A/N: Tired of me clogging up your email? This is the last part of my fanfiction birthdaypalooza, I promise. This is just the prolouge (I know it should be an update. I'm sorry). I'm not sure how you guys would take this, so I'll just give you the back story and you decide whether it should continue. I have the first chapter, so if you guys like it, lemme know!

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It was an old story, known only amongst the descendants involved.

Before there were wizards, there were dragons. However, these were not the dragons that exist today. Dragons, real dragons, were merely people with extraordinary strength and magic, a few scales, and well….wings. These people led a peaceful life for several millennia and bore witness the rise of man. They were the ones who taught the steadily evolving creature to harness magic.

Legend has it that one day, after centuries of peace, the wizards grew fearful of their power. This was all due to the anger of one man. He spread panic amongst the people, forcing the leaders to agree to act. Upon an initial meeting, the wizards began to demand the dragons leave the land, their land, the dragons grew furious with the wizards and rightfully so. Unfortunately, this resulted in a show of how easily the wizards could be wiped out. This spread fear amongst the leaders and they too believed the dragons to be an imminent threat.

In order to find a weakness, the leaders created a group of people who became notorious for their defense of the dragons. They were exiled and the dragons welcomed them. They gave them free use of the library, and the wizards learned of their weaknesses. How unaware they were of the tragedy to befall them…

"Your highness!" shouted one of the knights. She turned from between the legs of her maidservant. "They have breached the castle! We have escorted many of the families out, all that are left are the two of you and The Blacks."

The queen shook her head, "We only need a few more minutes! You must keep them back until I can deliver the child. She is the key to our future!"

"WHAT?" shouted, Mia, the maidservant.

The queen turned and smiled, "Yes. She will restore us to our former glory. You have served me well and I require this one last thing from you. Your child will live a healthy life and one day your descendant will reverse the curse I must bestow on us all." With wide eyes, the woman nodded her consent. The queen turned back to the knight. "Why are the Blacks still here?"

In rushed Dorado Black. "We will help defend the castle! My wife has escaped with our children and the noble line will continue."

The woman smiled and shook her head. The Blacks were the most loyal family, always providing their support and laying down their lives.

"AAHH!" screamed the servant as a contraction hit. The queen glanced at her quickly.

"It's almost time. Please. You must hold them back until this child is born. Then escape with them while I do my best to save us. Dorado, come quickly." He rushed over and she blew air in his face. The air was so hot it seemed to sway between them. She closed her mouth and smiled. "For your loyalty, your line will be graced with immense power and one day, when the time comes, your children will be born into a line of dragons. Your descendants and Liza's will bring us back to life. I ask that only my line must know of your loyalty, and the others must tell their children that you betrayed me. I see that Mia's descendent will find herself mingling with the wrong people. Please. Protect her. And when the time comes, bring us back to our former glory. My consort will tell you how." He bowed, and thanked the queen profusely. She kissed his head. "No. Thank you, my friend."

The two men left, swords and wands drawn, and closed the door behind them, locking it.

Moments later, the baby was delivered and the maidservant watched with wide eyes as the queen whispered an incantation and blew visibly warm air over her child. The baby coo'd at her and the queen smiled fondly as she handed the young girl to her mother, "What shall you name her?"

"Liza." She answered, staring down at her newborn in wonder.

The queen smiled and left the room after kissing the child's forehead.

She walked out to see Dorado take a sword to the shoulder, while her ever faithful knight and consort was backed against a wall, sweating as he fought off the magic assaulting him.

"STOP!" She yelled just as wands were raised to fire the spell that would kill her men. "We surrender."

The fighting stopped and the wizards looked around, questioning if they should obey. While they were confused, the queen gestured for her two knights to assist the maidservant out.

Suddenly laughter rang out from the back, "It isn't your surrender we desire, dragon. It's your extinction."

She glared at the man, "Merlin."

He bowed mockingly, "Queen Maria."

She reigned in her anger and addressed the crowd, "You fear our strength, but there is a way to make us practically equal to you."

Merlin opened his mouth to spew undoubtedly hateful words, but suddenly three men stepped forward. "Practically?" One asked.

She tilted her head in a slight nod, "With practice and effort, any one of my descendants could become very powerful, but only as powerful as the strongest of you."

He hummed and summoned the leaders. They talked it over and turned to Maria. "How do you accomplish this feat?"

Maria smiled dangerously, "I must be blooded by killing one man in a fit of rage, and this will curse my people to the end of time to live as regular magical folk. I happily volunteer Merlin for the cause."

Merlin's eyes widened and he growled, "You bitch!" He fired off several spells and she merely flicked her hand, deflecting them.

"Very well." Said the leaders and the queen roared.

"I TRUSTED YOU!" She shouted and bombarded the man with spells. He did his best to keep up but eventually was flung into a wall. She stood over his crumpled body. "You disgust me, you weak sniveling bastard. All of this for what?! A crumbled friendship for WHAT?! For my denial to share our magic with you? What part of it doesn't work that way passed over your stupid little head?" Her body shook with rage and she lifted him with a fist around his neck. Rearing back, she balled her free hand into a fist and punched him repeatedly until he moved no more.

Standing up, she stared at his lifeless body and the blood on her hands. "Liza." She whispered peacefully as she felt the buildup of power that would end her life and save so many more. Her body glowed with a pulsing red light that grew out and became blinding. It soon faded and she was no more.

That day, a collective scream was heard as their wings molded into their backs and they were drained of their strength. Once in a safe place, the families gathered round and the maidservant told them what the queen did, what her descendant would one day do. They swore their allegiance to Liza and to the one remaining heir of the queen.

All, except the Blacks.

Or at least, that's what the families had their descendants believe.

Bellatrix walked into the room where the young girl sat and was immediately assaulted with questions from her sister.

"Are you certain?!" Narcissa somehow managed to shriek silently.

Bellatrix glared, "Don't be foolish. Of course I am. I've had a growing headache since the moment she stepped in the building."

"Bellatrix what the hell are we going to do?" Narcissa hissed softly.

Bellatrix sighed and raised a hand to her aching forehead, "I have no idea.

"Should we – ?"

"No." Bellatrix said, "Not yet. It's not time. He needs to be gone before we do anything. I will not have him making it his mission to destroy us. No. If Potter fails, we are the backup plan."

Narcissa sighed, "Very well Bella. Then what do you propose?"

Bella looked back at the scared girl. "It shouldn't take those idiot kids too long to cook up a plan. They are surprisingly slippery. Yes, we'll continue as normal. The amount of torture it would take for her to crack is much greater than anything I will do today."

Narcissa frowned, "But Bella. When it's time to actually go through with it…"

Bella looked back at her sister, solemnly. "I know. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, play your part."

With that she turned and marched towards the frightened girl, smirking madly.

A/N: So? Yay or Nay?