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Severus embraced his old friend. He hadn't seen Carlisle since he left for his last year at Hogwarts. He never returned to his old home after graduating. He hated his abusive father and never wanted to step foot in the same house as that man again. Instead, he was stupid and joined The Dark Lord, becoming a Death Eater. He should have returned home and taken Carlisle and Esme up on their offer and moved in with them.
Carlisle and Esme, didn't know that he knew that they were vampires. He figured it out in his second year of Hogwarts when they learned about muggle vampires in Defense against the dark arts class. He met Carlisle and Esme when they moved into an old house a block away from where he was living in Spinners End. Carlisle's estranged son had recently left home and his other children were off to college. Carlisle had found him in the park when he was ten after his father had taken a belt to his back in a drunken rage. Carlisle convinced him to come home with him where he patched him up, and Esme fed him. After that he visited the Cullen's regularly. He loved Carlisle and Esme more then he did his own parents. After the death of Lily and the end of the first war, he returned to Spinners End but Carlisle and Esme had moved on.
" Well, it takes one to know one." said Severus. He laughed at the shocked look Carlisle gave him. " I was bitten and turned when I was twenty."
" This is a story I definitely want to hear more about, but obviously this isn't the place." Carlisle turned back to the young boy and his daughter, worried that he overheard them.
" Don't worry about Potter, he knows what I am, and he can keep a secret. He may be a pain in the ass, but he's a good kid." said Severus, smirking in Harry's direction.
" Why, thank you for the compliment sir. It takes one to know one." said Harry repeating Severus' earlier words. Harry giggled when his potion master took a playful swing at his head.
" Cheek Potter!" Severus was happy to see that Harry was doing much better today. Last nights episode was very bad and he prayed that it wasn't going to get worse.
" So I take it you are his guardian?" smiled Carlisle. " I should have known, he is as stubborn as you. I have been trying to get him to let me look at his eye for the past thirty minutes."
Harry lowered his head in embarrassment and mumbled. " I didn't want to go without you, professor."
" Not to worry Potter, Carlisle is a very good doctor. I will go with you while he takes a look at your eye." Severus packed up the baby stroller, and followed Carlisle to his office.
Harry had a tight grip on Leora. Not only was he scared of having his eye looked at, but he needed her to ground him. A hospital was the worst place for an empath. Peoples emotions were always at the highest in a hospital with injured , dying, worried and grieving people. He knew that if he let go of Leora, he would pass out. Since entering the building he had been touching some part of the baby, even when she was in her stroller.
Carlisle showed them into his office and motioned for Harry to take a seat on the exam table. He didn't see to many patients here but the table had been left here by the previous doctor, and he never got rid of it. He smiled when the boy hopped up on the table never releasing the tiny baby.
" Severus, can you please take the little one?" Carlisle asked kindly. He wasn't expecting the reaction that the boy had.
Harry's head snapped up to the doctors then swung to his professors. " No please, I can't Sev. I need her."
Carlisle gave Severus a concerned look. He needed the boy to let go of the baby so he could properly check him over. He had a lot of questions for the pair, and he prayed that Severus wasn't the one who gave the boy his scars. He honestly didn't think he did, but he knew that abused kids sometimes grew up to be abusers themselves.
Severus sighed and ran a hand over his face. " Carlisle, we have a lot to explain but Harry can't put the baby down. He is an extremely sensitive empath and the baby keeps him grounded. If he were to let her go the emotions of everyone in the hospital would be to much for him to handle and he would probably pass out, or have a seizure." Harry had yet to have a full blown seizure due to being an empath, but he noticed when Harry got overwhelmed, he would start involuntarily twitching, he had a feeling that if emotions got to overwhelming that he would seize.
Carlisle looked shocked between the two. He could see the desperation and fear on the young boys face as he clung tighter to his daughter. He never heard of a grounder before. Jasper was the only empath he had ever met.
" I understand, my son is also an empath and everyday is a struggle for him. When we are finished, I would like to learn more about you and grounders." Carlisle smiled when he saw the relief in the boys eyes. He could tell that this kid had been through hell and didn't trust easily.
Severus raised one eyebrow at hearing that Carlisle's son was an empath too. Maybe he could help Harry? " I take it your son is a vampire too?"
" Yes, you never got to meet my kids, they were away at college when we lived near you. I have two daughters and three sons, adoptive of course." said Carlisle.
" So, Rosalie is a vampire too." said Harry shyly. He knew there was something different about her. He thought Veela at first but then ruled that out.
" Yes, all my children are, but we only drink blood from animals." Carlisle didn't want the boy to be frightened of them. He knew Rosalie was looking forward to seeing him and the baby again. " I can tell that you, yourself are not completely human."
" What! What do you mean that I'm not completely human? I'm human" Harry looked to his professor. " Aren't I?"
Severus closed his eyes and faced-palmed. " Potter, you are a wizard. Carlisle can smell your magic."
Harry gave both men a sheepish grin. " Oh, right! But I am human, right?"
Severus shook his head. " Yes, you are a completely idiotic human."
Harry gave a nervous giggle. " Right, sorry."
Carlisle didn't know what to think. The boy was a wizard? He didn't even know that wizards were real. He wondered if Severus was one too? The boy had always smelled a bit different, but it wasn't as powerful as it was in the Harry. He could also tell that despite the name calling and sternness, that Severus cared a great deal for Harry. He was relieved that Severus wasn't the one who hurt the boy, and he felt guilty for his moment of doubt.
Carlisle gave Severus a meaningful look. " We have a lot to discuss and catch up on. Is it alright if my family comes to your house tonight? I know Esme would be thrilled to see you."
Severus gave his friend a rare, warm smile. " I would love to see Esme again. Does 6 o'clock sound good to you?"
" We will be there." Carlisle turned to the Harry. " Rose mentioned bringing you a pizza. She said you were very disappointed when you couldn't get one yesterday."
Carlisle's dead, frozen heart melted when the boy gave him an innocent blinding smile. " Really? She is really going to bring me a pizza? I have always wanted to try a pizza, but they would never give me a slice."
Carlisle turned to Severus concerned. He needed to figure out the mystery of this kid and his daughter.
Softly, so that Harry couldn't hear him, Severus said. " We don't know all the details yet, but Harry grew up in a worse home then I did."
Carlisle balled his hand up into a tight fist. Who could hurt such a sweet, innocent boy?
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Harry was sitting at the table with a notebook and colored pencils. He was trying to design the perfect little girls bedroom, for his little angel. He wasn't having much success, he had balled up pieces of paper on the floor around his feet and table.
Looking at the clock, Harry grinned. It was almost six o'clock. He was excited that he was going to get to meet the Cullen's, but he was even more excited about getting pizza. Dr Cullen was very nice and said that in a few more weeks they could probably do a cornea transplant. He recommended him to a great eye doctor and was lucky enough to get an appointment in just three days.
Harry gave a frustrated groan when he looked at the paper and his latest design for Leora's bedroom. Tearing it out of the book he crumbled it up and added it to the rest of the reject pile.
" Harry, she will love whatever you do for her." said George, wrapping his arms around Harry from behind.
Harry gave a started jump then relaxed in George's protective embrace. " I know, I just can't help it. I never had a room, so I want hers to be even more special. I use to lay in my cupboard when I was little and imagine that it was a nice big room, with a real bed and comforter, not just a dirty old unwanted towel. I dreamt that I had shelves full of stuffed animals." Harry smiled sadly. " I always wanted a stuffed animal. One time, I found one of Dudley's old stuffed bears in the trash, and even know I knew it was wrong I took it. The bear, that I named MR Grrr, was missing an ear, eye and his head hung limply, but he had a beating heart that made a swooshing sound; I loved him. For a week I had someone to snuggle with when I was scared, lonely or hurt." Harry sadly looked to his daughter who was sleeping in her transfigured bassinet.
" What happened to Mr Grrr?" asked George quietly. He could tell by the sad look on Harry's face that it wasn't going to be a happy ending.
Harry tried to hide that his hands were shaking. " Un,, uncle Vernon came home after a bad day at work. Aunt Petunia had kept me locked up all day because she said my ugly face was making her physically sick. She knew that if I didn't finish my chores by the time Uncle Vernon got home that he would punish me. When,,, when he saw that I hadn't even started my chores he got really mad. He grabbed me from my cupboard by my hair and pulled me out into the hall. He got even more mad when he saw Mr Grrr peeking out from under my towel. I screamed when he grabbed the bear, begging him not to hurt him. Uncle Vernon took me down to his ' work' room in the basement. He handed me a knife and told me to cut off Mr Grrr's ear. When I refused, he gave me ten lashes with a whip. He told me he would keep giving me ten lashes until I did it. After thirty lashes I couldn't take it anymore, and I cut off his ear. Uncle Vernon repeated the process until Mr Grrr had no limbs, and I had seventy lashes on my back and legs. He then told me to stab Mr Grrr in his beating, swooshing heart. "
Harry was silently crying now. " At first I refused. I didn't care that Mr Grrr was all cut up. His heart was still beating so he was alive." Harry chuckled. " I had just turned six the time, to me Mr Grrr was alive. Vernon is a very fat man and was to tired to lash me more, so he took the knife and carved around my heart, not deep but enough to draw blood. He said he was going to keep going deeper until I put a knife in Mr Grrr's heart. I only lasted for three carvings until I finally gave in, and killed Mr Grrr." Harry hung his head shaking.
" He,,, he said it was a lesson. He said that anybody or anything I loved, I would eventually hurt and kill." Harry looked to George with wet, bloodshot eyes. " My uncle was right."
" No Harry, you know that's not true." George was sick over the story he just heard. He couldn't believe that somebody could be so sick and twisted. How could an adult hurt a child in such a manner.
Harry just started at George for a moment then lowered his eyes. " George, I want to buy Leora a teddy bear." said Harry, a few more tears dripping from his eyes.
" Isn't Mad Eye enough of a teddy bear for her?" George knew that he wasn't going to get Harry to admit that his uncle was wrong. He could tell that Harry felt that way, he blamed himself for his parents and Cedric's deaths.
" I hope you don't mind Harry, but I bought Leora a teddy bear." Rosalie was standing in the door to the dining room holding a fluffy brown bear, wearing a purple tutu and matching bow between the ears. She couldn't believe the story that she and her family just heard. Her dead heart broke for the poor little boy who still loved his bear even though it had no arms and legs. For the boy that was forced to kill the only companion he had, if even only for a short time. She wanted to hunt that bastard of an uncle down and rip him limb to limb.
Harry jumped to his feet knocking Georges arms off of him. " Rosalie, how,,, how long have you been standing there?" He couldn't believe that she just heard his story. If she was here then her family was here also, vampires had very good hearing.
" I'm sorry, Harry. I didn't mean to hear." Rosalie lowered her head. She could imagine how he felt, she wouldn't want someone walking in on her talking about her turning.
Harry could feel how upset Rosalie was. He could feel her guilt, sadness, shock anger and understanding. Wiping his nose he groaned when he came away with blood.
" Harry, are you ok? Your nose is bleeding pretty bad?" asked Rosalie in concern.
George stepped forward with a napkin and pressed it to Harry's nose, he placed his other hand on the back of Harry's neck, grounding him.
" I'm sorry Rosalie, I didn't mean to upset you. I'm fine, it's just a nosebleed." Harry closed his eyes when everyone else came into the room.
Severus had just let the Cullen's in when Harry started that heartbreaking
story. He felt horribly guilty for never checking on him. Lily was his best friend and he dearly loved her. He made a vow to her before she died that he would protect her son, and he failed. Not only did he not check on him but he belittled and beat him down from the second he stepped into his first potions class. He had asked about Harry, once, but Dumbledore told him that he was happy and his aunt and uncle doted on him.
Both Severus and Carlisle headed for the dining room when they heard that Harry was bleeding. The rest of the family followed them.
" Harry?" asked Severus upon seeing the boy standing there with a panicked look on his face. George was behind him trying to stop the bleeding.
" It's ok, I'm ok. I'm sorry." Harry was so ashamed that they heard his story and now he was standing here bleeding. Harry's eyes landed on a tall vampire with honey blonde hair. Even though George was grounding him, Harry could feel the boy sending him positive, comforting feelings. Harry smiled at him , this must be the other empath.
All eyes turned to the bassinet when the baby started fussing. Rosalie looked to Harry who was still being seen to by the red head. " Harry, do you mind if I get her?"
Harry saw how desperate she looked to see the baby. He smiled when he got a good look at the teddy in her hands. " You can pick her up, Rosalie, you just have to stay within three feet of me. We have a bond and if we're part any farther, it causes us to feel pain.
Rosalie looked horrified, she didn't like the thought of either of them in pain. Nodding her head, she walked to the bassinet and peeked in. She grinned from ear to ear when the little one looked back at her. Very gently she reached in and picked the tiny baby up.
" Severus." said Carlisle. " I would like to introduce you to my kids."
Everyone took a seat at the large table, Rosalie right next to Harry. She was happily feeding the baby a bottle that another red head gave her, identical to the other red head that was tending to Harry. Esme was sitting next to Severus. She couldn't believe it when her mate came home and told her that Severus and his family had moved to Forks. She always wondered what happened to him, and what kind of man he grew up to be.
" For those that don't know, I'm Dr Carlisle Cullen." started Carlisle. He looked around the table, his family along with Severus, Harry and the baby, three red heads and a horribly scarred man with a crazy whirling eye looked back at him.
" This is my wife Esme, daughters Rosalie and Alice and my sons Emmett and Jasper. My other son is at his human mates house. He apologizes about not being able to come. The pair do not like to be separated, and I did not want to bring Bella without getting your permission." Carlisle knew that he would be learning about this families life and it wasn't right for him to bring Bella without their permission. It was bad enough that she knew about their existence and that of the wolves, she didn't need to know more before she was turned.
Severus introduced his family to the Cullen's and was happy when everyone seemed to get along.
" Harry, I have something for you." said Rosalie grinning at the shy boy.
Harry looked to Rosalie grinning. He was hoping that she was talking about the pizza. He could smell something coming from the kitchen and since he hadn't cooked anything yet, it had to be the pizza. No one else in his family would attempt to cook something.
Rosalie couldn't help but laugh at the excited, hopeful look that Harry was giving her. " There are five large pizza's in the kitchen."
" Really,, you got me pizza? I get to try pizza?" Harry was practically bouncing in his seat.
Esme stood up. " You stay here dear, I will bring out the pizza's and plates."
Harry gave her a heart melting smile. She could already feel herself wanting to mother the dear boy. The boy had a horrible life and had never known the love of a mother. She could also smell her son all over him which triggered her maternal streak even more. She didn't know what it meant that he smelled like Edward, it was very confusing.
Harry could no longer contain his excitement when Esme put five large pizza's on the table, each with a different topping. His mouth was watering and he had a hard time not snatching a piece and stuffing it into his mouth before someone could take it from him.
Jasper could sense Harry's feelings. " It's ok, Harry. The pizza is for you and your family, no one is going to take it from you."
Harry grinned at him and took a slice of the cheese pizza. Brining it to his nose, he sniffed it. His stomach rumbled loud, hopeful that it was going to be filled with this delicious smelling food. Taking a bite he moaned, it was better then what he ever imagined. Closing his eyes he savored the sauce and cheese.
" Thank you so much Rosalie, you don't know what this means to me." Harry gave her his best smile.
After seeing Harry's reaction, the rest of the wizards took a slice. Severus was the only one that had ever eaten a pizza. Forty five minutes later, only a few slices of pizza remained. The wizards thoroughly enjoyed their meal, and company.
Rosalie noticed the notebook on the table with a sketch on it, pulling it closer while still holding the baby, she snuck a peek at the diagram. " Harry, what is this for?"
Harry chuckled. " I was trying to design the perfect nursery for Leora but I'm clueless."
" Oh, you've done it now." joked Emmett. " Shopping and decorating is the girls favorite past time. Esme is also an architect, give them an inch and they will take over the house."
" Really, you would be willing to help me decorate her nursery, and shop? I have nothing for her, everything we have has been transfigured, except the clothes and formula." Harry couldn't believe that these ladies would be willing to help him and Leora.
" We would love to, dear." Esme was standing behind Rosalie looking at the baby, the baby that looked remarkably like her son Edward. She would love to hold her, but Rosalie didn't look like she was giving her up anytime soon. Grabbing the notebook she flipped to a blank piece of paper and sat down. " How about we make a list of everything we can think of. If your up to it Harry, tomorrow we can do some shopping."
While Harry and the girls planned their shopping trip, Emmett was getting to know the twins better, he could tell they were kindred spirits. Bill and Jasper had also hit it off. Bill had taken Jasper up to their library to let him look through books on the wizarding world. Jasper was really interested in the books about the different magical creatures there were. If wizards, vampires and shifter were real, what else was out there?
" Severus, is there somewhere private we could talk?" Carlisle needed to discuss the boy and baby with Severus. He had a hundred questions and he hoped after their talk he could understand what was going on.
Severus led Carlisle to his private office then warded the door so no one could hear what was being said. " Ok, start firing." said Severus.
Carlisle smiled at Severus, he really loved his straight forward no nonsense attitude. " First, how did you become a vampire, and how are you different from us.?
Severus grimaced, he hated reliving his past. First, Severus explained how after graduating he joined the Dark Lord. He took some time explaining about the first war and his involvement in it. " The Dark Lord was obsessed with immortality, not only his own, but that of his followers. I was considered invaluable to him for both my potion making skills, and healing skills. Up until that point wizards didn't survive being bitten by vampires. Our magic would fight the venom and in the end destroy the body, killing it. The Dark Lord asked me to brew a potion that would keep the wizards magic dormant long enough for the venom to turn the wizard. After the wizard woke he would then take an antidote that would wake their magic. The first hour after the antidote was given, was extremely painful as the magic woke and rebuilt itself around the new vampire body. As a reward for my accomplishment the Dark Lord ' suggested' I be the guinea pig before he attempted it. As you can see it worked. Fortunately, the Dark Lord became obsessed with the prophesy and was destroyed before he could turn. Shortly after I hid the potion formula so no one could get their hands on it. A formula like that could be very dangerous in the wrong hands. Even though I am a full vampire I can eat human food, though I do need blood about once a month. I also do not have venom, and I do not sparkle. I have the speed, hearing, strength and immortality of a true vampire. I also retained all my magic, actually increasing it."
Carlisle was stunned at Severus' incredible story. He felt bad hearing about someone he thought of as a son sufferings. He had only met Lily a few times but he knew Severus loved her. He couldn't believe that Harry was her son.
" What happened to Harry?" Carlisle knew there was going to be a lot to the kids story.
Severus explained everything he knew about Harry, except Harry and Cedric's relationship, and the fact that Harry carried and birthed Leora. He didn't know how Carlisle would handle the knowledge that a male gave birth.
" That's horrible, Severus. I can't believe everything he has been through. How could they just betray him like that? I'm speechless. I can't believe that your ministry would send a fourteen year old boy to such a horrible place and allow the father of the victim to beat and rape him. What the hell kind of world is that?" Carlisle was disgusted. How did that boy survive everything he had been through? Not only was he abused growing up, but he was thrown in a cell and left to rot. Even after everything Harry had been through, he was a very loving and caring boy.
" That is why I got guardianship of him and left. We will never go back there, I won't allow anyone to hurt Harry. Don't tell him, but I have come to think of him as a son." said Severus.
Carlisle smiled at the stern man. " I think Severus, that he would love to know how you feel about him. The boy has never known the love of a father, and I can tell he already thinks of you as one. Now, can you please explain to me about Leora? My medical training tells me that a man can not carry a baby and birth it, but my nose is telling me that that boy is Leora's mother?"
Severus gave Carlisle a hard stare before telling the story of Harry and Cedric, and how he discovered the tiny baby hidden in the sickly, abused boys robe.
Carlisle's heart went out to the young boy. Just when he thought it couldn't get more heartbreaking, it did! He was blown away over the fact that the boy was the baby's mother, it was mind boggling.
" Will he survive without his soul mate?" Vampires had a destined mate, it would be painful, but they could live without them if they died.
" Honestly Carlisle, I'm scared to death for him. We don't know what spell the Dark Lord used, and we never found Cedric's body. We only know that he is dead because the Diggory family tapestry lists him as deceased. Last night Harry had a horrible episode screaming and crying for Cedric. He seemed to be in real physical pain, it was a very disturbing site." Severus said quietly.
Carlisle sat deep in thought, things were starting to add up, but they surely didn't make sense to him. He didn't see how it could be possible, it was incredibly, inconceivable. " Severus, what time did Harry have his breakdown?"
Severus narrowed his eyes at Carlisle, wondering what was going through the mans mind. " It was around 7:30."
Carlisle stared out the window. That was the same time that Edward had his episode. Edward also said the voice in his head was crying for someone named Cedric. Then there was the baby, the baby that looked and smelled like Edward. Harry also smelled like Edwards bonded mate. As far-fetched as it seemed, everything was pointing to Edward being Cedric.
" Severus, do you have a picture of Cedric?" He wanted to confirm his suspicions before saying anything.
Severus didn't know what Carlisle was getting at, but he dug out a copy of the Daily Prophet that he saved, showing a picture of the tri wizard contestants.
Carlisle took the paper, afraid took look at the picture. Steeling himself, he dropped his eyes to the picture. There on the front page, in a movable picture, was his son Edward with a younger, healthier Harry. Every few seconds the two boys would look at each other out of the corner of their eyes, then Edward would playfully nudge Harry with a smirk on his face.
Severus watched the different emotions play on Carlisle's face. He grew considered when the hand holding the paper started to shake.
" Carlisle, what is it?" asked a worried Severus.
Slowly, Carlisle brought his eyes up to Severus'. " Can,,, can wizards time travel."
Taken aback Severus answered, " We have time turners that will allow us to go back a few hours but the ministry strictly monitors their use."
Carlisle shook his head. " No, I'm talking more like a century."
Severus raised his eyebrows. " Not that I am aware of. Why do you ask?"
Carlisle dug out his wallet and fished out a picture of Edward. He handed it to Severus, picture side down. " That is a picture of my son, Edward"
Taking the picture Severus flipped it over, and about fell out of his chair. Severus ran a trembling hand over his mouth then looked at Carlisle. He didn't even know what to say. How the hell was this even possible? How did the Dark Lord send Cedric so far back in time. He knew why the tapestry listed Cedric as dead, technically, being a vampire, he was dead.
Severus released the breath that he didn't realize he was holding. " I... I... I" Severus snapped his mouth shut, speechless.
" My words exactly." said a grim Carlisle.