A/N: this is a series, hoping for some feedback and hope it's good that I should continue with the others. Please drop me a review on your thoughts.
Disclaimer: All of the characters belong respectively to J.K. Rowling & Stephanie Meyers
Husband Swap: Episode 1
Prologue: Meeting their counterparts
The Potter Residence
"Harry! Come on. We're going to be late!"
Harry looked up, a scowl etched on his face. 'Where in hell Ginny got the idea that this would be fun Merlin only knows! I don't know why we can't be a normal family. Ok scrap that we aren't normal – because we're magical. The real magical – witches & wizards kind. But still, we could have been a relatively normal wizarding family. Oh how I wish! My life has never been normal thanks to Voldermort.' Sighing Harry got up. He had to placate Ginny; she was his love, his life, the missing puzzle from his soul. Grumbling along the way Harry met Lily, his daughter.
"Hey pumpkin, aren't you meant to be in bed?"
"Can't sleep, Daddy!" she whined.
"Ok darling, let me come up and tell you a story, how about that?" Harry smiled.
"Oh would you, Daddy?"
"Of course," Harry picked her up and swung her over his shoulder. 'At least this way I have an excuse for taking my time.' Harry smiled.
On his way up the stairs, he spotted Ginny, 'oh no! Busted.'
"Harry Potter! Where do you think you're going?" Ginny was the epitome of her mother right that minute, hands on hips with a questioning stare.
Harry gulped, 'sometimes Ginny seems too much like Molly.' Walking towards her, a smile plastered on his face, "Lily couldn't sleep. I was going to read her a story."
"Is that so? Well I have been calling you for the past ten minutes. We're going to be late!" hands in the air, Ginny looked exasperated.
"Sorry honey!" he placed a consoling kiss on her forehead, "just let me put this little monster to bed and I'll be with you. Anyway aren't we apparating?"
"Yes. Ten minutes tops. Then I'm going to drag you by your ear if I have to. Understand?"
Harry mock saluted, "Yes Maam!" and moved up the stairs. 'Might as well use these ten minutes wisely, Ginny's not kidding.'
The Cullen Residence
"Come on Bells," Emmet jumped in the room, "Edwards waiting downstairs."
Bella sighed. 'Edward and his weird ideas! I don't know why he does them, and where he comes up with them. Sometimes I wonder what I saw in him. Actually I know exactly what I saw in him. His magnificent beauty, the copper hair and those dazzling eyes. His mannerism, straight out of the 19th century – well it is, literally. Edward...'
"Oi, snap out of it Bells!"
Bella landed back in the present. 'Ah! Emmet, my not so sweet brother-in-law, here to bug me again. No doubt about that.' Bella pushed him aside, with much force. She could do that as she was still a newborn vampire. She had their strength and power even if she didn't have the same cravings. 'If only I did, then Edward and this stupid idea would never be a problem! I wouldn't be able to have human contact.'
"Bella darling! We're going to be late," Edward's voice rose from the living room.
"Coming!" Bella shouted – although it wasn't needed thanks to supersensitive vampire hearing, but it was a human habit.
Bella slowly trudged downstairs, at snail pace. She could have got downstairs in seconds not having to keep to human speeds. 'I am so dreading this! Edward, why do I love you so much? You come up with the worst ideas, known to man.'
As Bella entered the room, Edward got up. Placing his hands around his wife he inched her towards the door.
"Mum!"
'Saved by the kid, well at least delayed by the kid.' Bella moved forwards, "coming!" she shot Edward an apologetic look.
"She wants to say goodbye," Edward informed her.
The Potter Residence
"Harry, time's up! Come on"
"Yes dear," Harry rushed down the stairs.
'He's going to trip if he doesn't slow down. Unluckily for him, I knew he was going to delay it. I know he hasn't been looking forward to it, but it's a learning experience. Thank Merlin that I had the hindsight to give him the wrong time.' Ginny smiled. She grabbed Harry's hand tightly. Taking out her wand she imagined the place and off they were.
Minutes later they were standing in front of an old building. Ginny smiled, tugging Harry along. His feet ground to a halt and she didn't have enough energy to pull him along. She smiled remembering the first broach of the subject.
**
Ginny had made dinner and waited till after desert to break the news. "I have some news."
"Oh, what is it?" oblivious to Ginny's emotions.
"it's good," she urged, willing him to look up.
She was rewarded. He looked up and noticed the glow she had. 'Wait a minute. This could mean only one thing...' "You're pregnant, aren't you?" Harry smiled, 'ok it wasn't ideal to have a fourth child but I love all my kids."
Ginny laughed, snapping out of his reverie. "No honey, I got confirmation today."
"About what?"
"Well..." Ginny debated on how to go along with this.
"Gin?"
"well we are going to be in a swap!"
"A swap? What'd you mean?" Harry looked puzzled.
"A husband swap!" Ginny blurted out.
Harry knocked the spoon on the floor. Reaching down to get it he banged his head on the table, 'Damn! What's she on about a Husband swap? Doesn't she want me anymore?'
"Honey, are you ok?"
"Yes," Harry rubbed his head, the puzzlement still clearly visible, "what's a husband swap? Why are we doing it? Why didn't you tell me?"
Ginny smiled, 'this is going better than expected. I thought he would blow his head. I know how his temper can be very powerful, just like the summer before third year he blew up his Aunt Marge.' Piling the dishes together she answered, "Similar to a wife swap, just this time there's a new husband. I thought it'd be a good way of seeing our marriage and behaviour from a different perspective. I didn't know if it was going to work."
"But why? Don't you think our relationship is good? Am I doing something wrong?"
Harry looked hurt, 'oh no! This was spinning the other way. Quick, damage control!' Ginny looked harry in the eye. "It's not that I just thought it would help. Please dear don't sulk. I thought it'd be a learning experience," she reasoned.
"So I did do something wrong, what is it Ginny? Just tell me and I'll change."
"You haven't done anything, I swear. Just do this for me, please. I have my reasons and maybe you'll understand when it all comes through. Please?"
Harry looked into her hopeful eyes, "ok."
**
Ginny smiled, 'Harry is a sucker for my puppy dog eyes. Oh well! We're here now. Now just to wait for the other couple.'
The Cullen Residence
'Finally we are on our way. I know Bella was making the most of the excuse with Nessy. Well as long as we aren't late. I would hate to keep the other couple late. The woman seemed so nice and she admitted that her husband was quite reluctant; well I guess that makes two. Well I still remember Bella's reaction. I knew it was dangerous especially as she's still a newborn vampire.'
**
"Bella! Come down here please."
Edward looked towards the landing where Bella's head popped over the banister. She gave a questioning stare before she started the decent. 'This must be to do with what Alice was talking about.'
Edward stopped for a minute, her face cleared slightly of confusion. 'Wait a minute, did Alice see this? Oh crap! Alice!' Edward looked up, sending a silent whisper. The reply came back, 'ok thank god she hasn't told Bella.'
Bella stood before him, "yes dear?"
"There's some news"
A mixture of emotions ran over her face, as if it were a projector in a cinema screening. "What is it?" she asked tentatively.
"Nothing to worry about," clasping her to his chest he whispered in her ear, "We got agreed for the husband swap."
Bella jerked from Edwards's chest. "Husband. Swap?" she produced the words clearly as if having trouble with the pronunciation. Her face looked as if the words were rolling in her mouth their sound tasting of disgust.
'Oh god! How do I clear things up?' Edward was worried. He took Bella's hand and led her to the couch. She was stiff. "It's an agreement with another couple. I swap places with the other man for a week. We see how the other's lifestyle is. Like learning about other's."
Bella had calmed down considerably with the explanation, "why do we need to do this? And won't they be humans? It's dangerous Edward. I'm still new-born."
'She was dead on. But I have a feeling it won't be a problem, I need to reassure her.' Edward shifted, "I've talked with the woman. Told her we are a bit different, she said something about them having slightly odd lives too. And her husband was slightly reluctant as first. You don't have to be worried. We won't harm them. You are more than able to control yourself and you'll be staying here. Carlisle will make sure it works out; I've already talked to him. Ok?"
"Yes, but you never said why."
"I think it'll be good for us. We need some exposure, see things differently. It'll help us grow, help us together. Build our relationship and see how other couples live." Edward smiled at her, placing a hand at her jaw. He kissed her softly, "trust me."
Bella moaned grabbing onto him, 'oh he was clever, he knew just when to prod and when to pull away. Not that I'm letting him go now. I'll do anything for him, just as long as this keeps on coming.'
Edward pulled back, smiling inside, "is that a yes?"
Pulling him back towards her she sighed, "Yeah. Now come here."
**
Running along, Edward stopped. 'There it was the old building. Where we are going to meet the others. I have a feeling we may be slightly early... wait I spot them there. Yes raid hair clashing with her husband's black. They have their backs to us. Well time to make an introduction.'
Edward walked along, "Hi, you must be the Potter's."
The Potter's
"Hi, you must be the Potter's"
Both Harry and Ginny turned at once. 'There they are. Harry had been grumbling about them not coming. Well time for formal introductions.' Ginny elbowed her husband.
Harry jerked from Ginny's sign, "right..." Harry held out his hand, "Harry Potter." Using his thumb he motioned towards Ginny, "my wife Ginerva Potter."
The other man hesitated before he took the hand and shook it, "nice to meet you. I am Edward Cullen," putting his arm around his wife's waist and pulling her in, "this is my beautiful wife Isabella."
Harry winced, 'wow! What cold hands!'
Edward stilled, 'I can't believe I forgot! This has to be the first time since touching Bella. Oh Edward, you fool! He's human and your hands are cold! Wait, ok he's got over the shock. Better not shake anymore hands.'
"Nice to meet you Isabella, you can call me Ginny," Ginny piped.
Isabella smiled, "Just Bella's fine."
Harry laughed, "Just Bella what kind of nickname is that?"
Bella smiled, "I seem to always make that mistake. I've aplenty times been told similar things."
The Cullen's
Edward pointed to an old picnic bench, "shall we?"
The woman, Ginny, tightened her grasp on her husband's hand. He smiled, "Yes of course."
'Well it's easy to see who wears the trousers in this family. Actually wait... if I'm correct Ginny's a bit nervous now. Has she seen something wayward in us? Has she noticed we are different? Well looking at them they seem normal; I don't understand what was meant to be different about them. Wait... Harry's thought's have something interesting. He's wondering how to tell us their secret. Interesting...'
"Are you sure Edward, they look apprehensive," Bella's vampire whisper asked.
Edward moved his head slightly in a placating nod.
The four sit down, apprehension surrounding them as an awkward silence surrounded them.
'Well I think I should just blurt it out, I can't ask Ginny in front of them.'
'Well I might as well, well and truly break the ice. Might as well gather what their reactions are.'
"We're vampires!" "We're magical!" they both blurted out.
That was the ice well and truly broken.
"What?" Edward asked.
"We are magical, I'm a wizard and Gin's a witch."
"Wizard?" Bella asked, "The flying on brooms, with wands kind?"
"Yes. We fly on brooms and have wands for spells. But you're magical too," Ginny pointed out.
"Us? Magical?" Bella laughed.
"Yes you're vampires. That's magical. I've only met one other vampire before. My brother Charlie's friend, from Peru," Ginny stated.
Edward was lost, "You've met other vampires?"
Harry smiled, "yes, our worlds collide with them. Along with werewolves, owls, phoenixes, thestrals... they're all part of our world."
"Werewolves?" Edward asked.
"Yes, many people believe it's a legend, a myth but they do exist. My dad's friend was a werewolf. Remember Professor Lupin, dear?"
"Oh yes, the best teacher ever."
"It's not that we don't know werewolves. We know a pack of them closely. My wife Bella's friend is a werewolf. But they are dangerous to us, they could kill us."
"Kill you? Vampires and werewolves can't kill each other. They live side by side in our world. Like that time at the Quidditch World Cup."
"No they can, they do in our world."
"Oh that's news. Well this is going to take a lot of explaining."
"Yes, you're right. But maybe we could learn about the differences during the week. We really have to get back to our daughter."
"You have a daughter?" Ginny looked perplexed.
"Yes, Bella got pregnant on our honeymoon while she was still human. We never even knew it was possible till then. What about you?"
"Yes, two boys and a girl."
"Three!" Bella's eyes widened, "That must be tough."
Harry laughed, "Well Edward will get to experience it."
"I look forward to it, but you'll only have to deal with Nessy, Harry."
"That just Nessy is it?" Harry joked.
Bella laughed, "Yes. How the name came up that's a story for another time."
"Well we will be on our way, look forward to seeing you tomorrow," Ginny said as they said their goodbyes.
Pulling out their wands, the two vanished with a pop!
"That's odd! They must really be magical," Bella mused.
"Yes, ready for the run home?"
A/N: Drop a review, how's it goin? My first attempt at Twilight and I thought I might aswell include Harry. So are the characters OTT? Click the link below and leave me a response. How'd you find it?