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Harry was panicking. Sirius was passed out on the ground next to him and Hermione was fading with every failed attempt of the Patronus Charm. He tried again, desperately shouting out the spell and saw a thin wisp of white come from his wand, only making the dementors pause for a moment, before it was gone.
He was going to die. Or, at least he was going to lose his soul. So was Sirius. And Hermione. There was no way he would be able to hold off the dementors. He couldn’t even think of a memory strong enough to get even the mist now.
In the midst of his panic, he felt a strong CRACK within his chest, pain radiating through every fiber of his being, and then he was screaming. The haunting scream echoed throughout the realms and he knew in his soul that he wouldn’t be consumed in the coming minutes.
Harry heard a sound like electricity and felt the rumble of the Earth as he fell into unconsciousness.
Theo and Blaise
Theo and Blaise sat in the Slytherin Common Room, idly listening to Draco whine about having been punched in the face by Granger. Blaise rolled his eyes towards Theo, a slight smirk visible, and then started rubbing his chest. Theo saw the movement of his fellow dragel before realizing he was doing it too.
The pair met eyes, ignoring Draco’s indignant ‘Where are you going?’ Theo, with Blaise only a step behind him, strode from the common room, taking a left before stepping into an empty classroom and letting the soul magic pull them to their submissive. This wasn’t how they’d planned on finding their circles, it wasn’t when they’d planned on finding their circles, but it was what Lady Fate intended for them, and who were they to argue with Lady Fate?
The soul scream portal landed them directly in front of their submissive and Blaise immediately launched a vicious attack at the dementor still reaching for his submissive. Within moments, there were more portals depositing dragels nearby in the area surrounding their submissive.
Fred and George
The twins were plotting together in the abandoned classroom they had claimed for their own. Usually, their best friend Lee was with them, but today he had detention with McGonagall and couldn’t join them.
Their brother Bill had taken them to Gringotts over Christmas break to have three-fold seals removed and their blood purified before he then informed them that they would be going through a magical creature inheritance on their birthday, April 1st.
So, when their scales rippled over their bodies and their wings burst from their backs after they heard an echoing scream, they just stood and stepped closer together before allowing the portal to take them to their submissive. They landed next to the unconscious figure they recognized as Hermione, their little brother’s best friend.
Seeing Hermione, they felt a pit in their stomachs, understanding that if Hermione was there, it was likely that the one they were called for was Harrykins. They always seemed to get into some sort of trouble at the end of the school year.
The twins immediately pulled Hermione and the unconscious man next to her - that they were stunned to recognize as Sirius Black - closer, but not before shooting a body bind at the unconscious criminal. With the unconscious trio surrounded by their wings, George tried to revive Hermione.
She shot up with a cry of, “HARRY!”
“He’s alright. He’s right next to you and he is protected right now. We can answer your questions later, but is he safe?” George pointed at the man next to her.
Hermione immediately nodded. “He’s Harry’s godfather. And he’s innocent. Scabbers was Peter Pettigrew. Sirius saw him on the Daily Prophet, you know, that article about your trip to Egypt. He realized Pettigrew was near Harry and that it wouldn’t be safe, and escaped to protect Harry from him.” She assured the pair, eyes wild and hair bouncing with every word.
Fred and George locked eyes, silently communicating between themselves. There would be a lot that they would need to share with her, but that could wait until the fighting was done and everyone, not just the few protected by the wings of the pair and the Earth dragel standing protectively over Harry.
Neville, Seamus, Dean
Neville enjoyed his greenhouse time, but he was glad that today he’d already finished. He was back in the dorm he shared with Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Dean. The only other people in the dorm at the moment were Seamus and Dean.
As he lay on his bed and listened idly to Dean and Seamus chat quietly, he reflected on the summers and other breaks he’d spent in Nevarah training. He’d ranked up fairly quickly, especially for someone who had only inherited at 8 as a gheyo.
Looking back to the difficult early years, he remembered his Gran’s anger when she saw him falling from one of the upper windows. His Uncle Algie’s arm was still out the window and his malicious expression clearly visible as he tracked the falling Longbottom heir.
Uncle Algie didn’t last too much longer after Neville had his inheritance. Algie had seen his Gran’s face as she watched in horror as Neville fell from the fourth story of their family manor. As he’d been falling, he’d felt pain surge through him, before the earth was rising to meet him. He’d felt the sting of landing, but he didn’t die as his uncle had intended.
When he’d become fully conscious again, he was covered in black, brown, and gold scales and he felt an unfamiliar weight on his back. There was someone standing nearby watching over him with his Gran that had tan, gold, and copper scales and wings. Neville had learned that was his mentor. They’d felt him come into his inheritance and had immediately ported directly to him.
From then until the summer before Hogwarts, he’d spent his time in Nevarah. His Gran travelled back and forth between Nevarah and Earth in order to avoid suspicion over the House of Longbottom just disappearing after the sudden death of Algernon Longbottom.
Since Hogwarts had started, he’d spent every break in Nevarah. This last summer, he’d ranked up to Gheyo King and had no intention of ranking up again. He tuned back into the present just in time to hear Dean ask Seamus why he was rubbing his chest.
Looking at the pair, he noticed they had scales rippling and then saw their wings come out. He immediately stood and joined them, breathing out, “Soul scream,” before allowing himself to be ported to his submissive by the demanding soul magic.
When they landed, he was surprised to see himself still on Hogwarts grounds, but noticed the dementors and immediately attacked, horrified by the number of dementors that surrounded them.
Seamus and Dean had also immediately attacked, their weapons alight in electricity as they stabbed the soul-sucking terrors. The screech of the dementors as they died was horrendous, but he could still see portals arriving and dragels joining the fight.
Riven and Raspen
Riven landed at the door to the Earth Courts. He nodded to the gheyo guarding the doors before walking through them and easily navigating the maze of hallways to the Crown Prince’s office. He knocked lightly on the familiar door and then stepped in when he heard Raspen’s acknowledgment.
He greeted his friend and they spent the next few minutes in conversation about his last job and which court members were being ridiculous and overbearing. Raspen’s guard stood almost invisibly in the corner of the office listening to the pair gossip, amused.
He looked on in concern as he saw Riven and his Prince both rub their chests and stepped towards them. “My Prince, are you well?” Raspen looked confused at the question, and the guard continued, “You’re rubbing your chest.”
Riven’s eyes widened as he registered the sentence, and then realised he was also rubbing his chest. Raspen met his eyes, “Soul scream,” before he turned to his guard. “Inform my parents and then follow. I’ll stay with Riven and be safe.”
As soon as he had finished speaking, the soul magic had ported the pair of them directly out of the office, leaving a bewildered guard with the realisation that he needed to find the King immediately.
Riven glanced around them and saw the unfamiliar beings swarming the area and immediately jumped into action, putting himself between Raspen and the beings and shoving Raspen towards the circle of wings that likely hid their submissive.
Raspen, understanding what Riven wanted him to do, moved quickly to the wings hiding his submissive and stopped next to the beta who was at the front, still facing outwards so he could see what was happening. Raspen extended his own wings, gesturing the beta to their submissive, letting him know that they would still be protected. He saw the two fire pareyas and silently chuckled, knowing his Court would not be happy. Storm, Earth, and Fire dragels, all in the Circle of the Earth Crown Royal.
Indy and Julian
Indy was enjoying sparring with Julian. They had met on the Ace floors of The Pits and had become friends before he’d been sent on the mission that had caused his rank shift. His eyes widened in disbelief as the spar was called a draw. Julian stepped towards him, rubbing his chest.
“Indy, what’s wrong?” Indy was confused at the question and tilted his head in silent query. “You’re rubbing your chest.”
Indy’s eyes widened before he pointed out, “So are you.” He paused, then the realisation came, “Soul scream!” Their dragel attributes already on display they let the pull of the soul bond carry them to their submissive.
As they landed, they nodded to each other before jumping into the fight against the unknown creatures, Indy’s fire quickly consuming the first one it reached before he manipulated it to continue its rampage. Julian had his sword enveloped in the electricity characteristic of his storm element and was just as aggressively joining the other four fighting alongside his best friend.
Ari
Ari was sitting listening to all the new information that others in his family had discovered. His grandmera was the de facto head of the storm element, so she constantly had other dragels coming to share little tidbits they’d found out amongst other Nevareans.
Ari shifted as he felt his scales start to show, his grandmera’s attention snapping immediately to him. “Arashi, is everything okay?”
Ari twitched in response, standing and stepping back from the group, “It’s a soul scream, I have to…” He trailed off.
“Go, Arashi. We will follow.” Lady Bianca Dreswell said, standing as well and motioning to her gheyos to join her as she watched her grandson be swallowed up by the soul magic that had screamed at him.
Ari landed directly behind two pairs of wings that were different shades of red, orange, and yellow. He saw portals still arriving, multiple gheyos jumping immediately into the fight while he joined the circle of protection.
Alejandro
Alejandro sat sullenly at his family’s dinner table. He knew his Mera preferred when any of her unbonded children came to at least dinner with the family. So, he made it a point to come at least a couple of times a week.
He was starting to regret joining the rest of his family circle today though. His chest felt tight and he could hear a scream in the back of his mind.
His eyes widened as he looked at his Third. “I’m being called for a soul scream.”
The beta’s eyebrows shot up, and he responded, “Go. We will follow.” With that reassurance, Alejandro stopped fighting the portal and let the soul magic envelope him and carry him to his submissive.
As he landed, he saw the portals of the others who were called and watched as they made quick work of destroying the creatures that had caused his submissive to scream. He followed the pull of his soul to the protective circle of wings, flaring his alpha aura and entering between the wings that had parted to allow him entrance.
As he entered the circle, he saw a small dragel submissive with messy dark hair and silvery peach wings lying unconscious in the arms of the beta with a bushy-haired girl sitting next to them looking confused. There was another man, unconscious a little further away and he saw two fire pareyas working to soothe the young girl.
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Harry awoke and surged upright with a shout. “SIRIUS! Maya!”
”Harrykins!” Fred started.
”Hermione is right here -“ George continued.
”So is Sirius. It’s okay.”
“Remember how we told you about our inheritance?”
“You’re a dragel now.”
“You had an early inheritance.”
”And a soul scream.” Fred smiled reassuringly. “You called us and several other dragels.”
”Which means we have a soul bond.” George winked, “Which means you’re stuck with us.”
“Forever.”
Harry chuckled in amusement at the other dragels trying to follow the twin speech that hadn’t even registered to him. They looked like they were watching a tennis match. Then he realised he was being held by a dragel with warm golden eyes and blushed brightly.
The dragel standing within the circle had dark skin and tattoos on his muscular arms. He had a slight scowl on his face. The wings that completed the circle of protection he was currently in folded and he heard Neville say, “Dementors are all gone.”
The twins folded in their wings and stepped closer, while those who had been outside of the circle also stepped into his line of sight. He was shocked to see Seamus and Dean, as well as a Slytherin boy whose name he didn’t remember and five dragels he didn’t recognise.
“Um…” Harry started hesitantly, then paused, he didn’t know how he would continue that sentence.
The tattooed dragel spoke up, “Let’s get some introductions going. My name is Alejandro Kalzik. I’m an Earth Alpha and I’m a Healer.” He looked to the golden-eyed dragel who still held Harry.
“Theodore Gorgens-Nott. Call me Theo. Earth Beta.” Theo looked at the twins.
“Fred Weasley, fire pareya, at your service.” Fred smirked at his twin.
“George Weasley, fire pareya, the better looking twin, at your service.” George winked at Harry who just giggled, and then smirked at Fred who opened his mouth to argue.
“Arashi Dreswell, Storm. I’ll be taking the role of Advisor. And please, call me Ari.” The dark haired dragel with vibrant blue-purple eyes standing beside the twins cut in.
“Indy Spencer, Joker, Dark Fire.” This dragel had deep red hair and eyes that looked like magma. He gestured to the white-haired mage with purple eyes standing next to him.
”Riven Cairothe, Storm Mage. And I’m a Realmwalker.” Riven motioned to the dragel with chocolate brown eyes and curly chestnut hair.
“My name is Raspen. I am the Earth Crown Prince and I will be taking the role of Royal.” Harry gasped audibly, his mind moving a thousand miles an hour until Hermione smacked him.
“Knock it off, Harry. None of that I’m not good enough malarkey.”
“But Maya…” Harry started.
”NO. You’re good enough. And if what the twins were saying is true, he is literally your soul mate. Which means you’re literally meant to be.” Hermione countered firmly.
“Harrykins, it’s true, you are more than good enough for all of us. You are actually perfect for all of us.” Fred spoke, for once not going into the twin talk, showing exactly how serious he was.
The next dragel to speak up had tri-coloured hair. “I am Julian Laferia, Storm Ace with an affinity for shadow and earth. My King?”
“Neville Longbottom, Earth King. Our Queen?”
”Blaise Zabini. Storm Queen. Prince?”
“Seamus Finnigan. Storm Prince with a fire affinity.” Seamus pointed at Dean, “This is our Princess, Dean Thomas. Storm with a shadow affinity.”
Harry’s eyes were wide as he recognised more than half of the dragels circled around him. “How did I not know any of you, except for the twins, were dragels?”
Theo cleared his throat, “Harry, Earth is one of the most dangerous realms for dragels. Especially here in the Wizarding World. They have labelled us as dark creatures and tend to try and hunt us down.”
Alejandro and the Nevarah born all shifted anxiously. “Then why are we still standing here in the middle of this open area?”
Right after Alejandro finished speaking, Neville stepped over by the twins as he noticed a figure in eye-watering fuschia robes decorated with pastel blue and emerald green stars and moons marching towards them. Seamus and Dean were next to Neville within moments as they too noticed the Headmaster coming towards them.
As soon as he was within earshot, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore opened his mouth and then proceeded to stick both feet in. “Mr. Longbottom! What are you doing out of your dorm? And you, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Finnigan, Misters Weasley.”
Neville straightened and said, “Headmaster, this is a family matter. Therefore it is none of your business. No offence, but you need to go mind your own.”
”MR. LONGBOTTOM!” Dumbledore thundered. “Show some respect! You are a student in MY SCHOOL! Therefore I have every right to ask why you are out of bounds after curfew.”
Seamus snorted, and Harry spoke up. “Professor, this is my family. Neville was right when he said it was a family matter. Please leave so we may remedy this.”
Dumbledore’s jaw dropped as he noticed his weapon in the arms of one of the dirty Slytherins. “Harry, my dear boy, I’m your magical guardian. I would know if you had more family.”
Dean scoffed, “Headmaster, you’re not the All-Knowing. Things can change. Now leave.”
“At my count there are eight of you who are students out of bounds. I am well within my rights to demand answers of you filthy creatures.” The Nevarean born growled menacingly while the Hogwarts students rolled their eyes.
Harry coughed, “Your mask is slipping, sir.” He commented snidely, smiling when Theo and Blaise laughed.
“Harry, my boy, you need to come back to the castle. The dementors are likely to be here any moment to Kiss your godfather there. You wouldn’t want him to lose his soul, now would you?”
Blaise stepped in front of the still unconscious wizard and asked, “Why, Headmaster, was that a threat?”
Harry cut off any response that Dumbledore was about to give with a growl, “You knew! You knew he wasn’t the Secret Keeper and you just left him there to rot! How dare you? How could you? Why? Because you wanted me, your little puppet, to grow up in an abusive house? Because you wanted me to look up to you and be ignorant of my birthright? Too bad. That was never going to happen. Especially because I had not had any medical treatment and the goblins were not going to stand for me not being healthy. And I absolutely refuse to be ignorant.”
Harry noticed what he’d said and ducked his head. He felt a subtle tremble in the earth and Theo’s arms tightened around him. Theo then poked urgently at his mentor’s bond. While Theo did that, multiple portals started coming in. Raspen looked and saw his family’s gheyos, the Kalziks, and the Dreswells. With the slight distraction, Dumbledore stepped closer.
Neville growled at him, “Headmaster. It’s time for you to leave.” While speaking, he was pulling at his mentor bond.
With that statement, there was a strong wave of magic and Theo smiled darkly, “My Oretta is here.” He then turned to Harry, “Treasure, go to our Alpha, please. Oretta is going to want to see me.” Harry did as he was bid and was lifted into Alejandro’s strong arms.
“Theodore! What is going on here?” Lady Ilsa Deveraine stepped towards the circle of mostly young dragels where she could see her adopted son.
“I was called in a soul scream. This is the Headmaster of the school. He is trying to separate us.” Theo snarled.
Ilsa turned to the wizard with nauseatingly bright robes after telling the newly screamed circle to get ready to go. They would not be staying in this dangerous realm for much longer. ”Sir, you have no right to try and separate these dragels from their soul screamed circle…” Ilsa started as the rest of the group walked towards the families that had ported in.
Theo and Blaise shared a look and smirked. Alejandro turned to the submissive he still carried. “Lady Deveraine is correct. We should not stay much longer, but it is dangerous and painful to travel with open soul bonds. So, you should start marking us. But you also need to get your belongings, as do the other students with us. However, I am not okay with letting any of you re-enter that building. Is there another way for your belongings to be retrieved?”
Harry thought for a moment, considering his options, then brightened, “Dobby!”
Dobby popped into view in front of Harry, “Great and Powerful Mister Harry Potter Sir is a draggy! What can Dobby bes doing for Amazing Draggy Mister Harry Potter Sir?”
Harry laughed, “Dobby, we are all leaving the school. I need you to get all of our things from the school. So mine, Seamus’, Dean’s, Neville’s, the twins’, Theo’s and Blaise’s.”
Dolby nodded enthusiastically, “Yes sir Mister Kind Great and Powerful Draggy Mister Harry Potter Sir! Can Dobby bes doing anything else for Best and Most Wonderful Mister Harry Potter Sir?”
Hermione interjected, “Please bring my things as well, Dobby. Harry has lost his mind if he thinks he’s leaving without me.” Harry opened his mouth to argue with her. “Don’t you even start with me, Harry James Potter! You are my brother! I AM NOT STAYING HERE WITHOUT YOU!” Harry nodded, in slight shock at the vehemence in her voice.
“Dobby can do Mister Harry Potter Sir’s Grangey! Dobby be back!” When Harry turned away from the house elf and his best friend, the Gryffindors had collapsed, laughing hysterically at the chaos of the little elf. The Slytherins were only marginally more composed as a result of the shock of seeing the fanaticism of the Malfoy’s old elf. All of the Nevarean born stared dumbly at the spot where the house elf disappeared from, having been completely unprepared for the crazy house elf to be so fanatically enthusiastic about their adorable submissive.
The families that had joined the newly screamed circle on the Hogwarts grounds realised that this was now the circle’s first real chance to get their marks done. They stood between the circle and the still arguing blood title and Headmaster, enjoying the show that Blood Wraith was putting on.
Alejandro looked at Harry. “Are you ready to make your claims?”
Harry nodded shyly. “What do I need to do?”
Alejandro put his hand out, “Put your hand like this, I’m going to transfer the information to you.” Harry put his hand in the requested position and Alejandro pressed his fingertips to Harry’s, transferring the necessary information.
Harry considered the information he’d received and then blushed shyly before mentally berating himself to ‘Gryffindor Up’ and just biting his Alpha at the juncture between his neck and shoulder. He took a little bit of blood and then pulled back. Alejandro reciprocated in the same spot, cuddled for a little bit and then pulled their beta over, plopping Harry into his lap and smiling slightly before walking a little ways away.
Theo looked at Harry. “Okay Treasure, I know we don’t really know each other very well, but it’s not safe here for us now. I promise to court you for real once we’ve made it to Nevarah. Are you ready to place your mark?” Harry nodded before leaning in and marking Theo in the same place he’d marked Alejandro. When Theo marked him back, it was on the opposite side as Alejandro had marked him, but in the same spot. Harry smiled and cuddled into him a little more for a couple moments.
The twins came up next and sat down on either side of the beta. “Hmm… our beta smells delicious, Harrykins,” they chorused. Then, Harry leaned over and placed his mark in the same spot on each of them and both reciprocated, one on each shoulder, before they just wrapped their arms around the still cuddling submissive-beta pair.
Julian walked up to the cuddle pile and plucked Harry right out of the middle of it and just sat down, Harry in his lap. “Submissive Mine, what do you know about gheyos?”
Harry thought for a moment, remembering what the twins had told him and then sorting the information Alejandro had shared. “Gheyos are the fighters, right?” Julian nodded.
“We love to fight and have higher bloodlust. I would ask that you allow us gheyos to handle any of our issues in the way we handle things, which is to say, with violence.”
Harry tilted his head, considering, “I have no problem with that, as long as you don’t kill each other. Okay?”
Julian nodded immediately. “That is not something you need to worry about. We want to make you happy. And we all came for your soul scream, so losing any of us would not make you happy. Are you ready to place your mark?”
Harry nodded, “Is it okay if I place it in the same place I placed it on the others?” Julian looked the the pareyas and beta still sitting in front of them and nodded. Harry didn’t wait for more than just the nod and bit Julian in his preferred spot, took a little blood and then pulled away to look at his Ace. Julian turned him slightly so he could reach the back of his shoulder, used a claw to tear the back of his shirt, and placed his mark.
Neville came up next to them and sat down. “Hey Harry! Ready to make me yours forever?”
Harry smiled shyly and nodded, pulling Neville closer to him and pointing at the juncture between neck and shoulder, “Is right here okay?”
“Of course!” Neville responded and didn’t need to say anything more as he felt Harry’s teeth embedded in his neck. He pulled away only slightly and turned his back towards his King, instinctively feeling that his King would want to mark a little below his Ace. Neville rumbled approvingly and placed his mark before just pulling back a tiny bit and hugging Harry to him while Julian still held him lightly.
That process continued, Harry marking most of his gheyos and Advisor and being marked in turn. Soon, the only ones left who still needed marked were his Joker, Royal, and Mage. Julian looked at Harry again, “You should mark your Joker next. However, Jokers are a little different. He may have conditions and you should ask if he does.” Having said that, he pushed Harry the short distance to his patiently waiting Joker.
“Julian said you may have conditions and that I should ask if you do. Do you have conditions?” Indy smiled, but shook his head, and Harry continued, “Can I mark you where I’ve marked the others?” Again Indy smiled, and then he nodded. Harry placed his mark, then pulled back and silently asked Indy where he wanted to mark. Indy turned him to the side so he could reach the back of his other shoulder and placed his mark to mirror Julian’s. The pair cuddled for a couple minutes and then Harry stood and walked over to Raspen and Riven who were talking quietly just a short distance away.
Harry waved a little awkwardly, “Hi.” Raspen and Riven both smiled at him, each of them reaching out and pulling him in between them. However, because they were sitting so close together, it was more that he was sitting on both of their laps at the same time. ”Are you ready for me to mark you?” Raspen nodded and Harry leaned in, before he paused and asked, “Is it okay if I mark you in the same place as the others?” Raspen nodded again, and Harry leaned the rest of the way in, placing his mark in his preferred spot. Once he pulled away, Raspen marked him in return on the top of his shoulder next to Alejandro’s mark.
While the pair cuddled to complete their bond, Harry spoke to the white-haired mage, “Are you ready for me to mark you?”
Riven hesitated. “I am, but I think you need to understand something about me first.” Harry nodded in acceptance and Riven spoke again. “I’m a Realmwalker, and sometimes I will have to be away from you in order to do my job. Are you going to be okay with that?”
Harry considered that question seriously. “Can you promise to always do your best to come back to me? And never leave without telling me?” Riven nodded, relieved at the questions asked, and then Harry continued. “Then yes, I can be okay with that. Now are you ready for me to mark you? And can I mark you in the same place as the others?” Riven nodded again and Harry marked his mage, amazed at the surge of magic he felt. He pulled away, slightly giddy and Riven marked him in the mirror of where Raspen had marked him.
The trio continued to cuddle until Alejandro came over and addressed them all. “Dobby has come back. Our pareyas have your belongings and everyone else has their own. Let’s circle up and go home.” Harry stood up, allowing his Royal and his Mage to do the same. The four of them walked to the rest of the circle who were stood with the families and Alejandro caught Ilsa’s eye as she continued to argue with Dumbledore. She made a slight motion with her hand telling them to go ahead and leave.
Raspen, noting the motion, had Riven hold onto Harry and stated, “Temptrificus Ergen!” The Earth portal formed around them and they were off to Nevarah.