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Midnight's Dawning	By : KagetsuAsame Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 25012 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer:� I don�t own nor
would I ever claim to own anything remotely resembling Harry Potter.� I make nothing for writing this either.

I�m so, so sorry for the delay.�
I�ve had a really bad couple of months, one of my cats was hit and
killed and I had to put my horse down.� I
do apologize for this taking so long to come out and for the shortness but I
hope everyone understands.

Chapter 13

�� Harry
wasn�t sure what made him stay.� It could
have been his birth parent�s desire to have him go to Hogwarts or perhaps it
was the choice he had made to go there in the first place when he received his
letter.� Of course there were the issues
from the beginning with Dumbledore.�
Perhaps it was curiosity to see what the old fool was going to do next
that made him remain.� Now that Snape was keeping an eye on him he wasn�t sure if he would
be returning for the rest of the year or not.�
That decision would have to be made after he returned home for the holiday.� Part of him would like to think that he was
remaining at Hogwarts because he was worried about the humans, but he knew that
wasn�t the truth.� After what he had
experienced since starting school he wasn�t sure he felt anything towards
mortals.� Between their distaste for
anything different and the disdain he had received for being placed in Slytherin he wasn�t sure what to think.� The fact that house placement alone could
sway people�s views disgusted him.� He
was sure that his childhood friend, Gina, would have been placed in Gryffindor
had she attended Hogwarts.� He hadn�t
seen her in years though, wasn�t even sure she had survived the turning or if
she had been turned at all.� When a
prospective vampire came of age they had to really, truly, want to become, to
change, and if they didn�t�well, they wouldn�t survive.

�� Doriel was waiting for him when he stepped off the train.� Together the two of them headed home, moving
in comfortable silence.� They didn�t need
to say a word to each other to have an understanding.� Doriel knew that
Harry had a lot on his mind but he also knew he would make the right decision
regarding what he was going to do next.�
He had a choice to make, and soon.�
Whether or not he remained neutral or picked a side was completely up to
him.� Their neutrality was always in
jeopardy, it wasn�t unusual for families to be talking about joining one side
or another.� The Lior
family though had never had such a conversation, it had always been left up to
Alexander to do what was right for their family and although he didn�t force
his decision on the members of his house Doriel and
Harry usually followed his lead.

�� Alexander
was waiting for them when they arrived; he needed to speak with the young
vampire about the current situation.� He
needed Harry to make a decision, �Welcome home, Aurel.�
He smiled, looking at Doriel, �I need to speak with Aurel alone.� At Doriel�s nod he
led Harry back to his office.

�� Harry
took a seat, waiting for Alexander to begin speaking.� The elder vampire took a seat, leaning
forward, resting his elbows on his desk, �Aurel, I
realize that this is a lot to put on you at this time but a decision needs to
be made about where you stand.� I realize
that this is a difficult decision to make but it needs to be made and
soon.� I need to know what side of the
war you will stand on or if you will remain neutral, with us.� He paused,
�Lastly, I need to know if you desire to return to Hogwarts or not.� It is not necessarily safe for you there
anymore.� I know what that fool has been
up to and I know that I cannot be there to keep you safe from their
manipulations.�

�� I�m
not a child.� Harry said softly, �I do know how to take care of myself.�

�� A
soft chuckle escaped his lips, �I know, Aurel, but
you are still young and although intelligent you don�t fully know what they are
capable of.� I realize that this is
rather short notice but I know you have been thinking about your place in the
scheme of things on your own.� A soft sigh escaped his lips, �Here is my view
of the situation.� The scheming of
mortals is not our concern.� Although
they believe they have the right to police those who are different from them we
have our own rights, our own place, we should not involve ourselves in the
petty bickering of humankind.� I believe
that you should not return to Hogwarts, should remain here to complete your
training.� The decision is yours, Aurel, and I need to know what you have decided by dinner
tonight.� I am sorry to force your decision
so soon but it is necessary, you�ll understand why.� He got to his feet,
petting his hair back from his face, �We love you, Aurel,
and want what�s best for you but we will not make a decision for you.�

�� I
understand.� Harry said, standing and wrapping his arms around Alexander, �I�m
sorry, I�m so confused, about what I should do.�
I know what I must made this choices and I have a feeling I know what
I�m going to pick.� For now, can you just
hold me?�

�� Alexander
smiled, holding him close, petting his hair slowly, �Of course.� You know that we�ll always be here for you
regardless of your choice.�

�� I
know, thank you.� He leaned his head against his chest, relaxing there against
him.

�� The
stood in silence until the elder broke it, �We should go have dinner, Doriel is waiting for us.�

�� He
took a deep breath and nodded, following him out to the dinning room.� Doriel was waiting,
lounging in his usual chair, feet propped up on the table.� Alexander growled at him as he passed by on
his way to his chair, thumping on him the back of his head.

�� That
hurt!� Doriel hissed, glaring at him.

�� Get
your feet off my table then.� You know
better.�

�� Harry
burst into laughter, plopping down across from Doriel,
�My father, the rebel.�

�� Alexander
chuckled, waiting for their food to be served.�
He had cooked before they had arrived home and now he was going to relax
and enjoy their meal, �Why don�t you tell us about how school has gone so
far.� I hear that Nicolae
was causing trouble for you.�

�� Harry
blushed slightly, �He wasn�t causing trouble, it was
nice to have someone to hunt with.�
Besides, he told off Snape, it was quite
entertaining.�

�� Doriel chuckled, �He�s sweet on you.� Harry kicked him
under the table, �What is this, pick on Doriel
night?� He yelped, �First I get smacked then I get kicked, what�s next?�

�� Alexander
smirked, �You�ll just have to wait and find out, won�t you?�

�� Harry
shook his head, �You two are so bad.� He got to his feet, stretching, �Dinner
was perfect, I�m going to leave you two to enjoy yourselves.� He blushed
slightly before walking out, heading outside into the dawning twilight.

�� He
stretched, taking a deep breath, his eyes fluttering closed, �On a night like
this�� He sighed, �What is the meaning of life?� He asked softly, opening his
eyes, gazing up at the stars, the moon, �Why do people try to force others into
their way of thinking?�

�� Stay.�
He turned to see Doriel standing there, arms crossed
over his chest, �Don�t go back to that school.�

�� Harry
sighed, �I know you won�t force me to stay but I�m not sure that I can leave.�
He paused, �Papa, I�m curious, someone confronted me when they found out what I
am, they asked about heat, mating season.�
Why do people automatically assume that we have one?�

�� Doriel chuckled softly, �A long time ago when someone
overheard us speak of, �the week�, they assumed it was mating season.�

�� He
nodded, �I see.� I�m going to see about
finding Nicolae, I want to talk to him for a little bit.�

�� Stay
safe.� Doriel said, watching him walk away.

�� The
young vampire moved away from their home, making his way down the street toward
where he knew Nicolae would be at this time of night.� He was right, he found his friend sitting on
a rock over looking the large lake that made up part of their domain.� Without a word he took a seat beside him,
letting one leg dangle over the edge, his elbow resting on his other knee so he
could rest his chin on his hand.

�� Nice
night.� Nicolae continued to gaze over the lake as he
spoke.� Harry nodded in agreement, �Know what
you�re going to do yet?� He questioned.

�� I
have an idea but it�s not set in stone yet.�
We�ll see what happens when break is done.�

�� He
nodded, picking up and flat rock and flinging it over the lake, watching it
skip across the surface, �What do you want to do?�

�� Just
relax, enjoy the night.�

�� Sounds
like a plan.�

�� They
relaxed, just watching the water shimmer in the moonlight.� This is what Harry needed, this quiet
companionship to think, no words, just silence.�
He missed his friends at Hogwarts, but this was nice.� Slowly he closed his eyes, stretching,
�Thanks, Nicolae, I needed this.� I�ll see you later.� He got to his feet,
waving to his friend over his shoulder as he headed home, knowing exactly what
he was going to do.
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