Chapter 6

Author's Note: I have changed up the chapters before this one so before reading this chapter you should re-read the last ones, there is only minor changes. Also I have a new writer that helps me with my story so it's a bit better now.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Avery and Cordelia who I made up.

Right after lunch Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were sitting in the sunroom talking. When are we going to tell her"? Mr. Weasley asked.

"She doesn't need to know who her father is just yet." Mrs. Weasley insisted.

"No Molly we have to tell her, Lupin knows Avery is his daughter and imagine how she'll feel when she finds out that we knew who her father was the whole time she stayed here. If we don't tell her then Lupin will tell her." Mr. Weasley stormed.

Unknown to them Fred and George were listening to the conversation through their extendable ears. They looked at each other in shock. "Lupin's Avery's father" Fred whispered. "Well Molly we have to tell her soon" they heard their father say wearily. They heard the chair squeak and knew that someone was getting up. George gave the extendable ears a gigantic tug and they turned and took off up the stairs. When they reached their bedroom they yanked the door shut and jumped onto their beds. They stared at each other. Finally George spoke. "Well do you think that we should tell her?"

Fred looked at him in disbelief. "What are you kidding? We can't tell her. We have to let mom or dad or Lupin tell her. Besides mom would really kill us if we told Avery who her real father was." They heard a faint pop on the table beside their bed. Fred immediately smiled he jumped to his feet and grabbed the bottle of frog shavings from the dresser. "It's time for the last ingredient for the paralysis potion. This will be one of our most brilliant tricks ever. I can't wait till we can test it on someone. Particularly Ginny."

Meanwhile down by the stream sitting on rocks were Ginny, Ron, Hermionie, Harry and Avery. Avery was in the process of convincing them that it would be fun for the five of them to go to Diagon Alley the next day to hang out and get school supplies. "Come on guys it'll be fun." Avery whined. "I promise." She looked hopefully at the other four who had doubtful looks on their faces.

"Well," Ron started, "We could ask mom if it's okay. She can't really say no when it's for school supplies." "Yah," Ginny chimed in. She was starting to grin. But Hermionie said with a hesitant look on her face. "Mrs. Weasley would definitely not let us go by ourselves, especially with Harry with us." She looked at Harry with an apologic look on her face.

He grinned back. "Yah, deatheaters might attack. Anyway we could probably get Sirius and Lupin to come with us." "Tonks would probably want to come with us too," Hermione said. "Yah!" Ron exclaimed, "it'd be fun." "If you guys are all going I suppose that I'll come to." Harry sighed. "But I really don't want leave Cordelia here by herself."

"Oh that's okay" Avery said. "I already checked with her. She and George are going flying tomorrow. They're taking a picnic with them. We'll ask Fred though." Avery said. "Well okay then," Harry agreed.

"We'll go ask mom then," Ron said. "C'mon. Dinner should be ready soon anyway." The five of them ran up the hill to the house. They burst into the kitchen where Mrs. Weasley was stirring something on the stove. She turned around in surprise when she heard them come running in. "Oh hello. I was just about to call you in for supper. It's almost ready." "Um mom," Ron said "we were wondering if tomorrow we could (he gestured towards Harry, Ginny, Hermionie, and Avery) go to Diagon Alley for the day. We 're going to ask Fred to come with us and Sirius, Lupin, and Tonks if they're not busy." He looked at his mother hopefully. "We'll also get supplies for school too." Ron added quickly.

She looked at them and smiled. "As long as Dumbledore says you can go it's all right with me." Mrs. Weasley said. "Oh Ginny will you please go call your brothers and Cordelia for dinner. Harry, you and Ron can go to Hogwarts and ask Sirius and Lupin. I think that's where they are. Now hurry up and go so your dinner doesn't get cold." Harry and Ron smiled and went into the living room. Ron went first, he grabbed a handful of floo powder. He threw it on the flames in the fire and stepped in. Loudly he shouted "Hogwarts" and was immediately whisked away. Harry grabbed a handful of floo powder and shoved his glasses into his pocket with his other hand. Just as he was about to step into the fireplace he heard Mrs. Weasley call out.

"Oh and will you please ask Sirius, Lupin and Dumbledore if they want to come for dinner. I'm making Spaghetti and meatballs." "Sure!" Harry shouted back and threw the floo powder into the fireplace. He climbed in and shouted "Hogwarts", he was immediately sent spinning away, after a while he felt himself slowing down. Immediately he threw his arms out in front of him catching himself just before he landed on his face.

"Finally you're here" he heard Ron say from somewhere above him. Harry jumped up and looked around. Harry found himself standing in the middle of Dumbledore's office but only Ron was there. "I wonder where everyone is?" Harry said. "I don't know but it's almost suppertime so maybe they're down in the Great Hall," Ron answered. "Well let's go down there." Just as they turned towards the door it opened and Dumbledore stepped in. He stopped when he saw Harry and Ron standing in the middle of his office. "What are you waiting for?" Harry and Ron heard someone ask from behind Dumbledore.

Dumbledore looked sheepish and walked forward allowing the two people standing behind him to come in. Harry grinned when he spotted his godfather Sirius and Lupin standing in the doorway. Sirius looked surprised for a moment then he also grinned. He strolled into Dumbledore's office and flopped down on one of the chairs in the office. He looked at Dumbledore who had seated himself behind his desk. "Dumbledore, how could not tell me Harry was coming for a visit."

"Oh I never knew anything about this visit," Dumbledore said with a smile. Lupin turned towards the boys. "Well what's up?" Lupin asked. Ron grinned. "Well, Harry, Hermionie, Ginny, Avery, Me, and maybe Fred are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow for the day to hang out and shop for school supplies, but mom said we could only go if Dumbledore said we can and if you, Sirius, and Tonks come with us," Ron said quickly. Harry and Ron turned to Professor Dumbledore with pleading looks on their faces. Dumbledore laughed and agreed. "But you will have to be extremely careful while your there. I'm sure Tonks would love to come."

"Oh and one more thing," Harry put in. "Mrs. Weasley invited you three to come for dinner tonight. We're having Spaghetti and Meatballs. So will you come?" Harry asked hopefully. He looked at Sirius. "I can definitely come. What about you two?" He looked at Lupin and Dumbledore. Lupin smiled and agreed. "What about you, Professor?" Ron asked. "I would love to come, I find it very difficult to pass up an invitation to one of Molly's delicious dinners but unfortunately I must do so tonight. The ministry is making an important announcement tonight and my presence is required."

Harry glanced up at the clock. It was almost 6:00 now. "Oh no Ron, your mom said to be back right away. It's almost dinnertime now." "Yah," Ron agreed. They turned towards Dumbledore. See ya Professor they both said. Ron grabbed some floo powder and through it into the fireplace he climbed in and shouted "The Burrow" the act was repeated three more times until Dumbledore's office was empty. Dumbledore sighed and walked to the fireplace. He threw a handful of floo powder in. He stepped into the fireplace. "Ministry of Magic", He shouted and was whipped out of sight.

Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, Sirius, and Lupin had just tumbled out of the Weasley's fireplace one by one. Harry was once again reminded why he hated travelling by floo powder, as Sirius repaired his glasses, which Harry had forgotten to put in this pocket before he left Dumbledore's office.

"Thanks Sirius," Harry said as he put his glasses back on his face. "No problem," Sirius replied looking down at his godson, who was almost a spitting image of his dad. Silently Sirius prayed that Harry wouldn't have to stand any more pain and that the war would soon be over. Lupin, Ron, Sirius, and Harry walked into the kitchen where Ginny, Hermionie, Fred, and Avery were sitting around the table talking. Mrs. Weasley was standing at the counter putting some finishing touches on a giant dessert. Everyone looked up when they heard them come in.

"Oh hello Sirius, Lupin, it's always a pleasure to see you both." "Hi Molly thanks for inviting us." Sirius and Lupin both said. "Where's dad, George, and Cordelia?" Ron asked. "Well your father was called away for some announcement that the ministry wanted to make, Cordelia decided that she wanted to eat upstairs so George decided to join her," replies Mrs. Weasley. Now sit down and eat she ordered."

Sirius, Harry, Lupin, and Ron immediately sat down and started to load their plates full of food that Mrs. Weasley had put on the table.

"So Harry how has your summer been so far?" Harry heard Sirius ask him. Soon Harry was joined up in a conversation with Sirius on horrible things to do to the Dursleys next summer when Harry would legally be a wizard. Throughout the conversation, Harry found his attention straying across the table to where Ginny was sitting. She was talking animatedly to Avery and Harry found he couldn't keep his eyes off her. He heard a small voice in his head. You can't like Ginny, She's Ron's baby sister and besides you're going out with Hermionie now. He pulled his gaze away from Ginny and looked back at Sirius who now had a happy glazed over look on his face as he talked about how fitting it would be if Dudley was turned into a full pig. Harry snorted into his food as he imagined the reactions the Dursley's would have if Harry turned ickle Duddykins into a pig. All of a sudden from the other side of the table Harry heard a clunk and a yell. He whipped his head towards where Ginny and Avery were sitting. Avery had slumped back against her seat with her eyes glazed over. The noise had been the dish that had fallen from her hand when she went limp. Harry recognized the position as the one Professor Trelawney took when she made her one vision. Avery jerked in her chair and slowly slid to the ground. Finally she stopped twitching and she blinked. Slowly with the help of Ginny she climbed back up on her chair and looked at Mrs. Weasley. In a weird voice she asked Mrs. Weasley. "Do you have anything you would like to tell me Mrs. Weasley?"