
Reluctant Soulmates--Harry/Remus
Since he was ten Harry has had a wolf with the initials RJL tattooed on his left wrist. Aunt Petunia had give him a disgusted look as she told him that it was a soulmate mark. She gave him a book that his mother gave to her. Harry learned then that he was wizard and that wizards had soulmates. He also learned that marks that appear on the left wrist indicate that the person is the submissive. There and then Harry learned that his dominant is male and like all male subs Harry would have the ability to carry children.
First year was a big disappointment to Harry. He hated his school, the students, the Headmaster, and most of all hated that he hadn't met his soulmate. Only four people kept him sane the whole year-Fred and George Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Professor Snape. Fred, George, and Neville were true friends, where Ron and Hermione only wanted to be friends with the name. And Professor Snape didn't give him special treatment like the other teachers. For that Harry excelled in Potion class.
Second year was another disappointment. No soulmate, but he did have a stalker...okay two stalkers-Ginny Weasley and Colin Creevey. Harry almost died that year, Ginny and Colin did die. The Basilisk did kill Colin, not petrified him like the teachers thought. And the diary possession killed Ginny even though Harry destroyed the diary. With Professor Snape's help Harry was able to give the Ministry his memories of what happened in the Chamber. Dumbledore had a trial but was able to talk himself out of Azkaban. At the end of the year Professor Snape adopted Harry.
When he walked into the compartment he stared at the older man who appeared to be sleeping. Harry put his trunk up and settled on the opposite bench. Two hours before they reached Hogwarts the dementors attacked the train. His father had warned him about them, and his "mangy" godfather. The man in the compartment with him jumped up and attacked the dementor with a burst of bright light. Not before Harry heard a woman scream his name.
Harry opened his eyes to find the older man looking at him. "What happened?" He groaned as he sat up.
"You passed out. Some people react strongly around dementors, like an allergic reaction." The man explained. "Here eat some chocolate, it will help."
Harry took the proffered piece. "Thank you. Who are you?"
"Your new DADA professor, Remus Lupin." The man smiled again.
Harry beamed. "RJL. I finally get to meet you." Harry knew he had the right man. His father told him that Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange didn't have a J for their middle name.
Remus looked unsure and confused. "I'm sorry. Why did you want to meet me?"
"You're my soulmate. See." Harry pushed the sleeve of his robes up baring his wrist.
Remus paled. His hand automatically covered his own mark that was hidden under his sleeve. A mark of a wolf with the initials HJP, but it changed to HJS at the end of June.
"NO! No, you can't be my soulmate." Remus shook his head as he stood up.
"What?! Why not?!" Harry cried out.
"Its not possible." Remus snapped then left.
Harry sat in the empty compartment and cried. It hurt, his heart hurt. When the train stopped Harry activated the portkey his father gave him. He burst into fresh tears when he spotted his father. Thankfully the man was alone in the hallway.
"Daddy." Harry cried and rushed to the man.
Severus held Harry tightly as his son cried. Rage and murderous intentions filled him quickly. Someone was going to die for hurting his son.
He pulled Harry into a private room next to the Great Hall and warded it. He then gently pushed Harry back to look at him.
"What happened?" Severus asked the question trying to get control over his rage.
"He rejected me." Harry whimpered.
"Who?" Severus clenched his teeth. Oh yes someone was going to die.
"Remus. Professor Lupin. He's my soulmate, my dominant. When I told him he said no, that it wasn't possible."
"I'm going to kill that fucking wolf." Severus snarled.
Harry grabbed a hold of his father's robes. "Dad, no! I don't want you to go to Azkaban. Please."
"For you, I won't kill him." Severus kissed his son on the forehead. He then proceed to clean his face. "We need to get back. Did anything else happen?"
"Dementors attacked the train. Professor Lupin saved me. Apparently I'm allergic to them." Harry wrinkled his nose. Being a wizard was not fun for him. He was allergic to mandrake, monkshood, ditty, Fluffy's fur, and half the ingredients in Skele-Gro. The first wizard ever who couldn't take most of the existing potions.
"Harry, that doesn't surprise me." Severus smiled at his son. Dumbledore was the reason Harry was allergic to most things. Keeping Harry in the Muggle World and not making sure he had all the correct vaccinations wizarding children get. It proved to be harmful to his son, even now Severus was on alert because Harry can get Dragon Pox and it can kill him. Severus is working tirelessly to make alternative potions for his son.
Harry sat next to Neville and watched his father sneer at Remus who visibly flinched. He shook his head fondly when his father leaned towards Remus, he knew the man was threatening the Defense professor.
"What did the new professor do to earn the 'you blew another cauldron look'?" Neville whispered to Harry.
Harry tapped his mate's mark and shook his head, giving Neville a sad look.
"Oh, Harry. I'm so sorry." Neville gave his friend a tight hug.
Harry heard the growl, like the rest of the hall. He also watched his father hex Remus. He gave both men a confused look before turning back to Neville. This school year was going to be confusing.
Close to Christmas, Harry was proven right. Remus was playing hot and cold with him. Every time Neville, Draco, or Blaise touched Harry, Remus would growl or give them detention. Most of the time he ignored Harry. His father's actions confused him as well. More often then not Harry caught the man hexing Remus. It was worse during Harry's Protronus lessons.
Everything came to heel at the end of the school year. His godfather revealed himself. The escape prisoner turned a rat into a man and forced him to tell the truth. Then as they were leaving Remus transformed. Both Sirius and Severus protected Harry, but Harry knew Remus wouldn't hurt him. Harry ended up getting bitten when he moved his father out of the way from the oncoming attack. Remus had whined and laid down, licking the wound.
"You fucking wolf!" Severus roared, wand aimed at the creature. "I should have killed you when you rejected my son."
"Your son?" Sirius asked when he was human again.
"I adopted him last June. Dumbledore left him with abusive muggles. So congratulations it's a boy." Severus' voice oozed sarcasm. "And you are so sleeping in a doghouse."
"Dad? What's going on?" Harry asked through the pain. Remus wouldn't let him get up.
"Harry, meet Sirius Black, your godfather who also happens to be your papa. Mangy mutt is my soulmate." Severus sneered.
"I love you too, Sev." Sirius darted forward and kissed the other man. "Harry, you need to be forceful with Moony."
Harry nodded. "Moony, get up," he demanded. "Now." He growled when the wolf didn't move. After a minute he finally move.
"Sev, you don't need to worry about Harry transforming." Sirius informed his mate as he heal the bite on Harry's arm.
"And why not?" Severus raised an eyebrow.
"Harry is half werewolf. He doesn't have enough of the gene to transform. And since his gene matches Remus' this bite won't affect him." Sirius explained.
"Same how?" Harry asked looking confused.
"Remus accidently bit James when he saved Severus from Pettigrew's prank. James got the wolf virus, you were born with it. Unknowingly to Remus I sent a letter to Fenrir. He explained that bitten wolves don't have enough of the virus to pass on to their children. At least not enough to transform. Your children, should your mate be a wolf, will be considered full blooded Weres. They will be able to transform."
"Just fucking great. My grandchildren will be werewolves." Severus muttered heatedly.
"What?" Sirius gave his mate a sharp look.
Severus pointed at the wolf. "Meet your son-in-law."
"No. No. No. NO!" Sirius shook his head.
"Daddy." Harry's voice trembled as he moved closer to Severus.
Severus held his son tightly. "My mistake. I forgot the fucking wolf already rejected him." He tried to ignore the whine said wolf let out. "Shut it, you stupid wolf!" He snapped. "I'm taking Harry home. Don't you dare bring him with you." Severus glared at his mate.
(*v*)
Harry didn't hear or see Remus until his seventeenth birthday. He had pretty much ignored the mark on his arm. His dads followed his lead. Though they had been busy patching up their relationship. His brother Regulus and sisters Dorea and Isla are the products of that patching.
On his birthday Remus caught him in the library. Harry just ignored the man and tried to walk around him, but was stopped by a hand on his arm.
"Harry, please hear me out."
"No. You said plenty three years ago." Harry glared darkly at the older man.
Remus sighed. "Harry, please understand. You are my best friend's son. I was there for your birth. Surely you wouldn't have agreed with your choice of mate if you were in my place."
"That's where you're wrong!" Harry snapped. "I would have picked a life of love and happiness over misery. If you want to be miserable fine, don't drag me down with you. If the person is muggle I'm going to find someone who actually wants to be with me."
Remus growled dangerously. "The hell you will. I'll kill anyone who touches you."
"You don't have that right anymore, remember." Harry glared.
Remus flinched like the teen had just sucker punched him. He sighed heavily. "I'm here today to tell you that I would like to try to be your mate. Please."
"Mating is not buying shoes or a book. Its not something you can take back if you don't like it." Harry snarled.
"Please, just give me a chance."
"Pup, he's your mate." Sirius reminded from the doorway. "Friend or not I'll kill him myself if he hurts you again."
"Fine, one chance." Harry sighed defeatedly. "I'm going to find dad."
After a week Harry was regretting his decision. Remus was hesitant in everything he did, from sitting next to Harry, to talking to him, to initiate any kind of touching or returning them. Harry can see just how his life with Remus was going to be if they continued on. This was painful and Harry didn't know what to do, so he went to his dad.
"What am I going to do? He hesitates in everything he does or says. It hurts when I see him acting normal with father or anyone else. Why can't he be like that towards me?"
Severus hugged his son. "I don't know, sweetheart. But I can tell you that the fucking wolf is going to be uncomfortable for a long while."
"Dad?"
"No, you aren't stopping me this time." Severus wandlessly summoned a vial from his cupboard. "Kreacher, put this all over the wolf's clothes."
Kreacher gave a shark-like grin. "Kreacher is happy to do it. Wolf will regret hurting Master Harry." Then the elf popped away.
"Dad, what was that?"
"Silver." Severus said simply.
"Dad, no! That will kill him." Harry protested.
"Nothing he doesn't deserve. Now did you know that Draco is single?"
"Yes. Astoria Greengrass broke the mate bond when she gave birth to Blaise's child. The bitch was lucky to walk away alive. Neville had the Devil's Snare all ready to use on her."
"Yes, the boy can't brew potions but he he can train deadly plants. Why don't you visit Draco? Maybe you two will get something out of that visit." Severus smirked at his son.
Before Harry could replied Remus stormed into the room. He threw Harry onto his shoulder and stormed back out, apparating away once he was out of the house. Remus threw Harry down onto his bed when they entered his room inside the cottage.
"Mine, my mate." The wolf growled as he covered his mate's body with his own. Remus nuzzled Harry's neck before licking the skin.
Harry let out a low moan and bared his neck to the dominant wolf. A whine left him when Remus hesitantly bit down on the skin to mark Harry and leave his scent behind so other creatures knew who Harry belonged to. In fact everything Remus did was still hesitant. Harry's earlier frustration was returning. He let his wolf animagus bleed through.
"Remus, I swear if you don't stop with the hesitating I'm leaving. Either you want to be my mate completely or not all. There is no in between here." Harry kept his voice firm as he stared into his mate's amber eyes.
"Harry-"
"NO! Mate or rejection. I'm fed up with your reluctance. So choose right now."
Remus wanted Harry, he did, but he can't get over the fact that this is James' son. Or well he was Sirius' son now and somehow that was worse. Try as he might the feeling doesn't go away. He loves Harry, deeply so, wants to be his dominant mate and have cubs with him. But sometimes when he looks at Harry he sees that beautiful perfect baby who stared at him for an hour. Sees that toddler that ran around screaming for Unca Moo'y. Remus doesn't want to get rid of those memories, to block them off and leave them forgotten. He also doesn't want to lose the gorgeous mate that is currently glaring fiercely at him.
"Right. I'm going home." Harry responded when it became obvious that Remus wasn't going to answer. He moved off the bed and straightened his clothes. "Goodbye Remus." He whispered as he walked out of the room.
Remus blinked, that goodbye felt final, like he wasn't going to see Harry again. That was unacceptable. With a growl, Remus withdrew his wand and stormed after his mate. He was quick to banish Harry's clothes and put a lockdown ward around the cottage. Once he was close to Harry he tossed him back onto his shoulder, firmly slapped a round arse cheek as he stormed back into the bedroom.
"Don't move." Remus ordered as he removed his clothes after dropping Harry back onto the bed.
Harry couldn't help but appreciate how breathtaking his mate looked. He wasn't shy about letting Remus see how the sight of him naked made Harry feel. He took in every inch of Remus' body from the lustfilled golden eyes to long legs until his eyes went back to Remus' cock. It was long and thick, and Harry couldn't help but lick his lips and spread his legs wider. He let a very submissive whine leave his lips, begging in a wolfish way. Remus gave an answering growl as he covered Harry's body.
Harry was soon lost in the pleasure of the claiming, but not lost enough to know, to feel, that there was no more reluctance from Remus.
Remus had planned to keep it slow and steady, draw it out. Only it didn't happen that way. Oh he made it last over an hour, being a wolf had that advantage, but instead of slow he pounded his mate into the mattress. All because Moony took control when their mate's inner walls squeeze around his cock. Apparently the wolf took that as permission to claim their mate like a true wolf-wild and feral.
In the end Harry was thoroughly fucked and covered in claiming bites. Remus came out of it with a sore and bleeding back, Harry's nails clawed and raked the skin. Remus will proudly wear those marks. The two fell asleep just as their completed bond settled.
~Fin~