Harry Potter and The Covenant Crossover
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CH. 2
Calla shot up in bed lungs heaving erratically and heart pounding. Her hands swiped the sweat from her face along with the damp strands of dark red hair that had fallen into her unusual turquoise eyes. She looked over at the clock and saw that she had been able to sleep a whole 6 hours. Rowan was almost three-months old, but she hadn't yet been able to go more than 4 hours without feeding him. (Teddy had begun sleeping 6 hours in a row during the night very soon after he'd turned three-months old, he was almost 8 months now, and she'd thought it was a rare miracle because he had been such a big baby.) Her little Rowan was not scrawny anymore, but he definitely still had some catching up to do in terms of size and weight; it had made him a hungry baby. Yet still he slept! She decided not to question it too much lest this becomes a one-off.
Her mind drifted back to the night terror that had woken her. It had, as always, been awful. Her breath hitched and tears pooled in her eyes as her thoughts drifted back to it. Calla hated this dream and it had been coming less often recently; so, she was so unprepared for the emotional upheaval of it. It always began the same way…
Calla crept quietly out of Hogwarts, towards what she knew was her death and the path that others had decided for her so long ago. She was about to die, and she was all alone. Both in this moment and in her life. She'd just seen the love of her life's dead body and she had nothing left to fight on for; he had been all that was truly left for her. So, Calla would go on as was expected of her and she'd die. Hopefully, after she was no longer, Neville would get that bloody snake, and someone would get the dark wanker. Although, with the track record of this stupid community she wouldn't be surprised if they went and buggered up her hard work and sacrifice. She could hear them through the trees now. God, she'd never actually thought about what it would feel like to die. She had come so close and escaped death so many times. But that wasn't an option now. She had to die, and she also had no reason to live. Calla took a shuddering breath and took the Resurrection Stone and its chain from around her neck. She turned it three times and thought of her Mum and Dad, of Remus, Sirius, and of her first love. They emerged from the stone in forms of mist and light. There was so much love in those eyes just for her. She'd be with them soon. The thought steeled her resolve. She didn't need the kick in the pants she'd thought she did. "I'll be with you all soon." She whispered. They reassured her that she'd not feel a thing. "Quicker and easier than falling asleep (J.K. Rowling)." She put down the stone and marched, like the good little soldier she was, to her death. Death Eaters jeered and laughed around her. Hagrid sobbed from his place tied to the tree. A green light flashed, and she greeted it with open arms and an all-encompassing peace she hadn't felt since Sirius died and so many awful truths had been revealed to her.
That was always when she'd wake sobbing, shaking, sweating, and stuttering at varying degrees. Remembering her lowest moment. She had welcomed death with open arms unwittingly bringing her son along with her. Leaving Teddy all alone with a mentally deteriorating Andromeda (Blacks of the last 100 or so years had never been stable, even the best of them). Just thinking about that time and all that she'd have lost and not even known made her shudder.
She quickly stood out of her bed and walked to the nursery before the thoughts could take hold of her again; she was suddenly anxious to check on her boys. Winky was already there changing a dirty nappy of Rowan's and Teddy appeared to still be sleeping. Calla quietly walked the rest of the way into the room. Winky finished changing the nappy without a word and handed Rowan to her to feed.
Calla had brought two house elves with her to this property and two had already been here. Winky who had left Hogwarts with her after the war, Tabby another female house elf who had been in charge of the Great Willow Manor House before she came, and Codby who was the groundskeeper elf, and Fairy who had been a Potter family elf. Tabby had continued being the housekeeper elf, while Winky was more of a personal assistant/ nanny elf. Codby would continue to manage the grounds and would be aided by the elf Falry who had previously been the keeper of her family's Godrics Hollow home and then the memorial there. Falry would primarily help her care for the animals and creatures she planned to have at her property.
"Thank you, Winky. But you should have woken me, you know I prefer to care for the boys myself. Especially since I'll be back in school soon." Calla gently told her.
"Lady Calla not being waking up yet and little Lord Rowan not being hungry yet. Just stinky. Winky can dos it and Winky did dos it." The little elf said with a nod of her head. Winky had gotten so bossy in her new confidence. Calla loved seeing it.
Calla grinned and conceded to the sassy elf. She brought her little Rowan up to look at her, grinning at his perfect angelic little face. She undid her bra and top. Cradling Rowan and bringing him up to her breast she fed him and stroked his soft cheek. She ran through the coming day in her mind as he greedily ate his breakfast; perhaps hungry after going so long in-between meals for the first time.
First, she'd finish feeding Rowan then Teddy when he woke up. It was only 4 am so she had many hours ahead of her. She'd dress them and take them down to the play room to have a bit of tummy time and then let them interact with their colorful dangling play-mat toys. The early morning sun would be good for Rowan, Teddy, and herself. Then she'd eat her Winky prepared and Healer ordered nutritional meal followed by a round of nutrient potions. Next, she'd have to shower while Winky looked after the boys and then get together her things for her enrollment in Spencer Academy. She'd do a few of her assignments for Ilvermorny in the attic as well if there was time after feeding Rowan and Teddy once more before she left. Calla's appointment at Spencer Academy was at 11 am and she didn't want to be late—it was an incredibly prestigious school and she was glad she'd gotten in. She'd grab groceries as well while she was out and maybe having a look around the town. After that, she'd just see where the day took her.
None of her animals or creatures were going to be brought to the property until next week so she'd mostly have a free day after the Spencer appointment outside of caring for her boys. Calla had to be back for another feed at 4 pm; Winky had the milk she'd pumped but she loved the bonding with her children.
Rowan's squirming came a bit later as her thoughts wandered to her anxiety for the upcoming meeting. She brought him up to her shoulder and burped him. Calla gently rocked him in her arms when he was done and while she waited for Teddy to awaken. This was one of her favorite things, just holding his small warm body to her own and soaking in all the love. She basked in it.
After going through the routine again for Teddy, with Rowan watching on from his little bouncer seat, she dressed them for the day. Teddy in a dark blue long-sleeved body suit and little black soft pants, his little feet were covered in socks with a gray wolf howling, and his little hands had white scratch mitts on them. Rowan got a burnt orange long sleeve body suit and little brown soft pants, his toes were swelled up by fluffy socks with a buck and doe covering them, and his little hands were free. Teddy was a face scratcher, his own and anyone else's he could get in reach, but Rowan seemed content to leave the mauling to his brother.
The playroom had soft dark gray carpet and lots of little plushies and play mats, all the age appropriate things that stores insisted you needed for your newborns. Calla played with them and ate her breakfast, brought to her by Winky. After her delicious veggie omelet and berry oatmeal she took her five nutrient potions; one for her bones, one for her organs, one for her skin, one for her muscles and nerves, and one for general vitamin supplements. She downed them as quickly as possible one after the other and had a gulp of pumpkin juice to wash away the taste. She kissed her boys and headed off to shower and prepare for the day. Winky had everything well in hand, she was a god-send.
Stepping from the shower she dried off, rubbed in her scar-reducer lotion and spelled her hair into dry loose curls. (Rooming with Lavender and Parvati had made her very proficient in self-care charms.) She dressed in a dark navy jean skirt, light brown open toe suede wedges, a black and flowered long sleeve top with bell sleeves, and a knee length brown knitted vest the same color as her shoes to finish off the outfit. Calla applied sunscreen to her fair skin, mascara to her long thick lashes, and some light gloss to her pink lips. Jewelry came next with dangling feather earrings and layered bronze-beaded necklaces. Obviously, she also wore her Ladyship rings for her houses Black, Potter, Peverell, and Slytherin; she never took those off.
Calla apparated down into her office to get together her papers for the school; they went into a little binder that she'd already prepared for this. Calla then moved back up to the attic to complete her Ilvermorny assignments for her Potions, CoMC, and Runes classes before checking the time. Her Tempus charm showed 9:30 AM. She'd gotten almost an hour and a half of the tedious worksheets finished!
Finding herself with only an hour left before she needed to begin her 30-minute drive to the school Calla went down to feed her boys and say her goodbyes. Winky needed to know what she planned for the day as well; though she would have her communication mirror with her just in case.
Getting into her car was a task that required the ladder she'd had to have installed for all the doors in her car. At 145 cm or 4 ft 9in even, Calla was very small due to her stunted growth and malnutrition. (Her healer did not seem optimistic about a growth spurt being in Calla's future either.) However, her car was also very large to be able to drive through the forest she lived in and get to the main roads. It was a brand new 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 with larger wheels for all the terrain she had to make it across. She had spelled it carefully for further safety; cushion charms and the like. Calla started it up and drove off her property, she felt the Black ring hum against her skin as she passed through the wards.
Calla sat in the waiting room of Spencer Academy's Administration office building filling out the last paper she needed to fill out before she got the tour of the campus and was on her way. Apparently, Provost Higgins himself would be giving her the tour because someone had found out she was one of those Blacks who had come into Ipswich right after its' founding and dazzled the population with their money. It was amazing how long the memory of this city was. The secretary took the last paper and read then signed off on it.
Calla tensed as the back of her neck tingled and she felt as if a threat had just walked into her presence. A guy her age with dark spiky hair and a brooding look about him walked into the office. Calla watched him out of the corner of her eye as he walked up to the secretary. She shook herself out of the laser focus, this was ridiculous! She was safe in America, the Death Eaters had all been tried and executed or imprisoned, and this guy was her age and clearly had an American accent. There was no way he was a follower of old Moldywarts. Calla took a discreet but deep breath and settled herself; she would not freak out about this. She was the Woman Who Conquered and she had taken on much scarier men than this. She would at most keep an eye out for things not quite right going on in town. With a simple plan in place, she turned toward Provost Higgins who had just exited his office and entered the room.
Provost Higgins greeted her and began his tour. They saw the 4 main school buildings that housed all the classes and lockers, the different subjects and years were separated into areas around the school. It seemed very straight forward and easy to navigate. (After 6 years of Hogwarts this was a breeze!) They went to the Dorm building next, even though she wouldn't be staying in them he wanted her to see where they were apparently. Next came the various sporting fields all around campus and then the gymnasium. The last stop was to the indoor swimming pool which was also attached to the locker rooms. Provost Higgins explained that there was swim practice and it may still be going on while they visited, and Calla assured him it wasn't a problem. They headed towards the indoor pool while he talked up their academics, athletics, clubs and all the opportunities she would have at Spencer and how glad they were to have her.
~POV Switch to Pogue~
The practice had just finished and Coach was letting us get water before we had the end of practice meeting, we had a pre-season swim meet in three weeks so we had been working hard lately.
"Pogue!"
I turned and headed toward Caleb, Reid, and Tyler. They were chatting about the upcoming swim meet and school year. All of our Ascensions were coming up and we were seniors this year! It was a lot to handle.
"Is Kate coming with us to Nicky's for lunch?" Caleb asked.
"No, she's mad at me for some reason that only she knows. Again." I rolled my eyes and said.
Reid laughed and Tyler smirked at me. Caleb just shook his head and rolled his eyes.
"Why are you still together?" Caleb asked.
"Sex." Reid snorted as he said.
"No, asshat. We've been together a long time, it's just easy." I corrected.
"It clearly isn't easy. You two are either in your lovey dove phase or you hate each other. That's not a real relationship bro." Caleb preached at me.
"Just leave it alone. I'll break up with her if it ever gets too much. You know that. Kate is really fun when we're in a good place."
"cough-sex-cough" Reid fake coughed.
I turned toward Reed, ready to shove him back in the pool.
"Danvers get your boy band over here!" Coach yelled at us. The team snickered and someone giggled near the door.
I looked towards the doors to see where the sound came from and most everyone seemed to look with me. There standing with Provost Higgins was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen, Kate included. She was short but so stacked it was ridiculous; with pale skin and huge blue-green eyes. Her hair was long, shiny, curly and really dark, almost black but still red. The legs on this girl were something out of my dreams, which was weird because, again, she's hella short. Basically, this girl is a real-life dark-haired Tinker Bell.
"I'm in love." Reid drooled. Tyler was just gaping and even Caleb was giving her a little more than a once over. I discreetly smacked Reid in the back of the head and looked back up at the girl standing next to Provost Higgins. She looked uncomfortable. It might be because a mostly naked group of 15 teenage guys were doing their best to fuck her with their eyes alone.
Coach cleared his throat and Provost Higgins seemed to be trying to burn us all to death with his eyes.
The girl shifted on her feet.
"Hello, Provost. Who is this?" Coach questioned, looking extremely irritated with everyone in the room.
"This is Miss Potter-Black. She's one of the new senior students this upcoming year. We were just concluding our tour of the campus." The Provost supplied.
"You can call me Calla or Hya." The girl, Calla, quietly told everyone with a shy smile and a blush. Her accent was sooo hot. British.
"What kind of name is Calla or Hya? They're two completely different names and they're both stupid." Aaron the douche tried to say this quietly to his friends, but it was so quiet around us that it was clear she had heard him.
"Calla means beautiful Lily. Lily was my mother's name before she was brutally murdered while shielding my crib with her own body when I was a year old. Hya is short for Hyacinth which is my middle name. Calla Hyacinth Euphemia Peverell Potter Black." Her eyes-a wicked shade between blue and green-seemed to angrily flash as she said it, grinding her teeth to subdue what I'd now guess is a formidable temper.
Coach decided to save us all any more unbearable awkwardness by ending the practice. Everyone headed to the locker room to shower and dress. Coach head slapped Aaron on his way to his office. He's such an idiot.
"Mr. Danvers, a moment if you will?" Provost Higgins called out to Caleb.
The rest of us headed back to the locker rooms, Caleb would meet us there. I looked back one more time at the beautiful girl and headed to the showers.
Author Note: Any guesses on Calla's love and baby daddy? I've got a pretty solid idea but if someone has an idea that I really like I may change my mind. Betrayers guesses? Dead guesses? Review!
