Chapter 28: Information

A few days later,

"You wanted to see me, Dad?" Taran asked after Defense.

"Taran. Just how dumb do you think I am?" Harry said.

"Not very…" Taran guessed.

"Taran. The tone you used with Dumbledore Halloween….same stunt I pulled as a second year." Harry informed his son. "And I know the legend. The powers of Gryffindor appear at the age of seventeen if there is no heir of Slytherin or if the current heir doesn't know of his heritage. Interesting how many years pass and the new Heir of Gryffindor gets his powers sooner than his father."

"Well, I AM the 400th." Taran argued.

"That only means you get more power. Not get them sooner." Harry said.

"I don't know anything about the Heir of Slytherin Dad. Honest." Taran said truthfully.

"I believe you there." Harry said after a few seconds. "However, why didn't you come to me about this earlier?"

"I feel that my Halloween nightmares are visions of things to come." Taran said summoning up his Gryffindor courage. "I don't know when…but I know that in them, you are killed by the Heir of Slytherin."

"Taran…" Harry tried to reassure. "I've already defeated an heir once…"

"That doesn't make you immortal, Dad." Taran told his father feeling more like a Gryffindor than ever before. "Just…please remember how important you are to Mum, Tara, Aunt Meg, Grandma, and Grandpa, and NOT the wizarding world."

With that Taran walked out of the room to go to Herbology.

Harry sighed as he realized that his son was finally acting like a rebellious teenager.

"Who does he remind you of?" a familiar voice said.

Harry jumped and turned to see Albus standing behind him. Luckily, it was now a free period for Harry.

"Don't do that." Harry said before turning to the door his son just walked out of. "Was I ever like that?"

"Let's see." Dumbledore said. "Keeping secrets to protect the ones you love? I'd say that a valid description of Harry James Potter."

"Well," Harry said. "He knows of the legend about Slytherin's heir. Have you gotten anything?"

"I have." Dumbledore said. "I know you won't like this, but I struck up a deal with some ex-Death Eaters."

"You're not the only one." Harry said.

"Who did you create an alliance with?" Dumbledore asked.

"I thought you knew everything?" Harry argued before answering. "Draco. He approached me with the offer. If he provides information, I won't treat his kids like Snape treated me. Not that I would, but the presence of the threat is nice all the same."

"Speaking of Snape..." Dumbledore said.

"You struck a deal with Snape?" Harry asked amazed. "I thought the git was kissed?"

"No. Just left to rot." Dumbledore said.

"That was very risky Sir." Harry said. "Considering we're trying to keep it quiet that you're alive again."

"The man spent over twenty years in Azkaban. I doubt their going to take his word." Dumbledore said. "He gave me some information. Voldemort…had a son."

Harry paled.

"What do you know of Riddle Jr.?" Harry asked.

"Not much. Voldemort didn't know about him. Severus heard it from Bellatrix who was present at the time Voldemort took the boy's mother and…you know. When I find out more, I'll let you know."

A small red fairy flew out of the window.

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Later that night,

Taran was sitting by the open window talking to Rosepetal about the Heir of Slytherin. She had a cousin who had a friend who had a brother in Albania. She combined what she had heard with what she overheard Harry and Dumbledore speak of.

"Thanks for informing me." Taran said.

Rosepetal flew off and Taran looked at his sleeping friends. Quickly putting silencing spells on his two best friends so not to awaken Robert Thomas and Regan Finigan, he then conjured up two buckets of ice cold water and poured them on his friends.

Matt's mouth started moving in the form of swear words one only hears from Quidditch players.

"Meeting. Meet me in the common room." Taran whispered as he grabbed his broom and went to the window. "Close the window after I leave."

He then mounted his broom and flew up to the girl's dorm.

When he got up there, he saw his sister, cousin, and crush sleeping soundly.

TAP TAP

Tara woke up and saw her brother on his broom outside her window. She got out of bed and walked over and let him in.

"If you're caught, you could get into trouble." She reminded him in a whisper.

"No time. I've gotten some info on Slytherin's heir. You wake Anna and I'll wake Sabrina."

"Right." Tara said running to her best friend.

After the girls woke up, the four went over to the door.

"I probably should…" Taran said looking at the stairs knowing what happens when a boy steps past the boundary.

The girls stood on the steps and looked at each other. With grins they sat down on the steps. Tara then grabbed her brother and pulled him onto the stairs thus transforming them into a slide.

"That looked like fun." Austin said as the four reached the bottom.

"Okay." Taran said getting up and dusting himself off. "Now to the study."

Taran walked over to the suite of armor.

"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus" Taran told the armor.

The battle suit stepped forward and Taran moved the tapestry allowing his friends into the secret room he had his father tell him about his first year but never bothered to check it out.

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"Nice." Sabrina said.

"Ah." The portrait of Gryffindor said noticing Taran. "I see Harry has a son of his own now."

"And a daughter." Tara told her ancestor. "I'm your 399th Heir. Taran's the lucky 400th."

"I'm not too sure about lucky." Taran said. "We can chat with the founders later. I need to tell you what I know about Slytherin's last heir."

"Talk General Potter." Austin teased.

After a quick glare, Taran spoke. "Okay. I'm tell you five all of this because I trust you. Of course, that's pretty obvious with how much I speak around you guys considering how shy I usually am. Anyways, during his first reign of terror, Voldemort raped a woman from Hungary. During that moment, they conceived a son which was named Iago Lucifer Kelemen. Voldemort never knew of his son. According to my sources, Iago found out four years ago who his father was when he found a Death Eater fleeing Albania from Mum and Dad. He's been doing research on his father and has made it his life's mission to follow his father's path. He intends to kill the other heirs of Hogwarts. He doesn't know that one family holds all three titles."

"So, when is he going to attack?" Sabrina asked.

"He doesn't plan to kill me until he has all of the Deathly Hollows." Taran said. "Right now…he has the stone. I wouldn't expect him for at least another year or two."

TBC

Since Harry wasn't around and the kids were hiding, Taran used his powers to make him look older.

"What's wrong…Padfoot?" Taran asked trying to remember Sirius' nickname.

"The ministry's being under attacked. Looks like Death Eaters, but…not quite. I think we may have another Dark Lord on our hands."

"We're on our way!" Taran said. "Try to stay alive."