Archive of Our Own

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Location: The Cunninghams Estate 

October 1st 1995 

The Gheiyc submissive, Marianna Cunningham, from the Cunningham military circle sits on the couch in front of Hadrian Maruke, Blood Raven, Contract Ace for the Cunningham circle. 

“Are you telling me you do not want to extend your Contract, Ace?”

“Yes Marianna, I had planned on extending despite my training being completed. But for the last month, I have had a soul ache and my Lady’s magic is humming and pulling. And I plan to answer as soon as I leave here. I will forever be grateful to you and your circle for everything you have done for me. But I have somewhere to be, I might not know where yet, but I know it is not in Nevarah.” 

Mariannas stare is deep, peeling Hadrian’s facade off, seeing the man he has become. When she took the 16-year-old Gheyo, with Ferros protentional, from the Pitts into her circle with a contract. People thought she had lost it. Her Alpha thought she was crazy. But all she saw was a lost boy, an orphan, who would be condemned to the Pitts forever, unless he was given training and structure. He was taken in to be trained and find himself, not to be her Ace. But you can still see the sadness in her eyes and posture at the prospect of him leaving. She takes a deep breath and answers, probably with the most affectionate talk he has ever had with her.

“Hadrian, I understand. There is nothing more I can teach you. But I hope you know that is not the reason I wish for you to stay, right? We took you in when you were 16 and newly inherited Gheyo, you’re the closest we have to a Circle child. You're not a charity project or contract Ace to me, you’re family. So go on your travels, follow our lady’s magic. But come back when you want, you will always have a place here. You do not need another contract to come home. We will miss you, keep in touch and be safe.” 

Marianna shreds the old contract on the coffee table in front of them. Then she stands, kisses Hadrian on the head as she walks past him. 

Before Hadrian comes out of his shock, Marianna has already closed the door behind her on her way out. Hadrian's outer mask cracks slightly, softening and eyes a little misty. He promises himself that he will not become a ghost, he will keep in contact.

An hour later, Hadrian has packed up his bedroom, everything going into his void stone. Taken a shower and dressed up in full battle armor. More specifically the ‘Blood Raven’ armor he was given upon winning that title 3 years ago, as the youngest blood title winner ever. As he exits his room, he is met with his training Ace, York, and Mariannas Alpha, Jason. Both are wearing small smiles, give him a half hug each, and yell after him as Hadrian walks out the compound, 

“Send us weekly updates, Hadrian! If we don't hear from you, we will hunt you down. Don’t tempt us.” 

Hadrian walks outside the wards of the Cunningham estate, before he pulls his shadows up around him, making them surround him and drown him in darkness, before he feels for his magic in his chest. Feels for his aching soul, it feels incomplete, like it's missing something vital, but this feeling isn’t a soulbond or even a potential soulbond that has been activated. There is no bond calling him. The only reason he thinks he can find answers is because of his Lady’s magic guiding him. Lady Death has long favored her reaper; today is no different. He starts to drift along her magic, along the stretch, across realms, ready to do what his lady wishes. 

Meanwhile earlier at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

September 1995 

Ever Since Harry's birthday, he has felt slightly off. Nothing extreme has happened, just a lot of small things. He had an awful summer, Cedric's death weighing heavily on him, but also a lot of anger. Anger at the headmaster for making him compete in the Triwizard tournament and making him fight for his life again, alone. Murderous at Voldemort and his death eaters, for the death of Cedric and their lack of humanity and belief that torturing a teen is a fun game. Sadness and betrayal towards Sirius, for not being his godfather, and prioritizing Dumbledore's orders over him and leaving his godson with abusive relatives all summer without any contact all summer after Harry had been kidnapped, seen his friend die, and been used as a human potion ingredient in a necromancy resurrection ritual. He wanted to strangle Ron and Hermione for following Dumbledore's orders and not responding to any of his letters all summer, despite being together at headquarters.  But to be honest, he has just stopped caring, they weren't worth the effort anymore. The only people who have again and again shown that they care are his devil twins. Fred and George went under the radar, pretended to be obedient and follow the rules, while working on alternative communication methods than owls. Because Dumbledore and their mother would be reading all outgoing mall. They in the end outsmarted their mom, by sending a letter to their friend Lee with a journal attached for them. Their mom thought the journal was empty, but Lee knew better, Afterall he isn’t one to underestimate the twins like their mom. After he cracked the password, it proved to be a two-way journal with instructions inside, to reset the password to ‘Prongslet’, and ship it off to Harry late at night and tell him ‘The twins told me you were lacking notebooks, this is my favorite brand’, don't tell him the password in case it lands in Dumbledore's hands, and last but not least, use the money the twins gave him for safekeeping to send Harry dried food and water once a week.
When Harry received a letter from Lee, and realized Lee was just a go between, he cried and for the first time since school let out, he felt something other than betrayal and hopelessness.  All summer the twins kept him updated and helped as much as they could from a distance, they tried to help him work through everything he was feeling and kept him distracted when needed. Lee dutifully sent him food and water weekly. The only reason he was alive come September 1st was the Twins. Despite staying at headquarters after the dementor attack, nothing changed, Sirius still acted like a kid and only saw him as a mini-James. Mrs. Weasley constant fake concern almost made him snap. The farce of a trial and Ron getting prefect was enough. Harry stopped caring and expecting anything. Only the twins kept him going. 

After school started, he found out this was another year where the defense professor would try their best to kill him or at least bleed him dry. Snape raping his brain twice weekly was just what he needed, digging up his worst memories without mercy, forcing him to relive his parents and Cedrics murder, his beating by his relatives and his encounters with Voldemort.
Walking out of detention with Umbridge and occlumency with Snape, was with a pain in his chest, while his hand was bleeding and infected and his brain scrambled, it was the pain in his chest that was the worst. A deep ache, becoming more and more noticeable the longer time went. Harry sneaked off to the twin’s bed nightly, and slept in between them, finding some relief in knowing they were there, even if they were fussing over him constantly. 

With the pain in his chest and his weird eating habits, he could no longer stomach certain meats, like fish or chicken, it had to be beef, the bloodier the better. And his fruit intake has skyrocketed; he snacks all day on whatever fruit Fred or George sneaks him between classes. Where Harry usually swayed away from physical contact, he now instigated it constantly. At dinner, he was sitting so close to Fred and George that their shoulders or legs touched. At night he needed both their arms over him to sleep. On the couches in the common room, Harry's feet could often be found either on them or underneath their thighs. And sometimes when he was in the in-between state between awake and asleep, he could swear that he was purring. Like some kind of kitten. 

Gryffindor common room 

Late evening October first 1996

When Hadrian arrives after a few hours of drifting through the shadows, through realms following his Lady’s magic, he arrives in the shadows of a large room, which looks like a common room for a bunch of teenage kids. But that is not what steals his attention, it is the gorgeous looking young man, with captivating green emerald eyes, whose head immediately snaps up quickly, eyes boring into him. Despite the fact that Hadrian knows, he is invisible and covered in shadows. He cannot see him. But when the stare continues and the gorgeous young man tilts his head slightly, in confusion, the ache in his chest eases slightly. And then he knows, this is who his lady wanted him to find. Now he just needs to find out why. 

The two red heads notice their friends fixation on the corner of the room and asks
“Harry, is everything alright ? Are you hungry?”
“or do you want to get ready for bed?” 

So Little emerald’s name is Harry.

 “ Everything is fine, I just felt a weird sensation and it caught my attention, and no thank you Fred, if I eat any more fruit today, I will throw up, but I think I am ready for bed.”

I guess he actually did notice my presence, or at least my shadows.

“Sure thing Harrikins, Go get ready.” Harry leans into who must be George, gets a side hug before he stands and goes to the staircase. Hadrian follows Harry into a dormitory. but decides not to follow him into the adjacent bathroom. The other 4 occupants in the room completely ignore Harrys presence, just laying on their beds playing games or reading different magazines. When Harry goes to the furthest away bed in the corner, he says goodnight to the other people before he pretends to enter his bed and pulls the curtains shut. While hiding, Harry pulls out an invisibility cloak, which reeks of death magic. Not the bad kind of death magic, but the calming protective magic. He feels his own Reaper magic stir, but his Reaper doesn’t get mad that someone has his lady’s property, quite the opposite, he gets a strong urge to protect Harry. 

Harry waits until a person exits the dormitory before he sneaks back out onto the staircase, where he walks up until a door, labeled 7th year boys. When he enters, he hurries over to an expanded canopy bed with the curtains open, takes his cloak off and without a word, shuffles his way over Freds body and lands in between the twins, who quickly cuddles him close and shifts the comforter to cover them all, before each twin kisses Harrys head before slowly trying to drift off to sleep. 

As Hadrian drifts closer to the three, he inhales deeply and lets his magic out to search. His shadows flow over Fred and George first, they are projecting a Pareya aura, protection and concern, there is no real dragel magic though. They have managed to pull the instincts furth, but they are not inherited, which seems odd, they seem too old. When he lets his shadow flow over Harry, something happens, that hasn’t happened in years. He loses control of his shadows, Harry shift slightly in between the twins, and Hadrian’s shadows flocks to the crock of Harrys neck and swarms his hands, where Harry seems to be playing with his shadows? twirling his fingers. Harry tilts his head towards his shoulder, almost as if he is hugging his shadows? all the while purring, softly but happily. It seems the shadow cuddles was all that was needed for Harry to fall into a deep sleep, all the while Hadrian stands there frozen in shock. Reeling over what just happened. 

Absolutely no doubt, They should all 3 be dragels. But something has kept them from inheriting. Guessing the twins are pareya and Harry is a submissive with a shadow affinity.

Despite the surprising news, Hadrian still can’t help but feel he is missing something. Something vital. His shadows comes back to him once Harry is in a deep sleep, and he settles in the corner, hidden trying to rest a little. He gets pulled out of his slumber when he hears someone tossing around in bed. He walks to the bed and sees harry tossing and turning, whining quietly. Hadrian rumbles soothingly back and sends his shadows to the crock of his neck again, a combination of those makes Harry purr in his sleep and he settles down to sleep again.  

The next morning Hadrian follows Harry to breakfast and notices multiple things. First, they are currently in a castle, which is a boarding school, which is overrun by bound house elf magic. Their breakfast options are the unhealthiest options he has ever seen, except for right where the twins and Harry sits. They are surrounded by different red meats, boiled eggs and a lot of precut fruit.

They must have endeared themselves to some house elves. This is a simple varied dragel breakfast.

While Hadrian shadows Harry all day though his different classes, he is appalled by the teaching standards, the professors are down right abusive and the student body bullies and hexes Harry as soon as no professors are looking, and nobody says anything except for the twins. He is baffled.

Wixen children are horrendous. Is this the standard? Or is there something specifically that makes Harry a target. It can’t be his inheritance, since he technically isn’t a dragel yet.

By the end of the last class of the day, Harry knows somebody is following him. Although so far, Hadrian doesn’t think he minds, Hadrian has stopped two people who hexed him while his back was turned, and during his last class, the defense lesson, he directed a shadow to Harrys wrist right before Harry was about to blow up and hex the defense teacher. As soon as the shadow attached itself, Harrys body sagged and he bared his neck slightly, purely on instinct, which are running high due to the situation.

Apparently, Harry claims a Dark Lord is back? And that dark lord killed a student last year? In a school tournament where they got kidnapped? But Harry is being accused of murdering a student and being a deranged lunatic who lies and undermines the authority of the British ministry of magic?

Harry keeps his head down and ignores everybody while he fiddles with the shadow underneath the table. Hadrian isn’t quite sure how he is supposed to feel about a ‘should be’ submissive playing so calmly with his shadows filled with death magic. Especially because he doesn’t feel a soulbond.

After dinner, Harry apparently has ‘remedial potions’ lessons, so Hadrian walks down to the dungeons with Harry. The lesson turns out not to be potions at all, but a professor mind-raping a student.

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The Hogwarts dungeons - Professor Snapes personal office

As Snape yells out ‘clear you mind potter’ with his wand raised, Harry feels snape slam into his existing mind shields, not testing, but tearing down using brute force. At the repeated slamming and breaking of his mind shield, with constant belittlements yelled from Snape, he starts to sway on his feet. Once snape has thoroughly torn down his shields, not broken through them, no eviscerated them, snape starts the real torture. First memory he searches out is the death of Cedric, Voldemort’s resurrection,-

“Break, I need a break.. please” Harry whimpers out

Harrys can feel the waves of anger coming from the shadows, he has been able to feel strong emotions coming off people, but this is different. This is rage and power coming off in waves, mixed with a domination presence.

He will die. How dare he torture a student in the name of learning. It will be a slow death.

Snape ignores his plea, next memory is his own torture with the death eaters laughing in the background. Harry feels a presence at his back bracing him, same presence he feels from the shadows, hold him up, making sure he doesn’t fall to the ground. As Harrys nose starts bleeding, his ears start ringing, he falls back into the shadow embrace, not registering the whine he lets out, or the helplessness his empathy ability starts projecting. Harry’s chest is burning, something is swirling in his chest, fighting to be let out, something that has been caged.

Fuck he is strong, and he is not even inherited. Focus! Ground him

Hadrian tries to stay standing in the empathy storm, he cannot break the connection between Harry and the teacher, it could leave Harry brain damaged. So, he stands there gritting his teeth, holding the submissive up, shadows flying over them to try and ground them both, while waiting out the storm.

“Stop.. stop.. please…help… it hurts” 

The last thing Harry sees in his mind is the death of his parents before he passes out in the shadows arms. As soon as the connection is broken and the professor is out of the submissives head, Hadrian enters his and uses his shadows to immobilize him.

He flicks through his memories, cutting holes in his shields to slip past, but small enough holes for them not to be noticed after he erases the professor’s memory. He sees Snapes deepest secrets, his faults, his betrayal to Harry’s mother, his part in the manipulation of Harry in the headmaster’s name. But worst of all, Hadrian sees his dragel self, caged, starved and hidden away in a corner behind self-erected barriers. Snape is a dragel, a previous Alpha turned joker.
Hadrian has seen enough, he needs to get the submissive out of here now. This is no place for a submissive. He erases Snapes memory of his own trip though his head, instead planting a memory of snape getting Harry up on his legs before pushing him out of his office leaving him to slump against the dungeon wall.

First step, pareyas. Their room, Harrys things, portal to Nevarah, then healers, and then hunting.

Hadrian shadow steps through to the twins room, it’s thankfully empty. He gently lays Harry down on the bed covers, he is still unconscious, but his magic is rising and humming around him. 15 seconds after Hadrian touched the wards on the twins beds, they open the door to their dormitory and freeze in the door way, wands in hand.

“Get in here now, and close the damn door” Hadrian state with a cool voice of authority.
Their pareya instincts flow to the surface and the follow the order without thinking, still with their wand raised pointing directly at the most handsome man they have even seen, but again, it’s not often you see someone in black battle armor with red accents. George protective instinct kicks in as soon as the door closes and locks:
“Who are you and what happened to Harry!?”

“Professor Snape tore his mind apart. I took him from the dungeon and put him in your bed. You can check him over” Hadrian answers bluntly and calmly, despite the fact he is still seething, but he needs them to cooperate. He grumbles soothingly in hopes to lover their instinct slightly. It shouldn’t be possible to go ferros non-inherited, but not a theory to test today.

Fred rushes over to the bed looking Harry over while George still holds him at wand point. Fred nods to George after he has shot a diagnostic spell at Harry, showing no curse damage besides mental attack.
After the spell is finished, Harry still unconscious, starts thrashing on the bed, whimpering and whining while his body starts to cramp.

Shit, this is not happening now.

“Fuck, I am going to scan him too, if you value your submissives life, you will follow my order Pareya!” Hadrian growls out, pushes his dominant ace authority into the order, and the twins automatically bares their neck.
Hadrian scans him with his shadows. high body temperature, unstable magic core, muscle spasms.

“ He is inheriting. I need to take him to Nevarah now. I assume he has seals, and he broke them during the torture.”

“inheriting ? what are you-“

“Where are you taking him, he need a healer-“

“ Pareya! Listen to me. I need Harrys things now! He needs a dragel healer or he will not get through this with seals. I cannot emergency port all 4 of us, it will take time he doesn’t have. Get me his things now! Without anyone noticing. That is an order” Hadrians power rolls of him, usually he wouldn’t order someone this heavily, but their instincts are further hidden than with regular dragels.

“Dobby, pack Harrys trunk without his dormmates notices.”
Dobby pops in, looks between Hadrian, Harry and the twins, nods and pop away to pack.

“Swear to us you will help him! I don’t know why my body and mind are telling me to trust you. But swear to us, you will come back for us as soon as possible!”

“Good pareya. “ Hadrian purrs out, making Fred and George faces drop to hide their red cheeks.
“‘I, Hadrian Maruke, Blood raven, Ace, swear on my Dragel, I will get Harry Potter help and arrange for Fred and George Weasley to join their submissive within the next week, earth time.’
Have your things packed, a good cover story, once someone comes for you, you will have little time for goodbyes, you inheritance is sealed away too, someone did this to you, trust no one. We will come for you.”

George nods along, still tense, but the worry for Harry overshadows his concern and instinct have taken over mostly.

Dobby pops in right at the end with Harrys trunk before he exclaims.

“Great Dragel sir, Harry potters things are packed but bad headmaster has more dobby cannot get”

Get Harry to healer now. Deal with problems and promises later.

“Survive until next Thursday, stay under the radar, tell no one. I will carry Harry and wrap us in my wings, brace yourself.”

The twins stand there gobssmacked, jaw on the floor, when Hadrian calls forth his gorgeous shining Black wings, with small red scales shining. He looks like Death personified. Harry thrashing in Hadrian arms, while he is being carried in bride style, his head in the crock of Hadrian’s neck. He brings forth the shadows and thickens them and wraps his wings around him before he states
“Tempes portgas, North gate, Emergency platform”  
And suddenly only Fred and George were in their dorm room. Staring at each other, blinking rapidly, their brains trying to catch up with what the hell just happed.

“This is so-“
“Typical Harrikins”

“Fred.”
“Yes, George”
“We need books, lots of books, we need to research, and then we need to pack everything.”
“If Harry has a change of a life elsewhere, we will never come back”
“We have no reason to stay, Molly and Arthur couldn’t care less.”
“ We need to pack our shops goods and experiments”
“Perhaps write a charmed letter to Charlie and Bill, telling them not to worry, and that we will contact them when safe?”
“Nobody else can know anything though, we can trust anyone else”
“We need to find Hedwig and get whatever Dumbledore has of Harrys ”
“Let’s get started, let’s go to the come and go room, and start packing down the lab.”

Portal between Earth and Nevarah

Hadrian is struggling with a writhing, cramping and whimpering Harry, the whimpers of pain he feels deep in his soul.

Of course, he can reach through my soul blocks. Shit. We cannot bond in the freaking portal.

Hadrian automatically pushes more of his power into the portal, begging it to go faster because the submissive, or rather, his submissive is breaking his seals and going through his inheritance.

Harrys pearl scales on his face comes first, tiny dainty scales, with a shimmer of peach and light blue.

Such a pretty submissive. My part merrow submissive. You will be a handful, my emerald.

Claws comes through next, and scales spring forth on his arms and the back of his hands. After that Hadrian starts to feel movement from Harrys back, and the feel of liquid seeping through his shirt. His wings are starting to grow.

Which means blocks and seals are being broken and then-…

More he doesn’t get a chance to think before a golden light erupts from them both, and a needy whine sounds from Harry in his arms. Hadrian looks down and is met with the shinning emerald eyes, and dainty fangs shown on Harrys lips. Harry wines needly again, letting his nose slide over Hadrian’s neck, before he slowly licks his neck with his tongue, scenting his Ace. Because that is what Hadrian is now, The little feisty part merrow submissive tore through his soulbond seal and is now begging to mark him as his ace. How is Hadrian supposed to resist such an adorable face with a pouting mouth.

“Go ahead submissive mine. I will protect you, always.”
That is all Harry needs, before is small fangs are buried is Hadrian’s neck. The purring from Harrys is answered by the slight moan and grumbling from Hadrian, who is running one hand through Harrys dark silk curls. Harry purrs and moans and continue drinking from Hadrian’s neck for another few minutes before Hadrian grumbles at him and slightly pulls his hair, signing for him to let go. He whines and whimpers but finally lets go when Hadrian lightly growls at him, and ends up licking his neck to close the puncture wound while purring in apology. 30 seconds later Hadrian braces for landing. The landing is rocky and not nearly as smooth as normal.

I have perhaps lost a little bit too much blood and have an active soulbound that I haven’t closed yet, give me a break.

He hears alarms ringing out, loudly, signaling activation at the emergency port. A sound he knows well, from his guard patrol here weekly. Each blood title patrols a day a week. Harry whimpers in his arms and turns to hide in Hadrian’s neck and arms, making himself as small as possible, instincts still at the front of his mind. Hadrian still has his wings wrapped around them and the shadows are swirling along his feet on the ground, ready to attack or protect them from anything and everyone.

“Identify yourself!” Yells out a deep voice from the watchtower above them.
Unknown Gheyo, probably still waiting for Blood title.

“Blood Raven, Ace Gheyo, Hadrian Maruke, Former Cunningham circle. Pit number 3612. Please turn the sirens off, you’re distressing my injured submissive”

“Blood Raven doesn’t have a submissive. Identify yourself and lower your wings, now!”

Hadrian seethes and his shadows rise in a shimmering shield, protecting them both from the guards.

“Get me a fucking blood title, before I skin you alive, tear through the wards and get my submissive a healer. DO NOT TEST ME. Turn the sirens off NOW” He growls out, voice carrying through the large portal area, flaring his Ace dominance and Death magic rushing through the portal area. And Hadrian knows that everyone not matching his rank, are barring their neck. The sirens continue blaring, his shadows forms spikes from the shields, readying itself for an attack before a voice yells out loudly with authority:

“WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON! Turn those fucking sirens off you morons”

Thank fuck. Someone with a brain.

The sirens turns off and the idiot Gheyo from before starts to stammer out excuses and explanations. Before he gets cut off by a voice he now recognizes, as he is no longer yelling:

“Shut up, and leave. I am taking over. Identify yourself please”

“Blood Raven, Ace Gheyo, Hadrian Maruke, Former Cunningham circle. Pit number 3612”

“Fuck, everyone step back! THAT IS AN ORDER. Hadrian, are you okay? I didn’t even know you were off realm mate. “

“Zander, I have my injured, previously tortured, newly forced inherited submissive in my arms. Can I lower my wings and not get attacked. He needs a healer now.”

“ Yes yes, the idiot is gone, and everyone else are still barring their necks. Healer Kuroe, it is safe to come out! “

Hadrian lowers his wings and sees his good friend and sparring partner standing right outside his shield. He lowers and opens his wings, but does not retract them, but brings them around the front sides, making a covered area, protecting his submissive from the patrol Gheyos. He opens his shield for zander and the healer on shift, Healer Kuroe. Zander comes closer but still stays multiple steps away. The last thing they need is 2 dominants fighting over an enchanting submissive.
Harry still shaking and clinging to Hadrian, hiding himself in the big armored dragel.
Healer Kuroe shoots diagnostic spell after diagnostic spell, before he lets out a deep sigh of relief.
“He is stable for now, the soulbond activation between you two stabilized his seals and blocks for now. I imagine it happened mid portal, that’s why you haven’t claimed him yet?”  Healer Kuroe states while the tension is slowly draining out of Hadrian, and he tries to pull his instincts back and release his chokehold on the 20+ patrol Gheyos. Before he rasps out:
“Yeah, I was afraid if I claimed him back the portal would break, I came from earth, He was tortured which triggered his inheritance. I had to leave behind his two pareyas, I couldn’t portal all 4 of us quick enough, he was too unstable until the soul bond activated.”

“Very well thought out Blood Raven. Carry him to the clinic please, I need to do a soul cast and full diagnostic.”

Hadrian rubs Harrys hair and grumbles supportingly before he steadily walks towards the Healer compound, Blood Flame covering their backs soothing Hadrian’s instincts.

“Harry, treasure, I need you to lay on the hospital bed. You need to be scanned” Harry just clings harder and shakes his head rapidly and whines loudly and bares his neck.

You’re too tempting for your own good , you minx.

Hadrian looks to the healer with helpless eyes, who has the audacity to smirk at him and rolls his eyes:
“It will only do him good to stabilize the bond, we will give you 5 minutes alone to bond and perhaps get him vocal again, Blood Raven” Zander smirks at him too before he stalks out the room, and leaves them alone. Hadrian lovers his head and runs his nose along the side of Harrys neck, Making Harry whine louder and a breathy moan mixed in when his lips brush against his skin, before Hadrian huskily says:
“Treasure, I will mark you as mine, I will bite down on your neck, drink some blood and establish our soulbond, are you ready?” The only answer Hadrian gets is Harrys arms tightening around him and a loud purr from him. When Hadrian kisses his neck and straight after bites down, Harry gives a full body shiver. Hadrian tries not to get carried away and almost doesn’t succeed, but he does gets pulled back to reality when Harry moans and grabs Hadrian’s hair. He licks the wound closed and carries him over to the bed, sits down and places Harry in his lap. Harry looks more aware now, but still high on the soulbond and probably exhausted.
“Hey treasure, can you tell me if you understand what is happening right now?” Harry tilts his head slightly in confusion when he tries to talk, only chirps come out.
“It is okay Harry, try again, focus on your words treasure” 

“I know you’re shadow protector. You’re mine. I am convinced you’re mine. I just can’t explain why.” He blushes prettily at the statement and lowers his eyes.

“you’re right submissive mine, I am yours. Forever. I took you somewhere to heal. You were injured after Snape tore through your mind; the pain triggered a being inheritance. I promise to explain everything, but will you please let the healer check your health first and sleep a little. I promise I won’t leave. You won’t be alone treasure.”
Harry searches Hadrian’s face for any sign of deception, when he found none all tension drains out of him immediately and he slumps forwards into Hadrian’s chest and buries his head in his neck. Hadrian smiles, it’s a great sign that his submissive is judging him as safe, and takes comfort in his proximity.
“Please tell me you informed the twins I left, before they go on a killing spree searching for me.”

Hadrian chuckles softly before responding
“I talked to them, they were reluctant, but they knew that you needed help they couldn’t give. And I promised someone would come for them. They told Dobby to pack your things. I kidnapped you after your inheritance started, told them to keep it a secret and that they should start packing, I assume they will get the rest of your things.”
“Hmm Thank you, they are all I have left, everyone else abandoned me. Me going missing will cause such a stir. Speaking of which, where are we and what inheritance did I get?”

“Treasure, you are a submissive dragel, and we are in a sanctuary realm far away and hidden from earth called Nevarah. A dragel is a humanoid elemental dragon species, you have wings, claws, scales, fangs and potentially a tail in water.  I will explain everything to you after the healer has made sure, you’re healthy again. I will answer any questions you have treasure.”
When Harry lifts his head to stare at Hadrian, his eyes are brimming with tears and his breath uneven as his hands grasp Hadrian’s armor to anker himself as he stammers out:
“I am not on earth? Does that mean I don’t have to fight anymore? No Voldemort or Dumbledore?... I won’t have to go back?”
Hadrian’s hearts breaks slightly seeing his submissive so hopeful and broken at the same time
“You will never have to go back to earth if you don’t want to treasure. Your new home will be here with our small circle, as soon as possible I will bring your Pareya twins to you”
“What’s Pareya ? and what do you mean circle? “

“Dragels lives in what’s called circles, it is essentially a group of people varying from 3 to 25 ish, that lives together and are all in a relationship with at least one other in the circle. A circle is built up around the heart of the circle, the submissive, that’s you. You get to decide how many partners you have, therefore how big the circle is, you are 100 percent in charge along with the alpha. Right now you have bonded to me, and I am certain you have a bond with the twins too. You are hereby with a 100 percent certainty, the most important person in the world to us. Circles have different ranks and roles; I will give you a simple explanation for now.

The main triad of the circle is the Submissive, Alpha and Beta. Pareyas, like your twins, are protectors and love to fuss over their circle members, Gheyos are the fighters and have different ranks, I am an Ace, which is the top Gheyo rank. Then there are other ranks as joker, healer, mage, advisor, royal, carrier or companion. “

Harrys head is spinning, ever since the twins have started taking care of him, he has known he is submissive in nature, that he appreciates being protected and fussed over, but that he still has a vicious and strong side when needed. Harry hums in response.

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North Gate, Emergency Healers Clinic, Nevarah

Nothing more gets said before somebody knocks on the door, and 2 large men enter.  Harrys eyes widen as he looks them over, and blushes prettily when he is caught staring and they smirk. Harry blames his new instincts…

“Hello Harry, my name is Kian Kuroe, and I am a healer. How are you feeling? Any pain anywhere?”

“Um Hello, nice to meet you. Uh my head hurts slightly as well as my back, and there is slight pressure in my chest. Other than that, I feel better than I have felt in ages. “

“That is good, your inheritance probably healed most of your previous ailments, I will do a deep diagnostic scan on you. You can stay in Blood Ravens arms. Do you consent?” Healer Kuroe asks with a comforting smile. Harry bites his bottom lip lightly before he turns his head slightly to look at Hadrian with a questioning expression. All the other 3 in the room smile at the gesture, the submissive referring to their dominant in unknown situations. Hadrian nods to Harry, and Harry turns back to the healer with a small smile

“I consent”

Healer Kuroe stars scanning him promptly with his earth based magic, with the findings getting transcribed by a dicta quill on the table. As the minutes drag out, the silence is heavy in the room, the dicta quill still transcribing, the paper scroll lengthening to fit the extensive diagnostic scan. Harry can feel the anger radiated of Hadrian in particular and Blood flame, who is pacing in the room, Healer Kuroe seems to have his emotions better under control. After a total of 6 minutes, the dicta quill stops and Kuroe picks up the scroll, and starts reading, his face turning increasingly murderous.

“Unless you find yourself an alpha soon, I am calling Healer Rights.” That makes Hadrian growl and tighten his arms around Harry.

“How bad is it? Anything of immediate concern?”

“Currently he is stable, his inheritance has come in complete. Blood Flame which Royal is on call today?”

“Crown Prince Raspen”

“Get him here now” Blood Flame looks between Hadrian and Kuroe, knowing that the royals will only be called in for the worst cases, where there is a certain security risk or a need for Royal stamp of approval for multiple hunts.
“Hadrian, is there any chance of you going feral? Or can I go get the prince while you hear the results?”

Hadrian feels through his body and feels the calming effect of the soulbond and shakes his head.

“Thank you Zander, but I am in control” Blood flame nods and leaves to contact the Earth courts to request the Crown Prince.

Healer Kuroe clears his throat and says to them:
“Harry, you have different blocks and seals placed upon you and certain compulsions and potions. If you have questions let me know.

You have a block on your wizarding magic, that is blocking 70 percent of your magical core.
You have love potions keyed to a ‘Ginny Weasley’ in your system.
You have compulsions to be reckless and compliant to certain individuals, namely Albus Dumbledore, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
You have multiple seals, which are somewhat like blocks or limitations placed upon you.
You have a blood seal, mentor seal, prophecy seal, death seal, soul seal, remnant of an inheritance block and a soulbond seal.

Then you have family seals, which aren’t dangerous, just needs to be removed, you have an Evanson, Nocterns and Peverell. “

Hadrian is struggling with his control, arms along his side, hands cramped shut in tight fist. Breathing harsh and eyes shut. Harry shift so he no longer sits with his back against his chest, but now straddles Hadrian’s lap, whining softly at his distressed Ace. Following his instincts he leans forwards, making their foreheads touch and one hand Hadrian’s chest, the other slowly petting his Claim mark on his Ace’s neck.

“My Ace, you took me away from them, I am here now, I am yours” And then Harry doesn’t something he hasn’t tried actively to do before, he pushes calm and affection down the activated soulbond. Even though the bond hasn’t been sealed yet, it works enough and after a minute Hadrian is no longer wound tight or flaring his aura dangerously.

“Thank you Treasure, maybe we should go through the rest when Blood Flame comes back with The Crown Prince.”
Healer Kuroe looks like he finds that to be a great idea, he probably isn’t prepared for a feral blood title to be honest.
“That is fine with me, nothing is urgent. If I can please see your back Harry, I would like to pull your wings out to see the progress.”
Harry scoots to sit on the edge of the bed, still facing Hadrian and takes his shirt off. His back is red and irritated, and tattoo swirls are covering his back marking the outline of his folded wings. Healer Kuroe steps up to harry and puts a bare hand on his back to start coaxing his wings out, when a golden light shines through the room emanating from Harry and Kian Kuroe. Harry chirps excitedly and spins around facing Kian, who is gaping with his mouth open, while Hadrian is watching his lovely submissive surprising their lovely stoic healer enough to lose composure. Harry chirps insistently reaching his arms out for Kian, in an attempt to get Kian out of his stupor. When that still doesn’t work, Harry jumps up from the beds, puts his hands on Kians chest and turns him towards the bed. When Kian is close enough to the bed, Harry pushes him down, so he automatically sits on the edge of the bed. When he is seated, Harry purrs happily and jumps straight up onto Kians lap, straddling his healer while hugging him. His head on Kians neck, nibbing the skin and planning small kisses, Harry rational brain buried beneath his new instincts, who were INSISTING that this man was HIS. The small kisses finally bring Kian out of his head, and he shivers, shaking the shock off, before he places on arm around Harry to hold him in place and another on in his hair and guides Harrys mouth to the place on his neck he wants the claim mark, one small statement from Kian “ my lovely submissive” makes Harrys Fangs slide into his neck, placing his claim mark proudly on his neck. After Harrys claim mark had been sealed, Kian fangs claim Harrys right shoulder and Harry relaxes into a purring mess, floating in soul magic.

They get broken out of their stupor by a knock on the door, before it opens and Zander walks in behind another gorgeous man. Harry starts to wonder if dragels can even be unattractive. The new man looks at Harry in Kians lap and smiles softly, and his bright golden eyes gives off calm and steady feelings.

“Hello Harry, my name is Raspen, I am the Crown Prince of the Earth courts in Nevarah. I heard from Zander that you have had quiet a day, being tortured, inheriting, leaving earth, finding you Ace, and by the looks of it, Healer Kuroe too.” Harry nods shyly, becoming very much aware that he is shirtless and in a ‘strangers’ lap getting cuddled. Raspen smiles knowingly.

“When a Healer calls healer rights or someone else calls for hunts on other realms, a royal stamp of approval is needed. Mine may be enough, but depending on the situation, we might need to call all the royals. Will you give your healer permission to share your diagnostic scan with me? And perhaps let your Ace explain what happened too?”

Harry scrutinize Raspen for a few seconds before he crawls out of Kians lap, and straight into Hadrian’s. He swiftly rearrange Hadrian’s arms and fold them around himself, before leaning back into his Ace’s chest.

“He can tell you and you can see the diagnosticts, but I want to hear everything too, We never got further than the seals and blocks”

Raspen nods supportingly and sits down at a table in the corner with paper scrolls and a quill, before looking at a Healer Kuroe, who takes this as his signal to start talking.

“I am looking at, at least 10 years of abuse, physical and mental, from the age 1-11. Everything from, broken bones, bruises, burns, malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, lashes, cuts, all non-magical in nature. Except for the multiple memory charms throughout the years, and the different potions Harry was ingesting, making him compliant and obedient towards ‘Petunia Dursley’ and ‘Vernon Dursley’.  It doesn’t look like any of his injures had been treated or healed correctly prior to his inheritance.

From 11-16, 10 months out of the year the abuse changed in nature, what happened from start September to late June?”

Harry looks up and answers
“I attend a magical boarding school called Hogwarts in Scotland, I only live with my relatives in July and august.”

“Okay, while at school, you have been dosed with submission, compliancy, love, obedience and intelligent-dampening potions. You have had your mind erased over 20 times. Regarding physical injuries, you have suffered burns, magical exhausting, curses and hexes, attempted possession, been bitten by a basilisk, healed by a phoenix, attacked by dementors multiple times, forced into a binding contract, burnt by dragon fire, attacked by Grindylows and Merpeople blades, had Imperio cast upon him multiple times, bitten by an Acromantula, used in a necromantic ritual, failed Imperio again, tortured, almost kissed by dementors again, forced use of blood quill the last months, resulting in a blood seal, multiple mental attacks, latest today, where assailant tore down shields and injured his mind. I frankly don’t know what is worse, the seals he has, or his medical history. He had 11 seals before he inherited, now 10. But he still has a death seal, prophecy and soul seal, all interlinked.”

While Kian has been pacing the room, trying to keep his control, Blood Raven has his submissive in such a tight embrace Harry might bruise. Blood Flame’s hair caught on fire halfway through the explanation, and Raspen looks furious, but revengeful is the most prominent feeling coming from him. Nobody is saying anything and Harry can feel the rage and bloodthirst in the room rising, so he panics and sends out waves of calm, not through the bond, but as magical waves in the room, slowly everyone’s shoulders fall and they can breathe again, and their scales and claws get retracted.

Raspen takes a deep breath before looking at Harry “I am sorry Little one. This is the most extensive list of crimes against a submissive I have ever seen. Besides all the injuries at your home and the school, then some dragel has also gone rouge on earth, and shackled you up with a prophecy and death seal, which is illegal, and has been for over hundreds of years. I will call a royal meeting; I need all 4 courts for this and someone to carry out the hunts.”

“If possible, I would greatly appreciate it, if my former training circle, the Cunninghams, could carry out some of the hunts for my submissive. I promised to keep them in the loop if possible.” Hadrian says with a surprisingly steady voice.
“Sure, I will call for them, how about you send a short message to them too, so they don’t walk in completely blind. And the I will also call for Ilsa Gorgens circle, I know she has connections to earth already. I will go call the meeting now, people should arrive in 2 hours. If Healer Kuroe has finished for now, take the time to relax, it will be a long evening. Blood Flame will stay here.”

“Thank you Prince Raspen” Raspen nods, smiles to Harry and walks out in a hurry to arrange the royal meeting and invite their guest.

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“Treasure, why don’t you sit with Kian for a few minutes. I need to contact my former training circle, then I will come back” Harry nods, kisses Hadrian’s check briefly before dragging Kian down onto the bed for cuddles. Hadrian walks out and signals for Zander to follow. Once the door is closed and Harry is out of sight, their scales ripple and come forth, their control lowering.

“What. The. Fuck. I don’t even know what to say. I felt a soul ache, my death magic was pulling at me, I followed, I find the loveliest non inherited submissive with 2 protective non inherited Pareyas. The submissive gets tortured by a adult dragel, he starts inheriting, I portal him here, our soul bond kicks opens in the middle of the portal. I almost skinned that stupid Patrol Gheyo and was so close to just tearing through the wards. And now we are a small circle of 5, and we are about to have a royal meeting, and my training circle will lose their minds. What the fuck Zander. “ Hadrian growls out

Zander just stares at him, baffled and a little entertained at his friend’s predicament.
“ Well, I doubt you will stay a circle of 5 for long, your submissive is enchanting and so sweet.” Hadrian growls and his pupil become slits as he sees Zander’s interest clear as day
“You cannot play with him Zander!”
“Never Hadrian. Come on, find out how to break the news to your parental… oh-training circle, so we can get back to Harry.”
Hadrian pulls up a shadow and prepares it to deliver a message to Marianna Cunningham.

“Hello Marianna, I promised to update you weekly, and I know it hasn’t been a week yet. But I was guided towards Earth. I found an adorable non inherited submissive dragel and his 2 non inherited Pareyas. The submissive was tortured, his inheritance broke through, he had seals though, I portalled him to Nevarah, and in the portal his soul bond seal cracked, and we found out we have a soul bond. We are currently all stable at the emergency portal North gate healer facility. The royals are involved, many hunts on earth will be ordered. Crown Prince Raspen will soon contact you, asking for your presence in the meeting. I would appreciate it, if you and your circle would take some of the hunts for my submissive.”

Zander just grins at him and rolls his eyes
“Always so official and direct, hopefully your lovely submissive will get you to loosen up a bit”

Hadrian snorts and turns back to Harrys room. What he finds, is the most adorable sight ever, Harry curled up in Kians lap, sleeping soundly. He shoots a silencing ward over Harry, so himself and the others can talk without disturbing Him.

“How is he? He doesn’t seem too disturbed. I would have thought he would have gone into shock by now, or at least reacted more strongly to finding out the fact that, he is a dragel and no longer on Earth” Hadrian asks with an edge of bafflement in his voice  

Kian tilts his head thoughtfully before answering
”Well, I have the feeling that he hasn’t had a regular life and has probably had to adapt and accept things rather quickly before. I don’t think he is in shock, he just seems like a person who is very down to earth, and while he might have a fiery temper, he doesn’t seem like one to be controlled by it.
There is also a chance, that his mind and body are trying to regulate themselves, now that his inheritance purged him of the compulsions and potions. But most of all, I think he is just relieved to be away from earth”

Zander stares at sleeping Harry and says softly
” Can’t really say I blame him, considering his medical history.“

Hadrian hums in agreement
”Do you know if he has any family in Nevarah, Kian? From what I understood from Earth, he does have some adults in his life, but they seemed not to care? He said his twins were the only ones that truly cared”

Zander straightens and looks at his longtime friend and offers “I will gladly go to earth and find the twins if you don’t want to leave Harry yet, Hadrian. Just let me know”

Hadrian smiles and nods thanks. Kian brings them back on track by summoning the diagnostic and flipping to the ‘familial status’ page
”His 3^rd is still alive, someone named Regulus Black, but he is mentioned as incapacitated/Compromised on the diagnostic, somewhere on Earth though. In regard to Nevarah, there is his mother’s family, the Evanson’s, but the alpha of that circle has been presumed dead for over 80 years. The Peverell’s, I am not sure, they have isolated themselves and I don’t know how recent Harrys connection to them is. I assume a mentor will show up once the mentor seal comes off though”

”I will talk to him about it tonight, to see if he is interested in contacting them. I doubt he will agree this soon, but maybe one his twins are here and he has settled in more” says Hadrian as he releases a shadow for Harry to cuddle, which he instantly does. Purring contently in his healers’ arms.

A little while later Harry whimpers in his sleep and starts twisting slightly before he rubs his eyes and wakes up completely, and Hadrian takes down the silencing ward.    

“Hello” Harry says bashfully while looking at them all. The all smirk at him, he is simply too adorable for his own good.

“Did you sleep well?” Hadrian asks and gets a shy nod in return, before Harry lifts both his arms up to Hadrian, asking to be picked up silently and without any eye contact. Hadrian’s heart melts slightly before he walks over and picks up Harry from Kians laps, and let’s him wrap his legs around his torso and hide his face in the crock if Hadrian’s neck.

“I don’t know why I am so touchy with you, I am not usually touchy, only with my twins, is it because you’re mine? But Kian is too, so why is it different?” Harry whines confused. They all rumble reassuringly, before Hadrian starts to explain:
“Do you remember from before that your rank is Submissive, mine is Gheyo Ace, and Kian is our Healer?”
Harry trills in confirmation

“Well, it is in a submissive dragels nature to take comfort in their dominants in stressful situations. In everyday life, everyone in the circle should be able to satisfy your instincts. But today, you have gone through a big ordeal, and as an ACE, I am the second highest dominant in a circle, the only higher being the Alpha. That’s why you seek me out more instead of Kian, which is completely normal and nobody blames you for it. I saw you and your twins together, you’re touchy with them because your dragel could feel theirs, and knew they belonged to you, just like we belong to you now as well. You won’t want to touch other dragels that aren’t yours, don’t worry. “

Harry straightens up his head and searches Hadrian’s face for lies or judgement, before looking around the room, seeing Kians and Zanders attention sorely upon them. Instead of words, he pushes multiple feelings through his bond to his Ace, Privacy, isolation, quiet. Hadrian nods in understanding before walking to a corner in the room and pulls up his shadows, barring them from the rest of the room, before he asks softly
“What is wrong Treasure?” Harry bites his bottom lip, a small fang sticking out.

“I… I just don’t understand. You said I shouldn’t feel touchy with someone who isn’t mine right”

“Yes. Dragels are very territorial beings, it is not normal for a submissive to have much physical contact with others than his bonded or other family members. Why do you ask?”

“It’s just, my instincts are telling me that…Ugh. I don’t want to hurt your feelings… I don’t know how to explain it, or if it’s even normal. I am just so confused” Harry stutters out with another whine and his breathing quickening. The panic missing earlier is slowly setting in. Hadrian does not have a beta, healer or Pareya’s soothing aura, but he can stop the upcoming panic attack by pushing Harrys submissive instincts to keep him calm enough to understand. So, Hadrian tightens his arms around Harry, takes one hand to Harry chin and guides it so Harry is looking at him, their faces suddenly very close to each other. Harry’s breath automatically hitches when he looks at Hadrian’s mouth and his pupils dilate. That was all Hadrian needed. He surges forward and catches Harry’s mouth with his. Harry leans in automatically, kissing him back with reciprocated enthusiasm, although slightly awkwardly, not quite sure what to do, considering he has never kissed anyone before. Hadrian doesn’t mind and rumbles approvingly, and takes charge of the kiss. Slowly but steadily he guides Harry to open his mouth, and slides his tongue in. When Hadrian’s tongue makes contacts with Harrys, he releases a moan and tightens his legs around Hadrian’s middle. Harry fights for dominance briefly, but Hadrian easily overtakes him by sliding his left hand down Harrys lower back, pushing Harry harder up against his abs, and moves his right hand to Harrys hair, and slightly pulls down, making him lean his head back, creating easier access for Hadrian’s enthusiastic tongue exploring Harrys mouth, dragging moans out of Harry. Hadrian rumbles encouragingly and preens at the satisfied sounds coming from his submissive. Harry starts grinding himself against Hadrian, dragging a moan out of his ace, before Hadrian pulls himself together and breaks the kiss, slowly pressing on Harrys lower back to keep him from moving. Which makes Harry whimper and growl disappointingly, before Hadrian cuts in

“I know Treasure. I am sorry, but when we finish our soul bond, I want to take you in a bed, alone. You deserve better than a corner of an office. I promise I will take care of you properly tonight if you want Treasure” Harrys whimpers quiets, and he licks his lips coming back from his heightened instincts. His cheeks flush scarlet and he stutters out

“Uh I am sorry for pushing, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I have never even kissed someone before… Hey wait, I thought we had already bonded?”

“Don’t apologize Treasure, I will make out with you any day in a shadowed corner somewhere, all you have to do is ask.” Hadrian says with a smirk, making Harry shiver slightly in his arms.

“And what we have done is exchanged claim marks, which is like the official physical bonding, but to complete the soul bond, sex is required. A complete soul bond makes our connection stronger and makes our magic harmonize and feel whole.”

Hadrian didn’t think Harry’s cheeks could possibly go any redder, he was wrong. Harry closes his mouth from gaping and says with a hysterical pitch in his voice
“Are you telling me that, ME, who has never even kissed someone until 10 min ago, will be needing to have sex with my claimed bonded to complete the bond?!”

Hadrian tries not to smile at his panicked submissive
“Yes Treasure, to finish the bond, sex is needed. But nobody says it has to be soon; we can court you first, if you wish. But dragels are very instinct driven, your dragel would never have claimed someone that wouldn’t love or protect you until they die. Trust will be instinctual, your dragel knows our soul. Knows we would die before leaving you willingly. We will never pressure you or force you to do anything you don’t want to. And if you think back 10 min, your instincts drive you, yes, but you’re always in control, if you hadn’t wanted me to continue kissing you, you would have stopped me. But you were kissing me back. You might be nervous and insecure, but to us, you’re perfect. You just need to tell us or show us what you want and how much. Your other bonded are also likely to bond with each other too” During the entire explanation, he keeps his voice calm and soothing, hugging his submissive comfortingly.

They stay silent as Harry thinks it over. His Ace is right, he wanted to kiss Hadrian, and he wanted more than that too. Despite that the thought of sex scares him, it’s more the insecurity of something new that scares him, not the part of actually having sex with Hadrian. Because it for sure would be Hadrian first. He was Harrys first bonded, and Harry wanted him first.

“This is a lot, but my twins always say communication is important, so I have a request if possible…” Harry says, bravely keeping eye contact despite his insecurities shining through.
“Good submissive, Anything you want treasure” Hadrian growls proudly
“I would… appreciate if you didn’t fully bond with Kian yet… I think…” Harry trails off, Hadrian keeps his face expressionless, but he prompts Harry to go on softly
“I just... you were my first bonded…and… I would like my first time with you… if that’s okay... and I just think I will feel better if perhaps I was your first full bond too…” Hadrian wants to coo at his little submissive. He leans in and catches Harrys lips in a soft kiss

“Of course Treasure, it would be my honor to be your first and have you as my first full bond too.”
Harry purrs excitingly and kisses Hadrian again softly before hugging him tight for a few minutes, before Hadrian interrupts his thoughts

“Treasure, before our little make out, you were saying you didn’t want to upset me about something? Was it about feeling touchy with non-bonded dragels? Will you please explain it to me, so I can help you? I promise not to be upset with you; your instincts are almost always correct”

Harry looks unsure and checks Hadrian’s shadows are still up and covering them, before he says
“It is just, I don’t know if my dragel and instincts are just confused, but I swear my dragel is dragging me towards the other Gheyo Ace. And I don’t understand why! Because I have you, and I want to keep you, so I don’t understand. Please don’t be disappointed. I don’t know why Hadrian”

While Harry is pouring his heart out, Hadrian struggles to keep his face expressionless, but his mind is racing:
Okay, that’s okay, I already knew my lovely little insecure submissive had power in spades. Having two Aces in a circle is rare, but not unheard of, just mostly only in joint circles. My little submissive will have a panic attack once I tell him our circle will have at least 2 Gheyo suites and a handful of jokers as well.

“Everything is alright Treasure, I am not disappointed or upset, you most likely have a soul bond with Zander too, that’s okay. It just changes the circle dynamic slightly. You’re not replacing me sweety”
Harry, who is almost hyperventilating with tears is his eyes, inquires scared

“Are you sure? Because I don’t want you to leave, please don’t leave me Hadrian”

“Never Treasure, you’re mine. I won’t ever leave you. You being pulled towards Zander most likely means that you will have 2 full Gheyo suites, instead of just one. You’re not replacing me; you’re just adding to our circle. Tonight, after the meeting, you can ask him to court you if you want, or ask to test to see if there is a soul bond” All tension drains out of Harry and his dragel purrs at the thought of another bonded.

“We will end up having a large circle, won’t we?” Harry says with a resigned sigh.
Hadrian chuckles softy

“Yes Treasure we will. A Large family. We will figure it out, you’re not alone. And we will get your twins from Earth, as soon as we have gotten permission from the royals.”
That makes Harry perk up and he gives Hadrian a quick kiss again
“Yes please, I miss them, and they must be so confused. Did they see you in full hot dragel glory? Wings and everything?”
“HOT dragel glory, why thank you treasure, what a compliment”
“HA HA so funny, you know you’re handsome. Looking all hot and dangerous in black leather armor and black and red wings with mysterious shadows. Don’t pretend you’re not, modesty does not suit you.”

Hadrian actually preens, and captures Harrys lips and drags him into a heated kiss that he breaks up when Harry starts moaning. When he pulls back Harry is pouting, his bottom lip pushed out with both corner fangs resting on it.

“You’re not playing fair my Ace.”
“I never promised I played fair my lovely submissive. But I think we are soon supposed to be in the royal meeting. Do you want me to talk you through what will most likely happen? Or do you just want to see what happens”

“Talk me through it please, I have gotten better at talking about my abuse because of Fred and George, but it still makes me anxious.”

“Sure thing Treasure. We will walk in there, don’t worry about Earth etiquette and royal etiquette, you are newly inherited. They are not expecting you to know things yet, and since you have bonded, you can sit with me or Kian. They want you to be comfortable enough to explain and talk to them, so follow your instincts. We will most likely go through your home life and diagnostic scan.
Then I assume there will be a lot of focus on your boarding school, since what I observed and what happened to you demands investigations. We might watch your memories and there will be hunts. My old training circle will be there and the Gorgens circle too, they will most likely be sent to earth, to find those who committed crimes against you, and then bring them here for punishment, including your relatives. Zander will most likely find your twins for you, and bring them here, depending on what happens with the potential soul bond. And I imagine there will be some talks about which Nevarah native families you come from. But I will be there the entire time, ask questions if you have them and answer the questions you’re comfortable answering .”

Harry answers with a tight hug after Hadrian places him back on the ground again. Then he removes his shadows and makes them visible again, only Kian is still in the room though.

Harry chirps questioningly before skipping over to Kian and jumps into his arms, making Kian scramble to support him and not drop him, while Harry is busy purring and kissing his claim mark on Kians throat.

“Are you ready Harry? it is almost time for the meeting. Zander went ahead and welcomed the different people” Kian inquires softly.

“Yes, I am sorry we disappeared, but I had a minor break down.” He says sheepishly
“Don’t apologize sweety, Hadrian is the current dominant in our circle, we don’t have the same roles, don’t apologize for your needs. “ Kian says and kisses Harrys forehead, before putting Harry back on the ground so they can go to the meeting.

Chapter Text

Harry is hidden in Kians side as they walk into a larger meeting room, filled with big chairs centered around a large table, already filled with people. Raspen stands up and smiles and says

“Hello again Harry, we have Crown Princess Ebony of the Fire court, Prince Peryton from the Air court, and Prince Alcandor from the Merrow court, also called the water court. Then we have the military Cunningham circle from the Shadow courts, The Gorgens circle from the Earth courts, and of course Blood Flame Zander from earlier. Please sit down, I will have Blood Raven start the explanation first, to get everyone caught up.”
Harry nods shyly and walks over to the 3 available chairs around the table. he considers sitting next to Zander, but decides that’s probably not a smart idea, so he sits down in the middle one right as Prince Alcandor exclaims surprised

“Raspen, why didn’t you tell me that he has merrow heritage! Which family is he from?”

Raspen looks to Alcandor with an apologetic expression

“Ah Alcandor, in the light of the rest of the information, it slipped my mind. But yes, his bearer was an Evanson’s, Sire a Peverell and his 3^rd was a Nocterns.”

“Oh my, he is one of the lost children’s child then. Oh my, we thought that line died out during the attack. I will have a merrow healer come check you out, when possible, little fish” Alcandor says with a forced calmness. His expression or tone giving nothing away, but inside he was reeling at the fact he was descendant from the Nocterns.
Harry unaware how his heritage has shaken Prince Alcandor, just smiles shyly and says

“Thank you Prince Alcandor, I have never met my third though, I think he is still on earth”

Alcandor nods and writes something down on the paper in front of him, before looking at Blood Raven, prompting him to start explaining the mess he inadvertently caused by following his lady’s magic.

“I had since the first of September felt a soul ache, without any open soul bonds and my soul bond seal was fully functional. There wasn’t a bond to follow, just an ache in my soul. My Death magic became more and more insistent as the weeks passed. Pulling and guiding me, I realized it was guiding me out of Nevarah, so as soon as my contract with the Cunninghams was up, I followed the death magic and drifted along it for hours. This was less than 2 days ago.“

Princess Ebony cuts in with an edge of hysteria and bewilderment
“Excuse me, did you just say you followed Death magic, and drifted along it? Without a soul bond to guide you!?”

Hadrian expression hardens and Cunninghams bristles at the hidden insult
“Yes Princess Ebony, I followed my Lady’s magic. I trust Lady Death explicitly. If she guides me somewhere, then I, as one of her favored Reapers, follow without question. She would not steer me wrong. And she didn’t.”

Princess Ebony gapes in bewilderment, Raspen cuts in before Ebony can insult the unofficial leaders of the Shadow court.

“Thank you for the explanation, Blood Raven. What happened once you had followed Lady Deaths magic?“

Harry puts his hand in Hadrian in silent support and Hadrian continues
“2 days ago, I landed in the shadows of a common room filled with students. Harry immediately noticed my presence, which should be impossible, I was 100 percent hidden and I don’t get seen-“

Marianna cuts in “I can verify that”

Hadrian nods to Marianna and continues
“This was my first clue that Harry at the very least, was a dragel, and when my soul ache lessened, I assumed there might be a soul bond. But Harry was not a dragel, despite him being over the age of inheritance. I followed him and watched him from the shadows the rest of the night, noticing he was with 2 others, older uninherited Pareya dragels, twins, Fred and George. Once all 3 of them fell asleep, I scanned them with my shadows, and Harry took control of one of my shadows, proving once again that he should have been a dragel. The twins were projecting Pareya aura and their instincts had surfaced; they just didn’t have their dragel. I knew Harry was a submissive relatively quickly based on his behavior and how my dominant aura affected him.
The next day at breakfast, I noticed that they had somehow convinced some bound house elves to give them a dragel diet, despite the fact that all the other students were eating sugar and processed food for breakfast. “
Hadrian stops at Harrys questioningly chirps
“That wasn’t us. A few weeks before you arrived, our meals changed. It was quite sudden and we were very confused. Especially because no one noticed it or mentioned it. It just changed”

Someone clears their throat and Harry looks towards a woman, dressed somewhat like his Ace and Zander
“Hello little one, My name is Ilsa Gorgens, I am an Ace as well. Have you perhaps had a run in with a Slytherin student named Theordore Nott? Often goes by the nickname Theo.”
Harry searches his brain, playing the last month interactions through his head and then begins to nod slowly

“I was hiding in the back of the library around 3 weeks or so ago, I was clutching my head pretty badly. I suffered from constant headaches and fatigue. He sat a few tables away from me, staring at me quite a bit until he asked if I wanted a headache reliever, his emotions were worried and confused. I accepted the potion, but I asked why the color was off and why the vial was almost double size of the regular headache relievers. Theo muttered some excuse of a specialized version, because he has some allergies or such. I scanned his emotions, found no malice or anger, just confusion, hopefulness and a hint of panic. I drank the potion and I immediately felt better, my headache disappeared, I wasn’t nearly as tired, and my body didn’t feel heavy anymore. I told him such and he looked utterly panicked and shocked beyond belief. He left right after.”
Ilsa Gorgens smiles and feels proud of her mentored student. Despite the fact that Theo cannot contact her while at Hogwarts, due to the extensive wards on the castle and his training not being proficient enough to cloak his magic fully yet, he found a way to help, and he most likely would have brought it up as soon as she picked him up from Kings Cross for Christmas.

Harry feels Kian approval and respect, so he turns to his healer with a questioning trill

“He gave you blood Harry. Most likely his own blood. Something that isn’t done normally. Blood sharing between non bonded is rare and very personal. What changed after that afternoon?”

“Well, most obviously was the breakfast, but I guess all our meals started varying a little from the rest. There was always fruit and red meat. And our tea-“ Harry cuts himself off in surprise, continuing at Hadrian’s nudge
“Our tea changed. I remember talking to my twins about it, we couldn’t figure out what blend it was. It was amazing, and we wanted to be able to get it during the summers. He gave all three of us blood each morning, didn’t he?” Harry asks softly, and shock ripples through the other participants, but Kian stays calm and composed and answers

“I think so yes, it might very well explain how your inheritance finally broke through the seals, daily intake of dragel blood would strengthen your dragel and keep you healthy.”
Hadrian looks to Ilsa and says seriously

“We would like a meeting with your mentored students when possible, to confirm his actions, and talk about an official debt or favor from me personally should he wish it, for keeping my bonded healthy for weeks, until I could make my way there.”

Harry purrs, his Ace was perfect. After Ilsa’s agreement, Hadrian gets them back on track and continues explaining the last few days

“During the school day I followed Harry to classes. Harry was attacked multiple times throughout the day, both minor hexes and curses, but also other spells that would have needed emergency healing. I was blocking him from his classmates bullying almost all day, in class and in the hallways.-“

“I knew you were there. I noticed the curses didn’t hit me as usual. The twins could only do so much being in a different year, and every time I retaliated, the teachers would take the bullies sides and I would be given a punishment and detention.” Harry says, while sending gratitude down the bond, causing Hadrian to smile at him.

“ In Harrys last class of the day, Defense against the dark arts, the professor was yelling at Harry and accusing him of murdering a fellow student, undermining the ministry and being a dark attention seeking wizard, who claims a Dark Lord is back to life after a resurrection ritual. The professor was baiting him, Harry managed to stay calm, and I thought the drama for the day was over. My plan was that once they had gone to sleep, I would contact a healer from Nevarah. But after dinner, Harry walked to the dungeons in the castle for remedial potions lessons. I followed him, and as soon as the door had shut behind Harry to the classroom, his potions professor shouts out ‘Clear your mind Potter’ and dives into Harrys mind. The professor continues to mind rape him for over 30 min, despite Harry begging him for a break and to stop. I was steadying Harry and keeping him standing, but I could not break the connection or attack the teacher, in fear of permanent brain damage to Harry. During those 30 minutes, I found out Harry was an empath, he was projecting his feelings to me so strongly, I almost went feral. After 30 minutes of torture, my submissive finally lost consciousness and the connection between them broke. I immediately drove into the professor’s mind and learned a lot about him and his boss. Professor Snape is a former alpha dragel turned joker at some point, but his dragel is locked behind self-erected barriers, instincts hidden away enough to where he has justified hurting and torturing a submissive for over 5 years. Snapes boss, the headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is also a dragel, and is the one who has placed seals on Harry, and I assume many others.”

“Wait, Snape and Dumbledore are both dragels !?!” Harry splutters in surprise. At Hadrian confirmation Harry starts panicking again, causing him to tighten his grip on Hadrian’s hand. But Hadrian stands up and picks up Harry instead, places him in his lap and hugs him, which results in Harry calming down despite his embarrassment of sitting in Hadrian’s lap in the middle of the meeting, although it helps that everyone is smiling at him and he can feel the feelings of Adorableness and happiness coming of most of the royals and the other circles.

“After I had found enough evidence, I modified the Jokers memory and shadowed Harry to his twin Pareyas room, activating the ward on their bed to get their attention. They rush in and start to threaten me and protect Harry, until I flare my aura and their instincts submit enough, to realize I wasn’t a threat. I told them I needed to take Harry to a healer, because the torture performed by their teacher, forced Harrys inheritance through. He was already breaking through seals and was unstable, so I had to tell them, I couldn’t bring them. I couldn’t portal fast enough with 4 people, but I promised to come back for them within a week on earth. I was given Harrys things and left the twins with instructions on packing and keeping everything a secret. I portalled towards Nevarah but during the portal, his soul bond seal broke and his magic broke through my own seals. Harrys instincts took over and he claimed me mid portal. The claim was enough to stabilize his seals and blocks, so we landed at the emergency gate, covered in my wings. A Stupid King Patrol Gheyo needs to go back to training.”

Mariannas Ace huffs “What did he do?”

Hadrian scowls “He told me to identify myself and I said: ‘Blood Raven, Ace Gheyo, Hadrian Maruke, Former Cunningham circle. Identification number 3612. Please turn sirens off, you’re distressing my injured submissive’ and the idiot yells back immediately, without checking my identification number ‘Blood Raven doesn’t have a submissive. Identify yourself and lower your wings now!’. Which results in my instincts taking over, because my submissive is whimpering in my arms scared out of his mind, with the sirens still blaring. I sort of …. perhaps, did something very rude…”

Zander starts laughing loudly and gasps out in between laughs “Sort of rude Hadrian? You flared your aura and death magic so hard, that all 30 patrol Gheyos were barring their necks when I arrived, even I had issues not submitting” Everyone gapes at Hadrian, while Harry is purring in his lap saying “ Good Ace, Protecting your submissive”
Hadrian stares them down, with not an ounce of shame
“Well… yes, they were threatening my unstable submissive, and I hadn’t dared claim him back in fear of what would happen, so I flared my magic and threatened the Gheyo” Harry purrs louder, very proud of his Ace.

Prince Peryton cuts in with a smirk
“Why don’t you tell them how, I was given a very interesting report on my desk this morning, the King Gheyo was very upset”
Everyone looks at Hadrian in interest, Marianna is just smirking and chuckling as if she is having the best time of her life.
“Hadrian dear, I leave you unsupervised for 48 hours and you’re already getting complaints”
Hadrian rolls his eyes at Marianna, but honestly, it is true. He has never gotten a complaint before.

“In my defense I was almost feral, but I said ‘Get me a fucking Blood Title, before I skin you alive, tear through the wards and get my submissive a healer. DO NOT TEST ME. Turn the sirens off NOW’”

Silence. Complete and utter silence in the room, except Zander who is cracking up laughing.

Harry kisses Hadrian softly on the neck, rewarding his protective Ace. Before Raspen stutters out
“You can’t actually do that right? Tear through the wards? That’s not possible”

His question is rewarded with silence, and Hadrian shifting in his seat, looking unsure of how to answer that question, before he states calmly, mask in place
“Are you asking in your royal capacity as Crown Prince Raspen? Or was it rhetorical…”

Every breath taken in that room could be heard clearly. Until Hadrian’s former training submissive exclaims “Bloody hell Hadrian…ONE of her favorite reapers huh?”

Alcandor looks very invested in the answer, his court is after all underwater and has more layers of protection than the rest of Nevarah. Raspen looks very conflicted and baffled, same as Peryton. Princes Ebony just looks skeptical and disdainful.  After a few seconds, Ebony sneers and decides to voice her opinion

“Do you honesty have such a high opinion of yourself, that you want us to believe, you can tear through the wards and force your way in? The wards that all the royals jointly power?”

Hadrian looks at her coldly and answers with a steady voice
“Are you ordering me to answer your question Princess Ebony?”

Which just makes everyone panic even more. Before anyone can react, Ebony grinds out through gritted teeth
“Yes Blood Raven, I order you to tell me if you can get through the wards without proper authorization with a passenger.”

“I can” Hadrian states simply. Ebony looks ready to explode over his nonchalant answer, and his lack of further explanation. Ebony shrieks out her next order, palms flat on the table and back rigid

“Prove it”

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Hadrian glances at the other royals, who look very uncomfortable about Princess Ebony’s handling of the situation, but they can’t override her direct orders. Alcandor is looking the most relaxed, he doubts Hadrian would put his Submissive in danger, therefore he won’t ruin the wards on the realm, just slip through them. Even if he could, he wouldn’t dare bring them down and leave his bonded without that level of protection.
Hadrian rises from his chair with Harry in his arms.
“Are you ready for a small demonstration Treasure? It will feel odd; I just need you to put your legs around my torso and your arms around my neck”
Harry chirps curiously and preens at the powerplay his Ace is doing.

Stupid princess, doubting his ACE.

“I trust you my Ace” Harry says and kisses him quickly, before settling with his arms around Hadrian’s neck and legs around his torso.

Hadrian looks Ebony straight in the eyes and states coldly

“Remember you ordered this, without any regard for the wards. What will you do if I damage the wards of the realm? You will be to blame.”
Ebony just snorts condescendingly and Harry must bite his lip not to growl at the princess.

“Do you want me to exit Nevarah and enter again through this emergency gate? “

“Sureee, you do that Blood Raven” Ebony states sarcastically and mockingly.
Panic can be seen in the other royals’ eyes. Everyone knows that the Shadow court should be an established court. Ebony outright challenging one of the highest members of the Shadow court so openly in front of the other royals, is begging for a riot.

Hadrian smirks slightly and looks down to see his very comfortable submissive, no doubt or apprehension to be found along their bond.
Hadrian slashes his wings out, spanning a good 30 feet, a color deeper than black, with Red swirls along the joints. Like this, he looks extraordinary. When he lets go of his iron tight hold on his death magic, he looks otherworldly. He isn’t just any Reaper, isn’t just ONE of his lady’s favorite Reapers. He is HER personal reaper, and Death has no bounds, no places she can’t reach. No wards will cage her; no wards will restrict her. And if Lady Death needs her favorite reaper, he can’t be restricted by something as mundane as mortals’ wards.
His black wings lose their scaled look and turn into what can only be described as a void, sucking all the lights out of the surrounding areas. The red swirls on his wings, turns into moving shadows, dancing along the wings, as if the wind is blowing the shadows around. Hadrian’s black leather armor gets covered in a long robe made of shadows dripping off him like water. When the shadows drip off and make contract with the floor, they gather arounds his feet ready to pounce. In Hadrian’s right hand, a scythe shows out of the thin air, blade made completely out of black diamond, shining and reflecting the shadows around them. In Hadrian’s left hand a whip uncurls, black diamond handle, the rest made of shadows, looking sharp and poised to strike at a moment’s notice.
Each second his transformation from shadow dragel to her personal reaper takes, the more the death magic in the air rises. Death magic doesn’t ground like earth, or creates pressure as air, or heat as fire, or rises the humidity to unholy amounts. No, when Death magic is fully released, it paralyzes you, makes your body stop reacting to your brains command, you’re fully at deaths mercy unable to flee or fight. Terror can be seen on princess Ebony’s face, mostly because Harry is a vindictive little submissive, who decided on projecting terror and emptiness toward Ebony through his empathy talent.
The rest of the royals and guests could feel the death magic and their bodies felt heavy and slow, but Hadrian allowed them to move if they so wished, but made sure they knew he was holding back. With a purposeful movement, Hadrian’s curls his wings inwards, and with a loud snap, the hall in front of them was empty. 3 seconds after, the sirens all over the emergency compound start blaring, informing the gate area of arrivals. 5 seconds later, a loud crack can be heard, like a lightning strike right above them, right before a ball of shadows erupt from the end of the room, the shadows quickly take up the entire room, plunging the room into total darkness, until Hadrian a few seconds later pulls his shadows and death magic back into him and locks them down, all the while Harry is busy ravaging his mouth and purring proudly. They get drawn out of their heated make out session 5 seconds later when the Realms intercoms sirens go off even louder than the sirens, followed along with an emergency message

“Emergency breach! Northern emergency Gate breached by unknown dragel! All available Gheyos and Trackers respond to the northern Emergency gate. Emergency breach!” the intercoms continue repeating the warning while Harry purrs out “My Ace, Good strong Gheyo”

Hadrian transforms back into his regular dragel features and walk nonchalantly towards the table in the room. Where Princess Ebony is still sitting still in her seat, eyes blown wide in terror and shock, and the rest of the non-shadow people in the room are gaping in astonishment while the shadow elements are smiling proud. Today will be marked as the day, a single shadow element broke the power of the 4 royals elemental wards, in less than 10 seconds, with a passenger.

Kian rises from his chair with a sigh and walks toward Princess Ebony and throws a diagnostic scan at her. Despite her actions towards his circle member, he has taken a healers oath and does not want to suffer the consequence of not following it. He reads the result before turning to Harry, who is submerged in his submissive instinct, still bristling from the insults to their Ace and purring contentedly in his Aces arms looking smug and proud.
“Harry, would you be willing to try and see, if you can project calmness to Princess Ebony, she is in shock”
Silently Kian hopes Harry refuses. Harry tilts his head slightly to the side, stands up from Hadrian’s lap and stares down Ebony, glaring at her and barring his small fangs, scales rippling on his face in anger:
“She dared mock my Ace, she insulted my bonded. She had the nerve to order him around. Hadrian is MINE”
And for the first time, they felt the power of the tiny little black-haired green-eyed submissive, as he flared his magic and his wings jerked out for the first time. They weren’t regular wings, they were plated with armor, not delicate, but deadly. His magic, a mix between death magic, water, and a raging empathy storm filled with rage and bloodlust rippled through the room, making everyone sit up straight. There was no doubt Harry was a Gheyic submissive, a deadly one. And nobody in that room doubted for a second, that his future circle would not bow down willingly to anyone.

Hadrian stands up and grumbles approvingly at his slightly ferros Gheyic submissive, and growls “Perfect submissive” while rubbing his claim mark on Harrys neck to calm him down. Everyone stays completely silent, not moving a muscle. A submissive has staked his claim, and now is not the time for snarky comments to push Harry over the edge. Even the Merrow Prince keeps quiet.

Hadrian looks at Raspen, who technically asked the ward question first, but Raspen was busy looking at Harry in admiration. Kian is trying to keep his eyes off his feisty submissive, it’s hard, but he manages to transfer some healing potions into Princes Ebony’s system, so she should be back to normal soon. Blood Flames face is covered in a feral grin, oh my, he will fit right in.

30 minutes later, they are ready to continue. all alarms and sirens had been turned off quickly, but they were waiting for Harrys instincts to settle and not stay too close to the surface, and of course for Princess Ebony to get over her embarrassment and her state of shock and panic.

Prince Peryton breaks the ice first and starts with a smile
“So I think we are ready to start again. We ended with Harry and Hadrian’s arrival at the emergency gate. We have all seen Harrys diagnostic scan and the seals and blocks. There is no confusion about the child abuse, his relatives will be brought here. We need to discuss the boarding school situation though. I am very concerned about the headmasters and teachers, and the list of injures Harry has gained while he attended there. I propose we watch memories to understand the full picture. This also has the advantage that Harry won’t have to explain everything. Would you be okay with that Harry?”

Hary tilts his head and leans back into Hadrian’s chest for a few seconds to think, but end up nodding
“I am only okay with it, if nobody enters my mind. I won’t have another person in my head again.”
Peryton nods understandingly but reassures Harry
“You will make an information transfer to me, and I will project it using my air element, create a screen that will show your memories. Just hold out your fingers like this, and then I will do the same and touch you, transferring the memories you are thinking about” Peryton shows Harry how to hold his fingers by doing it himself and then when they both stand up to reach over the table to do the transfer. Right before their hands touch, Harrys scales ripple forward and he jerks his hand back, and Peryton and the other royal’s freeze. Harry stumbles back into Hadrian’s lap, slightly hyperventilating, before Hadrian exclaims “oh no” and throws up his shadows to hide them from view and sound.

Peryton still stands frozen reaching over the table, before he turns confused to Raspen, who looks just as surprised and confused, before he offers softly “maybe he is against touch with strangers?”

While in the Hadrians shadows:
“Harry talk to me treasure, what happened?”
“He… He feels just like Kian felt, and Zander…” Hadrian tenses, schools his features before carefully asking
“What about Prince Raspen or Alcandor?” Harry looks with doe eyes at Hadrian before he shyly mumbles out
“Just Prince Raspen. Peryton and Raspens pull are not as strong as Zanders, I think they have stronger seals than Zander. “
All Hadrian can think is
Fuck, my strong little submissive, 2 royals, a Master Healer, Deaths personal reaper and the fire courts blood title Gheyo.
“And you don’t want the soulbond to activate? You don’t want them to know? If they have a strong seal, they might not be aware you’re their soulbonded submissive”

“My Ace, they have such strong seals for a reason. I am not about to break through their seals if they have no wish for a submissive”
Hadrian opens and closes his mouth a few times, trying to come up with a good thing to say

“I assume it’s not a question of them not wanting their soulbonded submissive, I think it might be their parents and advisors. But it is okay if you don’t want to activate their soulbond without talking to them about it first. How about I ask if Alcandor can do the memory transfer instead? I know he already has bonded, so I will use that as an excuse for him to do it. “
“Why can’t you or Kian do it?”
“In fear of manipulation of memories, a royal must do it for it to be considered evidence in a royal investigation treasure. Are you ready for me to drop my shadows?” Harry nods and cuddles into Hadrian’s side as he drops his shadows.

Hadrian looks to Prince Alcandor who is looking thoughtful
“Prince Alcandor, you already have bonded right ?”
 Alcandor looks confused by the change of topic but nods nonetheless
“Great, will you please do the memory transfer and projection, Harry’s instincts are having a hard time touching non-bonded males. We assume he is still quite affected by this whole ordeal.”
Everyone breathed a relieved sigh that, that was the reason why Harry refused touch and not for a more nefarious reason. Although Alcandor stares straight a Hadrian, even more thoughtful now, before he smirks slightly and without a word, Hadrian knows what Alcander has an idea of the real reason Harry won’t touch Peryton.   

5 minutes later Harry is cuddling in Kians lap, the memory screen is ready, and the first memory is shown.

~

The next 2 hours tests everyone’s control. Hadrian had to subdue Blood Flame once Ebony made a scathing comment about Harrys lack of backbone. Raspen is sure he has caused multiple earthquakes through the realm. Hadrian feels Lady Deaths grounding, ensuring he has the ability to focus on his bonded without going feral. Marianna Cunningham and her bonded are shaking with restraint, wanting to go hunting immediately. Alcandor sat there, immobile for a long while, planning what needs to happen to the little fish after this, especially if he is proven a member of the Nocterns clan.
Peryton is considering if his life would have been better or worse if Dawne would have gone herself, instead of sending him. Because on one hand, the submissive was a dream, but an unobtainable dream nonetheless. Ilsa Gorgens is both furious with her mentored student and worried sick about him. He has never mentioned how bad his boarding school was, and now, all she wanted was to pick him up and move him to Nevarah permanently.
~
At the end of the meeting, Zander looks at the adorable submissive and says
“Harry, I will go to earth and locate your twins, help them come up with a cover story and make them disappear. I will also take them to the goblin bank, and we will have your assets transferred. I assume your parents had more vaults than just your trust vault at the bank. Would that be okay with you?”

Harry nods and chirps happily
“You will find my twins! How long will it take do you think?”
Zander smiles indulgently at Harry in Kians lap.
“It will take me around 24 hours, depending on how well prepared your twins are and how helpful the goblins are. I need a memory transfer of Hogwarts though and Diagon alley. I can’t hide in the shadows the same way Hadrian can, so I will need to be able to sneak around without being lost. Will you allow me to touch your hand” Zander says with a comforting smile holding out his hand to Harry.
Harry scrutinizes Zanders face and taps into his feelings, which are shining hopefulness and willingness. Harry is aware they have the rooms attention, everyone watching them.

“Zander, Blood flame, do you realize what will happen if I touch you?” Harry inquires seriously

“Yes Gorgeous, our soulbond will activate and I will go bring our Pareyas home to our circle”

Somebody makes a choked sound, somebody probably figured out the implications from earlier where Harry wouldn’t touch Peryton. Whoops.
Harry smiles widely though and jump up from Kians lap and straight into straddling Zander in his chair, causing a golden light to spread out in the room. Zander automatically bares his neck for his dainty submissive, causing Harry to purr and claim his new Ace neck. As soon as Harry lets go, he bares his neck for Zander, who doesn’t waste a moment before sinking his fangs in, just enough to establish the claim mark and the bond, before he pulls back.

As soon as the bonds have sunken in, Hadrians exclaims shocked
“oh shit, really? This was not even one of the options I had considered!”

Hadrian quickly pushes his chair back from the table and stands up hastily, taking a few steps away. All eyes are on him, as shadows explode from his chest, scaly wings snap out, and all of Hadrian is suddenly covered in his shadows. Sounds of skin tearing, scales cracking and giving can be heard, and Hadrian groaning slightly in pain. 30 seconds later the shadows are sucked back into Hadrian’s chest. Where Hadrian before had Gheyo wings, they are now Gheyic Alpha wings, larger, thicker and filled with armor plates. Marianna can be heard laughing in the background and Zander chuckling softly.
Harry stands up from Zander’s lap and quickly runs and jumps into Hadrian’s arms, purring loudly
“My Alpha” while nuzzling his cheek.  Hadrian is hugging Harry back, while trying to make his mind catch up with the fact he just forcefully rank shifted from Ace to Alpha for his lovely submissive.

“Well, I thought we would just be a circle with two Gheyo suites, but I guess this was an option too.“ Hadrian chuckles out lightly, looking at Zanders with a carefull smile.

“Sorry Hadrian, but I actually think both will happen, He might need a merrow suite to balance his elements properly” Zander tries to sound nonchalant, but you can tell he is enjoying this way too much.

No one even tries to get Harrys attention. The little submissive too busy scent marking his new alphas neck.

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Zander, Hadrian, Kian and Harry all go back to the healer’s office, to check to see if Harrys seals are stable enough for Zander to go to Earth and get their Pareyas, without sealing their soulbond first. Kian performs a soul cast, showing Harry’s soul and the different bonds and seals he has on him, and determines that his soulbonds are stable. As well as confirming that he indeed does have a few more soulbonded out there. Not nearly enough to fill their circle, but still some that Harry could hunt down if he was interested. Hadrian already feels a headache approaching, his little submissive is favored by chaos, and he has no doubt that the soulbonded will find their way into their life sooner rather than later. For now, it is just a matter of whether Harry is interested in activating the soulbonds to the Princes, or leave Raspen and Peryton in the dark.
Kian made sure to inform his worried Alpha and Ace, that the other seals and old injuries will be dealt with in the upcoming days with the help of Kians parental circle. Then hopefully before their bonded from Earth come back, he will be fully healed and unsealed, or at least as healed as he can get in such a short time.

Harry pouts a lot when Zander explains that the 24 hours he needs to complete his rescue mission of the twins, is actually equivalent to 4 days in Nevarah, because of the time distortion. Zander took one look at Harrys crestfallen face and his sad emotions through their bond and couldn’t help the smile on his face. He, like many other great Gheyos, has a somewhat traumatized backstory. Seeing that Harry, after only getting to know him for half a day, already feels such sadness about him leaving, gives him hope that their circle will be a happy one. A true one. A circle filled with love, respect and truthfulness, something Zander has been searching for. The times he had tried courting in the past, he either felt like a toy, a tool or a trophy. Just by feeling through their bond, he feels Harry’s sincerity, his wish for more time, more of him. Just him. Not his title, his element or his name. Something settles in Zander, maybe he doesn’t have to run anymore.

~

Kian leaves shortly after doing the soul cast, promising to come to Hadrian’s estate first thing in the morning with his parental circle, so they can start the healing process. He said he needed to brief and prepare his family. Along with some much needed sleep, considering he had been at the compound for almost 24 hours, not just been on call as Zander.
Harry secretly thinks that Kian knows that he is nervous about completing the bonds, so he is giving him alone time with their alpha to make him more comfortable. Hadrian notices as well and makes a note to remember to reward their thoughtful healer.

As Harry is sitting in Zander’s lap on the bed, pouting about the fact his Ace will be gone for 4 days right after he found him, Hadrian is quizzing Zander on protocol and his plan, sounding a little frazzled. Zander indulges his new alpha, and one of his best friends fussing behavior, and does not take it to heart. Zander knows that Hadrian is fully aware that he could do this ‘rescue’ mission in his sleep if needed. But Hadrian’s new Alpha instincts are running high, with no Beta to ground him, and worst of all, Hadrian and Zander haven’t bonded yet. After a few minutes Zander cuts off Hadrian’s questions

“Alpha, I will be careful. I will not be seen by anyone other than the necessary people, and I will bring our Pareyas and Harrys vaults back with me in one piece. I will not go on a killing spree and hunt down everyone who hurt our submissive. Most of the Cunninghams and the Gorgens circles will be in London and at Hogwarts gathering intel, I will not be alone. I will be fine. And I will be home in less than 4 days.“

Hadrian stops his inquiries abruptly and looks shocked at Zander, who is openly smirking now. Their Apha throws himself down into a chair and groans, one hand covering his face

“Fuck, my instincts are going absolutely crazy. We need a Beta soon, both Harry and I are Gheyic rank, we need serious grounding. I am sorry if it sounded like I was doubting your abilities, of course I am not. It is just… we are not bonded and you’re leaving. Harry is slightly projecting his sadness, causing my instincts to rise”

“All you have to do is ask Alpha” Zander says challengingly, making Hadrian shoot his head up in surprise and Harry to look in confusion between Hadrian and Zander.

“Ask what Ace?” Hadrian says with an emotionless voice, forcing his training to keep him steady and in control.

“To exchange claim marks with me of course. We can always fulfill the bond once I get back. Harry will be busy bonding with our new twins after all.”

Hadrian’s eyes darken at the thought. Zander and Hadrian despite being close friends, have never fucked. Neither willing to submit to the other, since they both held the same rank as Ace and on top of that, both were blood titles of their element. But apparently Zander is more open to the fact now that Hadrian has rank shifted. Harry is purring in delight at the thought of his two top dominants claiming each other.

“Ace, do you accept me as Alpha of this circle?” Hadrian says while slowly standing up. Harry decides to get off Zander’s lap to better see how this progresses.
“Yes alpha” Zander says with a hint of cockiness while also standing up.

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Hadrian flares his alpha aura at Zanders tone, making Harry purr in delight and Zanders eyes darken. Their Gheyo instincts coming out to play make them surge towards each other. Scales and claws on full display, grasping at each other, wrestling for dominance. Hadrian’s shadows dance over Zanders skin, around his wrists, underneath his chest armor, some shadows even tug slightly at his hair, adding a little painful distraction. Zanders beautiful purple flames decide to go a little rouge, deciding that their Alpha is wearing way too much clothes. Without the flames burning Hadrian, he burns his tight shirt, leaving their Alpha in only his upper chest plate.
Harry leans back on his elbows on the bed, having to bite his bottom lip to keep his whimper quiet. Their Alpha manages to close the distance to his Ace, holding the Ace’s arms behind their back, claws digging into their skin, causing Zander to hiss and his eyes turn to slits as Hadrian leans in close to his ear and whispers
“Good Ace. My clothes are supposed to be fireproof” Zander, instinct driven, preens at the compliment and purrs lowly, trying to wrestle his hands out of his Alphas grip. Why doesn’t his alpha understand that he burned his shirt to touch him, not be denied.
Hadrian laughs darkly at the sheer desperation radiating off his Ace, and finally puts him out of his misery. He catches Zander’s bottom lip and bites down until his fangs are covered in blood, and Zanders dominant instincts submit, causing Zander to kiss him back in haste instead of biting back.

Harry is purring in lust at seeing his two dominants fighting and making out, all he can think of is how he wants to be in between them.
Hadrian invades Zander’s mouth with his tongue, wrestling him into submission while pushing him up against a wall, caging him in between his arms. Zander’s hands slide over Hadrian’s body, grabbing and pinching, making Hadrian continually have to keep control and restrain Zander. The longer into their kiss they get, fully hard from the ‘fight’, Zander finally submits fully and purrs in delight and bares his neck. Hadrian lunges his teeth into his Ace immediately, causing Zander to moan out in both pain and pleasure, making Harry’s cock twerk in response. After Zander is claimed, deeply, properly, Hadrian bares his collarbone, and Zander sink his fangs in deep, causing Hadrian to shiver in pleasure, making Harrys control snap and instinct take over. As soon as Zanders fangs are out of Hadrian and the claim mark has been sealed, Harry is off the bed and quickly by his dominants side, whimpering in delight and loneliness at the same time, making both instinct driven dominants snap their heads towards their sexually frustrated submissive.
Quickly Hadrian makes space between Zander and himself, pulling Harry roughly in between them, caging him in between his two dominants. Heat pools quickly in Harry’s stomach and whimpers leaves his lips upon the feeling of being sandwiched between them. He arches back into his ace, Zanders cock pressing against Harry’s butt. While his Alphas cock line up with his own, making him moan out by the pressure. All the while still whimpering in loneliness mixed with a hint of neediness. None of his dominants have kissed him yet. They are too tall, he can’t reach them.

“Our little needy submissive. You want us to pay attention to you now” Hadrian says huskily.

Harry so deep in a lust haze, unable to form actual words, nods fervently and whines again. Zander chuckles before attacking his neck with kisses, followed with sucking and Zanders fangs slightly nibbing his skin, causing him to press harder and grind back onto Zanders cock. Hadrian quickly catches Harry’s mouth and dives in, there is no dominance fight this time. Harry is too turned on to care, only thinking about getting a release and his dominants. Hadrian explores his mouth and lets his big hands explore Harrys petite body, trailing his fingers up under his shirt, claws out, small red lines get drawn over his torso from Hadrian mapping his body. Zanders hands glide down Harrys sides and lands on his hips, giving them a tight squeeze while pulling Harry back towards Zanders hard cock. Harry lost concentration on the kiss with Hadrian to moan out loud and rock into Zander. Hadrian takes advantage of his submissive pleasure and catches Zander’s mouth, nibbling at his lips making Zander moan out too. Hadrian makes the decision that he cannot let his poor Ace leave without enjoying their submissive properly, so he breaks the kiss and lifts Harry off the ground and flips him around, so his back is pressed up his own chest. Therefore, making Zander able to snatch up Harrys lips, diving deep, dragging moans out of him, while still with a grip on his hips, grinds their cocks together. Their submissive descends into full body shivers and whimpering in delight
“Please… please don’t stop Zander” Zander growls, wanting to please his submissive. Hadrian is slowly pressing his cock in between Harrys cheeks, lightly stimulating his rim.
“Please…I need to come.. please.. “. Hadrian grumbles reassuringly, but continues his slow torturous pace

“Such a good submissive. Kiss our Ace for me submissive. Show him how much we will miss him” Harry follows his orders to perfection, driven by the need to please his dominants. He is a good submissive. But he can only handle so much before he breaks
“Please…Please… may I come?…Please”
When they hear Harry ask for permission, they snap, no longer going slow or teasingly. Zander grinds harder against him, hands roaming his front, pinching his hard nipples and presses his teeth in right over his claim mark, stimulating the tender skin. Hadrian stimulates his rim harder and quicker before he grunts out
”Come for us Treasure “
Harrys body shivers in delight at the order, and when Zander sinks his fangs into his claim mark, Hadrian doing the same on the other side of his neck, his body goes rigid. Nervous system overloaded, pleasure spreading through his body like wildfire, vision going white and all he can hear is a static sound before his mind floats away.

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By the time Harry comes back to himself and breaks through the haze, he is laying in Zanders arms on the bed, with his Ace sleeping soundly. He lifts his head carefully looking for his alpha, finding him in the chair next to the bed in a silencing ward. He tugs slightly on their bond to get his attention, causing Hadrian to shift his shadows to include Harry in the silence ward to not disturb their Ace.

“Helle Treasure, how are you feeling?” his Alpha says, concern prominent on their bond.

“I feel amazing. I feel like I am high but settled at the same time” and truly, Harry does look a little high, with his ears and cheeks red and his eyes glassy.

“Your dragel is probably very satisfied with the attention and closeness. And this was the first time today where you had the option to give up control completely and submerge in your submissive instincts fully with no audience. On top of that, you probably feel settled from the sexual act with your dominants. All completely normal and expected. You slept for about 2 hours, it’s almost 8 o’clock. I figured we could let Zander sleep for another hour, that should keep him going until he gets back”

“What do you mean until he gets back!? It’s a 24-hour mission, and he will only have slept 3 hours!”

“Ah yes, Gheyos don’t need much sleep. If they have a few hours of complete rest where their instincts are settled, which usually consists of someone standing guard, they will be fine for up to 48 hours before they start to get affected on missions and such. Our bodies and instincts play a large role. It’s not recommended to go more than 48 hours without sleep, but to do 24 hours on 3 hours of sleep is the norm. You might find yourself needing less sleep now that you have inherited too.”

Harry trills in acknowledgement. Looking less guilty over his Ace leaving on so little sleep.

“Treasure, I think you should write a letter to your twins. Perhaps insuring them you’re fine and that Zander is someone you sent. They might be surprised to find him in their dorm room, especially if they were expecting me. I have a dicta quill and paper, so you won’t have to move from Zanders arms.”

Harry purrs out ”Such a thoughtful Alpha” making Hadrian instinctively preen a little while he sets up the quill, ready to write down what his submissive wants.

Harry makes this adorable thoughfull face as he tries to figure out how best to ensure the twins know the letter is truly from him, and how to keep them from committing murder before they leave.

“My Terror twins,

-I solemnly swear that I am up to no good -

DO NOT TRY TO SET ZANDER ON FIRE. He is a fire elemental, you won’t win. The glitter bombs might work though. Huh.

I am fine. In better health than I have ever been. My inheritance as a Dragel came through without much trouble. Thank you for trusting Hadrian to take me away to Nevarah. I imagine, you two terrors, have probably sneaked out of Hogwarts to find illegal books on Dragels, from Merlin knows where. So, when I tell you I am a submissive dragel, your response is going to be No shit Harrikins.
Hadrian is my Alpha. And unless I have misunderstood every sign you have given me, you would like to be my Pareyas.
 Zander, who is hopefully still in one piece, is my Fire Ace. I trust him implicitly. Which is crazy I know, I trust nobody normally, but we have a soulbond, I can quite literally read him like an open book. He will take you to me. I hope you have packed everything you would ever want. They royals of Nevarah do not want us to go back to Earth any time soon.

Please remember Hedwig!

Zander will go to Gringotts to get my vaults, empty out your shop vault while you’re there.

I miss you, hurry home.

Don’t burn Hogwarts down! That includes not giving Zander any good ideas for revenge!  

-Mischief managed -

Prongslet

Ps. Perhaps ask Dobby if he wants to come with us?“

Hadrian is trying to not laugh out loud during the dictation of the letter. As soon as Harry is done though, he asks in interest
“Are they chaos magnets as you make them sound? I noticed them getting revenge a little when I was there, but nothing on the scale of setting someone on fire, glitter bombs or burning the school down”

Harry tilts his head, considering how best to explain the twins to his new alpha.

“To answer that question you need some backstory. The twins have 5 siblings. Their younger brother Ron, used to be my best friend before he betrayed me, and their little sister, Ginny, is the one who apparently has been dosing me with love potions, despite knowing I was in love with her twin brothers. Oh well. Their parents, Molly and Arthur, have clear favorites. The twins are utterly forgotten and completely underestimated.
Bill, their oldest brother, left Britain as soon as he graduated to work for the goblins in Egypt as a Cursebreaker. Their mother hates his job, because it is not a ministry job, but he is still hailed as the responsible one. He is nice and tries to connect with the twins as much as possible and help out, but he is so far away hiding from their parents, there is only so much he can do.
Charlie, the 2^nd oldest, left for the Romanian Dragon Reserve the week after graduation. Only comes home during Christmas and a week in the summer. Molly dislikes his job and constantly belittles his education as a dragon magizoologist, calling him a dragon keeper. Even after he earned his master’s degree. Charlie owls the twins monthly and encourages them to be themselves.
Percy is the golden child, 3^rd oldest. He was Head boy at Hogwarts, and has been sucking up to the minister of magic and is now his errand boy. He is the first one to get a ministry job in the family like Molly and Arthur wanted. They constantly use him as an example of success. They tell the twins to be more like him, despite the fact Percy gets paid to fetch coffee and grocery shop for the minister, a previous house elf’s job.  

Ron is the most spoiled boy of the bunch, he has been brought up never knowing the word no. Been able to blame everything on the twins, so he never got in trouble. His mother raised him with stories about how he was going to be Harry Potters best friend and would become famous. He is lazy and unmotivated, thinks everything will get handed to him by me or Dumbledore.

Ginny, is a drama queen with a serious disturbing hero worship. Her mother read her the fanbooks ‘ Adventures by Harry Potter’ nightly when she grew up. She has been told she would marry me and become the next Lady Potter, despite never meeting me until Hogwarts. And after I saved her life in 2^nd year, it became so much worse. And now? Apparently we have evolved to the use of love potions.”

Harry says with a heavy sigh. Honestly he knew she was a little messed up in the head, but he didn’t think she would actually go so far as to love potion him.

“The twins are geniuses. They are creative, innovative, persistent, protective, caring and vindictive. They have a mean streak, and they care and love deeply. Ever since my first year they have been taking care of me, mostly in the background until last year’s Triwizard tournament happened and people turned on me. But since 1^st year, they have sneaked me snacks multiple times a day during the first few months of each school year, while my stomach was still getting used to eating more than scraps.
They noticed I showed signs of abuse, told their parents, told their teachers and the headmaster, nobody did anything though. So as soon as they started inventing and started their shop, most of the money they earned was spent on ingredients for nutrient potions and healings balms for my summer vacations. They would pack me dried fruits and meats I could take home during the summer.
They noticed I was touch starved, so they started small, a hand on a shoulder, a side hug, full hugs, which escalated to me sleeping and cuddling with them last year when my dorm mates kicked me out of my dorm and I was plagued with nightmares.

They helped me prepare for the tournament, when I was fighting for my life. They were there to put me back together after my godfather made empty promises. After he promised to take me away from the Dursleys, to be a family, and despite knowing the abuse, still sent me back to my relatives during the summers. My godfather also decided not to contact me on Dumbledore’s orders after I had seen a classmate die and seen Voldemort’s resurrection. Same with Hermione and Ron. When the twins were told not to contact me, that their owls would be monitored and I needed to be kept in the dark, the twins spent less than a week, designing and inventing their own 2 way journal. They sent it to a classmate with a hidden message to send it to me.

They are the only reason I am still alive. And they are constantly underestimated and looked down upon, by their parents, teachers and classmates. But they are brilliant. Fred focuses are runes, astronomy and potions. Georges focuses are transfiguration, charms and arithmancy. Their inventions can change the world; they have just decided to stop trying to impress people, who only see what they want. Their mom thinks they just scraped by on their OWLS in defense against the dark arts, Charms and transfiguration. Despite the fact that they set new records in 2 subjects each and were top of their class in all 8 OWLS they took. The worst thing people can do is underestimate them and write them up as troublemakers and jokers. They know when to have fun and when to be serious. They enjoy pulling pranks, both for fun and as revenge. For many years it was the only revenge they could take without getting expelled.
Their ‘school available’ shop currently consist of harmless prank products, candies that will change voice, hair color and so on, small fireworks packages and other harmless things. Although they also have a ‘first aid’ product series that is anonymous, where one can buy their invented healing balms, nutritional potions, non-addictive dreamless sleep potions and other health related items.
I think they are going to love Kian, they have long wanted an actual Healers knowledge, they both have their medic certification, but they are trying to expand their medicinal product series.”

Hadrian stares at Harry with wide eyes filled with disbelief
“And their parents are not proud of them?!”
“No, Molly once didn’t include them in ‘her kids’ classification, telling them they were disappointments and that their ‘silly idea’ will never work because they weren’t smart enough and to just give up”

Hadrian growls threateningly, someone has been hurting his future Pareyas, and he wouldn’t stand for it. After Hadrian gets his instincts to settle, he speaks up again

“It is possible that they will have a lot more family drama soon, at least 2 of their 3 parents must be dragels. They seemed very confused when they saw me though. Do you know their mother’s maiden name? “
“Prewett”
“There is a Fireclan called Prewett in Nevarah, so they may have extended family here. “
“They might enjoy getting in touch with them, they have never had much extended family.” Harry says carefully, knowing that family was a touchy subject for his twins.

Hadrian nods and conjures a quill and writes down to go to the Royal Archives and find the Prewett clan family tree to see if the twins have more family, while also checking for Harrys family trees.

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40 minutes later Zander says goodbye and portals towards Hogwarts with Harrys memories.

Meanwhile at Hogwarts
Fred and Georges dormitory October 3^rd

“Brother mine, have you read this book yet?” Fred exclaims excitedly, holding up the book he is reading with the title ‘Dragel circle dynamic’. George shakes his head in response, prompting Fred to continue

“It says the more powerful the submissive, the larger the circle.”

“And if there is one word that accurately describes our Harry, it is powerful.” George says with a huff

“Correct brother mine. It says here that a submissive, which Harry for sure is, must have at least an Alpha and Beta to be settled. So, a circle can be as little as 3 members, but depending on the submissives power, more may need to be added to allow the submissive to settle.
Pareyas, which is so us, are the protecters and the ones taking care of their bondeds needs. So, our circle will already have 6 members, since Hadrian seemed like he was staying as well. Knowing all the trouble Harrikins gets dragged into, he is bound to have fighters in his circle. It says one full Gheyo suite is normal for a larger circle, with perhaps a few Jokers or Mages to add to their numbers. But if the submissive is powerful, has multiple elements or a lot of magic, two full Gheyo suites might be necessary, with means 10 Gheyos, and perhaps some extra Jokers or Mages. If there are that many Gheyo’s fighting and training, a medic or healer will probably be needed. Despite our medic certificates, we don’t count until we update them to dragel standard. None of us can cook for the life of us, which means we will probably end up having another Pareya or two. Especially to be able to give affection and fuss over the entire circle. Do you realize how many bonded that is George?!” a slight hysteric note can be heard in Fred’s voice going along well with his slightly panicked arm movements.

“It sounds like, we will never lack somebody to fuss over ever again” George says with a shaky voice, not quite sure if he is apprehensive or excited.

“It is at LEAST SEVENTEEN bonded, but probably more likely in the TWENTIES!! We will essentially be married to 17 other men. How is this our life? I mean, I have no problems sharing Harry, I was expecting him to form a triad with us eventually, but this I was not expecting! “

Fred takes a deep breath before telling his brother another realization of his

“George, it says here that Pareyas are submissive in nature to their more dominate ranks in the circle, such as Gheyos, Alpha and Beta. Do you realize that we are going to be surrounded by handsome dominant dragon men in armor for the rest of our life? Which by the way, is at least 6 lifetimes long, because dragels lifespan is insane!”

“We are going to have to get used to being sexually frustrated… Oh my” George stutters out, cheeks aflame. Not many would think so, but Fred and George are already submissive in nature, but because of their family and life situations, they have had to hide that part of them away to stay sane, and because Harry needed a firm hand. But secretly they were salivating at the thought of being ordered around in bed, or simply just being the ones being taken care of for a change.

Before Fred has time to respond to George’s comment, a low raspy voice drawls out from the other side of the room
“Considering the 17 other ‘handsome dominant dragon men in armor’ that will be around, I am sure we should be able to fill both your sexual needs and affection needs.”

Fred and George springs up from their beds, wands in hand instantly, while gaping at the very muscular man leaning up against the wall by the open window, orange wings with purple accents still on display. Zander is standing is his Blood Flame armor, shining black leather with dark metal plates with orange accents to match his radiant orange wings. His longer sword strapped to his back in between his wings, and his combat sword and different knives hung from his belt.

“Fred, you can see him too, right?”
“Ah yes George…” The pure confusion mixed with excitement in Fred’s voice causes Zander to laugh out loud.

“I thought you had already seen Hadrian in all his ‘dragon’ glory ?”
“Well yes, but Harry was cramping on the bed whimpering, we didn’t exactly have the time to pay attention... Is Harry okay? Did Harry or Hadrian send you?”  George answers sarcastically before turning worried

“Harry is fine. His inheritance came in alright and they made it to Nevarah, where he is currently in the process of healing to counteract his many childhood injuries and seals. I have a letter from Harry. Hadrian suggested that would probably assure your fears the best” Zander says seriously as he pulls out the folded letter and hands it to who he thinks is George.

George tears the letter open and starts reading out loud:
“My Terror twins,

-I solemnly swear that I am up to no good - DO NOT TRY TO SET ZANDER ON FIRE. He is a fire elemental, you won’t win. The glitter bombs might work though. Huh”

“Aye my submissive is conspiring against me!” Zander exclaims scandalized

“I am fine. In better health than I have ever been. My inheritance as a Dragel came through without much trouble. Thank you for trusting Hadrian to take me away to Nevarah. I imagine, you two terrors, have probably sneaked out of Hogwarts to find illegal books on Dragels, from Merlin knows where. So, when I tell you I am a submissive dragel, your response is going to be No shit Harrikins. “

“No shit Harrikins” Fred exclaims at the same time as George reads it out loud, causing Zander to smile at his happy Pareyas.

“Hadrian is my Alpha. And unless I have misunderstood every sign you have given me, you would like to be my Parayas.
Zander, who is hopefully still in one piece, is my Fire Ace. I trust him implicitly. Which is crazy I know, I trust nobody normally, but we have a soulbond, I can quite literally read him like an open book. He will take you to me. I hope you have packed everything you would ever want. The royals of Nevarah do not want us to go back to Earth any time soon.

Please remember Hedwig!

Zander will go to Gringotts to get my vaults, empty out your shop vault while you’re there.

I miss you, hurry home.

Don’t burn Hogwarts down! That includes not giving Zander any good ideas for revenge!  

-Mischief managed -

Prongslet

Ps. Perhaps ask Dobby if he wants to come with us?“

“Trust me implicitly he says, while doubting my self-control? Pfft” Zander comments drily with a teasing growl.

“So, you’re Zander, and you’re his Ace Gheyo. Harry called Hadrian his Alpha, but Hadrian told us he was an Ace too?” Fred asks confused

“Hadrian was an Ace when he was here, he rank shifted in the middle of a meeting with the royals when I bonded with Harry. We thought at first Harry would just have two Gheyo suites, and he still might, but the soulmagic felt Hadrian needed to be Harrys Alpha. And to be honest, he is the best person for the job. I will show you the memories of the meeting with the royals once we get home, it was epic.
But we are on a schedule, the faster we get done, the sooner we can see Harry. Are you prepared to leave?”

Both nod confidently.

“Yes. We have all our personal things, our workshop and most of the treasures from the room of requirement. We also found a few more of Harrys belongings Ron had stolen. We cleared out our room at our parents’ house. We have left letters with our best friend, who we swore to secrecy, and he will send out letters to our 2 oldest brothers, explaining we are fine but leaving, and that we will get in contact with them when it is safe. They won’t say a thing. They are on ours and Harrys side. We have already cleared out our vault at Gringotts, and have bought different things we think Harry might miss in Nevarah. All we need to do is get Harry’s owl and ask Dobby if he wants to go with us. Have you been told anything else we need to bring?”

“Good Pareya” Zander grumbles out, causing the twins to blush furiously. Zander greatly appreciates all the prep work they have gone through.

“I haven’t been told anything else. Please call Dobby and get him to bring Hedwig, then we will head to Gringotts. I imagine that the goblins will put up quite a fight”
The twins nod
“Dobby” a manic looking house elf pops into the room and Zander can’t help but sigh. He should have known Harry would be the type of person to befriend a crazy house elf with a disturbing fetish for knitted rainbow-colored socks and colorful flower crowns.

“Was bes Dobby do for Harrys Twins?”

“Do you want to go with us to Nevarah? Harry has gone there and is not coming back to earth or Hogwarts.”

“Dobby bes going with Harrys twins”

“Perfect! Would you please go and get Harry’s owl for us? Along with your personal things. We need to leave without anyone noticing.”

Dobby pops away, coming back 30 seconds later with an irritated owl, who decides to fly straight into Freds chest, and after whacking him settles on his shoulder looking frazzled.

“Okay, grab your things and come over here. I will fold my wings around you, while holding you in my arms. Dobby, please grab my leg. I will portal us to Gringotts creature entrance and we will see how it goes from there.”

They quickly pick up their trunks and steps into Zanders arms, his aura surrounding them making them slump slightly in relaxation. Zander smirks knowingly, he wasn’t exactly upset about his two new Pareyas being fire elementals… and twins…He sees many interesting nights happening in their future. 

~

Their arrival at the bank's creature entrance causes quite a stir, but eventually they are shown into the Potter account manager's office, where Griphook is scowling.

“ Dragel, what business do you have with the Potter accounts?” Griphook says scowling

“My soulbonded, Harry James Peverell-Nocterns-Evansons, also known as Harry James Potter, has sought sanctuary in Nevarah. I, as his bonded, was sent to settle his estate. I have a certified document here stating me as the proxy for Harry. I have freely given blood from Harry, so you can perform an inheritance test and compare his magical and blood signature to your file. “ Zander states with a cool tone, already knowing this will be a long day of back and forth.

“Why didn’t Mr. Potter come himself?”

“Because he is injured and healing. There is no reason why I, as his bonded Ace, cannot act in his stead, when I have the necessary paperwork along with his blood freely given. Please conduct the inheritance test, so I know what my submissive has claim to.“

Griphook scowl deepens, but Zander just stares back with an expression of indifference. After a minutes, Griphook takes out a piece of parchment and pushes it towards Zander with no comment.
Zander casually strolls off to Griphooks desk and pours Harrys blood on it. The twins quickly flock him to read the inheritance test as well.

Harrison ‘Harry’ James Regulus Peverell Nocterns Evansons.
Alias: Harry James Potter

Titles:
Lord Potter of the Noble and most Ancient House of Potter

Lord Black apparent of the Noble and most Ancient House of Black

Lord Peverell of the Noble and most Ancient House of Peverell

Lord Gryffindor of the Noble and most Ancient House of Gryffindor (Awarded by Family magic)

Conquering Lord Slytherin of the Noble and most Ancient House of Slytherin

[Redacted] Nocterns of the [Redacted]

Vaults: too many to list
Estates: Too many to list

“Damn Harrikins, what an inheritance” mumbles George into Zanders shoulder, not even noticing he has been seeking comfort at Zanders side.

“Well that was not what I expected. Why is his Nocterns title redacted? and why is he Lord apparent to House of Black, and not just Lord?”

“It seems the Nocterns magic caused the redaction, not Gringotts. Lord Potters second father Lord Regulus Black is not dead, but he hasn’t been able to fulfill his duties in over 16 years, therefore Lord Potter, can act in his stead”

“Does Gringotts know where Lord Black is?”

“No, he went missing during the first war. The Black account manager might know more.”

“Thank you, I would like an accounting of all my submissives vaults, everything that has been taken in and out since his parents’ deaths, that includes all side branch vaults, also the Black vaults that have been distributed to other members of his houses.
While that is underway, I want all his vaults to be prepared for transport to Gringotts' sister bank in Nevarah. The lordship rings included, so Harry can claim them after his cleansing.
Thank you for your assistance account manager Griphook. Can we please get an escort to the Black account managers office while you process the request.”

Fred is convinced that if Griphook thought he would win the fight, he would have torn down the axe mounted on his back wall and tried to kill Zander for basically losing him his job and prestigious position.

Zander smiles charmingly. He is perhaps enjoying terrorizing the cranky goblin a bit too much. But honestly, he should have done his job and ensured Harry was given access to his estate and Heir rings.

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Emergency North gate healing compound.

9:30 Healer’s office

“Are you ready to head to my estate Treasure?” Hadrian says as he pulls a saddened Harry into his arms. Harry whines softly and tilts his head against Hadrian’s chin.

“I know Treasure. Kian will be here again tomorrow, and Zander and our twins will be back in 4 days. You will most likely be in a healing coma for one or two of those days. Time will pass fast. I will portal us to my estate, okay? It’s huge, but only one wing is furnished. Lady Death transferred the deed to my name once I took up my position with her. She said that it would be perfect for my future circle…Honestly, that should have been my first sign that I was expected to rank shift to Alpha…Honestly” Hadrian rolls his eyes at himself. He usually compliments himself for being observant.

“Well, let’s check out our new home. I have only briefly oriented myself, but never actually entered the main house”

The thought of a place to call home cheers Harry up slightly and he hugs his alpha, as he portals them to his estate. He was able to portal them straight into what is set up as a living room, a large room, which reminds him of the Gryffindor common room. There are multiple couches and sitting areas spread out throughout the room, and interestingly enough, there is a large pool in one corner of the room, which causes Harry to snort

“You said Lady Death told you this would be perfect for your future circle when she transferred it to you? Do you think the large pool is a hint that we will have merrows?”

Hadrian looks at Harry, then the pool, then back to Harry and groans throwing his head back.

“Treasure, you are a chaos magnet, you already have 3 fire elementals. They are going to constantly be fighting with our snarky merrows. But yes Treasure, I think the pool is a hint. I know you have some merrow from your third, but I doubt it’s enough to were you need a pool in our living room. If we have half merrows or full merrows, it will for sure be needed for them to feel included and not left out. Many merrows dislike bonding into what they call ‘Landwalker circles’ because they will have to be out of the merrow waters and to be honest, not many circles accommodate then properly or understand their needs or moods. I think they are constantly underestimated. Merrows are deadly on another level, and so much more bloodthirsty than the average dragel.”

Harry jumps up on Hadrian’s torso, forcing Hadrian to act quickly and catch his submissive, who is purring in delight and gratitude, their bond shimmering with proudness and affection

“You’re going to be an amazing Alpha for our new family. Such a thoughtful Alpha, making sure our bonded will feel included.”

Harry leans back a little in the embrace and makes clear eye contact with his alpha

“I have to admit, I was very scared at the prospect of finding an Alpha, especially since I met you first and I think I already saw you as my alpha, even before you rank shifted. Does that make sense? I couldn’t even imagine you not being my alpha, you not taking care of me. It seemed so natural for you to do so, and I felt so safe in your arms, both mentally, physically and magically. Your magic feels so fluid and deep, I could drown in it. I just hope we can find a Beta together. I understand he needs to ground both of us, since we are both ghyeic. I hope we can find one perfect for us.”

“Oh, my sweet submissive, you are a gift. Thank you for being special.”

Hadrian kisses his submissive softly before leading him to one of the large couches and settles down with him in his lap.

“We might have a soul bond with a beta already, the scans our lovely healer did showed that you have a few more soulbonded out there”

Harry hums quietly

“Is it normal to build a circle like this? Just stumbling into soulbonded left and right? Or is that a Harry Potter thing?”

Hadrian can’t help but smile at the pouting face of his submissive

“Hmm, usually soulbonds are not a common way of courting, and usually a healer cannot see soulbonds on their scans either. Kians theory is that your blocks and seals kept you from truly releasing a soulscream at some point in your life, but your soulbonds stirred nonetheless. Because of the failed soulscream the soulbonds stirred on your side of the bond and  therefore Kian can see them. Normally a submissive court and perhaps release a soulcry at the hunt for potential Alphas and Betas. But usually soulbonds are only used as a foolproof way of courting when a soulscream is released. If your soulscream would have not failed, you most likely would have summoned a full circle, but because it became warped, only these bonds had time to activate. “

“So, finding them left and right is a Harry Potter thing?” he says petulantly

“Yes Darling. Finding 5 in one afternoon is a little excessive…”

Harrys dramatic groan and him slumping into his Alphas arms dramatically makes Hadrian loose his composure and he laughs. Freely. Loudly. And perhaps for the first time in years, he laughs happily.

“What if I don’t find my soulbonded until after I have filled my circle? Like what if my Potter luck takes a well-deserved break and I don’t meet them until 2 years from now, and their rank has already been filled?”

His alpha sobers up quickly and seems to really contemplate the question before answering

“It is all up to you and them honestly. I know you would never kick someone out of our circle unless something unforgivable happens, so the new soulbonded could become a different rank or act as an independent Gheyo.
If we end up hunting a Beta this Hunt and then in 2 years a soulbonded Beta shows up, they could become a Rheyo or perhaps even second Rheyo if need be. If a Gheyo shows up, they can act independently and answer to a chosen Ace of the circle or act as a Joker. If a Pareya shows up, they will easily be included, same as Mages or Jokers. We will deal with it if it happens. But soulbonds aren’t definitive, you don’t have to bond just because you have a soulbond.” Hadrian explains patiently

“And let’s say…hypothetically of course… A submissive finds out he is soulbonded to the future King of the Earth courts and the Prince of the Air courts…”

“Then it is completely up to the submissive if they want them in their circle or not”

“But their seals…”

“Darling… I had seals… Seals are pretty common for anything but soulscreams. You broke through mine with sheer power. Don’t tell yourself they don’t wish for a submissive because they have seals. They are royals and still under their parents and courts supervision and orders. Most likely they don’t have a choice about the seals. Even Marianna placed seals on me to make sure a soulbond activation wouldn’t happen in the middle of a mission and kill me. I can’t tell you if they would want to bond, but how do you feel about them?”

A bashful Harry looks up at his Alpha

“Pretty”

Hadrian blinks at the very short answer 

“Pretty?”

“Very pretty… their magic too. It was amazing. I perhaps spied on them quite a bit using my empathy ability… I know it is not very nice, but I was scared and too curious for my own good. At no point during the meeting or after, did they seem to be mocking me or thinking badly of me, it was all just concern, intrigue, light confused affection and a lot of attraction. Especially when I went a little feral at princess Ebony for mocking you… I don’t think Peryton or Raspen figured out the real reason I didn’t want to touch Peryton, but Alcandor definitely did and I think some in your old training circle did as well… “

“They knew you were an empath. If they didn’t want you to spy, they should have occluded and kept their emotions under wraps. Don’t feel guilty for protecting your heart and evaluating potential bonded. They are royals, they wear masks, and are hard to read. Your circle comes first. Always. “

“Thank you Alpha”

“The only concern I have is that if you ignore the soulbond, you will end up regretting it, especially if they get forced to bond to someone else to stabilize the crown. Maybe during the Hunt you could see if they send you a favor, or you could send them one.”

~

“So… I have a question, that may sound quite dumb, but what about kids? How does that work? “

“Are kids something you want?” Hadrian asks with a blank face, not wanting to give any of his thoughts or opinions on the matter away

“Yes, I have always wanted a big family. I have always dreamed of giving my kids the childhood I could never have.” Harry mumbles out with a besotted face, clearly imagining little toddlers running around

“Male Dragels are able to become pregnant. Usually, it is the submissive or Pareyas that carry the children. Sometimes a circles healer or merrow will too, but Gheyos rarely carry because of their roles as fighters. As mentioned earlier, all dragels have 3 parents, and in a bonded circle, everyone in the circle needs to agree to having kids before one can get pregnant.“

“Hmmm, do you want kids alpha?”

His alpha takes a deep breath and decides that if anyone deserves the full honest answer, it would be his submissive. So, he resigns himself to opening up and being vulnerable

“It is a difficult question. I have never had much of a family either, my parental circle died when I was 4 years old in an attack. I was raised in the shadow courts, running errands, watching the Gheyos fight, sneaking into training halls late at night to train myself.
When I finally inherited, I was already deadly. I had been training with the Shadow Gheyos and hounds since I was 11, despite them being 5 years older than me. I learnt fast and I was able to access my elemental powers early. Many thought it was because of trauma that my inheritance was ‘breaking through’ early. I think it was my Lady’s decision. Back when I was a kid, I had already manifested that I would become a reaper for Lady Death, I think she saw potential and I was rewarded so I could practice early, therefore enter her services sooner. When my inheritance came in on my 16^th birthday, I knew I was either going to inherit as an Alpha or a non-ranked Gheyo, most likely with Ferros potential. Even though my inheritance had just come in, all that changed was the fact I know had claws and large wings, I already had full control over my shadows, and my weapons fighting was perfected as much as the shadow training grounds for young Gheyos could. I was undefeated before I even got my inheritance. Which meant the next step was the Pitts for me -“

“What’s the Pitts? And where is that?”

“The Pitts is Nevarah’s fighting arena, for all elements and ranks, placed in the center of Nevarah. You enter the pits as a Princess, lowest rank, and then if you are interested you work your way up the ranks. There are bi-annual competitions for rank shifts. They are set up as a tournament and you will have to fight multiple people of the rank you want to become and be approved in order to establish your new rank.
When you enter the Pitts, you have the option of living on the grounds, I did that. I had been there for 8 months before the annual event happened. Lady Marianna Cunningham and her circle was overseeing the shadow elements as the top military shadow circle and she was the shadow blood title at the time.

I fought and I managed to jump from Princess to King in one event. But I was a lost young man, I was angry and alone, no family, no grounding, just living for the next fight. Lady Marianna brought me to her viewing box after my last fight, she told me she had scheduled me for another fight. I was angry and on edge. I thought she wouldn’t give me my King rank, but I was stubborn and went down to the changing rooms, cleaned up and 30 min later walked back into the ring. The crowd was huge and I was beyond confused, until the announcers announced that the Blood Raven was righting King Hadrian Maruke. “

“Is that normal? A blood title challenging another fighter of lower rank? I know she is a gheyic submissive, but she was a blood title.”

“No, it is not normal. I was expecting another King or perhaps an Ace. It was unprecedented. Marianna had nothing to gain from fighting me, if anything her challenging me was seen as cowardly on her behalf. But she didn’t care. The fight started out purely with shadows, no physical fight. It is still to this day the most thrilling magic only fight I have had, she wasn’t fighting me to make a statement that she was better, she was making a statement that I had potential and control in spades, and a magic reservoir rivaling mages. We fought for over 2 hours, magic at first only, afterwards knives, swords, empty hands and in the end in full battle armor with no rules. After 2 hours nobody was confused as to why I had risen the ranks so quickly, I didn’t win, but I challenged her and injured her greatly. Others saw a deadly machine; Marianna saw a lost kid with ferros potential that needed guidance. As the last fight ended and I was pinned to the floor Marianna heaving over me, Marianna whistled and helped me up, one of her Pareyas came up on the stage and handed me a contract. It was a training contract, to enter her circle under contract. To be honest I was worried she was trying to tell me she wanted to court me, but I have no interest in women, so I was confused. She notices and explained, out loud where the crowd could hear her, that it was a training contract, for me to learn and train with her circle. Training me to become an Ace. It was a 10-year contract. She made it very clear that I would be expected to live with her circle and go on missions with them as early as tomorrow, but this was not a courting offer, as she has no interest in adding another suite to her circle. Which made me relax a lot more, but I was afraid it was out of pity, that she had found out I had no family. Which I guess she could read from my face, because she followed up with the comment, that she has been observing me since I started training in the shadow court at 11, and that I had too much potential to not learn from the best. I said yes, packed my bags and spent the next 10 years at their estate, always separated from her circle emotionally, but I had 10 great years. I learned a lot, by the time I was 18, I was an Ace. When I was 20, I beat Marianna in the final for the shadow blood title. I became Blood Raven and Marianna gave me my specialized armor. She has been like a mentor for me in my early adulthood, I see her as my unofficial parent I guess.  “

“She sounds amazing, I can’t wait to get to meet her properly.”

Hadrian gives Harry a soft smile, wondering silently if he should even introduce the two of them. Or if Nevarah would be safer if they are kept apart. Bloody chaos blessed submissives.

“she is amazing. Deadly and brutally honest, but loyal to a fault.
But to get back to your question about kids. I have never really considered it. As an ace, your instincts are very fight driven, but as an alpha, despite being gheyic, my instincts are already different. I could see us having kids Harry. Although I am scared at the thought, I have never been very emotional or warm, but the effect you have on me is insane. I don’t remember the last time I had a deep conversation with someone that was not Marianna forcing me to talk. I think if you want kids, I will be scared and insecure, but also incredible excited and will do my absolute best to be the Alpha you and our family deserve.”

Harry is just starring at Hadrian with love in his eyes, pushing his feeling of admiration, loyalty, proudness and love down their bond. Love. Something Harry thought he was too damaged to feel, but he knows that he loves his Alpha.

(Warning for explicit content - skip to next chapter to avoid it)

And what Harry wants is for his Alpha to be his. Officially. Unquestionable. right now. A claim mark isn’t enough. He wants the full bond. The connection. The soul deep intimacy. A deep possessiveness tugs at Harry.

Hadrian shifts in his seat with Harry in his lap, easily picking up the emotions Harry feels through their bond, and also picks up on the emotions Harry has afterwards. The need for his alpha, to be claimed fully, to be loved and be guaranteed that his Alpha will take care of him.

Harry is looking at him, his pupils blown wide, rosy cheeks and biting his bottom lip with his fangs protruding, making Hadrian gaze zero in on his lips, before rasping out with a hazy voice

“A you sure Treasure? We don’t have to complete the bond today if you don’t want to. We can wait”

Harry whines in Hadrian’s lap at the prospect of his Alpha not claiming him now.

“NO - You are mine. Please. Don’t make me wait”

The possessive tone makes Hadrian’s instincts flare and he tightens his grip on Harry’s waist before he smirks and drawls out

“Oh Treasure, is my little Submissive needing his Alpha?”

Harry whimpers and tilts his head upwards, seeking Hadrian’s lips

“Alpha. Hadrian - please. Make me yours. Completely. ”

“Treasure” Hadrian groans, all restraint leaving him as he surges down to meet his lips. Harry moans into the kiss. His mouth opens quickly to let his alpha in, wanting to be explored. Claimed.

Hadrian’s hands support Harrys bottom as he stands up from the couch with Harry in his arms.  Without breaking the dominating kiss, that tastes intoxicating, he strides out of the room. The walk to a bedroom goes unnoticed by Harry, who is too busy kissing, moaning and purring in his Alphas strong arms while pawing unsuccessfully at Hadrian armor, wanting it gone.

Hadrian throws him down on the large bed, causing him to bounce up and down, whining at Hadrian being so far away now. No longer is his mouth being claimed like a prize, the exploring hands are gone.

Hadrian rumbles soothingly at his needy instinct driven submissive

“Shh Treasure, I can’t fuck you while dressed, can I ?”

That statement quickly changes the whining to an excited trill. Harry has ever since his inheritance wondered what was underneath the armor. Zander gave him a taste earlier. But that was no longer enough.

The weapons get taken off first, breast plate going next, taking his sweet time undressing. Dragging it out, as he enjoys his submissives full attention with lust filled eyes watching him undress, trilling excitedly when Hadrian unstraps his protective top leaving him shirtless.

Harry stares at his alpha, mouth dry as he sees the muscle lines framing his muscular chest and stomach. His smooth skin covered in small scars makes his cock ache and fill with blood. He squirms in place, trying to take some pressure off his straining cock in his pants. Hadrian notices the movement immediately, and smirks knowingly

“Treasure, do you want out of your clothes?”

Harry nods rapidly without taking his eyes off of Hadrian as he watches him take his pants off, leaving him in his tight underwear only, leaving nothing to imagination. His alpha is huge and thick. Something that scares him and excites him in equal measure. Harry’s breath turns labored, a mix of anticipation and slight panic

“Don’t worry Treasure. We will take is slow. It will fit perfectly, just wait. I will take care of it. I will prepare you properly and make sure you’re ready for me.” Hadrian’s words coated with genuine promise and truthfulness make his fear evaporate. Replacing it by a deep need, a need for touch, for intimacy, for his alpha. He scrambles towards his Alpha on the bed, keening needily and baring his neck, causing Hadrian to chuckle darkly

“You aren’t playing fair submissive mine. Take your shirt off for me Treasure. And then be a good submissive and scoot back and lay down on your back for me” Harry gets full body shivers, hands shaking from excitement. He quickly unbuttons his shirt, takes if off and throws it away from the bed. He lays down on the bed panting, his instincts fighting between wanting to follow his orders and touching his Alpha.

Hadrian puts his knees on the bed, crawling up over Harrys body on the bed, caging him in, before kissing him until he whines at the lack of progress.

“You can touch me Treasure, you don’t have to hold back. I am yours”

Harrys hands quickly scramble towards Hadrian, one hand touching his defined abs, the other at his neck rubbing his claim mark before descending into his Alphas hair.  

Hadrian swiftly banishes the rest of Harrys clothes.  The cold air on Harry hard cock, gives him full body shivers. Hadrian’s hands graces over Harry’s skin, his stomach, his outer thighs before finally Hadrian lets a steady hand follow the path from his knee up his inner thigh. Slowly. Teasingly. Until Harrys whimpers gets too overwhelming and he puts his submissive out of his misery.

Harry breath hitches as Hadrian confidently grabs his already leaking cock.

“Fuck - yes. Hadrian please - Fuck don’t stop”

Harry doesn’t have the mental capacity to do anything but babble as his alpha confidently touches him.

“Please- Shit - more alpha. Need - more”

Hadrian’s instincts surge and he nibbles small bites over his submissives neck as groans at his submissives begging

“What do you need Harry.”

“Please- I- “ Harry cuts himself of with a moan

“Submissive. What. Do. You. Need.” Hadrian growls out as he stills, tightening his hold on Harrys pulsing cock.

“No- please. Don’t stop. Alpha-more” Harry whines and whimpers as Hadrian pulls Harry’s hair with his free hand, forcing Harry to look him in the eyes.

“Tell me”

Harry chokes on a sob “You - I need you. Please fuck me”

Harry squirms underneath him, his body on fire with desire, and Hadrian gives in. Quickly catching his mouth and descends with full force, while slowly rearranging Harrys legs and spells his fingers slick with oil. The first brief brush over his rim, Harry lets out a keening whine and pulls his knees up even higher.

Harrys claws come forth in his pleasure and finds their way into Hadrian’s flesh without Harry noticing. Hadrian’s forces himself to hold back a moan to avoid making Harry aware and becoming self-conscious about it.

With Hadrian’s fingertip carefully pushing past his rim, slowly coaxing his hole relaxed and oiled, Harry is blissed out. He notices the sting but all it does is make him grip Hadrian tighter and moan with pleasure as his alpha slowly fingers him open.

Harry lays there panting, squirming and entirely unprepared for Hadrian to crook his finger and send a shock of pleasure through him and -

“Fuck- more- what… Please” Harry babbles out as Hadrian swiftly opens him up with a second finger

“So perfect Darling. You are being so good for me” Hadrian rasps out

Harry whines at the praise. Loudly and needily. Wanting more.

Hadrian shushing his whining as he is scissoring his fingers to make room for himself 

“ Shh Treasure, I am going to take you know. You will be mine forever Darling.”

He carefully extracts his fingers from his submissive and oils himself up, looking down at his panting and vibrating submissive, with a lust filled edge in his eyes and who is loudly blabbering

“Please-  want you- fuck me please. - My Alpha.”

Harrys entire body shivers when he feels Hadrian large warm cock resting against his loose rim, as his alpha slowly but smoothly stretches him, he relishes in the burn and stretch as his alpha bottoms out.

“Yes- Please- Move - More please”

Hadrian’s restraint and focus falters when Harry’s magic rises and encases him in Harry’s empathy projection. He feels everything. His lust, his need, the possessiveness, and the pleasure spiking at the pain. He pulls himself almost all the way out before he drives back into Harry, hitting that glorious spot that makes Harry seize up and vision whitens.

Chapter Text

The morning after Hadrian sits on the bed staring at his adorable little Submissive, or well, staring at Harrys wild hair, which is spread all over his pillow. Paired with the large comforter, Harry is almost completely hidden from view.

Hadrian knows that he should start filling out the stack of paperwork that was handed to him by an apologetic Pareya yesterday.
But honesty… How is he supposed to be able to focus on that? There is a literal angelic gheyic Submissive in his bed, HIS gheyic Submissive. He had never thought of himself as a cuddly person, or someone who enjoyed sweet kisses, but oh my...
Maybe Harry isn’t the only one who is a little touch starved. Which truly will be the easiest fix, because there is no way his powerful Submissive will have trouble finding a circle. They will flock him, and Hadrian will be playing bodyguard for the entire Hunt.

And honestly, being an Alpha will take some time to get used to as well, but he felt Lady Deaths amusement yesterday, it seems she wasn’t surprised. He just hopes she will give him a few weeks to settle in before calling upon him again. That thought just added another thing to his already long list of things to take care of or schedule, he will have to introduce his new circle to the shadow court and perhaps even his Lady personally.

Hadrian quietly enters their large bathroom and starts the different faucets and pours different soaps, salts and potions into the bath.

“Treasure, it is time to wake up. Kian will be here in under an hour with his parental triad”

“Mmphh sleepy... warm” Hadrian chuckles at his half-asleep Submissive, before kissing Harry’s forehead

“I know Treasure, but I have drawn a warm bath for you. I imagine you’re quite sore, a warm bath should take care of that.”

That got sleepy Harry’s attention. He shuffles around slightly on the bed, before hissing out in pain. He opens one eye, his big green emerald eye still hazy with sleep.

“Alpha did this, Alpha can carry me. No walking”

Despite the blame Harry places on him, he can feel happiness and love from their sealed bond.

“I have no problems with that Treasure; I will carry you anywhere you want, anytime” Hadrian says with mirth as he picks Harry up in bridal style and carries him towards the big bathroom.

He places Harry on the magically softened bench next to the bath and helps Harry out of his sleep wear, followed by him stripping down too, causing Harry to trill approvingly and lust entering his thoughts, before remembering he is too sore to walk.

Hadrian carefully lifts Harry up again and steps into the large sunken bathtub. Where he places Harry between his legs so he can lean back against his chest. Harrys muscles relaxes slowly as the warm water works its way into his sore muscles. Hadrian’s wandering hands that works his muscles lightly too, helps the sore muscles untighten as well.

“Good alpha”

“I am glad it’s feeling good. Which muscles are still store?” Hadrian rumbles approvingly while trying not to preen too hard.

He must remember to thank Kian. Again… Perhaps he owes their healer two gifts now. The brilliant healer had literally left Hadrian a ‘care’ package filled with healing salts, potions, healing balms, muscle relaxers, scent blockers, soaps, instinct suppressants and even added sleeping draughts and calming draughts. Hadrian sighs internally. He owes Kian one hell of a reward.

Harry’s groan brings him back to reality and he continues messaging Harry’s limbs carefully

“I am not even sure how it is possible, but I swear I was sore everywhere. Now, my butt, legs and lower back are the worst.”

Hadrian winces and kisses Harrys claim mark in apology

“I am sorry submissive mine. In 10 minutes, the healing salts and potions should take care of the rest of the soreness. It won’t always be this bad the morning after. It was your first time, so the next time it should be a lot easier and more enjoyable for you-“

“Ey I enjoyed it! I actually don’t remember a time when I felt better than I did last night. And as weird as it sounds, I liked the pain. The scratch marks, the bite marks, and the rough fucking was amazing. Way more preferable to the slow love making in the beginning.
So, if the soreness the morning after is the consequence, then so be it. It will pass after a bath, and I wasn’t hurting last night. “ Harry states sharply but affectionate. He does not want his Alpha to treat him like glass.

“Your Gheyos are going to be happy to hear that, Treasure. They are usually very passionate in bed. I imagine your enjoyment of claws and bites, is because you are ghyeic yourself. “

A little while after Hadrian decides to start washing Harrys unruly hair with a deep scalp massage included

“How else are you feeling after last night? Any concerns, questions or feelings you have about us or your future bonded?”

Harry turns so he is sitting sideways in Hadrian’s lap, head on his alphas shoulder

“Hmm I don’t know. I think my biggest issue is not knowing what is happening or what to expect. Like now that we have completed our bond, then what? You will bond with others, and so will I, but what then? Will we still have time for this? And will you still…” Harry buries his face in Hadrian’s neck, feeling unsure.

“Will I still what Treasure?” Hadrian asks while pushing reassurance and fondness through the bond

“Well… Zander mentioned we might have a big circle, and you will be everyone’s Alpha. So, will you even want to do this again, when there are others more experienced…”

“Oh Treasure, you’re my Submissive first. I am your Alpha first, theirs second. You are single-handedly the most important person to every single person in our future circle.
I wasn’t exaggerating when I called you the heart of the circle. You pick your bonded, not me. You will always be my biggest priority, and I will do my absolute best to always prioritize you over circle matters. If you want to cuddle and I am in my office, open the door and come cuddle. If you want to spend time alone with me, come get me or tug the bond.
And while sex with our other bonded might be nice and a good stress relief, it will always be different from sex with you. Our connection through our soulbond strengthens the experience to new heights. And I think you will experience when we have more bonded, that jealousy is not a known feeling in bonded dragels. Your dragel will be happy if your bonded get along, you will most likely find yourself pushing us at each other to bond and become closer.
The ones with Gheyo instincts, us included, will automatically have a higher sex drive and need, than some of our other bonded. It is an instinct thing, so you will find that sex will become a very common occurrence in our daily lives. Often Gheyo suites have sex as a group to solidify ranks too.
And if you are comfortable with it, you might find that most bonded do not mind sharing a submissive in bed, like Zander and I did earlier with you. Which is completely normal, and not something that’s hidden. But it all comes down to what you’re comfortable with, everyone else will adapt.“

At the thought of being shared between his bonded, Harrys mind gets flooded with pictures of himself in between Zander and Hadrian again. About how safe and loved he felt, how wanted he was.

Hadrian smirks when Harry’s eyes cloud and instinctively start purring. So he lightly flicks his ear to get his attention, cutting up the daydream haze.

“I am sorry Treasure, but I cannot have you running high in a lust haze when Kian and his parental triad comes in 30 min. Your instincts might take over and push you to complete the bond with Kian if that happens. Which would be exceptionally poor timing when his parents are here to meet you and heal you. Are you feeling your instincts taking over right now?”

At the thought of Kians parents arriving, he blanches and shifts uncomfortably. But still considers his Alphas words and feels his emotions

“Hmm they are clouding my mind, especially at the mention of completing the bond with Kian… He is very attractive…” The last comment making Hadrian laugh before he answers

“Okay, you have 2 options. I can try and see if your instincts will settle if I get you off right now, or you can take a potion, that should dampen the instinct to complete the bond for around 8 hours, but when those 8 hours are up, your instincts will flood back in, and you will feel a large need to have sex. If you’re not comfortable with bonding with Kian tonight already, I would never say no to a repeat of last night.” Hadrian says smirking and growls playfully when Harrys fangs nip him in reprimand

“I will take the potion today… I don’t like it, but I think that’s safer than hoping my instincts will settle enough in 30 min.”

Maruke Estate , Nevarah  

25 minutes later

Harry is sitting alone in their living room, while Hadrian is at the estate boarder to allow Kian and his family through the wards.

His bond to Kian humming with anticipation, and even from this distance his empathy skills picks up on 3 strangers, who are nervous, happy and relieved. Harry is fidgeting in his seat, very excited at the prospect of seeing Kian again. While he appreciated the privacy last night, he is really not settled with his bonded being so far away from him. They were his.

Kian enters the living room and immediately gets attacked by an energetic Harry, jumping straight into his chest, hanging on him like an octopus.
His little submissive is trilling in happiness as he hugs him tightly, trying to squeeze the life out of him. Kian promptly reciprocates the tight hug and rumbles in happiness at seeing his submissive this happy to see him.
He is still shocked he has his own submissive, despite it happening yesterday, he still has problems believing him to be so lucky. His own adorable feisty submissive, with a huge heart and none of the regular snotty attitude you often see with submissives.

“Hello again Harry. How are you feeling?” Harry purrs in contentment at his Healers attention and rubs his cheek against Kians neck and claim mark.

“Better now that you’re here”

“Oh Harry, I missed you too darling. Do you feel unsettled with Zander and the twins on earth”

Harrys nods and whines slightly, fangs coming out wanting to dig into Kians neck to claim his bonded again, so he doesn’t leave too. His feelings must have spilled over the bonds, because Kian and Hadrian quickly send back love and affection through their bond

“Oh darling, Zander hasn’t abandoned you. He is bringing you your twins. They are coming back in a few days.”

“But I can’t feel them. Feel empty. Only Zanders bond is there, but barely.” Harry says whining, while fighting his instincts not to dig his fangs into Kian, but can’t help himself as he licks lightly on Kians neck scenting him as His.  

“It is okay Harry. Bite, it will help” He barely finished his sentence before Harrys dainty fangs is deep in his neck purring like a satisfied kitten.

While Harry is feeding, Kian notices that Hadrian has encased them in shadows to give them privacy. Which Harry immediately notices when he resurfaces from his comfort feed, and purrs out “perfect Alpha” While still draped all over Kians upper body.

“Do you feel more settled now, darling?”

“Much better... I ah- I am sorry I jumped you in front of your parents… I swear I was trying to be calm but-“

“Shush Harry, everything is alright. I am glad for your reaction, I have missed you like crazy too and my parents won’t care, they will find you adorable and be so happy on my behalf. They are probably giddy and filled with relief at me finding my submissive”

Harry hums in acknowledgement and looks in their direction, despite not being able to see them.

“Hmmm, they are very happy, relieved and excited right now. Although one of them is anxious too?”

“Hmm probably my Mera. She is anxious about your health, and I think she is also nervous about meeting you and Hadrian, I am the only child of their small circle.”

“That makes sense, I am excited to meet them. And thank you for the comfort feed, my instincts were taking over, and that’s even after the potion Hadrian gave me” Harrys whines slightly in embarrassment.

At the mention of Harry taking a potion, Kians healer instincts kick in and he stills, quickly asking Harry what he needed a potion for and if he was alright or needed healing. When the implication behind those words registered with Harry, he blushed scarlet. Of course his Healer would worry if their Alpha was too rough with their submissive.

“I am fine Kian, I promise. Nothing a healing rune and a bath with some healing salt couldn’t fix… And the potion… I ah - apparently, I am a gheyic Submissive, and therefore my sex drive is higher than a normal submissive?
And my instincts were driving me to want to complete my bond to you to ensure you stay here and doesn’t leave…”

Kian can tell Harry is occluding and trying to keep his mind clear and not fight through the potions effect

“We were afraid I would disappear into an instinct haze, and try to complete the bond as soon as I saw you… And we didn’t think that would be a great first impression on your parents. So, Hadrian gave me a potion that should work for 8 hours, to push it off as long as possible. BUT that doesn’t mean you have to complete the bond with me of course. You barely know me, and I will understand if you need more time or- “

Kian cuts off Harry’s rant with a quick nib to his cheek

“You’re rambling darling. Of course I want to complete the bond with you.  And I am not leaving again; I just wanted to give you and our Alpha some privacy. You seemed really nervous about completing the bonds yesterday. Even if you and Hadrian were behind his shadows, I could still feel your feelings through the bond in the healing office. If you want me in your circle, then I will gladly complete the bond with you”

“You’re MINE. Of course I want you!” Harry trills out sharply, possessively, and stares his healer straight in the eye, making sure his sincerity comes across clearly. Once satisfied he cuddles back into Kian.

Chapter Text

Hadrian is watching his little submissive pace back and forth in their nesting room. Quite literally Harry should have been asleep or at least cuddled up in his arms exhausted.  He really shouldn’t have the energy to pace back and forth like this. They sparred for hours earlier under Kians watchful eye to try and get Harry to settle and not be vibrating with energy.

“Hadrian, why do you feel like a volcano of bafflement and incredulousness?”

Hadrian snorts and fondly rolls his eyes

“Treasure. You should be asleep right now. Or at the very least resting. We spared all morning to get you to settle enough to not maul Fred and George upon arrival.”

Harry stares deadpan at his alpha and drawls sarcastically

“Right, not upon arrival. I will wait a few hours before doing the mauling. Understood Alpha”

Hadrian can’t help but crack a smile. Their little submissive has gotten his mischievous spark back, it was somewhat there the first day on the realm with the royals, but a massive change in Harrys personality could be seen after his healing coma and after the removal of the seals. Harry has become so much more energized, happy and confident.
Hadrian can deal with his submissive snark and sarcasm, after all Harry takes to corrections and punishments very well. Perhaps even a little too well. Hadrian lets his mind wander to last night; Harry chose to bait him and played with his instincts. He would like to say, that Harry found out not to do that again, but the brat no doubt enjoyed his punishment-

“ALPHA, If you do not control your emotions. You will be the one mauled right here. Right now. “

Hadrian will deny to the day that he dies that he blushed in embarrassment at getting caught

“They twins and Zander can be here any moment”  Hadrian says trying to distract his submissive, but all he accomplishes is leery smile from Harry and loud laugh

“Oh Alpha. I quite think that the twins and Zander would quite enjoy a welcome like that.“

Flashes of Harry bouncing in his lap with the other 3 watching in the background make Hadrian groan and pinch the bridge of his nose as he shifts in his seat to relieve some pressure. Ignoring Harrys amused giggles in the background.

20 minutes later Kian portals them in, having picked them up from the arrival gate and taken over healers rights upon their arrival.

Fred and George look to be vibrating just as much as Harry was this morning. Zander looks utterly relieved to be back in Nevarah. He also looks like he has gone 4 rounds in the Pitt, the tension and instincts still close to the surface of his skin. Something Harry immediately notices, he runs to his Ace and chirps soothingly and bares his neck invitingly.
Zander rumbles in approval and nuzzles his submissives neck, finishing with a soft kiss to his own claim mark on Harry.

As soon as Harry has ensured his Ace is alright, he jumps in the waiting arms of his devil twins, trilling excitedly, arms flaying around and his wings automatically sprouts forth in the excitement. Fred and George immediately hugs Harry close and starts complementing his pretty peach and silver wings.

Kian quickly continues his instructions to an energetic Dobby. Who looks seconds away from crying in happiness as he pops away with instructions for getting familiar with the kitchen and prepare them a snack for the upcoming talk.

Zander stands looking at their new fire Pareyas shower their submissive in attention and affection, when Hadrian comes to stand in front of him, blocking his view.

“Are you alright?”

Zander stares at his friend, his alpha and wants to snarl at him. Tension and anger still running high from dealing with stupid goblins. Hadrian notices the slight hostility in Zanders eyes, his rigid posture and his hands unfurling instinctively with claws breaking forth.

Hadrian smiles internally, His Ace needed grounding. He quickly fades through the shadows to stand right behind Zander, quickly pinning his arms and placing him in a tight headlock as he swipes his legs under him, fluidly bringing him to the floor with him, he swings his legs around Zanders to pin them down and growls menacingly, demanding submission. Zanders eyes clouded as soon as he felt his arms being pinned and trashes angrily for 2 minutes with snarls and growls, trying to bite Hadrian’s arm which is enclosing his throat.

“You are alright - You brought our bonded home. Harry has missed you.”

Hadrian whispers on repeat in Zanders ears, trying to get Zander to submit to his instincts.

“Good Ace. Submit - Let me take care of you” Hadrian purrs when Zander thrashing starts to calm.
After 2 minutes of Zander purring in his headlock, relishing in the safety of his Alphas arms, Hadrian moves his forearm to Zanders mouth with one small command

“Bite”

Zanders fangs burry themselves deep in Hadrian’s forearm instantly, and Zanders purring grows louder as he slumps further into his Alpha on the floor.

Fred and George stand with a cooing Harry in their arms, who is deeply busy staring down his Ace feeding from his Alpha on the floor

“What-“
“Just-“
“Happened?”

Harry too busy cooing leaves Kian the one to answer

“I assume Zanders dominant instincts were running high due to the non-completed bonds and when Hadrian asked if he was alright, his dragel most likely resisted the care because they haven’t completed their bonds, and on top of that, he had been away from his newly claimed soulbonded submissive and had to deal with the goblins… I know Hadrian had to step in and force calmness down their thin bond multiple times while you all were gone, to keep Zander from starting a clan war with the goblins.”

“What-“
“The-“
“Fuck”

Kian snorts, “Oh trust me, it will all make sense later tonight when you have gone through your inheritance. Why don’t you carry our lovely Submissive to the couches where Dobby prepared tea. Zander and Hadrian will join us in a few minutes.”

~

“Fuck” Zander mumbles as he licks the bite wound on Hadrian’s forearm closed. He closes his eyes and takes a few deep breaths, focusing on the steady rise and fall of Hadrian chest behind him.

“Thanks, haven’t needed that in years” he grumbles a little irritated, but makes no move to get himself out of the pinned position.

“You are welcome. We can complete the bond as soon as you are ready, to settle you fully. Is there anything eminent I need to know?”

“No. Almost killed a few goblins though. Harrys third is alive, but they don’t know where. Harry is filthy rich. Like royal rich.”

Hadrian feels a sense of foreboding but decides to deal with that at a later time.

“Fred and George?”

“Genius menaces. They will fit right in. Submissive tendencies but ruthless when needed. Fred threatened the Goblin King… Something about placing an article in the Daily Prophet with an interview telling the wizarding world of the theft from ‘The boy who lived’ Gringotts vaults. It sped the process up quite a bit to be honest. “ Zander explains with a proud smirk, he enjoyed his time with their new Pareyas.

Hadrian rumbles in approval and slowly releases Zander but does make any move to remove his Ace from his embrace.

~

Harry swiftly deposits himself in Zander’s lap once they reach the couches and cuddles into his Ace’s embrace.

“Kian. What is your assessment?” Hadrian asks their healer, worried about the seals on the twins.

“I got their file from the Healer at the entrance gate. They need a cleanse, seal removal and are in desperate need of nutrients and blood. I will take them to my parent’s estate as soon as you are fine with us leaving. Nothing is critical, but Harry can’t claim them properly until they have inherited. “

“Hunts?” Hadrian asks and Zander and Kian both nod, but Zander is the one to answer

“Yes. and we need to send for their siblings or at least inform someone of their younger siblings, while we collect the 2 eldest siblings ourselves. The Goblin scans and Harry’s account information revealed more as well.
Molly Weasley nee Prewett, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Remus Lupin, Albus Dumbledore, Minevra McGonagall and Sirius Black, were all getting paid out of Harry account. Dumbledore far the worst, along with the Weasleys. “

Zander looks to Harry in his lap who looks resigned but hurt none the less.

“It also seems that your third, Regulus, cut Sirius off completely from the Black family vaults. Sirius has tried to access the Black vaults multiple times, with no luck. He and the Order residing in your ancestral home is actually a crime. He shouldn’t have access to it, but must have tricked the wards”

“Lovely” Harry drawls out, but honestly, he is not surprised. Harry decides to divert attention to a more interesting topic.

“My lovely Pareya, please indulge us in the stories of revenge and carnage from the past week.”

Fred and George put on scandalised expressions of innocence.

“Oh Harrikins, We promised”
“To lay low”
“And keep”
“low profile”

Harry stares at them blankly, “And I am sure you did, or at least, I am sure you didn’t change your regular routines to not draw attention. Therefore, I know that there are at least a few days’ worth of pranks I haven’t heard about. Besides that, I am also convinced that you have placed enormous amounts of delayed pranks all over the school that Lee will activate the upcoming days. So. Spill.”

Harry ignores Hadrian’s groaning in the background, Dobby’s giggles and Kians resigned sigh. His bonded would have to get used to the chaos.

~

An hour later Harry’s impatience is thinning, and his instincts are clouding his mind to claim his Ace fully before he leaves his sight again. He hasn’t moved from Zanders lap since they say down, and Harry can tell the only reason why Zander hasn’t ravaged him yet, is sheer mental strength and occlumency.

Luckily for them both, Harry has no intention of waiting.

Harry stands up from Zanders lap, ignoring the choked of whine from Zander at his departure. He turns to look at Zander, full eye contact and confident, with a mischievous smirk on his lips

“We started something in the healer’s office, but we didn’t have the time to finish it. We will start with a relaxing bath and then you will fuck me until I am convinced you won’t leave again. Our Alpha can be updated more on the mission Later. You are mine now.”

Harry states such with absolutely no shame or embarrassment. AND then the minx walks out of the room, leaving the room behind with his 5 bonded with wide eyes and jaws on the floor.

“Uhhh George? Are we sure that is our Harrikins?” Fred says flabbergasted

“What happened to our little innocent blushing stammering Harrikins” George huffs helplessly

Hadrian can’t help but chuckle at them and respond with a smirk

“Let’s just say that his dragel has impressive stamina and need. And he has brightened up a lot after his healing coma. He isn’t a little innocent lamb anymore, that’s for sure, my new nickname for him is minx. He is devious and needy.”

Hadrian’s comment brings Zander out of his internal crisis, and he almost runs out of the room to hunt down their little submissive.

They didn’t see Harry and Zander until 4 hours later. Harry was carried bridal style, rolled up in a blanket, sleeping and deposited in the twins laps on the couch in front of the fire for cuddles. He woke up fully energized 2 hours later. Ready to talk the twins ears off. Or well, after they had exchanged claim marks and Harry had thoroughly inspected their large pretty wings.

Chapter Text

~ (Talk of somewhat explicit content)

“Fred?”

“Yes, brother mine”

“You are seeing this as well, right?”

“You mean the fact that our little Harrikins just stabbed Zander?”

“And then licked the wound closed…”

Fred turns to look at his brother who is standing next to him on the balcony, overlooking the outdoor training grounds. Then he says carefully  

“I can’t tell if I find it arousing or distasteful”

George sighs deeply but doesn’t take his eyes off his Submissive and Ace

“Arousing. Definitely arousing, brother mine”

Fred turns back to the fighting when he hears the hoarse pitch in George’s voice

“Damn, how did it go from sparring, to stabbing, to fucking in public?”

George laughs hoarsely but doesn’t move an inch. Neither does Fred.

20 minutes later they hear a throat clear behind them, they stiffen automatically and slowly turn around to see Hadrian leaning back against the door frame, with his arms crossed and a lifted eyebrow.

George and Fred exchange panicked looks before saying in sync

““We can explain””

Hadrian fights to keep his expressionless mask in place, he can feel their arousal from where he stands.

“No need to explain.”

“We know “
”we shouldn’t”
”have stayed.”
“But we just-“

Hadrian cuts their nervous rambling off by raising his hand in a placating gesture accompanied by a smirk

“Do you really think, they don’t know you have been watching them? Harry can feel everyone’s emotions on the estate. He has known from the beginning. Trust me.”

“Oh…”
“merlin…”

~

“Hey…where is that burning smell…” Harry stops abruptly “Coming from…”

Zander looks like a deer caught in headlights as he turns to face his submissive.  Fred continues to cast ‘Aguamenti’ at the couch on fire.

“Love, I thought you were with Lady Marianna and Hadrian this morning?”

Harry crosses his arms before squinting his eyes

“I was. We finished early. Why is our couch burning, my Ace?”

Zanders checks turn a little rose

“Well… Fred was telling me about something called Fiendfyre. And apparently-“

“Fred Gideon Weasley! Did you cast Fiendfyre in our sitting room!” Harry whisper yells.

Zander clears his throat a little embarrassed

“He didn’t. We were talking and I was intrigued with the thoughts of sentient flames, like how Hadrian’s shadows are somewhat sentient… and perhaps it got a little out of hand…”

Harry stares at them blankly before he laughs incredulously.

“I think… we are going to give Hadrian early grey hairs at this rate.”

~

Hadrian rushes towards the bathroom when he hears multiple yelps from there.

He stops abruptly and has to place a fist over his mouth to keep himself from laughing at the distressed look on Fred and Georges face.

“Harrikins!”
“What did you do?!”

Harry is lying or perhaps floating is a better word for it, in their large bathtub, with the prettiest peach and silver tail where his legs used to be.  His mouth is agape but quickly turns into a large smile

“I have a tail!”

Fred and George hysterical in sync says, “ No shit Harrikins, the question is WHY!”

Hadrian gives up and laughs lowly, before quickly undressing and stepping into the bathtub along with the others. He lets his hand caress Harrys pretty tail before kissing him sweetly

“My lovely Merrow Submissive”

The smile he gets from Harry is blinding.

~

“Hadrian?” Zander says quietly as he knocks on his open office door. Hadrian immediately diverts his attention from the mountain of paperwork.

“What’s up?”

“Go get dressed. We leave in 15 minutes. I booked the multi element training pit for us tonight.”

Hadrian lifts his eyebrow and leans back in his chair, and stares at his bonded.

“Public or private?”

“Private. Harry would kill us if he couldn’t join our first public match since we bonded. Just you and me tonight.”

Hadrian nods, a little relieved, that it wasn’t a public match. He sighs and closes his eyes

“This is an intervention, right?”

Zander nods.

“Yes, just because we bonded doesn’t mean that stops. The old deal still stands. You are stressed and haven’t let loose properly since your last fight with Marianna 2 months ago.”

“We have sparred since you got back” Hadrian says stubbornly

“Hadrian, sparring and an intervention is not the same, and you know it. You need to let the bloodlust rage so it doesn’t spike at the worst times. This is just like last Christmas where you knocked me out and portalled me straight to the Pitt, because I was overworking myself at court. Do I need to knock you out as well? Or will you come willingly?”

Hadrian knows he is stubborn, and he knows he is overworked, but without a Beta, he is running himself ragged, even with Zanders help.

He wants to tell Zander to get lost, but he knows Zander will knock him out at the most unsuspecting time and then force him into the Pitt. He should never have signed that contract. He groans and looks at his desk filled with paperwork

“Remind me again why we made and signed that contract?”

Zander laughs

“Because we both knew even back then that we needed an outlet and not many could give it properly. And we signed that contract to make sure, that even when we have to forcefully attack the other to help them, we couldn’t sue for damages or take revenge.”

Hadrian sighs, that contract has saved him from killing many incompetent people. A safe outlet of his feral and bloodlust edge.

5 hours later both of them are on the floor, a ruined arena around them.

“Kian will kill us both” Hadrian says with a huff, a little dizzy from blood loss.

Zander groans and sits up carefully

“He already knew I was stealing you; I promised to call him once we were done. He refuses to let another healer than himself touch us”

Hadrian mutters something about “Possessive bloody Healer”

~

“What did you call this?” Hadrian says apprehensively, while looking at a bright orange glass bottle on their couch table.

While George is busy setting up the muggle ‘Truth or Dare’ game they brought from Earth, Fred is handing out glasses.

“Firewhisky. It burns and is hot, be prepared.”

Kian tries to hand back his glass once Fred hands him his

“I can’t, healers diet. I am not allowed alcohol”

George scoffs amused and Fred pulls out a smaller bottle of fire whisky, adorned with runes and Kian’s name charmed on it.

“What Pareyas would we be, if we didn’t take your diet into account? We have taken care of it. There is no alcohol in this bottle, but the taste and burn are the same.”

Kian is a little surprised, but he really shouldn’t be. He knows how thoughtful Fred and George are. Of course they found a way to make sure he was included.  He accepts his glass and the smaller bottle with a grateful smile.

Harry purrs out “Good Pareyas” making the twins blush and hastily start explaining the muggle drinking game.

~

A loud explosion rings through the hallways followed by George and Fred quickly yelling

““We are fine!””

Zander and Hadrian are already out of their seats and decide to drag Kian and Harry towards the noise anyway. They find the twins in a large room, surrounded by a chaotic but organized mess.

“What is this?” Kian asks intrigued

“Our lab. We had Dobby help us unpack, but he accidentally placed some of our ingredients too close… they exploded a little”

Harry just snorts and drags Kian towards their shelves and craft table holding their medicinal line. Quickly Fred is questioned intensely by a very curious Kian. George is getting the same treatment from Zander and Hadrian, who found their instant darkness powder.

They end up spending the afternoon going through all the twins’ crafts and their upcoming projects.

Hadrian makes sure to keep his bond to the twins wide open, so they can feel the proudness and his genuine intrigue clearly. He knows Kian and Zander are doing the same. The twins are soaking up the positive attention. As the afternoon progresses, they get more and more confident about their products and starts talking about their vision for a medicinal line, a prank line for children and a defense line.

~

“Little one, are you sure you want to know?” Lady Marianna asks seriously as she sits in front of Harry. Harry looks uncomfortable but nods stubbornly

“Please, I need to know.”

Marianna winces but knows it is the truth.

“Submissives are seen as inferior and meek. Honestly it is like people have forgotten WHY a submissive needs an entire circle to ground their magic. But honestly, personality-wise, submissives aren’t doing themselves any favors.
Most submissives you will meet are bratty, needy, and utterly without self-respect. They act entitled towards other submissives, thinking themselves as the best and most attractive and desired. While towards dominants they act like perfect little flowers, who can do no wrong. They act better and like they are a prize, but at the same time, they act like a dominants word is law. They are trained and raised to be a perfect meek submissive that will please their dominants, while also brought up under the idea that they are a prize and above the other ranks in terms of importance.

Which is somewhat true, there are fewer submissives than other ranks of course, and sometimes people are old before they find their circles, but again, with our long lifespan, it doesn’t mean much.

Many submissives like to ‘collect’ influential and pretty bonded. Some pick only nobles or the best fighters within a certain element. Circles based on love or genuine attachment are rarely seen in the noble families. “

Harry stares at Marianna, utterly horrified

“Just to make sure I understood correctly. The general public view submissives as inferior and meek. Submissives are raised to fit a certain personality and to think they are special enough, to justify using others as collectable items. But at the same time, they are without backbones when it comes to dominants, because they were raised as such?”

Marianna looks pained as she says

“Correct. Gheyic submissives are viewed much better, after they have deserved it. You won’t be taken seriously until you have done something to demonstrate your power or abilities. “

“Is that why you became a blood title holder?” Harry asks surprised

“Yes. I wasn’t raised in a traditional circle. My mera was a Shadow mage, my sire a hound with a joker rank, and my third was a shadow Pareya. I was raised as a fighter, not getting fed the regular ‘submissives are meek’ crap, so when I inherited as a gheyic submissive, my parents sat me down and told me under no circumstance would I fit the publics mold. I decided the shadow blood title was the best way to prove my worth, and show people that rank and instincts aren’t everything.

It worked a little, but not nearly enough. I was viewed as an outlier. A special case.“

“They will think I am collecting, wont they?” Harry says resigned

“They will. You have a well-respected master Healer from a high noble clan. You have the shadow blood title holder as your Alpha and the fire blood title holder as your Ace. “

“They were soulbonds!” Harry hisses irritated

“Some may believe that, others might not”

Harry laughs darkly and says coldly “Fuck them then. They are mine. I will bond with whoever I want. They can think what they want. I love my bonded. We are a family. Not a damn collectable set.”

~ (Talk of somewhat explicit content)

“You are infuriating“ Hadrian hisses from behind his desk, glaring at Zander darkly.

Zander just smirks and leans back “And you are turned on, and 5 seconds away from taking me up against the wall.”

Hadrian groans and buries his head in his hands.

“You are worse than Harry. Why are you cowered in scratch marks and bitemarks? “

He hears Zander chuckle to himself

“Because I spent the morning with the twins”

“You could have healed them” Hadrian hisses out, eyes still closed in his hands

“Why would I do that? I know how possessive my lovely Alpha is. Seeing me covered in scratch marks and bitemarks makes your instincts surge. Which is exactly why, you aren’t looking at me. “

The silence stretches as Hadrian fights a war within himself

“Undress. Prep yourself thoroughly. “ Hadrian points to the chair in front of his desk. “I will finish my paperwork. Then, I will take you over the desk. “

Zander goes to silence the office before a shadow quickly drags him into the chair across from Hadrian.

“No silencing charms. You came in here begging for it. Get started Ace”

Chapter Text

Harry has finally convinced his overprotective bonded, that the public flea market by the Pitt will be safe to attend. There will be Gheyo guards stationed all along the flea market, medics and healers will naturally be around because of the Pitt’s fighting compound being close, AND the Cunninghams will be the circle on patrol today, in case larger conflicts arise that the regular patrol Gheyos can’t handle. So naturally, they will be safe and Harry will get to leave Hadrian’s estate for the first time since his bonded came home.

All it took was Harry reminding his Alpha, that if he couldn’t trust his former training circle to patrol the flea market, then he better hope that Harry doesn’t accidentally let that slip to Lady Marianna during their next planned submissive training session…

Now Harry is straddling his alpha, looking oh so innocent after just blackmailing his Alpha.

Hadrian gives him a hard look, and answers through gritted teeth. Looking oh so serious, but Harry can feel his amusement clearly.

“You little minx. Go get ready, we leave in an hour. BUT expect to be mine and Zanders tonight! As reward for the utter chaos, you will no doubt cause today”

Harry throws his Alpha a sultry grin and purrs back “Of course my Alpha.” Before skipping out of the room, heading for their Pareyas to get dressed up.

Hadrian leans back in his office chair rubbing his temples, his little submissive will be an absolute terror with their twins at the market today.

Today is week after the twins came home. Everyone has had their time with the healers, and Hadrian knows he can’t hold Harry at home much longer, and he doesn’t want to. He just worries over his little excitable ball of chaos.  

If Hadrian sent a shadow to Marianna to confirm that she and some of her bonded indeed are the ones on call, nobody has to know.

~

Hadrian enters their large dressing room, a huge walk-in closet, where the Pareyas have labeled each closet section with their names.

Fred and George are fussing over Harrys clothes. Again. But none of them are complaining, their submissive looks beautiful. His peach-blue-silver scales are on display on his cheek bones and his armor-plated submissive wings are proudly sticking out of his back. He is wearing beige flowy pants in light fabric, that snatches at his waist, leaving nothing about his petite figure to imagination. Flowy pants paired with a silver open collar blouse, that gives of a pearlescent sheen matching Harrys scales. His now longer black hair, with lose curls are hanging to his shoulders, the top held up by a single pearl comb Kian had bought him to honor his merrow status.

The twins both have their orange wings out too, each wearing slacks and a crips button down, along with a wand holster, considering they have not yet had enough practice to wield a sword efficiently.

Kian is wearing his regular ‘Healer off duty set’, with the healer crest proudly displayed on the chest of his jacket.

Zander and Himself, are of course going for their blood title armor. Not just their regular out and about armor, but their full set, the ones they wear on mission. Because their submissive simply is too beautiful for his own good, and is chaos blessed at the very least. 2 Blood titles in full gear, guarding a submissive should be a big enough sign to keep the nefarious suitors at bay.

Kian cockily comments out loud
“So Hadrian and Zander, should we expect battle today? Since you are adorning yourself with type of weapon in your arsenal, or are we making a statement?”

Without even looking up, Zander and Hadrian respond in sync

“Both”

Which leaves the twins laughing, and Harry pouting

“But… What if I want more handsome dragon men? You can’t scare them all away, Zander needs his suite! And we need at least a Beta, Hadrian!”

Hadrian and Zander both roll their eyes fondly. They of course know that Harry needs more bonded to become stable, but Zander still responds nonchalantly

“If they are too intimidated to come approach you and give you a favor, then they aren’t good enough to be in my suite anyway. And the hunt is only 4 days away, don’t worry Treasure, we will find you plenty handsome dragon men for our circle. “

“Promise?” Harry says with wide excited green eyes

“I promise treasure”.

~

30 minutes later Hadrian ports them to the arrival platform of the market. The streets are filled with dragels, young and old. The entire courtyard is covered with different merchant stands spread out, mostly food produce, but also some art, clothing, jewelry and weaponry stands.

They walk in formation. Kian has been set on the twins, they are walking up ahead. Zander is next to Harry holding his hand, with Hadrian at their backs, keeping watch.

It is a quiet first hour, Harry is acting like an excited puppy, going from stand to stand looking at their things, buying small knickknacks and gifts for his bonded.

At a jewelry stand he calls Hadrian over to the display, he is looking at

“Hadrian, look at this! This would be perfect for the twins! It matches their scales and flames! Do you think they would like the earring or earcuff the most? And should it have any runes on it?!”
Harry exclaims with large hand movements, causing the lady merchant to coo at the adorable submissive, while Hadrian smiles indulgently at Harry

“I think you should get the earcuffs, I don’t think they have their ears pierced yet.“

Hadrian looks up at the Merchant and ask, ”Which runic functions do you offer? It is for 2 newly inherited fire Pareyas”

“I would recommend, depending on their elemental control, a rune array that helps control their flames and bouts of emotional magic. And if my sight does not deceive me, you are a submissive with part merrow heritage, so I could place an array that works to limit the unease at of high air moisture count and water”

“Uhh that would be great! Can I please have 2 of those?”

“Of course, little one”

They thanked her, paid and walked on.

As Harry is looking through a large stand filled with bookcases with the twins, another dragel stares lustfully at him. After 2 minutes of being an absolute creep, he advances on them, coming closer, stops only once he is 2 steps away from them. The twins step in front of him, closing rank instinctively.

“Hello Gorgeous, I am alpha Sacton Mcoon, shadow element. I would absolutely love to take you as my submissive.” The stranger says confidently, while Harry stares at him disgusted.

“Are your cognitive skills intact?” Harry asks genuinely baffled

“What?” the Alpha looks confused and somewhat surprised Harrys reply wasn’t an instant yes.

“Have you looked at my neck, at the claim marks on display? Most importantly the Alpha claim mark at the top?”

The stranger snorts and tries to wave his hand dismissively but honestly, looks more like someone who is trying to swat a fly.

“Oh well, that doesn’t matter, we can break that bond. All I need to do is beat him in a specialized fight with officials watching, and then you can claim me instead. “

The twins are trying so hard not to spill into laughter. They had already pulled on their bond to Hadrian when the stranger approached, so Hadrian was standing behind Sacton, arms crossed, leaning relaxed up against a book shelf. The new Alpha sounds so sure of himself

“Are you really this slow most of the time? What makes you think I would possibly want to claim you? You sound like you’re collecting me, saying things like ‘Take me as your submissive’, you’re disgusting. And for the record, there is no way you could beat my Alpha, you look like a newbie Alpha. Have you even completed your mandatory pitt training?”

The stranger’s confident mask changes slowly into rage, turning his already ugly face beet red.

“You can’t talk to an Alpha like that, you’re just a submissive-“

Harry makes an arm movement portraying his ’ I told you he was disgusting’ statement,

“- And of course I could beat your Alpha, I am shadow element nobility”

Harry notices Hadrian behind the man, making him smirk dangerously

“Oh really? You’re from Shadow nobility? Do you know of the Shadow Blood title holder? Blood Raven Hadrian Maruke?”

“Of course I do! He is a legend in the shadow courts, unbeatable for the last 8 years-“

Harry cuts in, “And you really think, you would be the one to change that? You, a wannabe noble Alpha, who sees submissive as pretty things to own like property. You really think you can beat my Alpha? Then be my guest, he is standing behind you.
Just please, try not to bleed on the books, it would be such a shame to have your blood stain them.”

All color has drained from the young Alphas face, he slowly turns around, sees Blood Raven standing there, looking down at him, in full armor, playing with a black knife in his hand, twirling it, before casually saying

“I hear you’re shadow nobility, and that you would like to challenge me? Do you want to do it here? Or in the Pitt? I have a standing invitation in the Pitts, they will clear their schedule for me.”

“ah.. ah… Nooo thatsss alright Blood Raven, I have… books to buy now..” He stammers out before hurrying away.

Hadrian smirks, turning to his submissive who looks at him mischievously

“You are spoiling for a fight Treasure, if you wanted to see me hot and bothered, all you had to do was ask. Zander, would never say no to a spar.”

“Hmmm I will get to watch you in the Pitt during the Hunt, right?”

“Yes Treasure. Me and Zander both.”

“Fineee, my bloodlust can wait a few days”

Hadrian chuckles and walks up to them, instead of kissing Harry as people around them assumed he would, he went straight for their Pareyas, dominating the kiss with each of them beautifully and praises them both

“ Good paraya. Protecting our submissive, calling me immediately”

Fred and George both swoon with pleasure and blush so prettily, and Harry trills excitedly at seeing his bonded give each other affection. He can feel the quiet love all three of them radiate.

They continue walking through the market, and the few spectators in the bookstore quickly let it spread that Blood Raven has had a rank shift and has a gorgeous and feisty submissive.

The Gheyo Guards are staring, some of the smaller kids are pointing, many male dragels around looks at them with a contemplating look. A few teenagers look at Harrys happy circle with longing and loneliness in their emotions. No one approaches again though; it could be because they have slightly closed rank now that there is so much attention on them.

When they finally reach the center of the market, Harry stops abruptly, as if stricken. Hadrian and Zander are immediately alarmed; Harry had been smiling and mid-laugh when he stopped abruptly. They garner the attention of the onlookers at that response, but Kian quickly steps closer to Harry and asks quietly

“What is wrong Harry?” Harry whines confused

“I don’t know, my emotions suddenly changed, like an empath attack.”

Hadrian and Zander growls, Fred and George start scouting around them, but Harry quickly chirps to make them relax

“I said it is like an empath attack, but it’s not. I know it not my emotions, it’s like somebody is screaming straight into my ear. “

Harry starts looking around, confused and worried, somebody is in despair. Harry has not felt emotions like this since he was abandoned and betrayed by his friends and family. A soul deep feeling of fear, loneliness, abandonment and longing for something.

“I have to… Hadrian... I need to find them… I feel it in my soul. They are mine”

Harry whines out the last statement, showing Hadrian just how close Harry’s instincts are to the surface. His dragel attributes come forth much more than before. Where his cheek bones had a few scales earlier, now his forehead, cheeks and neck are covered, his arms grow patches of scales, his claws do surprisingly not come forth. But his wings flare out behind him.

“Do you know which direction they are in, Treasure?”

“Ahh no… wait yes…” Harry says and quickly breaks through their formation and starts running through the masses of people in the directing of the despair.

When people see the distressed submissive coming down the streets, with eyes searching, they quickly spread out to let him pass through followed by his bonded, who easily caught up with him.

Gheyo guards have started to take notice, and 2 has followed them, and more guards are coming from the other end of the street, closing them in. Not necessarily threatening, but it grates on Harrys submissive instincts, which are already running high. But he knows they are here. He can feel them. And the closer he gets, the surer he is that it is no adult he is heading towards. He takes a sharp right 20 meters before the Gheyos reach them, walking in between the two merchant stands, and there he finds him.

A little toddler, no more than 2 years old, his emotions and soul calling out to him, begging him for help. A stranger. Because Harry has for sure never met this toddler before, this alone toddler, standing in between two stands, shaking in fear, crying with tears streaming down his cheeks and breathing so erratic that he can barely breathe.

Harry quickly scoops up the little guy into his arms, steps away from the stands and curls his armored wings around them.

Nobody will hurt him. He is mine.

Harry quickly starts working his empathy, overpowering the kids’ emotions and floods him with feelings of safety, affection and company, overpowering the loneliness and abandonment feelings.

“Shhh little one, shhhh you’re alright, I have you. You are safe… shhhh breathe little one, I have you, I am not letting you go… you’re okay. I won’t leave you”

Harry can hear the many whispers surrounding them, and knows the Gheyo guards will catch up with them any moment now. And he knows one thing for certain. They are not taking his kid. Harry has a brief thought of perhaps this possessiveness over a strangers kid is a little unhealthy, but quickly pushes that thought away quickly.

“What is going on here!” Shouts an approaching Gheyo over all the gossip.

“Our submissive reacted to a despair empathy projection coming from this place, And-“ Zander starts explaining before being cut off by the same idiot Gheyo again.

“I was not asking you Gheyo. I was asking your half feral submissive!”

Rage starts to simmer in Zander and Hadrian steps in quickly, and states coldly with an edge of a challenge

“Control yourself Guard Gheyo, you’re talking to the Blood Flame. Who was giving you a report, while our submissive is otherwise occupied”

“Control? Just who do you think you are! I am in charge-!” Hadrian quickly steps forward at the aggression shown on the guard Gheyo, before he growls out

“I am Blood Raven and we both outrank EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU here. Control yourself and do not approach!”

Hadrian’s shadows are swirling angrily at his feat and Zander is radiating heat and dark flames dance in his palms.

~

Harry can hear the conflict escalating outside, but he knows he cannot lower his wings right now, it’s not safe. His bonded will protect them. He needs to protect the little one.

“Shhh you’re safe, little one. My name is Harry. Can you tell me your name?”

“I… left me… Nanny gone… home..”

Harry feels the tears and snot through the thin fabrics of his clothes, he hugs the tiny youngling closer and kisses their hair.

“Okay little one, I will get you home… shhh - What’s your name?”

“Edd…ward…” The little toddler hiccups out through his tears

“Such a pretty name Edward. You are safe, you’re not alone and I will help you get home, okay?”

Edward nods and sniffles, tears still falling, but he clings to Harry like a baby koala, little fists twisted tight in his clothes

~

Another Gheyo steps forward slightly to draw attention away from the closer standing Gheyo guard.

“Hello Blood Raven, Blood flame, I am Matthew Lysander, King. Is your submissive alright?”

Zander openly scrutinizes the King for any signs of mocking or aggression and finds none, so he nods

“Yes. Our submissive was not injured or running from something, but rather towards. My submissive is an empath and was hit by a strong empath projection from somewhere, causing his Gheyic submissive instincts to flare. He followed the projection to here. And currently, he is shielding the toddler, who was found to be the cause”

Matthew nods along and looks relieved at the fact there was no injury, but at the same time, very concerned about the toddler aspect.
The Idiot Gheyo from before just snorts mockingly and looks disdainfully at Matthew. But Matthew completely ignores the Gheyo throwing a temper tantrum, before he turns around to the other Gheyos and orders them to retreat to their post and that there is no danger, but a lost toddler.

The idiot Gheyo starts immediately protesting

“You can’t do that! I am in charge, I am Ace!”

“If you could do your job correctly, we would not be having this issue. You almost caused Blood Raven to attack you, justified as well! You were approaching a submissive in an instinct driven state protecting a youngling! With their wings shielding them from you, making them vulnerable to attacks because of lack of vision. What were you thinking!?” Matthew grinds out impatiently

“But..But… Your supervisor will hear about this!” He hisses out, red in the face from embarrassment.

Harry decides that this is the moment to lower his wings slightly and explain, to keep this from becoming a blood bath.

He pushes affection through his circle bonds before lowering and opening his wings slightly, so everyone can see the koala toddler clinging to him

“His name is Edward. I think his Nanny lost him. And he sent out a soul stress-based empathy projection, which pulled at my soul here. “

“He is a kid! He can’t send out soul magic! Don’t be ridiculous boy-“ The idiot yells out, causing Edward to whimper, afraid of the loud voice.

Harrys gheyic instincts rise, and all he wants to do is tear the man’s throat out for distressing Edward.

“Shut the fuck up, before I silence you!” Harry hisses out and adjusts his wings by spreading them out slightly, a sign to people to keep their distance and not come between a submissive and their youngling.

“Why you little bitch! You will regret this -“ Harry snaps his fingers, sending a nonverbal wandless Silencio spell at the idiotic Gheyo, causing his voice to disappear halfway through his threat, without him noticing, so he is still yelling silently making large threatening arm movements, until Hadrian gets enough and makes one of his shadows put him to sleep.

“Harry… How did you take his voice away?” Zander asks baffled

“Wizarding magic isn’t inferior to elemental, just different.” Was Harry’s cryptic response with only 10 percent of his focus on Zander, the rest on the little youngling still clinging to Harry’s neck sniffing

“ ’Arry… Home...Cass”

“I know little one, we will get you home. Do you know your parents’ names?”

“No parents… Cass”

“Do you know Cass last name? or element?” Edward makes a grimace and shakes his head. But he carefully releases one fist from Harrys clothes before pointing to the sky exclaiming “Bang!”.

Harry breaks into a proud grin and asks cheerfully

“The sky says bang? He is Storm?” Getting excited nods back from Edward makes them all ease slightly and Kian steps up to Harry carefully

 “I can try and run a diagnostic to see if we can find Cass that way, but I can’t access storm identification without a royal mandate, for privacy reasons, but that could take over an hour to get, if not more.”

The King, Matthew asks the youngling a question, with a calm and controlled voice

“Edward, do you know Cass Pitt name? dragel name?” but Edward shakes his head sadly and tears gather in his eyes again, making Harry fuss.

“Oh little one, it’s okay, we will find Cass for you… Hmm I wonder… worth a shot… Alpha please put up a shadow ward”

Hadrian does so without hesitation, showing full trust in his little submissive, who is holding a youngling in his arms. Hadrian doesn’t want to admit it, but the view is really melting his heart.

“What do you plan on doing?” he asks. Making Harry look at him sheepishly and fidget a little on his feet, clinging to Edward.

“Well... you see. I think, I may have located another soulbonded… It wasn’t just Edwards emotions I could feel, he was too far away for me to have picked up on it naturally. I felt it in my soul, not like a regular soulbond that I have with you all, but an echo, a thin stream of magic with cracks, not yet established. As soon as I picked him up, the magic sharpened, and I could feel the magic click into place in my soul…he feels like mine.”

Comprehension drains on Kians face and he exhales sharply

“You think the soul magic called out to you, because Edward is the son of one of your potential soulbonded? And your dragel calls him yours?”

 Harry nods and blushes as the twins exclaims in sync

“Only you Harrikins”.

Harry clears his throat and looks sheepishly at his bonded

“I think I can ‘tug’ Cass here…Through manipulating Edward’s emotions and my empathy magic…”

Hadrian releases a short groan before he says,

“AND that’s why you had me put up shadows, isn’t it? You’re about to do your ‘Harry Potter’ thing, where you do something absolutely impossible. That we all know is magically impossible according to the rules, but you just don’t care?”

“Ahh… Yeah pretty much…Sorry - I think?” Harry replies, genuinely looking sorry at the headache he knows he is causing his new bonded, except for Fred and George of course, they are used to it and it’s obvious, they are grinning mischievously.

Fred and George both see their Alpha’s tight jaw, so they step up to Hadrian and cuddles into his side, helping his dragel relax.

“You will get used to it Alpha, just let him do his ‘Harry Potter’ thing. Look at the bright side! Harry might have found us another bonded and a little toddler to spoil!”

That gets Hadrian to take a big breath and crack a smile before he rubs the twins heads with his in reward.

” You do realize that you two are complete ruining my hard reputation right? I am going soft. I used to be this big bad Gheyo Ace who only lived for the fight, became the youngest Blood Title winner to ever live and now, I am getting cuddled in the street because my submissive is giving me a headache and holding an adorable toddler, both looking way too adorable to be allowed.”

All his bonded smiles at him, and Matthew is desperately trying not to let his smile show on his face, he doubts Blood Raven would appreciate that.

“Okay Treasure. Do your thing, try and see if you can find Edward’s parent please, the shadows are up, nobody can see you do the impossible. Do you need anything from us?”  

Harry looks at Hadrian, before closing his eyes where he stands to feels his core and try to listen to his instincts. He turns to Matthew and asks softly

“Do you know if there are any Merrows on guard duty today? I could use the additional grounding. My circle elements are very unstable at the moment.”

Matthew nods and sends of a message to someone

“I know a half merrow on guard today, I am sure she will be here momentarily.”

10 seconds later someone taps on Hadrian’s shadow ward and he lets them pass through. A Gheyo woman walks in and looks to Matthew who nods, so she turns to Hadrian

“ Blood Raven, Blood Flame, I am Maladyn Priciel, Princess, how can I be of assistance?”

Hadrian nods hello

“My part merrow submissive needs grounding to help find the toddler’s parent. What you see in here is confidential, understood Princess?”

“Understood Blood raven”

Harry looks up from his cuddling with Edward and starts to explain

“Okay, I am going to sit down, Zander, Hadrian, Kian and Maladyn, please stand around me and use you element to ground me. I will be in a meditative state, I think. I will have to tug the bond between Cass and Edward, which a kid is not usually able to do because of an underdeveloped magical core, so I imagine Cass will portal here immediately, be ready. “

The four spread out around Harry and Edward. Harry sits down and shuffles Edwards around in his arms, so Harry can press their foreheads together. Harry takes a deep breath before he dives in, trusting his instincts and his magic fully. Following the cues and flow of his magic to steadily enter Edwards ‘mindspace’, or perhaps soulspace is more accurate.

Edward’s core is larger than Harry had anticipated for someone so young, but still very immature. He finds 3 severed bonds, Parents, and then he finds a thinner but full bond. He follows the string of magic and finds a feeling of concentration but content and relaxed, so he determines that it will be safe to tug the bond.
So, he decides to send a series of emotion, to try and keep a potential shocked, confused and feral dragel from porting straight in. He sends Affection, safeness but longing and need along the bond in harsh purpose filled burst of emotion.

The strangers’ emotions immediately changes to confusion, worry and a sense of urgency, but no anger or ferros vibes. So, Harry breaks out of his meditative state, and hurriedly says

“They are coming, no aggression just worry and confusion, please step away from me. We don’t want them to see Edward surrounded by Gheyos. Hadrian hesitates but trusts his submissive and they all step back, leaving a now standing Harry in the middle of the ward.

Edward has fallen asleep from exhaustion, now sleeping contently in Harrys arms. Harry is nervous, how does one politely explain that I just dived into your son’s soul to tug you here? And oh, by the way, I think we have a soulbond…

Less than 20 seconds after Harry told the others to back off, the most elegant looking man steps through a storm portal looking very worried. A tall man with wavy light brown hair and dark brown eyes filled with blue specks. He is gorgeous, but he looks exhausted. The stranger looks around himself and instantly zooms in on the submissive in the ward, the person closes to him, with their full dragel attributes on display, except their claws, and they are holding up a sleeping toddler.

Harry can feel the strangers panic rise steadily in a matter of a few seconds, so he quickly assures the stranger

“Hello, Edward is fine. He cried himself to sleep, but he has no injuries. We found him alone between two merchant stands at the flea market here. I used my empathy nameless talent to ‘tug’ your bond through Edward. He couldn’t remember your last name, and we didn’t want to wait for a royal mandate at the off chance you would be listed as his parent, despite the fact he said his parents are dead”

The stranger slumps in relief at hearing this, but he still hasn’t stepped closer to Harry, well aware of the Gheyos standing behind the submissive, who would be ready at a moment’s notice.

“Thank you so much, my name is Cassian Stellamson, Storm mage. Edward is my little brother, I would not be on his medical records, and our parents passed a month ago. Edward was supposed to be with his nanny today, while I was at work completing my final contract. Do you know where the nanny, is? Her name is Ida?”

Harry smiles softly but shakes his head.

“We haven’t seen her. Edward said she was gone though, and nobody has come forward to claim him. One of the Gheyo guards did scare him though, but I am calming his emotions right now via empathy, but he would probably benefit from your familiar grounding magic. Do you want me to wake him up?”

Cassian looks at Edward in the pretty submissive arms, very comfortable and calm, finally sleeping without him and no nightmares. The month since their parents passed has been hell, the attack was unexpected, they were off realm to visit relatives with Edward, when it happened.
Only Edward survived, and ever since then Edward hasn’t slept through the night, constantly crying and is refusing to eat properly, and his speech has become worse.

He is trying to finish his work contract as soon as possible, so he can take a sabbatical and stay home with Edward. He is almost done with the contract, and figured a nanny for a few hours a day would do Edward some good, getting to meet other people. Although that seems to have come back to bite him. The nanny was not allowed to take him out of their house, so why they were at a market is a mystery. Cassian feels deep relief at seeing his brother asleep in someone’s arms that are not his, sleeping so calmly, it brings tears to his eyes.

Harry can feel the sadness and grief coming off Cassian in waves, mixed in with relief at seeing Edward asleep, so Harry pushes some of his calming grounding presence towards Cassian to keep him calm. Which gets Cassian’s attention to swirl back to him, and he quickly wipes his eyes discreetly and pulls a hand through his hair and says quietly

“I am sorry. I think this is the first time he has fallen asleep in another place than my arms after our parent’s attack, where we lost everyone. And even when he sleeps in my arms, he wakes up from nightmares once an hour. He hasn’t slept properly in weeks, and the healers won’t prescribe sleeping medication to a toddler. So, I would be beyond grateful and in your debt, if you would hold him a little longer. He looks so peaceful and desperately lacks sleep.
I try to be home as much as possible, but I was in the middle of a work contract and they refused to release me from it until the job is done, despite the attack. I hired a nanny for 4 hours a day to stay at my house and take care of him while I work. Which is what I don’t understand, they weren’t supposed to leave the house, especially not to go to a market, since Edward becomes overwhelmed so easily.”

Harry melts. Turns into a puddle. Cassian is hurting himself, but his focus is solemnly on his baby brother. He can feel the deep grief and hurt Cassian has locked away to continue moving forward and not break down, to focus his attention 100 percent on his brother while struggling to keep it together. He is so strong and carrying the burden alone. He shouldn’t be alone. He doesn’t need to be. Cassian was his. If he wanted to be.
Harry would take care of them. Hadrian would protect them and the twins would force feed them back to health, Kian would find a way to get Edward proper sleep without nightmares, and Zander would threaten his contract holder until he releases Cassian from it with full pay. Because that is what his circle does, they protect each other, even from themselves. Harry can already feel it, Hadrian’s protective instincts are flaring, he has his knees locked in place to keep himself from approaching Cassian. Zanders fingertips have flames dancing on them, and the twins have locked their hands behind their backs to keep them from reaching out, Kian eyes are glazed over, probably trying to come up with a solution. That is all Harry needs to know, Cassian is already theirs. Edward is theirs. If they want them.

Harry steps a step closer to Cassian, who still has tears in his eyes

“If you want, we will help you both. Zander and Hadrian will talk to your employer and hunt down Edward’s nanny. Fred and George will give Edward many cuddles and lots of attention. I will help regulate his emotions and keep him calm. Kian will find a solution to his nightmares and keep him healthy.

We will give you time to process, because you haven’t. I can feel it Cassian. The only reason you’re still standing and haven’t collapsed from exhaustion is because Edward is dependent on you. I imagine you haven’t slept in days, and I can feel you have been occluding and hiding your own grief for so long, it’s starting to wear down your mindshields from the inside. We will help you, without needing anything in return.
You can move into another wing of our estate temporarily, if you would like space. But if you do want something more than help, if you want a family, a circle. Then I will gladly accept our soulbond, that I know is there. Edward called out to me via soulmagic. You are ours if you want us. We want you and Edward. Please let us help you.”

Harry lifts his hand up, palm facing up in an offer. Cassian would still need to step closer to take his hand, but the message came across judging by Cassian’s surprised face. He has tears streaming down his cheeks now, and he is shaking and having a hard time standing. But he knows what he wants, what he needs. He takes a shaky step forward and places a hand in Harrys and golden light surround them, and before he notices, relief floods his system and he collapses, but doesn’t hit the hard ground.

Hadrian is holding him on the ground, having pulled Cassian down into himself when he fell. Hadrian  holds his new Mage tightly and rumbles soothingly to settle him. Cassian is shaking in sobs and his exhausted body and mind fully crumble when Hadrian releases his Alpha aura. He enters sub space and his occlumency shields fall. The last thing he remembers before he passes out is Harry sending love through their tentative bond.

Harry watches as his Alpha settles their new Mage, if he didn’t have their new circle child? Circle nephew? In his arms, he would have joined the cuddle pile, but he will just have to remember to reward his Alpha later.

While Hadrian is busy, Zander steps up

“King, is there any more information you need from our circle before we leave and the wards fall?”

Matthew shakes his head

“No Blood Flame. It has become a circle matter now, therefore no longer our jurisdiction. If my superiors demand further information, they will send a query”

Zander nods in approval before he makes a gesture towards the idiot Ace on the ground

“We will be filing a complaint based on mistreatment and threatening behavior towards our submissive, misuse of authority, and failure to comply with orders. What is your pit name?”

“Hawthorn sir” Matthew say with a glint in his eye.

“Good job Hawthorn. If your superiors get on to you, send them my way or contact me yourself. You handled yourself well today. We will be going now. And thank you for your assistance princess Maladyn.”  Zander says gratefully.

Zander looks to his alpha and upon his nod, Zander promptly portals all of them straight home to their nesting room.

“Harry Potter chaos luck strikes again!” Kian slaps both the twins’ heads playfully

“Hush, our new child is sleeping. Bully our chaos blessed submissive later.”

Harry has a feeling that he will never hear the end of this. Like come on...What are the odds…

Chapter Text

As soon as Kian has placed a silencing spell on Edward and Cassian, Harry exclaims

“Okay! I know. I KNOW, I said no chaos today. Butttt look! My chaos resulted in the most precious Mage and an adorable toddler! That’s a win! Despite the stress and heightened emotions, I even think the Gheyo King impressed Zander! “

Harry turns to Zander and says

“That’s why you asked for his pit name, isn’t it? You want to observe him during the Pitt fights in the Hunt!”

Zander nods with laughter in his eyes at seeing his excitable submissive, head in the clouds and happy about their new additions. Zander turns to Hadrian and finds him looking serious, or as serious as one can get sitting on the ground with a Mage in their lap. He looks thoughtful for a few seconds before nodding to him self,

“it’s late afternoon, we will have multiple things to do before sundown. Kian can you give us a full diagnostic scan on our new mage please? he is too light and his magic is erratic.”

Kian steps up and after 30 seconds starts explaining his findings

“His magic is unstable due to lack of sleep and nutrients. He is malnourished and extremely sleep deprived, he averages a few hours of continuous sleep a week for the last 4 weeks. He has been taking potions to stay awake for long durations of time. His body is physically exhausted and in desperate need of undisturbed sleep and blood. He doesn’t seem to have been taking blood since his parents passed, he probably hasn’t had a source for it.
In my professional opinion, I would like to put him in an assisted sleep coma for 24 hours.
His magic needs to uncoil, and his mind needs to process, if what Harry mentioned about the occlumency shields is any indication of his mental health, then his mind needs rest as well, more than the subspace can give him.

I will be giving him multiple potions, same as I did with Harry, just in smaller doses, to make up for the last month. And I will be giving him healers blood too.
If Harry thinks we can keep Edward content and calm for the next 24 hours too, then I would like to put him to sleep right now. He has entered subspace and his mind has shut down, it can last 20 more minutes or hours, but he deserves real rest. It is medically necessary; I can do it without his consent if you want it Alpha.”

Hadrian looks to Harry and asks

“Do you think we can keep Edward calm while Cassian is asleep?”

“Yes, I can feel a parental bond forming between us already, I can keep him calm until Cassian is healthy again, but I imagine Edward will be sleeping a lot too”

“Good. Please put him to sleep Kian, we will deal with the consequences if he gets mad later, his health is more important. “

Kians tension in his shoulders drains steadily and he exhales in relief, before going straight at it, and spelling Cassian into a sleep inducing coma. The twins quickly scramble to prepare a spot on the large bed in the resting room and tucks Cassian in once Hadrian has placed him.

Kian walks up at throws an extensive diagnostic scan at Edward,

“He is much better, I can tell he isn’t eating quite enough, but he is not malnourished or lacking vitamins the same way. But he is for sure sleep deprived and his vitals show that, he needs uninterrupted sleep as much as possible. I don’t want to put him in a coma, but Harry will you be able to use your empathy to keep him calm for the rest of the day? Then I can give him a child safe potion for the night. Any time he is awake, we should feed him small nutritious meals. He needs more protein and fruits. I will prepare his snacks, but we don’t have what is needed here, I will need to go shopping and stop by my parents to get the child potions, I do not have them on hand.”

George chirps in “ Not your fault Kian, even we hadn’t expected this level of Harry Chaos.”

Harry rolls his yes fondly, but truly, he hadn’t expected to become a dad today either. But the little toddler in his arms makes the surprise so worth it.

“I can use empathy for the rest of the day, it is not even making a dent in my magical reserve, he is so tiny.”

Fred cuts in
“Speaking of which, we do not have what we need for a toddler. George and I will need to go to the square and get Edward clothes, nightclothes, bedding, toys and a carrier for Harry, his arms will tire eventually, and I doubt Edward will let go of him until Cassian is awake again.”

Hadrian smiles approvingly at the twins, before nodding and continuing with the plan

“So Kian will go to a market for food, his parents for potions and will cook snacks and the twins will help with the dinner when they get back. Fred and George, with Zander, will go shopping for Edward, I will give you our circle bank account information too. I will figure out who in the world Casians employer is and invite them for a meeting tomorrow morning, and I will contact the Cunninghams to find out about the nanny. Harry will stay here and ground Cassian and Edward with me.
Zander, while you are out with the twins, will you pick up the Hunt program package, and the fight overview for the Pitts? Then Harry will have a chance to plan the next week. “

“Sure thing Hadrian. We need a few sparring sessions planned too.
Fred and George, will you be ready to leave now? I would love to be back before Edward wakes up”

The twins quickly accept and they hurry off with Zander after getting the bank account information. Kian leaves quickly after giving Cassian his first dose of healer’s blood and healing potions.

When it’s just Hadrian and Harry left in the room with their two new sleeping circle members, Harry finally takes a very deep breath and looks at his Alpha, and all he can see and feel from Hadrian is love and determination.

“How are you feeling Treasure? Today didn’t turn out quite as anticipated, but I am very happy we found Cassian and Edward. Imagine what would have happened if Cassian had been forced to continue working himself so hard.

I hope you know, I was teasing you earlier Treasure. My life would be beyond boring without you and I am happy with the family we are building. I don’t want to go back to being the cold and isolated fighter Gheyo. I love you and our bonded, and I cannot wait to build our future circle with you and raise our kids, and I am ecstatic to start with a toddler. Edward will be 100 times easier than a newborn. It will be good practice for when you fall pregnant”

Harry feels tears well up in his eyes and he whines

“Alphaaa, you’re making me cry. I love you so much too and I am so thankful you were pulled to me that day, I will forever be grateful for you. And of course I know you were kidding; you adore me and my chaos. You aren’t made for a simple circle; you would be bored to death. Now come here and cuddle me and Edward. You barely had time to see our new son, or nephew I guess technically. We need to ask Cassian about that once he wakes up. “

Hadrian smiles at his adorable submissive, whose nesting instincts are already showing, he will be a great dad. Hadrian sits down at Harrys back, letting him lean back into his chest to take some of the weight off his back from holding Edward.

“He is absolutely adorable Treasure, he is scrunching his nose but also looks so peaceful”

“Right!? And he looks like Cassian, look at his wavy hair and his eyes were the same brown too. But he broke my heart earlier Hadrian, his feelings were not normal feelings for a toddler, I am afraid he might have watched the attack on his parents” Harry whines instinctively, immediately peppering the little one with light kisses.

“Hmmm maybe we should look into a child phycologist, and perhaps a regular mind healer for all of us. To be honest, I think we could all use it. Maybe not Kian, but no Blood title has ever had it easy. Blood titles are forged. And The twin’s familial situation has had a larger impact on them, than I think they realize. Their parents have done a number on their sense of self-worth, and you, my little submissive, have been through too much. And while you are adapting amazingly, it might be a good idea to process everything as soon as possible, so you can move forward and close that chapter.”

“Hmmm I don’t like it. But it is probably not a bad idea, and if I am not the only one, I think it will be easier. And we deserve to be at our best, and set a good example, I am sure with the way I am collecting bonded, we will have a very interesting circle”

“Speaking of interesting, remember we have that meeting with Crown Prince Raspen in 2 days, have you considered what you want to do about the soulbond to him and Prince Peryton? And have you told the others?”

Harry slumps back into Hadrian chest, looking a little defeated and insecure.

“Yes, everyone knows… And I know they are mine. My soul knows. And I think about them way too often to be appropriate, especially considering I don’t even know if they are aware of us having a  soulbond.
Is it bad that I hope they know and will bring it up? I don’t want to tell them and then potentially get rejected.”

The quiet shaky voice of his submissive makes Hadrian want to portal to Earth and murder his previous guardians.

“I understand. If Raspen doesn’t bring it up on Monday, do you want to talk to him about it with us there? Or do you want him to know ahead of time to give him time to process”

Harry hums deep in thought for a few minutes before answering,

“I think it is only fair to give them time to process, considering I have been doing that for the last week now, and I am still freaking out… Can you perhaps tell them? Without me there? If their control slips, my occlumency shields aren’t strong enough to block out their feeling. And I will not be able to handle it, if their emotions are anything but positive. I have been rejected and cast aside before; I don’t want to feel it in my soul too.”

Hadrian kisses Harry temple and rumbles soothingly

“Sure Treasure, I will contact Raspen and set up a meeting, requesting Peryton to attend. Will you be alright until the others come back? Kian shouldn’t be long. I will get started on my tasks so I can spend the evening cuddling you all. And potentially meet up with Raspen and Peryton, if they have time”

“Of course Alpha, thank you. Will you hand me one of the new books I bought today? The one on the history of parseltongue, please? I will read and cuddle Edward until Kian comes back”

Meanwhile at The Main Square, ‘ Elisse’s Youngling market ’

“Do you need assistance Blood Flame?” a female shop keeper asks Zander politely albeit visibly confused about what Blood Flame was doing in a children’s store.

Zander points helplessly at the twins fussing and driving themselves into a frenzy in the clothing and necessities department

“We acquired a toddler suddenly, 2-year-old boy. I have never even held a kid and my Pareyas are going into a frenzy over what to buy. Can you please help us find something age appropriate and safe? Otherwise, I will never get them home with me tonight”

She giggles softly before nodding and walks straight into the Pareya storm. Zander breathes a little lighter upon seeing her wrangle the Twins with ease.

Zander tries to settle himself, take stock of what he is feeling. But it is in moments like these that he can tell he is missing his suite. Someone to lean on, someone to guide enough to settle his instincts.

Although, honestly, he isn’t sure if even a King or Queen could help him settle at the moment. The thought of a toddler, their toddler, sitting with his submissive right now, stirs something in Zander he hasn’t felt in years. Fear. Doubt. Insecurity. It is something new. Unchartered territory.

The only interaction he has had with children was when they were trafficked in the same containers as him across realms in his childhood. And back then, he could never afford to form attachments, he never knew if they would go to the same underground fighting arena as him, or if they would be sold to the highest bidder at the next boarder.
The one time he asked for another boy’s name was when he was around 9 years old, 4 hours later he saw his limp body be dragged out of the arena, as he himself was thrown in to fight the next creature the entertainers had acquired.

Ever since then, kids had always been something he didn’t think he deserved to have. He saw plenty of kids in his youth, heard them begging to go home, to their parents, to Lady Deaths embrace. He objectively knows that he couldn’t have done anything. He was a prisoner for entertainment just as they were, and he was a kid as well. But he hasn’t been able to shake the feeling that he failed at a task, he wasn’t old enough for.

His lovely submissive hasn’t hidden his wish for a large family and a ton of kids for a second. Zander just hadn’t counted on being hit with his own feeling of incompetence this early. He wouldn’t change it for the world. Cassian seems precious and strong, Edward even more so.

Zander gets torn out of his inner spiral by Harry sending such a strong burst of affection, love, proudness and gratefulness. Harry for sure knows why and about what Zander was spiraling about. He can’t help but smile and send love and gratefulness back down the bond, Harry is quite literally the best thing that has ever happened to him. He is so attentive, so in tune with his bonded. His love and care come without a price, without deals or compromises. He loves them all, and his huge heart and attentive mind make sure they all know it. Often, clearly and loudly.

~

“What did you find Zander?” Fred asks when he sees Zander adding something to their cart.
Fred stops all movement when he sees a slight tint on their Aces cheeks. He elbows George to pay attention.

“Stop with that look! It was just some teddy bears…” Zander says embarrassed, trying to play it off, but the twins know they are missing something. Zander has already put toys and such in their cart before, but that hadn’t garnered this reaction.

“What teddy bears?”

Zander sighs and wipes a hand down his face as he mumbles “A stag and a doe…”

George starts to coo but promptly stops when Zander sends him a harsh glare that promises punishment if continued.  Fred bites his lip to contain a smile

“For Harrys parents?”

Zander nods once before hurrying off to look intimidating elsewhere, leaving the twins to gush over their emotionally shy Ace.

“Do you think he has ever held a child before?”

“I doubt it… Honestly. “

Hadrian’s office, Maruke Estate  

The first thing Hadrian does upon entering his office is ask Marianna if she is available for a quick meeting, or maybe begging is a more appropriate way of describing the message he sends.

“Hello Marianna. I don’t know how much you heard about the market incident with the toddler today. Of course, Harry was in the middle of it, and now I have a new Mage and a toddler in my circle. Both unconscious, my Mage in a coma and the toddler is draped over a purring Harry, who already has major baby fever. The rest of my bonded are out on errands, because we were not prepared to become parents tonight. Please, if you value my sanity, stop by if possible. I can’t leave Harry with the toddler and Mage alone. “

Less than 30 seconds Marianna is in his office laughing. She has the audacity to laugh at him. Hadrian knows, objectively, how utterly bizarre this situation is. And how ironic it is, that the big bad Gheyo Ace Marianna trained for years, has now acquired the most chaos blessed circle, and now a toddler has fallen into their lap out of nowhere.

“Yes yes Marianna, laugh it up. I already told Harry that he is ruining my reputation and that I am going soft. “

“Only you Hadrian, only you. So, I heard that a feisty submissive silenced an Ace Gheyo, I should have known it was Harry. The Ace still hasn’t gotten his voice back as far as I have heard. And I did hear that a toddler had been lost, but a family member found them.” Marianna says trying to establish some sort of control, but she cant help the little smile on her lips

“I guess that is the simplified version. Harry noticed an empathy projection at the market, one that called to his soul. He thought it was a potential soulbonded in despair, but it turned out to be a panicking toddler, Harry went full-on protective submissive and picked the toddler, Edward, up and shielded them in his wings. Harry was able to use his empathy gifts and found a way to reach Edwards brother Cassian. Who shows up, spills how their parents were killed a month ago, and he is alone with Edward but forced to work and his employer won’t let him out of the contract.

Cassian’s health has been affected a lot, because Edward is coping very badly and can barely sleep at all. Harry offered Cassian help, both as his soulbonded but also as his friend. Gave him the option to activate the soulbond or not. Cassian activated it and as soon as he touched Harry he swayed, I caught him. And as soon as he felt a dominant, he entered subspace and his body closed down. Which is why he is now in a coma.

Harry is keeping Edward calm while Kian is getting baby healing supplies and food. The twins and Zander are buying baby stuff and getting the programs for the Pitt. We have found a potential king we are interested in and want to see his schedule, as well as give Harry a chance to prepare for the upcoming fights.”

Hadrian sighs as he sits down and stares at Marianna

“And now I am here. Wondering how this has become my life.
I need to figure out who the hell Cassian Stellamson, storm mage, is, so I can find his employer and deal with them. Edward’s nanny, took Edward out of their house, without permission and left him at the market and has now disappeared, and I need to find her.”

Marianna huffs slightly as she sits down as well

“Harry has to be Chaos blessed, there is no way he is not. I have a contact in the Storm court that I can contact, they should be able to figure out who your new bonded is and who his employer could be. I haven’t heard anything about the nanny, and I have a hard time imagining you can track her down without any more information from Cassian. “

Hadrian nods, Marianna is correct, all he has is a common first name. He shifts in his seat, and notices Marianna squinting her eyes at him

“There is something else bothering you though. What is it?”

“Yeah… Do you remember at the royal meeting at the emergency gate, where Harry wouldn’t touch Prince Peryton, and ended up doing the memory transfer to Alcandor?”

“Ahh yes?”

“Well… that part about him being uncomfortable touching unbonded men was a lie. Harry wouldn’t touch Prince Peryton because a soulbond would have been activated….”

Marianna stares at him with shocked eyes, the silence stretches, until she breaks down in laughter.

“You might… have a royal.. in your chaos circle?”

“Well…technically 2… He wouldn’t touch Crown Prince Raspen either”

That stops Mariannas laugh abruptly and her face turns serious real quick.

“For fucks sake Hadrian. Both you and Harry are Gheyic. You’re making a military circle with all elements. You have the Blood Flame, the Blood Raven, Prince of the air courts and the Crown Prince of the earth court. Your Submissive is from a noble Merrow clan, and he will need a merrow suite to attend court and keep himself grounded. You now have a storm Mage. You aren’t just making a military circle Hadrian; you are making a mixed military circle.
There hasn’t been a mixed military circle in hundreds of years, and never more than 3 elements. And royal circles NEVER have more than one royal. You are starting a revolution; your influence will be incomparable. A potential leader from each court in one military circle. There must be a purpose for this Hadrian. This isn’t just Harry finding attractive bonded, He is soulbonded to each one of you, and then suddenly, soul magic activates from one of his intended soulbondeds brother? That is not how it works. Something larger is at play here. And we will all have to be prepared.”

Well, that got depressing and ominous real fast, Hadrian hadn’t really had time to consider the implications of their growing circle. But of course Marianna will…

“Shit. Even more reason to contact the Princes, we have a meeting with Raspen 2 days from now, and Harry would like to inform Raspen and Peryton about the soulbond between them before, to give them time to process. But Harry doesn’t have enough control over his empathy yet, and if the Princes loses control even for a second, and their reactions are anything other than positive, Harry will lose it. He has been rejected and betrayed by family and friends too many times, he said he couldn’t handle the rejection if he felt it in his soul. But that he would understand if they wouldn’t want to bond with an untrained submissive like him…”

“That poor young man needs to find some self-worth, he is a gem. Anyone would be lucky to have such a kind and compassionate submissive. What do you plan on doing? I understand Harrys concern, especially with his history, and I am sure the Princes will understand. They have after all seen his memories”

“I had planned to ask for a private meeting with Raspen and ask for Peryton to be present, and then give them the facts, explain to them why Harry is not present. Give them the necessary information about our circle and be honest about it. It would kill Harry if they said yes, to only back out later after the learned the rest. So, I will lay everything out so they can make an informed decision. I may even threaten them a little, I don’t think they have forgotten my display for the Fire Princess yet. I will do whatever is best for Harry and the circle, despite the fact I am sure I will get grey hairs early. “

Marianna stares at him, analyzing him deeply. A stare he is used to after so many years of training with her circle. He knows she can read him like an open book, despite how much Hadrian wants to hide it, he knows she sees the stress in his eyes, and the unease and tension in his posture.

“I agree with that idea. I think you should send a shadow to Crown Prince Raspen right now, asking for an audience, and request Prince Perytons presence, they might have time tonight, and the longer you can give them to think, the better for Harry.”

Hadrian had feared that would be her advice, but he knew it would have to be done as soon as possible.

“Can you stay or send a Pareya here if I have to leave before Kian comes home? My instincts won’t let him be alone.”

“Absolutely, no problem”

Hadrian takes a breath and guides one of his shadows and makes it record his message.

“Message for Crown Prince Raspen of the Earth Court, From Alpha Hadrian Maruke of the Peverell-Maruke circle.
I would like to request an audience as soon as possible, on behalf of my circle, to discuss a private matter with you and request that Prince Peryton is in attendance, if possible.”

Hadrian exhales, no going back now. He feels guilty for hoping they won’t have time, but he needs to do this for Harry.

“This is the right thing to do Hadrian. Remember, you are going into the meeting as Alpha Hadrian Maruke, potential bonded, not Blood Raven subordinate, you are not there to take orders. If they agree to bond, you will be their Alpha. Don’t make them think you can’t be that role for them or for this circle. “

Hadrian nods and breathes steadily, he taps into his bond with Harry, and all he gets back is happiness and affection, Harry is no doubt enjoying Edwards sleeping company.
His shadow shoots back into the room and stops in front of him, and Hadrian nudges at it to play the message

“Message for Alpha Hadrian Maruke of the Peverell-Maruke circle, from Crown Prince Raspen of the Earth Court.
Prince Peryton and I are already attending matters in my private office in the earth courts. We await your arrival”

“Shit, I knew deep down they would take it seriously, but I was secretly hoping they were busy…” Hadrian groans dramatically, something no other non-bonded would ever see. But Marianna has dealt with his hissy fits and temper tantrums in the past. She doesn’t bat an eye at his dramatics anymore.

“Put on your discreet Blood Raven armor and go. I will stay here with Harry, he knows I am here, so I will go sit with him. Have fun, and good luck.”

“Thank you Marianna. I needed this”

“You’re welcome, and hey, why don’t you give them an entrance to remember? You have been to his private office before. Shadow straight in.”

Mariannas smile is downright feral, she hasn’t forgotten the disrespect the fire Princess showed them at the meeting, and she is making sure the royals remember it.

He quickly discards some of his more violent weapons and straighten his clothes, counts to 3, gathers his shadows and shadow walk straight into Crown Prince Raspens office.