Harry Potter & the Return to Honeychurch Institute of Magic
By Darkmoore
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Chapter One: The Meeting
Monday morning Harry Potter enters the office located at 206 Diagon Alley, which just happen to be the main administrative offices of the Sirius Black Memorial Child Care Facility. Ginny Weasley, who was appointed by Harry, is the one and only chief administrative officer for the facility, had her offices here and was expecting him to come by, as they had a very important meeting with the Board of Governors of the Facility that day.
Harry knocks on the door of the private entrance to the office and heard a faint "Come in." and did so.
"Harry, I didn't expect to see you so soon today." Ginny exclaimed as she hugged him.
"Hey Gin, what's going on around here these days?" he asked of his favorite employee.
"Other than this meeting with the board of governors, there's not much to worry about. Though I'm sure the kids would love it if you came by the common room of the facility since you're here today." Ginny said with a little bit of hope in her voice.
Harry smiled and said, "I think I would like that very much."
"Excellent."
"Now what can you tell me about this little boy that has everyone up in arms?" Harry asked.
"Well, there's not much to tell, mostly because I don't know that much about the situation myself. I know he spent almost his entire life with the spinster aunt I was telling you about and that all of his other relatives are all dead, though I'm not sure how."
Harry gave her a puzzled look.
"Professor Dumbledore vouched for him to come here. He said something about Death Eaters caused this to happen to him or something to that effect."
"Is Albus coming to today's meeting?"
Ginny sighed and said, "No he declined, as he was unable to reschedule another meeting he is attending."
"Damn."
"I know I would have liked for him to be here also, but he said you would know what to do."
"What do we know about the aunt?" Harry asked going in a new direction to learn as much as possible before the meeting today.
"I know that she was a pureblood witch from an old family called, Tinsia Odran. However, the boy is a half blood, and though there were a strong following in the dark arts in the Odran family, she was not a known practitioner of them."
"Odran? I've heard of that name before somewhere. I wonder …" Harry thought aloud.
"Sorry I couldn't dig up anything more on the family or about the boy. However, Dumbledore was adamant that you were to have all say so in the boy's life."
"What?" Harry asked, "Why would Albus want me to be in charge of the boy's life, I don't even know him."
Ginny just sat from behind her desk and shrugged.
"Where the boy now?"
"Probably off playing somewhere all alone, he's not very sociable. Then again with his only family just dying, he may be in a state of shock."
"Hasn't he been to see a healer? That's standard practice for the facility isn't it?" Harry asked.
"Normally, I would say yes, but he refuses to let anyone near him."
"I see," Harry said and then changed the subject, "Have you found out why the board is so against him being in the facility?"
"Not a word. They're being rather tight lipped about this one. They just make demands that he be sent away, to Azkaban preferably or that he be killed. I believe the word 'abomination' was used in describing him."
'Abomination?' Harry mouthed clearly not understanding a thing about this situation.
"I don't understand it either and neither does Mrs. Tonks." Ginny said and then looked at the clock. "It's almost time for the meeting; we'd better get going to the conference room."
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A short time later Harry and Ginny were sitting in the conference room that was down the hall from her office as the other attendees were arriving and taking their seats.
"Alright then," Harry said as he looked around the room, "if everyone is here, then let's get started shall we?"
"Wait one moment Mis… excuse me Professor Potter, but we are missing a person." said the ancient looking Governor Stoddard Kaelan.
"Oh, yes, Professor Dumbledore sent word he would not be able to attend this meeting today, he did want to. He has sent his apologies for his absence." Harry said and noticed that several people were actually happy that Dumbledore wasn't going to be at the meeting.
"Actually, we have another person that's been invited to the meeting who is coming." Kaelan replied again.
"Really, I wasn't informed of any other people to this meeting. Who are we waiting on?"
"Me." said a voice and Harry looked over to the door and saw the Minister of Magic, Amelia Bones standing in the doorway.
"Minister Bones, how nice to see you again, please have a seat." Harry said with a smile to his friend.
"Thank you Harry, and please call me Amelia. After all we've been through together I think we could be considered friends."
"Very well Amelia, let's get started here, as I'm sure you're very busy as always. Now please let me begin by saying that I am not up to speed with the current situation, as I've been teaching at the Honeychurch Institute of Magic this year and just found out about this child at our graduation ceremony and couldn't give him any attention until today. Can someone please tell me why he can't be allowed to become a part of the Facility?"
No one said a word, well at first anyway, then Governor Kaelan asked, "Why did you go ahead and put this boy into the facility after we all turned him away?"
"Well, as I just said, I was away at school teaching and couldn't come until now. Also the boy needed somewhere to sleep and something to eat and I was NOT about to send a five year old out into the streets to fend for himself. Frankly I was shocked to learn that most of this board was willing to do just that."
"Actually Harry, they weren't just going to throw the boy into the streets, they wanted to turn him over to me." Amelia said.
"Did you want to adopt him?" Harry asked confused, but delighted that someone so high up in the ministry would do something that kind.
"Not exactly, Harry. They wanted me to incarcerate the boy."
"WHAT?" Harry asked horrified causing several of the governors to grumble.
"Harry please calm down. I didn't mean to offend you." Amelia said, and went on, "Have you talked to the boy yet?"
"No, I've not even met him yet; I just arrived to the offices this morning. I don't even know his first name yet. I just know he's from the Odran family."
"Perhaps, it would be best if you actually spoke to him before we continue with the meeting." Amelia said soothingly.
"I have no problem meeting with him and in fact plan to do so after the meeting. What I do not understand is why this board wants him gone so badly and won't even tell me or the chief administrator of this facility." Harry said heatedly.
"Why don't we simply bring the boy here, Minister Bones?" Andromeda Tonks asked.
No one seemed to want to respond to the question, but Harry did. "What a good idea Ginny would you please bring him in so I can meet him?"
"Sure thing Harry." then she was gone to fetch the boy.
"Do you think it's wise to bring him in here?" Governor Toland Garwood asked.
"Why not? He's five years old, what he going to do paint you into a corner? Harry asked becoming irritated at their behavior towards a small child.
A few moments later, Ginny came back with the timid looking boy in her arms and she sat him down in a chair Harry had conjured for him.
The boy looked around at all the people seated at the table and was afraid and tried to hide behind Ginny's robes.
"It's alright, we won't hurt you." Harry said to him trying to get him to come out on his own.
The boy looked around the room and the last person he looked at was Harry and in a whisper the boy said, "I know you."
The sudden speech from the child stunned Ginny, he hadn't spoken a word since he arrived and the other board members jumped in shock and in fear. Harry ignored them all and remained his focus on the boy.
"Just how do you know me exactly?" he asked expecting some answer similar to books or newspaper.
However, the boy answered, still in a whisper, "I've seen you in my dreams."
Not expecting this answer Harry asked "In your dreams? What am I doing in your dreams?"
"Sometimes riding a broom with some kids, sometimes teaching big kids in school, talking to a picture and sometimes smooching a girl." Then he giggled and hid his face again.
"Well, I'll admit it; I've done all those things." Harry said with a laugh making the boy feel better. Harry continued, "We've been having a meeting to decide what to do with you."
"Why?" the boy asked.
"Well, we need to do something with you, now don't we?"
The boy shrugged, but said nothing.
"Do you like it here at the facility?" Harry asked.
The boy shrugged again.
"Do you want to go somewhere else?"
Again the boy shrugged his shoulders.
Harry laughed and said, "Come on Mr. Odran, I'd like to hear you speak. Big boys always answer that way."
"My name isn't Odran, that was Aunt Tincy's name."
"I'm sorry, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Harry Potter. What's your name?"
"Tommy."
"I'm very pleased to meet you Tommy. Do you have a last name?"
Tommy nodded his head.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"My name is Tommy Riddle."
Then Ginny Weasley turned pure white and fainted away.
To Be Continued…
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Author's Note: To everyone who reviewed, thanks again...
By Darkmoore
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Chapter One: The Meeting
Monday morning Harry Potter enters the office located at 206 Diagon Alley, which just happen to be the main administrative offices of the Sirius Black Memorial Child Care Facility. Ginny Weasley, who was appointed by Harry, is the one and only chief administrative officer for the facility, had her offices here and was expecting him to come by, as they had a very important meeting with the Board of Governors of the Facility that day.
Harry knocks on the door of the private entrance to the office and heard a faint "Come in." and did so.
"Harry, I didn't expect to see you so soon today." Ginny exclaimed as she hugged him.
"Hey Gin, what's going on around here these days?" he asked of his favorite employee.
"Other than this meeting with the board of governors, there's not much to worry about. Though I'm sure the kids would love it if you came by the common room of the facility since you're here today." Ginny said with a little bit of hope in her voice.
Harry smiled and said, "I think I would like that very much."
"Excellent."
"Now what can you tell me about this little boy that has everyone up in arms?" Harry asked.
"Well, there's not much to tell, mostly because I don't know that much about the situation myself. I know he spent almost his entire life with the spinster aunt I was telling you about and that all of his other relatives are all dead, though I'm not sure how."
Harry gave her a puzzled look.
"Professor Dumbledore vouched for him to come here. He said something about Death Eaters caused this to happen to him or something to that effect."
"Is Albus coming to today's meeting?"
Ginny sighed and said, "No he declined, as he was unable to reschedule another meeting he is attending."
"Damn."
"I know I would have liked for him to be here also, but he said you would know what to do."
"What do we know about the aunt?" Harry asked going in a new direction to learn as much as possible before the meeting today.
"I know that she was a pureblood witch from an old family called, Tinsia Odran. However, the boy is a half blood, and though there were a strong following in the dark arts in the Odran family, she was not a known practitioner of them."
"Odran? I've heard of that name before somewhere. I wonder …" Harry thought aloud.
"Sorry I couldn't dig up anything more on the family or about the boy. However, Dumbledore was adamant that you were to have all say so in the boy's life."
"What?" Harry asked, "Why would Albus want me to be in charge of the boy's life, I don't even know him."
Ginny just sat from behind her desk and shrugged.
"Where the boy now?"
"Probably off playing somewhere all alone, he's not very sociable. Then again with his only family just dying, he may be in a state of shock."
"Hasn't he been to see a healer? That's standard practice for the facility isn't it?" Harry asked.
"Normally, I would say yes, but he refuses to let anyone near him."
"I see," Harry said and then changed the subject, "Have you found out why the board is so against him being in the facility?"
"Not a word. They're being rather tight lipped about this one. They just make demands that he be sent away, to Azkaban preferably or that he be killed. I believe the word 'abomination' was used in describing him."
'Abomination?' Harry mouthed clearly not understanding a thing about this situation.
"I don't understand it either and neither does Mrs. Tonks." Ginny said and then looked at the clock. "It's almost time for the meeting; we'd better get going to the conference room."
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A short time later Harry and Ginny were sitting in the conference room that was down the hall from her office as the other attendees were arriving and taking their seats.
"Alright then," Harry said as he looked around the room, "if everyone is here, then let's get started shall we?"
"Wait one moment Mis… excuse me Professor Potter, but we are missing a person." said the ancient looking Governor Stoddard Kaelan.
"Oh, yes, Professor Dumbledore sent word he would not be able to attend this meeting today, he did want to. He has sent his apologies for his absence." Harry said and noticed that several people were actually happy that Dumbledore wasn't going to be at the meeting.
"Actually, we have another person that's been invited to the meeting who is coming." Kaelan replied again.
"Really, I wasn't informed of any other people to this meeting. Who are we waiting on?"
"Me." said a voice and Harry looked over to the door and saw the Minister of Magic, Amelia Bones standing in the doorway.
"Minister Bones, how nice to see you again, please have a seat." Harry said with a smile to his friend.
"Thank you Harry, and please call me Amelia. After all we've been through together I think we could be considered friends."
"Very well Amelia, let's get started here, as I'm sure you're very busy as always. Now please let me begin by saying that I am not up to speed with the current situation, as I've been teaching at the Honeychurch Institute of Magic this year and just found out about this child at our graduation ceremony and couldn't give him any attention until today. Can someone please tell me why he can't be allowed to become a part of the Facility?"
No one said a word, well at first anyway, then Governor Kaelan asked, "Why did you go ahead and put this boy into the facility after we all turned him away?"
"Well, as I just said, I was away at school teaching and couldn't come until now. Also the boy needed somewhere to sleep and something to eat and I was NOT about to send a five year old out into the streets to fend for himself. Frankly I was shocked to learn that most of this board was willing to do just that."
"Actually Harry, they weren't just going to throw the boy into the streets, they wanted to turn him over to me." Amelia said.
"Did you want to adopt him?" Harry asked confused, but delighted that someone so high up in the ministry would do something that kind.
"Not exactly, Harry. They wanted me to incarcerate the boy."
"WHAT?" Harry asked horrified causing several of the governors to grumble.
"Harry please calm down. I didn't mean to offend you." Amelia said, and went on, "Have you talked to the boy yet?"
"No, I've not even met him yet; I just arrived to the offices this morning. I don't even know his first name yet. I just know he's from the Odran family."
"Perhaps, it would be best if you actually spoke to him before we continue with the meeting." Amelia said soothingly.
"I have no problem meeting with him and in fact plan to do so after the meeting. What I do not understand is why this board wants him gone so badly and won't even tell me or the chief administrator of this facility." Harry said heatedly.
"Why don't we simply bring the boy here, Minister Bones?" Andromeda Tonks asked.
No one seemed to want to respond to the question, but Harry did. "What a good idea Ginny would you please bring him in so I can meet him?"
"Sure thing Harry." then she was gone to fetch the boy.
"Do you think it's wise to bring him in here?" Governor Toland Garwood asked.
"Why not? He's five years old, what he going to do paint you into a corner? Harry asked becoming irritated at their behavior towards a small child.
A few moments later, Ginny came back with the timid looking boy in her arms and she sat him down in a chair Harry had conjured for him.
The boy looked around at all the people seated at the table and was afraid and tried to hide behind Ginny's robes.
"It's alright, we won't hurt you." Harry said to him trying to get him to come out on his own.
The boy looked around the room and the last person he looked at was Harry and in a whisper the boy said, "I know you."
The sudden speech from the child stunned Ginny, he hadn't spoken a word since he arrived and the other board members jumped in shock and in fear. Harry ignored them all and remained his focus on the boy.
"Just how do you know me exactly?" he asked expecting some answer similar to books or newspaper.
However, the boy answered, still in a whisper, "I've seen you in my dreams."
Not expecting this answer Harry asked "In your dreams? What am I doing in your dreams?"
"Sometimes riding a broom with some kids, sometimes teaching big kids in school, talking to a picture and sometimes smooching a girl." Then he giggled and hid his face again.
"Well, I'll admit it; I've done all those things." Harry said with a laugh making the boy feel better. Harry continued, "We've been having a meeting to decide what to do with you."
"Why?" the boy asked.
"Well, we need to do something with you, now don't we?"
The boy shrugged, but said nothing.
"Do you like it here at the facility?" Harry asked.
The boy shrugged again.
"Do you want to go somewhere else?"
Again the boy shrugged his shoulders.
Harry laughed and said, "Come on Mr. Odran, I'd like to hear you speak. Big boys always answer that way."
"My name isn't Odran, that was Aunt Tincy's name."
"I'm sorry, let me introduce myself to you. My name is Harry Potter. What's your name?"
"Tommy."
"I'm very pleased to meet you Tommy. Do you have a last name?"
Tommy nodded his head.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"My name is Tommy Riddle."
Then Ginny Weasley turned pure white and fainted away.
To Be Continued…
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Author's Note: To everyone who reviewed, thanks again...