv fmr (7) - Clan, Grorvma's son, Weez-ur

-Rorv fmr (4) - Clan, Grorvma's son, Weez-ur

-Raz (1) - Clan, Grorvma's son, Weez-ur

Zorv Fmr (17) ¾ Clan, Cruma's Son, Weez-Ur

-Bora fr (13) – Clan daughter of Borvna, Zorv's mate

-Ab fr (5) - Clan, Bora's son, Weez-ur

-Rorv (1) - Clan, Bora's son, Weez-ur

Broogran Ar (15) – ¾ Clan, Grooga's son, Weez-Ur

-Oda Fr (11) – Clan, Groogra's daughter

-Roog fr (3) - Clan, Oda's son, Weez-Ur

-R Brod (0) - Clan, Oda's son, Weez-Ur

Doon Fr (13) – ¾ Clan, son of Oova, Weez-Ur

-Doova Fr (10) – Clan, Oova's daughter, Doon's mate

-Roon (2) - Clan, Doova's son, Weez-Ur

Dyondar (55) (formerly Jondalar of the Zelandonii) – flintknapper, Thonlan's brother (Cave Lion totem)

-Iga (59) - Other, (Red Gray-hair, leaf-green eyes) (formerly: Andromedanaea of the Sungaea) Woman-Who-Hunts, red-foot, Clanluna (one-who-serves-the-Mother) Groog's widow, Dyondar's mate

Mub Fm (11) – ¾ Clan, Cruma's son, Weez-ur

-Gregra Ar (13) – Clan, daughter of Grooga, Ceban's 2nd mate

-Agreg Ar (4) - Clan, Gregra's son, Weez-ur

-Roog (1) - Clan, Gregra's son, Weez-ur

-various Cave bears

-Owl