1 Chapter 1

July 1978

Grindelwald was waiting in his cell for Dumbledore to arrive. This talk was decades past its due date.

"Gellert, how are you?" Dumbledore asked as he walked into the cell.

"I've been better, love. Enough of the pleasantries. It is time for you to adhere to your end of our marriage contract." Gellert said.

"I can not give you an heir. I can not bear to have a child of our union. The memories are to painful. Please understand." Dumbledore begged.

"Then find me a suitable replacement for yourself. You can not go against the contract. Even if you tried to divorce me, I would get the Elder wand back as reimbursement. Do not forget why I gave you that wand, that is not rightfully yours, love. We agreed that I must become the boogie man so that we could have peace in the world. And now you have let a true dark lord rise to power. We defeated the true dark lord all those years ago. But now we are too old to defeat him. I must have an heir to continue my quest for peace. We Grindelwalds have always been the protectors in the dark. Do not let my house end with me, love." Gellert said emotionally.

"I can't have an heir with you. But I do know another that is the last male of his house and can't have an heir himself. I would have to talk to him about this first, though." Dumbledore said after some hesitation.

"That's fine with me, love. Find a suitable female that is in a similar situation. The child will need a strong mother figure. And she'll need to be told the truth about the first wizarding war." Gellert said after some thought.

"Very well. It has been long enough that no one remembers what you look like. It is time you returned to your original form, darling. I've always hated the look you took on after we defeated the dark lord." Dumbledore said

(Mads Mikkelsen is the looks of the dark lord they defeated while Gellert originally looked like Johnny Depp. Everyone knew what the dark lord looked like, but not his name)

"As soon as I return to my estate in London, I will undo this form, love. We still need a body to replace myself. It is time for the dark lord to finally die." Gellert said.

"I will get it done, darling. First, I will talk to the young man about the opportunity to continue his house. Then I will find a suitable female. And finally, I will acquire a body to get you out of here. I have missed having you around. I hated having to tell everyone that you killed my sister, and Aberforth was no better. When that dark wizard showed up to take your wand..." Dumbledore started breaking down before he could finish talking.

"There there love. We killed him in the end. I'm just sorry that we spent our honeymoon with your siblings. If I'd fought you on that decision, maybe I could have saved her." Gellert said while hugging Dumbledore, barely holding himself together. He had grown close enough to the other two Dumbledores, that he considered them siblings. And just like her brothers, he had grown over protective of the poor girl.

After twenty minutes and a lot of sweet words spoken, Dumbledore finally got himself back together. "I will take my leave. Give me a month, two tops darling. I will get you out of here."

"Take your time, love. Do not rush this. It must be done correctly." Gellert said seriously.

"...very well. I'll be back as soon as I can." Dumbledore said with conviction.

"That's better. Now go." Gellert said with a smile.

.....

In a certain cleared out pub in Hogsmead, three men are sitting around a table conversing.

"Are you telling me the first wizarding war was a lie?" Sirius said in a raised voice.

"Yes. You don't think the Order was made by me, do you? It has been around since the first dark wizard came to be. One light wizard leader to keep us on the right path. And one dark wizard leader to fight the good fight. This is the true purpose of the Order of the Phoenix. I have a light Phoenix familiar while Gellert has a dark Phoenix familiar. They have been with the Order since the beginning, and they will choose the next leaders." Dumbledore said with a pained face.

"He saved the wizarding world. The Germans were taking our people, trying to turn Muggles into wizards. They wanted our magic for themselves. He became the bad guy to save thousands of wizards in concentration camps. They were trying to use our power to win their war." Aberforth said.

"I believe you both. It's just hard to hear." Sirius said.

"I understand. But I called you here to discuss more than just this." Dumbledore said.

"Alright. What is it?" Sirius asked, leaning forward.

"You can't have an heir for your house." Dumbledore said. It wasn't a question.

"No. Even though I was in my animagus form, being bitten by Remus had the nasty side effect of making me sterile. James isn't sure he can have children either." Sirius said dejectedly.

"I may have a way to remedy your ailment...in a way." Dumbledore said mysteriously.

"In what way? I can have an heir? A child of my own?" Sirius said, getting a little emotional.

"Yes. But it would be a child between you and Gellert Grindelwald. He needs an heir as well. If you agree, I just need to find a suitable female that is in a similar situation, as in the last of her house, to bear and help raise the child." Dumbledore said seriously.

"Hmm. I see why you told me in that order. Very well, I agree to this method of continuing my house. But I want to be able to train the child as well. I'm sure Gellert will be able to teach the child things I can't, but my family is unmatched in enchanting. I will not allow the child to be raised to become a racist like the rest of the pure bloods." Sirius gave his conditions.

"All acceptable. You will both be the father's of the child. It's only right that you both teach what you can. And I have an idea for the mother. She's now the last of her family other than her brother. She can only marry into another house and be absorbed into it unless her brother marries and has a son." Dumbledore said thoughtfully.

"Who?" Aberforth asked

"Amelia Bones." Dumbledore said.

"Oh. She's was always good in school. If she agrees I'm fine with it. She'd make an amazing mother. She was always mother henning us so she has the instincts." Sirius said.

"Hmm. Not from a big family. Good sense of justice. She'll do perfectly. If she agrees." Aberforth said.

"We will find out soon enough. I invited her to this meeting." Dumbledore said just before the fireplace lit up in a green flame and a strong looking young woman stepped out.

.....

September 23, 1979

"This is a day of power Albus. The Autumn Solstice. The child was conceived on the Winter Solstice so being in the womb for all four Solstices will give this child great power. Truly a day to celebrate." Gellert said. He had a tendency to talk a lot when he was nervous.

"I'll take your word on that. I'm not very well educated on rituals and dates." Sirius said.

"The ritual we used was performed during the Winter Solstice to aid with the success of the ritual. The items I asked you to supply were destroyed during the process to transfer the enchantments to the child. The child will be a natural at occlumency and legilimency and their magics will have a faster regeneration and larger capacity than any child of their age group. If the child performs accidental magic at the age of 7, by the time they enter Hogwarts they'll have the magical capacity of a decent adult. Of course that's if we were to not allow the child to learn and perform any magic before school begins." Dumbledore educated Sirius.

"So we're making a little monster? Cool!" Sirius said with a smile.

"Yes, 'Cool'. How do you think mummy is holding up in there?" Gellert asked.

"She's fine. She has never had a child before and that's why the child was able to stay in the womb til the fourth Solstice. First born children normally need help for the water to break, or so I'm told." Dumbledore said thoughtfully.

"So this could take a few more hours?" Sirius asked.

"It is quite likely Sirius." Dumbledore said.

"On another topic, James and Lily are trying to have a child of their own." Sirius said.

"You didn't say anything, did you?!" Gellert asked.

"No. I know I can't even tell my sworn brother about what we're doing here. Just trying to make conversation." Sirius said.

"That's good. I always thought Lily would make an excellent mother." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Enough. Let's go have a drink while we wait. I could use the calmed nerves." Gellert said as Sirius started to follow him.

"I seriously doubt Amelia will allow you to meet the child if you are inebriated in any way, after its birth." Dumbledore said causing the two fathers to be to freeze.

"Shit." Sirius said before turning around.

"Damn woman." Gellert said as he returned to Dumbledore's side.

.....

In the delivery room, after the birth

"You did good . He's a healthy boy with ten fingers and ten toes. I don't think the father's could ask for more. Have you thought of a name?" Dumbledore asked an exhausted Amelia.

"Gellert should choose the name. He's given so much for this world, he deserves something in return." Amelia said while watching Gellert.

"I agree. Gellert, what shall we call him?" Sirius asked.

"Arian. After Ariana." Gellert responded, never taking his eyes off the child.

"Arian Grindelwald Black. I like it." Amelia said as she fell asleep.

The guys walked out of the room as quietly as they could.

.....

In another place and time, a lost soul was traveling the infinite blackness that was death. Finding nothing for what was either days or millions of years, he couldn't tell, he suddenly found himself being pulled. After not fighting this new situation, he found himself feeling nothing until his was already born. His unborn brain couldn't process the information. He was barely made out some masculine voices before he heard a feminine voice he could make out.

"Arian Grindelwald Black. I like it." Then he fell asleep, being born was tiring work.