Disclaimer: I do not own any of J.K. Rowling, Stephanie Myer, or Dr. Who characters. Although at times I will insert my own original characters periodically to move the story forward.
Warnings: Strong language, sexual situations, alcohol, mental health, smoking.
Author's notes: This is my first story and I welcome all reviews, please be kind and respectful. This story takes place just a few months after the Battle of Hogwarts and moves the Twilight timeline back to 1998. I am writing in the first person from Harry's perspective throughout. Enjoy!
Note: Meadow time! Time travel with The Professor as well!
Chapter 17- Weekend At My House
When I woke up from my dreamless nap after I took out all of my angst on Edward's ass and cock I walked downstairs to find that it was seven o'clock and Sirius was gone, although he left me a note.
Harry,
Got another date this weekend, same woman. I won't be back until Sunday night because I'm staying at her place this weekend since she spent last weekend at our house, so you will have the house all to yourself. Try not to break anything when you and Edward shag like wild animals, replenish the whiskey if you drink it all, and above all: GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE WITH EDWARD THAT ISN'T SEX!
Sirius
I laughed at the all capital letters sentence at the end as I showed the note to Edward. "I have an idea of what we can do tomorrow since it's going to be a cloudy day." He said while I searched all over the kitchen for something to eat, would it've kill Sirius to go grocery shopping before he leaves for the weekend. "Well it won't be cloudy where we will be going, but I can at least move around in the day time."
"And where's that?" I asked failing to find anything that wasn't Sirius' nasty Raisin Bran cereal.
"My special place in the woods." He said proudly, "It's nice and open, and I go there when I want to get away from everything and be happy again. It's not much to look at this time of the year, but I still like to go there all the same."
That reminded me of my special box of treasures I had hidden under a floorboard in my bedroom. I had been going through them a lot lately this week just to feel better with all of the nightmares. "Sounds great" I smiled, "Can I bring my broom?"
"I don't think you will need to clean an outside clearing." He laughed
"No silly" I said still smiling, "Wizards and witches fly on brooms, I used to play Quiddich on it and I haven gotten to use it since I went in a panic when the aurors were going to harass you and your family. That was also the first time that I used it since coming here."
"I don't know if that's a safe idea." He said as worried lines crossed his face.
"I've not died from it yet." I said, "Besides I love flying, it makes me feel so free and that all my problems melt away. I run so much because I don't ever get a chance to fly."
"Ok" He said clearly not enthused by the prospect of me zipping around his head where at any minute I could fall a hundred feet or more out of the sky and hard onto the ground. "As long as you promise to be extremely careful."
"I promise" I said, although I think that now isn't the time to tell him about the many times that I have fallen over a hundred feet to the ground off of my broom.
The next morning Edward drove us to the end of a dirt road and stopped in front of the woods at the end of the road. "Are you ready?" He asked
"Sure" I said happily as I got out of his car and shrank my broom so it fit in my pocket. His eyes grew wide in amazement at what I had done. "I'm always up for a hike."
"Maybe another day for a hike." He said smiling at me, "I know a faster way, get on my back and I'll carry you there. I can run faster than you can walk through the trees."
"Ok" I said happily jumping onto his back, wrapping my arms around his neck, and my legs around his waist.
"Hold on" He said, "You might want to close your eyes because this is going to be quite fast."
He took off like a rocket propelling us into the trees. I felt the wind in my face and immediately thought of flying as we skillfully dodged tree after tree and raced through the forest. When we stopped in a clearing I had a smile on my ace ear to ear. I started bouncing up and down on his back like a little kid. "Again, again, that was so much fun, do it again!"
"Are you sure?" He asked confused
"Again" I bounced up and down on his back some more.
"Ok" He said taking off and running around the meadow. I took my hands off his neck and held my arms straight up in the air yelling in delight.
"This is so amazing!" I yelled, "Woo hoo!"
He came to a stop in the center of the clearing. "Ok, time to get off now."
"But…" I pouted
"You can fly on your broom now." He said
I jumped off of his back still smiling as I looked around the clearing. "This place must be beautiful in the spring when all of the flowers come out." I said noticing the dead flowers on the ground.
"It is" He said smiling and pulling me into a deep kiss. I retuned it kissing him deeper. "Eyes off the prize." He said pulling back causing me to frown.
"Ok" I pouted as I pulled out my broom and un-shrunk it. "Watch this!"
I mounted my firebolt and kicked off hard against the ground climbing into the air until I was level with the treetops. I leaned forward and started to fly fast around the meadow in circles letting the wind fly past my face. I felt so free and light, it was the most amazing feeling other than sex with Edward. I yelled and hollered in joy as I dove, spun, and climbed, and did it all again the whole way around the meadow. I finally stopped next to Edward and pulled him into a kiss. "Holy shit!" he said as we pulled apart, "You promised no crazy stuff."
"That's not crazy" I said grinning, "But this is." I yanked him onto the back of my broom and kicked off hard before he could stop me. He held on tight to my waist as I zipped around. "Woo hoo!"
"Put me back on the ground!" He yelled scared out of his mind.
"Not a chance love!" I yelled, "Wee!"
I spun and dove, and rolled, and climbed higher and higher. Once I reached the point where we were above the clouds in the sunshine I shivered from the cold and looked over at the sun. I turned my head to see Edward's scared face shining in the sun like a million diamonds. "Ok, you've had your fun; now put me back on the ground." He gulped
"Ok" I smiled diving straight down back through the clouds causing him to scream in fear as we barreled towards the ground faster than Edward ran us to the meadow. I pulled up just in time to avoid the ground, spun out across the meadow rolling and spinning once more, and then I landed us safely on the ground softly where Edward still held onto me for dear life. "You can let go at any time." I smiled dismounting my broom with him still gripping my waist like he was frozen to me.
He slowly released his hold on me and when I turned around the look on his face told me that he would've puked if he was human. "Holy shit!" He breathed panting hard, "Holy fucking shit that was scary!"
"That's nothing." I said smiling ear to ear, "I had to do all of that, and catch the snitch during a Quiddich match." I made cupped my hand to show how big the snitch was. "It's a small golden ball with wings that flies around the pitch. I played the position of seeker and had to catch it to win the game. A Quiddich match isn't over until the seeker on either team catches the snitch, and sometimes you have to do what I just did and crazier to catch it and dodge the other seeker if they follow you, or you follow them, after the snitch."
"Holy fuck Harry!" He said still wide eyed at what had happened. "I prefer my feet firmly on the ground." He swallowed hard and I leaned up pulling him into a deep kiss. His breathing slowed instantly from the electric sensation of our kiss and he let his tongue explore my mouth and bit me softly on my upper lip causing me to moan in pleasure.
I heard him growl deep in his throat as I bit him hard on the bottom lip and took my turn mapping out his mouth with my tongue. I pulled back breathing hard and my heart racing. "Eyes off the prize." I breathed pulling away from him grinning evilly.
"No fair" He pouted reaching for me as I took a couple steps backward away from him.
"You're going to have to catch me first." I said kicking off from the ground and flying off at top speed around the middle of the trees surrounding the meadow. He jumped for me, but I climbed just out of his reach circling the trees at their tops. He appeared in front of me diving from the treetops grabbing the front of my broom. I took off spinning wildly as he gripped the broom so hard I thought he would break it. I climbed and dove, and then spun fast sending him flying off and landing hard on the ground. I flew even higher above the trees as I continued to zip around the meadow with him chasing below me. I felt something tackle me hard sending me off of my broom and freefalling towards the ground. I felt Edward surround me as we impacted hard causing him to make a small crater in the ground. He tossed my broom off to the side and pinned me to the ground kissing me deeply.
"I caught you" He breathed kissing my neck and nibbling my right ear. "Now what's my prize?"
I muttered the protection charms quickly and reached past his belt into his boxers. He moaned in pleasure as I stroked him and pinched his foreskin letting his pre-cum lube the tip of his cock. I felt him grind into me as he pushed my coat off and slid my shirt and jumper both above my head. He started to kiss his way downward pulling his cock out of reach of my hand as it exited his jeans. He quickly undid my belt and yanked my jeans and boxers down in one motion exposing my throbbing cock. "Oh fuck that feels amazing!" I breathed as he took me in his mouth. I felt him bite my foreskin lightly causing me to scream. "Edward, fuck yes!" He continued up and down while he gently squeezed my balls causing me to moan even more. "I'm getting close." I breathed.
He stopped and pulled my cock out of his mouth causing me to moan loudly in frustration. "Not yet." He grinned up at me. "I caught you remember, you don't get to finish until after I do."
In a flash his belt was undone and his jeans and boxers were around his ankles and he stuck a finger inside me causing me to scream his name in pleasure as he gently stoked my prostate. I muttered a lubricant spell and felt him pull his finger out, add another as he slid it back in, and start to stretch me gently to prep me for his throbbing cock. In one motion he pulled my legs above his head catching on my jeans and boxers that were around my ankles. He added a third, and then a fourth finger as he continued to stretch me and slam into my prostate causing me to scream in pleasure. He quickly pulled his fingers out, prepped himself with the lube in my ass and pushed himself slowly into me. He started to thrust hard into my prostate. "Oh fuck Edward, yes, that's the spot, don't stop!"
"I'm so close!" He yelled as I dug my nails into his shoulders. His breathing quickened, "Harry… I'm… I'm… Fuck!" He came hard inside me pulsing as he spilled inside me causing me to moan. "Your turn!"
He pulled out and used his cum as lube on my cock sending electricity coursing through me. He stuck a couple fingers inside me as started to rub my spot. I was so close, "Oh Edward.. so… close… don't… stop… fuck!" I came hard onto his chest and he reached a finger down to wipe up my cum and take some in his mouth. It was so hot watching him do that.
He leaned down and gave me a quick peck on the lips and slid out from under my legs gently laying them onto the ground. "Catch me again?" I breathed as I non-verbally cast a cleaning spell on the both of us.
"I think once is enough for today." He said standing and pulling his boxers back up. I heard my stomach growl. "Lunch time for Harry." He announced tucking his shirt into his jeans as he pulled them up and re-buckled his belt. He pulled me to my feet and I pulled my boxers and jeans back up and buckled my belt. "We can come back another time and have some more fun in the meadow, you're going to love it in the spring when all the flowers all in bloom."
He handed me my shirt and jumper and I put then on one by one, and then he handed me my coat and I pulled out my wand and did another cleaning spell to get the dirt and mud off of us. Can I fly us back to your car?"
"No" He said with narrowed eyes, "I prefer to stay firmly on the ground at this time."
"Fine" I pouted summoning my broom over to me, shrinking it, and placing it back in my pocket. He pulled me onto his back and I felt the rush again as he took off running back through the woods. I loved this feeling, especially getting to enjoy it holding onto Edward. I smiled the whole way back to the car.
When we got home I saw that it was one o'clock, and that there was no food in the house except for Sirius' nasty cereal. I groaned as I sank into a chair at the kitchen table. "So what's for your lunch?" Edward asked sitting across from me.
"Grocery shopping." I groaned, "Sirius didn't go shopping before he went out on his date for the weekend."
It took forever to get finished at the grocery store because I had to explain to Edward that we didn't have room in the house for as much food as he kept putting in the cart. I paid for the groceries amid his fervent protests. "I have plenty of money." I said, "In fact I may have as much as you seem to have or more." He loaded the groceries into his car and as soon as we brought them in the house I saw the fireplace light up green and Hermione's head appear inside it.
"Hey Harry how are you?" She asked warmly
Edward's eyes were wide in shock at the sight of her head floating in the fireplace. "I'm doing great." I smiled, "How are things at Hogwarts?"
"They are going well." She said, "Would you mind some company? Ron and I would love to come and see you."
"Sure" I said smiling even more, "Come on in."
Her head disappeared and then the green flames reappeared and her and Ron stepped out of the fireplace brushing ash off their clothes to Edward's jaw being on the floor in amazement. "Wow!" he said, "I've seen Carlisle do that, but it still amazes me every time I see it happen."
"Ron, Hermione, this is my mate Edward Cullen." I said proudly gesturing to him after we had all hugged and said our greetings.
"It's so nice to finally meet you." Hermione smiled shaking his hand, "Harry has told me about you in his letters."
Ron looked at him warily, "Don't worry" I said, "He won't bite… hard" I laughed. Ron walked forward cautiously and shook Edward's hand. "Edward this is Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, they are my best friends."
"It's nice to finally meet you as well" Edward said politely, "And don't worry Ron, I only feed on animal blood. And to answer your other question, Harry has to apply protections charms to himself when we fuck."
Hermione had a look of shock on her face, "Bloody hell mate, how did you know what I was thinking?" Ron asked confused
"I'm a telepath." Edward explained, "I can read minds. I can't read Harry or Sirius' though because of how strong their occulumancy is, but both of you are coming in loud and clear."
"You left that part out of your letters Harry." Hermione said still in shock from Edward's revelation about our sex life. "So Edward, are you able to read minds at will or is it an all the time you can't turn it off thing?"
"Sadly I can't turn it off." He sighed, "So sorry in advance for invading your privacy. I can block things out, but it takes a lot of focus to do that."
"Oh" She said as her face grew sad, "That must be so hard. Things must get really noisy when you are around a crowd of people."
"It has its moments" Edward said, "Tuning out the thoughts of all the dirty things those teenage girls want to do to Harry is the worst."
Hermione laughed, "So are you guys hungry?" I asked pulling the groceries out of the bags and laying them on the counter top.
"Starving" Ron said
Hermione rolled her eyes at him, "You are always hungry Ron."
I laughed, "So what do you guys feel like?" I told then what I had bought at the grocery store. They decided on chicken breasts, green beans, and mashed potatoes. Edward began putting away the rest of the groceries into the fridge and the freezer as I pulled out my wand and cast the necessary charms to get everything set up and prepped to cook. "So how are things at Hogwarts?"
"Everyone misses you mate." Ron said plopping into a chair. "It's just not the same without you."
"I bet Ginny is doing great as the Gryffindor seeker though." I said grabbing a beer from the fridge and offering them one as well.
"Actually mate, there's no Quiddich right now." He said sadly taking a sip of his beer.
My face fell at his revelation. "There wasn't even a sorting ceremony." Hermione said sadly, "A lot of parents didn't feel safe sending their kids to Hogwarts so soon after the war so what first years did show up were just sorted privately after the feast and classified as second years. The pure and half-bloods were taught some basic magic by their parents to prepare them, and the three muggle-born students have to take remedial classes to catch up. There were only seven first years though so things weren't too crazy."
"At least us eighth years get a dorm all to ourselves complete with our own rooms." Ron said perking up, and then his face fell again. "Although we have to share it with a roommate from another house to 'foster school unity' as McGonagall puts it, mine is Malfoy, and Hermione's is Luna Lovegood."
"How is Draco?" I asked curiously
"Well he's not a royal prick anymore." Ron said taking another sip of beer."
"Ron!" Hermione admonished
"It's true Hermione, he was a royal prick." He continued, "But now he's different, kinder, apologetic even. He says he wants to be a healer now."
"Wow!" I said. I had been worried about if Draco was even going to be allowed back, but I guess he was given the second chance that he deserves.
"He's even…" Ron made an upset face that was underpinned with anger, "Dating Ginny."
My jaw hit the table, "What!" I said in shock.
"Yeah after he started being nicer and kinder she kinda fell for him not long after the start of the year." Hermione explained and then smiled, "Ron nearly hexed him into the ground after he caught them snogging in a deserted corridor."
I laughed, leave it to Draco and Ginny to get on Ron's bad side from the start. I'm just glad that he's happy and safe. I knew that he was bisexual ever since the beginning of our relationship. I'm still kind of sad about how things ended up between us, but now I have someone that I love even more; someone that I'm connected to on a much deeper level than I ever was with him. "How is it with The Professor teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts?" I asked curiously.
"Bloody brilliant!" Ron exclaimed, "He's the best teacher we've ever had, no wonder you were able to do what you did in your duel with Voldemort. Studying with him privately ever since our third year really paid off."
I felt a wave of nausea float over me at the mention of Voldemort's name, and of the duel where I killed him once and for all. Edward could sense that I was distressed and put his arm around me comfortingly. "Oh, sorry mate, I didn't mean to upset you." Ron said sadly, "But The Professor is still bloody brilliant."
"In fact" Hermione said taking a drink of her beer, "He's even allowing me to do extra assignments and even doing an extra class similar to the DA every Wednesday night from six to eight for all students interested."
I laughed at the thought of Hermione doing extra work in the library. "Only you are fascinated by extra work." I laughed causing Ron to laugh as well, and her to roll her eyes at the two of us.
"So what's it like going to muggle school?" Ron asked as I got up and started cooking
"It's definitely different" I said as I was seasoning the potatoes to boil in the pot. "I hate Algebra, that's the math class I have to take. I'm starting to warm up to English class ever since we started The Great Gatsby."
"Oh I've read that book." Hermione said excitedly, "What do you think about it?"
"I like it" I said as I turned the burner on under the potatoes and started to pre-heat the oven for the green beans. "The intrigue around Gatsby is my favorite part. He kinda reminds me of how I changed my name to those around me here in America to start over fresh."
"Have you finished it yet?" She asked curiously
"Finished it?" I asked seasoning the chicken, "I've read it three times already, I'm just waiting on Mr. Brown to quit fucking about and let us watch the movie."
"What's a movie?" Ron asked confused
"It's a muggle thing where they have a video made that presents a story similar to a stage play, but with more of a real life feel to it." I explained, "They have sets, costumes, and props, but they shoot it in places like cities and towns, as well as specially made sets at the movie studio."
"Sounds kinda cool to watch one then" Ron said getting himself another beer from the fridge.
"So I have a question for you Edward." Hermione said
"Just one?" Edward asked grinning
"Well several, but I'm curious as to how old you are."
"I'm seventeen." Edward replied
"You can't be just seventeen." Ron said shocked, "You seem like you are a lot older than that."
"I've been seventeen since 1918." Edward explained
"Oh" Hermione said, "So you remember when The Great Gatsby came out then."
"Actually yes I do." Edward said, "F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of my favorite authors from the 1920's."
"What were the 1920's like?" She asked curiously
"Simpler." Edward said, "There was no TV, and radio was in it's infancy. Not everyone had a telephone, and American wizards had a strict magical/non-magical segregation policy."
"I remember The Professor talking about that in his class on American magical history back during my sixth year." Hermione said, "It all stemmed from a law in the 1600's that was passed by MACUSA because of the witch trials and persecutions."
"Yes" Edward said, "That is why my father mostly works with non-magical patients. In 1885 he finally got tired of MACUSA making him stop so he told them to fuck off and didn't have much to do with the magical community until the mid-1960's when the law was repealed."
"Your father?" Ron asked curiously
"Well he's my adoptive father." Edward explained, "He is my sire."
"What's a sire?" Ron asked confused
"Really Ron would it kill you to read from time to time." Hermione said in irritation, "A vampire's sire is the vampire that turned them."
"Oh" Ron said in understanding,
"My birth name was Edward Mason." Edward explained, "I took his name because it was easier that way, and then after he met his mate Esme and they got married we became a proper family. I actually have four other siblings, all mated couples. Emmett who is very strong, Rosalie who is very beautiful, Alice who can see the future, and Jasper who can read and influence emotions."
"So you all have special abilities then." Hermione said grabbing another beer from the fridge and taking a drink.
"Yes' Edward continued, "Carlisle, my father, is very compassionate and completely immune to the draw of human blood and has no desire to drink it at all. Esme is very loving, and the world's greatest mother."
"Wow!" Ron said, "You have quite an interesting family then."
"Yes I do" Edward said smiling, "Carlisle has never even drank human blood either, but he had a lot of work to do with me after he turned me."
"Have you ever drunk human blood?" Hermione asked curiously as I started on the chicken in the skillet.
"Yes" Edward said sadly, "Although I used my ability to seek out only those who I believed really deserved to die though."
"What do you mean really deserved to die?" Hermione asked shocked
"Murderers, rapists, child molesters, trash like that." Edward explained, "Vampires have to feed on something or someone so when I left Carlisle and Esme from 1924 to 1932 and strayed from their diet I decided that if I was going to be a monster then I might as well rid the world of its monsters."
"What got you to stop?" She asked softly and kindly
"Like I said" Edward continued, "I was a monster, but I didn't want to be one anymore."
"Hey Harry" Ron said, "Have you gotten to watch any Quiddich matches here in America yet?"
"No" I said sadly turning the chicken in the skillet, "I've been keeping to muggle areas so I don't have to worry about getting noticed. I also have to wear a glamour on my scar just in case. I even have one on this." I held up my right hand where the 'I must not tell lies' scar was carved into my hand. "At least Umbridge is rotting in Azkaban for what she did under Voldemort's reign of terror."
"How is your arthritis?" Hermione asked
"It's doing better" I said, "Carlisle knows some muggle treatments called chiropractic joint manipulation and was able to unlock my joints for me, although I was stuck down in bed for all of last week for everything to calm down and the inflammation to settle, and for him to do multiple treatments on me. He also made me some new stronger versions of my potions, although he still hasn't got them tasting exactly how I like them yet. He also said that if I'm even late with one dose then he will have to do another week's worth of treatments on me to get me back to where I'm at now so needless to say Edward has been making sure I take my potions as soon as I wake up like I'm practicing a religion."
Ron and Hermione laughed at that last part. We spent the whole time we were eating talking about different things that were going on at Hogwarts and what I did at school. Around five o'clock I heard Bella's truck pull into the driveway. When I answered the door and let her in I had just broken out the bottle of firewhiskey and some glasses, I even got down the scotch for Edward since he's allergic to firewhiskey. "Hey Harry how are you feeling?" She asked sitting down at the kitchen table.
"A lot better" I said happily, "Although when you get attacked by a vampire and hex them until they stop moving and are laying on the ground bleeding out and you disaparate back into the kitchen having a full blown panic attack, complete with dry heaves after you've puked all you can puke, going to school isn't the best thing."
"You what?" Hermione screamed, "You mean to tell me that you were attacked by one of the vampires that MACUSA has been hunting these past few months? When?"
"Yesterday morning" I explained downing the rest of my whiskey and replenishing my glass with a tap of my wand. I told her about the nightmares I had been having ever since Mother Evans made that prophecy about me and the vampires. "I went for a run to clear the nightmare out of my head and I ran smack into one of the vampires that MACUSA has been looking for. I used Snape's slicing hex on him until he quit moving and was bleeding out on the ground." I picked up the local Seattle magical newspaper and pointed to the front page headline sadly. "I knew it wouldn't kill him if I'm being honest, but I panicked and reached for the first spell I knew that would get me out of the situation as quick as possible. Now because I was too big of a fucking coward to use the killing curse on him it's all my fault that these people are dead just so he could heal himself from the damage I did to him. The prophecy foretold that I would be the one to kill him in the end, but it also said that I might be too scared to do it on our first meeting and more people would suffer because of my cowardice."
"Bloody hell mate" Ron said, "You have to stop putting the weight of the world on your shoulders. Just because you have something to do that's important, and you're the one that has to do it, doesn't mean that you can't lean on someone else and get help to where you need to be to do the job. Look at what the three of us did with Voldemort and the horcruxes. You had to be the one to kill him, but we took care of the horcruxes so you could do what you had to do. It's like we said in the woods when we were out hunting the horcruxes, you have to let us in and let us help you. When are you going to get that concept into your fucking head mate?"
I looked around and everyone's thoughts were the same thing that Ron had just said. They are right, I don't have to do this alone, but I still don't want the people I care about to get hurt because of what I have to do. I guess I'm just finally going to have to accept the fact that everyone around me has made their decision just by being close to me: that they acknowledge and accept the risks involved, and that they are going to be right there with me every step of the way, no matter the danger, and that I might as well get used to it all. I just wish that I was as strong as The Professor, he would've just killed the vampire with a flick of his hand or a well placed killing curse to the chest. He's strong and confident, he doesn't crack under pressure like I do. I have to get to where I'm more like him, I have to be stronger to protect myself and those I love.
Around ten o'clock Hermione and Ron had to leave, it was six am in Britain. No sooner had they reached the fireplace green flames appeared along with The Professor's head. "Harry, are you home?" He asked
"Yeah" I called, "Come on over."
His head disappeared and a couple of minutes later he stepped out of the fireplace brushing ash off of his sport coat. Bella and Edward's eyes were wide in shock. "It's called using the floo network." The Professor explained, "Wizarding households are connected to one another by the fireplace for easy communication and transportation. You just take a pinch of the special green powder, step into the fireplace, throw it in, announce your destination in a clear voice, and off you go."
"I've seen Carlisle do it several times." Edward explained, "But it still amazes me every time I see it happen."
"Magic is so cool!" Bella said excitedly
"Well Bella, Edward, it was nice meeting you, but we have to go now. Goodnight." Hermione said as her and Ron stepped into the fireplace, announced they were going to the Three Broomsticks, and away they went.
"So are you going to introduce me to your friend?" The Professor asked sitting down at the table.
"Er, sorry, uh this is Bella Swan my new best friend here in America, and this is my mate Edward Cullen that I've told you so much about in my letters." I said gesturing to each of them in turn. "Bella, Edward, this is The Professor, my mentor and the one who taught me all of the powerful and advanced magic that I know."
The Professor shook each of their hands. "It's nice to see you again Professor." Edward said, I looked at him surprised, "We met back when I was just turned, and he was the one who guided me back to Carlisle and Esme after I had strayed away from them." He explained
"Professor Who?" Bella asked curiously
He told her his name, "But everyone just calls me The Professor." He said pulling out his cigarette case and his lighter. "May I smoke in here?"
"Sure" I said, "Just apply the smoke dispersing charm like you normally do."
He applied the charm, conjured an ash tray, lit a cigarette, took a long drag, exhaled, and leaned back in his chair. "So you chocked when the time came to face one of the vampires that has been terrorizing your area." He stated bluntly, "You'll get him next time, I know it."
"When did he tell you about that?" Bella asked curiously, "It just happened yesterday morning."
"I can read minds" The Professor said taking another drag on his cigarette and blowing the smoke into the charm so it wouldn't go all over the room and the rest of us have to breathe it. "I can also do a lot of other things as well. I'll show you."
"Show me, but how…" Bella's face had a look of immediate understanding on it, The Professor had just done his telepathic information sharing thing that he does a lot of the time. "Wow, you are extremely powerful, just like Harry told me you were."
"So who's up for a sobering potion and an adventure?" He asked
"What kind of adventure?" Bella asked curiously causing me to smile, I wondered where he would take us this time.
The Professor produced the little button from his pocket that he always carries with him and pressed the button making a blue door appear out of nowhere. "Don't worry, it's bigger on the inside." He said opening the door and gesturing for us to follow him.
I could tell that Edward had been in the TARDIS before, but Bella was just as shocked as I was the first time I entered it. She walked back out, made a lap around the door, came back inside the TARDIS, and did it all again. "What is this thing?" she asked wide eyed.
"The TARDIS" The Professor explained, "Time And Relative Dimension In Space, I got it off of an alien from another planet in my universe called The Doctor. He happened to run across another TARDIS separate from his and he gave it to me."
"What does it do?" Bella asked still wide eyed
"It's a time machine" The Professor explained, "I can take you to Ancient Rome to watch gladiators, the Jurassic Period to see dinosaurs, the future to see what the world will look like in a million years, the Big Bag at the start of the universe, distant planets either in the present day or in the past or future, and have you back here in Harry's kitchen all in time for a midnight snack tonight."
"So anywhere in the universe then?" She asked
"Yes" The Professor replied, "So where to?"
She looked at me and Edward, "You decide Bella" I said, "I've already been on adventures with him before."
"I have a couple of times as well." Edward said
"Well I've always wondered what life was out there in outer space." Bella said
"Another planet it is then." The Professor said happily, He went to the console and started to scroll through the touch screen until he found a suitable location. "Next stop Vasra Seven in the Andromeda galaxy five hundred years in the past, I always love to go to that point in time on that planet from time to time. It's very beautiful, and has some great tasting local fruit."
He dialed in the space and time coordinates, handed us some sober-up potions for the alcohol in our systems, pulled the lever to start the engines, and the whooshing sound I remember all too well started and off we went to Vasra Seven five hundred years in the past.