The Domino Effect (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

CHAPTER 06: Conditional

"The boy what now?" Petunia looked at Augustus incredulously.

"Um well..." Augustus wasn't sure how to explain this to the no-maj.

Everyone knows about the boy who lived, Godric Potter and this extended to his family, the Potters who were one of the oldest magical families in Great Britain. Although they were not considered among the sacred 28 magical lines (due to their names being considered to be too common even among muggles), they were still known for their pureblood magical lines. Although the current Lord Potter is married to a muggle-born witch making the boy who lived a half-blood. Godric Potter is the first and probably the only person to have survived the Killing Curse, a curse so reviled that no one can defend against it even if you create shields. But this little boy was able to do at the age of one, while at the same time vanquishing the dark lord, Voldemort, the leader of the dark forces in the wizarding war in Europe. It was considered an amazing feat that the Potters became famous worldwide.

Augustus is also aware that the Potters have another child, Lilac Potter, who was dubbed one of the luckiest siblings in the world, all because she has Godric Potter as a brother. But no one has heard that they have other children. Judging from their ages, it would seem, that Harry, Iris, and Godric were part of a set of triplets but the two were discarded because they were squibs which Augustus finds odd. It's rare for magical multiples to be squibs, even rarer if one of the parents is a muggle-born as they tend to have magic children if their partner is also magical. Multiple siblings also tend to have a magical connection so it is difficult to separate them at all.

There is also the part that despite every assessment from healers, there is no guarantee that the child born will be magical or not. Squibs are rare and many of those who were declared as squibs at an early age are often not squibs, although they tend to have a less magical capability and a much smaller magic core (the magical core is less developed when they are below the age of eleven). This is why it is encouraged for them to monitor their children (and sometimes try to do things to push the magic out of them, some of which Augustus frowned upon) and from the looks of it, it doesn't seem like the Potters were monitoring them well even if they were assumed to be squibs and the fact that their aunt was able to travel to another country without needing input from the Potters.

But judging from the problem with the accidental magic they keep detecting, it doesn't seem like the magical cores of these two children are too weak that they could be mistaken to be a squib. This raised questions for Augustus and this usually means a "red flag". Normally it is easier to detect accidental magic but, in this case, there seems to be something that is blocking it which is why Augustus was sent to the field to find the family where accidental magic is happening. Frequent and powerful accidental magic usually happens when the child is very powerful or when the child is been through abuse and constantly has bouts of accidental magic to protect themselves. Usually, it's abused which is why this mission was declared urgent.

When Augustus gave a short view about the Potters and their fame in the magical community, Petunia was furious. "So, my sister gets to be rich and famous and play happy family while leaving her children in my care without even bothering to provide any financial support for them? I have to sell the house me and my husband bought it together so we could feed ourselves. If it wasn't for this job, we would have struggled even more."

Augustus was feeling awkward after that but mostly disappointed. He listened to Petunia and was horrified to find that the two Potter siblings were left at the door in the middle of the night, had no communication, no arrangement for care, or even considered Petunia Dursley's feelings about the situation. Are there no alternatives to the care of squibs in Great Britain? Even a no-maj has to go through so many hoops just to find the right kennel for their dog let alone their children.