- December 30, 1989 -
-Part 1-
Juan Carlos was busy finishing up paperwork for a new law that if passed would provide those afflicted with lycanthropy with Wolfsbane Potion at a reduced price, if they were currently employed. His original draft of the law, which had been soundly rejected by the Wizengamot, would have provided Wolfsbane Potion free of cost to all werewolves. The close-mindedness that Juan encountered was astounding; he had a cousin who, like other Peruvian werewolves, received the Wolfsbane Potion free of cost, which allowed them to pursue employment. Shaking his head, Juan Carlos wrote more furiously already imagining himself singing carols with his children.
A short cough from his office doorway startled Juan Carlos. Scowling at the mess he had made, he looked up.
"Juan Carlos Paredes Guiterrez, I presume?"
Nodding his head, Juan Carlos waited.
"Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts. May I have a word?"
Gesturing to the chair before his desk, Juan Carlos asked, "Is something wrong? The boys never mentioned anything when they came home."
Shaking his head, "Not quite. You have three sons currently at Hogwarts, correct?"
"Yes, Juan Dalmacio, Julian, and Jorge."
"And you have two more at home?"
"I - yes, James* and Mariela, starting in two years."
"Yes, is that a picture of them? Might I see?"
Without waiting for a response, Dumbledore reached for the picture frame that sat facing Juan Carlos on his desk. It was a recent picture; Juan Dalmacio was seated between his parents with a Prefect's badge on his chest. In the front row, sat Julian and Jorge and the youngest two Paredes' children he had yet to meet.
"James and Mariela. Why they bear a striking resemblance to each other, they could pass as twins. But they aren't."
"Excuse me?" said Juan Carlos in a cold voice.
"They have similar coloring, hair and eyes. But James, that's his name right, doesn't bear any resemblance to you at all. Your daughter has your nose and her mother's chin, but your son, James…"
"Headmaster, is there something you would like to ask?"
"Is he Harry Potter?"
*James=Pronounced Ha-mez
