A/N: Okies, did you all enjoy the birthday party? This chapter takes a bit of a time jump but we start to see improvements at last! Will Edward be able to hold onto his libido? Lol, I know. You guys hope not. XD Special shout out to Bella216! Keep up the amazing reviews hun! As always, you guys have to dote on my Beta. Without her, this story would still be sitting in the depths of my jump drive. The song for this chappie is by The Fray.

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Chapter Eleven

How To Save A Life

It wasn't until early August that something in the teen changed. Edward and he were sitting in the clearing with a picnic basket. Harrison had tried to shove three strawberries in his mouth at once and the resulting image had sent Edward into peals of laughter that he still couldn't manage to shake even though he was wiping the pink juice off of the boy's mouth now. He brought his finger across the pouting lip to snag the rest of the juice when, seeming against his control, he found himself sucking the pink stuff from his thumb. It tasted of the fruit and Harrison. He had never tasted anything so delectable. It made him want to push the teen to the ground and show him exactly what else could be done with strawberries. A thrill of pleasure shot down his spine but he cruelly pushed it down. So not the time for it. Harrison sighed, suddenly looking out into the distance as if he were seeing something else entirely. A frown decorated his cute face.

"Cedric…" He whispered before curling up on the blanket, staring up at Edward with a heaviness in his eyes that the vampire hadn't seen before, "Cedric was my…special friend." Was his soft explanation.

Edward stilled, both at the thought of Harrison finally talking about the life he no longer knew and that he had had a "special friend". He couldn't fight the jealousy that he felt.

"He was in Hufflepuff at school. He used to meet me outside by the rose bushes behind the greenhouse. You-Know-Who took him away though and then there were no more roses…Draco saw us one time and he teased me but we were friends so it was ok. Draco was sad."

Edward nodded as if he understood exactly what the teen was talking about. Why had this Draco person been sad? What was Hufflepuff? And who was You-Know-Who and where did he take Harrison's Cedric? Harrison continued slowly as if he were trying to remember things through a muck or a fog that was grabbing at the memories.

"Sirius met me in the Shrieking Shack after he tried to kill the Fat Lady but no one knew cause he turned into a dog. Well, me and Ron and Hermione knew but we had to send him away on Buck Beak or the Dementors would eat him. Ron's afraid of spiders you know, but I liked to talk to the snakes. Aragog wasn't so bad until he tried to eat us. But we drove away and we were safe. Hermione doesn't wanna get expelled cause then she wouldn't be able to take her OWLS. I had an owl. I wonder where she is? Uncle hated her cause she was loud and bang!"

It didn't take him long to realize that his boyfriend was ranting but Harrison seemed to truly believe what he was saying. He wasn't delusional or anything, he just seemed like he couldn't properly connect the events or people in his mind. It was all coming out jumbled and confused.

" I want my mum, Edward. You should see her! She's so pretty. She's got green eyes like me and the prettiest red hair. I'll take you to see her one day. I know she'd love you. Dad would love you too. I have his messy hair and Severus says its cause of my ridiculous Potter genes. He hates the Marauders you see. But you should definitely meet them cause they would love you. I don't think Dad would care if you were a vampire cause his best friend was a werewolf. Moody had fun one the full moon playing with Padfoot and Prongs. Dad turned into a deer though and ran away with them. He'll be back though, you'll see." He went on, his eyes brightening at last and he beamed when he talked about his parents.

Edward grinned too. Harrison's parents would be thrilled when they heard that their son remembered them! He had to admit to feeling somewhat nervous though. Would Mr. Potter care that a vampire was dating his son? Would his mother get on well with Esme? He couldn't wait to see their faces when they learned how well Harrison was doing! He carried Harrison home, determined to ask Severus about the mess that Harrison had spewed and when the teen would be able to see his parents again. They could invite them over to meet the family!

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He found Severus sipping some tea with Esme in the kitchen while Alice and Rosalie went to help Harrison in the bath. He sat down with a grin and started to tell them about their day.

"And Harrison told me all about his parents and how he'll take me to meet them soon. He wants me to meet them and he said that they wouldn't care that I was a vampire. And then he tsarted saying some odd things about a deer and someone named Sirius killing a Fat Lady and turning into a dog. It was odd." He said calmly, doodling on a napkin.

Severus stilled, his hand trembling slightly and he had a deep frown on his face. He looked troubled.

"He said he's going to take you to meet Lily and James?" The stoic man asked worried, setting his cup down gently.

"Yea, he was telling me all about them."

The potion's master cursed lightly and stood to pace. Esme frowned at his actions.

"Isn't that wonderful, Severus? We can tell Harrison's parents how well he's doing! And of course they should meet Edward. He's their son's mate!" She said happily.

The man turned on them, his face even more troubled than before.

"Harrison's parents are dead." The two vampire's jaws dropped in horror, "They were killed when he was a baby." He sighed sadly.

It was clear that Harrison wasn't able to distinguish reality from his thoughts still. He supposed it made sense. Everyone around him had been talking about his parents all the time and he had a whole photo book of them. It would be easy for him to believe that they were still alive and he just hadn't seen them in a long time.

"Who else did he talk about?"

Edward looked as if his thoughts were along the same lines as Severus's own although his eyes were dark and filled with despair. His little mate really had no one…No one but them.

"He talked about You-Know-Who taking Cedric away so there were no more roses. Apparently they used to meet out behind the greenhouses." He couldn't stop the slightly growl that coated and thickened his words.

Severus nodded.

"So the Diggory boy and Harrison did like each other… I thought it was just rumor. Cedric Diggory was murdered in front of Harrison by the Dark Lord when he was fourteen. Harrison had been crushed about it. At least he realizes that Cedric is dead. I suppose he mention Ron and Hermione?" Edward nodded and prayed that they weren't dead too, "They were Harrison's two friends. When he fell and never recovered, they left him alone. They went on to get married and never thought about him again. What they did was worst than being dead. They abandoned him."

Edward felt a keening moan of despair on his mate's behalf creeping up his throat. Why would anyone abandon sweet Harrison? He was wonderful, a brilliance in his dark life that he had never had before. Severus was right. It was much worst than being dead.

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