Occultus Regnum Quod Unspeakables
A/N: New story that just popped into my head enjoy. Nothing belongs to me Blah, Blah, Blah. Of course it doesn't belong to me, it's fanfiction, that in its self is a disclaimer. -CCG
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Lily squinted and moved her wand closer to the wall.
"James, I think I've found something."
James looked over his shoulder at his wife. He gazed back out to the empty cemetery before backtracking towards to the gingered haired woman he married.
"Lily, there's no spell in the world that can bring the dead back to life."
"We're not bring the dead back to life. We're cheating death."
"This isn't necessary."
"Yes, it is, James. I don't trust Pete as far as I can throw him."
"Well, you shouldn't try. He's fat." James' head whipped back and forth in a quick sweep of the graveyard, as if something would jump from behind one of the moss-covered tombstone. "Lily, can we leave? This place is creeping me out."
"Really, James? You ran around with a werewolf all through out Hogwarts."
He shook his head. "That's different! Werewolves are fluffy. Goblins are creepy, short, ugly lil' buggers."
Lily stared at her husband in disbelief before placing her wand back in its holster on her wrist. She placed her notepad in her mouth and transformed into a beautiful auburn doe. James followed her example; only he was a rich brown colored stag, with impressive horns. They vanished into the night.
When they were far away from the Goblin's cemetery, they changed back into the human form and apparated back home.
OROROROROR
James and Lily stood outside of Godric's Hollow. Lily put a hand on James' chest to stop him from climbing the steps to the porch.
"Five Galleons says he doesn't know where Harry is.
He smirked at his wife "You're on."
They entered the house, where a shaggy black dog ran pass them, then circled backed.
"James! Lily! You guys are back early."
"It's been eight hours, Sirius," Lily stated. "Where's Harry?"
"Uh…"
"I hate you, Sirius." James said, handing five galleons to Lily.
She smirked. "You boys are hopeless."
"You find him then!" Sirius challenged.
"Alright I will." Lily walked up the stairs and down the hall to her son's room. "Harry, mummy's home."
Harry squealed and clapped. Lily was having a time keeping the smug expression off her face as Harry reappeared with James' invisibility cloak in his lap. She walked over to him and picked him up, showering his face with kisses while James and Sirius looked on, shocked. Lily giggled and pressed her nose into Harry's dark and curly baby locks.
"That's my smart boy."
OROROROROR
The memory faded and Harry and Hermione removed themselves from the Pensieve. Hermione turned and smiled at Harry.
"See, I'm not the only one who thinks it's a good idea to speak normally to your child."
"Hey, I didn't say it wasn't. That was Ron—whose mother, might I add, still talks to him like a baby; look how well that does for him." Harry replied as they left the storage room and walked into the hallway. They stopped at their room, where Harry pressed Hermione against the door.
"You are an amazing mum." He stated. "Don't let anyone tell you different."
Hermione wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his lips to hers. He pulled back a moment and rested his head on hers.
"I'm going to miss you."
"I'll only be gone for the weekend." Hermione laughed.
"That's a weekend too long."
"You're so cheesy," She laughed again and opened their door.
"You love it."
Harry made a beeline for the crib that was set up in the corner of the room, across from the bed. He picked up the small infant that had just awoken. He sat on the bed with his child while Hermione set to work on packing their things for a weekend at the Granger's. He kissed his son's forehead and brushed back his dark mane.
"Hey Hermione? What do you think my mum found?" Hermione stopped packing and looked at him.
"She said she found a way to cheat death. Do you think it's true?"
Hermione pulled a face. "Harry…"
"I know, they'd be here if…but what if something went wrong and…" Hermione flicked her wand and the clothes started to pack themselves. She sat beside her boyfriend of a year and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Harry," She sighed. "Death is not a toy. It should not be played with." She kissed his temple and stood up.
"C'mon, my parents are probably here."
Harry passed their baby boy to Hermione and grabbed their bags and the both headed downstairs. Hermione was right; her parents were already there waiting, ready to take the daughter and grandson home for the next three days. Nathan Granger took the bags from Harry while Jane Granger took her grandchild from his mother. Harry held the door for them as they made their way to the car, Jane babbling at the baby Potter all the way.
"Mum! Please don't speak baby to him, please." Hermione sighed and turned to Harry. "She never did that with me, but insist on doing it with Ayden. Oh that woman."
"She's your mum." Harry kissed her. "See you in three days."
"Train hard." She replied giving him one last kiss. She had only meant for it to be a quick kiss, but Harry had other things on his mind as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She giggled as she pulled away. "Bye Harry."
"Bye love." Harry waved at the Grangers.
"Goodbye Harry; we'll see you in three days!" Jane called to him while Nathan just waved. Hermione kissed Harry once more and headed off toward the car. Harry went back inside and back up to his room. He lay down on his bed and rubbed his chest. "Cheating Death…"
OROROROROR
Regnum unus
"James, it's time to go," Lily stated, standing up from the steps of their alternate home. "I can't wait to see my baby."
"You've seen me all day," James replied cheekily.
Lily slapped his arm. He pulled her, and when the portal opened, they stepped in.
OROROROROR
The morning air was still and quiet when the pair appeared at the boundaries of Godric's hollow. Lily stumbled as the portal expelled them and was only saved from falling by James' arm around her waist. Her mouth opened as she prepared to speak, but her breath caught in her throat as her gaze fell upon the ruins of her home.
It was a mark of her sudden shock that, at first, the only thing she could pay attention to was the painting on the living room wall. It had been a favorite of hers, a muggle landscape she'd bought on a trip to France with James. Now it hung in shreds, barely attached by a single nail. Just a day ago, she'd adjusted it, made sure it was straight.
With a sort of numb shock, the red haired woman took in the crumbled remains of her home. Half the walls had been crushed, bricks scattered in erratic patterns. The stairs had been destroyed, the second floor only visible through the hole in the ceiling. Above that, the roof had long since rotted in the elements, revealing the soft clouds and light of the morning. A thick layer of dust covered everything in sight. Lily chocked back a sob.
"What happened?"
OROROROROR
Harry Growled as he struggled to stand up. He was on his hands and knees when he was smacked down again.
"Get up Harry!" His trainer shouted. "Get up!"
She kicked him over. Sirius rose from his chair.
"Okay, that's enough!" He sneered.
"Do you want him to be ready to face Voldemort soon, or not?" She questioned.
"I want him to be alive to face Riddle, not half dead!" He shouted.
"You've gone soft, Black," she stated.
"And you're still a bitch, Cox."
She walked out of the room, leaving a pissed off guardian and coughing young man. Harry rolled back over onto his stomach and pushed himself o his knees.
"She's a monster."
"She's a Slytherin." Sirius said. "Come on, time for brunch."
"Kay…Let me go wash up."
He left the room and made his way up the stairs. He entered his room and heard his phone ring. Hermione had insisted that he get one. It took a few spells to allow it to work in Grimmauld. He answered it, knowing full well who it was.
"Hey, love." He replied the moment his pressed the talk button.
Hey. How's training going?"
"Well, let's see: the majority of my training was spent on the ground. How do you think it went?" Harry asked his voice light and playful.
"Oh you poor thing."
"Ha, I can't wait until your training starts back up; you have a lot to make up." He teased.
"Yes, well, I just called to say hi, and to tell you how much Ayden misses his daddy."
"Only Ayden misses me then?' He asked smiling.
"Yes. I'm glad to be away from your ugly mug for awhile." Hermione said, but then laughed.
"Oh yeah? Well, we'll see about that come this Monday now won't we?"
"I love you, you know." She replied.
"Yeah and I love you too. See you Monday."
"See you."
Harry hung up the phone and yawned. He ran a hand through his hair and laid back. His head lolled to the right, his eyes fixated on the muggle photo of him, Hermione, and Ayden, their first day away from the hospital. They had gone to a muggle hospital to avoid the press, as they would have a field day knowing that he, The Boy Who Lived, had knocked up his best friend and girlfriend. They didn't need that kind of attention, not mention; he didn't need Voldemort finding out either.
Harry sighed and got up; he hoped his training would be enough to win this war. He walked back downstairs and into the dinning room. Sirius was already eating his lunch and reading the paper. Harry grabbed the plate that was in the middle of the table and sat across from his godfather.
"Anything good in there?" Harry asked.
"The usual: the world's in turmoil, stricken with fear, wondering when and if the home will be attacked."
Harry sighed. Soon, soon he would end this. Sirius put the paper down.
"So, how's Hermione?" He inquired.
"Good. I don't think she's told her parents yet."
"That's good, gives her time to come p with a persuasive argument, those wards will only hold for some long."
"I'm not worried about that." Harry sighed.
"You're worried they'll take her away."
"Parents do crazy thing to protect their children." Harry said giving him a knowing look. Sirius nodded.
"Hey Sirius, do you know anything about cheating death?"
"Um, no. Can't say that I do."
The door to the dinning flew open and in stormed Cox. She placed her hands on her hips.
"Okay, times up. Back to work. Now!"
OCOCOCOCOC
Lily pushed her food around on her plate. James had gotten up to fetch a newspaper. He came back and put the paper in the center of the table, Lily didn't even look at it.
"Lily? Lily!" James sighed and grabbed her hands. "It's July 26th, 1997. Harry turns seventeen in five days."
"If he's even alive." Lily spat and then covered her mouth, shocked that she had uttered those words. She pushed her plate away and left the booth they occupied.
James cursed and threw the last bit of muggle money he had left on the table. He got up and followed his wife. She waited outside of the restaurant that they had found in their wandering. He pulled her into a hug.
"C'mon Lily, it's going to be okay. Harry's alive. I can feel it and I know you can feel it too."
She didn't say anything, but instead just welcomed his comfort.
"Look, we just need help." He began to walk, taking Lily with him. "Let's go find Padfoot; if we've been gone for this long then Harry should be with him."
"Where do you think they live?" Lily asked.
"Grimmauld?"
"Doesn't he hate that place? I thought he said he'd never return there."
"It's worth a try."
OROROROROR
"Sixteen! Now flip over and do sixteen crunches." Cox ordered.
Harry flipped over as he was told. Sirius shook his head and got up. He moved out of the training room and made his way to the kitchen. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
OROROROROR
"Over! Twelve push-ups!" Harry flipped over onto his hands and toes.
"Banshee." He muttered.
Sirius reentered the training room, his venture to get something to drink forgotten. His movement was sloppy and his eyes were wide. Cox looked at him and then to his guests.
"Cox, we need to borrow Harry. Indefinitely."
"Not until he's finished his sweet sixteens. Ten Push-ups!"
"There's nothing sweet about them." Harry grunted. Cox pushed his back down with her foot while smiling at Sirius' friends. She kept her foot and weight there as Harry continued his workout. Sweat ran down into his eyes, making his vision even blurrier than it already was. Cox had his glasses; she swung them in her right hand. She removed her foot.
"Ten crunches!"
Sirius rubbed his hands up his face and into his hair. He sat down and motioned for his friends to do the same. The ginger haired woman shook her head, a fire burning in her eyes. Harry was now on eight push-ups; Cox had her foot on his back again. The feisty red head bit back a growl, but she could not control he arms as she pushed the trainer off her only child.
"What the fuck, are you doing to my son!"
Harry stopped mid push and turned his head up, though he knew he could not see. Sirius, who had been sitting on the sofa, wide eyed with his fist on his lips, removed his fingers and said.
"Now I know it's you two, or at least Lily's Lily."
"Ha! Sirius, Azkaban has made you dumb." Cox exclaimed.
"You were in Azkaban?" James asked. Sirius shook his head. Cox interrupted them.
"Sirius, how could you not see? They're Death Eaters. HARRY! NO ONE TOLD YOU TO STOP!"
"That doesn't even make any sense!" Lily shouted. "If we were Death Eaters we would have killed you already."
"No, that'll be too easy. Not to mention your Dark Lord wants Potter alive. KEEP GOING BOY!" Cox glared at the young man. "No, you came here to infiltrate and destroy from the inside and since this one is as soft as that dog over there, they'd fall right into you trap."
"You're a paranoid twat. This house is under a fidelius charm." Lily retorted.
"Yet here you are. I'll be watching you." She tossed Harry's glasses onto his chest. 'You're done for the day."
She walked out as Lily bent down to help her son up. She glared at his harsh trainer's retreating figure. Sighing she helped Harry put his glasses on. He blinked a couple of time, to help clear away the sweat from his eyes. When his vision came back he stared into the almond green eyes of his mother.
"Hello Harry."
A/N: Okay for some reason my page breakers when coming in so I replaced them with OR. Joy.-CCG