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AN: Hey guys, I have chapter 2 ready for you all to enjoy. I would like to apologise for the long wait for this chapter, however, I had very little time to write these past few months with the increase of workload I received, but I finally finished this chapter for you guys to enjoy. But anyway, back to the chapter. Read and review and enjoy.

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Chapter 2

Headmaster's Office - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Albus Dumbledore entered his office with a weary sigh. Today marks the second month since the disappearance of young Ruby Fae Potter. This day might only be the second anniversary of the disappearance of young Ruby, but this day would always remind him of how much he had failed the young lass and her parents.

Albus still recalls the day everything changed.

~~~~~~~~ Flash Back ~~~~~~~~

Albus Dumbledore just returned to his office after finishing his lovely dinner when all of the sudden the instruments set to monitor Ruby Potter started acting up before exploding. Worried, Albus quickly went over to his fireplace and called the one person he trusted to keep an eye out on the young Potter heiress.

"Arabella Figg's Household," Albus called out, throwing the floo powder into the fireplace and placing his head within. "Arabella, are you there?"

"Albus, is that you?" Arabella asked, coming into her lounge where her fireplace was located.

"Yes, Arabella. Can I step through?" Albus asked, worriedly. "I need to check up on Miss Potter."

"Yes, of course, but I did not detect any dark magic in the area," Arabella said as she stepped away from the fireplace.

"Ah, that is worrying." Albus mused. "I am stepping through my dear."

Arriving moments later, Albus quickly cleaned off the ash and soot before turning to Arabella Figg. "Stay here, Arabella. I will go and see if Miss Potter is okay and not in any danger. If by any chance you feel unsafe, please do not hesitate to step through to my office."

Albus quickly made his way towards the Dursley household. Arriving moments later, Albus looked up at the seemingly innocent-looking house before noticing the smashed front door littered all over the front lawn and driveway.

"Hello, Mrs Dursley. Are you there?" Albus called out worriedly at the entrance of the broken front door.

"You!" Petunia exclaimed, coming out of the basement. "What are you doing here?!"

"Mrs Dursley, what happened here and where is young Miss Potter?" Albus asked, ignoring the hostility coming from the woman.

"The freak isn't here, she left after I told her to leave," Petunia Dursley said with indifference.

"What! Why?!" Albus exclaimed, ignoring the name Mrs Dursley called her niece.

"Well, my sister's spawn went through a change after Vernon took his anger too far. She ended up killing my husband and my son and I no longer felt safe with the freak living with us." Petunia said, moving to the phone to report her husband's death to the cops.

"What! But Ruby is not a killer, and she was to stay here where it's safe!" Albus exclaimed in shock and anger.

"Safe! Ha, don't make me laugh," Petunia said amused. "My husband loved to torture the girl, do you want to see, he recorded everything he did to her."

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What Petunia showed the Headmaster chilled him to the bones even to this day. Knowing what the young Potter heiress had to endure daily because of him is something he would never forgive himself off, he was the reason that young Miss Potter grew up in this unhealthy household.

Albus was extremely baffled at what Ruby Potter changed into, not aware that the Potters, Blacks, or the Evans had any creature blood in their bloodlines. If this new form truly were Miss Potter, then this transformation could have been the true cause for the shedding of the blood wards, monitoring charms, and the trace that was upon her person. He could only hope that wherever the young lass is, that she is safe, happy, and loved as Albus finally realized that Ruby never received any love from her relatives.

In the end, Albus had to modify some memories and records. He had to erase all evidence of what truly happened the night Vernon took it too far as well as any proof that Ruby ever lived with the Dursleys. With the Wizarding World, Albus informed them that Miss Potter was placed into protective custody and will only return once the right-hand man of Lord Voldemort has been caught; after all Sirius Black just escaped from Azkaban and is out for revenge. This has kept everyone from searching for Ruby so far, but he had the feeling that it would change in the near future.

He only hoped that Ruby would one day find her way back to them, to her destiny of being a powerful saviour.

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An entire ocean away in the forest of Northern Canada, 13-year-old Ruby Potter was also thinking back to the day everything changed and what she experienced so far.

Ruby still recalls how her magic teleported her to the woods in America as well as the strange gifts she received that essentially helped her to survive.

~~~~~~ Flashback ~~~~~~~

The newly changed Ruby was startled awake the next morning after her escape from the Dursleys by her beautiful snowy owl nuzzling into her chest. Looking around, Ruby noticed that she was somewhere no human has entered for some time now.

Taking stock, Ruby quickly found all her precious belongings next to a beautiful silver and blue longbow and quiver filled to the brim with silver, gold, and black arrows. Furthermore, Ruby also found a small pouch with unlimited space, within the pouch she found some rations of food, two sets of clothes, and finally a book of some kind.

Ruby was honestly confused about where she got these supplies or who gave them to her, yet she is grateful, for this will help her endure the wild conditions.

Taking her precious belongings, Ruby quickly placed them within her new pouch, with that done, she quickly grabbed the book as she looked at what it was about. Opening the book, Ruby found a small letter addressed to her, which had the following to say:

Miss Ruby Potter,

I would like to thank you for bringing attention to the issue of one Tom Marvolo Riddle, and for your part in setting steps in rectifying this matter.

Lady Hecate suggested that I give you this grimoire in gratitude for what you accomplished in the Wizarding World. You will find it most illuminating.

As for me, I give you this Longbow and quiver as thanks for your uncle's soul and of course the issue with Riddle. This will make your survival in the wilderness a bit more bearable. This weapon is connected to your soul and will always return to you.

Good luck and until we meet again.

Lord Thanatos

~~~~~~ End of Flashback ~~~~~~

To this day, Ruby still found it odd that someone would thank her for things she believed that only a monster would commit, but yet she could not help but be grateful for all the things both Lady Hecate and Lord Thanatos gave her, after all, it did help her survive.

It was not long after she escaped from Privet Drive that Ruby noticed a more primal part within her soul, with the help from her new grimoire, Ruby quickly learned that she needed to fully bond with the primal part of her soul to have full unity with her bestial form. Unfortunately to fully merge with her primal soul, Ruby will need to work through all her emotions and her past and fully accept who she was and who she became and that is still an ongoing process.

Ruby never stayed long in one place, her constant moving allowed her to partially forget what she did to her uncle; after all, she was not yet ready to accept that part of her soul just yet. Hedwig was a constant companion, helping her human wherever she could, the two travelled everywhere together allowing the familiar bond to grow into something that would cause most of the witches or wizards to envy.

Much has changed in the last two months; first and foremost was her appearance, for starters, young Ruby no longer resembles her birth mother Lily Potter. Secondly, she shot up in height; from 4'8" to 5'2". Thirdly, Ruby was finally able to gain some weight and muscles, the young lass no longer looked like a starved teen. Finally, young Ruby was noticeably paler than she was while she was living with the Dursleys, despite how much sun she now gets.

During all the months of travelling around the wilderness, young Ruby discovered many truths about herself that were related to her change, for example, she could now perform magic without ministry involvement, this allowed her to notice her greater infinity for natural and wild magic as well as ice, snow and storm magic. She also learned that she was neither human nor wolf, she is a hybrid of both. This made her wonder who her biological parents were, and how she could change into what she was today, this was something she would need to look into.

It was during the second month of her travels that young Ruby came upon a group of friendly ice giants. The majority of the giants was rather childish, but their childlike nature was something young Ruby needed for her emotional state. During her stay with the giants, one of the elders took a liking towards Ruby, as such he informed her about the world of the Gods, and how she should avoid three prominent groups. The first group was the demi-gods with orange-colored shirts, they are part of a camp in Long Island, New York. The second group was the demi-gods with purple-colored shirts, they were part of a camp in Oakland Hills, San Francisco Bay. The last group was the group of all-female warriors dressed in silver, known as the Huntress of Artemis.

Finding out the existence of the legends of the Gods was shocking for only a moment, after all, Ruby was used to being weird. The elder also warned her not to engage them in any fights, not until she was suitably trained in everything other than archery after all that was a skill she was natural at.

It was late one evening that Ruby and the elder started talking about her origin, and who her parents could be. Considering that Ruby still had her mortal features, the eldered figured that Lily Potter was her biological mother on her mortal side in her DNA makeup. Through her scent, the elder stated to Ruby that her biological father was either a general hellhound or the Cerberus, with just how strong her scent was, he would say that her father was the Cerberus. However, the Cerberus never leaves the underworld as such James and Lily Potter could have used a ritual to conceive Ruby, this also indicates that James Potter was also her father, but the Cerberus had the stronger DNA makeup within Ruby.

Not long after the discoveries of her parents, Ruby finally found herself able to shift into a beautiful silver and white dire wolf. These discoveries were the final push that Ruby needed to truly accept who and what she is, which finally allowed her to merge with the beastial part of her soul. Her new form allowed Ruby a few different ways to hunt for her food, she also noticed that sleeping in her wolf form allowed her to keep the nightmares at bay.

However, Ruby and Hedwig both decided that it was time to leave the giants as she had stayed long enough to understand the dangers of the Godly world. Shifting into her dire wolf form, Ruby slowly began her journey towards the south of Maine leaving the Northern Canadian woods behind, wondering what adventures await for them in their distant future.

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AN: Well there you have it, I am working on the next chapter and will post it once I am done. Read and Review. I would love to hear your thought.