Enchanted

She lives with Ghosts

The safe house is where the girl continued to grow up raised only by the ghost of Merlin himself.  The cottage is under the most powerful protection spells not just found under wand wielders but also from spells of magic that are practiced by non-wand wielding witches and wizards.  No one would ever find this cottage.  Merlin, being from a time period before Hogwarts ever existed, knew magic that has long been lost.  He knew things that had long been lost. 

One of the most important things he knows he passed to his descendant to help her wolf side.  What is it that he knows you may be wondering?  You don’t need a potion to control your wolf.  All you need is to accept and bond with your wolf.  Once this occurs and you have a healthy relationship with your wolf, then you can transform at any time, much like an animagus.  Also, you fully transform into a wolf again like an animagus.  Gwendolyn was glad to know this and not have to endure painful transformations every full moon but instead transforming at her very whim.  Which is often as she happens to love her wolf. 

That summer, Gwendolyn turned 11 and knew that soon a Hogwarts letter would find her.  But Hogwarts wasn’t where she wanted to go.  Merlin was in agreement as he knew there would be those that may recognize his granddaughter.  She may be his many great-granddaughter, but he has been raising her, so she felt more like his granddaughter, and so that’s how he referred to his descendant. 

With this in mind, Gwendolyn wrote a letter to her mum’s school in France.  She wanted to go where her mum went.  Where those who betrayed her beautiful mum didn’t attend.  But alas Beauxbatons somehow knew about the girls werewolf troubles and denied her attendance.  When Merlin wrote that they accept half breeds all the time, they responded in kind that those half breeds such as Veela aren’t violent.  This broke the young girl’s heart that she was judged for what she had no control over besides her wolf is lovely.  She gave up and didn’t write to the school again. 

One day, she was galivanting in the woods as her wolf when an owl came swooping in and dropped a letter.  The Hogwarts letters couldn’t reach the cottage due to the protection wards not like the Beauxbatons owl had as they’d written to that school which opened the wards to their owl  The girl transformed and read her acceptance letter to Hogwarts.  With a sigh, she transformed back into the wolf and tenderly picked up the letter, and ran back to her home. 

Once there she gave the letter to her grandpa.  He then immediately inked a letter to the headmaster, letting him know that if his granddaughter is to attend there, then they must only refer to her as Jade Silver in order to protect her identity.  Dumbledor immediately agreed as he'd do anything to have the Merlin family back in his school.  He thought Beauxbatons fools to miss out on the opportunity but is glad they did.  It was a chance he took when he told them about the girl’s halfbreed status.

Stardust took her young mistress to Diagon Alley to collect what was needed.  First, they stopped at Gringotts to take out money.  When the young girl approached the goblin, she bowed respectfully before handing him a note with her key.  The note explained which family vault the girl was there for and to not say it out loud for the girl’s protection.  The goblin immediately understood and nodded at the girl.  He then led her to the cart and began the rollercoaster ride to her vault.  The goblin explained how much would be a reasonable amount to take out.  For what was on her school list and to get her through her year.  She trusted the goblin greatly as it matched with what her grandpa told her.  She took out the exact quoted amount the goblin gave her and then left back to the main floor.  She thanked the goblin profusely for adhering to her note and being helpful.  The goblin appreciated the girl’s manners and nodded her farewell.

Gwendolyn purchased all the books on the list along with some others to give her Hogwarts knowledge.  Next, she purchased her cauldron and potion needs.  Finally, she went to the wand shop where Ollivander was waiting.  He had her try a few wands before giving her one he said, which was similar to the one Merlin himself wielded. 

“No one knows much about his wand other than it was made of English Oak.  The core, though, is unknown, not even any hints to the core.  This core has a Phoenix feather, which is rare.  I suspect that to be what his had.” Ollivander said as he handed the box to the girl.

Gwendolyn removed the wand from the box and gave it a swish.  The stardust that the family is known for came out of the wand showing a successful match.  Yes, the stardust the family is known for is how their house elf came to have that name. 

“I knew it.  That’s it m’dear.” Ollivander said.

“Thank you, sir.” Gwendolyn quietly said as she paid.

The girl then returned home with her house elf. 

“Poppycock!  My wand didn’t have a core that’s why there’s no rumors.  I didn’t need the wand to do magic just like you don’t m’dear.  Still, it is a lovely wand.  Why don’t you go for a run?  I have a feeling something awaits you.” Merlin said.

With that, Gwendolyn stepped outside and transformed.  She ran through the trees to another field of wild flowers.  Fields such as this still hold her heart.  Greyback couldn’t take that from her.  She transformed and danced amongst the flowers.  As she danced, she stumbled upon a young wolf pup.  She frowned as she picked it up and followed a blood trail to its mother.  The mother was dead, and it seemed this pup was the only survivor.  She knew this pup now belonged to her.  She gently set the pup down and used her magic to make a hole.  She mourned the pup’s mother as she buried her. 

Once done, she transformed into her wolf and rubbed her scent on the pup so the pup would know the scent.  She picked the pup up by the scruff of its neck and ran back home with it.

“I knew someone awaited you.” Merlin said.

“Her name is Luna.” Gwendolyn said softly.

“Welcome to our family, little Luna.  You’ll protect our little Lyn won’t you?” Merlin asked the young pup.

The pup stopped licking the milk from the bowl and gave an answering yip.  Wolves aren’t on the accepted animal list, so Merlin at once wrote the headmaster for an exception, which was given.  Some threatening was made to get the exception, but in the end, the Merlin family side was happy. 

“Once you are there, I have a moving portrait in that school that I never go into, but I will, so I’ll be there if you need me.” Merlin promised his little Lyn.