Disclaimer- I do not own any of the characters that you may recognize. The realm of Harry Potter does not belong to me sadly enough, but to the brilliant J.K. Rowling.
Summary- Set before Harry's seventh year (realize this was written before the HBP so none of that ever took place.) Harry finds out that he as grandparents that are still alive. Voldermort is still alive as much as he can be, but Minister Fudge has made a new law. A law that states that all muggleborms must marry Purebloods and Half bloods must marry fellow Half bloods.
Chapter 1- Relatives, Marriage, Family
It was two weeks into the summer holiday when Harry could be found laying on his bed at number four Privite Drive. It was mid afternoon when Harry heard the doorbell ring. His Aunt screamed up to him to get the door. Harry got up from the bed slowly and made his way down the stairs to open the door.
"Professors what are you doing here?" asked Harry
"Ah Harry its good to see you my boy would you please allow myself and Professor McGonagall in so that we might talk to you and your Aunt." Harry stepped aside to let the Professors in. As soon as they walked though the door Aunt Petunia walk into the foyer from the kitchen. Mumbling about how stupid and irresponsible the freak was. When she looked up she screamed at what she saw, two freaks in her house.
"Get out of my house. I will not have any freaks in my house." The professors looked shocked for a moment. Dumbledore spoke up before McGonagall could hex her.
"Petunia why don't we go into the living room and have a little chat. While Professor McGonagall and Harry go up to his room and pack." Dumbledore ushered Petunia into the living room leaving McGonagall and Harry in the hall. "Well Harry why don't you show me to your room and I'll explain briefly about what is going on while we pack." Harry led the way up the stairs and to a door with several locks on it and a cat flap on the bottom of the door. Professor McGonagall noted this to ask him about it later. Harry opened the door to let them in. "Sorry about the mess Professor I wasn't expecting anyone."
"That's quite alright Harry. But before we begin to pack I have a few things to discus with you. First off it is no longer safe for you to be living here. You will be going to live with me for the rest of the summer. Second we will be starting your training to defeat You-know-who." "Professor sorry to interrupt but why don't you call him Voldermort? Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing its self." At the statement McGonagall started laughing. "You just sounded like Albus for a second. I really don't know why Harry, but back to what I was telling you. More will be explained and all of your questions answered when we get to my home. Now why don't we get you packed up." With a flick of her wrist all of Harry's belongings flew into his trunk, even the ones from under the bed. As soon as the trunk was packed and the lid was closes Professor McGonagall shrunk it to the size of a small stone and put it in her pocket. Harry grabbed Hedwigs cage and followed Minerva out of the room. Just as they were going down the stairs Professor Dumbledore was coming out the living room.
"Ready to go Harry?" "Yes Professor Dumbledore." He pulled out an old muggle watering can. "We're set to leaving one minute. Alright place a finger on the can." Harry felt the hook behind his navel. When they landed both Professors were standing, but Harry landed on his butt. Looking around Harry saw that he was in a living room. They all sat down on the furniture.
" Now Harry you will stay with us for the remainder of the holidays that you are in school. I can promise you that you will never have to retune to the Dursley's. And yes Harry we are married." Albus laughed at the look on Harry's face. " Now Harry we are also your grandparents. To answer your question your father was our son but we gave him a different last name to protect him. I will explain more later. For now I have to go back to Hogwarts. Minerva will help you get settled."
Dumbledore walked over to Minerva and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Then walked out the door. Harry just sat there with a look like what just happened.
"Com on Harry. Lets get you settled in and unpacked. Then we can have some lunch and you can ask all of your questions." Minerva led Harry upstairs to his room. In the room there was a large four-post bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. Minerva set the trunk down at the end of the bed and enlarged it.
"Thanks Professor." "Now Harry I want none of that Professor nonsense this summer. You can call me anything but Professor. Within reason I mean. Now lets got get lunch. Is there anything that you want?" " Anything is fine with me."
Harry sat down at the kitchen table and moments later Minerva came back with a plate of sandwiches. Harry took one and started to eat. " Is it all right if I call you Grandma?"
Minerva's eyes filled with tears as she came over and gave Harry a hug. Then she knelt down in front of him. " Harry I want you to know that both me and Albus love you very much. We wanted to take you in after your parents died, but it just wasn't possible. I had to watch over the school and Albus had to settle everything that was going on in the wizarding world. Now why don't we finish our lunch and I'll show you the grounds. And I'll see if I can remember where your fathers favorite spot was." They finished and Harry followed his grandmother out the door into the beautiful back yard. For quite a while they walked in silence. Though not an uncomfortable silence.
"Grandma can I ask you a question?" " Harry you can ask me anything. Just don't be afraid to ask." "How am I supposed to defeat Voldermort? I mean I am only sixteen years old. I haven't even finished school yet." They sat down on a rock by a pond. "Now Harry listen to me. You are not in this alone. Your grandfather and I are here with you along with all of your friends. You have the DA and the order behind you. You will defeat him. I know your grandfather is planning to teach you this year along with several other people from the order. We are here to help you in any way that we can. Just remember that you are not alone. We have some plans to train you. How would you like to become an Animagus?"
"I would love to I've always wanted to since I found out my Dad was one." Harry abruptly cut off not knowing if his grandmother knew his fathers secret. "Its alright Harry I already knew" She smiled at Harry. "Have you started looking into it at all?" "Not really. I just know that it takes a long time and that you have to choose an animal, but that's all."
"Your grandfather and I have been talking and we think that your form will be a Phoenix but we are not positive. You will still have to research it. We are going to start after your birthday. There is one thing that you have to know. When you turn seventeen you will inherit the family magic. It usual comes over a period of the seven years you are at Hogwarts and you lean it little by little. But since you're a pureblood that was brought up with muggles you have never had access to your power and it will all come on your birthday. Harry you will not only inherit the Potter magic, or I should say Dumbledore magic, but the Black family magic too. Do you understand?"
" I think so. So basically I will become more powerful all of a sudden?"
"Yes you will and your appearance will change some. You may become taller and fill out more. There may be some pain but we are not too sure. Harry you will not be alone in this. Albus and I are with you all the way. Albus will explain more later for now why don't we just worry about what to have for dinner and your homework."
"I haven't been able to start it. When I do have time to work on it I've been so tired that I just couldn't. I should probably get it done before we start training." Harry and Minerva headed in side to work on homework and dinner. While Minerva started in the kitchen Harry went upstairs to find his transfiguration book and some parchment. They worked in silence for the most part. Harry asking a question every once in a while.
"Harry would you be able to tell me about your life while at the Dursley's?" "I think so. There really isn't much to tell. Ever since I can remember I slept under the stairs in the cupboard until after my first year. I did almost all of the chores around the house since I could walk. I was always told not to ask questions. I never had a friend before Ron. Dudley wouldn't allow it. And he used to beat me up. That's pretty much it."
For a minute Minerva just sat at the table in shock. She pulled Harry into a hug as the tears ran down her face. She pulled away but still held onto his shoulders. " Harry if I had known before I would have taken you away to live with us way before this year. I promise that as long as I'm around I'll try my hardest to never let anything like that happen again." Minerva wiped the tears from her eyes and went back to making dinner. Just as she was about to finish Albus walked in.
They ate dinner in silence for the most part. "Grandpa who is going to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year. "To be honest Harry I don't know yet. I would like someone from the order but both Remus and Alaster do not want to take the position." Just as Albus finished talking an owl flew through the open window and dropped a new paper in front of Albus. By the looks on Albus and Minerva's faces Harry could tell that this wasn't normal. Paying the owl and opening the new paper Albus's face looked grim.
"I'm sorry to cut dinner short but I have to return to Hogwarts and call an Order meeting. Minerva come in about a half hour and bring Harry." With that he walked outside and disapparated. Minerva picked up the newspaper from where Albus left. "This is not good. Not good at all."
"What is it Grandma? Is Voldermort up to something?" "No Harry its not Voldermort. There has been a new law passed saying that all purebloods have to marry muggleborms and half bloods have to marry other half bloods. Harry got get your clock. We are heading to Hogwarts. Meet me outside in ten minutes." Harry and Minerva ran around the house putting things away and cleaning up dinner. They meet up in ten minutes outside. "There is one more thing that I over looked." "What is it? It can't get any worse than it already has." "I'm afraid that it has. You will have to marry by September first or the ministry will pick for you. I'm sure more will be discussed at the Order meeting. Harry just grab my arm and we will be at Hogwarts in just one minute." Harry held on and Minerva apparated them to the outskirts of Hogwarts. Harry followed Minerva though the halls not really paying attention to where they were going until they came to the place where they held there DA meetings. When they entered Harry noticed that the whole order was already seated around a big table and there were a few people in chairs around the room.
"Minerva and Harry please take your seats." Minerva nodded. " Albus, Harry can't be here he's still in school and he isn't even of age yet." By the end Molly Weasley was standing and almost screaming. "Molly I know what you are thinking, but as Harry's Grandparents Minerva and I have decided to allow Harry to join the Order. Continuing on I take it that you all have read that article or have some idea of what is going on. We have to go along with it for now but I hope to get rid of the law in the near future. Molly am I correct in assuming that Ron has accepted Hannah Abotts petition?" Molly nodded her head. " That only leaves Harry, Hermione, and Neville. That is what we really need to worry about. Now does anyone have any suggestions?"
"Why don't Hermione and Neville get married? Isn't there someone in the order that is a single half blood?" " I want all single half blood women in the order to petition for Harry as soon as you can. That is all for this meeting we will reconvene at our normal time and place next week." Everyone got up and left leaving the Dumbledores there. They sat in silence for a while then walked up to Albus's office to floo home.
A/N: All right everyone this is the first fic that I am putting up on my own. I want to know what you think of it. Please review. The next chapter will be out as soon as possible. If it doesn't come out in a month I'll try and put something up to let you know what is going on.