A/N: Sorry for the long wait. College is scarily taking up all my time, but I should be less busy as the semester goes on. Enjoy the update!
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Previously:
Esme laughed with him and excused herself. Orion watched her walk to Carlisle. "I hope everything will out alright."
Orion felt Edward put his arms him around him from behind. "Everything will be. Don't worry so much Ry."
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As the night dragged on, it was noticeable that Esme, Rosalie, and their mates weren't present. Even with a threat hanging over their heads, they wanted to start the process of having their own child. Alice was still unconscious and will be knocked out for a good while. Sirius, Severus, Luna, and Neville all left to Orion's house to sleep. That left Edward, Jasper, and Orion sitting in the living room.
Orion snuggled closer to Edward and informed Jasper of the different kinds of bonds. "My dad told me about the 3 different types of bonds and we think you have mistaken the Love Bond for the Life Bond."
Orion felt a tiny bit of Jasper's sadness in his chest. "What exactly is a life bond?"
"It's when you pretty much owe a debt to someone and you always feel the need to pay it off," Orion explained.
Jasper hummed. He looked absolutely devastated and no one could blame him. He found out in one night that not only is Alice not his mate, but she has been playing all of them from the beginning.
Orion could see Jasper was working himself up so he got up from Edward's embrace and hugged Jasper. The vampire stiffened, but relaxed entirely. "I'm so sorry Jasper."
Jasper tightened his arms around Orion. "It's not your fault. Besides, this means that I have a mate somewhere out there and that makes it a little better."
Orion held him for a couple more minutes before releasing him. He turned to Edward and said in his mind, "Are you alright love? You're being quiet."
Edward smiled softly and nodded his head. The three of them sat in silence before Orion rubbed at his chest. (I don't know if I mentioned Teddy or not) He was confused as to what he was feeling, but felt his eyes widen. Teddy. How can he forget his godson? He started to panic and said a quick goodbye to Edward.
"I have to go Ed but I'll see you tomorrow. I love you." Orion all but ran out the door and apparated straight to his house. He ignored the calls towards him and went to the floo. Orion figured that something happened to Andromeda and he felt it through the bond he had with Teddy.
He spoke the words and he stumbled out of the floo at Andromeda's. He heard the cries of his godson and saw two Aurors trying to calm him down. "What happened?" Orion demanded.
The two Aurors straightened and Orion could feel relief coming from them. "Mrs. Tonks suffered from a heart attack a few hours ago. Since a baby lives here alone with her, we were alerted when she died."
Orion let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. His godson was still crying and he couldn't stand the panic that was coming from the 7 month old. Orion went to Teddy and hugged him to his chest. "Shh it's alright Ted."
He could feel Teddy calming down and he looked at the Aurors. "I'm his godfather. Am I allowed to take him to my home in America?"
.The blonde one was the one who responded. "Yes that's alright. Are you planning on having him as you heir?"
Orion nodded. He was already planning on adopting Teddy. he pushed away the guilt and determination rose up. He was going to raise Teddy and hoped that Edward wasn't against it. Teddy deserves to be with family and there was no way Orion was going to let him be taken to an orphanage. Or even be taken by Narcissa.
The short, red haired Auror quickly apparated out of the house. Orion looked confused and asked the other Auror where he went. "He went to the ministry to get the documents needed to name Edward Remus Lupin as your heir. He would need to take your last name of course."
Orion looked down at Teddy and smiled. The little metamorphmagus changed his hair to look exactly like Orion's. He held the baby closer and promised to always protect him. A loud pop brought him out of his musings and saw the Auror who had left.
"Here's the necessary papers Mr. Potter-Black. They just say that you named Teddy as your and adopted him as your son. Since you were named the godfather, no one can refute your claims on him."
Orion nodded in relief. He shifted Teddy in his arms and signed his name where it was needed. He thanked the Aurors and made his way to Teddy's room. He saw a diaper bag in the corner and immediately started packing his things. Casting the shrinking charm helped as he packed. Orion made sure to grab pictures of the Tonks' and Remus. When Teddy was older, he would tell him all about how his parents loved him and died to make sure he grew up in a better world.
Once the packing was done, he said goodbye to the Aurors and went through the floo back to his house. He held tightly onto Teddy and shouted, "Potter-Black house!" He was relieved that he didn't stumble. Teddy shifted in his arms waking up, when he opened his eyes, Orion saw him change his eyes to his own, grey. Orion chuckled, but stopped when he saw everyone staring at him. Everyone was there except Jasper. "He must be watching over Alice."
Sirius seemed to come out of his shock and ran to hug Orion. "Why did you just leave like that Orion? We were so worried about you! What happened?"
The hug was awkward because Teddy was still in Orion's arms. "I felt something in the bond I share with Teddy. Andromeda had a heart attack and I had to take him. I couldn't let anyone else try and get him. I can care for him and give him a good life. A better life than I did and a better one than Remus did."
Orion was ranting and everyone was still in shock. Edward smiled at how thoughtful and selfless his mate is. "Did you adopt him?"
Orion smiled softly. "Everyone I want you to meet my adopted son, Teddy Remus Potter-Black."
Rosalie, Esme, and Luna were cooing at the small baby. Orion made eye contact with Edward. "I'm sorry if I didn't tell you or ask you but are you alright with this? I couldn't leave him there Ed."
Edward walked up to his mate and gently kissed him. "Of course it's more than okay Ry. We'll both take care of him since you're kinda stuck with me."
Orion laughed and handed Teddy to Edward. Edward was panicking a little, but calmed down once he saw Teddy's grey eyes turn to his amber ones.
Emmett, who was looking over Edward's shoulder asked, "How did he do that?!"
"He's a metamorphmagus. He can change his appearance and it looks like he recognizes Edward as Orion's mate," Sirius explained. His eyes were glossy and he was so happy for Orion.
Rosalie looked confused. "How can a baby know something like that?"
Severus scowled at the blonde. "Teddy already shares a bond with Orion. Combine that with the adoption, Teddy's magic recognizes Orion's magic as his parent. Edward may not be magical, but he does carry some of Orion's magic. Therefore, Teddy recognizes both Orion and Edward as his parents."
Everyone who wasn't a wizard looked slightly confused and Orion laughed. "It's alright. Even I don't fully understand it,' Orion smiled at Edward as he was still looking at the baby in awe. Orion turned his dad with a smirk. 'Looks like you and Sev are grandparents along with Esme and Carlisle."
Severus made a sound in the back of his throat and stared at Orion in horror. Everyone laughed at the undignified response he made. Sirius looked stunned, but smiled widely. Remembering the pregnancy potions, he could faintly feel Esme and Rosalie's excitement. "Did you two take the potion and follow my instructions?"
Rosalie nodded and looked at Orion curiously. "Is it too early to check to see if it worked?"
"No it isn't, if you want I can quickly check to see if you conceived." Both Esme and Rosalie nodded and rushed to Orion. Carlisle and Emmett laughed at their mates, but everyone can see that they're excited to.
Orion grabbed his wand and muttered a spell. He waved his wand over Rosalie and Esme and watched as their stomachs produced a golden glow. He smiled widely and said, "Congratulation! The potion worked and you two are going to be mothers in about 9 months!"
Rosalie and Esme's eyes watered and both of them hugged Orion. Emmett ran up to Rosalie and gently twirled her. "Are there any worries we need to be told about?" Carlisle asked.
Edward handed Teddy back to Orion, but kept a hand on his lower back. "Vampire pregnancies are a lot more fragile. Rosalie and Esme need to take it easy. You will notice that you will be hungry a lot more. I suggest you let your mates do the hunting and fighting. I would keep the vampire speed to a minimum and during the last month, there should be no vampire speed at all. Is there anything else Sev?"
Severus scowled at the nickname, but answered. "Feeding off of your mate at least once a day can help with your hunger."
The vampire looked at him in surprise. "We can drink form our mates?" asked Carlisle.
The wizards looked at them in surprise. Surely they knew they could. "Yes... you didn't know that? It's actually encouraged because it can help with blood lust," Neville explained shyly.
The vampire were stunned. They wondered why no one that, but was reminded that they were mortal vampires and didn't even know about the Wizarding World to begin with.
Orion perked up and looked at Emmett. Chuckling at his mates thoughts, Edward informed Emmett. "Emmett, my mate has something to show you."
Orion kissed Teddy's head and handed the sleeping baby to his dad. "Accio firebolt!" Everyone watched as Orion's broom flew into his hand. "Follow me Emmett!"
Orion ran out of the room and everyone followed him. Emmett was curious ran after Orion. Orion went on his broom and started to flying around. "That's sick! Orion could I try please!" Emmett begged.
Orion was about a hundred feet in the air and smirked. "Don't worry Ed, I know what I'm doing," he thought as he felt his mate's worry. He dived to the ground and right when he was about the ground, he pulled up on his broom and landed right next to Emmett.
It was silent for a few seconds before Sirius broke it. "Are you trying to kill me Orion?"
Neville and Luna laughed. "You better get used to it Sirius. He's not the youngest seeker in a century for nothing!"
Emmett, who was bouncing slightly up and down asked, "What's a seeker?"
Orion smiled shyly. "It's a position in a game called Quidditch. There are 3 chasers who try to get the quaffle into one of the goals. There are 2 beaters who have bats and they try to hit the opponents with a ball called a bludger. They also have to protect their teammates from the bludgers. There is only one keeper who tries to keep the other team from scoring goals. Last, but not least is the seeker. There's only one seeker and their main goal is to catch a snitch." He summoned a snitch and showed all the vampires. "This snitch is hard to find and every time you try to catch it, it moves away from you. Seekers have to be fast. Seekers are important because once they catch the snitch, the game is over."
All the vampires looked interested, but Emmett was practically drooling. "It sounds like a very dangerous game!"
Neville smiled brightly at Emmett. "It is really dangerous and Orion was the youngest seeker in over 100 years! He played bloody brilliantly and if he wasn't trying to be killed, he would have been the best player we've ever had at Hogwarts!"
Orion blushed and Edward kissed his lips. "Can anyone ride a broom?"
Orion shook his head. "You have to have magic, but you are vampires. You might be able to.' he laid the firebolt on the ground and gestured for Emmett to stand next to it. 'Put your and over the broom and yell up. Command it and be firm about it. Don't let your voice shake."
Emmett nodded and with determination in his eyes, he shouted. "Up!" The broom wavered, but didn't fly into his hands. He frowned, but said it again. The broom wavered again.
Orion calmed him down. "Don't let it frustrate you. It doesn't automatically work for everyone."
Neville and Luna laughed. "It worked automatically for you," Neville stated.
"That's because it runs in his blood! His bearer was a chaser and great one at that! I was also a chaser on the team," he said proudly. His eyes gleamed at the memories and is proud of Orion.
Emmett huffed. "Can you do it Orion and show me?"
Orion nodded and stood in Emmett's place. He hovered his hand and saw the broom already twitching. Rosalie spoke up. "Look at it! It's already moving!"
"Up!" Orion demanded and it came up with so much force that it made Orion stumble back. "Whoa," he exclaimed.
"Orion is very powerful and it's only going to grow," Luna said dreamily. The wizards looked at her in shock.
Severus looked pale. "Grow? Even more?" He looked concerned.
Edward growled loudly at Severus' thoughts. "I dare you to say that out loud!"
Severus looked slightly ashamed, but still looked concerned. Sirius stepped away from Severus and gave Teddy back to Orion. Orion clutched onto the sleeping baby and braced himself for what Edward was gonna reveal. He was horrified to feel that Severus is scared of him.
When Severus didn't speak up, Edward did for him. "He's not going to become the next Dark Lord! You should know better than that!"
Orion let out a pained gasp and held tightly onto Teddy. He ignored everyone and went to his room. He grabbed the baby's bag on his way up. When he was alone, he cried softly. It hurt him to know that Severus is scared of him and what he can become. Orion didn't want to become more powerful. He didn't ask for any of this. He let out a shaky breath and started to unpack Teddy's pack. He put the crib next to his bed and laid Teddy down. "Tell everyone that I need a few minutes alone please" Hefelt Edward's concern and love for him. Orion spent the next few minutes putting Teddy's things away.
He heard a light knock on the door and knew it was Edward. "Come in."
Edward immediately came in and closed the door. He rushed to Orion and hugged him tightly. "Don't let it get to you Ry. We know that you're not like that. You may be powerful but we're not scared of you."
Orion closed his eyes tightly. "Severus is. I felt his fear and it really hurts."
"You have to look at it from his point of view. He didn't mean it to sound like that. He's been around a terrifying Dark Lord for most of his life and he's terrified of someone having even more power. He's not scared of you. He is just struggling like you my love," Edward explained while rubbing his hand up and down Orion's back.
"That makes sense. It just hurts. I don't want any of this power. I just want to be somewhat normal. I want to be with you and be a vampire. I want to be a dad to Teddy and have more children. I want this while Aro thing to blow over. I just want all this stress to be gone," Orion quietly sobbed.
Edward kissed the side of Orion's head. "Then how about we get everything out of the way? Why don't we confront the Volturi?"
"We both can do it alone. The only thing we really need to do is kill Aro and make sure the Volturi doesn't fight back. They should be aware of Wizarding laws," Orion stated. He was determined to get everything over with and to live in peace.
Edward agreed. "How about we go in a couple days? Let's get Teddy settled and we can get this over with."
Orion nodded and leaned into Edward. Two days. Two days and the stress with the Volturi will be finished.
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A/N: Just because I am finishing the whole business with the Volturi, doesn't mean the story is over yet! Who should I make Jasper's mate? let me know what you think!
