Harry Potter and the Cousin's secret
Chapter 2 – The all knowing Muggles
Why has this book got my name on it? Maybe it was one of those books Hermione had mentioned on the train when they firstwent to Hogwarts, Hermione had said the sheowned them, so, maybe she had lent them to Katie, but that didn't seem right, wasn't the Order a secret, was there a spy in their ranks, he nearly laughed out loud, if it was a spy, why wouldhe bother writing a book for Muggles? He flipped the book over, some loopy writing caught his eye, it was layed out like a poem and it read:
'Dumbledore lowered
His hands and surveyed Harry
Through his half moon glasses. "It is time"
He said, "For me to tell you what I should have
Told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down,
I'm going to tell you everything."
Hang on, these were the words Dumbledore had told Harry before telling him about the prophecy
"Harry what are you doing?"
He turned around to see Hermione standing in the doorway
"Hermione what's this?" he said indicating the book.
"Don't know" she said walking up to him and taking the book from his hands.
"Whose is it?" she asked, Harry took the book and went down stairs, Hermione followed.
"What's this?" he said asking Katie she looked up, sighed and said.
"Look, sorry I didn't tell you, it's a Muggle book on your world"
"If it's about the wizarding world than why has it got me on it and how do you or anyone else know about the order.' He thought and then said ' if it is about me does everyone know, everything?"
"Yep, but they think its something someone's made up".
"Who?" Harry asked.
"J K Rowling, the books are practically worshiped in the muggle world" Katie said smiling a cheeky smile.
"Uh, great, is this stuff right?" he asked hoping that the answer was no.
"How am I meant to know? But if it is, you're in trouble it's written from your point of view, so the readers know exactly what's on your mind" she questioned
"If it is then… then tell me something I haven't told anyone, not even Ron or Hermione" he asked.
"Um… the sorting hat said you'd do well in Slytherin but you didn't want to go in Slytherin so it put you in Griffindor" she said very fast
"Yep" Harry said sadly.
"Wow did it really Harry?" Hermione asked amazed.
"It put me in there because when Voldemort tried to kill me as a baby he transferred some of his powers into me, like parseltongue" said Harry in a distant monotone.
"Hang on," Harry and Hermione looked at Katie "This means a death eater only needs to read this book to find out about the prophecy"
"…No, what am I gonna do if Voldemort finds out he'll know everything" Harry said, again, panicking.
"I know I'm making everything sound worse... but, Harry, there are about a million of these books being sold, all over the world, But… on the other hand no death eater is going to be interested in a book written by a muggle so they're hardly going to read it, this series is really popular but you and Hermione have never heard of it before and Hermione's Muggle born".
"Hey Harry, look what I've just found" yelled Ron down the stairs waving a thick book called Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
"When are you leaving, for the burrow?" Katie asked, interested.
"How do you know bout that" Harry asked her, curious.
Katie ran forwards and took the book from Ron's hand; she opened it to the back and read:
"we're with you whatever happens" Ron said.' But, mate, you're going to have to come round my mum and dad's house before we do anything else, even Godric's Hollow.'
"Why?"
"Bill and Fleurs wedding, remember?"
Harry looked at him, startled; the idea that anything as normal as a wedding could still exist seemed incredible and yet wonderful.
"Yeah, we shouldn't miss that." he said finally.
His hands closed automatically around the fake horcrux, but in spite of everything, in spite of the dark and twisting path he saw stretching ahead for himself, in spite of the final meeting with Voldemort he knew must come, whether in a month, in a year, or in ten, he felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione.
Hermione's eyes glistened with tears, Harry looked worried and yet amazed, Ron asked "how the bl-"
"RON!" Hermione exclaimed turning back to the bossy self we all know and love.
Sorry, how do you know that?"
"That's exactly what I thought then" Harry said amazed.
"So.., when are you leaving?" Katie asked
"Tomorrow" Hermione said dreamily as though lost in thought.
