Fire&Ice

Prologue: A little Bit of History

The night air was crisp and dreary, candles lit up the corridors of the castle where a secret meeting was taking place. The stone castle sat on the edge of the forbidden forest unknown to others but the owners and their chosen visitors. The time was twelve midnight. Why was such a meeting taking place at this hour? Well it was somewhat of a contract and the person in question that the whole thing was being made up for was sitting in an ancient meeting room with furniture from the early eighteenth century.

The castle had very few windows but in this particular room there was one, which had a direct view to the moon. A young girl about the age of seventeen was sitting on one of the armchairs staring out as her future was being planned for her. Of course she had no say in the matter and didn't dare try to argue. She was a very beautiful girl with tanned skin from her days spent a little too long in the sunlight. But her tan wasn't spotty it was an even tan which made her look even more beautiful. She had long waist length black hair. She stood at about 5'7" easily, was curvy in all the right places and had beautiful hazel brown eyes with a hint of green in them. Her name was Dorea Black, and she and her father were in a meeting discussing a marriage contract with her future father in law.

The young man sitting across from her was very pale. He had a handsome face and strong jawbones. His eyes were the darkest brown she could every remember seeing and he had neatly stacked black locks. He looked like a Greek god but she wasn't interested in being with him. He was a right foul git at school. Maybe not to her but to others she had befriended. His name was Tom Marvolo Riddle and he had an unhealthy interest in her, every since they started school together seven years ago.

Very few people knew much about Tom, but over that last few months she'd learned more than she had cared to know. First Tom was adopted when he was five by the Malfoys, a rich pure blood family in wizarding England. He was amazing in potions and defense against the dark arts. He had been promised an inheritance when he was of age, and he was a vampire. Not just any vampire but a vampire prince. The Malfoys were the oldest and richest of the vampire community and of noble blood.

Tom's adoptive father Ajax and his wife Isla Black whom was named after her mother, had one son, but wanted more children after they noticed their son Abraxas drifting off into the wrong path unfit for a king. So Ajax and his wife went to an orphanage where they heard about a young boy with extraordinary powers for his age. They adopted him right away. He was just a few years younger than Abraxas whom had run away from home two years ago, and embraced the vampire community as if her were born into it. Ajax turned young Tom on his sixteenth birthday and told him of the requirements to become king. One huge requirement was that your have a queen by your side to reign with you, preferably a Black. So he had chosen Dorea, but her heart was elsewhere.

"Well Cygnus this is a joyous occasion if any" said Ajax, summoning a bottle of his finest wine pouring four glasses out.

"Yes, yes I dare say it is" said Cygnus agreeing and taking his glass and handing his daughter one. She grabbed it and continued to stare out of the window. Tom continued to stare at her wishing her attention were on him.

"Let us raise our glasses to the union of our children" said Ajax, they all raised their glasses and drank from them. After finishing his drink Cygnus signed the written contract and the meeting was over. The four of them got up and were walking toward the front of the castle where the main floo was.

"Now Cygnus you know that this written contract is only valid after their wedding, then the transformation and the consummation" he reminded him his fangs coming out a little.

"Yes, of course no worries there Ajax, They are to be married two weeks from now and then our families will be one" said Cygnus half excited half afraid. The two of them continued to talk with their children walking behind them. Tom attempted to spark up a conversation with Dorea.

"Why is it that you don't fancy me Dorea?" he asked. She remained quiet and he pressed on. "Is it because you don't want to be married so soon, because if that's the case than I can convince father to hold off on the wedding for a bit" Dorea shook her head no to that.

"Are my looks not appealing to you?" he asked

"No Tom you're very handsome" she answered truthfully. To this he smiled smugly. Then he thought.

"I could make a good husband for you, I would forever be loyal to you, I'd always take what you say into consideration Dorea, I'd never take you for granted" he said sincerely.

"Thanks Tom" she said quietly.

"I know you're in love with Potter," he said as an after thought. At this she froze up completely and stopped walking completely.

"What are you talking about?" She asked turning to face him.

"Don't play coy Dorea, I see the way you look at him and the looks he gives you" Dorea turned around and continued walking a little more quickly, damn this castle for being so big, she thought. Tom caught up to her quickly and shoved her against the cold stonewall, not too hard but hard enough to get her attention. He held her arms up above her head with one hand and stroked her cheek with the other. She turned her face to the side as his fangs came out. He left no room for personal space and she could feel his cold hard body pressed up against hers.

"Don't you see Dorea, we belong together, your father thinks so, my father thinks so and so do I. Get that ingrate Potter out of your mind so that we can move forward and build a family" he said pleadingly.

"Charlus would never force me into marriage or hold me against my will" she spat facing him finally. He looked deeply into her hazel brown eyes and without warning placed a huge bruising kiss on her lips. He forced her mouth open with his tongue. He kept his fangs in check so that he did not harm her too much. He fought to get her to respond and she did figuring that he would stop if she did. When she couldn't breath anymore he let up. Her breath was coming out heavy and he leaned his forehead against hers.

"Tell me you felt nothing?" he asked, she knew it was a rhetorical question so she didn't answer. She just wanted to get out of there as fast as possible. He let her go and straightened himself out and let her do the same before he led her to the floo point, where their fathers were waiting for them.

"My son what held the two of you?" he asked

"We were just getting to know each other," he answered gazing at her but she kept her gaze stuck on the fireplace ready to leave. Cygnus and Ajax shared a look and smile.

"Very well then, I bid you a goodnight and safe trip home, and we look forward to hearing from you to plan out the wedding" said Ajax

"Goodnight then" said Cygnus throwing some floo powder into the fireplace and naming his destination. Dorea stepped up and did the same after sharing one last glance with Tom.

In a very wooded area in east England two Werewolves were running at a rapid speed through the trees that seemed never ending. The faster of the two was a jet-black wolf with powder blue eyes that seemed as if he could run for days. The slower of the two, though he wasn't that far behind, was a black wolf with a white underbelly, legs, nose and brown eyes. The only light they had was that of the full moon shining down on them. One wolf was running faster than the other, as it seemed the two were in a race. Just before they got to the edge of the tree line one of the wolves stopped, when the other was at his side together they morphed back into human form. Both were males standing at the exact same height of 6 feet even.

One was younger than the other but looked like a spitting image of his companion. He was about 17 or 18 and had a perfect muscular body frame with six-pack abs tanned skin and a strong jaw line. His hair was messy and a dark raven color his vision was impaired so he summoned his glasses along with his clothes that he put on.

The older man did the same he had salt and pepper hair, he looked to be In his mid forties but his body was just as fit as his younger counter part. His vision was impaired too and he wore the same glasses as the younger man. After they had on all of their clothing they apparated silently to their home.

Godric's Hollow was a large werewolf community in East England hidden to those who were non magical. There were several rows of single-family homes that aligned the streets on both sides of the gated community. At the very top of the only hill in Godric's Hollow was a mansion that was gated in too. The two men walked up to the gates silently when they got to the opening of the gates it read Potter Mansion across the gate doors. The gates opened for them automatically and the younger of the two said.

"Race you to the top"

"You're on" they morphed quickly and ran all the way to the large doors of the mansion and morphed back into their human form.

"Beat you again," said the younger one smiling as he put on his clothes

"You wish son," said the older of the two smiling putting on his clothes as well. The two of them walked inside the mansion, which was lit by candlelight. On the corridors there were pictures of old and new family members. The hallway led to many of the rooms such as the sitting room, which were decorated in Gryffindor colors, the dining room, the kitchen the study, the library, and the grand ballroom. There was a grand staircase split in two, which led to all the bedrooms and bathrooms. Outside were a huge field that was covered in grass as far as the eye could see, a garden and a pool.

The two men walked into the sitting room where a cold pitcher of water and a roaring fire in the fireplace was waiting for them. The older of the two poured two glasses and handed the younger man a glass as he settled into his favorite chair.

"Now Charlus what of this girl again" asked the older man taking a sip of water from his glass.

"Well she's simply gorgeous father" said the young man speaking animatedly "She's kind intelligent and did I mention gorgeous" he asked smiling.

"I believe you have stars in your eyes my boy" said Richard James Potter the third smiling genuinely.

"Only for her father" said Charlus sincerely.

"And what is the name of the lady that has stolen my sons heart" asked Richard.

"Dorea Black father, she's the only Black so far that hasn't been sorted into Slytherin house, rather she was in Ravenclaw" Richard's smile turned to a frown.

"Now son you know I am behind you in almost everything you do right" he asked when Charlus nodded and he continued, "It's just that she is betrothed to another son, you know this already" Charlus nodded and said

"Yes father I know this very well, but she does not love him, she loves me and I her, so I don't understand why we can not be together?" he asked innocently

Richard sighed and sat his glass down on the wooden coffee table "Because son, you were simply not early enough in asking for her hand" Charlus slammed his glass down breaking the glass and almost breaking the table as well. He got up and started to pace around the sitting room

"Damn that Riddle"

"You mean Malfoy son," said Richard calmly

"No father I mean just what I said, he knew that I had been courting her for years and how we felt about each other" said Charlus angrily.

"However it happened son it is much too late for you and her to be together, I've gotten word from an old friend that Cygnus is signing the contract tonight" said his father "And furthermore it has been quite peaceful the last fifty years between the vampires and our kind and we would not want to change that now would we" he asked knowingly.

"No sir" said Charlus but he didn't convinced. He knew where his heart lye or rather who had it and he was determined to make her, his bride with or with out his families permission.

After Dorea arrived home a couple of hours ago she could not sleep. She was in her room lying down in her bed crying silently about her unfortunate future when an owl knocked on her window.

She got up wondering who in the hell would send her an owl at this hour, she opened her window and allowed the small black owl in. After giving him food and water, she carefully untied the letter from his leg and sat at her desk lit her wand and read.

Dorea my love,

It has come to my attention that you and Malfoy are betrothed, now, but I know that your heart is not with him; it lies with me, and mine with you. So I write this letter to you to ask of you one thing. Run away with me, become my bride, we can be together forever you and me, and I know I can make you a lot happier than he. You know I love you and would never ask you to do anything you didn't want to so, if you wish to honor your fathers request and marry Tom then so be it, send this owl back with a letter informing me so. If not then keep the owl and I'll be at your place tomorrow at midnight in my wolf form, we'll leave and be together like we both want Dorea please I love you with all my heart.

Yours Forever

CRP

Dorea closed the letter and smiled for the first time in ages, and decided to take her life in her own hands for once. Sod what her family thought they could all fuck off for all she cared. She knew they never truly loved her because she was different. Her younger sister Lea was jealous of her. Her older siblings didn't even talk to her and her mother and father barely even looked at her. As a matter of fact she only received attention from her father after she had been forced to agree to this bloody mistake of a marriage.

With her mind made up she refolded the letter and went to began packing her things, not too much just enough to get her wherever she was going. She had been in love with Charlus every since she could remember and she wasn't going to let anyone tear them apart she was willing to risk every thing for him just as he was risking everything for her.

He showed up the next night just as he had promised. It was another full moon out. Dorea walked to the edge of her backyard which was a wooded area where Charlus came out of the wood line in his wolf form just as promised. She pat affectionately on the top of his head and a second later he transformed. She turned away blushing so that he could get dressed.

He grabbed her hand with one of his and caressed her face causing her to face him. "Dorea my love you do not know how happy you've made me" he said smiling at her. She smiled deeply too gazing into his powder blue eyes.

"And you me Charlus"

"Are you sure you want to do this, there is still time to turn back" he said looking at her very seriously.

"I've never been more sure of anything in my life Charlus" he smiled and kissed her sweetly on the lips.

"Let us leave then, I've set up a portkey in the woods," he said taking her hand and leading her forward. She took one last glance at the place she had called home for the past 17 years and decided she would not miss it. She allowed him to lead her into the woods.

The next morning was a bit foggy for Dorea she woke up in a bed that was not her own, with a warm weight holding her down. She turned a little to see the face of her true love Charlus and smiled kissing the tip of his nose and waking him as she did so.

"Good morning love," she said smiling

"Morning Love" he answered smiling just as wide as she. Before they had time to enjoy each other's company any more the doors to his bedroom chamber opened and in walked his mother and father.

"Rise and shine son time for some official family business and your mum wants you to eat your breakfast this morning" said his father not noticing the young woman in his sons bed. His mum did and surprisingly she couldn't suppress a smile.

"And who might this young lady be" asked his mother kindly, getting his fathers attention. Dorea was so embarrassed she tried to bury herself under the covers, his mother laughed but his father didn't. "Come child show us your face now, don't be embarrassed" she said lightly and Dorea peeked out from under the covers.

"Mum, dad" said James getting up out of his bed, "This is Dorea Black, and I want to marry her" His mother looked delighted as Dorea now got out of the bed too in some of Charlus's clothes. She walked over to him shyly and he placed his arm around her. His father looked outraged.

"Son I thought we discussed this last night" he said trying to keep his temper in check.

"We did father and I've decided that I don't care about the Malfoys and neither does she, we want to be together and we will with or without your permission," said Charlus firmly tightening his hold on Dorea.

His father was about to yell at him his mother could tell that's why she intervened before he could. "Dorea dear does your family know about this" she asked gesturing at the two of them.

"No maim, I was to marry Tom Riddle-Malfoy but I do not love him, I'm completely in love with your son," she said honestly and his mother smiled.

"I'm afraid that does not matter Dorea" the elder Potter began "You were promised to Tom therefore you will marry him, I'm going to send your father and owl now"

"No father" said Charlus as he went to stop his father from leaving.

"Don't get me started on you son, you have disappointed me greatly, kidnapping this poor girl from her family they must be worried sick" he said as he started to walk out of the room again but Dorea's voice stopped him.

"With all do respect sir, my family doesn't give a shite about me, they only see me as a tool to help add to their fortune, I love your son with all my heart and would rather die than marry Tom Riddle or Malfoy or what ever, and not be with your son" Richard looked sympathetic but did not change his mind.

"Richard, the two of them are in love, do you really want to be responsible for causing your son an eternal heart break?" asked his wife.

"But Anne, she…" but Anne cut him off

"I know what she has been promised to do, but nothing is set in stone yet my love, allow your son some happiness for the days ahead of him will surely be filled with trouble," she said pleading with him through her eyes. He couldn't say no to his wife no matter how hard he tried. Finally after an eternity of silence he sighed

"You want to marry her" he asked his son, his son nodded "And you want to marry him," he asked. Dorea nodded as well. "Very well then, we have a wedding to plan, Charlus inform Dorea of what has to take place. Anne, invite everyone in the village to house tomorrow, if we're going to go through with this we have to do it quickly."

"Thank you father and thank you mum," said Charlus hugging both of his parents.

"Come child soon you will be apart of this family," said his mum. Dorea walked over to his parents and embraced the both of them, and finally she felt like she was home.

Cygnus Black was sitting in his dining room with his family minus Dorea whom had refused to come out of her room since the meeting with the Malfoys. He didn't really care though. The ungrateful brat brought shame on their family after being sorted into Ravenclaw; she was lucky to have this opportunity to bring some of their honor back. He was just lucky that young Tom had taken such an interest in his daughter.

He was enjoying dinner and a little idle chat with his wife Violetta, his son Pollux and his other two daughters Cassiopeia and Lea Black. His youngest son Marius was disowned for being a squib and ran away from home some time ago and was presumably living in muggle England somewhere not that he cared. Pollux had returned from Auror business just last night and Cassiopeia was a Healer at St. Mungos. His youngest daughter Lea was entering into her seventh and final year at Hogwarts.

"So glad that you could all make it for your sisters wedding" he said to his two eldest. Lea frowned at this. It was common knowledge to everyone at Hogwarts and everyone in this household that she was deeply infatuated with Tom Riddle. She was very upset when she heard that he had asked for her sister's hand in marriage instead of her own. She could see why though, Dorea was every young mans dream girl. She was beautiful, intelligent and kind. She had a very nice figure and carried herself very well.

Not that Lea wasn't all these things as well, but she was no Dorea. She loathed living in the shadow of her older sister. All she heard at Hogwarts was Dorea this, and Dorea that. She was so happy when her sister graduated Hogwarts last year because she didn't have to live in her shadow anymore. But then she got the news of Tom's proposal; she couldn't recall a time when she'd cried so much. But she had learned to accept it, even though she didn't want to. Lea was a pretty witch as well she had long blonde hair and big grey eyes. She was shorter than Dorea she stood at 5'3" but had quite a few suitors as well. Her thoughts were interrupted by Gill the house elf.

"Excuse me Mr. Black sir, there is a letter from your daughter Dorea it is very important that you read it" said Gill

Cygnus snatched the letter from the house elf and rudely dismissed him. He was about to cast the letter into the fire when he noticed that it was written on Potter stationary. He opened it and began to read as his heart rate dropped with every single word.

Dear Father,

If I am correct you are sitting at supper for the family around this time of day. If that is the case then I suggest you read this letter aloud for all to hear. (He began to read out loud). Every since I went to Hogwarts seven years ago and was sorted into Ravenclaw house, I've been treated differently, coldly harshly. You lot never really loved me after that and I cannot understand why. You never listen to me therefore I am writing you this letter to tell you that I am not going to go through with the planned wedding to Tom. I'm in love with Charlus Potter and if you cared any ounce about me or my happiness then you would've never forced me into this marriage. So I'm writing you this letter on behalf of my future father in law to let you all know that I'm going to marry Charlus instead and probably will have done so or being close to doing it as you're reading this letter. You will not be able to stop me so don't try. Goodbye forever

Dorea.

Cygnus slammed the letter down and hurried to his floo with his family close behind and called out Malfoy castle. In an instant he vanished. Over at Malfoy manor he'd just finish explaining the letter to Ajax whom was fuming with anger, but none of them were angrier than Tom.

"Where does their marriage bounding take place?" Tom asked very calmly.

" I…I do not know" answered Cygnus truthfully.

"Well I do" said Ajax "We have to hurry son," he said to Tom. "Cygnus you stay here, hopefully that whore of a girl you call daughter hasn't done the unthinkable yet" said Ajax not at all offending Cygnus by his term for Dorea. Cygnus just nodded as Ajax and Tom left. They gathered some of their best Vampire warriors and headed out into the moonlit night.

At their sacred marriage-bounding place deep within the forbidden forest, the lot of werewolves stood in human form, as the marriage of their prince and his new princess was taking places. Among them were Charlus's best friends and fellow Weres, Septimus Weasley, Brian Finnegan and Augusta Longbottom. His father was performing the ceremony with his mother at Richard's side.

"Now for the final ritual, drink this potion the both of you must drink from the same cup," he said as he handed the cup to Charlus and then to Dorea. "Where are the rings" he asked Septimus stepped up and handed them to Charlus and to Dorea "Charlus place the ring on her finger and repeat after me, with this ring I am forever bound" Charlus placed the ring on her finger and said what his father said and Dorea did the same.

"Now Dorea the next part is going to hurt, but only for a little while" said Richard kindly. She nodded. "Charlus, you know what to do" he said looking at his son with pride. Charlus nodded and his werewolf teeth came out as Dorea offered herself to him. He took a bite out or skin and she never screamed, only flinched. Once Charlus backed off he let out a huge howl and the others followed as Dorea began to transform into her werewolf form. She was a beautiful black wolf with hazel eyes. Richard took the branding stick and branded her with the Potter brand in her wolf form, she cried out a little before transforming back to her human form. Charlus covered her body in one of his royal capes that covered her from head to toe.

"You may now kiss the bride," said Richard. They kissed and the other werewolves let out a huge howl. After parting Dorea and Charlus joined in howling.

"NOOOOOOO!"

They heard the shout coming from the wood line and saw Riddle flanked by some of his Vampire followers and his father Ajax. The Vampires flew down to where the werewolves were and many of them began shape shifting to their wolf form except for Charlus, Dorea, his mum and dad.

"She was mine, Potter mine you'll pay for this," said Riddle pointing at Dorea

"She did not want you Tom, and I don't care what you think you can do to me Tom"

"Consider this war, the treaty is over as of right now" said Ajax.

"War, you forget Malfoy you're in my territory and you don't have enough Vamps to fight your "war" said Charlus placing Dorea behind him.

"That is what you think Potter" said Ajax as some hundreds of Vampires started to appear. A huge fight broke out Richard morphed and so did his mum. A werewolf he didn't know was distracting Tom and Ajax was being trailed by three at a time.

"Dorea my love run, mum will go with you, run to Hogwarts and floo home, do it now!" he said when he saw that she was about to argue. She nodded they kissed once more passionately and she said.

"Come back to me"

"I will, now go! Hurry!" she morphed and found his mum they with the other female wolves ran through the woods to the safety of Hogwarts. Charlus turned around and morphed into his werewolf form and was taken on two Vampires at a time. One lunged at him and he bit it in the leg breaking its bone that one went down, he did the same to the other as he looked for more to destroy. About 20 minutes into the fight he heard his name being called.

"Potter, you take something from me, I take something from you" said Tom going after Richard whom had his back turned because he was battling two other vampires. Tom came at Richard from behind with a silver dagger.

"Father Nooooo!" yelled Charlus as Tom struck his father in the back, his father went down and changed back into his human shape. With the dagger struck firmly into his back. The other vampires started to retreat, as Charlus ran over to his fathers side. He cradled his fathers' head in his lap as he removed the dagger.

"This isn't over Potter!" yelled Tom as he was ushered away by his father and the other vampires that came with them.

Charlus sat and cried with his fathers head in his lap. Richard's breaths were coming in slowly as he tried to speak. The other werewolves gathered in around the two of them.

"Char…Charlus"

"Father" said Charlus holding his tears for a moment

"It, it is yours" he said Charlus knew what he was speaking of, he was now king.

"No father don't die, please" Charlus pleaded crying

"Take care of them my son, everything is yours now" his father said quickly before his eyes rolled to the back of his head and he was here no more.

"No….no no" said Charlus as he realized his father was gone "I will avenge you father, I will" said Charlus. Septimus went up to him and lifted his friend up. Charlus stood on top of the largest rock he could find and howled a very loud howl. Letting them all know that this means war. All the werewolves there howled at the moon with him, letting him know that they would follow him to the ends of the earth if need be, but the would avenge their king and follow their new one.

At Malfoy castle the next night Ajax was there talking to his son. "Tom I know this is not what you wanted but you cannot let your emotions interfere with you taking the crown"

"I know father"

"Now Cygnus was gracious enough to offer us his youngest daughter Lea instead, she will make a fine bride and unlike that bitch Dorea, she is completely loyal to you," he said Tom didn't respond.

"Tom do you understand me, you will marry Lea in two weeks, she will finish her final year here in the castle with tutors, do you understand" Tom was staring out the window looking at the moon

"Yes father, but I want one thing in return"

"What is it Tom" asked Ajax concerned

"We declare war, on the Werewolves, none of them are innocent, Potter made certain of that," he said seriously turning to face his father

"As you wish my son," Tom smiled evilly and so it began.

(A/N: This story is very A/U as you can all see, I hope you will bare with me and take the time to read and review, hopefully any questions you may have will be answered in this story. This is a H/Hr/D love triangle of sorts but the first part is strictly or more so H/Hr, so please read and review much appreciated thanks.)