Chapter 25
Truth Be Told
Author's Note: This chapter begins a little while before the last chapter ended.
Saturday, November 1st, 1991
While their children were making their way to Gryffindor Tower, James led Lily, Amelia, Sirius and Remus through the fourth floor of Hogwarts, in the direction of his Living Quarters. Soon, they arrived at a portrait of a small knight with a pony that was taller than him. The knight was currently yelling at his pony. When he saw James, he turned away from the pony.
"Lord Potter!" the knight said, "You have returned!"
"Sir Cadogan," James said, "I'm sure you remember my wife and friends."
The Marauders had many run-ins with the knight during their days at Hogwarts. They had become friends with the small knight, so it was an easy choice for James to pick him as the guardian of his Living Quarters.
"Loyal Marauders and fair maidens!" Sir Cadogan said, "I greet you!"
"Heart of Gold," James said, giving the password.
"You may enter!" Sir Cadogan said, as his portrait opened to reveal a doorway.
James led his wife and friends through the doorway. The first room they came upon was a sitting room with sofas, chairs, and a warm hearth, with a fire already roaring inside.
"Welcome to my home away from home," James said, "As you can see, this is the sitting room. Bathroom with combination bath-shower is down the hall as well as my bedroom. Professor Dumbledore has promised to enhance these Quarters in April when you and the children come, Lily."
"That is nice of him," Lily said.
"Better than having to move to new Quarters," James said, "One of the Portraits nearby leads right into my office, which is next door to my classroom."
"There's no kitchen in here?" Sirius asked, looking around.
James chuckled and shook his head. "No. As Dumbledore said, if the Professors' Living Quarters had a kitchen, we'd never be seen in the Great Hall."
"Probably a good point," Remus said.
James and Lily sat down on one of the sofas, while Sirius and Amelia took another one. Remus sat down in one of the chairs.
"You've been hinting about needing to tell us something since we arrived, James," Lily said, "What is on your mind?"
James sighed. "I learned something back on the very first day I started teaching here in September. Something that I've been keeping from all of you, including you Lily."
"Let me guess," Lily said, rolling her eyes, "Whatever you've been keeping secret is something that might stress me out, which might endanger me and the baby?"
"That was my main worry, yes," James said. "You do remember me telling you about the Boggart."
Lily frowned. "Yes, I remember."
"What are we missing here?" Remus asked.
"I taught my first years, including Rose and Susan, about Boggarts during the first week of my lessons," James said, "We had a practical lesson with a Boggart. When I confronted it, it turned into Lily. Her dead body, combined with her losing the baby."
"The whole class saw it?" Amelia said, "Susan and Rose?"
"Yeah," James said, "Rose didn't take it very well."
"I can imagine," Amelia said.
"Well, you can rest your fears, James," Lily said. "As I told you yesterday, I'm no longer at risk for miscarriage. So you can stop worrying about me, and you can stop keeping things from me. Now, please, tell us what is so important."
"The first night I taught here," James said, "I met up with Albus in his office. I wanted to know if my fears were correct: that Voldemort was targeting Rose, and not us, on that day in early September, as well as Halloween a decade ago."
"Are you saying Albus confirmed your fear?" Lily asked.
"Yes," James said, "There is a reason Albus placed us in the safe-house in Godric's Hollow. I'm sure you remember. Albus told us that Voldemort was targeting you and I back then, because he was angry that we had survived battles with him so many times."
"Yeah, what was it?" Sirius asked, "Three confrontations you got into with him."
"The last when I was pregnant with Rose," Lily said, nodding. "I didn't know it at the time. I got injured – a concussion and a broken ankle. The Healers at St. Mungo's told me after they healed me that I was pregnant."
"And that was the last battle you took part in during the war," James said.
"Are you saying that Albus was wrong?" Lily asked.
"I'm saying that Albus lied to us," James said. "Voldemort was not targeting us. He was targeting Rose – or Harry, as he knew him back then."
"Why was our baby such a threat to him?" Lily asked.
"It was what he feared our child would be to him in the future," James said, "There is a Prophecy about Rose and Voldemort. The current Divination Professor, Sybil Trelawney, made the Prophecy. Albus was interviewing her for the vacant position when she made the Prophecy."
"Albus told you the Prophecy, didn't he?" Lily asked, staring at James with fear in her eyes.
James nodded. Then he told his wife and friends the entire prophecy. He had not forgotten any part of it. By the time he finished, Lily's eyes were full of angry tears. James comforted her. Amelia had the same reaction as Lily. Sirius and Remus looked shocked and angry.
"Does Voldemort know this prophecy?" Remus asked.
"He knows the first two lines," James said, "He knew that the one to vanquish him would be born at the end of July to parents who defied him three times. Albus said that a Death Eater had overheard those two lines, before his brother, Aberforth – who owns the Hogs Head where the meeting took place – found the Death Eater and threw him out of the building."
"Did he know the identity of the Death Eater?" Sirius asked.
"If Aberforth identified him, then I'm sure he told Albus," James said, "But Albus didn't tell me. Albus did tell me this though. There was one other child that could have qualified for the Prophecy."
"Born at the end of July," Lily said, "Oh, Merlin... Neville. That is why Voldemort sent his followers to attack the Longbottoms."
"Yes," James said, "But Voldemort attacked us, attacked Rose, and marked her as his equal, like the Prophecy. I don't know what that means, except for the literal mark he gave her."
"Her scar," Lily whispered.
"Yes," James said.
"... and either must die at the hand of the other," Remus said, frowning. "Rose has to kill Voldemort?"
"Or the other way around," Sirius said.
"Oh, Merlin," Lily said, as fresh tears fell from her eyes.
"That is not going to happen, Lily," James said, "We'll figure out how to defeat him."
"Yeah," Sirius said, "It is just a dumb prophecy. Who says it is true?"
"Voldemort obviously believes it is true," Amelia said. "That is why he is targeting Rose. He'll continue to target her."
"James," Sirius said, "You said you reckoned the two intruders last night were Death Eaters, right?"
"Yes," James said, "I am sure they used the trolls as a distraction so they could come in and try to kidnap Rose."
"Or worse," Sirius said, "They wanted to finish Voldemort's job for him."
Lily shuddered against James' body.
"What does Albus think?" Remus asked.
"He says that is possible," James said, "But he also doesn't want to drop the possibility that it was simply a Halloween prank. That is what he told the students this morning. He's doing damage control so the Department of Magical Law Enforcement doesn't get involved."
"Oh, that is complete bollocks!" Amelia exclaimed, "If I was a member of the DMLE, I would have wanted to be here to investigate!"
"The question we need to ask ourselves is this," James said, "Now that we know Voldemort is targeting Rose, should we leave England again? Should we take Rose from Hogwarts?"
"And Susan," Amelia said.
"Did Albus have anything to say about that?" Remus asked.
"He said that if we wished for Rose to continue her Hogwarts education," James said, "She would be safe here. Her biggest risk would be away from Hogwarts. Potter Manor is highly protected. Or we could go to Isle Potter during the holidays. The last couple of times I threatened to remove Rose from Hogwarts, Albus tried to guilt-trip me. He said we would take her away from her friends."
"I have to agree with him there," Lily said. "She loves her friends. Aside from Susan and Dora, everyone else she's known outside of adults, for most of her life, have been younger than her. She has friends here her age. We would take her away from that and... she'd be miserable."
"As would Susan," Amelia said.
"So what should we do?" James asked.
"I think," Lily said, "we should let Rose make her own decision."
James was rather surprised. "You think she's old enough? Mature enough?"
"Those don't sound like your words," Lily said.
"Albus said we should not tell her the prophecy until she's mature enough," James said. "We should let her live her life for now."
"Oh, bull," Sirius said, "He just doesn't want her to know about it."
"Not only that," Remus said. "Maybe he believes her scar gives her some sort of mental connection with Voldemort. If she knows the prophecy, he could take it from her mind, or rather Dumbledore fears that is possible. If Voldemort doesn't know all of the Prophecy, he'll want to know what it says. He may think it has some secret to getting rid of the bloodlust."
"How would he take it from her?" Amelia asked. "Legilimency?"
"Seems like it would be something like that," Lily said. "My Occlumency Pendant would protect her from that."
"Yeah, and even then he'd probably need his body back," Sirius said, "He isn't strong enough without it. And who knows when that will happen. Could be another decade before he returns!"
Lily blew out a breath. "I think we should tell Rose the Prophecy."
"You're sure?" James asked, "I'd have thought you'd want to take her back to Isle Potter."
"We can't keep her locked up because we're afraid, James," Lily said. "We need to tell her the prophecy. Only her. Not Susan, not her siblings or cousins, and not her friends. She can tell Susan and her friends if she wants, but not the younger children. They aren't old enough. They would just worry needlessly. After she knows the Prophecy, she can make the decision on her own whether or not to continue her education at Hogwarts or leave England again."
James nodded. If his wife was strong enough to make that decision, even though she was clearly worried, then James had to agree with her. He looked around at his friends, and their expressions told him that they were in agreement with Lily.
"I suppose we should go find her then," James said.
"That would be most unnecessary, Lord Potter," Sir Cadogan said, from his portrait on the inside of the front door, which matched the portrait on the other side of the door, "Your daughter is standing right outside with her friends, and the rest of your children."
With her siblings, cousins and friends in tow, Rose walked through the fourth floor corridor. She was holding the Marauder's Map in front of her, following its directions to her father's private rooms.
"Does the map say we're almost there, Rose?" Chrys asked.
"Impatient, are we?" Rose asked.
"No!" Chrys grumbled, "I just feel as if we've been walking forever. This castle is huge!"
Rose's other siblings and cousins made noises of agreement.
Rose chuckled. "Yes, we're almost there, according to the Map. Just a bit further.."
"I can't believe you never visited Dad's room before today, Rose," Charlie said. "You should already know where we're going."
Rose shrugged. "He's usually in his classroom or office during the day. I've just never had a reason to visit him in his room."
Two minutes later, they arrived at the portrait of a short knight and a pony.
"According to the Map, it says Daddy's room is just beyond this portrait," Rose said.
"Greetings, Miss Potter!" the knight said.
Rose raised her eyebrows and looked at the knight. "You know who I am?"
"Fair maiden, you look just like your mother!" the knight said, "There could be no mistake as to who you are."
"Is this my father's room?" Rose asked, "Professor James Potter?"
"Indeed it is, young Potter!" the knight said. "Your parents and their friends are just inside."
"Er... can you tell them we're here?" Rose said, "We're looking for them."
"A mighty coincidence," the knight said, "They were just about to search for you as well!"
Before Rose could inquire why her parents were looking for her, the knight vanished from the portrait. A minute later, the portrait swung open, and Rose's father stood there. He looked quite surprised at the number of children standing in the corridor.
"Well, hello everyone," James said, "This is a surprise. Rose, I wasn't aware you knew where my private rooms were."
"I didn't know," Rose said, "Until just now. We found your old Map, Daddy. It led us here."
She showed the Marauder's Map to James, who had an odd smile on his face as he looked at it.
"I'm sure how you found it is quite the tale," he said, "I'd love to hear it, and I know a couple other gentlemen who would love to hear it as well. Well, come on in everyone."
Rose led her siblings, cousins and friends through the portrait-hole. Rose found that they were standing in a small sitting room, that was getting rather crowded with all the people in it now. Rose found her mother, Aunt and Uncles sitting there. Her siblings and cousins joined their parents.
"Remus, Sirius," James said, "Rose has just told me that she has found our old Map."
"Did you now?" Remus asked Rose, "We thought it had been lost forever. How did you come by it?"
"Fred and George," Rose said, nodding to the ginger twin boys, "They were in possession of it."
"Well, it appears you were right, James," Sirius said.
"You knew they had the Map, Daddy?" Rose asked.
"I suspected they did," James said, as he looked at the Weasley twins, "Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall told me during the Halloween feast about two young Pranksters who could rival the Marauders. It appears these boys were rather crafty in getting around the castle whilst being able to avoid staff members. I put two and two together."
The two boys in question exchanged grins.
"Fred and George are here," Rose said, "Because I promised to introduce them to the Marauders if they gave me the Map. Fred, George, this is Padfoot, also known as Sirius Black..."
Sirius grinned and waved. Beside him, Amelia rolled her eyes.
"Remus Lupin," Remus said, "Also known as Moony."
"And my father is Prongs," Rose said.
Fred and George's grins had not left their faces. Suddenly, they went to their knees and started bowing repeatedly.
"We're not worthy!" they said in unison, "We're not worthy."
Rose rolled her eyes as her siblings and cousins started laughing.
"Oh, get up, you two," she said, "You found the Map, didn't you? I'm sure that's worthy enough!"
"Indeed it is," James said, "How did you come by it, boys?"
"About a month into our first year," Fred said, "Filch caught trying to sabotage the Slytherin Seeker's broom. He brought us to his office, and in the middle of assigning us a punishment, Peeves made a racket. Filch left to investigate."
"So we 'investigated' his office," George said, "And found the Map."
"Along with a lot of other good stuff," Fred said.
"First we thought it was just a spare bit of parchment," George said, "But we wondered why Filch would have it. Then when we made the first attempt at a password, text showed up on the parchment.
"But it wasn't a map," Fred said, "It was writing, and we could tell there were four separate styles of hand-writing."
"Let me wager a guess," Remus said, "The map insulted you?"
"Yeah," George said, "We thought it was brilliant!"
"Thank you!" Sirius said, "That was my idea!"
"We spent several hours a day for half-a-week," Fred said, "Trying to come up with the right phrase, and finally we did. Been using the Map ever since."
"Well, thank you for finding it, boys," James said, "Filch took it from us late in our seventh year. I wanted to retrieve it years ago, but never got around to it. How did you know they had the Map, Rose?"
Rose quickly debated whether to tell her father the truth, knowing it might get the twins in trouble. After all, her father was a Professor.
"Female intuition," Rose said,
Susan snorted.
"Daddy?" Rose said, "That knight in the portrait said you were going to look for us?"
"We were going to look for you, Rose," James said, "There is something your mother and I need to talk to you about. In private."
"Kids," Amelia said, to her children, and Rose's siblings, "How much of the castle have you explored?"
"Not nearly all of it!" Reg said.
"Didn't think so," Amelia said, "How about we go explore more while Uncle James and Aunt Lily talk to Rose?"
There were no arguments from any of the younger children about wanting to stay behind. They knew they wouldn't win anyway. Soon, all but Rose, her parents, and Susan, Hermione and Neville had left the room. Fred and George had followed Remus and Sirius, and Rose heard them asking for tales about the Marauders.
"You three best be off as well," James said, "Rose will have the option to tell you what she's about to learn, but it will be her choice. For now, it is best if only Lily and I are here with Rose for this."
Rose was very curious, though she also had a slight sense of dread. Whatever her parents wanted to tell her, she could immediately tell that her parents would probably not want her siblings and cousins to know about whatever topics were about to be discussed.
Rose exchanged temporary farewells with Susan, Hermione and Neville, and her three friends left the room. Rose walked over to one of the chairs and sat down, while James joined his wife on the couch.
"Rose," Lily began the conversation, "What your father and I are going to tell you will be very hard to swallow. But both of us feel you are mature enough and ready to hear it."
"However," James said, "What we're going to tell you cannot be public knowledge. Very few people know, and if this information were to get in the wrong hands, it would be very bad."
"Wrong hands," Rose said, "As in... Voldemort and his Death Eaters?"
"Exactly," James said, "Though it would be pretty dangerous if too many people not associated with Voldemort knew it too, because Voldemort could snatch it from their minds using Legilimency. We wouldn't even be telling you this if it weren't for the Occlumency pendant protecting the information in your mind."
"So... whatever this information is... I shouldn't tell my friends?" Rose asked.
"Susan, Hermione and Neville have Occlumency pendants," Lily said, "So the information would be safe with them, as long as they don't tell anyone not 'in the know' about it, which I'm sure once they understand its importance, then they wouldn't do so. However, this information may also frighten them, or make them worry. That is exactly why we don't want you to tell your siblings or cousins about it."
"Alright," Rose said, "So... what is this information?"
"At the end of my first day as a Professor," James said, "I met with Headmaster Dumbledore. I had a few questions for him, regarding certain suspicions I had. I wanted to know why Voldemort was so interested in us. Headmaster Dumbledore told me a story. Do you know who Professor Trelawney is?"
"The Divination Professor?" Rose asked, "I've only seen her during a couple of the feasts. She doesn't come down from her tower very often. She's very... odd."
James chuckled. "Yes, she is. The winter before you were born, Headmaster Dumbledore met with Professor Trelawney at the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade. They were meeting for a job interview for the Divination position. Interestingly enough, Dumbledore nearly closed down the Divination class until he met Professor Trelawney."
"Something he saw in her interested him," Rose said.
"Actually, it was something she did during the interview," James said, "She made a real, genuine Prophecy."
Rose raised her eyebrows. "Okay. I'm guessing this Prophecy is the reason for this conversation. What was it?"
James and Lily exchanged glances, and nodded.
James cleared his throat and looked back at Rose. "`The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies … and the Dark Lord will mark them as his equal, but they will have power the Dark Lord knows not … and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives … the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies …'"
Rose stared at her father, who was staring at her intently. "I – did that mean – what does that mean?"
"According to Dumbledore," James said, "It means that the person who has the only chance of conquering Lord Voldemort for good was born at the end of July, eleven years ago. This person would be born to parents who had already defied Voldemort three times.'"
"S-so," Rose said, her voice shaking slightly with emotion, "That means... me?"
`The odd thing, Rose,' James said softly, `is that it may not have meant you at all. Professor Trelawney's prophecy could have applied to two children, both born at the end of July that year, both of whom had parents who had narrowly escaped Voldemort three times. One, of course, was you. The other was -"
"Neville," Rose cut in. "Then why are you so sure it refers to me?"
"Several reasons," James said, "The first: notice that the prophecy said 'they', not 'he' or 'she'. In some ways, 'they' could refer to multiple people in a group. However, in this way, it simply means that it was unknown at the time whether the child of the Prophecy would be a 'he' or 'she'. In this way, 'they' means -"
"It means that I can turn into a girl or boy," Rose said, "Which was unknown at the time."
"Yes," James said.
"Okay," Rose said, "Besides that, what other reasons are there?"
"Headmaster Dumbledore informed me that he wasn't the only one to hear the Prophecy," James said, "He said that there was an eavesdropper outside the room where the interview was taking place. They heard the first two lines of the Prophecy, before they were caught eavesdropping."
"Who?" Rose asked, "Who was it?"
"I don't know," James said, "Dumbledore didn't tell me."
"Because he didn't know?" Rose asked, "Or because he knows and doesn't want us to know."
"Could be either," Lily said.
"But it is likely the latter," James said.
"Maybe he's doing it to protect them?" Rose suggested.
"I wouldn't count on it," James said, "You see, the person who eavesdropped... was a Death Eater."
Rose's eyes widened. "Oh..."
"The Death Eater took the information back to Voldemort," James said. "Because of this, Voldemort knew a child would be born at the end of July, and that they'd have a power to defeat him. The information terrified him. He made plans to eliminate the new threat. On Halloween of 1981, he used this information. He chose to go after you, and he sent his Death Eaters to Neville's house."
Rose processed this information for a moment. "That's why he attacked us that night. The bloodlust. He wasn't targeting either of you. He was targeting me. In September, he threw the two of you and Professor Dumbledore aside and went after me. Because he believes I am the only one who can defeat him?"
"Yes," James said, "Voldemort fears death above all. He truly believes this prophecy. Even if the prophecy wasn't concrete, Voldemort believes in it."
"So... he'll keep coming after me," Rose said, "Until... he kills me, or... I... I kill him."
"Rose," Lily said, her voice full of emotion. "I promise. We will do everything we can to destroy him. We will not lay this burden on you."
"But what if the prophecy's right?" Rose asked, "What if I am the only one with the power to defeat him. I mean – in September, and on – on that night in 1981, he – he threw you both aside. You didn't stand a chance against him. I – I defeated him once, didn't I? Maybe I am the only one who can defeat him."
"We don't know if that is accurate, Rose," Lily said.
"So what?!" Rose asked, her voice raised a little higher. "He'll kill you to get to me! Dumbledore said it, didn't he? When Voldemort comes back, he'll likely deal with the bloodlust, and... and he won't ignore you then, if you're protecting me!"
"Rose!" James said, raising his voice above hers.
Rose went silent, pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. She stared at her father, expectantly.
"Even if you are right, Rose," James said, "First of all, it is our job to protect you."
Rose shook her head. "I don't want you to die because Voldemort is targeting me. He's targeting me, so I must be the one to defeat him!"
"You're nowhere near ready to fight him, Rose," Lily said.
"So?" Rose asked, "He's fled, hasn't he? He might not return for years. I can learn and train and prepare."
"This is why Professor Dumbledore didn't want us to tell you the Prophecy, Rose," Lily said.
Rose frowned and looked at her mother. "He doesn't get to say what happens to me. You agree, don't you? I mean, that is why you told me?"
"Dumbledore believes you're too young for this," James said, "He wants you to be able to live your life and grow up like you would without this cruel prophecy."
"What do you want?" Rose asked.
"I want you to think about this, Rose," James said, "I want you to tell us what you will do with this information."
Rose looked at her mother, who nodded in agreement with her husband.
"Rose," Lily said, "I wouldn't have agreed to tell you this information yet if I didn't think you could deal with it. Now I need you to prove me right."
Rose nodded. She looked down at her hands, which were clasped together on her lap. She thought about the discussion, the prophecy, and what she should do about it. Silence reigned in the small sitting room for a good five minutes as James and Lily let Rose think about her response. Rose then cleared her throat.
"What about a compromise?" Rose asked. "I can be a student and train for my apparent destiny to defeat Voldemort. We don't know when Voldemort will return. It could be years from now."
"Indeed, it could," James said, "We'll keep vigilant about it and watch for the signs. We'll be ready when he returns."
"I'll be a student while here at Hogwarts," Rose said, "I'll go to class, do my lessons, hang out with my friends and play Quidditch. During the summer holiday, I want to be able to train for my eventual destiny."
James and Lily exchanged a glance. It was a tense moment for Rose, until she saw her parents smile.
"Well, it was my intent to train you in dueling during the summer holidays," James said. "I can agree with that. Lily, love?"
"As long as you promise to not let this so-called 'destiny' become an obsession," Lily said, "And not let this conversation stop you from being that fun-loving, mischievous little witch we know and love, I think I can agree with that compromise."
"I promise, Mum," Rose said.
"Then we have a deal," James said.
"So," Rose said, "I can tell this information to Susan, Hermione and Neville?"
"That will be your decision, sweetheart," Lily said, "However, I want you to think about that too. After all, think about how this could affect Neville? He could have been the one dealing with this prophecy instead of you."
"This information could scare Susan, Hermione and Neville," James said, "Do you want to be responsible for that?"
"They're my friends!" Rose said, "I can't just keep this from them. They know something is going on already!"
"We know that, sweetheart," Lily said, "We're just saying that you need to be sure about all of this."
Rose sighed and nodded.
"Do you have any more questions?" James asked.
"Who all knows about the whole Prophecy?" Rose replied.
"Besides us and Professor Dumbledore," James said, "I told Aunt Amelia, and Uncles Sirius and Remus."
"Does Professor Trelawney know it?" Rose asked.
"No," James said, "Seers, like Professor Trelawney, never remember the Prophecies they make, unless it is told to them afterward."
"Whenever a Prophecy is made," Lily said, "They are recorded officially. Those recorded in the British wizarding world are stored in the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic."
"So," Rose said, "My prophecy is there?"
"Most likely," James said, nodding.
"I want it destroyed," Rose said, "If Voldemort is after it, I want it destroyed."
James smiled. "I'll discuss that with the Headmaster."
"Tell him I want to do it myself," Rose said, "It is my prophecy after all."
"I'll pass along the message," James said. "Anything else?"
"Do you want the Marauder's Map back?" Rose asked, "Or can I keep it?"
James grinned. "You found it. I think you earned to take possession of it."
Lily sighed. "Just don't get caught with it."
"I promise," Rose said.
"Any more questions?" James asked.
Rose shook her head.
"Very well," James said, "Let's go find the rest of our family. I'm sure you want to say goodbye to them before you find your friends."
Rose nodded. She stood and followed her parents out of the room.
Chapter finally finished!
I had the first half of this chapter written for several months now – up until Rose's PoV began. But the portion where Fred and George met the Marauders kept alluding me, and I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with it. So if it seems underwhelming, that is why.
How was the discussion between Rose and her parents? Did I leave anything out?
Next chapter: Rose decides whether or not to tell her friends about the Prophecy. Dumbledore speaks to James and Rose. And probably more!
I probably won't get the next chapter of this story up until around Spring, so probably early April. The weather around my area has been nice the past couple days, so I wanted to try to take advantage of it. Usually during the cold weather months of winter, my fingers tend to lock up, making it very difficult to write my stories. It is very annoying, believe me! I wish I could get back to my pattern of updates as soon as possible. But it probably won't be until Spring.
Hope you liked this chapter!