Fracture

At first glance the mall seemed to be small, there wasn't a huge variety of stores and unsurprisingly it was not within the small town of Forks. Harry followed closely behind Alice who was walking quickly to the farthest end of the mall. Edward had become a tad more protective since Harry's 'vision' and he had an arm tight around Harry's waist. He was tense and his eyes kept sliding from left to right, Harry was sure if he could manage it Edwards head would be spinning in a full circle. Alice came to a stop in front of the largest department store the mall had to offer.

Before Harry could even glimpse the name he was dragged inside and since Edward refused to leave Harry alone for one-second he was dragged along with him. Draco followed behind looking bored but once they hit the designer section he seemed to get back some of his old spark. In no time Harry was forgetting about pretending not to like shopping. Alice was too much fun, she even persuaded Harry to pick up a pink shirt. She was so happy that one could almost forget the situation with Jasper, almost.

"Alice, are you still upset about Jasper being um, well you know?"

Alice paused and glanced at Edward before answering.

"I was upset but it seems we misunderstood everything. It's kind of cute really, he's like your pet."

Harry smiled and Alice placed a pile of shirts in his arms they were all varying shades of pink. Forgiven, but certainly not forgotten. The trip to the mall ended and soon enough they were heading back into town. Draco was asleep in the back of the car and Edward was looking out the window holding desperately to Harry's hand. Harry opened his eyes to fingers running gently through his hair.

"Good morning angel."

"Hi, I fell asleep in the car?"

Edward nodded and pulled Harry into his lap, he continued to play with his hair. The dream came back to the fore of Harry's mind. He was loathe to call it a vision but the image of Hermione and the young child trapped in his deadly embrace would not leave him. Despite their troubles Ron and Hermione were family to Harry, they had hurt him deeply but they would always be his to protect. It was slightly comforting to know that the Hermione in his vision did not exist. No matter how far they drifted apart he knew he would receive and invite to their wedding. Hermione hand't had any children yet and he was not yet that deadly creature. There was also the fact that nothing was ever set in stone. Alice's gift was to see the future, but the future could only exist once you had made a decision.

"Its not our decisions that decide this, no matter what I think of Alice's vision does not change."

"We need a time frame."

Edward's face became blank, it was almost too calm, like a corpse with open eyes. He stayed that way for quite some time until Harry began to shift about.

"The only thing I know for certain was that you had been changed, completely. You seemed possibly a bit taller. Come to think of it we have years, I don't know when your going to hit puberty."

Harry whacked Edward over the head with a pillow. He laughed and snatched it easily from Harry's hand. They giggled for a few moments before they grew quiet again and let there minds drift back to the problem at hand. It was a very serious problem and Harry couldn't pretend that it was not even though he was tempted to try to forget about it. Draco knocked on the door once before entering. Harry was seated in Edward's lap and he scrambled to get free of Edward's hold.

"Good morning Draco."

Draco simply left the room with the slightest sneer in Edwards direction.

"Perhaps you should go have breakfast."

Harry nodded and the two went downstairs, breakfast was already on the table courtesy of Dobby. Breakfast was silent and a little more then awkward. Edward was simply holding a cup of coffee presumably because he liked the smell or the warmth. Draco was picking at his food and Harry was eating steadily through the plate Dobby had made for him. Every so often Harry would look up and find Draco looking at him and the other boy would quickly look away.

After breakfast Harry made his way upstairs to shower. Edward followed until Harry closed the door in his too perfect face. He walked slowly over to the mirror and opened his eyes. He stared at the creature he saw there. A vampire surely, or some other demon made monstrously beautiful. He hand't had the time to even glance at himself as of late. He had seen his black hair, his green eyes, and he had assumed all was well.

The hair though it was black, was not his hair. It seemed to gather light into itself until it became something more then black. His eyes which were always striking were now positively glowing and his skin which had retained a near permanent healthy glow was now nearly as white as Edwards, it even had a subtle sheen as if he was covered in fine layer of ice. He reached his hand towards the mirror and the demon pretending to be him lifted his hand as well. Edward wrapped his arms around Harry's waist and he jumped. He hand't noticed that he had come in.

"You are magnificent angel."

Harry nodded but he wasn't quite sure angel was the word for it. How was it that no one at school had commented on this? How could Draco stand to look at him now? And if it came to it how would he ever fool Ron and Hermione into believing he was even part human. The demon in the mirror became blurry as Harry's eyes filled with tears.

"What am I?"

"You are my angel."

Edward kissed Harry again and Harry looked back at the thing in the mirror. It was a very good imitation of Harry. It was as beautiful and horrible as the Harry that had stepped out of the horcrux to taunt Ron. Had that really been his life, it seemed he could hardly remember that far off time in the woods when he had simply been filled with purpose and waiting to die. Edward eyes filled with a potent sympathy and Harry knew why.

He had seen Edward changed, he had witnessed the struggle between human and demon, he had seen many things when he had forcefully entered Edward's mind but much of it was unclear and out of respect or possibly regret he did not dig into the stolen memories. The struggle was clear though the thought of being this thing at the expense of life was almost as monstrous as the feeding itself. In the end though we are all here to survive, and no one really, human or demon is willing to die.

"Harry its still you."

He looked into the mirror again clearing his eyes of tears. This was not him, not at all. The pallor of his skin was nearly identical to Edwards save a slight pinkishness which made him seem just a bit more alive. No, this boy was no longer Harry Potter and in a real way that had always been his goal. To forget that boy and all that had happened in his life. He could do that now, he could be this other thing, this demon Harry. He began to laugh and then quite suddenly he began to cry. Edward held him loosely and waited for the crying to stop. He looked just as pained as Harry and for a moment infinitely guilty. Then his face cleared and he held Harry away from him and looked into his eyes.

"I know this all seems impossible right now, but you will not lose who you were, rather you will get to know yourself with more clarity then you ever thought possible. I don't want you to suffer the way I suffered with this. I want to make sure you never feel any pain again."

Harry smiled and thought privately that keeping him from pain was a very lofty goal indeed. It was about as possible as stopping Edward from drinking blood. He shook himself all over and pulled out of Edwards loose grip. He had wasted enough time babbling and feeling sorry for himself. He showered quickly and directed his magic to dress Edward and then himself.

"Are you sure you still want to go to school?"

Harry nodded and grabbed the keys to Edward's Enzo. If anything could clear his mind that car would do it. It drove like a wet dream. Draco threw a brief fit when he realized he was not going to be allowed to drive his car but after a sharp look from Harry he shut up and got in. Harry felt he and Draco should talk but one look at the hostile silver eyes and he knew they would only end up fighting. He pulled into the school and the moment he opened his door Alice was dragging him out the car.

She dragged him off to school with Edward and Draco both scowling deeply and following her hectic pace. She babbled on about some fashion show in Paris that they absolutely had to go to. And no of course Harry wasn't getting out of it, and yes she had the tickets already. She went on and on and Harry let her fast chatter wash over him in a pleasant but altogether irritating sort of way. She walked him all the way to class and then danced off in a way that seemed to be uniquely Alice. He gave his head a shake and was turned around by Draco who for all appearances was in a fury.

"So you're best friends now?"

"No. I've only just started to speak to her."

Draco glared at Harry for another moment and then he decided to change tactics. All at once he shrunk into himself and looked all sad and pathetic. Harry caught on to the little game though. Draco was not nearly as sick or as tired as he seemed. It had only just occurred to him that Draco was indeed a potions master. Coupled with the fact that Draco did not abide feeling sick, it became clear that he must have taken a strengthening potion by now. Harry softened his voice and held Draco's arms lightly.

"Do you still feel sick Draco?"

"A bit."

"Then go lie down!"

Draco's head snapped up at the dark tone of Harry's voice and in an instant he forgot to look like a sick puppy. He smirked and straightened up standing at his full height suddenly. Harry smirked back and shook his head. Once and Slytherin always a Slytherin.

"Draco we need to talk."

"That won't be necessary Harry."

Harry smirked and Draco walked by him and into class. Mike was already in their usual spot but unfortunately so was Bella Swan. Edward nodded politely at the girl and quickly took the seat that placed him between Bella and Harry. Harry took a seat and Bella's eyes quickly swiveled from Edward to Harry. She stared at Harry for quite some time until he began to fidget under her frenzied scrutiny. What could this girl possibly be seeing? Had she guessed at the truth perhaps or something very near to it?

"Hi Harry."

Harry was a bit taken aback by the way this girl said his name. It was too familiar, to put it simply it was the way someone greeted you when they had known you for years that type of familiarity.

"Hello."

She smiled sweetly or what Harry could assume she believed to be sweet, for the expression simply didn't sit well on her admittedly bland face.

"How are you?"

It became apparent that the girl was stalling now by making useless small talk. Harry couldn't figure out what she was stalling for though.

"I'm good how are you?"

"Fine, me and my friends are going down to La Push this weekend, to the beach would you like to come?"

So this had been the purpose of the small talk and the smiles. Still knowing this wasn't any less confusing, no one had been bothered with Harry before. It was his own doing of course but why this sudden push into uncomfortable friendship?

"Just me?"

"No, you and your friends of course."

"Of course."

There it was then, the reason. Harry felt a little stupid for not seeing it at once. He was friends with Mike and then suddenly he and Mike were friends with the Cullens, and to everyone's very limited knowledge Draco was now also a friend of the Cullens. That was it finally, he was seen as the magic key to befriending the Cullens. Worse yet there was something else to it to. Something in the way Bella looked at Edward. Harry smirked, she would be in for a nasty surprise if she tried anything, Harry could be possessive to. Edward smirked at Harry but he quickly looked upset by the whole idea.

"Forgive me Bella, but where is La Push?"

"Down on the native reserve."

Something about Edwards manner was screaming no suddenly, but Harry didn't really want to go. Harry looked at Edward who nodded very subtly to Harry's thoughts. Harry turned around to say no to Bella only to see that Draco had leant forward slightly. He was charming the poor girl with one of his heart melting smiles.

"Sure we'll be there. Bella is it?"

Draco held out his hand and she took a bit awkwardly and nodded.

"I'm Draco, charmed I'm sure."

He smiled sweetly and smirked triumphantly at Edward. Clearly there was something about La Push that Harry was missing. Draco and Edward knew the secret. Edward was glowering at Draco who was smiling right back looking immensely pleased with himself. Bella mumbled something and got up from the table. It was all a silly idea anyway, there wasn't anyway he was going somewhere with Jessica Stanley.

"What do you think you're doing Draco?"

Draco's smirk widened and he leaned in so he and Edward were nearly touching.

"Going to a party, are you coming Mike?"

"S-sure."

Mike looked nervous and Harry couldn't blame him. He was readying himself to stop and all war from taking place in home room. Jasper came into the room looking distressed and rushed over to Harry.

"What's wrong?"

"It's fine Jasper."

He relaxed slightly but didn't seem quite ready to leave Harry's side. He glanced at Draco and Edward who were slowly drawing the attention of the whole class. Jasper took a seat beside Harry and seemed to force calm between the two snarling boys. The bell rang and the teacher called the class to attention.

"Your projects are due today. Mr. Newton, your group will present first."

Harry quickly schooled his face into a neutral expression. He had forgotten entirely about the project. Draco looked a little guilty and Jasper who had been away and was exempt simply looked bored. Edward smiled apologetically at Mike who shrugged and rolled out a completed project. Mr. Banner however seemed to be in a vindictive mood this morning.

"Mr. Potter, you will present to the class."

Mike hung his head at this announcement. Harry looked at Edward who smiled calmly and turned his most charming smile on Mr. Banner.

"Sir, can we have a moment in the hall to prepare."

The teacher smirked but he gestured for Edward to go ahead. Harry followed behind Edward before it occurred to him to simply confuse the teacher. He had done such things before, but if he was honest with himself he found that entire aspect of his magic distasteful if not all out morally wrong.

"Harry if you link are minds will it be permanent?"

"No."

"Do it then."

Harry shied away from the idea at once. He had used his magic on Edward's mind before and he was not willing to do it now, certainly not for a project at any rate. It simply wasn't fair to let Mike suffer though. School was real for him not just something to pass the time.

"You won't hurt me Harry, I trust you."

Harry looked into Edwards eyes allowing the first bit of magic to create a link. A riot of noise washed over him at once. He could have been hearing all of Forks or maybe even the world. It was a din finally, just one great noise rising and swelling and cresting suddenly into one great drone which threatened to throw Harry off balance entirely. How could Edward stand this! He focused through the noise and cemented the temporary link, at once the din became a low hum.

"Are you all right angel."

"Are you doing that?"

Edward smiled confused but happy that the link had worked.

"Doing what?"

"The voices are quiet now, they're very low."

"They're usually like that. I tune them out though now and then a voice rises louder then the others. With a lot of concentration I can silence them all together, but since I don't seem inclined to move when I do that it defeats the purpose."

"Mr. Potter we are waiting."

Mike had taped the project to the wall while Harry and Edward had been outside. It was titled, Economy. Edward scanned the project taking in the information so fast that it was simply a hum of noise and blur of color to Harry.

"Just repeat after me angel."

"You can read that fast?"

"Yes, but that was more like absorbing information then reading."

Harry nodded and tried not to look at Edward as he feed him the information. It was an interesting affect rather like talking to someone on the telephone who happened to be right in front of you. It was difficult not to look at that person because you knew they were there. Once the presentation was over Mr. Banner waved Harry back to his seat with a sour expression on his face. Mike looked stunned and Draco simply annoyed.

"Harry how did you that?"

Harry smiled at Mike and took his seat.

"Edward filled in the blanks."

Mike laughed and clapped Edward on the shoulder. Harry wondered how he kept missing the fact that he was slapping stone.

"Nice one."

Harry zoned out for the rest of class. He nearly fell asleep. Edward was singing a beautiful and soothing song in his mind. Halfway through the day Harry cut off the connection between them with a heart felt sigh. It was nice to hear Edward's thoughts and to listen to the music that seemed to float through his mind like background noise. Emmett however had been thinking rather loudly and with terrible accuracy about one of Harry's and Edward's livelier time together.

History was boring and Harry found himself wishing he had the music again but Edward was there and he began to rub soothing circles into his back. It was almost as nice. Mike was looking out the window and Draco losing all pretense of paying attention had fallen asleep with his head pillowed on his arms. The bell rang startling the students from their naps. On the way to the cafeteria Harry was again confronted with Bella Swan.

"Do you want to join us for lunch?"

"Sure."

She giggled, which was unpleasant and went on ahead. Harry shrugged he supposed the Cullen's were popular enough for a student to try anything. Edward knelt down and whispered in his ear.

"She likes you."

"You're joking!"

Edward shook his head and Harry blinked disbelievingly.

"Should I tell her I'm gay?"

"You choice."

Mike looked between Edward and Harry and a puzzled expression came over his face. Harry realized his mistake and smiled a little too brightly at Mike until he looked away. Harry walked into the cafeteria a little late hoping to get lost in the rush of the crowd but Bella spotted him at once. Alice and Jasper joined them and Bella paled when she realized Harry was indeed coming but with more then half of the Cullens in tow.

Jessica smiled in a self-satisfied sort of way when Draco sat down beside her. She seemed to be blissfully ignorant of the sneer Draco was sending her way. Harry didn't know many names but naturally he recognized the faces having seen them everyday for more then half a year. The general mood seemed to be one of awkwardness and awe, a potent mix that Harry was used to, he didn't like it.

"I haven't really had the chance to talk you, you just seem to vanish sometimes. I'm Ben, nice to meet you Harry."

Ben did seem to be friendly and genuine Harry smiled and shook the hand that was offered to him. Ben then turned to Draco with the same easy smile in place.

"You're Draco correct? Are you and Harry related?"

Draco sneered but to Ben's credit his smile didn't falter.

"No, we're not related. I assure you I am a product of excellent breeding."

That did it Ben's smile fell a little. He shook Draco's hand as well and let go rather quickly. The girl beside him looked a tiny bit offended. Draco simply looked bored and unaware of the effect he was having on the table. Harry knew better though. Draco was simply doing what he himself had done when he arrived.

"I'm Angela nice to meet you Harry, Draco."

Harry felt Bella's eyes fix on him again. He couldn't quite get himself to believe what Edward had said. This awkward slip of girl liked him?

"So what made you move from England to Forks?"

"The rain."

Bella laughed really hard at Harry's joke. It wasn't really all that funny, the laughter died quickly and Bella blushed quieting herself. Edward smirked as if he was finding all of this very amusing. Jasper was looking tense and upset which sent Harry into a slight confusion.

"Really though why Forks?"

Harry shrugged and decided on a small bit of truth, it always made for the most convincing lie.

"I didn't really choose my Uncle did. He likes the woods here."

The answer seemed to satisfy Angela who turned to Draco.

"Why did your family move here Draco?"

"They didn't, I came to spy on Harry."

Angela attempted to laugh but nothing about Draco's manner suggested that he was joking. Harry smiled and patted Draco on the back. He continued to sulk. Lunch stuttered on after that with bits and pieces of awkward conversation. Bella and her friends took it turns to stare at Harry. Jessica kept whispering into Draco's ear and it was clear the boy was getting agitated. Harry felt a dangerous spike of magic and then Jessica was screaming her face had broken out in boils. Draco looked shocked and Harry ran after her to reverse it. He had to follow her into the girls bathroom and as seemed to be his habit Edward was right behind him.

"Mr. Potter, Mr. Cullen!"

Harry exited the bathroom with Edward in tow. The principal of the school Mr. Yamaha was currently doing a very good impression of Uncle Vernon.

"My office now."

There was a lot of yelling and heavy breathing and by the end of it both Harry and Edward were suspended for a month for 'chasing' a girl into the bathroom. Neither one of them could honestly say they were sorry to be off of school for a month. The whole situation was simply ridiculous. Harry could only hope that Draco would find some way to reverse whatever he had done.

"So what do you want to do for the rest of day angel?"

Harry thought he would really like Edward to come up with a new nick name if he insisted on calling Harry something other then his name. Edward smirked and Harry looked back at the school for a moment. A little twist in his magic and it was done. Draco wouldn't be leaving the school until Harry came to get him.

"I think I need to see Remus. He should be at work now. I don't want you to follow me in."

Edward became tense, there was always something about his mouth that became hard when he was nervous. He hand't left Harry alone for a second since the dream. He nodded though and they climbed into the car and Harry drove the short distance to the art shop. He felt a little jittery about this meeting but he steeled his nerves and entered the shop. The familiar smell of paint and that strange scent of dust that was always in arts shops comforted him at once.

"Cub?"

"I've been suspended from school for a month for entering a girls bathroom."

Remus shook his head and laughed. He walked around the counter separating them and wrapped Harry in a loose hug. It seemed neither one of them could quite make eye contact. Harry was fiddling with the string of his hoodie and Remus was shuffling a stack of paper. Then suddenly they both tried to speak at once. Harry laughed and gestured for Remus to go first.

"Why don't you come for dinner tonight Harry?"

Harry smiled and nodded and with another quick hug he left the little art shop. By the time he reached the car he was caught in a state of agitation so acute that he simply sat there gripping the steering wheel and seeing nothing. As hard as he was trying to accept that his life was forever changed another part of him was trying just as hard to hold on to his old life. He kept getting blindsided at every turn.

His life was not ever going back to the way it had been two months ago, or even five minutes ago. There was a moment in the shop when Remus had hugged him and the familiar scent of him had filled his nose and then wham! Everything in him seemed poised for attack it was a split second of aggression, a split second of clarity for the other being waiting quietly to take over Harry's body. Would he simply be a monster when it happened? Would he simply cease to be Harry and just go on a bloody rampage?

The dream came back to him again, the one with the wolf and the wolf had been Remus and the vampire had been Harry. This was not the time to be hiding his head in the sand and pretending that the things around him were simply not happening. This woman, this vampire woman was coming for Harry and this change from wizard to demon was waiting for him as well. Two things out of his control or maybe just the one. The woman was the problem.

It was mounting on him like a tsunami something you could never see coming until it was too late. The only thing they knew so far was to stay away from Italy. The woman was there. Harry wondered though if it wasn't a more prudent plan to stay away from him? Hermione pregnant, and the child? Surely that child had yet to be born. It was suddenly becoming clear which plan would work surely, Harry blanked his mind. An ice cold had seized his wrist.

"You will not destroy yourself Harry."

Harry nodded but he would. If there was no way out he would die. That was the reason he had been born. He had always thought so before and it hand't changed now. His phone rang and the stupid little song startled him.

"Hello?"

"Harry you bloody arse! You put wards on the school!"

Harry hung up on what would have been a very impressive verbal smack down from Draco and pulled out of the parking lot. He knew Draco and therefore he did not trust him one bit. Draco was glaring a hole through Harry when the car pulled up. Draco climbed into the car not quite managing to do it angrily since getting into the back of a sports car was awkward. Once they pulled up to Draco's house he stormed off when he was able leaving Edward and Harry alone between a lot of expensive cars.

"I need to speak to Draco alone and I don't think you should come with me to visit Remus tonight, can you find something else to do for a few hours?"

Edward seemed to deflate suddenly. He just kind of melted right before Harry's eyes until he was left staring at the most desperately afraid man he had ever seen. He realized suddenly that Edward had been at the very limit of his patience to wait for Harry in the car today. He reached for him and the two embraced carefully.

"Harry I am sorry if my 'dramatics' upset you. You must understand I can't breathe if I can't see you. I keep thinking maybe I'll just wake up and you'll be gone. I'll stay out of sight but don't ask me to leave you."

Harry nodded and allowed Edward to kiss him all over. When Edward pulled him back in to his embrace he felt warm and safe despite the bodies lack of physical heat. They entered the house together and made there way up to Draco's room. Once they reached the door Harry felt a breeze buffet him about and then Edward wasn't at his side anymore. He entered Draco's room without knocking and he found the boy simply sitting on his bed and staring out the window.

"You burned my painting."

"I hated that painting."

"You made it."

Harry nodded he had made it, but like everything else in his past that memory had the quality of a dream, a hallucination. He took a seat beside Draco and after some time he laid his hand over his.

"Will you try it again Draco?"

Draco took his time to answer and Harry didn't push. A lot of time passed but he waited patiently giving Draco the time to choose his words, something he was very good at and something he usually did quickly.

"No. When I realized what had happened, that I had cut too deep it was too late. I was too weak to move and so close to dying that the magic was draining with the blood. I couldn't even summon Dobby, and I thought please don't let anyone find me like this, how embarrassing, and then you were there."

Harry smiled and squeezed Draco's hand. He loved Draco like he loved Ron and Hermione. He knew as well that Draco was careful with is words as usual, though all of that had been sincere and been the truth, the words were carefully crafted so later they could be twisted into any meaning. He had said nothing really, only stated the facts.

"So I won't find you hung from the rafters."

Draco smiled but Harry remained serious and steadfast he tightened his hold on Draco's hand just a little.

"I want a wizard's oath from you Draco. I want an unbreakable vow that you will not kill yourself."

Draco smiled and pulled his hand away from Harry's and sat up straighter.

"Don't you trust me Harry?"

"With my life Draco. I want you to swear to me on my magic and on my life that you will never take your life."

Draco eyes filled with tears but he reached under his bed and pulled out a rather sharp looking knife. Harry looked at it in distaste he wasn't one for blood oaths.

"You know I can break any other oath Harry."

It was true Draco had sworn his allegiance to Voldermort and then broken the oath in the same night. Harry took the knife and cut his palm down the middle, and then Draco did the same. They clasped hands and looked into each others eyes.

"I Draco Malfoy swear on my blood and your life and magic that I will never deliberately end my life."

A blue glow surrounded the two boys briefly and then it was finished the bond was sealed. Harry released the wards on the house and Draco truly smiled at him, one of his full warm and real heart stopping smiles.

"Would you like to come to dinner with me, Remus is cooking."

Draco shrugged but Harry knew that was a yes. He loved Remus's cooking though he would never admit that to a living soul. They hugged fully this time and then Harry left the room feeling one small weight lift off of him. Edward was waiting a little ways down the hall. Harry had no idea how Edward had entered Draco's room undetected but he let it be. Harry changed his clothes for dinner and met Draco in the hall as he knew would.

Edward made a great of show of being interested in the book he was reading but Harry knew he would be following them within seconds. Draco bounded over to his silver car and Harry got into the passengers seat. Once or twice he caught sight of Edward running right beside the car but he would disappear when Draco so much as glanced in that direction. Remus's eyes swept over Draco when he opened the door.

"Draco! What are you doing here?"

"I'm fine thank you."

Draco pushed past Remus and Harry rolled his eyes. Draco's 'slight' phobia of werewolves sometimes got the better of him. No one though could complain about Remus's cooking. Draco ate without complaint. There was little discussion and the chinking of forks and knifes was all that was heard for a while.

"Do you want to come home Harry?"

Harry placed his fork down and looked into Remus's eyes. He did want to come home but it wasn't safe and he didn't know how to explain that to Remus without revealing too much. He thought carefully and tried to craft his words as skillfully as Draco might have crafted them.

"A lot has changed Remus. Edward is wonderful to me."

There was a brief pause here as Draco chocked on his third helping of treacle tart.

"He loves me very much and I love him as well. He is a bit on the possessive side but harmless. What I mean to say is Edward goes where I go."

"He sticks to Harry like a bloody parasite."

"Be quiet Draco."

Remus sipped his tea and nodded to himself.

"I knew that Harry but I thought I might try. I'm glad you're happy and that you're safe."

Harry smiled tightly, he may have been happy but he was very far from safe.

"When did you move here Draco?"

"I've been around for a while I enrolled in school."

"That's nice Draco."

The rest of the evening went well. Harry talked to Remus about anything and everything as long as it was inane and light. The tension seemed to lesson between them and Draco who was always more agreeable when well fed even joined in on their light and airy conversation. Harry was sick with tension for the goodbye hug he knew was coming but nothing happened this time. The scent hit him and passed through him with no hint from the beast hidden within. Remus however pulled away rather quickly.

"You smell Harry but I'll get used to it."

"Thanks Moony."

"Make sure you call me at least once a day cub."

"Twice a day."

"A hundreds time a day if we can go! Lord you Gyrffindors are sappy."

Harry pushed Draco and took off before he really started to cry. He was relived to know that he had Remus still even if other things were quite simply going to hell. Harry felt him before he saw him and Draco seethed.

"Where the bloody hell did you come from Cullen?"

Edward smiled at Draco and lifted Harry out of the car.

"I'll take him home Draco."

Harry didn't look at Draco's face. He knew he must have been angry he heard the squeal of tires and then he felt Edward running. They reached the house well before Draco pulled in and Harry heard the slam of Draco's bed room door fifteen minutes later.

"Can you be my anchor again Edward?"

"I don't think you should do that in Draco's house love."

"Love?"

Edward smiled and Harry sighed at the increasingly corny nick names.

"I'm not going to throw a fit, I need to examine my core and you need you to guide me. You should know what to do you've seen it in my mind."

Edward nodded he sat down across from Harry and held both his hands in his. Harry closed his eyes and began the deep mediation that would allow him to enter his own body and see into his core. It had been quite some time since he had done this and even then it had been under the guidance of Dumbledore. Slowly it seemed his core opened to him. He tried to measure it against what he had seen before.

It was the same or very nearly the same. A soft glowing sphere of white light. Right in the centre was what first appeared to be a hollow spot. Harry focused sharply on the spot and realized he was looking at the magical essence of the vampire venom. This was the thing that sought to change him from wizard to demon. It had already worked on his skin and on his eyes, but it was blocked from working its final change.

Looking at it closely it seemed to be glitter made liquid or liquid made glitter. Harry sent a large pulse of magic at the venom seeking to eradicate it but at once it sucked the magic in and churned it back out. Harry observed the process carefully taking note that his magic did not seem to change as it passed through the venom. The venom simply worked away at the magic seeking a weak point so it could escape. Harry could not risk the venom consuming his magic to get out finally. At some point he would have to release it himself.

Harry examined his core one last time for anything he might have missed and he noticed another thread, this one seemed to be a mixture of the glittering venom and his own magical essence. It was also leeching away small amounts of his magic but it did not seem to be releasing it. He followed the thread from somewhere near his own heart and down into his abdomen. There was a tiny ball surrounded by a layer of his own magic.

It was infused through and through with the same glittering substance of the venom. Harry stared at this tiny glittering thing pulsing with his own magic and something else for quite some time. It did not occur to him for a moment that he was really seeing what he thought he was. Nestled there in a magical womb was a vampire child. He was pulled violently from his core in the next second. Edward had let go of his hands and unanchored him without warning. His head reeled for a moment, the room spun into brilliant colors and then settled. He blinked amazed to see such a look of rage on Edward's face.

"I won't let it hurt you."

"Hurt me?"

Harry couldn't quite catch what Edward was saying. He was speaking too quickly. He was spun and the room blurred again for a dizzying moment and then he felt the cold air on his face. He smelt the forest around him. Forks undoubtedly, the place was forever green and forever wet but why was everything moving so fast? The blurring stopped and he was placed on a white couch. Harry was in a wonderful daze of paralyzing excitement and fear. He placed a hand on his belly and a slow smile spread across his face.

"Everything is going to be fine Harry, Carlisle will fix it."

"Fix what?"

"The thing, he can remove it, I'm sure he can remove it."

Remove the thing? What thing? Again Edward was talking too fast Harry couldn't catch all the words. They were rushing through his ears like water not leaving a trace of meaning. Edward was making a terrible sound was he crying, screaming? Harry smiled again he was utterly confused and fascinated what the hell had he done now?

*** Draco's POV ***

"Where is he?"

"A the hospital."

Draco let the phone slip from his fingers. A few hours ago they had been eating dinner. Harry looking beautiful but as deadly as one of them already. Just a few hours ago and now this phone call. Draco got up in a daze and made his way downstairs. Things were dissolving around him though, just as surely as he was walking forward and down the stairs he was slipping into memories. Something like his life flashing before his eyes but it wasn't his life, it was Harry's.

"I have a present for you Draco."

Draco cringed inwardly but he smiled sweetly for the Dark Lord. He was expected to smile of course and the long finger that ran down his cheek he was expected to like that to. The nails that grazed his skin leaving small wounds drawing blood and the tongue that lapped it up afterwards, he was meant to love it. This was his world, his private hell. He was kissed and there it was he was kissing back wasn't he? Kissing as if in passion, as if he truly enjoyed it. He put on a good show for his Lord. This was the sum of the great heirs worth. Here lies Draco Malfoy son of Lucius Malfoy son of Abarax Malfoy, and he is a whore for a great purpose, for his great and merciful Lord.

"You please me greatly Draco, here a gift."

The Lord held out a velvet box and inside it was a lovely diamond on a thick silver chain. It was something like a collar wasn't it? Voldermort reached into the box and placed it on Draco's neck.

"A pretty collar for my pretty pet."

Yes, a collar for him. Lust potions, he was good at brewing them and Merlin knew he needed them to get through the night with is Lord. He was left a little more bruised each morning, a little more empty and he feared greatly that one morning he would wake up and look in the mirror and see nothing there. School became a nightmare, crowded hall, stupid students, worthless professors. Glamour charms were useful and necessary since he routinely looked like crap now. Red hair, and he fell over. Perfect he had bumped into Weasley.

He tried to sneer but he did't quite have the energy for it and a sense of shame made him look down at his feet. The Weasley boy was tall already, six feet at the age of fourteen. It was a little too much to be forced to look up at him. Potter he could look at, Potter was small. Weasley shoved him and he fell right on his arse from the force of it.

"Watch where you're going ferret."

"Leave him alone Ron."

He looked up at Harry, all that light contained in that small boy. He smiled bitterly. Harry had morphed almost painfully into a beauty, the ugly glasses were gone his hair was growing out. Draco looked at all this stupidly for a moment until he realized that Harry was holding out his hand to help him up. To think that he had hated this boy. For what reason really? He smiled at Harry and the boy let go of his hand and the golden trio began to walk away.

"What the hell was that mate, why did you help him up?"

"Just leave him alone Ron, he hasn't bothered us for months."

Not for months? Draco had thought he had been doing so well keeping up his petty appearances. That wasn't so, apparently he hand't been doing so well for months. Potter had noticed. He made his way to potions class and when the day was over and all of Hogwarts was asleep he made his way up to the astronomy tower. It was the highest point of the school. He peered over the edge imagining the drop. There would be a freedom in that, a triumph, he would lose ultimately but he would be free.

"Are you going to jump Draco?"

He knew the voice without having to look up. He turned around and there was Harry leaned casually against the stone wall. He was twirling his wand in his fingers and Draco got the impression suddenly that he didn't even need the wand. Golden Potter was dead and this was what had been borne of the ashes. A slytherin smirk played about Harry's lips.

"Have you come to duel Potter?"

"Aren't you going to jump?"

Draco smiled and Harry moved into a dueling position wand at the ready.

"Scared Malfoy?"

"You wish."

Harry won of course no surprise there.

"You're good Potter."

"Call me Harry."

"You're good Harry."

Harry smiled and the next night they were there again on the tower dueling. They didn't speak much in the first months and Harry didn't always win there little duels but it came out finally that Harry was worried for Draco. Shame lead Draco to lie since Harry had already guessed at the truth. He let Harry believe it in the simplest way, Draco was being trained to be a death eater, Draco was being tormented by his father. That wasn't it at all but it was enough for Harry to suggest that Draco go to Dumbledore.

Spying helped, it gave Draco a sense of purpose when perhaps there was none. And the duels with Harry gave him something to live for. Back to Voldermort another summons. He kneeled before him as he was taught and this pleased the monster as any sign of subservience pleased him. He caressed Draco's face lovingly and after a moment he was allowed to rise.

"I have a gift for you my pet."

A struggling figure was brought into the room. A silk bag was over his head but the silver hair tumbling from underneath, his hair. Draco's father was forced to his knees. Voldermort pointed with his too long fingers and beckoned Draco to his side.

"I would like you to demonstrate your loyalty."

The voice was a civilized voice, a cultured voice, still it was a madman. Draco lifted his wand and began the long hours of torture. He moved in closer for the kill and the hands so like his own caught the front of his robes and pulled him down. Jeers reached his ears from the crowd of deranged and excited death eaters.

"I love you son. I am sorry for the way life turned out for us. I did all I could for our survival, for your survival. Giving you to him was all I could do, I couldn't bare to see you killed my Dragon. You will survive this, swear it to me!"

There was a moment of perfect rage and then he released his father and the man bowed his head as he had never seen him do.

"I love you Daddy."

"Be strong son, survive."

"I swear it, Avada Kedavra."

Draco wanted to scream when his father slumped forward but he turned and smiled at Voldermort instead. He was pulled into an embrace and kissed all over.

"I am your father now."

Draco did not return to the astronomy tower for months but when he did Harry was there waiting.

"I'm sorry about your father."

Draco broke down terribly, he cried for everything that had been done to him, and he cried for what was to come. He lost his mother to the rogue vampires Voldermort had courted and then once the chips had fallen and the Dark Lord was no more he lost his money to. His status, his name, but what did any of that matter? He ran into Harry in a bar. He was down to his last knut and Harry just came glittering and flashing at him with two shots of firewhiskey in his hands.

They were drunk by the end of the night and they stumbled into Harry's house and into Harry's bed and in the morning Harry couldn't remember what had happened. He thought it was simply too funny that Draco was there. He smiled and adjusted his wards so Draco could come and go as he wanted and from then on he simply stayed at Harry's house. There was no more dueling and when Harry was home which wasn't often there wasn't any talking either.

"I don't need your help Hermione."

"Harry you're destroying yourself."

And you can't stop him mudblood. Draco sat in silence listening to the argument between close friends. There had been talk of locking Harry up, binding his magic. He was more powerful then Voldermort.

"Better I do it then the ministry."

"No one is trying to kill you Harry."

"I heard you two!"

"Harry we were defendi-"

Hermione was cut off and the floo network was blocked. Draco didn't care, Draco didn't have anyone left to floo. All he had was Harry and the boy was on the road to hell. Screaming had Draco jumping to his feet and running into the living room. Harry had hurt himself, or so it seemed, visible swirls of pure black were pouring out of him and eating though the walls like acid. Draco grabbed him roughly and channeled the magic through his body and into the fireplace. Pure black flames rose but they destroyed nothing. Harry came back to himself abruptly and looked dead into Draco's eyes. There was a connection there for a moment of twin suffering and twin pain and then Harry blinked.

"Are you hungry Draco?"

"Are you alright?"

"Do you like chicken?"

"Steak."

Harry smiled and went into kitchen. Dobby was not happy to see Harry cooking and Draco glared at the smiling boy.

"Should I turn myself in?"

"You haven't done anything, you saved them!"

Harry smiled at Draco's outburst, Harry always smiled and he always looked serene.

"Losing your touch Draco?"

"No, you're the one losing it."

Harry smiled again, and put two plates on the table. This was his Harry and now suddenly he was forced to witness this terrible thing, Harry dying, Harry screaming, Harry being taken right out of life. Harry sat up and Harry was dead it was a vampire that was looking at him now.

*** Edward's POV ***

Harry seemed to be in a daze and Edward could only assume it was fear. Then it seemed all at once Harry seized the thread of what Edward had been trying to tell him. He was in danger, he would fix it and then quite suddenly Harry came to the very wrong conclusion, and yet he was right.

"I won't let you kill my baby."

Magic seemed to come from everywhere the foundations of the house were shaking. Carlisle came in and spoke gently to Harry. He assured him repeatedly that no harm would come to the thing and then he finally calmed down. Edward tried to reason out a way to tell Harry that he was not carrying a baby. That was a demon spawn and it would kill him. He could already tell that Harry wouldn't listen to it, not a word.

"Perhaps if we take him to the hospital we can better understand whats happened."

"I'm not going anywhere with you."

Edward took Harry's hand gently he had never seen the boy so hostile and Harry himself was confused his thoughts were erratic. He was frightened and then happy and then terrified and then dismayed. Jasper was already drawn into the room by all this. They convinced him an examination was best and got Harry into the car. He clung to Jasper for protection which stung Edward to the heart. He was forced to wait in the waiting room and Jasper was allowed inside. Carlisle came out a moment later and shut the door behind him.

"What happened?"

"From what I can see it is a normal fetus maybe four weeks along in development. We'll have to monitor him regularly."

"Monitor him, it will kill him!"

A soft intake of breathe drew Edward's attention Harry had emerged from the examination room. He flew into Edwards arms and his thoughts became a whirlwind of sound.

"What is it Edward? What's inside me?"

"I don't know love."

Edward looked up helpless and confused and then he felt Harry slump forward. Carlisle tried to revive Harry but nothing would work. A low humming sound began to fill the hospital, it was a sound that was perhaps only audible to vampires, but the pitch was terrible. Draco appeared out of thin air his face was drawn and he took Harry into arms and held out an arm to Edward.

"Draco what is it?"

"You did this."

Draco aparated them to his home and placed Harry on his bed. He seemed to lose himself in thought and now and then Edward would catch a flash of a younger Harry, of a man with red eyes, of a Draco with long hair, no that wasn't right, Draco's father. The humming sound grew louder by the hour and Harry didn't move or speak for three days. Then quite suddenly Harry sat up and he looked at Draco and he looked at Edward.

The humming sound Edward had been hearing slowed into the regular rhythm of a heart beat and Harry took one great breath and turned to look at the ceiling. Harry's skin was glowing and his eyes gave off a subtle light.

"Edward?"

Harry pressed his hand to his lips and Edward knew why. The voice that had come out of him had been as clear as a bell.

"Harry?"

Draco was crying softly and Edward caught a thought from him but it wasn't clear. Something like ashes to ashes, a funeral prayer. Harry was dead, a vampire and yet his heart beat on.

Authors Note: Here we go another chapter! Sorry for the long wait but the thread of the story has changed a bit with the rewrite and I had to do a lot of rechecking to make sure I didn't mangle the plot. I hope you guys like this.

Next Chapter: Vampire Harry!