Prologue
From the moment she was born, She knew she was different. Not only was she the granddaughter of the Queen of England and second in line to the throne only behind her father, she also held a power most would never know. Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra Hermione Ann Elizabeth of Wales was the only daughter of the Their royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, better known to the public as Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Like both of her parents and all of her ancestors, Princess Alexandra was born with magical powers.
As son of the Sovereign, Prince Charles grew up embedded in royal tradition. He received a premier muggle education chosen by his father and a, home schooled magical education, supervised by magical tutors. This allowed him to keep up appearances in the muggle world, and participate in the magical world. Whereas Princess Diana, the daughter of a prominent pureblood family, received a traditional magical education at the renowned Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The parents were in talks with the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Royal staff to determine how the promising young Princess would receive her magical education. Tradition dictates she follows her father's path, but her mother, Diana, was determined to allow her daughter as many normal experiences as possible. So, the parents fought tradition to ensure her daughter would grow up knowing the magical world.
The young Princess was remarkably smart, magically and in primary school. Her first bout of accidental magic at 3 years old was so well controlled they looked around the room thinking one of their magical staff was around performing some magic. In her non magical pre school and primary school she showed knowledge beyond her years and was continuously impressing her teachers and tutors. The families magical staff began tutoring the Princess in basic magic to ensure the continued development of her magical powers and it quickly became clear the young Princess would grow into a formidable witch.
In the non magical world, The Royal Family had always been revered and also feared as, they could trace their lineage back to the first Norman king in 1066 ce, to William the Conqueror. They were the longest reigning monarchy in the world and they faced global attention. The lesser know piece of their history, only known by a select few, was their lineage traced directly back to Merlin. Every person born into the royal family since William the Conqueror had been born with magic and that was true of the newest generation too.
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It was the summer before the young Princess turned ten when the Royal Family finally came to an agreement. The Queen allowed the young Prince and Princess of Wales to share the information privately with their daughter over dinner. Diana, never one to sit long on a secret, jumped at the opportunity to share the news with her daughter that evening.
"Sweetheart, you are aware there have been many discussions in regards to how your education would progress, yes?"
"Yes mum." She replied excited and hopeful.
The two parents were beaming with pride as Diana announced; "Well dear, a decision has been reached. As long as you are accepted, we, including your grandparents, agree that you will have the opportunity to seek a magical education outside of the home."
Alexandra jumped from her chair and in a less than dignified manner pounced on her parents giving them the biggest hugs. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! " She squealed with glee. "Do you truly mean it? I'll get to go to Hogwarts?"
" As long as you receive your Hogwarts letter on your eleventh birthday, then Yes"
Growing up the young Alexandra had heard stories Of the magic and wonder within Hogwarts but she was unsure if she would ever get the Opportunity to attend herself. This was her dream come true. Of course she had a customary royal childhood filled with primary school and tales of magic and history. This was different though. This was Hogwarts! The place all of her magical courtiers told her stories of and the place that always brought a smite to her mums face. She knew this would make her life even further split between the muggle and magical world, but she just knew it would be worth it!
Her mum pulled her out of her daydream by shouting her full name. " Alexandra Hermione Ann Elizabeth, I know you are excited but there is much more we need to discuss. " Alexandra just nodded her head, now paying attention.
" You will be jumping, head on, into the magical world as a high profile individual. Security, magical and non, has deemed necessary for you to keep your identity completely Secret."
The excited young princess Made a face out of confusion. " How exactly is that going to work?"
Her parents then explained that She would enter the magical as Hermione Jean Granger, the muggle born daughter of two dentists. She would be under full glamor that could only be removed from the safety of her home. The people posing as her parents were actually her parents top aides, and would do anything to assist the Royal Family. This was done to make sure everyone was kept in the loop about Hermione's time at Hogwarts. Between the glamour charms that Hermione would wear, and the story that was created everyone believed that Princess Alexandra would be ready to face the wizarding world as Hermione Jean Granger.
