James smiled faintly
(Ages 4–10)
The wizarding world never noticed when the House of Bond returned.
That was by design.
Age 4–5: Containment
For the first year after the ritual, James Bond was not allowed to leave the ancestral estate.
Not because he was weak.
Because he was unstable.
The Bloodline Fusion System remained mostly locked, but it never slept.
[System Status: Stabilization Phase]
[Active Restrictions: 87%]
[Host Growth Priority: Cognitive Development > Magical Output]
James learned quickly that his family was afraid of him—not in the panicked way adults feared monsters, but in the way generals feared new weapons they didn't fully understand.
So he observed.
He watched how wards layered atop each other, not by strength but by intent.
He watched how his father spoke to portraits that were not ancestors—but assets.
He watched his mother negotiate with a goblin emissary who bowed first.
The Bond estate was not a home.
It was a fortress, a vault, and an archive.
And James was its future key.
The Power of the Bond Bloodline (System Overview)
At age five, the System unlocked its first formal interface.
[Bloodline Fusion System – Core Functions Unsealed]
James sat quietly in the family library as the world turned translucent again.
Primary Bloodline: Bond – Adaptive Arcane Lineage
Core Abilities:
• Bloodline Analysis
Allows the host to perceive inherited magical traits, limits, and growth vectors in others (passive, range-based).
• Suppression & Masking
Bond blood naturally dampens foreign bloodline signatures, making detection nearly impossible.
• Adaptive Optimization
Rather than raw power increases, the Bond line refines efficiency, control, and compatibility.
The Bonds did not overpower enemies.
They outlasted them.
Fusion Authority (Locked – Age Restricted):
Allows partial or full integration of compatible bloodlines under controlled conditions.
James noted the phrasing.
Authority.
Not permission.
Secondary Bloodlines (Dormant Analysis)
The System allowed read-only access.
• Peverell (Fragmented)
Affinity: Death, Thresholds, Finality
Status: Dormant
Note: High-risk. High-potential. Compatible with Bond Core.
• Black (Partial)
Affinity: Mental Resistance, Will Reinforcement
Status: Passive Influence
Note: Already stabilizing host psyche.
• Emrys (Sealed)
Affinity: Ancient Magic, Conceptual Spellcraft
Status: Locked
Warning: Unsealing requires political and magical prerequisites.
James did not feel disappointed.
He felt patient.
Age 6–8: Education Without Illusions
Bond children were not taught spells first.
They were taught context.
James learned:
• Magical law before magical theory
• Bloodline politics before bloodline pride
• Why some spells were illegal—and who ignored that law
• How the Wizengamot actually voted (it wasn't ideology; it was leverage)
By age seven, James could recite the known extinct families of Britain—and which ones weren't actually extinct.
By age eight, he understood why the Bonds were erased.
They didn't fit neatly into Light or Dark.
They infiltrated both.
The Family's True Power
The House of Bond did not rule openly.
They owned:
• Three unnamed voting blocs within the Wizengamot
• Long-standing favors with Gringotts Curse-Breaking Division
• Sealed contracts with foreign Ministries dating back to the Founders' era
• A private intelligence network older than the Auror Office
Their motto—never spoken aloud—was simple:
Information is inheritance.
James accessed the restricted archive at age nine.
The System intervened only once.
[Warning: Memory Load Exceeds Age Norms]
[Solution: Emotional Dampening Applied]
That night, James learned the truth.
The Bonds weren't hunted because they were dangerous.
They were hunted because they could replace anyone.
Age 9–10: The Agent Takes Shape
By ten, James could already do things Hogwarts professors would consider… troubling.
Not flashy.
Not powerful.
Precise.
• Wandless magic at low output
• Intent-based spell shaping (no incantation drift)
• Natural Occlumency—without walls or shields
• Passive resistance to emotional manipulation
The System summarized his status on his tenth birthday.
[Host Age: 10]
[Bloodline Stability: Excellent]
[Public Magical Signature: Suppressed]
[Threat Assessment (If Discovered): Extreme]
James closed the interface.
He stood at the balcony of the Bond estate, watching storm clouds roll over the countryside.
Hogwarts loomed two years away.
The wizarding world was fragile.
And James Bond was finally ready to step into it.
Quietly.