AN:/ Hello Readers!
This is my first ever Harry Potter/Twilight crossover that I am going to post on this sight so I hope at least some of you enjoy it.
So, this is a fem!Harry and for the sake of this story, let's just say that Bella arrived halfway through the first year that the Cullen clan had arrived and that some events have not happened, I'm not sure which yet. Callidora will have arrived six months after Bella and will be starting High School at the start of the year Bella was originally supposed to arrive in. I hope that isn't too confusing for you because my mind is a jumbled mess while I write this note.
Bella and Edward are together in the beginning but this is going to be a Edward/fem!Harry eventually, alright?
Canon pairings as well although those are more background.
I have a vague plot assembled but I am mostly making this story up as I go on a whim. I hope you enjoy it though.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or Twilight, they rightfully belong to J.K. Rowling and Stephanie Meyers? Is that how you spell her name? Sorry if I am wrong but I just couldn't read the books except for half of Midnight Sun and I could hardly get through the movies but I couldn't help it, I loved Cedric and I guess I like Edwards mysterious persona. Oh well, I own zilch.
Finding Happiness.
Chapter One.
"All passengers please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts. We are now arriving in Seattle. I hope you all have enjoyed your flight with United Airlines. Thank you." The Pilot spoke through the intercom, his dull, bland voice reverberating throughout the whole plane.
Callidora looked at her godson's grandmother, Andromeda, in amusement. The woman was paler than usual and was clutching desperately at her arm rest and onto the sleeping baby in her lap.
"Andy," Callidora laughed. "Loosen your hold, you're going to squeeze my precious godson to death." The seventeen year old twisted her body slightly so she could pluck the little minx out of the Pureblood's death grip in order to cuddle the adorable baby in her own arms. Her heart fluttered and filled with warmth as it always did when she was around the little bundle of joy.
Andromeda gazed coolly at her, clearly unsettled by the chosen way of travel. "This is my first time on a... plane?" She muttered the last word with uncertainty, "And it's a muggle contraption. It feels unstable."
"My first time too," Callidora admitted. "But we should be off in a few minutes, safe and sound. So relax, yeah?"
The plane landed several minutes later and came to a smooth stop. Andromeda exhaled in relief, unbuckling herself and picking up little Teddy so Callidora could free herself.
They had shrunk their luggage and only needed to grab their carry on's from the overhead above them, so when they exited the plane their was no need to grab their suitcases from the luggage drop off. The two of them navigated their way to a mostly secluded section of the surprisingly busy airport (for nighttime at least), throwing up a muggle repelling charm before apparating to their new home, cut off from most of Forks population.
After the sickening sensation of being squeezed through a straw sized tube, the trio arrived in the driveway. Andromeda cooed at the wailing baby, trying to get him to calm down while Callidora adjusted her baggy sweats and loose Weasley sweater.
"Calm down, baby. Why don't you look at the pretty lights, huh?" Callidora gasped and turned dramatically to the admittedly beautiful fountain. It managed to look old yet modern with its purposely worn and weathered stones, built up in the figure of a majestic and regal looking phoenix statue, with water hued pink, purple, yellow, orange, green and blue twisting and shooting out from under it at an acute angles all around it. The water was carefully aimed at the small pond underneath the proud bird where little fishies swam happily underneath.
Teddy gave an exhilarated gasp, blabbering excitedly at the awe inducing sight. His hair and eye color changed so rapidly many different times that both of the adults started to get dizzy and just a little bit queasy.
"Oh Merlin," Andy exclaimed. "He's worse than Nymphadora when she was five!" She gave a tiny laugh with a trace of sadness.
Callidora swallowed thickly at the thought of the lovable metamorphmagus who now lay six feet under with her husband, Remus. She tried very hard to think only of good memories when remembering Tonks and Remus, who was her honorary uncle, but it was hard when her mind, unbidden, brought up the memory of the deceased parents lying on the cold hard floor in the Great Hall, the light behind their eyes, gone. Simply gone.
Turning abruptly, Callidora stalked towards her new castle styled home, throwing open the elegantly carved doors. "I'm tired and want to crash, are you coming?" The last of the Potter line sincerely hoped Andy didn't hear the almost unnoticeable hitch in her voice.
"Of course! I'm exhausted, but I think Teddy's too hyper to fall asleep right now." The woman said, her tiredness finally showing.
Guilt snuck up on the teen and she turned around. "I'm not as tired as you and I most likely wont be able to sleep anyway, so I'll take care of the sweetie-pie. You get your rest."
Instead of protesting, Andy simply gave Callidora a caring smile and kissed both her and the baby's foreheads. "Wake me up if you need help." She whisked away to find the nearest room to sleep in.
Callidora held Teddy on her hip, bouncing on her heels lightly while fumbling in the dark for the light switch. One thing the witch was grateful for was electricity. While she loved Hogwarts and its floating candles and torches attached to the walls, light bulbs simply lit the room up better. She set the lighting to dim, not wanting a sudden harsh bright light waking her and Teddy up more than needed.
She gasped, "Ooooh, I think I'm going to like it here Teddy."
Callidora had to rip her eyes away from the decorations and meander her way though the many corridors. It was so much like Hogwarts' maze of halls that whatever homesickness she had slowly faded away to the background. After nearly ten minutes of wandering, completely lost, through the halls, asking directions from portraits of previous Potter's and the few nicer, less insane, Blacks, Callidora found herself in a breathtaking kitchen. "Oh wow, This is a Chef's heaven." A giddy smile blossomed on her face as she set Teddy on the spotless floor (there was no highchair set up yet).
"Accio baby bag!" Callidora pointed her in the very vague direction of the front double doors, where the bag had been tossed aside.
It took a minute but she eventually heard the tell-tale whizzing sound and the bag eventually zoomed into her outstretched hand. "Do you want a baba Teddy? Do you want a baba?" The teenager spoke in a high pitched baby voice while she fixed the bottle, watching the baby from the corner of her eye.
Little Teddy perked up, gurgling happily and making grabby hands. Callidora laughed quietly.
"Alright alright, hold your horses Tubby." She poked the giggling baby in the tummy accusingly.
The black haired teenager squirted some of the formula onto her wrist after a mild warming charm, smiling in satisfaction when it neither too hot or cold but instead perfectly warm. "Perfect."
She hoisted the baby up gently and guided the clear nipple to his lips. Teddy sucked enthusiastically and gnashed his gums while he fed and not for the first time, Callidora cringed and wondered how Tonks - Dora - ever breast fed the little monster.
Once he finished his drink sometime later, she hefted him to her shoulder and gently patted his back to burp him before deciding to find the nursery the easy way.
"Kreacher!" She called out.
The House-Elf popped in immediately, his unnaturally large eyes staring unblinking up at the duo. "What can I do for Mistress Potter?" He croaked inquiringly in his bullfrog voice.
"Can your take us to the Nursery? Thank you Kreacher." She said when he bobbed his little head in acceptance and held out his hand.
With a tiny pop, they were on second floor and inside Teddy's room. Callidora thanked the old, helpful house elf once more and sent him back to bed. Laying Teddy down on the changing table, she traded his wet diaper for a new, dry one, thanking Merlin he had only peed.
The baby was sleepy from the plane ride but not yet ready to admit defeat and close his eyes so Callidora washed her hands free of germs and tiptoed to the old rocking chair that used to be hers. The rocker was made of fine wood and had a werewolf, stag, grim and a rat carved intricately in it with Lily petals on the arm rests.
The witched rocked the baby slowly until he fell asleep in her arms. She yawned widely and carefully placed the baby in his expensive crib, covering him up snugly in his favorite handmade blankie.
"Goodnight baby," she cooed, yawning once more before placing a loving kiss on his forehead, ruffling his tuft of soft hair that sat upon his head affectionately.
Too tired to go searching for her room and secretly wanting to stay with Teddy, Callidora transfigured two of Teddy's many stuffed animals in a warm duvet and a comfy, feather filled pillow and then simply settled on the floor and nodded off, her hand seeking Teddy's in the dark for comfort.
His tiny baby hand subconsciously curled around her right pointer finger and he sighed contently in his sleep, dreaming of dragons and his family.
The kettle on the stove whistled loudly in the kitchen, and the grumpy teenager let out a moan of relief before setting out to prepare Snow Geisha White Tea for herself and Andromeda. The later of the two was feeding the bottomless pit better known as Teddy while the teenager in her care bustled around the kitchen making a mouthwatering breakfast for the two of them.
Once the duo were properly fed they got to planning their day.
Callidora blew a stray strand of hair out of her eyes before speaking. "Okay, first, we're going to need to go the Car Dealer in Port Angeles because I need one to get to school and you will need one while I'm gone. Do you know how to drive?" Callidora didn't wait for an answer, "If you aren't then there is always charming the car to drive itself after you set a destination. Once we have our cars we are going to need to go to the local high school to enroll me, then we will need to go to the grocery market, we can't have Kreacher popping off to the nearest wizarding Alley every time we have a meal. After that's done, we will need to send an owl to the American Ministry to set up international floo so our friends can get in and we can get out. Merlin we have a lot to do today. Oh! I'll also need school supplies." The teenager groaned miserably, rubbing her temples as if to fight of an oncoming headache.
"Go get ready then, I'll send the owl to the Ministry now to get it out of the way."
Callidora nodded and followed the order, running up to the tower that was her room. She stopped outside her closed door and admired it. It was made of glass with hundreds of squares that were made of every color possible, and for a door knob there was a crystal hand that one had to shake to open it. Callidora laughed happily and shook the hand. The door popped open and the suddenly emotional teenager had to resist the strong urge to cry.
The only two rooms she had ever known had been the cupboard under the stairs (why had she ever thought she'd miss that puny thing when she had left the Dursley's?) and Dudley's second bedroom that had been mostly bare, only having the absolute necessities; nothing more, nothing less.
But this...
It was an absolutely giant room in the shape of a circle, with a round bed hanging from the ceiling a few feet off the ground. A medieval looking desk in the shape of a half moon was pushed delicately against the smooth stone wall, directly in front of her bed with another, smaller, half moon indent so Callidora could push herself in with the chair. A stack of thick creamy parchment was placed in front the deceptively worn looking chair with three pots of ink that had quills sticking out of them, set above the parchment strategically. From left to right, the first was plain black ink, the middle was Color Changing inkwell, while the last one was an Everlasting emerald green, the shade almost exactly the same as Callidora's eyes.
The quills were nice and soft with the variety of a white Eagle feather, a Peacock feather and black and gold Pheasant feather. Callidora skimmed her fingers across the smooth wood, humming delightedly to herself. There were several comfy looking chairs that hung from the ceiling just like the bed and Callidora assumed that the reason for so many chairs were the fact that her friends from Hogwarts would be visiting occasionally and spending the night.
The ceiling had branches covering most of it and hundreds of fairies buzzed from within their leaves. Their multicolored wings created a fantastic light as the small inch tall (five inches at most) creatures fluttered around happily. There was even a cage hanging in the middle made from branches that were manipulated into the shape. Callidora smiled, knowing Andy's owl would love it up their. Quidditch posters and photo's from her days at Hogwarts and a few from the summers she spent at the Weasley's littered the walls along with every house banner and flag as well as the official Hogwarts crest.
The smile on the beautiful witches face couldn't have been any bigger. She had to force herself to stop examining the rotund shaped room, silently promising to get back to it later, and grab a change of clothes before taking a shower in the luxurious bathroom attached to her bedroom.
She exited the steamy bathroom in high spirits once her hygiene was properly attended to. She wore a snug baby blue colored cashmere sweater with a somewhat flowy white skirt that stopped a few inches above her knees. She wore white, skin hugging gym shorts underneath the skirt, comfortable with nothing less. Pulling her closet doors open she went over to her shoe rack, choosing a pair of plain vans with white shoelaces and sliding them on with a pair of white socks before charming them to be the exact shade of blue as her sweater.
Running throughout the hallway after grabbing her money pouch and slipping it in a invisible pocket, Callidora shouted at the top of her lungs since she was still in her tower. "Andy! Are you and Teddy ready to leave?!" She halted very suddenly when she found herself in front of the kitchen and had grab onto the wall in order to not fall flat on her face.
"Yes, we're ready. Can you hold Teddy for a moment? Thank you."
Andy finished sipping her tea and put it in the sink where it magically cleaned itself and vanished to its rightful spot. I just need to grab my jacket, it's by the door though, so come on."
They made sure the door was locked before Apparating to the forest right by the school. Since school was starting in only two weeks the office was opened but mostly empty. The duo walked across the lot and searched for the office, finding it rather easily.
"Don't morph, okay munchkin?" Callidora whispered to him after seeing the desk lady's rather vibrant hair. He couldn't possibly have understood her but he didn't morph, much to the women's relief.
"Hello," Andy said politely, catching the desk lady's attention.
Her eyes went wide as she drank in our appearances and then she appeared quite flustered. "Yes! Hello, who are you?"
Ah, that was it. No one in the close-knit town knew the three had moved their since that had built their own house somewhere almost completely desolate and inconspicuous. Not a soul had known they were coming.
"Andromeda Black-Tonks. I am here to enroll my ward, Callidora Potter-Black."
"Ah, okay. One moment please," she hurriedly walked through the door behind her, had a quick whispered conversation with one of her co-workers before walking back to the main office with a friendly smile painted on her face, overly curious eyes and a thin stack of papers in her right hand. "Right, I need you to fill out these papers Mrs. Tonks and I'll need your measurements for gym Miss Black," She was interrupted by Callidora.
"Potter is fine," The black haired witch informed her gracefully and got a bright nod in return.
"Right, and then after that you should be all ready to go. We'll have your books ready for you on your first day at school here in the office. What grade will you be in?"
"Er - Twelfth? Yeah, it's twelfth, sorry, it's different in the UK."
The red head ?- nodded knowingly. "It's alright dear, you should get the hang of American slang soon enough."
"Is there a pen I can use?" Andromeda cut in smoothly.
"Oh! Yes, here you go." She fumbled with the pen holder on the counter, grabbed one and tested it, making sure it still had ink before handing it to the Pureblood.
"Ah - can I have a slip of paper and a pen too? I'll write down my measurements."
"Do you know your measurements?" She looked surprised. "If you don't we have a tape measure here, no need to guess." She hastily reassured.
"No," Callidora murmured, already writing in her elegant scribe. "I know my measurements." She said vaguely, handing the office lady the piece of paper.
"Alright," She took the slip and they were out of there ten minutes later with the emerald eyed teenager safely enrolled.
They decided to Apparate to Seattle instead of going to a car dealership in Port Angeles, and without too much thought, Andromeda got a recommended mini cooper in a shiny grey color. Callidora was much harder to please. They went to several dealerships before finding one that Callidora refused to not have.
"Please?" She begged for the millionth time, turning her puppy dog eyes on Andromeda.
"No, it's much to dangerous and it costs an arm and a leg. No," She denied the seventeen year old thrill seeker firmly.
"My old firebolt could go half that fast and the new model nearly matches it! Please? The money in my trust vault could pay for this, granted it would be wiped clean but I've reached my majority. I have complete control over the Potter Vaults, and a Black vault too, since Sirius left me one. Please? I'll make no more expensive purchases like this." She clasped her hands and was about to get on her hands and knees when the older witch caved.
Andy let out a weary sigh, "Fine, but only because I trust you. But after this I do want you to spend your money responsibly, alright? Nothing more like this, even if you could afford a million of these cars."
Callidora's body seized in excitement and her face flushed with the effort of trying not to shriek in happiness. "Thank you thank you thank you!" She snatched Andromeda up in a hug that squished Teddy between the two. His giggles were muffled between them.
Andy smiled and patted the girls back before brushing a hand through her long silky smooth and wavy hair. "I appreciate the fact that you asked instead of simply purchasing it without my consent. I know you could have done so."
Callidora denied that she would ever go behind Andy's back and after the process of buying the cars the very happy salesman handed them both their respective keys.
"Is there anything else you need?" The man named Adam asked.
"Yes. Yes there is, nothing about cars though."
He didn't look disappointed, it seemed nothing could bring him down from his high.
"Okay, what is it?"
"Where's the best place to eat here? We're kind of new."
He, after asking permission, punched in an address in the built in GPS' on both cars and wished them a good day.
They waved goodbye and after a small debate it was decided that Teddy would drive with Andy and her self driven car while Callidora was given explicit orders to drive the speed limit and follow behind her.
She agreed quickly and slid into the drivers seat of her very own Bugatti Veyron 16.4 after transfiguring a button into a car seat for Teddy to be buckled in. Callidora roved her fingers over the interior and her seat before sliding them onto the steering wheel with a pleased groan.
They ate a light lunch and also fed Teddy before tackling the not so daunting task of driving the two hours back to Forks for grocery shopping as well as school supply shopping.
Once they arrived in Washington Andy grudgingly signaled that Callidora could drop her car off at home and then apparate to the local market.
With a feverish light in her eyes, she promptly overtook Andy and sped away. A long, angry honk made her laugh and slow down to a still not too appropriate speed of eighty. Once her guardian was out of sight though, she pressed down on the gas and turned the radio on, previously unable to since Andromeda wanted her full focus on the road and not on changing stations.
On her way home it had started to drizzle so when she safely pulled her car into the drive, she ran in the house for a quick minute in order to grab her invisibility cloak. It would protect her from the wind and shield her from prying eyes.
With the picture of the trees next to the market she apparated as silently as she could before popping out and entering the store, looking up and down the aisles for her family. She ignored the appreciative looks she got and took the scolding Andy gave with good form, a tiny smile playing at her lips.
"I don't want to go." The suddenly shy teen mumbled, playing with her eggs absently as she held onto Teddy for comfort. The baby seemed to know what she needed because he cuddled up to her closely, even if he was tugging at her hair.
"You have to go," Andy spoke softly to the nervous teen, setting down a fresh cup of tea in front of her.
"O-okay, but can I take your car? I don't want them staring at me more than needed. You'll have my car in case you need to go anywhere." She said persuasively but Andy had already agreed.
"Of course you can, we only really got me a car because it would look odd if the parent didn't have one. Here's the key."
Callidora clasped the cool metal in her palm and thanked her guardian. "I think I'm going to fire call Hermione, be right back."
They had gotten their floo connected the third day after they arrived and Callidora had been using it to constantly stay in touch with her closest friends.
The jittery witch tossed some floo powder into the fire, called out Hermione's floo address and then poked her head through. "Hermione!" She called out loudly and heard the intelligent witch start before her bushy haired friend suddenly popped her head in the fire.
"Dora! How are you? Aren't you supposed to be in school soon?" Hermione greeted her best friend warmly with a happy smile.
"Yes," The girl admitted, "but I'm too nervous and I'm thinking of ditching. I'll know nobody Mia. I wasn't like this on the Hogwarts express because I was so excited to leave the Dursley's but I've grown use to having friends around me and now... I'll be lonely..." She said in a small voice.
Hermione's eyes lost the curious edge and softened considerably. She reached a hand through the fire and Callidora clasped it tightly in her own. "You're never alone Dora, remember that, but I could come down there for you and I'll enroll with you." The compassionate witch offered but Callidora quickly denied.
"No, you have you job there, I wouldn't want you to do that just for me." Things were quiet for a moment until she spoke again,hardly audible. "I should be back in England, shouldn't I? I should have become an Auror when the MLE offered me a spot in training. The Death Eaters who got away still need to be rounded up and sent off to Azkaban. They said the offer will always stand. I should come back," The girl rambled continuously until a firm squeeze to her hand shut her up.
"You be quiet right now, Callidora." The older witch said fiercely, applying gentle pressure to her hand again. "You gave up your childhood to protect them, to protect us. You knowingly walked to your death like a pig for slaughter and died for us," Hermione's voice cracked and Callidora could hear the emotional witch sniffle. "You deserve a life of peace and quiet now. A life of happiness. Don't sacrifice anymore for them, they could get off their lazy arses and finally do something themselves for a change. Stay in Forks and live your life, help take care of Teddy with Andy and find happiness, okay? You deserve it and if you ever need my help just tell me and I'll be over their in a heart beat with dozens of wizards to back you up, got it? Now go to school love, don't be late for your first day."
Callidora laughed and wiped her eyes while Hermione did the same. "I love you 'Mione,"
"And I love you too Callie, now go. Fire call me later to tell me how your day went!"
"There was never any doubt I'd do so. Hey, before you go, could you ask around and see when everybody's available? I want to have a gathering with all out family and friends."
"Of course, we're all waiting to see your place. But I got to go now to, paperwork calls." Hermione gave her a bland smile before the two friends severed the connection.
Callidora sniffed before returning to the kitchen to kiss her family goodbye. "Alright, well, I've got to head out now. I'll be home later. Be safe and have a good day!" And then she was out the door and in the car and on her way to school.