Another Beginning
Chapter 13
"How are you Hermione?" asked Harry sitting down next to her and undoing the restraints.
"Harry!" shrieked Hermione her voice already feeling better, she hugged her now rock solid friend to her and didn't seem to want to let go. He rocked her back and forth comfortingly; Ron and the others were all in the same room. Harry had moved them into the same room, conjuring the beds and making sure they were all comfortable. It made it easier for Carlisle to check on them, no one else had woken up so far.
"How are you?" asked Harry again when she didn't reply.
"I'm alright" whispered Hermione with a sad smile on her face.
"I'm so sorry I believed you dead" said Harry feeling utterly wrenched.
"What else could you think if the bastard told you that?" said Hermione angrily.
"Well…when you put it like that" grinned Harry.
"Harry who are all these people?" asked Hermione.
"This is Carlisle Cullen, his wife Esme their children Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper and Alice" said Harry pointing to each and every one of them speaking slowly so she could understand him.
"Oh" said Hermione still confused to why they were there…had Harry made new friends and family? Would he still want her a part of his life? Her doubts showed.
"Emmett and Rosalie are married, Jasper and Alice are married also and Edward has a girlfriend back home" said Harry.
"Home?" echoed Hermione.
"Back in America Forks Washington to be exact" said Harry.
"Are you going back?" asked Hermione quietly.
"You're always going to be Harry's best friend, you have nothing to fear from us" said Edward softly.
Hermione looked ready to faint she wasn't used to people being able to read her apart from Ron and Harry. Worst was she was sure she had been hiding it well so Harry didn't pick up on it.
"Edward can read minds Mione, Alice can see the future and Jasper is an Empath" said Harry softly "Rosalie has her beauty, Emmett his strength, Esme her love and Carlisle his compassion"
"Oh" said Hermione sending both Jasper and Edward a weary look.
"Don't worry though, they don't go broadcasting you're thoughts and feelings" soothed Harry he still hasn't let her go.
"Now that I've found you I'm not letting you out of my sight again" said Harry.
Hermione finally felt reassured she hadn't lost her best friend.
"Did Dumbledore force you to change him?" asked Hermione - something Dumbledore would have done if Voldemort survived.
"No, he apparated himself to America fatally wounded we did what we could" explained Edward.
"Thank you" whispered Hermione her gratefulness shining though like a beacon.
"Think nothing off it" said Edward.
"How are the others? How long have I been asleep?" whispered Hermione.
"Not long and we don't know the others haven't woken yet" replied Harry.
"The Potion's are finally ready" said an exhausted looking Severus.
"Thank you Severus why don't you go and get some rest? There's nothing more you can do right now … not as exhausted as you are" said Harry; he had a gaunt look around him. Dobby took him some food, which he gratefully ate afterwards he swallowed a dreamless sleeping potion and was dead to the world for another twelve hours.
"How long was Severus in prison for?" asked Hermione.
"Three weeks" said Harry.
"He looks really ill for someone in that short a time" frowned Hermione.
"Yeah but after everything he's had to do to save the ungrateful Wizards and Witches has probably taken its toll on him" whispered Harry. He had no idea how right he was.
"I guess so" whispered Hermione.
"We need Kreacher to get the pendant with Dumbledore's Horcrux in it" said Edward. He had spent time talking to Harry's parents and learned more about the wizarding world than he had anticipated.
James Potter was very knowledgeable.
"Horcrux? Dumbledore?" gasped Hermione; Harry managed to get her hair out of the way before she was spectacularly sick all over the floor. Which was gone with the flick of Harry's hand.
"Yeah he only made one though Hermione so we don't have to worry" soothed Harry.
"Why can't you shout on him?" asked Rosalie.
"I'd rather leave that for Regulus he's a very unpleasant House elf" said Harry.
"That's true the thing always spoke about Regulus" nodded Hermione looking weak and tired already. Carlisle was already feeding five different potions that Severus had brewed to the children. Severus had already given the potion to Draco and Regulus before he too took them.
"Take them Hermione" soothed Harry.
"I'm not sleeping anymore" whined Hermione.
"You need to get better! That is not going to happen unless you sleep and eat you are too weak to walk yet" said Harry.
"Fine" groaned Hermione, now she could see why Harry hated the hospital wing.
"Thank you" said Harry giving her the potions and kissing her forehead as the dreamless sleeping potion began to work.
"I've never seen people healing and getting better so miraculously!" said Carlisle.
"That's the beauty of the potions" said Harry nodding his head agreeing with Carlisle.
"Why do you not let the Muggle world have those potions do you know how many people you would save?" asked Carlisle.
"Muggles do not react to our potions as well as Witches and Wizards do" explained Harry softly. "Unless they were a squib or even a child of a squib"
"What on earth is a squib?" asked Emmett.
"A normal person being born into the line of Witches and Wizards…they are usually abandoned sent to orphanages when it becomes apparent they don't have magic" sighed Harry sadly.
"They do that to their own blood?" gasped Rosalie completely appalled.
"Put it this way how would you like to be surrounded by people able to do magic but unable to do any yourself?" asked Harry.
"That's not the reason they do it though is it! They are embarrassed!" commented Rosalie.
"Some do have the child's best interests at heart but you are right some are embarrassed" nodded Harry sadly.
"So it doesn't work on normal people?" asked Carlisle changing the subject before it could get heated.
"No, sometimes he doesn't work on magical people too it just depends on how ill or dying you are" said Harry.
"I see" said Carlisle.
"So none of the potions would work on us?" asked Emmett curiously.
"They probably would, we are classed as magical creatures" said Harry.
"How long will the sleeping potions last?" asked Carlisle.
"It can last up to twelve hours maybe longer if the person needs it" said Harry.
"Well I think it's time we hunted" said Carlisle.
"How about we just go to Tom's?" asked Harry.
"I suppose we could" said Carlisle
"As long as we can have a look around Diagon Ally" said Edward, James had made it sound so surreal he wanted to see for himself.
"Done" grinned Harry.
"Let's go then" beamed Esme, a family outing for the first time in the Wizarding world, maybe now she might be able to paint something for Harry to remember when he came back to America. She just hoped he would now that he had his friends back, he might not want to. She asked Alice about it and Alice said that all outcomes Harry comes back with them so she was fine for now.
"Who want's to learn another magical way of travelling?" grinned Harry mischievously.
"How?" asked Emmett jumping up and down, Alice did the same already knowing what they were doing. She went over to the fireplace and shouted 'LEAKY CAULDRON' the others did the same and before Harry knew it - it was his turn, Edward fallowed suit and they were finally together again. Sitting in the booth at the corner Tom grinned gleefully and bought them all the blood they could or would need. As usual Harry didn't drink as much as the rest of the Cullen's.
First place they went was Honeydukes - Blood Pops to be exact as they couldn't eat anything else. Harry did buy lots of different kinds of chocolates and sweets for his friends. Knowing they all had sweet tooth's plus chocolate helped them get better.
The eight vampires stepped out of Honeydukes with massive lolly pops in their mouths.
Will there be a potion to help vampires concieve? will there be one to stop the blood thirst? will there be one to age them so they dont have to repeat high school over and over again? will harrys friends go back with him or stay behind? will i have them become vampires? or only do so when he has no other choice? will there be something wrong with Severus? R&R plz