AN: I received a prompt from Vixen Uchiha. Decided to try my hand at it. Fem!Harry/Heero
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or Gundam Wing. The cover image is not mine.
Chapter 9: Sick
Remus watched as Sirius paced in his father's old office. The old werewolf sat on the office chair ignoring the old woman watching them. Sirius hadn't chased her out and so Remus figured she wasn't someone he hated. Brushing, sandy blond hair out of his face, Remus cleared his throat. "You said Harry reached out to you?"
"Harriet finally wrote me back." Sirius confirmed. "She didn't mention if she was with the muggles or not."
Remus nodded, Sirius hadn't shared the letter with him. "What has you so worked up?"
The black haired man paused and turned to look his friend. The Potters and himself hadn't told Remus or Peter what happened to James. It was war, they didn't need everyone looking after James any closer than necessary. Two years after that incident, the Potters had Harriet and went into heading because of the prophecy. He had made the mistake of assuming Peter was trustworthy over Remus. His family's old pureblood ideology had effected him back then. "In the muggle world, they're doing some reconstruction act after their war." Moony's eyebrow went up in curiosity. "The muggles and Harriet went to get tested and it revealed that Lily had more blood relatives than we knew about."
"That's great news! Perhaps, the Dursleys and Harry went to visit those relatives?"
Sirius snorted, "Manners Sirius Orion!" His grandmother's portrait chided him. The convict glared at the old woman. She returned his glare.
"Her test also revealed an older half brother."
Amber eyes looked at the thin frame of his friend in shock. "Did James-"
"There was an attack not long after Hogwarts." Sirius interrupted him, "You were out of the country doing something for Dumbledore at the time. James was kidnapped. Lily and myself tracked him down and had our own rescue party. She was beyond angry that he had been taken. She nearly killed dear old Bella."
"While there, someone committed line theft?"
Sirius nodded somberly. "Yes, James and I weren't sure what to do…we didn't want to tell Lily. She figured it out when she saw the tapestry in Potter Manor. James didn't want the child to grow up with their Death Eater mother…but we had no way to stop it."
"Sirius, who did this child grow up with?" The werewolf asked. "This child would have been only three years older than Harriet when I taught at Hogwarts, a sixth year." Remus frowned as he thought about his time as a Professor. "There weren't any students with Death Eater parents that stood out."
"There's also the fact that Harriet and him met in the muggle world. Probably a few days ago."
"Do you think Harriet's with him?"
"The muggles didn't want anything to do with Harriet or Lily, so if he showed up and offered Harriet a home with him…"
"But how did he get the Dursleys to trust him?"
"Compulsion charms? Imperious?"
Remus frowned, "But their house was supposed to be warded against Dark Magic."
"It's warded against the Dark Mark and those trying to cause the occupants harm. I even came close to the house and observed the muggles with my goddaughter." Sirius huffed, "Treated her like a damn house elf."
"Then her brother isn't marked. Nor did he mean her any harm."
Sirius turned to look at his best friend. "We have no idea who raised him and Harriet has always wanted to leave the Dursleys." The former Gryffindor, looked wearily at his friend. "What if he paid the Dursleys off? Enough to get them to skip town."
"Why would he do that?"
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"Are you alright Harr-bear?"
The green eyed girl looked up from the parchment that had arrived to look at her brother. "What did you call me?"
"Harr-bear!" Duo's enthusiasm was obvious. His friends exchanged looks before resigning themselves to hearing ridiculous names for at least a week. "Shortened form of Harriet dear!" The other former pilots considered Duo to have a phase, where he attempted to give each of them a nickname. For a week, or longer if you were Heero, he would call them silly things like 'Kitty Qat' or 'Fei-Fei'. After they rejected his nicknames, Duo would rotate through the terrible names each time he spoke to them. Eventually, he would default to their name or initial.
"I feel like that's a stretch." His sister protested, "besides everyone literally calls me Harry for short. It's like how some girls are called Sam instead of Samantha." She shifted her attention to the tired, brown owl that was sitting on the chandler. Around it's neck, she could make out the symbol of the Ministry of Magic. "I'm being summoned to the Ministry of Magic for two trials as a witness."
"What happened?" Duo asked curiously. His violet eyes looked at her earnestly. He leaned casually against her chair. "Who's on trial?"
"For your godfather?" WuFei interjected. "The paper you left in the kitchen a few days ago, it said he was being granted temporary immunity to have a proper trial."
Harriet nodded, she hadn't told them about her time at Hogwarts. She was hesitant to reveal more about herself. Heero had asked more about her relationship with Sirius after their swimming lesson. The brunet had taken it in stride that she knowingly associated with a dangerous criminal. Of course, Harriet had been distracted by the amount of skin showing. She could count the number of scars he had, but when his body touched hers...however brief...Harriet hadn't seen a problem drowning.
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"Did you both have to escort me?" Harriet asked Duo and Trowa. The boys had strategized without her and this was the result. The witch was dressed in semi-formal black dress robes, the crest of House Potter clearly visible. Trowa had taken her shopping for proper robes. WuFei had left very solid instructions on what the witch should pick up to wear. Underneath the robes, she wore a red dress that reached her knees. The dress was a more casual, cap sleeve summer dress with a modest neckline.
Duo had been talked into wearing formal black robes over his black jeans and red shirt. He hadn't been too excited to leave his leather jacket behind. However, he had talked it over with his friends and the plan was simple- they were body guards. WuFei had taken them to a second hand shop, there Duo picked up a wand that was semi-compatible with him. The fact he had magic had been surprising. "We stick with the plan, because I don't trust these people."
Trowa wore a dark emerald, almost black formal robe. He wore slacks with a button down, green shirt. His wand was holstered around his wrist. "We need to ensure nothing unsavory happens because of you revealing the truth."
"I don't even know the plan!" Harriet reminded them annoyed. Quatre, WuFei and Heero were at the hotel they had moved into while the trials went on as far as she knew. Unlike muggle trials, WuFei informed them that it wouldn't take more than a day for each one. The witch woke up that morning to her brother bringing her breakfast. He had informed her that Trowa and himself would be escorting her to the first trial- Peter Pettigrew. Before the witch could stop herself, she asked after Heero. Duo had ruffled her hair and laughed. He reassured her, that all of them would be present for the trials. When the others would show up was a mystery to her.
Duo chuckled as they reached the phone booth that WuFei had informed them was the muggle entrance to the Ministry of Magic. The three carefully and daftly, disappeared into the phone booth. "Did WuFei tell you about this entrance?" Harriet asked after her brother answered the automated voice about their reason for using the entrance. Attached to their robes were shiny silver pins indicating 'public spectator' and 'trial witness'.
"Yeah, he knew we would need to use a normal entrance because we don't have access to magical methods."
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The public side of the courtroom all gasped when Harriet verbally confirmed her presence. The Wizengamot looked down at her, some in approval. The witch had been surprised to be intercepted by a dark haired woman with violet eyes. She looked kind, but Harry thought she looked similar to Duo. She had introduced herself as Andromeda Tonks, her representative appointed by her Godfather. "Settle down." Amelia Bones ordered as she banged her grovel. Dumbledore and the Minister of Magic both sat on the lower court floor as witnesses and unable to preside over the matter before them.
Harriet noticed that there was a chair in the center of the court room with chains attached to it. Beside her, on the left, was Mrs. Tonks, Professor Dumbledore, Professor Snape, and Minister Fudge. On her right side was Hermione and Ron. Her friends smiled at her, well Hermione greeted her, Ron had frowned at her. Soon, Aurors dragged a handcuffed Peter Pettigrew out. He was forced into the seat and the chains immediately grabbed on to him. She balled her fist, her parents' traitor would finally face court. Which was kinder than what they had done to her godfather.
The proceedings went smoothly. Wormtail struggled and acted as if they had captured the wrong man. Aurors forced a truth serum down his throat and the little rat spilled everything. He told the room how he had been working for Voldemort for a little over a year before he handed over the small family. Much like that night two years ago, he pleaded for them to understand. He was scared. The Dark Lord had taken over most of Britain, it had seemed like the right move. Madam Bones' face was neutral, but Harriet had noticed a hint of disgust. Finally the woman turned the questioning to that Halloween Night.
Harriet heard the frantic writing of quills on parchment as the man was questioned. Wormtail admitted to being chased to the crowded muggle street by Sirius. Her godfather had apparently caught up with him as he had tried to disappear back into his home. "I would have died!" The balding wizard cried. "Sirius would have killed me."
The rat admitted to using his wand to blow up the street and cutting a finger off before he disappeared.
There was dead silence in the room. Harriet glanced over at the Minister and saw the man, sweating. Dumbledore looked unbothered, as if he knew the outcome of the next slew of questions.
Madam Bones informed the room that the next set of questions were to clarify the events that took place in year 195 AC, June at Hogwarts. There were quiet mutterings as most of the adults with children recalled receiving letters from their child saying a werewolf was the Defense Professor. Harriet watched the witch bang her grovel and gather the room's attention again. Madam Bones had short black and gray hair, and one of her brown eyes had a monocle.
"To start with, I will summon Mister Ronald Weasley to the stand." The redhead swallowed thickly and looked pale. Hermione pet him on the shoulder while Harriet nodded encouragingly at him. She suspected Hermione had a crush on their mutual friend.
Ron walked up to the seat next to wear the Wizengomt sat, their sea of purple robes making him look even more ill. Madam Bones reminded Ron that he wasn't in any kind of trouble and to explain the events reported by the Headmaster. Nervously, Ron explained how the trio had been leaving Hagrid's hut when a dog attacked him. The dog dragged him to an underground hideout underneath the Whomping Willow. The animal changed into Sirius Black who demanded the rat. Not long after being cornered, Harry and Hermione had shown up. Both girls were quickly disarmed by Black who seemed to want Ron's rat. Professor Lupin had shown up and after talking with Sirius, they forced the rat into Peter Pettigrew.
Harriet tuned out Ron's version of events. The redhead hadn't embellished anything and it fit with her memories of the events. Ron had even explained how he had gotten to the hospital wing. There was quiet murmuring at hearing about the werewolf loose on the grounds. Of course, some of them wondered why Snape didn't help the two other adults turn in Peter sooner. Amelia asked Ron a few clarifying questions before summoning Hermione.
The witch easily rehashed the story. She explained that because Professor Lupin hadn't taken his potion, he was more dangerous than he had been all year. She left the illegal use of her Time Tuner out. The use of the device wasn't relevant to Pettigrew at all.
The next person to be summon in regards to the events of June was Harriet. Andromeda gave her a nodded of encouragement. The Potter Heiress moved forward with the grace Quatre had forced her to learn over the last two days. Even the quills that had been moving, stopped as she moved to take a seat. Harriet felt as if a light was shining down on her.
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Andromeda Tonks stood close to Harriet and her friends. Sirius had sent a letter asking her to look after his goddaughter during the trials. The fact she was a lawyer made it easy to claim she was sent as a representative of the teens. Harriet was the perfect physical representation of her parents. She had Lily's green eyes and thick hair, but with James' hair color and the aristocratic cheekbones. Pettigrew's trial had been let out on a brief recess as everyone went to lunch. Harriet was listening as her friends rehashed their summer vacations so far.
The older witch noticed the long haired male watching them first. He approached them, his violet eyes were familiar to her.
"My parents said they are going to fly to the States." Hermione informed them matter of factly. "Some of their university friends live there, in the capital city."
"That sounds wicked." Ron acknowledged. "We haven't traveled since Egypt. I don't know if I'd really want to travel out of the country."
Harriet glanced around, they were in the Atrium of the Ministry waiting to use the floo. They were going to head to Diagon Alley to grab a quick lunch. At least Auror Tonks and Shacklebolt had laid out the plan. The dark haired girl caught her brother's eye. "I thought Paris was really nice, very busy though."
"Oh, but if you rent out a villa and stay in the hills..." Hermione added, a small grin on her face. "Did your relatives take you to Paris?"
Looking away from Duo, Harriet nodded. "Harriet!" The two Aurors moved to block the long haired teen. However, Harriet pushed past them.
"How did I do?" She asked him.
Duo smiled at her, "You were amazing. And incredibly reckless trying to take on a supposed mass murderer. And a werewolf was involved." He chuckled. "Quatre is thoroughly concerned about your school though."
"Who are you?" Ron blurted out when he noticed Harriet didn't seem to mind his hug. The long haired bloke had even ruffled Harry's hair.
The Aurors and Hermione looked at the witch in surprise. Andromeda, however, was staring at the long haired male. She gasped quietly. "This is Duo." Harriet informed them. "We met this summer."
"Who are your parents?" Andromeda asked, she needed to know...did she have a second nephew? It was rare for anyone outside of the Black Family to have those features. Even then, that person could be traced to a Black relative. The violet eyes were as hereditary as were the grey eyes.
Duo looked at the older woman before sticking his hand out. "I only know of my father, James Potter."
Harriet smiled at her friends, Hermione was giving her a look that promised an interrogation. "My relatives and I did the FRA. A few weeks later, Duo and Quatre were in my neighborhood to visit." She looked around the room and spotted her brother's friends hanging out in different areas, watching over them. "Duo's my half brother and Quatre is my second cousin. They're friends and didn't realize they were related by marriage until this summer."
"Half-brother?" Hermione questioned.
Ron's mouth opened and closed as he looked at his best friend's brother. "Bloody hell."
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Silver: Ending it here! It was a bit hard to characterize Andromeda, but she only has a backstory and a characterization as kinder than Bellatrix despite looking extremely similar. If anyone would recognize Black features, it would definitely be her.
