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Carmel was on her way to the loo when a big hand wrapped itself around her mouth and before she knew it a sack was thrown over her head. How dumb, couldn't they have just put me under a full body lock? She thought. By then she was thrown over someone's shoulder and was carried somewhere. "Draco where do we put her?" Crabbe asked. "You moron! You don't say my name!" Draco hissed. "Well all of you are morons!" Carmel yelled and struggled free of Crabbe's grip. "What? I thought I told you to knock her out!" Draco yelled. "I might have forgotten that…" Crabbe shrugged. "You idiot where is Goyle?" Draco asked. "Most probably eating." He answered. "Just bring her to the room of requirement." Draco sighed thinking of his project, he could always test the cabinet by flinging her through it. "You two are so dumb." Carmel rolled her eyes and pelted them with a few rocks. "Ow! You stupid girl. Stop that!" Draco grumbled. "Honestly." Carmel sighed. That's when she was hit in the back by a stunning spell. "I knew you needed me." Pansy smirked. "Whatever." Draco frowned and levitated the girl towards the Room of Requirement.
Harry was panting while he ran and wished he could try flying. "We're here." Ron said. Hermione shut her eyes and not long later a door appeared. Harry flung it open without another thought. Carmel was strapped to a chair with Crabbe towering over her with a scissors in hand. "Really? What were you going to do? Chop off her hair?" Harry scoffed. "I was thinking more along the lines of her tongue." Draco smirked. "I'm not sure why you are even in this school. I'm pretty sure Hogwarts doesn't' accept idiots." Harry answered. "I've been waiting to do something that would kill you on the inside. I always decided on the Weaslette or the Mudblood but thanks to your visit I've found something much better." Draco snarled. "You may have found something to use but I've learned a few new tricks." Harry laughed coldly. "I'm so scared Potter." Draco sneered. "You should be." Harry said and flung a 'Sectumsempra' at Draco hitting him in the nose. Draco sent a 'crucio' his way and hit him hard causing him to scream out in pain but the pain did not last long. "You really must ask your Aunt Bella to help you, she certainly helped me but I won't be using what she taught, I'll be using something that won't put me in jail." Harry said and pelted Draco with fireballs not caring anymore. "Ah! You fools put the fire out!" Draco yelled at Crabbe and Goyle. The two were clueless and looked at Draco blankly. Harry started aiming rocks at the Malfoy heir, releasing his pent up rage and wind started to swirl around his body, raw magic cackled in the air and with one last fireball combined with a rock, he knocked Draco out cold. "Harry!" Carmel gaped. Harry weakly flicked his hand and freed the girl. "Harry did you just do wandless magic?" Hermione asked in shock. "Not sure." Harry said tiredly. "You stupid, stupid boy! Do you know how dangerous combining those two with each other? Not only that but you must have used too much magic and drained yourself. You haven't trained long and your body isn't use to all this." Carmel scolded. "Bring me to Madam Promfrey please." Harry said before he passed out his wings bursting out of his back ready to help him heal the extensive damage he had done to his body. "His wings! We'll just have to place disillusionment spell on them." Hermione sighed. "I'll get your headmaster and Headmistress Angelus." Carmel said and walked off.
"Hello Ms Granger, what can I do for you?" Madam Promfrey asked before taking in Harry's limp body in her hands. "What happened this time?" She asked. "Malfoy and Harry got into a fight, Malfoy's out cold in the Room of Requirement. Harry exhausted himself in the fight." Hermione explained as she cancelled the disillusionment spell. "A Dragon Angel? I haven't seen one before though we were taught about them! I am not sure if I should be the one to heal him Ms Granger, if I administer the wrong potion or do anything wrong it might make his condition worse." Madam Promfrey fretted. "Don't worry, Carmel has gone to get Professor Dumbledore and their Headmistress." Hermione said. "That's good." She said in relief. "I thought I told Mr Potter not to get into any fights." A voice rang through the Hospital wing as footsteps could be heard. "It wasn't his fault Headmistress." Carmel said as they came into sight. "Where's the boy?" Healer Daisy asked hastily taking out her things. "Right here." Hermione said. "His wings are out, must have been a heck of a fight." Healer Daisy said. "Not at all, he could have done it in just a few minutes without exhausting himself but he decided to have more fun." Carmel piped up. "Foolish boy." Healer Daisy and Madam Promfrey said at the same time. "Just give him this pepper up potion when he wakes up, he will be extremely tired because his body would be healing him for at least several more hours. Other than that we can do nothing else." Healer Daisy said. "Thank you Daisy, I'll arrange for another portkey." Headmistress Angelus said. "If you would allow me I would like to see where the fight happened. I want to see why he is exhausted to the point that his wings needed to surface in order to heal him." Healer Daisy said interestedly. "Ron can take you." Hermione suggested. "What?" He asked snapping out of his daze, he was thinking of the fight and how powerful Harry could be if he was trained more. "Just take whoever wants to go to the Room of Requirement, besides they need to tend to Draco's wounds anyway." Hermione informed him. "Why would I want to help the ferret?" Ron scoffed. "You'll be helping Harry too in a way." Hermione said wisely. "I don't know what you mean but if it helps Harry fine." Ron sulked. "Just go!" Hermione said.
When Ron, Professor Dumbledore, Headmistress Angelus, Healer Daisy and Madam Promfrey had arrived at the Room of Requirement, the adults were stunned when they saw dents in the wall proving how hard Harry was using his earth abilities and the scorch marks that covered the room. "I must admit I'm impressed but I will need to punish him for using his powers outside of practice. He handled it fairly well other than the fact that he collapsed. This proves that I need to start his training tomorrow. I was going to do it in a month to allow him to adjust but now I think it unwise to wait that long." Headmistress Angelus said after a long while. "I wish you good luck Headmistress, Harry seems to visit the hospital wing every month or so." Dumbledore chuckled. "Mr Weasley please show me where Mr Malfoy and his companions are." Madam Promfrey said. "This way." Ron grunted.
"Mr Malfoy will heal quickly and he should be waking rather soon." Madam Promfrey said when they had gotten back to the hospital wing. Healer Daisy had gone back to Magia while the rest had proceeded to the hospital wing to check on Harry. "Ms Granger I believe it is time for lunch, if you would be so kind as to escort Ms Greening to the great hall but please inform the students outside my office that they may go." Dumbledore instructed kindly and sent the two girls off. "Mr Weasley I believe your parents would like to see you for a while before your lunch, please help yourself to some of my lemon drops." Dumbledore said and Ron went off. "Madam Promfrey would you please send a house elf to find us when Mr Potter and Mr Malfoy wakes up? We have something we need to do." Dumbledore said. "Very well Headmaster." She answered and went on casting spells on Draco.
After an hour, Draco had woken up and was still feeling rather groggy. "Mr Malfoy take these potions and don't even try to get out of this bed." Madam Promfrey ordered and handed several potions to the teen. "I see Potty head is still knocked out cold, I must have managed to damaged him quite bad." Draco smirked. "On the contrary Mr Malfoy, he over did it and collapsed after knocking you out cold." Madam Promfrey said as she hurried to help a student who had gotten a fever. "Father will hear of this." Draco fumed as his smirked slid off his face as face as he appeared. "He will also hear how you kidnapped the daughter of an extremely important wizarding family." Madam Promfrey answered. "Half-blood most probably." Draco sneered. "Actually, she's a pureblood. Her family is as old as the Potter family." Madam Promfrey said. Draco fell silent and drank the foul tasting potions. Not long after Draco had finished his potions and Dumbledore, Headmistress Angelus, Hermione, Carmel, Carmel's parents and Draco's parents had arrived Harry woke up. "Mr Potter, I see you are awake. Please take this potion before they start speaking to you." Madam Promfrey ordered before hurrying off. Harry gulped down the potion and looked expectantly at everyone else. "Harry! You stupid, stupid boy!" Carmel said unable to stop herself. She slapped him before hugging him. "What was that for? Not that I'm complaining about the hug. I have been hearing that I'm a very stupid boy these few days." Harry laughed. "Honestly Harry." Hermione sighed. "Now that Potter has had his reunion I would like an explanation why I was contacted and brought here because my son was in a fight." Lucius drawled. "I would also like to know why my daughter was kidnapped though not for long but she was still kidnapped." Carmel's father demanded. "I believe it is best if Mr Malfoy, Mr Potter and Ms Greening tell us their side of the story. We will be giving the three of them veritaserum with the consent of their parents." Dumbledore said. "Very well get on with it. I don't have all day." Lucius sneered while Headmistress Angelus, Mr and Mrs Greening nodded.
"I will go first as I have the purest blood here." Draco declared pompously missing his father's horrified and partially scared look. "Very well Mr Malfoy, please take the veritaserum." Dumbledore instructed. Draco took the few drops and Dumbledore said, "Please state your name and start your explanation."
" Draco Malfoy. I was fuming mad after that filth over there had disrespected me. I was pacing up and down with anger when I decided to go for a walk around the castle to see what kind of half-blood or mudblood I could put in place with the help of Crabbe and Goyle. I was walking by Professor Dumbledore's office when I heard mudblood Granger telling her directions so I just sent Crabbe and Goyle to get the girl. Then I could have my fun in the Room of Requirement. That's when Potty head came by and started attacking me. Next thing I know I wake up here." Draco said, still ignoring his father's mortified look. "Thank you Mr Malfoy. Ms Greening if you please." Dumbledore said kindly. Carmel swallowed the veritaserum and Dumbledore instructed, "Please state your name and please tell us your side of the story."
"Carmel Rosetta Greening. I was heading to the loo after getting the route from Hermione and on my way; one of Malfoy's goons grabbed me and brought me to Malfoy. After receiving a scolding from him, his goon knocked me out. The next thing I knew, I woke up in a strange room with Malfoy telling me of his intentions and after that his goon came up to me with a knife and I started to panic. That was when a door flung open and Harry and his friends came in. Malfoy continued to provoke Harry till Harry lost it and started to attack him. Harry knocked out Malfoy and we were all celebrating. They freed me before Harry fainted." Carmel said quickly. "Ms Greening would you please tell us what Mr Malfoy intended to do." Dumbledore said. Carmel muttered something and looked at the floor. "Please repeat that Carmel." Harry encouraged. "He intended to give me a few scars before violating me. Said worthless mudbloods like me don't deserve any rights." She sobbed and hid her face in Harry's shirt. "I'm going to kill him!" Harry and Mr Greening yelled at the same time. "Mr Potter please calm down, I believe it is unnecessary for you to tell your side. I will be calling Madame Bones, Head of the Magical Law Enforcement." Dumbledore explained. "Thank you sir, may I leave with Carmel? I don't think I can stand being here with the ferret." Harry said angrily. "You may go Mr Potter." Dumbledore said understandingly. "Watch out Potty head, I still have Crabbe and Goyle going after you and your slut." Draco hissed loud enough for Harry, Carmel and his father to hear. "They are so incompetent I doubt they could do anything." Harry sneered. "You idiot. You have cursed the Malfoy family deep into the pits of hell." Lucius snarled. Harry just walked out rubbing Carmel's back gently.
"You okay Carmel?" Harry asked softly. "What do you think Harry." Carmel continued crying. "I'm not good with these kind of things. Why don't we just go to the library with Hermione and Ron? I'm sure you'll find some interesting books there to read. Did you read much?" Harry asked. "Not really, Hermione estimated how long your game would last and by the time we finished comparing the libraries of our schools it was time to go." Carmel shook her head. "Let's go get Hermione and Ron I think they'll be in the Great Hall having lunch still, we could grab a bite if you're hungry." Harry suggested. "I don't think I can eat yet. Let's go." Carmel sniffed and wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. Harry led her to the Great hall and quickly found Hermione and Ron at the Gryffindor table. "What happened in Professor Dumbledore's office?" Hermione asked. "Can I tell them?" Harry asked softly. "Go ahead." Carmel sighed knowing full well that everyone would find out eventually. "Draco wanted to violate Carmel." Harry said simply. "Violate you don't mean…" Hermione said worriedly. "Rape, he wanted to rape have his fun so that there would be no respectable man who would want to have me and all I would have was filth like Harry or muggles to quote Malfoy." Carmel answered sadly. "I'll still kill him." Harry said seriously ignoring the eavesdroppers and those who were standing up. "I'll help!" Ron growled though he didn't really know her. "Come on, if you two are done maybe we can go to the library." Carmel said. "Sure thing." Hermione said and pulled Ron up and away from his plate. On their way out of the Great Hall, Daphne Greengrass stopped them. "What do you want Greengrass." Harry growled. "I'm just saying, Malfoy tried the same thing hexed him where it hurts. Froze it actually." She smirked. "Didn't exactly learn his lesson." Harry spat. "Idiot really. Wanted to congratulate you for knocking him out actually. I don't support you-know-who Harry. My family's neutral so don't worry." Daphne said. "I still don't believe you." Harry snarled. "I, Daphne Greengrass swear on my magic that my family and I do not support you-know-who." Daphne vowed. After a flash of light blinded them, Daphne cast a levitation spell on a stone on the ground that had been brought in when some pupils had come back from Hogsmeade. "See?" Daphne demanded. "Fine. Follow us." Harry grunted. "Where to?" She said suspiciously. "The library." He answered. "Let me get my sister, Astoria first." Daphne said and ran off. At that moment a rolled up piece of parchment wacked Carmel on the head. "Ow!" She yelped. "Wind mail, interesting way of delivery." Harry chuckled. Carmel shot him a glare and unrolled the parchment and read it out loud, "Carmel, please come to Professor Dumbledore's office now." "Who's it from?" Harry asked. "My mum and dad." Carmel answered and started to walk. "We'll meet you at the library." Harry answered and followed Carmel.
"Hello mum, dad." Carmel greeted. "Good afternoon Carmel. Would you care to introduce us to your companion." Her dad asked. "Mum, dad this is Harry." Carmel grinned. "A pleasure to meet you Lord Potter. I am Lord Greening but please, call me Anthony." He said. "Only if you call me Harry. About the 'Lord' part, may I ask what was that about?" Harry asked curiously. "You mean you didn't know? You should have been informed at the age of 15 and sent a letter from Gringotts to go and get your ring." Anthony said in surprise. "Professor Dumbledore, I believe we need to have a long chat after this." Harry said firmly. "Mum, why was I called here?" Carmel asked curiously. "We decided for your protection you can choose to leave Magia or enter into a marriage contract." Her mum said softly. "You're not giving me a choice at all! Even if you did make me choose it would be pointless! It's not like it's going to stop anyone." Carmel yelled desperately. "It's for your safety, your sister was lucky. I'll explain all in good time." Anthony answered calmly. "Well I don't care. I'm not doing either." Carmel frowned. "We don't know what to do Carmel. If you don't enter into a courtship by the time and if Malfoy had succeeded, do you know that no one would actually agree to a marriage contract? Most families are strict about these things!" Anthony hissed. "Please don't make me choose dad." Carmel pleaded. "This is for your future Carmel." Anthony sighed. "Can't I have more time?" Carmel begged. "Till the holidays." Anthony gave in. "Now how about we all go down to Hogsmeade and have a lovely lunch. Harry, please call me Marilyn." Carmel's mum smiled. "Let's go. I've just got back my appetite." Carmel said. "Don't ever change Carmel." Harry laughed. "What?" Carmel asked in confusion. "Nothing." Harry smirked. "What about Hermione and Ron? They're waiting for us." Carmel suddenly remembered. "We can send them wind mail and hope it hits them too!" Harry grinned. "You really are mean." Carmel giggled and sent the wind mail.
At the Three Broomsticks, Harry, Carmel, Anthony and Marilyn were enjoying their lunch. "Carmel, where did you get that beautiful necklace?" Marilyn asked when she noticed the necklace. "Harry gave it to me when we went out." Carmel answered cheerfully. "Really?" Anthony asked. "Really." Carmel confirmed. "I never thought a guy could choose something so beautiful and the small blue gems on the wings match your eyes." Marilyn said happily. "What about the things I get you?" Anthony asked in mock hurt. "You're an exception." Marilyn laughed. "Now Harry, what do you plan to do for a living next time." Anthony asked curiously. "I've always wanted to be an Auror but now I don't think it's for me. Healing could be a possible choice." Harry answered. "Dad, Harry has to have special training with Headmistress Angelus. What do you think of showing him to Nikolai for healing training?" Carmel suggested. "I will go to see Nikolai should Harry agree." Anthony said. "Who is this Nikolai?" Harry asked curiously. "He is a friend of mine and he is a rather famous healer in the magic realm." Anthony explained. "I would love to meet him!" Harry said excitedly. "I'll arrange for that to happen." Anthony answered. "Thank you sir." Harry said. "No problem." Anthony replied liking the teen more by the second. "We'll leave you two kids to have fun here." Marilyn said as they all finished up their lunch and gave her husband a stare that stopped any protests from leaving his mouth. "Take care of my daughter Harry and make sure you don't get into anymore trouble." Anthony warned and left with his wife after paying
"Let's go to Honeydukes unless you want to have more butterbeer?" Harry asked. "Let's just head to Honeydukes." Carmel smiled. They got up after saying 'good-bye' to Madame Rosmerta. "What do you want to get Carmel?" Harry asked as they looked at the sweets. "Let's try those marshmallows covered with fudge." Carmel suggested. "Chocolate frogs and liquorice wands too." Harry grinned and grabbed them and quickly paid. "Here try!" Carmel ordered and stuffed a fudge-covered marshmallow into his mouth on their way back to school. "That's good." Harry laughed and stuffed part of a chocolate frog into her mouth, which earned him a glare. "You are so dead Harry Potter." Carmel said. "Sure." Harry laughed. "Come on, what do you want to do? We have a good few hours to spend before going back." Carmel asked. "We could visit the library or head to Gringotts I was wondering about getting my ring." Harry pondered. "We can get my dad to go if you want, he should be here still. After all we only spent about twenty minutes away from them." Carmel said. "Let's go!" Harry said and started to pull her along as he ran.
"How are we going to get to Gringotts?" Harry asked as he once more walked out of Hogwarts with Anthony, Marilyn, Headmistress Angelus, Dumbledore and Carmel. "We'll be apparating Harry." Anthony said and held the arm of the teen and apparated away. "Apparition and portkeys are officially my most hated ways of travel." Harry declared which caused the group to laugh. "Let's go in." Marilyn said and started for the door. Inside, they were greeted with the sight of several goblins at work. Anthony walked up to one and spoke in gobblegook, "We would like to speak to the Potter accounts manager." "Right this way Lord Greening." The goblin answered surprisingly respectfully.
"Lord Greening may I help you? I see you are in the company of Mr Potter. I am Griphook, the Potter account manager." Griphook introduced. "A pleasure to meet you sir." Harry said. "I believe you would like to claim your lordship?" Griphook confirmed. "Yes." Harry said. "Please come with me for your inheritance test." Griphook instructed. The rest were about to come when Harry said, "I would like Carmel to be with me. Would it be alright if the rest of you waited outside?" "Very well Harry." Dumbledore frowned and sat down.
"Mr Potter please use this dagger to cut your finger just a bit and press some blood onto the parchment." Griphook ordered. Harry did so and was surprised when his blood seemed to sink into the parchment and words started to appear. "You may read it now Mr Potter." Griphook said. Harry picked up the paper and looked at it while Carmel peeked from behind his shoulder.
Heir to:
House of Potter
House of Slytherin
Magical abilities (unlocked):
Dragon angel abilities
Healing (apart from inheritance abilities)
Magical abilities (locked):
Animagus
Necromancer
Illusionist
Unknown creature inheritance
"That's quite a lot Mr Potter. Would you like to claim your Lordship now?" Griphook asked. "Yes. I am the heir to two houses what does that mean? Do I have to marry two girls?" Harry asked in alarm. "No Mr Potter. You and your future wife will just hold two or more titles." Griphook chuckled. "Let's claim me my lordships." Harry grinned. Griphook left and returned to with two boxes. "Mr Potter please press your thumb on the house crests. It will open and you may claim your rightful titles then I will explain all your rights to you." Griphook instructed. Harry pressed is thumb to the Potter house crest. The box lid opened and revealed a ring with the Potter crest on it. He slipped it on and a flare of white light engulfed him. Next he repeated the same for the Slytherin crest. He slipped it on and was engulfed in another flare of green light. "Congratulations on your lordship. May I ask if you rather be known as Lord Potter-Slytherin or Lord Slytherin-Potter?" Griphook asked. "Lord Potter-Slytherin please." Harry said. "Now if you would be so kind as to call your companions in where I may speak with them. I assume one of them is your guardian?" Griphook confirmed. Harry hurried out and came back with Dumbledore, Headmistress Angelus, Anthony and Marilyn. "What is Harry's inheritance?" Dumbledore asked curiously. "I believe that is for Lord Potter-Slytherin to tell." Griphook said respectfully and left. "Slytherin he says?" Headmistress Angelus asked in awe. "Apparently it wasn't Voldemort's fault that I'm a parseltongue, I'm naturally one. Though who is Slytherin's real heir?" Harry wondered. "Take it as it comes Harry, for now just enjoy a normal as possible life." Carmel said. "Thank you Carmel. Now Professor Dumbledore please explain everything to me." Harry said. "What would you like to know Harry?" Dumbledore asked calmly. "Why didn't you let me claim my lordship when I was 15." Harry snarled. "I thought you would rather lead a life without the complications of being a Lord." Dumbledore mumbled. "You knew that the minute I claimed Lordship I would have more power than you even without my title as Lord Slytherin. I could have you thrown out of the castle. You also knew that once I became a Lord, I would officially be considered an adult and you would lose any control over me." Harry hissed. "Now Harry, my boy, don't be rash. I just wanted to let you to be free from the problem of being a Lord." Dumbledore insisted. "Really? Explain to me why the Wizarding world was told that I was the savior?" Harry demanded angrily. "You are the savior." Dumbledore said weakly. "You knew I'm not. I bet Voldemort didn't even mark me!" Harry yelled. "He did!" Dumbledore said flinching away from the angry teen. "If he did explain everything to me. Don't just give me short answers." Harry spat. "It's true, I'm not lying." Dumbledore cried out. Harry turned and stalked off with Carmel. Anthony and Marilyn shook their heads and ran after the enraged Dragon Angel.
"Harry, calm down." Carmel said soothingly and pressed a small kiss on his cheek. "I'll be alright Carmel, my lucky stars must have been happy when I met you. I'm really glad that I'm going to Magia and found out about all this. I hate that Dumbledore made those decisions and I don't know if I can trust him anymore. I wish I was normal." Harry said. "Don't ever say that Harry, if you weren't you then everything would have been so different and I don't want it to be different." Carmel said as the continued to walk around Diagon alley. "Hello dearies, could I interest you in anything?" An old lady asked, a hood hiding her face. "No thank you." Harry declined politely. "I would like to take a look please." Carmel said at the same time. "Very well dearie." The old woman cackled. Harry could feel something was wrong but couldn't quite place his finger on it. "Thank you." Carmel smiled as she paid for the butterfly hair clip. "Carmel I have a bad feeling about that butterfly." Harry mumbled as they walked away. "Don't be silly, it's perfectly safe. I cast the spells dad taught me and nothing out of the blue turned up." Carmel answered confidently. "Okay…" Harry said uncertainly but he knew he was going to pursue it at another time. Carmel put on the clip and turned to Harry with a smile. "We should get going. Do you know how to make a portkey?" She asked. "No… I think I see your parents coming though." Harry answered. "Good, we can go back to school and relax. You can cool off and next week maybe Headmistress will allow us to come back." Carmel decided and pulled him along as she ran.
"Harry, remember for the holidays you will be welcome to stay at our home if you wish." Anthony said as the group bid farewell to each other when they reached Magia.
Harry and Carmel made their way up to Harry's room where Jake was listening to music. When they sat down on Harry's bed, Jake slipped off his headphones and asked, "Well? How did it go?" Harry answered, "Eventful." "What do you mean?" Jake asked curiously. "Just some big trouble that would make your blood boil." Carmel replied vaguely. Jake looked puzzled for a while before returning back to listening to music.
"You know, I wonder what is my locked unknown creature inheritance. Having been so caught up in my anger towards Dumbledore made me forget about it momentarily." Harry pondered.
"I'm sure we'll find out in due time, I need to go head back to my room." Carmel smiled before planting a quick kiss on Harry's cheek before running off. When Carmel had long gone, Harry placed his hand on his cheek and frowned, something was not right. Why did he feel like being with Carmel was wrong?
The next morning when he woke up to Jake groaning as Emerald jumped on his chest to wake him up again. He sighed as he realized that day would be the day he had his first session with the school counselor. He got out of bed ignoring the two senior students and got ready for the day. School quickly sped by uneventfully and it seemed like hardly minutes had passed since he woke up, Harry made his way to the counselor's room after his dinner.
"Hello Lord Potter-Slytherin, I am sure you know me as the school counselor I am Estella. Now why don't we start of our session with you talking about anything that's troubling you right now." The counselor, Estella said in a soft tone that seemed to soothe his troubles.
She seemed to have this effect on him that broke through his protective walls in his head and he told her everything. Starting from the Dursley's abuse to Dumbledore's actions followed by how confused he was concerning how he felt when Carmel had planted a quick kiss on his cheek, talking about how he felt coach was his dad was not mentioned, he thought it was best left alone. By the time he was done talking, his throat was raw and he gratefully accepted the glass of water that was offered.
"That's a good deal of talking. Now, Harry, next time you feel like reaching for a knife just come here if you can or find your friends who know about this. Ask them for help. That's what friends are for Harry. About Dumbledore, I suggest you cool down before confronting him and I suggest maybe you see how things go with Carmel first." Estella answered and after a while, Harry left.
Time seemed to roll by, Harry was distracted by homework, his special schedule of classes to help with his powers and did not have time to worry about anything else. Soon, it was Monday and it had just been announced there would be a Halloween ball. Everyone chattered excitedly about the ball while some grumbled about not having enough time for preparation. Harry smiled and kept eating. When he was finished, he turned to Carmel and asked, "Would you like you be my date for the dance?" Carmel giggled and nodded before hugging him. Once again, the nagging feeling seemed to have increased even more especially since his seat during potions had been moved to sit next to a girl whose creature inheritance he was not sure of. Her name was Jayleen.
The next few days passed in a blink of an eye and next thing Harry knew, he was listening to Carmel blabber on about mythology, she looked stunning in a strapless dress that ended just above her knees.
"I know all of you are very excited now, enjoy your meal and have a lovely night. I have requested that the teachers not remain starting from ten but everything in this room will disappear at twelve and by the time twelve-thirty comes around I expect everyone in their rooms. We will have charms making sure no one attempts to do anything illegal." One of the headmistresses said with a smile before sitting down.
Harry's eyes scanned around the room looking for his other friends when he spotted Jayleen, she was wearing a black and silver off-shoulder dress with the short sleeves hanging loosely. The dress pooled around her feet and her hair was done in an elegant up-do. When her date wrapped his arms around her waist he felt a surge of envy rise in him but he squashed it down reminding himself that he was dating Carmel but that did not stop the feeling of pride that rose in him when he noticed she flinched away from him.
Stop it Harry! Why are you even thinking about Jayleen? He thought to himself.
After dinner, Harry was led to the dance floor where Carmel started guiding him in dancing, he had been taught a few days ago when the ball was announced but was still unfamiliar with it. Something in him seemed to snap when Jayleen had an uncomfortable expression as her date attempted to draw her closer to him. He felt his wings burst out of his back, ripping his suit as they came out. What he did not realize was that his wings were seemingly on fire with black flames, dark colored fire licked at his skin and engulfed his eyes but he was not burning. As he stormed towards Jayleen and her date, he heard whispers of 'anima flagrante' and several gasps. He ignored them all he could think of was that his mate was with someone else and he was not happy about it.
Within a few more steps he reached her and gently took her and hissed, "Mine!"
Her hands snaked around his waist and she whispered into his shirt, "Yours…"
Once everyone had recovered from their shock, whispers sounded around the room and the headmistresses and masters had to attempt at calming them down. Anima Flagrante commonly known as the fiery souls were rare and most preferred to be homeschooled. The headmaster, Headmaster Andrew of the few Anima Flagrante most who had already passed their first mating when they mark their mates. Anima Flagrante were passionate beings who have their life time mate but do not have any say in who their mate is.
"Everybody out now! I do not care who you are or who your parents are I want everyone out! Teachers, Headmistresses, Headmasters please contact the pupils' guardians and parents now as well as keep watch outside the door. No one is to enter till the two have finished the marking." Headmaster Andrew yelled over the noise.
The teachers did their best and managed to push the other students out of the hall and soon it was just the two and the enchanted to school hall quickly adjusted to a smaller room. Neither of the two noticed to busy whispering to each other, they had started marking each other just by simply speaking. No one actually knew nor remembered much of the marking. With a blinding flash of light and a rippling effect of raw power exuding from the room. By the time the Headmaster cautiously opened the door, he found the two with their black fiery wings wrapped around each other passed out. The small silver marking on their wrist that most considered private was still glowing slightly. He shut the door leaving the magic of the school to allow the students to be comfortable.
Every student in the school by then had heard how Harry was a mix of two magical beings but obviously he was more Anima Flagrante than a Dragon Angel. Carmel was in a mess, her parents too had been called down to school to discuss this issue. Things like this happened every few years because some pupils had not known they had more than one type of creature blood. Often, the people they had tried to date tried to get them back with potions or some threatened with suicide. It was better having the students return home to 'heal'.
When Harry woke up to the bright sunlight beating down on his face, he found himself wrapped around his potions partner, Jayleen. They were somehow sleeping on a bed and both (thankfully) still fully clothed. He remembered going to the Halloween ball but everything after was a daze.
"Morning Harry." Jayleen yawned when she woke up having sensed her mate awake.
Harry just stared at her and wondered how she was not panicking too.
"We are both Anima Flagrante, Harry, why are you so shocked? Surely you could have sense I was your mate and found out more. I would have thought you knew… Yesterday was my birthday I've just come into my inheritance around midnight before the day started. Come on, we should get up then I can explain everything." Jayleen explained.
Harry just followed her out of the door and when he turned back, it had returned to the hall where balls were usually held.
"Lord and Lady Potter-Slytherin, Headmaster Andrew is asking you to his office." A house elf squeaked alerting the teachers to their presence.
"Lord and Lady?" Harry asked in confusion.
"By right, the magical laws protecting other magical beings state that once we are marked we are officially married." Jayleen said patiently.
"Oh… How are we marked?" Harry blushed, feeling inferior for not knowing so much.
"It's all right Harry if you don't know. Look at your wrist, usually we have a mark on our wrist that most consider private. It symbolizes something that had drawn us together." Jayleen smiled.
"Thanks for explaining Jayleen, but I hope you can understand this is all so new to me and moving immediately into a relationship is going to be a bit tricky for me." Harry replied, looking at the floor not wanting to see Jayleen's reaction.
"I understand and please, just call me Jay, you sound like my mom when you call me that." Jayleen giggled.
Harry smiled sincerely and Jayleen led the way to the Headmaster's office.
"Greetings Lord Potter, it is an honor to welcome you into our family." A man greeted, he stood beside a woman and Harry assumed they were Jayleen's parents.
"Greetings sir, I apologize for not knowing your name." Harry said politely, remembering everything Carmel had drilled into his head.
"Please, just call me Matteo. I had expected my daughter to have gotten to know her mate already but seeing the circumstances I understand it cannot really be you to blame." Jayleen's father, Matteo said coolly.
"Matteo, stop acting like that. Just because Jayleen is now mated does not mean you can't be nice to him. Don't mind him dear, I'm Carine, Jayleen's mother." Carine beamed at him.
Harry was slightly surprised at how welcoming she was to a complete stranger but brushed it aside. He bowed low and said, "I am honored to meet your acquaintance."
"Mom, dad so what now?" Jayleen asked.
"Jayleen, still so blunt." Carine smiled and Matteo seemed to warm up a bit seeing his daughter.
"Sorry to interrupt this, but I believe it is custom that the new couple take the day off to get to know each other more. The guardians or parents are just here to ensure nothing has gone wrong." Headmaster Andrew informed.
"Then I guess it is best we get going." Jayleen grinned eager to get out of the Headmaster's office. It was rather small and cramped with all his knick-knacks he liked to keep.
"Very well, Lord and Lady Skylar I believe you would like to meet Lord Potter-Slytherin's guardian?" Harry heard the headmaster say as he closed the door.
"Do you want to head down to Diagon Alley Harry?" Jayleen asked breaking the thick silence.
"I would like that. How do you know about Diagon Alley?" Harry said curiously.
"I was raised in the other realm, my parents had met there and were rather attached to England." Jayleen explained.
"Any ideas how to get there?" Harry asked.
Jayleen smirked and pulled him off towards the direction of the portkey room. Despite Harry's process, Jayleen picked up one of the portkeys and they portkeyed away.
"We're dead when we get back to school." Harry groaned.
"No, we're not. It's an authorized trip. Everyone does that when they first get marked. They head over and pick up a portkey it's like an unwritten rule." Jayleen shrugged and headed towards Gringotts.
"I'm paying!" Harry protested, the two had started to argue as they walked.
"No, I am!" Jayleen rebutted.
Harry childishly ran ahead leaving his mate behind trying to get there before her. He panted out what he wanted and was brought to his vault after showing the Goblins the key he had received when he accepted his lordship. He came out with a grin on his face when he saw Jayleen standing there pouting like a small kid.
"Cheer up I'll get you ice cream." Harry teased.
"I'll hold you to that." Jayleen laughed and started walking out of Gringotts and heading to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor.
A few minutes later, Jayleen was happily eating her strawberry and peanut butter ice cream cones while Harry was enjoying his fudge and mint flavored ice cream thinking back to the time when Carmel had shoved a fudge-covered marshmallow into his mouth.
"So tell me about yourself." Jayleen said.
"What much is there to say? I'm just the boy-who-lived to everyone. Nothing much." Harry shrugged bitterly.
"I want to know Harry Potter-Slytherin not Harry Potter, the boy-who-lived." Jayleen said gently, reaching out to touch his hand.
Harry moved his hand away and said, "I'm just Harry Potter, wanting to be normal. Not a freak that people calls a liar, attention seeking. I just want to be free from all that nonsense. I want to be able to be walk along the streets without people pointing and staring at me while the daily prophet tells lies about me. Then there's Dumbledore who may or may not just see me as a weapon while there's still this situation that makes me feel so hopeless like my life's nothing but destiny's joke."
Jayleen tried to mask her hurt look and the crack that seemed to form on her heart and answered, "Harry… Everything will turn out okay."
Harry smiled bitterly and returned to his ice cream. Jayleen wanted nothing more than to cry right then. She had been waiting almost everyday of her life since her parents explained her heritage to her to meet her mate but this was not what she had expected. She felt as though he had trodden on her heart and left her there to just die of emotional pain.
"I just thought of something Jay, if my parent's were Lord and Lady why don't they have their own manor?" Harry wondered out loud.
"We could always ask the Goblins, surely they'll know." Jayleen suggested, when he had called her 'Jay' she felt a spark of hope.
"Let's go! I want to see the place my dad grew up in." Harry said excitedly.
Jayleen got up to leave and Harry followed soon leading the way to Gringotts.
"Lord Potter-Slytherin, back so soon?" Griphook asked.
"I would like to have a look at all the Potter estates if there is more than one and I would like information on Potter and Slytherin Manor if there is one." Harry said briskly.
"If there is one? Of course there is!" Griphook answered in shock and hurried off to get a roll of parchment.
When he returned, he handed the parchment to Harry and together the two looked at the Potter and Slytherin estates. He was in awe at how many houses he owned. He looked up and said, "I would like to go to the Potter Manor could you arrange a portkey right now?"
"Right away Lord Potter-Slytherin." Griphook grunted and walked off again before returning with an old soup can.
He grunted something in Gobblegook and the can lit up. He gestured for Harry to touch it. He took Jayleen's hand and grabbed the can. With the usual tug at his navel, they arrived at an impressive looking Manor. Despite it being empty or so he thought, it looked surprisingly well kept.
When he reached the door, he took the dagger placed on a table near the door and looked at it.
"Blood magic Harry! Cut your thumb a bit and press it to the door handle." Jayleen rolled her eyes.
Harry did that and the door opened with ease. At the door stood many house elves and all of their eyes widened.
"Master Potter! Master Potter! Young Master Potter is here!" The house elf squeaked.
Loud footsteps were heard and a rather old man walked down the stairs with a walking cane.
"Harry Potter? Is that you? My goodness I thought you've been dead all these years or have I started hallucinating!" The old man exclaimed.
"Who are you and what are you doing in the Potter Manor." Harry asked fiercely.
"Lad, you're my grandson of course! Did Dumbledore not tell you? I've talked to him regularly but he has never mentioned you being alive throughout your time at Hogwarts. Surely now you must be attending Magia. I told your Grandmother you would be an Anima Flagrante like your dad and me! Not a dragon angel!" The old man, his grandfather said excitedly.
"Dumbledore never mentioned this. That old coot!" Harry muttered.
"Now, why don't you introduce me to your mate? I'm guessing she had her birthday not long ago?" His grandfather said chattily.
"Nice to meet you sir, I'm Jayleen since my mate has forgotten to introduce me." Jayleen smiled.
"Must be the effect of not living with his granddad." Harry's grandfather said cheekily.
Harry was still looking rather distracted when his grandfather said, "Well, time to celebrate! A Potter has returned! Now boy, I expect Great-grandchildren soon enough understood?"
"Children? Grandfather it's much to soon especially with a psycho dark lord after me." Harry said unhappily.
A sad look crossed Jayleen's face before it left but it did not go unnoticed.
"Jayleen why don't you go to the sitting room? Or the library? I want a quick word with my grandson here." Harry's grandfather said, looking gently at the girl. Jayleen nodded and one of the house elves took the que and led her away.
"Harry, do you not see how you're hurting her?" He said sternly once she was out of earshot.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Your mate! The one who looks like she's about to cry!" Harry's grandfather said, his voice rising a little.
"What does she have to be sad about?" Harry grunted.
"Most people want children once they mate Harry! It's an instinct! I'm pretty sure you've done something to your mate. Thank god the genes left James out or he would have most probably broken his mate's heart so many times he or she would have just killed themselves." His grandfather cried out.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? You could have found out about me instead of leaving me with the Dursley's! You don't waltz into people's lives and tell them you're their grandfather after letting them get abused and expect them to listen to you!" Harry yelled.
"Now you listen here! I am merely trying to make sure you don't go and hurt that pretty mate of yours! You are damn well lucky in certain aspects and you better treasure it." His grandfather hissed.
"I don't give a shit about that! I don't even want a mate." Harry shouted.
A strangled cry could be hurt and thumping of footsteps rang through the house and immediately Harry felt regret.
"You fix this right now Harry James Potter! I did not fake my death so the wizarding world would not question why your grandmother and I grew to be so much older than an average wizard without the philosopher's stone! You are lucky your grandmother is not home right now." His grandfather ordered and stomped off.
Harry ran out of the door and found Jayleen begging a house elf to help her get back to Magia as Harry held to portkey back. The house elf was awkwardly patting her back trying to calm the crying girl.
"Jay…" Harry trailed off reaching out to touch her.
"Go away." Jayleen continued sobbing.
"I can't!" Harry exclaimed.
"Why? Don't want everyone to think you're a heartless creature that wants to kill his own mate?" Jayleen unknowingly made a jab at his weak spot.
After a long time of coaxing her to look at him, he grew frustrated and gently used his hands to turn her head to face him and he kissed her.
"Is that enough proof that I do want to be your mate? I can't just accept everything at one go! It's been a hectic start to a new school year and it's been hard enough." Harry said.
Jayleen used the back of her hand and wiped away her tears.
"I know, it must be hard… I'll just return to school first. Why don't you stay here and get to know the manor." Jayleen sighed and looked expectantly at Harry.
"No, if we're going to grow old together we might as well start doing stuff that matter's to each other with the other present." Harry offered with a weak smile.
Jayleen nodded and started to go back in before Harry grabbed her hand and kissed her again but this time he was not apologizing, he was telling her even if it was hard one day, they could love each other.
When they broke apart, Jayleen smiled and went back in with Harry holding her hand. The two walked in and spent the rest of the day pleasantly getting to know each other and just chatting.
"Harry, I hope you don't mind me asking but why do you cut? It's been going around school since you know, super sensitive hearing and all that. Word spreads fast." Jayleen blushed.
"I'm sorry Jay, but I'm not ready to share that yet. Not yet." Harry murmured.
"Whatever it is, I'm sure you'll make it through that mess." Jayleen soothed and changed the subject.
When dinner rolled by, Harry's Grandmother returned home and she actually cried when she found out whom Harry was. She started gushing over him and his likeness to his father before cooing over the new couple.
"Grandmother, we really must go back or we'll miss curfew." Harry said as his grandmother smothered his face with kisses and started to pinch his cheeks to make up for the lost years.
"Go, I'll send Erina with you, she'll send you back to school." His Grandfather answered and snapped his fingers.
An elf who stood only tall enough to barely reach his waist appeared, her big eyes looking around. Harry could see bright intelligence and the thirst for knowledge lingering in her eyes.
"Hello Erina, could you please bring us to Magia Academy?" Harry asked as he knelt down so he was eyelevel to the house elf.
"Young master Harry, do not demean his self by being so nice to Erina. Erina is not worthy of master's kindness. I is not worthy." Erina said, tears welled up in her eyes.
"You deserve every bit of respect and kindness Erina. Come, please bring us to Magia." Harry said kindly.
Erina wiped her eyes on the rags that she wore and grabbed Harry and Jayleen's hands before apparating away.
After thanking the house elf and sending her back, Harry and Jayleen were alone in the corridor.
"Good night Jayleen… I apologize for hurting you." Harry murmured and kissed her softly.
Jayleen responded to the kiss and when the need for oxygen became too great they broke apart.
"Good night Harry." Jayleen smiled and walked off.
Harry was left smiling like a dumbstruck fool they were after all mates. That kind of stuff made them happy and carefree.
Back at the Greening Manor, Carmel had finish throwing a childish tantrum, which was very much unlike her. The butterfly hairclip still pinned to her head. She had screamed till her throat was raw and had destroyed every single fragile ornament in the sitting room. She continued to scream and shout, calling Jayleen a shrew and a whore. A good for nothing piece of filth that only wanted Harry for his titles and money. In vain, her parents tried to make her see sense but nothing would allow her to see reason. She was too deep in her self-pity and loathing for Jayleen.
The wicked demon that dwelled in the cramped butterfly hairclip rejoiced, she had finally found reason to make the creature despise men. When she had been alive, good for nothing men had used her and thrown her away ruining her reputation and dashing her hopes of ever finding love. It had all gone worse when she had become pregnant but when the child was born… Thinking about it made her become furious again but this time it was directed at Lord Greening. Once she had been unleashed, this demon's fury would not be stopped or control. It was time men sobbed at the sound of her name and her host. It was time that they knew their place. They would face the consequences of their wrongdoings. This time, she would not fail! Not again. She would succeed, she would avenge the murder of her baby girl and the abuse inflicted on her. Nothing would stop her now and she knew, it was the dawn of a new era. She cackled and allowed more of her energy to flow into her host, gaining more power over the weakling she would slowly proceed to taking over the body completely. No more would she need to dwell in that small hairclip, she could be free! Free of the pain at last and have revenge for her child. No, she would not let anything hinder her! She would add fuel to the fire, increase the girl's loathing and this time she would make sure the plan succeeded.
Carmel was frightened, whatever was controlling her was powerful but she enjoyed being the host to its power. She felt strong, no longer held down by the pitiful ties of her family and having a heart that cared. Maybe this would be the key to her success and the key to unlocking every single dream of hers and making it all come true.