I Don't Own Harry Potter
Plot Idea #2: Things are changing, the group are all grown up now, and as long as you ignore some of the trauma, it's almost like their all functioning adults.
Chapter 2: Aster Zabini and her immortal Godfather
"I suppose you aren't going to let me say no?" Blaise gave me a look that spoke of plenty of things he would do, well try to do, if I said no to him on this. Honestly, I don't see why he's been so serious about this. It's not that big of a deal.
"Come on, it's not like it's going to or even can kill you" I rolled my eyes at that because he was being dramatic, this wasn't that big of a deal in all honestly which was why he bringing up the chances of me dying just showed he clearly thinks this was a hell of a lot more important than I do. Of course, then again, I both don't have any kids, nor do I want to have any so maybe I don't have the right kind of mind set for something like this.
"I get you want your daughter to have a godfather but why can't you get Theo to do it, at least he gets along with children" Blaise was giving me that look again, the one that tells me that he's wondering how I can both be a genius and an idiot. I just stared back at him for a long moment, letting him know I didn't give a shit about him questioning my ability to be socially normal enough to get whatever the fuck he wants from me.
"One, you're my best friend. Two, if anything so much as scratches her, I can count on you destroying it into ash, then burning said ashes. And three, it's Theo, do you really think he's responsible enough to look after a kid? Much more, my kid?" I feel like he thinks I'm a bit more overreacting than I am, of course maybe I should do something once and a while to prove him wrong on that account but still.
Though, I will admit, his point about Theo is a sadly strong one. Doesn't mean I'm not going to argue a bit just to make sure he knows what he's getting into. I just wanted to make sure he knew, fully.
"So in response to him being a bit irresponsible, you're giving the position to me, a known murderer, a highly emotional stunted, over all asshole of a person? Are you sure that's wise?" I didn't mind, in fact I thought it was nice that he thought I would be the best fit for the role, it made me a bit warm really which just felt weird, even if the competition made it a bit easy.
Still, I figured it would be best to remind him that he's basically giving me partial custody over his daughter, I knew I wasn't role model material, no one should try anything I considered normal, much less a child. Though, I will admit, I wasn't exactly surprised when he snorted and replied blandly back.
"First off, I trust you, which mitigates like all your points, and second off, I'm not doing this only for you to stick around more than a few weeks every few months. Don't think I'm not getting something from this as well. You're terrifying enough that no ones going to think of fucking with her with you as the deterrent" Ah, well... he should have just led with that, I mean I know a thing or two about getting my way through fear, and while I don't have much experience on the matter personally, I know usually a parent's over protectiveness doesn't have something as mundane as a limit. Still... was it a bit weird I was a bit disappointed? We both knew realistically I wasn't that good of a pick, but still...
"You know, you really should have led with the good reasoning" He made a comment about me being fucked in the head enough that the last part some how made a good point, to which I leaned in and scribbled out my signature on the form, so he wouldn't see my small smile at his reaction, before sliding it back over to him. I am now a legal guardian of one Aster Zabini, and in the off chance that something happens to both Blaise and Daphne, I or Tracey, as her godmother, will gain custody over Aster.
"Yeah yeah, anyway, come on. Daphne is a bit testy at the moment" I thought about making a comment that she was nine months pregnant so it made a bit of sense. Sure I might find her a bit more annoying than normal because of that reason but I can't say anything when the reason behind it was obvious and not something she can exactly help at the moment so I've put up with it and kept any and all snark to myself, mostly. Though to be fair to Blaise, he was her husband and as such he's had to deal with her a lot longer than me but still. If I don't complain then I'm not being true to myself, and that's my justification.
"I'll be sure to tell her that" He glared at me and swiped to try and cuff me in the back of the head, I just rolled my eyes and ducked out of the way. Honestly, you'd think at age twenty-two he wouldn't try and assault me as much. Then again, mentally, I'm closer to forty than twenty, so I can't exactly say shit on the matter of acting one's age.
"You try and I will get Eliza to- Actually, where is she? I'm use to the two of you coming in a pair" I rolled my eyes at that. He was being dramatic, the two of us stopped pairing up on the random adventures closing in on a half a year ago. It was a bit sudden but to be fair, traveling together for years doing whatever then taking a break for a while then teaming up again for another few months, made it so my friends made some dumb connections about us being a duo that gets into trouble, ignoring the fact that they are right. Though to be fair, I think even the papers have noticed, even if they couldn't be farther from the truth on the matter of the relationship itself. Neither of us were interested in each other like that.
"Right this second, not sure, I haven't had a long catch up chat with her in a little while. You know how Cordell, her coven leader is, and not surprisingly over a couple centuries she's only managed a few years worth of vacation days, I have no doubt she spent most of them as soon as she got them available. I think I'm a bad influence on her actually. She's been taking on some more jobs recently so she can build up enough days for the two of us to go and blow up a small dark wizard terrorist or something" Blaise rolled his eyes hard at that and said.
"The two of you have such a weird friendship I swear. You hardly mention her during our time in Hogwarts, then you go off on a minor world trip then come back, spend a month mocking us for our normal lives then go off again and then repeat. I swear if you were into women I would you have told you to just fuck already. You two could have a nice eternity together, even if it would mean hell on earth to any that cross your path" I gave a mock huff at that and said.
"Well I'm sorry all of you are a bit boring. Besides, we both needed a hell of a break after the war" Blaise couldn't argue with that, I put my work in and so did she, even if it wasn't as forward as what I was doing to end it, she is one of the biggest reasons why most of the vampires in Europe didn't join that idiot dark lord. Being a coven leader's close second in command has it's downsides, though some might call them perks, not to mention she's the exact opposite of a homebody so having to stick around for so long was driving her mad anyway.
"I get it, trust me, you needed and deserved it, hell I know that better than anyone with how much I pestered you back then to take care of yourself. Still, if it wasn't for a simple fact about you I'd have so much fun about teasing you about her, at least it might start to let me get back at you for all your words about me and Daph" I just rolled my eyes again before deciding that if he was going to be annoying to me then I might as well shift up the topic of conversation.
"You know, you act like if anything changed it would be anything other than platonic still. Honestly, do you think I'm going to be the marrying or even romantic type" He seemed to think about it for a minute before laughing at whatever mental image my words caused. Yeah, that's the reaction I figured, and with that the conversation has hopefully been shifted enough for-
"Well whatever mate, it's your strange life. Still, what's she up to at the moment anyway? You must have some idea, it's you, you always have some idea" -That. He wasn't wrong, like at all, but that's more out of ingrained habits that I like to know about everything that's been going on with my friends than me actively seeking out what she's doing, that would be slightly creepy... Ok, it was creepy no matter how you look at it, but I prefer to not think to hard about it.
"Nothing mostly, she's stuck working the information gathering, though she has asked me for a favor recently so there's that. Just some blood letting, because as it turns out being the major suppliers of Europe's blood trade for vampires puts a heavy decrease on their stock" They still had enough for a long while but there has been a weird spike in turned undead recently, plus it gave me unneeded favors from Cordell which I just find comforting to have. An old habit for collecting them I guess.
"Oh? Well I guess that is one way of using your abilities. Got anything else planned after being drained like a cow" He's words were a bit idiotic but there was a clear wanting to know when I was going to take off again, which was understandable. Honestly, I pick up and leave a bit to often for everyone's tastes but it's the only thing keeping me from going crazy out of boredom or the... memories. I feel like no one knows how much it sucks to have a Master title for basically literally every branch of legal magic out there before you turn twenty, well not divination of course but that's because the art is mostly bullshit, trust me I've looked into it. Anyway, I've already tapped most I can out of magic basically, that I have any interest in, and that was nearing four fucking years ago.
"No clue, but I have been thinking about taking another trip to America, all the weird stuff happens over there, honestly their magical government is shit" I meant it, it was crazy, mostly since they seemed to have taken a see no evil do nothing approach to it. That's all and well for the small stuff but it is a pain in the ass for all the little guys that have ghost problems, I mean, not all come back peacefully, though the poltergeists are usually worst depending on the death. Really I think the main thing is that it all comes from lack of magic to protect their souls when they come back to stick around.
Magic protects me and other wizards against the stuff that effect non-magicals in a whole new and much worse way. And since it isn't a magical that is in trouble it goes back to the 'not my problem' section of the magical congress over there. Not like the non magical government is much better to be honest. It's literally a dick measuring contest about who is going to give in first and address the problem. I found it idiotic, but that's the whole reason I didn't go into politics, I found it all idiotic.
"Not like ours is the greatest either at the moment. Honestly mate, you could have run the place before you even turned twenty if you wanted to" He was right, I could have, hell right now with my credentials I could honestly get in just about anywhere, and with my very annoying fame and barely functioning people skills, I could get a high position in the government with a letter or two, and in a few years I could have run the place probably. But I've already given enough years to that cause so fuck all of that.
"I would have thrown myself off a cliff from the paperwork alone" He rolled his eyes at that as we continued to walk through the house, probably thinking about how something like that would just be me being dramatic, I mean it wouldn't kill me. Well it would, but that's not the point he's trying to get across.
"Yeah, like dying would get you out of that...Anyway, look it's been like two months since you last graced us with your presence so mind not saying anything, or you know, just being you in general. I'd rather a nice evening without the two of you trying to out passive aggressive the other because you made some comment about her stomach" I nodded, already being told that right after he had opened the door to let me in. Honestly, seven years of manipulating and quite literally playing mind games with basically everyone around me starting the age of eleven, and you'd think he would know I know how to keep myself in check.
Still, I just gestured for him to walk on as we entered the room where Daphne was in, from the looks of it she was finishing up getting ready. Though as we stepped in, I did think about what we had just talked about a bit more. Not about the government thing, I don't give much of a shit about that to be honest. What I was thinking about was my next trip, I wasn't overly bored and even then I would stick around for a few months, after all, I'm a godfather now, and while I'm not much of a responsible adult when I don't have to be, I do know how to act like one when I have to. Plus it would stop Blaise being a nagging pest for a while.
And if it just happened I'd visit a bit more now that I knew the others thought I wasn't around enough then no one had to now.
Besides Daphne could pop at any moment and I'm sure Blaise would try to skin me alive if I missed his first born's birth. Of course it is very late October at the moment, an I'm sure Blaise and the others would also try to skin me alive if I missed Christmas this year, we've all seemed at some point decided to come together at this time, no matter what, just to catch up and all spend an evening together, so they would pester me if I miss it. And just leaving for a month in between isn't that long and I'd probably have to cut whatever I was doing short for it, so I'll just stick around for the full time.
Which reminds me that I need to get some presents ready, maybe as a joke I could buy a book on advanced potions for Aster. Hell, I could get her one of Blaise's potions books, he's published two already. Nah, that might be poor form even for me. Though it would be fun to watch the reactions. It'd at least get a laugh out of Theo, well before Daphne beat him over the head with said potions book at least.
That actually might be even funnier...
Great, I really want to see that now.
"Oh come on, it was one time!" Everybody laughed at Theo's pleading face as I rolled my eyes at his frankly deserved embarrassment. Blaise was the nicest us of as he continued on my story with.
"Yeah, one time, in front of everyone. How in the word did you even manage to make a spinning top that shoots fire?" He just threw his hands up like he was talking to a crowd of children, all of which weren't listening to a damn thing he said. Which was exactly what we were doing as he continued to try and give us a reason for why he thought it would be a good idea.
"Look! Some people use magic to become immortal, I use it to make a living, and if someone asks me to make a fire breathing top of death, then I'm going to make a fire breathing top of death! And stop looking at me like that, none of you can say you haven't made something weird that comes from your profession. Tracey, Blaise, I know for a fact that the two of you have made some freaking weird potions and spells in your time, and Kyu don't even get me started with your fucked inventions! How about we talk about those huh" Before any of us could speak up on that, Daphne had smacked Theo and said primly.
"You aren't going to be talking about any of that with my daughter next to you" Theo just groaned but didn't say anything else as all of our attention was turned to the baby that was sitting next to both Theo and Daphne, and who was across from Blaise. Those two are both going to be overbearing I'm sure. Hell, Blaise alone is enough of a mother hen that I'm sure he could fill both roles, with Daphne involved I'm sure that kid is going to be suffocated in love and other sappy family adjectives.
"You realize she's only about five or so weeks old right? Her brain can't remember this so we're fine to talk about whatever" Daphne turned and glared at me for that, I just stared back without bothering to look abashed, while ignoring the fact I knew exactly how many days old Aster was. I was right, not to mention childhood amnesia is a very common thing, hell knows that I've used that as an excuse enough times so that I didn't have to talk about a childhood I don't remember having at the orphanage.
Though no one really believes me, and with the type of person I am... I think they think it's because it's something trauma related during my time there.
"I don't care. And you Kyu are not going to do a damn thing that might have my daughter turn out like you! You're my friend but I am not having my daughter becoming emotionally stunted wreck of a human being" I just rolled my eyes at that while thinking about telling her the chances of that happening. Instead I decided this was one of those parent things and that I wasn't going to be able to talk her out of it without an argument so I just said.
"I'm not going to be a bad influence, at least not as bad as you think I'd be. Besides, you know I wouldn't do anything with you all here to nag me to hell and back" Not like I would try anything anyway, the little girl across from me... I though I would be slightly more indifferent honesty, but I wasn't. Daphne rolled her eyes at that but knew I'm good for my word, especially over something that was important like this, even if I was being a bit sarcastic about it. That was just my way of talking when I'm not having to play some angle.
"Good, now then. Come on, I don't know about you all, but I think we've acted like old people enough already, with all the talk of the old days" Blaise snorted at that. The thing we were mocking Theo for happened two weeks ago, but we all nodded as the conversation moved on towards a different direction, though sadly it was one where I was a bigger focus.
"Alright then, Kyu, it's your turn, you always have something happening. So what's your most recent plans?" I rolled my eyes a bit at that and decided that explaining would be best, that way they would stop being so nosy. Honestly they should have asked me earlier, it's not like I have many grand schemes happening at the moment so I don't mind telling them all about it. Of course, maybe a life of secrecy would have them thinking I'm always holding something or another back. If that was the case then they could be a bit better at being nosy then.
"Nothing big, I'm planning on sticking around for maybe a couple more months, about three to five or until the media annoys me enough that I want to leave. For where I'm heading, well no idea, I might go to Africa or America" Blaise rolled his eyes at that and quickly made a comment on that.
"So America then, honestly mate, what's so grand about the place?" Besides being my original birth country? Honestly no idea, maybe it was because of all the strangeness that happens over there. I find it interesting, not to mention no one knows me there, most of the time at least. Other than that, well my last trip was to Asia, and let's just say I'm not fully welcomed in most of Russia at the moment, again, so south and west are my best options. Besides it's been over a year, nearly two, since I've been to America anyway, it's not like I'm stuck with the country. But he is right, I was thinking of going back for a while.
"Honestly, nothing, but that can be said about Britain also, and basically everywhere else. Plus hardly anyone on the street knows me so that's a major plus" He just rolled his eyes at that but didn't say anything to my clearly great point about how the world is kind of shit. From there the conversation turned back to something not so heavy on me, as Blaise began to complain about book publishing. Like he gets to complain, at least he gets to write his own books and that they're on potions. I have deal with book publishing in a different way, aka, having to stop people from trying to sell my 'autobiography'. Honestly, I'm not even in my mid twenties yet.
I was going to mention that fact to just annoy Blaise when my phone went off. I blinked before looking down at it for a moment before getting up. Everyone rolled their eyes and Theo made sure to mention that I was going muggle on them. I ignore it and flipped the cell open and placed the receiver up to my ear, as I stood up and walked off while waving for them to continue on with there activities.
"Hello?" Magic and technology don't naturally get along well, but it isn't as crazy or as strong of a reaction as everyone thinks. Hogwarts is on multiple lay lines of earths natural magic, is almost always filled with hundreds of wizards, all practicing magic for most of their days there, and that's not even mentioning all the magic that's enchanted into the castle itself. With all that combined in a melting pot for a number of centuries and it makes sense that technology doesn't work there, but for basically anywhere else?
Well I'm the most powerful wizard alive and I would have to be like almost twice as stronger for the effect of my magic to have some major effect on the phone in my hands. Unless I was actively casting a spell or letting my magic drape in the air, tech is fine around me and even in a number of highly magical areas, though it can give me a shitty shitty connection most of the time, but that's about it. Anyway, rant over that shit aside, back to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Hey Kyu. Glad to here from my trusty old god" I rolled my eyes at Eliza's voice, she got over the godhood thing a long while ago but she still seems to find it entertaining to call me out on it for literally no reason at all, which I truly don't understand.
"Not technically a god. Are you calling me for a specific reason or just trying to annoy me?" She laughed over the line for some unknown reason as I just rolled my eyes at her enjoying my words in some unseeable way. After a moment the line picked back up as she spoke.
"Well I was going to wish you a merry Christmas but I don't think I will now. Listen, I got a couple months off and I might have cashed in the favor you got with the old man already to get me that time" I rolled my eyes at that, because of course that's what she did. She take great joy in using my shit for some reason, especially without telling me about it before hand. I think she likes the idea that she can just get away with annoying the most powerful being she'll ever meet, at least I hope so because if she meets another person as high up the rankings as me then that's just going to lead to a hell of a headache.
"Well, it's nice to know that your using my own favors with your coven leader as my Christmas present you really are thoughtful. Any reason why your telling me this?" I could feel her pout on the other end of the line, if she is going to bug me then I'm fine with acting like I have no idea why she's bringing this up, might as well force her to be the one to ask. Not like it's going to get her to respect me any more. I've long since given up on that... Then again, I didn't really care about that in the first place, really it was refreshing, but still.
"Glad to know your still emotionally clueless as ever. Listen, I'm planning on taking a break from work for a while now that the blood stock is filled up, and I was wondering if we could resume our tour" She spoke it like it wasn't even a question, though she is justified in that response. Honestly, life is a bit boring nowadays so having someone stick around for the ride is always fun, doubly so when that someone is a undying vampire that is over four hundred years old, and as such knows how to handle herself in most situations.
"Both of us could live for the next eternity if we so choose, why are you always so gun ho about doing stuff every time it's presented to you?" I knew the reason, hell, it was my reason for it all, boredom is a hell of a thing. And she's been dealing with it for a lot longer than I have, even if I'm sure my boredom eclipses her's.
"Because that's boring as all hell! Come on, there is no way your going to be able to just sit around for much longer, you've been visiting for two months now and that's pretty long for you" She wasn't wrong per-say but it's not like I'm that bad, I usually stick around for a month or two but I was expecting to stick around for a few more at the least, just to spend some more time with them all. I'll be honest, I missed their presence. It made the... it made the bad days not so bad being around them all, Elisa helped, but not as much as they did.
"I feel like I've spoiled you with all the excitement and stuff. I'm fine with some boring every now and again and right now I'm catching up with the ones that practice it the most. Give me a call in a month, maybe two, and I'll tag along for whatever insane shit you probably have planned, but I'll be heading back a week later probably, I think I'm going to stick around for a while" I could feel her roll her eyes, for someone about nine times older than me she sure acts like a kid some times.
I remember the first few years after I first met her and she was a flirty tease more than anything. I would say she changed but more than that, she just likes to fuck with men and women like that. To bad I'm both uninterested and not into necrophilia. Which is a word she hates to hear by the way, it's great entertainment every time I bring it up.
"Fine, your no fun" I rolled my eyes at that before snapping my phone shut. Now then, back to the dinner I was yanked away from.