"Severus I feed off your emotions. Elf's as a race are private and close to home. They don't act or think like we do. Kit's feed off their parents emotions. That's what allows them to bond with their parents family and friends. Growing up they might make one or two friends. But they also feed off their siblings bonds. When they mate they bring that circle into their circle. I have no problem accepting Lucuis because you do. But I know he dislikes me. Draco won't like this."
"Why?"
"Because an elf never stops treating their child as a child. I can control only so much of my elf. When an kit is in danger a parent acts worse." I leaned back and thought about it.
"Worse how?" I asked him.
"Like a pissed off nesting dragon." He told me with a straight face.
"Marking is in a week." I said thinking about it.
"And I will be pulled to Riddles mind and I will loss control of the elf. I can't always control the link. I've been able to block my end fully. But that's not the problem. It's his end that is. He pulls me to him. With high emotions I am right there."
"You speck as if you are two different people." I said looking at him. He thought about it.
"In some ways it is. Severus I've already had kits. I lived a whole other life. That is why is hasn't killed me to know you weren't my mate. I had a mate. I had kits. Yes I have memories of my past life. But that's it, they are memories. I am human and a elf. When I say I'll loss control over the elf, I mean that part of me will come forward and take over. That aspect of my being will be in charge."
"Your past life had children?" That bothered me. He nodded.
"Three. I was born an elf. I became a dark elf. My past life I wasn't an elf. It's confusing. My soul was reborn into this body making me a elf. I haven't fingered out why yet. That doesn't lessen or change who I am now. I just have memories of a different life. Yes I wanted you for a mate and yes I yearn for children. But my past life gives me some relief. I think the fates did this to give you the chose to accept me or not. I don't know. But Severus my elf will rip apart the world to protect Draco because he is your kit."
"You can't interfere Harry."
"I can't allow what will happen. It puts a bad tease in my mouth just to feel the mark on you Severus. The vow, I care little either way. Yes I will be put in the bounds and help you keep Draco safe and help him on his mission. If it comes to that. But I can't accept or allow Draco to be in harm's way." I looked his face over.
"You'll get yourself killed Harry."
"That is a price I am willing to make." That surprised me.
"We'll deal with this. Even thinking I wouldn't accept you, you up held your families rules?" I asked him. He nodded to me.
"I have to Severus. Though I did put thought into it. If you dislikes something I will replace it. For now do you accept your estate as a home?" I smiled and nodded.
"Though I would like to see the chambers. Why would Salazar not allow it?"
"If you didn't accept the bond he wouldn't have gave them to you. They would be yours for life if you took them. Would you accept the Slytherin title?"
"Harry I'm a Slytherin anyone who wouldn't shouldn't be in the house. I will also help you fix the school. I did learn if I take up the title the dark lord sits under me since I am now his head of house." Harry nodded. "That makes me wonder what I could do."
"Disown him, strip him of his magic, there's many things you would have the right to do Severus. It's against family rules for one person to hold both titles. Normally the mate takes over the title. There are other things that have to be met to bring the title forward. We met them. It's meaningless without all four though."
"Why doesn't the dark lord have the title?" I asked him.
"He comes from Sal's daughter who is a bastered. She was born when Sal was very young, before the school even. I haven't asked a for much of the history. Riddle might be an era to Slytherin, but he's not the true era. Tzar died shortly after the painting was made and was the end of that family line. It was during the witch hunts and many died." I nodded.
"How did he die?" I asked looking at the painting.
"Against what his family said he went into a battle and was killed. He's only 17 I think. That really upset the family. They left the school around that time." I nodded. "Give Sal some time and he'll tell you everything you want to know. He's much like you Severus, hard on the outside. I think it's a potion master thing." He smirked. I rolled my eyes.
"Let me work on the counter. I'm sorry to say I haven't even looked." He shurgged.
"I'm not really bothered Severus. It gives me a reason to show my advanced magic. I don't think I really care either way. Let's deal with it latter. We have a lot to deal with now. Are you bothered with the bonding?" He asked and looked my face over.
"I've a private person Harry. I'm never going to really wish to make it public. Besides that no, I wouldn't have agreed if I didn't agree. Dumbledore might expect a log out of me, but I am not his puppet." He made a face.
"I don't like that he has control over you. I don't hate the headmaster, I just don't agree with him or his actions. To use people like he does. He thinks to highly of himself." I nodded. "Before school starts we have to chose what we will do Severus. Are you sure about become an era?" I smiled at him.
"Yes, now give me some time and let me pack up and return. Stop taking the hold bond. I should be back around dinner time and expect to eat." He gave me a look. "Harry."
"I eat." I raised my eye brow. "The bonds been hard, I eat. Anyways Poppy's going to force feed me potions for a while. I don't want to make you do something." I laughed.
"You're not. I wouldn't mind you cooking. Truthfully I've missed it." His eyes light up. He nodded. "Then we'll talk about what we've been doing this past mouth." He smiled and nodded.
"Dinner." I got up and kissed his head. Then walked into the fireplace and flowed to my house. I walked out of the living room and stopped. There sitting on my stairs waiting for me was Draco. I moved over and sat down next to him.
"What's wrong Dragon?" I asked him.
"I couldn't be at the manor any longer." I nodded to him. "Father's hiding something form me." He looked up at me. I let out a breath.
"Your father upset the dark lord." He looked at me waiting. "Your father was given the task to get something for the dark lord. Your father at the last minute sent someone in his place. It's been said that you will bring your family's name back up to standing." He looked away from me.
"What if I don't want to Sev?" He asked me softly.
"Come on you can help me pack, I'm returning to the castle and you can come with and stay there tonight. I'll flo your father from there." He smiled and got up with me.
"Can I brew with you." I kissed his head and smiled.
"We'll brew latter." I packed up everything I wanted to take. I throw the pounder into the fire place and walked throw with Draco. We came out in my living room. I sent my things where they belonged. I noticed Harry pocked his head out of the kitchen.
"Sev when did you add to your chambers." Draco said looking down the new hall.
"There was a need for them." I said and waved to the door that showed up. He smiled back at me. But finely notice Harry who was leaning against the door way to the kitchen. Harry gave a finger way to Draco.
"Your housing Potter? Why?" Draco turned and asked me. Harry waved us into the kitchen. Pushed off the door frame and walked in. I tipped Draco's chin.
"I'll explain, are you hungry dragon?" He let out a breath. Then nodded and hugged me. I held him and rubbed his back. "It will be taken care of Dragon." He nodded. Then pulled away and let me walk him into the kitchen. He was surprised. The area was a little bigger and there was sitting for three. Harry looked at me and pointed to the other side of the table and tipped his head to the side. I thought about it and nodded. He held up two fingers then one."
"I'll see," He nodded and waved to the table for Draco to sit if he wanted. I walked back out and opened the flow and called for Lucuis.
"Seve?" Lucuis asked. I knew he was alone.
"Would you come to dinner Luc? Cissi also if she wants to join." I asked him.
"Give us a few minutes." He closed the flow and would go talk with Cissi. I waited and knew tonight would be long. I looked back into the kitchen and saw Harry was wearing a glamour again. The fire turned green and Cissi stepped out. I kissed her check and watched Luc walk out. He looked worried. I looked into the kitchen.
"Draco came to me earlier." I started out. He nodded.
"You are the one who normally explains everything to him. Why would this call for dinner Severus?" Lucuis asked me.
"Because there's a lot that has happened that needs to be talked about. I would rather get it done at once, besides informing Draco and having problems show up." He looked my face over. "First be aware Harry has stayed here for the summer." His eyes turned cold and he dropped his mask.
"Dinner you said Severus?" Cissi asked me. I nodded and waved them into the kitchen. I followed behind and saw Draco was sitting at the table watching Harry. He was cooking. But I noticed a mirror in front of him and he was signing. He stopped and glanced over. Waved and went back to signing.
We sat down and I noticed Cissi was watching him closely. Lucuis was glaring at him. I let out a breath. He waved his hand and the table started finishing setting itself and food show up. He checked what he was working on and glared at the mirror. Then tapped it and it was gone. He waved his hand and a roast showed up in the center of the table.
I watched him come over and sat down. He waved to the table and I filled my plate. That opened the door for everyone else. Harry put some things on his plate, it wasn't much but it was something. Maybe I could get him to have a second helping.
"Explain Severus." Lucuis said.
"During the battle at the minter the dark lord curst Harry, in return Harry lost his voice. Dumbledore wanted to keep Harry safe and placed him here." Lucuis thought about it.
"Students can't stay in the castle during the summer." I nodded to him.
"Oh dear." Cissi said.
"There is a way Lucuis. To give Harry extra protection and allow him to stay during the summer. I agreed to a temperay bonding with Harry. The concern of Dumbledore out living the need for the bond was brought up and another cast the bonding." Harry rolled his eyes. He looked around and made a face. Then snapped his fingers and the painting above the fireplace moved to the wall. He hissed something. Tzar showed up and looked the table over. He walked right back out. Harry folded his arms.
"Child I don't see the reason why." Salazar said as he walked into the painting. He stopped talking and a chair showed up. He sat down and folded his legs. "Tzar would have filled the need, I don't see why I have to be here." Harry hissed something. He waved his hand.
"The caster used that reason for his own need." Salazar said for Harry. Harry nodded and leaned back with his eye brow raised.
"While the three of us were discussing the bonding, what it inteled and why it was needed Salazar took over and was the caster. He couldn't be killed, his magic isn't binding to the minter and he predates the custom bonding." I told them. Lucuis was past upset. "What wasn't made aware before the casting was the type of bonding he preformed. I took the bond as a normal bonding. One that forms on four points. Without the four points the bond could be removed at any time. I finished off the year and spent the summer at my house. I became aware today." I explained. Cissi looked my face over. Lucuis followed my eyes to Cissi.
"What did you do?" He asked her.
"She asked me to take a unbreakable vow to aid Draco and keep himself. I have nothing against the vow. Draco's as much my son as yours." Lucuis nodded and accepted that. At the end of the vow Salazar showed up telling me I need to return. I did after seeing Cissi out. Harry was passed out with a drained core." Lucuis eyes grow and he looked us over. He said what he was looking for and his eyes turned cold.
"At which time the bond was explained to me. Salazar preformed a family mate bonding."
"Sit down at once." Salazar said in a cold voice and Lucuis sat back down. "Allow him to finish, then ask questions. Afterwards you are allowed to make up your mind." Lucuis folded his arms and looked at me.
"As I said Salazar preformed a family bonding. It is a mates bond, it's the only way the family is allowed to bond. It's a true soul mate bond Lucuis. As you are now, that's how I took it. I have a mate already and have for many years. But then something that was said struck something. A magical soul mate bond Lucuis can only be formed if both parties are soul mates." That didn't made him any happier.
"What do you think your explaining Severus." I pinched my nose.
"You're not explaining very well Severus." Harry hissed softly. I gave him a look.
"Do you think you can do better?" I asked him. He took a drink to hid his smile. Then sat it down and sat up. He snapped his fingers and Lucuis looked away from me to him.
"You have nothing I want to hear Potter." Harry rolled his eyes. Then looked Lucuis face over and smiled.
"Who wants to translate." Salazar waved Harry to start.
"First clam down Lucuis, when I came into my inherence I knew at once Severus was my mate and I was not his. Mate's do have the chose and ability to accept and reject there mate. I knew the minute he was mine, but he was already someone else's mate. I accepted this. No one person has the right to force another into something they do not wish to do. Then this happened. I was against the idea. I just cleaned Severus with the dark lord. It would go against the work I just did. But the Headmaster has the finely say. So I agreed to the bonding knowing that if not all four steps were made the bonding wouldn't be finished. Since there was no proof Dumbledore would be alive to brake the bond I agreed to Sal performing and being that caster. Halfway throw I realized what bonding he was performing and got mad. I stopped Severus side of the bond to take hold. Neither of us agreed and it was wrong for me to even allow knowing Severus wasn't my mate. Today while I was refilling my core, some took it upon themselves to explain what has been happening to Severus. The bond was also explained. He accepted the bond. He agreed to the bond because you are no more or less to him then what you were before the bond. You now have to chose what you want Lucuis. Do you want to contain as you have. Or do you wish to bond with Severus. Knowing that the bond you enter into will be connected to me and knowing that the bond between you and Cissi will be ended." Salazar translated for Harry. He was good at explain things.
"How?" Cissi asked.
"My dear the bonding is judged and formed by magic. You would still be Lady Malfoy unless you chose to be rebounded to another." Salazar said.
"A soul make bond wouldn't form over the bond was already there." Lucuis said. So he pushed his anger aside and was thinking. "Unless the Potter family has creator blood in the family line." Harry nodded to him.
"The Potter family might not voice it, but yes Lucuis we do have creator blood in our family that is why we created this bond. It's only used be my family and is only know by my family. Do don't share well I've came to learn." He said and glared at the painting. Salazar smirked but told Lucuis what he said.
"What are you then. I don't know one race that is able to live without their mate. I know even less who are able or willing to share their mate."
"Truthfully Harry won't be the one sharing. Severus would be. He's the only human in the trigram. Since Severus is bonding to Harry, this allows him to bond you with him. Using Harry's family magic." Cissi said and Harry nodded. Then pointed to her and Draco and pointed to himself. "Pulling us with him." She didn't understand.
"What are you Potter." Lucuis asked. Harry tipped his head and pointed to Lucuis. "I hardly see where that matters." Harry shurgged and took a drink. Then he looked at me. I nodded.
"Bring us to the problem and the reason why I asked you here. Draco the dark lord is going to ask you to complete a mission to clear your family name. Knowing your name is down to be marked in a week's time. What do you want to do." I asked him. He looked around the table.
"What do you mean what do I want to do." He asked me right back.
"Draco you have a chose." He folded his arms. I noticed Harry closed his eyes.
"I don't see how you believe that Seve. I either take the mission and clear my family's name or we all die. All of us, all the children of death eaters know we don't have a choice. Our parents made our chose when they were marked."
"The point is mute. We aren't talking about them. They won't be marked till after school as you should have been. Your father's chose pushed your marking. You have a chose Draco."
"How?" I opened my mouth and Harry hissed. I leaned back. Everyone looked at him.
"I will not allow this." He told me. I could feel the different in him. He stood and walked out. I heared the door slam and glanced at Salazar.
"I believe the issues was just pushed. Emotional the lot of them. This could turn out either way."
"Explain." I said. He glanced at me and waved his hand.
"He's going to take control. That side of him is hard to follow. We'll find out shortly what he's doing. So this is what all the trouble is about. Um." He said and picked up a book.
"Meaning?" Lucuis said giving Salazar a look. Salazar look down at Lucuis. He looked Lucuis over and raised his eye brow.
"It seems the mighty have fallen. There was a time where your family was as power as mine. Look at you now. Your." He stopped talking and looked to the side. He got up and walked out of the painting. Lucuis was fuming.
"Tzar." I called out after a few minutes. He took a few minutes and walked into the painting. He let out a breath and sat down.
"He was needed, he made his choice." I nodded and understood. "I was busy Severus am I needed to stay or did you wish to know where my grandfather went."
"Why is it only the two of your paintings here." He blinked at me.
"Severus I do not hold a painting within the castle. I can come throw my grandfather's painting. I asked the traveler if I could brow his painting. He didn't seem to mind. He isn't in use much. This way no one is looking for him. There are some paintings within the castle that are unaporperate. Salazar has four frames within the castle for the painting of him when they complete finished the school. He has two paintings of himself that are from when they opened the school and when he was younger. That is your guardian. The first should be in his dorm house. Each found has three paintings. His younger self isn't normally in his painting. You deal with his snakes. Besides my grandparents none of have a painting here. Not that we can't come throw the frames and visit the castle. Why?" He asked me.
"Were there ever paintings of your family here?" He nodded.
"In our family rooms. Grandpa likes paintings to mark moments in life. My younger self is in the family vault. My frame is somewhere else. Why?" He asked me again.
"I have only mate the three of you." He tipped his head. I pointed to the hallway. He nodded.
"There hasn't been a need for anyone else to come. Grandfather will only allow so many to share or use his frames. He is peculiar on who he likes. No one dares you use the other frame without asking. Mika was turned into a baby once for using it, after that we won't. Mika is before my time. He had to grow up again."
"Who all has a painting?" I didn't like where this was going. He raised his eye brow at me. He looked to the side and was listening to something. He got up and leaned against the chair. Salazar walked in and sat down. He let out a breath and folded his legs.
"This day won't be over quick enough." He sad and waved Tzar away. "He'll return shortly." I nodded and raised my eye brow. He tapped the arm of his chair.
"The conversation with Tzar much have held your action. You hold my family ring already Severus." He said softly in Parley. I looked at right hand and saw a ring on my middle finger. It was large sliver, the middle stone was black, in the middle was a green snake in the shape of a s. I fisted my hand and didn't feel it.
"Did you both talk about the chose." He asked me. I nodded to him and folded my legs.
"Yes we discussed the matter, I agreed." He nodded. "Who am I not to agree." He smirked.
"I'm glad. Much needs to be done." He said as I heared the door open and shut. I wasn't surprised to see Harry walk in without his glamour. What surprised me was he changed his clothes. He waved his hand and the table cleared itself and a pie showed up. Draco eyed it, Harry waved him forward, Draco pulled the pie to him. Then looked around for something to cut it with.
Harry was already walking over to the counter. He grabbed a few things and walked back. I leaned against the arm rest watching. Harry cut the pie and plated a piece of Draco. Then added a soup of ice cream. I thought he was done, I was wrong. He added some filling on top of the ice cream and waved his hand over it. It warmed up and he pushed the plate towards Draco.
""Be pre paired for Dumbledore to come show up and question you. You should feel the wards shortly. He knows I'm an era and he will be wondering if I was the reason the wards aren't in his control any longer. I'm sorry I didn't speak to you beforehand. I am aware we spoke on the issues, I still should have warned you."" Harry said dicing up the rest of the plates.