Chapter 2
She came into the room as Vernon stood incredibly fast for someone his size and age to look for a knife in the kitchen so he could get rid of this woman. However the woman raised a stick mumbled something and sent a red light at him sending him to the floor with a big 'crash'. "Hello there, Vernon it's been a long time, now be a good muggle and stay on the floor where you belong." she said in a familiar voice. She turned to the boy and smiled. "Hello there young man, you won't remember me but I'm your aunt Raven. I've come to take you away from here."
The young boy looked to this woman and asked, "Really? You are my aunt too? Are you going to treat me like they do?" he saw the woman look surprised at the questions then looked towards his uncle and growled at him, "Vernon, what have you and that stupid binbo of a wife been doing to my brother's son? Well?" she said walking towards the man on the floor. The boy was shocked to see his uncle cowarding in fear of this woman.
"He... he got... what he... deserves... fo... AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Vernon started screaming in pain as the woman started to kick him in between the legs. The woman kept kicking him until someone came down the stairs. The woman looked up and saw the boy's other aunt. Petunia came down the stairs to see what the yelling was all about when she saw a woman kicking her husband. She decided to try to sneak back up the stairs but was stopped by the woman's voice.
"Where do you think your going Petunia? Since your husband hasn't answered my questions you will have to. Now come here!" The woman said in a comanding voice. Petunia came into the kitchen and sat down in a chair. While looking scared. "Now Petunia, you'll tell me exactly what you have told my nephew over the five years you've had him, and what you did to him. Also note that if you lie to me I will know." It took about two hours for Petunia to tell the woman everything her husband did to the boy and also what her son did to him, though she said she never touched him other than when he was a baby to give him a bath or change his nappy. When she was finished the woman with black hair was pacing the kitchen. "Okay, Petunia. I can tell you are telling the truth. Now there is something else and I want your complete honesty, ok?" she said and Petunia nodded feeling free for the first time since she married Vernon. "Did you ever tried to get back in touch with your sister Lily?"
Petunia looked up at the woman and then at her nephew who she had always wanted to love but fear of her husband attacking her, stopped her. She thought of her sister and the one time she tried to reach her but never got an answer. "Yes, I did try once but it had been after they had went into hiding, I had went to her old address to try and be there for her after what happened to our parents but they weren't there. When their son showed up on our pourch I knew it was to late. I wanted to love him and show him that I cared for him but Vernon said that if I were to show love to the boy he would beat me." she said with tears in her eyes. The woman walked over to the boy and kneeled down.
"Do you know your name?" She asked the child with emerald green eyes. The boy nodded his head yes. "Will you tell me it? I'm afraid I've forgotten it after not being around for awhile, what it was."
"My name is Harry, Harry Potter." he said as he held out his hand to the woman but she didn't take his hand instead she pulled him into a hug.
Harry couldn't remember the last time he had been hugged. It neerly brought tears to his eyes. He felt safe. He felt loved. This woman was scary, but she was his family. He had only just met her, but already, he loved her.
She let him go after a long while, though it didn't feel long enough for Harry, stood straight, and asked Petunia, "Where is Harry's room."
Petunia grimaced in fear and sorrow before Harry chimed in, "I'll show you." He dragged Raven by the wrist to the cupboard door under the staircase. "It's right here." Harry said. Raven glared at Petunia menacingly.
"I didn't want to do it!" Petunia sobbed "It didn't make any sense. My son has two bedrooms, but my sister's son get's this? You have to believe me, I never wanted this. I fought for him, but Vernon... that... monster... he made me. I swear he beat me until I agreed."
Raven pointed up the stairs. "Go get a suitcase Petunia." She ordered without a trace of sympathy. Petunia rushed to obey and returned quickly with a small designer suitcase.
"Is that large enough?" Raven asked skeptically. Petunia and Harry both nodded and Raven rolled her eyes. She grabbed the suitcase out of Petunia's hands and started packing anything in the cupboard that wasn't cleaning supplies. To her disdain, even though she was sure she grabbed more than what was Harry's the small suitcase was able to fit everything, and still have space left over.
Raven took Harry by the hand and walked to the front door, before she exited the house she turned to Petunia and said, "I'm not packing your things too." Petunia gaped in confusion as Raven continued, "I have a car waiting outside that should hold four suitcases besides this, I suggest you pack light. We'll be waiting outside."
"Can I bring Dudley?" Petunia asked, "I know he's not an angel by any means, but he's my son. And I know he can change if given the chance." Raven looked down to Harry then to Petunia and nodded her head.
"Make it quick." Raven said as she walked out the door to be confronted by a group of wizards led by Albus Dumbledore.
"Whether you are Minister or Death-eater," Dumbledore announced, "You are out of line. Unhand that boy."
"What!" Raven exclaimed. "You dare question who I am? I question you! Your authority and your impertinence! This boy, as you call him is my nephew!"
Dumbledore and the order members with him gaped at Raven in shock. Raven didn't hesitate to pull out her wand and take advantage of their confusion. She drew a star in the air with the tip of her wand and began chanting an indesipherable incantation. When she was done, all but Mad eye Moody were frozen in a block of ice.
Mad-eye just stood there for a second then pulled his wand. "Who are you?" he asked as he pointed his wand at Raven.
"Mad-eye, you of all people should know who I am, unless you have forgotten me, godfather." Raven said as she put her wand away when Mad-eye put his down.
"Raven? Is that really you?" Mad-eye said as he put away his wand and walked over to Raven to give her a hug. "I've missed you so much Raven. Dumbledore told me that you had been killed."
"No, but I was in the hospital for some burns. Godfather, he told you that because he knew what happened. He came to me and told me that James, Lily, and Harry had died. Then when he left he set my house on fire. I got out alright and when I was finially able to leave I left on my mission to hunt somethings all but three are gone. When I got to the Three Broomsticks I heard people taking about Harry and when he would start Hogwarts. Then I ran into Hagrid who told me that Harry was here." Raven said as she pulled Harry into a hug again.
Harry not knowing what to do hugged his aunt, "It's ok aunt Raven, I'm alright." he said as he hugged her, he noticed his aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley walking out of the house with their suitcases. Raven stood up then looked at Dudley and pulled her wand out and waved it over Dudley's head. As this was happening there was a flash of blue then red then green then finally gold. Dudley blinked and looked around.
Petunia looked at Raven and asked, "What did you do?"
Raven smiled, "Just took some charms off him that Dumbledork put on him to make him attack Harry, oh and also your son is magical." She said as she quickly got the suitcases packed into the trunk of her car then she helped Petunia put the boys into booster seats and buckle them in. Raven turned to Mad-eye and smiled, "Godfather can you do me a favor after Dumbledork and the others thaw can you send a letter to Remus Lupin for me, tell him to go to Madam Bones' Office and wait there also send one to Madam Bones tell both of them that Shadow is back and wants to talk to them. I'll send you a letter once a week to let you know that we're fine."
"And I'll send you a letter to let you know what the old fool is planning, but I will warn you now about the four Weasleys: Molly and her sons Percy and Ron and her daughter Ginerva or Ginny as some call her. Dumbledork and Molly are planning on slipping a love potion to Harry when they are older, I think they were going for forth year of Hogwarts. They are also planning for Molly's youngest son Ron to befriend Harry on the train in first year but that's all I know for now." Mad-eye said as he hugged his goddaughter again before she had to stun him to make it look like he tried to fight back. Then Raven went back into the house and came back a few minutes later with a bag of stuff that she handed to Petunia before she got into the driver's seat and drove away.
Ten minutes later, Raven looked into the rear view mirrior and smiled. "Now, Harry, Dudley. I have a few things to tell you. One is that I have a daughter named Mistic, she's five years old so you have to be nice to her ok." She got oks from the two boys in the back seat. "The second thing is that we will have a few guest come over that are friends of mine and Harry's parents. Also Harry you have a godfather and his name is Sirius Black. I'm just letting you know that some people think that Sirius is the one who betrayed your parents, Harry but you must trust me, Sirius didn't do it, a man named Peter Pettigrew did. Now not many people want you to know this but I think it's only fair. The man that killed your parents was a dark wizard named Voldemort also known as Tom Marvolo Riddle." for the next 20 minutes Raven told Harry, Dudley, and Petunia the story of the Dark Lord.
When Raven was done Petunia thought of a way to hide herself and Dudley from Vernon and his sister Marge. "Raven is there any way to change mine and Dudley's first and last names?" Petunia asked as she looked to Raven and feeling that this was the only way to protect herself as well as Dudley. Raven thought about how to go about it and decided that she would have to ask Madam Bones. "I have to ask Madam Bones but I think we can make it so that no one will ask any questions. While we are driving you can think of names for you and your son." said Raven as she was driving.
Petunia nodded her head. "Raven, who is Mistic's father?" asked Petunia as she realized Raven never mention it.
Raven kept looking forward looking for the road that leads to her house. She kept looking at the road when she answered, "I got Mistic through a time when I dated Harry's godfather." She turned when she spotted the road and started to drive up a long driveway towards a beautiful mansion.
"Now Petunia, boys, I have creatures that are like servants but are treated like family, they are called house elves. They are taking care of Mistic right now." She said as she pulled into the garage and turned the engine off. "Ok let's go." Raven showed them the inside of the house. She then gave them a tour of the house starting at the front door. The front doors were large oak double doors set with phoenix crest on each door which opened into an elegant entry way.
From the entry room, a guest would be led into a large living room with several black and red comfortable couches and fluffy chairs, a large stone fireplace that stood eight feet tall and eight feet wide with a black marble mantle and a television set above it in one corner. A set of sliding double doors allowed one entry to the dining room with its lovely wooden dining table with room for up to ten people. The kitchen was through a swinging door, which was deck with all the necessary appliances for a master chef. It had a stone tile floor with lots of beautiful oak cupboards.
There was a door at the back of the kitchen that led to an in-door swimming pool that looked like it was a beach and it had its own waterfall between two of the windows. Windows surrounded two walls of the room, large ones that went from floor to ceiling. There was a cabinet with extra swimsuits and towels. Chairs surrounded the pool. A large library was located beyond the pool; it had a huge fireplace against the wall and lots of large comfy furniture around it. Bookshelves lined the walls. The study was next, a smaller room. It was all outlined in oak paneling and one whole wall was bookshelves. There was a large desk in front of the big window and a couple of comfy chairs outlining the room. Another set of glass and wood double sliding doors led from the kitchen to a porch that had a good view of the spacious gardens.
An elegant wooden staircase led from the hallway up to the second floor. The second floor of the house contained two dozen rooms. Six of the bedrooms were master bedrooms with four poster beds with curtains of red, black, silver, white, blue, purple, green, and yellow. They also have their own walk-in closets and huge master bathrooms. There was also a sitting room at the top of the stairs where several comfortable fluffy chairs were located in front of a large television set and state-of-the-art entertainment system.
Three of the rooms came with art supplies and a computer on a lovely wooden desk that also contains a printer, fax machine, and all the necessary computer stuff in them. The last of the bed rooms were for little kids, with four poster beds with curtains of blue, purple, green, or yellow; they had small walk-in closets and small yet large bathrooms for four of the six last bedrooms. The last two also had four poster beds with curtains of blue and yellow but it had a small bathroom that they shared. There was extra rooms in case more room is needed.
"Alright that was the whole house. Now to give you rooms. Harry, you'll have this silver and blue room. Dudley, you can have this red and white room. Petunia, this room is right next to Dudley's and it's white and purple. My room is down this hall and so is Mistic's room." The two boys ran into their rooms as it was still early and they were tired. Raven turned to Petunia. "Can we talk down stairs, Petunia?" Petunia nodded her head and followed Raven down stairs to the kitchen where a house elf was starting breakfast. "Hello Ruby, can you make some tea please?"
Ruby the house elf looked up and smiled, "Of course Mistress Raven. Would you like lavender or rose tea?"
"Rose and thank you Ruby." Raven said as she sat down at the table and had Petunia sit next to her.
"I apologize for the sudden request Petunia, but I feel that secrets are best kept carefully. This circumstance is not something to keep from those closest to the situation. Too many variables to consider."
Petunia's head spun in confusion. her eyebrows furrowed together as the words trembled out of her mouth in a set of nervous sqeaks. "I don't understand." The words hung in the air for a moment and when Raven arched her eyebrow in reply Petunia rushed to continue. "What are you keeping secret? What do I need to know?"
At that point the bookcase on the wall began to dissolve as a set of elevator doors took their place. The doors gave a distinct ding before sliding open to reveal Madam Bones and Remus Lupin. The two stepped out as if this were a common occurance. As if nothing was wrong. However, the atomosphere had grown so intense that Petunia couldn't stop her lungs from holding her own breath hostage. Her heart sank. Something was wrong. Something was going on and they were about to involve her in it. She fought to inhale and let the burning of her eyes retreat slightly. 'Whatever it is,' she told herself, 'I can take it.'
"Ah." Raven said pleasantly. "Everyone is here. That makes things so much easier. Frankly I expected at least one of you to get cold feet."
Remus cocked his head as he saw Petunia. "Had a busy day I see." He joked.
"What can I say." Raven said smugly, "Family is very important to me. Petunia is here simply to understand my future absence, nothing more."
"You think that is wise?" Madam Bones asked. "What if she tells someone?"
"I won't." Petunia said. All three of them turned their heads toward her in surprise. She sounded strangely sure about that fact. Even Petunia didn't understand it. As Raven gave Petunia a slick smile, Petunia continued, "Whatever it is, I won't tell anybody."
"Well," Raven said. "There you have it." Raven sat down at the table. "Please have a seat Remus, Madam Bones." As she waited for the other two to take their seats Ruby the house elf popped in. Ruby placed a tea pot on the table along with four cups and a cup of sugar cubes. "Thank you Ruby." Raven said as the house elf bowed and popped away. "Now that we all have taken our seats, I have some things to tell you."
She quickly got the others attention so she continued, "As I was leaving number four Private Drive with Harry, I was stopped by the headmaster himself along with some other people. One of those people was my godfather, Mad-eye." she said as she then took a sip from her cup of rose petals tea then looked at them, "I was able to freeze the headmaster and the other people but I didn't freeze Mad-eye as he was and is my godfather. It seems that the headmaster has it in his mind that he should control my nephew's life and be able to have him as a weapon, I won't let him do that to Harry. I plan on training Harry to defend himself and others from all sorts of dangers."
Raven looked down at her cup of tea as she took another sip of the warm liquid, "I will be training Harry and Dudley along with my daughter Mystic in hand-to-hand combat, weapon combat, wand combat, wandless magic, how to become animaguses and other things."
Remus looked at Raven in surprise at what all she was planning to teach Harry, Dudley and her daughter... 'Wait! Daughter!?' "Shadow, what do you mean you have a daughter? Who's the father and when were you with a man?" he asked as he knew that who ever the father is, they must have a good reason of leaving Raven or else the guy is going to be punched in the face on principle. Raven looked at him as she shook her head telling him not right now.
Raven sighed softly, "I won't say who the father is of my daughter until he is here. Now let's continue our discussion." she said as she then took a sip of her tea. She looked at Madam Bones, "I also have proof that Sirius Black is innocent and that Peter Pettigrew is alive as well as hiding."
Madam Bones looked at her in shock, "What?!" Raven nodded her head, "Let me see the proof so that I can get Sirius out of the prison of hell."
Raven sighed softly, "Ruby." The house elf appeared next to her, "Yes Mistress Raven." Raven smiled at Ruby, "Will you please go get my black briefcase with the red star on it."
"Yes Mistress Raven." Ruby said as she disappeared with a snap of her fingers. A mintue later she came back with the briefcase. "Here you go mistress, I must go now as little mistress is calling for me."
"Alright thank you Ruby." Raven said as Ruby left again. She then opened the briefcase and pulled out a copy of a final Will and Testiment along with a letter from a student of Hogwarts as well as a teacher from Hogwarts. "This is the last Will and Testiment of my brother and his wife, James and Lily Potter." she said as she held up the parchment scroll. "These are letters from a professor and a student at Hogwarts that I've helped before, Professor Tori Lightwood and Slytherin student May Malfoy." She said as she held up the two letters.
Remus looked at her in shock, "Why are you talking to a Malfoy? The whole family is known to believe in pure-blood supremacy..." he was saying until he became silent at the look he was getting from Raven.
Raven was glaring at him, "For your information not the whole family is like that! May doesn't care for it at all and neither does Cissa Malfoy nee Black." she said with truth and conviction. Remus flinched back at the sound of Raven's voice.
"I'm sorry Raven, I didn't mean to make you angry." He said as he looked at her, "I've forgotten how much of a temper you have."
Raven took a deep breath, "I'm also sorry Remus I get a bit difensive when it comes to those I care about." she then took a sip of her tea to relax before she continues the revieling of proof of Sirsus's innocence and Peter being alive. "Alright where were we?"
"You were about to show us proof of Sirius's innocence and Peter being alive." Petunia said as she had been listening very carefully.
Raven smiled at her, "Thank you Petunia." she then picked up the last Will and Testament then handed it over to Madam Bones, "You might want to read this."
We, James Charlus Potter and Lily Rose Potter nee Evans, of able bodies and minds, claim this, our Final Will and Testament.
If James is no longer of this Earth, and Lily survives him, he leaves the contents of this Will to her until their son, Harry James Potter, reaches his age of majority.
If Lily Rose Potter is no longer of this Earth, at the time of this reading, we leave these various items to the following:
The care and protection of Harry James Potter goes to his godparents: Sirius Orion Black - through the Godfather ritual. Raven Shintaku Potter - through the Godmother Ritual /she is also his aunt.
If neither Sirius or Raven is able to take Harry then his care and protection goes to Alice and Frank Longbottom.
If Frank and Alice are unable to take him then the following list of people.
Remus Lupin
Ameila Bones
Nicolas Flamel and his wife
Filius Flitwick
Rolanda Hooch
Xenophilius Lovegood
Minerva McGonagall
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
Poppy Pomfrey
Pomona Sprout
Andromeda and Ted Tonks
Under no circumstance is Harry James Potter to go to the home of Vernon Dursley. We would add Petunia to the list if she leaves Vernon.
To Remus Lupin, Our friend and brother in all but blood, we leave you with 10 million gallons. And no you can't deny it.
To Sirius Black, Our friend and brother in all but blood, we leave you with 15 million gallons. Also you better find Shadow and tell her you love her or I, James Charlus Potter, will come into your nightmares and beat you up.
To Raven Potter, Our sister, we leave you with 30 million gallons. Also if Sirius is being stupid you need to tell him the truth.
To everyone else we listed on here except Vernon Dursley, we leave you all 5 million gallons each. And the rest of the Potter Estate will go to Our son Harry James Potter. Which is 85 billion gallons, 500 sickles, and 400 knuts. Though that's not adding precious jewels, family portaits, weapons, and armor. Along with books and other things.
As they finished reading the will Amelia looked at Raven, "Godfather ritual... that means he couldn't have betrayed them. If he had or even thought of betraying them he would be a corpse." Raven nodded her head. Remus was pale and shocked as he sat down in his chair. Petunia had never left her seat but she too was pale as she thought of the poor man that was in the hell hole called Azkaban prison.
Raven looked at them each in the eye, "Amelia, how fast can you get Sirius out of Azkaban?" she asked as she looked from the Will to Amelia.
Amelia thought about it, "I can get him out of there in two hours after I show the minister the Will." she said as she got up to walk over to the elevator.
Raven got up and walked over to Amelia, "I'm going with you as I have a feeling that a certain headmaster will try something." she said as she then looked at Petunia and Remus, "Take care of the kids while I'm gone. We should be back as soon as we get Sirius." Raven and Amelia then left to the Ministry of Magic.
(At the Ministry)
Raven and Amelia walked through the ministry quickly but calmly straight to the lifts. They took the lifts all the way to the Minister's office. When they exit the lifts they were met with the sight of Dumbledore talking with the Minister.
The minister looked at Amelia in surprise, "Madam Bones, you have already captured the woman who kidnapped from his aunt's home?!" Dumbledore was smiling like he won the jackpot.
Amelia Bones looked between the minister and the old headmaster, "No I didn't as she didn't kidnap him at all. She is 's aunt on his father's side. She is James Potter's little sister Raven Potter." She said as she looked at the minister.
Raven looked at the minister, "I see that the headmaster didn't tell you everything minister." she then took out the Will, "If you look at this you will see the truth. Also, Dumbledore if I was you I would put your wand away as I have plenty of copies of my brother and sister-in-law's Will." she said as she glanced at the headmaster who had his wand half way out of his pocket.
The minister of magic and Amelia looked at Dumbledore to see his wand was half way out of his pocket. Amelia smirked along with Raven as Bagnold yelled at Dumbledore for trying to pull his wand on one of the last members of the Potter family.
After watching Dumbledore leave once the minister of magic was done yelling at him, they followed the minister into her office. Where they showed her the Will of James and Lily Potter as well as proof that Sirius Black was innocent. Once she saw the proof she signed the papers to have him released from Azkaban. Amelia had ordered two of her aurors to travel to the prison and bring Sirius Black to them.