Last time on England's First TRUE Modern Mage..

With Hogwarts shopping out of the way, Harry has to await the count down to his departure for Scotland. Armed with both of his wands, the pitiful required reading and Celestia, along with a rather bland looking owl to deliver cover letters so his true means of communicating with Hectate remain undetected, he finds himself looking less and less forward to spending the time he must among his own kind thanks to the experience with Molly screaming in his face & meeting Draco Malfoy.

"You owe me for this."

"I think eternity with me to do as we wish after is more than sufficient reward my Dark Spark."

Harry huffed walking into Kings Cross Station with Celestia cradled in his warming charm pocket. "And what about the hazard pay for having to deal with idiots like Malfoy or any other Weasley child? Woman reeked of desperation and more kids than the girl. I'd prefer hazard pay if she does have a brood and I have to deal with them" he said reaching his hand into the pocket where the pup was curled up. The growl and soft nip to his fingers brought a slight smile to his lips as the pup looked up to him rubbing her head against his fingers. "I know its not ideal but mommy will be around at night" he said in soft reassurances to the canine.

Celestia whine-growled as she rested her muzzle against Harry's fingers. In the time between she was bought and now, the pup came to care deeply for them both. Being a young pup she couldn't really remember her wolf parents but being around the two humans, well one for now human and one Goddess, felt like a family should. They spoiled her within reason, showed her love and loved each other without question. Being around them both made her happy and the thought of being separated from her mother was a scary thought even if her father was there to comfort her at all times.

Hectate's eyes softened hearing the whining growl and peered into the pocket. Pushing Harry to a sit on a bench she took a seat beside him and scooped out Celestia. "Hush now baby girl" the goddess said in a soft loving tone. "I would go and be with you both but mommy has some important things to take care of. I promise at night when your daddy is certain all is clear he'll give me the all clear summon and I'll be there. It'll be us three all night, me and him with you in the middle. Our happy little pack" she promised lovingly scratching Celestia's ears.

"Promise?" Celestia asked echoing the word as her eyes seemed to sparkle in the light.

Hectate had to keep from gushing at how adorable Celestia was when her eyes sparkled like that. It was equal parts deviously evil too since she couldn't resist that particular look worth a damn. Lifting the pup so they were eye to eye she nuzzled her nose against the pups. "Mommy promises my furry love and I would never make a promise to you or your daddy I never meant to keep."

Celestia gave another whine before licking at Hectate's face in resignation. "Every night snuggles or else mommy!" she barked before looking back to Harry and gestured with her paws to be put back in his warm pocket.

Harry took Celestia back and settled her in his pocket. "Now you really have no leeway to not come around every night" he said chuckling for a moment.

"And miss your witty banter? Oh I should perish the thought" Hectate said rolling her eyes while Harry got in his chortle of amusement. "But on a serious note" she leaned in and nuzzled against his cheek as she pulled him close "keep safe my love. The trials begin the moment you set foot on that train and make your way out into the Scottish Highlands to Hogwarts. People will try to influence you, and.."

"I know." Harry embraced Hectate tight for a moment and could've sworn he felt a singular tremor from her form. "No one and nothing is ever going to be a threat to me. They won't be a threat to us" he said with a soft but emphatic tone. "All the magic you've taught me will serve me well and should anyone try to be cute with mind magics or try to potion me, we both know my family rings will protect me. I am devoted to you as you are to me. I will always be devoted to you and us." Hectate was not the worrying type so for her to show this level of concern spoke to the trials he'd face ahead. "Trust me my lovely magical other half" he tilted her head so emerald eyes met the blue of her same disguise as Diagon Alley "the first thing I will do at bed tonight is set up my wards so no one but me gets in and then I will summon you."

Hectate nodded silently before she leaned forward kissing him possessively. It was deeper than the pecks shared before now but she didn't necessarily care. Being without him for most of the day was going to be a challenge but they both had necessary things to do and they knew that. Part of her, a part that almost felt human, needed this moment to show Harry her love. They said it a lot and she knew it was true every time it escaped their lips but this, being held almost flush to him and feeling him respond to her possessive kiss with raw but controlled passion, made her heart race & soul flutter. It was perfect, it was real, it was… everything she hoped for. "I love you Harry James Potter" she said in a soft tone between ragged breaths.

Harry rested his forehead against Hectate's, his eyes lit up with love and warmth. "And I love you. Don't worry so much about me ok? If worst comes to worst I'll call on you in a moment and we know laws be damned you'll be there in a second. There is no human protection ancient enough or powerful enough to keep out someone of your caliber and we both know it. So please, for my sake if not for our furry little daughter, close your eyes and breathe" he said freeing one arm and gently caressing Hectate's cheek gently.

After getting her breathing back under control Hectate did as Harry asked of her. "I know." It was a deliberately short answer and they both knew it since saying more would be a wasted breath. "Go before I change my mind altogether" she said as she let go of him and pried his other arm from around her. Her eyes opened and tracked his path to the disguised entry way to the platform that would ferry him to Scotland.

For nearly an hour people passed by the sole blonde child sat upon a bench staring at column between platforms nine and ten. When a security person went to grab the child and see if they were lost after a report was made by a concerned traveler there was no child there.

Perched inside one of the more luxurious cabins Harry looked down to his lap smiling softly at Celestia as she gnawed on a bone. It didn't take a genius to know that the pup was upset about something but what that was would be a mystery to everyone except him. "We'll see her tonight I promise" he said carding his fingers through the albino white fur gently. The warning growl that was meant as 'We better' made him scoff a little as he flicked her ear gently. "Your mother would never make a promise she doesn't plan to keep and neither would I. I thought you would have seen that by now."

Celestia whined at having her ear flicked and smacked a paw against Harry's chest. She understood her parents wouldn't say they'd do something and then not do it but it didn't make the lacking presence of her mother less disconcerting after all the time spent together. For a lack of better comparison she was basically an infant in human terms and relied on them both for everything as of this moment. Lacking half of the love and care she spent the last few weeks being showered with, even if it was only for a handful of hours a day, was a scary thing to her.

Harry's gaze softened as he lifted Celestia into the crook of his arm and raised her to eye level. "I know it's a little scary but you're going to be a big bad dire wolf one day. You need to learn to face what scares you" he said tapping her nose gently. "I know right now you're only a pup and you need us both but there's a certain level of independence & confidence you need to start building. Your mother and I will be there for you always, especially if and when you find a mate to have your own pups, but they are things you'll need for when you're older to be a good role model for your kids." Whatever he was about to continue saying was interrupted by the door being opened by a redheaded boy.

"You mind if I join you mate? Every other compartment is full or has a bunch of slimy snakes in it."

Harry looked over and nearly scowled at the boy. Red hair, blue eyes, looked to be lacking in a soul and common sense- had to be another of those Weasley folks. "Normally I'd say I don't mind" he began as he set down Celestia on the cushion beside him "but you have a few things going against you. One, I despise and do not keep the company of liars or cheats."

"I'm not lyin-"

"This a magical train that expands its seating capacity per compartment with the growing population of Hogwarts kids in each successive year" Harry continued with a glare at being so rudely interrupted. "Number two, you have the hallmarks of a Weasley and your mother has ruined any chance of being civil by being a harpy and screaming a demand of an apology in the face of my cousin Jason Brightsteel after he accidentally knocked into who I can only imagine was your inbred sister; an apology he was going to make until your mother ruined it and officially put your entire family on the Brightsteel shit list." Seeing the boy go pale and stumble back he grinned mean spiritedly. "Thirdly, you obviously lack manners to just barge in here instead of knocking first so you must've been raised in a barn like an animal. Lastly" he stood grasping the handle to the compartment "soulless gingers are a bad omen so piss off." With all he wanted said done, he slammed the compartment door and traced his finger over the glass window of the door. He saw it glow gold for a moment as the outline of a rune etched itself into the pane that would ensure he and Celestia were undisturbed any further as the first rocking of the train signified its departure of the station. "Some humans am I right?" he asked looking down to Celestia after taking his seat again.

Celestia didn't answer and just climbed back on Harry's lap holding her bone in her mouth. She didn't understand her fathers meanness to the boy but there had to be a good reason. He was a logical person like her mother after all. Pushing such thoughts aside she went back to gnawing at her bone while noting he pulled out a book.

For his part Ronald Billius Weasley was fuming and on edge. He didn't know who the hell that kid thought he was to kick him out when he wasn't lying, not entirely anyway since the compartments with non-Slytherins or Slytherins-to-be turned him away while his brothers were making doe eyes at some girls in Gryffindor they were crushing on. Finding another compartment with a boy he recognized to be the heir of House Longbottom, Neville Longbottom, and a girl with bushy hair he flopped down on a seat beside the boy with a huff after storing his trunk. "Who the hell does that guy think he is? Acting like that bloody git Malfoy" he grumbled under his breath.

Neville, a normally rather shy boy, looked up over the spine of his herbology book and quirked an eyebrow near invisibly at the mutterings. He knew the redhead by sight, rather unfortunately thanks to his grandmother forcing him to attend Pureblood social events, and for the boy to be complaining about someone acting like Draco Malfoy was surprising. Among all the heirs and heiresses no one acted like Draco Malfoy since the boy copied his nightmare of a father. "Who does who think they are?" he asked.

Ron scowled at Neville. "Some kid claiming to be the cousin of some no name called Brightsteel" he said sourly.

Neville blanched and jumped to the opposite side near the girl. "Weasley, whoever that kid is and he's related to a Brightsteel… If he's being honest, neither of them is a no name. Brightsteel is the name of the founding bloodline of the Arcane Coven. Of the original nine bloodlines, only three have known to still be thriving in this modern era. The ICW, the Wizengamot and most of the worlds magical governments are schoolyard children having a squabble compared to the Arcane Coven" he said with wide eyes.

The girl looked between them over the spine of her own book, Hogwarts: A History, and had an inquisitive look in her eyes. "What is this Arcane Coven you two are talking about? I've never heard of it" she said.

Ron scoffed at Neville's reaction and crossed his arms across his chest. "It's a relic of the past no one pays attention to anymore since the ICW and each country with a magical section formed its own government that is part of the ICW" he said with a disdain filled tone.

"So its like the United Nations then?" the girl asked.

"I don't speak muggle."

"And this is precisely why the whole of our culture looks down on you Weasley's. The mere fact such uncouth, uncultured and pathetic wastes of magic disgrace the name wizardry is appalling to say the least." From the doorway Draco Malfoy shot a condescending sneer at the redhead. "Despite my own… views and limited muggle knowledge, you aren't completely wrong girl. The Arcane Coven once controlled the British Isles with an iron fist. They were judge, jury and, if necessary, the executioner of a criminal after trial. The closest clear comparison would be that the Coven were the feudal Liege Lords who owned the land and everyone in the British Aisles with magic were the peasants that answered to them."

The girl looked somewhere between horrified and wanting to know more but before she could ask more the blonde boy was gone with a click of the door. "Who was that?" she asked.

"Your worst nightmare considering you being of muggle stock considering your ignorance of the Arcane Coven" Neville said though he didn't say it rudely or condescendingly. "That was Draco Malfoy, he's the Heir to the House of Malfoy. His family is one of the Sacred Twenty Eight, the so called original purely wizard and witch descended bloodlines in Britain. His family, among others, have views that muggleborns are thieves that steal magic from "proper" witches and wizard which therefore makes them "unworthy" of any respect or recognition." A Dark look crossed his face just saying it, not that he agreed with the darker families but giving the explanation. "Families like Draco's is the reasons laws like muggleborns can't work in certain job types or achieve certain privileges no matter the degree of their candidacy meeting requirements exist."

The girl looked appalled, in a sense that was both horrified and angry, that such bigotry was legal.

If only they were aware of how much their world, their way of life, was going in the foreseeable future thanks to one person they had yet to meet but heard he was attending Hogwarts starting this year: Harry James Potter. If they knew, and the sole Weasley in the compartment, he was just a few compartments away all by lonesome by choice with his familiar.. Well, who knows what would happen. But none of them knew this and the gears of fate began to turn, the path already going astray.