Meet the Parents

Disclaimer: Created by someone else. Not mine just borrowing.

Warning: T

Beta: pinkrose14

Summary: Harry is in Forks for the year and is forced to enroll in high school. He makes fast friends with some of the students in the area. Set after OotP and during Twilight.

Harry stands on the sidelines next to Bella watching as the Cullens played. His years keeping an eye on the snitch helped him see their movement bit even then he still missed some things. He barely caught it when Emmett hit a homerun, or what would have been a homerun if Edward hadn't caught the ball. He now understood a thunderstorm was necessary as the game continued. The sound of the ball being hit by the bat was thunderous and when Jasper collided with Carlisle when racing to one of the bases the sound echoed off the mountains. Harry was quite sure they were making some poor muggles nervous as they proceeded to make enough noise for several thunderstorms. He watched Edward catch the third out and sprint towards him and Bella. He moved out of the way, happy to let the happy couple have some time to themselves.

"What do you think?" he asked.*

"One thing's for sure, I'll never be able to sit through dull old Major League Baseball again." Bella said.

"And it sounds like you did so much of that before," Edward said with a laugh.

"I am a little disappointed." Bella said teasingly.

"Why?" Edward asked, puzzled.

"Well, it would be nice if I could find just one thing you didn't do better than everyone else on the planet." Bella replied.

"Harry what did you think?" asked Edward turning to the raven-haired boy.

"It was good but still not as good as Quidditch." answered Harry with a smirk.

"We'll see about there still a few more innings left. I'm up," Edward said, heading for the plate.

"You know one of these days you're going to have to explain why Quidditch is so great." Bella said.

"I will it's an excellent sport. It's a bit like football." Harry said with a grin.

"Football, huh? I pegged you as more of a cricket player," Bella teased. Her remark was heard by all the players who all laughed slightly.

"That's a vicious stereotype," Harry said with a mock pout. He knew that Bella's remark was more of a comment on his slight frame and not his nationality. It was something of an inside joke between the two of them.

Harry watched as the game continued and the score continued to fluctuate with every pitch. He listened to them razz each other with amusement which deepened whenever Esme called them to order. The thunder continued to rumble on but the clearing stayed dry just as Alice predicted. He was tempted to ask her about teaching Divination as she would be a great deal better than Trelawney, and the fact that she wouldn't predict his death constantly was just an added bonus. He felt the wind shift slightly and looked up and heard Alice gasp. He saw the family tense and watched as Edward rushed to Bella's side.

"Alice?" Esme asked her voice tense.

"What is it, Alice?" asked Carlisle his voice was calm, one of authority.

"They were traveling much quicker than I thought" Alice murmured and Harry understood immediately the vampires that he'd sensed in the area were coming now. He fingered the protective charm around his neck; it was a gift from Luna that she'd given him shortly before he had been moved to Forks. She told him it would keep the nargles out of his head and protect him from the wimblebaums and he'd taken it mostly to be polite. As it turned out the necklace apparently masked his scent from vampires among other things. He knew that he could protect himself from the new arrivals, but Bella could not. He nearly missed Carlisle's question while he was thinking to himself and had to strain to catch it.

"How soon?" Carlisle said, turning toward Edward.

A look of intense concentration crossed Edward's face. He answered with a scowl, "Less than five minutes. They're running—they want to play."

"Can you make it?" Carlisle asked him, his eye flickered towards Bella then Harry.

"No, not carrying—" Edward said but he cut short. "Besides, the last thing we need is for them to catch the scent and start hunting."

"How many?" Emmett asked Alice.

"Three," she answered tersely.

"Three!" Emmett scoffed. "Let them come."

Carlisle deliberated, it was only a split second but it felt a good deal longer to Harry. Emmett remained unperturbed, but the rest of the Cullens stared at Carlisle with anxious eyes.

"Let's just continue the game," Carlisle finally decided, his voice cool and level. "Alice said they were simply curious."

The entire conversation had been said in a flurry of words but Harry had managed to catch most of it even without using magic. He saw Esme turn to Edward and decided to see how Bella was faring. She knew that their visitors would not be as benign as the Cullens were, and he knew that she had to be at least slightly nervous. He found that she was taking the existence of the supernatural fairly well in any case. He wondered what her reaction would be when he finally got around to telling her that he was a wizard. As far as she or the Cullens knew he was a human with special abilities. He hadn't told them about magic yet. He no longer had to worry about the Statue of Secrecy though as Bella now knew about vampires.

"Bella take this." Harry said lifting the charm from around his neck and handing it to Bella.

"I can't take this Harry, it's yours." she said pushing the necklace towards him.

"Take it. Please, you need it more than I do. Here," said Harry and he dropped the necklace over her head, ignoring her squeak of protest.

He saw Jasper, Edward, and Alice look at him once the necklace was gone and knew that their gifts now worked on him. He pulled his wand from the holster and held it tightly. He wasn't actually too worried after everything he had seen vampires weren't all that scary. Maybe if he had never met Fluffy, the troll, acromantulas, blast-ended screwts, and various other creatures who had tried to kill him over the years.

"You catch, Esme," Edward said. "I'll call it now."

The others returned to the field. warily sweeping the dark forest with their sharp eyes, though Harry could see them glance periodically at him and Bella. Alice, Jasper, and Esme seemed to orient themselves around where we stood.

"What did you do?" Edward asked Harry.

"I gave Bella my necklace it will block her scent from any vampires. You can smell my scent now though I'm not sure how appetizing I smell. I'm guessing you can read my mind now too." replied Harry.

"Yes. Your scent is good, but not particularly appetizing." Edward said.

"Good at least I don't have to worry about them trying to eat me." Harry said with a grin.

"Harry, you should still be careful. These vampires, once they decide to hunt nothing will stop them." Jasper advised.

"I know I will be." Harry said.

Carlisle stood at the plate, and the others joined the game halfheartedly. Harry could practically see the tension radiating off them as their glances flickered between the forest, Bella and him. the seconds ticked by; the game progressed with apathy now. No one dared to hit harder than a bunt, and Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper hovered in the infield. He noticed that Rosalie's eyes continued to find their way towards himself and Bella. He could see that her mouth was tight at the corners, no doubt angry and Harry couldn't really blame her. She believed that the humans were endangering her family and Harry fully understood her sentiments. He would not let anyone be endangered because of him and if he had to fight the new arrivals off himself he would.

"I'm sorry, I was the one who put you in danger, both of you," he muttered fiercely. "It was irresponsible, to expose both of you like this. I'm so sorry."

Harry started to respond, ready to tell Edward that there was nothing to feel sorry for, that he had gotten himself into far worse predicaments than this. He was the one who decided to come, and if anything he was the one who should be sorry because if Voldemort ever found out about the Cullens then they would all be in danger. He had just wanted to normal and perhaps protect his friends, and instead he was endangering new ones. However at that moment they were interrupted by the approaching vampires. Harry saw Edward take a half step, angling himself between Bella and the approaching strangers with Alice and Jasper doing the same for him. Carlisle, Emmett, and the others turned in the same direction, hearing sounds of passage much too faint for Harry to hear. A few seconds later he saw them.

They emerged one by one from the forest edge, ranging a dozen meters apart. The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowing the other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall dark-haired man in a manner that was a clear display of who led the pack. Or an attempt at least despite their distance Harry noticed that when the first male moved back it was with the air of someone relinquishing the reins. He was quite sure the display was just for show and that the first male was the one in charge. After all he had arrived first even if he had immediately moved back. The third was a woman; from their current distance, he could see her hair which was a vibrant red.

They closed ranks before they continued cautiously toward Edward's family. They were wary but Harry could see the natural respect they held for the Cullens. As they approached Harry could see that they had a feral air about them that was less noticeable in the Cullens. They wore the outfits of ordinary backpackers, jeans and casual button-down shirts in heavy, waterproof fabrics. The clothes were frayed, though, with wear, and they were barefoot. They were closer now and he could see their features clearly. A moment later he was quite sure that his brain was no longer functioning properly.

He stared at the leader and the red-headed woman standing next to him with incredulity. It was not possible, there was no possibility he was seeing what he thought he was seeing. He was seeing things there was simply no other possibility. He was not seeing Lily and James Potter standing in front of him and they were definitely not vampires. He was just imagining things after all his parents were dead. He didn't notice everyone staring at him with worry when he seized up on seeing the new vampires.

"His scent it's familiar. I know it but I can't remember where it's from." the woman said.

A/N: I find it a great coincidence that the trio of vampires had one red-head and one was named James. After reading several Harry Potter and Twilight crossovers I found it an even more hilarious coincidence. Which I decided would be fun to write about. Most of the dialogue is quoted/paraphrased directly from the book.