An: I own nothing; this is a Van Helsing/Harry Potter with some x-men twist to it. It was inspired by the one shot Echoes by ToTheBeatofMyOwnDrummer. Also child abuse mentioned. Also I apologize if I offend anyone with the religious aspect of the story. also this is very Au and most of the characters are OOC.
Harry Van Helsing
(Fall of 1986 Italy)
"Well, Harry still no hint of where father could be. We are running out of ideas on where to look."
"Forty years is not that long a time for us. He will turn up. The Logan persona was programmed to think that he was Canadian, from the Alberta area. Pack both your heavy winter gear and your summer light clothes; we may be a while in looking for the old timer."
"Old timer? I suppose that he would be that." Akihiro said thoughtfully. Harry snorted.
"More like ancient timer. I don't think it will be much longer; father and I programmed the persona to have dreams of his past with me being an ending element."
Akihiro nodded and kept packing. Harry sighed and sent a silent prayer that they would at least find some sign of him. They had heard nothing about his location since 1946, just after Itsu was killed. He knew both parts of his father would be grieving the loss of the innocent woman, which would make Logan act rashly.
"What things would he remember in those dreams?" Harry was shaken by the question, he had not thought of that.
"Well we set it to be a memory of something our father chose. I think he choose a memory of a hunt that happened just before I got there."
"Why would choose something like that?"
"He killed Dracula and the Gypsy princess, Anna Valerious. Did you know that?"
"How did he do that?"
"Well he got bit by a werewolf, and then bit Dracula, it was like poison to him. Anna Valerious had to administer a cure to father to save him. But when she went to inject him, it startled father to the point that the werewolf lashed out automatically. Father never really got over how she died." Harry sighed as he zipped up his duffle.
"So traumatic memories are the strongest, which is why he chose that one. Huh! So we are off to the wilds of Canada." Akihiro said with a large smile. "I have never been there before."
"I have once or twice. Never did find him, I was always just a bit too late." Harry sighed. "But they have cage fighting in the bars. I have found I like the cage fights to blow off steam." Akihiro got an even bigger grin on his face, as they both left the room, and headed out.
(July 31st, 1991 Italy)
"So Harry what do you want for your 108th ?" Akihiro asked as he twirled fettuccine noodles and sauce on to his fork. Harry hummed as he thought and chewed.
For this mission with father over and done with. It has take decades longer then it should have. You would think that after four years we would have at least seen him." as Harry was saying this, an owl flew in to the living room and perched on a desk chair. Harry arched an eye brow at the bird.
"Must be my school letter. Stupid asses think I am still a child." Harry wiped his mouth, and tossed his napkin down on the table. He huffed, as he approached the bird.
"So is that for me?" the owl stuck its leg out for Harry to take the letter. He carefully untied the letter and sat back down to his dinner.
"What school letter?"
"My letter from Hogwarts, it is the school that my biological parents and Nicholas went to. It's a school for wizards!"
"Harry you have been out of school for almost a century. Why would they be sending you a letter now?"
"They haven't updated their roster. They think that I am eleven years old." Harry said with a smirk. Akihiro snatched the letter up and look to see who it was addressed to.
"Harry this is not even the right name. Who in the world is Harry Potter?" Harry just about died laughing at his younger brother. Once under control Harry looked at his upset sibling.
"Sorry Aki. I am Harry Potter, the "Boy-Who-Lived", and before you ask, my name got famous for something I did not even do."
"Ok, explain please." Akihiro said looking very confused.
"Well my biological parents were fighting against a dark lord. Well there is some prophecy about a child being born that would kill him, so I was born at the wrong time and he decided that I was the one from the prophecy. It could have been another boy, but he chose me. *sigh* so he broke the wards around my house on Halloween. My father warned my mother to take me and run, he was killed almost immediately. The dark lord then came after me and my mother. When he found us, my mother threw herself in front of me, begging for him to take her life instead of mine. He finally got fed up with it and killed her, then tried to kill me as well. You can see how well that worked."
"So that's why you were with those awful people. Why were you in Italy at all?"
"Vernon had a business meeting; no one could watch me at home. So I got stuck going."
"So why did you have me talk with you on the plane?"
"Because I remembered a Van Helsing speaking with me on the plane. I also remember he had an older brother and as you got older I realized that it was you I had spoken with." Harry said with a large smile.
"You remembered me? I'm flattered."
"Hum. So they are calling me to come kill the dark lord."
"So why you?" Akihiro glared at the letter like it had offended him personally, and snapped it on to the table. Harry chuckled at his reaction.
"Well that prophecy has it that I will be the only one to end his reign of terror. The old fool that runs the school wants me to be a weapon. I think I will but on my terms."
"What do you mean he wants you to be a weapon?" Akihiro said looking even more offended.
"It's all right. Once I was in a different time, I was out of both of their grasps. Also they think that I am eleven, I go now and all of them are going to die of fright." Harry chuckled darkly to himself. "That could be interesting."
"Why is that?" Akihiro said skeptically.
"Well, if I am already grown up and the horcrux gone already. I think that I will be a much better chance of getting rid of that idiot. Not to mention I really want to have a long talk with that old coot of a headmaster."
"He was the one that put you with those people didn't he?" Harry nodded. Akihiro growled and his eyes changed to a feral gold.
"Thank you, Nicholas for meeting with me so quickly." Harry said shaking the ancient wizard's hand. Nicholas grinned at the younger wizard.
"For you my boy anything. Have you heard from your father?" Nicholas asked hopefully.
"No and we didn't even catch sight of him in Canada last we were there. I came to you today because I received my Hogwarts letter. I require some advice on how to approach the staff."
"Oh in other words you want to know how to handle Albus?" Nicholas said with a knowing smirk. Harry chuckled at the old wizards antics.
"Yes and to introduce you to Akihiro." Harry said as he turned to look behind him. Akihiro stepped forward with his hat in his hands, smiled at Nicholas.
"Oh my you do so look like your father. My just as strapping as your father that's for sure. I bet you have to fend off the ladies with a stick?" Nicholas said with a smug grin.
"Ummmm. I guess so. Can't date much in our line of work."
"If I may ask? Why a Mohawk and the tattoos?"
"Just wanted something different." Akihiro said as Nicholas and Harry chuckled at the youngest Van Helsing.
"In your family different is not so hard to come by." Nicholas said patting Akihiro on the arm. "He looks to be a fine young man. Will you be taking him with you to Hogwarts?"
"It depends. With the given situation what would you recommend?" Harry said as they made their way to the living room. Akihiro trailing behind, looking at some of the pictures that littered the hall.
"Harry they move." Akihiro said after looking at a couple.
"Those are wizard photos Aki." Harry said with a chuckle. Akihiro nodded and look through them some more.
"No one has a wizard photo of father, do they?" Akihiro asked sadly.
"Well yes there is one. I have it over here." Nicholas said as he picked up the photo. He smiled sadly as he looked at Akihiro. "This is one of the few pictures of your father, well besides wanted posters." He said with a chuckle and handed Akihiro the photo, who grinned at the old wizard.
Harry moved to stand beside Akihiro as he looked over the photo. Both men laughed when the photo Gabriel made a rude gesture at the camera and returned to hugging Nicholas and a woman.
"Who is the woman in the photo?"
"That is my wife, who is out shopping." Nicholas said with a large smile. Akihiro nodded and looked at the photo again.
"So he still will look like this?" Akihiro asked looking expectantly at both wizards.
"Did you not explain about his healing ability?" Nicholas asked Harry.
"Yes and he still does not quite believe me."
"I can personally attest to the fact that your father has not aged in the whole time I have known him." Nicholas said with a large smile. Akihiro looked at his brother, who smiled and nodded his reassurance. Akihiro nodded and studied the picture trying to memorize the face that was laughing with the older couple.
"So you were going to tell me what you thought of me going to the school to speak with Dumblebutt."
"I think you should proceed with caution. He has had many years to practice manipulating people. Also he is a gifted Legilimens and Occlumens."
"Hummm...so taking Aki might not be a good idea. Not that I don't trust you, I don't want you getting mind raped." Akihiro nodded with a frown.
"I don't like the idea of you going in alone. Is there any way to have a charm made that would block this or a spell?" Akihiro asked still studying the photo.
"Well let me think a moment. Hum...Well...There might be a spell, but I don't know if it would work. I think your best bet would be a charm. I think I have one that blocks legilimency, and deflects minor curses and hexes. Let me see if I can find it." Nicholas said with a wink to Harry as he left the room.
"So what do you think?" Harry asked indicating the picture in Akihiro's hand.
"I think I look just like him and so do you. How is that?"
"Well when a man and a woman love each other..."
"Not that part! Good God I know that part. I mean how you look like father."
"I told you that already." Harry said with a smart ass smirk.
"The adoption, right I forgot. Sorry." Akihiro said sheepishly, as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"It's alright. I forget sometimes too. But, that I was Harry Potter." Akihiro nodded and smiled at his older sibling.
"Gentlemen I have found it. Here Akihiro put this on." Nicholas said handing Akihiro a set of what looked like dog tags.
"Dog tags?"
"Not just any dog tags, but those of a good man that had to leave his sons."
"These are father's dog tags? How did you get them?"
"Your father left them behind in Japan after you were born, Harahel had them enchanted for just this purpose."
"You planned this?" Akihiro asked in shock. "Why?"
"You needed something to hang onto. This kills two birds with one stone." Harry said sadly.
"Thank you." Akihiro whispered before putting on the dog tags. "Why haven't you worn them?"
"I don't need a reminder of father, plus what they do now I can do on my own." Harry said with a sad smile.
"Alright now that taking Akihiro will not be a problem. I think you should speak with Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, they knew your biological parents. Also have you been back to the bank, you may have inherited the Potter vaults as well. In fact I would go there first." Nicholas said deep in thought.
"You think the old man has tampered with the vault?" Harry asked as he got comfortable. He signaled Akihiro to do the same. "Perenelle will not let us leave without our attendance at supper." Harry said in answer to Akihiro's questioning look. Akihiro nodded and got comfortable as well.
"Let us send a letter now. They should be able to tell us if you are to attend a will reading." Nicholas said as he grabbed parchment and quill. Harry got up and went looking for the Flamel's owl. Akihiro watched the old wizard scratch out a quick note about any will readings Harahel Van Helsing former Harry James Potter needed to attend. Harry showed back up with the owl resting on his forearm. The note was secured and sent to the wizard's bank.
"Now all we have to do is wait. So what are we having for supper? Perenelle's stew I hope." Harry said wiggling his eyebrows at Nicholas.
"No roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, mixed veggies and Treacle Tart for desert." Nicholas said rubbing his hands together. "Now she made that tart just for you Harahel. She doesn't make things like that for me anymore." Nicholas said with a pout. Akihiro and Harry chuckled at the pouting wizard.
They did not have to wait long as the owl returned with another owl not far behind. They had just finished the main course and were about to dig into their desert.
"Umm...Harahel get that would you?" Nicholas asked with a full mouth.
"Ugh...Nicholas just because you are an ancient old man does not mean you can forget your manners."
"I am only 665 years old, a drop in the bucket compared to your father." Nicholas said as Harry removed both letters.
"One is from the school again. Have to decide what to tell them. Bank, Nicholas." Harry said handing the letter Nicholas.
"Tell them nothing. Let them go to the Dursley's home. Let them think you were adopted at an orphanage. The Knights of the Holy Order will be able to send you with marching papers." Nicholas said as they sat eating their deserts.
"Mrs. Flamel, this is wonderful. I can see why it is Harahel's favorite." Akihiro said taking another large bite. Perenelle giggled at Akihiro.
"Please call me Perenelle. Your father and brother discovered that one night and have always asked that I make it for them." Akihiro smiled at her, and kept on eating while Nicholas read the letter from the bank.
"Harahel, I was right!" Nicholas crowed in triumph "You need to go to the bank tomorrow to hear your biological parents will."
"Does this mean we have to go to Diagon Alley?"Akihiro asked looking like a kid at Christmas. The three wizards chuckled at the young hunter's enthusiasm. "What? You have never taken me there."
Harry and Akihiro had just made it into the alley when they heard someone coming up behind them.
"Well, looks like they will let anyone into Diagon alley now. So sad. Come Draco we have to get your robes for school."
"Robes, really? She was kidding right?" Akihiro asked in a whisper to Harry.
"Yes brother robes, they still have not gotten into the proper century." Harry said with a chuckle at Akihiro's astonished look.
They made their way to the large white building at the very end of the alley. Both hunters nodded to the goblins standing guard at the doors. Once inside, they both paused for a split second to access who would be able to assist them. Harry walked up to the nearest teller.
"Greetings good goblin my name is Harahel Van Helsing, I believe I have an appointment for the reading of a will." Harry said confidently. The goblin looked up and stared at the hunters. Whatever he was looking for he seemed to have found it, as he nodded and signaled for them to follow him.
"Master Bloodhook will be with you shortly."
"Thank you." Harry said as they both took a seat in front of the large desk. They both looked around at the paintings that were hanging from the wall. They did not have to wait long, which was fortunately at the brothers were notoriously impatient and easily bored.
"Misters Van Helsing, it is good to meet both of you. I am Master Goblin Bloodhook. I understand that you Harahel Van Helsing were adopted by Gabriel Van Helsing when you were just six?"
"Yes Master Bloodhook. I was sent to the past by Lady Magic herself. My father adopted me shortly after in this very bank." Harry said with a smile.
"Ah yes I see that paperwork here. My that was one hundred two years ago. You have aged well for a man of one hundred eight." Harry simply smiled at the goblin. "Ah I see your original name. If you would please we need a blood sample for the will."
Harry held out his hand and let the goblin cut his finger and dripped several drops of blood on to a sealed parchment. Once he was done, the seal popped open and Akihiro watched with fascination at the whole thing.
"We Lord James Potter and Lady Lily Potter, being of sound mind, body and magic, do decree that our son Harry James Potter is our sole heir. We have divided some things out for our friends, and leave the rest to Harry."
"To Sirius Black, we leave our son in your care, if you cannot we ask that he be adopted out, he is not to go to Petunia Dursley. Also to Padfoot, we love you, you walking flea bag, we also leave 1 million galleons. We know you don't need it but we really want you to have a good hoorah on us."
"To Remus Lupin, we love you as well Moony. We leave you the cottage in Cornwall and 1 million galleons. Please help Padfoot look after Harry. You and Padfoot were our first choices for taking Harry but you know why we could not leave him with you (Damn Anti-Werewolf laws) and for the love of Merlin, get some nice clothes and find a nice she wolf to settle down with." Akihiro chuckled at most of this, while Harry just shook his head.
"To Harry we leave the rest of our estate. We love you more than anything son, we hope above all else that you find happiness. Even if you are not raised by Padfoot and Moony."
"I have compiled all of the assets for you to go over. Your trust vault will be dissolved and the funds will no longer be taken out of the family vault. So you trust vault key will no longer be needed. Do you have that key?" Bloodhook asked handing Harry a very large folder.
"No I never had that key; I can only assume that Dumbledore has it. Thank you putting this file together for me." Harry said as he started to go over the estates contents.
"Per the request sent last night, we looked in to any and all transactions involving the Potter vaults. The vaults that you have previously inherited remain untouched by anyone but yourself and Bloodspike your personal accounts manager."
"Fear not good master goblin, I wish you to remain in charge of the Potter accounts." Harry said mildly, and frowned at some of the contents. "I see that the family own large amounts of land in Canada and America. Is any leased or rented out? Also what other stocks and holding are still current?"
"Several Worthington industries, Stark Industries, the X-Corporation and those are just a few. You also have magical holdings as well."
"Oh which ones?" Harry asked not looking up from the folder.
"Well you have controlling shares in the Daily Prophet, Honeydukes along with several others. Now there are many questionable transactions from your trust vault, all are by Headmaster Dumbledore. Which makes sense as you did not have the key; He has shifted money to his personal accounts and to the personal accounts of Molly Weasley and her children Ronald and Ginny. We can recover the money, as is laid out by the banking laws."
"I would like to do so but not till I have spoken with the Headmaster personally." Harry said thoughtfully.
"As is your right. Now most of the properties have been locked by the bank to guard against thieves and squatters. What properties would you like to open if any?"
"What Property is closest to the school?"
"Which school?"
"Pardon?" Harry asked blinking in surprised confusion.
"Several of the Canadian and American properties are near schools. The one in Canada is near the Northern Lights school of Magic near Calgary, Xavier Institute for Higher Learning in North Salem, New York, Académie de Magie Beauxbâtons is near Paris, France, and Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry, in Edinburgh, Scotland. So you have homes in Calgary, North Salem, Paris and Edinburgh. I take it you meant the one in Scotland?" the goblin said with a grin.
"Yes, if we have need of the other properties we will contact you." Harry said as he tried to take it all in. Akihiro got a mischievous look before he spoke to his brother.
"Harahel, don't you have property some place warm?"
"Master Bloodhook, is there any temperate or tropical homes?"
"Yes only one, in Rome, Italy. I understand the winters are somewhat mild." The brothers grinned at each other, before nodding.
"Ok, I will need the house in Rome opened and the house in Edinburgh open as well."
"That can be arranged easily. Any other financial transactions today Lord Van Helsing?" Bloodhook asked as he wrote out the orders for the two homes to be opened again and tossed the note into an out tray where it disappeared. Akihiro looked amazed, and Harry had to laugh at his expression.
"No, but please make sure that the will is carried out in full." Harry said as he continued to look through everything.
After several minutes four metal disks appeared in the goblins in tray.
"The one marked with the coliseum is the port key to the home in Rome, and the one with the P on it is the port key to the home in Edinburgh. Now you will both need to place a drop of blood to key the port key just to you and you can have more made, but you will be the only ones that can bring anyone else into the homes." They nodded and took the knives that the goblin offered to them. Once that was done they bid farewell to the Goblin.
They were half way out of the alley when, they were almost run over by several wizards headed for the shops searching for someone.
"I think brother that we should take a look at the home here first. I think they are looking for me." Harry said in a whisper that could not be heard without mutant enhanced hearing. Akihiro gave a slight nod but, never took his eyes off of the searching wizard. Harry guided his overprotective brother into the alley leading to the Leaky Cauldron.
Once inside, Harry smirked at Akihiro and call Tom down to order some drinks.
"Afternoon, two Fire whiskeys and what is the special today?" Harry asked tossing down a couple of galleons for the drinks. Akihiro looked for a place to sit, while Harry ordered for them.
Once seated both brothers were watching the entryway to the alley and waited for the wizards that almost knocked them down to come back in. They were both surprised when a huge man walked in sniffling.
"Tom give me my usual. I can't believe Harry Potter has gone missin'*sniff* them horrible people said he was adopted, didn't act like they cared." the mountainous man said is a low but carrying voice. The brothers grinned and tried not to laugh.
"Stop it Harahel. You are going to make me laugh!" Akihiro said whimpered from the effort of trying not to laugh. The three wizards charging through the alleyway door stopped any thoughts of laughing they had. They watched with guarded eyes as the wizards began to discuss where they should look next.
"The blasted Dursleys, they read the letter and still adopted Harry out. They said that they had gone out of country for a holiday and dumped him off there, but they would not say which country." Said a wizard in long robes of a dark green with leaves all over it that matched his hat, he also wore his beard so long he could tuck it into his belt to keep it out of his way, and half-moon glasses perched on his long crooked nose.
"Well good riddance to the brat." a wizard with a hook nose, greasy hair, and black robes that made him look like a bat, said with a sneer. Akihiro let out a deep low growl, which Harry silence with a look.
"Headmaster, I think we should question them again. I know that they are with hold information." a very bedraggled wizard said. Harry and Akihiro gave each other hard glances, when the serving witch came with their meal.
"Thank you." Harry said, and Akihiro nodded. They did not hear anymore as the wizards left via the floo. Once they were done, they paid and exited back to the entryway to Diagon Alley. They both pulled and activated the port keys to the Edinburgh home.
An: So hope you like. R&R, guys I see you reading any feedback would be good. Please ^,,^. Sorry for this taking so long lost my outline.