AN: I have no excuse for my long absence, so I'm not going to even try. I think I've lost my beta, my own fault, so there will be several grammatical errors and what not. For that, I also apologize. But, as a new college student this is all I can do. I will do my best to update more and I hope who ever still reads my lovely little story enjoys what I have to write.

Iri

Chapter 11

It had been about a week since the "incident", as Draco often referred to it as, and Harry was well on his way to becoming a much stronger Morphia. He and Shikiru spent many an hour both training physically and mentally. Harry had learned a great deal of the Morphian past.

"There used to be a great many more of us." Shikiru pondered out loud one day, during a rather lengthy training session

"What happened?" asked Harry

"As I told you before, there is the Mother Goddess. She had three children. Hikiru, Neba and myself. Morphias live forever, young Harry. But just because you can live forever does not mean you can never die. Granted, it is extremely hard to kill a Morphia, it is not impossible. It's sad, but many times Morphia end their own lives. You may morph into any creature imaginable. A vampire, an angel, anything your heart desires. But with that creature comes the same weaknesses as well as strengths. As a vampire, you have greater speed and strength then many other creatures. But when the sun rises, you will burn to death.

Originally, my sister, brother and I created many Morphias out of those we felt were worthy. We could not turn those who were selfish or cruel or would take their new powers and use them for evil. We would end up with a huge population of Morphia and no mortals. A world full of those who refuse to die? I don't think so.

We try to stay out of human affairs as much as possible, but when we see those worthy enough to have our powers, we do share them. But we can't have so many Morphias running around that it becomes a common thing. We are special, elite."

"So, what happened?"

"Well, I have not a clue where my brother or sister are. We don't stay in touch much. I know of a small colony, in the deepest parts of Siberia. Many of those turned had one, very specific purpose in their lives, not unlike you Harry. And after their battle was over, and they felt their duty was done, they wished to live in peace. So, they found a small area in the debts of Siberia and settled down there."

"Isn't it cold in Siberia?"

"Quite. But, turn into a vampire and your rarely feel the cold. There are enough animals there to feed a small colony, as well as having food imported to them."

"So, you're saying that once I defeat Dumbles I'm going to take Draco and live in a cold, barren dessert?" Harry hadn't had much time to really consider what he would do with his life after he defeated Voldemort, or Dumbledore. Until a few weeks ago he assumed he would defeat Voldemort and die, defeat Voldemort and become and Auror, or just die. Because really, what were his options?

"What? When did I say "When you defeat whoever is you need to defeat you must go live in Siberia?" When did those words come out of my mouth? Silly boy. I'm just saying it was an option. There are others who have gone from city to city, living their lives, changing their appearances. But in all honesty, I've seen more of those kind end their lives sooner than those who have lived in the community."

"Oh, alright then. Are we done for the day? I haven't seen Draco all day." Harry ungracefully whined

"You sound like a child."

"I am a child."

Shikiru sighed and looked at the boy who had finally started to grow into his frame, a combination of Shikiru's training and Draco's force fed diet. It was hard to imagine that in reality, this boy was truly just a child. A child that was far too young to be dealing with everything that had been handed to him.

"Ok, fine. Go. Have fun with your lover." Shikiru's voice traveled through the air and she disappeared.

Harry didn't even bother to say thank you to his teacher. His mind was already on his pale, human lover.

'Human.' That word haunted Harry's thoughts. Draco, the man he loved most in this world was still a human. A mortal. The thought made Harry's skin crawl, but he couldn't bring himself to take Draco's humanity away. He was not completely sure if Draco even wanted to be with him forever. Their relationship had been moving so fast that they never really had time to just sit down and discuss what they were going to do with their lives. He hoped, he truly hoped, that Draco wanted to be turned into a Morphia and lives the rest of his days with Harry. But Harry had learned from a young age the assuming anything is the worst possible thing to do.

Harry's musing was cut short when he was suddenly knocked down by a very human wall named Draco Malfoy.

"Miss me?" laughed Harry as Draco hugged his midsection

"Just a bit." Came the muffled reply of his blonde lover

"It's Ok, I missed you too." Harry returned Draco's embrace by bringing his arms around Draco's shoulders

The couple remained in the hallway in their silent embrace until Harry realized exactly where they were

"Um, want to bring this back to your room love?" asked Harry, already beginning to pick Draco and himself off the ground

"Yeah, sure." Draco let himself be taken off the ground and they returned to Draco's room

"So, what did you do with your day love?" asked Harry as he led Draco over to the couch

Draco decided to make sure he was completely comfortable before he broached the subject that had been plaguing his mind all day

"Harry, you love me, right?" Harry looked down at Draco, who was currently curled up in his lap

"Draco, you are my mate, my other half. I love you with everything I am. Where is this coming from?"

"It's just…you haven't turned me yet…and I was afraid you were having second thoughts about me." Draco couldn't bring himself to look the raven haired teen in the eye, afraid of what his next words would be

"Draco, the process of turning…its hard. It's draining, both physically and emotionally. I just want to make sure you want to be with me forever before I make you go through that pain." Harry pulled Draco closer to him as he gave his explanation

"I do love you Harry. I've had feelings for you since I met you. Over time they have only grown stronger and after spending these past few weeks with you, I can't imagine a life without you." Said Draco, allowing Harry to pull him closer

"I believe you love, and maybe I've just been preoccupied with everything that's been happening so quickly lately. Draco, if you want to be turned, and you're doing this for you and not me, then I will ask Shikiru to turn you." Said Harry as he stroked the blonde's hair

Draco tilted his head to look at Harry's eyes. "I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to share everything with you, including what you are. Harry, I want to become a Morphia." Draco had never been more sincere about anything in his life

"Alright love, I'll talk to Shikiru about changing you. But it's late, you should go to sleep."

"Thank you Harry." Draco sighed contently and snuggled back into Harry's chest

"Love, when I said sleep I meant in your bed, not on me." Laughed Harry as he looked down at his sleepy lover

Harry waited for a reply but he never got one, Draco was already fast asleep on his chest. Harry chuckled and brought the sleeping boy to his bed and laid him down.

Harry retreated back to his own room, where he quickly followed Draco into the land of dreams.

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After the whole scene in the Alley, both the boys were reluctant to return and get their books. Lucius volunteered to be the one to retrieve the materials. He had already been forced to make a public statement about his son and new lover since the incident. The Weasley's hadn't been the only ones to see the couple in the Alley that day. Pictures of the couple that had been taken that day had been plastered all over the front page of the Daily Prophet for the past week. Lucius loved his son and did not like his personal business being becoming public news every day. What made things worse was that many people had witnessed Harry's sudden burst of quick speed and the youngest Weasley boy was quick to say that Harry had been turned into some evil creature. Lucius has made a public statement trying to dispel all these rumors, no matter how many of them were true. What he said did not seem to matter because every time he made a statement, it was thrown back in his face with accusations of turning the Boy Who Lived into an evil creature and bringing him to the dark side.

Luckily, the Aurors still had no direct evidence to charge him with anything and had yet to barge into his home. The threat was still very possible and Tom had left the Manor to a different hiding location. Harry had been sad to see his elder godfather go, but he knew it was for the best.

The death eater raids were becoming less and less. It was as if Tom had been awoken from a daze, a very violent daze, when Harry had returned to him. Tom had regained much of his charismatic attitude that he had lost the day he lost the Potters.

Lucius's thoughts were cut short by the entrance of his wife into his study.

"Ah, Narcissa how was your outing?" Asked Lucius, standing up to greet his wife

"Mostly nonsense, as usual. The Parkinson's are furious that Draco will not be marrying their daughter as was once assumed. The public believe I am helping you and the Dark Lord turn Harry into a weapon for the dark. Just plain nonsense." Replied Narcissa, returning her husband's embrace

"This is ridiculous. First off, the Parkinson's daughter needs to stop this infatuation with our son. Second, you know how the Public is, so wrapped around Dumbledore's finger that they would never stray from him. This will all be over soon my wife. The dark lord has regained his sanity and his godson. The final battle will come soon."

"I know Lucius. It is just so hard to see these boys deal with the negative attention. I'm afraid for Harry, when he returns to school. His peers will not take too kindly to having a traitor among them. And you know many of the Slytherins won't understand his presence among them either." Narcissa truly worried for her boy's safety when they returned to Hogwarts in the quickly coming few weeks.

"The boys can take care of themselves Narcissa. You know that."

"Yes I do, but still. Every mother worries about her children." Said Narcissa

"I know dear. I know" Lucius wanted nothing less than to keep his wife happy. But he knew that she would always worry over Draco and Harry and there was little he could do to quell her fears.

"Snape will be watching over the boys, and Draco will have many friends that will stick by him and Harry when the situation is explained to them." Lucius tried to calm his wife

"But we must try to keep Harry and Draco's true affiliation with the Dark Lord out of the public's knowledge. Tom wants to start tearing down Dumbledore's reputation before the final battle begins. The less support that man has the better." Said Lucius, discussing the plan that Tom and his most trusted followers were beginning to plan

"This is good news dear. "Replied Narcissa, beginning to shift her thoughts from the boys to this plan

"Indeed love. Indeed. Now, it is very late and we have both had very tiring days. Lets return to the master suite, shall we?" asked Lucius while guiding his wife out of his study and to their bedroom.

"Of course love." Replied Narcissa. She had had a long day dealing with ridiculous people and the hushed comment she received while walking through the Alley. She knew though that soon, people would no longer be talking about her and what she was doing to Harry Potter, but what Harry Potter was doing for their world. These thoughts comforted her as she fell asleep in her husband's arms.

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"Harry, Harry wake up." Whispered a voice in Harry's sleeping ear.

"Huh? What?" Yawned a rather tired Harry

"Someone needs your help." Replied the voice

"Shikiru? Who is it? Is it Draco?" Panic started to leak into Harry's voice

"No, not Draco. He is still asleep in his room. No, Unfortunately, I believe we forgot some very good friends of yours last week." Said Shikiru, looking down at the slightly more awake Harry

"What? Who did we forge…THE TWINS!" realization dawned on Harry. He had been so furious at the weasel that he had forgotten about the twins who had publicly been disowned by his family.

"I can't believe…I just left them! We need to find them!" Harry frantically said while throwing on clothes

"They've been staying at the Leaky Cauldron for the past week but they've run out of all money and are about to be kicked out." Said Shikiru as she followed the teen to his window

"How could I have forgotten about them? They're the closest thing to a family I have left." Cried Harry as he imagined wings and flew out the window, Shikiru close on his heels

"You've been preoccupied with your NEW family Harry. I'm sure the twins will understand." Shikiru tried to calm the boy down as they flew at break neck speed toward the Leaky Cauldron.

"The twins never forgot me. How could I forget them?" Harry couldn't even imagine how he hadn't realized what the twins had done until that moment. He had been so caught up in his own thoughts and training that he had completely forgotten the first people to really stick up for him besides Draco and his family.

Harry didn't even realize they had reached the Leaky Cauldron until he and Shikiru were touching down in the alley next to the Inn.

Harry immediately ran to the front and asked Tom where the boys were staying.

"Odd, the twins seem to be popular tonight. You will be their second visitors tonight." Said Tom, giving the two the twin's room number

"Wait…who else is up there?" asked Harry

"Professor Dumbledore, said something about wanting to speak to the boys about something or other." Replied Tom

A silent chill ran between Harry and Shikiru as they realized who was up there.

"Harry, this isn't going to be safe. Your shifting from form to form isn't fast enough yet. I don't think you can beat him." Shikiru slowly explained to Harry

"Why can't you kill that bastard then?" Harry hissed as he slowly made his way to the twin's room

"Harry, how would that look? A rouge creature killing one of the most powerful wizards in the world? Not only would that bring unwanted attention to the Morphian community, but it would also be a major setback for our side in general. Killing Dumbledore will only cause the wizard community to come together in both their hatred for the Dark Lord as well as our kind. I'm sorry Harry, but as of now, nothing good can come of Dumbledore's death." Explained Shikiru as they neared the twin's room.

"Then what do we do?" asked Harry, stopping before they got too close for Dumbledore to sense them

"Distract him. Get all his attention on you and I will sneak the twins out. I promise Harry, I won't let any harm come to them." Promised Shikiru as they finally reached the door.

"Please, just get them out of here." Begged Harry

"I will." Replied Shikiru as she disappeared

Harry took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

"Fred? George? Are you in there?" Harry called

There was an eerie silence before one of the twins, Harry wasn't sure answered

"Uh, Yeah. Who's there?" asked Fred or George

"It's Harry. Can I come in? I wanted to talk to you."

"Isn't it kind of late Harry? Do you mind coming back tomor…" Harry heard a thud on the other end of the door and the harsh whispering as if someone were being reprimanded.

"Is everything alright?" asked Harry, already having a feeling that Dumbledore was behind this

"Yeah, I'm sorry. Please come in Harry." Said an identical, but just slightly different voice that Harry could only assume was the other twin.

Harry readied his wand and cast a strong shield around him before opening the door

He only had a second to react to the situation around him before a stunner was thrown at him. One of the twin's was on the bed, while the other was trying to protect the unconscious one. And of course, a very angry Dumbledore was in the corner, wand raised.

"Sir? What is going on?" Harry tried to keep his voice as calm as his nerves would allow.

"Don't play games with me my boy. Where have you been? The Order and your friends have been worried sick." Said a sicken sweet voice

"Professor, I don't know what you are talking about. You saw this past year! They all hate me for who I am and who I love. Those people are not my friends and you did nothing to stop them from tormenting me." Yelled Harry, barely able to contain his rage

"Harry, I try to stay out of my students affairs. I can't look like I'm playing favorites now can I? I'm very sorry my dear boy but I have spoken with Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger and they are truly sorry for how they have treated you. Come, stop this foolish nonsense with the Malfoy's and return to the headquarters with me. Many of the Order members are worried that we have lost you to the Dark side." Laughed Dumbledore

Harry had to use every ounce of strength not to laugh at the man's ridiculous lies. All he knew was that he had to keep the old man talking so Shikiru could get the twins out.

Before Harry could reply he noticed a shadow in the corner near the twins start to move. He knew he couldn't stare at it for too long, knowing that Dumbles would notice.

"Sir. You left me when I needed you most. And you dumped me with the horrible people AGAIN after I begged you not to send me back there!" Harry cried, old emotions of what the Dursley's had done to him this past summer

"Harry, my boy, you know that the Dursley's house is the safest place for you to stay. The protection of your mother as well as the constant Aurors watching keeps you safe from Voldemort." Dumbledore explained

"Voldemort is NOTHING compared to what those people did to me! Vernon RAPED me! I was starved and abused! Why couldn't I have stayed in the headquarters?" asked Harry, tears threatening to be shed.

"My boy, I had no clue what atrocities were occurring in that house. But none the less, I'm sure you are blowing this largely out of proportion. Keeping you safe from Voldemort is my main priority." Dumbledore calmly, yet angrily told Harry

Harry took a quick look to see that Shikiru had finished gathering the boys up. She looked up at Harry and gave a small nod before taking the twins and silently disappearing into the air.

Harry looked back at the Headmaster, smirking because now he knew that the man could no longer hurt the twins.

"Professor, why are you with the twins?" Harry gave the old man a twisted smile as he asked

"I only came to find out where you were. And to try to convince them to return to their family. Molly had been so worried." Replied Dumbledore, trying to make reason out of Harry's new facial expression.

"Funny, I don't see them." Harry laughed at the headmaster's blunder.

"My dear boy, I know it is late but surely you can see what is right in front of yo…" As Dumbledore turned around to inspect the twins Harry threw a quick, yet powerful, stunner before making his escape through the door behind him. Harry's legs couldn't have carried him faster to the alley outside. As he ran he began to imagine his wings and barely made it out of the Inn before the large appendages sprang from his back. Harry flew as fast as he could back to the manor.

The sun was just rising as Harry touched down back in his room.

Harry looked around frantically for a sign of either Shikiru or the twins. On the bed lay both the twins with Shikiru hovering over them.

"I've put them in a healing coma. They will be fine Harry. I promise." Shikiru tried to calm the boy down

"I'm going to get Lucius. He deserves to know what's going on." Sighed Harry, slowly making his way to the master suite.

Harry felt that he had an even larger weight to carry on his shoulders now than the first time he had walked into his room earlier that evening.

End chapter 11

AU: so, from a review I realized that I had completely forgotten the twins and I thought I'd have a Dumbles appearance. I know there are plenty of mistakes in here but I thought I'd give you guys something. I hope everyone enjoyed this long overdue update.