The way things were

I had told Harry everything. Everything he ever wanted to know about his
parents. Well , almost. I told him how James saves Snape's life. How Lily
died to save him. I told him everything. Their name. Why Voldemort was
after harry. Why he was after them . But some things you can't tell , for
more than one reason. The choices that we make are so diverse , and can
affect out future in so many ways , you can't tell how things should have
been. Just the way things were . I hadn't told Harry everything. If he knew ,
he might ... he might do something drastic. Like try to find the,. And if he
found them ... things could get disastrous. I wish things hadn't turned out
this way , wish they would n't be this way. But what happened , happened a
long 15 years ago. Sirius doesn't know. Remus doesn't know. Harry doesn't
know. I know. The old Minister Dorian , knew. But he is dead. So that
leaves me. And me alone. I carry the burden. The burden of hiding
something. Of not being able to tell him. I wish I could. I really do. I wish I
could , because it would mean so much. But I can't. I can't for certain
reasons. I can't tell Harry that his parents are alive.