A/N: is it mine nope not mine
Chapter 7: Revelations and Celebrations
"... Rose, I can't believe it, is it really you" Lily asked?
"Yes Lily it's really I" the woman said as she embraced Lily.
"What happened to you after the incident at school we never heard from you again" Lily asked?
"Well as you know when the spell backfired and I lost my magic I left the magical world to live in the muggle world. It was too painful a reminder of what I had lost so
that's why I never returned any of your letters" Rose said. "I did try to contact you when my daughter was born I wanted you to be her godmother but your family
couldn't tell me where you were."
"That was nice of you Rose, the family couldn't tell you where we were because we lived in a house under the fidelis charm and they could not reveal the location" Lily
said. Then she asked "how old is your daughter?"
"Oh Hermione is almost 16 I think I have a picture of her in my purse" Rose said as she searched through her purse.
"Did she say Hermione" James asked his wife?
"James do you think, no it couldn't be could it" Lily Responded.
"I don't really see any other possibility do you" James asked as he started to chuckle.
"What's so funny" Rose asked?
"It's just that our son's girlfriend's name is Hermione and we were wondering if maybe it was the same girl" James answered. Then he waved his wand and produced a
messenger patronus and sent it off to Professor Dumbledore asking for him to come down there and to bring Harry and Hermione with him.
As harry and Hermione are walking up the hallway they see most of the Weasly family standing in the hallway, so they walk up to Charlie.
"Any word Charlie" Harry asks?
"Not good I'm afraid Harry we appreciate what you did trying to save her but it seems you were too late, the doctors say that she lapsed into a coma and probably
won't make it through the night" Charlie said as tears streamed down his face.
"Dad's in there right now so that she's not alone if she goes" Bill added.
"No, she can't die" Harry said as he too started to cry. "It's not fair."
"You did all you could Harry you may not have saved our mom but you saved everyone else" Ron said.
As Harry was talking to the Weasly's noone noticed Hermione beginning to glow as she slipped into the room that Mrs. Weasly.
When Hermione entered the room, she saw that Mr. Weasly had his head down and she could hear him crying, as the love of his life lay there still as death. She
carefully made her way over to the side of the bed and gently took Molly's hand in hers, as she did Molly began to glow just as Hermione was. As she held onto
Molly's hand, she began to chant in a language that had not been heard in the last thousand years. The more Hermione chanted the more Molly glowed, then her skin
began to warm, her heart rate evened out and she took a deep breath.
Arthur being distraught at first didn't notice Hermione in the room and thought that something was wrong, so he turned to go and get help when he heard something he
never thought he would hear again, he heard Molly's voice "Arthur" is all she said but to him it was enough he rushed back to the bed and took her hand again. "Molly
are you ok" he asked.
"Arthur I saw my brothers, and my mom and dad, I was going to be with them, I was leaving and couldn't make myself stay I didn't want to leave I didn't want our
children to have to live without me. I just wasn't strong enough to stay, but just before I crossed to the other side I heard an angelic voice that sounded like Hermione
telling me to stay that my children, needed me, that you needed me. It told me to stay for Harry that he didn't need to lose another mother. Then suddenly here I am"
Molly said.
It wasn't until she tried to hug Arthur that they noticed Hermione at the side of the bed in glowing blue and silver robes collapsed in the floor.
"Bill come here something happened to Hermione" Arthur called to his son.
Bill rushed into the room with Harry right behind him.
"What happened dad" Bill asked?
"Somehow Hermione stopped your mom from passing on but it made her collapse" Arthur said.
As Bill was talking to his dad Harry knelt by his love, cradling her head in his lap while he spoke to her "come on luv wake up, I can't lose you, I need you. I love you."
"Harry" Hermione whispered, "did it work? Is Molly ok?"
"Yes my luv you saved her" Harry answered ad he ran his hands through her golden curls.
"Good, I was sure that I could do it but it took a lot of my energy, I had to almost reach into the land of death to bring her back, another minute and I might have died
and her as well" Hermione said.
"Hermione how can we ever thank you and Harry for what you have done tonight" Bill asked as Arthur was busy letting the others know what happened.
"Bill you don't owe us any thanks you are like family to us" Harry said.
"Did you get him Harry" Molly asked?
"Yes Mrs. Weasly" Harry said.
"Thank goodness" Molly said as she grabbed Harry in a bone crushing hug.
"Harry you should tell everyone the rest of the news" Hermione said.
Before Harry was able to reveal anything else Albus walked into Molly's room "Harry I just received a message from your father apparently, he wants for me you and
Hermione to meet him and your mother downstairs in the lobby. Now I admit that it is a puzzle to me how your dead parents are able to be present in this hospital,
however the message cannot be faked as it is a communication tool known only to order members and each one is unique to the person using it so, by any chance can
you explain how your parents happen to be here."
"Er yeah about that did I forget to mention that my parents are alive and well" Harry asked?
"Yes Harry I do believe that you did forget to mention that, congratulations though, may I assume that you have been made aware of the truth behind the origin of
magic then" He asked?
"That I am but that's a story for another day, I'm afraid. I wonder what mom and dad want, I hope that they are not having too much trouble being declared alive
again" Harry said.
Hermione said "only one way to find out, Mrs. Weasly we will be back to visit you later ok?"
As Harry, Hermione and Albus walked out of the room they had Sirius and Remus join them on their way downstairs to meet with James and Lily. On the way Harry
explained how it was that his parents came to be alive and how the fight with voldemort had went.
"So he's gone for a while but not permanently right" Sirius asked?
"That's correct for two reasons one is that noone can be killed in the other world and stay dead and secondly he did something to insure that he is as close to immortal
as a person can possibly become, unfortunately we have to figure out what he did, how and how to fix it so that when next I meet him I can end it once and for all"
Harry said.
"Well Harry what do you think that he did" Remus asked?
"Well thats the thing when I fought him I sensed his aura coming from not just him but the exact same energy reading coming from several places far away. I'm not sure
how that could happen though, when I fought him he wasn't that strong, but he had to have been strong to be able to kill my parents" Harry said.
"Sounds like he has found a way to store his power else where which allows his magic to not completely depart when his body gets destroyed" Albus said. "I will have
to research this to see if I can come up with some answers Harry but since we are almost there maybe we should finish the discussion after we see your parents."
As the group was nearing the end of the hallway Sirius ran ahead of the rest and went through the doors at the end of the hall. For a moment everything was quiet until
they heard a woman scream "put me down Sirius", then a male voice added you should listen to her Padfoot you know how bad her hexes can be."
Sirius replied "ah Prongs you two are no fun" then after noticing the other person in the room he asked "Mrs. Granger, what are you doing here?"
After hearing this Hermione drug Harry the rest of the way into the room and asked "mum, what's going on? What are you doing here? Is everything ok?"
"Calm down sweetheart" her mom said, "it seems that I owe you an explanation, but first can you explain to me why you told me that Harry's parents were dead when
clearly they are standing here with me?"
"Actually Rose we were dead for almost fourteen years" Lily said.
"Mrs. Granger to make a long story short I was given a gift by the Fates so that I could be prepared when the final confrontation comes with voldemort" Harry said.
"May I assume that what you need to tell Hermione has something to do with the fact that you are not as muggle as she believed?"
"What are you talking about Harry of course my mom is a muggle so is my dad" Hermione said defensively.
"Calm down love take a close look at your mom and concentrate on looking for magic" Harry said.
Hermione looked at her mom and concentrated on trying to sense magic she didn't see anything and started to tell Harry that he was wrong but when she started to turn
her head she detected a shimmer of blue surrounding her mom "mom is it true" Hermione asked with a tear in her eye?
Rose hung her head in shame "yes darling I'm afraid it is I was at one point a witch, but have not been one in almost seventeen years now."
"How do you stop being a witch" Hermione asked confusedly?
Rose began her explanation "in my seventh year at Hogwarts they offered a course on spell creation, to certain students who met the grade criteria. In my class there
were three students myself, a boy named Remus Lupin, and my best friend Lily. Voldemort was causing widespread damage at the time so Lily and I were working on
developing a sealing spell that would seal all of a persons magical abilities. We made the spell easily and when it was time to test it I was supposed to cast the spell on
Lily, but I didn't want to risk something going wrong so I cast the spell on myself, it worked perfectly, unfortunately it is such a specific spell that only the person who
cast the spell is able to remove it, and since I had effectively turned myself non magical I fould not cast the counter charm. All of the professors tried to remove the
spell unfortunately when Lily and I put our heads together we were too smart for our own good. I felt unwilling to remain in the magical world without my powers so I
chose to live as a muggle, then I met your father and fell in love and then we had you."
"Why didn't you tell me, does dad know" Hermione asked"
"I'm sorry darling it is just too hard to talk about it even after all these years, and I told your father the day after you were born" Her mom answered.
Hermione was staring at her mom trying to decide what to say when Harry began laughing. Hermione turned and glared at him "it's not funny you prat" she nearly
screamed.
"Calm down luv" Harry said while still chuckling, "what do you want to bet that professor Dumbledore used a variation of that spell when he sealed my powers?"
"Probably so but I fail to see how that helps, my mom in the least" Hermione said.
"Ah I see where this is going" James said, then he too began chuckling.
"Would you two quit laughing this is serious" Hermione said.
"No luv that is Sirius" Harry said as he pointed to Padfoot.
Hermione glared at him for a minute trying to fight the urge to smile then swiftly smacked him upside the back of the head. "I have no idea why I put up with you
sometimes" she said.
Harry tried unsuccessfully to not grin at the exasperated look on his fiances face. "Luv just think for a minute and you'll understand" Harry said.
"Harry James Potter what are you talking about" Hermione asked?
"I'm talking about how I believe it to be possible for your mom's powers to be unsealed, because Dumbledore sealed mine and the seal broke. We just have to figure
out exactly how to go about loosing the seal" Harry said with a smile.
"Do you really think you can do it luv" Hermione asked?
"Hermione dear I know that Harry is powerful for his age, but how can you expect for him to do what even professor Dumbledore was able to do" Hermione's mom
asked before Harry had a chance to answer.
"Actually Rose, when it comes to pure power Harry has far outstripped me, all that he needs is to increase his magical knowledge" Albus said
"No, luv I'm saying that we can probably find a way to free her powers it just may take some time for us to figure it out" Harry replied.
"Oh that's fantastic, maybe there is something in Godric's library about how to do it" Hermione said.
"It seems to me that Rose's powers maybe coming back on their own or else she has developed new powers which should allow her to release the seal herself" Albus
said.
"That's why I'm here at St. Mungo's I've been performing minor magic accidently, but I can't seem to get a normal spell to work" Rose said.
"That is very interesting, I'm sure that between myself Harry and Hermione that we should figure out a way to boost your power enough to perform the counter charm
or else figure another way to break the seal, but I believe that right now there is something that I believe you should tell your mother Hermione" Albus said.
"Is something wrong dear" Rose asked?
"Mum please don't be mad bur Harry asked me to marry him and I said yes" Hermione said as she put her head down expecting her mom to yell at her.
Rose was speechless for a moment trying to figure out what to say. Finally she managed to get her thoughts in order and spoke "Hermione dear if you had said that
about any other man as young as you are I would have not only told you that you could not marry him but I would have been forced to try to separate you. However
your father and I have known since you were a small child that there was someone out there whom you were destined for, someone who completed you like your father
does for me and like Harry's parents do for each other. I must ask a few questions though before I can give you my response. First are you sure that this is what you
want to do? Second how soon were you planning on getting married? And lastly is there another reason why you want to get married, such as a pregnancy?"
"Yes mum I am sure that this is what I want, I have never been as sure of anything in my life. As for when, the answer to that is whenever you and dad allow it. as for
the last question I can honestly say that it would be impossible for me to be pregnant because we have not had sex, nor do we want to wed merely for the purpose of
having sex, although I must admit that does seem to be an enjoyable perk of marriage" Hermione answered.
"I see, well Lily and I did always say that if one of us had, had a brother that the other would have married him, because we have always wanted to be family, so I will
give my blessing as well as help to get your father's if you will do one thing for me" Rose said.
"I'll do anything, just name it" Hermione said.
"I want to Harry to take a wizard's oath that he is seeking this marriage with only the purest of intentions, if he is willing to do that then you have my blessings" Rose
said.
"Of course I'm willing Mrs. Granger, I have nothing to hide in regards to my intentions towards your daughter so you may ask any questions you desire as part of the
oath, and I will gladly answer. Professor would you consent to being the oath taker?" Harry said.
"Of course I will, I would also like to inform you that even though the normal age of marriage in the wizarding world is seventeen, there can be an exception made based
on the fact that you are both also a part of the muggle world and in muggle Britain the legal age is fifteen with parental consent" Albus said.
"Ok after Harry takes the oath we will work on getting your father's consent and then you may wed whenever you desire" Rose told Hermione.
"Harry do you understand what is required for a wizards oath" Albus asked?
"Yes sir it's four parts first I state who I am including any known lineage of import, secondly, I take an oath that I will willingly and truthfully answer any questions
posed by the questioner as well as acknowledge what the consequences of failure are, thirdly, is anwereing the actual questions and finally the completion of the oath if I
am truthful nothing bad happens if I am untruthful I either forfeit my magic or my life outright depending on the severity of the dishonesty" Harry answered.
"I must ask are you willing to take that risk Harry" Albus said.
"Sir I do not feel that there is any risk for as I said I have nothing to hide and no desire to be dishonest" Harry responded
"Very well then, let us begin" Albus said, as he waved his wand over Harry and said a long latin incantation.
(A/N: From now until the end of the oath all of the oath will be bold and Harry's words are italicized while Rose's are normal.)
"I Harry James Potter, son of James and Lily Potter, and Direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor willing desire to take this oath that is asked of me. I fully comprehend
the severity of this oath and am aware of the consequences of any dishonesty, I swear under penalty of forfeiture of magic or even death that I will tell only the truth and
will answer any question that I am able, any questions that I am unable to answer shall not be a cause of the breaking of this oath formed under the principles of the
magical world.
"What is the reason for your engagement to my daughter Hermione Jane Granger."
"I desire to marry your daughter because she completes me and because I love her more than life itself.""Are you or have you been involved in a relationship of a sexual
nature with my daughter."
"No ma'am I am not nor have not been involved in a sexual relationship with your daughter or anyone else.""Is any part of your decision to wed based off of the desire
to have sex with my daughter."
"No the desire for a sexual relationship had no bearing on my decision to propose to your daughter."
"What have you done with my daughter as part of your relationship."
Again Albus waved his wand over Harry and gave another long latin incantation, after Harry glowed momentarily Albus asked him to try and cast a spell.
"We have held hands we have hugged and kissed, there has been some touching and we share a bed on a nightly basis because we feel more comfortable next to each
other.""Would you ever willingly harm my daughter either physically, or mentally."
"I would rather die than cause any harm to befall your daughter so no I would never willing cause her physical or mental harm.""Have you honestly and wholly
answered all the questions that I have asked of you."
"I have.""Then I seek this oath to be sealed."
Harry held out his hand palm up and said "lumos" causing a small ball of light to appear in his open palm.
"It appears that you were honest in your desires so I will keep my word and help to get Hermione's dad's blessing, but as for now you have my blessing" Rose said.
"Thank you very much Mrs. Granger" Harry said.
"Call me Rose Harry since we are about to be family sooner or later, and knowing how Hermione is about getting what she wants from her father it's probably going to
be sooner than later" Rose said.
"Daddy does do that a lot I suppose giving me whatever I ask for" Hermione said with a smile.
"How about after whatever Molly has planned for my birthday we all go and speak to your dad, Mione" Harry asked?
"That's fine luv, for now though let's go see what she has cooked up" Hermione said with a grin.
They all went back up to Molly's room to find out that only Mr. Weasly was still there the rest of the family had left. Molly was excited to see that Harry had his parents
back as well as the news that Hermione mom was actually a witch even though her powers were currently sealed.
Before anyone else could respond or give a thought the rest of the Weasly's arrived carrying presents and other party supplies.
After everyone had sang happy birthday, but before Harry opened his presents Harry stood up and made an announcement "I want to thank you all for coming and
throwing this party for me today even though one of us is stuck in a hospital bed, I want you al to know that today I got two presents for myself first at least for a while
we have peace from voldemort, unfortunately he will return, but when he does I will be ready for him and I will end it once and for all. Secondly I want you all to know
that I also got me a fiance and hopefully soon will be having a wedding.
Everybody gave the couple there heartfelt congratulations while the twins made sure to tell him how sorry for him they felt that he was suffering from such a longterm malady of insanity. Molly although clearly happy for Harry still had tears running down her face.
Harry seeing the state that Mrs. Weasly was in went over to her bed to speak to her "Mrs. Weasly I just want you to know how much you all mean to me. I appreciate all that you have done for me over the years, accepting into your family and treating me like one of your kids. Even though I have my parents back now I want you to know that I love you and will always consider you to be family, and Hermione and I would be pleased if you would allow us to have the wedding at tthe Burrow whenever we are able to have it."
"Oh Harry, I never wanted to take Lily's place I'm glad that you've gotten a second chance with your parents, but it means so much to me that you still consider us family and oc course you can have the wedding there if you didn't i;m afraid that I would have to be somewhat upset with you" Molly said as she grabbed Harry in a bonecrushing hug.
Molly was the first to give Harry his present. "Harry what Arthur and I got for you is something special" Molly said as she handed him a small box. Harry took the lid off the box and looked inside, for a minute Harry forgot that he had the ability to speak, the gift meant so much to him.
"What did you get luv" Hermione asked him?
Still unable to speak Harry gently reached into the box and lifted out his present, his own hand to be put on the Weasly family clock. Harry rushed to Molly and threw his arms around her neck as tears ran down his cheeks.
Hermione went next with her gift, "luv my gift can't compare to what you were just given but I hope you like it" Hermione said nervously as she handed Harry her gift.
Harry opened the gift and his eyes widened, "is this what I think it is" he asked?
"Uh huh its made from the Horntail you battled in the tournament" Hermione said.
"Thanks luv" Harry said as he gave her a kiss on the nose.
Harry recieved gifts from everyone there mostly books on defensive magic, though James and Sirius gave him a book that they said was more practical for him titled 1,001 ways to please your witch, which caused Harry and Hermione to both turn scarlet and Lily an Rose to smack them both upside the head while everyone else laughed. The party lasted until mid afternoon when Harry and his parents, as well as Hermione and Rose left to go break the news of Harry and Hermione engagement to her father Alfred
A/N: Sorry about the delay I was working on my other story hit a few forks that required there own writes and forgot about this one. for those who may have read this story on hpff this after this chapter will be all original new work.