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Chapter 4

The next few days were very… interesting. Harry and Draco used the time indoors to get to know each other better, and actually became reallt good friends, but neither were going to tell the other how he really felt about the other. Remus was catching up with Lily and James, while trying to make sure that Severus and James didn't attack each other. Lily also tended to Morgan and Sirius, who ere both sleeping in the upstairs guest bedroom (Sirius' old bedroom). Five days after the Ministry incident, Sirius woke up.

'My head is killing me' " Groans "

Lily came in with water, which Sirius drank. After a few attempts of opening his eyes, he finally managed to succeed. He saw Lily and immediately said:

"Am I dead, too? Did that angel leave me? Where is she?"

"Siri!" Harry had just entered the room and noticed that Sirius was awake. He immediately wrapped his godfather in a tight hug. Sirius blinked a few times and asked:

"Harry? Are you dead, too?"

Harry just started to laugh, as did Lily. Draco heard the laughing and came upstairs. He paused in the doorway and smirked before standing next to Lily. Sirius was very confused at this point, but absolutely and thoroughly confused when James, Remus, and Severus entered the room as well.

"I'm confused." Sirius said

After the laughter had died down, James told Sirius what had happened that night at Godric's Hollow, and Harry, Remus, Draco, and Severus told him about what happened since then, well, since Sirius fell through the Veil. After they told the tale, they waited for Sirius to do… anything. The only he had done since they finished was, sit, stare at nothing, and blink every now and then. After a good fifteen minuets, he looked over at Morgan (whom he noticed was in the room once Harry pointed it out).

"Um, Padfoot? Are you alright?" James asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm just a little overwhelmed. I mean, I thought you guys were dead, and then I thought I was in well, Purgatory I guess. And now I find out that you guys were never dead, I was in a living Hell on Earth, and I can't help but wonder hoe she found me. I mean, I've never met her before and oh Merlin, she must think I'm nutters. I called her an angel, no, I called her a beautiful angel and well, that's all I've gotten so far."

Sirius groaned and covered his eyes with a pillow that Harry had tried to hit him with. Instead, Harry and Remus just hit him in the arm. Remus spoke up:

"She may be very beautiful, but she is fierce. You may think she's harmless, Sirius, but she can fight and she can kill without a second's hesitation."

"Oh yes she can. Remember how she took out that group of 30 Death Eaters? They mentioned her father's family, and got so mad. She just flicked her wrist at them, and killed them all. Well, she flicked her wrist after yelling and swearing at them, throwing a punch in one guys face, which killed him." Harry said.

"Don't remind me, I ran into her right after that and she knocked me out cold, for no reason." Remus said.

"She saved your life Rem. She also placed a locator charm and various protection spells on you while you were out. That's why she knocked you out. She knew that I didn't want to lose you, and she didn't trust the Death Eaters to fight fair, which they didn't, so really it's a good thing she knocked you out. She also needed to get to me to make sure that I didn't die. I didn't want any of you to see me kill him, and then have me live, since I wanted to disappear and appear dead to all of you."

"She sure sounds like an angel, a beautiful warrior angel." Sirius said.

"Siri, how do you feel? I mean, when you escaped from Azkaban, you were very, well, out there for a bit." Harry asked.

"Surprisingly, I feel great. I feel so at ease, like I did when I got kicked out and disowned from my family. I haven't felt like this on a long while."

"Well, I think we should al" James started.

" groan Harry?" Came a raspy voice from the next bed.

Harry immediately went to Morgan's side. She pointed to her stomach and head (she didn't bother opening her eyes, she knew that Harry was there). Harry nodded in understanding and rushed out of the room. He returned with two vials and gave them to Morgan. Morgan took the vials and swallowed them both at the same time.

"That could kill you Ms. Lyndsay." Severus said.

Morgan just threw the vials at Severus head. He ducked out of the way, just in time and the vials crashed into the wall instead.

"I warned you Snape, never mention my surname." Morgan said, with her eyes still closed.

"I'm sorry, Morgan. It slipped my mind."

"Make sure it doesn't happen again. Next time, I will kill you. I need to rest, could you all keep it down?"

Morgan snuggled into her blankets, and went back to sleep. Harry just shook his head and kissed her forehead before he left the room. The others followed him, after bringing a very demanding Sirius down with them. They all took seats in the living room. The Potters sat on one sofa facing the window and a love seat. The love seat is where Severus and Remus sat, with Draco on the arm next to Remus. Sirius was sitting in a single in the middle of the sofa and the loveseat.

"Har, are you and Morgan, you know, together?" Sirius asked

"Me and Morgan? No, she's not my type, I'm Gay. She's the sister I wish I had."

"What did you give her this morning?" Severus asked

"A pain relieving potion because the wards were hurting her too much; and a blood type potion for when she needs to feed."

"Was there human blood in it?" Remus asked.

"No. It's kind of like a blood supplement. She puts in replacement stuff instead of the blood. She doesn't feed off of humans, just animals, well, rats, ok, one rat that was a human, and it gave her a wicked stomach ache."

"She fed off of…Peter!" Remus exclaimed.

"Kind of, she did kill him though, tore his throat right open. She held him as she bit apart his neck little by little. She wouldn't let him die right away, she kept him alive. She wanted him to see Voldemort fall once and for all before she killed the rat. She wanted him to see that he was a fool to associate himself with Tom in the first place and that he gave up the greatest things in life, not to mention caused a lot of people unnecessary pain. She made him watch as I killed Voldemort and have her transfigure a rock to look like me. We told him our plan, then she killed him, after asking me."

"Wow." Said Sirius, clearly amazed.

"We should all go and get some rest. It's getting very late." Lily said.

The others nodded, but made no effort to get up or even move from their spots. They were all very quiet, until Remus spoke up.

"I think Morgan found her mate. Let me finish before you say anything Harry. It is in her nature to find a mate. She said she didn't want to find her mate because she knew that he wasn't ready. I think that she forgot about it until she met Sirius. He is now almost ready enough for her to recognize him as her mate. Sirius, you already feel a pull towards her. I am very fond of her and please, please, I beg of you, do not fight this. She is going to give you everything Sirius. Please, don't turn her away because of her age."

"How old is she?" James asked

"17, she came into her inheritance last summer." Harry replied.

"She's so young, but I still want her." Sirius said.

"You still want her?" Remus asked

"Yes. You sis tell me not to refuse her after all, besides, I don't think I could refuse her even if I wanted to. I've never felt like this before. She is perfect. When we were at school, didn't you guys ever notice that all the girls I dated had light eyes and dark hair? Or that they were all very beautiful and fearless, not to mention ruthless."

"We noticed, but what does that have to do with Morgan?" James asked.

"Oh honestly Prongs, you can be so bloody thick headed." Remus said.

"What? It's a legitimate question." James replied.

"Prongs, Padfoot is trying to tell us that Morgan is the girl of his dreams, which I can't believe that I didn't make that connection when I first met her." Remus said.

"Exactly, thank-you Moony."

"Um, I know that this isn't any of my business, but, what does their… mating entail? I mean how is it going to happen? She's a Vampyre and a Harpie and I thought they both mate differently." Draco said.

"That is a very good question Draco, and I am afraid that I have no idea." Remus said.

They all sat in silence until Lily asked Harry to fill her in on everything that she and James missed out on. Harry, glad to have his parents back, filled them in. Draco was smiling (or cringing) as Harry told his parents what had happened to him at school. Lily asked about his home life and how Petunia was, and Harry's face fell. He told her exactly what living with the Dursleys was like for him. When Harry was done, everyone wanted to hunt down the Dursleys and kill them all.

"It wasn't Petunia's fault though. She had to be like that or else Vernon would harm her, too. Besides, Morgan already took care of them."

"How? I may not like them, but even they don't deserve to die." James said.

"She didn't kill them, or harm them in anyway. She was actually very kind to them, despite how they treated me."

"What did she do to them?" Lily asked.

"I don't know, she didn't tell me, and even if she did, it's not my place to tell."

They continued to talk until Morgan came down the stairs. Once she was in sight, Severus was at her side in an instant, much to everyone's surprise. He was acting like well, Molly Weasley.

"You should be in bed young lady. You need your rest. Go lay down on the couch. I need to check you over and make sure that those potions didn't hurt you. Why are you just standing here, go lay down or at the very least, sit down."

Morgan just stared at Severus, unblinking and unmoving. Severus was stairing back at her, becoming more and more worried with each passing second. The other occupants in the room looked on in both confusion and awe. Finally, Morgan took Severus' vacated seat. Severus exhaled and checked her over. He checked her vitals, eyes, felt for a fever, swelling in the throat, etc. Once he was done, he sat on the arm of the loveseat, next to her. Everyone was silent for a few more minuets until Draco spoke.

"Sev, don't take this the wrong way, but I've known you my whole life and I have never seen this side of you. You are more of a father to me than my own father and I didn't know you were even capable of such things. "

"Draco, I'm sorry I scared you, but I can't help but feel overly protective of Morgan. I can't explain why, but I just do."

"Well, I guess you all have some questions for me." Morgan stated, rather than asked.

"We do, but can I ask you something?" Remus asked.

"Depends what it is." Morgan replied.

"Mating."

"What do you want to know? I'm sure you already guessed who."

"What I want to know is what will you be? Vampyre or Harpie?"

"Honeslty, I don't know. I do know that I will be the submissive one, no matter what, and that my mate will be dominate, and will let me know when."

"When will that happen?"

"I don't know, but, things will be unbearable beforehand for you, me, and our mates. Since the full moon is approaching and your senses become more sensitive, you might be affected, too."

"How so? I've never had any problems before. I've been around during other… creatures' mating seasons and I have never been affected."

"You will this time, trust me. Now, since we are on the topic of mates, when were you going to tell?"

"Whenever you did."

"Well, there is no point in me saying anything since you already have."

"Whoa, wait a minuet, you mean that everything he said is true! I'm your mate?" Sirius said

"Yes, you are. I didn't know it until I looked into your eyes. If you want to be my mate, I will do anything and everything for you. Should you accept me, there is a catch; you can never be with anyone else again, even by accident. If you do, it would be an eternity alive, alone, and in excruciating pain for you. You can never be satisfied with anyone else either, and you could never be with me again, because you being with someone else will literally kill me. If you decide to not be with me, then we will both be unsatisfied in everything, and eventually I will die, though not right away. The choice is yours."

"I want to be with you. I can't describe it, but I know that you belong with and to me and I to you. I've never felt so… complete then I saw you."

"Sirius, please don't say anything until you've really thought this through and you understand what you are saying." Morgan said and Sirius just nodded.

"Mor, are you going to stay here?" Harry asked

"I can't, these wards hurt too much. As strong as I am, I can only stay for another day, two at the most. If I stay any longer, I will die."

"No, you promised me. You can't just leave."

"I can and I will. I promised you that I would stay with you until I couldn't or I wasn't needed. I said that I would be here to protect you, but I don't see a reason now to stay. You have your parents back, Sirius, too. Draco and Remus are here, too and I know that you and Severus can get along just fine. They all care about you Harry. I know that they will protect you and their protection is much better than mine."

"But, I need you here."

"No you don't. I will leave either tonight or tomorrow at daybreak."

"Stay."

All eyes turned to face Sirius, who had spoken. He got up and pulled Morgan to him. Their eyes locked and neither moved. He brought up his hand to caress her check while his other hand held one of hers. Her free hand was on his hip, stroking his side. The others all left the room, quietly, for fear of ruining the moment. Once everyone left, Sirius spoke.

"Please stay."

"Sirius, I can't. There is so much darkness here and it is slowly killing me. If I stay much longer, I will surely die, but you'd be free from the burden of being with me."

"Being your mate is not a burden. I have never ever felt like this before. You are everything I have ever wanted in a lover; you are all I have ever dreamed about. I know this is going to sound like a cliché, but I knew I loved you before I met you."

"Sirius, you're still recovering, you don't know what you are saying."

"I know exactly what I am saying. The only thing that I don't understand is why you don't want me. I know I'm not the good-looking, carefree bloke that I was back in school. I'm old enough to be your father; I'm pushing 40, why would you ever want me. I have nothing to offer you."

"Sirius, you don't have to be that good-looking, carefree, arrogant prankster. It is your soul that draws me in, not looks, not personality, not anything. I am drawn to you, but your heart lets me know that you are the one for me, my mate, my love, and my life."

"How did you find me?"

"I followed my own heart, the heart that belongs with yours."

Sirius continued to caress her check. Morgan leaned into the touch and smiled at Sirius. Sirius smiled back at her and lowered his head. Morgan brought her head up to meet his. Their lips just brushed each other and both had never felt so complete. They both had felt the tiny spark that signified the acknowledgement of their bond. The only thing left now was to bind their minds and souls to each other. They just continued to stare at each other until Severus poked his head in.

"I do hate to interrupt, but Lily and the others would like to sit in the living room now."

Sirius and Morgan snapped out of their daze. Sirius turned to Severus and nodded for the others to enter. Severus returned the nod and went to get the others. The others came back in and resumed their original seats. Sirius put Morgan on his lap and held her close. All of the adults were very excited for the new couple, while Harry and Draco were amused. Everyone was silent for a few minuets until Severus spoke.

"Morgan, I just wanted to apologize for my earlier slip up in the bedroom. I was just so concerned about your well being and it slipped."

"It's alright, but next time I will not forgive you. You do not need to apologize because you don't know the story. You most likely just thought I was being a rebellious teenager who didn't want to associate herself with her father. I guess I should tell you all the reason why I don't want to be addressed by my surname."

"You never told me before, please don't leave anything out." Harry said

"I won't, but you all won't like this. As you all know, my father was from a very old and proud family of Vampyres. He was disowned by them for marrying my mother. As you all know, my mother was a full-blooded Harpie. Anyway, my mother died while giving birth to me. My father knew nothing about raising a child, nevertheless a half Harpie baby. He knew he needed help, so he turned to my mother's family. They did help him, and they would have loved to continue helping if things weren't so different. My father's family had found out about my mother's family helping out and they were furious. Even though my father was disowned, he was still expected to carryout the traditions of a pureblood, despite who he was married to and what I was.

It was hard for my mother's family to stop helping him, even though he told them the truth about the situation and warned them not to help. My aunt had refused to stop helping, and my father's brother was told to kill her, and he did. After her death, my mother's family was devastated to say the least. One by one they died, for one reason or another. My grandmother was the last to die actually. She left me a book on our history.

My father's family will not acknowledge my presence in the family. To them, I don't belong in the family. Despite the fact that we are disowned, they still keep track of us. When I came into my inheritance, my father had to kick me out, it's a rule we have. I'm not allowed to have any contact with him or any member of the family for 20 years. I did hear that he was killed by a muggle a few months ago. He saw one muggle robbing another muggle and was shot in the head when he tried to save the muggle from being robbed by the other muggle. According to Vampyre law, if a Vampyre's parent(s) die before the 20 years are over; the Vampyre is not allowed back into the family and can never contact them. I can never ask to be let back in, forgiven, or even prove myself. They also say that I can't join another clan, however, I have to keep my surname, but never answer by it. I can be invited to meetings, but otherwise, I have to stay away."

"So basically, you are an orphan with no relatives to take care of you." Lily asked

"Yes, even though I do have blood relatives still alive. It's very unlikely that our laws will be changing anytime soon or even in the distant future. The new council can't change a single thing."

"Council?" Remus asked

"High order of purebloods. It is the five most powerful and influential Vampyres in the country. In this country, the families are Lynsday, McClellan, Melfi, Roberts, and Jones. The most powerful in each family is the head of the family and represents them in the Council. The head of the council is the most powerful out of those five. If the current head of the Lynsday family dies, I would be taking their place and the head of the council if Raymond of the Melfi family dies, too. He is the present head of the council."

"Wow, I have never heard of any of that." Remus said, while everyone else nodded in agreement.

"Of course not. Vampyres are very conservative and private. I am allowed to only tell you the story once and never again to any of you. You all are unable to tell other people about what I told you. We place charms on you to ensure our secret. Believe me, do not even attempt to say this to others, or each other."

"What would happen if we did?" Draco asked

"Ever heard of a Banshee?"

"You mean to tell me that Banshees are really just cursed humans and that you Vampyres are responsible for it. That is… wicked in every sense of the word." Remus said

"I know, we all know, but there is nothing we can do about it. Certain laws and spells were put down so that we can never ruin things and indirectly, it also prevents us from bettering ourselves. Every high elder in the world has to agree upon things before anything can happen. No new laws and no changing of laws unless there is a unanimous vote for it."

"Mor, are you really going to leave us, even after Sirius' confession." Harry asked, not meaning to change the subject, but he really didn't want Morgan to leave.

"I would love to stay, but I can't. These wards hurt too much and I don't want to have to rely on pain-relieving potions and those potions will stop working after a while and I'll die."

"Stay at Snape Manor. Dumbledore doesn't know it exists, it's unplottable, strong, natural wards, secluded area, and has plenty of room. You are more than welcome to stay there. I usually stay at Snape Place or Hogwarts."

"Sev, why are you being so nice to me? Don't get me wrong, you are a great person, but not a kind and friendly person, or even a paternal person." Morgan said

"I can't help it. I just feel like I should be taking care of you, not in the romantic sense, but in the paternal sense. I can't explain why I feel like that, but I just want to hold you and make sure nothing bad happens to you, like a father should."

"I think I can accept you as my father. You'll just have to bear with me. I've never really had a father father, or even a family."

Severus got up and pulled Morgan to him in a big hug. Both Remus and Sirius felt something when Severus did that. Remus wanted to tear Morgan off of Severus and attack her, show her that Severus was his. Sirius felt like beating Severus to a pulp and/or kill him, and then show Morgan that she belonged to him and him alone. The hug itself was very brief, but it lasted too long for Remus and Sirius. After Severus and Morgan separated, Sirius immediately pulled Morgan back onto his lap and Remus pulled Severus to him. Draco and the Potters looked on in complete confusion. Non of them were looking at Sirius or Remus when Severus and Morgan had embraced. Remus glared at Morgan, who returned the glare full on. Severus and Sirius turned to their respective mates and then put some distance between them when Remus, sounding a lot like Moony, started growling and Morgan started clicking. Sirius got off the single seat and followed Severus' example of slowly moving away. Sirius transformed into Padfoot, while James, who was watching the scene, transformed into Prongs. Lily motioned for Draco, Harry, and Severus to follow her out of the room. They followed Lily to the next room. The last thing they saw was Morgan lunging at Remus and heard Morgan screech and Moony growl.

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