Witches and Wizards

Chapter 7

Prudence was up in her room, re-reading the last few pages of Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows. Her heart tightened at the words, knowing that they were to come true despite what might come to pass in the coming weeks or even months. Having refreshed her memory, the youngest Halliwell of Piper and Leo knew that whatever feelings she may or may not have for Harry was not to come true.

She heard her door open and close, already knowing who it might be. Prudence closed the book after finishing it and held it to her chest with small tears, bringing up her knees closer to her. She looked side ways to see her mother, who smiled sadly at her daughter. Standing close by, Piper wrapped a comforting arm around her daughter, who leaned against her. She let Prudence cry out her hurt and her disappointment.

"There will be others, darling; I promise you there will be others." Piper whispered, holding her daughter closer.

Prudence shook her head and stood, pacing towards the door before turning back to her mother. "I'm sorry mom, but I don't want to end up like you and my aunts going from guy to guy until I'm in my thirties to find the right one."

Piper, not taking in any offense, smiled sadly at her daughter. "Too bad because that might happen because of your powers and your destiny." holding back her tears, Prudence walked out of her room, Piper sighing in despair, "Despite all the good we've done, the burden of carrying these powers is a curse all on its own with our personal lives." she whispered into the air before leaving her daughter's room.

She walked towards the stairs to the attic and paused, staring up. Piper knew that her kids were going to summon Harry's parents, and wondered how Harry, or any of the others, would react to the ghosts of seeing them either for the first time or in so many years. With a sigh, Piper turned and walked towards the other stairs to go back downstairs to start cooking for dinner for a group of people. She didn't know why, but she had a feeling that they were going to stay the night whether she liked it or not.

The group of wand users watched in awed curiosity as the two oldest Halliwell's used a summon spell (when Prudence had finally joined them), wondering who it was they were trying to summon. Was it possible that they knew someone from the beyond to help in stopping the Death Eaters and the demons from killing any more innocent people?

"Hear these words, Hear my cry,

Spirit from the other side,

Come to me, I summon thee,

Cross now the great divide."

The group of wand users continued to look on in awe at the white lights forming from down to up in a circulation motion, the glow of white lights forming in the middle of the candles. When the lights faded and the forms were finally visible, many gasped at the sight, a long thick silence within the large attic.

The couple–who look every bit like their son who was trying to hold back his tears–cried shamelessly, not able to believe what it was they were seeing at that moment. They stepped out of the circle of candles, becoming solidified before everyone's eyes.

"Mom, dad?" Harry whispered.

"Prongs?" Sirius and Remus whispered in unison.

"Lily," Severus whispered, tormented.

It took a moment but Harry took two long strides and hugged his parents, not able to believe that they were there at that moment, letting the tears and sobs out. Once he let go it was Sirius who hugged James while Remus went over to Lily, everyone now crying openly. Severus stood in the back, not wanting to get on the group's bad side, but also he was just confused about his feelings of seeing Lily once again after so many years.

The Wiccan witches all smiled at the reunion, quietly leaving the attic to give the wand users the privacy they deserve. It was Harry who had stopped Wyatt and Prudence, his hand tightening on Wyatt's shoulder as he tried to control his emotions.

"Thank you, you have no idea how much this means to me–to us."

Wyatt patted his shoulder in return. "We know, Harry, trust us. Just make sure that the candles don't go out and you should be fine."

At his nod, the two siblings left, Harry returning back to his parents. This was one opportunity he was not going to lose, damn any consequence that result in knowing his parents. At the sigh from his sister, Wyatt wrapped an arm around Prudence, hugging her tightly.

"I know it's hard, but it'll be fine, I promise." he whispered, kissing her head.

Prudence nodded ruefully, letting Wyatt move them away. "I know Wy, I've seen the past of our family. We're just doomed in our love life and personal life until we're well in our thirties."

Wyatt merely rolled his eyes but knew not to say anything as all the children to the sister's had that fear within themselves whether they like it or not; which was probably why their entire family was a close knit one.

"Oh, my baby, I'm sorry we couldn't help you more through your years of school, but there were rules we couldn't break." Lily whispered.

"No matter how hard we tried." James said with a mischievous grin.

The group laughed; of course it was mostly Sirius, Remus, and Harry as they knew that it killed James to no end to follow the rules, even when dead. With a quiet sigh, Severus snuck around the group and out of the attic, instead joining with the wandless users to control his emotions into indifference when his kind met up with him later.

It was nearing two hours when the Halliwell's returned to the attic with food and drinks. The Potter's were still listening to Harry, Ron, and Hermione of all that's happened at their years at Hogwarts and afterwards. Because of the years between Remus and Sirius was not really all that eventful and that long, Harry's parents wanted to know all that's happened when they heard Voldemort was not dead after he killed them.

Severus was still downstairs; however, waiting instead for the Potter's to return to the world of the dead. Although he was able to school his features to indifference, inside his emotions were eating him alive, as well as tormenting him into depression. Billie walked into the sunroom with a second glass of lemonade in hand. She handed it to the scowling Potion Master, who quickly nodded in thanks, giving an inaudible sigh. Billie sat on the couch next to him, crossing her legs underneath her as she watched the man over the rim of her glass as she drank her own lemonade.

"You may think I am a horrible person for just up and leaving, but–" Severus started, only to be interrupted by the younger woman by a few years.

"No, I actually don't think you're a horrible person. I believe you are a person with human feelings and needed a break to get away from all that he was feeling." Billie shrugged as Severus merely stared at her. "How are you doing, Mr. Snape?"

Severus felt the corner of his mouth twitch, taking a drink of his lemonade. "Severus, and I am doing as well as I can be, considering."

Billie grins, nodding. "Despite the books and the movies, I always liked your character; there was just something about you that I lov-liked." Billie flushed, looking down at her drink.

Severus frowned, tilting his head to the side. "Well that's a first; I have heard many comments concerning what I have done, even though it was for the greater good."

Billie smiled sadly, reaching over and holding his hand. "Sometimes what we believe to be right may come off as a good idea to you, but it is wrong and unbelievable to others. Only we need to know that what we are doing is for the greater good." she smiled genuinely this time, "So do as I do, Severus, ignore the comments and the looks and live the life as you know how; with a bit of grieving on the side where no one will see because only then will you be able to grow stronger."

Severus sighed, tightening his grip on her hand, staring at them instead of the woman. "I take it you have gone through something similar yourself?"

"Yes, many years ago." she whispered sadly.

"Thank you," Severus whispered sincerely in return.

Billie smiled in return, gripping his hand once more. "You're welcome."

From the door way that connected to the living room stood Lily Potter, surprised and happy for her long lost friend. She saw something between the two of them and hoped that Severus will see it before it's too late; however, Lily doubted that the woman will ever let him go, should he realize it or not. With that in mind, Lily smiled and cleared her throat, entering the sunroom. Both adults turned at her and immediately Billie stood up, forcing a smile. She excused herself before walking away, not looking towards Lily.

Lily, however, shook her head in amusement before taking the woman's place, smiling at a nervous Severus. The potion master shifted uncomfortable as Lily continued to stare at him with a smile.

"Thank you, Severus, for taking care of Harry. I know it was mostly to repay the debt for James saving you, but the whole time you looked out for Harry you kept him safe."

Severus shrugged, looking down at his cup of lemonade. Lily placed her hand on his cheek, letting him look up at her.

"Stop living in the past, Severus, look to the future because you deserve it."

Lily looked behind her, Severus following her gaze. He saw Billie talking with Paige as they readied dinner. She looked up and smiled at Severus before quickly looking away. Paige looks at her amused before looking into the sun room and begun to laugh. Billie smacked Paige before walking into the kitchen, glancing back at him one more time. It was then Severus noticed her flushed face.

"Live your life, Severus, because so many years have passed for you to not have been alone all this time." Lily whispered.

Severus looked down nervously, trying to recognize the emotions within him. Too many years have passed, should he?

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It took cautious planning, a slow process that the wand users hated being on edge. It has been a couple of days since the surprise gift the wandless users gave to the wand users. Wyatt had given crystals to Remus and the Weasley's to protect them–as well as their family and friends–from demons, while the others were either living at Hogwarts or at the Ministry. The Wiccan witches wanted to wait and see if the demons dared enough to enter either the school or the work place before buying more crystals (they don't come cheap, of course).

Both Sirius and Severus had been staying with the Halliwell's, neither world wanting to let the evil wizards and demons know that they live just yet. Wyatt and Chris had placed a glamour upon them so the two wand users wouldn't get too bored staying within the house. Billie took to showing them around San Francisco, but mostly stuck with Severus. Of course, Sirius saw the attraction and decided to play a little match maker (despite how much he hated the other man).

Whenever they would go out, Sirius would back out at the last second, instead leaving Billie and Severus alone. At the house Billie would stare at him whenever she was in range, helping Chris and Wyatt whenever she could. Of course, the Potion Master didn't think much of it, however the Halliwell's and Sirius knew better; the Wiccan users especially knew how Billie was, too. Not to mention Phoebe was an empath so she could feel the emotions rolling off the other witch and the older wizard.

However, neither adult wanted to acknowledge what they were feeling, despite that the feeling was even stronger whenever they were around each other. One day both Chris and Wyatt had had enough and decided that they needed to do something, and now. When a name of a demon came up and was helping the bad wizards, the brothers stuck Severus and Billie together to make a potion, telling them that with both of their knowledge they may be able to get the potion done faster.

"That can't be right! The book says that you have to stir it clockwise three times, put in the fang of a bat, and then stir it counterclockwise three times before putting in the blood of scorpion!" Billie argued, frowning in anger at the older man not doing what he was told.

"I don't go by what the stupid book says. I know what I feel that I should do and would do it as such!" Severus argued, his eyes flashing in anger when he looked up at the witch.

"You stubborn fool!" Billie argued, stomping her foot. "If you miss this potion up I'm blaming it all on you!"

Severus shrugged, narrowing his eyes at her. "And if it's correct I'll take all the credit."

Billie growled, muffling her yell. "You're such a stubborn man! I don't even know why I like you so much!"

"Neither do I! You're such a stubborn woman who thinks she can change me!" Severus argued back.

"I'm not trying to change you, damn it!" Billie argued, pacing away and then going back to him. "Why would I change the person I like in the first place? There's no point to that logic!"

Severus stopped stirring the potion and stared at the woman in front of him. Leaving the potion as is, he walked around the table and over to Billie, cupping her face before kissing her as there was no tomorrow. Billie kissed him back just as furiously, her arms locking themselves around his shoulders. Unbeknownst to them, the potion continued on by itself until a small puff of smoke made its presence known that it was ready. However the couple still locked on to each other paid no mind to it, instead they tried to find each secret they keep inside through the kiss they don't seem to be able to move away from.

A small chuckle and a voice whispering, 'Be finally happy,' fell upon deaf ears as though it were a mere wind blowing inside that attic. A white light seemed to brighten near the windows before disappearing completely, the windows blowing softly closed.

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–Unknown–

The child sat high up in the tree, eating the sandwich the powers he had brought to him. He stared out to the forest he found himself in, the music of nature filling the silence. It was only moments later when there was an angry roar in the distance, the child flinching, becoming completely still. Voices and noises could be heard, the child looking down the fifty foot tall tree to see creatures of evil and nightmares walking pass the tree they were hiding in.

Not knowing he was doing so, the child saw the creatures vanishing, making them look around to see that it was not that the creatures that vanished, but themselves. Whimpering, the child finished the sandwich and hugged himself tight to keep in the warmth from the night that was quickly approaching. They found themselves within the mouth of a cave along a mountain side, the forest even more vast and large for his small eyes.

Because the child knew they were safe for now, they closed their eyes and tried to sleep, letting the powers that they hold within form a barrier around them so when the time came the powers will transport him to safety once again–even in sleep.

A/N: Don't know where all this came from. I was just bored at work and I just started typing. Please review and let me know what you would like to see in the coming chapters and what kind of pairings and so on, I'm still having writer's block and I need a few ideas as to how to take the story where I want it to go!