What Are We?

Chapter 1

A laugh filled with Mischief and Malicious Intent sung through the air of Privet Drive, waking none but plaguing their sleep with nightmares of a beautiful man who was both a Demon, Angel and Neither. A man who played either side but kept with none. Someone known by many names – though he only stuck to one: Loki.

Petunia looked back on the last ten years of her life as she cooked breakfast the morning of her Nephew's birthday. So much had changed – for both her, her husband and her child. Ever since that fateful day where she found one Hadrian Loki Potter on their doorstep, her whole life had changed to be completely unrecognisable. For the better or the worse, she couldn't tell.

Soft footsteps brought her out of her thoughts and she turned to place a bowl of fruit in front of the occupant of her mind. Hadrian gave her a slight smirk in thanks before starting to eat, even the inherently innocent action seductive when used by such a being. Dudley Dursley was very aware of this as he sat down to eat that morning, and gulped when his cousin smirked at him. He was almost a year older than Hadrian and so was just starting puberty, which came with the unfortunate side effect of sexuality and hormones. Dudley quickly turned his attention to his food, shifting uncomfortably, which did not go unnoticed.

Hadrian watched his cousin from under long eyelashes in amusement as he shifted under his gaze. Humans were just so interesting, but he did miss the chaos and fun of the Mythical Side, and the company of his brothers. His wings, phased out and invisible to humans, drooped at the thought, sadness clouding his mind as he thought about them.

He had been created to be what he could define as perfect, and as the youngest had some very protective brothers. For many eons life was peaceful, but when Father disappeared and tensions grew, Lucifer and Michael told him he had to make a choice between the two sides, many lusting for him in a way once deemed impure. They didn't think about how it would affect him, and so couldn't reach him in time to stop him from falling. Gabriel didn't truly Fall though, as it wasn't his fault, and so he became something between Demon and Angel. Something God believed to be true Perfection, and so was sought after by many.

Hadrian stood up from the table, face blank as he nodded his thanks, "I'll be gone for a while, Aunt Petunia. Thank you for breakfast."

"Be safe Hadrian." The woman called out after him as he left quickly, bursting into flight as soon as he was hidden from any Human eyes. It had been too long since he had seen his brothers – he couldn't take it anymore. A low whine escaped him when he caught the Aura of his brother Castiel and he sped up, letting his own Aura out so he wouldn't be deemed a threat by the Angel.

Castiel's eyes widened suddenly as he felt an Aura he had long since lost hope of ever feeling again approaching. A possessive growl left him, startling the three Hunters currently discussing their newest case.

"Cas, Buddy?" Dean asked, all of them watching the Angel warily as he stood up, eyes slits as he focused on something in the distance. They all had to back away when he suddenly took off in a burst of speed, meeting something just above them with a brilliant golden light, causing them to shield their eyes. When it faded they looked up to see Castiel and an unknown male embraced, Castiel's wings wrapped around them protectively.

They slowly lowered to the ground, allowing the three to get a better look at the male Castiel was nuzzling. He had long, silky black hair and pure white skin, his body lean and slender, and three pairs of wings: one white, one grey, and one black. The two seemed completely oblivious to the Hunters stares, especially when the unknown male all but purred.

"Cas? Who exactly is this?" Sam asked, breaking the two from their embrace and causing them to turn to him, a fierce glare directed at him from Castiel and a mischievous smile from the other.

"I'm Loki, formally known as Gabriel. Currently known as Hadrian Potter. It's nice to meet 'cha."

"Wait, wait, wait. You mean The Harry Potter? Boy-who-lived, Dark Lord slayer Harry Potter?" Bobby interrupted, getting blank stares from the other two hunters while Castiel twitched, turning to look at his brother.

"What have you been up to exactly, Gabriel?" Castiel asked, causing said male to shift away from him, a sheepish smile on his face. "Gabriel," The elder warned and the male gulped.

"This is going to take a while," Hadrian muttered and gestured for them all to sit down. They did so, Castiel grabbing him again, and looked at him with anticipation. "I should probably start at the beginning, but I'll get to that later. It'll be easier if I explain my role of life at present first.

"The Marauders, especially James Potter, were some of my most devoted followers under the name of Loki. Every prank they did was in my name, and they were some of the most amusing humans I had seen for a long time. They had gained my favour, and so I granted them the ability to shift easily, allowing them to keep their werewolf friend company on full moons-"

Here the Hunters tried to interrupt with the well-rehearsed response of 'But werewolves are evil' but were stopped when Hadrian glared at them. He then sighed.

"Not all werewolves are evil – it's usually only when a werewolf doesn't have inherent magic that the virus makes them go insane and turn over to their wolf side completely. Those with magic normally only go on a rampage when those deemed 'Pack' are hurt and only shift on full moons. But let's get back to the story.

"The Marauders were some of my favourite humans, and I was all too happy to help them spread Chaos and Mischief – as well as grant the odd wish not to do with pranks. One such wish was when James and his wife Lily found she was unable to bear a child. Someone had hit her with a spell when she was in school that caused infertility – most likely one of James' jealous admirers. Anyway, James asked for my help with this matter, and it was decided that I would create an artificial womb for Lily on the condition that any child born from it would also be blood linked to me and that the Potter's would henceforth pledge their line to my name.

"The year that their first born, Hadrian Loki Potter, was born, everything seemed to be going fine, besides the looming threat of Voldemort in the distance. Unfortunately, Fate and Zacharias are both bitches who just love to mess with everything. Fate created a prophecy that foretold Voldemort's downfall, and Zacharias delivered it through the possession of a weak-willed seer. Voldemort heard of this prophecy and with the help of one Peter Pettigrew he found and killed the entire Potter family.

"Hadrian Potter was not supposed to die that night, as he is needed in the grand scheme, and so Fate used my blood link to him to force me into the role of The Saviour. Which brings us to here."

"I don't know if I want to hear the rest of what you've been doing anymore," Castiel muttered.

Hadrian laughed, "Yeah, well it doesn't get much better."