A/n: Here's my newest story. Updates might be a while in coming as I have a busy schedule for my last semester. Please review and let me know what you think!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything even remotely recognizable. Sadly they all belong to their respective authors I just sneak the characters out when no one notices.
Summary: What would your life be like if the only person who knew the truth was a puppet master? For once the puppets come to life and aren't very happy with the puppet master. Harry tries to unravel truth from lies and finds out that maybe you have to be a little insane to find and hold the only things that will make you happy.
Warnings: Manipulative Dumbledore! Slightly insane Harry! Slash! Don't like, don't read.
Pairings: Harry/Edward, Draco/Jacob Black, Charlie Swan/Sirius Black, Carlisle/Esme, Alice/Jasper, Rosalie/Emmett, Ron/Hermione, Lily Evans/James Potter
The Puppet Master
Forks or Spoons?
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End of August
7 year old Corey Potter banged his fist absentmindedly on the table as he sat on his mother's lap. His parents and several other people that he vaguely recognized were gathered around the table, staring at a large piece of paper and talking about something that made no sense to him. However, he did know that he did not like being ignored and wanted to join in the adult conversation. Therefore, he stood up in his mother's lap and examined the piece of paper that had everyone arguing. Biting his lip, Corey was about ready to give up when he recognized a word written on the paper. "Forks, Forks, Forks!" Corey chanted alternately banging his fists on the table and tugging on his mother's long hair.
Amused at the 7 year old's antics, the arguing stopped as everyone peered at the map and the name of the place Corey was chanting.
"Well, it is far from London." Ron Weasley said as he studied the map.
"I think it would be fascinating to visit the United States." Hermione chimed in.
"The place looks rather small." James said deprecatingly.
"Forks, Forks, Forks!" Chanted Corey Potter.
"I think it would be nice to live in a small town like that." Lily said wistfully.
"As if I would want to lower myself to live with filthy Muggles." Draco Malfoy sneered.
"Thankfully you don't have any say in the matter, Mr. Malfoy." James Potter sneered at the young blonde.
"Well I think that settles it. You'll be able to live in a small town away from the pressures of the Wizarding World and the kids will be able to attend a muggle school and they can be home schooled in the remainder of their magical education. I think that it will benefit everyone." Albus Dumbledore said beaming at his cherished protégées.
"Then I'll get started on the paperwork." Lily said standing up and kissing her little boy on the head.
"We'll get everything packed up." Hermione said pulling Ron after her.
"I better check your bracelets Mr. Malfoy before I head out." Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling as he studied the last member of the Malfoy family.
"Why would you need to do so? I can't do magic without the Potter's permission outside the house anyways." Draco said sneering at the one man he hated more than any other.
"Precautions as always, Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore said never losing that infuriating smile.
Draco only snorted and held out his wrists so the two golden bracelets encircling his wrists were visible.
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"How Muggles ever managed to survive without magic I'll never understand!" Ron cried out as they stepped out of the rental car to stand in the driveway of their new house.
"Honestly Ronald. I know it seems strange, but it is entirely possible to survive without magic." Hermione stated, rolling her eyes at her boyfriend as she too exited the car.
"Remember everyone; Dumbledore said that the magic here in America is unpredictable at best and at worst our magic won't work at all. So make sure that you try not to get into situations where you need magic outside our property." James said as they headed inside.
"So we can do magic on the property?" Hermione questioned.
"Yeah. Albus said he set up the wards so that we can perform magic on the grounds, we're connected to the Hogwarts Floo System and we can portkey from the property and any portkeys from outside will land just outside of our property line." Lily replied as she balanced Corey on her hip.
The two story house that belonged to the Potter family was set away from the main road and surrounded on all sides by the dense, green forest that was characteristic of the Olympic Peninsula. The inside of the house looked larger than what the exterior suggested. The group was standing in the hallway facing the living room. Off to the right was a large combined kitchen and dining room and a large closet and a library were located on the left side of the hallway. The circular set of stairs sat in front of a huge sliding glass door and led up to the bedrooms. There were 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms upstairs. The two adults immediately claimed the master bedroom overlooking the front of the property while the three teens fought over who got what room.
Once everything had been put in its proper place with the assistance of some handy spells, everyone gathered downstairs again.
"Ok. Let's go and get you guys signed up for high school while Lily goes and hunts down some food for us." James said and the British wizards trudged back towards the rental car. Surprisingly even Hermione was a little nervous about starting Muggle High School.
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Alice Cullen let a huge smile spread over her face as another vision danced before her eyes. It was about time her moody brother was going to be happy!
"What did you see?" Jasper asked as he stared lovingly at his wife.
"It's going to be an interesting year. Forks is going to see a lot of excitement with the 7 new people coming to town!" Alice exclaimed giggling.
"Oh joy more new humans to ogle and malign us behind our backs." Rosalie said sarcastically as she flipped through the newest issue of Vogue magazine.
"Six of them just moved into the old Potter house from England and the other is Chief Swan's daughter. I think she'll be the most interesting for our dear Edward." Alice exclaimed finally happy that Edward would meet his mate.
"Hahahaha! Eddie's mate is a human? That's hilarious. Mr. Broody Vampire and Miss I'm Full of Delicious Blood, oooh I can't wait to tease Edward about this." Emmett exclaimed from his place on the floor attempting to blow up as many people as possible on the videogame he was playing.
"I certainly hope that this will be a good thing for Edward." Esme stated thinking of her first "son".
"Where is Edward anyways?" Carlisle asked as he came downstairs.
"He went out hunting earlier." Alice said. "But don't tell him about any of this just yet. I think Bella Swan is his singer as well and I don't want him running away before he gets a chance to meet her." Alice warned.
"Do you think this is a good idea? If Edward's Singer is here it might mean we'll have to move." Carlisle said.
"Don't worry. I already saw that Edward won't lose control and kill her. I've already seen them together and he won't hurt her." Alice reassured her family.
"Well Edward better not kill her. I don't want to move again just because of some stupid human girl." Rosalie growled from her seat.
"Don't worry Rose, it'll all be worth it." Alice said reassured by the visions of the future.
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"Bella! Over here!" Charlie called out in the lobby of the Port Angeles Airport. Luckily with the place being so small he was able to locate his daughter without a problem.
Isabella Swan smiled tightly as she saw her father waving at her. She really didn't want to be here, but it was for the best. She hated to travel and she wouldn't make her mother choose between her daughter or her new husband. So Bella plastered a smile on her face and determined to make the best of it in dreary Forks, Washington.
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September
The whispers started the moment an unfamiliar car pulled up in the student parking lot. The volume increased when three complete strangers emerged from the modest car. The occupants could not have been more diverse. A tall, somewhat muscular freckled red hair guy, a curly-haired brunette girl and the most arrogant blonde haired, grey eyed boy headed towards the office.
Did you see the blonde?
He's hot, I wonder if he's single?
I wonder why the blonde doesn't seem to want to be around the other two?
Aren't they the ones living in the old Potter house?
None of them look related to the Potters. Are they adopted too?
Draco sneered at the students and treated one daring Muggle to a scorching glare when the oily haired boy tried approaching him. Damn it! If he was stuck in this hell on earth then everyone would know that they were scum beneath his shoe! Draco thought viciously as he stalked the halls to his first period class.
Ron and Hermione on the other were more friendly and soon found themselves surrounded by well-meaning small town students eager to befriend the new British students.
Meanwhile, Bella Swan tried to blend in with the crowds, but since she was one of four new students it was an impossible task. Luckily she managed to navigate her way to her first period class without too much difficulty.
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Bella sighed as she sunk lower in her seat, trying unsuccessfully to avoid the openly curious looks of the student body. Suddenly a musical giggle to her right made her look over.
"Hi, you must be Bella. I'm Alice Cullen. It's so nice to meet you." The pretty, pale and dark-haired girl next to her said as a way of introduction.
"Uh, yes I am. It's nice to meet you too, Alice." Bella replied.
"So how are you liking Forks so far?" Alice questioned as the teacher passed out the syllabus for the semester.
"It's not bad. Different than what I'm used to, but I think I'll adjust." Bella replied before the teacher quieted them down as he began to lecture about the course goals.
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Lunchtime rolled around and Draco was about ready to Crucio the next idiot that tried to ask him another ridiculous question. Sadly not only could he not perform magic without permission it probably wouldn't even work in this messed up excuse for a country. America might be advanced in the Muggle world, but it was a wild unknown for the civilized European witches and wizards. The combination of these facts made for a very pissed off Malfoy heir. Unfortunately he didn't even get to rage in peace because he was suddenly surrounded by a bunch of people including the ever annoying Weasel and his Mudblood. For Merlin's sake couldn't he ever escape them?
"So what brings you to Forks?" the blonde jock known as Mike Newton asked the three British wizards.
"Oh well we moved here with the Potters, who are family friends, beccause we needed to start over in a place without ghosts of the past." Hermione replied.
"Oh, sorry didn't mean to bring up bad memories." Mike said looking a little awkward that he brought up a sensitive subject.
"What about you Bella?" Angela Weber asked the Chief's daughter attempting to lighten the mood.
"My mother remarried and Phil is a professional baseball player. He has to travel a lot for his job and since I didn't want to travel I decided to move up here with my father." Bella replied.
"That was a very self-sacrificing act that you did." Hermione said to the Chief's daughter.
"Who are they?" Ron suddenly asked staring off at the far end of the lunch room.
As one the whole table turned to look as the five most beautiful and exclusive students at Forks High walked into the cafeteria.
"Those are the Cullens. They just moved here from Alaska last year. Rosalie and Jasper Hale are siblings and their aunt Esme adopted them. Alice, Emmett and Edward were also adopted by Esme and her husband Carlisle, who is a surgeon at the hospital. But it is so creepy because Emmett and Rosalie are dating and so are Jasper and Alice. Yet they all live together!" Jessica Stanley exclaimed in a low voice.
"What about him?" Bella asked her eyes glued to the bronze-haired god. She had never seen anyone so handsome in her life.
"Edward Cullen? Don't bother with him. He's single because apparently none of the girls here are good enough for him." Jessica sneered remembering the day when that jerk had turned her down without a second thought.
Hermione just rolled her eyes at the single minded focus of most of the muggle girls on guys and instead engaged Angela Weber in a discussion about class schedules.
Ron ignored them all and focused on inhaling his lunch.
Draco Malfoy sneered at anyone who so much as looked his way.
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Edward Cullen was not having a good day. First he decided to go hunting with Jasper one more time before the start of yet another year of high school. The trip would have been better if he found a mountain lion, his favorite; alas he had to settle for a couple of deer instead. Then he had to listen to Rosalie harp the entire way to school about this new student that was supposed to be his Singer and apparently the one he was going to end up mating according to Alice's vision. While he had never doubted her before he almost wished this one vision wouldn't come true just so Rosalie would stop whining!
Although it would be nice not to be the only one without a mate.
So while his morning wasn't the greatest, the rest of the day conspired to be even worse. There were four new teens which meant all the students were currently gossiping about them and their heads were filled with normal teenage thoughts. Sadly, with his ability to read minds, every student at Forks High School was thinking nice and not so nice things about the four newest residents of the small town. There are times when I wish I didn't have the ability to read minds. It would definitely be a lot quieter. Edward thought wistfully to himself, knowing he would never trade his gift away.
Then he came to the class he had been dreading the most, Biology. Sighing quietly to himself and bracing himself as best he could he sat down in his normal seat. Not a moment later, Bella Swan walked into the room and headed toward the front to have Mr. Banner sign the necessary papers. He watched as she turned around and headed in his direction. He tried to take a firm grip on his inner vampire and hope that he would be able to make it through the remainder of the day without slaughtering half the school. However, when Bella Swan sat next to him even all the knowledge that a Singer's blood was almost irresistible to a vampire didn't help the burning desire to drain her dry that engulfed him. The wooden desk suddenly gained indents from where his fingers gripped the edges so as not to give in to the urge to bite the Chief's daughter. But it would be so easy….It would be over before she realized what happened and the other students wouldn't have time to scream before we drained them all…..
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Bella Swan stared at the bronze-haired Cullen, wondering what she had done to piss him off to the extent that he was glaring murderously at her. Surreptitiously, she sniffed her hair and smelled her breath wondering if perhaps he was slightly insane. I hope not. It would be extremely unfair if the hottest guy at school also happened to be off his rocker.
The moment the bell rang to dismiss class Edward was out of the room in less time than it took to blink. Forget Alice's prediction, I don't think I can last another moment in Swan's presence without murdering quite a few people for her blood. Probably forewarned by Alice his siblings were waiting in the car when he got out to the parking lot. Without a word he jumped in the driver's seat and sped out of the parking lot, driving like a maniac in his desire to get away from that tantalizing scent.
"Two weeks Edward. You have two weeks to stay in Alaska and then you better come back here." Alice told Edward as they pulled into the driveway.
Edward just nodded and raced inside, haphazardly grabbing a few things before coming back downstairs.
"Be careful Edward. I think you could use a break from school anyways." Esme said lightly as she said goodbye to her son.
Edward kissed her on the cheek, received a hug from Carlisle and went running out the door on his way to Alaska.
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A/n: Well there's the first chapter. Don't worry Harry will be showing up next chapter along with some background explanation. Let me know what you think! -- Dark Disaster.
