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I welcome criticismeven flames. I prefer constructive. For the person who left a review about Dorea and Charlus. I will get to why Dorea was not blasted off of the family tree later, but it will come up. It is hinted in this chapter for some answers but maybe not.

THE FIRST NIGHT

Later in the afternoon after an unremarkable train ride. Arcturus and Harry arrive at Privet Drive. Arcturus once seeing the monotony house after house, street after street curled his lip in distaste. Harry seeing that privately agreed, there was not much difference on the block. Always the same boring things to do day in and day out, probably why Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon like it here so much.

Arriving at number four Harry didn't know what to do. 'Should I knock to let them know that someone is here with me, or just walk in and most likely get yelled at.' Harry thought. Making the choice to knock so Arcturus wouldn't know of his poor living conditions.

Arcturus' eyebrow rose once he saw Harry raise his hand and knock on the door. Seeing the strange site that it was that a child who lived here would have to knock. That was until a large beefy man that looked remarkably like a walrus with his mustache, who immediately upon seeing Haydin started insulting the boy without even noticing that Arcturus was standing right beside Haydin.

"Boy! How dare you leave your chores to go out running about the streets like a hooligan, you're an ungrateful little freak! We clothe you, feed you, put a roof over your head and this is the way you treat us- Like the ungrateful little street urchin you are, forcing yourself onto others with no care how they feel! Why-"

"Excuse me, I have never seen such utter foolishness- To berate a child for being just that, a child." Arcturus cut in and sharply reprimanded Uncle Vernon with his words and the look on his face.

"Children are to be admonished for wrong doing not berated and insulted for doing wrong or perceived wrongs-"

Harry lost track of the conversation there, he was shocked and amazed. The only other person in his whole life who he'd had seen stand up to Uncle Vernon over him was Hagrid. And even then, it wasn't just for Harry that Hagrid had done it for, it was Albus Dumbledore who his uncle had insulted that Hagrid had gotten angry over.

Harry's mind was brought back to the conversation when Arcturus mention his name.

"-Haydin will be coming to stay with me for the rest of the duration of the summer." Arcturus finished up berating his uncle. Uncle Vernon stood in the doorway pale faced with his mouth bobbing like a fish. Harry wondered just what exactly Arcturus had said to Uncle Vernon to put him in such a state.

"Are you ever going to learn manners so that Haydin and I may go and fetch his things, and be free of your presence." Arcturus spoke after a minute of politely waiting.

Pale and now shaking Uncle Vernon wordlessly opened the door fully and let them inside, when they were inside he quickly closed the door and waddled off towards the kitchen as quickly as he could.

Amused Harry led Arcturus up the stairs into Dudley's second bedroom that he was now staying in.

At seeing the state of the room Arcturus' face soured and looked very displeased, he pulled out his wand and gave the room a quick makeover. Turning the remaining shabby and partially broken things back into the condition it once was. He then turned towards the door and once again began to cast magic. Not seeing anything happening but feeling something happening, Harry asked Arcturus what he was doing.

"I have made it so that while you are in this room your relatives will not be able to bother you, not even to think about doing so, should you ever need to return to this residence. Also, I've made it so that they won't be coming inside the room at all while you still live here.

Once you leave the house and not return everything shall return to things once were, that is what will happen once I am finished and I have keyed the magic to you. Later when I have more time, I will come back and add a few things for you that you may need, should you ever have to return." Arcturus then finished his casting.

"Do you have everything that you will be taking with you, I don't wish to bring you back here during the summer."

Harry nodded to Arcturus' question. "What kind of things will you be adding?" Harry asked curiously.

"Ah, but then it won't be much of a surprise should you ever need to return, will it? I will however leave you a list explaining everything that I have done." Arcturus gently teased Harry.

Pouting Harry grudgingly agreed with Arcturus, though it didn't help the curiosity that he felt in wanting to know what Arcturus would do. He couldn't help but feel anticipation to return, even though he wouldn't be happy to return to the Dursley home.

Getting all his things that he would be taking with him to Hogwarts except for Hedwig, who Arcturus had told to go to someplace called Stone-edge manor. He turned his head to Ask how they would go shopping with all his things in tow, when he saw that Arcturus had flicked his wand and had shrunk- Shrunk! His things so they now would fit into his pocket. Slipping his things into his pocket, he asked if Arcturus would teach him how to do that. To which he replied.

"We'll see how your learning of the wizarding world goes first."

Happy with that response Harry started to walk out of the room but was stopped by Arcturus.

"We will not be going back to London by train. We shall apparate to the Leaky Cauldron and go from there. Apparition is one way of traveling that is almost instantaneous, to apparate with me you must have a firm hold onto my arm." Arcturus informed Harry.

Harry excited to try out a new form of magic eagerly took a hold on one of Arcturus' arms.

"You may feel uncomfortable for the first few times, so it's best to just take a deep breath and hold it until the sensation stops." Arcturus warned Harry, amused by his excited actions. Making sure that Harry had followed his advice. Arcturus promptly apparated and they were gone with a soft pop of displaced air that was now empty.

Hours later and many shopping bags from the non-magical side of London Arcturus and Harry were finished buying Harry a whole new wardrobe. Harry hadn't wanted to get so much.

Arcturus had told Harry to "You need to look a certain part as an heir. You need clothes for many occasions, I do find this non-magical clothing to be acceptable for you to use. I however wish to provide for you, that which it seems you are lacking in due to your family." And that was the end of that conversation. After the clothes shopping Harry lead the way into a stationary shop.

There Harry bought a few stacks of lined and blank paper, lots of pens and pencils with erasers and sharpeners. Harry got 15 new notebooks to have a total of 20 for school, 13 medium sized and 2 large sized binders. Feeling that he had gotten enough school supplies, he looked around found a calligraphy set which he got to improve his writing, a refillable fountain pen that used the same kind of ink that he had gotten from Diagon Alley.

And lastly Harry had bought some art supplies as he liked to draw occasionally to pass the time. It helped him to relax when he drew, especially when he was looking at the finished product of his drawings. It helped because he was a decent artist in his opinion.

Walking out of the stationary shop, both with pockets littered with Harry's new clothing and school supplies, they headed to the Leaky Cauldron to apparate to Arcturus' home.

Once Harry had gotten over the sensation of apparition, he looked around at his surroundings. He immediately saw a large stone manor built on the top of a hill with a cliff, though the house was a fair distance away from the edge of the cliff. The stone of the manor was nice and smooth from years of rain, the hill that the manor stood on was a nice healthy grassy plain that had beautiful gardens all around the house. And around the bottom of the hill was a forest that had a walk way to a town Harry supposed, which lead up to the house.

"It's amazing." Harry spoke in a soft amazed voice.

Arcturus chuckled. "Yes, it is a beautiful home, this is where I grew up. Been in the family for quite a few generations. Your grandmother on your father's side also lived here from time to time, she always said that she couldn't bear to stay away from the beauty of the land for too long. Now shall we go inside and get you settled?" He asked.

Harry nodded still a bit dazed from the sheer beauty of the manor, walked behind Arcturus following him up the path towards his home. The interior of the home was almost as beautiful as the outside, with the earthy tones throughout made Harry relax as if he were still outside. Hearing a pop, Harry was startled and turned towards the sound, nearly yelping at seeing the strange creature that had appeared, wearing a clean white dress.

"Can Rozie be doing anything for Lord Black and his young guest?" The now named creature spoke.

"Yes, Rozie. You can take Haydin's things up to the room that is to be prepared for him to stay in immediately for the rest of the month. Please make sure that it is a room close to mine." Arcturus told Rozie.

"Yes Lord Black. I is to be doing that right away sirs." And with a snap of fingers Harry's things flew out of both of Harry's and Arcturus' pockets, resizing to their proper size before disappearing.

"Arcturus, exactly what was that creature?" Harry asked Arcturus.

"A house-elf is a strong magical creature which is devoted and loyal to the one designated as their master. They serve wizards and witches and are usually found under the employment of old wizarding families taking residence in inside their master's homes, and must do everything that their masters command unless they are freed or die.

A house-elf can only be freed when their master presents them with clothes, sometimes only when the owner has the intention to free the elf so if their bond is strong with their elf, or they can be freed immediately upon being given clothes from their masters.

If they are freed immediately then that means the house elf usually was abused with the house elf wishing to be free." Arcturus explained.

There was another pop, signifying that Rozie had returned.

"The rooms are finished now Lord Black. Is you's wishing anything else that Rozie can be doing for you?" The little elf asked.

"Well done Rozie. You can now take Haydin to his rooms so that he may get familiar with them, I expect him to be in the dining hall for supper no later than six thirty this evening." Arcturus told Rozie.

"I can be doing that Lord Black sir. Please follow me little Master Haydin sir." Rozie spoke to Harry.

Pouting at being called little and being reminded how true it was being as short as he was. Following Rozie through the house towards the room that he would be staying in,

Harry was looking at the simple but beautifully done hallways. The hallways continued to show the earthy colours of the foyer, making Harry feel the happy swarm of butterflies in his stomach at the thought that he would be staying here until he went to Hogwarts.

"We are here little Master Haydin sir."

"You can call me Harry."

"Oh no Rozie can't be doing that little Master Haydin sir! Its be rude." Rosey argued.

" Rozie it's not rude if I ask you to call me Harry, is it?" Harry coaxed.

"But yous a wizard sir."

"I have only known that I'm a wizard for a short time, and before that I thought that I was an ordinary person. So please call me Harry."

Rozie was upset. "No little Master Haydin sir is never ordinary. Sir is to be Lord Black someday, magic be wishing it so! Rozie shall call little Master Haydin sir Harry sir from now on." Rozie declared before stopping at a set of double doors with a silver crest engraved with the Black family motto of 'Toujours Pur' and coat of arms with a wand and 3 crows underneath.

"Rozie be back to take you to dinner later Harry sir." Rozie declared before popping away.

Wondering what Rozie had meant by, 'magic be wishing it'. Opening the door to the room, he was blown away by the amazing room that was his to use. Going inside was a large room that had a seating area along with a bookshelf that had quite a few books on it already, and a desk area that already had his writing things out and ready to use.

There were two sets of double doors that were open leading away from the sitting area, one set were glass see through doors leading to a balcony that overlooked the back gardens and the edge of the cliff, while the other set led to a nicely done room with a blue and white colour scheme. Inside the actual bedroom there was a bathroom off to the side through a door that followed the bedrooms' colour scheme. Seeing his trunk at the foot of the bed Harry went to it and looked inside, his trunk was completely empty of his things.

Seeing a closet, he went over to it and looked inside. There was all his clothing that he had gotten earlier that day. Leaving the bedroom to go back to the sitting room, Harry went to look at the books.

Seeing one named Wizarding Families and Holidays, taking the book off the shelf he sat down on one of the couches and curled up to read.

Wizarding Family, Practices and Traditions Introduction

In wizarding world, there are families that practice the old ways. Have a large estate, these families will have a chosen heir to inherit everything in the family. If the family has more than one child, the child or children that is not the heir will receive a trust vault linked to the family vault, the amount decided by the head of house.

These families are in the practice of arranged marriages. Usually agreed upon by both conjoining families and the children. Signing a marriage contract while the children are young has fallen out of practices due to the low child rate and magic compatibility, along with the children's feelings. Families no longer tied together by a marriage filled with hatred.

Another practice that has fallen mostly out of practice with the rise of the non-magical born, is the Seer naming. Most purebloods relied on Seers to bequeath the child with a name befitting of their future. The non-magical born thought that it was cheating to know the future and were horrified to know that by knowing the child's name from a seer would tell a person their entire life.

As such the non-magicals raised a petition to the ministry. Albus Dumbledore Chief Warlock backing the petition went to the Wizengamot and made the ruling that no Seer can take or receive payment for the naming ceremonies. The falling out is that no Seer will do a naming en masse and the tradition has fallen away.

Back to heirs of the family. It is not always the eldest child that takes head mantel when the head steps down or passes away. The Head of the Family can choose the heir from the living main and branch members. On occasion when the Head of the House does not make a decision, Magic will make the decision. The Head of the House is able to ask Magic to choose the Heir as the Head is not able to choose. This is done by a ritual where the Head will tell Magic what they want in the Heir, or the potential of the Heir what they will become, and what the Head wants for the Family.

When the heir of a family is chosen by either the head of house, or magic if the head family has died out. In the occasion that the head family has died out magic will take over the choosing of an heir, to not have any confliction from any branch families that wants Headship of the family. And for when the family head chooses an heir, the child will take part in a ritual of claiming to bring their magic closer and to them and the family magic.

The heir of a family will receive a larger trust vault when chosen and in the case, that the heir has a child of a multiple birth, then all the children must also be claimed as the heir. The reason for this is that in multiple births, twins are magically linked through a bond formed by conception. As opposed to muggle twins who have a small connection to each other, magical twins are identical in every way in magic, and looks in the case of identical twins.

Twins of any kind is not as common in the wizarding world like it is in the muggle world. This is due to the shared magic that all multiple birth children have, most times in a pregnancy with multiple children there is not enough magic to divide between them to sustain and one child will be absorbed by carrier and the remaining child.

The magic merges the twins together in the womb, there has never been a recorded case in a multiple birth pregnancy that the children is born a squib. There are rituals to try and help prevent magic from merging twins together by taking ambient magic around you and adding it to the pregnant carrier's magic, which is then immediately put towards sustaining the children.

This ritual can only be used when pregnant and is best used when finding out about the pregnancy. The nurturing magic makes less of a strain on the carrier's magic and helps increase the chances of magic in the unborn child. The ritual is safe to use many times during the pregnancy; it can also be used to increase fertility in carrier's-to-be to increase the flow of nurturing magic. The ritual's only purpose is for children.

Sadly, this ritual has been increasingly falling out of practice due to the increasing fear of blood-letting the ritual needs. People are fearing the need to give the necessary sacrifice that the ritual calls for. The blood-letting cleanses the blood and encourage healthy blood and magic to renew what is lost. Asking magic to take and give.

Twins can-POP!

The unexpected sudden sound made Harry jump, looking around for the source, spotting Rozie who spoke when he looked at her.

"Harry sir, Rozie is here to takes you to eat with Lord Black sir."

Harry was very surprised, it still seemed as if he'd only just sat down to read. Marking the page that he was on and closing the book, he stood up and followed Rozie to the dining room. Harry was surprised about the size of the room; he'd thought that there would be a large room with a large dining table. But no that was not the case, the room was not very big compared to the rest of the house. It was only about the size of the Dursley's living room, with a nice dark varnished wood table.

Seeing Arcturus already seated, Harry quickly seated himself next to Arcturus, on the right side as the man had indicated towards.

They made small conversation during dinner, until Harry finally asked why the dining room was so small when the rest of the house was large.

Arcturus chuckled when he heard the question and then answered. "When my father and mother had both passed on, I inherited this house. I remodeled the home to my tastes.

The house was dreary before, it only the outside that was beautiful. The house looked like an expensive art gallery put on for show, you would be afraid to move around because you may break something expensive. The biggest change that I made was the dining hall, I made this small private family dining room and moved the dining hall beside the ballroom. Not that they are ever used that very much."

"That sounds nice, and you did a wonderful job with redecorating the house. It seems as if it has always been this way."

"Thank you. I tried my best to do exactly that, with help from Rozie of course. Now that dinner is over, how is the room that you will be staying in. Is it to your liking, or would you like it to be changed?" Arcturus asked.

"Oh no, the rooms are wonderful. There is so much space and things to do that I don't think that I will be bored at all this summer." Harry was quick to tell Arcturus what he thought of the room, he didn't want anything to be changed it was perfect the way it was.

"That is good to know, is there anything that you would like though?"

"I've been reading the books that were on the bookshelf in my room, is it alright if I continue to read them?"

"Of course it's good to see that you are taking your learning of the wizarding world so seriously. If you read all the books in your room tell me and I shall supply you with new ones. Your robes shall be here tomorrow morning. If you don't need anything else you may go back to your room or explore if you so wish, I will be in my study." Arcturus informed Harry before leaving the room.

Harry deciding that he could explore another day called Rozie to lead him back to his room. As soon as he arrived back at his room he thanked Rozie and went inside to finish reading his book.

Opening the book to the page marker he started reading where he left off at.

Twins are to and extent able to feel and share their knowledge, emotions, thoughts and magic that the other has not learnt cutting down the need to study by half. Non-magical-born and raised children call this ability to share knowledge cheating and unfair.

While magic raised people see this as the twins using a resource that is available to them and an incredible gift of magic, as most consider twins to be the same person in two bodies at the same time. A Doppelganger if you will, a copy.

Because of the shared magic if one twin was to be claimed as the heir and hold the headship alone then one twins will die, most commonly the twin not the heir or head of house.

This is because of the shared magic all twins have one twin now has too different magic, once claimed as heir or head of house and the magic goes through the twin bond and invades the other twins magic. It may be family magic that is taking root in the twins', but the twin that did not go through the ritual of claiming is not prepared for all the family magic to merge with their own. The one twins magic seeing a possible threat will fight the influx of family magic, fighting their own magic and twin bond eventually killing themselves.

When one of the twins dies the shared magic then goes to the remaining twin, but as that remaining twin no longer has the same magic. Their own magic will fight what it sees as foreign, eventually dying. Before dying though, the remaining twins magic attacks their body, no longer able to carry on the family by first becoming sterile immediately both magically and bodily. Living through the slow immensely painful breaking down of the body, done by their own magic fighting itself.

On the occasion that the direct line dies out the chosen heir and the head of house, not the whole family, then magic will make the choice on who will become the heir and later the head of house.

This happens so that there is no fight over who it will be, because magic takes the family magic and finds the most suitable living family member.

If not living suitable family member is found. Magic will create one by conception. This family member can be anybody related to the family though blood even if their name is no longer the same, the one deemed suitable to carry the heir by magic will not receive the heirship or headship. Instead they will they will have a child no matter the situation they are in, by magic making it so. No one will know who the heir is until the child takes a full heritage test.

Full heritage tests are normally only done when an one is going to take the mantle of headship at 16 years old or related to a family with no current head, and the mandatory full heritage test at Gringotts for all witches and wizards non-magicals must take at the age of 21 years old.

Family Magic

Family magic does not discriminate against heritage. Family magic is hereditary, and must be trained to keep the magic strong. If family magic is not used to the family member who does not use the trait, then they will have children that the trait is dormant in.

There are two ways of waking up dormant family magic one is a ritual to wake all dormant traits in children, but the ritual will only wake the family magic that has been dormant for two generations. And the second is practicing the family magic though it will take time and will be taxing until you have awakened the magic fully, this will only work until five generations pass because by then that family magic has died and is no longer available to that line.

There is a third little used and known way to gain a dormant family trait. Someone with a dormant trait must be fully disinherited from the active family magic but not blood disinherited, when the current active family magic is removed it has a side affect of waking dormant family magic that is in the blood.

The disinherited person now has active family magic though they will not have very much control over it, their children will have better control of the magic but still not full control and will never gain full control unless reinstated into the family, or marrying back into the family.

To create a family magic trait the family or non-magical born must do a simple ritual before you have a child for full effect. You may do the ritual after you have a child but the child will only get a small boost in their magical core, while gaining a small amount of ease in the parents best magic along with any other children you may have afterwards.

If the ritual is done before you have any children then any children you have will have a larger boost to their magical core and more ease in the parent's best subjects, the reason is because while in the womb the child will absorb more ambient magic from the surroundings and not rely on just the parents magic.

Though the ritual starts family magic, it takes generations and many rituals to gain a specific and unique magical gift. from the most used and best magic branch of the family magic. Thus, creating specialized unique family gifts.

Like the Weasley family fertility is a unique family gift, Genevie Weasley nee Levin used a ritual for family magic to strengthen her families gift of charms in her future children. Genevie was a healer specializing in fertility charms and rituals for helping barren carriers to become pregnant, so the magic of the ritual took that magic specialization and turned it into a magical gift. The Weasley family has not had problems getting pregnant ever since.

Holidays that are celebrated in a pureblood wizarding household

The Wizarding year starts October 31 and ends October 30.

Samhain, (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) means "End of Summer", and is the third and final Harvest. The dark winter half of the year commences on this Sabbat.

It is generally celebrated on October 31st, but some traditions prefer November 1st. It is one of the two "spirit-nights" each year, the other being Beltane. It is a magical interval when the mundane laws of time and space are temporarily suspended, and the Thin Veil between the worlds is lifted. Communicating with ancestors and departed loved ones is easy at this time, for they journey through this world on their way to the Summerlands. It is a time to study the Dark Mysteries and honor the Dark Mother and the Dark Father, symbolized by the Crone and her aged Consort.

Originally the "Feast of the Dead" was celebrated in Celtic countries by leaving food offerings on altars and doorsteps for the "wandering dead". Today a lot of practitioners still carry out that tradition. Single candles were lit and left in a window to help guide the spirits of ancestors and loved ones home. Extra chairs were set to the table and around the hearth for the unseen guest. Apples were buried along roadsides and paths for spirits who were lost or had no descendants to provide for them. Turnips were hollowed out and carved to look like protective spirits, for this was a night of magic and chaos. The Wee Folke became very active, pulling pranks on unsuspecting humans. Traveling after dark was was not advised. People dressed in white (like ghosts), wore disguises made of straw, or dressed as the opposite gender in order to fool the Nature spirits.

This was the time that the cattle and other livestock were slaughtered for eating in the ensuing winter months. Any crops still in the field on Samhain were considered taboo, and left as offerings to the Nature spirits. Bonfires were built, (originally called bone-fires, for after feasting, the bones were thrown in the fire as offerings for healthy and plentiful livestock in the New Year) and stones were marked with peoples names. Then they were thrown into the fire, to be retrieved in the morning. The condition of the retrieved stone foretold of that person's fortune in the coming year. Hearth fires were also lit from the village bonfire to ensure unity, and the ashes were spread over the harvested fields to protect and bless the land.

Various other names for this Greater Sabbat are Third Harvest, Samana, Day of the Dead, Old Hallowmas (Scottish/Celtic), Vigil of Saman, Shadowfest (Strega), and Samhuinn. Also known as All Hallow's Eve, (that day actually falls on November 7th), and Martinmas (that is celebrated November 11th), Samhain is now generally considered the Witch's New Year.

Yule the date varies from December 20 to December 23 depending on the year in the Gregorian calendar. Yule is also known as the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere due to the seasonal differences.

Yule, (pronounced EWE-elle) is when the dark half of the year relinquishes to the light half. Starting the next morning at sunrise, the sun climbs just a little higher and stays a little longer in the sky each day. Known as Solstice Night, or the longest night of the year, the sun's "rebirth" was celebrated with much joy. On this night, our ancestors celebrated the rebirth of the Oak King, the Sun King, the Giver of Life that warmed the frozen Earth. From this day forward, the days would become longer.

Bonfires were lit in the fields, and crops and trees were "wassailed" with toasts of spiced cider. Children were escorted from house to house with gifts of clove spiked apples and oranges which were laid in baskets of evergreen boughs and wheat stalks dusted with flour. The apples and oranges represented the sun. The boughs were symbolic of immortality (evergreens were sacred to the Celts because they did not "die" thereby representing the eternal aspect of the Divine). The wheat stalks portrayed the harvest, and the flour was accomplishment of triumph, light, and life. Holly and ivy not only decorated the outside, but also the inside of homes, in hopes Nature Sprites would come and join the celebration. A sprig of Holly was kept near the door all year long as a constant invitation for good fortune to visit tthe residents. Mistletoe was also hung as decoration. It represented the seed of the Divine, and at Midwinter, the Druids would travel deep into the forest to harvest it.

The ceremonial Yule log was the highlight of the Solstice festival. In accordance to tradition, the log must either have been harvested from the householder's land, or given as a gift... it must never have been bought. Once dragged into the house and placed in the fireplace it was decorated in seasonal greenery, doused with cider or ale, and dusted with flour before set ablaze by a piece of last years log, (held onto for just this purpose). The log would burn throughout the night, then smolder for 12 days after before being ceremonially put out. Ash is the traditional wood of the Yule log. It is the sacred world tree of the Teutons, known as Yggdrasil. An herb of the Sun, Ash brings light into the hearth at the Solstice.

A different type of Yule log, and perhaps one more suitable for modern practitioners would be the type that is used as a base to hold three candles. Find a smaller branch of oak or pine, and flatten one side so it sets upright. Drill three holes in the top side to hold red, green, and white (season), green, gold, and black (the Sun God), or white, red, and black (the Great Goddess). Continue to decorate with greenery, red and gold bows, rosebuds, cloves, and dust with flour.

Many customs created around Yule are identified with Christmas today. If you decorate your home with a Yule tree, holly or candles, you are following some of these old traditions. The Yule log, (usually made from a piece of wood saved from the previous year) is burned in the fire to symbolize the Newborn Sun/Son

Imbolc- February 1 or 2. Also known as Oimelc, Candlemas, St Brigit's Day.

As with all Old Tradition observances, this holiday is usually celebrated beginning at sundown on February 1 and continuing through the day of February 2. Imbolc means in the belly of the Mother because that is where seeds are beginning to stir as it is Spring.
Another name for this holiday is Oimelc, meaning milk of ewes since it is also the traditional lambing season in the old world. Herd animals have either given birth to the first offspring of the year or their wombs are swollen and the milk of life is flowing into their teats and udders. It is the time of Blessing of the seeds and consecration of agricultural tools. It marks the center point of the dark half of the year.

Ostara- March 21. Spring or The Vernal Equinox Also known as Lady Day or Alban Eiler (Druidic)

As Spring reaches its midpoint, night and day stand in perfect balance, with light on the increase. It is a time of great fertility, new growth and newborn animals.
The next full moon (a time of increased births) is called the Ostara and is sacred to Eostre the Saxon Lunar Goddess of fertility (from whence we get the word estrogen, whose two symbols were the egg and the rabbit.

Beltane- April 30th / May 1. Also known as Roodmas or May Day

Many wizards and witchs celebrate Beltane. It is one of eight solar Sabbats. This holiday incorporates traditions from the Gaelic Bealtaine such as the bonfire, but it bears more relation to the Germanic May Day festival, both in its significance (focusing on fertility) and its rituals (such as May pole dancing). Some traditions celebrate this holiday on May 1 or May day, while others begin their celebration the eve before or April 30th. Beltane has long been celebrated with feasts and rituals.

Litha- June 21. Summer Solstice. Also known as Alban Heruin (Druidic)

Although the name Litha is not well attested, it may come from Saxon tradition - the opposite of Yule. On this longest day of the year, light and life are abundant. Midsummer Night's Eve is also special for adherents of the Faerie faith. The alternative fixed calendar date of June 25 (Old Litha) The name Beltane is sometimes incorrectly assigned to this holiday by some modern traditions, even though Beltane is the Gaelic word for May.

Lughnasadh/Lammas- July 31st-August 1st

At Lammas, sometimes called Lughnasadh, it's time to celebrate the first harvest of the year, and recognize that the hot summer days will soon come to an end. The plants of spring wither and drop seeds to ensure future crops. Grains are ready to be harvested and the fruits are ripe for picking. We can give thanks for the food on our tables. Lughnasadh means the funeral games of Lugh (pronounced Loo).

MabonAutumn Equinox 2nd Harvest, September 21st.

Mabon, (pronounced MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon, or MAH-bawn) is the Autumn Equinox. The Autumn Equinox divides the day and night equally, and we all take a moment to pay our respects to the impending dark. We also give thanks to the waning sunlight, as we store our harvest of this year's crops. The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair. Various other names for this Lesser Sabbat are The Second Harvest Festival, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Alben Elfed (Caledonii), or Cornucopia. The Teutonic name, Winter Finding, spans a period of time from the Sabbat to Oct. 15th, Winter's Night, which is the Norse New Year.

By the time that Harry was finished reading the book it was well into the night. Harry did his nightly ablutions, getting ready in his brand-new clothing and bed. Turning the lights out Harry felt that he could not have been happier deciding to return to Gringotts and Diagon Alley for more information. Otherwise he would still be at 4 Privet Dr in the smallest bedroom.

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