A/N: And we are back, I can't seem to keep myself away from this story. I just keep thinking of all the little things I can do to enhance and move this story along, I'm also trying to build up a nice little plot, but my mind keeps changing one moment I want Harry and Ginny to still be friends for the sake of their son, then again I can see Ginny being a vindictive bitch when she doesn't get her way, also trying to figure out the major conflict that is to come. But first I have to give a round of applause to ChiffonShock at fallowing my adaptation of the Lynsay Sands vampires. I loved her idea and I just had to take it and shift it around a bit, because let's face it ghoulish or sparkling vampires just aren't sexy, but god-like Adonis's are. I like the sex appeal of vampires but I like them to have a sort of air of mystery and romance to them. Well let's hop right back into it.

:::::: Previously:

Severus smiled as he waved his hands, the candles going out around them and plunging the room into a warm darkness. He laid a kiss on Harry's forehead and held the other man close. "I love you too Harry, good night." He sighed as he slipped into a happy dreamless sleep, feeling like he could tackle anything that came at him.

Chapter 10: Meddling, pay back is only fair

The first week of classes went by without an incident, Harry, Severus, and Analessia kept a close eye on Albus, just to be safe. Harry and Severus had also already set up a meeting with Minerva and Shacklebot to discuss things with Albus. Harry also noticed that Albus never went anywhere without Scorpius and he also noticed that he was beginning to make even more friends among the Slytherins, and even made friends with Teddy, which warmed Harry's heart to no end. Friday rolled around and Harry smiled at his last flying class of the day, which consisted of Slytherin's and Griffindors ranging between first and fifth year. He smiled as he leaned against his broom and looked at the kids, some who were looking nervously at their brooms.

Harry chuckled slightly, "Guys come on, don't be nervous, it's not going to bite you, you have been in my class for a week and have I let anything bad happen to you?"

A chorus of "No sir" flowed around the pitch and he smiled again. "Alright, well today we are going to try simple exercises, mostly consisting of just getting the hang of flying, kicking off and landings as well as speed control. We won't be flying to high; gradually we might end up doing a simulation Quidditch game. First years aren't normally aloud on the school teams, though as you know there have been acceptations before."

Albus and Scorpius grinned as they confidently held their matching brooms in their hands. Draco had decided to give his son and his friend top of the line brooms and it took Harry back to when Lucius had bought the whole Slytherin Team brooms when Draco had become Seeker, when he gave the boys the brooms it was at Draco's birthday dinner at the Manor and there was a lot of good natured ribbing at the table. Harry chuckled to himself and looked around at the faces looking at him; some still held awe at being taught by the youngest seeker at Hogwarts for a century, and the savior of the Wizarding World.

Harry sighed, trying to break the kids of their admiration, mentally cursing being so damned famous. "Alright kids, lets run over the rules of the class again." He said walking along the line of students before him. "Who can tell me the first rule? Teddy?"

His godson gave him a grin much like Remus that made his heart jolt, "keep both hands on the broom at all times."

"Very good Teddy, five points to Griffindor. Next? How about you Scorpius?"

"Mind your instructor at all times." The blond droned out.

"Five points to Slytherin, Rose?"

"Don't show off." She snorted glaring at him.

Harry frowned. "While that is a good rule it's not expressly a rule of flying, though yes I do agree don't be trying any tricks you see professionals or older students try, you are still beginners and I don't want to have to take any of you to Madam Pomfrey, she might flay me alive for teaching you any tricks I know. And trust me Skela-grow is one nasty potion."

Some of the students laughed nervously as Scorpius, Teddy, and Albus howled with laughter remembering the story. He grinned and continued to run through the rules. After the rules he smiled as he nodded to his students. "Alright, now we can fly, I'm going to give you the last half of class to get used to flying around, do not go very high, if you are comfortable keep it to where your toes skim the ground. I know some of you have done flying at home with your families, for those of you who are new to the Wizarding world I do suggest you keep close to the ground and defiantly stop if you begin to feel any sort of anxiety. I will be here the whole time watching and making sure you are all safe." He gave them a dazzling grin and looked pointedly at his son and friends. "And you three, no dazzling tricks, we don't need to razzle dazzle anyone." He looked more pointedly at Scorpius who had the grace to look slightly reprimanded. "And I do know exactly the kinds of flying tricks your father will have shown you; let's keep those in your pocket for later. Begin!" Harry mounted his own broom and kicked off, hovering above the students and keeping a watchful eye on everyone.

Class went on smoothly, many of the Muggleborn children growing confident slowly on their brooms under Harry's encouragement and praise. Harry watched as Albus was chased around by Teddy and Scorpius smiling as he remembered his first flying lesson when Draco had thrown Neville's Remembrall and Harry, without thinking, had zipped after it, catching it in front of Minerva's window, earning him the Seeker position. He smiled knowing that his son would be a talented flyer and turned away knowing that the three would be alright if left to themselves for a bit while he tended to a few children who were a little too frightened to really enjoy flying. Harry dipped down and stepped off his broom and smiled to the young boy.

"There's nothing to be afraid of Arnie, I promise you I won't let you get hurt." He soothed the small boy. "Now kick off lightly," He instructed, he helped the boy kick off and kept a hand on his shoulder. "The broom won't go any faster than you want it to, you are perfectly safe here." He smiled as he saw the boy become more confidant and he slowly pulled his hand off his shoulder. "There you go, it's like riding a bike, scary at first but fun once you get the hang of it."

"Thanks Professor Potter." Arnie grinned as he began to fly around with his friends.

Harry stood smiling at the children laughing and playing when a screech caught his attention. He turned to see Albus lunging at his cousin and he darted over. "Oi break it up! That's enough I said!" He barked as he ran over, seeing Scorpius and Teddy struggle to pull his son off of her. "What is going on here?"

"She called you a worthless fag dad!" Albus cried, glaring daggers at the redhead tear marks evident on his face. "She said you aren't worth anything and should have just been the Poster boy for the Ministry to get you out of everyone's hair. She's just jealous her dad has never done anything remotely as cool as you." He shouted. "He also said that Teddy's dad was just a filthy animal who was put down like the dog he is and that Mr. Malfoy was nothing but a filthy Death Eater."

Harry stiffened at the mention of Draco's past and Remus's condition and his heart broke at the look on both of the other boy's faces. His gaze slid to Rose who was sporting a bloody lip and snarling as her friends held her back. "Well its true, your dad is a worthless fag! My dad says so, says if he was a real man he wouldn't have left your mum to raise you alone! And Remus was a werewolf who nearly killed both of my parents during their third year, and Mr. Malfoy tried to kill Dumbledore!" She screamed back.

Harry saw red creep into his vision and cast a silencing charm on the girl. "Enough!" He bellowed. "Class is dismissed, you four come with me." He snapped as he marched them from the pitch and up to Minerva's office. He growled the password to the gargoyle and walked the kids up the stairs, working to calm his mind. His hand was firmly on his sons shoulder, it wasn't his child or his friends he was angry at but he was disappointed by his son's very physical reaction. He knocked on the door and opened it when Minerva called out to them. "Good afternoon Headmistress."

"Harry? What is going on?" The elder witch asked as she noticed the four students fallowing him. She also saw the blood on Rose and her eyebrow crinkled. "What happened? Why is Miss Weasley covered in blood?"

"It seems we have had a problem Headmistress," Harry sat the children down and launched into a quick summery of the events on the Quidditch pitch. "I had to cast a silencing charm on Miss Weasley, I know not usually something we do, but it was for the best lest she incite some sort of riot on my Quidditch pitch."

Minerva sighed and rubbed her temples. She looked at the three boys and noticed that they were visibly shaken up by what Rose had said and her heart lurched. She hated innocent children being exposed to such hate. "Of course Harry, please remove the charm; I would like to speak to Miss Weasley and each of the children in turn."

Harry waved his wand and Rose glared at him. "I'd be careful Miss Weasley; I will not hesitate to cast the charm again." He said his hand on Albus's shoulder.

Minerva cleared her throat. "Miss Weasley, while I do not condone Mr. Potter's actions I must say your own actions are the one I am more severely disappointed by, coming from my own House as well makes my heart even sadder. This is deplorable behavior coming from a Griffindor, especially a Weasley. I normally think very highly of your family, given all that was sacrificed during the Battle of Hogwarts. But your family was not the only one to suffer loss." Her voice was clipped and cool making Harry flinch in memory of being on the receiving end of that voice a few times himself. "Miss Weasley have you seen the memorials in this school, both the one next to the great all and the one where a dear and very much missed friend now rests on the grounds here at this school?"

Rose had the grace to hang her head in shame. "Yes ma'am."

"And do you know what those memorials represent? They are the people we all lost. Many good friends, family, and loved ones were lost during the War, many more at the Battle of Hogwarts. They sacrificed themselves to give us the peace and love we know today. The things you said about Remus Lupin and Draco Malfoy are despicable and nothing but raging lies by a hurting man. Remus Lupin was a dear friend of mine, and a protector, but also a father. Yes he was cursed by Greyback, but remembers Miss Weasley so is your uncle William. As for Draco Malfoy, while not of my own House, he holds my respect. Draco was a student here, one who was torn between his own soul and the duty he held to his family. Dumbledore understood that and never faulted him for it, and he was exonerated from his actions by the Ministry. As for what you said about Professor Potter, I am utterly disgusted by it. Harry risked his life, actually lost it in the process to help save your family, and the people your family call friends." Minerva stood up and placed her hands on her desk as she gazed between all the children. "Mr. Potter?"

"Yes ma'am?" Both Harry and Albus said making her mouth twitch in a small smile.

"The younger Mr. Potter." She clarified. "I will not tolerate fighting, but seeing as you were fighting, not to harm another student, but for the honor of your families, I will let you off without a detention, but 50 points from Slytherin for the fight. Next time I suggest you go to a Professor before launching yourself recklessly at another student. These grounds have seen enough fighting and pain to last several lifetimes." She looked at Rose. "As for you Miss Weasley, I am taking 150 points from Griffindor, 50 for insinuating a fight and another 100 for your blatant disregard for the feelings of your fellow students, one of whom has lost much in his young life while you have something he won't ever know, you will also be serving a months' worth of detention with Mr. Flitch cleaning around Hogwarts and doing as he says."

Harry reached over and squeezed Teddy's shoulder, who sat hunched in his chair, his hands clutching at both Albus and Scorpius's hands until his knuckles turned white. Harry knew the pain that Teddy was going through, knowing that Tonks's mother was doing her best, but could never replace Tonks or Remus in the boy's life.

Rose sputtered "that is not fair!" She cried.

Minerva's blue eyes turned to ice. "And neither is disrespecting families that have sacrificed more than your own. Should this happen again you will be expelled. Your detention will start tonight after dinner. Now you are dismissed to go back to your common room and work on your homework, for you will not have time since you have detention."

Rose glared at the boys again before getting up and leaving, the door slamming behind her. Minerva sighed as she sat back down, her blue eyes softening as she looked at the four people left in the room with her. "Teddy, I am very sorry for the pain you are suffering. Perhaps, if Harry permits it, you can stay with them for the weekend?"

Teddy looked up at his godfather and Harry felt his heart melt. "No I wouldn't mind, I'm sure Severus wont either. Scor and Albus could always use the company when Sev and I are busy grading papers and such."

Minerva nodded. "Well, I suppose I shall see you all at dinner then."

Harry led the boys out of the office before turning back to her. "I'll have Severus send up a potion to help with that headache you are getting."

"Thank you Harry."

Harry nodded as he closed the door and walked the boys down to the dungeons. "Scor, Al, go on ahead, I want to talk to Teddy real quick."

The other two boys nodded and walked down he hallway, turning out of sight. Harry sighed as he knelt down and looked at the other boy. "Teddy? Are you alright?"

He shook his head. "No uncle Harry, I'm really not. I know grandma tries, but I know it hurts her to see me without my parents. I've seen pictures, and I've heard stories all my life about them, but it doesn't make up for what Voldimort took from me. I wish I knew my parents, knew what my mother's laugh sounded like or how my father smelled. I wish I knew them." Tears fell and Harry gathered the young man into his arms. "I know I shouldn't be crying but I'm 15 and I think the effect of not having my parents around is really starting to get to me."

Harry chuckled as he pulled back. "Ted, it's alright to cry. You miss your parents, I still find myself missing mine and I'm nearly 30 years old. But know that they loved you very much, and they were so sorry that they never got to know you. They would be so proud of the man you have become, and I know that for a fact. Now c'mon before those two boys pester poor Severus to death."

Teddy chuckled and smiled at his godfather. "Thanks Uncle Harry."

"Any time kiddo. Don't worry about Rose, I don't know what is going on with the Weasley's lately, but it seems they are showing off some true colors that would make Bellatrix proud." He sighed as they walked into his privet rooms to see Severus wrestling around on the floor with Scorpius and Albus. Harry blinked a few times at the odd sight and then burst out laughing, clutching at his sides as the normally stoic and reserved Potions Master rolled around with two laughing boys.

Teddy chuckled shaking his head as he set his school bag down by the coffee table and sat down on the sofa to watch. "Now this is an odd sight."

Severus lifted his head and shot a grin to Harry who grinned back, "I was looking for a book that I thought I had left out here the other night when these two hoodlums attacked me." He growled playfully as he began to tickle the blonde he had pinned.

Scorpius squirmed and laughed.

Harry shook his head. "Alright enough you three, why don't you boys change out of your school robes and go hang out for a while until dinner?" He suggested and smiled as the boys jumped up and all ran for the room. He slumped on the couch and put his head in his hands and sighed. He felt a hand slide over his shoulders as the couch dipped and he was tipped into the warm strong side of his mate.

"What happened Harry?" Severus asked softly.

The younger man sighed. "Apparently Ron is doing more than badmouthing me, he's taken to badmouthing Remus and Draco now too. The things his daughter said to Teddy…it broke my heart. I hate that he will never know Remus and Tonks, never know what his mother sounded like or the way she made others laugh with her constant change in appearance, or how smart Remus was and controlled, even though he was constantly at war."

Severus held his mate close. "It reminds you of the pain you still suffer don't it?"

"Yes, and I know that Mrs. Tonks tries her best, but she misses her husband and children. She loves Teddy with all her heart, I know she does, but the pain and loss we have all suffered…I wonder what it will do to the children, if we will ever be able to move past all of it."

Severus stroked his hair. "Of course we will, Harry it's only been fifteen years since the war ended, Rome wasn't built in fifteen years, things take time, we can only hope that they get better and people grow up."

Harry opened his mouth to say something when a knock sounded at their door. "Are you expecting someone?"

Severus shook his head and stood up to open the door. He smiled as he saw Analessia grinning up at him. "Ana? What are you doing here?"

She held up a bag for him. "Grandfather's things for you have arrived, all those extremely rare ingredients that you can't seem to get your hands on but we gypsies can." She grinned cheekily at him and pointed a thumb over her shoulder. "And I found a stray along my way down here; he said he was looking for Harry."

Severus looked past her and smiled motioning for them to come in. "Harry someone's here to see you."

Harry looked up and a wide grin broke across his face as he launched himself past Analessia. "George! What are you doing here?"

The elder redhead gave him a bone crushing hug. "Minerva sent me a floo call at the shop telling me what happened, I rushed over here wanting to make sure everyone is alright. I can't believe Rose said that…what's more I can't believe Ron said that about Remus, Draco I'm not surprised, but that's only because Ron is such a prat. I'm really sorry Harry; I don't know what's gotten into them lately." He shook his head in disgust before looking around the room with interest. "Oh-ho so Analessia here wasn't telling any sort of fib in saying you have shacked up with the Potions Master." His eyes were gleeful, "how's your son handling this?"

Harry shrugged. "Albus actually doesn't mind, he loves the idea of me happy. And Severus makes me really happy." Harry said with a smile as he grabbed said Potions Masters hand and laid his head on his shoulder.

George smiled, "I'm not one to judge mate, As long as you can finally be happy then go for it, you of all people deserve happiness, after all the shit you put up with from the time you were born till you were 17. I owe you a lot Harry, you helped me and Fred start up our dream, and it's still thriving. You also helped me deal with his death, there is nothing I wouldn't do, and I see you as a little brother." He gave him a goofy grin as the door opened and the boys rushed out.

"Uncle George!" Albus cried happily as he darted forward and hugged the other man tightly around the waist.

George smiled. "Heya kiddo," he reached behind his back and pulled out a box with the initials WW in elegant script on the lid, causing Harry and Severus to groan. "Brought you a little something to help you get back at Rose, knock her down a few pegs for me alright kid?" He ruffled the dark hair and shrugged at the glares from Severus and Harry. "What? The kids a good prankster, he'd give Fred a run for his money."

Albus grinned evilly as he opened the box and the three young boys looked through everything laughing and talking animatedly about what to do with it all. Albus held up an odd looking golden ball. "What's this?"

George grinned. "That is a new invention I came up with, you are the only one to have one so far, I want your total and complete honest feedback about it. It's basically a hallow snitch, you can fill it with the different types of powder that are in the box and then tap it three times with your wand and it will fly off and dump the powder over a number of people, the green powder is an extreme itching formula. The red powder is an infatuation powder, making the targets fall in puppy love, quite sickening really, the blue powder is a color alteration spell that will turn everyone different colors, and the yellow powder will make everyone act like chickens."

Albus's eyes lit up and he grinned his mind already seeming to formulate a plan for the little prank ball. "Thanks uncle George! We're gonna go out and test some stuff out."

Harry sighed as the boys ran out. "Watch out for Flitch!" He called after them as the door slammed shut. He motioned for Analessia and George to have a seat, "I'll make some tea."

Analessia laughed at the look on his face. "Boys will be boys Harry. George is just helping the process along." She offered a dazzling smile to the redhead, who blushed nearly as red as his hair before mumbling his agreement.

Severus watched them from his own chair, watching how Analessia interacted with the other man. He had noticed that she hadn't been eating a whole lot when the first met, and he noticed that it had started to dwindle down to her eating almost nothing and usually just drinking some wine during meals while pushing her food around on her plate to make it look like she had eaten. But now she seemed happier, her eyes dancing as she talked with George.

Harry walked back out, interrupting his inner thoughts, carrying a tray for tea and another smaller tray with little snack cakes floating in front of him. The trays were set down and George laughed. "Look at you all domesticated." He teased the younger man lightly.

Severus chuckled as he accepted a cup of tea from his mate. "Things change over time Mr. Weasley."

George pulled a face at him. "At least you don't sound as creepy as you used to."

The elder man laughed shaking his head as he watched Analessia pluck a tea cake from the tray and begin to nibble at it. His mind caught the action and he smiled behind his teacup. He remembered Analessia saying that most Strigoi bored with food after a few hundred years, but in the presence of a life-mate they would find things that they were once bored with brought back to life for them, such as eating and among other things. His eyes flicked between the two on the couch, and he watched as her eyes never strayed far from George as he talked and reminced about the old days when his twin was alive. Her face was unguarded as she watched the redhead with interest and wonder. Severus stood up and set is tea down. "I will be right back, Analessia you said you had ingredients for me?"

She nodded as she stood up and fallowed him into the lab. "Is something wrong Severus?"

"No nothing at all, I just thought you might enjoy a small talk, I noticed that you were eating again, you've stopped eating in the past couple of years." He said as he took the bag from her and slowly began lifting jars out of them and making marks in his books as he examined the ingredients. "Have you tried to read Mr. Weasley?"

She stiffened. "You know I don't read anyone without permission first, it's rude." She retorted.

Severus shrugged. "I merely thought that maybe you had found another life-mate. Face it, me finding Harry so quickly hurt, you envy us and the happiness we share. Analessia I've grown to love you as a sister, and I want you happy as well. So please answer my question."

She sighed. "I have, and I can't its blocked from me." She whispered.

Severus placed his hand on her shoulder. "While I am not fond of most of the Weasley's I am fond of George, him and his brother were trouble makers, but they made life bearable when that horrid toad of a woman was here trying to run the school the way the Ministry wanted. Just be yourself, any man in his right mind would be lucky to have you."

"Until he meets grandfather." She muttered.

Severus chuckled softly as he shook his head and opened the door to see George with Harry in a headlock and Harry trying to buck the other man off but was unsuccessful due to his laughter. Harry laughing was the only thing that soothed the Strigoi inside of him that raged to get the other man off his mate. He arched an eyebrow and looked at the men. "Did we miss something?"

Harry laughed as he squirmed himself free of George. "No, George and I were just fighting over the next prank idea and we just decided to settle it like men."

"That's the gypsy way to do it." Analessia laughed shaking her head. "Men settle these things with a good fight and women settle for being catty." She plucked another cake from the tray and popped it into her mouth as she watched George.

Even though she had fallen deeply in love with Edgar, she found herself even more drawn to George. Where Edgar was broody and dark, with an almost dangerous aura around him, George was quick to laugh and smile, and seemed to radiate with friendly aura that warmed her to her core. He was taller than her by at least a foot, his hair was kept short and spiked, and she noticed he was missing an ear, which made him "holy" as he put it. She smiled as she remembered running into him in the hall earlier and how he had introduced himself as "the Holy Prank Master George Weasley" and she chuckled to herself making the men in the room look to her.

"What's so funny?" Harry asked.

"Oh just remembering how George introduced himself in the hall, it amused me to no end. He sounded like he was introducing himself as the Pope."

Harry groaned in exasperation and rolled his eyes. "The holy bit again George? Really? Fred didn't even find that one funny."

"Corse he did! And I am the Holy Prank Master, I have many followers, I could give the pope a run for his money."

Analessia laughed and shook her head. "Are you staying around for the weekend George?"

"I'm actually staying in Hogsmeed for the weekend, there's a vendor fair down there this weekend and I have a booth set up to sell and test some new items Angelia and I have made."

Analessia's heart dropped slightly at hearing another woman's name. "Is Angelia your girlfriend?"

George shook his head, "no no she was in love with Fred, we're just good friends and business partners."

Severus shook his head at his Maker and turned to Harry. "Should we take the boys to the Fair? I believe Minerva was saying there's a special trip to Hogsmeed tomorrow for all years so that everyone can enjoy the fair, we can even have Kingsley meet us at the Three Broomsticks to give a more relaxed environment for us all to talk in."

Harry nodded. "That sounds like a great idea Severus; after today's incident it would be nice to get the boys to relax."

Analessia clapped her hands. "Then it's settled, we will have a family outing to Hogsmeed tomorrow!"

George looked at the woman and smiled. "Analessia would you like to come have dinner with me tonight? I would like to have company, especially the company of such a beautiful woman."

Analessia blushed hotly and nodded as she slipped her arm into Georges, looking back at Severus who gave her a knowing smile and made motions with his hand for her to go with him. She smiled as she left the room leaving Severus and Harry alone.

Severus smiled as he wrapped his arms around his smaller mate, and Harry leaned back against him smiling up at him. "Since when did you start meddling in other peoples love lives?"

"It's not meddling, love, it's just me making sure she gets her own happiness. She deserves it as much as the rest of us. After all, she gave me you." He smiled and placed a soft kiss on Harry's lips.

"I think it's the other way around Sev," Harry purred enjoying those lips on his.

"Let's agree to disagree." Severus said as he pulled harry to the couch and laid him down covering his body with his own.

Harry groaned and arched into him. "What about the boys?"

"They're off playing love, don't worry about them. Besides we aren't going to do anything I just want to enjoy the feeling of your body, and worship you a little bit before dinner." He purred as he began kissing his mate soundly.

A/N: Well a nice long chapter, hope you all enjoyed the relaxed nature of this chapter because the next one is going to not be so nice.