Harry Potter and the Bones Affair

by Frontiersman26

In an alternate world, where Kingsley was guarding Harry the day on the dementor attacks, wich sends harry down a different universe to meet a Hufflepuff. No bash, just different reactions, Harry/Susan pairing

4. Chapter 4: The Next Morning’s Mail

Chapter 4: The Next Morning's Mail

Everything's J.K. Rowling's this is still just a FanFiction

To those in the comments, about the plot, all main Characters will probably keep there original dimensions, no evil Dumbledore, or Weasleys. There will be a different paces at the school... Just wait and see. Also side bar sorry about my spelling and foolish grammatical errors, I do proof read, The way my head works it reads right, I will try to go back and fix more of stupid things like daughter and neice.If anybody is up to proof read let me know. Also to the comment of the cops being called different things, it's been a long time since I read the books. My head writes it the way it makes sense to me sorry for the error, I've been going back and editing to fix the grammar spelling mistakes I'm sorry

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As the morning brought the new light to the day, Amelia awoke early as she always did, having a coffee. She thought she might enjoy a pepper up potion but years of long nights gruelling shifts had left her near immune to its effects. She didn't curse the boy, it wasn't his fault for the life he had been given, one nights sleep wouldn't kill her. She crossed the walk and looked in just cracking the door of her young charge, seeing him asleep. She decided it's best for him to sleep, she could tell the boy had had enough sleepless nights that sleeping in on his summer break wouldn't hurt him.

As she sat at the table eating the fruit platter, Trixie had laid out for her, quite a few owls arrived. Three for Harry from a Ron Weasley, a Hermione Granger and one from a Snuffles, that last one raised an eyebrow. She got a slew of correspondence from ministry officials, reminders of meetings. What finally shocked her was a Phoenix flash, of Dumbledore's Phoenix arriving carrying two letters. One for Harry and the other for her. Quickly she unhooked both letters, that had been clipped on the birds feathers. As the bird moved to leave, Susan and Hannah were coming down the stairs. They witnessed the bright flash of Phoenix flame as it disappeared, both girls commenting that that was unusual even for wizarding world and what that could be about. Eyeing them both, she commented that apparently everything in Harry's life doesn't seem to be a normal childhood. But quickly started to open the letter addressed to her. What it said made her gasp for more than one reason, not easy for the head of the police.

To Amelia

I Dumbledore have been alerted that Harry has become your charge as late, do to unforeseen circumstances with his relatives. I wish to have a meeting for that you can understand the significance of what's been thrust upon you. Also as a note, Sirius through intermediaries and a weird tropical bird has written to me about guardianship of Harry. In his legal documents, there was a stipulation that if he died or was incompassitated, that Harry would gain his title of Lord Black upon these actions if no direct heir has appeared, also that all wealth would go to him upon his death when Harry comes of age. This is to be expected but it's also stipulated that it would be requested of you to be Guardian of all his charges and heirs if he was incapable, in this case; Harry. Because of this you would have full access of his vaults, to look after such charges. It also appears there is a certain flying motorcycle of his youth, that you both enjoyed frequently, Its supposed to be given to you immediately. I do remember something of a late night in your seventh year, you crashing it into a quidditch post after hours, on the effects of firewhiskey, and passing Newts, I beleive. As Sirius is unable to perform his duties he believes himself incapable of upholding his duties to his charge especially with the kiss on sight order. If you agree to these terms, you'll just need to say, So mote, it be while holding the guardianship documents.

Chief of Wizardgamot

Brian Dumbledore

P.s Harry is an easy going child, if you just provide food and shelter, he will be quite happy, also Mr. Weasley will send the bike your way when Harry might go visit them, a tropical bird said you might enjoy taking it for a spin.

Accompanying the note was the paperwork, it all had the seal of Gringotts leagal teams. Though she cared little for the goblins they never had ever screwed up legal paperwork.

Putting the letter down, her neice seeing the flush flow across her face. And the look of shock upon her face. Her neice asked. "What is it Auntie?" Seeing how it would concern her she handed her the letter. The shock on her daughters face, could not be punctuated by a more hard hitting question. "Why would Sirius Black leave anything to you, aren't you trying to arrest him"? The girls inability to read between the lines or her features shocked her, but she was young and didn't know all her aunties life.

She responded, quickly. "It was a different time and we were different people back then." Thinking back to the man who she had loved or probably still did. It did bring a question to her though about the whole case of Sirius, if he had left all his wealth and the title of Lord Black, how could he kill Harry's parents? His love of James and Lilly was only comparable to what she saw the man express in secrecy with her. For a man of the dark his love knew no limits in his trials to express it, from rolling down the great hall on his motorbike to drop a bouquet of flowers. Too sneaking out of his Aurora training to meet her on her beat, though she knew he still held some secrets. His heart had definetly been in her hand and if she'd have asked he would of told her but she'd respected his secrets then. She decided when she got done with this Harry business she'd put a bit of effort to review his case.

Susan looking at her aunties loss of composure and sudden glazed look as she seemed to be a teenager in a day dream about a boy. She heard a mention of motorcycles and bouqets of roses that just made her question her aunties youth? She had to ask about them? Asking, her auntie told her some but not to much, not wanting to give her too much idea of what her and the old marauder did but describe some of the romance and nuance. Herself reflecting how they had a flying motorcycle that was faster than most brooms of there day, how she dated the most eligible bachelor of the dark. Her neice, blushing at how her aunties descriptions of rugged, foolhardy and passionate of the now serial killer in her youth. She questioned how the man she heard of could lead You-know-who to kill his best friends. In truth all the girls did not know.

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Harry awoke to feel that he was in a bed and in Bones Manor. His face reddened at the thought of his nightmares, he'd caught a glimpse of Susan and Hannah seeing him through the dark last night. The only comfort was how Amelia had treated him last night. He hoped the girls didn't read to much into his shouts or come up with new gossip of him being a dark lord. He really prayed he hadn't channeled Voldemort. If he had what would his host think, almost being to ashamed to go downstairs he clued in he was pants less.

His clothes had disappeared from were he left them last night, he looked up and down, till finally Trixie appeared. "Mr. Potter, I bring you clothes, they are left overs from the Longbottom residence, me and their elf have an accommodation, they should be a near fit and magic can do the rest". With that the elf handed him a plaid shirt and and blue jeans, knowing they were Neville's clothes the size difference was negligible but still the elf snapped and the clothes were perfectly tailored. Harry looking as the pants hemmed themselves and restiched itself. He said smirkingly. "I love magic"

When he came down stairs he found Amelia finishing up breakfast as the two girls still in there night clothes, gossiping. He hastened over to Amelia to apologize but before he could say anything, she quickly put her hand up as if directing traffic and said. "There's nothing to apologize for, it's not your fault, also Harry you have mail, then there is a few things we need to discuss." Pointing to the stacks of envelopes." Harry concerned about what needed to be discussed, quickly went over to the mail. Amelia noted that Harry went to the letter from Snuffles first, even before the letter from Dumbledore. Harry read it wondering what his godfather had to say.

Pup

I'm sorry that you had to see the sight of a dementors kiss, Kingsley told me. I don't know what is going on in our world due to my hiding, I get reports but they all seem vague. We will see each other very soon, but I must tell you that right now that I've requested Amelia to take over guardianship of you. As your godfather I'd allowed Dumbledore to place you with the Dursley for what he said was your protection, it chills me to the bone what they did to you. But with myself being forced into seclusion, I cannot look after you the way that is required for you to be brought up in our society. She is the greatest witch I've ever known and will do anything to protect you, please obey her as best you can and try to learn from her.

Always loving you pup

Snuffles

Harry held back his emotions at this, and the rage grew inside him at the thought of him and Sirius had been denied so much. If he'd one shot at the rat, he would take it he thought.

The next letter was from Ron;

Hey Mate

I'm sorry we've been out of touch, there's a lot going on that I can't say much but your invited next Monday to the burrow and we will catch up for the week. Please come, all our quiet will be explained then.

Your best mate

Ron

Harry still angry at Ron, took it in stride at least his friend hadn't abandoned him. At least he's promising answers. The next was from Hermione; when he opened it, he was scared it was a Howler hidden within a envelope.

Harry!

How do you keep ending up in these situations! You were suppose to just stay safe this summer. Your actions have you going to court that you could end up in jail, or worse Expelled! (He knew now it wasn't a howler of her being mad, she was scared for him) (The voice changed to a less yelling pitch). Please come to Ron's in a week, I miss you and am really worried, everything will be explained in a week, please forgive.

Always worried

Hermione Granger

He looked up at the three women surrounding him, he was was smirking at the look on there faces as they all broke out in laughter at the heartfelt rage the little bookworm possessed. The final letter from Albus had a scrawl the boy was not used to, it was beautiful calligraphy but not something you see everyday.

Harry

I must warn you that when your Uncle, and Aunt told you that you were no longer family the wards fell, that home has no defences for you. You'll probably singing with glee in the fact you don't have to return but it is a serious matter that was the safest place for you. With Siriuses permission and much argument I might say, we've asked Madam Bones to take Guardianship over you, if she accepts please take it. Her property is one of the safest places after Hogwarts and she is a much feared witch. Concerning your trial if Mrs. Bones will lead you through it I see no issue their. Please don't be mad at your friends, I'm the reason for the shortage of letters and try to make new friends with Hannah and Susan, your only a child once and it's good you expand your horizons.

In best wishes

Albus Dumbledore

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After reading these Harry, was quite, he nervously picked away at the food, feeling all the eyes on him in the room, it was 8:30 when Amelia looked at him, and stated."I have to be at work in a half hour, put it frankly I want to know two things before I leave, first is do you want me to be your guardian? If not I can find someone to look after you or I can get you put up in a shelter but I would be much happier with you here."

Harry looked at her, thinking of how this woman had looked after him last night, and how she'd comforted him from his nightmares, and anything being better than the Dursleys. All he could say was please.

Amelia smiling at the young man, she held up the legal papers said. "So mote, it be" and the paper burst into multiple pairs of light swirling around them till they went out the window.

"Secondly, Harry I heard your screams last night, I don't want you to feel like you have to tell me this morning exactly what happened, but is Voldemort back? Susan and Hannah shuddered as Amelia asked about the dark lord, but feeling the question needed a definite answer. Harry just looked at her glumly and nodded.

"Now I must be off, that news was what I was afraid of but Fudges' corruption has made us not allow to look into the possibility, Hannah your mom will be here shortly after I'm gone and Susan maybe you could spend some time with Harry.

In a short time Amelia was fully dressed in her, white khaki the gleaming brass buttons and the badge on her hip. She exited the house saying goodbye to Harry and the two girls. She walked past the wards and apparated away, she knew she was in for a long day.

As soon as she left, Harry went straight upstairs, leaving the two girls behind not saying a word to them. Hannah looking at Susan, after being quite the whole morning for fear of the "Aunties rath", finally spoke. "Well I'm not sure what happened last night but damn Potter moves fast, no wonder he's so moody. He can hardly keep up with what's going on." If nothing else knowing it'll bring the wrath of her best friend. "You now have the most interesting and desirable boy in our school staying with you" with a bit of girlie giggle, She new the playful punch was coming to her shoulder. Susan replied quietly. "Yah and you brought up the heir of Slytherin thing and we both accused him of killing Cedric." The dawning of there actions becoming clearer by there dismayed faces, Then Susan questioned under her breath to her best friend. "I wonder what happened to him to make him scream like that in his sleep, He screamed about Cedric too but he just looked so scared and overwhelmed." Then both girls looked at each other. "What does let it drown mean". Fear dawning on both there faces.

At the end of the statement, Hannah's mom called through the fireplace, saying she better get her but in gear. Hannah looking at Susan smiled as she walked over. "Well you have all day alone with him today, maybe you could talk to him, just glad it's not me." As she waved good bye grabbing the floo powder and yelling. "Abbott Manor!"

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Susan left standing by herself, decided to go upstairs to get ready for the day. As she walked up the stairs she wondered what she'd even say to the boy she now lived with. As she passed by his room she noticed the door ajar and opened it slightly. She thought she'd see Harry doing something but no here he was Laying on the bed just staring upwards seemingly oblivious to the world. She staired at him till he finally commented. "Do you want something"?he never even turned to look at her.

The conversation started;

"I wanted to apologize for last night. Its just that there is so many rumours swirling around, it wasn't until auntie told me how rude we were that I clued in that it's just all gossip and I just never heard the whole story. Dumbledore remarks at the end of last year didn't really explain much, the prophets been hitting him pretty hard." She caught herself rambling

"Thanks". He said impassively, as if he didn't care about her opinions.

She slapped his foot. "I'm trying to extend a damn olive branch here, if your going to live with me, we might as try to understand each other." She winced at how forceful she'd become. She knew from her auntie and her friends that it was long standing Knowledge that all Bones women were famous for there tempers that could best be attributed to there Celtic roots.

At this Harry sat up, knowing that he was making an ass of himself and looked at her. It was the first time he'd looked directly at her, she had deep red hair, much deeper of a red than the weasleys, her skin was pail, white as the bones her family took there name. The green tank top she wore held her figure beautifully and though a thousand of thoughts went through his head, he definetly noticed that she had a shapely hour glass figure and had definetly hit puberty making himself mentally smirk at the thought. The final thing of note though were her green eyes much the same as his. Though how rude she was the night before, confused him as he felt a bit attracted to her.

Noticing the eyes looking her up and down, she heard the word sorry come from his lips. The boy seemed to be confronted and had pulled back on the bed, it was almost like he was trying to pull back from her. She clued in then that maybe a different approach might be tried. "Maybe we should try, to get to know each other better?Have you ever played 21 questions? (He shook his head.) Well we both answer questions about each other, it's usually a joke about when people go on a first date because some people don't know how to communicate. Maybe I'll start. "What's your favourite class?"

Harry looking a bit taken back by this girls attempts to push him but thought, I'm stuck here I might as play along.

"Charms", he said blatantly."

Susan's face looked a bit shocked with this. "How is it charms, you were always best in class defence?"

Harry smiled at her reaction. "Well now I get to ask you two in a row don't I, but to answer your question, I'm good at defence because I have to be, it's always something I have to do. I like Charms because it's so purely magical. I still remember first class making feathers float, that was more than I could ever imagine. Flitwick is a good teacher as well". He pointed his fingers, then he did a swish and a flick a smirk appearing.

"So what's with you and Hannah, you guys always seem to be together"Harry figured this would be a good question to start with.

"Hannah and me have been friends since we were little, her parents and mine were best friends. Auntie being an Auror always had long shifts, her parents would look after me when she was busy. We've been together since we were in strollers. I guess it's just like you, Hermione and Ron once you have some good friends or one, you don't need anyone else."

Harry thought deep at this, on how his friends hadn't been talking to him. He really hoped they had a good reason. "Okay what's your favourite class, Miss bones teasingly"?

"Astrology, and to just sum up why, it's just getting to stand up on the tower at night and look at the sky, all the wonder. It puts it into perspective of how small we are"

"Wow, that's a really good answer" Harry said, "I've just never thought of it that way"

"My turn, what's your favourite thing to do, be honest," Susan knew they were both having fun now breaking a few walls, it seemed harry was loosening up.

"Truthfully flying is my favourite thing, I don't actually care that much about quidditch other than the team, it's just an excuse to fly. It seems like all the bad can't follow me when I'm on my broom". Harry felt breathless at this comment both Ron and Hermione didn't know this but nobody seem to ask these things. "What's your favourite thing to do?,and yah I know I lack imagination?.

Susan smiled at the honesty. "My favourite thing to do is draw and paint, it's the reason why I'm best in my class at ruins. I just like making images and the class gives me the option. I kinda wish Hogwarts had an arts class." Harry nodded at this, he wouldn't mind a class that was something different than there major magical studies. She looked at him figured what would it hurt.How'd you end up here with my auntie last night?

Harry looked up and then sighed. " I was just out getting a muggle newspaper, and my cousin was going to beat me up when a dementor grabbed my cousin and kissed him, an Auror helped me and we were able to drive them off with a patronus. My Uncle threw a punch at me when I got home so I got brought to DMLE. Truthfully I'm still at a loss." Susan knew she'd pushed a few buttons but she thought damn he can't even get a newspaper without something happening, wait he can cast a patronus. Before she knew it she'd asked another question. "You can cast a patronus?"

"Yah since third year, Professor Lupin, Moony taught me since I was being affected by them so, they were bringing out a lot of bad memories"

"Damn it, Harry you keep filling me with more questions, but I gotta know why you call Professor Lupin, Moony? Are these bad memories like what you were dreaming about last night?

She saw Harry withdraw a bit, pulling his legs up to his chest, seeing this she put her hand on his knee, I'm sorry I'm just trying to understand. Nodding, he started to explain the marauders, how Sirius, his dad and Lupin were best friends and Lupin was a werewolf, that they all had nicknames. Leaving the animigus part out, or what conspired in third year. He then just told her that what the dementors brought out was worse than what he dreamed of last night.

She shuddered internally to think of what was worse in his head than last night. Then he looked at her and grinned. "I guess I have four questions, and I'd just remind you that I've been really honest, winking at her. So yah hmmm, do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? If not do you have a crush? What's your favourite colour?

Susan couldn't help but laugh at how he'd flounder from being the darkest of lives to being normal 15 turning 16 year old boy. Well I don't know, Mr. Potter If I should think your hinting at something". She said playfully making him look a little embarrassed. "First off I'm straight mister. I've never had a boyfriend yet, I think my auntie scares most away, and it's hard to get up the nerves you know? Harry nodded thinking of the Yule ball last year. "I had a crush on Earnie last year but he got handsy with me while we danced with me.That turned me off him, since then I've just been keeping my eyes opened. My favourite colour (she blushed at saying it) is emerald green like your eyes." Then she giggled to defuse the situation. "What's your next question?" Counting off he'd only asked three.

Well Harry said flushing. "Um how far have you ever gone with someone else?

Her face reddened but she knew she'd thrown some hard ones at him. Her memories of her and Hannah kissing each other one night out in a tent, experimentally came to mind but he didn't need to know that. Though truthfully she did it to experiment she didn't enjoy it, there was no spark or rush the older girls had told her about. Calmly she said. "Just a kiss, but nothing more, now I guess I get to ask you, and I'm going to throw the same questions back at"? She said being playful.

Harry thought real hard. "Well first I like girls, I've never had a girlfriend, though I wouldn't mind one eventually. The crush thing, your going too laugh but I had a thing for Cho, yah I know she was dating Cedric. I really wanted to ask her too the Yule ball but Cedric asked her first. Now I don't know if I could speak to her or she'd speak to me after what happened. My favourite colour, is red, much like your hair Miss Bones, and I've never even kissed a girl."

Susan's face reddened at the comment on her hair, but then a smile broke out on her face at the thought of short little Harry with tall Asian girl. Then her brain clicked. "Wait you never kissed a girl? What about Hermione, or anyone else for that matter, I mean your world famous and there's all sorts of girls in school that would appreciate the great Harry Potter defeater of the Dark Lord."

Harry looked now shrugging. "Hermione is a bit like an overbearing sister, don't get me wrong she's a great person but she's a little too much into reading planning and I think she sees me as a brother which I'm fine with, Well the rest is a bit more (his eyes looked away trying to find the words) the school half the time seems to think I'm the next dark lord, the other half wants the boy who has hyphens and not me."

She looked at him and clued in she thought of him in both the hyphen ways or the dark lord way from time to time. She was starting to see how much more difficult his life was.

Harry looked at her. Well you keep questioning ahead. I guess I should ask a few to catch up. "What do you want to do when you get done school?"

Susan laughed at the softness of the question after all the hormone driven ones between them. "Truthfully I was thinking of being a magical photographer for the prophet or a news agency, I know it sounds stupid but I just like capturing the moment". Harry looked on at her. "That actually sounds nice, I wish I knew more wizarding jobs out there to pick from". The next question she knew was coming sooner or later. "Why do you live with your aunt, we're are your parents?"

Susan winced at the question answered though figuring he had to ask. She explained how in the week prior to when the killing curse hadn't killed him, that you-know-who's followers had gone on a rampage decimating a lot of family's, how her parents were killed in there bed asleep holding each other. She'd only been left alive because a notice me not charm on her bed, that same week saw the Abbots loose family, Harry's and a few days later Neville. She lived with her auntie because they were all the family they had left of each other.

She looked at Harry and said. "I'm sorry this game is a bit too intense for both of us isn't it?" Harry nodded. "Can you just answer just one more question about last night. You scared me and Hannah last night with your shouts of it, why were you repeating Let it drown over and over again? You don't need to answer if you don't want to."

Harry looked at her looking like he wasn't going to continue but finally he just let it pour out. He hadn't spoken about it to anyone since Hermione and Ron on the Express back home. He told her about how he didn't even want to be in the Tri-Wizard cup. He thought Cedric was a fine choice. He told her bout a imperialed Krum, the challenges. How him and Cedric were grabbing the cup. How it was a portkeye, the killing of the spare and Cedric's death, the being tied to tombstone. The abomination that was Voldermort's infant body, the concoction he was dropped into that brought him back. He told her of the meeting of Death Eaters, the escape, leaving out the brother wands. Barry Crouch's polyjuicing and the hidden Mood. Fudges refusal to beleive.

At the end all Susan could do is hold on as the story kept going, she understand most of it. The details of the maze had been wondered by most of her class, she cried at Diggory dying just so meaninglessly, just because of being a spare. The description of Voldemort made her gag. She recognized the name of the dark wizards as most of the ones her auntie always went on about in cases. The rest of the story was just believable enough she knew Harry couldn't be lying. With that she just reached over and hugged him as he seemed to be lost in his own mind once again. She had so much to think about.

"Harry, I'm going to go get dressed, do you want to see the property with me?"

He nodded, she figured she'd take him out and get him out of his mind, since now that they spoke she knew he was just Harry.

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Well this one took a bit longer, I know it's a bit of a set up, but I dig holes and I have to try to dig out of them, hopefully you enjoy. I know this one took longer but there was a lot of editing on this and the previous chapters. Please comment on your thoughts.