Title: Born again Book II 6/?
Author: Spikewil
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Pairing: Xander/Angel, Wesley/Gunn, Cordelia/Giles, Andrew/Fred, Severus/Ethan, Oz/OC
Rating: FRC
Summary: Their lives at Hogwarts are about to begin.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from the series "Buffy" and "Angel" as well as "Harry Potter", but Joss Whedon and J.K. Rowling do. I just like to play with them.
Many thanks Lunamoon and Queensereya for betaing my story.
A/N 1: Read the content guide and Book I to see how everything went until they came at Hogwarts.
A/N 2: I got stuck after chapter 4, so I'm leaping from year 2007 to 2012. Those missing years will come back in the future chapters.
A/N 3: I changed the meaning of the mirror.
The hallways after curfew
"Harry, mom and dad are going to punishment us badly when they find out that we're sneaking around at midnight," Draco whispered worried even though he kept following his brother. They had gone to the restricted section in the library and had to leave quickly after a book they had opened began shrieking.
"I just want to explore the castle without having teachers around," Harry pointed out as he moved quietly through the halls.
"But why the restricted section?" Draco questioned curious.
"William was talking about the book with the twins and I wanted to know what it was about," Harry replied before he continued walking.
"I don't think we should be here, Harry," Draco said again as they stood before what seemed to be an old room.
Harry entered the room. It was dark and lots of cobwebs were hanging on desks and chairs as they stood piled up against the wall. Harry heard footsteps and saw that Draco was returning to their room. But he couldn't, something in the room was drawing him near.
A large mirror was standing at the end of the room, as high as the ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on two clawed feet. An inscription was carved around the top: Erised stir ipseht tube cafru oyt on wohsi.
Harry moved nearer to the mirror until he stood in front of it. He saw nothing until it shimmered. His green eyes widened when he saw two people appear in it. They looked familiar, then suddenly he remembered them. His dad had their photos hanging on the wall. They were his biological parents. Tears fell from his eyes as he saw them standing before him.
Harry suddenly turned and ran out of the room and into his bedroom shared with Draco. "Draco, wake up! Come on, you've got to see this!" Harry whispered urgently as he shook his brother awake.
"What!? Harry, what's going on?" Draco called out as he was dragged out of his bedroom through the living room and into the old room where he had left Harry.
He finally stood still before the mirror as he watched it shimmer before he saw his parents, standing there proudly looking at him. "Mom? Dad?"
Xander and Angel had been woken up when Harry stormed into their rooms and dragged Draco with him back to whatever he had found. They had followed and had slowed when they saw their sons standing before a mirror, studying something in the mirror.
Both boys were transfixed with their parents, that they didn't hear someone come in until their shoulders were tapped. They both screamed from fright before they quickly turned around.
"You two should be in bed. Let's go!" Xander said sternly before they guided the two boys back to bed.
The next evening
Harry sat in front of the mirror again as he stared at his biological parents. His hand trailed along the edges as he watched his mom do the same.
Xander stepped into the room and saw his son staring at the mirror. He stepped behind Harry and saw his sister looking at him proudly. She smiled and Xander returned that smile before looking at Harry. The boy was crying while his hand still touched the mirror. The young man cradled his son/nephew and together they cried for their mother and sister until Harry fell asleep.
Angel had been watching them and waited for the right moment to announce his presence. "Let's get him to bed," Angel said softly.
Xander nodded and stood up, still holding his precious burden. Together they brought their son home and entered their rooms. Draco was already waiting for them to arrive. He was tired, but refused to go to sleep since Harry hadn't returned yet.
"Is Harry okay?" Draco asked worried as he watched his father prepare the sleeping boy for bed.
"He will be okay," Xander answered before kissing both boys goodnight.
"What did he see in the mirror?" Angel asked curiously as they lay in their bed.
"Lily. I saw her as well and she was proud of me with the way we raised her son. I could tell by the look in her eyes," Xander explained while holding Angel in his embrace.
"We need to watch Harry and Draco better, those two are going to get into lots of troubles," Angel warned before closing his eyes.
Xander was about to close his eyes until he sensed someone else in the room. Harry stood in the doorway; tear tracks on his cheeks. Xander nudged his husband before welcoming the boy into their bed. The two men sandwiched their son, making room for the other children, as they knew they would be coming soon.
Draco, Nicky and Lily's footsteps were heard and within seconds their bed was filled with their children. If William were still living with them, Xander would have been certain the boy would have joined in as well.
Three days later
As Harry and Draco sulked about not being allowed near the mirror again, William had his own problems. The twins were sneaky again and were playing pranks on most students, distracting them from their homework.
William's interest had been peaked when his brothers told him about the mirror. So here he was, guided by Harry's hints, searching for that room. When he finally found it, the mirror was gone. It wasn't there any more and disappointingly he stepped back.
He was lost in thought until he was startled when someone bumped into his legs. He looked and was surprised to find his nephew hugging him. "Odin, what are you doing here? Where is Uncle Sev?" William questioned the three-year old toddler.
"Daddy room!" Odin answered and pointed with his fingers behind him, the way he had walked.
"If your daddy is in his room, why are you in the hallway?" William replied thoughtfully.
"Hawwy hurt, me help!"
"Harry's hurt?" William asked worried. He picked up the young boy and quickly ran as fast as he could to his uncles' room.
"Uncle Sev? What's wrong with Harry?" William asked as he entered room, seeing that his family had already arrived.
"William! It was so cool. Hagrid had a large dragon egg and it hatched when we visited," Harry started telling enthusiastically.
"But then it sneezed and burned Harry's hair and cheek," Draco continued the tale.
"Is Harry going to be okay?" William asked worried as he took in the burn. It was incredibly red as Uncle Sev was treating it.
"He'll be fine," Severus answered as he looked sternly at the young boy who had the gracefulness to look ashamed. "Xander, smear this on the burn for three nights in a row. Then the burn should go away."
"Okay, William go back to your classes. Odin, go to your papa and brother. Harry, you and Draco stay with Xander the rest of the day. Ron, you go with them. The rest, just leave my rooms!" Severus announced calmly but urgently. He wanted to be left alone, pondering how to tell his news to his husband.