TITLE: You Are My Hope, My Love, My Peace
AUTHOR: Lurkinshdws
RATING: M/R/NC-17
GENRE: Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Drama, Action
WARNING: FemHarry, Main Pairing: HP/SS, Mature Scenes, Violence, Abuse References, Language
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything from Harry Potter or Twilight.
After years of ignoring the bond between them, Albus has asked Severus to utilize his connection in order to find young Miss Harriet Potter, who has been missing for six years. After searching for his mate, he is finally drawn to Forks, Washington where he finds Harriet and the family who brought her there.
Severus spent the day sitting upon the couch with his head in his hands. The portrait guarding the doorway to his quarters had been instructed to not let anyone pass through. He needed this time to himself to think.
He had only seen her once before. Harriet had be nothing more than a baby, with small curls of raven black hair. She had her mother's eyes, a shocking and startling bright green, which Lily had told him she had at birth. Sweet, loving Lily had allowed him to hold his tiny mate after Potter had left. She was the only one who wasn't upset about his revelation, outspoken or not.
Less than a week after Harriet had been born, Albus had come to him speaking of the greater good and hope for the wizarding world. Severus, who had already caused pain to the Potter family by revealing the prophecy to the Dark Lord, was desperate to protect Harriet.
It hadn't taken much to get him to promise to never approach his mate, to never fulfill the soulmate bond between them.
- - -
Draco Malfoy, heir to the Malfoy name and power, was bored. The summer work he had been assigned had been completed in the first week of holiday and Pansy was no longer to be trusted. Last time she had visited, she pawed at him until he was certain he was about to be molested. Blaise was somewhere, whereabouts unknown, and Crabbe and Goyle weren't an option.
After seeking out his mother (and quickly leaving her- for Merlin's sake, he wasn't going to help her pick out new silverware!), Draco retreated to his room, and more importantly to his Floo. While the fireplace in his bedroom only connected to a few other Floo networks, it was connected to the one where he wanted to be. Draco threw in the powder and allowed himself to be carried to his godfather's Hogwarts living room.
Several seconds after arrival, Draco realized that the slumped, pathetic figure was in fact Severus.
"Uncle Sev?"
Severus's head popped up. "Draco! What do you think you're doing here?"
A pout formed on his face, one that only his mother and few other adults got to see. "I was bored. Mother was busy, and Father has gone to the Ministry today." Draco came to sit in front of his godfather. "What's wrong?"
Something inside Severus softened at his godson's expression. "Nothing, Draco. I just need to do some thinking. I'll inform you and your parents later- something's come up. But for now, don't worry yourself."
Immediately, Draco's face brightened. "Alright! How about a game of chess then?"
- - -
The sun was shining high in the sky as a silver volvo sped down the road. The passenger merely watched as trees raced by her window. Her brother was silent in the seat next to her and she knew it was because of the new scent that he had encountered in the grocery store.
"I don't want to leave you."
Harriet frowned at the words but didn't turn her head. "Then don't. It's as simple as that."
She could practically hear Edward's steel-like jaws clench. "You know its not. What's to happen if I can't control myself around that girl? I'll cause a bloodbath."
At this, Harriet turned to her brother. "For heavens sake Edward! You have more control than that. You act as though you're a newborn."
Edward merely curved the wheel, allowing the car to enter the roa to their driveway. "It isn't that simple." Topaz eyes stopped watching the road (something that drove Harriet crazy- vampire or not, she still saw no reason to not watch the road when driving) and continued, "I thank you for the trust in me, but this girl...her blood is a menace."
"Is she so much of a distraction that you're willing to leave your family? Esme will be heartbroken." She sniffed. "Rosalie will be furious if we are forced to move. I believe she wanted to throw a wedding here, just to educate the townsfolk on how to properly throw a party."
The car rolled into the garage and stopped. Edward opened the passenger door, and Harriet smiled; Edward was always the perfect gentleman, no matter whether it was to his sister or to a stranger.
They walked into the house together, Edward holding the grocery bags, Harriet clutching her wallet. After stowing away the groceries, Edward came to the living room to find that his littlest sister had already found a spot between Esme and Alice.
Jasper and Emmett sat in front of the television, playing what Edward assumed to be Emmett's newest video game. He probably could have sought out a confirmation to his assumption, but he decided enjoying the silence of not hearing mental thoughts to be too peaceful to break. Instead, the bronze haired vampire sat in front of his favorite sister and allowed her to card her fingers through his hair.
- - -
Severus was startled to feel waves of contentment and peacefulness wash over his body. After snapping out of it, he realized that the feelings weren't his own.
It could only mean one thing. He had been successful in repairing the connection to Harriet.