The Returned

27 hours before Hades Found himself in Gringotts, another man awoke.
Finn sat up, His hand rubbing his chest. He had never felt that kind of pull on his core before. He looked over to the man sleeping next to him and decided he was fine, whatever it was had passed. He settled himself back down and tried to fall back to sleep. But something was keeping him awake. He felt the need to pack their belongings and go… where? he had no idea. But the feeling wouldn’t leave him.

Hours passed and Finn still couldn’t sleep, so he got up, went downstairs and went to the kitchen. Putting the kettle on the back burner of the stove top, he looked out the window and watched as the sunflowers he had plated swayed in the wind. He still had the feeling of needing to be somewhere. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn’t hear the kettle whistling or his husband removing it.

He was startled out of his thoughts when a pair of arms wrapped around his waist and a kiss was placed just below his ear.

“You’re thinking far too deeply for so early in the morning love” it was 8am. Not that early. Finn turned in his husbands’ arms and kissed him.

“Something woke me up last night. It felt like something was pulling on my core. I just have this urge to leave and follow it. I don’t know where or why just that I have to follow.” Finn sighed and looked into the man’s Hazel eyes. “I feel like its important Kal.”

“We will figure it out love, Maybe talk to Fallon and Gareth? The way they devour information, they could have come across something like this. Maybe even in the old stories they love so much.” Kal really looked at his husband, he looked paler than usual. “We could go to a healer if you like. Maybe they could figure it out?”

“Mm maybe. Breakfast?” Finn tried to distract the man. It’s not like the suggestion was a bad one, just… he really hated going to the healers. By the look in his husbands eye though, he knew the conversation wasn’t over. “We could go to that café you like so much?”

Kal rolled his eyes at his husbands’ distraction methods, while yes food sometimes did the trick, there were times when other… methods worked.
Though it would seem this morning was not one of those mornings, as there was a knock on the kitchen door.

“Fine, but we’re talking about going to the healers later” Kal said as he opened the door. “Hey, you two, we were just talking about you! Come in” stepping aside to let the two men inside.

“Told you my ears were burning” Fallon said to his brother.

“That’s because you’re an idiot and used the hot end of the poker to scratch it” Rolling his eyes, Gareth accepted the cup of coffee from Finn. He may be British, but he didn’t have to like tea. “Thanks. What’s this about a healer? You okey mate?”

“I’m fine. Kal’s just being Kal” Finn smiled and turned towards the bench.

“Finn…” he wasn’t going to let his husband downplay it. “Tell them love, as I said, they could help”

Finn sighed and ran his hand through his hair.

“Fine. Around midnight last night I was woken up by this tugging feeling, right here” He started rubbing his chest, right over his core. “It felt like it was trying to pull me somewhere, still does frankly. The feeling that it’s something important though, its intense. I’ve never in my life felt this before. All I want to do is pack our belongings and let it drag us wherever it is it needs me to go.” Finn looked at the brothers, he didn’t know if what he said made any sense, he hoped it did.

The brothers sat, frowns on their faces as they thought it over. It could really be anything but … Fallon looked over to Gareth. He had an idea.

/Could be ‘The Call’/ Fallon said to his brothers mind.
/yeah, it sounds like it. Do you think this could help him find his family? /
/That’s exactly what I’m thinking little brother/ he got an eye roll for that.

“Could be family magic. More specifically ‘The Call’” Gareth nodding as Fallon spoke aloud this time.

“What’s the call? What do you mean family magic? I’m an orphan remember.”

“The call is something only a Lord of the family can use. It calls forth family members to join them in their ancestral home, in the past it’s been used to find lost members. Its usually only used when the House is in danger, Like a protection measure. But it fell out of fashion some centuries ago”

“It also means you still have family out there. I can’t tell you if that’s a good thing or not but if it’s what we think it is, best bet is to follow it. What direction is it pulling you towards?” Gareth took over for his brother.

“England. But that’s all I know. But what am I supposed to do when I get there? It’s not like I can knock on every bloody door in the country.” Should he go though. It’s not like they had anything keeping them here. The only friends they had were sitting at his kitchen table.

“I don’t think you have to much of a choice mate. If it’s the family magic, its calling you. And if its calling…” Fallon started.

“Then you have to answer. Too much can happen to your magic if you refuse the call. I think it’s a week, you have a week to present yourself to the head of your family. The Lord.” Gareth finished.

“A week? I have a week to find this supposed family?” Finn groaned and let his head fall to the table, banging it on the wooden top.

“Yeah, sorry mate. OH, we can make a holiday of it. You can go meet this family you never knew about, and we can go explore magical Britain. It’s been a while since we set foot on the home country” Fallon was excited, they didn’t get many opportunities to travel.

“You are not using my situation as an excuse to go on an extended holiday... Though I would appreciate it” Finn’s voice muffled as he still had his head down.

“So, we’re going home? when do we leave.” Kal asked the room. Finn raised his head and looked at his husband.

“Tomorrow”

Turns out packing up their belongings would take longer than they thought. A couple of hours max he thought, not the whole bleeding day. Finn looked around the empty looking lounge room. All their personal belongings packed away.

12 hours until they were leaving.

He wondered if the Twins had much difficulty getting their hazard of a place sorted.

Finn sighed and went to find Kal. He wasn’t hard to find, just follow the banging. He made his way upstairs to their bedroom and laughed at the sight before him.

“Need a hand there Hun?” Kal had somehow got tangled in their bedsheets. “And why are you packing the bedsheets? We need them to sleep on soon” still laughing at his husband.

“You could help me you know instead of standing there laughing at me” Kal huffed and continued to fight his way out of the bedsheets.

“Why would I when this is so funny but, I love you too much to watch you be strangled by Egyptian cotton” still laughing Finn made his way into the room and proceeded to help his still struggling husband.

Once they had successfully detangled the sheets, Finn sat on their bed and looked around.

On the floor in a corner was an album, its pages face down on the floor. Finn got up and picked it up. He had never seen it before.

“Hey Hun, is this yours? I’ve never seen it before.” He ran his hand over the soft, dark leather. The boarder was etched in intricate knotwork, he could make out the animals running amongst it. He saw a Wolf, Dog, two Stags, a raven, an owl, two foxes and a few others. Along the top of the cover the words ‘familia est omnia’. Family is everything. It was something he longed for, for so long.

“Love, you ok?” Kals concerned voice coming from behind him.

Finn didn’t hear him though. He opened the album to the first page, and his breath caught. There was a photo of him. But the people on either side of him he didn’t know. Yet, they looked like him. Grey eyes, Dark wavy hair and high cheekbones. They were smiling and waving at the camera. he looked to be only 7 or 8. Finn’s heart beating faster and faster as he flicked through the pages. So many pages filled with pictures of him with those two men.

He stopped at another page and stared. It was him and Kal. They looked to be only 16, sitting at the base of an old tree, wearing uniforms he had never seen before. Kal sitting behind him, Trapping him between his legs. Finn watched as photo him turned his head, smiled softly and kissed Photo Kal. Hand placed on Kal’s cheek.

He turned to another Page, this time it was a large group of people. Photo Kal standing behind Photo him, arms wrapped around his waist, he kissed photo Finn’s neck just below his ear, both smiling. Beside him, His lookalike had his arms around the neck of a smiling sandy blonde, scared teen. His smile would have been blinding. He saw a red headed girl standing with a dark haired surly looking boy. But the camera caught him when he looked at the girl, Love clearly written on his face. Two other dark haired men holding hands to the right of him. The Red headed menaces he called friends were in the back. Fallon had a very serious looking man’s arm around him. While Gareth and another red head had their hands full, with two children. There was a few more people. Including a little girl with his eyes, hair and smile. She was sitting in the lap of a honey blonde teen. His blue eyes shining and his smile bright as the little girl snuggled in.

“Love, you’re scaring me. What’s wrong?” suddenly Finn felt hands on his face, thumbs catching his tears. When did he start crying?

“Kal… what is this” he sounded broken. He had just turned to the last page. In that photo, photo Kal was looking down at him, A smile so big it looked like it would have hurt. In his arms was the most beautiful little boy he had ever seen. His hair sticking out like a wild mess, Like Kal’s. But the eyes. The eyes were an incredible mix of his stormy grey, Kal’s calming hazel and the most amazing shade of green he had ever seen. This little boy was the most perfect combination of two people he had ever seen.

Finn just sobbed harder and harder. The pull in his chest getting stronger. It was getting harder to breath. He started to panic.

“Kal… can’t… breathe” he heard Kal yell something as he fell into his arms, blacking out completely.

Kal panicked. And when he panicked, he called the twins. They arrived not long after Finn’s collapse.

“What happened” Gareth already had his wand out throwing diagnostic charms at his friend.

“I don’t know. 1 second his fine. Next his passing out” Kal was trying to pull his hair out.

“What was he doing before? Did he say anything?” checking over the stats, Gareth was a bit concerned. nothing was showing up.

“He was looking through that” Kal pointed to the album on the floor. “Then he started crying, said he couldn’t breathe and passed out. What’s wrong with him? was it cursed?”

“No, it looks like he had a bad panic attack though. What the hell was in that book?” Gareth asked. Relaxing slightly, as his mind slowed down.

Fallon walked over and picked it up. He opened it up. And froze.

“Fallon? What is it” Kal started walking over to his friend. When he reached him, the book was thrust into his hands. He looked down and saw himself, Finn and a little boy. The boy looked no older than 1. He looked like the perfect combination of him and Finn.

“What the fuck”

“Yeah, what the fuck is right” Fallon said.

They heard a small groan come from the bed and looked up. Finn was waking up. When he opened his eyes, he looked straight at Kal.

“Is it real?” Finn whispered. He wanted it to be real.

Kal walked over to his husband and pulled him into arms. He didn’t know what to say. Looking over at the twins he watched as they flicked through the album. Their brows almost reaching their hairlines. He didn’t know what was in that album, but what ever it was had the two red heads silent. Something that Kal found completely unnerving.

“What is that thing?” Kal wasn’t letting go of Finn any time soon, so he stayed on the bed, arms around his husband.

Fallon looked like he was trying to figure out a difficult equation. Gareth just looked stunned.

“Mate, there all photos… of all of us. Fuck there’s even a photo of me getting married in here.” Fallon had never thought he would marry. “Bloody hell. What the fuck is this?”

“Um Fallon? You and the cranky looking bloke are holding kids in this. Cranky bloke is actually smiling to” Gareth didn’t know how to process any of this. He had seen pictures of him and another red headed man, looking happier than he could remember being. Three kids in one photo, with Finn holding the third, a blinding smile etched on his face.

“Merlins tits” was all Fallon could say.

“What if we had a son? What if that’s what’s calling me back to England?” Finn whispered into the room. “Why don’t I remember him? Why don’t you?”
Kal looked at the twins, they heard it. They heard the hope in Finn’s voice.

“I don’t know love. But what ever this is, we will figure it out, together.” Kal looked around between the other men. Their bobbing heads looking like they were about to fall off.

“We’re with you mate. Whatever happens, we’re gonna be there” Fallon said. Gareth agreeing.

“You two packed?” Kal asked the red headed devils. He needed to distract everyone. The air in the room was getting too thick.

“Yep” Gareth said, popping his P’s “been packed for hours, well I have I don’t know about this idiot” he picked up on Kals need to change the subject. Finn just looked completely detached.

“OI! I’ll have you know that I am completely packed” Fallon crossed his arms over his chest.

“Toothbrush?”

“Wand holster?”

“Shit, be right back” Fallon racing out the door.

“Why is it always his toothbrush and wand holster?” Kal asked. He watched as Gareth pulled said Holster and toothbrush from his pocket and snorted. “How long until he realises?”

“Give it 20 minutes. I’m giving them back as his Christmas present this year. Well, these and the six others his brought over the last year” Gareth grinned his cheshire grin.

“When was the last time you actually brought him something?” Finn asked quietly. He was starting to come back to himself.

“Ahh 88, I think. Could be wrong though” The red head shrugged and put the items back in his pocket.

“Your cruel. You know that right?” Finn said with a snort. He just got a rather unnerving smile in return.

“Well, we need to be up early. We should probably get to sleep. You and the other idiot are welcome to stay” Kal was getting tired. Now that the panic was somewhat over.

“Yeah, was thinking the same mate. I’ll wait for Fallon and then, sleep” Gareth gave them a wave and shut the door behind him.

“You ok love?” Kal asked as they settled under blankets.

“I don’t know. My heart is telling me one thing, but my head is telling me another. I don’t know what to follow.”

“I’ll follow you anywhere. If you follow it, I follow you. That’s how we work. What ever it is, we will find it”

“Love you” Finn whispered, snuggling into his husband’s side.

“I love you to, sleep well” Kal placed a kiss on the already sleeping man’s forehead and settled down. It had been a long day and the next couple of days seem to be shaping up to be the same.

Finn was the first to wake. he skilfully detangled himself from Kal’s clutches, stood up and stretched. He looked over to where the album was, how could something so small cause so much confusion.

He made his way over, bent down and picked it up. The lining was starting to come off on the inside. Finn tried to smooth it down when he felt something. With a frown, Finn started tracing it with his fingers.

“Morning love, did you sleep alright” Kals sleepy voice broke him from his trance. Finn placed the album in his carrier bag and turned to his sleepy husband, lent down and placed a kiss on his lips.

“Morning, I slept fine. Now though, I’m going to go have a have a shower”

“Want some company” Kal wriggling his eyebrows. Finn just laughed, kissed him again and turned towards the door. “I didn’t hear a no”

Finn stopped at the door, looked over his shoulder and winked. He heard Kal fall out of bed and then, quick steps as his husband came up behind him. Next thing he knew, he was turned around and upside down staring at Kals ass.

“Put me down you brute, I’m capable of walking” in all honesty, he liked it. Gave him a great view.

“Nope” was all he got as a response. A quick tap on his ass to accompany it.

Laughing, Finn returned the favour. Entering the bathroom, Kal kicked the door closed then turned on the taps for the shower.

Finn was right side up again as Kal started to undress him. Kals lips attaching themselves to his neck, only making him moan loudly.

“Kal... the guys” he managed to groan out. Kal lifted his hand and waved it.

“Silencing charms” was the only response he got as his lips were descended on. Running his hands threw the mess Kal called hair, he gripped hard, making the other man moan.
He felt as Kal gripped his ass and was lifted up. Wrapping his legs around his husband’s waist, they made their way into the shower.

They made their way down to the kitchen grinning like idiots
“Enjoy your shower guys?” Fallon said while using very suggestive hand gestures.

Finn blushed hard. Why did he let Kal use wandless magic, it’s never strong enough!

“Shut up” Finn mumbled. Just making the brothers laugh. A cup of tea was placed on the table in front of him as he sat down. Smiling in thanks he took his first sip and relaxed further into the chair.

“So, what’s the plan? Portkey to London leaves in about 20 minutes.” Kal had his hands wrapped around his mug, trying to warm his hands.

“Probably should check in to the hotel first. Afterwards though I think maybe we explore London. Tomorrow, I want to go to the ministry and see what I can find there. Maybe even Gringotts.” He couldn’t help but feel like the album was a clue to something. The pull on his chest was still strong.

“Sounds alright. Add a pub dinner and a few pints and it will be perfect” Fallon said his brother humming in agreement.

“Fine. But I’m not carrying your drunk asses back to the hotel.” Finn pointed at the brothers.

“yes”

“mum”

The brothers just smiled as Finn scowled at their twin speak. At least he could understand it this time. Tonight, though once they have a few drinks in them, well that’s going to be hell.

They sat around talking for a bit. Planning out what to do when Kal brought up the elephant in the room.

“Do you guys think the photo album is something we should count as important? I didn’t get to look through it, only saw that one photo. But I have this feeling…Like I know the kid.”

“Like it felt right in some way… yeah, I think it is. I mean those photos seemed to be important moments. I just have this feeling we should know them.” Gareth had thought about it when he went to bed. The photos of him with the other man, and the three kids. He couldn’t stop feeling like he knew them. That he should still know them.

“Agreed. Where is it anyway? Maybe we should look through it again. See if anything clicks.” Fallon had also been thinking about those photos. The Cranky looking bloke looked eerily familiar to him. And the twin boys looked almost exactly like him and Gareth.

“I have it in my carrier bag. We can go through it later, portkeys set to leave in 2 minutes.” Finn pointed to the piece of rope in the middle of the table. “you guys got everything?”

A chorus of ‘yes’ sounded. They stood and reached for the rope as it started to glow.

“London here we come” Gareth snickered as the pull behind their navels took hold. Spinning away from the cosy kitchen in Ireland.

Landing had never been Finn’s forte. Sprawled out on his back he was helped to his feet by Kal, who was trying very hard not to laugh.

“I hate portkeys” Finn growled, making the three others laugh. “It’s not funny”

“it’s a little funny love. Every single time” As Gorgeous as his husbands’ smile was, Finn wanted to throttle him.
Brushing himself down, Finn turned to look for the front desk. Once he found it, they gave the portkey to the attendant and made their way over.

“Good morning gentleman and welcome to hotel Avalon. Do you have a reservation?” a blonde, with an overly high voice asked.

“Ah it was a last minute reservation, it should be under Perran” Kal told the woman behind the desk

“Yes, we have you booked for Two nights, Queen bed and breakfast included. Does that sound correct?” the voice was irritating to Finn. To high and squeaky for this time in the day. “That will be room 219, just go through to the lifts and hit the button for floor 6. We hope you enjoy your stay”

“Meet back down here in an hour?” Kal asked the brothers.

“Sure thing.” Fallon said, waiting for his brother to get the room key.

“See you then” Kal than took Finn by the hand and led the way to the lifts. It wasn’t long before they made it to their room.

Finn collapsed on to their bed in the room. The day had just been exhausting. Their tour had been fun for all of 40 minutes. Kal and the twins were convinced they knew their around and like always, the got lost. A few times actually. But they had fun so Finn wouldn’t hold it against them.

They decided to go to one of the pubs near their hotel for dinner and a few drinks. When they returned, the person at the front counter just stared at them. Mouth opening and closing as if they were trying to speak. It made Finn very uncomfortable. Fallon had, had a few pints and asked if the guy ‘liked what he saw’ but the guy kept staring. Kal had asked if there was something wrong which seemed to bring the guy back to earth. He just shook his head, told him that he reminded him of someone and apologised.

All in all. It had been tiring but nice. When they arrived, the pulling on his core lessened, it was still there but it wasn’t as intense. So, he figured they were in the right part of the country.

“You ok love?” Kal had sat down at the little table and was nursing a cup of tea. “You thinking about the album?”

“Well, I am now. was actually thinking that we might be in the right part of the country. The pull on my core isn’t as intense. Should we look through it?” Finn wanted to. He wanted to study every picture in the damn thing. There was something there, telling him he just had to find it.

“I would suggest that we get the devils but pretty sure they passed out as soon as the door closed” Kal said with a chuckle.

“Let them sleep. Um… I don’t know what to do. I feel like I need to find something in it. But at the same time, I feel this pressure telling me to stay away.” It was very confusing. And clearly Kal thought so to, his brows drawn together in a frown.

“Kind of like your heart is telling you to keep looking and don’t stop, but your mind keeps going staticky?”

“Exactly like that” Finn Jumped up and went to the carrier bag. He took out the album and went to sit with Kal. He sat in the chair next to his husband, Kal bringing him closer, and opened it to the first page.

For Three hours they searched through the album. Checking every detail, every face (Apparently they knew a lot of red heads), everything. But still couldn’t find anything to ease what ever was happening to them. In every photo, they were smiling or laughing. Finn had decided that the two men and the little girl who looked so much like him, must have been his family, maybe his father and siblings? The last page had a date and small description, ‘29th of October 1981, Ready for uncle Padfoot and uncle Moony’s Halloween party’. In it was that same little boy, dressed in a muggle Knight costume, Kal dressed in almost the same costume and him dressed as a dragon. They were smiling and waving to the camera.

“Who do you think they are?” Finn running his finger along the picture. “Padfoot and Moony I mean”

“Could be anyone love. We looked happy though, if it really is us that is” Kal’s hands were running up and down Finns back. They both were a little emotional.

“I’m going to put this back in my bag first, then shower” Finn stood and turned to walk away, not realising his foot was still tangled up with Kals. Putting his hands out to stop himself, he let go of the album and crashed to the floor

“Shit I’m so sorry love, are you ok?” Kal helped him up and checked him over. But Finn didn’t notice. He was looking at the album. Its cover now completely off.

“Kal, I broke it” Finn rushed over to the album and picked it up. He looked at the cover on the floor and saw something he hadn’t before. A letter. A letter had been tucked in between the lining and cover. Bending down he picked it up and turned it over. “Kal… this is my handwriting”

“What?”

“…It’s my handwriting. But how could that be? I only found this yesterday?”

“Wait here! Do not open it. I want Gareth to look it over, do we have any sober up potions?” Finn just gave him a nod, and Kal was out the door.

For 5 minutes Finn stared at the letter. How could he have written it? When did he write it? He couldn’t remember any of it.
Kal entered the room with the twins, they looked like they were ready to kill, then they looked at Finn.

“What happened? Do you need a healer?” Gareth was about to start firing of diagnostics, when a letter was shoved in his hand. “Ahh … what?”

“That fell out of the album. It was tucked under the cover… its Finn’s handwriting” Kal said, looking at his friend. “We need to know if its safe to read, and you’re the best when it comes to those charms.”

“Flattery will get you nowhere… but in this case, I’m curious” For 5 minutes Gareth threw every detection charm he knew, Fallon to. “It’s safe to read. But maybe sit on the bed to read it Finn, just in case”

With shaking hands, Finn took the letter and made his way to the bed. Kal sitting beside him, the twins cross legged at the end. He took a deep breath and opened the envelope.

Dear… Me, I guess.
The date today is the 30th of October 1981. If I’m reading this, then that means what we learned has come to pass.
Last night, James, Hades and I attended Sirius’ and Remus’ Halloween party, it went well for the most part, the children did look adorable in their costumes.

Until Minnie came. She dragged James, Bas, Frank and I outside. It took her a few minutes, before she could speak. She had come to warn us. She had overheard Dumbledore in his office, talking to someone. They were discussing a fake prophecy, one that involved our son and little Neville. She wasn’t sure over how Dumbledore knew of us being together. Only our close family and friends knew of our marriage’s let alone, Hades and Neville. We don’t know who betrayed us, but it was someone close to us.

The prophecy itself was this.

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies....

We don’t know why he is doing this. Just that we can’t allow it to happen.

She begged us to prepare ourselves and our family’s. she didn’t know who else would be targeted. Frank and Bas agreed to go into hiding.

James and I stayed in the garden for a little while longer. We were scared, and so we did what we thought best.

I had James take Hades home early and I stayed behind.

Everyone had to forget about James and I, that we were together, that we had a son. I made it seem like I was nothing but a friend to James.
My father, My brother, everyone. I made everyone forget, in the hopes I could keep them all safe.

So, I called upon the family magic, but something went wrong. Or right. I don’t know. It didn’t just remove our Marriage and son from Our friends and family. It Removed it from the entire wizarding world of Britain. A safety measure maybe?

But if I’m reading this, there’s some good news. I found this spell in a one of the grimoires in Grimmauld place, luckily it had a counter. The words are as follows.

‘Memento mei, memento nostril, iterum sanos sumus, te dimittam’

I hope it works.

If I’m reading this, I hope that our family is safe. That we grow and are happy.

James if you are the one to find this, I love you, So much. You are my heart, my soul the other piece of me. Please look after our baby.

Hades don’t ever doubt that I love you. You are my stars, my sun, my world. You mean more to me than anything. Please my beautiful baby boy, Grow up strong, loved and happy. Otherwise, wherever I am, I’ll make them pay. We are Blacks after all. And no one touches a Black.

Who ever finds this, take it to Gringotts, Give it to Ragnar. He will know what to do

Regulus Arcturus Potter-Black.

Finn sat staring at the letter. To many emotions rolling around. If this was right, he had family. He had a son.

“Well… that was um… a lot” Fallon said, Gareth next to him nodding in agreement.

“Kal, we need to go to Gringotts, we need to find this Ragnar. Maybe he can help us, maybe he can help me find them” Finn finally had something to go on.

Kal sat in silence. He read and re-read the letter. If this was true, then how did they forget their son?

“Kal? … KAL” Finn looked at his husband, concerned.

“Sorry, got stuck thinking… where did the twins go?” Kal looked around but could spot them.

“I sent them back to their room. Are you ok? That was a lot to take in”

“I’m fine. yeah, it was. Are we going? To Gringotts I mean. Its late now but depending on when we wake up, we can go.” Kal spoke quickly. His mind still on the letter.

“Kal, its ok. The twins think we should go around midday. I agree with them, as it is, we both need sleep right now.” Finn was feeling tired. Maybe bed did sound so bad.

“Ok. That sounds good.” Kal stood and walked over to their trunks. He pulled out a fresh pair of boxers and some silk pants for Finn.

“Hun? Your worried, aren’t you?” Finn’s voice sounded so small from behind him. Kal turned and pulled him in close.

“Yes, I am. I’m worried that this is real, and we have a son out there who doesn’t know us, that we have family bigger than just us and the twins. my heart is telling me it is real, but my head is telling me something else. It all seems too good to be true.”

“I get it, it’s been just us for so long, and I don’t know what’s going to happen. But I have hope. I have hope that this is something good, that if its real, we will have everything we wanted. A son, Kal. A little boy who is completely us.” Finn smiled and pulled him towards the bed. They climbed in under the blankets. Giving each other a kiss, they huddled up close and drifted off to sleep.

They didn’t realise just how much of an impact their return would have on the wizarding world. Or the person who first sought to destroy them.