Beneamato

Okay, I know a number of you were hoping that the hearts belong to Hermione and Ron, but if I killed them, I couldn't have fun with them later. So it's not them. Read on, my gentle snowflakes. (Sorry, I just finished watching Lewis Black, Black on Broadway. I love that man, he's funny as hell.)

"Harry? What is it?" Remus asked. All three of his mates had their wands drawn and were on edge while Aunt Petunia was slowly backing away from the table.

Silently, Harry slid the box to Severus. Severus opened it with Draco and Remus looking over his shoulder. Draco closed his eyes, put his hand over his mouth, and back away. Remus and Severus grimaced but stayed where they were. There was a note inside, completely free of blood, that Remus handed to Harry.

Potter,
The two of them came to me claiming that they could tell me where you were. It would seem you have a Secret Keeper, which is rather unfortunate for your uncle and cousin, isn't it? Although, now that I think of it, you won't really miss them, will you? Not if they were willing to give me your location. Too late now.

Lord Voldemort

"We have to get out of here. Now!" Harry turned to his mates. "Voldemort knows where to find me if he could get this here. Aunt Petunia, only pack the vitals."

"Harry! I'll help her pack. Remus, Draco, pack our room and turn it back to what it used to be," Severus instructed quickly. All three wizards returned in a matter of a minute or two to the kitchen.

Severus picked up a plate, turned it into a Portkey, and all five members of the house were whisked away just as Deatheaters and Voldemort stormed into the house.

"How could he have found me?" Harry asked the instant they got to where ever they were going.

"I'm not sure, Love. Let's go inside and talk more there," Severus responded.

Harry took the time to look at where exactly they were. They were in the middle of a forest in front of a castle. It appeared that the forest had grown around the castle. "Where are we?" He asked.

"We are at the home of Carlisle, my Order leader," Severus answered. "We'll be safe here."

"Severus, it is good to see you. And in such good health as well. I assume this has something to do with your mate?" A man with short blond hair, extremely pale skin, and crystal blue eyes greeted Severus at the door of the castle.

"It does. Carlisle, this is my mate, Harry and his aunt Petunia. You remember Remus and Draco of course. Harry, Petunia, this is my Order leader, Carlisle," Severus introduced them all. "Voldemort found him. We need to stay here for a while."

"Of course. Come inside. Amandine and Jacob are here as well. We were in the middle of discussing your situation, actually," Carlisle led them into the Great Hall of the castle.

"Draco!" A womand, clearly Veela, rose from one of the tables and embraced Draco.

"Amandine, this is Harry and his aunt Petunia," Draco introduced them. "Harry, Aunt Petunia, my Clan leader, Amandine."

"And my Den leader, Jacob," Remus introduced the naturally tan man whose dark brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail.

"And there's a solution to our situation," Severus spoke up. "Harry's an Archaios. He needs to Bond to at least two mates."

"And you've chosen all three of them?" Jacob asked.

"I have," Harry answered happily.

"That's wonderful! Oh, I was so worried about what all of you were going to do," Amandine grinned.

Jacob was whispering something to Remus as Carlisle said, "There are rooms prepared for you by now. Rosalie will take you to them."

Rosalie was a tall, blonde Vampyre who almost looked like a Veela. "Hello again, Severus," Rosalie smiled and embraced Severus.

"Hello, Rose. How are you and your mate?" Severus asked as they started walking.

"We're very well, thank you. And yourself?"

"Very well, although I couldn've gone without Voldemort finding us."

"I'm sure. These are your rooms. Severus, yours has been expanded to fit the four of you. Lunch will be prepared in three hours," Rosalie left them.

"Rosalie is like my sister. We grew up just a few streets away from each other. She and her mate, Emmett, live here with Carlisle," Severus explained. "Petunia, this room is yours, this is ours," He gestured to the left room then the right one.

"I want to know exactly what happened," Petunia stated, following the wizards into their room.

Harry quickly took in his suroundings before answering his aunt. There was a sitting area in front of the fireplace. Two doors were visible as were the wooden french doors that opened to the outside, judging from the windows. The large four poster bed in the center of the room was done in dark green and black. The wooden posts all had carvings of some sort on them. All of the wood in the room looked to be mahogany, judging from it's dark color.

"Sit down, Aunt Petunia," Harry instructed. He knelt in front of her chair and held both of her hands in his. "The box that I opened contained two hearts. Voldemort found me somehow and so we had to leave. I'm so sorry Aunt Petunia, but Uncle Vernon and Dudley are dead."

"Both of them? He got my son?" Petunia broke down into sobs.

"I'm so sorry," Harry kept whispering into her hair as he held her.

"Sh, Harry. It's not you fault," Petunia looked up at him. "How were they found by Voldemort?" She, of course, had no problem saying the name.

"They found him. They were going to tell him where to find me."

"WHAT?" Petunia demanded. She raged around the room for a few minutes, before sinking into her chair, tired. "I think I'm going to go to my room, now. I'll be fine Harry," She insisted before he could ask.

After she left, the four men sat in silence for a few minutes. "What was Jacob saying to you?" Harry asked Remus.

"Just that I look a lot better than the last time he saw me. We're rather private creatures, unlike Veela and Vampyres. Even amongst each other."

Harry turned to look at Remus and Severus. That was the second time one of the leaders had said that about one of his mates. Remus' eyes looked brighter, some of the premature lines on his face were gone, and his normally pale skin now had a healthy glow about it. Severus' normally sallow skin was now the normal pale of his kind, his black eyes were beginning to shine with the same warmth as Hagrid's did, and his teeth were pure white and straight instead of yellowing and crooked. You could also clearly see his fangs.

"It's because you've accepted them. They both went so long without having their mate and now they have you. Because you weren't 17, it couldn't've killed them though," Draco informed him, realising why Harry was studying the two men.

"Oh, okay then," Harry smiled at his three mates and sat in Remus' lap.

"You're quite proud of that, aren't you Brat?" Severus asked.

"Very," Harry shot him a cheeky grin. "Can we explore the castle until lunch, Sev?"

"If you must," He sighed, though there was a small smile on his face.

** First, cookies go to whoever guesses where I got Carlisle, Jacob, Rosalie, and Emmett from. I was having problems coming up with names for the leaders and I'm in the middle of re reading that series for the thousandth time. Or at least the fourth time. ;) Anyway, I'm not sure how long the next chapter will take as I'm helping my dad and soon-to-be stepmom with their wedding. The next chapter of Twins will be up in just a little while though. ~Arsenic Requiem