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Child of the moon

The trip to the bank was a normal one. Some of the hunters discovered inheritances, but most of the time was spent selling the spoils of the hunt. Goods used within the enclaves, with their unique items. Materials that are hard to acquire now, that such magical creatures as hell hounds and other such beasts rarely show themselves near the enclaves due to the massive amounts of magic clouding their senses.

Using the contacts in the goblin clans to facilitate the sales the hunt had gained the title of goblin friends. It was due to them having this title that they were able to have the service that they did.

Zoe, giving pouches of currency, handed out small lists to the girls. Sending each to collect supplies required for the next few seasons. Lady Artemis had given them orders, she would be taking Selene to do their own shopping for Selene's time at Lady Hecate school, while Zoe wanted to be there for her daughter, her sisters needed her as well. So with a sigh, she left for one of the clothing stores to collect fabrics that could only be acquired in the enclaves for her sisters, as a treat.

Xxxxx

Selene was holding the books close to her chest. A small enchanted pouch filled with currency on her hip swung back and forth as she made her way back to her mother. She could not help but think about what the portrait said. It had challenged her to make her mother and lady Hecate proud. So here she was, thinking about she could do to do it.

Lady Hecate would be proud of her learning the ways of magic, she knew this as the goddess was always proud of her daughters. Selene had seen the goddess send letters to her daughters in the hunt telling them as such. Her mothers, however, that topic confused her she knew they were proud of her but her mummy was worried for her.

She was worried that she had picked up a hatred for males. Thinking about it Selene was not sure. The only male she had ever really been around was her uncle Apollo when he visited. True she had heard a lot of unpleasant stories, but she had heard some good ones too.

At the moment she thought it was that she was uncomfortable around the male gender. She knew her mummy wanted her to go to this school for more than the schooling, she was fine with that. As long as she got to return home she was happy.

So here she was, with her mother walking out into the ally to do the shopping for her time at school. The ally itself was basically a small high street, shops for all kinds of items located up and down its space. Shops for clothes, sports, apothecaries, and books.

It was due to this, that most people come to one of these places for their school shopping, as they are a one-stop-shop location, where you will find almost everything that a person would need for school. Except for the more exotic of items.

Xxxxx

Walking through the street the red-haired mother/daughter duo made their way to the clothes shop. While Selene had her huntress uniform, this was not allowed to be worn on campus, so she was required to have the school uniform. A uniform that was modeled after the more modern styles to ensure comfort. It was also made from natural materials, the options of the material were varied, with higher quality materials being more expensive and the standard being cheap. This did not even get into possible enchantments.

The options that had been listed and made available were mind-boggling. In the end, they decided that all that was needed was a comfortable and durability to last the year. Selene was still a growing girl, despite having her mothers huntress blessing her mothers had agreed it would be best to let her grow before activating the immortal maiden blessing, otherwise she would never grow up.

Using the list that Lady Hecate had provided her mother, they saw what was required and moved to the shop that made specialized luggage. The hunt kept this a secret from those outside of it, they used magical tents quite frequently. Some of the younger girls had issues that had them not wanting to be alone, there were other reasons as well, but the magically modified tents and bags allowed for the hunt to solve many problems they would not be able to handle normally.

The apothecary was interesting for the young huntress, seeing all of the different items and their possible uses. The knowledge came to her naturally, as it was attached to her mothers 'hunting' domain. The ability to identify an animal and what part within said animal has a use. To say that she was excited to learn what all of the different ingredients are for was an understatement.

The final stop was the pet shop, she had a wolf that her mother had given her as a cub, It had grown with her, and was her loyal companion on the hunts that they go on, but her mother wanted a way to communicate, not something too divinely flashy as it would draw too much attention towards her but a way for her to keep in touch with her sisters and mothers so that she could always know that home is not that far away.

Within the store, people were usually drawn towards a specific type of animal, and then one of them would feel the call of the customer's magical signature. This would be the beginning of a familiar bond. A bond that depending on the strength of the magic contained on both sides may not ever be finalized.

The stronger the bond, the more receptive the creature is to its owner, right to the point where it seems as if the creature can understand what is being said to it. However, the Divine core that was within Selene was overpowering, almost all of the animals would have accepted her due to her affinity to the wilds.

Following the pull of her magic however, she soon found herself in a back room where the stronger and rarer of the animals were. The restricted section. Normally she would not have been allowed within this area, but she was not a normal teen she was a huntress, and while it was not seen often, the symbol of those blessed by the moon goddess was known within the American territories.

So being followed by both the owner and her mother she walked through the halls, where she could see many unique creatures. But the one that seemed to react to her the most was a young thunderbird chick. A small bird with control over lightning and can manipulate the weather.

Pleased with their day, the hunt gathered at the exit to leave and head back to the camp. Selene had her books to read, to prepare for her time away from her family, she also needs to prepare mentally.

Xxxxx

It was not long until Selene arrived at Ilvernmorny. She was there with the other first years having been sent off by her mothers that morning. She knew that her presence as a demi-god would be announced at the school. It was necessary due to diplomatic reasons. If there was ever going to be more cross over between societies they need to be comfortable with each other.

So while her presence would be announced. who she was, would not. The school would only know that there was a demi-god amongst them, that said the child was acting as a diplomatic envoy of the gods, to see if future relations could happen. While in the anonymity allowed her to have the school life she needed.

She would be able to see a life outside of the hunt and learn magic. So there she was waiting amongst the new intake of students in her new uniform. An outfit she still was not comfortable in, being used to her hunters' outfit. She had positioned herself closer to some of the girls as she was still not sure of the boys.

She had been drawing looks for other students, this was most likely because of the established lines having never seen her before. And while they would have marked her off as a No-Maj, there is one thing that immediately dispels that thought, one physical feature that Selene has, that could only be the result of a magical bloodline, Her silver eyes. Those are not a natural eye color as they could only have been produced by some form of family magic.

This left them all wondering who was this mysterious girl?

Those thoughts got put on hold when they were called into the hall before the school, a grand hall in which a feast was about to be served. At the head of the table was Lady Hecate.

Selene had the instant urge to bow to the Goddess but remembered that she had been told that while the goddess was in disguise she was not to do such things. It felt disrespectful. The goddess was her ancestor after all. She would respect her wishes though.

Thus began Selene's time at Ilvermorny. As a normal girl scared of being away from her family but excited to learn. As the saying goes the more things change the more they stay the same.