Albus POV

I gathered them to my office, oh what a night it had been! Figuring out the time travel issue had been one thing, explaining it another, and then the almost drowning. In my younger years I might've laughed this off as just another night at Hogy-warts, but I'm entirely too old for this. At least things are going well with the Potter's! Harry had enough posessiveness to attempt to derail Edward, if that doesn't scream 'older brother' I don't know what does!

I'm quite concerned about that first meeting though, it seems less than an ideal footing to start off. I may need to obliviate the students so the Cullen's have a chance to earn Bella's trust before we reveal her intriguing history.

Oh damn, they've all been waiting for me to start speaking. Perhaps I should.

"Lemon drop?"

Well done old chap, they suspect nothing! hehe

Hermione spoke first "Er, Professor? I was wondering what you might tell us about our guests who know Bella?"

"Ahh a wise and succinct question Miss Granger!"

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"Excuse me Professor, but would you like to introduce us or shall we go ahead?"

"OBLIVIATE!" I roared at the quad in front of me, I was supposed say that calmly, oh well.

"What was THAT?!" the little one shouted

"Hem well, that was, I do say it was a little bit of a shock even to myself" " The need to oblivate the trio and Ginny was apparent, you'd never get to befriend Bella and earn her trust if they poisoned the well beforehand." I explained

"Why would they do that" Esme asked "We helped to save her."

Meanwhile the trio and Ginny were slouched in their chairs like lovely little lumps of potatoes.

The Cullens stared. I stared. Ginny gave a snort.

Alice spoke next "To take someone's memories away... for convenience... I don't know that we want to be a part of what you've got going on here, sir." She leaned into Jasper seeking comfort.

I spoke quickly then grasping all the sanity I had left for the day "Their memories, dear child, are not gone per-se, I've removed them from the present forefront of their minds. I did not completely wipe their brains I've moved the memories to a storeroom, one that I'll happily unlock once the Dark Lord has been conquered, it was for the Greater Good."

Edward seemed to be mollified at that, he had been quite distracted the whole time and I wondered if he could read the children's minds. To know what Harry was thinking! Oh that would be the ticket

"What memory did you leave them with? There has to be a reason Bella wakes up in the infirmary." Emmett questioned.

"I simply removed you all from the equation. Harry found her, Hermione resuscitated her, and then I added Hagrid to bring her to the infirmary." I easily replied.

Ever practical, Jasper called the Cullens to order and they planned.

The plot was simple.

Integrate the school. Integrate into the Gryffindor's group. 'Wake' Bella up so Dumbledore could unbind her power without driving her insane. Arrange a Potter siblings vs Lord Voldemort match. Win.

Simple... very simple... nothing could go wrong there.

Over the next few hours I lectured about the basics of magic, woke Ollivander to get them set with wands, after all Vampirism is a form of magic, explained the idea of visiting scholars and arranged their time tables to mirror Bella's. She was still a prefect so it would be expected that she show them around the school anyway, it was a hop skip and a jump to assign them to her classes. They all caught up on the reading for the courses and demonstrated a few simple spells. I then woke Minerva, boy she was testy, and Filius to aid in an addition of a tower off Gryffindor Tower to serve as their chambers. While we did that the Cullens spoke with the house elves about sustenance issues and preferred blood types.

By breakfast we were quite ready, but I decided to delay their introduction until dinner. Allowing myself, and the Cullens, a few hours more to believe that this might actually work.

BPOV

I'm caught on that kelp... oh no, I'm drowning! "Arghhhhh!" I bolted up and threw the stack of blankets off of me. A dream, just a dream. At least it wasn't the one with the red eyes and the darkness. I'll have to brew another round of those pepper-ups for Harry and I. As I began to relax again I realized I was not in my own bed.

I wasn't in my bed, but I was in a familiar bed. Get your head out of the gutter.

Pomfrey bustled out just then "Oh good, you're awake!" I'll never understand how that woman puts up with all the nonsense we put her through. I'll need to bake her something soon.

"Good morning Madame Pomfrey" I croaked. My chest HURT and my lungs seemed weak. "May I ask what happened?" I quipped in her usual manner, I'll be honest I left something to be desired in the delivery- I just didn't have it in me.

"According to your friends, dear, you decided to jump into the Black Lake in November rather than be caught by Professor Dumbledore out of bed past curfew. I do say he and the squid have a similar jovial temperament but if I were you I'd judge the Black Lake not by the squid and by the skelkies and the temperature" she finished.

Yup, I remember that. Sneaking out to get Harry smashed. Climbing down the tower, Ginny with the broom, walking ahead to meet Ron and 'Mione. All there. Why does it feel wrong then?

"Sounds about right" I laughed out.

Pomfrey wasn't finished though "You also apparently took a nasty run in with a pod of grindylows and got caught in the kelp, young Mr. Potter saved you. He was so distraught he attempted the muggle resuscitation protocol on you and broke some of your ribs. Miss Granger resuscitated you with 'resuscitatus', a third year Healer course spell. We are all very luck Miss Granger likes to read ahead and was talented enough to properly cast the spell."

The witch in question ran through the door with Ron,Harry, and Ginny not one step behind her.

"DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN" Hermione reprimanded me, soon followed by " I can't even tell you how terrified I was! Harry wasn't even thinking straight when we got to you!" she finished in sniffles. Gin had crawled up onto my other side while I smoothed back 'Mione's mane of hair. The boys looked on from the foot of the bed. Each staring at me as if I were going to vanish at any moment.

Ron spoke "If you really want to date Dean, I'll back off, I can't promise what the other's 'll do but I'll back off."

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eloquent as ever I gwaffed " Uh...What?" before I knew it we were all in giggles. The boys were laughing so hard they were doubled over, I soon began to wince and felt the strain on my lungs. Everything quieted down then and Ron tried to explain " I just don't ever want to see you like that I'll literally do anything to never see you that broken again, if that means being less objectionable to boys that like you I'll do it, I love you Bella."

And like that I was crying. "Love you too Ronniekins!" he promptly scooched Gin off to the side and hugged me too hard, but I wasn't going to complain. Harry came over next.

He didn't speak a word, his eyes were glassy so I think he might've cried if he did. He just held my hand.

We all hung out for a bit after that and played some wizarding chess, ate breakfast in bed, told stories and debated the success of the pro-quidditch leagues.

They were soon ushered out for classes and I need to drink a bunch of horrible potions to heal my bones and lungs.

I still felt like I was missing something, but I was starting to think that would be a normal state.