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STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLIED: All characters mentioned in this fic either come from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series or from Shin Kidousenki's Gundam Wing. I do not own any of them.

Pairings mentioned in this chapter: Remus/Sirius, James/Lily, (Implied Treize/Zechs).

Note: In general, among the elves (like James and Sirius), they tended to refer to Dark Elves as Moon Elves. However, wizards and witches (like Remus and Lily) are used to addressing them as Dark Elves (as this was the term that was taught to them in their Hogwarts' days).

Date written: 10/11/2004 to 11/11/2004, Language: British English.

Harry Potter and the Legend of the Elves

Chapter One: The Beginning to an End

It was a quiet and tranquil night, and James Potter, Prince of the Light Elves was cuddling in front of the fireplace with his comely young wife, Lily. They had just put their precious little baby son to bed, and is now enjoying a moment of brief respite in this dark, busy and turbulent time. They had all been so caught up with the happenings of the war that they are greatly lacking in time for each other and for their close friends. It has been around two weeks, since James and Lily had last seen their close family friends Remus and Sirius, the godfathers of their beloved Harry.

All of a sudden, the fire turned green, and the head of one flustered-looking Remus Lupin, appeared through their fireplace.

On noticing the troubled-look on her close friend's face, Lily asked in trepidation, "Remus, what is it?"

"It's Sirius," answered Remus anxiously, "He..."

"What about Sirius," interrupted an apprehensive James, "Is he well?"

"Well, I'm not sure. As usual, he has been way too stubborn for his own good. He keeps insisting that he is alright, and is just tired, and he has outright refused my advice to go to St. Mungo's Hospital for a check-up," said Remus in a worried voice, "But still I'm greatly concerned, as he has been looking ashen and feeling nauseated since late last week. And since Lily has had training as a medi-witch, so I'm wondering whether she can give him a quick health-check."

"Yes, most definitely," replied Lily. Next she turned to James and instructed, "Dear, do go over to their place now with Remus, and dragged that mule-headed best-friend of yours over here. And in the meantime, I'll get ready."

"Well, I do appreciate your concern, Mr and Mrs Prongs, but I'm well. Moony here, is just such a worrywart," said Sirius Black, "Anyway, is Harry asleep yet? Please, do let me sneak a peep on my most adorable godson. I promised that I'll be very quiet. I do so miss seeing Prongslet and you two, but things had been so hectic lately. I do wish that I could have come by earlier."

"You can go see Harry later. But for now, just shut up, Sirius. You're most definitely not fine," interjected a slightly annoyed James, "Just look at you, your pallid skin is even paler than normal, and your customary pristine tresses even appeared to be unruly and matted. If you keep this up Padfoot, soon you'll be able to compete on par with greasy old Snivellus for the world's greatest slimeball competition.

"James! That's enough. Stop poking fun of Snape," reproached Lily Potter, "And you Sirius, as James had said, just shut up, and let me check you up."

"Oh gosh, Lily, I do know that I'm most handsome, but well, don't you think that it's highly inappropriate of you to be checking me out in front of both our husbands," replied Sirius teasingly.

Lily Potter could not help it, but start laughing in exasperation, "You're such as incorrigible mutt. I said 'check you up' not 'check you out'."

"Anyway, I'm sure that you don't want to rouse my anger, right? So you better just come over here, right this moment... good... now lie down on the couch... yes... do be still and stop moving... that's right," instructed Lily continuously to a forcibly pliant Sirius, who was compelled by his fear of rousing the infamous redheads' temper of hers, to obey her commends.

As Lily Potter waved her willow wand around Sirius's body to examine him thoroughly for any signs of hidden ailments, three glows of light appeared around his abdomen: Two blue and one pink... The unmistakable sign that indicated the creation of new lives...

"Sirius, I think... I think that you're pregnant... but how is that possible?" wondered an astounded Lily out loud.

"It's possible, Lily," explained James Potter solemnly, "He is a 'Star-Born Son', a special category of Moon Elves males that are blessed with the ability to bear children."

"Wow, I never know that there are some Dark Elves males that could get pregnant," exclaimed an intrigued Remus, as he pulled his gorgeous and impregnated husband into his strong arms, "You should have tell me about this ability of yours earlier on, Padfoot love."

"I'm sorry for not telling you earlier," apologised Sirius Black sincerely, "But, I have always knew how much you yearned to have your own pups, and I didn't want to raise your hope if well..." He paused for a moment, and added in a softer and somewhat hesitant voice, "Besides, I know that it is silly of me, and deep down I knew you won't... but... but still I can't help worrying that you'll find this unnatural and rejected me..."

Remus lupin graced his lovely black-haired love with a small but genuine smile, and affectionately chided, "Silly mutt, I would never ever repudiate you. Besides, I'm a werewolf, and werewolves mate for life, so it is not like I can just spurned you and walk away, for it will literally be my death. Moreover, my mother would have slaughter me if I do left you in your pregnancy, as she has always wanted to have grandchildren and I do happen to be her only child. Though I do have to warn you in advance that I'm positive that she'll be overly-ecstatic when she hears this news, and you'll be smothered to suffocation by intense mothering."

"You two are so sweet when you're together," gushed a delighted Lily, "Hey, by the way, are there any Light Elves or Wood Elves males who have this child-bearing ability too?"

"Well, no not among the Light Elves at least," replied James. And to that, Sirius added with a shrug, "As for the Wood Elves, we aren't sure. They tended to largely keep to themselves and stay hidden within their deep forests."

"Hmmm... you Elves sure are interesting creatures," remarked Lily Potter.

On hearing her comment, James laughingly teased "Love, you and your endless thirst for new knowledge. Sometimes, I can't help speculating, whether you have married me because you love me or because you've wanted a free resource for elfish information."

"Well, of course I married you because of your wealth of information on elves, James," replied Lily in mock seriousness, "Why else do you think I would ever want to put up with you and your enormous ego and your huge pride?"

"You wounded me, my love," said James with great exaggeration of pretended grief. And then, abruptly, he stopped his act, and turned to face Remus and Sirius and asked, "What are you two planning to name your three unborn babes as?"

"Well, I want to name the girl after Remus. Since I'm sure that she will be all sweet and pretty like you, Moony," announced Sirius, "Furthermore..."

"Hey! I'm not a girl, stop describing me as if I'm one," interrupted Remus, "Besides, if anyone is the girl, then it should be you, Padfoot. After all it is you who is pregnant, not me."

"And whose fault is it that I'm knocked up?" retorted Sirius with an adorable pout, "So you should show more understanding to poor little wonderful me. Anyway, no more interruptions from any of you, for I do need to concentrate on generating out a name for our lovely little girl. Let's see.... Re.... Remin... Remina... Relin... Relina... Relena... Yes, Relena! What do you think, Moony love, does Relena sounds right to you?"

"Yes, Padfoot. It's lovely. I do like it," answered Moony with a gentle smile gracing his face, "But, how about the two boys?"

"Well... I don't know," said Sirius, "Prongs, Lily, do you two have any suggestions?"

"Well Padfoot, I think you should name your sons according to their birth orders. It sure is a unique way and since you're never much of a conformist, so I think it will suit your personality very well," proclaimed James Potter, "Besides, we can make a bet on which babe will be the winner. I'll bet on the blue glow towards the utmost left. I'm sure that that child will be your first-born so."

"Wow Prongs, you actually came up with a commendable idea! Moony love, let's name our son according to numerical order," exclaimed a zealous Sirius, "And well James, since you have wagered on the blue glow on the left, I'll choose the blue glow on the right."

"You mean that you want to name our sons with numbers?" exclaimed Remus in shock.

"Come on, love. It's a Marauder's creed to be creative and out-worldly," insisted Sirius Black fervently.

"Then why does Prongs get to give his son a name as normal as 'Harry James Potter'?" questioned Remus with faked contempt.

"I didn't. If my memory does serve me correctly, which I'm sure it does, I'm pretty confident that I had officially given him the name 'Harold James' and not 'Harry James'. And it is sure as hell not my fault that you all seem to prefer calling him 'Harry' instead of the proper 'Harold'," responded James in fictitious seriousness.

"This is plain fallacy, Prongsie. Everyone knows that 'Harry' is short for 'Harold'. Come on now, James, I'm sure that even you can think of a better lie than this," mocked Sirius.

"Well really, how is it the case that you came up with such a proper and dignified name for little Prongs-junior?" queried a truly curious Remus Lupin, "It's just so unlike you. Lily, this is your doing right?"

"Partially, I've to admit," answered James Potter, "But, it also had to do with my royal elvan heritage. I was given a list of acceptable names to choose from, by my older brother King Treize Khushrenada Potter, otherwise known as King Treize XIII, Head of the Holy Council of Light.

A relentless Remus Lupin, turned towards Lily and beseeched, "Lily, please do teach me the workable techniques that you've used to control the incorrigible husband of yours. I am definitely in need of tips to tame this demented mutt of mine. I would..."

"Hey!" interrupted Sirius, "It is so not my fault that I'm a demented mutt after all how can I not go crazy when I'm mated to the one and only Loony, loopy Lupin, Hogwarts's werewolf extraordinaire?"

"Gosh, I still can't believe that we're truly going to name our sons after numbers. But well, at least I should be really thankful that at least our daughter will be spared from such a fate. By the way Lily, why am I finding myself slowly giving in to the imbecility of Prongs and Padfoot?" inquired Moony in mirth.

"Just accept it Mooney, it's two against one. You're so overruled," said a smug James Potter, "Besides, I'm sure that deep inside, the Marauder in you is enticed by this fabulous idea too."

"No, it's three against one," added Lily in a composed manner, "That is if I get a say in the naming process."

With a look of bewilderment etched firmly on both their faces, James Potter and Sirius Black concurrently concurred to Lily's request, "Of course, Lily".

"What? You too, Lily?" proclaimed a surprised Remus Lupin, "That's pure treachery. We two are supposed to be the only sane and sensible ones of this group, so you should be standing on my side and not partake in their foolishness."

Lily sweetly laughed, before replying, "Remus dear, I'm trying to safe you and your sons. I'm positive that you wouldn't want your boys to end up with truly atrocious names like 'One' and 'Two', or 'First' and 'Second', right? And given your first-hand knowledge of their diabolically mischievous natures, wouldn't you agree that there is indeed a true risk that they may insist on calling your sons with such horrendously ridiculous names."

"Well, that's a definite," said a truly sombre Remus, "But so?"

"So well, if we can't stop them, then we should join them. I'm sure you get my drift, don't you," said Lily with a smirk.

"Ah! Now, I get it. Thanks for enlightening me, most intelligent one. I do so like your way of thinking," responded Remus, with a hint of eager mischief to his seemingly serene facade.

At that very moment, a perplexed Sirius Black chose to protest, "Hey! When did I ever say that I'll give my sons stupid names like 'One' or 'Two'?"

"Yah, I agree with Sirius. I'll most definitely not suggest such insultingly silly names like 'First' or 'Second' for my godsons," added an equally vexed James, and then he turned to Sirius and asked somewhat hesitantly, "I'll be... You'll name me as their Godfather, won't you?"

Sirius laughed before replying in a truly sincere tone, "Of course, James. Who else can I trust as deeply as I trust you? Moreover, we did make a pact years ago that we would each be the godfather of the other's children."

"Thank you, Padfoot," said James with a genuine smile plastered to his lips.

In a soft and gentle voice, Lily declared, "Touching as it is, I'm sorry, but we do have to move on, as we do have to name our godsons with something. So Sirius, do you have anything in mind?"

"Well... I still don't have any idea of what to name our first son... but, I kind of think that... well, maybe we can call son number two 'Duo'. What do you all think about that?" suggested Sirius in a serious manner.

"Duo. That's great! Padfoot love, you sure are doing me proud today," gushed a smiling Remus Lupin.

"Yes. I like it too," added Lily Potter in her sweetly soothing voice.

James Potter nodded in consent, and then after a short pause, he proposed "And well... may I suggest 'Heero' for your first-born son?"

"Hero? As in H-E-R-O?"

"No. As in H-E-E-R-O, but well, I'm certain that with you two as parents, and Lily and me as godparents, Heero will most probably become a hero."

An amused Remus remarked, "'Heero' and 'hero', just like 'Sirius' and 'serious'. It is pure joy for world-play. It's interesting and I like it. But James, what does it mean?"

"Yes, it's awesome!" an enthusiastic Sirius added, "But, like Remus said, what does it mean? I thought that we will sticking to the plan of using numerical labels as names?"

"Well yes, of course. The name Heero actually has it root from the general Japanese counter of one," explained James in a somewhat conceited tone.

"James dearest, I've to admit that I'm impressed by your suggestion, but do your head have to swell up every time you do something right?" admonished a slightly annoyed Lily.

On hearing the highly familiar reprimand of hers, James grinned and said, "But, still you love me."

"Only God knows why," lamented Lily as she rolled her twinkling eyes, "And by the way, we still do have to think up some middle names."

Immediately after that, three loud groans could be heard echoing through the house.

"It's sure is a good thing that at least Relena was preordained to have the middle name of Peacecraft," announced Sirius suddenly, "At least, there is now one less middle name to suffer headache over."

"Preordained? What do you mean?" pried a curious Remus.

"Yes, do please explain. Is this some sort of Dark Elvan custom?" inquired an equally curious Lily.

Sirius laughingly commented, "You two are such bookworms, always so interested in learning new things. And yes, it is a part of the tradition of the Moon Elves. Prongs, can you please dig out your copy of 'The Ancient Book of Powers, Laws and Traditions of Irresistible Elders for Adorable Elflings and Brainless Simpletons, but not for Ugly Gits and Slimeballs', so that they can read it up themselves?"

"You mean that someone actually titled a book like that? That is like so ludicrous," remarked an amused Lily Potter.

"Let me guess, it must be a Dark Elf who author that book, for they are rumoured to be the most mischievous of the lots," added Remus.

"Well... You got it partially correct, Moony old-pal. Yes, Padfoot here is most definitely a pure-blooded Moon Elf. However, I can assure you that although I may have black hair and is a mischief-maker, I'm a hundred percent full-blooded Light Elf," said James smugly.

"You two authored the book?" Remus said mirthfully, "With a title like that, I should have known. But, why did you two bother with writing this book?"

A sombre James Potter replied in a very serious tone, "Moony, I had to write the book, so that in the case that something were to happen to both me and Sirius, there would still be this manual that Lily could use to guide Harry on his elfish heritage. There is even a page of contact details for Lily to use to contact my brother, King Treize and his spouse, Lord Zechs, and my two personal advisors, Lady Sally and Lady Noin. Considering the gathering power of Voldemort, and put that together with the prophecy about Harry, I know that my future is bleak. And I'm sure you that you are very clear of the risk that Sirius will face if he is to become my Secret Keeper as it had been planned previously. That of course is no longer plausible with his pregnancy. I won't allow..."

"What? But James, you, Lily and Harry are in a dire need for a reliable and trust-worthy Secret Keeper, especially now, with the fast approaching winter, the days have shortened and the nights have lengthened, and with that your power will diminish greatly in strength," protested an anxious and worried Sirius.

"No, Padfoot. I really do appreciate your concern, but there is no way that I'll allow you to risk your life and the lives of your unborn children. With your impetuous character, stubborn nature, and your highly volatile and tempestuous temperament, permitting you to be our Secret Keeper is almost a death sentence. And now, you have three other lives at sake, so Padfoot from now on, you'll have to be more careful and stop trying to court trouble. As for the Secret Keeper, don't worry too much about it, with a universe this vast, I'm sure we will be able to find someone else that is suitable," insisted James.

And with that, Sirius was forced to back down and concede to the wisdom behind James words.

"I can be your Secret Keeper, that is if you two trusted me enough," volunteered Moony.

"Yes, Moony I do trust you. Very much so. Nevertheless, I can't let you be our Secret Keeper, because Sirius is now carrying your children. Three children. He will definitely need you to be alive to raise them with him. Bringing up one child is difficult enough with two parents; it would be very difficult for Sirius to raise the triplets on his own. He'll need you, and I cannot in good conscience risk your family, so that my will be safe. If we are meant to die, so be it... It will be unfair of me to sacrifice your children's lives for the protection of mine," said James in a tone that left no room for argument.

"Yes. I do not ever want to lose Harry, and I'll do anything in my means to protect him. But, like James had said, we cannot just exchange the lives of your family for the lives of ours," said Lily suddenly. Then, just as abruptly, she changed the topic, and turned towards her husband and asked, "James dear, why is it that Sirius said that your power will weaken with the nearing winter months?"

"Love, I'll go and take the book, so you and Moony can read it and understand," said James as he left the room to retrieve 'The Ancient Book of Powers, Laws and Traditions of Irresistible Elders for Adorable Elflings and Brainless Simpletons, but not for Ugly Gits and Slimeballs'.

A few moments later, James has returned with a thick leather-bound volume in hand.

"I'll turn this to the summary page on elvan powers, so that you two can have a rough grasp on it. You two can go through the details later on in your free times," said James, as he quickly flipped through the pages.

On reaching the page that he was finding, he handed the opened book over to Remus and Lily.

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A Quick Summary on Powers

Light Elves (also referred to as High Elves / White Elves):

All Light Elves have varying degree of control over elements of fire and/or light (warm elements). The more powerful ones can even conjured fire and create light. Some possible abilities included: casting beams of light to brighten up room, conjured up fire balls and/or lightning blots during fights, summoning blades of fire, having a much easier time than others when learning charms or spells that utilizes fire or light such as the Patronus Charm. (Some interesting extras: having a barbecue without ever needing to own a grill, setting up the fire in the fireplace without having to do the tedious and environmentally-unfriendly chore of chopping firewood, never having to worry about running out of candles or light bulbs etc.) (However, abilities do vary from Light Elf to Light Elf).

Furthermore, there is a very small group of Light Elves (known as the Clear Hearts) whom have the ability to employ the sun energy and channelled its light into the cleansing of their soul, so that there heart is pure and thus are able to be in tuned to the emotions of others (i.e. they can read emotions.)

Full-blooded Light Elves are strongest during the day, as their main energy source is the sun. (Hence, the power of Light Elves tended to be at a peak during summer when the days are longest and the nights are shortest.) (However, for half-elves this may not always be the case, and whether they will be affected or not depended on the individual: Some half-elves have the same power-reaction as full-blooded elves and are much stronger during daytimes relative to nighttimes, but others are only minutely affected by it and are just slightly weaker at nights. Still others are totally unaffected by the day-night cycle and their power remain constant throughout.)

Most Light Elves are strong and brave warriors who are steadfast protectors of the Light. The Light Elves is ruled by the Holy Council of Light. The council is made up of the royal family (whose members generally do have the strongest power among the Light Elves) and their advisors. (Any time, between the ages of eleven to fifteen, each royal-born will be assigned with his/her two advisors who will be of similar age to him/her.)

Moon Elves (more commonly known as Dark Elves among wizards and witches):

The primary source of power for the Moon Elves is the starlight, and their secondary source of energy is the moonbeam.

All Moon Elves have the ability of being lucid dreamers. Furthermore, some of them also have the abilities to enter the dreams of others and witness what they are dreaming. (A very tiny percentage of these dream-walking Moon Elves can even enter the mind of others i.e. they have the ability to mind-read. And because, the Moon Elves primary energy source is the stars, therefore these Moon Elves are often termed as the Star Psyches.)

In addition, all Moon Elves have varying degree of control over water and/or ice (cold elements).The more powerful ones are able to summon rain and conjured ice-blades. There are also a small handful of individuals among the Moon Elves that have the ability to control shadows. (Thus, they are affectionately labelled as the Gods of Death).

Furthermore, there are two other noteworthy sub-groups of Dark Elves. They are the Star-Born Sons and the Moon-Priestesses of Purity. The Star-Born Sons are Moon Elvan males who are born on the nights when the starts are perfectly aligned, and this small group of males are said to be blessed by the power of the stars, and are gifted with utmost beauty and the ability to be pregnant. (They are recognisable by having names that are stars' names, such as 'Sirius' or 'Dipper'.) The Moon-Priestesses of Purity are the daughters of the Star-Born Sons, and they are the guardians of peace, calmness and tranquillity. By utilizing the power of the moonlight, they have the ability to sooth others through their dreams. Since, this particular ability is mainly powered by the moonlight (instead of the usual starlight); hence their efficacy will fluctuate with the phases of the moon. All Moon-Priestesses of Purity are required to be serene, thus it is a must for them to be rid off passion and remain chaste. And so, they have to undertake the vow of celibacy. (Therefore, they are also known as the Icy Maidens of the Moon, and all of them are given at birth, the middle name of 'Peacecraft'.)

Wood Elves:

All Wood Elves have a natural affiliation with animals of the wild, and they can communicate with all living beasts. The more powerful ones can even get the animals to willingly comply with their commands and wishes.

Wood Elves are very fast and agile creatures, with amazing acrobatic abilities. However, they generally have an extremely strong adversity towards fighting, and are highly sensitive to the pains of others and are greatly sadden by the destruction of nature (as they are very much in tuned with it), so they often prefer to keep away from modern civilisation and secluded themselves deep in the heart of large tracts of mysterious forests.

The most powerful and respected beings among the Wood Elves are the healers. Their two main channels of healing are: through music and through healing energy generate from their hands.

There are four types of Healers: the Common Healers (they have the power to heal physical wounds and injuries and to cure illnesses); the Mind Healers (they have the power to alleviate the weariness of the minds and to create restful sleep); the Soul Healers (they have the ability to sooth the soul); and the most rare and revered of all are the Full Healers (also called the Pure Ones).

The efficacy and strength of healing will vary from Healer to Healer. Furthermore, as nature is the energy source for the Wood Elvan Healers, thus their healing skills tend to be more effective and efficient in the wilds than in enclosed urban areas.

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Chapter One (End).

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