october 1979
In a dark and gloomy grotto somewhere in England, a couple were busy moving some stones and drawing on the ground. One of them was a man with dark messy hair, brown eyes and round glasses, he was placing the stones in strategic places. His companion, a woman with crimson red hair and green eyes, was drawing a circle on the ground with a piece of chalk, and the stones were situated on the edges of the circle. Meanwhile, there was an open book in the centre of the circle.
The woman placed a hand on her stomach and spoke, "James, are you sure about this? I know that you want to get back at that bitch, Alecto Carrow for her impotency curse on me. I want to skin her alive just as badly. Is this Ancient Greek fertility ritual really the answer? Also, do Sirius, Remus and Peter know about this?"
He replied, "Padfoot does, he was the one who gave it to me in the first place. He had to search pretty darn deep in the Black library. I was hoping to surprise Moony and Wormtail. Don't worry Lily, we'll get our revenge."
Finally, James finished drawing and took out his wand. Lily stepped in the circle as well and the two began chanting in Ancient Greek.
Elsewhere, in the Forest of Dean
Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt and Moon, knelt and examined the fresh tracks in front of her. Her most trusted Lieutenant, Zoe Nightshade knelt next to her. Zoe spoke, "The beast won't be far now. Tis' a good hunt for us My Lady. King Lycaon's right hand man, Fenrir Greyback is proving to be a very crafty opponent."
"I agree Zoe, It won't be long before Greyback's severed head adorns my tent."
The goddess, in her adolescent form, turned to the rest of her group and signalled to them to follow her. They were making steady progress when Artemis froze in her tracks. She murmured, "In the name of my father! I haven't heard that ritual in millennia!"
The Hunters also stopped, and Zoe shot her a confused look, "My Lady?
Artemis replied, "I can feel someone trying to perform a summoning ritual! I recognise this one, it summons the closest deity to the source of the ritual. I'm sorry Zoe, I must answer this."
Zoe Nightshade stood, "Then I shall come with thee, My Lady. It could be a trap."
The goddess nodded firmly, "Very well! Phoebe! You are in charge until Zoe and I return! I shall brief you all on the specifics of this encounter when we return."
She morphed into an adult form before placing a hand on Zoe's shoulder. Then the two of them teleported to the location of the ritual. When they arrived, they saw a brown-eyed man with messy black hair and a woman with crimson red hair and piercing green eyes. Zoe laid eyes on the man, growled and nocked an arrow and prepared to take aim at him. The woman stepped in front of the man with a glare aimed at Zoe. However, Artemis stopped her lieutenant from doing something that she would regret.
"Peace, Zoe! Let us not resort to violence immediately. Now, I assume you two are the ones who performed the summoning ritual? I am Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon, Maidenhood and Childbirth, among others."
The man paused and studied a piece of parchment carefully before smacking his forehead. He grumbled to the woman, "Lily… remind me to neuter Padfoot. He told me it was a fertility ritual. Clearly, the git is illiterate despite seven years of education in Hogwarts. He confused a fertility ritual with a summoning ritual."
He turned to the Goddess and evidently recognised her. Not trusting himself to speak and potentially piss her off, he nudged Lily forward. His wife spoke, "Thank you for answering our prayer, Lady Artemis. I am Lily Potter and this is my husband James Potter, we are witch and wizard respectively. The thing is, we desired a child, but we are in the middle of a war with other witches and wizards of opposing ideologies."
Artemis nodded, "I see, Hecate has often spoken of a magical community. She is aware of the conflict, but as Gods, we cannot interfere with mortal or demigod affairs too much. However, Lady Hecate also firmly believes that the so-called blood status is a ridiculous reason to fight over."
Lily continued, "During one of the battles, an enemy cursed me to be barren. We have scoured so many books and manuscripts, searching for a cure, but in vain. In the end, we decided to seek some divine intervention, so to speak."
The goddess beckoned Lily, "Come Lily Potter, I shall see what I can do."
She placed her hand on Lily's shoulder and closed her eyes, murmuring in Ancient Greek. A minute later she opened them, "The bad news is that, I cannot reverse or banish this curse. However, the good news is that I may have a solution to your dilemma."