prophecy

"headmaster, you have to see this" Snape said while slamming the newspaper on the table.

"What makes you anxious Severus?" Dumbledore said calmly.

Picking up the newspaper, which he recognized was a muggle one, not the magical one, surprised him a little bit. He looked at the news, in which there are photos of 5 dead bodies in a valley and about how there are similar serial killer incidents where 5 people are dying every week.

"This is horrible, indeed. But, why does this make you anxious?" Asked a puzzled Dumbledore.

At least if it's something from a magical newspaper, he can take it seriously but muggle matters are the least of his concerns.

"Albus, these are the last four photos from murders that happened in a few weeks. "

Snape summoned the photos with a spell and arranged them next to each other.

Dumbledore saw a pattern as each page formed a letter with a strike on it and merged into L̶u̶c̶y̶.

"This is not a coincidence, Albus; it is related to Ms. Potter. Some muggle confessed that he saw a werewolf killing these people, of course the muggles dismissed it but I investigated and used legilimency. He indeed saw a werewolf"

Dumbledore asked a series of questions "Do the potters know this?"

"No, as far as I'm aware they do not concern themselves with muggle news."

"What's the distance between Lucy Evans's home and the incidents?"

"That's the concerning part. They are all over the place. I feel like it's a trap"

Dumbledore calmly assessed as he read the four pages related to newspapers.

"yes, it seems the killer is unaware of her location and wants us to act and reveal Ms. Potter's location. Take Kingsley and Lupin with you..... No, include James Potter as well, and bring Ms. Potter here. I'll summon the order members"

Snape pondered, "Is it okay to bring her here when we have a petrification problem going on in Hogwarts?"

"That's precisely why she must be here. Sometimes, the most dangerous place is also the safest place. Now go," Dumbledore ordered, getting prepared to summon.

Even though he doesn't like involving with order members so openly. Snape knew he had no choice now, especially when there was a potential werewolf enemy out there. So, he first went to Remus Lupin and then James Potter.

"Snape? What's going on?" Asked the middle-aged James.

"I fear you won't like this news," said Snape. He began explaining the incident.

"Let's use my portkey"

James took out a portkey; he made it in case of emergency, but he never thought he would use it as his daughter leads a normal life.

"Let me use the invisibility charm first, we don't want to give clues to the killer" said Remus.

The trio appeared in front of Lucy's house. Even though it's daytime, no one can see them. James tried to open the door directly, but it only set off an alarm.

"It seems we have to do it the old-fashioned way, James," said Remus as Lucy didn't come out even when the alarms were ringing for a few minutes now.

The trio went to another street and removed the spell making them visible. They walked to Lucy's house and waited for a while.

Lucy returned to her home and was extremely surprised to see her father. At least that's what the trio thought, but what caught Lucy off guard was 'I can't sense Snape's mind. Does that mean occuluments are my counters? Can I sense his if I transformed into a werewolf?'

"Lucy, we have no time to explain. Come with us now" James didn't wait for her answer and immediately used portkey to Hogwarts, teleported Lucy and others there instantly.

Lucy is still processing the new information, but the next moment she is in Dumbledore's office.

" Okay, why am I suddenly exposed to magic? ....father," asked Lucy, reluctantly speaking with James Potter.

While she's happy her plan worked, and she can get Remus to come to her. She didn't expect James Potter to come along.

Strictly speaking, she doesn't hate the Potters even though they kicked her out of the magical society because those are just rules. And, they also give a hefty sum of money every year to her. But, that doesn't mean she loves them or anything.

Sensing the awkward situation that is about to come.

"I have classes to teach. The headmaster will be here soon. The meeting will be held in a few hours. Until then, the headmaster insisted that she stays here" Snape left saying that.

"I..I'll wait outside " Remus escaped from there as well.

James, now being alone with his daughter, felt somewhat awkward.

"You have grown tall," said James as he had to raise his head to see her. She's much taller than Snape himself.

"I exercise a lot but that still doesn't answer why I'm here?" Said Lucy.

"Headmaster will come and explain. But I can tell you this much, we are doing this for your safety. "

"Okay but where is this anyway?"

James was a little surprised by his daughter's nonchalant tone. If anything, he expected her to hate him, but she seemed like she didn't care much; he could feel the distance, but there was no hate in her voice.

On the other hand, Lucy is contemplating the unexpected turn of events.

'He and Snape surprised me, and now, I'm in a danger zone. I can still end Remus now, but then, how can I run away from here, not to mention, even if I managed to escape, I'll have Dumbledore and his cronies on my back for the rest of my life.'

Lucy initially planned to end Remus or any other werewolf in a remote location, but the sudden turn of events is not in her favor as she is surprised by many factors.

"This is headmaster Dumbledore's room."

"And why am I here?"

"You have to wait till the headmaster gets here," James responded to her question.

Awkward Silence filled the room. James noticed Lucy holding her stomach and a little growl from it.

Inhaling a deep breath, James asked "Are you hungry?"

"I can manage" replied Lucy.

"It's okay, I can take you to the kitchen to grab a bite"

***

Somewhere in Scotland

"Albus, I can't understand the gravity of the situation. You could have just assigned some Aurors near Ms. Potter to ensure her protection," said Kingsley.

The members of the Order of Phoenix and Dumbledore entered the headquarters of the Order. Kingsley asked seeing the rushing Dumbledore.

"I did not know it would be this soon," replied Dumbledore.

"What is so soon? Albus, you have to explain clearly. We can't do anything while you keep secrets," Asked Mad-eye, moody.

The group came into a room where a long table with many seats was present.

Dumbledore settled down on his seat and said "I'll explain today. I sent a letter to Lily, Minerva, James, and Snape to come here. Remus will guard Ms. Potter inside Hogwarts" 

The rest of the members of order settled on seats, while some under hoods stood leaning on the walls of the room.

In an hour, everyone except for Remus Lupin is present in the meeting.

Lily was about to ask what was going on, but James just held her hand and told her to sit down and wait for Dumbledore to explain.

"Since everyone is here, Professor Snape, please show them your findings," Started Dumbledore.

Snape who stood on the side, came to the side of the Dumbledore and explained about the threat to Lucy Potter.

".... We escorted Ms. Potter to Hogwarts. Mr. Lupin is guarding her there"

Lily immediately jumped "Albus! Why didn't you tell me first? She's my child!!"

"This is exactly why, Lily. I want to protect Ms. Potter first because we don't know who the enemy is, and if you did something rash, you could have exposed her location," Dumbledore explained.

Lily took a breath and calmed down, saying, "You are right, thank you for saving her. Headmaster "

"It's not yet over. Albus, you still owe us an explanation, I haven't seen you like this since the last wizarding war against the Dark lord. " Minerva asked sternly.

She knows Dumbledore the longest. So, she knew he was hiding something crucial.

"Yes, Minerva, I'm getting there. James, Lily, you have to brace yourselves and listen to this. There is a prophecy and it reads..." Albus waved his wand at the table.

Words began to form into a sentence.

In shadows cast by moonlight gleam,

The elder of chosen light bringer, Her hidden power, in shadows sways,

A looming threat, where fate convenes

While the prophecy is revealed, an owl with a letter on its legs lands on the table.

****

Hogwarts

Lucy, walking with Remus through the halls of Hogwarts, looked around curiously. That's what it looked like to everyone else but Lucy is just sensing a place where there are the least amount of eyes.

Remus is currently taking Lucy to the kitchen for dinner.

Once they made their way to the kitchen, Remus ordered the house elves to give her a good platter.

He waited outside where he met an unexpected guest.

A loud voice wizard exclaimed "Ah, my friend Remus. It seems you have met my fan. I'm glad my fan has come here discreetly to keep her promise "

"Fan? Whom are you talking about?" Said a confused Remus.

"The young witch you took to the kitchen. I met her in Leaky Cauldron a few months back. She took a small loan from me and to make up for it, she promised to print many copies of my books." Gilderoy proudly exclaimed.

"Are you sure you are not confusing her with someone else?" Lupin asked skeptically.

"Why, of course, I am not confused. I have a very good memory, while the lass has changed her hair colour and eye colour, probably a charm but I remember her face and she seems to grow a little" 

"Is that so... How long has it been since you last seen her and what did she say then?"

"A few months back at most. She mentioned she had come to the leaky cauldron after a long time"

"Oh, do you want to meet her now?"

"No, it's fine. I don't want to spoil my fan's fun little game. But, let her know I will release a new book next year which she can print for me," Gilderoy left saying.

Remus, waiting outside the kitchen, saw Lucy eating her dinner.

While still processing the words of Gilderoy, for the first time he observed Lucy closely. Lucy's nails are sharp, not like a human at all and her teeth are too sharp and with his heightened senses he saw her having more canines than a human should... No, except for her front teeth, every tooth inside her is a sharp canine, and there are more than 40 teeth.

Werewolf attacks, her presence in leaky cauldron a few months back, a ritual involving wolves. Everything just clicked in the place at that moment.

'No, I have to let the headmaster know this immediately '

He secretly called his owl and sent a message to Dumbledore.

When he finally sent the letter, he turned around to see Lucy facing him with a smile.

He took a step back in fear but he tried to act normally. Although his sweat and shivers say otherwise.

"O.Oh! Lucy, di..did you have your fill?" Said Remus somewhat anxiously.

"No, but I will now. And congratulations on figuring it out. Gilderoy is not an idiot like I thought him to be," smirked Lucy as she ran her clawed hand through Remus's heart.

*Splurt*

An arm pierced through Remus Lupin's chest. Blood boiled on her nails while her hand held a heart in it.

"Ahhh!!! Murder!!! Someone is murdering Master Wizard!!!" The house elves shouted through the kitchen.

"Silver nails, Handcrafted by me to deal with werewolves. Now just for a good measure "

Removing the heart, Lucy decapitated Remus Lupin's head with a silver knife and began running from the Hogwarts, transforming into a werewolf.