Where have you been?
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, JK does;
Chapter 5
"Okay, that's settled then." Smiled Amanda for the first time since the 'breaking news' this morning. "Sure it will be hard to know that my whole family has powers I do not posses. What was it - I'm a mugger, right? But I think I'll handle it."
"It's muggle, you know." Answered Harry slightly annoyed. He expected that they would be livid and very perplexed, but surely not HAPPY! He had lied to them for years and they accepted it so calmly? It was definitely not normal.
"Dad, you're still here?" James clapped his hands a couple of times in front of Harry's face. "It says here the term begins on first of September. Why they sent the letters so early?"
"Well, because it's our birthday maybe?" supposed Sebastian. "Hey dad, what about the other letter? It's for you then right? You're the Boy-Who-Lived."
"Yes." Said Harry shortly.
"Wait and what does the other part mean - And-Ran-Away? What happened when you killed that Tom Riddle, Harry, when the war ended?" Amanda looked at her husband expectantly. She understood that it was hard for him to talk about the painful past, but she really wanted to know why he had left behind his whole previous life and had never mentioned it to her or to their children. Suddenly the anger engulfed her again. Moreover, he actually knew that their sons were wizards! "Now, dear, this is one of the moments in your life when you need to be perfectly clear about what are you going to say." added she dangerously. "I really hope you have good reasons for your lies."
Harry shrugged: "I guess it's no harm to tell you. Couple of days after his death I packed my things and I left. They were all to busy celebrating to notice that. I really didn't mean to return there or to send my kids to Hogwarts. I built magical wards all around the house and they worked perfectly fine, well, until today obviously. Believe me, if I wanted to have something to do with the wizarding world again, I'd have told you." Explained he calmly. "Anyway, I think it's no good arguing about it right now. Sebastian, give me the letter."
Sebastian slowly stood up and held his father the third letter. Harry opened it and began reading, while the others just stared at him.
For Harry was very hard to explain them the reason for his hiding, not only because he felt guilty about his lies. He was afraid of their reaction. It's quite impossible to live with the Dursleys and not to think that all muggles would reject you and would call you a freak. "I shouldn't trouble myself about that, I guess." Thought Harry irritably. "They look absolutely ecstatic. Well, the boys at least." He shot Amanda sharp look before opening the letter. He wondered who had written to him.
Dear Harry,
First, I want to congratulate you. The wards around your house were just perfect. But I suppose you forgot the little fact, that you have to renew them from time to time. Or perhaps Professor Flitwick forgot to mention it in your Charms in seventh year. That doesn't matter right now I guess. You see Harry, a year ago, the wards fell and everyone who wanted to find you could easily do so. Then you may ask why owls, howlers and even wizards didn't attack you right away? Well, that's simple - most of them had already given up searching for you. Most of them. I am pleased to inform you that your friends Mrs. Granger-Weasley and Mr. Ronald Weasley were actually the one to find you 6 months ago. I decided however that it would be proper to inform you about this when it was time for your children to start their education at Hogwarts. I believe, Harry, that Mr. James and Mr. Sebastian Potter would become very powerful wizards indeed. Just like their father if I might add. I think you might wish to know that your children have safe place at Hogwarts. There are very good schools in Canada and USA too. But they haven't noticed you yet, so I hope that you would pick Hogwarts as the best place for your sons to receive their magical education. This is the reason for me to write you. I am sure you don't need lecturing about what is proper to tell your family in this situation. And I don't doubt that you'll meet the right decision. Just keep that in mind, Harry - you can't run from your past and from what you really are. You're not to live as muggle, my young friend. You are far too powerful for that. If you have decided to turn your back on our world, then we will leave you in peace, as hard as that would be. I'm not the one to tell you that, because you know it yourself very well - the truth is not overrated Harry. You have been lied to too much, and it is to my regret that I have kept certain things from you in the past, too. Think about it Harry. And I hope I'll see your sons on the first of September next year. As well as I hope that I'll see you too. We have much to talk about. Oh, before I forget! If you come to pay us, the poor wizards, a visit, then I will be able to show you my new collection of socks. It seems now when Voldemort is truly gone people don't think that I need books as presents anymore. For which I'm most grateful. Hope to hear from you soon, Harry. And I'm sorry for the inconvenience, if my letter has caused such.
Yours sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Harry folded the letter and muttered: "Great, just great." "Something wrong Harry?" asked Amanda worried. She and her sons were almost at the point to lose entirely their patience and she was truly grateful that her husband had finished with reading the letter. However, she didn't want to ask him about its contents if he didn't want to tell her.
"No, everything it's just perfect." Nodded Harry. Dumbledore's letter has convinced him completely that he can't take away magic from his children. But he wasn't sure that he is ready to go back there yet. Something in the letter made him realize that some wizards wouldn't be very happy to see him. Maybe they thought he had in a way betrayed them with his departure. "Hermione would probably chop my head off." thought he amused. And then memories from his years at Hogwarts floated unbidden in his mind - Ron trying to catch Pig, Hermione with cat fur and tale, Neville with his consecutive melted cauldron, Sirius singing Christmas carols, Remus showing him how to perform the Patronus Charm, Cho kissing him, Dumbledore with his usually twinking eyes, Hagrid bended over Norbert, Cedric hit by the Avada Kedavra curse, Sirius falling through the veil. And in that exact moment Harry understood that despite all the pain he belonged to the wizarding world, his place was there. His kids' place was there too. When that realization hit him a big smile spread on his face, smile that no one had seen in years. Amanda, Sebastian and James all looked at him amazed. Was that the vice president of the Canadian branch of "Siemens"? Or it was just a man who would be finally able to find his true place?
Amanda smiled and said softly:
"You took decision then, Harry?"
"Yes, Amanda, I'm going back home."
A/N: THE END
I'm really proud with this chapter, you know. I've got a question though. What do you prefer - to skip to 1 September or to write more about Harry's life? Do you want me to show you his other two sons? Keep in mind though that they won't play big roles in my story. I mean Mathew and Adrian. They are too young to go to Hogwarts, so tell me what you want. Your opinion is very important for me.
Thanks to all who reviewed: DumbledoresQuill, kateydidnt, Rachel A. Prongs, Evil Muhahahaha, Sprocolate, Indiangurl, JOjo, sami, Wynjara
Next chapter - soon.
Bye
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, JK does;
Chapter 5
"Okay, that's settled then." Smiled Amanda for the first time since the 'breaking news' this morning. "Sure it will be hard to know that my whole family has powers I do not posses. What was it - I'm a mugger, right? But I think I'll handle it."
"It's muggle, you know." Answered Harry slightly annoyed. He expected that they would be livid and very perplexed, but surely not HAPPY! He had lied to them for years and they accepted it so calmly? It was definitely not normal.
"Dad, you're still here?" James clapped his hands a couple of times in front of Harry's face. "It says here the term begins on first of September. Why they sent the letters so early?"
"Well, because it's our birthday maybe?" supposed Sebastian. "Hey dad, what about the other letter? It's for you then right? You're the Boy-Who-Lived."
"Yes." Said Harry shortly.
"Wait and what does the other part mean - And-Ran-Away? What happened when you killed that Tom Riddle, Harry, when the war ended?" Amanda looked at her husband expectantly. She understood that it was hard for him to talk about the painful past, but she really wanted to know why he had left behind his whole previous life and had never mentioned it to her or to their children. Suddenly the anger engulfed her again. Moreover, he actually knew that their sons were wizards! "Now, dear, this is one of the moments in your life when you need to be perfectly clear about what are you going to say." added she dangerously. "I really hope you have good reasons for your lies."
Harry shrugged: "I guess it's no harm to tell you. Couple of days after his death I packed my things and I left. They were all to busy celebrating to notice that. I really didn't mean to return there or to send my kids to Hogwarts. I built magical wards all around the house and they worked perfectly fine, well, until today obviously. Believe me, if I wanted to have something to do with the wizarding world again, I'd have told you." Explained he calmly. "Anyway, I think it's no good arguing about it right now. Sebastian, give me the letter."
Sebastian slowly stood up and held his father the third letter. Harry opened it and began reading, while the others just stared at him.
For Harry was very hard to explain them the reason for his hiding, not only because he felt guilty about his lies. He was afraid of their reaction. It's quite impossible to live with the Dursleys and not to think that all muggles would reject you and would call you a freak. "I shouldn't trouble myself about that, I guess." Thought Harry irritably. "They look absolutely ecstatic. Well, the boys at least." He shot Amanda sharp look before opening the letter. He wondered who had written to him.
Dear Harry,
First, I want to congratulate you. The wards around your house were just perfect. But I suppose you forgot the little fact, that you have to renew them from time to time. Or perhaps Professor Flitwick forgot to mention it in your Charms in seventh year. That doesn't matter right now I guess. You see Harry, a year ago, the wards fell and everyone who wanted to find you could easily do so. Then you may ask why owls, howlers and even wizards didn't attack you right away? Well, that's simple - most of them had already given up searching for you. Most of them. I am pleased to inform you that your friends Mrs. Granger-Weasley and Mr. Ronald Weasley were actually the one to find you 6 months ago. I decided however that it would be proper to inform you about this when it was time for your children to start their education at Hogwarts. I believe, Harry, that Mr. James and Mr. Sebastian Potter would become very powerful wizards indeed. Just like their father if I might add. I think you might wish to know that your children have safe place at Hogwarts. There are very good schools in Canada and USA too. But they haven't noticed you yet, so I hope that you would pick Hogwarts as the best place for your sons to receive their magical education. This is the reason for me to write you. I am sure you don't need lecturing about what is proper to tell your family in this situation. And I don't doubt that you'll meet the right decision. Just keep that in mind, Harry - you can't run from your past and from what you really are. You're not to live as muggle, my young friend. You are far too powerful for that. If you have decided to turn your back on our world, then we will leave you in peace, as hard as that would be. I'm not the one to tell you that, because you know it yourself very well - the truth is not overrated Harry. You have been lied to too much, and it is to my regret that I have kept certain things from you in the past, too. Think about it Harry. And I hope I'll see your sons on the first of September next year. As well as I hope that I'll see you too. We have much to talk about. Oh, before I forget! If you come to pay us, the poor wizards, a visit, then I will be able to show you my new collection of socks. It seems now when Voldemort is truly gone people don't think that I need books as presents anymore. For which I'm most grateful. Hope to hear from you soon, Harry. And I'm sorry for the inconvenience, if my letter has caused such.
Yours sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Harry folded the letter and muttered: "Great, just great." "Something wrong Harry?" asked Amanda worried. She and her sons were almost at the point to lose entirely their patience and she was truly grateful that her husband had finished with reading the letter. However, she didn't want to ask him about its contents if he didn't want to tell her.
"No, everything it's just perfect." Nodded Harry. Dumbledore's letter has convinced him completely that he can't take away magic from his children. But he wasn't sure that he is ready to go back there yet. Something in the letter made him realize that some wizards wouldn't be very happy to see him. Maybe they thought he had in a way betrayed them with his departure. "Hermione would probably chop my head off." thought he amused. And then memories from his years at Hogwarts floated unbidden in his mind - Ron trying to catch Pig, Hermione with cat fur and tale, Neville with his consecutive melted cauldron, Sirius singing Christmas carols, Remus showing him how to perform the Patronus Charm, Cho kissing him, Dumbledore with his usually twinking eyes, Hagrid bended over Norbert, Cedric hit by the Avada Kedavra curse, Sirius falling through the veil. And in that exact moment Harry understood that despite all the pain he belonged to the wizarding world, his place was there. His kids' place was there too. When that realization hit him a big smile spread on his face, smile that no one had seen in years. Amanda, Sebastian and James all looked at him amazed. Was that the vice president of the Canadian branch of "Siemens"? Or it was just a man who would be finally able to find his true place?
Amanda smiled and said softly:
"You took decision then, Harry?"
"Yes, Amanda, I'm going back home."
A/N: THE END
I'm really proud with this chapter, you know. I've got a question though. What do you prefer - to skip to 1 September or to write more about Harry's life? Do you want me to show you his other two sons? Keep in mind though that they won't play big roles in my story. I mean Mathew and Adrian. They are too young to go to Hogwarts, so tell me what you want. Your opinion is very important for me.
Thanks to all who reviewed: DumbledoresQuill, kateydidnt, Rachel A. Prongs, Evil Muhahahaha, Sprocolate, Indiangurl, JOjo, sami, Wynjara
Next chapter - soon.
Bye