McGonegall stepped out of the floo and into the private living room at the Ossuary. It was spacious, meant to fit a total of 30 some people. The amount of grown adults + their wife's that the Bones had when they had built it. It was meticulously clean. And the stone and wood work was unpainted. But rug's and such was used to soften the stone. The main colouring's was Yellow and Black, along with hints of Red, Gold, Bronze and Blue. She walked trough the room and into the hallway and headed towards Head of House Bones' study. She knocked twice on the door and waited.

Amelia's "Enter." Was quiet but she could still hear it quite well. She entered the room without too much hassle. The wood panelling over the bookcases was a rich mahogany.

As was the desk. Though it was coloured red, vs the bookcases natural brown.

"McGonegall. Was there something in particular you needed?" Amelia said as she looked up from where she sat next to the fireplace. Drinking. Apparently she was capable of drinking while she had a child that was not even at Hogwarts age in the house.

"Yes, You and a handful of Auror's you trust at Hogwarts on Monday at breakfast time. Bring along Mr. Moody, his particular skills will be needed."

"Work… Of course. I'll be there, but I question that of bringing Mad-Eye. Why do you need us there?" Amelia managed to understand that there was something she was missing. Even halfway trough a bottle of fire whiskey.

"There is someone or something there that shouldn't be. That is all I know."

"Who? Did Dumbledore decide to hide Potter's boy at Hogwarts?" Amelia asked as she leaned forward.

"No, not something as such. I believe it's Pettigrew." "Pettigrew? Why would he be hiding at Hogwarts? Even if Black didn't kill him, then he'd be a holder of an Order of Merlin's First Class. He'd have no reason to be in hiding."

"That was what I was thinking as well. I'll let you in at 6:30. And I'll help you in your search. Though I think it best that your niece spends the next week away from you."

"I know how to hold my liquor." Amelia said resolutely

"You may, but that does not excuse this behaviour. You are her guardian. Your brother and good-sister are not on the list of guardians for her. At all. And they do not even live in this manor. Please, I do not want to fight you, Amelia. But she can't live with you if you are to be drunk every Autumn. Now, I got a letter this morning that may interest you more. *cough. Cough* We found your trip destination quite lovely Minerva. Thank you for the advice. Love, Andy."

"So you gave the Tonks' an advice on a trip to take. How lovely." Amelia said with clear derision. Minerva frowned as she looked at the girl she'd taught a decade and three quarter's ago. She'd been one of the best in her year. A Hufflepuff like most of her family. But she was a kind and generous girl. Full of life, even if she spent more time than she liked to see any student trying to improve her skills.

When she made the Auror's she'd been proud of the girl. When she was made an Auror Lieutenant, she was glad for her. And when she was made an Auror Captain when the war began in full she was worried. Now that girl was a woman, and she was not filled with life. Nor joy. All of it sucked away between the death of her parents in the spring of 1981, and the Halloween the following Autumn. Minerva snatched her glass and bottle out of her hands and tossed them into the fireplace. "You will pack your niece a bag, and you will come with me to the Tonks' and your niece will stay there for the next week. Otherwise I will be reporting your drinking habits to the Ministry." Minerva said. She had an edge to her voice she knew. But she did not mean to sound angry with her. After Lily and James and their friends, she was perhaps her favourite student.

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Harry liked it here. The woman who picked him up at school was apparently his cousin trough one of his Grandmother's. She was a doctor for sorts, or so she claimed. And her husband was a lawyer, he practised in both worlds, whatever that meant. They had tried to explain it to him, but he did not believe them.

Though he had just had a day of seeing magic being used. They had gone out and bought furniture to his room. Then he had watched as they changed the colour of it to match what he wanted it to be. Though his answer of "Like the room as it is." Did not seem to be what either of the two expected. But they seemed to be less and less surprised each time he said something like that.

He was a bit worried tough as it was less than an hour until they had company over. That never went well with the Dursley's. But, they seemed to be nice. She cooked for him, and they bought him furniture for his room as well as clothes. They could not be that bad, could they? No, they couldn't be. He had been given a pair of black slacks along with a white shirt, black vest and black dress shoes and other clothes, that he was to wear today.

They were enchanted to grow alongside him until he reached Hogwarts age. Somehow that was a milestone in a child's life in this "other" world. And that marked a change in bodily development. Aunt Andromeda talked a mile a minute about it though he could not understand much of what she said. He had not had science class yet.

But beyond that, it was fun staying here. Andromeda helped him learn English and Mathematics. She said that next year she would help him with Science and Social Study. While Uncle Ted would help him with History and Geography. If he wanted to exercise beyond what he would in school, then the two of them would help him as best they could. He sat by his desk when he heard three consecutive 'whoosh' sounds come from downstairs. He did not pay it too much mind. There were odd noises every now and then.

Though he did not believe he had ever heard that one before. Still, he had to finish his English homework before he could leave. It would be rude to not finish the homework, wouldn't it?

It wasn't too much longer until he heard a knock on the door. He did not think further on it until there was a second knock. He'd never had his new Aunt or Uncle knock on his door more than once before they entered. Harry left the desk and walked over to the door and opened it. There was a girl there, about his age he thought. She had red hair and brown eyes. She looked at him with big eyes. Why was she looking at him with big eyes?

"Hey," Harry said as he wondered who she was. Aunt Andromeda said that she was supposed to have guests over. And they were meant to be grown ups, or so he understood it as. They wanted to meet him, or so they assured him off, they were old acquaintances of his parents that had helped look for him.

"You're him. The-Boy-Who-Lived. Harry Potter." She said or did she ask? It was odd. And what did she call him? The Boy Who Lived? What does that mean?

"I am Harry Potter. Though I am not sure about that other thing." Harry said as he heard someone come up the stairs. He looked down the hallway and shortly afterwards he saw an older woman wearing darker clothes. Skirt, robes, blouse and waistcoat. All made of black and green.

"Mr Potter. Miss Bones, stop staring at Mr Potter. It is not polite." The woman said as she saw us.

"Yes. Professor McGonegall." The girl, Miss Bones said.

"If you'd like to come downstairs." She said more than asked. Harry entered the dining room with them and saw new additions to the living room table. A woman in her thirties, red hair, she wore navy cargo trousers, a white shirt and a black jacket.

The woman looked over as they entered. She was drinking a red and blue liquid from a glass. Her eyes looked odd.

"Here he is," Andromeda said as she gestured for him to come and sit next to her. The girl, Miss Bones walked over and took a seat one over from the red haired woman. Was she her mother? They looked alike.

"Harry. Meet your father's boss, Madam Amelia Bones. And your parent's Head of House at Hogwarts as well as your father's favourite teacher, Professor Minerva McGonegall." She added as she introduced him to the two women.

"And this is is Susan Bones, Amelia's Niece. She will be here with us for the next week." Aunt Andromeda said as she gave a pointed look to Amelia.

Amelia cleared her throat and said, "Yes, due to some unforeseen work. She'll be staying here."

For whatever reason the adults all looked annoyed by her answer.

"You found him where I alluded to?" McGonegall asked as she looked at Aunt Andy.

"Yes. How Dumbledore could ever have thought it a good idea is beyond me. Her sister of all places. I recall their will quite clearly, and she was specifically mentioned to not have custody of him."

"Perhaps they changed their minds. Few Wills last too long, especially during a war." Amelia interjected.

"True, but considering how she acted at their wedding. I don't think anyone was happy to have them there. I believe she told me later, that she only sent the invitation as a courtesy. She didn't expect her to show up."

"The young woman who asked when the magicians would do their magic tricks?" McGonegall asked. "Yes. She ended up seeing a few, didn't she? Sirius had a field day with her." Ted said with a smile

AN:

So this was Chapter four. Next chapter onwards, the story will hopefully get a bit more interesting as well as having longer chapters as more things happen.

Some replies to comments.

Stormborow- That's mostly my fault. Writing emotions in a manner that they translate well for the reader is not something that I am too good at. She was meant to seem focused on getting Harry and dealing with the emotions and such afterwards. But yeah, Ted and Dora will help balance her out- a lot.

Baby Hue- Thank you for pointing out some things for me to work on with my Grammar skills. As well as pointing out that what I thought was a nickname for Andromeda was most likely a dialect thing. *yikes*. Considering how often that happens in the books, I should not have been too surprised, but I was.

Desireejones- Hmm, not going to be much of a problem. If you did not read my AoTH story, I made a nourishment potion for it. And it worked on a Harry between third and fourth year. Pre-Hogwarts. Not an issue. Think it will be fixed before he starts in public school. Honestly unsure if I'll put him in school with Hermione or in another school somewhere. Both will be good in their own way.

And the rest of you, thank you for finding this story interesting. There's been some comments that there's been attempts at a The Tonks' finds Harry story before. But none have gone too far. Well, I hope to finish this one as it's at least a rather original idea, therefore my two TimeTravel Stories may suffer for it. Even if I try to be original there, it's going to be difficult as they are nearly a dime a dozen.(That is the saying right? Or the American one. A penny a dozen?)

Anyway, this is this week's chapter.