Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling does. I own the plot line and Cassandra, Jennifer and Amanda.

Chapter 10.Harry and Amanda

At the moment Harry and Amanda were outside talking. It had been a week since Harry had come home. All of the Death Eaters that they had captured were in a prison that Dumbledore had built since he didn't trust them to be with the dementors. Wormtail had been given the kiss and provided useful information on Voldemort. The rest were in the prison.

Harry was trying to get some information of her. It wasn't working. He still didn't know her last name. Harry knew she was hiding some deep dark secret but he didn't know what.

"Amanda, I have to tell you something," Harry said looking her square in the face. She turned and looked at him.

"You know how you said that was one person that understood everything you had been though? Well I'm that guy."

She stared at him and her jaw dropped, not believing him.

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"Yes. Everything you described I've been through except for the foster homes. I defeated Voldemort when I was a baby I'm the only person to have done that. I'm him and if you want to talk I'm here," he said.

Amanda stared at him not sure what to say. She couldn't believe it. The one person who understood what she had gone through was in front of her. She was about to start talking but instead started crying. Harry was startled at first but then wrapped his arms around her trying to calm her down. She cried onto his shoulder for the next half hour. When she had finally stopped she pulled back and then started talking about everything she had been through with Harry recounting some of his own experiences. They would've stayed out longer but it started raining. When they got inside they sat down on the couch continuing their conversation.

After about an hour Fred and Jenny came into the room. Fred had came over earlier to spend time with her as Lily wouldn't let any of the kids (including Amanda) out of the house without her or one of the other adults. She had been very overprotective ever since Harry had come back. If Harry wanted to go exploring around the house someone had to go with him. Harry now had to tell her when he was going outside because a couple of days ago he had gone out to fly and had went into some part where she couldn't find him, and she freaked out. He had already been gone for 2 hours before anyone realized he wasn't there and that they couldn't find him. When he had came back Lily had hugged then started lecturing him about not to off without telling somebody. He really didn't see what the big deal was but was doing as she said, mostly because she had said that if he didn't she wouldn't let him out of the hose, let alone fly, for two weeks if he did it again.

Fred and Cassandra were sitting opposite them and talking. Fred turned to Harry and said, "So, when did you get back to your regular size?"

"The day Voldemort came and kidnapped me. When I was at his fortress."

Fred nodded and turned back to Jenny who was giggling and blushing. Harry turned to Amanda and rolled his eyes. She just grinned. Harry was the only person she would really talk to. She was partly to shy to really talk to anyone else and was still settling in but she also didn't want any of them to discover her secret. If they ever found out…

Suddenly there was a scream from upstairs, form the direction of the bathroom upstairs. They all raced up to see what was the matter, and found Cassandra looking in the mirror, clutching her hair, which was now shorter than it had been and pink. They all stopped short when they saw her. James and Severus were the next to arrive closely followed by Kirsten, Sirius, and Lily. Cassie turned and looked at them still clutching at her hair. Lily stepped forward trying to get her to explain what happened.

"I took a shower and when I cam out my hair was like this!!!" she said almost yelling.

"Calm down. I'm sure we can fix it," Lily said.

"Did you use the bottle that said strawberries on it?" James asked. She nodded and James grimaced and looked at Sirius who also at flinched when she said that.

"I'm so sorry. Sirius and I were fooling around we managed to come up with a shampoo that would do that to your hair and we meant to bring it out but I guess we didn't. It'll go back to the normal length and color in a few hours," he said cautiously watching Lily while Sirius was watching Kirsten. After a few seconds of silence everyone heard two thuds as Lily and Kirsten hit James and Sirius on the back of the head and started lecturing them about how they were supposed to be grown men and they should be over this silly pranking stuff even if they hadn't done it on purpose. Harry, Cassandra, and Jennifer couldn't help but snicker at both of them getting lectured just like they would if they had done something wrong. They all could tell that this would last a while and went downstairs with the exception of Cassie who went to her bedroom. Jenny and Fred went to one of the rooms with a trampoline and gymnastic equipment while Harry and Amanda went back to the living room.

Harry and Amanda started a game of chess and just after Harry had made his first move Cassie came down wearing a cap to cover her hair considering it was as short as a boys, watching them play. As it turned out Amanda was a very good chess player and within just a few moves had beaten Harry.

"How did you do that?" Harry said astounded. All Amanda did was grin evilly.  

"Rematch," Harry declared.

"Ok fine we'll do a rematch as long as you can stand getting beaten again," she said mock glaring at him. Harry mock glared right back and she set up the board again. Harry managed to get in a few more moves than before but not very many. He played another game and actually managed to get one of her pawns before she killed him. He was determined to figure out what her strategy was and kept playing only getting one, or if he was lucky two, more moves in each game. When they were playing their 10th game in the past hour a bell chimed letting them know someone wanted through the fireplace. Harry got up and pushed the button beside it and said, "Name?"

"Albus Dumbledore," was the replay and Harry said "Enter," and he stepped through with none other than Dudley Dursley with him.

Harry acted stunned but that soon turned to anger that he was in his home. Dumbledore saw the look on Harry's face and decided it was best to get him to leave the room before he did anything he would regret.

"Harry, could you get your parents please?" he said looking at him. Harry nodded and left the room. He came back with a very confused looking Lily and James.

"Albus what happened?" James asked.

"There was an attack on Privet Drive. Petunia and Vernon were killed and so was Marge Durlsey Dudley's other aunt. I had to bring him here, there's no where else I can take him at the moment," he said.

Lily sucked in a deep breath. Then turned her eyes on Dudley who was visibly shaking with pity in her eyes. Harry, on the other, hand felt no pity toward him and only felt anger. All he wanted was for Dudley to leave. He had gotten away from the Dursley's and he didn't want to any of them in his home. Suddenly Harry realized what Dumbledore had said. This was the only place to bring him, what did that mean?? Was he going to live with them??

"How long is he staying?" Harry asked.

Dumbledore turned to him and said, "I'm not quite sure yet but at least for the rest of the summer."

"The rest of the summer???" Harry said.

"Yes, Harry, the rest of the summer."

Harry looked at him for a few more seconds then sighed and left the room and ran up the stairs and they all heard a door slam above.

"I guess he's not to happy me staying, huh? I can't really blame him for not being happy about it," Dudley said barely audible. Lily gave him an encouraging smile as James went up to talk to Harry.

James knocked on Harry's door and didn't get an answer but went in anyway. Harry was lying on his stomach with his head propped on his arms. James went over and sat on the edge of the bed and started rubbing Harry's back.

"Why aren't you happy that Dudley is staying here besides the obvious?" he asked now stroking Harry's hair.

Harry kept his head turned away from his dad and didn't say anything. James was about to leave seeing he wasn't to get an answer out of him for a while when Harry suddenly turned over and sat up furious.

"Why don't I want him here? Well let's see why wouldn't I want him here?? Oh yeah I now. He's punched me around my whole life along with aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon and teased me in school and said that if any one in the class talked to me he would beat then up and because of that I had no friends all my life until Hogwarts and the only reason I got friends there was because Dudley wasn't there, he did things on purpose just to get me in trouble, sometimes he didn't even do anything, and said I did stuff that I didn't which earned me beatings from uncle Vernon and no food for almost three weeks at times!!! He along with my aunt and uncle has caused me nothing but misery!!! Why should I even be happy to see him???" Harry said looking at his dad still furious. "I don't want him here. Why should I be nice to him when he wasn't ever nice to me??" Harry asked.

"Because our family, especially you, are better then that. If you keep just being mad that's he's here and treat him like he treated you, you are no better then he is. And I know you're better then that," he said looking at Harry.

"I never said I was going to treat him the way he treated me, I just said that I didn't want him in the house," Harry said. James sighed and gave Harry a look.

"What?? I'm not happy that he's staying here and wont be for a while. I'll probably never be happy. He's had a good life up until now and now it's his turn for a little misery. It's my turn to have a good life and loving parents. I grew up thinking I was worthless and that nobody loved me. He grew up knowing that people loved him and had a complete sheltered life. Me on the other hand had to endure abuse from him and my aunt and uncle!!! After all he's put me through I can't fell pity for him. Not right now at least. This is supposed to be my home, my life without any of the Dursleys. I've finally gotten what I've wanted my whole life!! My parents. Haven't I got enough to deal with without this coming up??" Harry said looking at his father who now had a sympathetic look in his face.

"What stuff?? What all are you dealing with?? As far I know there isn't really all that much you should have to deal, beside trying to figure out Amanda's secret since you think her keeping it is hurting her," James said.

Harry looked down at the bedspread. "Stuff," was all he said.

"What kind of stuff?"

There was a slight edge to James's voice implying that he better tell soon or he was going to stop being so sympathetic.

"Like I'm still having nightmares about the third task and I keep having nightmares about Voldemort's fortress and you and mom are there and so are Sirius, Kirsten, Cassandra, and Jennifer and he kills you all and the whole Amanda thing. And now probably because of this I'll probably have nightmares about Voldemort killing aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon."

"You're still having nightmares about the third task? I thought we agreed that that wasn't your fault? Voldemort will not and cannot capture us. There are too many spells and charms on the house for him to get to us and if by some chance he did we can all fight against him. The only reason he got to you was because you were so little and there weren't as many charms around the house as there is now. It's not going to happen. If you're having nightmares about anything over and over I need you to tell me. And the third task was not your fault. Cedric dying was not your fault. Wormtail was the one who killed him not you," he said taking Harry's head into his hands, "Do you understand me? It wasn't your fault."

Harry lowered his eyes. "I know technically it wasn't my fault but I still feel guilty and I'm still having nightmares. But I saw another human being die and the person doing it feel no remorse and I can't deal with that. In fact I've seen three people die," Harry said still avoiding his father's eyes.

"Three?"

Harry nodded. "Cedric, aunt Petunia, and uncle Vernon."

"How did you see Petunia and Vernon?"

"Through a dream( remember I said Harry acted stunned?) I knew Dudley was coming. Though I didn't know he would be staying for the rest of the summer."

"A dream? Have you had any dreams like that before?" James asked.

Harry thought for a minute then said, "Yes, but I didn't realize then that they meant anything. Like the summer before 4th year I had this one dream and Voldemort and Wormtail were in it and they were planning and killing me and said they had killed Bertha Jorkins and that they couldn't do something till after the world cup. I didn't understand it then but they were talking about giving Voldemort his own body. This was the 1st one that I knew meant something," he said, " the Dursley's weren't the only ones I saw. Some of the neighbors and some of the neighbor's kids," Harry said staring to get choked up. James heard Harry's voice and hugged him tight. Harry had been at first determined not to cry but now he couldn't hold in any longer and started sobbing onto his father's chest, while James stroked his hair whispering words of comfort in his ears.

While this was going on upstairs, downstairs Amanda was thinking that after Dudley had settled in she just might ask him out. He could be a very good boyfriend for her. Oh yeah she was defiantly going to ask him out.

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ok I know all of you are probably going what the heck about the end but its revenge on a friend of mine because she marry a dude with a Mohawk so I'm going to make her date her Dudley. I got the name and appearance from her for Amanda. So that's why its in there.

also, Amanda isn't Harry's long lost sister like two of you guessed(sleepysleep and phoenixflames)

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*Revises on 8-10-03