The Second Flame of Dumbledore
Cillian Dumbledore awakens in the body of a child—carrying memories of another life and knowledge of a future steeped in war, betrayal, and loss. Hidden within him is an ancient magic long thought dormant in the Dumbledore bloodline: the fire of the phoenix. Not flame meant to destroy, but flame meant to endure… to watch… to choose.
As Voldemort rises and the prophecy surrounding Harry Potter begins to tighten its grip on destiny, Cillian realizes that canon is not fixed. Fate bends. Magic reacts. And power abhors a vacuum.
When the Dark Lord falls on Halloween night and the wizarding world celebrates salvation, Cillian sees what others do not: fractures beneath the victory. False accusations. Political manipulation. A child weaponized by legend. A war merely paused.
Too young to act openly, too powerful to remain ordinary, Cillian begins a quieter game—one of patience, preparation, and precision. Trained in secret by Aberforth Dumbledore, watched carefully by Albus, and guided by phoenix fire older than prophecy itself, he must decide:
Will he rewrite fate…
Or become something even more dangerous than destiny intended?
In a world that believes only one boy survived that night, another flame is rising.
And this time, the future is not guaranteed