Chapter 293: Back to the Roots

Chapter 293: Back to the Roots

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3rd March 2013, Sayre Manor

(Jasmine Sayre POV)

Rose will use my magic to protect it, defend it, and perhaps even rule it. Evocation magic was very wild. Perhaps, if she does a good job, I'll allow her to regain her title as Queen of Avalon, but we would be strangers then, and she would be nothing more than a successor of an aspect of my duties.

The question that remained was, who was the one that killed the whole Court of Shadows? That level of planning, of resources, to kill all the members at the same moment, was impressive. I needed to examine the corpses, to determine the methods and causes of Death. Rose's fall shouldn't have happened in the first place, nor should her parents have died. Someone engineered it, someone, who knows about her future role as my heir and wanted her out of the way.

I'll need to resolve this mystery quickly; the convergence was nearing and Odin's help with Entropy depends on Asgard's freedom from 'Those Who Sit Above in Shadow'. I didn't have the luxury of messing this up.

Ready to face off against whatever or whoever was interfering, I teleported to Scotland, more specifically, to Hogwarts. The castle was empty for some reason. We were in the middle of the spring semester, meaning that there should have been hundreds of young students walking around the castle.

I walked through the empty corridors; each step was audible because of the deep silence. There weren't even any ghosts. I had planned on sneaking into Hogwarts to hear some of the chatter from the students, the rumors about what happened to the Potter family. Believe it or not, Hogwarts was more than a school, it was the hub of the happenings of magical Britain. It was why Dumbledore chose it to be his metaphorical seat of power. I didn't know anything about what happened, to the Court members, the incident happened yesterday, and it was a good place to start.

Seeing the deserted place, I ready myself to teleport away, probably to the Three Broomsticks or the Hog's Head, where I would disguise myself and listen to conversations. However, I felt a slight ping to my mental shields. Hogwarts was calling for me.

Having missed the being that was effectively my daughter, I slowly walked to the seventh floor, to the heart of the castle and walked three times past a wall facing a familiar tapestry of some moron who tried to teach ballet to trolls of all beings. A large door appeared on the wall, and I walked forwards.

Immediately, I was accosted by a leaping magical construct. It wasn't really a body, but it was the closest thing to a body that an artificial intelligence like Hogwarts would ever have. "Mother," she exclaimed before embracing me. I welcomed her hug with open arms.

I smiled at her, "I have missed you, Daughter."

The artificial intelligence replied, "Me too. Oh, I didn't expect to see you anytime soon, with you being so busy with the whole saving the world thing. Although, I did hear a rumor from a couple of Muggleborns about some woman called the 'Morrigan' who heroically sacrificed herself to save the planet from alien invaders in New York. You wouldn't know who that would be, would you?"

She gave me a sad smile for some reason before asking, "so, why are you here, really? Don't say that you miss me because you've never come to visit unless you have to. Just come out and say it and save me the hassle of guessing."

I stifled a chuckle at her cheeky face, "Fine. The Potters were killed this morning, as were thousands of influential wizards and witches around the planet. All the members of the Court of Shadows died yesterday at midnight. The Potters themselves died because of some riot that happened afterwards. That's what Rose told me, at least. This wasn't supposed to happen. Someone has been meddling in Rose's affairs and set this all up."

Hogwarts looked flabbergasted at my statement, "Thousands of wizards and witches died at the exact same moment from all around the world. I've never heard of anything like this before. I guess this is why the students were sent home. The faculty didn't say anything regarding what happened, only that there was an incident and people needed to go home."

I was disappointed but unsurprised. Hogwarts really didn't care about the happenings outside her wards. As long as no student was harmed, she doesn't really concern herself with the affairs of the wizarding world. I guess I'll have to look elsewhere.

As if reading my mind, Hogwarts spoke up, "I know that you're busy, Mother, but please do come to visit after you're done with this. I think there are things we need to speak of."

I nodded, "Of course, daughter."

I turned and walked towards the entrance of the Room of Requirements, but I heard Hogwarts speaking to me one last time, "Are you sure you're alright, Mother? You just feel different."

I nodded, "I am quite fine, don't worry. A lot's happened in the last few years. I have changed. I've become something else, something more"

As I left the magical room, I heard a small whisper, "I just hope you haven't lost yourself along the way"

Choosing to ignore this sentence I prepare myself to teleport away, but a familiar voice with a Scottish accent came from behind me, "Young lady, did you miss the train back home? The school is closed for the moment. There was an announcement in the morning."

I turned around to see Minerva McGonagall's face which morphed slowly from anger to shock as she recognized my face. The elderly witch murmured to herself, "Impossible. Jasmine Potter?"

I really need to disguise myself in the future to avoid these kinds of situations.

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