Why Me?

Disclaimer.......... I do not own HP or have any profit from this fic or the characters. They are own by JKR WB and Scholastic.

Emilia started her day trying to surprise her father doing breakfast for him. She cut fruits, prepared the coffee and even made some pancakes for him; as usual she had burned them. The house elves had tried to help her but she wouldn’t let them. To top the tray she put some forget me not that she found in the garden.

Balancing a tray she went upstairs to her room where her father laid in a cot. She seats in the cot and touched his face, she bends and kissed his forehead.

Extending his arm to touch her face, he saw innocence and trust. “That was by far the best way to wake up in the world, I love you” standing and twirling her in around.

“I love you too Papa, you know seeing your friends and the other kids, well…, got me thinking, I want more brothers and sisters”

“Please Mia do not start with that again. Sweetheart, you are all I need in my life”

“But Papa I’m going to be in Hogwarts and you will be all alone, I promise that I will not be jealous or do any prank on her, but please, please. If something happens to me I want to be sure that you will be taken care of”

“Emilia Isabelle Potter! Never said that again. You are my priority and you will always be safe, is that clear?”

“Yes Papa, but…”

“No buts, our family is perfect as it is” breathing deeply to calm down, “Now, let’s eat breakfast and see what we have to do today, we have to get you ready for Hogwarts”

He puts the tray in his lap and start eating, he disappeared the burn pancakes. Watching Emilia petting her cat, his thoughts were in methods that he can use to protect her. She needs a portkey that bring her to him in an emergency. He needs to show her how to control her force shield in case of an attack or something. So many things, so little time. First things first………… First the Ministry and then Diagon Alley, with some glamours, he needs reinforcements, but who to call, everyone is busy and he doesn’t want to impose. Maybe, just maybe… He has and owl to send.

“Emilia, get ready, we have shopping to do but we are going to go in disguise, I’m going to put some glamours on both of us so we can do not get mobbed.”

“That’s great, Papa. When do we go?”

“I have to ask a friend to accompany us”

“Papa, I think we wouldn’t be able to go today. We have a visitor”

“Mia, our house is protected, and………” Emilia interrupted him and before she steps into the bathroom she turned and looked at him. “Not from them, Papa, not from them” and close the bathroom door.

Harry is confused and shocked. He hurried to his room and changed, something was not right and he can feel it, he usually doesn’t pay attention to Emilia’s advices, but the circumstances had change. María had always said that Emilia is very sensible, more so to being a witch. She’s can sensed babies in the womb, in more than one occasion she had told a pregnant women how the baby want to be named. And then he remembers Luna’s visit. “You will start noticing changes in her”, ok he needs answers and someone needs to gives them to him.

More determined than ever, Harry went to his library to write to Luna, to his surprises two people dress in the purest white robes he had ever seen. Pulling his wand out and aiming it to them.

“Harry Potter is a pleasure to finally meet you. Emilia had always talked very highly of you” said the male.

“How do you get in here? Who are you?”

“Calm down Harry Potter, we come in peace. We came here to talk about Emilia Isabelle, we understand that you have some questions” In a very calm voice. Keeping the eyes on them he starts thinking on how to keep Emilia safe. “We meant no harm; our ambassador is a little late”.
A
t that moment the green flames of the floo came to live, Luna Lovegood. “Sorry I’m late”. Removing the ashes from her ropes. “Harry you can lower your wand, I can assure you this people meant no harm, they are here to talk and explain, so please”

Harry is still not convinced of their intentions keep his wand aimed, “Luna, this people were not detected by my wards, this people came for my daughter, and you want me to be calm”

“Papa” Touched his harm making him lower his wand. “They are my friends” Looking at his daughter.

"How can they be your friends? I have never seen them in my life” Watching how his daughter get closer to them.

“I remember now, Papa, they are my protectors, please, hear them out” Defeated Harry, slump on the nearest chair.

Emilia seats besides her father, knowing how frighten and upset he is, trying with her action to reassure him that everything will be fine.

“Harry Potter, my name is Sirona, celtic goddess of healing” “And I am Sucellos god of love and time” (Wikipedia, List of Celtic Deities)

Harry nodded and they continue… “As you know Mr Potter, they are seven cities in a parallel realm. Agartha, Asgard, Avalon, Eden, Shambala, Atlantis, Shangri-La all that are portals to ERKS. (A/N: Information in my profile) Emilia Isabelle had been selected before she was born. She has been given several gifts; natural healing and time control among them. Her training was postponed by the request of her mother that wanted for her a normal childhood.” Harry was going to protest but Luna’s hand on his shoulder make him stop. “We know that she is still a child, but we cannot wait any longer. Miss Lovegood had been very clear that her previous disappearance for this purpose cause a lot of distress, for what we apologized, we should had discuss this prior to it.”

“Your dammed right!” Harry said as he stands in front of Sucellos. “What is all this? Another prophecy? Because if that is the case, you can forget it! My daughter will have the childhood that I never had since first with the Dursley’s and then with the responsibility of saving the Wizarding World”.

“Harry” Luna try to intervened and in a soothing voice, “Is nothing like that, nobody will required that kind of sacrifice from her, this are blessings that she needs to learn how, when and with whom to use them” she stepped in front of him and looked at him, “You need to see something”, then she spoke to Emilia. “Could you open the portal for your mother?”

Emilia look shocked and scared, but did as requested; clearing her throat she said, “oscailte tairseach” (open portal). In front of her very slowly appears a black hole and through it came Claudia’s ghost, all dress in white, with a big smile. Harry froze, he blinked and looked from person to person, ending in his daughter and looking at the ghost of the person that had been his love.

“Claudia?”

“Hello, my love, don’t look so surprise, after all, we all have magic, remember? I told you that I was going to be a guardian angel for both of you”.

“But, but, How?”

“I had always watched over you. I know is a lot to take in. All I ask is for you to hear everything with an open heart, please”

Sirona that had been quiet, continue with the explanations. “Emilia was chosen as an ambassador to connect both realms. You in the wizarding world had forgotten who gave you the gift of magic in the first place taking it for granted or abusing it. That is why many of your children came with little or none at all. You call them squibs. We have watched them been killed or dismissed from their families like they don’t have any value. The world of magic is separated of the muggle world, for a reason. Muggles will use magic people for their own benefit and greed. We have allowed a few of them some gifts. Some had used them for good and they have evolved and some had used them to have control, creating wars and slavery from others. In the wizarding world what you have forgot is that gifts can be taken away if they are misused. Some had to suffer themselves and others through an immediate family. “

“Long time ago we have decided that our most precious gift were going to be given to those which demonstrate certain capacities or came from special circumstances. In Emilia’s case, well we know all about you and of course Claudia is our most precious gem. She was given the gift of empathy and passed it to the person of her choice and she chose wisely, she gave it to you Mr. Potter. She requested that were limited only to Emilia, due to all the suffering that you have endured. That is why you can feel what you feel.” Harry was lost for words; he looked at Emilia and smile and without taking his eyes of her he nodded.
This time was Luna who spoke. “Claudia had help Emilia balancing her world. Not being physically there for her took a toll on Emilia, so the fey people created a portal in the garden for her to cross and talk and spend time with her. But now she needs more training and is where I came in. They had also protected her, except from her asthma that is due to her muggle heritage. As I told you yesterday, she will see fewer of those attacks as well.” She pauses and looked at Sirona and Sucellos asking their permission to continue, they only nod. “We now about the threats and that is why Emilia was given her bracelet. The figures are locators that will alert her position. The phoenix is you, the dragon is Draco Malfoy, the lily is Neville Longbottom and the dove is Hermione and the fairy is for me. She also has access to the portal but the portal has limitations too. It cannot be access in dark places or where dark magic had been performed, that is where the bracelet comes handy.” At that moment the fireplace activates is when Draco, Hermione and Neville stepped into the living room.

“Thank you all for coming in so short notice” said Luna. “We are explaining things to Harry”.

They put told them what was happening and why was expected of them. Before they start talking again, they decided to stop and have some refreshment. The house elves came in with trays of refreshment of different kids, they bow and left without saying a word.

All this adult talk was making Emilia anxious and worried. She is in danger that much she understand, but why these people were expecting from her, after all she is just a child. She looked around to see if she can go and explains it to her. Why her? Why now? The adults were all involved in their own conversations without paying attention to her.

“Excuse me, but this is very confusing to me. Can someone explain it to me? Not in grownups words, after all I am still a child and as far as I’m concern I’m the…, how are it calls, ah yes, main character in all this” Claudia came to her and materialized so she can seat her in her lap. Seen them both together was too much for Harry. How many times he had dream of that and now he is seeing his wish come true in front of his very eyes. His heart aches and he cannot resist the pull and get closer to them, touching her for the first time in years. He knelt to be at Emilia’s level.

“Mia, my angel, you are in danger, people that are still resent with your father and are trying to hurt him using you. Plus you were given some gifts that you need to learn how to use them.”

“Ok, so resuming I’m freakier than I was before”

“Emilia, who told you that?” said Harry

“The kids at the party, not Jacob, he was very kind” Neville smiles at her.

“Don’t pay attention to them, they don’t know you” Claudia said and kissed her. ‘Once they know you they will understand how beautiful and special you are”.

“So you talk so much just to say that, you grownups are very complicated people” Everyone chuckles. “So what are those gifts, I haven’t seen anything yet”

This time was Luna who gets closer to her. “You can help people heal from magic or muggle injuries and you can manipulate time, how cool is that?”

Emilia stands and walked to Sirona and Sucellos, “If I can manipulate time and heal, Can I make my mummy come back as a human?”

Sucellos was the one that responded to her, “No, princess, your mother’s time on the physical realm was completed, your gift is only to manipulate the present time freezing it”

“Why are you calling me princess?”

“Because that is what you are. Your father is a prince as well, you know” he said amused.

“Stop, rewind. Geesh, you want to scar me for life? Again, grownups! Aren’t you supposed to make our life easier?”

Draco’s spilled his drink and laughed, “I knew it! Are you sure she is not ours, because she sounds just like you”

“No, I’m pretty sure that I’m a Potter, even if I don’t have Papa’s scar to prove it” That makes everyone laughed even harder.

Harry reluctantly separates from Claudia, he wants to enjoy those few precious moments that he knows will come to an end pretty soon.

“Mia, what all this conversation had been about how to make sure you will be protected and that from now on Luna and other persons from the other realms will be teaching you some new cool stuff.”

“That make sense, but what about my classes, homework and trying to make friends in Hogwarts. How all this will worked out?”

“You don’t worry about a thing, we can sorted out for you and if you decided to quit, then that is the end of it”

“Ok, I do it. And please no secrets, we kids hate when grownups lied to us or don’t tell us about what is going on, remember, keep it short and simple. So, that we are all in the same page and that is time for dinner can you all stay and keep us company?”

“Emilia mined your manners. I’m sorry, but she is right is time for dinner and I will be honor is you can join us”

Sirona and I, need to return to are duties and Claudia need to go as well, she had been too long in this realm and is time to move to the Elysian Gardens as promised”.

“So soon? Mummy, can I see you again?”

“My angel, I always be in your heart, so when you remember me, I will never be gone, do I?” looking at Harry, “You need to move on, remember that the only thing that goes with us is the love we have share with someone special” she touched his cheek and said, “I love you, please be happy” and she was gone. This time was different, this time he felt at peace.

After the special visitors left, Neville went and pick up Jacob; Hermione’s kids were with the grandparents.

There still many questions that linger and were unanswered but Harry knows that everything will be clarified to him in due time. For now he was grateful for the gift of having Claudia even if it was for a brief moment and that his daughter had known her in some capacity. God, he loves magic.

Life is going to be complicated from now on, plus he needs to make sure Emilia is taken care of and safe. The culprit that is threatening his daughter will know who is Harry Potter and why he is called the Savior of the Wizarding World.