It was nearly four in the morning before Dumbledore found anything
that might shed an inkling of light on the strange happenings at the Potter
household. He was reading a large, moldy volume on wandless magic when he
stumbled on something about a prophecy. His eyebrows furrowed as he read
on, taking in the passage before him. Surely not.
The chapter was on witches and wizards who had managed the incredibly difficult feat of becoming proficient in wandless magic. It also mentioned several prophecies, one of which caught Dumbledore's eye. It read:
Born as the seventh month rises Born to those of unpure blood.
She will have the ancient gift of wandless magic.
In the twelfth year her powers will show themselves,
The dark one will seek her, but she will betray him.
She will defeat him,
And save the wizarding world from unknown darkness.
He read the prophecy again, slowly taking everything in. The prophecy was certainly vague. The "dark one" could mean almost any dark wizard, not just Voldemort. Yet the prophecy undeniably fit. Danielle was born on July 2, to a half-blooded witch and a muggle. Voldemort had sought her out, yet she had in a way betrayed him. Did this prove she was the girl in the prophecy?
His mind reeling, Dumbledore bookmarked the page, deciding to show it to James and Lily the next day and see what they made of it.
Potter Family Living Room: Later That Morning
The living room was strangely silent. Lily, James, and Dumbledore were all wordlessly contemplating what this latest discovery could mean.
"It doesn't make sense," James said. "The prophecy leads you to believe Voldemort will seek the girl after her powers reveal themselves, not before. And Danielle was recruited as a Death Eater shortly after her twelfth birthday."
"But how do we know this is a recent occurrence?" Albus questioned.
"Well I certainly would have noticed if anything like this had happened before," Lily pointed out.
"Yes, but Danielle has been in your care for a relatively short time. We can't be sure there haven't been other similar incidents without questioning her," he said quietly.
"But if we start grilling her for information she'll know something is up. And I don't want to worry a child with the weight of this prophecy, especially if she turns out not to be the one."
"That's just a risk we'll have to take," Dumbledore said. "We'll tell her we need the information from her school records or something. Hopefully she won't be too suspicious. But, if indeed she is the girl chosen to defeat Voldemort"- Lily flinched involuntarily –"then I suspect what we saw yesterday may have been only and inkling of the powers she is going to develop."
As if in answer to this statement a loud crash sounded from upstairs. Immediately all three adults dashed for the stairs, James in the lead, Lily and Albus at his heels. Following the noise, they ran into Danny's room - and stopped short at the sight before them.
Danny was sitting on the floor, looking amazed. Harry was laughing ecstatically as a puppy wriggled its way across the floor, chasing a tennis ball. Both kids were so intently watching the dog neither seemed to notice the added presence of three very confused, very startled adults. James cleared his throat loudly, gaining everyone's attention.
"Can we keep him?" Danny asked immediately.
"What do you mean can you keep him?" James asked in awe. "Where did he come from?"
"Harry and I were talking about how cool it would be to have a puppy and I waved my hand, and then all of a sudden she just appeared."
"Appeared? Let me get this straight. You waved your hand and a beagle just appeared out of nowhere?" James said faintly.
"She's a basset hound, actually, but yes," Danny said matter-of- factly.
"Oh, my. . ." Lily trailed off.
"Danny, why don't you come down stairs with us. Bring the little fuzz ball with you," James said.
"Her name is Tigger," Harry corrected him.
"Tigger? But she's a dog, not a tiger," James said.
Lily sighed in frustration. "I don't care if she's a Sumatran rhino. Pick her up and lets go downstairs and talk. Harry you stay here and play."
They trooped back downstairs to the living room where everyone took a seat around the coffee table, Danny looking at the adults expectantly.
"Does this mean I can't keep her?" she asked.
Lily didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You can keep her," James said. "We just wanted to ask you something. You know about this whole doing magic without a wand thing you've been doing on accident?"
She nodded as he glanced at her.
"Well, have you ever done it before yesterday? Even just once?"
"Yeah."
"When?" James asked, raising an eyebrow toward the other two adults.
"On my birthday last year. My cousin blew out the candles on my cake before I had a chance, so I got really mad at him. Somehow I relit all the candles by just looking at the cake. Almost set the house on fire," she grinned.
"That's all I wanted to know. Just curious, you know. So –um, so Professor Dumbledore could put it in your school records."
"So I'm not in trouble?"
"No, why don't you take Eeyore-"
"Tigger," Danny and Lily corrected him.
"Take Tigger upstairs and play with him."
"Her," Dumbledore corrected him. James looked at him curiously. "Play with her. The dog is a girl."
"Whatever!" James sighed, throwing his hands up in frustration.
After he was absolutely certain Danny had made her way back up to her room, James looked up at Dumbledore.
"So our daughter is going to be the one to defeat Voldemort?" he asked weakly.
"Looks like it," Dumbledore said quietly.
At which point Lily fainted.
Author's Notes: Reviews are greatly appreciated. I will get to work on the next chapter ASAP! More about Danny's powers are to come and the story takes a few twists. Oh, and I took the chapter title from an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so it doesn't belong to me!!
The chapter was on witches and wizards who had managed the incredibly difficult feat of becoming proficient in wandless magic. It also mentioned several prophecies, one of which caught Dumbledore's eye. It read:
Born as the seventh month rises Born to those of unpure blood.
She will have the ancient gift of wandless magic.
In the twelfth year her powers will show themselves,
The dark one will seek her, but she will betray him.
She will defeat him,
And save the wizarding world from unknown darkness.
He read the prophecy again, slowly taking everything in. The prophecy was certainly vague. The "dark one" could mean almost any dark wizard, not just Voldemort. Yet the prophecy undeniably fit. Danielle was born on July 2, to a half-blooded witch and a muggle. Voldemort had sought her out, yet she had in a way betrayed him. Did this prove she was the girl in the prophecy?
His mind reeling, Dumbledore bookmarked the page, deciding to show it to James and Lily the next day and see what they made of it.
Potter Family Living Room: Later That Morning
The living room was strangely silent. Lily, James, and Dumbledore were all wordlessly contemplating what this latest discovery could mean.
"It doesn't make sense," James said. "The prophecy leads you to believe Voldemort will seek the girl after her powers reveal themselves, not before. And Danielle was recruited as a Death Eater shortly after her twelfth birthday."
"But how do we know this is a recent occurrence?" Albus questioned.
"Well I certainly would have noticed if anything like this had happened before," Lily pointed out.
"Yes, but Danielle has been in your care for a relatively short time. We can't be sure there haven't been other similar incidents without questioning her," he said quietly.
"But if we start grilling her for information she'll know something is up. And I don't want to worry a child with the weight of this prophecy, especially if she turns out not to be the one."
"That's just a risk we'll have to take," Dumbledore said. "We'll tell her we need the information from her school records or something. Hopefully she won't be too suspicious. But, if indeed she is the girl chosen to defeat Voldemort"- Lily flinched involuntarily –"then I suspect what we saw yesterday may have been only and inkling of the powers she is going to develop."
As if in answer to this statement a loud crash sounded from upstairs. Immediately all three adults dashed for the stairs, James in the lead, Lily and Albus at his heels. Following the noise, they ran into Danny's room - and stopped short at the sight before them.
Danny was sitting on the floor, looking amazed. Harry was laughing ecstatically as a puppy wriggled its way across the floor, chasing a tennis ball. Both kids were so intently watching the dog neither seemed to notice the added presence of three very confused, very startled adults. James cleared his throat loudly, gaining everyone's attention.
"Can we keep him?" Danny asked immediately.
"What do you mean can you keep him?" James asked in awe. "Where did he come from?"
"Harry and I were talking about how cool it would be to have a puppy and I waved my hand, and then all of a sudden she just appeared."
"Appeared? Let me get this straight. You waved your hand and a beagle just appeared out of nowhere?" James said faintly.
"She's a basset hound, actually, but yes," Danny said matter-of- factly.
"Oh, my. . ." Lily trailed off.
"Danny, why don't you come down stairs with us. Bring the little fuzz ball with you," James said.
"Her name is Tigger," Harry corrected him.
"Tigger? But she's a dog, not a tiger," James said.
Lily sighed in frustration. "I don't care if she's a Sumatran rhino. Pick her up and lets go downstairs and talk. Harry you stay here and play."
They trooped back downstairs to the living room where everyone took a seat around the coffee table, Danny looking at the adults expectantly.
"Does this mean I can't keep her?" she asked.
Lily didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You can keep her," James said. "We just wanted to ask you something. You know about this whole doing magic without a wand thing you've been doing on accident?"
She nodded as he glanced at her.
"Well, have you ever done it before yesterday? Even just once?"
"Yeah."
"When?" James asked, raising an eyebrow toward the other two adults.
"On my birthday last year. My cousin blew out the candles on my cake before I had a chance, so I got really mad at him. Somehow I relit all the candles by just looking at the cake. Almost set the house on fire," she grinned.
"That's all I wanted to know. Just curious, you know. So –um, so Professor Dumbledore could put it in your school records."
"So I'm not in trouble?"
"No, why don't you take Eeyore-"
"Tigger," Danny and Lily corrected him.
"Take Tigger upstairs and play with him."
"Her," Dumbledore corrected him. James looked at him curiously. "Play with her. The dog is a girl."
"Whatever!" James sighed, throwing his hands up in frustration.
After he was absolutely certain Danny had made her way back up to her room, James looked up at Dumbledore.
"So our daughter is going to be the one to defeat Voldemort?" he asked weakly.
"Looks like it," Dumbledore said quietly.
At which point Lily fainted.
Author's Notes: Reviews are greatly appreciated. I will get to work on the next chapter ASAP! More about Danny's powers are to come and the story takes a few twists. Oh, and I took the chapter title from an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, so it doesn't belong to me!!