July 31, 1980
Soon enough, James and Lily Potter welcomed a beautiful baby boy to the world. When the baby opened his eyes, the couple saw piercing green eyes with flecks of silver on the inside edges of his irises.
Naturally, their friends, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew fawned over baby Harry. A few days later, Godric's Hollow was filled with guests, including Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. His eyes twinkled in happiness upon seeing the child.
After a while, the guests began trickling back home, until the couple and the other three Marauders remained. Soon, Peter slipped out the door, with Sirius following later. Remus was the last to exit the door and he bid farewell to the newly-formed family. As they relaxed in their living room with the child, there was a flash of light, and when it died, they saw Artemis once again.
The goddess was once again in her adult form as she stepped towards the couple. Artemis saw the child and smiled. She reached out a hand and stroked Harry's cheek, "He's beautiful!"
Harry gurgled happily and reached up to clasp the Goddess' finger. Artemis then turned to the couple, "Just to forewarn you, all demigod children have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and are dyslexic. The ADHD is a side-effect of the demigods being naturally prepared for war. Meanwhile, the dyslexia makes it difficult for them to read in English. This is because their minds are hardwired to read Ancient Greek, though they can also read Latin."
Lily sighed with relief, "Oh thank goodness that most of our spells are written in Latin. Also, I think there are quills that that automatically translate from a foreign language to English and back again. James, remind me to drop by Scribbulus Writing Instruments for these special quills."
Artemis continued, "Also, demigods emit a certain aura which could potentially attract monsters. Fortunately, Hecate has informed me that wizarding wards should keep most of them out. My lieutenant, Zoe, scouted Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry last week. Her report suggests that the wards will keep out monsters unless deliberately allowed in."
Lily and James' rapidly paling faces calmed down a little. Just then, the front door opened suddenly and Remus walked in, "Hey, I think I left my-".
He froze when he spotted the goddess and knelt briefly, as if by instinct, "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?"
James sighed, "This was eventually going to come out anyway. Remus, you remember that Alecto cursed Lily to be barren, right? Sirius scouted out that ritual to help us. The idiot didn't realise it was a summoning ritual, not a fertility one. Remus, I'd like you to meet Artemis, Greek Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon."
He nodded and bowed, "Ahh… That explains why I had the sudden urge to kneel. Well met, Lady Artemis."
James Potter continued, "Anyway, she performed a ritual where she helped Lily conceive. The catch is that she is also Harry's mother, if we're being really technical."
"I understand, and thank you, Lady Artemis."
She turned to him and fixed her piercing silver eyes on him. Then the goddess spoke, "You have the mark of the Lycan, and have been fighting it."
Remus sighed, "I'm afraid so, my Lady. It is a curse that I have to bear for the rest of my life. Due to my affliction, once I register with the Ministry of Magic, employment will be hard to come by. This because the Ministry has passed several laws classifying werewolves as dark creatures and unfit for employment."
Her face grew grave, "Tis' a shame. Though I have an idea. For just over a year now, my Hunters and I have been tracking Fenrir Greyback, right hand man of King Lycaon. As a fellow werewolf, if you have any information on his movements, I would appreciate it if you pass it on to me. In return, I shall give you my blessing to suppress your werewolf instincts during the full moon."
A stunned Remus stuttered, "Th-th-th-thank you, my lady. I will not let you down."
She waved her hand and a potion materialised in front of her. Artemis handed it to Lily, explaining, "This is a potion that Lady Hecate has worked on with one of her sons' a Damocles Belby, if I'm not mistaken. She is officially calling it the Wolfsbane potion and it suppresses the werewolf's more animalistic behaviour. It isn't a cure, but it simply makes things easier for the affected werewolves. Additionally, it only works on people who have been bitten by Lycaon's minions like Greyback, not by Lycaon himself."
Just then, thunder boomed in the distance, and the goddess made for the door. She said, "I have to go now, Father is summoning us. Before I go, I want you three to promise to not reveal to anyone, Harry's true parentage until the time is right."
James, suddenly had an idea, he murmured to Lily and Remus, "Remember when Dumbledore suggested that we go into hiding at Godric's Hollow and have a Secret Keeper? I was thinking that we do the same for this secret and make Remus the Secret-Keeper."
The redheaded woman nodded, "Good idea."
They quickly performed the charm and bound the secret to Remus. Admittedly, it took nearly six months before they let Sirius in on the secret. This was mostly because the Death Eater attacks had intensified and that kept everyone busy. It also meant that it was hard to get Peter alone to divulge the secret to him as well.