A New Life
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(Carlisle POV)
To say I was surprised to find Elizabeth had a control of her blood lust with in the first few second and the fact she still had green eye, was an understatement. She seemed so at piece with it. She moved at a human pace, I watched as she gracefully jumped from the window, landing perfectly. She was very graceful, which was odd this early on. New-borns usually stumble are move to fast, unable to control themselves. It was interesting to hear that the venom mixed with her magical core so she could still do magic.
I watched as the pair made their way to the forest, but frowned as Elizabeth didn't jump the river, but rather made a bridge of light that disappeared after her. Never mind. She must be just testing her magic, just to make sure. Once I was that they were deep into the forest, I turned and went down stairs to where the rest of the family were.
"How is she?" Esme asked, she was such a caring soul.
"Better than expected. She has a control over the thirst already, she still has her magic, but most surprisingly, her eyes are still green." I said, wrapping my arms around my wife's waist.
"Really? That is strange. It must be hard on Jasper. What with him having always had difficulty keeping control of his thirst." She said, a small smile on her face.
"Yes, I know. They only went hunting because Jasper needed too. Elizabeth felt perfectly comfortable waiting for a while before going hunting. She has amazing control. I'll have to ask her about that later." I mused, turning to the rest of the family. "I think she'll be a great edition to this family."
"So do I" Rosalie said, a small smile on her face. "She's been through so much, she deserves a break and people who care about her."
"She's going to be a fun little sister! Plus we'll learn so much! I think she plans on showing us the wizarding world or something. She hasn't quite decided yet." Alice said, happily curled against Edward.
"Really, now that would be interesting? I wonder if they live much different from normal humans." I mused once again. I really did think that this was a good step for our family, we just had to sort out the fact that Alice and Edward had another mate, but I'm sure that will be dealt with in due course.
"We should throw her a little part or something!" Alice exclaimed, causing the rest of use to shake our heads in exasperation.
(Elizabeth's POV)
When we came back to the house, there was practically a little party set up for us inside. I couldn't believe it. The entire living room was decorated in green and gold, they had a blood cake they must have got the others to make and few blood biscuits. I was speechless
"Oh merlin! It looks fantastic in here." I said, almost breathlessly.
"Alice thought it would be a good idea. It's kind of like a 'welcome to the family' party." Edward said smiling happily.
"I-I don't know what to say." I admitted, shocked that they were so accepting of me.
"You don't have to; we can see you like it." Esme said, smiling kindly at me. I will have to floo Severus later, try and see if he can create something to allow them to get pregnant like I can.
"Well, the least I can do is answer any questions you may have." I said, wanting to do something to show my appreciation to what they have done for me.
"You shouldn't have said that! Carlisle will never leave you alone now! He's already got a mental list, I bet!" Emmett exclaimed loudly, making the rest of us wince slightly.
"Oh, hush you. I don't mind people asking my questions, if I don't like the questions or find them too personal, I won't answer them, never have." I said, wanting them to be reassured that they could tell and ask me anything they wanted.
"Okay then, why are your eyes still green?" Rosalie asked kindly, I was slightly surprised when one of the family told me she was never this nice to new people.
"It's part of my gift." I said, giggling slightly, the news getting every vampires attention. "I get what I wish for."
"How do you mean?" Carlisle asked, walking over to the window.
"I mean when I was changing, I wished and hoped that I would keep my eyes and I did. When we went hunting, I wished for a bridge because I couldn't be bothered to jump, but didn't want a proper one because I wouldn't do anything like to your property and I got a bridge made of light that disappeared behind me." I said, leaving out the fact that I managed to get Jasper's shirt to mysteriously go missing.
"That's incredible. Can you show it to us?" Alice asked, hyped up like a child on a sugar high.
"Erm, I suppose." I said, wishing I would have a box of blood Yorkshire Tea. I held my hand out until I felt a box on my hand. I opened my eyes to see a box of Yorkshire tea and a bunch of wide-eyed vampires. "Yum. Who wants some blood tea?"
(Jasper POV)
I smiled as Elizabeth wished for a box of Yorkshire Tea, still quite the brit. I wound my arms around her waist and kissed her neck. She really was one of a kind. How could I not love her? She asked everyone if the wanted some blood tea, receive nods from everyone, even if they were still in shock. I watched in awe as she summoned cups and saucers and magically brewed some blood tea. She smiled happily as she handed out the cups of tea.
"So what's the magical world like?" I asked her, wanting to know more about it.
"Oh, it's brilliant! You should see Diagon Ally, its London's main shopping ally for magical people. The first stop at Diagon Ally is Gringotts, a wizarding bank ran by goblins. Most people have vaults with them- It's probably the second safest place in the world. It's protected by several charms and spells, along with a dragon. Or at least it was. I'll have to ask about that…and apologise. Anyway, then there's Madam Malkin's robe fittings. That's where I got all my robes from, mostly school robes to be honest, but I bought a few customised cloaks and such. Then Eeylops owl Emporium and Magical Menagerie, the pet shop, it's where I bought my first owl, Hedwig. We use owl to send letters to each other. There's an Ice-cream parlour, Quality Quiditch Supplies; I spent a lot of time in there. I was the youngest seeker at my school for over a hundred years. It's a brilliant, but dangerous sport. Some people have even died playing it. In second year, once broke my arm playing it and our stupid Defence the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, tried to fix it, but ended up vanishing the bones in my wrist and lower arm. They had to be grown back by Ms Pomfrey, the school nurse. There's a book shop, it's called Flourish and Blotts and had a wide range of magical books. One year we actually had to get a book for school there, but the books were almost part animal and constantly tried to eat you," she said, laughing at the memory, "there's a cauldron shop, an apothecary, and a general equipment shop with the usual moon charts, scales, phials, star charts, moon globes, and telescopes…the usual. Then there's Ollivander's. The majority of wizarding people in Briton get there wands from Ollivander's, and everyone remembers their wand. Mines is 11 inches, holly, and phoenix feather core, nice and subtle." She said, her eyes lost in memories. It was nice to see her like this, that she didn't lose touch with her past. She's never looked so beautiful.
"I'll have to take you all there soon. As soon as we know I'm safe to be around those who have beating hearts." She said, coming out of her memories, smiling happily, but then frowned slightly, "When do you think I can see my friends again?" She asked, causing everyone else to stiffen slightly.
"I don't know if I'm honest. You seem to have control over your thirst, but I don't know when would be a good time to test that theory…" Carlisle said, frustrated that he couldn't help her.
"How about we try her with Hermione tomorrow? She's Elizabeth's best friend, so she'll be less likely to attack if she can control it." I suggested, wanting to help my mate as much as I could. "For now we should eat our cake and drink our tea I think."
"Yes, and I could get Hermione to bring a potion that would supress the blood lust as well, you know, just in case." She asked, smiling up at me.
"Okay then, but only if she can make it up here. I know that they have been working very hard at your house to clean up the blood and such so she may be busy." Carlisle said, trying not to be rude and tell her that Hermione might not want to come over and risk her life.
We chatted for quite a while, eating cake and drinking tea, before Elizabeth and I left to go for a walk where the others couldn't hear us.
"Thank you, Jasper, for the idea of Hermione coming up. I really appreciate it." She said as we sat down under a tree. "Listen, you basically told be the story of your life when I told you we were mate and I never got the chance to repay the favour. Now it's my turn. Tom Riddle was a boy who was orphaned when his father discovered that his mother had given him love potions to make him fall in love with her and that she was a witch and left her while she was pregnant, her mother, ashamed of what she had done, put him up for adoption as soon as he was born. He had a rough life in the orphanage. He was bullied and abused, so grew up hating everyone around him. He started doing accidental magic as he approached the age of 11. Our head master, but back then he was just a teacher, Albus Dumbledore, went to go tell him about Hogwart's and magic. Tom soon started to control his magic, but never let go of that hatred. He started practicing dark magic and soon collected followers called Death Eaters. When he left Hogwarts he turned into a full out dark wizard. He made Horkrux's, which are items in which a part of your should has been trapped. He purposely made six, not having enough time to create a seventh one when a prophecy was made. It said that the one with the power to defeat the dark lord was approaching, born to those who had defeated him three times, bone as the seventh month died. It was told that the child would have power that the dark lord knows not, and he shall mark him as his equal. There were two families that fitted that description; mine and the Longbottom's. The dark lord came after me first because I was born on the 31st of July, whereas The Longbottom's child, Nevil, was born on the 1st of June. He came to my house on Halloween, just after my first birthday. Mt father died fighting him on the stairs. My mother died in my room, trying to protect me. She pleaded for him to kill her instead of me. He gave her the chance to get out of the way, but she refused. He easily killed her. He cast the killing curse at me, but it rebounded and hit him instead. It rid him of his body, but his soul escaped. It's how I got my iconic scar." She said, moving her hair to reveal the lighting bold scar on her forehead, before continuing her story. "My Godfather came to the house after going to Peter Pettigrew's to express his bad felling on the night, came over to the house to check on us, only to find my parents dead and me crying loudly. "The force of the curse rebounding blew the roof off so I was really cold. He wrapped me up in some blankets and took me out to take me somewhere safe. He managed to get me out of the house when Hagrid, the games keeper at Hogwarts, came to the house with orders from Dumbledore, who was now the headmaster, to take me to a safe location that he wasn't allowed to tell him. My godfather handed me over, completely trusting Dumbledore. He let Hagrid borrow his motorbike. I was taken to surrey, where my mother's sister's family lived. I was left on the door step with a letter to tell them what had happened. I was brought up like a house elf. By the time I was four years old I was doing the cooking, gardening…allsorts. I didn't even know what my name was until I was five and I had to go to school. I was always called 'girl', or 'Potter'." She said, taking a few minutes to compose herself. I was so angry, but I calmed myself. She needed comfort right now, not an angry vampire storming around.
"its okay, Elizabeth. You are here now. You're so loved here by so many. We'll never treat you so badly." I said, wrapping my arms around her and tilting her head slightly so I could look into her eyes. "I love you Elizabeth, and I would do anything I could to protect you." I said, slowly leaning down to plant a kiss on her lips, giving her plenty of time to move. The kiss slowly started to become more passionate and messy, Elizabeth's hand fisting in my hair. I pulled away before anything else progressed. It was the best kiss I have ever had. Although I did have one question burning in my head.
"What's a house elf?"