Disclaimer: See Chapter Two.
Evans Family Home, Cokeworth, England, 11/5/1975, 05:30
Alastor Moody had been the first on the scene after the call came in about a 'Dark Mark' seen over a small muggle town.
Seven dead three shot with a muggle firearm, those three were all dressed in 'Death Eater' Garb and had the Dark Mark tattooed on their left forearm. They had already been portkeyed to St. Mungo for autopsy already.
The four muggles all tested positive for the 'Killing Curse' and had been taken to the local coroner in the town of Cokeworth.
A representative that dealt with 'Magical Crimes' from Scotland Yard was called into process the scene for muggle records, his report would say that it was a 'Home Invasion Gone Wrong, and both the perpetrators and the victims died as a result." He had just left the scene with the evidence he collected: the firearm, the shell casings and photographs of the positions the bodies were found in and the blood spatter on the stairs as well as the broken window they entered through.
Why those morons didn't use a unlocking spell to enter the house was anyone's guess but Moody had a rather educated answer 'The we're fucking Morons'. Sighing Alastor prepared to leave and file the report and then brief Crouch, the office was still in turmoil after the 'Halloween Massacre' the 'Auror Department' had lost twenty-two men in the fight that night, and twelve more were still on medical leave.
They had captured fifteen 'Death Eaters' though no one of importance was among them, they were all kids maybe nineteen or twenty and foreign. It was pretty clear they were just grunts.
The only Death Eater they could positively identify had been 'Bellatrix LeStrange' because she didn't wear a mask. The department had no luck finding her yet though, they had put up wanted posters for all the good that would do.
With all this crazy shit going on lately, Moody was really starting to hate this job. They didn't have enough man power to fight a war and the people they were fighting were savages having no regard for human life.
'Maybe it's time I think about retiring' Alastor thought, as he disaparated to the ministry.
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft an Wizardry, Scotland, 11/6/1975, 09:00
Harry was sat at the staff table eating breakfast, he usually ate here in the mornings after giving Sirius his Occlumency lessons. The boy was doing quite well with them and would be at a stage where he didn't need Harry's assistance by the middle of next year.
The school was finally getting back to normal after Halloween, the Herbology classes had been charged with restoring the east lawn, and you could hardly tell anything had happened there now.
Harry had just took a bite of bacon when a pair of Aurors, entered the hall and came up to the head table.
Harry immediately recognized both of them the first was a 'Mad Eye' Moody with two normal eyes and two legs he had some scarring on his face but not nearly like it was in his future. The only other difference he noticed was his hair was brown he looked to be in his late forties.
The other was 'Auror Captain Bones' he had been the one to stun her at Azkaban back in june, but seeing her in daylight he had to admit she was an attractive woman probably thirty or so, long auburn hair and a athletic but still curvy figure. Though her looks were overshadowed by her tough as nails demeanor and a look on her face that clearly said 'Don't fuck with me!'.
Harry chuckled to himself at his inner thoughts about Bones and what his wife would do if she knew he thought them. Shuddering he took another bite of his breakfast.
The Aurors approached professor Dumbledore and had a short whispered conversation with him the look on the Headmasters face made it clear the news was bad. Standing up the Headmaster lead bones to the Grifindor table and approached his mother halfway down the table, the Headmaster leaned down and said something to her. Lily got up and followed them out of the hall, now Harry was alarmed, what could the Aurors possibly want with her.
His contemplation was broken by a clearing throat "Professor Black can I have a word with you?" The gruff voice of Alastor Moody broke in.
Looking up and meeting the man's eyes he nodded "Yes Auror Moody lead the way" Harry told him a hint of confusion in his voice.
Following Moody from the hall he was led to the room first years usually waited to be sorted in.
"Your original name was Hadrian Ignotus Evans correct" Moody asked. getting to the point quickly.
"Yes" harry replied.
"Are you related by blood to Lily Evans" Moody asked.
"Yes" Harry repeated,
"How are you related to her?" moody pressed.
"I would rather not say, but I can swear under oath I am a close blood relative." harry told him seriously.
"No need we have blood tests for that." Moody stated.
"Well as of right now, Lily Evans has no blood relations other than you to go to. So with your submitting blood as proof of relation you will take custody of her until she reaches the age of majority." Moody said holding a needle and a sheet of parchment to collect a drop of his blood.
Harry took the needle and pricked his finger letting a drop of blood land on the paper before passing it back to Moody.
A terrible thought struck him as he fully processed Moody's last statement and asked the question he wasn't sure he wanted answered "What happened to her family"
"They were attacked early this morning by Death Eaters her father, mother sister and sister's boyfriend are killed." Moody answered.
"Who were the Death Eaters? Harry grit out.
"Lucius Malfoy, Victor Grabbe and Timothy Goyle" was Moody's answer.
"Are they in custody" Harry asked his ire rising, knowing how easily purebloods could get away with something like this.
"No their all dead, Mr. Evans killed them all, shot them with a gon"
Harry ignored Moody getting the name 'Gun' wrong, this was definitely his fault, not that he cared about Petunia or her boyfriend but he didn't think this was a coincidence. The fact that Petunia died made it very clear to him this didn't happen last time around. Now his grandparents who he had never met were killed, and his teenage mothers life had been up heaved because of his arrival in the past.
Then he realized he had a bigger problem... Lily. He had no idea how he was going to explain this to her. He had already told her that he was not related to her. He had heard stories of her temper in passing from his time period and he had a feeling he was about to experience her fiery temper first hand.
He didn't know how he would handle this but he wasn't about to let her suffer through this alone. He had been trying to keep his parents at a distance since her started teaching at "Hogwarts" and now that was not going to be an option any longer.
Looking at Moody he asked "When she's done speaking with the headmaster I'd like to see her."
Moody nodded "Follow me then, I got to get a sample of her blood to prove a familial match anyway so its my next stop." Moody told him heading to the door.
Harry followed Moody down a side corridor and into an abandoned classroom. Moody went over to Bones and the sobbing girl. While Harry went over to the Headmaster.
"I'll be taking her home for about a week, I suppose I'll have to make the arrangements for the burials of her family." Harry told Albus plainly.
"Yes Amelia explained you would most likely be taking her in, may I ask how you are related to Ms. Evans?" The Headmaster asked.
"It's complicated but we are close blood relatives" Harry told him honestly.
"Very well please take care of her she is one of our brightest students" the Headmaster said before heading towards the door.
"I will professor, my wife will be a big help to her, and I think it's time I told her who I really am to her." Harry told the headmaster.
Of course the Albus didn't understand the double meaning in that statement, even if said Headmaster employed this same tactic quite ofren when speaking to people. It was nice to return the favor every once in a while.
"Keep me informed, I'll have a house elf retrieve her belongings before you leave" Dumbledore told assured him.
"Thank you Headmaster." was Harry's reply.
Nodding Dumbledore stepped out of the room and shut the door.
Taking a breath he walked over to the two Aurors and looked at Moody questioningly.
"Your blood showed strong familial relation to hers, I just need you to sign the custody form and you can take her" Moody told him and passed the form for him to sign and a blood quill, one signature later and the familiar sting of a Blood quill and he was the Guardian of his own mother.
With that out of the way both Aurors quietly excused themselves, leaving Harry and Lily alone.
Harry walked up beside the girl and placed his hand tentatively on her shoulder. "Come on Lily we'll go to my house I think we need to talk" he told her gently.
She simply nodded and allowed him to lead her out of the room and towards the main doors. He was almost to the doors when he was stopped by James and Sirius.
"What's the matter with Evan's?" asked a worried James Potter.
Lily remained silent and finally Harry told him "It's personal, I'm taking her home now just wait for her to talk about it, I'm sure the answer will be in the paper in the next few days anyway." Harry said the last part with a scowl.
James nodded and walked back in the hall with Sirius.
A small pop was heard and a trunk appeared where James and Sirius had just been standing. Harry quickly cast 'Locomotor Trunk' so it would follow behind them as they walked.
Harry led Lily out of the castle and down to the gates she remained in a trance like state the whole walk down.
Arriving at the gate he gently took her arm and put her other hand on the handle of her trunk, then turning on the spot he aparated her to her new home.
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Evans Farm, Durham County, England, 11/5/1975
Andromeda was just finished getting Nymphadora dressed when she heard the 'pop' signalling Harry was back from Sirius' Occlumency lessons. He usually came home around nine-thirty or so and made breakfast for the kids while she read the paper. He was running a bit late today not that she was bothered by that, she was perfectly capable in the kitchen and had whipped up some eggs and toast.
Hearing the front door open she smiled when she heard her children running do the door saying "Daddy! Daddy!" excitedly.
She left the sitting room to go greet her husband by the door where her lttle terrors always met him.
Nearing the door she stopped cold he had a teen girl with him she recognized as 'Lily Evans' the girl she knew would become his mother. She looked to be in a state Harry kissed the kids cheeks and sent them to go play and looked at her.
"Andy her family was attacked last night, they .. they didn't make it. Can you stay with her for a bit I'll move my office out and set her room up?" he asked her softly.
"Of course I'll get her a 'calming draft' and some tea" she answered.
Harry nodded and led the girl to the couch and sat her down before going into the hallway where the bed rooms were.
"Would you like some tea Ms. Evans?" Andromeda asked the girl gently.
She got a small nod but the girl was still just staring at the wall, not really hearing anything.
Andy quickly had some tea made and poured some'Calming Draft' into the cup and stirred it into Lily's tea, she brought the girl the her drink, then Andromeda took a seat beside her on the couch.
Lily sipped it almost mechanically but Andy could tell when the potion started to take effect the girls shoulders loosened and some of the tension eased up, and her eyes seemed to become more lucid and tears started flowing again. Andy highly suspected the girl had went into shock at the news of her families murder.
"Why would they attack my family, they never had anything to do with wizards?" Lily asked in a fragile voice.
"I have no idea sweetie, these people are monsters and like to hurt people weaker than them." she said not really knowing what else to say.
Nodding Lily said "I can't believe their gone, I never got to make things right with 'Tuni'" She said before she started sobbing uncontrollably.
Andy wrapped the girl in a hug and held her as she cried into her shoulder. Andromeda had no experience with a situation like this but she knew what she would want if something like this happened to her so that's what she did. She let the girl cry her eyes out on her, while she tried to soothe her and let her know she was not alone.
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Hogwarts , Headmaster's Office, Scotland, 11/5/1975,11:00
Albus was shocked by the events of this morning, he really felt for Ms. Evans and really hoped she was able to get through this. Albus abhorred killing and the thought of someone murdering a whole family sickened him.
He shifted his thoughts to another matter that had been on his mind for a while, he was now very confident about inviting Hadrian to join the Order. as he clearly di not connections to "Tom Riddle" and held no prejudices that he was aware of.
He also believed that Hadrian was uncommonly powerful as his performance Halloween night had proven. if that wasn't enough evidence of his magical ability then the information he found out out from the owner of the Ice cream shop in Diagon Alley definitely was,.
'Florean Fortescue' had told him of an incident ocurring a little over four years ago in the Alley.
It started with Andromeda Black being attacked by Cygnus Black her father and Bellatrix her sister, just outside the junction to 'Knockturn Alley'. Cygnus fired a spell at young Andromeda leg, sending her to the ground, then started hurling curses at her prone form, Bellatrix joined in as wel,l and a sizable crowd gathered around to watch.
The attack hadn't carried on very long before a man aparated in between Ms. Black and her attackers. The man had words with the 'Blacks' before Bellatrix took offense and sent a curse at the man who easily deflected it before landing one of his own taking the woman out of the fight with ease. Spell fire was exchanged between the stranger and Cygnus, but was short lived as Cygnus was struck with a 'fulmus' to the wand hand. Both of the Blacks had to go to St. Mungo for some serious injuries and the mysterious man and Andromeda Black had disappeared.
The fact that young Hadrian bested both Blacks was a feat, he was familiar with both and the were very talented Bellatrix in particular had prodigious skill with a wand, he had seen the after effects of her wand work last Friday and she was a fearsome foe to face.
Florean had later found out the man's name was Harry who came in often with Andromeda and his children for ice cream, Florean said he was quite friendly and doted on the children, "seems like a normal father" Florean had told him.
Now Albus was convinced Hadrian would be a valuable asset to the 'Order'. He hadn't been sure of his trustworthiness before Halloween which was the main reason he asked for the man's assistance with the Giants and why he left him outside the castle to "Watch the perimeter".
He didn't want Black to attempt anything inside the castle while he was in Hogsmeade.
Thankfully he had asked Mr. Black to watch the perimeter or otherwise the school would have been over run and many lives would have been lost. He still felt a little guilty about his deception but was very relieved at the good fortune that came from his paranoia.
Now he found out that he was closely related to Ms. Evans, his surname was Evans before he married into the Blacks, which meant the Blacks saw something in him that was strong enough to overlook his muggle surname.
Yes Hadrian Black could be very useful and although he seemed to have a ruthless side when fighting he seemed to be of a good sort.
Albus finally decided that he would meet with him tonight after Mr. Blacks tutoring was over and see if he would join the 'Order'.
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Nott Manor, Nottingham, England, 11/5/1975, 14:30
Lord Voldemort was furious, he had just read the report of the incident from Cokeworth from Young Corbin who was still panting and twitching from the after effects of a healthy dose of the 'Cruciatus Curse'. The Malfoy heir had just made his organization look like a bunch of morons, three men bearing his mark killed by one fucking muggle! If it were possible he would raise the little shit from the dead just to torture the little bastard and kill him again!
How were his people going to do against the 'Reaper or worse Dumbledore if three Death Eaters died attacking a muggle home? Dumbledore the name still sent a chill down his spine, his old professor was far more powerful than he expected the old man to be. Yes he would avoid a confrontation with Dumbledore for a while that spell that struck him hurt him tremendously, even now his muscles still hurt.
But now he had empty spaces to fill in his ranks and he had one person he very much wanted in his service.
Yes he was currently very interested in one Hadrian Black, who had destroyed most of the colony of Acromantula he had sent to Hogwarts. It would take uncommon skill to take out that many of the giant arachnids even from a broomstick.
He had made inquiries about him through multiple sources and found very little out about the man. The most interesting source had been young Bellatrix who had already been in a confrontation with Mr. Black, she didn't say much but the girl stunk of fear when Hadrian's name was mentioned.
Entering Bellatrix's mind he saw the reason for her fear, it seemed that Hadrian had made a strong impression on the girl all those years ago.
But how to contact him, an owl would not do for what he had to say, to send word through one of his followers would also be a risk. A student perhaps, this would take some deliberation.
In the meantime he would send for Abraxas, he would have to pay for the sins of his idiot son.
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Evans Farm, Durham County, England, 11/5/1975,16:36
Lily awoke on the couch in Professor Blacks sitting room, she remembered crying on Mrs. Black and then she must have fallen asleep. The room was cozy and she could just make out giggles coming from down the hall. Apparently her professors kids were playing, sitting up she saw professor Black sitting in a chair reading a book. when he saw her sitting up he closed the book and turned to her.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her gently.
"How would you feel if your whole family was murdered?" She asked sarcastically.
"I was too young to understand when it happened, I never really knew them. So it wasn't anything like what your going through". Harry answered simply.
That answer threw her for a loop and she finally answered his first question "It hurts, I still can't believe any of this is really happening. We were supposed to go skiing over Christmas, and Tuni I never got to make up with her, the last thing I told her was she was a bitter jealous bitch and I was glad I got to get away from her ten months a year." Lily had to stop as she burst into sobs again.
Harry walked over to the couch and wrapped his arm around her, and let her cry into his chest. after a few minutes she calmed and asked the question he was hoping to avoid answering.
"Why did you bring me here Professor, not that I'm complaining but why you? Lily asked trying to keep her mind off of her family at least for a moment.
"The reason your here" he paused trying to think how to word his next statement." The reason I brought you here is because I am the only blood relative you have. The Ministry had records of me before I married Andromeda, when my last name was Evans. They didn't know for sure we were related because Evans is a common name. I was questioned at Hogwarts and once I confirmed we were related they did that familial test. We showed up on the test as a very close relation. By Ministry Law your custody was transfere to me.
I'm sorry Lily, I lied to you before when you asked me if we were related, we are closely related but I am not your brother so I didn't lie about that at least". Harry finished tentatively.
Lily listened to him speak gaping in shock while she processed this information then the only question she could think to ask came to her mind. If he wasn't her brother was he her uncle or cousin. He was to young to be her father. His statement completely had her confused.
"Then who are you and what's your relation to me?" she blurted out.
Sighing and knowing this conversation was going to get really intense he took out his wand and sent a 'Messenger Patronus' to the Headmaster.
"Headmaster I have to cancel potions tutoring this evening, Hadrian" and watched the silver leopard take off running through the window heading North.
"My birth name was 'Harry James Potter' and I was born July thirty-first nineteen eighty, to 'James Charlus Potter and 'Lily Evans Potter". I'm your son' Harry. answered waiting for her outburst and he wasn't disappointed.
SMACK!
Harry's ears rung from the impact of the tiny redhead smacking him across the face before she stood up and glared at him.
Harry quickly cast a privacy ward over the room so the kids wouldn't hear the tirade she was about to unleash.
"That has got to be the most ridiculous lie you could possibly come up with! Lily snarled
"I promise you it's not a lie, but this reaction was why I've only ever told Andromeda about where I came from. I was accidentally sent back in time during a raid I was working on in the year two Thousand and four." He told her with his face still feeling the sting of her previous slap.
"How could you possibly expect me to believe that! Like I would ever have a child with James Potter! You must be out of your fucking mind!"
She screamed clearly she was not handling this well at all.
"Why don't you just show her the memories instead of trying to explain it?" Andromeda cut in "And Ms. Evans I would greatly appreciate if you didn't strike my husband." she finished in a warning tone.
Harry nodded and excused himself to go fetch the 'Penseive'
he had purchased before explaining this to Andromeda.
After he left Lily looked sharply at Andromeda.
"You don't mean to tell me you believe he is really from the future?" Lily asked Andromeda as though worried for her mental health.
"He is, I've seen more than enough proof already" Andromeda answered simply.
Harry came back in the room before Lily could respond, and set a stone bowl on the coffee table.
Andromeda turned to Harry "I will start supper this will take a while so I'll keep your plates under stasis" She told him before kissing him and exiting the sitting room.
Sighing internally Harry asked "Do you know what a 'Peseive' is and how it works?
"I know it's a device for viewing memories, it actually immerses the person in someone else's memories so you can view it as if you were actually there." she recited as if reading from a textbook.
"True it's also very difficult to fake a memory," at this Harry paused long enough to draw his wand "I swear on my Life and Magic that everything I'm about to tell and show you are the absolute Truth, so Mote it be." Harry proclaimed his oath and it sealed with a flash of blue light.
Lily gasped at the implications of what he had just done, if he was lying to her then his life was forfeit. Which meant that he was either insanely suicidal or really was what he claimed to be.
Her thoughts were brought to a stop as Harry withdrew the first memory and placed it in the stone basin.
This was a memory he hadn't even shown Andy, It was from the night he and Hermione went to 'Godrics Hollow' and he had witnessed his parents murder through Voldemort's eyes.
He placed that and a few other memories in the basin and told her to step forward and place a finger in the liquid. Once they entered he watched the memory with her.
He then took her through his years at Hogwarts, the 'Philosophers Stone, his trip to the Acromantula Colony, The Chamber of secrets.
He stopped there for a minute while she asked the questions that she had been holding in.
"Why was he after you, the way he acted it seemed like he didn't want to kill me?" She asked softly.
Realizing he couldn't leave anything out and that he had to give her the absolute truth, he sighed.
He would have liked to spare her from Snape's part in this, he was her best friend and this would undoubtedly hurt her a lot.
"There was a prophecy foretold in the spring of nineteen eighty.
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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 him as his equal, 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 seventh month dies... 1
Harry recited the prophecy for her and then continued. "A Death Eater named Severus Snape heard the first two verses before he was discovered eavesdropping and relayed all he heard to Voldemort. When he found out that you were the mother of one of the possible children of prophecy he begged the Dark Lord to spare you and to take the father and son instead.
He also warned Dumbledore of who the Dark Lord thought the Prophecy spoke of and turned spy in exchange for him protecting you and by extention us."
Lily gasped her friend was the reason all these events were set in motion, she didn't even know how to take this on top of everything else today so she pushed it aside and asked her next question "why was the 'Philosophers Stone' stored at Hogwarts, that seems incredibly dangerous?"
"That was Dumbledore's brilliant idea, I believe it was his way to test me. Did you notice how all the traps were conveniently suited to me and my friends skillsets: the logic puzzle and the devils snare for Hermione Granger, the chess set for Ron Weasley and catching the key on a broomstick which I was suited to as the youngest seeker in a century. Not to mention Hagrid gave me the instrument to put the 'Cerebus' to sleep Christmas of that year". Harry finished.
'Hagrid really sent two twelve year old children in to the forest to talk with those spiders?"
"Hagrid is a good person and the man who introduced me to the Magical World, that being said he is not very bright. In my first year he got a dragon egg and tried to raise in his hut. he has an affinity with monsters, and doesn't realize that humans are a lot more prone to injury than himself. I like Hagrid but he can be a danger to others." harry told her he was really starting to hate having to be totally honest.
Lily nodded and asked her final question "There is really a monster snake under the school?'
Harry smiled at her and shook his head " No Andromeda and I killed it about a month after I arrived here, no worries there" he told her easily.
"All you have to do to get into the Chamber of Secrets is tell the sink to open, that doesn't sound like a secure password" Lily muttered.
"The password was in 'Parseltongue' Harry said confused.
"It sounded like English to me" she said simply.
"Huh, I guess I inherited the gift from you then" Harry said with a grin.
"what gift? she asked confused.
"Your a 'Parselmouth" Harry told her in Parseltongue.
"If I am it's the first I am hearing of it" she answered back also in Parseltongue.
Harry shook his head she still wasn't getting it. Deciding he would bring it up later he got back on task.
"Anyway can we move on with the memories or have you seen enough for tonight?" Harry asked her with a smirk.
"Not a chance I want to see everything." she answered.
So Harry moved through his third year with Sirius and the Dementors.
"That explains why you hate Pettigrew she said. The little worm is terrified of you." Lily had stated.
"I really do try to hold it in, but something about him just makes me want to strangle him" Harry admitted.
He next showed her memories from his fourth year with the tournament tasks and then Voldemorts resurrection from the cauldron in the graveyard.
Then he moved on through his other two years at Hogwarts, his year on the run and the defeat of 'Voldemort' and finally the highlights from his year working as an Auror.
"I can't show you anything past this, I'm still bound by secrecy oaths and I can't "Speak" of it" he made air quotes around the word speak hoping she would get the reference.
"You were an Unspeakable? she asked curiously.
"I can not say" he answered simply.
"Right I'll come back to that, Dumbledore made you think you had to die in order to defeat Voldemort." she asked him sounding completely shocked.
"He did, he had me raised to think that my life wasn't important. I didn't really care when I went into that forest I had already lost just about everyone that ever loved me and if my death could save everyone I had left then so be it." He told her softly.
Lily asked another question "That girl with the pink hair holding Remus' hand was that..
"Nymphadora, Yes it was, she was twenty four and had a newborn at home. She died fighting that night" and answering Lily's next question he said "I am not her biological father, I have raised her since birth, as to why that's not my really story to tell. But if Remus Lupin ever comes near her I'll force feed him silver." Harry growled.
"And I will help you." Andromeda cut in announcing her presence.
"Hey Andy how long have you been there?" he asked her fondly.
"I came in during your attempted suicide in the Forbidden forest." she told him before looking at Lily "As to why Harry is raising Nymphadora her biological father was a two timing bastard " she told the girl without concern. She had gotten over Ted a long time ago.
"So what time is it? Harry asked her feeling unbelievably tired.
"Five am" she said simply.
Harry shouldn't have been surprised, some of those memories were incredibly long. Still it had to be done. He knew he could have lied to her and told Lily he was her long lost Uncle or something, but that thought didn't sit well with him.
So he had ended up doing what he had never planned, He had told her who he really was. He was now going to be closer to the one person he always looked up to the most. His mother had stood between Voldemort and refused to back down even when it would lead to her own death, now he would be able to protect her and make sure she lived the life she was supposed to before Voldemort, Snape and Pettigrew's interference cut it short like in 'Harry's past life.
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland, 11/6/1975, 09:00
Harry was bone tired, he had just had had his Occlumency with Sirius and ate a quick breakfast, he was planning on going home and getting some much needed sleep. He had shown lily her new room and left her in Andromeda's hands. The Marauders kept shooting him glances and 'Sirius had tried his best this morning to ferret out any information he could during their lesson.
Shadows fell over his plate and signaled the beginning of the mail drop. hundreds of silent flying birds circled the hall searching out their targets. A school Owl swooped down and landed in front of him and stuck it's leg out. Harry removed the scroll from the birds leg and it flew off back to the owlery. Opening the letter he found it was very short.
Hadrian,
I would appreciate it if you would meet me tonight at seven fifteen in my office.
Albus Dumbledore
P.S I most enjoy Turkish Delights
'Well fuck, now I have to stay late tonight. Still what could he possibly want? Maybe he wants to know how Lily is coping. Still after taking a trip down memory lane last night he wasn't feeling to charitably towards the headmaster.
Hearing unusual silence descend upon the 'Great Hall' Harry looked out over the hall. All the students who took the paper were pointing to the headline, Harry Glanced at the paper Flitwick was reading and about choked on his own spit.
Incompetent Death Eater's Dead After Botched Attack!
Malfoy Heir Dead, Found Under Dark Mark!
'Well the purebloods are going to have a field day with this.' Harry thought amusedly. Still with Malfoy gone somebody else would definitely pay for Lucius' mistake.
/C.o.t.R\
At the Grifindor table James Potter was reading the article as fast as he could. It seems the 'Death Eaters' had picked the wrong muggle house and was shot with some type of muggle weapon. The whole family was killed but the three people who were attacking them were also. James got to the end of the article which said the muggles had a daughter attending Hogwarts. James froze as realization dawned on him. Lily's family had been murdered.
'It looks like I am going to have to talk to Professor Black, and see if there is anything that can be done for her" James thought.
"What's it say "Prongs?" Sirius asked curiously.
James told him roughly what it said an then said 'I think it was Lily's family Sirius. Where will she go? I bet my parents would let her stay with us."
"Slow down mate, I think she will probably stay with Harry and Andromeda." Sirius told him in between bites of his eggs.
"why would she stay there?" James asked confused
"Harry's last name was 'Evans' before he married Andy, my Grandfather had his name changed to Black as part of their contract. So I imagine he will be her new guardian now." Sirius explained.
'Well then I definitely need to have a word with Professor Black tonight." James stated firmly
Sirius just rolled his eyes and kept eating.
AN: This chapter gave me a lot of problems, I'm still not a hundred percent satisfied with it. Anyway I tried to not make it feel to clunky.
1. Was taken from/J.K Rowling's, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix'/