Today, Harry turns 14, he was super excited as he got up that morning earlyier then normal. Not only was he having a party-but he was having all his friends and Family around for his birthday for the first time. The patio was being cleaned up to host the barbecue. His Grandfather would be helping with some Hawaiian chicken and some brisket. Kabobs and all that.

His mouth watered just thinking about it. He lived when his Grandad bbq'd.

He was surprised he wasn't the only one up though, his dad was up with a frown as he read a letter, his keys in hand already as he was dressed to leave and not in pajamas like Harry himself was.

Percy blinked seeing Harry up but smiled as he patted his black messy bed hair. "Morning Birthday boy, I have some things to go do, so I won't be back till noon okay? But Remus and Sirius are here if you need anything-soon so will Severus, and everyone else around 1. Expect Poseidon around 11 though. Okay?" He put the letter up into a pocket making Harry curious.

"What's up? It seems urgent." He asks his dad trying to stop a yawn.

"I'll tell you when I get back okay?" He promised before looking at his watch. "Take care okay? Blue waffles are ready and on the counter-save some for the adults!" He cried as he left the house.

Harry laughed, like he would let anyone else have any of his dads blue waffles-at least he wanted to but his dad made more then he ever has on his birthday.

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Percy looked up at the tavern. Quickly he went in and requested to know which room she was in. He then was given a key and he walked up and knocked.

"Who is it?" Said a small fragile sounding voice. It sounded as if she had been crying  and he wouldn't blame her.

"Hermione? It's Percy. Can I come in?" He said loud enough to get through the door.

A sob broke through and he was in before rage could consent. There Hermione was with all he stuff, red eyed and looking so fragile like her voice had portrayed he nearly wanted to be angry at who mad she like that.

"Professor Percy..." she sobbed as she began crying for what felt like the millionth time in the past few days. "They-they....they don't want me..." she cried as she rubbed her eyes.

Percy quickly put her in his arms, hugging her as she cried and wailed into him. He gritted his teeth. He really wanted to give her parents a new one. But he wouldn't. "It's okay, it's going to be okay..."

"But it's not! They disowned me...I'm an orphan...I don't have a family-" Percy stopped her.

"You do have a family, you have Harry and your friends-me if you wish...you're not alone Hermione. Do you want me to talk to your parents? Want me to do anything?" Percy asked softly as he brought her away from his wet sweater.

She rubbed her eyes before she sat on the bed and thought. "They don't want me anymore....can-can you make them forget about me? They want that...I'll give them that...can you be my guardian till I live out-I'll make up for it! I'll do whatever you want, pay you back anything...just don't...don't leave me alone..." she cried tears appearing again.

Percy hurt physically but nodded softly and took her hands away from her face and started to wipe her face of tears. "Yeah, I'll take care of you and you don't have to do anything but be yourself. Grow and become an amazing witch Hermione, do you understand?"

Sobbing she quickly hugged him and they stayed like that until they were ready to go.

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Sirius snickered as he found himself in Percy's offices-snooping of course. Why wouldn't he be? He found weird things such as Greek books and scripts. To Greek documents and letters he couldn't read. Then he found wizarding documents from bank statements to the trials.

"Meeew." Sirius looked over to find Chester and Bronx, the niffler on the kneazle. And the kneazle did not look happy at his snooping of its masters office.

"Okay okay, I'll leave." He laughed at the kneazles little glare. It was honestly adorable to see. But he stopped. "Harry Potters blood test...they had a blood tes-what in the name of Merlin?" He said as he read it.

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Percy walked into the house showing a Hermione in. She was better but silent as she held the present she had for Harry close to her, as well as her cat Crookshanks. "Now, we can make the room you want however you want it later but for now it'll be a little bland, will that be alright?" He asked as he closed the door.

"That'll be fine. Thanks." She grimaced a bit but was happy Percy was being nice to her.

"Hermione! I didn't think you'd come so early-is everything okay?" Harry asked as he noticed her red eyes and she started to cry again before he could find anything out. He quickly took his friend into his arms. "Dad, what's going on?"

Percy smiled sadly. "Seems Hermione will be staying with us till she graduates or longer if she wishes. We'll explain more later, but let's get her settled into the room next to yours okay?"

Harry nodded and took Hermione up himself, trying to soothe her the best he could. But Percy didn't follow as he met eyes with a serious Sirius Black. Pun not intended.

He walked outside with Sirius following as he obviously had something important to ask. And considering the parchment he had it was going to be a long talk.

Putting up a silencing spell, just as Sirius went off on him.

"Why does it say that James and Lily adopted Harry, why does it say Snape of all people is Harry's biological mother?" Sirius spouted off one after another of questions and Percy quickly calmed him and started to explain.

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Hermione watched as Harry showed her the room she was given, she had her own bathroom and a closet connected to it as well as it connected to her room. She sat on the plain bed as Harry told her how the hot water works. And she would have been fascinated at it if it weren't for the past couple days. She was tired.

"Hey, you sure you are okay?" Harry asks and sits beside her, worried for her as she didn't seem like herself.

Instead of crying she leaned her head onto his shoulder. Tired of crying by now. "My parents-they disowned me. Because I'm a witch....they were fine at first-they wanted to learn more. But they started growing weary and reluctant to let me go. Then they stopped taking our regular vacations. They stopped praising me to ignore me instead. They...didn't want a special child anymore...they didn't want me..." she whispered softly by the end of it.

"I'm so sorry Hermione. I know what it's like-in a different way I suppose. The muggle family I was with before my dad, they hated magic. They tried to beat it out of me-" Hermione gasped as she looked up. He nodded at her questioning look. "Yes, I have scars from them, I'm stunted from the malnourishment even with potions I was given to heal from it, it still left their marks. The only scars I don't have from them is the lightning one and this weird y one on my shoulder. The lightning one is my oldest-I assume anyways. So I know it's better to be with people that love you for who you are, hats don't hurt you by doing something like what your parents did and what my relatives did...we deserve so much better Mione. Don't let anyone tell you different."

Hermione was wrong, she did have some tears left. "Thank you..." She smiled at him through the blurry vision.

"So how does my dad work into this story?" Harry asked with a confused frown.

"I sent a letter-he's the only Professor I was close to both on land and friend wise. I trusted him more then anyone else. I asked him to make them forget about me and to let me stay here. He's going to work on the papers for me later-I told him I'd do anything to stay-but he told me to be me..." she explained.

"That's my dad for you-oh maybe he should adopt you!" Harry spoke ecstatically before wincing. "Of course that's only if you both want to-and considering you probably need some time-"

Hermione laughed, feeling happy he would want her as a sister. "That's up to your dad as well, but I wouldn't mind after awhile."

Harry smiled and hugged her. "Okay, I will let you get settled, take a nap if you need to. I'll wake you when the party starts, if you do, okay?"

She nodded. "I will. Thanks again Harry." She waved as he left.

She sighed before picking up Crookshanks with a wobbly smile before she decided she'll unpack and what not later, she needed a nap.

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"You...they did quite look alike-you sure he doesn't remember a thing?" Sirius says as he leans closer to Percy who was fixing up the tables for people to sit and eat at. Severus was talking with Remus and Lucious at the moment.

"Not a thing. Trust me. I've pestered him to the point of my life being threatened. I'm quite stubborn. But now we're best friends and I would definitely know if he remembers having a child-which I'm still unsure of how he did exactly....thus why I'm making a potion to help him-and Tom remember." He said hushedly towards the marauder.

"Right-and would it be so bad for Tom-you know who-remembers?" Sirius scowled.

Percy turned to him and shrugged. "Maybe it will shine some light on some things-especially why Dumbledore has been stealing from our vaults and the blocks he put on Harry-don't forgot about that man. I feel he's had a much bigger part to play then any of us yet realize." He pointed out.

Sirius thought about that and conceded, the man had known he wasn't the secret keeper and yet didn't get him a trial. Plus the other evidence of such things he's done piled together to make a rather remarkable amount of injustice.

His eyes came to watch as Severus walked over and started to help Percy and he realized he was supposed to be helping as well. Then an idea struck him.

"Hey Snape," he asked getting a scowl but a raised brow. "Is there potions to make a male pregnant?"

Percy nearly tripped over nothing as he swirled around to give Sirius a warning look. Snape only raised a brow. Then smirked. "Trying to have pups are we?"

Sirius blushed red as he glanced at Remus before glaring at the potions master. "I-that's not why I asked, is it possible or not?" His face still red as a cherry.

"It could be done-with some complications most likely. And probably a one time deal. But it's more that it uses illegal ingredients or extinct one. That and a powerful Wizard and potions master-as well as blood magic...it's entirely possible...you sure it's not to make pups with Lupin?" He smirked as Percy laughed this time as Sirius turned nearly purple.

"I'm sure." He stated before walking off.

But at least some answers were given to them.

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Everyone was there, the Malfoy family, Blaise, Theo, Neville and his Grandmother, Hermione, Daphne and her sister-plus her parents who were pretty laid back-the twin Weasleys, his Grandfather Poseidon and uncle Apollo plus Aunty Arty. Uncle Triton was here as well. Severus, Sirius and Remus...his dad.

He smiled as he felt so complete, everything was great and it going great-minor bumps here or there. He was growing. He was happy. He has an amazing family he wouldn't give up at all to anything or anyone. Not even to Death.

Smiling at his cake as the chorus of the happy birthday song went off from them. The twins in funeral March speed, other-pure bloods having no idea how the song goes and those singing over joyously. His Dad. The fire on the candles flickered before he was smiling-making the wish that everyone stayed like this.

But sometimes, wishes don't come true. And that night. As everyone partied and had joy-an air had shifted. And doom started to play.

Sure everything will be fine.

At least, for now.

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Updating since there was mishaps-apparently some are seeing chapter out of order-I hope I fixed it, but I guess extra for you guys lol 😂

Anyways, please enjoy and give some comments on how it's been! I enjoy some helpful criticism but nothing that's mean! Okay thanks again!