Title: The Bridge Between Here and Beyond.

Author: P.L.S.

Rating: Was Mild to Medium Salsa, Now is Medium to Hot with a bit of Tabasco Sauce mixed in the Salsa.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Harry Potter, Teen Titans, or any of the DC Comics canon.

Summery: Harry Potter has been chained body and soul to his master for ten years. For him it has been a journey through a dark tunnel and now someone has opened up the other end and he can see the light. But that is no promise that he's going to get free.

Warnings: Mentions of slash, BDSM, non-con, rape, torture, and general depravity from our favorite sorcerer. I'm boosting up the rating for this and what it could lead to. When I started this, I really had no clue that it would lead to this, but there you go. Slade and his friends are squicking me!

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(Chapter Five- Divine Interruptions)

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Shadow looked around the odd room which was filled with children and teens in robes of black and adults in robes of various shades or in rather dull outdoorsy clothes. He put his trench coat on and flipped his hat onto his head with a flourish that was second nature. At least he looked a bit more like the natives than the spandex and body armor clad adults. He knew he shouldn't but all the kids looked so scared,

Yeah, that did it, screams, little feet running in terror, and Hawk Girl swatting him over the head for being a trouble maker. It didn't help his case that Superman was frowning as he chuckled at the pandaemonium.

Now I get why Beast wanted us to take him. muttered Green Lantern as he unloaded the Mirror from his back.

Hey! You saw them, how could I resist? Shadow pleaded and the three older heroes scowled at him.

Shadow, you better hope Nightwing is about here, or your on restriction. said Superman, He's the only one who would have supported that act of pure juvenile delinquency. Shadow sighed and looked at the adults who were trying to calm the kids and pointing sticks at them. The some of the older kids had them covered with the funky sticks too.

Shadow then did something he knew he was going to get hit for, HEY, NIGHTWING! OLLY, OLLY, OXEN FREE!!! Right on time, Hawk Girl whacked his skull again, but that didn't stop some of the students from sniggering at his antics. The big set of doors to the right banged open and a pale man with shoulder length gray and black hair in dark swirling robes stormed in and snarled at the students who backed off. He and the blond man who followed him studied them for a minute.

Do you know Harry? asked the blond with a scared voice. Superman nodded.

We know him as Dick Grayson or Nightwing. he said.

Okay. I'm Draco Malfoy, this is Severus Snape, and, he pulled a smaller boy with blond hair and a gray kitten up to stand next to him, This is my son, Harry's godchild and our heir.

I'm Superman, this is Green Lantern, Hawk Girl, and Shadow. Draco sighed.

Thank the gods. he muttered.

We need to go to a more private room. Something just happened that I'm sure you'll want to know. Severus said in a crisp tone that booked no argument. He then turned to the teachers, Albus, consider them my guests. I'll tell you what I can later, but this concerns Sunseeker. the oldest man nodded solemnly and Severus turned to walk out of the room. Draco offered them a small shrug and they followed the dark man to a rather luxurious room in the dungeons of what had to be a castle. Shadow was impressed with the taste in the decor and the humor in having the polished silver manacles hanging near the door.

The scary man in black smirked at him as he told him so, They are in perfect working order too, I just redid all the enchantments a week ago. Would you like to try them on? This caused Hawk Girl to laugh and Superman inquire where he could find a set. Shadow scowled at them and tweaked the shadows. Unfortunately Green Lantern caught him and put a bubble about them.

Ah, foiled again! I would have succeeded if it weren't for you meddling Lantern. growled out Shadow. He knew entirely too many cartoon quotes because of his roommates and their Saturday morning rituals. Everyone was giving him that Are you sure you aren't on something look?' Shadow sighed and collapsed next to Alexi and his cat.

So, you guys are the fellows that Harry's grown up with? asked Draco trying to break the tension.

Sort of. He was really raised by Batman and Alfred. I was kind of an adoptive uncle to the kid. said Superman, The only reason Batman didn't come was because he has a whole city to watch over with his wife and their second sort of adopted son and he is trying to convince her that more kids would be a good idea. Superman explained with a half smile.

So how are the rest of you related to Harry? asked Severus from his chair.

Dick, um, Harry's kind of like a little brother to me and Hawk Girl. We've been working with several others for years on a way to follow the path Peter took in hopes that we'd find him here. said Lantern with a sad tone, He's not here, is he? Alexi shook his head.

No, you missed him by just a day. said the kid and Shadow was struck by how sad the kid was. He put an arm around him and gave him a half hug.

Hey, buck up. You're acting like he's dead. said Shadow.

It is like he's dead. Peter's bond with him snapped. said the boy.

This is Nightwing we are talking about, the kid who dared to take on Slade mono-a-mono a fair number of times, the kid who survived some kind of weird death curse thing. He just doesn't die. said Shadow.

He rode a wild Horntail just because Dad said it was impossible. said Alexi with rising hope, I got the pictures from that. Draco chuckled as he remembered that.

Oh, indeed. Bloody prat just about made me faint in fear, but he did it. Draco said, Okay, point well made, Mr. Shadow. Harry wouldn't just up and die without one heck of a fight.

Cool, so what are the long faces about? asked Shadow.

Harry appeared on this world about three says ago, with no memories from life prior to being enslaved to a sorcerer. The most first day he slept and talked with Draco, but the second he and Peter spent trying to get his memory back to no avail. At the end of that day his master called him back and he tried to fight with our aide. In the end it was either stay and die or go. He left. Just two hours later Peter let out a cry and passed out. Today he awoke in a weakened state, and told Alexi that once again the bond was destroyed. Severus reported. It was Green Lantern who spoke first.

We feared that. The sorcerer, his name is Slade. He's the High Sorcerer of the Havengates and as of now we have no way to break this bond he has with Slade, but if he is himself, despite memory loss... We might have a chance. he said, We need a safe place to set up the Gateway Mirror, which we brought, so that we and you can travel between out worlds. Some of our allies might have clues to how to combat a sorcerer of his power. Lantern said and the two robed adults looked curious.

A way between the worlds? Are any of you warlocks? asked Severus.

No, I'm a conjurer and enchanter. It was through those skills, lots of research, mixing of alien technologies, and trial and error that we created the Mirrors. Lantern answered. Severus nodded. Shadow noticed a slight change in them both and came into two brick walls as he tried to read them.

That means the rules are changing. Gaps made are being bridged. he said and everyone but Lantern was confused.

We are probably going to be fighting the old order to bring forth the new way.

It is that way every time corruption sets in. They forgot that power is gifted, not deserved.

New gifts will be given, new lives need to be chosen to last through the age.

I leave that to you. I am the destroyer, not the rebuilder.

As always you draw the best task.

So you say. The Creator never gives us more than we can handle.

True. The choices shall be made as the keeper of the bridge between the moral realms and the beyond comes out of sleep. He shall be the next to have the three keys to give to whom he will.

You are happy with your chosen mortal body?

I am.

Good, this time I will not stand for your whining.

Are you?

I am content for now, this moral is compatible with me.

You mean he's as much of a bitter and malicious creep as you are? That's not possible.

I'm guessing yours has that sickenly sweet idealism that will refuse to die like you.

You say the sweetest things.

Quiet. You'll scare the morals.

A bit late for that. But look, the one who tried to read us is bouncing in his seat with questions though.

You deal with them. I'm going to go spy on the doomed. an evil smile spread out on Severus's face and he vanished leaving a pouting Lantern.



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(End Chapter Five- Divine Interruptions)