Juliet Devereux was an orphan.
At just two years old, she appeared at St. Agatha's Orphanage alone, silent, rain-soaked, and with only one answer: "I have nowhere else to go." She never said more.
Beyond those cold stone walls, the wizarding world was unravelling. Voldemort, Grindelwald, Morgana, and Circe, four of the most powerful witches and wizards in history, had risen in pursuit of domination. Yet their inability to unite kept them from total destruction.
Then came a prophecy, spoken during a fragile truce:
"When ancient founders wake from tomb and time,
Each shall choose a chosen sign.
Through the heir and wand, the world shall turn,
To peace restored, or all shall burn."
The war quieted. The search for the founders and their chosen heirs began, and so, the fate of magic shifted toward the children the dead would claim.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction with a completely different plot. The Harry Potter universe and its characters belong to J.K. Rowling. No copyright infringement is intended. Images and referenced content are used for creative, non-commercial purposes.
Anya Hayhurst had known only a life of neglect and disvalue, so when a man approaches her, offering her the chance to sell her rights as a living creature in exchange for a new, unknown life, she agrees.
Never did she believe she would be bought by Theodore Doldrum, a man who is the first to place any value in her as a person, a man who takes her under his wing to help her control her powers, a man who shows her an entirely new world beyond our own, the man who is the mage, and she his apprentice.
(This is what I call a practise narrative, to test my current quality of writing. It is basically a parallel of anime/manga of The Ancient Magnus Bride but with my own little twist. I don't call this a fanfiction because it by no means seeks to use the names of characters to further or alter the story they are from. As stated, I found the material good practice to harness my own writing skill to. Hope you enjoy)