Moving Forward: New Discoveries

Summary: Regulus' plans are moving along, New laws passed, Petunia's help and Harry is told someone life-changing news.

A/n: It's been a while, Im gonna try updating again soon so don't worry :)

Harry looked upon the excited faces of the boys as they prepared the caught food while nicking peeled fruits out of another dish; he couldn't help smiling as Chase smacked Diego after catching him eating the mangoes.

This was his life now and he couldn't be happier.

He had six guys looking out for his well-being, soon to be seven guys if what Chase said was any indication.

He got up off the ground and brought the cleaned fishes towards Chase who gave him a small smile then turned back to what he was doing.

"Hey Jem!" Harry turned towards the sound and smiled at Hunter who began motioning for him to come over. Shrugging slightly, he carefully approached the boys, trying not to step on anything. "Hey, what's up?"

Sitting down between them, he crossed his legs in a relaxed lotus position and focused his attention on the two boys.

His question was ignored for a couple seconds as the boys looked at each other for a second before turning their gazes on Harry who frowned at them, a sinking feeling in his gut.

Hunter cleared his throat and dragged a hand through his blonde hair nervously before he answered Harry's previously asked question.

"Well… Hayden and I were thinking…" He trailed off and sent a stern look at Hayden who bit his lips nervously before continuing. "- that you should invite that woman over… "

Within seconds Harry was glaring at them with his hands clenched. "No."

Hunter breathed out deeply and looked at him pleadingly. "Jem, please. The fat man and child are dead, she's the only one lef-"

He was abruptly cut off as Harry stood up and glared at him. "And I care, why?"

He turned his face away from Harry who continued glaring at him.

"He's right, Jem. I think you should just put the past behind you once and for all."

Harry's gaze shifted to the other who were already looking at them then towards Cameron who was staring at him with a smoldering look in his eyes; he couldn't hide the shiver and averted their gazes.

"I-It's not fair." He murmured softly, hands still clenched at his side. "I can't just forget what I had to go through at their hands. I was lucky to survive coming here, they protected themselves and left me to fend for myself, why should I help her? If it was up to them, I'd be lying in a ditch somewhere."

If he had looked up, he would see that all the guys had stiffened at his words.

"Jem."

Harry stiffened as one of the twins sidled up behind him and pulled him back against a firm chest; he couldn't help the soft gasp which left his lips as the other boy placed a soft kiss on his neck, his heated breathed sending shivers down his spine.

"I've known you for a couple months, but I can already tell that you're not that type of person, Jem. I know that you're angry right now but when that anger fades, I know that you'll still feel sad about their deaths and what the woman has become."

"You're better than them."

Harry's head snapped up and his eyes caught those of Cameron who had moved closer and was now standing in front of him.

"I've always believed in killing with kindness, Jem, you should too."

(A/n: I don believe in that but hey... That's Legal... Ha ha ha...)

Harry snorted at that. "He's right, Jem. You shouldn't hold onto anger otherwise it will eventually cloud your judgement and control you. I know you can forgive her, but that doesn't mean that you have to forget. But, that's the thing, forgiving somebody for their wrongs against you just makes you much more better than them."

He bit his lip as the words were spoken into his ear and he turned his head to look into Hayden's penetrative gaze.

He swallowed deeply then gave a stiff nod. "I-I'll think about it… But, I don't want her over here and I'm not budging on that. You can help her but nothing that takes away from our time together."

After saying his piece, he pulled away from Hayden's hold and moved pass Cameron who gripped his hand and pulled him closer, ignoring his struggles until he gave up and rested his head against his chest.

Sobs soon echoed around as the tears that he had been holding for 9 years - since he had finally realised that the Dursley's hated him- finally came out.

Within seconds, everyone crowded around them and wrapped their arms around each other, comforting Jem as he finally broke down after holding his emotions in for so long.

Regulus' P.O.V

Everything was coming along perfectly, it was slow but as long as it was happening, it didn't matter.

He smiled as the law was passed with some people muttering and glaring at him while other were smirking smugly.

He had proposed to the Wizengamot to make it mandatory for all Half-bloods and Muggle-borns to be tested at Gringotts in order to discover any hidden ancestry so that many families who've died without procreating could be restored.

Many great family names have died out and Regulus knew that the answer lied in all the Half-bloods and Muggle-borns as most of them might be descended from squibs or even be bastards.

To be able to restore so many dead family names would benefit the Wizarding world greatly, and Regulus would take all the credit for it.

He still had a long way to go but hopefully, it won't take long.

With Harry Potter missing and presumed dead, a lot of powerful family names have gone with him which could easily had swayed a lot of things but Regulus was glad that no one would be able to access those names. Potter, Peverell, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin were some of the most powerful names in history and though the Slytherin title had belonged to Voldemort, being defeated by Potter made said boy the new Slytherin heir and Regulus couldn't be happier.

Bit by bit, Voldemort was losing his political clout as the Malfoys were forced to remain neutral as Regulus had threatened to disown Narcissa and by extension Draco.

What made it even sweeter was that he had found a way to remove the dark before he was 'killed.' Voldemort was of course angry to lose such a powerful family and tried to kill them many times but Regulus had already updated the wards and moved the family somewhere safer.

Young Draco would not be attending Hogwarts, which was a pity, but it was a safer option.

Loathe as Regulus was to admit it, Voldemort had followers in Slytherin and a smattering in the other houses and no doubt, they would all be given the order to kill Draco for Lucius' defection.

Voldemort failed to realise that Arcturus Black was actually Regulus who had information about his going ons before he 'died."

It also didn't help that Lucius was his lover once upon a time and although married to his cousin, he would still try his best to protect the prideful man and his family.

Regulus smirked at Arthur Weasley who was sending him a look of contempt and then sneered at him before walking away.

Vermins like Weasley were what was wrong with the world.

No Pureblood worth their name and money would allow their wives to tarnish their family name as Molly Prewitt had done to the Weasley name.

Regulus stared blankly at Crouch Sr whose eyes were narrowed on him and he walked past him. It's too bad he couldn't find Barty, otherwise, he'd make sure to fuck him while Crouch Sr watched on.

The man had always hated Regulus as soon as he realised he was a Black and dating Barty. Being accused on mixing Barty with Voldemort while it was the other way around annoyed Regulus.

Everyone was always quick to blame judge other people's children for things while thinking their own children were sweet little angels.

Regulus had to contain a snort at that.

Barty was anything but. He could vividly remember the times he had to check his food for poison and cast wards around himself to prevent Barty from murdering him before he joined Voldemort and was therefore safe from assassination from his then lover.

He sure could pick the crazies.

An image of Rabastan Lestrange, Xenophilius Lovegood and Evan Rosier flittered across his mind and he barely managed to contain a snort as he entered the elevator which led him out of the Ministry.

On the other hand, they sure were wildcats in bed.

He smirked and scared the ginger haired boy standing at the side with his back against the elevator wall.

A Weasley.

Regulus sneered.

Harry's P.O.V

It took minutes of comforting words before he finally calmed down and raised his face from Cameron's chest. He smiled softly at the bodies crowding him on each side.

"I'm okay now," He murmured softly, clearing his throat to get rid of the hoarseness.

It took a couple seconds before everyone released him and each other until only Cameron was holding him.

Harry looked into Cameron's eyes and bit his lip at the unwavering gaze.

"Stop freaking him out, Cam!" What was unmistakably Diego's voice yelled before using his Magic to separate them and tackling Cameron to the ground.

It didn't take long before they began rolling around in the sand trying to gain the upperhand.

Harry let out a snort of laughter which was joined by the others; he looked around to see Caleb looking at him with an unidentifiable look his his eyes which nevertheless caused him to shiver at the intensity.

What's with all those intense looks? He really didn't know.

"Let's continue guys," Chase's voice interrupted from where he stood over the over large pot adding ingredients.

He looked at Harry critically, a frown on his face before smiling at him then looked back at what he was doing.

Harry sighed and gazed further down the beach then closed his eyes.

He could forgive but never forget because he was much better than she will ever be.

"Hey."

He opened his eyes and his gaze landed on Hunter was stepped closer until Harry was looking up at him.

"Hey," He murmured back softly, closing his eyes as Hunter's hand grasped his chin and moved his face closer to his, connecting their lips in a tender kiss.

Harry blushed but returned the kiss as much as he could before Hunter pulled away, licking his lips.

"Happy Birthday."

Harry smiled at that then leaned up and reconnected their lips before said lips were pulled away from him with a startled yelp from Hunter.

He rolled his eyes and the others except Chase chased Hunter around the site.

"You know," Chase started, ignoring the commotion while stirring the contents of the pot. Harry looked at him. "I believe that I'm the only one who's never kissed you."

Harry blushed at that.

Looking up at him, Chase gave him a smile which he returned. "But then again, I think that I'd rather wait until I can have all of you."

His eyes widened as his face turned tomato red causing Chase to laugh at him.

10 minutes later

After the boys had stopped chasing Hunter, Cameron had packed a plate with Breadfruit and fried fish, a bowl with sliced bananas and mangoes along with two glasses of coconut water then walked down the beach and towards Petunia who they said was leaning against a coconut tree.

Out of all the boys, Cameron was the most compassionate along with Hayden and Hunter on a smaller level.

He made Harry angry sometimes,but he knew that he couldn't change that about him and although it made him angry, he wouldn't change him for he world.

He went from having no one to six guys all wanting to protect and take care of him.

Harry could already tell that he was falling for them and he would never try to deny it.

For the first time since before he was five years old, Harry's body felt lighter.

He closed his eyes and smiled.

1 hour and 13 minutes

Finally! Everything was done. The soup was finished. Luckily they had though to add some of the breadfruit to it and roast the rest which helped to stave the hunger until the soup was done.

They had used some and the mangoes and bananas to make smoothies and ordinary juice so they had different options than coconut.

Harry had never eaten a majority of the things in the soup and he didn't realise just what he was missing out on.

The octopus was heavenly along with the lobsters, crabs etc. He knew better than ti eat the soup and drink juice.

Compassionate Cameron had of course put some of the soup in a bowl and took it to Petunia.

Harry ignored that but gave the boy a kiss when he sat down next to him and wrapped his arm around him in a plead for forgiveness.

"I'm not angry, Cam."

And that was that. The other had pulled him into a kiss and only moved away when Harry's lips were sufficiently swollen.

He glared at him for that as he had trouble opening his mouth fully to eat properly.

He only shrugged.

Harry really wanted to slap him for that, but he should've known better. Cameron always did that when they kissed. Diego loved sticking his tongue down his throat,Hayden and Hunter preferred tender makeouts and Caleb loved using a lot tongue. He'd never kissed Chase but could already tell that he was the more passionate of them all just from the way he handled Harry. The seventh brother might be all of the combined and Harry couldn't help but shudder as he imagined the onslaught.

He sighed and tried his best to eat everything as he knew better than to waste food.

"Hey Jem?" He looked up while biting a section of tentacle, raising and eyebrow in wonder. "Do you know that you can carry kids?"

Harry blanched and almost dropped his bowl.

"B-But I'm male."

Snorts met his words. "So? You're a Wizard, you're body isn't like those non-magical males."

Harry knew he was referring to Vernon and Dudley.

"I-I have…"

"A womb? Yes."

"Oh," He murmured, resting his bowl to the side and promptly fainting.

"Shit."

Regulus' P.O.V

The Magical community of Great Britain was in an uproar as Death Eaters attacked Diagon Alley. Killing, maiming and destroying various stores before portkeying away just as members of the Order of the Phoenix and the Aurors showed up.

From his office in the High tower at Hogwarts, Regulus shook his head.

Useless.

Both the Order and the Aurors were good for nothing but appearances. They became worse as Dumbledore 'died.'

He shrugged at that. Wasn't his fault that Dumbledore was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The students and staff were safe in the castle as Regulus had boosted the ward stone after he discovered that Dumbledore was steadily draining the stone which explained Quirrell managing to enter the school with Voldemort on the back of his head.

Regulus took great satisfaction in airing Dumbledore's dirty laundry and laughed as dozens of Wizards and Witches scrambled to St. Mungos when it was released that Dumbledore loved using Obliviate after Regulus uncovered Veritaserum laced lemon drops in his office.

Of course there were many die-hard Dumbledore fanatics but a huge majority turned against him and that suited Regulus just fine.

Later today, he would be having a staff meeting in order to plan for all students except the Purebloods to be tested by the Goblins. The letter have already been sent to all the parents but don't be fooled, those letters don't contain permission slips, they're simply warning them that according to what results they get, then a lot of changes would be made.

Regulus won't allow any Upstart Muggle,Muggle-born, Half-blood or Pureblood to stop this.

No matter what the cost was.

Petunia's P.O.V

Her breathing was laboured as she was propped up against the coconut tree, she could swear that she wasn't gonna last long with no food in her stomach.

She couldn't fish or climb trees and mostly got lucky on anything edible hanging low for her to pick. Of course she always saw the freaks but she rather die than beg them for anything and judging from the way Potter moved, he was willing to let her starve to death.

She was already slim but now she looking like a walking Skeleton. She hadn't eaten in three days and it was taking its toll.

Tears spill from her eyes.

She didn't want to die but yet here she was, her husband and child were dead and she was dying of hunger, all because of Lily's son.

She refused to entertain the thought that they were wrong because it was easier to shift the blame on the boy.

Her body tensed when she heard the tell-tale sound of someone approaching and she turned her head as much as she could and her eyes landed on the ginger haired boy she had met some time ago.

One of the freaks.

She wanted to yell at him but was too weak to open her mouth.

Watching as he kneeled down in front of her, her eyes widened and her stomach growled as the scent of food invaded her nostrils.

He placed everything in front of her and gazed upon her defeated body.

"It's amazing how the tables have turned but I'm not here to gloat, no one deserves to die of starvation but I find myself not really caring if it happens to you. Jem already told us what life was like living under your roof and although I'm quite livid, I almost can't help but feel sorry for you. The others lack the compassion I have so you should feel lucky that I'm not like that."

She could barely contain the flinch at his words and was surprised when he placed something at her lips. Refusing to open her mouth, he breathed out deeply. "You obviously can't feed yourself yet, so open your mouth. You won't last a day longer if you don't."

That was all the push she needed to open her mouth and within seconds, her taste buds tingled as she ate the fruit she was being fed.

Petunia swallowed and closed her eyes in remembrance of the sweet taste before another piece was placed at her lips.

So that was how it continued, the freak continued feeding her fruit and some coconut water and during all that, Petunia's consciousness was slowly but surely referring to the freak as boy and when she could feel her energy returning, she opened her mouth and said the words that she had never told Lily's son or anyone else for that matter.

"T-Thank you."

Her words were met with a frown before the boy nodded his head. "Are able to eat on your own now?" She didn't reply and instead tried to move away from the tree as slowly as she could until she was positive that she wasn't going to fall over.

Looking down at the food in front of her, she moved her hand towards the placed filled with some time of food and picked one up.

"That's breadfruit, it's ripe so you won't feel parched but you still have coconut water left."

She ignored him and instead began eating.

The boy let out a sigh before getting up from where he was crouching. "I'll bring you soup later and tomorrow, we'll build you your own home. You don't deserve it but hey, I can't ignore the obvious suffering from anyone, even someone as despicable as you." Without another word, he took his leave and although she acted like she didn't care, the words hit her hard as she remembered another boy calling her a despicable human being.

She remembered his face as clear as day and his name. He was Lily's friend and every time they met, he would always insult her and although she gave as good as she got, no one else's words had ever cut so deep.

The boys name? Snape, Severus Snape.

If he died along with Lily then good riddance. Petunia did not pretend to even care.

General P.O.V

As the years passed, the disappearance of the Dursley was still ongoing as all evidence pointed to them being lost at sea, but no matter how far they scouted, they couldn't make heads or tails to where the family were.

The Dursleys were to be tried of cases of child neglect, endangerment and abuse as the police had raided their home and found evidence of a child living in a small cupboard under the stairs and even from numerous reports from children and teachers who came forward about the youngest Dursley's bullying and the bruises seen on young Harry Potter's body.

What made it even worse was that those who witnessed young Harry being beaten up and riddled with bruises experienced severe headaches when trying to remember and the Dursley's were pinned with another charge which could earn them a lifetime in prison.

It was even long after that it was discovered that Vernon Dursley was embezzling money from Grunnings and young Harry as they were receiving money to care for the child but failed to use it said child and instead spoiled their own if the tell-tale rags seen on young Harry were anything to go by.

They were obviously on the run and no matter what, they all hoped that the despicable family hadn't killed the boy as it seems like they were running from something as their fireplace contains thousands of burnt letters they unfortunately hadn't found any which weren't burned to a crisp.

Number 4, Privet Drive, Surrey was taped off as evidence to use against the Dursleys.

A case like this won't even need to be adjourned as the Dursley's were sure to receive lifetimes sentences while the younger Dursley would go to St. Brutus' for an indefinite number of time.

Young Harry would obviously be evaluated by a Medical and Psychiatric professional.

Harry's P.O.V

After being woken up after fainting, Harry was still a bit in shock at what he heard but he still tried to finish his soup because the boys had already gone for seconds and he was NOT missing out.

"So… I've already decided that I'm not gonna get pregnant… Ever."

Silence met his words and Harry smiled at getting his point across and continued eating. Seconds later, the clearing erupted in noise as everyone except Harry jumped to their feet and began yelling in what sounded like outrage.

He sighed and looked up into their angry faces as they yelled at him and at each other.

Even Chase looked pissed.

"Would you guys calm down," He muttered softly, picking one of the lobsters out of the bowl and removing the shell.

"How can we be calm when you just said that you don't want kids?" Caleb asked, glaring at Harry.

Said boy sighed once more and popped piece of the lobster meat in his mouth. "I'm kidding."

He turned back towards the lobster and contained shelling it, ignoring the fact that the noise had died down.

"Really?"

He rolled his eyes but nodded. "I'm obviously still too young, but I'd love to have kids. What you should worry about is that fact that all of you are obviously not Human but I am." He managed to keep the anger out of his voice at that.

They still hadn't told him what they were. He didn't count Caleb as that was unavoidable.

"Oh shit, that is gonna be a problem," Cameron spoke up, plopping down and picking up his bowl. The others slowly followed until they were eating their food once more.

"No it's not."

All eyes turned towards Chase who was already looking at them with a smirk in his face and raised eyebrows.

It took a moment before they snapped out of their shock to question him. "What do you mean?" asked the voice of Hunter who was leaning forward a bit.

Chase only shrugged. "Exactly what I said." Most of then frowned while the others had surprised looks on their faces. "If they have children then they'd be Half-breeds, or just Half and Half. In theory, nothing should affect be wrong with them but I'm not completely positive. I'd say the chances of it being smooth are 93 % bases on the fact that our genetic makeup isn't that far-off from Jem's. But, that percent is pertaining to the twins. Mixing with Jem should be fine but all of us are different so I don't know what would happen if we do."

For a minute nobody spoke, they were too busy digesting Chase's words, even Harry. "So wait," He started, putting his Ruby bowl on the ground. "What you're saying is that it's safer to mix with the twins and no one else?"

If the looks on everyone else's face was any indication, they were livid. Caleb threw his bowl to the ground in anger before standing up and walking away towards the ocean, ignoring everyone's eyes.

Within seconds, he disappeared into the water.

Harry bit his lip and looked at Chase's pleadingly. The other boy sighed. "Just let him cool off a bit." Harry nodded slowly and clenched his hands into his pants. "M-Maybe nothing bad might happen since it's okay with the Twins, or you can find out somehow." He begged, looking into Chase's eyes imploringly.

Said guy gave him a slow nod. "I'll see what I can do."

And that was enough. It may not be a completely positive answer, but it gave Harry and the others a bit of hope.

During the entire conversation, the twins remained quiet and avoided looking at anyone. Harry of course noticed and got up and approached them.

"Hey, don't feel guilty. It's no one's fault," He soothed, crouching down and grabbing both of their hands. "No one's angry at you."

They looked up at him and gave him a small smile.

Harry returned it then leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on both of their lips before pulling away. "Good."

The rest of the night showed them emptying the pot, the dishes filled with fruit and the jugs filled with juice.

By the end of it, Harry received Birthday wishes again and he could proudly say that this was one of the best birthdays he'd ever had, including the one last year.

Lucky for them, all they had to do was vanish everything as they were too full to even thinking of washing all the dirty dishes.

They all took a quick rinse in the ocean and cast freshening charms on each other and Harry before taking said boy home and placing him on his bed.

He fell asleep instantly, surrounded by smiles from all the boys.

"So, you guys wanna start the house for the woman? Or should we do it tomorrow?" The voice of Cameron asked.

Glares were sent his way before one by one, all the brothers except him, Hunter and Hayden disappeared.

"Well," Hayden started, clapping his hands briefly. "Looks like it's just us."

Cameron only smiled.

"Looks like."

With that said, they began scouting for a safe place far away from Jem to start building.

Regulus' P.O.V

Regulus groaned and threw his head back briefly as the other continued rambling on and on about his supposed tales of adventures.

The man ignored his obvious looks of annoyance and instead keep babbling on.

"Look," He started, abruptly cutting the man off. "You're not and will NEVER be qualified for a position in this school. You're obviously lying about conquering the numerous creatures mentioned and if it's true, then I'd bet that it wasn't by your hand."

Within seconds, the man's face reddened in anger and Regulus could care less.

"If you would do me a favour and removed your presence from my sight, it's be much appreciated."

The man glared at him and stood up.

"I'll be sure to mention your disrespect to everyone," was all he said before walking away.

Regulus rolled his eyes at that. If that fraud thought he could ruin Regulus then he was obviously mistaken. If the memories he'd read plainly at the surface of the man's mind was any indication, then he'd obviously be sent to Azkaban on a life sentence for using Obliviate on so many people.

He had better things to do than entertain a so called 'Celebrity.' He still needed to find Barty, destroy Voldemort's soul containers as he already destroyed the Diary which was given to him by Lucius, the Locket which Kreacher failed to destroy, the Tiara in the Room of Requirement and the Cup in Bellatrix's vault. Regulus was head of the Black family so he was able to gain permission to enter her vault and he couldn't help the smirk which flittered across his face.

He had already gotten Sirius freed from Azkaban, unfortunately. The man was a nuisance but luckily for Regulus, he had to be monitored by a Mind Healer until further notice. It was blindingly easy to catch Pettigrew and Regulus cherished the memory of the looks of horror on the faces of the Weasleys.

He sighed softly.

What good times.

Right now, he had a meeting with the Board of Governors in order to send a couple of able Wizards and Witches throughout the school to find another entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.

Oh he knew it was real, Regulus was anything but an idiot. After remembering that one student had died at the school, he'd interviewed her and was recounted a tale of how she died.

It was easy to put one and two together and realise that the entrance to the Chamber was in the bathroom.

The only downside was that the use Parseltongue was obviously the only way to enter the Chamber and as far as they knew, there weren't any known Parseltongue's in England except Voldemort.

But,he wouldn't give up that a silly, he would find a way in that Chamber if It was the last thing he did.

Oh how he loved a good challenge.

A/n: Some stuff may not be highlighted or spaced correctly but it's the best I can do on my phone. Please leave a comment!