Chapter 1: The Beginning

The Ground shook and shuddered, as the Land split in two and a long forgotten wooden door was revealed, that door led far underground where you would see bottles of snakes, rats and other animals floating in liquids but as the shaking in the ground grew several of the bottles shattered spilling their contents all around. As the shaking and Shuddering stopped all was still almost as if the whole world was holding its breath as it waited for something, all of sudden a hand punched through the earth clawing and frantically trying to help the rest of its body through, it was followed by a face gasping for breath for the first time in over 200 years.

In the tiny town of sleepy hollow about a mile outside of the city stood a regal Manor hidden deep in the woods, inside the manor was that of a sleeping young woman of about Seventeen and a baby boy of two months sleeping happily cuddled close to the young woman's chest. That was until the sound of Ac/Dc blared out into the room jolting the young woman awake and causing the baby to cry, cuddling the screaming baby close shushing him softly as she tried to calm him down while looking at her phone and glaring at the name that flashed across the screen.

"Good Morning Sheriff Corbin, to what to do I owe this call at ten in the morning?" the young woman bit out as she continued to try calming the baby by rocking back and forth still shushing him slightly as she nuzzled her nose into the bright red hair that showed how unhappy he really was.

Sheriff August Corbin was quiet for a moment before sighing softly as he heard the cries in the background, "I am sorry Bambi, I didn't mean to wake Teddy," he said softly, apologetically.

"No I apologize Sheriff Corbin, I didn't mean to bark at you," Bambi said softly as she leaned back against the headboard with a calmer baby that was sniffling and nuzzling at her chest.

"Other than what I just heard over the phone how are holding up being a mom?" Sheriff Corbin asked kindly.

"I'm doing ok, it's been hard adjusting but I got lucky though Teddy has been an easy baby for the most part he's just been really clingy, I really can't put him down unless we are in the car but even than he's unhappy about it," Bambi said laughing slightly as she watched the bright red hair turn a neon sickly green color as he cooed at her, "I won't lie though the part I am having the hardest time accepting is knowing that his grandmother is rejecting him, it has really pissed me off to be honest, logically I know she's grieving and angry at everything but still, one would think that she could use Teddy to help with her grief but as the saying goes everyone grieves differently." She said softly, nuzzling her nose into the soft baby hair that had now turned a deep purple.

"I'm sorry," Sheriff Corbin said softly, "makes me really reject calling but I really do need you to come down to the station and verify something that a guy that Morales collared earlier today said." Sheriff Corbin continued sounding genuinely sorry about asking her to come down.

Bambi sighed softly as she looked at Teddy who had a tight grip on her nightgown, thankfully he had fallen back asleep. "Ok, I'll get us dressed and we will head your way," Bambi said, running through a mental list of what she will need to bring with her.

"Yes! now I will get my daily quotient for cuddling with a baby," Sheriff Corbin said happily, obviously trying to get a laugh from Bambi which it did as she her laugh rang down the line.

"You big ole softy! also I have a request, please don't leave me alone with Morales, he won't leave me alone and keeps asking me out even though I keep turning him down besides that he won't stop staring at my ass and he makes Teddy cry," Bambi mumbled as she threw back the covers and got out of bed, walking to the Nursery to get Teddy dressed and ready to go.

"Is that still going on?" Sheriff Corbin asked sounding unhappy.

"Yes but don't-" Bambi started to say as she put it on speaker to change Teddy's diaper and get him dressed.

"I will be having a conversation with my detective Bambi, what he is doing is boarding on sexual harassment, and it needs to be stopped now," Sheriff Corbin said firmly and Bambi sighed as she got Teddy dressed warmly in a pair of jeans a sweater and socks before wrapping him up snuggly in a the blanket she had made for him.

"Fine, I am going to get myself dressed and get some breakfast for Teddy and I then I'll head your way, all in all expect us in about an hour maybe an hour in half." Bambi said softly as she walked back into her room setting Teddy down on her bed.

"Sounds good, I'll see you then my dear." Sheriff Corbin said kindly before hanging up the phone.

Bambi sighed once more as she set her down on her nightstand before turning and heading for her closet, quickly pulling out her undergarments she also grabbed a black knit sweater dress, white tights and her black boots, setting the outfit on the bed she quickly got dressed, heading into her bathroom she brushed her hair and put on a light amount of makeup before going back into her room and picking up Teddy just as he was starting to whimper in displeasure of not being held and because he was hungry.

Quickly heading down the stairs and into the kitchen, quickly grabbing one of Teddy's bottle out of the fridge and quickly heated it up she popped it into his mouth while she used her magic to make herself some bacon, eggs and toast for breakfast.

"You happy to go see grandpa Corbin?" she cooed at Teddy as she sat down at the counter feeding the baby who was greedily sucking on the bottle, Teddy didn't say anything just waved his hands in the air showing his happiness for being fed, grabbing his hand she pressed kisses to the back of it getting a happy giggle and a milk filled grin, setting the bottle on the counter she wiped his mouth off before setting about burping him, before giving him the bottle back, she also quickly plated her own food and a cup of coffee.

Once she was done eating and Teddy had been burped once more and changed again she summoned her diaper bag, quickly going through it she sighed as she realized that she had to use his spare clothes the other day when they had gone on a hike of the orchard, running up the stairs she quickly grabbed another change a clothes and added a few more diapers before going back downstairs and added a few of his bottles that she put under a stasis charm before throwing the bag over her shoulder, made sure the blanket was nicely tucked around Teddy to make sure to ward off the Autumn chill and headed out the door.

Stepping out the door Bambi sighed softly as she felt the sun hit her face, closing her eyes Bambi stood there for a few minutes letting the sun hit her face , looking down she chuckled slightly as she saw Teddy sporting Yellow hair to match the sun.

"The sun feels good after all that cold doesn't it Teddy-bear?" Bambi stated softly as she walked over to her car, opening her back seat she set his diaper bag down on the floor before buckling Teddy into his car seat, pressing a kiss to his forehead she closed the door and got into the driver's seat, started the car, turned it around and headed towards town.

As Bambi drove the familiar route, her mind wandered back onto everything that had happened over the past two months, she couldn't help but admit that these had been the best and worst two months she had been through and that was saying something. After Voldemort's demise at her hand she had went to go find her best friends to revel in their newly won freedom, only to find them hiding in an alcove arguing on what to do to get their hands on the Potter's fortune since she hadn't died in the battle as Dumbledore had planned, shocked at finding out this betrayal she turned around and ran tears running down her face as she went to find Remus and Tonks. Heading to the Great Hall where she had last saw them she was stopped in the entryway where the survivors were placing the dead, four bodies in she saw Remus and Tonks laying side by side dead, dropping to her knees in front of them she vaguely heard people talking about how Remus had died taking down Fenrir Greyback the man who had turned Remus into a werewolf as a child. Tonks apparently fell when she had fought Bellatrix Lestrange her crazy aunt who had taunted her with the news of Remus's passing, Tonks not wanting to live without Remus had embraced the killing curse head on with no thought of the sweet sleeping baby she had just three weeks earlier who was at home with his grandmother. After everything that had happened, Bambi broke, standing she ran down the hallway as fast as she could, finding the nearest room she locked herself away, only coming out when the funerals started. She went to every single one, never talking to anyone, when the funerals where done, she went to Diagon Alley where stopping at Gringotts where she made it known that the rebuild of the bank and the whole of Diagon Alley would be on her, it was during that time that Bambi learned of how deep the betrayal went. Ron and Hermione had never actually been her friends they had been paid to do, Molly the woman who she had looked up to as a mother-figure had been paid to act as said mother-figure, she also helped herself whenever she had went to get Bambi her school things, Bambi also learned during that time that Sirius had made her his heir, leaving her everything including the Black Ladyship.

Feeling angry and hurt, Bambi had asked for a list of properties outside of Europe and a recall of all payments from Ron, Hermione, Molly and Dumbledore, before locking down access to her vaults to everyone but herself. Looking at the property list she was shocked at how many homes she owned in North America, but the secluded Manor in the tiny town of Sleepy Hollow New York was what called to her, letting the Goblins know of choice she had them set up a portkey for her before leaving to go get Teddy from Andromeda's who had been kind enough to watch him, she also wanted to set up a visiting schedule for Andromeda to see Teddy.

The moment Bambi had landed in the driveway of the Tonks house she knew something was wrong, quickly walking to the front door she heard Teddy's cries and Andromeda's shrill screams, fearing the worst Bambi had burst into the house with her wand drawn, only to be stopped in her tracks at seeing the house in absolute disarray, the furniture was over turned there was bottle of Firewhiskey everywhere dirty dishes in the sink and in the middle of it all was a dirty Teddy screaming and crying his head off, it was at the moment a drunk Andromeda noticed Bambi standing the doorway.

"I see you finally showed up for the little brat," she had spat at Bambi as she swayed slightly trying to stay on her feet.

"Andromeda...what..I.." Bambi stuttered, trying to process everything.

"You just drop him off and forget all about him until now, I see." Andromeda continued as if she hadn't heard Bambi.

"Andromeda I've been staying in Grimmauld place that house is barely fit for me to live in it let alone a baby, I asked if it was ok for him to stay here and you said yes, I have been here almost every night to check on him." Bambi said, feeling slightly defensive, she had been so in her own thoughts yesterday that she herself had drank until she passed out never coming to check on Teddy.

Andromeda sneered, but Bambi was done, quickly going over to Teddy she picked him up and closed her eyes when she felt how full his diaper was, ignoring Andromeda as she screamed at Bambi she walked up the stairs and thankfully was able to find a diaper to change him into after she cleaned him up. Quickly throwing the very dirty diaper away she washed him off in the sink before putting the new one on, heading back downstairs she summoned everything of Teddy's ,put it all into boxes, shrank down the boxes and put the boxes into her pocket.

"I understand that you miss your husband and your daughter Andromeda, I do, but I had hoped that if you had Teddy it might help you grieve, apparently I was wrong and I'm so glad I found that out now, We are leaving Andromeda and I won't be coming back, you are so lucky I won't be reporting you to the Ministry, I don't think I have ever been so ashamed of someone before." Bambi had said softly before turning around and leaving, quickly apparating back to Grimmauld Place packed up all her things before going back to the bank and collected her portkey, activating it and left for Sleep Hollow.

Bambi had first met Sheriff Corbin when he had come asking for help on a case that had some magical ties to it, still to this day Bambi doesn't know how Sheriff Corbin knew she was a witch, at that point she had only made one trip to the store to get things like food, diapers, baby wipes, formula, she remembered how shocked and scared she had been when he told her he knew that she was a witch, now though Bambi was a consultant on all of his weird cases.

Bambi quickly pulled herself out of her thoughts as she pulled into a free parking space in front of the police station, quickly getting out of her car she opened the back door grabbed the diaper bag before getting Teddy out of his car seat and headed into the station.

Walking quickly down the hallway to Corbin's office she knocked once before opening the door and walking in, sitting down in one of the chairs she looked at the kindly older man who had quickly become a father figure sitting in front of her smiling.

"What do you have for me boss man?" Bambi quipped cheekily.

Corbin chuckled lightly, before holding out his hands for Teddy, quickly passing him over she relaxed into the chair, as Corbin cuddled Teddy, "What do you know about time-travel?" Corbin asked.

"Not much to be honest, it's been banned since the mid-fifteenth century," Bambi stated surprised at the question.

"Is there an rituals or spells that could be used to make a person stay in a suspended state, not aging or anything?" Corbin pressed.

"Well a ritual comes to mind, but again it's been banned and considered to be black magic since the 1800s when some magical zoologist decided to use the ritual to save the bright-breasted Wyvern, let's just say that there was a reason why the Amazon magical government was trying to wipe them out of existence, why are you so curious about this topic August?" Bambi asked concerned.

"Because the man that Detective Morales brought in today claims he's from 1700s and had been serving under General George Washington during the revolutionary war before his death in 1781 on the Hudson river." Corbin stated plainly gently rubbing Teddy's back

"That does make sense; the ritual I was thinking of is more of combination of ritual and spell-work but this ritual is complicated and very tricky has to have the right parameters to even work." Bambi said thoughtfully, "Can I see him?" she asked, standing.

Corbin nodded and stood handing Teddy back, "follow me," he stated before leading her out of his office and down to the holding cells.

Heading down the stairs and rounding the corner she quickly saw the man that Corbin had been talking about. The man was sitting on the bench in his cell with his long legs spread out in front of him looking as if he had just fallen asleep.

"Mr. Crane, I would like to introduce you to Ms. Bambi Potter, she is here to help verify your statement," Corbin said lightly to the man as he opened his eyes.

It was at this point that the man turned his eyes on her spearing her with his deep chocolate brown eyes, that immediately widen in shock." Does your father know you dress like that?" he asked and Bambi jolted slightly at the cultured British accent that came out. Shaking her head she couldn't help but snort at his question, "Uh no, Sir my father doesn't know that I dress this way on the account that he passed away sixteen years ago, besides that woman can wear whatever they want since it's the twenty first century to be perfectly honest what I am wearing is in fact very modest," Bambi replied, smiling at the shocked man, mentally assess the man in front of her, she would admit that he was an attractive man with his high cheek bones, angular jaw, wide pouty lips, long, thick chestnut brown hair that was so thick and lush looking her fingers twitched against Teddy's back with the urge to run her fingers through it, given how stretched out he was she would have to guess that the man was about 6'2. The clothes he wore while obviously of good quality material where well worn and patched though they were tailored in a way to show off what she guess to be an impressive physique. She continued to look him over noting how well worn his shoes were as well. She didn't know why but she believed this man was in fact from the 1700s.

"I'd say he is telling the truth I truly believe that he is from the 1700s, though I would still like to see where you found him, that would help me be able to explain to you how this is possible." Bambi said softly turning to Corbin holding her hand out of the ring of keys he had on his belt.

"How can you be so sure?" Corbin asked curiously, handing her the key ring as she passed him Teddy.

Walking over to the cell door she quickly unlocked the door and opened it before stepping through and crouching next to him to undo his cuffs. "I don't know to be honest, it's more of gut feeling, though like I said if we can go back to where he was found I could start explaining something's," Bambi stated, looking over her shoulder at Corbin.

"Really? A gut feeling?" Corbin asked, laughing slightly.

"Hey you go off yours too, my gut feelings have never turned me wrong, if I didn't trust my gut you would have been incinerated the minute you stepped through my door, so there," Bambi said, sticking out her tongue getting another laugh from the sheriff.

Turning back to Mr. Crane she blushed slightly as she realized how childish she had just acted, standing she quickly smoothed down her dress before looking more closely at his patchwork, it was extremely well done, "might I say as odd as this may sound the stitching on your patches are supremely done, I'm slightly jealous," Bambi said, smiling slightly.

"Thank you Ms. Potter, I appreciate the compliment," Mr. Crane said sitting up straighter with a small pleased smile spreading across his face.

"Please do call me Bambi, being called Ms. Potter makes me remember my school days," Bambi said, grimacing slightly gaining a rust chuckle from Mr. Crane.

"Your husband might object otherwise, and please do call me Ichabod." He stated softly.

Chuckling Bambi shook her head, "that is assuming I have a husband which I don't," Bambi stated watching his eye widen once more in shock and surprise. "You wouldn't happen to know where you woke up, before Morales picked you up?" Bambi asked curiously, stepping back when realized how close she had been to him, not to mention how intently he was looking at her made her feel slightly uncomfortable.

"Yes if course, shall I show you the way?" he asked, clearing his throat and stood up towering over Bambi five foot frame as she looked up at him.

"Yes that would be helpful," Bambi nodded, walking out of the cell and over to Corbin and took Teddy from him as he handed the baby over, patting his bottom she quickly realized he needed to be changed, smiling softly at the two men she quickly headed up the stairs.

Ladies and Gentleman here is a rewrite of Chapter 1 I hope you all enjoy and enjoy where I take this two characters.

Also this will be a story where Bambi will have a large magical core and a lot of money, don't like that plot point don't read it, there are a ton of stories out there that don't follow this plotline. Also this will be a soul-bound fic between my two characters again don't like don't read.

Enjoy!