A Call to Arms

Harry woke up from his nap to find that only two other people were in the room with him. Rathal, his Earth Ace, and Quinn, his Healer. Harry smiled sheepishly at the teal-eyed Dragel. He had been avoiding sitting still for too long so that he couldn't be cornered for medical scans. He knew that he was seriously unhealthy. He didn't need the scans to tell him that. Harry also knew from the looks on both of their faces that he was not going to be getting out of this room without the health scans. He shrugged and smiled brightly at them both.

"Well, I guess I avoided this for as long as I could," Harry told them both. Quinn looked a bit surprised and Rathal just grinned. Quinn touched Harry's hand.

I truly thought you were going to put up a fight. I had Rathal here as backup to make sure that you were still long enough for me to at least do a basic scan. Thank you for cooperating.

"I live to be unpredictable," Harry told the healer with a smile. "Well go ahead and do your worst. Just know that you are going to be very unhappy with what you find. I have been living in a tent on the run since I was sixteen. Life before that wasn't exactly easy either," Harry stated in a forced nonchalant tone. Quinn patted his hand and smiled gently.

Whatever we find, we will work on it together and fix it to the best of our abilities. Plus, my entire family circle is healer-heavy. If I can not fix it, my family can. Do you consent to let me scan and heal you?

"Yes, I consent to let you scan and heal me. I would just like to know what you are doing as you do it though, please. I have had too many decisions taken out of my hands my entire life," Harry asked Quinn.

Of course, Harry. Now just relax.

With that, Harry laid back down on the bed and shivered as he felt Quinn's magic march across his skin like ants. He felt the magic disappear and heard Rathal chuckle. Harry peaked his eyes open in enough time to see the two exchange a look.

"Of course, you are also magic-sensitive. You are definitely going to make sure that our lives are always interesting," Rathal commented. Quinn indicated that he should lay back down. Harry rolled his eyes at them and then laid back down. He closed his eyes and felt a much more gentle brush of magic coat his skin and sink in. He laid still and didn't peek his eyes open even when he heard one of his bonded growl lowly in his throat. He knew they were not going to like the results. He flinched lightly when he felt a gentle brush of fingers on his hand.

Sit up for me, Loveling.

Harry was surprised by the gentleness in the tone that brushed through his mind. When he was fully sat up he was pulled into strong arms and felt the rumbling purr from deep in Quinn's chest.

You will never suffer this way again. Do you understand? I swear to you that you will never suffer again the way that you have since you were fifteen months old.

Harry was startled. The scans had gone back that far? What had his bonded seen? Did they know how badly he had been abused growing up? Were they going to tell everyone else? Did he want everyone to know? Would they see him differently? Harry was once again spiraling. Then his face was cradled between to gentle hands and he was staring into teal eyes.

Deep breath, Harry. You are ok. Everything is ok. Deep breath in......now let it out.

Quinn continued to rumble soothingly as he rubbed circles into Harry's back. Rathal had come close and was also offering comfort in the form of a soothing rumble and running his fingers through Harry's hair. Harry finally calmed himself down. Harry kept his face buried in Quinn's neck.

"Your scan showed you everything, didn't it?" Harry asked. Rathal was the one who answered. He had been looking at the paper over Quinn's shoulder as it was filling itself out.

"Yes. It showed everything. Harry, Little Warrior, this is something that everyone should be aware of. But we need your permission to bring them in and talk to them about it." Harry kept his face in Quinn's neck and thought about it. He knew they would want to know and starting a new life with something like this always lingering in the background would never let him truly begin anew and leave this world behind him. So, he nodded.

"I will go and retrieve everyone. Stay here and cuddle our lovely healer. He is very good at it."

"Will you ask Mrs. Weasley or Ginny and Luna if they will look after Teddy while we talk? I don't want him around for all of the negative stuff. Maybe grab Juniper and Regulus too. I never want to tell this story more than one time," Harry told them both.

"Of course, Submissive Mine. I will do as you say." Then Rathal pressed a kiss to his head and as he was striding from the room Harry burrowed deeper into Quinn's embrace.

"Can I mark you?" Harry asked.

Before we exchange claim marks, I need to talk to you about something. Is that Ok?

"Of course, it is Quinn."

Do you know what it means to be A sexual?

Harry nodded.

"I heard some of the older years talking about it once when we were in fourth year. They said that one of the Ravenclaw girls was A sexual. That it meant that she didn't have any interest in sex. Like at all. That she was more interested in affectionate touch like kissing or cuddling but nothing more. My best friend H..Hermione, she was a-sexual too. I think it is another one of the reasons that Ron left and never came back. Are you a-sexual?" Harry asked the healer.

Yes. Is that something that you can be ok with? I will completely understand if it isn't and you don't want to bond with me. I just wanted you to know up front before we exchanged claim marks. It doesn't mean that I won't ever want to have sex with you, it just means that it won't happen often if I do.

"Of course, I am okay with it. You and I are soul bonded, that means we are meant to be together. I definitely still want to bond with you Quinn. I am perfectly fine with coming to you for cuddles and kisses. Affection is not something that I have ever had in my life. Hermione and the twins are the only ones who have ever given me any kind of affection my entire life. Well and my Godfather. Is that the only thing that was a concern for you?"

I would also like to request that you never bond with another healer. Maybe a medic or something like that but not a Master Healer. I would like to be the only one.

"I think that will be perfectly fine as well. I don't have a problem with that. Though we might keep you very busy. I have my own personal bed in the hospital wing here. Plus two full Gheyo suites and four Jokers. You are going to have your hands full," Harry teased him.

I am perfectly happy with that. If I need assistance I will get it from my family

"Can I bite now, Quinn?" Harry asked with a whine and nuzzled the healers neck.

Yes, Loveling

Harry barely heard the words in his head before he was biting into the healers neck. He took a few more mouths full of blood then he needed for the claiming but the blood tasted so pure and amazing and he needed the boost to get through the conversation he was fixing to have. Finally, he drew back and looked at Quinn expectantly. Quinn shook his head.

I cannot bite you. As a Healer, I am on a very strict diet. All healers must follow it in the event that our blood is needed for healing. A healer's blood is the closest thing you can get to pure Dragel blood. I have a spell though that can be used to place my claim mark on you without having to consume your blood. Is that ok?

"Yes that's fine Quinn. I don't care what we have to do as long as you are mine," Harry told him vehemently. Quinn smiled brilliantly and pulled Harry's shirt off of him so that he could do what he needed to do. Quinn pulled a small bowl from a pouch on his waist and then pricked Harry's finger and let the blood flow before healing it up. He then cut his own finger and added he blood to the bowl. He then pulled a small vial of a silvery liquid and then dropped a few drops into it. He mixed it all together with a small stir stick and then dipped his finger in it and began a small chant in Latin as he drew a complicated rune on Harry's chest. He continued to chant and redraw the rune pushing his magic into it as well and finally Harry felt the claim mark settle into his skin and their bond solidified a little bit more.

Quinn vanished the blood and put the bowl and stir stick and other things back into his pouch. He then helped Harry put his shirt back and and then pulled the smaller submissive into his lap and wrapped his arms around him while they waited for the others to all arrive.

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Apparently Harry had fallen asleep because he jolted awake when he was being passed to his Alpha. He smiled and purred when he was sat in Orion's lap, and he wrapped his arms around him. He looked around to see that all of his bonded were sitting around the resting room, Regulus and Juniper were hanging around the background, and they were all waiting to see why they had been called. Harry was nervous again, but Quinn smiled kindly at him, and Orion held him tighter for a moment.

"What were we all called here for? I am assuming it has something to do with something Quinn found when he scanned you," Orion asked. Harry sighed and then started.

"Yes it is about what he found when he did my scans. I am just going to tell you all everything. I am only going to do it one time and then never repeat or talk about it again. I am only telling you so that it can be left in the past and forgotten so that I can start my new life with all of you with everything out in the open and nothing kept secret from you." Harry took a deep breath and looked around the room again and then pressed back into Orion for comfort.

"I was first attacked when I was fifteen months old. There was a war going on and Lord Voldemort had been told half of a prophecy that told of his demise at the hands of a child born as the seventh month died to parents that had defied him three times. There were two of us that fell into that category. Myself and Neville Longbottom. I was chosen because I was like him. A half-blood. So my parents were murdered and I was attacked with the killing curse. I survived somehow and became the boy who lived."

"I was taken and left on my Aunt and Uncle's doorstep by the headmaster of this school. He was a manipulative meddling old bastard. He did something that sealed away my inheritance. It was only after he died that the seal or binding or whatever it was began to loosen. A year later while I was on the run Hermione and I were attacked by some snatchers and my inheritance broke free completely." Harry took a deep breath and shook his head.

"I am getting ahead of myself. My Aunt found me on their doorstep the next morning and from then on I was neglected, starved, and beaten so many times there is no way that I could even begin to recall them all for you. I was kept in a cupboard on the stairs until I was eleven. Sometimes I was locked in there for a week without food for days. I believe that is why I am so small when both of my parents were not." He paused when he heard the growls of some of his bonded and his Alpha tensed behind him. He gave them a moment to take it in. He was trying to give as much information as he could in the least emotional way that he could. If he broke down now he knew that he wouldn't stop.

"I didn't even know that I had a name until I started school. My relatives just called me Freak and I thought that was my name. When I started school it didn't get any better. I was eating regularly through the school year, but I am not sure that it made up for all the danger that I ended up in every year. First year I fought a troll with my best mates. Had to get past a Cerberus, fight a Devil's Snare, and finally I had to go against my defense professor who had the wraith of the Dark Lord attached to the back of his head. I was eleven the first time I had to fight to defend myself and killed a man."

"That summer when I went home I was given Dudley's second bedroom, but they put seven locks on the door and a cat flap so that they could give me food through it when they locked me in. They still continued to starve and beat me. Then my second year, I was outed as a parseltongue, the chamber of secrets was opened and a very large Basilisk was being set free in the school and was petrifying students. Hermione was petrified and Ron and I went into the forbidden forest and faced Acromantulas. Ginny was possessed by a horcrux and her life was being drained to give Voldemort life. I fought the Basilisk with the sword of Gryffindor I won but not before its fang broke off in my arm. I was dying but Fawkes came to me and cried in the wound and healed me."

"Then I went home for more abuse and starvation. The third year a mass murderer broke out of jail and spent the entire year trying to get to me. The murderer that they said betrayed my parents and then killed one of their best friends as well as thirteen muggles. Turns out he wasn't after me. He was my godfather and he was completely innocent. He was sent to Azkaban for twelve years without a trial. When a simple round of questioning with Truth Serum would have proved that he was innocent."

"Then the fourth year was the Triwizard tournament. It was only for students seventeen and above but a Death Eater polyjuiced as a professor entered me into the Goblet. I was chosen as the fourth participant even though there were only supposed to be three and I was only fourteen. Dumbledore refused to take me out. He swore there was no way and that I had to participate or lose my magic but he lied. Hermione and I found the rules and learned that he could have had me withdrawn at any time because it would have been a simple matter to prove that I had not entered myself and I was a minor. I faced a Dragon, almost drowned in the black lake fighting Merfolk and Grindylow, and then almost died many times in the maze that was the third task. Cedric and I made it to the end together and both took the cup. We were port-keyed to a graveyard, Cedric was murdered and I was used in a ritual to bring back Voldemort."

Harry continued to tell them everything. The abuse and tasks that he was constantly given. Fighting for his life. Dumbledore's death and going on the run. He didn't leave out anything, he told them every messy detail. He even told them about the fact that he was the last Horcrux and that as long as he was, Voldemort could still come back sometime. When he finally finished there was silence and Orion seemed to be working really hard not to squeeze him too hard in his own distress. Ethan looked ready to explode, and Draco looked ready to murder. The twins just looked sad to have finally heard the whole story. His Gheyo looked like they were ready to just be given the word to hunt.

"Thank you, Harry, for sharing this with us. That was a very brave thing for you to do. We are honored that you trusted us enough to be vulnerable with all of us," Raspen finally spoke. Harry smiled at him and looked around as he felt their emotions to see how they were all feeling. They were angry FOR him. They did not look at him with disgust or shame or anything. All he was feeling from them was love, caring, and a need to hurt those that hurt him. He heard a voice clear and looked up to see Quinn clearing his throat and touching a black ribbon around his throat that wasn't there before.

"Harry," Quinn stated with a quiet voice. Everyone turned to look at him and one of his Queens, Wikhn, pushed away from the wall and growled at him.

"You are not supposed to be using that spell, Quinten. I know for a fact that your Mera and fathers would be very cross to know that you used it," The dark fae stated. Harry looked at Quinn when he blushed but held his head high.

"What I need to say needs to be heard by everyone. I will cancel the spell as soon as the conversation is over. But this is important Wikhn." The Healer told him.

"Quinn, you could use someone to speak through like you did with Draco when we did introductions. I don't want you to do something that could hurt you. Didn't we already discuss everything?" Harry asked him. Quinn shook his head.

"This is about your scans but not about your history of abuse in a way. Do you know that you had multiple seals on you?" Quinn asked. Harry shook his head. He did not even know what having seals meant.

"You currently have nine seals on you. You did have eleven but one broke around the time that you said your headmaster died and the second one frayed at that time but broke later. Those two were a seal on your wizard magic and a leech that siphoned off your magic in small ways to give to the person who placed the seal. The second one was your Dragel inheritance seal. Both are completely clear of your system. The only reason I know they were ever there is because of the scan. The ones still intact are worse. You have a soul seal that is connected to a prophecy seal and a Death seal."

Here Quinn had to pause while his bonded were upset and had to calm themselves down. Harry just waited patiently for Quinn to continue.

"There is a blood seal, a seal to block his mentor bond, three family seals, and another Death Seal. But this one is different from the other one. This one is more along the lines of letting others know that he is favored. It is the same symbol as the one on his claiming mark." Quinn finally finished. Harry took a deep breath.

"Now someone explain to me what it means to have the seals. I understand the Prophecy one is most likely connected to Voldemort since I am the one who was prophesied to kill him. The soul one connected to it is probably because I am a Horcrux with a piece of his soul. Explain the Death Seal part to me please." Harry asked the room.

"A Death Seal is normally used on Gheyo or Carriers. It prevents someone from dying before they have completed what they were given the seal for. I am going to assume it was put on you so that you could not die before you completed the prophecy." Ethan was the one who answered Harry. He was a scholar after all. Harry smiled at him.

"Ok so that explains four of them. Prophecy, Soul, and the two Death Seals. What would the Blood Seal be?" Harry asked next.

"The Blood Seal was created around the time that you were fifteen. It would have been from using a dark object that was related to blood magic. Do you remember using something like that?" Quinn asked. Harry took a moment to think and then he had a look of horror on his face.

"Check Fred and George. See if they have Blood Seals from the same time." Harry demanded. Quinn looked concerned and turned and went to the fire twins. He growled and turned back to Harry.

"They have them two don't they?" Harry asked. Quinn shook his head no.

"They did but it was cleansed from them at the same time as a few other seals were removed from them," Quinn told him. That was probably at the same time they had their suppressions removed with the Goblins.

The Healer turned to approach Draco. "He won't have it, and neither will Blaise. They were Slytherins and they never served detention with Umbridge. Snape kept them safe from her." Draco and Blaise looked at him in shock and then horror. Harry could see from that alone that they had no idea what the pink bitch had done to them in detention.

"What did she do, Harry?" Draco demanded. Harry ducked his head down.

"She made us write lines. It was different for everyone. For me, it was 'I must not tell lies' I wrote it so many times that it was a permanent scar on my hand. Everyone else's healed up and disappeared. No one served as many detentions with Umbridge as I did. She was out to get me personally. We wrote lines with a Blood Quill," Harry told them all.

"I see. We will make plans to have them removed from you. I would also like to know if there is any way of knowing who all served detention with this woman so that they can be checked and cleansed," Quinn asked. Harry shook his head.

"The only thing I know for certain is that the Slytherins were never touched and anyone who I taught defense to for sure served a detention with her. Other than that I have no idea," Harry told them. "Maybe talk to McGonagall she might know who all served with her."

"I will see about talking to her about it," Quinn stated.

"What about the other four seals?" Harry asked.

"The others are not harmful to you. Your grandmother can remove the two Evanson seals when she thinks it is safe and we will send a message to the Peverell clan about that seal when we get to Nevarah. The Mentor seal can be removed easily as well. We can actually do that one today if you want so that your mentor can make their way here or make plans to meet you when you get to Nevarah," Quinn told him. Harry nodded.

"Ok is that everything to be discussed about the Seals?" Ethan asked. Quinn nodded. "Good, now remove the spell so that you do not damage yourself." Quinn blushed and nodded and then removed the spell. "Thank you." Quinn nodded.

"Now how about we go and collect Teddy and get some lunch together for everyone and let Quinn remove the Mentor Seal," Draco offered. He knew that Harry had to be getting hungry. There was noises of agreement and Orion stayed sitting with Harry in his lap while Quinn did what he needed to do. Harry sat still and felt Quinn's gentle music flow over him and then felt the breaking of something inside and the the magic receded. Harry blinked at Quinn in surprise.

"That was it?" Harry asked.

That was it. That was the easiest of your seals to remove. Now we wait to see if a mentor arrives before your realignment cycle or after.

"Do we get to go get food now?" Harry asked looking around at his bonded left in the room. He felt Orion chuckle.

"Yes, Little Warrior, we can go get some food now," Orion answered and waited until Rathal helped Harry to stand and then they all made their way to the dining hall.

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On a realm far away, a man jolted up out of his bed as a bond suddenly slammed into place for him. His student had finally inherited. He had been waiting for so long he had given up hope. His student should have inherited years ago. He got out of bed and went about preparing to leave. He had been waiting for this day since he had been given this child as a potential student.

He sent a quick message to one of his other mentored students who was more like a son to him. He let him know what was going on and that he was heading to Earth to see to his mentored student. He couldn't wait to meet him. He was hoping that this was what he needed to help him pull himself out of the dark place that he had been consumed by. Harry was going to be his saving grace. He hoped that he could be the same for him. He was finally finished gathering everything that he needed to and he was ready to go.

He took a deep breath and steadied himself. He opened the portal and was spirited away to his student's side.