[Magical Love]: Vampire Diaries/Harry Potter
I know I probably shouldn't be starting another story, but the idea of Harry and Elena wouldn't leave me alone. I'm dedicating this to the awesome and talented TheElegantFaerie. She's helped me with some plot holes I may have had in my other stories, including this one, and letting me write 'Soulmates'. This is my way of repaying her.
This takes place before the beginning of Season 3 of The Vampire Diaries, and during Seventh year for Harry Potter, though Dumbledore's still alive.
Chapter 1:
Elena stared at the neon green numbers of her alarm clock, watching as the numbers slowly brought dawn closer, and sighed. Tomorrow she would be eighteen, legally an adult. The prospect was both exciting as well nerve wrecking at the same time.
Though it was hard for her to celebrate or be happy because even after spending the whole summer searching for him, she still couldn't find any trace of Stefan. It's like him and Klaus had just dropped off the face of the Earth. She wouldn't mind it if Klaus had, but she still cared about Stefan.
If she thought about it long and hard enough, she realized she no longer loved Stefan like she had before; it was more of a brotherly love than a lover's. She was also beginning to realize how hopeless it was to continue searching for Stefan since he clearly didn't want to be found.
But the question is: Do I give up on him or do I keep searching? She thought as she climbed out of bed and rummaged through her closet for something to wear.
She eventually decided on a red tank top and jeans, knowing she wasn't going to be doing much today, and ran into the bathroom to change before Jeremy woke up and claimed it.
She thought the hot shower would help her answer the question, but she was still left wondering which to choose by the time she got out.
The question took the backseat when she spotted an envelope on her nightstand, given to her by her birth father John. She'd never read it, not wanting anything to change the image of him his other letter had given her, but decided to she might as well now.
She grabbed it and opened it, finding yet another letter inside. She sat down on the edge of her bed and got comfy before she began to read it, bracing herself for some life-changing revelation.
Elena,
I don't know if you've already read this, but if you haven't, it's urgent you do.
I'm sorry you have to find out about it this way. You should have had one of us there to explain it to you, but it seems fate had other plans. You were born a witch, Elena.
It has nothing to do with you being the Petrova Doppelganger. This is something that happened, that it seemed only Isobel knew why. She didn't tell me how though.
The reason you never knew about it until now is because at birth Isobel had a witch cast a spell on you that would suppress your magic until you turned 18. That means that on your 18th birthday the spell restraining your magic will break and you'll have full access to it. She did this to protect you, knowing it would be easier for Klaus to use one of his witches to find you if you had access to your abilities.
I wish I could have been here to explain it to you, but since I can't, I can only ask that you please believe me. Remember, I've always loved you, and always will.
John
Elena stared at the letter long after she'd read it, blinking rapidly. Out of everything she had been expecting, this most certainly wasn't one of those things. She was a witch? She had been born a witch, and never knew it because of some spell Isobel had cast on her at birth?
She reread the letter to make sure she was reading things correctly. She was.
I really am a witch. She thought, letting the letter fall from her hands. And tomorrow I'll finally gain my abilities.
To think the only thing she had been worried about before was giving up on Stefan, and what it would be like being an adult. Her head was spinning; this was too much for this early in the morning.
She shook her head, trying to get herself to think clearly. She knew she had to tell the others, and decided to do that before anything. She grabbed her phone and sent a quick text to everyone with the exception of Alaric and Jeremy saying there was something important she needed to tell them.
She then picked the letter up and headed downstairs to find Alaric and Jeremy.
"Morning." She greeted, putting as much cheerfulness as she could muster in her voice to not arouse suspicion before she was ready to tell them.
"Morning Elena." Alaric said, attempting to get the coffee machine to work. Elena walked over and pushed the right button. He looked at her with gratitude.
"Where's Jeremy?" She asked, noticing her brother wasn't in the living room or kitchen.
"Here." Her brother said, right behind her, causing her to jump at his sudden appearance. "Why?"
"I'll tell you guys when the others get here." She said.
"What others?" Alaric asked.
"The rest of the group. There's something all of you should know, something I found in a letter John left me." Elena replied. She could tell they weren't happy with waiting, but followed her into the living room to wait for the others.
It didn't take them long to arrive, with Damon, Caroline, and Bonnie being one of the firsts. Tyler and Matt arrived a couple minutes later.
"What is it Elena?" Matt asked once they were all gathered in the living room.
She took a deep breath. "John left me a letter that I didn't open until today." She began.
"And…?" Damon pressed impatiently.
"And it said I was a witch. Apparently I was born one, but Isobel had a spell put on me that would keep it at bay until I turned 18." She said, watching for their reactions. Everyone looked stunned, even Damon, which was a first for Elena.
"But that's tomorrow!" Caroline exclaimed.
"Way to state the obvious Blondie." Damon muttered, earning him a glare from both the blonde and Elena. "So you're a witch?" He asked louder. Elena nodded.
"It appears so." She said. "I won't find out for sure until tomorrow, but I doubt John would lie about something like this."
"What kind of spell would be able to do that?" Bonnie asked no one in particular. Elena just shrugged, not able to give her an answer.
"Would this spell break at midnight or would it break at the time when you were born?" Tyler asked.
"I don't know." Elena said truthfully. "I'm assuming midnight."
"Do you know what will happen when it does break?" Jeremy asked, concerned. If this was something Bonnie hadn't come across before, then there was a chance it could be harmful.
"No." She admitted.
"So let me get this straight: Isobel cast a spell on you that would prevent your witchy abilities from manifesting until you turn 18- which is tomorrow- with no idea what will happen when it does break?" Damon summed up, probably making sure he was hearing everything correctly. Everyone nodded. "Wonderful."
"How about this? Some of us stay here and keep watch over Elena to make sure it's nothing too dangerous." Bonnie suggested.
"For once, I agree with you." Damon said, glancing at Bonnie. "I'm staying." He immediately said.
"I am too." Bonnie said. "It'd be cool having another witch around."
"Same here." Caroline said.
"We're staying." Matt and Tyler said at the same time.
Jeremy and Alaric both nodded in agreement.
Elena smiled at her friends, grateful for their loyalty and staying with her. To be honest, she was a little afraid of what would happen when midnight rolled around. It wasn't as bad now that she knew she would have her friends with her in case anything happened.
-HP-VD-
Exactly at midnight, Elena was awoken by two different things; one was a dull pain that shot throughout her whole body, and the second was loud knocking on the door that seemed to shake it's hinges from what Elena could see.
The pain lasted only a few moments, but those moments seemed to last forever to Elena. She automatically knew that was the spell being broken. But what was with the persistent banging?
She didn't have to look around to know the banging as well had waked the others up. Damon and Caroline were already on their feet, alert. Alaric or someone must have reached over and turned on a lamp because the room was suddenly bathed in warm golden light.
"What the hell is that?" Jeremy asked sleepily, stumbling as he stood up. Tyler, Matt, and Bonnie also looked like they were having trouble getting up.
"We don't know." Caroline said.
"Should we open it?" Elena asked.
Damon looked at her like she was crazy. "Are you insane? For all we know this could be Klaus. The last thing we need is for him to find out you're alive, and not only that, but that you also happened to now be a witch." He said.
"I doubt it's Klaus, but you do have a point." Alaric said.
They all turned and watched in silence as the banging continued and the door shook even more violently on it's hinges. Suddenly, the door burst open, revealing an abnormally large and tall man that, strangely, carried an umbrella.
"Who are you?" Matt asked, using his best intimidating tone.
The man stepped into the house, ignoring the warning growls Damon and Caroline let out. He had a long, wild beard of dark brown hair and slightly shorter hair of the same color.
"Rebeus Hagrid. Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I'm here for a Elena Gilbert." The giant of a man said.
Elena felt everyone turn to look at her, then back at the man, Hagrid. What? Was the only thing she could think.
-HP-VD-
So there's the first chapter. As of right now, the only pairing for certain is Harry/Elena. The others could be cannon, or could be crossover, I haven't decided yet. I'm starting the second chapter right away. If anyone's confused about the 'spell being broken part' it caused the slight pain because I imagined having some natural part of you restrained for basically your whole life, that slowly grows over time, would hurt to suddenly have all at once, which is what happened with Elena.