Celestine Potter knew three things about herself:
1. Her short orange hair is always as messy as if it had been kissed by a hurricane.
2. Her laughter must be loud enough to cover up the crying of her other self in the amber of time.
3. If the second hand of the pocket watch hits the third time - she may no longer be her.
On Halloween 1981, the Killing Curse in Godric's Hollow reflected two fates: Harry Potter became the "Boy Who Lived", and Rias Potter was forever trapped in the three seconds before her mother's death.
Fifteen years later, an orange-red-haired girl named Celestine Potter rushed into Hogwarts dragging an old suitcase. She laughs loudly, plays practical jokes and always has jokes and forbidden snacks in her pockets. Everyone said: "The little girl of the Potter family is a perfect replica of her father James."
Only Celetins herself knows - she dreams of an amber room every night, and a girl who looks exactly like her but has cold eyes says in the mirror: "I lent you your life."
When she received the silver pocket watch that only moved three times, when Godfather Lupine hesitated to speak, when Dumbledore asked her "do you want to return to your original name" - Elaine finally understood: she was not "James's wild girl", but the product of a time magic accident, the "perfect container" cultivated for herself by the trapped girl Rias.
"Don't even think about it." Celetins raised his wand at the reflection in the mirror. "My name, my laughter, every trouble I get into - I chose it myself. Even if you are my past, don't try to define my future."
This is a story about choice:
Name given vs. Name earned
Calculated fate vs. The freedom to screw up with your own hands
Eternity in Amber vs Three Seconds in Fire
And the most important multiple choice question:
When your "other self" wants to devour you - do you cry and accept your fate, or laugh and tell her a hell of a joke and then kick the throne of time?
Intention: True freedom is not to be without shackles, but to still choose how to dance despite the shackles - even if the dance steps are staggering, you must finish the dance with a smile.
