Well, thanks for the reviews. I forgot to say that the last time. Seems like I lost at least some reviewers and readers also. Most likely my fault for not updating in so long, but my plot bunnies are amusing themselves in other places at the moment it seems. Like several new ideas for other crossovers and some original books I've been working on on and off for the last eight years.

Been to a concert yesterday and caught a cold. Otherwise I am reading a new book that got me so hooked up that I practically haven't read any fanfics since I started it on Thursday.

Nevertheless, on with the story now as I know that many of you thought it odd that Severus would need to write a letter to Carlisle when he already had visited the older vampire. I hope this chapter will clear things for you.

Important! New poll for Luna's pairing goes up as soon as the chapter's posted! Please vote. Will go until Thursday at midnight.

Athena

As Carlisle entered his office the day after Severus had come to him he did not expect a letter from that very same vampire to wait for him.

The thick parchment lay innocently on his desk as if to mock him. And maybe somehow it was. After all until yesterday he had not heard from his 'lost son' for ten years, as far as he could remember, even if in reality it were only three years. But three years in a time of war without a word were even worse, when he now thought about it.

Carlisle shook his head. Now was not the time to ponder about this. He had other things to worry about, like get his family back together. The vampire sighed and slowly made his way over to the desk and behind it to sit down.

He picked up the letter that had his name on it in Severus' tidy handwriting as he had already seen from the door. He ripped open the envelope and pulled the sheets of parchment in it out. He shook them open and began to read.

Dear Carlisle,

My family and I decided to move to Forks for some much needed vacation and for you and Harry to get to know each other again. However, he and the other children do not know that I have already been with you yesterday after Harry's revelation and he must not know it, no matter what. At least not now.

We, my mates and I, fear that he would do something stupid and this time we will be too late.

We fear that he would think that you moved on with your lives and have no need for him anymore, because if we told him that I already spoke to you I would have also have to tell him about your new coven member and I do not want that at the moment. I do not know how his mind works but I fear the worse should I tell him. He could again think to be a burden and leave even us.

In his current state of mind that would be bad.

He has nightmares. This morning the other children told me that he saw half of you getting killed on Voldemort's orders. Furthermore he told Sirius that he had a dream about Jasper attacking him and killing Edward because he tried to prevent it. I think that there his fears and his memories merged somehow. From what he told I Jas attacked him the day he 'intruded' into your house.

He blames himself for what happened even if it was not really his fault but from what we can see so far his magic reacting to his overwhelming desire to keep you out of this war of ours that would have destroyed the coven.

Please don't blame him either and try to act around him like you do not know what he did. Do so at least until he feels comfortable enough to tell you.

I, no, we think, or better hope, that if he is the one to look into your minds and try to to remove the block, it will work and you get the memories back. But for that to happen we need him to come to Forks in the first place and we fear he would not, thinking you are better off without him.

As far as Harry knows I only wrote to you to tell you that I wanted to visit and live with my family near yours as you too still belong to my coven. We said that from your reaction we would be able to gauge how much you remember.

The ones coming will be I and my mates Sirius and Remus as well as the children, Hermione, Luna, Draco, Theodore, Blaise, Harry and the twins Fred and George.

I know that you might think that Sirius was the one who betrayed us and two of our closest friends to Voldemort, but that is not the case. We knew it all along but had no way to prove it to the ministry and Albus as well as Remus and I are magical creatures and thus our word was void and we had no real prove. We had not even been able to tell Sirius that we believed him to be innocent. That resulted in him evading us for a year while he tried to catch the real traitor Peter Pettigrew to prove his innocence.

We already had told you the whole story as we came to visit in the summer between Harry's third and fourth year. Sadly Pettigrew was able to escape however and Sirius was forced to stay on the run for two further years before we were able to clear his name in the height of the war.

Nevertheless, I believe, we will arrive with the beginning of the new school year of that high school of yours and the children will attend. I think it will be the best for them to see each other at the school for the first time. The younger, Harry and Luna will be Juniors while the other five will be Seniors.

Two of the youngsters are already mated. I just wanted to warn you. We were surprised of them being together and we and they want to keep it secret as their relationship will not be received well in the muggle world. So should you smell it on them please refrain from making others aware of their being together.

Hoping to hear from you soon,

Yours,

Severus

Carlisle set the letter down in deep silence. Again nobody had bothered him the whole time what he thought a bit strange but was not about to complain about.

From the letter he had gotten the feeling that Harry had a very low self esteem. He did not know why and was not sure he wanted to know but the boy seemed to put the welfare of others always over his own and he shared Severus' opinion that it was the best not to let the boy know that they all might have had an empty felling in the last three years but due to not remembering him had not really missed him. It was better if he thought they were oblivious for the moment. This way it would be easier to get him here and that was what they needed to show the boy that no matter what they would not hate him and that he was family eventhough they did not remember him.

Their feelings had changed with Severus' visit the last day. Now they knew what they were missing and they wanted their son or brother back. They would do everything, even lie to him if it was necessary.

He would take the letter home and compose a reply with the rest of his coven. Rose and Esme would love to give Severus a piece of their mind for not calling for ten years.

Well. Hope you liked it. Did not want to make it longer as I wanted to get this out now. Next chapter will be the composing and the reply.

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