Shattered Souls • Hedric

Chapter Eight

Harry would have fallen coming out of the floo at Gringotts, if Severus didn't have a strong arm around him and his baby. Quickly he handed Leora over to the potions master, then fell to his knees sobbing. He wasn't sobbing over leaving the people he once thought of as family, but he was finally getting a chance to breakdown over their betrayal. After the trial he was to numb to feel anything, then there was Amos and the dementors, he never got a chance to deal with everything that happened. Hell, he never got the chance to properly mourn his husband.

Harry was trying but he couldn't get enough air to fill his lungs. Through the blackness he could just make out professor Snape telling him to relax and take deep breaths. As hard as he tried, he just couldn't get the oxygen he needed. As he went to fall to his side, he felt himself being pulled into someone's arms, then something cool being pressed against his lips. Feeling liquid enter his mouth, he swallowed it instinctively.

Severus handed Leora over to Moody and caught Harry just as he was falling to his side. He tried, but he couldn't talk the boy out of his panic attack. He could hear the baby screaming, it was the first time she has ever really screamed. Sadly, he had to ignore her in order to take care of Harry. Grabbing a vial of dreamless sleep, he forced Harry's mouth open then poured it down his throat. He was relieved when Harry gave into the potion and fell asleep. He also noticed that the baby stopped crying.

" Is she ok?" Severus asked, looking to Moody.

" Ya, she seems fine. She was reacting to the boys panic attack. As soon as he fell asleep, she stopped." Grumbled Moody. That was a pretty amazing bond the boy had with his daughter.

Severus looked around the room and noticed a goblin sitting behind a desk. Bill had it set up so they could floo to Gringotts, then to their new home in Forks. They decided to floo here first so they couldn't be followed. The goblins had set the floo up in their new home for them for a small fee.

Getting up, the goblin handed Bill a set of keys. " Your home, and your car." he grunted, then sat back down.

" Umm, car? Does anyone here know how to drive a muggle car?" asked George. Sure, they flew his fathers flying car but that was different then driving on a road, with other cars.

" Not to worry little brother. Severus and I both know how to drive muggle cars" chuckled Bill.

Severus stood up with Harry in his arms. He turned to Moody who was still holding Leora. " Lay her on his chest then use a sticking charm. We can't go through the floo without her. I don't know what a distance that great will do to them.

Moody grunted then did as asked. Taking a handful of floo powder and giving the goblin a nod, Severus tossed it in the floo, then disappeared to their new home.

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Edward was sitting at as his piano playing Bella's lullaby. He was so happy that she finally agreed to marry him. Bella was everything he had ever dreamt of in a mate. She was shy, kind, compassionate and beautiful. What more could he ask for? So why then did he feel like something was missing? Why, when every time he looked into her eyes, he was disappointed that brown eyes looked back at him, not emerald green? He had never even met anyone with such beautiful gem like eyes. Something just didn't feel right.

Alice sighed as Edward got up and took off running out the door. She knew he was going to be gone until tomorrow. She knew something was bothering him. She looked to her mate who was staring at the empty piano bench, confused.

" What is it Jaz? What did you feel?" asked Alice.

" I'm not sure, have you gotten any visions lately about Edward? Does he still marry Bella?" Jasper couldn't figure out the emotions he was getting from Edward, they were so conflicted. He was getting happiness, relief, sadness, loneliness and disappointment.