Chapter 9:
In Harry's bedroom, it was just Harry and James. James had told the girls he needed to talk to Harry father/son. Harry was scared it was another birds and bees talk.
"What was the kiss like?" James asked sensing what could have happened. He had read about this, but he thought it was just a legend. "And I need the truth."
"I don't know HOW to describe it." Harry admitted.
"Was it a peck on the cheek or full on the lips?" James started.
"Do I have to admit it?" Harry groaned.
"Yes." The adult answered.
"Full." Harry said not looking at his dad
"Any tongue exchange?" James asked seriously.
"DAD!" Harry exclaimed shocked. "yes."
"On a scale from 1-10, what was the intensity?"
"It started…I'd say a three. Then it grew to 5. After my scar started having a weird felling, I'd say 10.5. I then saw a group of Death Eaters watching worriedly. Ginny said that she saw the same thing. Then they vanished."
"The Death Eaters or the room they were in?" James asked.
"The room." Harry said. "When I woke up, I was laying on the bed as if I had been sitting at the foot and just plopped down on it. Ginny was right next to me with her hand on my chest."
"Were any clothing out of place?" James asked.
"NO!" Harry said horrified. "I managed to keep SOME control."
"How long have you been in love with Ginny?" James asked.
Harry stopped to think. He hadn't even THOUGHT of it that way.
"Since…"
How long HAD it been?
"Well," Harry said thinking. "I guess…since I…since I found out that she had been taken to the Chamber."
"That's all I needed to know." James said.
"What happened? What's going on with my scar and abilities?"
James smiled.
"You let ALL of the love you had for Ginny out last night, and she did the same for you." James said. "Voldemort wouldn't have been able to stand it. As you know, love is stronger than evil. When I told you that you had a piece of Voldemort in you, your love for Ginny, and Ginny's love for you destroyed that part of Voldemort and disintegrated the connection."
"So, why didn't the scar vanish altogether?" Harry asked.
"Because Voldemort is still out there." James answered. "I think, as soon as he's gone, people will have a harder time telling us apart."
"Are we going to tell anybody?" Harry asked.
"Just your mother, Spica, Melissa, Colin, and Vega." James told him. "Any others will be your choice."
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After explaining what had happened, Harry found himself in a sobbing Lily's arms while she was complaining about how her little boy is growing up too fast and how she wasn't ready for her grandchildren to go to Hogwarts.
"She acted this way at your first birthday party." James explained to the confused Harry.
Harry then whispered something into her ear. A look of pure shock spread across her face as she realized that Harry had made perfect sense. He had told her that he had felt more comfortable kissing Ginny than any other time he was with any of his friends after telling the truth and destroying any secrets between them.
"James." Lily said suddenly looking ashamed. "I have a confession."
Everyone looked confused.
"I've been teaching Harry how to become an unregistered animagus." She admitted.
Silence
Then James started laughing.
"THAT explains everything." James said with a laugh which confused Lily.
"What do you mean?" Lily asked.
"No wonder he's a quick learner." James explained further. "I'VE been teaching him the same thing."
"WHAT?!" Lily, Spica, and Melissa exclaimed.
The four adults turned to Harry.
"Why didn't you say anything?" both of his parents asked.
"You two swore me to secrecy." Harry reminded them.
"I don't believe this." Lily swore then turned to her husband. "What are you?"
"Stag. You?"
"Fox."
"Squirrel." Spica admitted.
"Wolf." Melissa confessed.
"Coyote." Colin said.
"Bat." Vega said.
"It's looking owl." Harry said. "I think."
"I don't believe this." James said.
"Dad's a dog." Vega added.
"REALLY?" Spica asked.
TBC
