An unexpected salvation
Chapter 3: Petunia's choice
Disclaimer: see the chapter one
Thanks to my beta fayfairy for helping me write this chapter
It was two weeks into the summer and Petunia sat thinking about the changes in Harry. Yes, Petunia knew what the boy was, how could she not when Lily had been one, but where Lily had been a dominant she suspected that Harry was a submissive. With that thought in her mind, she got up and went to the attic where she had keep some of Lily's things hoping she might find an answer to her questions. She might not love the boy, but she didn't want him dead either; she was not that cruel. On the other hand, her husband was another story. It was an hour later, and she was no closer to the answer than before, when an owl enter through the small window of the attic. At first she though it was for the boy, then she realize that the owl was waiting for her, so she took the letter and read what the envelope said: Delayed owl post for Petunia Dursley Evans
From: Lily Mary Potter Evans (please put a drop of blood in the closing of the envelope for identity verification)
Petunia though about this period on one hand, she didn't know what the envelope contained; on the other, it could have the answer that she was seeking. With that in mind, she went to her room and search for a pin to prick her finger. After retrieving a brooch from her jewelry box, she drop the blood and the letter open.
Dear Petunia:
If your reading this it means than James and I are dead, and that Harry is living with you and has been unloved and unwelcome. James says that I'm exaggerating, but he doesn't know the woman you have become ever since meeting Vernon, but I'm not writing to make you feel guilty or for explanations that's between you and your conscious. No, I'm writing to explain some things about my past and, in a sense, Harry's future. You must know by now that I wasn't human, I was a Zia and James was a half blood Zia. You always wondered how that was possible if our parents were humans; simple, I was not their blood daughter. They found me on their doorstep with nothing more than a charmed bracelet, and it was literally charmed to hide my true identity. It wasn't until my sixth year at Hogwarts that I was able to take it of. Then James's father explain to me what I was. He told me that I was a full blooded Zia, and a dominant at that. He explain our society to me and told me that it was rare for a maternal to abandon a cub, or in case of it's death for the pride not to take care of the cub. he said that it disturbed him greatly that I had been abandoned by my mother and pride. He tried to identify my mark but he was unable, and we thought best to leave it at that. We didn't want trouble and I was happy with James and his pride. Since I'm a dominant, I don't understand everything that Harry is and will go through, but from what James tells me his human side and his Zia side are going to be on a constant battle until he accept what he is and manage to find a balance in his life. It won't be easy, but Harry is strong and he will manage. Now you must be wondering what exactly a Zia is, for you never saw me while I was transformed. Easy, we are guardians created in ancient times to protect magic. Did you ever wonder why the Egyptian consider the felines to be the guardians of the underworld?they were representing us and making sure that the world didn't forget us. Now as to our form, we take the form of different felines, usually in a variety of color and species. There are no specific type, but they vary from pride to pride. The dominants tend to be bigger with silver color wings, and the submissives are smaller with emerald color wings. Now pay attention, because this is important. I need you to check the color of Harry's wings. If they are black, tell the owl to find Harry's mate, the owl will know what to do. I recommend that you leave the house as soon as you send the letter, for that means that my son is dying and you'll have a very pissed off dominant with no qualms about killing you.
Love,
Lily
P.S. Enclosed is a letter from James to Harry explaining his situation better. give it to the owl, when you send the letter for help.
After reading the letter, Petunia raced to the boy's room dreading what she would find, but already knowing that her nephew was dying, and she was right. For when she opened the door, she saw Harry with strange marking on his body, elongated fangs and black wings coming out of his back.
Somewhere else, in a hidden forest sat Draco Malfoy in his room dreading the conversation that he was about to have with his father and godfather. He very much would have like to keep procrastinating, but the council had step in. Since it was obvious that his mate was not in the pride nor in Hogwarts as far as they could tell, they were sending him to another pride to look for his mate and bring it back with him. Secretly the pride was hopping that young Malfoy's mate belong to one of the pride that wasn't on good terms with them, that way new alliances would have to be made and everybody would win. Draco couldn't care less. He knew who his mate was; he also knew that his godfather strongly dislike said person, but he was getting no where. He was a dominant made to provide and protect his mate, how could he do that if he couldn't face his parents? with that in mind the young Dragon descended to the study, where his dad and godfather were talking.
Draco knock on the door and waited for the invitation to come in before opening the door.
"Draco," said his father, "we were just talking about you and your elusive mate."
"really?" asked Draco
"Yes," said Severus, " we'll be leaving in less than two days to look for your's and Christopher's mates."
"That won't be necessary." said Draco
"Why not?" asked Lucius, already knowing what his son was going to say.
"Because I know who my mate is, in fact I have know for a long while I just didn't know how to approach the situation." Draco took a deep breath before blurting out the name " My mate is Harry Potter!"
"we know period" said an amused Lucius
"What?"
"very eloquent, " said a smirking Snape "Did you really think that I would spend the last five year around a young submissive and not recognize one, more to the point knowing that James was a half-breed."
"why did you never mention anything? somebody could have told him what he was before instead of letting him go with his changes alone and in the dark." Said Draco
" It wasn't our decision, the council decide not to intervened until more was known about the boy. Remember, there is an unknown dominant in all this. For Potter to have Zia blood both parent would have to have it too and Lily was human."Said Lucius.
Draco was about to answer, when an owl landed on his shoulder. After reading the letter he paled, growing concerned the other men asked what was wrong and he show them the letter "come quickly your mate is dying." The three men wasted no time apparating to Harry's house.
When they entered the house it was empty which was a good thing for Draco was out for blood, going up the stairs they were surprise to see the locks on the boy door, and the inside of the room but that was all forgotten the moment that they saw the boy. "Are those what I think they are?'' asked a surprise Draco "It can not be" said Severus "Alec was the last one of his family this is impossible" but they could not denied it Harry Potter was a Sinclair the proof was in the markings of his body. But they would worry about what it meant latter when the boy wasn't dying and their mind were clear. Severus pick up the boy he might be Draco's mate but his late husband hade been part of Harry pride the dominant side that meant that the boy was under the guardianship of Severus at least until he bonded with Draco and even then the boy would be tied to his family, because of his status as a sub, well this is going to get ugly thought Severus and with that left the house expecting the other two to pact the boy's things and bring them over.