Warning: This story (including the future sequels) will include mentions of child abuse, child rape, manipulating children, evil Dumbledore, good Voldemort, bad Weasley's (not the twins, Bill or Charlie), bad Hermione, bad Order (but not Remus or Sirius), Wolfstar, Snily, Drarry, Mpreg, creature inheritances, Severitus, and possibly some other things which I will add as they come along. If you don't like any of these things, then I suggest you don't read. If you don't like it after reading one or more chapters then feel free to read no more, but please don't leave rude comments about something you don't like when I have warned you about it being present in this story. I hope that you enjoy this story for those of you that either don't mind or enjoy these things. It is my first time writing slash, and therefore mpreg, but I'm guessing it is basically the same as writing non-slash so that is kinda how I am going to write it. It is also my first time writing about creature inheritances, Severitus, and good Voldemort, but I am going to try and I hope you enjoy it. On with the chapter…

Betrayals, Truths and Family

Chapter 4: A Son Meets with Friends

Two days passed by rather quickly at Riddle Manor. Harry got to know his father and grandfather, although he wasn't comfortable with calling them by those terms out loud yet, and he found that he really liked them. They actually cared about him, they actually loved him. They spent most of their time with him, except when he was sleeping because he ended up doing a lot of that since he was still healing, and still in pain when he wasn't on pain relieving potions. They helped and comforted him when he had nightmares as well, which was a lot considering his past. His father also gave him a book about Veela and he read it eagerly, wanting to know everything he could learn about his kind, and what would occur during his life with his mate.

He was shocked to find out that if your mate dies then you will die a slow and painful death due to the loneliness you feel after. When he confronted his father on that, and how he wasn't dead yet since his mate had died, his father explained that if a Veela has a child when it's mate had died then that would keep them alive, the need to protect the child would keep them alive. When Harry said that he didn't know he had a child though he added that his inner Veela must have known that he had a child out there and so he didn't die. He also said that it would have been a long death, that it could take years to eventually die, it depended on how powerful you were. Though, he did say that unless murdered Veela tend to have rather long lives, that their average age of death was a lot higher than that of a wizards', and that they tend to remain fertile until the day they die as well.

Harry read quite a few books in those two days, when he wasn't sleeping he was found curled up in the library with his family and a book in his hands. He read a book on potions, transfiguration, charms, and the book of pranks the twins gave him, as well as the Veela one. He also started looking through the photos given to him by his father with both of the men and he loved the stories he was told.

It was a few hours before Severus was to go and meet the twins, Bill and Charlie when his father found him, in the library, curled up on one of the dark green, leather sofas, a book on potions in his hands, reading it intently, obviously interested in what the book was telling him, when Severus decided to ask his son why he was suddenly interested in books.

"Harry, I've known you for the past three years and I have never seen you being interested in books, or your studies. Why are you so interested in them now?" Severus asked curiously as he sat next to his son on the sofa.

"I've always loved books. I was punished whenever I did well at school, well, when I did better than Dudley and he was stupid and didn't care about his studies, so I had to pretend to be stupid as well. But I went to the library in school a lot because I didn't have any friends, Dudley chased everyone away and they were too scared of him to be bothered to become friends with me. So, I spent a lot of lunch times and break times in the library, either there or the music room anyway. I either spent my time reading books or learning how to play musical instruments because the librarian and the music teacher were the only ones that were nice to me. The only ones willing to help me. Then on the train to Hogwarts I met Ron and he was the first person to be nice to me, to become my friend. I didn't want to lose my first ever friend. He never took any interest in his studies and I figured that if I did too much better than him then he wouldn't like me anymore. And Hermione is the other best friend I had ever made, I feared that if I did better than her then she wouldn't like me either. She also didn't think that I was that clever, so I didn't want her to change her mind on that and hate me. I was scared, last year, when I got full marks on my Defence Against the Dark Arts exam and she didn't because she couldn't get past the boggart at the end. I could tell that she was shocked but she didn't say anything. Though, sometimes I would go to the library, I found a part of it that I could be alone in, and I would use the invisibility cloak to be alone and read where no one could see me. I also read all of my books before first year. I guess I was just scared of being rejected by the only friends I ever had, so I didn't want to do too much better than them. But now that I know the truth about them, I don't know what to do. I also think that maybe I feared that if my relatives found out about me doing well at Hogwarts the abuse would be worse as they would be more scared of me if I was doing magic well. And, you did say that I had blocks on my intelligence, which is probably why I struggled to remember things for exams, but now I remember everything I have learnt in the last three years. And if I retook the exams I am sure I could ace them. Also, now that I think about it, the two of them were always hindering my ability to do my school work, Hermione moaning about one thing or another and Ron trying to distract me from it." Harry explained, Severus was saddened by his sons' response, and Harry could tell. He looked back at the book in his hands so as to not see the sad look in his fathers' eyes.

"Well, from now on I expect you to do your best in school, no matter what. I want you to do your best in all of your lessons, show Granger who really is at the top of the class. Now that we know the truth about them I think it would be a subtle start to revenge. But, I need to know, are you really that bad at potions?"

Harry laughed and shook his head. "No, ever since the events of second year I have been sneaking into Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, going into the Chamber of Secrets, where I have found Salazar Slytherin's private potions lab, and I make every potion we learn about, and more, I am able to make them perfectly as well. You can test me if you want. I also turned the dead Basilisk into useable potions and wand ingredients, waiting to be used. I sold some of it to Ollivander so he could make wands with it. And I sold some to the Apothecaries in Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley and Hogsmeade. I have the money from it hidden in the Chamber, ready to be put into my Gringotts account when I have the time, although, I did spend some of it on potions ingredients, but the Apothecaries gave me some potions ingredients for free as thanks for the rare Basilisk parts. I also have spent some of it on books, on potions and a lot of other things. The rest, of both the money and the ingredients, are in the potions lab down there, waiting to be used."

Severus looked shocked, but also proud of his son. Harry was happy to know that someone was proud of him. He could see that Remus was proud of him when he got 100% in his DADA exam, but this was his father who was proud of him, that was different, better.

"Do you know what you want to do, after Hogwarts?" Severus questioned, intrigued.

"I don't know. I mean, people expect me to become an Auror, you know, since I got rid of Voldemort, and keep doing so. But that's not what I want to do. I don't like fighting, and I don't want to spend my life doing that. Especially now that I know I will be able to have a family despite my sexual preferences. I don't want a job that is too dangerous. I think that the intelligence block really only worked around exams, as I didn't struggle before exams, only during them, I just didn't want to prove that I was intelligent. But now that it is gone and I am able to do well in exams I think I want to get some masteries. I will work to my full abilities from now on. I want to get a mastery in Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Herbology, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Ancient Runes, and Arithmancy. I have studied books on Ancient Runes and Arithmancy all year and I find them intriguing. Much better than Care of Magical Creatures and Divination anyway. I was hoping I could change subjects, but with the teachers being controlled I wasn't allowed to, I realise that now. I did ask McGonagall at the beginning of the year but she said I couldn't. Once you have saved her I should be able to, though, right?"

"Yes, once they are out from Dumbledore's control then she should be able to change your courses. Dumbledore obviously doesn't want you to be doing anything that requires too much intelligence. The subjects you chose are simple and easy to pass, especially with the people that are teaching them. Ancient Runes and Arithmancy are much harder and require more work, they aren't easy passes. Who do you want to do the masteries under?"

"Well, I was hoping that the Hogwarts professors, such as yourself, would be able to take me on as I also wanted to study healing under Madam Pomfrey. You see, before I knew the truth, I was planning on playing dumb until it was time to take my OWLs then actually do my best in them, and my NEWTs, then hope that they would take me on as an apprentice. But now I know the truth I am going to start doing my best now, and hopefully impress them enough to want to take me on, and express my interest in healing to Madam Pomfrey this year so maybe she could start teaching me the basics straight away, and maybe take my Healing exams along with my NEWTs. Then stay at Hogwarts as a part-time Healer whilst I gain my masteries. Supposing, of course, that Dumbledore and everyone who supports him is gone by then and my life can be simple without the worries of someone trying to kill me. Then, once I have my masteries I'm thinking of maybe teaching at Hogwarts as well as helping Madam Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing when my help is needed. Or working at St Mungos for a number of years before starting to teach. I don't know yet."

"You've put a lot of thought into this. I'm impressed." Severus chimed proudly.

"Thank you. Where's Tom?" Harry asked, happy that someone was impressed with him and that that someone was his father.

"In bed, he's still trying to gather his strength after the ritual to bring his body back to him. Now, I should probably floo to The Leaky Cauldron, I have to meet the Weasley's soon. Do you want to meet them in here or in another room?"

"In here, please."

"Okay, I will bring them through. I'll be back soon." Severus said as he stood up, leaning forward to place a gentle kiss on his sons' forehead before leaving the room.

Harry smiled at the feel of being kissed by a parent, he had never received kisses like that before, none that he could remember anyway. It was nice to know that he was loved and cared for. That someone wanted him in their lives.

It was half an hour later that the four Weasley boys and Severus entered the library to find Harry reading his potions book. Harry smiled at them and put the book down on the coffee table next to the sofa before he stood to greet them. The twins hugged him and he hugged them back. The other two boys introduced themselves and shook his hands. Severus called Pinky to ask for some drinks and snacks for the five boys before leaving the room and allowing them to converse on their own.

The five boys sat down, the twins on either side of Harry, on the same sofa he had been sitting on before, and the other two in the two armchairs opposite the sofa.

"Harry, we're sorry about how our family are treating you. We heard them talking in the kitchen, about taking money from your vaults at Gringotts, Hermione's taking books from your family vaults as well. Then Ginny and mum were talking about getting you to marry Ginny, and getting her pregnant then killing you so they can have all of your money. We heard them talking about how they were feeding you various potions and casting various spells on you. And how the Tri-wizard Tournament will be happening at school this year and the Headmaster is going to put your name in and make sure it came out so you would have to compete. He has been testing you, every year except for last year. He also has the teachers, Remus and Sirius under the imperius curse, controlling them, making sure that they treat you how he wants them to treat you. It was a set-up, you meeting us before your first year, he wanted to make you hate Slytherin so you wouldn't want to go there. That's all we know, but we told Bill and Charlie straight away and we all hate our family for what they are doing to you. And we are all with you every step of the way." George said, no one else knowing what to say. It was the most Harry had heard one of the twins speak without the other finishing their sentences.

"I knew most of that already. Here is my mothers' letter to Severus, you should probably all read it so you can understand what's been going on better. Don't worry, Severus gave me permission to show it to you all." Harry said as he picked up the letter from the table where he had placed his book and gave it to Fred, who read it before giving it to George, and he passed it to his two other brothers after reading it himself.

They were all shocked and angry at what they read.

"So, you're a submissive Dark Veela?" Bill asked, curious yet amazed.

"Yes, or I will be on my next birthday, that is when I will gain my inheritance. So, no matter how much your parents and Dumbledore try to get me to marry Ginny, I wouldn't be able to, I also wouldn't be able to get her pregnant as it is my job to get pregnant, I can't physically get anyone pregnant, I am only allowed to mate with my mate. So that part of their plan isn't going to work out." Harry explained with a smile on his face.

"Do you know who your mate is yet?" Fred pondered.

"No. I just know it is either someone I have already met, or will meet this year, and they are a Veela themselves. They also have to be a dominant Veela. I will find out on my birthday who it is."

"Has your father started saving the people that need saving?" Charlie asked.

"Yes. He has saved Tom, who is upstairs resting as he needs to gain his strength back after the ritual. He is also working on the potion so he can give it to the other professors, the Aurors, Remus and Sirius after using the counter charm. He is also going to give it to whoever is on our side so Dumbledore can't control any of us. Which means he has to make a lot of it."

"And Dumbledore really is the true Dark Lord?" George said in a tone that made the others sense he didn't want to fully believe it, but with all of the proof there wasn't really much else that Dumbledore could be.

"Yes. He has been playing everyone."

"Are you going to make that group your mother mentioned?" Fred asked, sounding very interested in being a member.

"Of course. And you four are the first members, if you want to be anyway. Severus told me where the Room of Requirement is, and how it works. I can make it so that Bill and Charlie are able to floo there when we have meetings. And I figured I would meet with more people during the summer to really start to build numbers. We need people that are going to be my true friends, people that can help me. People that will work beside me in bringing down Dumbledore and his followers."

"Of course, we'll join. Who else are you going to try and get in it?" Bill replied.

"Well, I was thinking of asking Neville and Dean, as well as Lee, Colin, Dennis, and Alicia from Gryffindor. Then Susan, Hannah, Ernie, Justin, and Cedric from Hufflepuff. Also, Anthony, Isobel, Lisa, Terry and Luna from Ravenclaw. And Blaise, Daphne, Draco, Theodore, and Tracey for Slytherin. I think that it would be good to have people from all houses in order to see what is occurring in each of them and how Dumbledore is messing with everybody. We also need to stop the house rivalry which Dumbledore is only making worse and this is a good way of doing so. I also think it would be a good idea for the staff to be involved once Severus has had the chance to save them, as well as the Aurors, Sirius and Remus. And I think the ghosts and Peeves should join since they seem to know things even the teachers don't. And, if we can get the Room of Requirement to add some blank canvases we can speak to some of the people from the paintings around school as well to see if they know anything extra, we can speak to some of the past heads and see if they know any of what Dumbledore is planning, which is highly likely since they are in the same room as him. We can find others to help as well, but that is who I am thinking of so far. And we can train together as well, see if the teachers, etcetera, will teach us extra things and whatnot. I'm guessing that Dumbledore will want a war, and we need to be trained for it. We need to be readier than what Dumbledore thinks we're going to be, which obviously isn't very ready considering the fact that we're not really learning anything useful, especially in Defence as Remus is the only decent teacher we have had in that subject. I have found out that he has cut out a lot of important subjects since becoming headmaster. We can also use the Marauders Map to see where people are at which time, keep an eye on the people we know to be working alongside Dumbledore. Do you guys know of anyone else who may be willing to join?" Harry said and they all nodded in agreement to his choices.

"We don't know anyone else, but we can try and find people." George replied, the other three brothers nodding in acceptance.

"Good. Thank you, for sticking by me instead of your family. It must be hard."

"Harry, we love you…" Fred.

"You're our little brother…" George.

"To find out what our family…" Fred.

"Is doing to you…" George.

"It hurts us to know that they want to cause you so much pain…" Fred.

"When we thought they loved you…" George.

"We will always stick with you…" Fred.

"You're our family…" George.

"And we don't like dark wizards…" Fred.

"We also don't like Dumbledore…" George.

"So, we are with you…" Fred.

"Every step of the way." Both of them finished.

"Harry, what our family are doing is wrong. We won't stick by them and watch them mess with a child. Especially not our brother." Charlie added, and Bill nodded to show that he agreed with his brothers.

"Thank you. What did you say when you told them you were going out for the afternoon?"

"We said we were meeting with Lee. They said they had to grab some things from Diagon Alley. How do you feel about having babies?" Fred asked, curious.

"Well, I feel great about it actually. I mean, I have known that I was gay for a while, but in the Muggle world it is frowned upon by most people to be gay, I also resigned myself to not having a family because of it. But now that I know that I can have a family, of my own, with my own biological children. It's great. And I don't even mind the thought of being pregnant, it sounds like a wonderful experience, painful for sure, but to feel your own child growing inside of you… it sounds amazing. Even more amazing considering I didn't even know that wizards could get pregnant." Harry answered truthfully, in awe of the fact that he could have children despite his sexual preferences, as well as the fact that he could actually carry and birth the children.

"We'll be sure to protect you and your family, Harry. We'll be there for you every step of the way. We solemnly swear on it." The twins spoke in perfect synchronisation.

"I know you will."

They talked for another hour, not about Dumbledore or anything, just about themselves, and life, the twins and Harry catching up and Harry getting to know the oldest two Weasley children. Harry asked the twins to tell their parents that he wrote to them saying he couldn't make it to the World Cup or The Burrow as he would be 'away with his family'. They were gutted but they knew he still needed time to heal, and he needed time to speak with others he wanted in his group, so they agreed.

When they had left Harry picked up his unfinished book, but he didn't start reading straight away, he was too busy smiling at the fact that he still had friends, and that he would have more soon. He thought about everything that had happened and will happen, and although he knew that there were going to be tough times, he knew he had a family, that will get larger with the new friends and people he added to it, and that that family would always stick with him. Not because he was the supposed 'Boy-Who-Lived', but because he was Harry. Just Harry.

Hey, I am so sorry for the wait but my health has been a nightmare and I have been super busy with family things, and work. But I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

I will update again when I can.

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