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Prologue

Humankind is on the very verges of evolution in this day and age. Throughout the non-magical communities, odd occurrences in the DNA structure of cells have given rise to new mutations that allow the individual certain abilities outside that of the norm. Such a phenomenon is a breakthrough in medical sciences and a large leap forward in terms of the evolutionary trend for man, Homo sapiens (sapiens).

Throughout medical history, in the cases of mutations, in almost all of the instances are the specified mutations derogatory to the individual's health and hence a disadvantage in maintaining its survival. Examples are Down Syndrome and Klinefelters – both resultant from non-disjunction, as well as the more common day disease of cancer – a somatic cell mutation.

However these new mutations bring with them not ill side effects that dampen the ability of the individual to live out life, but advantageous abilities that increase the individual's chances of survival. Hence scientists have reached no other conclusion but this – evolution is catching up and humankind is changing, not the sort of change that progresses smoothly transitioning from one point to another in comfortable paces but the sort of change that is over night in all but the metaphorical sense and occurring at leaps and bounds.

Of course, not everyone is happy with the changes that are and is going to take place. In the non-magical societies, there have already been numerous protests against individuals born with these unique mutations, also known as mutants. People are afraid of change; they feel threatened by its prospect and the possibilities it may bring. But above all, they fear they will be the ones that are left behind.

Arguing fiercely against mutants, against the evil they might do with their new-found powers (but never taking time to consider the good) and against their 'freak-ish' ways and abilities that are perverse in nature and disregard the fundamentals of human rights (never mind that they, the protestors, themselves are all but tramping on the so called rights of their targets), the public has made it clear where the majority stands in consideration of mutants.

It's funny how by trying to prevent the thing that we are most afraid of, we more often than not, give birth to it or at least catalyse its occurrence. Shunning mutants and treating them as only sub-human, targeting them with hatred and distaste, man created the largest threat it has seen since the advancement of nuclear weapons – itself.

Bands of mutants with the common goal of revenge for the years of oppression they have endured sought to rebel in manners that are anything but peaceful. Thankfully, there are always two sides of the coin, and a division of mutants who opposed such violent retaliation stepped in to contain the damage. This inner struggle between mutants has been constant from the beginning, fluctuating about the point of balance to settle down in an uneasy truth with regular terrorist attacks and counter strikes.

Despite the obvious 'sides' of this power struggle, non-mutants still treated those who exhibited any signs of being anything but normal with vast mistrust and fear, this applied to both those who had tried to kill them and those who had died to save them. All in all, the non-magical population of earth was facing an uneasy time with neither of the forces gaining an upper hand and with the government making things worse as per usual.

However, in the magical communities across the planet, there has yet to be any signs of the mutations that has struck increasingly many of those known as 'muggles', the non-magical folk. Mediwitches and wizards have come to believe that such mutations which trigger both physical and mental changes are incompatible with magic.

This theory was partially proven by the experimental examinations of a large number of pregnant witches (and a few wizards) who have had miscarriages - the observations showed that even the slightest indication of such a mutation in the foetus evoked an adverse response from the carrier, whose magic sought out these faults in an attempt to fix them. However, due to the mutation being ingrained in the foetus, such an attempt almost always resulted in the natural abortion of the child.

Currently there is a small, specialised medi-team carrying out further research concerning the matter, but as of the moment there has been no traces of evolutionary mutations across the wizarding society. Hence, as far as the magical folk were concerned, mutants were not a concern to them or their society and they proceeded to turn a blind eye. After all, with the rise and recent fall of the Dark Lord, Lord Voldemort, alias 'You-know-who' or 'He-who-must-not-be-named' (A/N: Snort… I love this one) the wizarding world had plenty enough on its hands.

But little did they know of the threat to come. A threat unlike any other that will sweep across the planet bringing forth changes that will push mankind into a new age, a threat that will force muggle and wizards alike to put aside their differences and unite in a common goal for survival.

And on the doorsteps of Vernon and Petunia Dursley at No.4 Privet Drive, Surrey, slept a boy marked with a bolt of lightning, an amalgamation of magic and mutant, a boy that will lead them all.

A/N: You know the drill! Will continue depending on the responses I get ;P