Chapter sixteen

Arthur and Molly gave it a couple of days then they asked Ginny if she would go see Harry and invite him to dinner. They also said she could stay with Harry until then. Ginny realised her parent's really wanted to show they were sorry for everything and they were trusting Ginny. She hugged her parent's then apparated, which didn't surprise Arthur or Molly.

'So Harry taught her how to apparate?' Arthur said as he sat down near Charlie.

'No, Sirius taught Harry and Ginny when they were at Grimmauld place. Sirius wanted Harry taught after what happened in the graveyard, and Harry said Ginny should learn as well as she was in more danger, being his girlfriend. That is one of the things Harry and Ginny told me how Dumbledore failed. He knew the prophecy about Harry and Voldemort yet he never trained Harry, or even get any decent teachers. Harry might be angry with Remus but he did say he was the only decent teacher, the trouble is, Remus taught about dark creatures, not spells that could help Harry if he was faced with Voldemort.'

'He was wrong, we know that now. Albus should have trained Harry. There is more isn't there Charlie?'

'Yeah, there is, and I don't think Harry would mind if I told you two. He cares for you, he just knew you would listen to Dumbledore over him that's why he couldn't take the chance of trusting you. Okay, the first was what many students complained about, Snape, from what Ginny told me and Harry explained how just a couple of lessons went with that man, Snape was cruel to Harry and deliberately antagonistic towards him just to have a reason to put him in detention. He could not get back at James Potter, so he was taking it out on Harry even though Harry didn't do anything to him. More leads to Snape which I will get to though.'

'Fred and George explained how Snape was in class. At first we weren't sure if they were exaggerating or not. But go on Charlie, we need to know why Harry didn't like or trust Dumbledore.'

'He also thought Dumbledore didn't do enough about the danger. I mean Harry almost died three different times in his first year, all caused by Voldemort. Then you have the chamber and as Harry said, he only just got to Ginny in time, he said she was almost dead. If she had to wait for Dumbledore or any of the staff she would have died.'

'But no one knew where the chamber was,' Molly said.

'Mum, Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix went to Harry, saved him with his tears. The chamber of secrets was not warded in any way, it just needed a parseltongue to open the entrance. Fawkes could have taken Dumbledore down to the chamber using his fire travel, and he should have done that the moment he knew it had been opened. It was luck that no student died. It won't matter what anyone said about Dumbledore, he could have stopped it the moment the cat was petrified. Anyway, it's lucky Harry went down there.'

'If Fawkes ever returns, I think we should test that. I believe you are right, but Fawkes could show proof. Go on Charlie,' Arthur said.

'During his third year Harry went to speak with Hagrid, to try and stop him drinking. The first time Ron and Hermione were with him. This time he thought he would try but do it alone. Well, you know what people get like when their drunk, they ramble. Well, Hagrid began to talk about the night he took Harry from the house. Let's break this down. One, Hagrid didn't have a wand or wand rights, if a dozen death eaters had been there Hagrid could not have protected Harry. Two, Hagrid had to take Harry straight to Dumbledore, he wasn't family but it seems no one cared. Three, Dumbledore didn't bother having Harry checked by a healer. He gets hit with the killing curse, he has this big red scar on his forehead and he had just witnessed his mother being murdered, yet Dumbledore didn't believe Harry needed to see a healer. And the fourth and worst, he left Harry on the Dursley's doorstep in the middle of the night, a cold night as well. If Harry woke, the first thing he would do is call for his mum and dad. Dumbledore didn't seemed to care that Harry would be upset, but what about some type of injury to his brain, he didn't bother to check. He doesn't bother to knock on the door and ask if they would take Harry, they had a baby themselves, they might not have wanted to look after another, they might not have been able to, he didn't bother to find out. Also, even though she should have been punished for how she treated Harry, Petunia Dursley found out her sister was murdered by a note stuck to Harry, she found him and the note the following morning. As Ginny told me, if she didn't hate the wizarding world before, she would have then.'

'He didn't take Harry to see a healer?' Molly whispered, her hand over her chest.

'No, not even Poppy, as Harry said, Dumbledore just dumped him on the doorstep like some old boots. McGonagall was with him, which is why Harry also doesn't like her, apart from how she never helped him when he needed it. Ron, Hermione and Harry went to see her to tell her the philosophers stone was in danger, McGonagall didn't believe them. She didn't even bother to investigate, which is why the three of them went to save it, to stop Voldemort. But that is not the worst.'

'Everything I've heard so far is bad,' Arthur sighed, 'Go on Charlie.'

'Dumbledore was interviewing Trelawney for the divination teacher. He planned to turn her down. Well she went into a seer trance and began to speak the prophecy. That's the reason he hired her, to keep her safe at Hogwarts. Anyway, a death eater was listening at the door, this was in the Hogs Head pub. Aberforth saw this young death eater, so he threw him out. He only heard the first part of the prophecy, he went straight to Voldemort. The first part went, the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches, born to those that have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies. That's all he heard. Voldemort found out there were two magical babies born at the end of July. The Potter's and the Longbottom's, who had gone into hiding and both families using the fidelius charm. The death eater basically gave Voldemort the information that sent him after the Potters,' Charlie stared at his parent's, 'The death eater was Snape.'

Molly gasped, Arthur looked shocked, 'And since he did kill Dumbledore, we know he was always a death eater. How could Dumbledore hire him, trust him?' Arthur sighed, 'No wonder Harry didn't trust Dumbledore. If I knew this beforehand I would not have trusted him. I get now Charlie. Do you know if anyone else knows it was Snape?'

'No, Harry found out by accident, he told Ginny, they told me when we were in the tent. Ginny did tell me that Harry felt like killing Dumbledore when he heard, but he had found out what Malfoy was up to so he was working on that. It was the night Dumbledore died that Trelawney mentioned the night she got the job, and how a young Snape was listening at the door. So you see, Harry saw Dumbledore as also being partly responsible for his terrible life, but he hired the man that sent Voldemort after his family.'

'We all believed Dumbledore knew something that proved Snape was really on our side, yet none of us saw any type of loyalty to our side. The way he treated our family, Harry, and others from the light side was like how the death eaters treat us,' Molly said, 'I'm going to apologise to Harry, then make him all his favourites.'

'He would appreciate that. But Molly, don't expect him to forgive us straight away. We have to show him and prove to him we can be trusted, and show him we are worth forgiving,' Arthur turned back to Charlie, 'Do you know what the entire prophecy said?'

Charlie nodded, 'I don't think Harry would mind now, not now he's dead. Okay, the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches, born to those that have thrice defied him, born as the seven month dies. Now, Harry found out that both his parent's and the Longbottom's defied Voldemort three times, so at that time it could have meant either boy. It's the next that showed it meant Harry, or better put, it was Voldemort who decided it was Harry when he went after the Potters and not the Longbottom's. Neville doesn't know any of this by the way. Harry said there was no use scaring him.'

'I don't blame him,' Arthur sighed.

'Okay, the next part. And the dark lord will mark him as his equal,' Charlie tapped his forehead, 'The scar was the mark. But he 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 seven month dies.'

'Dear merlin, Harry really was the chosen one,' Arthur said.

'They were equal in power,' Molly whispered.

'Harry's powerful alright, I wouldn't last a minute against him, and he's been teaching Ginny.'

'Dumbledore knew this and didn't train him. Do you know why because none of it makes sense?' Arthur asked.

'He believed since Lily loved Harry and she sacrificed herself for her son that love would be the power.'

Molly and Arthur sat there in shock, 'What, did he think Harry had to hug him to death or something?'

'All Harry knew was Dumbledore believes that Voldemort had no love, yet Harry was full of love. Again this was one of his mistakes. Until he got together with Ginny, Harry never loved anyone, nor had he felt love from anyone. Like Harry said, he would need to trust someone before he could allow himself to care for someone. He was badly treated by the Dursley's, none of his old school teachers, or neighbours did anything so he learned that most adults weren't to be trusted. He gets to Hogwarts and has Snape bullying him and none of the other staff do anything to stop it. When they find out his a parselmouth, most of the school turn against him, again no one did anything about the harassment Harry was getting, even from some of the staff. He began to care for both of you, but like with others, you kept taking anything Dumbledore said as truth and fact, so he knew he couldn't trust you.'

'I don't blame him. We have a lot to make up to him, and I plan to call one last meeting of the order to tell them exactly how wrong we all were. They need to understand, especially about Snape and the prophecy.'

'I think that would be a good idea.'

'It said power the dark lord knows not,' Molly said.

'That's been put under a secrecy oath. Harry and Amelia didn't want anyone finding out. I will say that Harry used this power to prevent Ginny being raped by Draco Malfoy and two of his thug friends. It was the first time he used it.'

Molly had gasped, Arthur growled, 'He saves our daughter from dying, then from being raped, and we listened to Albus Dumbledore instead of showing our support for Harry. It's time for everyone to know Dumbledore didn't help Harry, didn't train him and basically left him to do this alone.'

Charlie gave his parent's a kindly smile, he could see it, he could see just how sorry they were for everything Harry went through and they will do anything to make it up to him.