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As Wufei turned to go up the stairs to wake the others, he heard Harry call out a wait. He paused turning on the bottom step. Harry hurried over to him and handed him a set of headphones, and an airgun.
"Its the only way to wake the twins, Bill and Charlie. They lock their doors. The headphones will block the sound. Use this today and then while we are out we can get regular alarms, for Trowa, Duo, Heero, and Quatre." Harry gave him a grin, slipped on his headphones and returned to the kitchen to begin to ferry the food out to the table.
Wufei couldn't help but feel relieved and wished he had thought of the airgun idea, when he and the others were all older and he'd get a call from Une saying they had a case and to wake the others. All those times when he had walked in on sex scenes or almost got shot or knifed. It all could have been avoided by using an airgun. Trowa and Duo's brother was a genius, well that or a sadist. Pausing in the middle of the hallway at a junction between the other pilot's rooms, he slipped on the headphones, raised the airgun, pressed and held the button for the count of three...just for good measure really, it wasn't like he was still sore about the sex scenes and bullets, and knives. Honest. Well maybe he was a little. He lifted his finger off the button and slid the headphones down around his neck. He was just in time to heard several thumps, and creative swearing. Then there was a bang, from further down the hall.
"Ow! Bloody hell, that crazy wanker!" a door open and out stumbled Bill holding a hand to his nose. Wufei raised an eyebrow in amusement, he had ran into the door. The other pilots were the next to emerge from their rooms. Quatre and Trowa looked amused, Duo was frazzled, and Heero scowled. The twins and Charlie came out next, rubbing their backsides.
"So...Breakfast is ready." Wufei calmly told them, before gliding away, a smirk on his face. Yes the airgun was worth it. And if he ever got back to his normal age, it would be the first thing he bought.
Harry smirked as the charm he had placed on the airgun went off and alerted him of the all clear. He slid the headphones off and set them in a cupboard for possible future use...it wouldn't due to always wake his loveable redheads with it always. It wouldn't be fair, he smirked for him.
As Harry set the food on the table his mind drifted towards Wufei and the slip he had had this morning. Honestly what had he been thinking! Telling a ten year old he had been cooking since he was four! He was lucky that he was ten in that respect and not an adult...no matter how mature his new charges could act at times. He was thankful they hadn't pressed him about the exploding snap game. Maybe though he should ask the twins if they could tweak a deck so that when it exploded it let off different colored smoke and smells. Duo would love it. He paused in the door way watching with a soft smile as Duo barreled into the dinning room and his eyes grew large with amazement. Yes he hoped they had magic, it would be so nice to share his world with them.
His eyes darkened and he reflected it was quite possible that they didn't have magic, and would share his aunt and uncle's view on him and magic.
Quatre let out a small gasp as he felt extreme sadness, loneliness, and self loathing emanating from his lovers younger brother. Trowa's eyes shot to his, and he shook his head, he hadn't spent much time with Harry. It was his turn to sooth their host.
Harry blinked as a small hand touched his, and tilted his head to look into the concerned blue eyes of his blond haired charge.
"Are you alright, Mr. Harry?" came the soft voice.
"Yes quite alright, Quatre. But please no mister just call me Harry." He smiled and locked his turbulent emotions back into bottles and let out his Gryffindor side more. "We should join the others, eh? Before they eat all the food." and with a quick pat to the blond's shoulder he led the way to the food.
"So what are you guys going to do today?" Bill asked.
"I arranged for a private jet to take us to America to go to the bank and get blood tests done and my will rewritten. The Twins said they were coming with and were going to drive down to Salem to look at the property there and see if they could find a suitable one for expanding their joke shop. Because its several states away from where the kids and I will be, they will be flying back commercially, and heading to Paris and meeting up with Fluer and her sister Gabby. Those two are sure they found the next joke shop place in France for the twins. While the boys and I are waiting for the blood tests to finish, we will be clothes shopping, eating at Speedway, and then just regular shopping for what ever else the boys need. We will be flying back the same day/night because Teddy is visiting tomorrow. Andy needs some 'me' time." Harry paused, "Well I think that covers the agenda, does that sit okay with everyone?"
"You'll have your cell phone in case of emergency?" Charlie questioned.
Harry nodded firmly. He would also have his knives just in case. There was no way he was taking chances with his brothers safety. No way in Hades.
Harry resisted the urge to twitch, he wasn't quite successful. Due to the long flight, he had let the twins pick out some movies they could watch while in flight. The twins he knew had no muggle movie experience just like himself, so he thought it would be a good bonding time all the way around. It was somewhat a mistake.
The first movie was the first Pirates of the Caribbean, It was bloody awesome, he couldn't tear his eyes away from the screen, neither could the twins. The second movie was Alice in Wonderland, by Tim Burton. He could tell the Twins had new prank ideas ready to come out their ears. The third movie was mistake. His eye twitch and he whirled on the twins, now that the plane had landed and he wasn't in danger of his magic blowing them out of the air.
"CHILDREN OF THE CORN? Guys it rated R and as a horror for a reason! Did you forget we have five children living with us? FIVE DAMMIT! And I'm not yelling because they are kids, I'm yelling cause you prats are going to cause me to have nightmares about these five starring in it! Look at Quatre! He's got those big innocent blue eyes, and now I'll be on edge waiting for him to go psychotic. Just! Give me a moment I'm not mad, I just need to yell cause you two managed to scare me out of my mind." Harry took a deep shaky breath and looked back at the two pale twins.
"Harry"
"Mate"
"We don't think"
"We like horror movies"
"AT ALL!"
"But we heard about,"
"some movies made,"
"by a guy named,"
"Disney. And he makes,"
"Kid friendly ones,"
"We heard. So maybe,"
"You could get some,"
"While shopping today?"
"And we can continue our foray into the movie,"
"Watching world. But we just want to say"
"THOSE MUGGLES ARE INSANE!" They finished together.
Harry nodded his head tiredly and clapped them on shoulders, "Yes I'll do that. Good luck with the shop, and give my regards to Fluer and Gabbrella."
The five children, were surprised by the adults reactions to the movies. It was like they had never seen any before. Quatre had honestly felt like he was going to have a heart attack during the third movie, the fear coming off the redheads and Harry was that strong. Heero had stoically offered to turn it off, but they had decline. Harry pulling himself together enough to say, "Its best to know how it ends, otherwise we will all have nightmares, and no way of figuring out how to, ahem beat the children of the corn. The twins grew up just outside a corn field, so it is imperative they know the ending, so if they end up in a corn field with psycho children trying to kill them, they will know what to do."
Heero had personally disagreed, that such a thing was likely to happen, but he could understand the nightmare part of the argument.
Wufei was disturbed by the fact that he agreed with Harry about sweet innocent Quatre making him jumpy after he had seen the movie. Quite frankly the scholar could see Duo and Quatre starring in the movie as leading rolls. He would have to keep an eye on them for while...just until his nerves settled.
Trowa was highly pleased with the third movie choice as it gave him an excuse to cuddle and sooth his sweet blond lover. Though he was careful to mask his feeling around Quatre, it would do him no good if the blond picked up on his feeling.
Departing from the airport took no time at all, as Harry had hired a chauffeur, "Since we'll be doing a lot of shopping later, and I'm not familiar with the country, a chauffeur will make things easier." He did not feel the need to add that the chauffeur was actually Kretcher, the black family's house elf. He did not have any house elf's at home now that the boys were there, in fact they (Dobby, Winky, and Kretcher) were usually cleaning up and fixing the other estates he owned.
It took only fifteen minutes for them to reach the bank.
"Why are we at a bank?" Duo asked.
"Gringotts is a bank, however they offer multiple services. They have branches in almost every country. The Potters and Blacks have been patrons since the first Gringotts opened. They do blood tests, to insure the correct heir that has been named beneficiary of the account or accounts is the one accessing the money. The blood tests also may service another purpose in contesting wills, or in such cases where the deceased failed to supply a will. Gringotts prefers to try and find a blood related heir before the account is closed permanently and absorbed either by Gringotts itself or more likely the government. Nothing irritates Gringott employees like stagnate money, simply for the fact that money not in use doesn't bring any income or profit. The account manger for the potter and black accounts is also a lawyer, and the one I need to see to update and change my will." Harry finished slightly out of breath. Sweet Merlin he was turning into Hermione! And he couldn't seem to stop himself from spilling what information he had to the five. Thankfully all the facts and info he had handed out like Snape did detentions and point loss, was all easily found on the Gringotts website. The goblins had really thought of everything. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts he lead the way in and headed to an open teller.
"Harry Potter, I need blood tests done, and to see Griphook my account manger."
"Right away Mister Potter." She leaned over and picked up a phone speaking quickly into it. Two minutes later a pair of men hurried up.
"Mr. Potter if you'll fallow me, Griphook will see you now." the one on the right said.
"If the children will follow me, I'll take them to get the blood drawn." the other said.
Harry placed a hand genially on Duo's and Trowa's shoulders and squeezed. "Okay guys, you'll most likely finish before I do so stick together and wait here in the lobby for me. I shouldn't be too long. And you guys should brain storm what clothing type your interested in."
He nodded to the man on the right and fallowed at a clip pace. He trusted his charges would be safe in Gringotts. The goblins would have heads rolling otherwise. You didn't harm children in front of goblins or in goblin run businesses and expect to get away with it.
One thought was running through all their minds as they follow the man to get their blood drawn. What kind of name is Griphook? Even for a surname it sounded...weird.
"Please take seats in here, the doctor will be in shorty to take blood. I will be waiting right outside the door to escort you back to the lobby to await Lord Potter."
"Hello Duckies! I'm Doctor Moonstone hear to draw your blood! Who goes first? Ah! You with the braid. Your a runner if I've ever seen one, best get you out of the way then, eh?" A short iron gray haired lady bustled though the door and straight to Duo, managing to stab the needle in his arm and collect the blood, before he could even blink. She slapped a band-aid on, and seemed to storm through the rest of them before.
"Aw there we go Ducks! All done! Cheerio loveys." and out the door she went.
"What the hell was that? Did she just give me a neon pink band-aid?" Duo screeched.
Eyes wide with horror, the others looked down to see they to had pink band-aids. Just then the man from earlier stuck his head in. "Well lets get you back to the lobby then. Lord Potter should be a few minutes or so. Please stay inside the building until he returns though." And the shell shocked five followed him back.
"Griphook, nice to see you. Lets get down to business. I have five new charges in my care. They are having blood testes down. Two are related to me according to the preventors. I would like to add all of them to my will, even if they have no magic. If they do not I would like to pay the fine to tell them about magic." Harry stated this as he shook hands with Griphook and sat down.
The goblin nodded, grabbed an orb placed in front of him and said drily, "You know what to do then, Lord Potter."
Healer Moonstone, walked into the office as Harry finished his will. Griphook nodded to his wife and pulled out five sheets of parchment. She pulled out the viles put three drops of blood on each sheet and sealed the viles into the top of each respective parchment.
"The parchment will grow blue for magic, red for non, green for squib. It will also list currently alive family members in gold, deceased will be in black." Healer Moonstone finished.
The parchments started to glow blue and green. She raised her eyebrow. "I'll run some testes and see if they were exposed to any potions, hexes, or spells."
Harry nodded his head to her, and looked at the parchments. Duo and Trowa were indeed related to him. Quatre had twenty-nine sisters...all alive except one. He frowned Lady Une had said she couldn't find family for the five aside from him. Why did she lie? Wufei was related to Cho Chang. He had to debate a while weather or not to tell him about her. She had died in the last battle against Voldemort. He decided he would. He did have plenty of pictures of her, and she was a good friend. Heero had no living relatives, but he was the son of Sirius Black. His vision began to gray as he sank into memories of the night he had gone to the ministry to rescue his godfather, and ended up killing him instead. No he hadn't cast the spell that pushed him threw the veil, but he was the reason Sirius was there at all.
A throat cleared and brought his attention to Healer Moonstone. "Ducky...Lord Potter, all five boys are at least almost twenty. There is a potion in their bloodstream. It wont wear off though. Not without an antidote. I've sent samples to the potion labs, to see what can be done, but it will take time. Now I have a question, do you know were the boys grew up?"
"Lady Une of the preventors told me they had found them running around on L2 a space colony. If she didn't lie about that outright, then I would say space."
Moonstone nodded sharply, "Then that explains the tests. They grew up squibs the first time around because the colonies are artificial and do not have access to the laylines. Since they have been turned into ten year olds and on earth since, they are finally coming into their magic. It could still have happened when they were adults, but they would have needed to be on earth for five or more years straight. Now the tests run also show that Quatre is an empath, of heightened ability. Other then that...that's all Lord Potter."
He sat with his hands folded and head bowed. His brothers were older then him. They were lying to him. If they hadn't be turned into ten year olds would he have know about them at all? Quatre is an empath, he could feel what I've been feeling this whole time. This...This changes nothing. Healer Moonstone, said the potion will not wear off. They have to make an antidote. I'll talk to them at home. Then if they take it badly, I'll obivilate them and tell Lady Une I can not properly care for five boys. I'll contact the Dursley, and tell them the boys are actually twenty had a run in with a potion and deaged, that an antidote is being made, and they just have to look after them until then. And that they are not magic in any way shape or form. If something strange happens its a side affect of the potion and they should ignore it as it will be gone when the antidote is made. That is the very last plan though. I will also have that house warded up to the rafters with spells so is any of the boys are hit, or put in that blasted cupboard or a closet at all. I will know.
"It does not change a thing. I will confront them later. I will also tell them about the antidote. They will remain in the will as well. Thank-you for your time." He stood up bowed to Griphook and his wife Healer Moonstone and left.
Okay that's the end of this chapter! Shopping will be next. And so will baby Teddy! Well two or three year old Teddy, Haven't decided which. I hope you liked my explanation for the magic and the five having/not having the first and second time they grew as fun as it would have been for the pilots to have re aged (especially since I have Harry and Wufei sharing a bed...) I just couldn't do that to Harry. Cause in senrio A) Harry wakes up first, and goes to see Teddy freaking out that the boys wont stay now that they are older...They don't, they leave and Lady Une calls Harry and says she had to retake custody of the boys since he is not a fit guardian (because he left them on their own) and he is not to try to contact them in any way. Which leads to depressed Harry and lots of angst. Senrio B) The boys wake up first and leave a note stating they ran away, which leads to depressed Harry. Both of these end in Harry going to join the preventors to stop moping, running into the older boys and then ...I couldn't decide. Either way Harry didn't get with Wufei and that is my end goal. But maybe I could've worked it out...hmm. Thank you so much for the reviews! They kept me thinking about my stories! I felt so bad when I read them and couldn't post a chapter due to writer's block. Yes it is real! And very annoying. Well I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I haven't lost my audience! Still have problems with the other stories but they are coming!