Beneamato

** I’m so so sorry that this has taken me so long to get out to you. Also, in case you were wondering, Archaios is Greek for ‘ancient’.

“Will he be alright?” Lily asked, worriedly staring after her son.

“Yes, he’s just trying to absorb all of that and accept it,” Draco answered first.

“He’s strong, he’ll be alright, Lily,” Severus assured his old friend.

“So is it safe to assume that he’s chosen all three of you as his mates?” James asked.

The three of them looked at each other. “Maybe. We have no choice, as you know,” Remus answered.

“Well, we know you have been his mate since he was born but we didn’t know about you two,” Sirius responded.

“Fair enough. Draco is a Veela and Severus is a Vampyre. They’re both his mates as well. We think he’ll choose all of us,” Remus told them.

“Hopefully anyway,” Draco added, slightly worried.

“I think he will, Draco,” Severus stated.

“I don’t think he’ll let any of you die or anything,” Sirius added. Remus nodded his agreement.

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Harry walked to the park that was just a couple blocks away and sat under the shade of a tree. There were too many people out today and he was worried about running into someone while he was thinking. he leaned his head back against the tree trunk and stared into the leaves.

*Okay, the Archaios thing does seem absolutely perfect. I won’t have to choose between Draco, Severus, or Remus. Wings will be cool too. Being taller will be nice. The houses and money will be nice to have too.

*Although, why Dumbledore never told me is a different story all together. Maybe I’ll ask his portrait when I get to Hogwarts.

*Being the Heir does explain why I’ve always been so comfortable in the castle and how I’m always able to easily escape from Voldemort when I’m there, He was thinking specifically of his 1st, 2nd, and 4th years when help had always arrived when he needed it.

Harry closed his eyes as he thought more. *What about Ron and Hermione though? They already don’t like me having Severus, Draco, and Remus. Maybe I should just wait to see what happens at the birthday party Mrs. Weasley’s throwing me. Which, I should ask her to move until the day after my birthday so I’ve already changed.*

With that decided, Harry got back up and made his way back to Privet drive. he knew he’d be okay now and knew Draco, Remus, and Severus would stand beside him the entire time.

Everyone was still in the living room when he got back to the house. He resumed his seat on Severus’ lap and turned to his parents and Sirius. “So now we’re just going to catch up, right?” He asked.

“You’re okay now?” Sirius asked, narrowing his eyes.

“Yeah. I move on to the accepting part really quick now. I’m just worried about Ron and Hermione at this point,” He answered.

“Why are you worried about them? I’m sure Hermione will be able to find everything she possibly could want to know in the Library,” Sirius stated.

“They’re already thinking of possible ways any of them,” Harry gestured to his mates. “Can be killed by each other if I don’t choose one of them. I don’t think they’re going to like this very much. Besides, Ron tends to think that I’m attention seeking already.”

“Oh. Well, you don’t have to tell them right away, Harry,” Sirius stated.

“That’s not important right now anyway. What is, is that we only have roughly 21 hours before you three have to go back,” Harry insisted.

Lily smiled at her son and James, Lily, and Sirius began catching up on Harry’s life. They, Remus, and Severus even shared stories from when they were young.

By the time Lily, James, and Sirius’ 24 hours were up, Harry was ready to drop from sleep deprivation.

“Harry, always remember that you are not alone. Though some friends may leave you, you will always have your mates and us,” Lily hugged her son close to her before they had to leave.

“If Ron and Hermione can’t accept these new changes in you then they can’t truly accept you,” Sirius took his turn hugging his godson.

“And remember, have fun and live for yourself, no one else,” James hugged his son last. The three of them had said their goodbyes to everyone else by now.

With smiles on their faces, they were surrounded by white orbs and disappeared. Though he had a smile on his face, there were tears running down Harry’s face. Remus, Severus, and Draco all surrounded Harry, holding onto him.

“Come on, cub, let’s get you to bed,” Remus said, though it was Severus who picked him up and carried him into their room. Somewhere on the way up, Harry fell asleep in the Vampyre’s arms.

The next morning Harry woke up at about 4am to find himself tangled together with all of his mates. Draco was already awake. After a shared look the two of them carefully slid out of bed so as to not wake Remus and Severus.

“How are you feeling this morning?” Draco asked.

“Better. About Sirius’ death, Ron and Hermione, everything really,” The two of them were walking down to the kitchen to get breakfast.

“Good,” Draco smiled, happy for his mate. They stopped in the kitchen and faced each other. Harry wrapped his arms around Draco neck and Draco wrapped his around Harry’s waist, pulling the slightly shorter wizard close to him. “Love, will you be okay if they don’t accept you?” The Veela asked quietly.

“Yes,” Harry answered after a moment. “Like my mum said, I’ll always have them and you, Severus, and Remus.”

“You’re sure you’ll be okay?”

“Yes. I’ve kind of been expecting them to start breaking away from me. I mean, mine and Ron's friendship has been rocky since 4th year. And Hermione and I were never as close as I thought we were, as it turns out. Besides, they’d never accept all of this so they can’t accept me, like Sirius said,” Harry sighed, burying his face against Draco’s neck.

Harry kissed his way up Draco’s neck from where he’d buried his face in it. He kissed along the blond’s jaw an chin before capturing his lips in a slow kiss. Draco’s arms tightened around Harry’s waist as he deepened the kiss. Harry jumped slightly when he felt a pair of lips on the side of his neck but relaxed when he felt hands settle on his hips he immediately recognized the hands as Severus’.

Harry tilted his head back against Severus’ shoulder, breaking his kiss with Draco. A new pair of lips, Remus’ he knew, captured his as Draco began kissing down the other side of Harry’s neck.

“Oh god, I’m sorry,” Harry blushed crimson and broke away from his mates as soon as he heard Aunt Petunia’s voice. Remus, he now noticed, was standing behind Draco with his hands on the Veela’s hips, the same way Severus had been with Harry.

“Good morning, Petunia,” Remus smiled at the woman.

Shaking her head slightly, Petunia asked, “What would you boys like for breakfast?”

“Harry,” Draco answered without thinking, then instantly flushed scarlet. Severus and Remus smirked and Harry’s blush, which had been fading, flared back fully.

After breakfast, Severus whispered to Harry,” You look positively edible when you blush,” Which caused the blush to return full force.

“Harry! You have a package!” Aunt Petunia called from the front door where she’d gone to get the morning paper. She carried in the non-descript, brown box and set it on the table.

Remus magically scanned it before nodding to show it was free of any curses. Harry pulled off the lid and slammed it back on. “Oh gods,” He whispered. Inside the box were two human hearts.

** So, what do you think? I know, it’s a cliffhanger, but there’s not much that can be done about that. Although, I could tell you what’s going to happen next, but that’s just no fun. Anyway, I’ll try to get the next one out as soon as I possibly can.
-Arsenic Requiem