Disclaimer: I know neither set of characters and I make no money of writing about them.
Authors Notes: If you have a problem with slash then this story isn't for you. If you have problems with Harry Potter being in the Twilight world then this fic isn't for you. And finally if you don't like the way I write then this fic is so not for you. I'm not a writer by trade and I don't paint myself to be one, so don't flame me for less than stellar grammar and punctuation.
Pairing: Harry Potter/Edward Cullen
Rating: Mature, some contain my not be suitable for younger peoples so be aware that abuse does come into play in this fic.
"Four hours for what?" Rosalie asked her still cold hand in Harry's.
"Before Edward learns the truth of course" Alice said taking a blanket and covering Harry up and then sitting on the end of the couch.
"How bad is it?" Emmett asked, he may joke around a lot but he truly was concerned over Edward's current attitude.
"Very bad" Alice said before saying that there was nothing that they could do to prevent the heart ache that was bound to come from Edward finding out about Isabella Swan. Moments later Jasper came in with the legal documents ready for Harry's signature.
"We'll have him sign them when he wakes" Carlisle said before shooing everyone off and telling them to prepare a room for Harry to stay in until the cottage on the property could be completed. Everyone except for Rosalie left to do something for Harry, Esme to the store with Emmett to buy groceries, Alice to go and retrieve the clothing she had hidden in her closet for Harry, and Jasper to check to see if Harry's uncle had any leg to stand on if he tried to gain custody of Harry again.
"He'll be okay Rosalie" Carlisle said comforting Rosalie, she may not say it but she saw Harry as the child that she could never have. With his quiet demeanor and child like exuberance she had taken an instant liking to him.
"Will he really?"
"I believe he will"
"I won't let Edward crush him again, he doesn't deserve Harry"
"At this moment I agree with you but in the end they will be brought together and Edward will balance Harry just like Harry will balance Edward." Rosalie nodded her head, there was nothing that could be done that would keep mates apart, they would in the end be brought together anyway.
"Edward is home" Rosalie said listening as Edward's car pulled into the garage.
"I will deal with him, stay here" Carlisle said before rising from his chair and making his way at human pace to the living room where Edward stood looking angry and confused in the same facial expression.
"Edward" Carlisle greeted Edward who was standing around listening to see who was in the house.
"Where is everyone?"
"Esme and Emmett have gone into town to get some groceries, Alice is somewhere in the house and Jasper is probably in the library" Carlisle said leaving out where Rosalie was since he knew Edward would have a fit over it.
"And what about Rosalie" Edward sneered, his sister could be such a bitch and he didn't understand why in most cases. Sure he knew her story but that gave her no right to disrespect his girlfriend in front of him.
"In my study" Carlisle answered, he best go with the truth since Edward could read his thoughts. It was at that time that he thought of Harry and the condition he was in, he knew it was wrong but he needed to get Edward out of whatever haze Isabella Swan had put him in.
"He's here" Edward said, he wasn't sure if he was happy or angry at the thought.
"He is"
"I want to see him" Edward said worried that Harry truly was worse than what he saw at school.
"Follow me" Carlisle said not denying his son the chance to truly see the damage that had been done to Harry.
"Rose" Edward said coming into the room fully and noticing that Harry looked much, much worse than he had at school.
"Glamours" Rosalie answered knowing her brother was thinking the question in his mind. She could see that something was different about her brother; this man standing in front of her was different than the man that had been standing in front of her at school.
"How"
"Why"
"I mean" Edward said sinking down on the other end of the couch since Harry had curled into a ball shortly after falling asleep.
"His uncle was truly not happy to hear and see that Harry had been emancipated" Carlisle explained, he too noticed that something was different about Edward, who had not taken his eyes off of Harry since he sunk down on the couch.
"He did it" Edward said before a smile graced his lips, Harry had beaten Vernon Dursley at his own game.
"He did" Carlisle said not knowing of the situation that Harry had with Mike Newton about the apartment over the store.
"He stays here" Rosalie said, her brother wasn't going to stop their family from taking Harry in. Harry needed them more than it seemed Edward did. Edward just nodded his head before continuing to stare at Harry.
"Bella said…" Edward said before stopping, his family hadn't believed him when he had told them that Harry had attacked Isabella, and now he wasn't so sure about it either. There had been proof, with scratches on Bella's neck but now that he was thinking things through it didn't add up. Harry was much, much shorter than Bella, so for him to attack her he would have had to jump on her and then begin scratching at her something that he didn't think that Bella would allow. So now the question was what really happened, Edward was determined to find out the truth for he was beginning to feel as if he had sided with Bella a bit too quickly.
"That bitch" Rosalie snarled, she absolutely loathed that girl and it seemed that she had most of the town and Edward it seemed wrapped around her fingers. She always played the 'poor Bella' act, but Rosalie could see through the act to the selfish bitch that the girl was. She had after all been the same way at that age. Edward said nothing against Rosalie's claim, he was too busy reviewing the last few weeks since he and Harry had stopped being friends and he noticed that every time he had approached Harry, Bella was by his side reminding him of what Harry had done to her. Things just weren't adding up now that he had time to review the time he had been spending with Bella.
"Why aren't you with her now?" Carlisle asked confused, he had been certain that he wouldn't be seeing his son until the late hours of the night.
"She went to the football game with Jessica Stanley and some others, said she was going to have a girl's night out" Edward said wondering if Bella would really be at the game or not. He was beginning to have serious doubts, and he wondered if something more was going on with Jacob Black than Bella was telling him.
"Football? Isabella Swan? Are you talking about the same Isabella Swan that goes to our school?" Rosalie said, how could her brother be so stupid? Isabella Swan wasn't going to any football game, the girl loathed the game and had stated that on many occasions; but now here she was going to the game with Jessica Stanley of all people.
"You're right" Edward said realizing how stupid he had been over the past few weeks.
"I'm going to go…." Edward said standing up and then moving towards where Harry's head rested.
"Take care of him" Edward while running his fingers across Harry's bruised cheek.
"I will" Rosalie said, watching her brother and knowing that he seemed to have woken up out of whatever stupor he had been in. She was certain that Isabella Swan and Jessica Stanley had done something to her brother now. She would have to ask Harry if anyone that was in the group bought any of his potions that he sold. Edward nodded his head before leaving the room with one last look at Harry.
"Two more hours" Rosalie said knowing that it had been only two hours in the four that Alice claimed Edward would find out the true story about Isabella Swan. By the time that Edward had left the house again Esme and Emmett had made their way back and Alice had popped out of whatever hole she had been in and Jasper showed up looking, dare anyone say it but smug.
"Edward was here" Rosalie said to Esme and Emmett, who had taken a seat on the floor next to Rosalie who was still holding a vigil over Harry's prone form.
"Did he do anything?"
"No, and I actually believe that Edward has not been himself" most stared at her, it really meant something if she was actually defending Edward's behavior the last few weeks.
"What do you mean?"
"I think Stanley and Swan may have had someone go and buy one of Harry's potions, they do work after all"
"And that made him believe any and everything that Bella said" Emmett said looking up to his wife to see if he had gotten the sum up right.
"Yes"
"Well that would explain things, Edward wasn't remotely interested in her until he began working on a class project with her" Jasper said, he wasn't sure how the girl got Edward to take the potion, but something had happened and from there Edward had been an ass to them and to Harry.
"It's almost time" Alice said a frown on her face as she saw another outcome before it was wiped away and another with Harry and Edward kissing in front of them came to be.
"He's made a decision" Alice said a smile on her face as she saw Edward and Harry having a long and happy life together.
"How soon"
"One more hour at the most"
"We shall be there for him then" Esme said giving everyone a look that told them they would not hold what Edward had done under the potion against him, at least if that was truly the case.
"Rose" Harry said waking up for a moment, he wanted to make sure that it wasn't a dream and that he was really back at the Cullens with Rosalie watching over him.
"Here" Rosalie said moving into Harry vision.
"Hi" Harry said before moving closer to her and resting his head on Rosalie's leg.
"You'll get a crick in your neck"
"Don't care" Harry said before he noticed that the others were in the room as well.
"Hey bro" Emmett said a huge smile on his face; he just couldn't wait until Harry was back to normal he was the one person besides Rose that always played with him.
"Hey Em"
"Hi Harry" Alice chirped before waving when she got his attention.
"Hi Alice, Hi Esme, Hi Jasper, Hi Carlisle" Harry said giving a small wave before everyone heard his stomach growl.
"Hungry dear?" Esme asked amusement evident in her eyes.
"A bit"
"Well I shall go and make you something then" Esme said before sweeping out of the room and making her way to the kitchen, she had a human to cook for.
"You think you might want to clean up a bit" Alice asked itching to get some new clothes on Harry and ASAP.
"That sounds wonderful" Harry said thinking of warm water and soap. His uncle had allowed him to use the hose in the garden for washing up, and the water that came out of the hose wasn't warm in the least, even in the summer.
"I'll get it ready then" Alice said before bouncing out of the room and down to one of the bathrooms in the house.
"Harry" Jasper said before walking over to Harry with some paperwork that he had shown to Carlisle.
"What's this?" Harry said looking over the paperwork confused, this was a power of attorney making Esme and Carlisle his legal guardian until he turned 18.
"Power of Attorney, I fear your uncle will try to motion to throw out the emancipation"
"But"
"But if you already have a guardian then the courts can do nothing but abide by the law"
"Okay, pen then" Harry said his hands shaking a bit as he signed his name to the documents.
"I'll make sure these get filed first thing Monday morning" Jasper said before leaving the room to put the documents in a safe place until he could file them on Monday morning.
"Bath is ready" Alice said from the doorway, while watching Rosalie as she stroked Harry's hair and Emmett who seemed to protect Harry even sitting on the ground. They looked like the perfect family.
"Come on you" Emmett said before lifting Harry up and making his way into the bathroom where a tub filled with nice warm water sat for him.
"I think I am in heaven" Harry said once he had been divested of his clothing and placed in the tub by Emmett.
"Well welcome then" Emmett said before running a sponge over Harry's back to get some of the dried blood off his back. At first Harry had been worried about Emmett helping him, since he knew that Emmett would heckle him about the size of his penis or something equally humiliating, but Emmett's face had taken on a serious look and he began helping Harry out of his clothing and then into the tub, where he now sat with Emmett washing his back.
"Hair next"
"Yeah" Harry said closing his eyes and letting Emmett do all the work.
"Done" Emmett said three washes later.
"Thanks"
"No problem bro" Emmett said before he pulled the plug on the drain and went to get a towel to wrap Harry up in.
"Done" Alice said just as the towel was wrapped around Harry's waist.
"Alice!" Harry squeaked before both Alice and Emmett were laughing at his voice.
"Here you go" she said handing over some clothing that Harry knew would fit them.
"Alice"
"They were going to be a Christmas gift" Alice tried to defend herself.
"Fine" Harry said giving into Alice, the girl always did get her way. Harry quickly changed before Alice was back at the open door.
"Come on" Alice said before pulling a barely walking Harry out of the bathroom and down the stairs to where the family now all sat.
"What's going on?"
"Edward is about to find out about Isabella" Rosalie said knowing that keeping him in the dark was one of his pet peeves.
"And"
"Well we think we might know why he has been acting the way he has for these last few weeks" Esme said before brining over a tray to Harry full of sandwiches, and chips.
"What" Harry said after he took the first bite of the sandwich.
"Did Stanley or any one of her cohorts come and get a potion from you?" Harry shook his head, no one that was in the Newton/Stanley group had come to him for any sorts of potions; he would have remembered something like that.
"Has anyone come to you about a love potion or something?" Harry was going to shake his head no, but then he remembered a girl about the age of 13 came to him and asked about a potion that would allow the user to make someone like them.
"Yeah a girl about 13 came to me a few weeks back about a potion like that"
"Did she look like anyone you knew?"
"No, but you know I don't get out much"
"Stanley has a sister about that same age" Jasper supplied to the group.
"Which would put the potion into Stanley's hands, but why would Swan use it if Stanley got it"
"They are B.F.F, Best Friends Forever!" Alice said sounding like a valley girl in California.
"And Stanley had already been let down, so she figured she would help that wench get her claws into Edward" Rosalie said before growling, the girl truly did have what was coming to her.
"Eat, eat" everyone said as Harry sat there with a sandwich in his hand and shock written on his face. Soon Harry finished eating and the family including Harry made their way into the living room to wait for Edward's return; and return he did. Edward came flying into the house looking like he would happily murder someone with no remorse or worried about the consequences.
"You know" Alice said knowing that only she, Carlisle and Harry could talk to Edward when he was in this sort of mood.
"I do" Edward said his teeth clenched as he spoke.
"She used me"
"She did"
"And then thought that I wouldn't find out about her and that dog"
"I know"
"Why didn't you tell me" Edward said now sinking down into the first piece of furniture he found, which happened to be the couch that Harry had taken residence on.
"You had to find out for yourself, you had to see" Edward nodded his head at Alice's words; he knew that he wouldn't have believed her even if he knew she couldn't lie to him.
"She said that she would make sure that I would drop you all and cater to her every whim. She said something about having the power to do that sort of thing"
"She used a potion on you, and you know that potions effects us differently than they do humans"
"A potion?"
"Harry said that a girl about the age of 13 came in looking for a love potion"
"Jessica's sister"
"Right and she gave it to Jessica who gave it to Swan because you hadn't taken an interest in her like every other boy at the school did when she arrived"
"That bitch" Edward said leaning back on the couch and noticing that Harry lay there watching him and his family.
"I'm so sorry Harry" Edward said he was going to make things right between Harry and himself he just didn't know what he could do to make it so. Harry continued to look at Edward, the words that Edward had thrown at him had hurt, and it would take time for Harry to have trust in Edward the way he did before but he knew now that things weren't as they seemed.
"You can't apologize for something that wasn't your doing, but it will take time for me to trust you again. Your words hurt, and I need time to believe in you again" Harry said quietly, he knew that everyone could hear him.
"Harry" Edward said reaching out a hand and having Harry slowly move his body to lay his head on Edward's chest.
"Harry are you in any pain?" Carlisle asked, figuring that the pain medication he gave to Harry was wearing off by now. Harry nodded his head, he was going to allow Carlisle, Esme and the rest of the family to take care of him, something that had never been done while he had grown up with either his parents, Aunt and Uncle and then his Uncle alone.
"I shall be back" Carlisle said before leaving and coming back only a moment later with the pills in his hands.
"Here" Carlisle said passing them to Edward who helped Harry sit up a bit so that he could take the water that Rosalie had at the ready.
"Thanks" Harry said after he had taken the pills and laid his head back onto Edward's chest, with Rosalie sitting on the couch rubbing his feet.
"So what happened" Emmett asked, he was truly interested in knowing how things went down with Edward finding out. Edward looked around the room and then to Harry, and decided that telling them would be the best course of action. They would be able to stop any sort of revenge he had planned, and he did have something that would humiliate the girl already planned.
"Well I slipped into the football game to see if she was really there with Jessica, she wasn't so I listened to Jessica's thoughts and she had dropped Bella…Isabella off in La Push" Edward was by now running his hands through Harry's hair not paying any attention to anyone in the room besides Harry. Harry needed to know the truth and he was going to give it to him.
"So I made my way to the border of La Push, knowing that going in would break the treaty. I got lucky it seems since the pair was sitting on a log just inside the forest that would be considered neutral territory for us. They seemed to be talking about something, and when I read Black's mind he was thinking about asking Isabella to marry him" Here the only person not surprised by the words was Alice, she had seen what had happened but it still hurt her to hear the words coming from Edward's mouth.
"I couldn't get a good reading so I climbed a tree and made my way over to where they sat, hoping that Black wouldn't notice my scent. He didn't for he seemed too intent on Isabella. It was then that I noticed she smelled different, and for a moment I didn't understand it until I noticed a second, rapid heartbeat coming from the pair of them. Isabella is pregnant with Black's child" Edward said sad and angry that he had been played for a fool. He had lost his best friend and secret love and had instead gain a bitch that was going to use him for his money to create the type of lifestyle that she wanted for herself.
"How did she plan to play that bit of information off" Emmett said knowing that his brother was one of the few people in the world that wouldn't have sex before marriage. He had joked about it enough times over the years with Edward, so he knew that even with a potion in his system he wouldn't allow for something like that to happen.
"She was thinking that she would be able to get me to sleep with her within the week and then she could pass the child off as mine"
"As if that would happen" Rosalie said still rubbing Harry's feet, who had fallen asleep shortly after Edward had begun speaking.
"So what's the plan?" Jasper asked knowing that Edward already had something planned.
"I dump her and make sure that the school knows about the child she carries"
"We have to be careful on that one" Alice said already seeing possible outcomes from Edward letting the school and Forks know that Isabella was pregnant.
"What did you see?"
"She will try and quite successfully to say that the child is yours, backing you into a corner"
"And the other version"
"You let her fall into her own grave, for she has already begun digging it"
"We shall say nothing then" Edward said before looking down at Harry and seeing he had fallen asleep.
"I will make this right love" Edward whispered to Harry before kissing his forehead where the lightning bolt scar still sat. Everyone heard the words and knew that Edward had finally figured out that Harry was his mate.
"Edward take him upstairs, he needs plenty of rest" Carlisle advised before Edward was up and making his way to his room where a chaise lay for those times when he wanted to be alone. He wasn't going to let Harry out of his sight now, if he could help it.
