Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

I know that it has been a while. Life got in the way of my writing.

Breaking Up

The rumor that Harry was the Heir of Slytherin was whispered throughout the castle. The rumors just got worse when Harry was found next to another petrified student. Even Abby had to admit it did not look good, although she knew he wasn't the heir.

Harry was not taking it very well. Abby watched as he got frustrated with everyone. People acted like he was going to all of a sudden sprout fangs and attack them. Then there were the twins that decided to make fun of the whole situation. They would march in front of Harry and announce him as the Heir of Slytherin.

A few days before the end of the term, Abby was in the library with Roger. She heard a couple of third years talking about Harry. She was so frustrated with everything.

"I wish people would stop talking about Harry like he was dangerous." Abby whispered just loud enough for Roger to hear her.

"For all we know, he might be. He found two of the three attacks, and the other one was near the hospital wing when he was staying the night there. He can speak Parseltongue, and everyone knows that Slytherin was known for being a Parselmouth." Roger said quietly.

"You can't really believe he is the Heir." Abby was shocked.

"I don't know if he is or isn't. I am just saying it is suspicious." Roger stated.

"I think I am done studying for the day." Abby said and left abruptly. Roger watched her leave, confuse as to why she was upset.

Abby angrily walked up to the Gryffindor tower. When she walked into the common room, she scanned the room and found Harry sitting with Ron and Hermione. She went over to him.

"Harry, I want you to know I don't believe that you're the Heir of Slytherin." Abby abruptly exclaimed. Harry stared at her and blinked. Hermione had to elbow him to get his attention back.

"Thank you," Harry stuttered quietly. "It's good to hear that some people believe me."

"You know that we believe you too." George said as the twins approached Harry after hearing Abby's statement.

"Yeah, all that talk about you being the Heir and going to the Chamber of Secrets, we are just joking. You know that right?" Fred said.

"I know. Although I think it bothers some people." Harry said as he eyed Ginny sitting in the corner alone. The twins glance over to where Harry was looking.

"We probably should stop," George said. Fred just nodded. Several other students came over and also let Harry know they believed and supported him. Abby noticed some students still hung back, but at least Harry knew he wasn't alone. She watched as he relaxed.

The next few days went by quickly and Abby found herself on the train with Alicia and Angelina. The three of them were relaxing and talking about their plans for the break. Half-way through the ride the compartment door slide open.

"Abby, could we talk?" Roger said from the door. Abby looked over at her friends.

"We will take a walk," Angelina said as she dragged Alicia out. Roger came in and sat across from Abby.

"I wanted to know what happened the other day in the library. Why did you leave so suddenly?"

"I believe that Harry isn't the Heir. He says he is not, and although it looks bad, he really has nothing to do with the attack. I got upset because you were sounding like the other students." Abby said.

"I told you I don't know what to believe. I need more evidence either way." Roger said like a true Ravenclaw.

"Harry is a good kid, and does not deserve people talking about him like they are." Abby said quietly. Roger gave a sigh.

"If it makes you feel better, I will try and stop people from talking about Harry. Most of the Ravenclaws I can reason with them and tell them we need more solid evidence before we can jump to any conclusions." He said, trying to make things right.

"Thank you." She gave him a smile.

"Well, have a merry Christmas," He returned the smile and left. Ten minutes later Alicia and Angelina returned.

"Where's Roger?" Alicia asked. "I would have thought he would want to spend more time with you."

"He left. We fixed things up from earlier this week though." Abby replied. Alicia and Angelina exchanged glances. Whatever they were thinking though, they did not share it.

Diana met her daughter at the train station. Mother and daughter exchanged a warm embrace before they grabbed Abby's things and went home.

"So, you've had an interesting term." Diana said as she drove them home. Abby of course had filled her mom in through letters.

"Yeah." Abby replied quietly.

"Anything else happen since your last letter?" Diana asked her quiet daughter. Abby sighed.

"Roger and I had a fight. Well I don't even know if you can call it a fight." Abby then proceeded to tell her mother what had happened in the library and on the train. Diana listened quietly, letting her talk.

"And he just left?" Diana asked when she realized Abby had finished.

"Yes. Alicia and Angelina thought it was strange. Is it strange that he didn't stay?" Abby asked. Diana thought about it a bit.

"I don't know sweetheart. I don't know Roger all that well. Normally though boyfriends want to spend time with their girlfriends."

"How do you know if a relationship is… right?" Abby hesitated.

"I am not sure if I am the right person to ask. None of my relationships were 'right'." Diana said. By this point they had arrived home. Diana parked the car and turned to her daughter. "I had one relationship before you father, and we fought constantly. I finally realized I couldn't live with it. Your father, well, I couldn't see a future with him, and then I got pregnant and I did not want him to feel trapped in a relationship. Since him I haven't really had a relationship."

"I am just not sure if it is right with Roger." Abby finally said.

"Maybe you should take some time to think about it over Christmas. Then I suggest you talk with him." Diana softly told her daughter. Abby nodded.

"Thanks mom." She gave her mom a small smile. Diana reached over and gave her a hug, or at least the best you can give in a car. "Can I ask you one more thing?"

"Of course," Diana watched her daughter curiously.

"Do you think I should tell Harry that we have that same father?" Abby asked looking for advice. Alicia had been pushing Abby to tell Harry about their shared paternity.

"Honestly dear, I am not sure." Diana slowly responded. "I have thought about the same thing for a while. I wondered if I should have tried and find him and tell him. But no one knew where Harry was placed after his parents died. I guess I also thought that it was not fair for me to come and shake up his world."

The two of them sat quietly in the car for a bit, both lost in their thoughts. Diana thought about what could have been and questioning her decisions in her life. Abby thought about the young boy she would love to be an older sister to, but wondered if he would want it.

"Let's go in and have some dinner. We can talk about this more once our stomachs are full."

"Hermione is in the hospital wing!?" Abby asked surprised. Fred and George nodded.

"We don't know what happened."

"But she has been in the hospital wing since the day after Christmas."

"What did Ron and Harry say happened?" Abby inquired.

"They were really weird about it. They said she had some sort of mishap, and then wouldn't say anything else about it." George said.

"I wonder if it is too late to go see her?" Abby pondered.

"Probably," Alicia said. Abby huffed and settled down on the couch. She knew she would not be able to stop worrying about the younger girl until she saw her and knew for sure that she was ok.

The next day Abby somehow got through her classes. Abby went up to the hospital wing before dinner.

"Miss Granger does not want any visitors," Madam Pomfrey stated sternly.

"I really want to see her. Tell her Abby wants to visit with her. Please?" Abby pleaded. The snippy Madam Pomfrey went in for a bit, and returned shortly.

"You have ten minutes," She said sternly.

Abby did not know what she was expecting, but what she saw was surprising. Hermione was covered in black fur, and her eyes were yellow.

"What happened?!" Abby exclaimed.

"Oh Abby, I did something stupid." Hermione said with tears in her eyes. She then proceeded to tell Abby about the Polyjuice potion that she had brewed and what the boys had found out about the Chamber of Secrets.

"I should be upset about you guys breaking so many rules, but I am friends with the Weasley twins and they get into just as much trouble, if not more. I think Ron and Harry are having a bad influence on you. I am actually impressed that you were able to brew such an advanced potion." Abby said with a smile. Hermione smiled back, feeling better now that she knew Abby wasn't upset.

"I haven't had a lot to do here in the Hospital Wing, so I did some research. I found a way for you to prove your paternity." Hermione said as she pulled out a sheet of parchment with notes on it. Abby stared at Hermione for a bit.

"You found a way to show that my father is really my father?" She asked once she got her voice back.

"I found several ways. I found a potion that if you put your blood and the blood of your father in it will turn blue if he is your father. However there is some debate as to how reliable it really is."

"I would not be able to do that anyways because I would not be able to get his blood." Abby said. When she saw Hermione's confused look she clarified her statement. "I would not be able to get it because he is dead."

"Ok, so that option is definably out. There was reference to a spell that did something similar, but I could not find the incantation in any of the books. But the most reliable option would be to get a Heritage Test done at Gringotts. There are two different types. One gives you your full wizarding family tree, while the other one just informs you of the past two or three generations."

"I think my mom had to do that so she could get a new key for her vault. She pricked her finger and dropped some blood on the parchments. I wasn't able to read what was on the paper, but I did see words forming." Abby thought back to that first visit to Gringotts.

"The book said that most people get the basic Heritage Test when opening a vault up for the first time or if they need to prove their identity, like if they lose their key. The more extensive one is use primarily for pureblood marriage contracts. Both parties get the test done to prove their family 'purity'." Hermione read off of her notes. "I think just getting a basic test would be enough to prove who your father is."

Abby sat there thinking for a bit. She wanted to be able to prove that James Potter was her father. But then she thought about something here mother had said years earlier.

"I think there is an age requirement. My mom said one time that there was a way, but since my dad is not alive anymore, I will have to wait until I am seventeen."

"I didn't read anything about an age requirement, but there might be something if you don't have both of your parents present." Hermione was deep in thought.

"Thanks Hermione. I appreciate the time you put into this." She gave her young friend a hug just as Madam Pomfrey came over and told Abby that her time was up.

Abby did not get a chance to talk with Roger until the weekend. She was not looking forward to the conversation, but knew it was important to have. So on Saturday afternoon Abby and Roger found an empty classroom to talk. They sat in awkward silence for a few minutes until Abby abruptly broke the silence.

"Do you think our relationship is right?"

"What do you mean by right?" Roger hesitated.

"I mean should we keep dating. I like you Roger, but I am not sure if there is a future for us." Abby said.

"I think you're a great person Abby," Roger replied slowly. "However I agree with you. I am not sure we should stay together. They sat there silently for a bit longer.

"So I guess we are breaking up?" Abby asked.

"I guess so," He nodded. "But we can still be friends."

With that they gave each other a hug and went their own ways. Abby found her friends sitting near the fire. She sat down next to Alicia.

"Weren't you going to go see Roger?" Alicia asked.

"We broke up." All eyes snapped to her.

"What happened?" Angelina and Alicia asked in unison.

"Well we both agreed that although we think the other person is great, it's not enough to stay in the relationship." Abby replied.

"So it was a mutual thing," Alicia asked. Abby nodded.

"Thankfully I did not have to break his heart." Abby said "But I think I am done talking about it." Her friends took the hint and went back to what they were doing. Only Alicia noticed that George wore a small smile.