AN - Would you believe this was originally a xmas fic? It was
once called "The Vengeful Xmas Fairy" yet it got tweaked and changed so
much until it became this five chapt short thingy! Not so funny anymore
either, but hopefully there will be some humour. Please tell me what
you think. I know I should be writing CoS but I just had to get this
out, especially now I've got it all planned out. I don't know how long
till next chapter, depends on how much Eng c/w i manage to write
tomorrow.
Disclaimer - I don't really own anything.
Summary – The Fairy Mother was once the most feared creature in the Dark Forest: the Queen of the Little People. No one can reign forever though. The tale of how a fairy affected Hogwarts' students from the 900's to the modern day.
The Fairy Mother
By Nestlé
Introduction…
There is an old wives tale, that a fairy is the by-product of a vain and selfish personality. Whenever someone was seen to spend far too much time near a pool staring at their reflection, or greedily keeping things to themselves the same phrase was spoken. Whether it be grandparents to grandchildren, husband to wife, or aunt to nephew, they all spoke the same: 'Watch you don't care too much for your appearance or try to keep the Lord's spoils to yourself. Or the Fairy Mother will come for you and make you one of her own.'
Nowadays, with the gap between the Muggles and Wizards as far apart as ever, it is scoffed at. Children have real terrors to be scared of; murderers waiting in the dark yielding weapons much more frightening than any magic. Even the magical children, who know of creatures like the fairies, do not fear them, for they are only live decorations. The Fairy Mother has passed into legend, and with her any powers she was believed to of controlled.
With opinions such as these, it is hard to believe that in the days of the Founders of Hogwarts, what was perhaps the most real fear for children, especially Muggle kids, was the Fairy Mother. In the old days, though it was not talked about, Muggles were always aware of magic, and all held a grudging respect for it. It was those who feared of the unknown powers who desperately accused any person who ever gave them a misunderstood look.
The Fairy Mother was said to be the first of all the 'Little People'. She was Mother to fairies, doxies, imps and pixies alike. Even the leprechaun could be traced back to her. She assumed all theirs aspects. She was mischievous like the pixies, loved chaos more than the imps did, was the most quarrelsome and vain of all the fairies, with as much menace as the doxies and had the intelligence and cunning of the leprechauns. She was the worst of them all.
She was said to plant suspicions in people's minds, spread seeds of deceit, and turn the most loyal of brothers against each other. She was the reason for all bad luck, and was cursed rightly for it.
While Hogwarts was nothing more than a few foundations, the Dark Forrest had been alive for many generations yet. It could never die, continuously growing more trees and keeping a bewitched home for its inhabitants. To those who lived near it only, it was known as the Fairy Mother's dwelling. With the terrifying tales about the creatures that lived in it, it was no surprise that the locals connected it with the Fairy Mother.
Only those who lived in the South could laugh at the tale of the Fairy Mother and her dark forest – they didn't have its shadow looming over them night and day. But any who did, were hushed quickly for fear of her spies hearing and extracting their revenge.
With the mystery and forest surrounding her, it wasn't hard for the Fairy Mother to hide the fact that she was just that, a fairy, albeit a very old fairy. She went back as far as the days when all Little People were one, and didn't distinguish themselves into different species as they do now. She therefore did hold all the characteristics – but her only 'special' power was the ability to persuade and trick people with her words. The little amount of magic she did have was only used on her appearance, never had she tried to use it to weave spells, though they would only be simple ones.
Despite her claims, she was not really the first fairy, only the oldest left alive – she saw no harm in the rumour, it only made people fear her dwelling more, so she encouraged it.
But by the early days of the founding of Hogwarts, it was the fear that she had encouraged that was her downfall.