REINCARNATION

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Lady Hecate was in a hard spot. She was torn by the war currently going on in her community of magic users. She wanted a champion to defeat the abomination known as Tom Marvolo Riddle. The guy had started as a normal if bright kid. He was an orphan. His mother a near squib and father a mundane mortal. He was corrupted on early in his life by his anger and hatred towards anything common. She knew that the Ancient laws stated that the Gods cannot intervene directly in the affairs of mortals and it was the same in Hecate's case ever since Zeus came to know about wizards.

She was also bothered by the trial of Lord Hades. Don't mistake her. It was not that she believed hades to be innocent. No Hades did commit those things the court accused him of. What bothered her was Zeus's decree of letting him reincarnate into the Wizarding world. Even if he was reincarnated as a mortal, his essence would be that of a god and it would not allow him to change the course of destiny. He would have to abide by the Ancient Laws that bound them all.

Hades was one of her close confidants and a dear friend. Both shunned by the Olympians even though they were both older and far more powerful than any of the so called Gods. The only one who came even closer to their level was Poseidon or Hestia. She had no doubts about helping Hades to be incarnated into the Wizarding world. The only thing she had yet to decide was to whom she should grant the essence of Hades.

All of a sudden, out of nowhere, she became aware of a pull on her powers. She decided to follow on the pull to discover who had invoked her and what they wished. It was thus that she came to the residency of the Potter family. She remembered their first wizard ancestor, Agenor and his actions saving a particularly talented son of hers. She decided to grant them the audience they wished for and appeared in front of them.

"You have called upon me Wizard. Speak what have you in mind" rumbled the voice of the Goddess.

"Lady Hecate, we the descendants of Agenor the Astute request of you a boon. We beg of you an Heir, strong in Magick to continue our Name and Legacy and to protect thy blessings upon this world." said Charlus.

Hecate contemplated the wish for a moment. 'This seems to be a prime opportunity to le the essence of Hades incarnate into the Wizarding World. The Potters are a powerful family and no one would question about the strong magic of the boy. Since they are also financially sound, Hades will not have to endure too many hardships. Then again going through Human Puberty was punishment enough.'

"The wish you have asked shall be granted upon the condition that you and your family shall be bound to me as my champion until I relieve you from my service. You shall be called upon to fight in the wizarding world to protect it as my champion from threats whether they be external or internal." replied Hecate.

"I accept your condition My Lady. I, Charlus Henry Potter, heaby swear on my life and magic and the honor of my family to fight for Lady Hecate as her champion for matters regarding the protection of the Wizarding world" Charlus chanted the wording of the oath.

"I accept Lord Charlus Henry Potter and his Descendants as the Oath-Sworn Champions of Magic in return for providing the line of Potters an Heir. You and your family shall be forever known as Champions of Magic." Then Lady Hecate continued "In order to conceive an heir to your blood and magic, you shall sacrifice to me a female dog on the night of the new moon and engage in procreation as the full moon peaks. You will be able to conceive and carry an heir without any complications." said Hecate.

Thus James Charlus Potter was born on 27th March 1961.

Hecate strode into the throne room of Olympus and announced in a booming voice "Hades has started his life as a mortal. His essence was given to a descendant of one of my children."

As soon as this was said, Apollo entered a trance and began speaking harshly

"It has begun.

A hero of light shall

emerge from the darkness

Child of Dead and Warrior

shall decide the fate

of the Mystic Blessed

and the False Immortal"

"I believe we have witnessed a prophecy being given" said Athena. "But what it means is yet to be seen."

"'Child of Dead and Warrior' that means a child of Hades is going to be born!" exclaimed Hera.

"My Lords and Ladies, if I may, it is my opinion that this prophecy is of importance to my blessed, which is made clear by 'Of the Mystic Blessed' I request you to let me deal with this as it is of no importance to Olympus." implored Hecate

"On the contrary, a child of Hades is against the oath of myself and my brothers. The child may become the child of prophecy yet." said Zeus.

"My Lord Zeus, as the god of Prophecies, I can assure you all that a single person cannot be the subject of two prophecies at the same time. As long as the child does not complete the prophecy before he reaches 16, the great prophecy shall not consider him a candidate." inserted Apollo.

"But what if he does complete the prophecy before 16? We cannot afford to let such a loose cannon free. He is a liability and must be removed." Thundered Zeus.

"My Lord, if we kill the child, Hades may retaliate. He may not have the power to do so now. But he will once he gets his Godhood back. He is already incensed about his punishment to live as a mortal. There is also the factor of not knowing who the Warrior is. It is not wise to act upon prophecies without the complete knowledge. If we try to alter the course of fate, it may come to bite us in our backs" said Athena. "My counsel is to ignore the boy as long as the Great Prophecy does not apply to him. We keep him ignorant of Olympus and his parentage a secret. Even if the child is the one spoken of in the prophecy, it will happen as it should."

Zeus contemplated the issue and finally seemed to decide on a course of action. "Very well. It will be as Athena said. We will watch the events unfold. If the child is the one of Prophecy, he/she will be lead to Camp Half Blood and trained. In the meanwhile, Hecate shall be responsible for watching over the child as it is going to be born to her legacy."

Hecate was inwardly pleased but did not show it in her face. Here was a solution to her problem. She was sure that the child was the reply of her prayers to the Fates. She vowed to keep an eye on the prophesied child as it grew up and to take action only if it was in mortal peril.

She decided that she will leak the prophecy to the Wizarding World just before the child of Hades was to be born. She would have to change the words as Divine Prophecies were too much for mortals to hear as it would literally burn them up. A divine prophecy was the embodiment of Apollo, the God of Prophecies. She would have to take control of the mind of one of Apollo's descendant for a little while to put this plan into motion and she knew just the right person.

Making up her mind, Hecate left the throne room of Olympus to go find a certain seer.

Sybil Trelawney was waiting in a room above the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade for a very important event in her life. She had applied for the post of Divination Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was the Great Grand Daughter of celebrated seer Cassandra Trelawney who was said to be the Daughter of Apollo himself. Her connection to the past and future was so great that she could see the fate of a person just by laying her eyes on them.

She was anxious because she was the only one in her family who got the gift of Sight from her Grandmother though not to the same extent. She had random visions at most. She just hoped that it was enough to get the post. She was looking over her notes and files as Albus Dumbledore entered the room and greeted her. He looked exactly as he did in one of her Chocolate Frog cards, dressed in robes of midnight blue with moon and stars twinkling all over it as if he was wearing the night sky itself. It was during the interview that she felt a tad lightheaded. She brushed it off as nervousness and continued to converse with the headmaster.

It happened as the headmaster was leaving conveying his sorry that sadly she was not eligible for the post.

"THE ONE WITH THE POWER TO VANQUISH THE - DARK LORD APPROACHES… BORN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THRICE DEFIED HIM, BORN AS THE SEVENTH MONTH DIES… AND THE DARK LORD WILL MARK HIM AS HIS EQUAL, BUT HE WILL HAVE POWER THE DARK LORD KNOWS NOT… AND EITHER MUST DIE AT THE HAND OF THE OTHER FOR NEITHER CAN LIVE WHILE THE OTHER SURVIVES… THE ONE WITH THE POWER TO VANQUISH THE DARK LORD WILL BE BORN AS THE SEVENTH MONTH DIES…"

And Trelawney fainted. She came to after a few minutes and looked to Albus with a confused look on her face.

"Well Professor, I happily welcome you to our team at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please note that term starts on September first and that you can come to the school any time before that to discuss your living arrangements and your course material." said Albus and exited the private parlor.

Albus had heard a scuffle as the first part of the prophecy was being told and went to check with the barman who was actually his brother, Aberforth. There he learned that it was Severus Snape that overheard the Prophecy and that he was kicked out of the building for eavesdropping on private discussions. Unfortunately for him, Snape had already apparated out before the Aurors were called for having him arrested.

Dumbledore considered the prophecy that he heard. He knew two couples who were going to have children at the end of July. Both of them were part of his Order of the Phoenix and were one of his favorite pupils. James and Lily were always one of his favorites. As a teacher, he was not supposed to have favorites, but he couldn't help but see a lot of himself in how James handled himself. He had the inner aura of someone with a lot of things to grieve about but chose to not show it to others as he thought of it as weakness. Lily on the other hand he viewed as a daughter that he never had. Strong, fierce and loyal to what she believed, not to mention, a nightmare to those who dared to scorn her. The Longbottoms were his long – time allies. Mr. Longbottom was one of his strongest supporters in the Wizengamot for his arguments on Britain joining the war efforts against Gellert. As such, he knew Frank from a young age as he was a frequent visitor at Longbottom Manor. He was such a nice and polite young man, who grew up to become a fierce battle tactician and a warrior, just like his father. He was the mind behind one of the most successful operations so far in this war. He developed a plan which cost riddle his stronghold at Little Hangleton, near to his Ancestral home.

Despite what everyone thought, he was neither naïve nor so forgiving. He knew that Tom Riddle, aka Voldemort was pure evil and beyond redemption. He knew that Tom had undergone Dark rituals that were classified as true dark magic or black magic, those which were against the natural order of magic. He also knew that Tom was far more powerful than he could ever hope to become and that his power would only increase as he became older. The only way that kept Tom on his toes while fighting him was his uncanny ability to transfigure his battlefield according to his wishes, while conjuring various animals and constructs.

He decided on the best course of action that he could make in that situation. He would have to make them go into hiding. This was a golden opportunity that he could not waste. This would finally enable them to be rid of the festering and rot represented by Voldemort and the pureblood extremists. The prophesied child would become the next lord of the light as he became after his mentor, The Nicolas Flamel withdrew his affairs from the mortal world, preferring his quiet life with his wife.

Severus Snape sat contemplating what he just heard. He had joined the Death Eaters right after his graduation from Hogwarts. He was angry at everyone because he lost the only good thing in his life, his childhood friend, Lily Evans to the arrogant jerk James Potter. He knew that joining the Dark Lord would get him ample opportunities to get his revenge against Potter and to make Lily his. So he approached his long – time friend Lucius Malfoy, about joining the Dark Lord's forces. He really didn't care at all about blood purity. He only wanted power and to get his revenge on that jerk Potter.

He was ecstatic that the Dark Lord himself came to his initiation to test him. Of course, he was a master at potions, the youngest to gain a Mastery in the last century, but his true talents lay in the field of Curse Creation. His Sectumsempra was a masterpiece, able to create precision slits on the body as well as a large number of gashes along the torso depending on the amount of power and willingness to hurt the person the curse was aimed at. The dark lord was impressed at all the creative ways that he made up to torture the family of muggles that was the test for his initiation. His ability to create pain without using any of the dark curses was his entry ticket into the elite forces of the Dark Lord.

His first mission was to spy on his old headmaster, Albus too-many-names Dumbledore. He knew that this was another test for him. If he survived this he would truly become a member of the fearsome Inner Circle of the Dark Lord and he would finally be able to permanently eliminate Potter, the Bane of his life. Then he got the golden opportunity of finding valuable information for his master, the prophecy delivered by that awful Trelawney woman. He knew that the Lord would want to know this information as soon as possible. It was truly sad that he was thrown out of the pub before he could hear the full prophecy. He expected his Lord to be happy for getting this information. He would finally be able to get his revenge on Potter and get his childhood friend away from the clutches of Potter and his friends.

A/N: Hey guys, here is the next update. got a bit of extra length to make up for the long gap between updates. anyways, R&R