studiobondurri Chapter 219: Responsibilities
Chapter 219: Responsibilities
Chapter 219: Responsibilities
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21st March 2012, Potter Cottage, Godric's Hollow
(Lily Potter POV)
Rose nodded, "She didn't want anyone to know. She didn't want any of you to be held back and for you to grow on your own. She told me that she was proud of you, by the way."
"Are you kidding? That's her reason for not wait a minute, she said that she was proud of me?"
Lily stifled a chuckle as Rose answered, "Yes. She said that you made great changes in the country and that it's prospering because of you."
While Nathan had a goofy smile on his face, Tracy had a very calculating look, and turned towards Rose, "Explain everything"
Rose sighed in defeat and nodded, "Alright, but it's a long story."
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(Rose Potter POV)
Things took an awkward turn when Nathan had arrived at their parents' home. The kids were as loud as ever, but their father had been uncharacteristically silent on the matter of Jasmine's survival. Very few people actually knew how much her supposed death affected Nathan. It was a turning point in his life, the day that Nathan's innocence perished, and he finally started to grow up and think for himself.
Not many people remember that Jasmine was Nathan's twin, and in the magical world, twin bonds are a very serious thing. Seeing his twin die in front of him had cut him deeply, but what was worse, was his role in the fiasco. Nathan had always trusted Albus Dumbledore implicitly. He was sometimes suspicious of him, but the man's reputation and role as his Headmaster, created a bond between them, one that turned out to be very one sided, especially after the elder man's confession to planning on killing Nathan and robbing a priceless artifact from the Potter family.
To see his trust, his action result in his twin's death had scarred Nathan. He was a lot less outgoing afterwards, a lot less trusting. His relationship with Tracy had almost gone in flames before the young Slytherin realized what was going on and set him straight, somewhat.
This skittishness was still a problem today. He was still hesitant to trust any new acquaintance with anything, which meant that unfortunately, Hermione Granger, one of his oldest friends, was allowed to have far more power and influence than anyone in the Ministry did, excluding Nathan himself.
Even with the way she has been subtly trying to get access to her magic by getting her bound to Britain, Nathan still didn't do anything about it, preferring his sister to settle down, get married, have a few kids, in Britain, close to him.
Huh, that seemed interesting, "Alright, that makes sense, what else do my duties entail?"
"You are tasked with preserving the population of every magical creature on the planet. The magical world has always had some kind of balance, one that went askew when the number of competent mages started growing with the invention of the wand. Magical creatures, especially peaceful ones were hunted down to extinction. You'll need to keep an eye on the population of every magical race, to prevent even more creatures from disappearing."
"Wait, you didn't save them?"
Jasmine looked outraged, "Of course, I did. But I'm not done. You're also responsible in securing artifacts that are deemed to be too dangerous to be used by mortals. Things like Poseidon's trident, Harpe, the god killing scythe, and other similar artifacts can cause a lot of mayhem if they're used today."
Rose nodded, and her sister continued, "You're also responsible for stopping any magical genocides before they happen, and finally, you have to maintain the Statute of Secrecy. The mist, the spell I created to hide the magical world, can be bypassed by a wizard or witch who knows what they're doing. It rarely ever happens, but you'll have to be the one to stop them because if the magical world is ever revealed to muggles, war will follow, and it's not a war that the magical world will survive."
The younger woman nodded, "Is this what you do all the time? Making sure that we mortals don't blow ourselves up?"
Jasmine laughed bitterly, "In a way, yes. I have taken it upon myself to preserve this planet for as long as I can. In many ways, the magical world is my greatest creation and my greatest failure. The truth is, that the moment wands were created, people stopped appreciating their magic, they stopped studying it, cherishing it. Knowledge slowly started to fade away as all it took was a few words and wand movements for them to use magic. When you learn magic the way I taught you, you start developing a sixth sense of sort, a bond with the magical creatures around you. The mere thought of ever hurting an innocent magical creature just to use them as cattle would disgust you, and yet it is something that other wizards and witches do without batting an eye. I have succeeded in making the magical world into a structured society, but in the end, they lost what made them truly special in my eyes."
"Is it always like this? A thankless job, where you see people trampling on their values, disregarding their magic?"
"In a way, yes. But you're not just going to be in charge of the wizards, you'll be in charge of the entire magical world. You'll have to speak with Goblins, Centaurs, Mermen, Veela, and so much more. Mages might be the most troublesome of the magical races, but the rest will be very thankful for your help. But be very careful, do not expect them to disregard their own values for you. A Goblin will always try to scam you out of your gold, a Veela will try to seduce you, and a centaur will always speak in cryptic riddles. It's in their nature, after all."
Rose chuckled, "Well, it doesn't seem that bad, after all."
Jasmine gave her a warm smile, "I guess it doesn't. Now, that I finished with the responsibilities, let me show you the biggest advantage there is for you to become my successor."
"And what is that?"
"Why, your domain, of course."
Wait what? "What domain?"
Jasmine laughed, "By agreeing to become my heir, you are essentially becoming the Queen of the magical world. And while you'll probably not wear a crown, a queen must have a kingdom to rule. This is yours."
Jasmine summoned a key out of nowhere. It was a beautiful golden key, filled with rubies and small sapphires. Rose could sense the power emanating from it. This wasn't a normal key; it was some sort of a very powerful artifact.
Jasmine grasped the key and put it near a wall. Somehow, a golden keyhole appeared out of nowhere. The Key fit the hold perfectly, and glowing golden lines started appearing in a rectangular shape in the wall, before opening as if it was a door. Jasmine gestured for her to go in.
"Welcome, Rose, to Avalon."