Harry Potter and Changing Destinies

Chapter 19

The next morning found both couples in the garden enjoying a well deserved breakfast. Harry took in the sight of his sister resting comfortably in Draco’s arms and decided that he needed to tease her a bit.

“That was some display of magic last night Ice. What happened?”

Ali looked at Harry in confusion. “What display of magic Ash?”

“You mean you don’t know?”

“No what happened?”

“I assumed that it was from you but last night the wards of the house shook and the house trembled.”

Draco answered, “Well you know what they say about assuming Harry but why did you think that we had anything to do with the flare of magic?”

Harry laughed, “Yes I know what they say about assuming but the reason I did was because Mione was asleep when the flare happened.”

Ali gasped, “Drac do you think that was when our auras mixed?”

“What do you mean your auras mixed Ali?” Hermione asked.

“While Drac and I were making love last night our auras mixed and I felt our magics flare. I didn’t think that the whole house would be affected.”

Hermione grew thoughtful at Ali’s answer. She could recall reading something about mixed auras during sex but it was just out of reach for her. She knew it signified something important but couldn’t recall what it was.

Harry noticed her thoughtful expression and asked, “Mione love what’s the matter?”

“I can remember reading something about mixed auras but I’m not sure what it was right now. I’ll have to research that. I must say though Ali you are glowing.”

Ali blushed and replied, “You are too Hermione.”

Draco’s arms tightened around Ali as he recalled why she was glowing. Never before had he felt what he had last night. Then a new feeling came over him and he quickly stood, “Hey Harry can I talk to you for a minute?”

“Sure Draco is there a problem?” Harry asked also standing.

“No I just need to go over something with you.”

Both Draco and Harry kissed their wives then walked out of the garden heading to Harry’s training room.

“Ali?”

“Yes Hermione?”

“Do you have any idea what Malfoy wanted to ask Harry?”

“First off Hermione stop calling him Malfoy. I know that you never liked him in school but he has changed so much and I truly do love him. If Harry can forgive him and forge a friendship with him then you can too. Second I have no idea. Sadly mind reading is not one of my powers,” Ali said tongue in cheek.

“I’m sorry Ali. It’s a habit to call him Malfoy. I’ve never thought of him as Draco and I need to now, don’t I?”

“Yes because my dear sister-in-law, he is YOUR family now too. Besides if you want to call him by his last name you forgot the VanLint,” Ali replied with a giggle

Hermione laughed with Ali at that, “I would love to see the look on Lucius face when he finds that out. I can’t stand that man.”

“Neither can I and I have no desire to see him again but sadly he is my father-in-law.”

Hermione shifted in her chair and asked, “When did you ever meet Lucius?”

“Have you ever heard of my father?”

When Hermione shook her head no Ali continued, “Dad was a squib but the VanLint family and fortune has been around since Merlin. From what I can understand from the very limited family history I have found the first Lord VanLint won favor with Merlin and Arthur by helping Merlin train Arthur when he pulled Excalibur from the stone. That is when the first Lord was created Baron VanLint. My understanding was that the first Baron VanLint was Arthur’s right hand man besides Merlin as both were very powerful wizards. To keep the title alive Arthur made a decree that the title would be passed down from father to first born son but in the event that no son was born the first born daughter would inherit. I am only the second daughter to become Baroness VanLint. Lucius knew of my family’s history and the very powerful magic that is in my family and when Dad married a Potter then it was a given that the pureblood fathers would come out of the woodwork asking for my hand.”

Hermione gasped, “Lucius wanted you to marry Draco?”

Ali nodded, “Yes he did. My house wasn’t always under the Fidelus charm like it is now. Before Mum and Dad were killed we had only the standard wards. Lucius came by for a couple reasons. One he wanted me and two he wanted Dad to contribute money to the Death Eaters. I can’t prove it but Ash and I have always suspected that the plane crash that killed my parents was a Death Eater plot. If Dad had given me to Draco in marriage then Lucius would have been able to access my money before I turned 17. After they died Dumbledore brought Ash to be with me.”
“When did they die Ali?”

“Right after Cedric Diggory was killed.”

“So that’s why the order was with Harry at the train station. They took him to the Dursley’s then Dumbledore sent him to you that summer. No wonder Dumbledore didn’t want us contacting Harry.”

“That was part of the reason I assumed. Ash and I were inducted into the order shortly after he arrived here. For our own protection no one and I do mean no one other then Sirius and Remus knew that Ash and I were members. A lot of his anger that year was because Molly was on his case, Snape was a git as usual and our contact was limited once Umbridge became headmistress. If Ash had gotten caught with his mirror she would have confiscated it.”

Hermione nodded in agreement, “True she would have. What I can’t figure out is how Harry kept you a secret for so long. He sucks at Occlumency.”

Ali broke out laughing at that, “No he doesn’t Hermione. He is the best Occlumens there is and he is also a Legilimens master. He knew exactly what he was doing allowing Moldyshorts to access what HE wanted him to access. Those remedial potions lessons that he took with Snape where actually times that Snape and Harry could reach into Moldyshorts mind.”

Hermione looked hurt at one more thing that Ali knew about Harry that she didn’t. Her voice wavered as she asked quietly, “Why doesn’t he tell me these things himself?”

Ali sighed, here was the talk that she really didn’t want to have with Hermione, but she knew that she had to.
“Hermione can I be blunt with you?”

“Yes of course Ali.”

“Well what I need you to do is listen to me and not to take offense at anything that I am going to say. I’m not trying to hurt you but I probably will. As much as I love you my loyalty is with Ash.”

“Why would you hurt me?”

“Because you are not going to like why Ash has kept so much from you. You have always prided yourself on being the smartest witch of your age regardless of how good anybody else was. You liked knowing that Ash and Ron came to you for help in school. What you don’t know is that Harry is doing better in his classes than you are. Do you have any idea how many O.W.L.’s he got?”

“Yes I do. I never treated Harry like that.”

“Yes you do Hermione. Remember Ash tells me everything and has since the moment we met. We have always had a sixth sense where each other is concerned. How do you think I know so much about magic that I was able to do so much so fast? Yes I’m powerful but I still had to know the spells. After Ash would go to bed he would put up a silencing charm around his bed and call me. We would do his homework together. Oh and by the way the potions book that you got so angry about last year? Snape made sure that Harry would get it. It was all planned. And before you get all pissed no I don’t know the whole plan, only Ash does. You have no idea how much you hurt him last year. That’s one of the reasons he turned to Ginny. Trust me I tried to talk him out of that one. So before you get mad and all self-righteous that Ash hasn’t told you something just remember how you have treated him when he does tell you things. It’s not my place at his side anymore it’s yours. But know this Hermione Potter I may step aside and let you stand with him but I will NEVER step away. Hurt him and you WILL deal with me.”
As Ali talked the temperature in the room dropped and Hermione could see ice crystals forming in the air. Ali stood and quickly walked out of the garden.

As Ali walked away Hermione shivered and rubbed her arms trying to warm the chill out of herself. As Ali left Hermione alone all Hermione seemed able to do was keep repeating the things that Ali had said to her.

“She had hurt Harry with her pride in her smarts. How was that possible? He always seemed happy for her? But, wait he always put on a ‘I’m ok’ face when they discussed his time with the Dursleys and he had done that a couple of times in the last few years when she talked about her grades or reports or whatever. Maybe she had hurt him? Oh, God she had hurt Harry! How could she! She was the worst woman ever! She had to go talk to Harry, apologize to him…” but she just couldn’t gain the courage to get up and go.

Instead she stood up and headed to her and Harry’s room to do some serious studying. She wanted to see if she could figure out what Lily was talking about in her journal, look up some medi-witch potions and spells, see if she could figure out the last Horcrux besides Nagini and where the other two Death Hollows had disappeared too. While she hid away from herself and the others in the room Draco and Harry had their own discussion and Ali headed their way in a wave of cold.

Ali walked quickly to the training room she was unaware of the plunging temperature surrounding her and the ice crystals forming on the surface of everything that she passed.

Harry and Draco walked into the training room and both sat on the floor. Harry waited for Draco to begin.

“Harry are you sure that Ali came into her full powers in the vault?’

Harry was shocked at Draco’s question. “I was but why do you ask?”

“I can sense magic. I always have been able to. That’s how I knew you were so powerful. When Ali and I met I could sense the magic that she had but it wasn’t connected to her. Last night when our magic’s flared Ali’s powers grew. Harry what I sense from her now I’ve only sensed once before.’

Harry grew thoughtful. “When have you sensed that kind of power before?”

“You.”

“Me? You mean to tell me that you sense more power from me then anyone? Come on Draco I find that very hard to believe. Hell Dumbledore was more powerful than me.”

“Bullshit. Yes Dumbledore has power and other then you he was probably the most powerful wizard but damn Harry the man was 140 years old of course he was going to be powerful. Power always grows over the years and what I’m telling you is that you and Ali are the most powerful wizard and witch alive right now.”

Harry smirked “Even more then you?”

Draco laughed “Oh hell yeah even more than me, but I’m no slouch in the magic department. I could give you a good fight.”

“You always have been able to. I’ve never had anyone come close to out dueling me in DADA.”

“That’s because Ali wasn’t at Hogwarts.”

“True if she had been I would have gotten into more trouble than I did.”

“Yes you probably would have. I can tell you though you would have had some serious competition in Quidditch if Ali had been there.’

“What do you mean Draco?”

“Ali is just as good of a seeker as you but she flies better. I can’t even keep up with her.”

“Really? I’m going to have to get her up in the air then.” As Harry spoke both he and Draco started rubbing their arms as the temperature plunged. As ice crystals formed Draco looked at Harry in concern.

“Ali.”

Harry stood as fast as he could. “Damn what pissed her off?”

Draco also stood. “I don’t know but we need to find her. She has got to learn to control her emotions.”

As they opened the door they were both shocked to see Ali sitting on the floor an icy cloud surrounding her. As she rocked back and forth they could her mumbling. “How could I say that? Ash is going to kill me.”

Draco dropped down next to his wife and unmindful of the bone chilling cold around her he wrapped his arms around her whispering in her ear. “Shh my love Harry isn’t going to kill you. He loves you just as much as I do. Hush now and calm down.”

Ali continued to cry not knowing that her tears were freezing to her face. Draco gasped as his blood began to freeze in his veins. Gasping in pain he looked at Harry “Help me man she is literally freezing my blood, and you are what is upsetting her right now. If you don’t get her calmed down she will kill me.”

Harry cast a warming spell around Draco and Ali but Ali’s magic didn’t allow the spell to take effect finally Harry let his fire power build. Allowing the inner flames to travel down his arms and into his hands he placed his hands on Draco unfreezing him. Looking Ali straight in the eye he said firmly “ICE! Stop it now or you will kill your husband. No matter what you said or did I could never hurt you. Get control NOW!”

Draco continued to hold her tightly against his body letting his love fill her. “Come on my love come back to me. Harry and I aren’t going to get mad at you please Ali.” Tears began to fall from his own eyes as he tried to reach his wife. “Please Hun I need you I love you come back to me.”

Ali felt the frozen tear drop hit the top of her head. Gradually she heard Harry and Draco begging her to come back to them. As she became aware of the plunging temperatures that she was causing she reached inside herself and began to pull back her magic. “Drac? Ash? What happened?”

Draco hugged her tightly and looked at Harry. At his unspoken question Harry nodded and both cast a warming spell around the three of them.

“You lost control Ice. Something upset you and you were causing the temperature to drop and all the water in the air to freeze. Oh yeah you also almost killed your husband.”

“WHAT?!? How did I do that?” Ali looked at Draco and felt sick when he nodded. “Oh Merlin Drac I’m so sorry I would never hurt you.”

“Sorry’s bullshit Ice now tell me what caused you to lose control like that.”

“Harry! That’s not very nice Ali is sorry.” Draco said.

Ali put a hand on his arm. “No its ok. Ash and I tell each other all the time that sorry is bullshit. We’ve never allowed each other to get away with anything just by saying ‘I’m sorry’. However Ash I really am this time. As to what caused this I said something to Hermione that made me mad and upset her. I am well aware of the fact that my powers are tied to my emotions but what do you mean I almost killed Draco?”

It was Draco who answered her. “Harry and I realized you were upset when the temp started to plunge in the training room. We opened the door to try and find you. You were sitting down surrounded by an icy cloud repeating ‘He’s going to kill me’ over and over again. I sat beside and wrapped my arms around you but I couldn’t reach you. The temperature caused my blood to literally freeze in my veins. Harry tried to put a warming spell but your magic wouldn’t let him. He finally had to place his hands on fire and hold then on me to keep my blood from freezing anymore. Then you came back to us.”

Harry dropped down on the floor next to Ali and Draco and put his arms around her. “Now that you are calm mind explaining what in the hell just happened?”

Ali pulled away from Draco and burrowed into Harry’s embrace, her tears soaking his shirt. “I’m sorry Ash. Hermione got all mad that I knew things that she didn’t and I finally told her why you trusted me and not her. I didn’t mean to break your confidence and hurt her but I did and now you are never going to trust me again!”
Harry slowly rocked her back and forth tugging her onto his lap. Rubbing her back softly he said “Ali I will always trust you with everything that I have. You are my sister, my twin, the other half of me. I can’t live without you in my life so don’t you worry about that anymore.”

As Draco watched in amazement at the bond between Harry and Ali he heard a soft cry. He looked over to see Hermione listening and staring at the scene in front of her, crying. He quickly stood and walked over to her, a little hurt that neither Harry nor Ali was aware that he had moved away from them.

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