Title: Family bonds

Summary: A small baby appears in the woods of Denali, Alaska. This young emerald eyed boy grows up in the loving embrace of the Cullen family. Voldemort has disappeared and the wizarding world is at a loss of what to do or expect next.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Twilight, they belong to JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer respectively.

AN: Just a quick note. Someone commented that the Cullens wouldn't be vulnerable to the wizards because they are very fast and can disarm them before they could get off a curse. I agree completely, but this is the way that Carlisle and his family sees things. Magic is new to them and they do not know what, if any, limits there are to these magic wielders. I did not want to put any doubt in their minds as to what magic can accomplish because then it would limit Harry's own imagination and his perception of what is possible. I hope this clears it up :)

Chapter 4

The first day of school was the day that Anthony realised just how similar all small towns were. Having grown up in Denali, Anthony knew that secrets or news traveled very fast in small towns and Forks was no different. Being the 'new' kid in school, Anthony received quite a lot of attention and questions. Having grown up in the Cullen house with five older siblings, Anthony knew how to handle the overbearing and oppressive classmates. That did not mean however that he enjoyed all the attention. As lunch came and went, Anthony made a mental note to search out the quiet places in school so that he would have somewhere to go for a bit of peace and privacy.

The day was not a total waste though and Anthony gave Esme a big hug as he got in the car and quickly told her all about his two new friends, Richard and Steven. Richard was the only son of the local butchers and was a shy but friendly boy whereas Steven had almost as big a family as Anthony, with four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. Unlike Anthony however, Steven was the oldest of the siblings and school was a much needed reprieve for the boy.

Anthony regaled her with all the happenings of his day, the teachers he could tell were strict and not to mess with as well as the teachers he thought were there just because there were no other job for them in the small town.

As they pulled into their garage, Anthony quickly jumped out of the car and rushed over to where Edward and Alice were pulling up. He wasted no time in jumping on Edward and repeated his earlier diatribe while clinging to his brother's back as he was carried into the house.

His brothers and sisters all listened with amused smiles as Anthony told them about his day and at his prompting, told him about their day as well. The school was apparently all aflutter with the beautiful Cullens in attendance and Edward bemoaned the fact that he could not simply tune out all their nonsensical prattle, both the verbal and non-verbal. Alice had apparently had a busy day, warning her brothers and sister whenever she saw a vision of one of the humans confronting them with the wish to join them for lunch or to meet at a coffee shop after school or even once where someone wanted to come up to Edward and tell him of the closet the janitor always neglected to lock where they would have some privacy.

Edward avoided the girl as best he could after Alice warned him of her vision but this was the one time where his avoidance of the issue (aka, the girl) actually instigated the whole thing and it was a decidedly grumpy Edward who extricated himself from the girl's clutches after she cornered him before gym period to show him exactly what they could get up to in the closet…

Anthony laughed just as hard as Emmett as Alice told them the whole story but as he looked at his grumpy brother, Anthony felt a constriction in his chest at the thought of the faceless girl getting all over Edward.

It was with much less enthusiasm that Anthony joined in their merriment and he gave himself a mental slap as he saw Esme's worried gaze linger on him. Shaking any last anger and confusion off, Anthony smiled and joined in with everyone else's teasing of his brother.


Carlisle looked over at his youngest son as they made their way into town for a rendezvous with the Blacks. It had become commonplace for him to drive Anthony into town where he would meet up with Jacob Black to spend the day, or even the night on the reservation. The year had passed quickly and even though his children had all mostly settled into routine again, Anthony brought a whole new dimension to their lives.

It was a struggle, for all of them, to allow Anthony such close relations with the wolves but true to his word, Carlisle had not stood in Anthony's way when it came to his choice of friends. The young Black had even visited them on some occasions and Carlisle dreaded the day that Jacob would go through his change because he had no doubt that his family would have a much harder time accepting the young wolf after his change than they did now.

Stopping in front of the local supermarket, Carlisle got out of the car at the same time as Anthony. He needed to make a few purchases to keep up appearances but just as he was turning to say goodbye to his son, he found himself frozen in place at the sight before him.

Anthony was gazing at his friends across the parking lot with a smile and a bright pink tinge to his cheeks. Carlisle had been around teenagers for long enough to know what caused such reactions and it was with a heavy heart that he realized his youngest son was growing up too fast. He did not know whom of the young people his son was meeting today had inspired such a reaction but it did not really matter. He would have to make another quick stop before returning home to make sure he had the right material for some much needed explanations after his son returned home the next day.

Never having to give "The Talk" before, Carlisle made a mental note to ask some advice from some of his colleagues at the hospital.

He gave Anthony a quick hug and a reminder to be home by five the next day and also cautioned him to call them should there be a problem and Billy could not drop him off at their house.

With a quick wave over his shoulder, Anthony made his way over to his friends and Carlisle turned to enter the supermarket.


Anthony laughed as Jacob chased him through the woods. Quill, Embry and a few other kids form the reservation were with them and they all laughed as Jacob tackled their young friend to the ground.

The roughhousing was something Anthony was quite used to, thanks to his brothers and he gave as good as he got. His friend grabbed hold of his leg just as he stood up and Anthony found himself flat on his face. Annoyance filled him but he also knew that it was all friendly play and if he put up a lot of fuss, he would only be a sore loser.

It was seven sweaty kids who made their way to Billy Black's house that night for dinner, movies and a sleepover. After setting up one massive bed for the boys and getting the two girls settled into Jacob's room, all the kids congregated in the living room for the movies.

Anthony found himself flustered half way through the movie but could think of no reason why he should feel so hot and uncomfortable. His friends were all mostly just watching the movie avidly, although he could see that the girls were talking quietly with each other and not really paying attention to the television.

His thoughts were in turmoil that night and Anthony just hoped that whatever was wrong with him was something that Carlisle could fix and that it was not something to do with his very unique gifts.


Anthony lay on his bed and closed his eyes so that he could concentrate better. He had found that he could do basically anything with his magic if he put his mind to it and at the moment, what he really wanted was some privacy.

It had been both humiliating and enlightening when Carlisle had sat him down one day to explain the workings of sexual relations. The fact that his father was a doctor helped a lot because although the explanations were much more detailed than what he had heard from his friends in school (whom had gone through similar talks with their fathers), it had been delivered clinically and with many medical terms – most of which had gone right over Anthony's head.

The month after "the talk", Anthony had been hard pressed not to blush a bright red whenever he was in the company of his family because he knew that even through Carlisle had pulled him aside and closed the door before starting his explanations, his family had still heard every word. It was only after Rosalie pulled him aside and told him that they were young once, that Anthony realized that his brothers and sisters had gone through similar experiences, even if it was a very long time ago.

Now, three months later, Anthony had finally gathered his courage to go through some of the books his father had left him with but he refused to do so without his own brand of privacy.

Concentrating as hard as he could on blocking out all sound, Anthony waited for a moment and sighed in relief as the sound of birds chirping and the sound of the television downstairs cut off. He knew from experience that his room was now blocked off from the rest of the house and no matter how hard any of his family tried, they would not be able to hear a thing of what went on in his room. Not even Edward, Alice or Jasper would be able to sense anything from him.

With a content sigh, Anthony started flicking through the first book. His eyes grew bigger and bigger the further he went and even though most of the books just touched on the subject, Anthony found that he was most interested in what two boys did together. There was also a section for two girls but seeing as not even the thought of one boy and one girl really interested him, the thought of what two girls got up to together really didn't interest him at all.

The explanations of pleasure spots and stimulation, as well as wanking had him panting and sweating on his bed. Foreign feelings were coursing through him and even though he knew that this was normal and to be expected, Anthony quickly closed the books and rolled over onto his front. This was a mistake though, the friction only caused him to pant louder and he truly wished he knew what to do. Scrambling off the bed, Anthony dashed into his en suite bathroom and opened the taps in the shower before dropping his pants and taking his shirt off.

He found that the cooling spray helped him to calm down a bit and after another twenty minutes of just standing under the spray, he closed the taps, dried himself off and collapsed onto his bed. With a groan, Anthony pulled the pillows over his head and cursed the fact that he was a teenager. He also cursed at whoever thought it a good idea to have boys go through something called puberty where they were slaves to their hormones.

End Chapter 4

So, what did you think of the chapter?

I thought that this was probably a very realistic take on how a boy who grew up in a loving environment, but where none of his family talked about their private lives, would respond to his own maturing and growing hormones.

Someone asked if Bella would be in this fic. Most probably yes….

Did Bella come to Forks before the new school year started - in other words, before September - or did she come during the school year?

The next chapter will probably be about the same length but after that, Anthony will be joining his siblings in High School and I hope to make the chapters longer by then...