Disclaimer- I don't own Harry Potter or twilight, no money is made off this story.

Authors note- Didyme, was not killed by Aro, she was never Marcus's mate. But as it stands this is a Harry/Aro/Caius/Marcus, don't like? Then don't read!

Chapter 10

They didn't know what to make of him, he claimed that he was Harry's great grandfather, but Harry called him grandfather, and they weren't sure why. Was their relationship closer than what they had led people to believe? They had many questions but they did not have the answer but they were going to get them, the three of them had quickly made their way out of Aro's study and had began moving towards the human part of the castle, they were going to see Hadrian and find out just what was going on.

They appeared at an oak door and they didn't even bother to knock as they pushed the door open, they didn't let their surprise show at the size of the room, it was clear that magic was at work here.

"I was wondering when you would turn up."

Hadrian came out of the bathroom with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist, it was clear that he had been expecting them but hadn't known when they would turn up. Water dripped off his hair and onto the floor, he slowly walked forwards and closed the door behind them. Caius looked at him as he asked.

"You claim that you are his great grandfather, yet you have spent very little time with him. That does not speak about family bonds or about how close you are, as far as we can see you have had very little do with Harry."

Hadrian hummed and sat on the bed, adjusting the towel show he didn't show anything that they didn't want to see.

"I have been busy, but that is not an excuse. In a weeks time it will be the Hunters moon, it is a time when our magical powers go out of control and we have no real way of defending ourselves. There is however a ritual that will help with the problems that the Hunters moon causes, it is why I have spent so little time with Harry. I am making sure that when the Hunters moon comes he will not die."

Marcus let out a sharp breath as he looked at the man, they hadn't thought that they would get such a direct and straight answer off him. They had thought that he would had run circles around them while he dodged the question, still it was nice to be given an answer even if they didn't like it.

"This ritual does what exactly?"

Hadrian pulled on a shirt as he looked at them, it was clear that he was thinking over what to say.

"The Hunters moon only happens every so often it is not like a blood moon or a harvest moon where people will see it once or twice a year depending, a Hunters moon is different while during a blood moon we can use spells that we cannot normally use during any other time of the year. The harvest moon is when we replenish our magical reserves, since it happens once or twice a year we do not have to worry about exhausting ourselves by using spells. Are you with me so far?"

Caius and Aro nodded their heads while Marcus thought over what they had been told, it was clear that he was hiding something and it wasn't just about the moon phases and what they did to them, however that was something that could be talked about at another time. Right now they wanted to find out why a man who claimed he was Harry's family was spending no time with Harry and while Harry was not that bothered about the lack of time that they had spent together it didn't sit right with any of them hence why they had sought out the man in the first place.

"What about a normal full moon or a new moon?"

A small smile pulled at Hadrian's lips as he looked at Aro, it was clear that he had not expected a question but was glad that he had been asked one. Because it showed that they were willing to learn about their culture, about their way of life and it was a very nice surprise.

"While normally it doesn't affect a witch or wizard it can affect certain species such as werewolves and certain species of shifters whose power revolves around the moon."

They already knew that moon children needed a full moon in order to shift, but shifters? What was the difference between a werewolf and a shifter? The question must have shown on their faces as Hadrian began explaining.

"Werewolves can only shift on a full moon, while a shifter can only turn human on a new moon, when there is no moon. However due to the fact that they spend nearly all of their life in animal form they would often get killed by humans who thought that they were normal animals."

So that was another species dead and gone, the faraway look in his eyes told them everything that they needed to know about what had happened to them. Due to Caius's hate for Werewolves they had nearly killed them all off as well, they knew that there was a pack of Werewolves left somewhere but they didn't know where and they were going to keep this information from them. The last thing that they wanted was for the two of them to find out that they were responsible for nearly killing off the last link to their own home.

"The Hunters moon?"

Caius and Marcus looked at Aro who looked serious for once, it wasn't that it didn't happen it did happen but when it did happen then they knew that he was thinking over things, that he was going through what if and could have been. He was torturing himself with things that could not be changed, things that were in the past and needed to stay there. Violet eyes looked at Aro and Hadrian felt something pull him to the other man, it wasn't a mating pull as he was already mated and Harry was their mate but it was rather he was a kindred soul.

"What if and could have been, questions that you ask yourself every time you have a moment to yourself. What has been done can not be changed or taken back, instead of looking to the past and wishing you could change it try looking to the future and hope that you can make it brighter."

Aro looked startled as he looked at Hadrian who was looking at him intently, he knew that his brothers hadn't said anything so how was it that he knew just what was going through his head?

"You have the same look on your face that I once had, when I would torture myself by thinking 'what if I had done this' or ' maybe if we had gotten their in time' in the end it nearly killed me. Don't make the same mistake that I made, it won't get any easier but talking to someone will help ease the pain."

Even though he didn't verbally reply Aro knew that Hadrian knew that he was grateful, and he would take his words and use them. But they were getting off track, they had came here to find answers and they had found nearly everything else but answers and that was not going to do. It also seemed like the other man had the same idea as he launched into a explanation.

"The Hunters moon is a time when we cannot safely cast magic, what could be a normal heating spell or a cooling charm can either end up boiling a person alive or freezing them solid. Magic is not something that we can control it is a gift and a blessing, however it also has a mind of it's own. When a witch or wizard is younger they have what is called accidental magic and that it when their magic responded to their emotions or wishes, for example say someone is being bullied and they are frightened their magic would react to their fear and take them away from that area were their fear is the greatest. Or it could react to their wishes of being somewhere safe."

Caius tapped his chin with his finger as he stated.

"So the Hunter moon heightens your emotions, meaning you have no control over your magic."

Hadrian nodded his head.

"Basically yes, however if I had said just that you would have asked more questions in order to understand it, hence why you had the longer explanation. Now if that is all I need to finish getting everything ready for the ritual, there is only a week until the Hunters moon."

Aro, Caius and Marcus looked at him before the three of them shared a look, it was clear that he was trying to help but he hadn't asked for help either believing that they wouldn't help or they would call him a liar. But now that they knew the reason why he was doing this and why he was spending so little time with Harry it made a lot more sense to them, still they understood now.

"Perhaps it would be better if we all helped? It will get done quicker, and it means that you will have more free time."

His eyes widened in surprise and the three of them had to stop themselves from laughing, he looked like Harry in that moment and they now knew where he got it from.

"Help would be lovely thank you."

~~~ Harry ~~~~

If anyone had told him that he would have seen his great grandfather and his three mates doing a ritual together he would have laughed in their face, yet the four of them were getting ready for the Hunters moon that would soon be upon them, while he had never experienced on himself he knew that once the moon had risen neither he nor Hadrian would be able to leave the ritual circle. Harry also wondered when the man went from being a great grandfather to a grandfather for him, he had spent so little time with the man and while he did love him he couldn't understand why there had been such a big jump.

Of course there was the fact that the man had died when he had been a baby, he had died protecting him. Maybe it was his magic creating a bond between them, or maybe it was family magic. He had heard so much about family magic but had never really understood what it meant, he also knew that because of family magic neither of them could harm each other. It as why the Weasley family had never been able to hit each other, yes they could pull pranks on each other but that was it.

So maybe it was family magic responding to his wishes of having someone he could rely on, having someone to talk to. Even though he was confused about why and how it happened he wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth, he had spent so long without anyone really caring about him. People wanting him to be their hero, a man that they could use as a scapegoat. Someone who they could give all their problems to, he felt a tug at his magic and looked into four sets of eyes and he wondered how long had he been stood there lost in his own thoughts?

"Ah, do you need any more help?"

Marcus stood up from where he had been drawing chalk lines, his trousers were covered in chalk but he found that he didn't really care. It had been somewhat fun, and by fun he meant that he and Caius had nearly died of laughter while Aro kept asking question after question, it had even gotten to the point where Hadrian had been banging his head against the wall.

"No we are almost done."

Harry rolled up his sleeves and walked further into the room, an invisible breeze ruffled his hair and he smile. While he may not know how or why this had happened he was glad it did, he had everything that he had ever wanted and he was happy here.

Now if he could stop Aro from trying to eat the dragons heart then everything would be right in the world.