Sidhe Rising ch 11 NaNo 2007

Well another one done

I think one more chapter and then back to Hogwarts for the group


no warning for this chapter except for blushing Weasley's




“Are you looking forward to your friends coming over tomorrow?” Katre asked over a late breakfast, not needing to go into work until after lunch and then only so he could take care of some paperwork.


Nodding his head and swallowing his mouthful of cereal Harry only had slight misgivings about tomorrow, “Neville will be joining them, he is bringing a large number of seeds and starts to some of the magical plants I asked him to find and he is going to help get the medicinal gardens planted.” Smiling he added, “plus the twins and Ron should be happy to get to go back home after tomorrow, though I am not sure if Ron is looking forward meeting up with his mother after putting her off for a week their time.”


Studying Harry, “are you worried about how they will take your heritage, after all you can still glamour your eyes, or is it something else.” Katre wondered, as he looked happy yet his body language told him he was nervous for some reason.


Shaking his head “No if I am to be king of my court I need to have those close to me know my true self, that way they can keep their ears open so to speak to feed me rumors and such.” Drinking some fruit juice as he tried to put into thoughts what was bothering him, “I think what I am nervous about is not how they are going to react to Draco, but what my reaction will be if they do something stupid or hot headed.” Harry was thinking about Ron when he said that , but did not rule out Sirius either.


“That is understandable, when it comes to Sidhe and their children we are irrational and fierce warriors, he is after all carrying our son.” Katre smiled at the thought and that night in particular.


Glancing down at his crotch his body seemed to like the idea of reliving that night too. “The best thing to do then is to take them immediately to the farm and explain to them about Draco and give it a chance to settle in, for them to become used to the idea before bringing them back for lunch. I can always removed the memory if it becomes necessary for his safety.” Smirking Katre whispered, “I will have had a chance to comfort Draco for several hours and he will be nice and relaxed for the first meeting.”


Timed just as Harry was taking a drink he snorted into his glass and coughed as the juice tried to come out his nose before he started laughing, “rode him into the ground more like it.”


Draco blushed deeply from across the small table, ever since he had been changed into a Brooder he had been treated like an equal, and when it became known that he was pregnant he was treated like a king. Or like the kings consort he was at the moment.


Laughing at Draco’s blush that was very noticeable against his fair complexion “Looks like he likes that idea.” Harry snorted with laughter, before glancing under the table towards Katre’s crotch “looks like you like the idea too,” more laughter, this time all three of them.


Reaching across and caressing Draco’s cheek, causing the blond to lean into the soft touch “I will protect you with everything I am and any by any means. You carry the future of our world.” Harry told him as his hand slipped down to hover on Draco’s belly.


“Speaking of that,” Katre interrupted, “You might wan to go a little early and claim your birthright out loud, that will open another facet of your power and give you the ability to sense others of Sidhe blood and align your magic so it will be easier for you to find the Sithen in your world.” Using his fork like a pointer he added, “Finding or creating the new Sithen should be one of the first priorities you do when you leave here and before you travel back to that school.”


Sighing “If it was not for the fact that I need to be there to protect my friends and corner the old man in public I would not go back I would find the Sithen and work on bringing my people back,” Harry told him putting his fork down, “That old man knows something, there had to be a reason he has been manipulating me all this time, the has to be a reason other than using me as a figurehead to bring order to the government.”


“That may very well and true,” Katre told hi m as he took his plate to the sink to wash it before placing it in the rack to dry. “But that makes him very dangerous to you and Draco both, if he decided that the best way to control you is through Draco he will not hesitate to do it given his record of decisions he has made about you in the past.”


Harry’s power flared briefly as he angrily retorted, “He will get a fist hand taste of what the hand of flesh can do.”


“Just be very careful my cousin, Prince of Flesh.” Katre was more formal than he wanted to be and like Harry did not trust the old man.”


“Always my cousin, King of Life and Death,” Harry automatically replied as formally acknowledging the bounds of family. “I shall be back just after breakfast with the others, I am going to get dressed now and take off that will give me about five hours to get everything done that I need too before needing to let them through the mirror.” leaning over Harry pulled the still seated Draco into a kiss and briefly caressed the blonds crotch before making his way towards the entry.


Mind totally on the matters ahead Harry browsed through the wardrobe looking for the right look, he wanted dangerous and something that screamed pure sex underneath, he wanted to keep Ron and the others off balance as long as possible, hopefully making it easier for them to accept the changes in him.


Plucking the soft leather from the rod that extended from the rack as it responded to his desire, he found it strange that the Sithen seemed to respond and anticipate his every move, more so now that Draco was pregnant. Sliding into the pure black skintight leather he looked into the mirror and adjusted the crotch a little before smiling, this would do nicely as it left very little to the imagination. Walking back through the arch he placed his hand on the mirror waiting for it to ripple with activation once it recognized him and stepped through the ripples into the Forbidden Forest.


Stepping onto the wide branch Harry gazed around the night sky knowing that he still had a good three and a half hours before false dawn appeared. Opening his senses Harry did not feel anything nearby, starting down the branch stairway that grew in response to the mirror with its bark Harry was soon on the ground and walking deeper in the forest looking for a clearing where he could see the night sky. Passing animals out and about on their nightly foraging became still or ran and hid as the softly glowing figure passed them, not wanting to attract its attention.


Gazing into the star filled sky Harry felt a calmness descend around him and whispered without realizing it, “ancient powers that move guide and protect me and mine.” All around him the night sounds faded away and the world became still. “I accept my heritage and my royal blood, I vow to protect what is mine and my people. The Unseelie court once again has a King.” An ancient magic controlled the words Harry spoke as the scent of leather and roses cascaded through the air amidst bells tolling through the countryside.


Noticing how brightly he was glowing and wondering where the words had come from Harry felt something stir deep inside him and unfold. An explosion of fire ran through his veins as a voice called out form the to still darkness “A choice before you young King.”


Visions of possible futures passed before Harry’s eyes as he stood rooted to the spot as powerful ancient magic woke and demanded he choose.


“I…” Harry whispered stopping the thousands of Visions, then almost screaming “I choose Unseelie…Made in my image,” he demanded to the ancient powers.


The sound of the largest bell in the world being struck sounded and the very vibration was felt as the wave passed through the world, The Unseelie walked once more and they had a King.


Picking his aching body up off the ground where he had fallen after magic worked through him Harry looked skyward to see the first rays of the false dawn and was shocked, where had the time gone he wondered. Slowly walking back towards the tree came across a band of Centaurs that were patrolling the forest.


Staring at each other the leader of this hunting pack did not know what to do, he had felt the strange Magic being worked and now it seemed that the horrors of legend once more walked their forest if the tri-colored eyed individual was any indication. Very unsure on how to respond to the situation as any mover on their part could be construed as an act of aggression the Centaurs stood their afraid to move.


Being the first to move Harry looked up to the light breaking through the leaves as dawn arrived and hearing a sound off to one side whipped his head in its direction and fastened his tri-color eyes on the Centaur breaking through the underbrush onto the path bow raised and moving in his direction. Eyes widening a he saw the muscles strain and the hatred in the eyes of the Centaur Harry knew that he was going to let lose the arrow. Time seemed to slow as Harry watched the arrow slowly move past the notch and twirl s it took flight, stepping to the right and forward he let the arrow pass harmlessly and power boiling inside him in rage he raised his hand and thought back to the first time he had used his hand of power and one word echoed through his mind ‘flesh’.


Auricles watched in horror as Bane screamed out in defiance towards the intruder at let loose his arrow, he felt the need to lose control of his bowels as he watched the glowing one raise a hand and Bane scream in again as he started to fold in upon himself, folding over and over again until what was on the inside now was the outside. And to increase his horror the screams though muffled continued.


Turning around to face the nervously shifting Centaurs behind him Harry told them as he coldly gazed at them before walking through their frozen in place bodies, as fear kept them from moving, “What can be made and can be unmade, have care, to attack me or mine means death.”


Walking through the Centaurs as he continued on the path through the forest Harry knew with a certainty that the Centaurs would not move except to breath until he was out of sight. Examining the incident while walking Harry concluded that he felt nothing, no guilt or relief just a sense of loss at the needless waste of life. A life brought down in hate.


Striding up the branch steps Harry stopped on the wide branch holding the mirrors and seeing that they were blank moved between them and sat down and closed his eyes, he was going to have to think about everything that happened that morning and what it would eventually mean.


Several hours later when the mirror chimed waking Harry from deep thought he opened his eyes to see several dozen tiny fairies sitting in the branches above his head. Smiling at them he slowly stood up and ignored the chiming of the mirror for a moment, holding is hand up with his finger extended as a perch he waited until one of the braver fairies flew down and landed on his fingers, its tiny butterfly size wings stilling as it sat down, folding its legs underneath it as it returned the smile. Getting the impression that the little ones wanted to go back with Harry he asked, “you do know this is not my Sithen, my court and even this world, are you sure you still wish to go?”


Getting the impression of an affirmative along with the tiny nod of a head Harry placed his hand on the mirror leading back to the court of the King of Life and Death and after it started to ripple told them softly, “It is safe to travel through now, go left after exiting the mirror to the forests within.” The tiny creature leaped from Harry’s finger and as its brethren made its way through the mirror it flew close and brushed a kiss across Harry’s cheek before joining the others.


Once the Fairies had made their journey Harry reached out and touched the other mirror and was rewarded with the mirror clouding over and then clearing showing Padfoot and the others, including Neville and a large amount of greenery. “Hello, glad you could join us Neville,” he smiled in welcome, “and I see you brought more than expected,” he pointed to all the boxes of plants.


Neville blushed shyly before laughing, “Well you did say you wanted to buy enough cuttings to start your own farm, and I did need some extra spending money to buy a start of Equisetum hyemale magicus, so I spent the last week potting up cuttings from my greenhouse.”


“Can they be shrunk down or something,” Harry asked seeing the twelve fruit case like boxes.


Picking one of them up and stacking it one top another Neville told him, “they are alike magical trunks, bigger on the inside and with a feather light charm applied. I saved them as this is what the fertilizer I use comes in, they make great transport boxes.”


Shaking his head in amusement “When you see the mirror start to ripple like water being disturbed it is safe to walk through it, since there is not a whole lot of room over here walk from the one mirror into the other, we’ll talk once we get through.” Harry told them as he placed his hand on the mirror to the Sithen and after it rippled and a few stray fairies flew through placed his opposite hand on the mirror that he was talking to and felt around for the connection and fed it some power he pulled from the surrounding area and widened and strengthened the energy thread, after a few moments it too rippled.


Fred and George were the first ones through, stopping only long enough to gape at Harry a moment before continuing through the second mirror. Remus and Sirius were through next and acted like the wanted to stop and hug the stuffing out of Harry but their arms were full and Harry’s was occupied by holding the two mirrors open, so they reluctantly went through also. Neville and Ron came last and Harry did pat Ron on the shoulder as he passed by before following him through the mirror. Wood nymphs and others that had heard the call go out started to set up camp near the mirror knowing that soon it would open again and they in turn go to the High Court Sithen.


Walking through the mirror to the entry to the tail end of Ron shouting at the twins Harry took one look as the two were in a race to strip and broke down laughing before being engulfed in a hug from Sirius. Hugging back for a second Harry swatted him away, “Hey know no getting the leather wet, you know how hard it is to clean this stuff,” he laughed.


Sirius laughed and took a good look at his godson, “I have been worried that Dumbledore would find some way to find you,” staring at his godson he started to take in the changes, he was taller and while still thing had filled out somewhat, he actually looked healthy for once. Resting his gaze on those deep tri-colored eyes Sirius started to relax before his mind pulled violently into reverse…tri-colored eyes before blurting out, “your eyes, what happened to your eyes?”


Unsnapping the buttons on his shirt Harry started to disrobe as he walked towards the wardrobe, “I came into my heritage early, it’s a long story that I will explain it more over the next couple of days fully.” Harry said as he started to peel off his leather pants so he was totally naked once more.


“OI, what are you doing…Harry your starker’s like these two gits,” Ron screamed out as he turned bright red and ran to face the wall, as if examining the fine detail.


Snorting, “Ron this is my house, well my cousins actually, and I plan to be comfortable, we normally only wear clothes when we leave,” Harry told him as he looked at the grinning faces of the twins who were wagging their hips at their brother and laughing. “You do what you feel comfortable with, I certainly am not going to make you undress, though I think before your time is up you will be highly uncomfortable with other changes in my life so this will seem almost normal,” Harry was thinking about Ron’s reaction to finding out about Draco.


Blushing, more from the twins suggestive movements than anything else Neville started to point to the crates to ask where Harry wanted them to go and yelled out, “HEY, Harry my plants…” as he watched them sink into the ground and disappear.


Asking the Sithen to return the empty crates to a spot along the wall “It’s ok Neville the Sithen will return the empty crates after planting everything in the proper place around the forest,” Harry steered the group out of the entry and towards the beach. “Sirius to answer your question my eyes are not being hidden by glamour right now, I will hide them once I get back but see no reason to hide who I am here.”


Looking around the tropical setting Remus looked up and noticed a glass dome high up covering the area, thinking that they could be anywhere in the world he eagerly listened in the answer to Neville’s question.


“Well Neville time runs differently in the Sithen, currently for every three and a half hours we spend in here only an hour passes by in the outside world,” Harry held back that the outside world was not the same world they had just moments before.


“Your telling me that we get to spend three days here with you and only a day will pass outside?” Sirius beamed at the information thinking of all the time he could spend getting to know what his godson wanted and needed.


Butting in “The real question Sirius is if Harry has been gone nine days in our world how long has been in this one, he looks to rested and healthy.” Remus interrupted with his own question as they reached the beach.


Standing in the water looking away from the group Harry decided in for a pound and all that rot, “Roughly forty five days give or take a few hours.” Walking a little further into the water he called back before diving in ‘Any one for a swim?”


Stunned by the admission Remus turned back in time to see Harry dive into the water after changing the conversation, effectively sidetracking the questioning, sighing he felt Sirius place his hand on his shoulder, “Leave it moony he will tell us what we need to know all in good time, I think he is giving us a chance to take in the fact he is different and leave if we are uncomfortable.” Starting to remove his clothing Sirius walked towards the water where the rest had gone in swimming, “I for one don’t plan on running away again.”


Tired form swimming and having fun Harry walked out of the water and sat down heavily on the beach waiting for the others to join him, he had felt the Sithen nudge him that it was getting close to time for Katre and Draco to join them. Waiting until the last of them sat down near him he sighed “Guys it is decision time,” holding up his hand to stop anyone from interrupting, “no matter what you will get the protection for your mind, it is the other secrets you need to decide if you want in on, I want to tell you know that there is no going back, you are either with me or my cousin will remove the memories that you ever met me, it is that serious.”


Sirius looked over at Remus and noticed he was as pale as he felt and waited to see if anyone would speak up.


Ron looked at his brothers and noticed the fun loving attitude was gone from their face replaced by one of determination, “I went against you once and placed our friendship in jeopardy, never again.”


“Even if I told you, you had to be nice to someone you loath and hate, even protect them?” Harry asked eyes searching Ron’s for any hint of hesitation.


“Sure mate, it’s not like you are asking me to be friends with that arrogant git Malfoy…” Ron trailed off seeing Harry’s expression darken somewhat before turning cold and blank. Bloody Merlin’s balls he thought it is Malfoy. So m any emotions played out on his face before he finally asked in a small voice, “Tell me why Harry, after all he’s done to us why should I protect him?”


Ignoring the others looks as they finally understood some of what was going on though not in the way they thought, “He is carrying my son,” Harry told him ignoring the others response watching the one he was most worried about.


He is carrying my son Ron heard over and over as he was stunned before thinking something was not right, going over in his head all the different things his father had told them over the years on how to tell if one was under enchantment or potion, nothing fit and spit out “Your son…You and Malfoy?”


Shaking his head no Harry simply repeated, “He is carrying my son, that is why I am asking all of you to protect him if needed.”


“But Harry…” Fred looked at his brother.


“Wizards can’t get…” George then glanced at the other.


Pregnant, well Except…” Fred was curious at the others reactions, he did not think Neville and the two adults would have gone so pale.


For old Fairy Tales…” they said together before adding to the others “What?”


Neville the first to act on the knowledge jumped up and started pacing all the while muttering under his breath, “Tri-color…” then he muttered something about, “I know I have heard Sithen before…” before facing the lake and freezing as realization set in, the male pregnancy was the key, he said carrying his son, not having his son. Neville hissed out softly “Sidhe, Unseelie Sidhe.”


Schooling his expression as carefully as he could before turning back and facing Harry, Neville asked in a stutter, “H…How?”


“How am I Sidhe you mean?” Harry waited until Neville nodded his head, “through my mother.”


“But I thought your mother was Muggle born, I mean it is common knowledge…”Ron trailed off seeing the looks of understanding on Sirius face and thinking back to the conversation about Harry’s mum’s strange behavior.


Flopping back down in the sand Neville knew of the old stories his Gran drummed into his skull growing up, most of them horror stories of what would happen to bad withes or wizards that would not behave and mind their elders. Finding out the person who had helped him and was becoming his friend was the monster in the closet left him floundering. Sitting up and making a decision, Neville might not be the bravest but Harry had always been there for him and fought for what he believed in but tried to help others in the process, which meant he was not evil. “Sorry Harry it was a shock, most purebloods learn of the Sidhe from their parents, they tell misbehaving children if they do not mind the Sidhe will come and get them.”


Piercing Neville with his stare “I am not evil Neville and the Unseelie are not evil or dark or whatever label the corrupt Wizarding world wants to pin on us. We are different we think differently and when attacked show no mercy and are lethal when protecting what is ours and we can be very creative in punishing those offenders.” Harry closed his eyes, “This morning I was in the forest several hours before it was time for you to contact me, a roving band of Centaurs found me and one of them attacked me, he will be a long time dying I think, unless one of the others put him out of his misery.”


Opening his eyes he saw Ron was pale and Neville looked expressionless, while the rest looked relieved, “So I must ask you now, all of you if you will protect those I tell you to no matter if they were your enemy a second before, and if you will keep my secrets until I reveal to the world who I am?”


Into the pause from Harry’s question Katre and Draco walked up toting a several large baskets filled with lunch. Draco setting his load down and looking around and seeing all the intense stares felt nervous and went over to Harry and crawled into his lap and curled up face pressed against Harry’s stomach.


Shocked at a naked Draco walking up, and then of all things crawling into Harry’s lap and hiding like some scared three year old Ron vowed, “I will protect Draco for you Harry and your secrets,” after seeing Draco react like this he knew deep down he had changed and needed protected.


The twins followed quickly giving their vow followed by Sirius which left Remus and Neville who asked, “Will you make sure the Lestrange’s suffer Harry? If so I’m in.” glad the smile that promised pain and suffering was not directed at him Neville gave his vow satisfied that justice would be done.


Remus the last to go, and the brakes of the marauders back in the day, the one who made the others think things through so that they were not caught when things mattered, “You have my vow and Pledge Harry.”


Hearing all those who he once tormented vow to protect him Draco peeked up and slowly uncurled and sat leaning against Harry and smiled in thanks to the others, he even helped dish out the food as they dug into the picnic baskets.