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Summary: Winter Rosa Potter has always been diffrent from people. Being a witch hadn't changed that due to her near death experiences. After nearly dying of hunger due to being forced home during the Christmas holidays in second year, she finds an odd fruit and eats it. She doesn't care if it could kill her, the school hating her and always being alone was already doing that. She was rather surprised to see the results of doing that, but she can't help it if she's happy with it. After all, it gave her what she wanted most in the end and that was enough for her. Fem!Harry. Ministry/Dumbledore/selective!Weasley!Bash!

Pairing: Fem! Harry, Winter/Trafalgar Law

I will be doing a multi-year story, but there will be time skips during summers and such.

"Normal Talk"
"Snake Language"

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Chapter Sixteen

I took a seat in one of the chairs in front of Lady Brigid's desk. The blue haired woman offered me an apologetic stare before turning her eyes towards my companion. Said companion was glaring at me and causing me to shrink away slightly, Lady Brigid sighed and said, "Kaze you know she has not been raised around us."

"So what?" The black haired woman's sand-colored tail swished behind her irritatedly, "It was still disrespectful!"

"I understand, but you must remember she is still a child and knows not of how things are done here," The black haired woman huffed in reply, "Kaze,"

The black haired woman gave another huff before nodding sullenly, "Fine."

"Good," Lady Brigid smiled slightly as she turned her gaze towards me once more, "Winter has Kaze told you why she's here?"

I bit my lip and thought about it before murmuring, "She said she'd help me with understanding what's going on with me."

"For a small part yes," Lady Brigid set her hand's on her desk, "Kaze here is going to help you understand what your zoan did to you and what being a wolf means,"

"She's a fox," I pointed out making the lady's smile widen.

"You're right that she's a fox," She smiled in amusement as Kaze snorted, "However, foxes and wolves are not so diffrent,"

"How so?" The Lady's eyes gained something that made me feel warm like the times I answered one of Professor McGonagall's questions correctly.

"Foxes specifically kitsune have much in common with wolves," The Lady explained, "One of the things they have in common is their base instincts,"

My eyebrows scrunched together before I thought about what the woman next to me said when we met. I asked the question that came to mind, "The buzzing in my mind back during school was my instincts?"

"Yup," Kaze answered causing me to look at her, "All those odd feelings that popped up were instincts. I'm going to help you figure out how to identify what they're telling you, what certain feelings come from where, and what to do in response," She was picking at her nails, "I'm going to help you work with them since you're like me and weren't born with them. I have a slight advantage since I ate my fruit back when I was 5 meaning I grew up with it," She looked up at me, "I won't be able to help ya with all of them since I ain't a wolf, but I'll be able to help with quite a bit of it,"

"Now Hector's told me that you want to go back to Hogwarts next year," Lady Brigid took my attention once more.

"Is there a problem?" My eyes narrowed at her.

"Slightly," She closed her eyes for a moment, "What do you know of Dumbledore and the things he's done that concern you?"

I frowned as I went through everything I knew about that old man and came up with what I hope was a good answer, "He wants to make me weak and naive. I believe that he want's me to be naive and looking towards him for help rather than anyone else."

Kaze let out a pleased hum, "Well I'll be damned, you have a brain in that skull of yours."

Boreas and I glared at her before looking back at Lady Brigid as she said, "You are somewhat correct, but there is more to it."

Boreas spoke up as from his place around my shoulder, "I've sensed that he is trouble and kept him away from Winter. It wasn't that hard seeing as he was facing many problems concerning the snake, but I assume he will redouble his efforts to get to her now that he can focus on other things."

"You are correct Boreas," I looked at my familiar with surprise and wondered what else he did without me knowing, "Albus Dumbledore is a man that none of us wish to deal with and the fact he is after a child of all things is very concerning,"

"So what does that have to do with me going back to Hogwarts?" I asked feeling slightly frustrated at not being able to understand what she was getting at.

"Winter as a young elemental you are very vulnerable," Lady Brigid explain, "Doubly so since you're a knew Zoan user. It is because of this vulnerability that I do not wish for you to go near Hogwarts for at least a year-"

"But my friends!" I cut her off with a growl as I stood up, "I won't let you keep me from my friends," I glared at her for thinking she could do that, "I don't care if I'm vulnerable or something because they're more important and I promised them that I would return to them. I can't keep that promise if you try to keep me here!" I dimly noticed that the area around me was growing colder, "Plus, they're vulnerable too! They're elementals just like me, so they need help too. You can't-"

"Calm down," Lady Brigid stared into my eyes and something forced me to take my seat again, "I understand your concerns, but you're far more important-"

"No I am not," I growled as I fought against whatever she did to me, "I am not that important! My friends are all I care about and I'm not going to let you think otherwise. I will return to Hogwarts once term begins even if you try to force me to stay. I need to be there with them and keep my promise to them," The feeling of something making me stay seated faded as I continued to speak, "I don't care about what I need to do, but I won't break my promise to them,"

My eyes were locked on Lady Brigid's sapphire blue throughout my entire rant. I heard Kaze breath out, "Damn."

The stare down continued for a few moments before she finally spoke, "Alright."

"Alright?" My eyes narrowed as she smiled slightly.

"I will allow you to go back to Hogwarts," She explained with a slight smile.

"Awesome!" She held up a hand making me frown, "There's more?"

"Yes," She turned serious, "You will learn as much as possible before summer ends and go to Hogwarts this year," She looked me in eye as she spoke her next words, "You will however be spending next year on the island and not going to Hogwarts,"

"But-" I began only to be silenced.

"It will take a year for you to gain a proper grasp of your abilities," She continued with a slightly raised voice, "I understand that you wish to protect your friends, but only training for two months will not cover everything you need," She took a deep breath as I frowned at her, "Winter the powers children of the frost have are dangerous if left untrained. If we let you go with only two months of training a year plus whatever time we can get during holidays, you will most likely do more damage to yourself and your friends then you can possibly realize,"

"So I'll miss out on my fourth year?" I asked and she nodded, "But what if something happens-"

"If something comes up, we will do our best to help your friends," I bit my lip and she sighed, "I know you do not like this, but you need to spend a year training your powers. With them unlocked, we can only put off fully training them for so long. A year is the best I can give you,"

"What about my friends?" I asked making her sigh.

"I do not know much about them, but if you give me their names, I will see if I can do anything for them," I felt a little better hearing that, "Do you understand Winter?"

"I..." I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

Boreas nuzzled my cheek and pressed close to me as he murmured, "Everything will be alright little one. They just want what's best for you."

I mentally frown before releasing the air in my lungs. I spoke after a few minutes, "I understand."

"Good," Lady Brigid smiled at me, "Leena will be outside to lead you to your room, so go unpack,"

I nodded and stood from my chair before leaving the room.

~3rd~person~P.O.V~ (First time in this story~)

Kaze spoke as she watched the door close behind her new student, "Well she certainly has her fire."

"That she does," Lady Brigid sighed and looked at her folded hands, "It will be interesting to see what that fire does to her elemental powers and to her wolf,"

Kaze giggled with a slight smile, "It will be fun to get her all steamed up when I train her," Her eyes glazed over, "It just makes me wonder what she'll be like as an adult," She let out a breathy sigh, "Oh that sight is so tempting-"

"Kaze," Lady Brigid said sternly, "Keep your perverted thoughts away from Winter,"

"Fine," The sandy eared kitsune rolled her eyes, "You're no fun Snow,"

Lady Brigid rolled her eyes at the old nickname, "Tell me your thoughts on the girl."

Kaze grew serious in moments reminding the lady that this was one of her best warriors regardless of how she usually acted, "She's loyal to her friends which comes from her abusive background. Her loyalty to them is spot on with what we knew of the previous user of that fruit. In fact, if you replace the black hair and emerald eyes, you would get an exact replica what she was said to look like as a child."

"So you too believe that she could be her reincarnation?" Lady Brigid folded her hands in front of her.

"I haven't gotten the best read on her yet, but so far it looks like it," The Kitsune stood and walked over to the window behind Lady Brigid, "However, we can't be sure of anything until some time passes," The Kitsune watched the ships in the bay come and go, "I've got to ask why you want me to teach her," She turned to Lady Brigid, "You have plenty of wolves that would love to watch over the pup, so why me?"

"Because while wolves would be better teachers," Lady Brigid turned to the kitsune and smiled slightly, "I believe you will be able to get through to her," The Kitsune tensed at the next set of words, "You have similar backgrounds after all,"

Kaze snorted and looked away from the lady, "Do not bring that up."

Lady Brigid's smile slipped and she sighed, "Will you teach her?"

"I already said I would," Kaze's eyes slipped closed as she leaned against the wall, "Will you make sure those kids are protected?"

"Of course," Lady Brigid's smile widened.

Kaze opened her eyes and looked at the lady once more, "Will you tell them?"

"Not yet," Kaze's eyes narrowed.

"They're our allies," Kaze pointed out.

"Yes, but to give them false hope is to be a bad ally," Lady Brigid looked at the woman before sighing, "I agree that they must be told, but not now,"

Kaze huffed and began to walk out of the room, "You just want her to be a child or at least give her a chance to be one."

"What gave you that idea?" The Lady closed her eyes with a serene expression.

Kaze huffed as she reached the door and opened it, "Honestly if the others saw you now Snow, they would have heart attacks."

Kaze shut the door behind her and Lady Brigid sighed softly as she turned towards the window. She began to speak as frost gathered along the edges of the room, "It seems we may yet see her again old friend."

"Indeed," A whispery voice murmured softly as a weight fell upon the lady's shoulders.

She turned her head lightly and found herself staring into the dark grey eyes of her familiar, "How many years has it been since last we saw her, Arashi?"

"Since a month after she help you find me," The wingless dragon yawned, "It has been many years and if the child is her, she will be happy to see that you've kept your promise,"

Lady Brigid sighed softly as a tired smile edged onto her face, "Perhaps my friend, perhaps."

Her eyes went to the old photograph on her desk. A much younger version of her stared right back from next to a grinning small woman. The woman had spiky white hair with streaks of black and bright blue eyes. The woman wore a white jacket with black fur and markings all over it. The most prominent were the two jolly rogers. One was a grinning skull and crossbones with a straw hat that sat on the left side of the jacket. The other was a big smiley face with six protrusions going in diffrent directions. The woman's jacket opened to reveal a white tank top with a yin-yang symbol sitting right in the middle of her chest. A pair of ripped white jeans and white boots with black fur sat on her legs. A pair of twin dao sat on her hips while a kusarigama sat on her back. Perched atop the woman's head, a pair of coal colored ears while a black tail waved cheerfully in the back. The grinning woman had an arm around her shoulder and was holding up a peace sign towards the camera. Lady Brigid shivered slightly as a faint breeze swept through the air and words of a woman long gone whispered through her mind, "Don't worry Snow Angel! I know you'll keep that promise of makin' this a place for all beings to live! You've got almost forever for that ya know."

The image of a cheshire smile filled with fangs came to mind and she shivered. The last words she told the woman came out, "I promise I will make your proud sensei. I promise."

~Winter~P.O.V~

I flopped back on the bed that was in my new room and almost groan at how soft it was, "Holy hell..."

"Soft ain't it?" Leena giggled at me from the door.

"Yes," I closed my eyes as I sank into the softness, "I don't think I'll even want to leave it,"

"You will for training," Leena pointed out making me sit up to pout at her, "C'mon Little Storm sit up and get to unpacking. Dinner'll be soon,"

My stomach growled at the thought of food and I remembered that I hadn't eaten lunch today, "How soon?"

"In an hour," Leena smiled at me as she walked into the room, "So do you like it?"

I sat up and took it my room. The room was as big as my dormroom back at Hogwarts with my bed against the wall next to the door. Windows were evenly spaced across the eastern side of the room to allow the warm sunlight to pour into the room. A large desk sat in the corner of the room with a plush chair. A large circular table sat off to the side with a few chairs scattered around it. Bookcases sat in between the windows save for one area where a group of shelves sat empty. Most of the bookcases had books on them already leave only a few for me to place my things on. A fireplace sat at the north end of the room with a pair of plush chairs in front of it. A pair of doors sat on the south side of the room. A wardrobe sat not far from my bed for me to store my clothes in. The bed was a large four-poster bed with carvings etched into all four posts. Large pillows sat all over the place along with areas for Hedwig or Boreas to perch. The room was done in shades of whites, greys, blacks, deep blues, and soft blues. It gave off a calming warmth that just screamed home. I smiled softly as I turned my head to look at Leena, "Yeah I like it, but why are most of the bookcases filled?"

"Lady Brigid thought it would be a good idea for those of us teaching you to pick out some books for you to study when not in lessons," Leena explained and walked over to one of the far bookcases, "I put a mixture of rune books, books about legends, and the like on this one. Hector put some about healing and potions on another,"

"How many teachers do I have?" I asked as I eyed the mostly filled bookcases.

Leena hummed as I got off my bed and pulled my trunk out of my pocket, "I think there are five or six of us teaching you, but I could be wrong."

I opened my trunk as I asked, "Leena what is Kaze like?"

Leena froze where she was as she coughed out, "Kaze is an interesting person."

"I get that, but what else is she?" I pressed making Leena sigh.

"Kaze isn't someone I exactly like or hate," Leena explained while running a hand through her hair, "I'm more neutral to her as she has many faults and many great things about her,"

"Still doesn't say much about her," I point out as I began taking things out of my trunk.

"Kaze is a perverted fox," Leena deadpanned making me turn my head to look at her in confusion.

"Perverted fox?" I saw the dragon woman twitch.

"Kaze likes spying on people when they bathe," She bit out as I turned back to my trunk, "She will walk around in practically nothing just to watch people blush," I began taking my stuff out of my trunk as Leena continued to talk, "If it weren't for Lady Brigid, Kaze would most likely walk around naked just to get a reaction. She pushes and pushes until you strike out at her," I noticed Leena's eyes were glazed over and her hands clenched into fists when I went to put my books into one of the empty bookcases, "She doesn't give a shit because she finds everything fucking amusing. Hell if it weren't for Lady Brigid, Kaze would most likely do something perverted like write a book about sex!"

I stared at the woman who was usually really calm and murmured to Boreas, "She really doesn't like perverts."

"Nope," Boreas shook his head before speaking to Leena, "Leena can you tell us about Kaze's good points,"

Boreas speaking to her made Leena jump slightly. She looked around for a moment before blushing slightly as she murmured, "Sorry I got caught up in my rant."

"It's fine, but is that all my new teacher is?" I asked with a raised eyebrow, "Because if it is, I don't want her as my teacher,"

"No it isn't," Leena shook her head lightly, "Kaze maybe perverted and all that, but there's a lot more to her," Leena raised a hand to her chin and tapped one of her fingers against her lips, "Kaze is very fast and very skilled at fighting with things like daggers," Leena's eyes closed slightly, "She's skilled in fighting both as a human and as a fox. With those tails of hers, she can be one of the most deadly fighters out there. I personally haven't foughter her, but I've seen her fight. If she's trying, she will kill her opponent," I felt my interest peak at the thought of using my tail in a fight, "Her tails and ears are her best assets. Her tails can be used to hold things. Her ears can hear so much it isn't even funny,"

"Do you think she can help me learn to use my tail like that?" I asked making Leena hum.

"Perhaps, but you'd have to ask pretty nicely," I nodded and hoped that my words early wouldn't be held against me, "Kaze is also very cunning and sneaky. She's one of the best information gatherers we have here. If you need to find her, your best bet is looking in a bar or something,"

"Anything else I should know?" I asked as Leena paused.

"You can trust Kaze," She said making me look at her in confusions, "She maybe a gossip, but she knows how to keep a really important secret,"

"Anything else?" Leena shook her head just as a loud bell rang through the air, "What was that?"

"Dinner bell," Leena smiled at me, "Let's go get some food,"

~Time~Skip~

I laid back on my new bed and sighed softly, "I'm still not happy that I'm going to miss out on a year at Hogwarts."

"There is nothing you can do," Boreas murmured from my side, "You can only continue moving forward,"

"I know," I whispered and closed my eyes, "I just don't want them to be alone there,"

"Without you, yes," Boreas reasoned, "But alone they are not. They have each other and the other children too. McGonagall isn't likely to let either be hurt,"

I sighed softly, "You're right."

Boreas nuzzled my side, "Sleep. You're going to be up early tomorrow remember."

"Right training," I curl up and fell asleep.

~Dream~

"I see you're settling in nicely," I nearly jump at the sound of his voice and turn to glare at the speak.

"Law what the hell are you doing sneaking up on me?" I growled at him as my tail swished angerly behind me.

He chuckled and walked into the room, "If I can sneak up on you that easily Soy-ya, you're really out of shape."

I growled at him in reply, "I have not!"

"Then why did you allow someone to mess with your memories?" I opened my mouth to reply when the world changed.

I found myself standing in a hazy area with walls that reminded me of Hogwarts. It was dark, yet the walls glowed an eerie blue. I looked around and found a soft light coming from the corridor in front of me. I glanced backwards and found only darkness. Law was nowhere to be seen, but those words echoed around me. I spoke softly to the air around me, "I didn't know someone messed with my memories. If I even knew it happened, I wouldn't of let it happen in the first place."

Silence met my voice before a voice whispered, "Then regain them."

"I will," With that said, moved towards the light even as the area grew colder with each step I took.

I noticed ice forming not too long in my path as my breath began to mist in front of my face. I soon reached a large door and felt a deep aching feeling fill my heart. The door was a deep black color with bone carvings of wolves, snowflakes, and lightning bolts. I reached out towards the bone white handle and my hand slowly wrapped around-

~End~Of~Dream~

"WAKE UP BRAT!" I shot up and my hand flung out.

I heard a yelp, but ignored it as I stared at the large amount of ice needles now sticking out of the wall in front of my bed. My view of the needles was gone when a familiar sandy eared woman rose up from in front of my bed. I whispered, "Kaze?"

"They didn't mention this would happen when I tried to wake you up," The black haired woman grumbled as she dusted her front off.

I took the time to notice what she actually looked like. She looked like she was a bit taller than me. Her hair was silky looking and fell to her waist. She wore a black shirt with dull gold writing on it that cut off at her midriff, a pair of skintight black pants, and no shoes. A pair of sand colored marks sat on each of her cheeks and resembled whiskers. Her eyes weren't golden, but a rather interesting shade of light brown. A small tube was attached to the left side of her waist. Her looks reminded me of the one time the walrus brought a man from the Egyptian branch of his company. I finished my observations and murmured, "I'm sorry. You really startled me."

She snorted and shrugged, "I shouldn't have done that to wake you up or at least, I shouldn't have been in your launch zone."

"I didn't know I could do that," I admitted making her smirk.

"An instinctive reaction to danger," She eyed me, "An interesting thing that we'll have to play around with later,"

"What time is it?" I asked with a yawn.

"10," She answered before gesturing to my bathroom, "Go get ready and head downstairs for breakfast. Today's the only day we're going to let you sleep in like this,"

"10 is sleeping in?!"

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