Hey everyone I decided to update early before I get too overwhelmed in summer school work, so I hope you guys like the chapter as it is the last of Harry's dreams. Before we continue though let's have the disclaimer and Severus can do it this time.
Snape: Very well, Voldemort's Hikari1 does not own Harry Potter, Van Helsing, or Dracula, it all belongs to it's respected owners the only thing she owns is the idea for Erika.
Thanks Sevvy, and now let's get started, I hope you guys enjoy the chapter, roll the clip!
--Chapter 4--
--Dreams and 16th Birthdays Part 3--
Harry was able to finally read the letter once night fell and the Dursley's had left. That afternoon after Vernon had come home he had told Harry that the Dursley's were leaving for a three week vacation but he was to stay in the house, with food that would only last a normal person two days. Harry knew better than to expect anything other than that from his relatives and already knew that whatever food he had been left with wouldn't be in the best of conditions. He shook his head and opened the letter from Dumbledore.
"Dear Harry,
I'm sorry to say that you will not be allowed to leave the Dursley's this year to see your friends since the incident at the Ministry of Magic in the Department of Mysteries, you understand that with Voldemort back it is just to dangerous to bring you to the Grimmauld home, I will send someone to go with you to Diagon Alley to get your things three days before the start of the term, it is the easiest way that you will not be harmed and so there is very limited days that Voldemort could know you were outside the wards. Have a fun summer Harry, don't worry this will all work out in the end, oh and it would probably be a good idea if you didn't send any mail to your friends as we don't know who could intercept it and tamper with it.
Signed,
Dumbledore."
Harry reread the letter twice before glaring at it and crumbling it into a paper ball before throwing it against the wall. The barn owl that had dropped off the letter had left after Harry had removed it. Harry knew that if looks could kill he probably would've burned a hole into his bedroom wall by now. Hedwig hooted at Harry from the top of her cage before flying over and landing on his shoulder nuzzling against his cheek. Harry sighed and smiled at Hedwig, at least he had one good friend with him. During the train ride back to King's Cross Station Harry had left the compartment he, Ron, and Hermione, had been in only to return and hear Ron and Hermione's betrayal.
-Flashback-
Harry stood outside and to the side of the compartment door, just out of sight of Ron and Hermione and listened in to their conversation.
"I can't believe that he nearly got us killed and for what, to save a man who didn't even know existed until two years ago," Hermione exclaimed.
"Yea, we do all the work and he gets the credit," Ron said. Harry couldn't believe his ears, it was fourth year all over again, Harry had never asked to be famous and he hated being in the spotlight, they could have it for all he cared, and then see what being famous really meant.
"At least my family is getting paid quite well to be his friend, I can't wait to move out of that place we call a home and into Godric's Hollow, Potter shouldn't have anything that is in his parent's will, ha, I'm sure he doesn't even know about it for that matter," Ron said and Harry felt like there was a black hole in his chest swallow up and tearing at the place where his heart had been. Never had he felt so betrayed in his life he just couldn't believe that Ron and Hermione were getting paid to be his friends. Harry took off down the opposite way of the compartment and slid down a wall and let his tears flow freely.
"Potter what are yo- Harry…Harry are you alright?" A male voice asked. Harry looked out of the corner of his eyes and saw the familiar black robes of Snape standing besides him. Harry couldn't help it he just couldn't hold the emotions back and began to cry harder.
"Just…please go…away…Professor," Harry sobbed as he pulled his legs up, placed his arms on top of them and began to cry into his arms. He barely registered that Snape had called him by his first name and not his last name. Harry heard him move and thought he left when he felt a pair of arms had him stand up and take him into a nearby compartment.
"Severus there you are, where were yo- Is that Harry?" A female voice asked, Harry picked his head up and saw that in the compartment were McGonagall, Hooch, and Pomfrey.
"Yes," Snape answered and directed Harry to one of the compartment seats and sat besides him handing him a handkerchief. "Do you want to talk about what happened, Harry?"
-End of Flashback-
Harry still couldn't believe that Snape had actually acted human and the four had let him stay with them till they reached the station when Harry had to the compartment where his two ex-friends were. Luckily Harry was able to lie about where he had been during the train before he had left the station with his relatives.
After Hedwig had flown out for her nightly hunt Harry drifted off to sleep arriving once again in his mindscape to see the three women again this time working on what looked like a tapestry.
"Hello Harry, sorry about the tapestry, we didn't finish our work as quickly as we would've liked so we decided to bring it with us to finish while you watch your last dream," Atropos said. Harry stared at the tapestry and the intricate working that was on it.
"What is this?" Harry asked as Lachesis opened another door and walked through it.
"It is our tapestry Harry, we've always worked on it and will continue to work on it, but it is time for your next dream," Clotho said as she directed Harry to the doorway and Lachesis returned only to push Harry through the doorway.
"Have fun Harry, you'll like this one!" Lachesis exclaimed as the doors slowly shut behind Harry.
-Some unknown place-
Harry watched as a young man with wavy dark brown hair to his shoulders wearing a dark brown leather duster walked slowly through the abandoned streets of a deserted town. He held a gun in one hand and cautiously walked by an entrance way before continuing on towards what looked like the town square where a fountain with what looked like an angel carved in the middle of it was.
"I know you're there," The man said. "There's no use hiding, I can sense your evil radiating from the fountain."
The water in the fountain began moving and shifting before taking the water shaped form of a woman with glowing sky blue eyes.
"Ah the great Van Helsing, I was beginning to wonder if we would ever meet, I had to drown a lot of men in the village fountain to get your attention did I not," The woman said as she smiled at Van Helsing. "I am surprised that only you came though, oh well whoever else comes will meet the same fate as you, after all no man can resist a siren."
The woman began singing a soft melody which seemed to flow through the air and caress any man it touched, except Van Helsing seemed unfazed by this. The woman glared at Van Helsing and he smirked at her.
"Sorry to disappoint but I read up on my Greek myths, I can't be unprepared now can I?" Van Helsing said and brushed aside his hair to show that he was wearing ear plugs. The woman let out a loud screech and bird like wings grew where her arms once were and she flew up into the air before flying right at Van Helsing only to get stopped by a large shadow that half resembled that of a man bat. The siren shook her head from where she was up in the air and scanned the area before watching as a young man with black hair flew down from the air and stood next to Van Helsing.
"Ah, Count Dracula, I was wondering if you would make an appearance," The siren said and smiled. "This is wonderful, two gorgeous men for the price of one, maybe I shall take you both to my home instead of drowning you, oh I just know I would be the envy of all the sirens in the area, and Calypso(1) would not be able to stop me," The siren took off into the air before diving back down into the water and disappearing. The two men quickly rushed over and looked into the fountain which was actually more like a well than a fountain.
"Do you see her pulse?" Van Helsing asked.
"No her blood must become invisible and blend with the water when she is emerged in it." Dracula said when a large sprout of water burst up and knocked both men back from the fountain and into a nearby wall.
"Ouch that must've hurt," The siren said reappearing and moved before the two had regained their footing and removed their earplugs and dropped them into the fountain. "Let's see how you handle my singing now boys."
With that the siren began singing her haunting tone again and both men's eyes became glazed over and they began heading towards the fountain. The siren continued her singing and was about to grab both men and drag them into the fountain when a voice broke out.
"Hey leave my fathers alone!" A young woman's voice yelled. The siren halted her singing and turned to look up at the roof of a nearby building and saw a young woman with raven black hair highlighted and streaked with blood red and purple to her shoulders standing on the roof top wearing a black duster identical to Van Helsing's duster.
"And who are you exactly to order me, a siren around," The siren said.
"I am Erika Van Helsing Dragulia, and you would do well to leave my family alone, you singing wanna be."
The siren was shocked to say the least and let out a loud screech before regrowing her wings and flying up into the air to stare down the Erika. Erika smirked as she reached behind her and pulled out a custom made electric guitar with its own built in amp.
"Try this on, siren," Erika said and began playing a hard rock tune to which the siren covered her ears and screeched before flying at Erika, only to have her jump over the siren and land on top of the fountain. "Grumpy much, dad should've just let me handle this, oh well too late now. Come on bird girl is that the best you can do?"
The siren screeched again before flying at Erika who shifted her guitar to her back and flipped down to where Van Helsing and Dracula were and quickly splashed the two with water drawing them out of their trance.
"Huh, what, Erika, oh don't tell me we lost the ear plugs," Van Helsing said and Erika nodded. The siren let out another loud screech this time it blew up the wall behind the three with the high sound waves it produced.
"Dang, someone has an attitude problem," Erika said.
"How dare you try and take them away from me! They are mine!" The siren screeched as she turned more into a birdlike creature before diving at the three. The three quickly moved and dodged the siren before ducking down behind different pieces of rubble.
"So, now what do we do?" Dracula asked over their headsets.
"Well you need to try and find a way to capture her or destroy her," A male voice said over the headset.
"Carl, not helping," Van Helsing said.
"Sorry, well the best way to cut off her powers would be to bless or destroy the fountain as that seems to be her domain, then-"
"We know, we know, destroy her since she doesn't seem to want to listen to reason and be cured by the Knights of the Holy Order, can't we just return her to the sea and to Calypso directly?" Erika said.
"If you can catch her then you could, but you'd have to think of a way to silence her singing either before or after you bound her."
"Alright thanks Carl," Van Helsing said. The three quickly dodged another sound screech from the siren. "So who wants to be siren bait?"
"Ha, ha, very funny, might as well be me, I have a less chance of dying then you two," Dracula said and quickly ran out from where the three were hiding and flew up into the air changing into another form as he did.
"We better hurry and destroy that fountain, come on Erika," Van Helsing said. The two made a break for the fountain and began to quickly evaluate this.
"So how do we destroy it, there's too much water in it to bless it fully," Dracula yelled from up in the air.
"Give us a few minutes, Erika, you figure out how to destroy the fountain, I have to help Vlad."
"Yes dad," Erika said and stared at the fountain as Van Helsing took off to the two fighting creatures and threw one of his many weapons at the siren. "Let's see water….water fountain….fire, fire negates water!"
Erika quickly ran back a few feet, held one arm up in the air palm flat, braced her arm with the other, and concentrated till a fireball began forming in her palm. Once it was a good size she quickly hurled the fireball at the fountain which was destroyed upon impact revealing a blue glowing sapphire stone where the angel like statue had been.
"A life sea crystal(2)?" Dracula questioned at seeing the crystal only to get sent flying backwards by one of the siren's screech attacks. Van Helsing quickly ran and caught Dracula as his form shifted back to his human form and fell out of the air.
"Hey, that was my father you just hurt, you sea wench!" Erika yelled out angrily only to have the siren screech at her and circle up in the air before diving towards Erika.
"Erika move!" Van Helsing yelled. Erika didn't argue and back flipped away from the siren before jumping up onto a low roof as the siren flew back up into the air. Van Helsing looked at the life sea crystal before reaching into his coat and pulling out a flying hand held buzz saw (A.N.- He threw and used them in the movie, and I cannot for the life of me, remember what they are called) as the siren dove at Erika again. Erika quickly shifted her guitar back to the front of her and began playing another hard rock song which had the siren stopping in midair and clutching her hands to her head to block out the sound.
"Throw it dad!" Erika yelled. Van Helsing did as she said and the buzz saw flew at the crystal. The siren noticed too late where it was headed and failed to stop it before the saw hit the crystal shattering it upon impact. The siren let out a long painful screech as cracks appeared on her before she herself shattered like her crystal to reveal an old set of bones fall to the ground and turn to dust. The three sighed heavily before heading to the edge of town where a young man with dark blond hair in either monk's or friar's robes was waiting for them.
"Did you catch her?" He asked.
"No Carl, we were forced to destroy her, seems that someone cast a spell on her to have her life live on through a life sea crystal," Erika said as she leaned against a nearby building. "No wonder Calypso said it didn't matter if she was destroyed."
"At least she's at peace now," Van Helsing said before he spoke in Latin and crossed himself.
"While we're lucky not to be in pieces thank you very much," Dracula said as he watched his arm heal itself.
"Well you're lucky that you didn't get injured anymore than you did."
"Don't blame me, blame her, she screeched at me."
"You should've been paying attention."
"Well it's not everyday that you actually see a life sea crystal, they're very rare, Calypso only gives them out to those who deserve them, which are few and rare, someone must've snuck in and stole it."
"Well we can ask her later, right now I want to get back to Rome and rest," Erika said interrupting the two as she walked over to a black Harley Davidson motorcycle (3).
"Speaking of Rome, I just got an email, they want us back right away, we have another case and this one involves you personally Erika," Carl said. Erika turned to look at the religious man with a raised eyebrow.
"Me? I would think that the only case that would involve me would be something to do with whatever family I have that is still in England."
"Precisely."
"Guess we better get back then and in a hurry." Van Helsing said.
"The Knights have already sent a chopper; it'll be at the base camp in fifteen minutes," said Carl. Van Helsing finished loading up the jeep the group had and he, Dracula, and Carl climbed in while Erika started up her cycle and both vehicles took off in the direction of the group's base camp where a black helicopter was awaiting them with the Knights of the Holy Order symbol painted on the side. The four quickly loaded their things onto the chopper and flew off towards Rome.
-Underneath the Vatican-
"Ah Van Helsing, Dracula, Erika, Carl, how did the mission go?" A cardinal asked as the four walked in.
"Like all of our missions, punch here, kick there, get beat up, get thrown into a wall, destroy evil cause it doesn't want to be cured, you know the usual," Van Helsing said as they unpacked their things and Erika brought in her cycle and pulled out a large tool kit.
"What happened to your motorcycle?" A very young Buddhist monk asked walking over carrying another box and a welder's helmet.
"Nothing much, but I think the weather kind of messed with the engine since we were in the middle of the Mediterranean Ocean," Erika said as she began going over the cycle's engine.
"Besides your bike, don't you think that it's important to get the info about our next mission," Van Helsing asked.
"Cardinal Richards can explain it while I'm working, I'll hear everything you know this," Erika said. Van Helsing sighed before turning to Richards who seemed used to Erika's dismissive attitude.
"Well as you all know Erika's 16th birthday is coming up and as such it is time for her to return to England to be reunited with her siblings," Richards said.
"I'm sure they can get along swimmingly without me," Erika said only to get smacked upside the head by Dracula.
"Young lady we have raised you better than that," Dracula said with a glare.
"But father why do I need to go back, if I was to be killed anyway what's the reason for me to be going back to save a wizarding world that would've killed me."
"For the record you know it was only that headmaster that wanted you and two others killed, the youngest of you four was placed with the last of your family."
"So what all four of us reunite and save the wizarding world, seems pointless I already end up saving a whole lot of lives anyway with you two, do we really need to add wizarding world to that list, after all as dad says 'To you these people are just monsters and creatures that can be healed but we're the ones standing over them when they turn back and become the people they once were.' What's the point of going if, and I'm sure this will come up, someone asks us to kill a werewolf whose human side is kind and gentle."
"You know that Gabriel would be able to sense that Erika, we would never kill someone who is an innocent."
"Yea not counting the times before you became a member of the Knights of the Holy Order, right?" Van Helsing asked with a smirk.
"Shut up Gabriel," Dracula said. Erika smiled at the two before turning from her cycle and looking at them.
"Alright, we all go though, I'm not going by myself and I have a feeling that my blood family and I will need all the help we can get, Carl you better start packing everything tonight." Erika said.
"Why tonight?" Carl asked.
"Because I read the letter that was left with me," Erika said pulling out said letter along with another photograph that, like the last two girls photographs, was blacked out in certain parts. "I need to be back in the wizarding world before my 16th birthday and go the wizarding bank by then, and if you recall my birthday is, oh say tomorrow."
"Oh right, very well, I'll go pack and we should all repack supplies and restock on whatever weaponry was lost during the last three missions, we didn't exactly have the greatest time to do that between said missions."
"We got it Carl," The other three said as they watched him walk off to his lab to finish packing his things and some of his experiments.
"Why do I suddenly have a feeling that one of Carl's experiments is going to blow up while we are in the wizarding world?" Erika asked.
"Because they usually always do," Van Helsing replied. "Go pack your things Erika, remember we'll be leaving tonight."
"Ah, I don't even get a break, darn it."
"Well you said it, and it would be the best, that way no one asks any questions when we arrive in London."
"Alright I'm going, I'm going."
Erika walked in the directions of the dormitories to pack as her two fathers shook their heads at her antics before walking off in the direction of their own room to pack their things. The four met up after they had finished the basic packing in the weaponry room just to the side of where the others had been making weapons and performing various experiments or getting information on various other missions. Cardinal Richards was already waiting for them holding a large folder.
"What's with the folder?" Erika asked as the group began filling bags and trunks with various sorts of weaponry.
"This contains the information that some of our informants in the Wizarding World have managed to gather concerning the enemies that were mentioned in your letter," Richards said as he handed over the folder. "I have looked over and read the information trust me you'll need all of your training for this, I hope you are prepared for whatever happens."
"Come on Cardinal Richards, we'll be ready for anything with everything we're packing plus with Carl's various inventions and his many little light bombs plus his glycerin 48 mixture, I think we're ready to arm a small army." Van Helsing said as the group finished packing their many weapons when Erika walked over to a separate closet and opened it to reveal various custom made weapons that were designed to fit a female. Erika took two sais from the closet, twirled them in her hands, and moved them around like she was fighting an opponent before placing them in holsters on her belt.
"Are you going to take your whole arsenal Erika?" Dracula asked walking over.
"Yes father, I have feeling that they will be needed." Erika said as she packed all of the weapons in the closet into her own specially made trunk. "I am also taking my cycle, any complaints?"
"Nope, I have a feeling that you will need it," Van Helsing said looking at his adopted daughter with pride as she turned to look at the group. "Will you be ready for what is to come?"
"Were you when you met up with father after losing your memories and you turned into a werewolf?" Erika asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Point taken, well Cardinal Richards, I believe it is time that we left, keep sending us whatever information about our enemies, we're going to need it, let's go everyone."
The four headed to where their chopper was being loaded up with their things. They said their goodbyes before climbing aboard the chopper and taking off in the direction of their next mission and discovery of Erika's family.
Harry watched the chopper fly out of sight before feeling himself landing back in his mindscape where the three women were sitting talking in hushed tones when they saw Harry.
"There you are, so that was your final dream and tomorrow is your birthday we're going to have to get you to Gringotts tomorrow, so we'll come pick you up, just be ready before 12 and we'll get you there," Atropos said. Harry looked at them in shock before feeling the familiar pull of him being sent back to reality.
Harry woke up to the sun shining in his eyes, glad for once that the Dursley's had left him all on his own. What the three women said never left him though as he got ready for the day and at ten till 12 he was ready for his trip, which still seemed a little far fetched as he had only seen these women in his dreams. As Harry wondered if they were even real three figures appeared in the living room where Harry was sitting with the curtains closed. They didn't apparate or portkey into the room they just kind of misted in like the early morning fog did.
"Hello Harry, shall we go?" Atropos said and Harry nodded still in shock at their entrance.
--TBC--
Alright and that's a wrap and the final dream for Harry, now comes the fun part, meeting these three girls and their families. Some how I think I made Sev a little OOC though so forgive me, I'm trying to give Harry someone older to trust and this is not a Snarry fanfic although that is one of my favorite pairings.
Oh, here's a quick memo though for you readers of Intervention of the Fates, if you want you can make a suggestion about how Voldemort, Dumbledore, the Order, Hogwarts (the students and staff), the Ministry, and the rest of the Wizarding World should handle/ react to the reunion of the four siblings and their families. I'm taking suggestions all the way up to chapter 7, so if you have any ideas feel free to share and I'll see what I can do. Probably since it has so many different people reacting I'll take your suggestions and add them and of course name who the ideas came from.
(1) I do not own Calypso she is also part of the Greek myths and part of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies so I do not own her.
(2) The Life Sea Crystal, I have no clue if such a thing exists or any myths about it, I don't think that it should or does exist as I just made it up on the spot as I was writing.
(3) I do not own Harley Davidson motorcycles, although I wish I did own one to ride, I do not own the company or bike it belongs to its respected owner.
Alright I think I covered everything and in the next chapter the four siblings meet along with their families, someone else is revealed, along with shopping for all four siblings.
Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, please review and thanks for reading and reviewing.