Full Summary-
Haiden's second year did not end the way he wanted, not even close. He had been kept away from his brother after the incident in the Chamber of Secrets, and then summer started taking him away from his brother. The only good thing that he could say happened: he wasn't sent back to the Dursleys. And he was glad. Haiden didn't know what he would have done had he sent back there alone. After a trip with the Weasley Family who took him in for the summer, Haiden comes back to find an escaped Azkaban prisoner is after him for some unknown reason. What's a 13 year old, slightly traumatised, boy to do?
Chapter One- Beware the Dog
Haiden panted as he ran as fast as he could down the corridor, Hermione and the Weasley twins right behind him. In front of him was Professor Snape and a man he had only met once before, Remus Lupin. The group of them slid around a corner, nearly running into another group of people walking down the corridor. "Sorry, excuse us!" Hermione called back to them, never once pausing in her stride. Their group turned down some more corners, almost bowling over a young woman who yelled at them to slow down, before they made it to another group. This one made up of four light haired people and two dark haired people. Their group came sliding to a stop, everyone of them panting.
"We got your message. We got here as quick as we could." Remus panted out. Haiden, Hermione, and the Weasley twins hadn't shown up there with Snape and Remus, they all just happened to get the same message and flooed there at the very same time. They hadn't even exchanged hello's. Haiden didn't know about Snape and Remus, but he had ran out of the floo and hadn't stopped once until now.
"Is it true?" Snape asked. "Is my son really awake? This isn't another false alarm is it?"
"Take a look for yourself." Lucius Malfoy said motioning with his cane to the widow. Haiden, and the rest of his group, snapped their neck over towards the window where they saw Harry sitting up in his hospital bed actively talking with two Healers. Haiden began to cry.
Ever since Fawkes carried him, Ginny, Ron, a dazed Lockhart, and the comatosed Harry to the Hospital Wing, he had been kept away from his brother. The last he saw of Harry was a group of St. Mungo's Healers rushing him to St. Mungo's. That had been right after the incident in the Chamber of Secrets, and now summer was coming to a close with his third year at Hogwarts just a few short weeks away.
The only news anyone had on Harry, until today, was that he had fallen into a coma and was just lucky to be alive. No one knew what stopped the Basilisk poison from killing Harry, the Healers were stumped. They say that the Phoenix tears from Fawkes only healed the wound, not the poison for some strange reason. But Haiden didn't care, his brother had been alive, true he had fallen into a coma, but he wasn't dead.
Haiden felt Hermione wrap her arms around him and turned so that he could rest his face in the crook of her neck. "He's finally awake." Haiden breathed out as he let his tears continue to fall. "My brother came back to me." Hermione ran her fingers through his hair. "I'm never going to let him go again."
"Are you his family?" One of the Healers asked as he exited Harry's hospital room. Haiden pulled away from Hermione and was about to answer when Snape beat him to it.
"I'm his adopted father, this is my life mate, Remus, and he is his other adopted father." Snape informed them. Just last week, Snape took Dumbledore to court and somehow won custody of Harry. It worried Haiden, but Harry trusted Snape, and Haiden was willing to trust Harry's judgement.
"If you will please follow me." The Healer said and started to walk off with Snape and Remus before Haiden was finally able to put his two cents in.
"I'm his twin brother!" Haiden cried, if this Healer was going to tell them about Harry, he want to know too.
"You may join us as well." The Healer said with a kind smile. The three of them followed the Healer into small room just off the hallway. The Healer sat down before motioning to the chairs in front of him after conjuring up another one for Haiden. "Please, take a seat." Haiden had a bad feeling about whatever the Healer was going to tell them.
"Is there something wrong with my brother?" Haiden asked as he sat down.
"I am Healer Kristoffer Sven, I am the Head Healer here at St. Mungo's, and I am in charge of Harry until I feel he is fit to leave. And as you know, for the past few months Harry has been in a coma." The Healer started. "What you do not know, is that the reason we did not know why he fell into a coma and what stopped the Basilisk poison from killing him is because every time we tried to examine him, be it with magical means or Muggle, his magic would lash out at us. He has already injured quite a few of my Healers and nearly killed three, and just with his magic. That was the reason we deny him any visitors.
"Now that he is awake, we were able to examine him. And we found out that his magic saved him. His magic attacked and dissolved the Basilisk poison killing him. That was why he fell into a coma, his body was focusing all of his magic and energy into dissolving the poison." Healer Sven informed them.
"But that's not possible." Snape said. "That's… no… I've never heard of magic being able to dissolve poison."
"Neither have I. But I have checked him and the results multiple times, and each and every time it comes out that his magic somehow dissolved the poison." Healer Sven said and Snape slumped in his seat in shock. "Your son, and please do not take this in the wrong way, your son should not be alive." Haiden looked at Healer Sven in complete shock. "It is honestly a miracle that should not be humanly possible that he is even still with us. If I had not double and triple checked that Harry was indeed human, I would say he was inhuman. That there was no possible way he could even exist. Because not only did his magic dissolved the poison, but he is completely cured. There is no lingering damage to his mind or body, it's as if the poison had never been in him. And had I not seen your memory of that night, Haiden, I would never have believed he ever got poisoned by a Basilisk."
"So, you're saying Harry is in full health?" Haiden asked slowly as he tried to wrap his mind around what he had just been told.
"Yes, that is what I am saying." Healer Sven confirmed.
"So, does that mean he's free to leave the hospital?" Haiden asked.
"Well, I wish to keep him for two more nights, just to monitor him." Healer Sven said.
"It better just be for monitoring, my pup is not a test subject." Remus growled out, his brown eyes flashing an almost golden color. Snape quickly grabbed his hand and whispered something in his ear. "Yes, I took it." Remus answered and Snape seemed to let out a breath of relief. Healer Sven looked confused for a second before a flash of recognition swept across his face. He smiled kindly at Remus.
"You have my word as a Healer that I will not let your pup become a test subject. This will only be for monitoring. I want to be sure that there is no lingering effects, and after the next two days, you will be able to take your pup home and care for him yourself. I swear." Healer Sven vowed. Remus stared the Healer down for a full minute before seeming satisfied and nodding. "Now, I'm sure I've kept you from Harry more than long enough, go visit him." The second those words left Healer Sven's lips, Haiden was out of his chair and running to his brother.
~Lock Me In Your Heart~
Haiden sighed and leaned against Hermione as they sat silently in Harry's hospital room wait for him to wake up from his nap. Most of the people visiting Harry left when he fell asleep, the only ones who stayed were him, Hermione, and Harry's new parents. But right now, the only ones in the room with Harry were him and Hermione, Professor Snape and Remus were talking with Healer Sven.
Haiden glanced at Hermione when she sighed and shifted in her chair, a large book in her hands. She glanced up from her book and smiled at him when she saw him looking at her. "You don't have to stay with me. You can leave." Haiden told her.
"I know." Hermione said before looking back at her book with a soft smile on her face. It took a couple of minutes for Haiden to realise she was here to support him, Hermione had deduced that being here while Harry was asleep was hard on Haiden, and trying to support him anyway she could. Haiden pecked Hermione on the cheek before turning to watch his brother, he wanted to know when his brother woke from his nap, for his own piece of mind.
"Thank you." Haiden said to Hermione who gently bumped his shoulder with hers.
"Anytime." Hermione said and the two fell into a comfortable silence that was broken by a painful whimper from Harry. Haiden stood up to check on Harry, but the second he did him and Hermione were hit by a shockwave of power that threw them against the wall, knocking the air from their lungs, before they slid to the floor. And Haiden wasn't sure if the ringing in his ears was an alarm or his eardrums, but he did know that the screaming he heard was not just from Harry, but also Hermione.
Haiden looked over at Hermione from his spot on the floor and saw her trying to get away from the waves of black miasma like magic, but the magic was everywhere. It was only then that he realised the black magic wasn't hurting him, he glanced at his hands and saw what looked to be a shield of white magic protecting him. Haiden tried to stand up to make his way over to Hermione because if the white magic was protecting him, maybe if he wrapped himself around Hermione it would also protect her, but the black magic was pressing down on him making it impossible for him to stand. So he crawled over to Hermione and wrapped around her, and nearly cried in joy when he watched the white magic wrap around her as well.
Haiden looked over his shoulder to look at Harry when he stopped screaming the same time Hermione did only to start chanting something in strange language that Haiden was pretty sure was not Parselmouth. After a few minutes of chanting, Harry stopped and then the black magic slowly began to fade away. When the magic disappeared completely Haiden and Hermione sat up and looked around in shock. Because etched onto every surface was the phrase 'Beware the Dog.' It was even on Hermione's arm.
The door to the hospital room flew open and three healers and Healer Sven ran in, none of them seemed shocked at the etching. The healers checked on Harry, who was back to sleeping peacefully, before checking on him and Hermione. They healed the words etched into Hermione's arm, before repairing the room.
"What just happened?" Haiden asked as he wrapped himself around Hermione once again.
"Harry's magic felt threatened by something and lashed out. Harry was most likely reliving that night in the Chamber again. What I'm most curious to know is why didn't the magic attack you? Why were you protected?" Healer Sven asked after the other three healers left.
"Harry's magic most likely registered Haiden as his brother and not a threat." Hermione explained before turning to look at Haiden. "I think it's time I took my leave, my parents are probably worried about me."
"I'll escort you home." Haiden said before walking Hermione out of the room with one last look at Harry who was watching him with sleep filled eyes.
~Lock Me In Your Heart~
Haiden was leaning against the counter of Flourish and Blotts with Ron watching as Hermione payed for all of her books, glancing at the arm that had been hurt the other day happy to see nothing there, not even a scar. "Why did you get so many books? Are all of them for light reading?" Haiden asked trying to distract himself from the memory of her bloody arm while watching as the poor assistant packed them all.
"No, Haiden, I told you I was taking more new subjects than you." Hermione said taking the bag from the assistant. "These are my books for Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, the Study of Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies-"
"What are you doing Muggle Studies for?" Ron asked rolling his eyes at Haiden. "You're Muggle-born! Your mum and dad are Muggles! You already know all about Muggles!"
"Yes, but it'll be fascinating to study them from the wizarding point view." Hermione said earnestly and Haiden nodded taking the bag from her to hold as they left the building. "You know I can hold my own bag."
"I know, but can't I be a good boyfriend and hold my girlfriend's heavy bag for her?" Haiden asked causing Hermione to blush and Ron to roll his eyes and gag.
"Ugh, come on man, even I'm embarrassed for you from just hearing those stupid words, how can you stand to say them?" Ron asked and Haiden looked down awkwardly as Hermione glared at Ron.
"Why are you being such a dick Ron? I thought you were Haiden's friend, you should be happy that your friend has a girlfriend and is happy!" Hermione said.
"Happy? How can anyone be happy with you as their girlfriend?" Ron asked causing Hermione to gasp and tear up.
"Ron, stop. Just because you're jealous of me having a girlfriend and you don't doesn't mean you can take your jealousy out on Hermione, my girlfriend!" Haiden said stepping in between Hermione and Ron, glaring at Ron. "And while we're at it, lay off my brother. I know you don't like him, I don't get why but I'm not asking you to like him, I'm just asking that you stop blaming him for everything, please. He's been through a lot."
"Okay, fine, whatever." Ron said and a pregnant pause fell between the three of them as they awkwardly continued to walk down Diagon Alley. Haiden glanced into Hermione's book bag and took notice of all the school books in the bag.
"Are you planning to eat or sleep at all this year, Hermione?" Haiden asked with a laugh trying to get the pregnant silence to leave them.
"Don't worry, Haiden, me and Professor McGonagall have worked everything out." Hermione said smiling. "Now I've still got ten Galleons." She said checking her purse. "Mum and Dad gave me some money for my birthday to get myself a birthday present."
"How about a nice book?" Ron said rudely and Hermione glared at him.
"No, I don't think so." Hermione said in a guarded tone, before turning her attention to Haiden. "I really want an owl. I mean, you've got Hedwig, Harry's got Heimdallur, and Ron had Errol-"
"I haven't." Ron said. "Errol's a family owl. All I've got is Scabbers." He pulled his pet rat out of his pocket. "And I want to get him cheeked over," He added, placing Scabbers on his shoulder. "I don't think Egypt agreed with him. Scabbers was looking thinner than usual, and there was a definite droop to his whiskers.
"I think there's a magical creature shop just over there." Haiden said pulling up the image of Diagon Alley from his trips to it. Haiden might not be able to remember where every book in a library was, but he could remember where a building was. "You could see if they've got anything for Scabbers and Hermione can get her owl." As they walked towards the Magical Menagerie and Haiden froze mid step when he swore he saw a large black dog standing in the alley right next to the shop. The dog's lips were pulled back and his sharp teeth were showing. The words that had been etched in not only Hermione's arm but every surface of Harry's Hospital room flashed through his mind. Haiden gripped Hermione's hand, stopping her from walking any closer to the shop.
"Haiden?" Hermione asked looking at him, Ron didn't notice they had stopped and entered the shop. A group of witches and wizards walked in between Haiden and the alley and when they passed, the dog was gone. "Haiden, are you okay? What's wrong?" Haiden looked at Hermione with wide fearful eyes.
"Beware the Dog."