Here's the next chapter. It'll be in 2 or 3 parts :D Enjoy
21/12/1992
Godric's Hollow, Wales,
Admiring himself in his mirror, Henry Potter smiles narcissistically. For the occasion, he had dressed in his finest red burgundy robe with the golden threads and coat of arms of his houses, Potter and Gryffindor. He was the identical portrait of James Potter, with one difference: His scarlet hair is identical to his mother's. Observing the "V" -shaped scar on his cheek, Henry frowned slightly as he noticed that it had faded slightly. The medics of St. Mungo's had explained to him that the residual magic present in the scar had begun to fade.
He decided to leave his room to join his parents in the Manoir's Reception Hall, where the floo was connected to the floo network.
"Are you ready darling?"
This question was asked by his mother. The latter had dressed in her most beautiful dress with around her neck the most ostentatious necklace ever made of diamonds. Next to her was his father, dressed in a smart and elegant outfit.
"Yes mom," Henry replied with a small smile.
Both parents nodded. They had decided with Sirius and Remus to meet at the Hall of International Portkeys of the Ministry of Magic. Without losing a moment, the trio took the floo to reach their destination.
When they appeared in the Great Hall of the Ministry of Magic, they could see their two friends waiting for them near the Fountain. For the occasion, they wore matching outfits, Sirius dressed in grey and Remus in blue. James Potter frowned slightly at Sirius' outfit. The latter wore the coat of arms of the Black family on his shoulders and not his chest.
Approaching them, James hastened to start the conversation.
"Sirius, where are your lordly coats of arms?" Asked James, worried.
Sirius blushed slightly before showing his right hand. Lord Potter's eyes widened as he noticed the lack of a ring.
"Are you ... you're not the Lord Black anymore?" James wondered as Lily and Henry blanched.
Shaking his head, Sirius decided to explain himself.
"To punish me for my alleged actions unworthy of my status, the Seigneur Lenoir removed my title of Head of the Black Family before dividing the dowry by 10. He also decided to withdraw the title of Heir Black from Henry to give it to Draco Malfoy From now on, Narcissa Malfoy has become the proxy of the Black family on the Wizengamot until further notice, "he said, showing a letter informing him of his new status.
The letter had been received today, reminding him that he had to come to the Bal organized at the Palais des Tuileries, otherwise he would be banned from the Black family. All the members closely related to the ducal families had to be present at the Ball .
"Malfoy, this Slytherin is now the heir of the Blacks in my place?" Complains Henry, opening his eyes wide.
"Unfortunately, and I cannot do anything about it," Sirius replied, gritting his teeth.
Not wishing to linger too much, and wishing to change the subject, James urges them to join the Hall of International Portkeys. By mutual agreement, the group arrived in the room. To their shock, Augusta Longbottom and his grandson were present. Rushing to join them, Lily was the first to speak.
"Dowager Longbottom, what a surprise to see you here," Lily said as the old woman gave him a disdainful look.
"Indeed, Lily, Neville and I decided to attend the Yule Ball organized by the French royal family after a most courteous invitation, and I suppose you decided to attend as well?" said the old Longbottom.
Lily blushed slightly in anger at the old Longbottom's lack of politeness against her. The latter was steeped in the purest traditions, believing that Lily was an up-and-coming mudblood who did not deserve the title of Lady Potter. For his part, Neville was a rather shy and slightly chubby boy often martyred by Henry and his band (Ronald, Seamus, Dean etc.) with his friend, Hermione Granger.
"Indeed, Dowager Longbottom, and if you do not mind, we're going to get our portkeys. Good evening, "James intervened to save his wife from the harsh language of the horrible woman.
The old woman threw a disgusted look at James before taking her grandson's hand and whispering a word. The latter had already recovered the portkey, both of them volatilizing in the direction of France.
"I hate this old woman, as stuck as all those death eaters and purebloods!" Almost spit out Lily.
James sighed slightly. Although he did not really appreciate how Augusta had behaved, he was quite understanding. After all, he himself was a pureblood who respected the traditions. Besides, he wondered why he was in a relationship with Lily when he was obviously a traditionalist. A mild migraine took him before he shook his head, completely forgetting what he had just thought.
"Shall we?" Asked James , heading for one of the Ministry's employees.
The employee looked at the family before widening his eyes slightly, recognizing the Survivor and his parents.
"We have an invitation for the Yule Ball organized by the Crown of France, here's the invitation," said James, extending the invitation to the wizard.
The latter accepted the invitation before reading it. Analyzing the stamp, he nodded. Everything was in order.
"How many people?" He asked.
"We'll be five," James replied, pointing to Sirius and Remus.
Nodding once more at the head, the employee handed them a rope, not without banging it with a wand.
"This portkey will transport you to the entrance of the Palais des Tuileries in Paris. Considering the specialty of the place, this portkey can be used to go-and-back only once. To activate it, you just have to pronounce" Parisis ". explained the wizard.
Accepting the portkey, James thanked the employee not without giving him a Gallion in tip before stretching the rest of the rope to others. Each grabbing a piece, James pronounced the password.
That's how they left the London Ministry of Magic.
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Entrance to the Tuileries Palace Garden, Paris
Appearing in a sonorous * fwoosh *, James Potter and his family looked around with an air both curious and amazed. In front of them was a small gate surrounded by low walls separating the garden of the tuileries from the rest of the district. One could even see in the distance the Palais des Tuileries.
"It's beautiful ..." Lily commented with amazement.
The rest of the group just shook their heads. Although they did not appreciate the French, they had to admit that the place was of great beauty. Henry frowned as he noticed something.
"Where are the muggles?" He asked.
Indeed, there was no muggle around them. Be it streets or roads, there was no muggle, just wizards. There were carriages, but not a single bus or car.
"They are not here, Anti-Muggle Dimensional Runes have been activated throughout the borough for the occasion, and they are usually only present at the Palais des Tuileries, but I suppose this exceptional event pushed the to extend the range of the runes, "Remus explained with a puzzled look.
Lily's eyes widened at the mention of the runes. In spite of all their efforts, the Unspeakables had still not succeeded in reproducing the said runes, and it was already three hundred years that they worked on it. Seeing the perplexed mines of Sirius, James and Henry, Remus hastened to explain to them what these runes were . After several minutes of explanations, they went to the entrance of the gardens where waited several French wizards and a valet.
"Welcome to the Palais des Tuileries, ladies and gentlemen, would you be so kind as to entrust me with your invitation?" Asked the valet politely, bowing quickly.
Nodding, James handed him the invitation that the valet hastened to catch. Reading the invitation attentively, the valet observed the British before beckoning the guards to let them pass.
"Thank you, Lord Potter, your suite and you can enter the estate, we wish you a good evening," the valet returned his invitation.
Thanking him, the Potters crossed the gate to enter the famous gardens of the Palais des Tuileries. Despite all their efforts, they failed to hide their surprise at the indescribable beauty of the gardens.
Huge embroidered parterres stretched out of sight, surrounding on both sides the paved road leading to the palace at the back. Topiaries, bushes and shrubs were distributed throughout the gardens, not to mention the huge pools (round and octagonal), terraces (feuillant, waterfront) and marble belvederes with golden filigree in which ducks, swans and geese waded cheerfully. The place was simply fantastic, and full of people. Hundreds of wizards could be seen at the lively discussions heading towards the palace. As Charles Perrault said so well , "There, we can talk about business, weddings and all things that are more conveniently treated in a garden than in a church, where in the future it would be necessary to make an appointment. I am convinced that the gardens of the kings are so large and spacious so all children can walk there . "
After a good fifteen minutes to go through the famous gardens around the world, they arrived in front of the big portal leading to the courtyard of the Palace. Once again, guards were present everywhere. They rechecked the invitation before letting the Potters get inside. The latter soon noticed the presence of the Longbottoms, which seemed frozen. Slightly worried, they came closer to themselves before they froze, understanding the reason for their astonishment.
A few steps away from them were the members of the famous Lestrange family in addition to Bartemius Crouch and his son, Barty.
"Those monsters ... how dare they strut themselves here?" After what they did! ", Augusta paused, casting a look worthy of the darkest spells at the Lestrange.
Unfortunately for her, her comment was heard. It was then that a tall, blue-eyed, jet-haired man approached them. Walking with a refined step with his cane , he positioned himself in front of Augusta Longbottom.
"Do you have a problem with my house, Madame?" He asked in a deep voice with a strong French accent.
"Your house ? are you related to these monsters?" Augusta spat, shooting the man away.
For his part, James whitened by recognizing the ring of the man and his cane. The pommel was shaped like a crescent moon. For his part, the man narrowed his eyes.
"I advise you to show me the respect that is due to me. Given your background with the members of my junior branch, I agree to let your anger run, but I will not tolerate any insult on your part anymore. Do you understand? "he threatened in a dark voice.
"Who are you?" Lily asked, intrigued.
Turning away from Augusta's gaze to look at Lily, the man arched an eyebrow before frighteningly grinning.
"Know, madame, that I am Duke Roland Lestrangier, Leader of the Most Archaic and the Noblest House of Lestrangier and Chancellor of the Royal House of France," exclaimed the duke in a strong and formal voice.
Widening eyes, Lily remained quiet while Augusta Longbottom whitened. Duke Lestrangier was known around the world for being a devious and influential person. Taking on her, she lowered her head slightly.
"Please accept my apologies for my most unspeakable behavior, and I can assure you that it will not happen again in the future," the dowager said in a trembling voice.
"In that case, I accept your apologies. I shall leave you as I have a lot to do," Roland replied before leaving the room under the admiring glances of Sirius and James.
Never before had Old Longbottom apologized to anyone. Augusta Longbottom snarled in disdain before heading for the Great Gate leading to the Palace Ballroom. As the Potters prepared to follow them, Sirius and Remus froze, but not for the same reasons.
Indeed, not far from the Lestrange was a well known family: Les Malfoys. And with them were the Malfois and Lenoirs. But the worst was for Remus, because with them there were none other than two werewolves: Fenrir and Lucien Greyback.
It was then that Aquila Lenoir noticed them. The latter glanced at Sirius and he understood the glance: Come and pay your respects. Taking a breath, Sirius headed for his Head of House, followed closely by the Potters and Remus. Arrived before them, Sirius greeted his head with difficulty.
"Seigneur Lenoir, I bow to you as I should," Sirius bowed before kissing the ring on Aquila Lenoir's right hand as a sign of respect.
"Sirius Black, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I was talking to Lord Malfoy and Narcissa about the title now being given to their son, not to mention their new responsibilities. Your clumsiness has had the gift of bringing the Malfoi and Lenoir families together. "said the Duke with a small smile.
Sirius gritted his teeth, understanding the most pernicious non-said. James stepped forward then.
"Duc Lenoir, Duc Malfoi, Duchess Lenoir, Duchess Malfoi, Heir Lenoir, Heir Malfoi, Lord Malfoy, Lady Malfoy, Heir Malfoy, I am delighted to meet you on this day," James bowed with a pleasant smile.
The pure-bloods present could only smile, delighted to see someone still respecting the traditions.
"Duke Gryffindor, we are also delighted to meet you, your wife and your heir," Aquila Lenoir replied before frowning at Remus. "To whom have I the honour ?"
Before he could answer, Fenrir approached the group, which made the Potters very nervous.
"It's none other than Remus Lupin, one of my subjects, whether he admits it or not," said the Werewolf King.
"King Fenrir, glad to meet you, I understand that your invitation was sent by the prince himself?" Asked Aurelian Malfoi curiously.
The fact that Fenrir was called "King" shocked the Potters greatly before they refocused their attention on Fenrir to hear his answer.
"Indeed, my son Caius is a friend and comrade of the Prince, we could not decently refuse an invitation from him," Fenrir replied, hugging Lucien in his arms with a possessive air.
Getting ready to let go of a most heinous comment about Fenrir, Remus was interrupted by the sound of a bell.
"Ah, the Ball is going to start soon, it's time to go," Aquila commented before heading to the front door leading to the Ballroom, followed closely by Malfoys, Malfoys, Lestrange and Greyback.
Remaining slightly in shock, the Potters decided to follow suit. They then presented themselves to the crier present, giving him their invitation. The latter shook his head before banging the marble with his staff.
"The Duke of Gryffondor James Potter de Britannia, his wife Lady Lily Potter née Evans and their son, the heir Henry Potter.", He announced.
Henry pouted when the crier refused to quote his title of Survivor but his father's hand on his shoulder dissuaded him from making a scandal. It was then that the family descended the stairs of the huge hall to mingle with the guests present. They hurried to join the families they knew.
"Mr. Sirius Black and his guest, Mr. Remus Lupin."
It was then that began a parade of invited families, the most famous. Of course, foreign families began, then the French ones before ending with the royal families.
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"Countess Augusta Longbottom of Britannia, Dowager of the Longbottom Family, and her grandson, the Heir Neville Longbottom."
"The Count Rodolphus Lestrange of Britannia, his wife Bellatrix Lestrange née Black and their son, Mr. Corvus Lestrange."
"The Duke of Hufflepuff, Amos Diggory of Britannia, his wife Lumia Diggory and their heir son, Mr. Cedric Diggory."
"Duke Garrick Ollivander of Britannia and his heir son, Mr. Goldrinn Ollivander."
"Duke Janus Flint of Britannia, his wife, Duchess Irene Flint, and their heir, Mr. Marcus Flint."
"Duke Theodore Nott Senior of Britannia, and his heir son, Theodore Nott Junior."
"Count Evan Rosier of Britannia and his heir son, Felix Rosier."
"Countess Amelia Bones of Britannia, and his heiress, Susan Bones."
"Mr. Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic of Britannia."
"Count Bartemius Crouch Senior of Britannia, and his son heir, Mr. Bartemius Crouch Junior with his husband, Mr. Rabastan Crouch né Lestrange."
"Dame Andromeda Black of Britannia, her husband Mr. Ted Black born Tonks and their daughter, Mrs. Nymphadora Black."
"Marquise Belladonna Zabini of Italy, and her son heir, Mr. Blaise Zabini."
"Raja Adesh Patil of India, his heir son, Akhil Patil, and his two daughters, Padma Patil and Parvati Patil."
"The Lord Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore of Britannia, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Grand Warlock, holder of the Order of Merlin 1st class, Winner of Grindelwald and guest of honor of the Royal Family."
"Lord Augustus Angelus of Celestis and his husband, Julius Angelus."
After the announcement of the majority of the foreign houses, the crier began to announce the French families.
"The Lord Jean Delacour, Duke of Grenoble and Isere, Minister for Magic, his wife the Duchess Apolline Delacour and their two daughters, the heiress Mesdames Fleur Delacour et Gabrielle Delacour."
" The Lord Aquila Lenoir, Duke of Rouen and Seine Maritime, Grand Chamberlain of France, his wife Duchess Janice Lenoir, and their heir son, Monsieur Orion Lenoir. "
" Lord Roland Lestrangier, Duke of Troyes and Aube , Chancellor of France , his husband, Duke Nicolas Lestrangier and their heir son, Monsieur Robert Lestrangier."
" Lady Melinda Roser, Duchess of Albi and Tarn, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and her son, Monsieur René Roser."
" Lord Bernard Caumont, Duke of La Force and Dordogne, Secretary of State of War, his husband, the Duke Mathieu Caumont, and their son and heir, Monsieur Gustave Caumont. "
"The Lord Aurélien Malfoi, Duke of Bordeaux and Gironde, Superintendent of Finances , his wife , the Duchess Jeanne Malfoi, and their heir son, Monsieur Valentin Malfoi."
"Lord Damien de la Rochefoucauld, Duke of Angouleme and Charente, Secretary of State of the King's house, his wife, the Duchess de la Rochefoucauld Justine, and their daughter and heiress, Madame Victoria de la Rochefoucauld."
"The Lord Julian of Bethune, Duke of Artois and Pas-de-Calais, Secretary of State for Education , his wife, the Duchess Melissa of Bethune, and their son, Monsieur Hughes de Bethune."
" The Prince of Blood William d'Orleans-Dunois, Duke of Orleans and Loire, Grand Master of France, his wife, the Duchess Laure d'Orléans-Dunois, and their son, Monsieur Louis d'Orleans-Dunois. "
"The Lord Nicolas Flamel, Duke of Paris, Councillor of the King, and his wife, the Duchess Perenelle Flamel."
It was finally the turn of the royal families to be announced. We began with the Capetians.
" His Majesty, King Juan Sebastian de Bourbon, Monarch of Spain and its dominions, his wife, Queen Juliet de Bourbon, and their son, Crown Prince Felipe de Bourbon."
"His Majesty, King Victor Emmanuel de Bourbon, Monarch of Italy and its dominions, his wife, Queen Isidora de Bourbon, and their son , Crown Prince Carlos de Bourbon."
"His Majesty, King Manuel de Bourbon, Monarch of Portugal and its dominions, his wife, Queen Avelina de Bourbon, and their son, Crown Prince Emmanuel de Bourbon."
"His Majesty, King Stephen de Bourbon, Monarch of Hungary and its dominions, his wife, Queen Maria de Bourbon, and their son, Crown Prince Adolf de Bourbon."
"His Majesty, King Alexander de Bourbon, Monarch of the Netherlands and its dominions, his wife, Queen Godelieve de Bourbon, and their son, Crown Prince Clemens de Bourbon."
"His majesty , King Frederic de Bourbon, Monarch of Luxembourg and its dominions, his wife, Queen Christine de Bourbon, and their son, Crown Prince Julien de Bourbon."
" His Majesty, King Auguste de Bourbon, Monarch of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, his wife, Queen Theodora de Bourbon, and their son, Crown Prince Julius de Bourbon."
Finally, it was the turn of the other countries.
"His Majesty, Emperor Heisei, Monarch of the Japanese Empire, his wife, Empress Michiko and their three children, Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince Fumihito and Princess Sayako."
"His Majesty, Pharaoh Ptolemy XVIII, Monarch of the Kingdom of Egypt, his consort, Prince Horus, and their son, Crown Prince Ahmès."
"His Majesty, Emperor Puyi, Monarch of the Chinese Empire, his wife, the Empress Gobulo and their son, Crown Prince Zaifeng."
"His Majesty, the King Joseph III , Monarch of the Kingdom of Austria , his wife, the Queen Antoinette and their son, Crown Prince Sebastian . "
"His Majesty, the Emperor William III. , Monarch of the Empire of Germany, King of Poland and Rumania , his wife, the Empress Cecilia, and their son, Crown Prince Louis Ferdinand ."
"His Majesty, the Tsar Nikolai II , Monarch of the Russian Empire , his wife, Empress Alix and their son, Crown Prince Aleksei . "
"His Majesty, King Lawrence de Rivesang, Monarch of all vampires, and his son heir, Prince Guy de Rivesang."
"His Majesty, King Fenrir Greyback, Monarch of all werewolves, his husband, Consort Lucien Greyback, and their heir, Prince Caius Greyback."
"His Majesty, King Anastarian Sunstrider, Monarch of the High Elven Kingdom, his wife, Queen Lavina, and their heir, Prince Kael'Thas."
At the announcement of so many crowned heads, and de facto, important people, we could hear murmurs spread in the room. Even the Potters were intimidated by the presence of so many people. A few minutes passed before a royal crier approached the four thrones at the other end of the room, not far from a closed door. He began to tap his staff that rang in the hemicycle.
"Oyez! Oyez!
Bow down before their majesty, King Louis XIX de Valois, King of France and Navarre, High King of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands , the Latin Empire of Constantinople and their dominions , defender of the People of France and Envoy of Mother-Magic.
And Queen Catherine de Valois, Queen of France and Navarre, High Queen of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Latin Empire of Constantinople and their dominions, Princess of the Kingdom of Austria.
Oyez! Oyez!"
At these words, the doors opened to reveal the royal couple who went to their thrones. Instead of sitting down, they remained standing while the crier began to slap his stick.
"Oyez! Oyez!
Bow down before his grace, Prince Adrien Louis Nicolas de Valois, 1st of the Name, Crown Prince of France and Navarre, High Prince of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Countries Of the Latin Empire of Constantinople and their dominions, Prince of the Kingdom of Austria.
And his soul-mate, his grace, Alexander Angelus, Heir to the Angelic House of Angelus.
Oyez! Oyez! "
And finally, the doors were reopened for this time leave room for Harry and Alexander, both red (having been warned only a few hours ago about the introduction of Alexander) and heading to the two smaller thrones. As the queen, Harry and Alexander sat down, the king stood up for his speech.
"On this day, the Kingdom of France is celebrating its mil-five-hundredth birthday, it is a day of glory, an extraordinary day, and above all, a day of jubilation, and to our joy, we learned the bond uniting my son. Prince Adrian and his soul-mate, Alexander Angelus, may they ever be blessed, and may Mother-Magic be thanked for this magnificent present.
May the festivities begin! "
At these words, the orchestra began the first music.