When Winter Marches
For a thousand years, the Shinomori Clan—the Silent Guardians of Japan—stood as mediators, protectors, and executioners. Masters of ice, snow, and storm magic, they held treaties with goblins, forged alliances with Europe’s noblest families, and wielded power so feared that their name alone could halt a war.
Now, only one remains.
Shinomori Ayame, age fifteen.
Clan Head by tragedy.
Warrior by training.
Weapon by necessity.
Raised in discipline, burdened by duty, and bound to a rare nine-tailed kitsune familiar, Ayame has never known childhood—only responsibility. Only sacrifice.
When a goblin envoy arrives bearing a desperate plea from the French Lestrange Main Line and the name of Gellert Grindelwald, Ayame’s world shifts. France burns. Wards fall. Europe begs for help.
And the ancient Shinomori-Lestrange Pact demands an answer.
Ayame gives it.
With frost-laden resolve, she summons her Sentinels, awakens the War Bell for the first time in generations, and invokes the sacred goblin treaties.
“A Shinomori protects.”
As the storm spreads from the mountains of Japan to the battlefields of Europe, Ayame must face not only Grindelwald’s forces, but the truth of what war will demand of her—and what she is willing to become.
A warrior.
A legend.
A storm.
And perhaps… a girl who longs for love in a world determined to shape her into a weapon.
Witness the rise of the Silent Storm.
Author’s Note
Hi everyone!
This fanfiction is a personal hobby project that I write for fun and for my own enjoyment. I’m using AI assistance as a creative tool to help with brainstorming, shaping ideas, and writing longer scenes.
All original Harry Potter characters, spells, creatures, locations, and world-building elements belong to J.K. Rowling and the respective copyright holders.
Only my original characters (like Shinomori Ayame and her clan) and original worldbuilding additions belong to me.
Thank you for reading and supporting this little passion project. I hope you enjoy following Ayame’s journey as much as I enjoy creating it!