Elvin Child Chapter 14: I'm not dead?, a harry potter fanfic

OK! WHO WANTS TO KILL ME?

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Meep. Okay, I know, I know, and I'm soo sorry. I just got such ridiculous writers block, then I just eventually went "eh, whatever." I'm sorry!

Lately though, I've been getting a lot of reviews of people telling me how fabulous the story is and how they really want me to update and… AGH! I caved! I'm just such a damn softie.

I'm sorry.

And finally…

I'm sorry.

There! Now onto the story. But sos ya know. I'm (yes that's right) SORRY but I just want you to know that the updates WILL have space between them most likely. I'll try to not let them get THIS long, but I just have a lot in my life right now.

Disclaimer: That's right, a 15-year-old girl from California wrote Harry Potter. I merely fake the accent, use my metamorphagus abilities to change my appearance, and those kids of mine? Yeah, those are just the neighbor kids. I pay them five bucks an hour for public appearances.

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Harry smiled to himself as he wandered through the thick gatherings of trees in the forbidden forest. He had been back at the grove for about two days now and he was quite glad to be outside and with his family again. He did have to admit that he missed Hermione, Sirius, Remus, and Dumbledore but he was safe with the knowledge that he would get to see them again. He wondered if they were missing him, with a shrug he put the thought aside and thought more about the time he had spent back at the grove so far. Everyone has been happy to see him and had demanded he tell them stories about his stay in the castle and the people he had met. They had asked him if they had been treating him all right and he had assured them that they had all been nothing but kind to him.

Things had gotten interesting one night when Alice "accidentally" let it slip about his not so little crush on Remus. There had been quite a few reactions. Much to his embarrassment, Alice had been right about Artemis, she had been rather pleased that Harry had fallen for a werewolf. Clara and Krishna had both given rather uncharacteristic squeals and began shooting off questions a mile a minute. Harry was beginning to think this would be the reaction of every female he told. Meanwhile, Aeson and Ares had both smirked at him and began answering questions to THEIR list of never ending questions. However, their list was in a more of an overly protective fatherly way rather than a hyperactive teen girl way.

Harry was broken from his musings when his good hearing picked up the sound of a twig snapping to his right. In a flash his dagger was drawn and he was stalking silently towards the sound. He peeked through a bush and saw a human like figure stumble slightly over a tree root and curse under their breath. Harry raised an eyebrow. Okay, it was definitely not an elf, no elf was that clumsy. The figure wasn't large enough to be Hagrid that presented a problem. No human aside from Hagrid was allowed into the forest. Aside from himself that is. The only humans that came this deep into the woods usually meant trouble. With a set faced of determination, Harry sprung from the bushes and had the figure pinned against the tree with a dagger at their throat in one swift move. Harry's set face of determination broke into surprise as he recognized the figure.

"Remus?" He asked incredulously. "Is that you?" Remus blushed and gave a tiny nod, wary of the blade at his throat.

"Y-yes… Nice greeting there, Harry. I must say, I wasn't expecting this." He chuckled nervously and flashed a grin. Harry blushed as well and pulled his dagger away quickly.

"Sorry! I didn't expect it either!" He began with a sheepish smile. Remus cut him off with a small half smile.

"N-no worries, Harry." He said in a fond but tight voice. Harry blinked in confusion. That was when he realized the position they were in. He had put his dagger away, but he still had Remus pinned to a tree. His body was firmly pressed against Remus', all the way from his knees up to their collarbones. He had one hand on Remus' arm, holding it up against the tree by his head. Remus' other hand had reflexively gone to Harry's hip. Harry's face was flushed as Remus' warm breath ghosted over his lips. Harry knew he should pull away before his bodily reactions caught up to his hazy mind and he put them both in a very awkward situation. He was pinned by the intense gaze of those amber eyes through.

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Remus' heart was pounding a mile a minute. He was all too aware of every inch of Harry's warm body as it continued to press tightly against his own. Part of him desperately wanted Harry to pull away before he lost his currently weak self-control and put them both in a very awkward situation. Then again, another part of him wanted nothing more than for Harry to stay just as he was for as long as he bloody pleased. Before either of them could do anything, two figures broke out of the bushes to their left.

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Both Harry and Remus' heads snapped over to look at the figures that had just joined them. Both of them watched in surprise as Sirius was led into the clearing with a nervous look on his face and a loaded bow pointed at his back, none other than Ares was holding it.

"Listen to me! I swear I know Harry! I'm his godfather for Merlin's sake!" Sirius exclaimed, his hands raised in their air.

"Sure, whatever you say," Ares replied sarcastically. "Why don't we just find Harry so he can verify this, hmm?"

"Yes, fine!" Sirius sighed out. "I came here to find him anyways." When we find him you'll see that—" Sirius cut off and stopped dead in his tracks, not even flinching when Ares' arrow poked him lightly in the back. He had just spotted Remus and Harry. His eyes were wide for a few moments before a look crossed his face, like he was torn between amusement and irritation. "Well, well," he began. "Looks like we found him. Are we interrupting anything, Harry?" Ares peered over Sirius' shoulder and his blue eyes bugged out in shock.

"Let him go, Ares," Harry said calmly. "He wasn't lying, he's my godfather." Harry gave a blushing glare to Sirius and a sheepish smile to Ares. The smile faded when Ares' bug-eyes stare turned into a small glare.

"And this is?" His face changed once more, into a smirk. "Ah, I assume this is that Mr. Lupin you told me about. Harry spluttered in embarrassment and pulled away quickly. Him and Remus both gave mental sighs of disappointment and relief at this.

"Yes, it is," Harry muttered. "Remus, Sirius, this is Ares, he's the lord of the woods. He's also a good friend of mine, and Alice's father." Harry continued to mutter and tried not to meet anyone's eyes. Remus and Sirius stepped forward and shook Ares' hand.

"Well, I'm sorry about the arrow thing, Mr. Black." Ares said. "But, as Harry said, I'm lord of these woods and are therefore obligated to protect them." Sirius waved a hand dismissively.

"Eh, no worries. Oh, and call me Sirius, by the way." Ares nodded and moved to shake Remus' hand.

"And you Mr. Lupin. It's nice to meet you as well, even if it was in a more than compromising position with dear Harry." He said with a slight tinge of something in his voice that seemed to promise pain and death if he tried anything funny. Remus seemed to get the message and swallowed thickly.

"Oh, about that. I simply startled Harry and he… Well…" Remus laughed a bit. "Lets just say, you missed the part just moments earlier when he also had a knife at my throat. Harry rolled his eyes when Ares gave a satisfied smirk at this.

'Bloody overly protective parental figures.' Harry thought to himself before rushing forward and hugging Sirius tightly. Sirius returned the hug and ruffled his hair. "So, not that this isn't unwelcome, what are you two doing here?" He asked with a grin. The grin faltered when he saw Sirius and Remus share a nervous and worried look.

"Well… It saddens me to say it, but we're here with pretty bad news." Remus told them slowly; still exchanging loaded looks with Sirius. Harry's grin went away completely and he looked between them worriedly. Before he could ask what had happened, Ares had spoken up.

"Why don't we head back to the grove," he said calmly. "We would be more comfortable." They all agreed silently and Remus and Sirius followed after their companions.

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Harry looked back at Remus and Sirius to check on them and couldn't help but chuckle. Both men had slowed down considerably when they entered the grove and were now inching along, their mouths open and their eyes sparkling. Harry knew that that must've been almost exactly what he looked like when he first came here, so he held back full out laughter. The grove WAS an amazingly beautiful place. With the traditional elfin architecture surrounding them in pure white marble and woodwork. Lovely, high arch windows and ornate stairways spiraling up ageless trees like ivory snakes. Crystal clear fountains with a green forest backdrop. The floor was still the natural forest floor, except cleaner and easier to walk over. Then there was the abundance of gorgeous people wandering around casually.

Speaking of which, they were attracting a lot of attention. The elves seemed just as shocked about Sirius and Remus as they were about them. Elves of all ages peeked out of windows and over the railing of balconies; many were even pausing as they walked through the street to watch them as they passed.

Despite Remus and Sirius' snail like paces, they reached Ares' home quickly. They led Sirius and Remus up the ivory spiral stairs and into the house. Once there they found Aeson, Clara, Krishna, Artemis and Alice sitting in the living room chatting calmly, Alice looked somewhat bored. Upon their entrance, all conversation stopped and they all turned to look at the newcomers with Ares and Harry. Alice jumped up immediately.

Shadow! Loup!" She rushed forward and grabbed them both in a hug. They both seemed rather startled, but hugged her back. "It's been yonks! I'm so glad you're here! I mean, FINALLY! Some interesting people!" This earned a laugh from Sirius and Remus and a small glare from Krishna. Once she pulled away, the introductions took place.

Harry introduced everyone, but he didn't really hear his own words. He didn't notice how Clara and Krishna both giggled slightly and exchanged a look upon greeting Remus. He didn't notice how Artemis circled Remus once and eventually gave a nod that seemed to say "I approve, but I'll kill him myself if he hurts Harry." He just couldn't be bothered by it. His mind was on whatever it was that Remus and Sirius had to tell him. They had looked so nervous and worried, whatever it was it couldn't be that bad.

"What did you have to tell me?" Harry finally said as they all sat down. Remus and Sirius shared that look again. They both opened their mouths to speak, but ended up closing them again before saying anything. After a bit, Sirius seemed to decide something. He reached into his cloak and pulled something out. With an apologetic sigh, he handed it to Harry. He took it warily and broke eye contact with Sirius after a moment to look at it. When he did, his eyes widened, and he could feel his heart begin to Hammer in his chest.

"I'm sorry, Harry." Sirius muttered quietly. Harry didn't seem to hear him. He just kept staring at the paper in his hands with wide green eyes.

"No…" He whispered.

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THE DAY BEFORE….

Hermione Granger walked happily out of the library and down the hall. Things were going great! One of her now best friends had began living in the castle, her grades were up, and Ron was starting to talk to her more. Oh yes, things were good. At least that's what she thought, and it was in that instant of happy thoughts that she was pulled into an abandoned class room by two sets of hands, one of which put tightly over her mouth.

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Ok, so what do you think? I--… NO! Don't worry; I'm not that mean. I abandon you for how long and then cut it off there? Don't think so. I am tempted… But ON WITH THE STORY!

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Hermione tried to scream, she tried to fight the hands as one left her to close and lock the door. She cursed at her attackers in a muffled voice. The muffled voice turned into full out screaming when the hands left her completely. She stopped screaming at pulled out her wand, turning angrily to her captors. Once she saw them, she froze on the spot.

"Ron?" She squawked. "Ginny? What in Merlin's name is going on here?" She demanded sharply. Ron and Ginny shared a nervous look before setting their faces into calm determination.

"I'm sorry, 'Mione. But me and Ron are worried about you!" Ginny said with a sigh. Hermione spluttered in confusion, but she was cut off by Ron's hand.

"No, listen, Hermione." He told her calmly, this silenced her completely. " Lately, you've been acting odd. You've been sneaking off and you seem… You're keeping something big from us. I can understand not telling me, because we haven't really hung out too much in the past, but I can't see why you haven't told Ginny." Hermione stayed silent so Ron continued. A while back, Gin saw you leaving pretty early. She… She followed you, because she was worried sick, mind you. Well, she said she saw you sneaking into Professor Black and Lupin's rooms." Hermione stared at them wide eyed, she wasn't mad. She understood why Ginny had done it, but she was worried they had seen Harry.

"Hermione, please be totally honest with us, we wont judge you." Ginny paused and bit her lip before finding her resolve. "Have you been sneaking off because… Are you in some sort of… Relationship with either of them?" There was a drawn silence before Hermione burst into hysterical laughter. Ron and Ginny looked at each other, startled.

"Merlin no! That's what you thought?" Hermione broke off to laugh some more. "Professor Black isn't my type! Ooh, and if I was in a relationship with Professor Lupin? Bloody hell! Harry would kill me!" He choked out through laughter. She realized what she had said just a bit too late. Ron and Ginny looked startled again.

"Who's Harry?" Ginny asked. Hermione stopped laughing and stood up straight.

"Nothing," she said, "no one." Ron and Ginny didn't look pleased.

"Hermione, you have to tell us! Don't keep keeping so many secrets!" Ron sighed out worriedly. Hermione had to admit, she was flattered that Ron was so concerned, but she couldn't tell them. Finally, after a long moment of silence, Ginny spoke with an almost regretful look on her face.

"I hate to do this… But, if you don't tell us what you've been hiding from us…" She sighed again and bit her lip. Her eyes dropped to the floor. "I'll say your OTHER secret, the one you actually told me, out loud, right now. " Hermione's eyes bugged out. Surely Ginny was joking. She would never tell Ron about… Well about Hermione's crush. Would she? She watched Ginny some more. Yes, she would. She was just that worried about her. Hermione sighed and dropped into a nearby seat.

"Fine," she muttered defectively. "But you have to promise that you wont tell another living of non-living soul about this." Ron and Ginny sat down as well.

"We wont, unless we deem it completely necessary to tell the Headmaster." Ron said, "I'm sorry, but we have to." Hermione just laughed a bit and nodded.

"No worries," she said. "He already knows anyways." They looked surprised. "All the teachers know." Hermione gave another great sigh and ran a hand over her face. She really hoped that Harry understood. She looked at them sadly and began to tell them everything.

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Hermione was silent after she finished her story. Ron and Ginny were silent as well. They both had looks of utter shock on their faces.

"Are…" Ron choked out. "You can't be serious." Hermione sighed.

"Would I make this up?" She asked tiredly. "Besides, I told you, and if you don't want to believe me then hey, not my problem." They both nodded and continued to be silent.

"What…" Ginny began awkwardly. "What is he like?" Hermione smiled.

"He's great, really nice and smart. He's very humble and funny as well." Ron looked up sharply.

"You don't fancy him do you?" Hermione laughed again.

"Merlin no!" She chuckled out, missing the relieved look on Ron's face. "I mean, don't get me wrong. He's fantastic, and gorgeous, but I just don't think of him like that." She told them with a smile. 'Besides, I'm pretty sure he's gay.' She thought to herself. Ron and Ginny nodded and their faces broke into smiles.

"Bloody hell," Ginny chuckled out. "This WAS a big secret you were keeping!" Hermione nodded and laughed as well. "Where is he now? When can we meet him? Wait, CAN we meet him?" Hermione nodded.

"He's in the woods, visiting his family. I'm sure you can meet him when he gets back." She then got a very serious look on her face. "You guys, this is important," she began. "You still can't tell a soul, alright?" They both nodded quickly.

"Of course!" Ron told her seriously. Hermione smiled and nodded.

"Good, now why don't we go to lunch?" Just at that moment, Ron's stomach gave a large growl. Ginny started laughing.

"Sounds good." She stood up and the others followed suit. As they left, none of them noticed the beetle sitting innocently on the windowsill.

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BACK IN THE PRESENT…

Harry stared at the newspaper in his hands in shock. After a moment he let his hands fall to his lap and the paper to slide to the floor. Alice leaned over and picked it up, Harry ignored her and kept staring at nothing. Alice straightened the ruffled paper and looked at it along with everyone else in the room, aside from Remus, Sirius, and Harry. They all gave shocked and outraged looks at the headline blaring on the front page.

" Boy-Who-Lived: Alive?"

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All right, now it's really done. Hope you enjoyed it! I promise to try and update soon!