AN: Sup!

So I realized that before the last chapter, I made Edward leave to have his little rebellious streak thing, and I was trying to make it seem like Esme had just learned about it but it actually didn't sound like that. So I'm sorry if it confused anyone!

Oh and as you're gonna see, if you take a calculator out, I'm still throwing the years off a little.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or Harry Potter. They belong to Stephenie Meyer and J.K. Rowling respectively.

Chapter 5: New Age

"Emmett!" Esme shouted from the kitchen. "What did you do to this table?!"

"What makes you think it was me?" he answered from the living room.

She rolled her eyes with a laugh. "Your name is carved into it."

Emmett appeared with a grin on his face. "I just thought it looked cool, is all. I'm sorry." The pout on his face made her smile.

"Don't do it again," she warned him.

"Of course not."

"Control this husband of yours, Rosalie Hale!" She said as Emmett walked out of the question with human speed.

She couldn't help humming a happy tune. It had been years since she was first turned. She loved her new family and couldn't be happier, but deep in her heart she still longed to see her darling son again. She wanted to see his smile and his bright eyes when she appeared. She desperately wanted to hold him again, and kiss his cheeks.

For a brief second, she stood frozen and thought of Harry's adorable face, a stretched smirk shining for he's done something mischievous with James.

Clearing her throat as if she needed to, she continued to clean the kitchen with a smile on her face.

Harry would've been happy with this new family. He'd love Emmett the most, mainly because Emmett seemed the most likely to support those silly pranks that Harry loved. Out of the girls, Harry might have paid more attention to Rosalie. He loved attention and Rosalie would have showered him with it. Harry would play Chopsticks with Edward on the piano and Alice could dress him up in cute clothes.

And Carlisle.

Maybe Harry would've called Carlisle "father." Maybe "daddy." Carlisle could read bedtime stories to him with her and Harry could sleep in between them when he came into their room after a nightmare.

But she knew none of that would happen.

She knew that if Harry was near her during her change she would have had the strength to fight the craving for his blood. But if she was still Harry, she wouldn't be with the coven. She would've been with James and Lily, and their cozy little family.

And it wasn't that she didn't love them! She did, she really did. And she missed them terribly.

But she was also sure that being turned and living the life she had now was one of the best things that had happened to her.

"Esme?"

Her head shot up and she saw Edward smiling at her. She opened her arms and he hugged her tightly. "Thinking about Harry again?"

"Yes," she said softly. "He would've loved all of you." She felt Edward nod against her head. "I wish he didn't die the way he did. I wish he grew up and got married… I wish he lived a full life."

"He's happy now. They all are."

~*~

Harry was miserable.

Why in God's name did he decide to go to Alaska? "No let's just listen to whatever the Volturi says," he muttered in sarcasm. "Oh yes, Aro! I'd love to meet more animal-drinking covens! How exciting!" It wasn't that he wasn't happy to meet the vampires, but that Tanya was getting on his last nerve. "Oh Harry, you're positively hilarious. Not only that! Have you ever met the Cullens? No? Well I must tell you, you're ten times more gorgeous than Edward Cullen!" he mimicked perfectly. "Could she be any more obvious about her attraction?"

Kate laughed, walking behind him. "I know that Tanya can be quite… forward, but you must understand, Harry. You are quite handsome."

He shrugged as he picked up a leaf and stared at the intricate patterns that were invisible to the human eye. "I'm alright."

"You're drop dead gorgeous."

His laughter echoed through the forest as he dropped the leaf. "I don't know, Kate. Alaska is just too… happy for me."

"Happy?" she asked. "What do you want? To live in darkness and sadness?"

"To brood my life away," he answered wistfully.

Kate giggled. "You should've gone to Forks than."

"Forks? There's an actual place called Forks?"

"Yea. The Cullens that Tanya was speaking of live there."

"And they're animal drinkers too?"

"Indeed."

"Hmm," he picked a rock up and tossed it up into the air. When he caught it, he crushed it in his hand and let the dust fall back to the ground. "I'll think about it."

"If you go than take me with you."

"Why?"

"Ugh," she groaned. "I love my family, really I do, but I'm getting so bored! Come on, please! You can't just leave me! I'm your new best friend," she told him with a cheeky grin.

"I'm not even sure if I'm going or not!"

"The curiosity will kill you if you don't, so of course you will."

"Of course he will what?"

Harry let out a sigh instead of flinching. Tanya was a very nice girl, really she was, but she seriously needed to relax. "Hello, Tanya," he said as cordially as he could. "Kate and I were just discussing my possible interest in visiting this Forks place."

"Oh you simply must go!" She told him with a beautiful smile. "The town is rather dreary, but you'll love our friends, the ones I was talking to you about."

"The Cullens, right?" he asked as if Kate hadn't told him already.

"Yes, they're absolutely darling. I think if Carmen doesn't steal you for her own, Carlisle and Esme will."

"Esme?" Harry asked, his eyes widening slightly.

"Yes, she's practically the mother of them."

"Esme's a beautiful name," he stated with a smile on his face. "My mother's name was Esme."

Kate glanced at Tanya, who was frowning. She cleared her throat and began softly. "Was she killed when you were turned?"

He shook his head. "Err, no. That was my adoptive aunt and uncle, practically my second parents. My mother was… well, we believe she was murdered years before that. We never really found out what truly happened to her." Harry picked another rock up and crushed it in his hand once more. He chuckled quietly. "I remember one time we were out in the town and when she declined a man's offer to go up to a room he was staying in at the local inn, he called her an ugly wench and said she wasn't worth his time anyway. I kicked the jerk in the shin and said 'my mommy is the prettiest lady in the world! And Auntie Lily is the second prettiest!' The man said he bet my Auntie Lily would have gone up to the room with him and Uncle James chased him down the street." He laughed at the memory. "It's hard, not being able to remember a lot about them… but I know everything happened… and I know they existed… is that enough for me to respect their memory?"

"Well you love them, too," Kate said, patting his back. Harry let out a yelp as he felt a shock of electricity course through him.

"Way to ruin the moment, Kate!" Tanya shouted.

"I'm sorry! I forgot!"

Harry laughed as he lay on the forest floor. "Are you coming back with us, Harry?"

"I'll be in an hour or two. I just want to see the sunset… maybe look at the stars for a while."

"Okay, we'll see you back at the house."

When they were gone, he was able to watch the sunset in his own quiet peace. He tilted his head and stared at the orange light of the sun. "Forks, huh? Doesn't sound so bad."

Alice bounced around the house, humming happily. "The phone is going to ring!" She sang.

Carlisle looked up and smiled at her. "When?"

She looked at the watch on the wall. "Now."

Sure enough, the shrill sound of ringing filled the room. "Ugh, someone pick that up," Edward muttered.

"What, do you have a headache from school?" Rosalie asked sarcastically.

"No, I have a headache from hearing your voice."

"Shut up!"

"Hello?" Carlisle asked when he raised the phone to his ear. "Oh, Eleazar! It's wonderful to hear from you!"

"It's wonderful to be speaking with you," the vampire joked. The others looked up in curiosity, wondering why the Denalis were calling. "I'm sure you're lovely Alice has seen this already-"

"I have!" She piped.

They heard Eleazar laugh. "Tanya and Kate would like to visit your coven, Carlisle. We've met a wonderful, young-"

"I'm 93, thank you very much!" They heard a new voice say in the background.

"-animal-drinking vampire. He's been with us for a month already. Aro introduced us to him. Unfortunately, he's getting rather bored of us."

"Now that's not true!" the man protested. "I love each and every one of you. It's the place you LIVE in that bores me."

"As you can hear, he's eager to escape Alaska and Kate suggested introducing him to you. We were hoping that would be okay."

"Of course," Carlisle told him. "Esme would love the company. You know how she loves your girls, and how very fond she is of meeting new people. And, stating this because of his accent, I'd love to meet another countryman."

The stranger laughed. "I'm actually not naturally born, sir. I moved to England when I was eleven and picked the accent up gradually."

"It would still be an honor to meet you Mr…"

"Harry, I just go by Harry."

"Harry, it is. When are they coming, Eleazar?"

"In a month," he answered. "Harry, Tanya, and Kate will be visiting the state he lived in as a human before heading to Forks."

"Ah, you'll be keeping us in suspense then," Emmett said with a mysterious tone. "Who is this Harry? Why does he not have a last name? Is there EVEN a Mr. Harry?"

"Whoever is talking," Harry said into the receiver, "seems to be my future best friend. Ouch! Kate! I meant male best friend!"

"I thought I was your best friend, Harry."

Edward grimaced, almost hearing Tanya's pout.

"Err… alright, well I'm very excited to meet all of you!"

"Are you ignoring what I just said?!"

"I have to go for a quick jog now!"

"Actually, it'll be like a high-speed car chase without the cars!"

"Don't break the window!" They heard Eleazar shout before a clattering sound and the dial tone sounded.

"He sounds like an interesting character," Jasper voiced.

"Eddie's Tanya darling seems to have her eyes on someone new," Rosalie teased.

"Good riddance," Edward told them with a smirk.

~*~

Esme was bustling around the house, cleaning the counters, chairs, television, walls, Jasper- Jasper?

The blond vampire was smiling at Esme as she reeled back with an embarrassed look on her face. "I'm sorry, darling. I didn't notice you standing there."

"Obviously," he laughed. "Would you calm down? The house is so clean it's almost hurting my eyes."

"I just want them to feel comfortable and love the house, is all. It isn't everyday that we have guests, Jasper!"

"You're going to scare them away!"

"Don't say such hurtful things about our lovely 'mother', Jasper," Alice scolded.

"I'm sorry, Esme," he said softly. "Just try not to scare them away."

"Jasper!" Both yelled.

"Esme! Alice?!" Rosalie ran into the living room, holding up two dresses. "Which one will make me look better than Tanya?"

"What makes you think you need to be prettier than Tanya, sweetheart?" Esme sighed as she dropped the rags into the garbage, too worn out to be used again.

Rosalie scoffed in response. "I know I'm prettier than Tanya. I just want to wear better clothes than her. You don't think I know she challenges me to look-"

"Alright, Rose, we get it," Alice said with a roll of her eyes. "Come on, none of these dresses will do."

"What?! They're both so-"

"Last season."

"I got these last week!"

"You were obviously in the wrong section."

Carlisle walked in as the two girls made their way out and up the stairs. "And what are they arguing about this time, Esme?"

"You heard what they were arguing about," she said with a grin. "Wait…" her smile widened even further. "Do you hear that?" Esme took the apron off and made her way to the door as quickly as she could. As she opened the door a car pulled into their driveway. "Oh, children! They're here!" Emmett nearly stomped holes into the stairs as he ran down excitedly.

"Harry's here!" he said giddily.

"What did I marry him?" Rosalie muttered to herself as she adjusted the dress Alice chose out for her.

Jasper noticed a considerable drop in excitement and a increase in confusion. He walked over to the window to see Kate and Tanya get out of the car, but no one else. Tanya smiled happily as she ran up the stairs and hugged Esme tightly. "My Dear Cullens, it's so wonderful to see you again!"

"And it's wonderful to see you again, Tanya," Rosalie said snidely.

The two stared at each other before giving two fake smiles and turning away.

"Oh Tanya, Kate, It's wonderful to see you again, but I must say, we were all quite excited to meet a new friend!"

"Yes, we're sorry, Cullens," Kate said, crossing her arms. "Harry decided to stay back for a week or two more, but he promises to make it up to all of you."

"Aw," Emmett moaned. "I didn't get to meet best fraaaand."

"Seriously, why did I marry you?" Rosalie exclaimed, throwing her arms into the air as Edward snickered at the scene.

"He's my best friend so back off, Cullen," Kate said, poking Emmett so he would feel a spark of electricity.

"Was that supposed to hurt?" he jeered playfully. "Don't make me laugh! Aha….ha….ha."

"Oh I'm gonna kick your sorry ass," she laughed, chasing him out onto the lawn.

"No, come on Kate! It hurts more than you think!"

~*~

Harry walked into the woods with a bouquet of lilies in his hand. Next to his mother's plaque was now another one, dedicated to Lily and James. Harry smiled as he laid the flowers down on the grass. The Platt inheritance had left him with so much more money than he needed. He decided to use it by keeping the house in his name, so when he came to visit, he wouldn't have to worry about anyone destroying the memorials or finding him in their backyard.

"I'm going to be meeting a new coven, guys," he whispered to the stones. Slowly he traced his fingers over their names. "You think they'll like me? You know, one of them is named Esme. I bet she isn't as beautiful as you, mom."

He laughed.

"And don't think I'm just trying to kiss up. You're the most beautiful woman I've ever known. You even beat Tanya!" He flinched. "What'd I have to go and bring her name up for? You know, she's a real nice person. She's just very pushy."

With a frown, he looked at his watch.

"It's been three weeks already. The Cullens must be rather annoyed. I promised I'd only be away for two," he said. "I should start running now."

Harry didn't have a problem with cars or anything. He just liked the feeling of running. It was almost like flying with how fast he could run.

"Well, I'll come back soon, okay? I love you guys."

With one last smile, he turned and started running.

~*~

Kate fell on the floor, laughing. All the vampires ignored her pleas for help. "This- this is cheating! Make him stop!" Jasper grinned at Alice who was grinning at the girl on the floor. "H-he can't- hahah! Hey, I didn't use my powers on him!"

"Wait, Jasper! Stop! Her cell is gonna ring."

Kate felt her giddiness leave her. "What?" she asked before the phone in her pocket started to ring. "Oh! Well look at that! Are you a seer or something?" she joked. Alice smirked cheekily as Kate opened the phone. "Hello?"

"I'm watching you," someone whispered.

She giggled in response. "Harry! Where are you? You're a week late."

"I know, I know, I'm sorry. I'm running now."

"Running? What is your issue with cars?"

"Nothing! Look I'll be there in a few minutes, alright?!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

"It's not like we've been waiting for you or anything! Just take your sweet time!"

"Oh I will!"

"Go right ahead! See if we care!" Alice shouted.

"FINE!"

"FINE!" Jasper joined.

"IS SOMEONE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR ONCE I GET THERE?!"

"YEA BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR TIME DOING IT!" Rosalie shrieked from the couch, her eyes sparkling. After sitting in silence while everyone else was having a good time, she finally decided to join in. Emmett pulled her into a tight hug.

"WELL MAYBE YOU SHOULD HANG UP KATE'S PHONE AND JUST OPEN THE DOOR THEN!"

Alice frowned. "He's here already? I didn't see that… why didn't I see that?"

"You know you shouldn't keep doors unlocked. Burglars might come in and steal things," a voice rang from the foyer.

"Harry!" Tanya pushed Edward aside, managing to make him stumble slightly. The tall blonde flew into the boy's arms. "You're finally here! Right when Esme and Carlisle left for a hunting trip too!"

"Ah, I'm sorely disappointed. My sincerest apologies," he said honestly. He kissed Tanya's hand and she waved herself off jokingly.

"Stop it, Harold, you're making me blush," she told him, nudging him away.

Harry tried not to grimace when he realized his playful teasing was taken as light flirting. "Right well, introductions?"

"Harry," Kate smiled, beckoning him over to her. "This is Alice, Edward, Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie. They're the Cullen 'children'."

He smiled and bowed to them. "It's wonderful to meet you. I'm Harry."

"Harry…" Emmett said, showing that he wanted to know more.

The black-haired boy tilted his head. "Emmett…"

"Cullen, now tell us yours!"

"Harry Hogwarts."

Alice frowned while Rosalie tried to hide her laughter in a cough. "That's a horrible last name."

"Yes, well it was really the school I went to."

"Obviously," Jasper said. "So, you were a wizard, huh?"

Harry grinned. "Top of my class. How did you know? Wizard in your human life too?"

"No, but Carlisle had an acquaintance who was a wizard. He was given the knowledge of the wizarding world, and then Carlisle told us about it," Edward answered. "So, top of your class you say?"

"Yes, and as a graduation present, I was changed into a vampire," he told them sarcastically.

Emmett shook his head. "Man, life is rough," he told them and laughter filled the room.

"Well it's great to finally meet you, Harry," Alice told him. "It's too bad Carlisle and Esme had to go hunting. You'll meet them in a few days, though, so don't worry!"

He nodded. "I'm sorry I didn't come sooner. I was just so-"

"It's alright," Edward told him. "You don't have to explain it to us. We all have a past."

Harry stared at the bronze haired boy before smiling kindly. "Did you die on your graduation night?" he asked with a grin.

Edward shook his head with a laugh. "Spanish influenza."

"Ooo, bad ass."

"Bad ass?!" Emmett shouted. "What?! I almost got killed by a bear! Yea! I wrestled around with a bear! What's more bad ass than that?"

Rosalie played with her nails. "After I was turned, I hunted down the men who left me for dead and killed them in a wedding dress."

They all fell into an awkward silence, except for Rosalie who was still examining her nails as if she had said she wanted to the mall. "Uhm," Harry started with an odd look on his face. "Emmett just got beat by his own girl."

A corner of Rosalie's lip turned upward when she felt her husband's body deflate slightly. "I believe, Harold, that this is the beginning of a wonderful, unexpected friendship," she told him.

"Ooh, let's go shopping tomorrow!" he said in a girly voice.

"Can we really?" Tanya asked excitedly.

Alice nodded her head. "You…definitely need new clothes, Harry. Where are your bags in the first place?"

He shrugged in response. "I can just wave a finger and my stuff appears."

Edward's jaw nearly dropped. "Don't you need a wand? Or are you trying to tell me that your magic just increased after the turning? According to Carlisle, that nearly never happens to wizards. Their magic usually just focuses on one particular thing."

"What makes you think that making things appear and disappear isn't the only thing I can do?" Harry asked.

"Because I can't read your mind," he answered with narrowed eyes. "So I'm guessing you can do other things."

He nodded. "Yea, I learned occlumency and legilimency after being turned. It's quite handy, apparently."

"Occlumency? Legilimency?"

"The power to shield your mind and the power to read one's mind. I don't like legilimency much, though. My grandfather forced me to learn it. I'm just not a very big fan of invading one's privacy… no offense."

"Can we talk about more magic things?" Alice asked, bouncing on her heels. "This is all so interesting! Are you still allowed in the wizarding world? I know we're classified as dark creatures, no matter how pretty we are," she said with a laugh.

Harry nodded, smiling, as he sat down with them and continued on about magic. The Cullens really were pretty amazing. Harry looked at Kate, who nodded at him with a grin. She mouthed 'I told you you'd like them' to him before he turned back to the others.

He had a feeling he was going to have fun with this family.

"Hey, Harry," Edward called as he saw the boy walking out of the house. "Where you going?"

"Just to the forest to get a good look at the stars," he answered.

"Want some company?"

Harry shrugged. "Well, I'll be conversing with my mother, aunt, and uncle. Would you like to speak with them?"

"Sure, why not. You don't speak to your grandparents?" Edward asked as they walked out of the house.

"Why would I?" Harry laughed. "They're still alive!"

Edward froze in his place. "What? How is that possible?"

"Wizards, especially powerful ones, can live well into their hundreds Edward. My grandpa knew someone who was 286 at his death."

He whistled. "Older than me!"

"Yup."

"Wait," he grabbed Harry's arm and ignored the quizzical look on the boy's face. Hesitantly, he started again. "I don't usually share the special things in my life-"

"Ooo, Eddie, what are you trying to tell me?" Harry teased, raising his brows suggestively.

Edward rolled his eyes. "Come on. I know the perfect spot-"

"Edward Cullen, we've only known each other for a few days! Give it another month and maybe my answer will be different."

"Would you cut it out?!" he snapped with a scowl on his face.

"Jeez, it's only a joke, why ya getting angry? MAYBE, because it's true."

"Just shut up and follow me."

"The answer was no and I'm sticking by that, Mr. Cullen! Good day!"

"You know when Tanya and Kate were talking about you before you arrived, they didn't say that in your human life you were confined in an insane asylum."

He pouted. "That was Alice, not me." Any other joke he was going to say was silenced by what Edward had intended to show him. "Oh," he whispered. "It's beautiful. When did you find this?" He walked into the meadow and looked up. His eyes gleamed as the stars shone in them. "It's a perfect view of them," he said happily. Gracefully, he fell to the ground. "Come on, Edward. We have to start this conversation already. We're late from our little argument. I hope you didn't hear any of that, mother. I was just joking with him."

Edward smiled and lay down a few inches away from Harry. "Hello, Mrs…"

"Harry's Mother."

He rolled his eyes. "Can you please tell your son to reveal more about himself?"

"She said sorry, but he's not gonna do that."

"Well I can't keep calling her Harry's Mother! That's rude."

It was Harry's turn to roll his eyes. "Call her Esme."

"Esme?"

"Yes, that was the actual name of my mother. It's one of the reason's I was so excited to meet all of you. Kate told me about the loving mother named Esme. I guess I just wanted to…"

Edward smiled softly. "I know how you feel. When I first met her she reminded me so much of my own mother. You'll love her very much. I wouldn't be surprised if she tried to adopt you into the family. You know she had a son-"

And suddenly, Edward's eyes widened comically and he stared at the boy next to him. Harry squirmed under his gaze uncomfortably. "What?"

Her son Harry. With black hair and emerald eyes.

"What did you look like as a human?"

"Huh?"

"Please, Harry. Just answer the question."

"Uhm, well pretty much the same except I wasn't as pale and my eyes weren't golden like they are now, obviously. They were-"

"Green."

Harry shot up in shock. "How'd you know that?"

"Is your last name Platt? Is your name Harry James Platt?"