A/N:To clarify things a little bit Cedric is around 35 years old and he is not going to be in the harem (which I am not sure if I am going to add it, at this point), he is going to be Harry's trainer and confidant.

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Chapter 17

Harry was sitting on the veranda of his residence, enjoying the spring sun. There was a mild breeze with a hint of fragrance from the flowers from the gardens drifting towards him and he was thinking of the amazing events that occurred yesterday. Things had changed so much in such a short period of time. He had gone from being almost invisible to being coveted by all three alphas.

A thrill of pleasure went down his spine thinking about them, he couldn't help being happy. He had always been pushed to the side, first because he was the son of a commoner, then as he grew, he was bullied because of his beauty. He just thanked the Goddess that they did not know about his status, he shuddered to think what have happened if they knew that he was a supreme omega. He had never had a reason to try and not be pushed aside. He shook his head as if to dispel the depressing thoughts, it was in the past, it was bleak but now his future looked bright and filled with happiness. He just hoped that the Alphas pulled through their promises though…

Ronald announced the Emperor as he entered Harry's quarters interrupting his thoughts.

Harry knelt down to greet Thomas before he could stop him, "Greetings, Your Majesty," "Rise, Harry you do not have to do this, you are still not well," Thomas stated as he helped Harry to his seat.

"How are you feeling now Harry, any pain in the wounds?" "No, Your Majesty, I am feeling fine, the pain is almost gone all thanks to you and the Kings, Your Majesty," Thomas waved his hand at that, "It was nothing Harry, we just wanted to help you in any way we could. Have you had your evening tea yet? I am craving some scones with clotted cream, what say you?" "Of course Your Majesty," Harry ordered Hermione to get the tea and scones served that the Emperor wanted. Hermione served them the tea and left, Harry had just served Thomas tea with scones and cream when Thomas said, "You no longer are going to be a changzai……" Harry choked at that and started spluttering, "You are sending me back…." Before Harry could ramble himself into a fit Thomas stopped him with a raised hand, "I shouldn't have started like this, but no, I am not sending you back to your family. I am promoting you to the position of Consort." He stated grandly. Harry choked again, when he was calm again, and dismissing his etiquettes, kept his tea down and asked.

After all, he couldn't be expected to be his polite self all the time if this relationship was going to go somewhere…

he had to be himself……

"Is there anything else I should know before I drink my tea…" Thomas raised his eyebrow at the snark and smirked, "I'll give you a warning next time."

"How can I be the Consort, there can only be one in the harem," "Ohh yes… well put down your tea then," at Harry's dubious look he just shook his head in amusement and said, "well yesterday before we visited you we held a meeting about that day's incident, and, well to keep it to a minimum, Draco and his group denied your involvement. Despite me asking them again they all continued to lie, so I dismissed them. All of them except Draco, he is here for the next six months for the sake of the prince." Harry just blinked at him, "Take your time…."

Thomas said sitting comfortably enjoying his tea and scones. Harry opened his mouth several times to say something but found that he couldn't, finally, he shook himself and said, "You dismissed all of them, why because they did not want to acknowledge my help? It is not worth the trouble, those concubines belong to powerful families, there will be so much backlash, all because they refused to acknowledge my help. I am fine in the shadows, having yours and the King's attention on me is enough, I don't need anything else, you shouldn't risk so much for me," Harry started hyperventilating,

Thomas took Harry's hands and calmed him down, "Harry, Draco wouldn't have survived that day if you were not lending him his magic, if you hadn't stood up for him, took his hits, and I am not even considering any of his previous bullying. Draco owes his and his child's life to you and how did he repay you? By not even acknowledging your help. Who knows what would have happened in the future if I had let his arrogance continue to grow….." "I don't know if anyone told you but Draco tried protecting me from the consort's ire too, he begged her to not punish me, and he thanked me after the prince's birth. I was the first one he told that it was a prince, he could have just ignored me but he didn't,"

Harry said urgently. "Then there still might be hope for him. He is still here for the next six months and if he shows that he has changed, I will reinstate him into the harem without hesitation, but the others, no, they are going, they stood quietly when you two were being punished, they stood quietly when Draco was lying. No, I have no use for concubines who can stand on the side-lines seeing injustice being carried out but saying nothing. If any other children are born, they will teach them the same things.

So no Harry, that will not be tolerated. Also it's not Consort Delacour anymore, she has been exiled to the cold palace for a year." "You are wise Your Majesty, there are things that I do not understand but I am going to try to be the way you want me to be," Harry bowed his head.

"You already are those things, your innate kindness and bravery, standing up in the face of injustice no matter the cost to you, that is what we had been searching for and we found that in you. Since you do not realize this, we will take care of you, me, Severus, and Lucius." Lifting Harry's head the Emperor laid a kiss on his forehead and moved away, Harry was quiet for a while before his eyes widened.

"Now what are you thinking about Harry?" "My family is going to be so angry at me when they discover that my sister is sent back and not me..." "Why angry at you, I can understand them being angry at her, but why at you?" Thomas stressed his question, he wanted Harry to realize how important he was to them.

"Well, my father has always favored my mother, he did not register with NRDD to protect her, and because of his favor the rest of my father's family have always hated me, because I am a halfblood, they have always looked down on me, and now to discover that their legal, pure-blooded daughter is sent back home in disgrace and not me, It is going to direct their anger to me and since I am not there, they may direct it towards my mother,"

"Harry...you do not have to worry they cannot reach you and as far as your mother is concerned, did you not say that she is favored by your father? If we receive an angry visit from your father, you forget who I am," stopping Harry before he could interrupt him, Thomas continued,

"This divide because of blood purity has gone for a long time now. The time has come for it to be stopped completely. When I as their ruler don't even choose my concubines based on their blood status, who are they as my citizens to do that? Looking down on someone because of their blood is offensive, no one has a right to look down on anyone for that. How long until this bigotry reaches its limit and the same things start to happen that forced our ancestors to live in a pocket universe unknown to us, if we follow down this path it is going to be our destruction. For years we have subtly tried to change things but I guess sometimes a sudden and a forceful change is the best way. We are powerful together, it is not going to be easy of course, after all, Rome wasn't built in one day, together we face it and we change things."

Harry was looking at him with such awe in his eyes that Thomas was feeling pretty smug about it... "So Harry, ready to be my consort?" "No...no please make Draco the consort, he is after all the mother of the prince Orion," Harry tried one last time to change Thomas's idea. "You forget my sweet Harry, Draco hasn't earned his forgiveness yet, he has to redeem himself, show us that he has actually changed, maybe you can help him understand his error, I am not heartless Harry, I do not want to separate him from his child. If he is forgiven, which is a big if, he will still be under you."

"I am not eligible enough to handle the responsibility, Your Majesty," an ashamed Harry said. "Harry that can be learned, nothing to be ashamed of, it wasn't your fault if you weren't educated in all things. I will appoint teachers for you in all things that you feel you are lacking. Personally I don't feel anything lacking. As a precaution, all times when the teacher is instructing you, one of is going to be with you."

Looking around them and realizing it was already night, Thomas stood to leave but paused when Ronald announced Severus and Lucius. Harry knelt to greet them, "My Lords," "Rise, Harry you do not have to kneel since you are not well," Severus said "I have already told him that but I guess it takes time to change," Thomas smirked. "Y-yes Your Majesty" Harry shivered, seeing this, Thomas started leading them all towards the living quarters, "I should not have made you sit outside for this long, come on inside now and let us get warmed up," When Harry was sufficiently warmed up, that is, according to the Emperor and the Kings, which meant a lot of blankets wrapped around him, windows closed, and a fire blazing they continued their conversation,

"So Lucius how was your trip, did the supreme omega agree to help us?" Thomas said inspecting Harry to see if the blankets were enough. Harry sat still for five minutes before he started sweating, he stood up removed the blankets, opened the windows, but left the fire, "I am fine, I am not feeling cold nor feverish, please just...I will sit by the fire to appease your fears," he moved his chair towards the hearth to see his alphas smiling at him, Harry flushed and looked down and called for Hermione and asked her to get the dinner from the royal kitchen.

After Hermione had left they had all moved their chairs in a circle so that they could face each other, "Yes, I met the supreme omega, his name is Cedric Diggory and yes he agreed to help Harry," Lucius said smiling and obviously hiding something but ignored the strange looks from the others, "Harry's maturity is going to be like yours Thomas but it's after he reaches maturity that the real training will start."

"Trained in what," Harry flushed at his impatience. Smiling Lucius continued, "Once you mature Harry your magic is going to increase so you will need help controlling it, we might see a new trait you will need to learn to wield, and also your empathy is going to increase," All the excitement went out of Harry and he slumped in his chair, he said nothing, instead staring into the fire at the same time Severus exclaimed amazed, "Harry has empathy...?".

"Yes, apparently all supreme omegas are born with it," looking at Harry carefully when Harry did not say anything, Lucius moved towards him and took Harry's face in hands, "Harry, Cedric has promised he will be here with the person who helped train him. They will both be here next week.They will help through everything plus you have us, we are going to be there as well,"

"I don't understand what is wrong?" Severus asked. Harry looked up to see the confused faces of Thomas and Severus. The other omega must have told Lucius the truth about empathy, which he did not want to talk about, but also he did not want to hide it from them. For the first time, he wanted to explain it from his point of view.

"I have always had whispers of past sorrow and woes at the back of my mind, hopeless voices of countless omegas who were abused, raped, exploited, and misused, in so many ways during the omega slave trade. As a child, I had been assaulted by the phantom hands and foreign magic of long-dead omegas who were wrongly robbed of their rights as human beings."

Harry took a deep breath and continued, "I used to stay up all night sometimes with numerous candles lit in an attempt to ward off the ghosts of the past. As I grew up I eventually learned to coexist with the ghosts, sharing their pain by immersing myself in their sorrows. I also learned to create a sort of barrier in my mind to block the worst of it. I know I felt pain, but I also gained more knowledge on the history of my people and what atrocities they underwent under the thumb of the wizards."

When he had finished the mood was sombre, "Harry I cannot change what has been in the past but I can help you get through it in the future. I am a master occulemens and I will help you to block those memories and strengthen your barriers until you are able to handle it,"

Severus said "Am I correct to assume that I felt some of that pain that day in the study because I broke your barriers?" Thomas was looking at Harry with a pained expression.

"You do not have to feel guilty, Your Majesty I know you did not do it because you wanted to read my mind, please don't trouble yourself with what was clearly an involuntary action, so please just...let it go, I have," said Harry seeing Thomas's morose expression and when Thomas looked at him, he smiled. Hermione knocked on the door and announced that the dinner was served.

Severus made him sit in between himself and Lucius, stating that Thomas already had him for the entire evening. Smiling at their childishness, but still sitting in between them, Harry had his dinner listening to them talk. Rarely venturing to say anything, content to hear them talk. It felt nice to have company after such a long time, he hadn't even realized he had been lonely. Within no time they were done with dinner and sitting in the living room waiting for tea.

Harry wasn't sure how but his head was in Thomas's lap, a blanket around him and hands running through his hair. His eyes heavy he couldn't stay focused on their conversation, so he closed his eyes and drifted off to the calm buzz of his alpha's voices.

A/N: hello guy, I'm back. I'm sorry for the lack of updates, When I started this posting this I said to my self I was not going to be the writer who takes months to update a chapter, because I know how annoying it is to wait months especially after leaving a cliffhanger but real life got to me finally and I had to pay attention to it. for those who of you who were wondering, my final year project is almost done and I will be defending my work tomorrow so wish me luck. please review it will make my day.

Edited and updated on 22/03/2024.