A Tale of a Tail | By : iceangel3 Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 3972 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2 |
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Harry Potter and I never will, I'm just writing about it for the fun of it. No profit is made from this. |
Chapter 2:
Harry had a smug look on his face by the time he made it to dinner a few minutes later. He was going to enjoy this chasing like game he had challenged the Potions Master with. He always did, to a certain extent, like toying around with the people who happened to be around him. A good game of cat and mouse always made him happy. Harry sat down at the end of the Gryffindor table next to Ron, who had Hermione on the other side of the bench they were sitting on. As Ron and Hermione took in Harry's overly smug expression they shared a worried glance. That worried glance became more pronounced when they observed a very sullen Snape stalk into the Great Hall in a very angry manner.
"Um, Harry…" Ron began nervously.
"Yes, Ron?" Harry asked distractedly as he thought of different ways to play his new found game with the Head of Slytherin. 'Hm, chase or be chased?' He wondered to himself. 'Maybe a little of both would prove to be more fun for me. It would definitely throw Snape off a bit. And that is always fun.'
"Did something happen when you stayed behind with Snape after class?" Ron asked.
"Not really." Harry answered. He was still a bit distracted. "Snape was just going to berate my potion until he noticed that it was perfect. Then he just told me to get out." The lie easily rolled off from his tongue. He was used to lying to these two for months.
"That doesn't seem like him." Hermione said. "Are you okay, Harry, you seem rather smug about something."
"Of course he's smug." Ginny's voice interrupted before Harry even thought of a response to Hermione. "He pulled one over on the greasy git." She simpered.
Just hearing Ginny's voice was enough to dampen Harry's good mood. It even dampened his playful mood. He scowled as Ginny began to flirt with him again. This had been going on steadily for months, hell maybe even years if Harry was honest with himself, and he was seriously tired of it. Harry chanced a glance at the head table to see if Snape noticed Ginny's unwanted flirtation. Harry would have smirked at the dark look Snape was sending Ginny's way if it hadn't been for the fact that his senses were suddenly screaming at him that something was terribly wrong.
Harry's breath hitched as he felt the sudden shift in the castle's wards to allow one of his kin to appear in the grounds. Harry was up on his feet in a flash and he ignored his friends' calling to him. His kin knew better than to come here unless it was an absolute emergency. The hair on the back on his neck suddenly stood on end and his tail puffed out, even though no one could see said tail. He quickly strode toward the double doors that led out of the Great Hall when there was a scream like sound of a large cat.
"No." Harry murmured in despair. "Please no."
Harry was in the middle of the Great Hall when he saw her streaking toward the double doors of the room he was in. The large white tiger's coat was covered in blood and his heart nearly stopped at the sight. He also notice that Hagrid was chasing after the feline in order to try to catch her before any of the students could be hurt. The teachers were all suddenly on their feet when they noticed this and saw that the tiger was heading straight toward Harry Potter. Harry himself was moving to meet the feline as she yowled in pain, fear, and anger. She called and he was answering in his own way.
"'Arry, get outta the way." Hagrid boomed as he advanced on the slowing tiger.
"No!" He wailed as he drew his wand and watched as the tiger collapsed. "Stay the hell way from her. Or so help me, there will be unspeakable hell to pay."
It was Harry's sudden exclamation that made everyone in the Great Hall freeze. Harry rushed to the side of the wounded animal. The feline let out a soft meow when Harry was close to her. He inspected her closely, trying to find out how badly she was hurt.
"Can you hear me?" Harry demanded softly. A soft grunt was made. "Can you change yourself or will I have to do it for you? Either way, I need to know what happened."
There was a soft growl and then the tiger's form began to slowly change. A minute or two later a red haired female teenager was laying when the tiger had once been. Harry was at once by her side on the floor and lifted her head to his lap. Everyone in the Hall gasped.
"Talk to me." Harry stated. She was covered in so much blood that Harry was beginning to panic.
"Harry, I'm so sorry." The red head said before she gasped in pain. "I'm so sorry, but I had to get to you. I had to tell you."
"What the hell happened, Kellianna?" He asked as calmly as he could while in the mists of panic mode. "Where's Kallyann? Is she as hurt as you?" Harry paused as Kellianna didn't meet his eyes. "Where the hell is our little sister?" He whispered. "Kelli, tell me, I need to know. What's going on?"
"She… she went to… Rowena's Retreat… to look for any possible ... leads on Jamison and Fiona." Kelli, the girl, whispered brokenly. "I went after her to bring her back to Paradise… but by the time I caught up to her she had been captured. I'm sorry; I tried to get her back."
"No." Harry muttered. "Don't blame yourself; there was nothing you could do. How bad are you hurt?"
Kelli winced. "Pretty badly." She stated. "I don't know how much longer I can hold on."
"NO!" Harry snapped. "Don't you dare fucking talk like that. I can't lose you after just getting you back." He looked around the hall in dismay only to see everyone frozen was still watching the scene before them. "DAMN IT! DON'T JUST BLOODY STAND THERE AND FUCKING STARE AT US! SOMEBODY HELP ME WITH HER!" He screamed.
A few moments later Harry was surprised to see who recovered more quickly than the others and was by his side to help him with his sister. Draco Malfoly and Severus Snape were the ones that came to his aid, well, he wasn't surprised by Snape. They were by Harry's side shortly after Harry had screamed. Draco carefully took Kelli into his arms before Harry could even protest. Severus was the one to help get Harry to his feet.
"Please, Malfoy, please don't hurt her." Harry said softly.
Draco spared Harry a quick glance. "You asked for help and you're getting it. I won't hurt her, Potter."
"Come, Potter, let's get you and your friend up to the infirmary to get checked out." Severus said softly as he noted that Potter seemed to be going into shock from whatever the girl had told him and maybe even the situation itself.
"She isn't my friend, sir." Harry whispered brokenly. "Kelli is… Kelli is…" He trialed off with a small whimper of pain. "Please." He begged.
Severus calmly led Harry out of the Great Hall as Draco rushed to get Kelli to the hospital wing without hurting her even more. "Then who is she, Harry?" He asked gently as he encouraged the teen to walk faster in order to keep up with the Malfoy heir.
Harry took a breath in order to calm himself. "She's family." He murmured.
Now Severus was confused. Even more confused then when this 'Kelli' dashed into the Great Hall in the form of a white tiger. What did Harry mean that the girl was family? As far as Severus and the wizarding world knew, Harry Potter was an only child. Severus also didn't think that there was anyone from Lily's family, except Lily herself and Harry, that were magical.
"Harry, how is that possible?" Severus asked his young mate.
"Please, not now." Harry said in a broken tone. "Right now it's more important for me to ensure this sister doesn't die so that I can go rescue the other. Please understand." He pleaded. "I can't lose her. Please."
"Calm yourself, Harry." Severus said softly. "You won't be much help to her if you're hysterical." Severus paused. "But you do have some explaining to do, my young pet."
"Calm myself?" Harry snarled as he came to a stop just inside of the infirmary. "How the hell do you expect me to calm down when one of my sisters comes rushing to Hogwarts covered in blood to tell me another sister was captured? You have no idea what's going on! And you have no right to tell me to calm down!"
"I have every right to look after you and to tell you to calm down!" Severus growled. "We already went through this earlier, Harry. You are mine and I look after my own." Severus wrapped an arm around Harry's shoulders and pulled the teen toward the bed next to the one Kelli was on. "You need to sit down."
"No." Harry hissed. "I need to get to Paradise and yell at the damn guards for letting my little sisters out of the castle without protection."
"You will sit and be here with your sister in case she needs you." Severus stated firmly. He purposely ignored the mention of 'Paradise' and guards needing to be yelled at, but he filed the information away to study later.
"I have responsibilities that you have no clue about." Harry growled as he was forced to sit down. "You have no idea what I have to do in order to protect my family from enemies that even you had no idea I have."
"We will discuss this later." Severus told Harry sternly. "Right now I need you to take this calming draught."
"No." Harry snapped. "Right now I need to figure out where those two damn birds are when they're needed." Harry tried to stand up only to be held down by the Potions Master. "Lucien, Damien! Where the hell are you two feather brains?" He snarled. "For that matter, where the bloody hell are the other two feather brains as well?"
"What the devil are you talking about?" Severus snarled as he struggled to hold Harry down on the bed and to get him to take a calming draught. "Draco, give me a hand over here, won't you?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Harry snapped. "Now let go of me, you git, I have things to do!"
"What do you need, Uncle Sev?" Draco asked as he came to help his godfather.
"Damn it, Harry, just shut up and take the damn potion!" Severus demanded coldly.
"Let go of me!" Harry yelled. "I'm not taking anything from you! It might be poisoned!" He didn't really know what he was saying at that moment, he was in shock and mostly hysterical by that point.
"Draco, I need you to help me to get him to take this calming draught while Madame Pomfrey looks after the girl." Severus stated as he got behind Harry and pulled the struggling teen to his chest. "Harry, calm down, damn it! You're working yourself up and you won't be able to do anything for Kelli if you keep this up." He tried to reason with the teen by mentioning his sister.
After several minutes of struggling with the teen in his arms, Severus and Draco managed to force the calming draught down Harry's throat. Not to long after that, Harry slowly began to relax in Severus's arms. Severus wasn't going to take any chances, though, so he kept the teen in the safety of his arms. It was during this newfound quiet that had come over Harry that a white flash of fire and a black flash of fire appeared in the air between the two beds with a Potter child occupying each bed. Twin sounds of trilling could be heard in the air as a one black phoenix and one white phoenix made their appearance.
"What is the name of Merlin?" Severus and Draco both exclaimed in quiet wonder.
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