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July 25th, 1985
Harry woke up with a start, slightly disoriented by the amount of extra light there was and the fact he wasn't sleeping on a cot. He was too used to the darkness of the cupboard, that wherever he was now was certainly too bright for him, which is saying a lot considering the blinds were down and the lights were off. Once his vision came to him, he looked around the room he was in, and he suddenly felt very curious.
The room was fairly big, with a nice desk near the window, a wooden wardrobe on the side and pictures of explicit girls on the walls that only made Harry more curious about where he was.
He then looked at himself, which gave him a slight shock. He was no longer wearing those old clothes of Dudley's that were much too big for him, but rather a nice pair of dark blue pajamas with little black dogs on them; however, the weird part was, it seemed like the dogs were moving around. He then felt his chest and started rubbing his ribcage, and for the first time, he didn't feel anything.
Confusion and curiosity took Harry and he got out of the bed so that he could get a better, look, and what surprised him was that the sheets were like his pajamas, dark blue and little black dogs moving on them.
'What's going on? Where am I? Are those dogs really moving, or do I really need glasses?' were the questions swimming around Harry's mind, until he remembered that pretty blonde lady, and for the life of him, couldn't remember who she was. As he wondered about those things he went down stairs saw the pretty blond lady sitting at the table.
"Glad to see you are awake," Narcissa said closing her book on the table and staring at Harry.
Harry turned to Narcissa, remembering her as the blonde lady who had taken him, however the only thing he could process at the time was "how can that pan do that?"
Narcissa smiled softly at him "magic."
"My uncle says there isn't any magic, not even in stories," Harry replied, which made Narcissa scowled mentally.
'Dumbledore left Harry fucking Potter with non-magical people who knew magic existed, and are openly practicing to conceal it. What the fuck is going on with that man?' Narcissa thought. "Well Harry, that fat man I encountered was not your uncle and that horse lady is not your aunt."
Harry looked at Narcissa questioningly, "what do you mean he is not my uncle? Aunt Petunia is my mom's..." and then he stopped, remembering what his aunt always told him about his mother. 'She was a filthy whore who sold herself off to random men on the street while your father was a drug addict living in the sewer, and they both got killed by a drunken man driving his car.'
"Come here Harry," Narcissa motioned for Harry to come to her, which he did, and Narcissa picked Harry up and put him on her lap. Of course the flinch he made when she touched him made her angry, but she wouldn't show it. She had enough brains to realize that he would probably think she was angry at him, and that this reaction was probably what you got with living with people he had been with.
Not feeling any threat from the blond woman, Harry relaxed a bit, and turned his head to look at Narcissa, "who are you?"
Narcissa gave Harry a small smile, "My name is Narcissa, and I'm your mother's niece and your cousin."
Harry's eyes widened, and before she knew it, he had turned around completely and was hugging Narcissa, and crying softly into her chest. Having dealt with a crying child before, Narcissa began rubbing his back and letting him vent all of his emotions out.
After a couple of minutes, he looked up, his emerald green eyes watery and a couple of tear marks on his cheeks, which in Narcissa's opinion, made him look extremely cute. "But aunt Petunia told me we had no other relatives?"
Narcissa shook her head, "Harry, you were never supposed to live with those people, because she isn't your aunt. A lot of things have been kept from you that you need to know."
Harry's brain started to go on overdrive trying to process all of this 'Aunt Petunia not my aunt, things kept from me? What type of things?'
"Harry what did I tell you about the pan?" Narcissa asked.
"That it was magic," Harry said immediately.
Narcissa nodded "Well Harry, magic is real and you are magical."
Harry's eyes widened and then he looked away, "I knew it," he muttered under his breath, which made Narcissa raise an eyebrow.
"How did you know?"
Harry looked at Narcissa again, "I made my hair grow really long overnight, and turned Marge's dog pink. They called me a freak, but I'm special, I'm a… wizard right? That's what you call magical people right?"
Narcissa nodded 'sharp mind for a kid stuck under a staircase.' "Yes Harry, you are a wizard so were your mom and dad. Did that horse lady tell you that?"
Harry shook his head and frowned "no she said that my mommy was a whore and my daddy was a drug addict"
Emotions on Narcissa face changed faster than bullet, from surprised, pity, then full on rage, but of course Narcissa would not show any of this. Her face remained completely impassive, but in her mind, thoughts of torture for a certain group of muggles were currently in theaters.
Narcissa held Harry closer to her chest and began slowly rubbing his back, "Well she is a liar, I knew your mother and father, and I have a couple of stories about them I could tell you. They were some of the best people in the world before they were killed."
Harry looked at Narcissa, his eyes still slightly watery and his face unable to maintain a fixed shape. In his little 5 year old eyes, this lady was everything he could have asked for, someone to listen to him, to hold him, to like him even in the slightest bit. He didn't care that his real relatives had forgotten him, because for the time being, he was the happiest he had ever been.
"Narcissa?" Harry asked, although the name was a little hard for him to say.
Narcissa smiled at Harry, "Oh you can call me Cissy."
Harry nodded, definitely much easier to say then Narcissa, "Um, Cissy, do you know how my parents died?"
'And here comes the breaking point' Narcissa thought to herself. 'Everyone knows Harry Potter, but he doesn't even know who he is, well isn't that just dandy.' "Well Harry, in the magical world, where other magical people live, you and your parents are actually quite famous" Narcissa said.
Harry tilted his head slightly in confusion, "what do you mean famous. I don't remember doing anything"
"Well you see, 5 years ago, our world was in the middle of a war." Narcissa said, "And this Dark Lord by the name of Voldemort was causing a lot of trouble to our world, both magical and non-magical. On Halloween night 4 years ago, this Dark Lord came to your home and killed your mother and father, and was about to kill you; however, for some strange reason was unable too, and instead, you got rid of him. That scar on your forehead is all that remains of that night, and is the only evidence on why the Dark Lord vanished."
It was a couple of minutes before Harry spoke, trying to absorb all of this information until he said, "that is really silly Cissy."
Narcissa smiled at his response, because for a second there, she was expecting on having another Draco, who would have probably taking his fame and fortune and paraded around like some celebrity. "Well that is what people think, and you are considered a savior to our world."
"Then why did I live with the Dursleys and not with you or someone else before," Harry asked, and he noticed that Narcissa frowned slightly.
"That is what I want to know as well Harry," Narcissa said, thinking for any reason why Dumbledore would think of placing a boy, a boy that was famous in their world, in such conditions.
Just then, Harry's stomach growled very loudly and with Harry's blush and the loudness of the growl, made Narcissa giggle slightly.
"Hungry are we?" Narcissa asked while Harry nodded. Narcissa took her wand out of her robe, and Harry's eyes when bug eyed when he saw the magic stick. He didn't even notice when Narcissa had levitated the frying pan to the table, along with two plates and utensils.
When Narcissa put her wand down, Harry looked at the table and was shocked to see two plates with bacon and eggs on them as well as two glasses of orange juice.
"Can you teach me that please?" Harry asked, as he took a seat next to Narcissa, so she could eat without any trouble.
"Maybe when you get a little older," Narcissa said, cutting her food up very neatly and putting it graciously in her mouth. After a couple of minutes she turned her attention to Harry, and was about to laugh at how ridiculous he looked.
Harry had been staring at Narcissa eating for that last three minutes, trying to figure out how to cut his food like she did. He knew how to use table tools, but the way she did it, made it look so gracious. Noticing Narcissa staring at him, Harry blushed slightly in embarrassment.
"Um, could you teach me how to eat like you?" Harry asked.
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Andromeda Tonks was the oldest child of the Black sisters and was just as beautiful as any of her other sisters. She had wavy brown hair that reached her shoulders and hazel eyes. Like any other her other sisters, she was tall, beautiful, and had all of the features that any guy would want in a woman of her standard.
After being kicked out of the Black family, Andromeda went to law school in America at Harvard University, and then came back to England, with her husband Ted Tonks, who belonged to the pureblood aristocratic class in America.
She currently worked in both the magical and muggle worlds as a lawyer, but the only way she could do that was by getting kicked out of her family, because her parents, aunts and uncles all looked down upon muggle society. But being the Sytherin she was, she executed a plan to get herself kicked out of the Black family, and landed herself with another prominent pureblood family, the Tonks.
It also helped that Ted was a very nice fellow and she was in love with him, unlike her other sisters, who just went with what they were told and married the contracted marriages.
She would have told them what she was doing, but she didn't count on old Black magic and traditions to physically keep her away from her siblings, so she watched from afar as Bellatrix landed herself in Azkaban and Narcissa got courted with that Malfoy bastard.
But a couple of days ago, she got a letter from Grinngotts that she, and her family were reinstated into the Black family by the last will and testament of her cousin Sirius, and so, Andromeda felt it necessary to go back to her ancestral home, 12 Grimmauld Place, to just visit, while Ted and Nymphadora, who was her 9-year-old daughter, went to go shopping in muggle London.
And so that was where she was, just outside the kitchen of 12 Grimmauld Place, until she heard some voices coming from it.
She decided to peer into the room, and saw her sister, Narcissa with her hands around a black-haired boy, trying to teach him how to use his utensils.
"Cissy?" Andromeda said standing at the entrance of the kitchen. No, she was not expecting to see her younger sister here, and with a child that couldn't possibly be hers. She was absolutely certain that Malfoy parents did not carry the black-haired gene.
Narcissa looked up, and her eyes widened when she saw her second older sister starring at her and Harry in shock, "Dromeda?"
Harry looked at Andromeda, then at Narcissa, then back at Andromeda and asked, "who are you?"
Narcissa stood up and walked straight over to Andromeda and both just starred at each other, reminding Harry of one of those Western movies he remembered Mr. Dursley watching once with Dudley.
"Harry I'll be back, practice using the fork the way I showed you. I won't be too long" Narcissa said coolly, and Harry felt a cold chill rush up his back.
"Yes Cissy," he said quietly, and began trying to cut his eggs the way Narcissa showed him.
Narcissa grabbed Andromeda's arm and led her into the sitting room, which is where the Black family let their guests sit before actually entering their house. It was one of those rooms that were there to show off their wealth. Narcissa closed the door to the room, and before any words were spoken between them, Narcissa slapped Andromeda across the face.
Andromeda was left speechless, because she still hadn't processed seeing Narcissa here, and with an unknown black-haired child, and it took her a couple of seconds to figure everything out. "You just slapped me" Andromeda said quietly.
Narcissa glared at her older sister, "oh like that's all I should have done," Narcissa said sarcastically. "You left us Dromeda, Me and Bella, without telling us why, and all we hear is that you ran off with some muggle on one of your rebellious streaks. Then a couple of days ago I find out at Gringotts that you had some carefully drawn out plan for yourself to get out of the family so you can work in the muggle world." Then a couple of tears ran down Narcissa's face, "When you left Bellatrix got forced to marry that Lestrange bastard and got caught up with death eaters while I became some pureblood's trophy wife."
Andromeda hugged her sister, who was crying softly into Andromeda's shoulder, "I'm sorry Cissy, but I didn't know that I couldn't talk to you after being kicked out of the family." Andromeda led Narcissa to one of the couches and guided her to sit down, so that she could cry into Andromeda's chest without any trouble.
After a couple of minutes of laying her head in her sister's lap and crying, Narcissa turned her head to look up at Andromeda, who was running her hands through Narcissa's carefully brushed hair. Narcissa's eyes had cleared up a bit, and she was almost back to her normal self, which was quite impressive considering she was carrying for a couple of minutes straight.
"Why did you come here?" Narcissa asked this time a little less hateful then what she started out as.
Andromeda shrugged, "I came back for some closure. Ted and my daughter Nymphadora are out shopping in London, so I decided to come her after hearing that I'm a Black again," Andromeda said.
Narcissa narrowed her eyes, "I didn't know you had daughter"
Andromeda nodded, "Yes, but who is that little boy in the kitchen? I would never imagine a Malfoy without blonde hair. And why are you here anyways? Shouldn't you be at the Malfoy manor?"
Narcissa closed her eyes, "it's a long story Dromeda"
Andromeda smiled at her little sister, "well I have time"
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"So, let me get this straight," Andromeda said, after a very long explanation from Narcissa. "You went to Gringotts to get your marriage contract revoked after Sirius died in Azkaban, and you find out we had an aunt by the name of Elizabeth Rosier, who is in fact, Lily Evans"
Narcissa nodded, "Yes, Ragnok said that Lily, I mean Elizabeth, was most likely adopted after our grandparents died before she was born"
"So then you take custody of Harry Potter from Albus Dumbledore, who had left him with Lily's supposed relative, disregarding her will, where the boy was abused just for being magical" Andromeda then sighed, and a little smirk came off her face, "not only that, but I find out that little Draco really isn't your son, but Lucius's sister's and his, and you were there to cover up for the Malfoy incest."
"That's right, and I got my marriage revoked, and also Bella can get hers also but she is in Azkaban" Narcissa said.
"Not only that," Andromeda said aspirated "but that little boy, in the kitchen is actually Harry Potter, and he is really our cousin because his mother was our aunt even if she was just two years older than Bellatrix." Andromeda then slumped into the couch, "this is ridiculous."
Narcissa gave her sister a cheeky smile, "that's what being pureblood gets you. One giant family headache."
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Both Andromeda and Narcissa walked back into the kitchen, and saw Harry finished with is breakfast, practicing the knife and fork movements that Narcissa had shown him on nothing but the plate.
"Aw, that so adorable," Andromeda whispered into Narcissa's hear; who just rolled her eyes, although she too thought it was quite cute.
Harry looked up to see Cissy, and the lady he deduced was Dromeda watching him from the entrance.
Harry smiled at the two of them, "look Cissy, I can do it. I've been practicing while you were gone and I think I got it," Harry said proudly.
Narcissa smiled at Harry, "that's wonderful dear, but I would like you to meet someone."
Andromeda approached the table, and sat down to Harry, while Narcissa followed her lead and went back to her seat at the head.
"Hello Harry," Andromeda said, "my name is Andromeda Tonks, or Dromeda, and I'm Narcissa's older sister and your cousin."
After hearing that, Harry was like a bullet, and found himself in Andromeda's lap hugging her, his head buried into her chest. Andromeda just giggled at his antics, and started stroking his back. A couple of minutes later, Harry look up at Andromeda.
"Do I have any more relatives?" Harry asked.
"You do," Andromeda said, giving Harry a quick kiss on his forehead.
"And that's why you need to get ready" Narcissa said from her seat, "because Dromeda and I are taking you to Diagon alley."
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