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Harry climbed and plummeted several times before he was able to control the wings protruding from his back. The feeling of flying was amazing feeling the wind sweep through his hair. He had often wished he could sprout wings and fly away from the awful prison that was his home, now he was flying towards it with one set goal in his mind.

Harry landed in front of the Dursley's house not even thinking what would happen if the neighbors were to see him. But it was late and all the perfectly kept little houses on the street were dark. Approaching number four he found the door to be locked, Harry stood there for a moment at a loss on how to get in to the home. Suddenly a voice sounded in his head.

"Very good, you survived after all. I was so hoping leaving you alive wouldn't have been a waste."

"Artemis?"Harry thought to himself recognizing the voice.

"You were expecting someone else?"The vampire's voice was snide even in his head. "You aren't going to let a simple locked door get in the way of your revenge are you? You have powerful and ancient magic on your side, as I told you don't waste it. Utilize it."

"But how?"Harry was beginning to feel frustrated this was all surreal enough without having voices in his head.

"Think about it fool! It should come naturally enough now."Artemis hissed in irritation.

With a deep breath Harry rummaged through his mind trying to access this hidden information the vampire spoke of. Finally it came to him and Harry felt his body dissolving into a misty fog that easily slipped under the crack in the front door. As he rematerialized on the other side Artemis chuckled in his head.

"Good, Very good. I knew you were a good choice, though I still would have preferred you as a snack. Now go make the muggle feel the pain you felt. It is time for you to feed young one."

Harry's head filled with fog he had tunnel vision for one thing and one thing only. The sleeping form of his uncle was only a staircase away. Soundlessly Harry raced up the stairs pausing outside of the first bedroom he came to Dudley's.

This was where Nathans sensibilities came in as Harry stared at the door for a moment, thinking about all the times Dudley had tortured him. Harry swiftly blockaded the door to keep the boy inside of it. Perhaps being raised in a different atmosphere would change the boy. Artemis scoffed at this decision but silenced as Harry moved down the hall entering his aunt and uncles room without a sound. He jumped up perching effortlessly on the foot board of the bed.

From this vantage point he could see both sleeping forms and he contemplated his next move. He had to think quickly the thirst burning his mouth and making it water at the same time. He needed first to get rid of his aunt. She was obnoxious and loud at best but he had no desire to see her suffer. She would have a quick death before he had his fun with Vernon.

Unfortunately Dudley chose that time to have to use the bathroom and began banging on his door screaming about being locked in. Vernon sat up and came face to face with a set of glowing green eyes in the dark.

Harry expected to be screamed at for daring to come back from the forest alive. Instead Vernon's face paled and he began to shake Petunia to wake her.

"Wh-wh-who are you?" He stammered as Petunia woke and gasped at the boy perched at the end of the bed.

Harry smiled a white pearly smile as they both began to scramble to get out of bed. Petunia ran for the door and Vernon was attempting to block him from going after her.

With a growl of distaste on having to chase the woman down he swung out a fist knocking Vernon in the head hard enough to knock him out long enough to dash down the hall after his aunt.

Petunia was halfway down the stairs by the time Harry caught up and with a cat like pounce he leaped from the top of the stairs landing on his prey he felt his fingernails elongate and he used them to slash at the back of the woman's giraffe like neck.

Blood spurted from the wound and stained the carpet and the walls as Petunia continued trying to fight off her attacker. It only took a moment for Harry to overpower her slamming her into the wall with enough force to shatter her spine. He only stopped for a glance as her lifeless body slid down the wall before he returned to his uncle who was just starting to come around when he made it back to the bedroom.

"What are you?" Vernon asked his eyes wide with fear as Harry crept towards him a small smile on his lips.

"What's wrong Uncle? Don't recognize your own nephew that you left to die alone and cold in the woods?"

Vernon shook his head back and forth. "You are no nephew of mine. You are a monster. Be gone from me demon!" He shouted.

Those were the last words Vernon Dursley ever spoke. Harry lost all thoughts of making the man suffer and chose instead to pounce on him his canines growing into long sharp points that sank like a hot knife through butter into the thick neck.

Harry drank and drank until he could take no more of the man's blood. He sat back on his heels licking his lips and finally got a good look at his Uncles glassy eyes, still mirroring the terror he had felt before his death.

Harry's brain was less distracted now and he moved shakily to the bathroom looking at himself in the mirror. He had always been a thin and pale sick looking child because of the treatment he received. Now though no longer sick looking Harry had taken pale to an all new level his skin almost seeming translucent. His once short black hair was now longer down to his shoulders and was a crimson red in color matching the wings that framed him in the mirror. His eyes glowed a ghastly green in the dark and looked like a cat's eyes staring back at him predatory from his reflection.

Harry swallowed the lump in his throat. He was a child. A mere child but the reflection looking back at him was a monster in a teenager's body.

Harry sank to the floor of the bathroom thoughts of what he had just done flooding his body. Artemis' voice was nowhere to be heard now, he hugged his legs to him his wings wrapping protectively around his body and he cried.

"You wished to see me Headmaster?" Severus Snape entered the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry.

"Yes Severus, I have a bit of a task for you if you wouldn't mind." Albus Dumbledore sighed his face looked weary. "Arabella Figg contacted me this morning with some disturbing news."

"Isn't she the squib keeping an eye on the Potter boy?" Snape raised an eyebrow. "The Headmaster knew of the altercations between James Potter, Harry's father. And himself in school.

"Yes Severus one and the same. I can't believe that someone such as yourself would hold a prejudice against a child you have never met because of his father." Albus shook his head. "Arabella said that Harry's uncle took him on a trip about a week ago and when he returned the man was alone. At first she thought nothing of it. Children have sleepovers and stay at friends homes all the time. But after a few days when he hadn't returned she promised to contact me if he didn't return the following day. Last night she claims to have felt a strong dark force of some sort and none of the Dursley's have been seen all day." Albus explained.

"So, you want me to go check on things then?" Severus rolled his eyes at the headmaster's roundabout way of doing things.

"Yes, I would and please try not to hold James' faults against the boy." Albus went back to his paperwork and Snape made ready for his trip.

Severus flooed into Mrs. Figgs house and the fidgeting woman retold her story to the potions master. After Severus was able to rid himself of her he traveled to the Dursley's home knocking on the door feeling foolish.

Muggles caught colds and illnesses all the time. The family was probably just under the weather. Regardless when no one answered the door he used a simple spell to let himself in and gasped at the gruesome sight before him.

A woman's broken body lay at the base of the stairs blood splattered the wall and stairs. He recognized her. When he had been a child his best friend had been this woman's sister, Harry's mother Lily.

Severus investigated the downstairs and found nothing more before heading upstairs. At the end of the hall an open door revealed Harry's uncle had met the same fate as his aunt.

A sniffling sound caught the man's attention and he followed it carefully pushing the bathroom door open he discovered a youth who was hugging himself so tightly it looked like he might disappear into himself.

The boy looked up at him and Severus fought back a gasp. The eyes that gazed up at him were Lily's. This was her son.

"Harry?" He asked softly.

"Who are you? What do you want?" He whimpered scooting away from the potions master until his back was against the bathtub and he couldn't move any further.

"My name is Severus Snape, I'm not going to hurt you." Severus spoke gently trying not to stare at the wings that matched this child's hair.

"That's what the others said." Harry sniffed. "Then they turned me into this. This. Monster!" He wailed hugging himself if possible tighter.

"What others Harry? What happened?" Snape asked softly sitting down cross legged on the floor in front of the frightened boy. Harry sucked in a shuddering breath but didn't seem capable of sharing the information.

"I can see it for myself if you would allow me." Snape offered.

"How?" Harry asked looking up at him his eyes wide.

"I can see it in your mind using something called Legilimancy." Snape replied. "Many wizards are able to do it. You'll probably fair well at it once you're older. You're mother Lily was rather skilled in it." Snape attempted forming some sort of bond with the child.

He needed to see what had happened and figure out what to do about the muggle's and get Harry somewhere safe before this reached the wizarding populace.

"Wizards?" Harry's mouth gaped open. "First shape shifters, Vampires, and Daemons. Now you are telling me there are wizards too? I'm dreaming before long Aunt Petunia will be knocking on the door telling me to make breakfast." Harry squeezed his eyes shut as if hoping it would be true. While he did this Snape took the opportunity to delve into the boys mind.

By the time Harry opened his eyes again seeming almost relieved that he was still sitting on the bathroom floor covered in blood with a stranger. Snape had seen everything.

"Harry, I need to get you out of here okay? Then I can explain everything but first I need you to play along alright?" Snape looked the boy in the eyes, Lily's eyes.

"What are we playing?" Harry asked skeptically. No one ever played with him.

"The police need to come okay? They need to come investigate the house. We are going to pretend someone broke in and did those things to your relatives. Where is the boy? Your cousin?" Snape then questioned.

"In his room." Harry answered innocently enough he then smiled an eerie smile before adding. "He's alive. I thought maybe without them he would be better."

Somehow Snape understood that and nodded going downstairs to use the muggle phone he dialed the police.

He called Harry downstairs and remembered the wings. "Can you pull those back in?"

"I don't know, I haven't tried." Harry admitted.

"You mean Nathan didn't train you or anything?" Snape asked shocked.

"No, none of them did they just left me. How do you know Nathan?" Harry asked looking frightened of the potions master again.

"I don't know him per say. But we have met." Snape amended. "Could you try to pull them in please?" He went back to the wings. It wouldn't do for muggles to walk in and find a winged bloody boy.

Harry scrunched up his nose and concentrated on the wings going away and with a sharp flash of pain in his shoulders they disappeared.

"Now remember, you have to play along okay?" Snape gave the boy a meaningful look leading him to the kitchen which had been untouched by the massacre.

A moment later there was a knock on the door and Snape put on his best distressed face.

"Thank goodness you're here." He gasped leaning on one of the officers that was at the door. "It's horrible. Blood everywhere." He gasped standing upright to let them in. Two officers entered but Harry could see several more standing outside the home for backup.

With a bit of effort after all the crying he had already done Harry let out a sob and allowed more tears to fall. Snape led the officers to the kitchen explaining that he was Harry's father and that he had gotten amnesia from the car accident that had killed his wife, Harry's mother.

"Eight years ago, When I finally regained my memory Harry's relatives had taken him in and he was happy with them. We just recently started to reconnect. I was coming to take him for lunch. When I got here the door was cracked and no one answered when I knocked." Snape let out a choked sob.

"When I came in, Harry was nowhere to be found. I found Petunia... poor Petunia there at the stairs. Harry was upstairs hugging his uncle." Snape stopped and Harry stepped in.

"Daddy, I don't want to be here anymore. What if the man comes back?" He sobbed.

The female officer stepped forward and hugged him. "Can you tell me what happened?" She asked softly.

"I was out back playing." Harry began his eyes wide with a childish innocence. "I heard yelling and came in the back." He pointed to the back door. "I heard a loud noise upstairs and more yelling. I hid when I heard a loud man's voice. He didn't find me. He didn't even look." Harry looked pleased with himself that the man hadn't found him and the woman seemed to believe everything he was saying.

"Where did the man go Honey?" She asked sweetly. "Out the front door." Harry pointed again. "After he left I tried to wake up Aunt Petunia. She wouldn't wake up and there was a lot of blood so I went to find Uncle Vernon." Harry's eyes closed and more tears fell down his cheeks. "That's where daddy found me."

His eyes shot open again as if he had just realized something. "Dudley!" He yelled. "Where is Dudley?"

"Who is Dudley sweetheart?" The female officer asked.

"MY cousin. I want Dudley!" Harry demanded.

"Did you see him in the house?" The male officer asked Snape who shook his head.

"After I found my son I came straight downstairs with him and called you. I know where his room is though. Maybe he is in there. Harry could you stay here and talk to this nice lady for a little bit. We are going to go get Dudley for you."

Harry nodded and Snape walked up the stairs ahead of the man. When he reached Dudley's door he poke his wand out of his sleeve a bit and opened the door casting a quick obliviate on the boy so he wouldn't be able to give any contradicting information.

Several hours later Harry was cleared to go home with his 'Father' while Dudley was taken to the hospital for possible trauma.

Snape called for a house elf to ready Harry's room and another to make a light dinner before sitting down with him to explain a few things and answer his questions.

After explaining to Harry who his parents were and what he was the boy shook his head adamantly.

"I'm a monster!" He declared.

"You are not a monster, you are what we call a hybrid and what those men did to you was against all laws of decency. You have every right and ability to call upon them to train you. As for what you did to your relatives for revenge. It sounds like Artemis used a vampire compulsion trick against you to make you do what he wanted. Again this was morally wrong." Snape explained. "After dinner you will call upon them so that they can train you to use your powers correctly and how to control them,"

"Am I going to live here with you now?" Harry asked quietly.

"If you would like to stay with me. I believe it could be arranged." Snape smiled a rare smile at the boy.

Harry managed a bowl of soup for dinner before declaring he was full and Severus had to wonder how dependent on blood the boy would be. There was only way to find out he supposed.

He taught Harry what he needed to say and led the boy into the sitting room. Harry stood in the middle of the room looking unsure of what he was doing.

Severus gave him a nod of support and Harry spoke aloud in a clear demanding voice.

"Those who have changed me must now serve the moral obligation set forth by Merlin himself. You must come forth to teach that which you have created. Nathan the Daemon come forth, Aaron the shape shifter. Come forth, Artemis the Vampire come forth and teach me to control the abilities you instilled within me!"

It only took a moment for three flashes of light to appear in the room slowly materializing into the men who had been called.

"You survived, congrats." Aaron clapped the youth on the back seeming pleased with himself, "but why are we here?"

"Nice job with the relatives young one. I knew we made a wise choice." Artemis sneered. It was Nathan who pissed Harry off.

"Harry I was planning to come and see to your training. There was no need to call us here in such an untoward fashion."

"He called us here? Not on his own account I'm sure." Aaron glared at Severus who glared right back at the two.

"I was already on my way here anyway." Artemis shrugged. "Severus how have you been?"

"I've been well Artemis though I must say I am displeased with your eat and run campaign." Severus crossed his arms stubbornly before Harry stepped in.

"Don't be mad at him. He helped me." Harry looked at the other two. "He at least talked to me in my head to tell me how to handle some of the vampire traits. You two just left me to figure it out! If you were going to use me as a science experiment you could have at least stuck around to see how I fared!" He yelled his wings sprouting from his back with a painful jolt.

Nathans eyes broadened considerably. The boy should not have had the magical strength to sustain wings. Normally only born Daemon could do that or other magical creatures such as Veela and harpies. Even the color scheme of the wings screamed power.

His mouth formed into a grin. It seemed they had found the champion that would take their revenge on the lords of the wizarding world. Harry Potter would conquer the dark and the light alike.

"My dearest apologies young one. It was not my intention to make you feel abandoned. Of course you shall be trained."

Aaron saw the smile on his companions face and new exactly what it meant. The world was going to have to prepare itself for the new power. Neither light nor dark. Somehow he knew The Potter boy was going to make his own set of rules.

Severus quickly stuck his head in the fireplace calling his most trusted friend. He didn't trust these creatures with Harry alone but he would need to report back to Dumbledore and give him some sort of a story before the old man became suspicious.

"Lucius?" He called out. It took only a moment for Lucius Malfoy to appear in front of the fire in his study. Severus quickly gained Lucius' agreement for discretion and explained the situation to him.

"Harry Potter has been taken in by 'The Travelers'?" Lucius shook his head in disbelief.

The story of The Traveler's was known by every wizard and witch. The three unlikely companions had been brought together by the betrayal of two of the most powerful beings of their time.

Aaron the shape shifter had been a double agent like Severus for Albus Dumbledore and lord Voldemort until Dumbledore had 'accidentally' let the information slip to the press. Aaron had barely made it out alive.

Nathan had been accused of being a demon by the same Albus Dumbledore, though his species was actually meant to protect mankind Nathan had developed a bit of a grudge when he was run out of his home by an angry mob.

Artemis' story was the most tragic of all. His entire coven had been split by the war, many of them wished to follow Voldemort believing the man who promised them equal rights and understanding in the new world he was going to create. In the end Artemis' entire coven had been wiped out including his mate Emily.

The three had come together with the common goal of bringing down the two men who made their lives hell. It looked as if they had finally created the weapon that would do it.

"They are here with him now." Severus brought the blond man out of his thoughts. "I have to report back to the old fool with something, would you mind coming over to keep an eye on things?"

"Of course old friend. May I tell Narcissa what is going on?" Lucius asked. He didn't like to keep secrets from his wife but if Severus requested it he would.

"I would never ask you to keep secrets from her my friend. But please ask her to keep it to herself. We do not need this getting out." Severus nodded. "Come through when you're ready."

The men said their farewells and Severus rejoined Harry where Nathan was circling the poor boy examining his wings and hair and body.

Lucius entered a few moments later allowing Severus to go to Dumbledore. The normally calm and collected potions master was nervous to say the least. He had grown fond of the boy, He didn't know rather it was Lily's eyes or rather it had been how much the boy reminded him of himself in his baggy hand me downs and a terrified expression.

All Severus knew was that he didn't want to give Harry up no matter what the old fool said.

"It was a blood bath in there Albus. It's a miracle the boys survived it." Severus finished telling the headmaster close to the same story as he had told the muggle police about entering to find the Dursley's viciously murdered and Harry covered in his uncle's blood.

He also told him the story he had pulled with the police leaving out the information about the Traveler's.

"That was fast thinking on your part Severus my boy. It's good that I sent you or it's hard to tell where he may have ended up." Dumbledore rested his chin on a wrinkled hand. "Now I just have to figure out where to place him, He's at Spinners end now?"

"Yes sir, I have a house elf keeping an eye on him." Severus lied.

"Very good, Perhaps I could talk to Molly about taking him in. Pay her a bit for the trouble of course." Dumbledore muttered more to himself but Severus answered anyway.

"Even if you were to pay her, The Weasley's have more children than they know what to do with anyway and they've all heard his story. He would come to Hogwarts with a bigger head than his father." Snape sneered.

"Perhaps you are right. Do you have a better idea?" Albus challenged.

"Let me keep him. I'll keep the brat in line." Snape answered hoping he didn't sound too eager. He didn't want Dumbledore catching on.

The headmaster debated for a few tense moments, on the one hand Severus was his most trusted confidante. On the other he hadn't wanted Harry learning about magic until he came to school where a closer eye could be kept on him. He didn't have many options to keep him out of the magical world of course other than an orphanage and that hadn't turned out well in the past.

Finally he made his decision. "Very well Severus. He can stay with you, but please keep it quiet. Do you have someone in mind to watch him during the school day?"

"House elves have cared for the children of wizarding families for generations. The brat is no better." Severus snapped.

"Don't be too hard on him Severus, he has been through a lot. I will see you on September first." Albus smiled with a twinkle in his eyes.

Severus took this as his dismissal and made his leave robes billowing out behind him as he went.