Chapter 11

It was late at night and every students was asleep in there dormitories, or was supposed to be. Yet two people roamed the halls of Hogwarts with one destination in mind. A furious Professor McGonagall walked rapidly through the hall while Madam Hooch trailed behind her a well hidden smirk on her face. She couldn't wait to hear what the Minerva told the Headmaster and by her old friends reaction when she told her everything she knew that the woman was furious. Well who wouldn't be after fighting of a Basilisk?

In no time they arrived at the Headmasters office and Minerva hissed the password. Soon they were going up. Arriving Minerva knocked once then opened the door and walked in glaring digger at not only Albus Dumbledore but Severus Snape who was also in the office.

Both seemed to be extremely shocked at the appearance of the Head of Gryffindor but were also shocked by her expression. It was extremely clear that Minerva McGonagall was furious and yet both men didn't know why.

"You!" she hissed eye narrowing even more.

"My dear Minerva what are you so angry about?" the Headmaster asked her, making to stand and go towards her but thought differently about it.

"You knew! You knew what my lions were up to and you didn't stop them!" she screamed. "You knew the danger they were in! You always know about everything in this goddamn school and don't you dare lie to me Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore!" she screamed making the Headmaster flinch at the use of his entire name.

Now he knew something was wrong but he couldn't think of anything he did until he remembered what she said. Her little lions, although that could qualify as everybody in Gryffindor house, he knew that those three words were aimed at three students only. Before he could say anything Minerva started again.

"How dare you not tell me, me Albus that my students almost died every goddamned year of being at this school!" she screamed. "A basilisk! Potter had to slay a basilisk to save Ginny Weasley's life and to save the entire school!" she screeched. "That basilisk was more then four thousand years old Dumbledore! It belonged to Salazar Slytherin himself!" she screamed and for the first time in years her magic started to make itself seen. All around her magic swirled yet the Headmaster didn't know what to do. Amanda on the other hand knew quickly she sent a nifty little spell to Harry as to bring him here.

"You could have had professionals come in this school and kill it but no you let a child of twelve years old kill it!" she screamed eyes glowing now.

Suddenly the door opened and Harry ran in panting. Amanda raised on eyebrow at his appeared, sweat pants with white baggy t-shirt clearly seeing the tattoo's under it. Before Snape or Dumbledore could stop him, he walked right to McGonagall and did the only thing that had stopped his own magic in this stat. He wrapped his arms around his teacher and hugged her.

The changes were instant as the Professor looked to see Harry standing there and before everybody the emotions she was bottling up over spilled and tears fell from her eyes. Soon she was hugging him back sobbing. Harry led her to a sofa and sat her down. As the Head of Gryffindor cried Severus Snape turned on the Headmaster.

"A basilisk, the boy fought a Basilisk?" he asked.

"I'm afraid so Severus." He said nodding his head sadness in his eyes.

"I should have…sob…been there…sniffle…to protect you…sob…Why did you…"sniffle…"come to us…."sob….for help….sniffle…"

"I never trusted adults very well Professor, my relative's weren't the best and when I was a child I tried to tell people about my home life but nobody believed me. Well except one teacher but when she tried to do something she got fired. She was my music teacher and had been teaching me the Violin and the electric guitar. He told his Professor actually revealing a piece of his history. "I felt so bad that she was fired I didn't tell anybody else and so that habit came with me here at Hogwarts on top of all that the Wizarding world wouldn't have wanted their saviour to be abused at home. It just didn't fit into their perfect picture of their saviour." He told her. "I'm very sorry if I upset you." he whispered.

"You Harry Potter did not upset me." Minerva whispered pulling the boy closer to her as she glared at the Headmaster. "And we will be speaking about everything tomorrow so tomorrow I am excusing you from class." She told him then smiled. "I thank you for helping me calm my magic, I haven't had an outburst of the sort in a long time." She told him. "But how did you know what to do?" she asked curious.

"This summer I had a similar reaction." He told her. "Madam Hooch had just told me about my parents being alive and that they would be teaching at Hogwarts. She said that the Headmaster excuse for not telling me about this sensitive piece of information was that mail could be stopped. Lets just say if Madam Hooch hadn't told me about my parents return from the dead my magical outburst would have been in the Great hall." She told his Head of House.

"Trust me Minerva you wouldn't have wanted that." Madam Hooch said shuddering at the memory.

"Potter?" Snape said but Harry heard the question mark at the end and so turned to him.

"Yes Professor." He said.

"By abuse what did you mean?" he asked.

"I slept in a cupboard under the stairs for ten years. After my first Hogwarts letter I was given Dudley's second bedroom. When I was punished, I was thrown into said cupboard and given no food. I had to do all the chores while Dudley watched the television. Lets just say Professor my childhood was not the most ideal." He told him looking away.

Silence fell onto the place but soon the Head of Gryffindor got to her feat.

"I shall lead you to your dormitory Harry and Albus we are not finished." She said glaring diggers at him then promptly left with Harry and Amanda behind her.

As they walked nobody spoke until Minerva noticed the tattoos.

"I shall note not to tell your mother about those." She said shaking her head.

Harry gave her a brilliant smile and then said. "Thanks Professor I don't want to be murdered as of yet."

Arriving at Gryffindor dormitory the Head of Gryffindor turned to him and smiled.

"You are to call me Minerva when we are in privet or amongst other adults Harry, you have the right after all you just comforted me." She said a slight blush on her chicks.

"Sure things Minerva." He said giving her a smile.

"Come to my office strait after breakfast I'm sure Miss Blair can take any notes and homework's down for you." she told him.

"Of course Minerva." He said smiling.

"Then of you go to bed with you." she told him ushering him into the common room. Harry chuckled softly as he went to his bed. Tonight had been something he was not expecting.

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The next morning shined bright and early as Harry woke up. Sense he didn't have to go to class today he put a pair jeans on with a grey t-shirt and a set of black outer robs over it. Making sure his hair was ok he left for breakfast. Arriving he took a seat at Gryffindor table while getting some weird looks from other students.

"Um Harry, why are you not wearing your uniform?" Chrissie asked him.

"I was excused from class Professor McGonagall wants to speak with me." He said shrugging his shoulders.

"Hope its nothing bad." Chrissie said giving him a look.

"It isn't." he said smiling at her. "Could you take my notes for me?" he asked her.

"Sure I can you going to be here for lunch." I don't know, I know the McGonagall only has one class today and its during the second period so I have nothing to do that period." He told her.

"Research." She said grinning.

"True, true." He agreed nodding his head.

"McGonagall gone I guess you have to go as well." she said looking at him.

"Yaw I do see you soon I suppose." He said grinning.

Leaving the hall Harry made his way towards his Head of House's office. Arriving at her class room, were her office was. He was greeted with McGonagall trying to catch a fire fairy. Letting a small flame form in his hand he extended it and soon the fiery floated into his hand cheered by the appearance of a worm flame.

"Hello little one, my names Harry." he said for introductions. "But I don't think Minerva here likes you in her class room." he continued I think you would do really well in the forbidden forest." She told her. "Theres a set of runes there that you would probably like." He continued.

The fairy looked at him then a grin formed on her face and she nodded before she left though she let some of her fairy dust fall into his hand, but before it could land a bottle formed and it she pushed it towards him. He took it gently into his hand and smiled at her. Then she twirled around his hand three times and a ring of fire appear but it soon formed a bracelet. Then the fairy flew up to his face kissed his chick and flew out the door leaving Harry shocked and his Head of House impressed. Harry looked at the bracelet closely and noticed that I was made of gold with swirling beads of fire. It also felt slightly worm.

"Well Harry I think you're the first in a long time to be gifted with a fire fairy bracelet and fairy dust. Both of those things are extremely valuable and rare. A fairy hasn't given one of them in over a thousand years." she told him. "It is said that the fairy dust can make a potion that curse anything but people say it's a myth." She continued then smiled at him. "Why don't we go into my office to talk." She told him leading him there. Walking in they each took a seat with some tea in hand Minerva started.

"I want you to tell me anything that happened at the Dusley's." she told him. "I know it may be hard Harry but I need to know so that things can be set right. I'm not saying we will tell the ministry but something must be done." She told him.

Harry looked away and then sighed. He knew he had to tell her the truth. She had the right to know as his Head of House but he really didn't like talking about his past. The Head of Gryffindor seemed to sense his hesitation and so spoke up.

"We can start with something a little more easy, that professor you mentioned the one who taught you the Violin, why don't you talk about her." she said smiling. Harry seemed to agree and smiled at her.

"She was my music teacher, her name is Miss Elisabeth Lappeza and she loved music. She had long dark brown hair and blue eyes and looked to be in her mid twenties. She had a great personality and loved each of her students. At the beginning of the year she had given each of us an instrument to play. Mine was the Violin." He told her. "I was also given a book with instructions and some songs. I started to try it out and finally I was able to play the first song in the book. She had been amassed and every lunch that year she told me to come to her classroom were she would help me." He told Minerva. "After a while she asked me to try another instrument and I did, a muggle electric guitar. It was brilliant and I really loved it. All year she taught me both instruments." He told her.

"Could you show me a song?" she asked making him smile.

"I could if I had a violin." He told her.

Taking her wand Minerva transfigured a piece of parchment into a beautiful black violin. Smiling he took it and then took a deep breath. Closing his eyes he started to play. It was a slow, sad and made tears come to Minerva's eyes as she listened to Harry perform. When he finished she clapped for him making him smile.

"What is the name of that song Harry?" she asked him.

"It's called Sad romance and its by Thao Nguyen Xanth." He told her smiling softly.

"You really have great talent Harry." she whispered.

"Thanks." He said looking at the violin with sorrow. He had mist playing the violin.

Minerva didn't miss the look Harry had given the transfigured Violin and smiled softly.

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As days went by people were getting even more nervous. The ball was approaching quickly and people who didn't have a date were hurrying to get one. Yet Harry and Chrissie both found themselves planning a rescue mission. Every chance they got they had been looking for Sofia's parents, Harry's little sister. They had finally found them and were not trying to get them away. Harry could only think of one way. Shadow walking and teleporting but Chrissie wasn't good at either.

"I can do it Chrissie." He told her a fierce look in his eyes. "Tomorrow is Christmas and they disserve to see there daughter again." He said.

"Fine we go tonight then." Chrissie said agreeing.

About an hour before they would start their mission, Harry made his way to the room of Requirement and asked for a violin. Walking in he was met with what he had asked for. Softly he started to play the Violin. The day he had played the Violin in front of Minerva was the day he had figured out how much he actually mist it and so every chance he got he played, he has also figured out that the room gave him some books on the subject to say the music was old would be an understatement. The music he found were very old but he tried anyway and found that they weren't actually haft bad.

An hour latter found Harry dressed as Flame and on his way with Chrissie to Riddle mansion.

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Arriving at the mansion they soon found themselves walking though the shadows, Harry leading Chrissie while holding her hand so that she could keep to the shadows. In a few minutes they arrived in the dungeons were the prisoners were. What they found made them pale slightly. There were more then just two people. There were about six people. That meant that they each had to take three people.

"Chrissie can you do It?" he asked softly.

"Yes I can." She said determined. Gently they both walked out of the shadows making everybody gasp.

Harry looked around the room but suddenly his eyes landed on a woman. This woman had long chestnut brown hair and blue eyes. her clothes were dirty and her eyes filled with fright but he would recognize her anywhere after all she had been his favourite teacher. Motioning for Chrissie to get three people he went to her and two the two people he assumed were Sofia's parents.

"My name is Flame and I am not one of the men who took you. I'm on the side of light." he told them softly. "Please trust me so that I can get you three out of here. My companion will be bringing the other three." He told them.

"Thank you so much for coming." Whispered the man knowing why they had to keep silent.

"Please take my hand and you take his hand." He told them then gently pulled them into the shadows. "Don't let go." He told them. He saw Chrissie melt into the shadows and gently they started to walk away. For the first time in his life Harry was thanking Merlin that nobody had made wards against shadows teleporting. Finally they arrived at a mirror and gently walked through them. In no time they arrived in the forbidden forest were the old runes were.

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Harry woke up the next morning feeling slightly refreshed. Last night they had succeeding in bringing the six prisoners to the castle and up to the Headmaster office. Before he could say a thing they had both left leaving him with the six people, one of which was a muggle.

Getting up he had to stop himself from going to the infirmary. Getting out of bed he was grinned when he say all the presents at the foot of his bed. Smiling brightly he started to open his gifts. From his friends he got a set of books on his abilities, from Amethyst he was amassed, it was a pendant but the pendant was beautiful. It was a royal flame lion made of rubies, gold and even black onyxes. He couldn't believe that she had actually given him this. Placing it around his neck he grinned and then returned to the presents. He opened his parents and found a set photo album of pictures of his child hood. Smiling he put that gently down then looked at the rest. He got his tradition Weasley sweater done in Emerald with a P on it. Then he noticed the last present. He thought about it and found that all his friends and family had already sent him a present. Wondering from who it was he took it gently into his hands. The paper was black with silver stars and moons. There was even a silver ribbon. Gently he took it all of and was met with a case. It was heavier then he expected and made sure to put it gently on the ground before opening it. What he found inside took his breath away. It was a beautiful slick black violin with silver details and a slick bow. Finding a letter in the case he gently pict it up and opened it.

Dear Harry,

After that one song you played for me I was amassed. You have great talent in playing the violin and I am very impressed. I saw how you looked at the transfigured violin. Please the only thing I ask is for you to play another song for me, I must say I do enjoy your music.

Have a marry Christmas Harry

Minerva McGonagall

Gently placing the letter down he took the violin into his hands and then the bow. Gently he plays a few notes and closed his eyes. Putting it back into its box he placed it gently into his trunk along with everything else then got dressed. When the was done he made his way to his Head of House's office. Arriving he knocked and waited. When the door opened he hugged Minerva tightly making her smile and hug back.

"Thank you Professor, what you did brought me to life again. I really do love it." he said. "I can play you that song tonight if you want I will offer the headmaster one song for the Christmas party." He said.

"I'm very proud of you Harry and I think the headmaster would really like that." she said then told him to come inside.

"Harry last night somebody rescued six people. One I think you would like to see again. Harry one of the prisoners was your old teacher, Miss Elisabeth Lappeza." She told him and Harry had to come up with some acting skills.

"Is she ok?" he asked worried.

"Yes and I think she would really like to see a familiar face and your parents would like to meet her I think." She said. "Why don't I lead you there." She continued smiling.

"Has she been told Professor?" he asked.

"Yes and you would never believe it, apparently she is a witch." She told him smiling.

"Never been trained." She told him shaking her head.

Harry couldn't believe it his music teacher was actually a witch, a never trained witch but still a witch. Shaking his head he grinned brightly and soon fallowed Minerva to the Hospital wing. When they arrived he saw Miss Elisabeth sitting in her bed looking out the window. Suddenly she looked in there direction, probably hearing there foot steps and her eyes landed on him. It took her a while but then reorganization appeared on her face.

"Harry?" she asked softly making him grin.