"We should give Sirius some space Severus. Let's have some tea." I knew I was missing something, but got up and walked into the kitchen with Lupin. He laughed softly, I looked at him as I sat down. He already put the water on and was looking at the tea.
"What is so funny Lupin?" I asked him. He looked back at me.
"You've been gone a mouth and there's fresh tea. Both of our favorites even." He said and sat the table for tea.
"How is that remotely funny?" I asked him.
"Harry hates tea." He said and sat down with the water. I looked at him.
"What?" He nodded.
"Hates it, he can't stand tea. Though he'll drink it if he has to." We fixed our own cups. "He'll sit there for hours drinking it with Sirius, never says a thing. You seem surprised so I take it he's drank it with you also. If I join, I'll bring him some coffee or hot coco." He explained and took a sip.
"Potter hates tea?" I said trying to understand, he nodded to me.
"Believe it or not Severus, Harry is very complex. He loves to cook, but he'll hardly eat what he cooks. He'll make 5 course meals and eat a few bits maybe. Not that you would ever really notice unless you're watching him very closely." He explained to me softly.
"He's eat," I started to say and he shook his head cutting me off. I raised my eye brow.
"He has this charmed set of sliver wear. I don't know if he made them, bought them or were given them. But he has them. I noticed once at dinner while Molly was trying to fore feed him. He would eat a few bites, then bits of food started disappearing before it hit his mouth. Not that anyone would notice they are different then the table set. They will match anything they touch. While everyone thinks he's eating like a normal person or growing boy, he eats very little, though I know he'll eat till he's full and pretends the rest of the time." He told me.
"Have you thought about the fact he just doesn't like Molly's cooking?" I asked him.
"Molly's cooking, his cooking, the elf's cooking and going out to eat." That surprised me. "I can't remember if he did while I was teaching here, most likely he was."
"How is not eating complex Wolf." He smiled and took a drink.
"It's just like with the tea, he'll cook for someone else before himself. He doesn't mind an elf to cook, but he would rather cook himself. Same with cleaning. He'll allow it, but would rather do it himself. Most magical people rely on magic or elves. He forgets about magic most the time. He doesn't trust very many people either. Believe it or not he would trust Mister Malfoy before Miss Granger or Mister Wesley."
"I don't believe we are in the mood to jock wolf." I told him.
"I'm not Severus. Everyone might think they are his friends but they aren't really and he doesn't trust them. The Wesley twins though he trusts and love. I don't even know how they became close but they are. It is a little sad for him to spend every day with their brother and he doesn't trust Mister Wesley to watch an empty room."
"How do you expect me to believe this?" I asked him.
"Severus Harry and I have been very close since I started teaching here. We might not make it public but we are very close. He's closer with Sirius but not by much. I believe they might owl daily. This year when it became hard for them to talk, they exchanged twin mirrors. That was easier on them."
"How then did he believe the mutt was in danger?" I asked and Lupin leaned back and smirked.
"He didn't Severus. Sirius and Harry have been planning for every type of problem to come up since Harry started dreaming of the hallway in front of the department of mystery."
"You allowed children." He shook his head.
"He never meant to take anyone with him. Hermione wouldn't let him go alone. She forced them to go with him. Mister Longbottom knew what he was getting into. Miss Lovegood worn Harry that Sirius was going to die. That's how the pro key was exchanged smoothly. Hermione and Ron were there to stay with Harry. For what reason I do not know. There wouldn't have been any problems if Harry went alone. He does have James clock. He could have been in and out in no time and no one would know the difference."
"If you knew what was happening how then did it take so long for everyone to get there?" I asked him.
"Contacting everyone from the order before we could leave was the problem. Dumbledore wouldn't let us leave before everyone was together. He didn't want Sirius or I to go at all." That surprised me.
"You the orders second best dueler and he didn't want you to go?" I asked him.
"Dumbledore is scare of Remus, he'll put up with him because Remus is the only person who could get close to the wolf packs." Sirius said walking into the kitchen and sitting down. He made himself a cup of tea and just sat there.
"Why?" I asked Remus.
"I'm alphas cub." I looked at him. "I'm the first and only cub of Grayback. He thinks I'll get the packs to fight for the light side. Which I could very easy, though I've been working with the packs to stay neutral. It's protecting them from both sides of the war. Even Grayback is neutral. He might side more with the Dark lord because we would get some rights. But he won't fight in the war and won't allow his pack to fight. Even the Vampires won't fight."
"How do you know that?" I asked him and was surprised he knew that.
"Grayback and Shadow have been meeting. Shadows, calling all his people back." He told me. I nodded and knew that.
"You've just been told all this?" I asked him. It wasn't like Shadow to allow an outside to know things.
"I was in the meeting. At first Shadow didn't trust Grayback, it just because common for me to be involved. The meeting he said he was pulling back, was a meeting I was there with Grayback but for Harry."
"What do you mean for Harry?" I asked him.
"Harry is a high dark elf Severus." I looked at him waiting. "He's a royal high dark elf Severus." I thought about it.
"Wouldn't his whole family be royal then?" I asked him.
"Not each member of his family is born an elf. In a way, you are right his whole family is royal, just not from the High elves. That history is to be shared by Ingush. Harry is the first Dark elf. A dark elf is rare to be born. They aren't taught and every little is known outside of the race." Sirius told me.
"Fine what is a dark elf?" I asked.
"A reborn elf soul." Remus told me. I looked at him and wanted to laugh. "They are called dark elves because they have returned from the darkness or the beyond. Before they were dark elves they were called blessed elves."
"How then can you tell the difference?" I asked them.
"Only dark elves can use be born with two types of elf magic. But a dark elf is born with a soul kiss. It's like a birth mark. The elf queen holds hers on her forehead."
"Anyone can be born with a birthmark."
"Not a black one. Trust me it's not a tattoo either. At birth it started out black and can fade to gray. It doesn't happen often. Harry could live with the ears, new magic and an upcoming past life. The mark throws him over the edge. It scared and frisked him out. Even knowing what it was he's scared of it. You have to get throw a blood glamor to see it also." Sirius said.
"You allow him to use blood magic?" I asked them.
"I'm not his teacher, the founders are. They teach him what they want him to know and learn. That includes elf magic. No one is bothered with him not sharing his past. You either did a great thing or a terrible thing to get reborn." Remus said.
"Is that everyone way?" I asked.
"The queen hasn't share for over 400 years." Remus told me. I nodded and was understanding.
"You went to the meeting?" I asked him again.
"Harry and his elf side are from the last line of pure royal elves. The elves have pasted on the title, throw out all these years. Harry's blood is purer. He has a say along with the king and queen what happens to the elves. He couldn't make the meeting with them and they knew I was there for him. He's meet them before. Right after his inherence they came to visit him. They keep in contact." Remus told me.
"Won't his actions affect them?" I asked.
"What actions?" Sirius asked me. "What makes you think he isn't being watched and guard." I looked at them.
"How is he Sirius?" Remus asked.
"Poppy's worked her magic. Nothing to life treating like always. His core is started to slowly fill. She's did ask the question when the last time he's allowed his core to refill fully."
"Which means?" I asked him. He took a drink. Remus looked at the both of us.
"Harry most likely, has magically been taking the blunt of both sides of the bond. Which means he's draining himself along with feeding you his magic. It would kill a normal person. A strong core like Dumbledore would even be a danger. But Harry has an open core. Which means he feeds off magic around him, he has his own magic but his core will draw magic in."
"I know what an open core is. Just because it's open doesn't mean they are stronger core." He nodded.
"Harry is though. Harry is stronger than Dumbledore." Sirius told me. That surprised me. "He could match Merlin Severus. Dumbledore might match the founders."
"The goblins tested him?" They nodded. Sirius refilled his cup and walked into the other room.
"It's not in my right to explain, but it's not in me not to explain Severus. Do you know the difference between a soul mate bond and a mate bond?" He asked me.
"You mean are you asking me if I will kill Harry just to reject the bond." He looked at me. I thought about it and moved my robe and shirt aside. I dropped the glamor and let him see the mark. He blinked. Then nodded and understood.
"He is not your mate." He asked me softly. But I could see the pain in them. "Maybe it would be better to reject the bond Severus. Kinder maybe." He let out a breath, got up and walked out.
"What does that mean wolf?" I asked and followed.
"Thinking you have mate that isn't your mate is a lot different than knowing you have a mate that isn't your mate. Elves Severus mate for life. They know their mate on first contact. Yes Harry was a little young to come into his adulthood, but it happened and nothing can change that. They get one mate, not matter if that mate accepts them, dies or rejects them. Each elf gets one mate. No matter if that mate is there's or not. It's worse normally for a dark elf also. He knew from the beginning that this would happen." Remus told me.
"Elves also aren't one sides, they are neither dom or sub. Though they love fully without restriction. They are loving and caring and vault family above all else. One percent of their population will mate outside of their race. One percent, which is half that will not have a mate that is there's. When you and Harry had contact that first time he already knew he wasn't your mate Severus. As much as I would rather have my god son live, I would much rather not have him live in pain the rest of his life. True you were soul mated bonded, but it was one sided. It's only a 50 percent chance he'll actual die because of that." Black told me. I sat there looking at them.
"You both are." I started to say and hear a pop.