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Secrets
Sirius sat across from Dumbledore, Lupin, Arabella Figg and Arthur Weasely. He was fairly nervous about being here. Dumbledore had said that everyone was convinced of his innocence, but Sirius knew that it wasn't easy to stop thinking of a person as a murderer expecially when they had been in Azkaban for so long. Dumbledore stood up and looked around the room to the gathered witches and wizards. He looked tired, something that worried Sirius greatly.
"As you know, Voldemort has regained a body and much of his old power." The room was silent. "We have to do something about it as you all know the problem is what."
"We have to tell him." The voice was Lupin's it was quiet almost to himself as he said it. "He will ask and try to find out for himself so we should tell him first."
"He's only 15 Remus." Lupin looked over at Sirius who was the one who had spoken.
"James knew at 15." Dumbledore spoke again looking directly into sirius's eyes. "I agree, Harry must be told."
"Told what exactly?" The group looked over at Arthur Weasely it was the first time he had spoken since the beginning of the meeting. Dumbledore took a deep breath.
"It's a very long and very old story but I will tell you of the more rescent events and how they affect us now.
"I may surprise you to say that much of this was uncovered by our own divination prophessor." Remus snorted into his tea but Dumbledore continued. "I told Harry once that she had made a total of two real predictions in her entire career, the first was about Harry's father the second about Harry himself."
"When James was in school he also took divination, one day he fell asleep in class which I believe is quite normal in that room. He was asked to stay after class by the professor and she proceded to lecture him about paying attention in class. Mid sentence she stopped her eyes rolled back and as James put it talked in a voice that was not her own.
"She told of Voldemort's rule and how conflicting forces in the universe were bracing for war. Then she brought up something that took me many years to find out the meaning to: 'Love to stall, power to fight and blood to break.' James told me all of this in about one sentence and was very edgy and worried about it the entire time.
"He soon forgot about the prophecy, but I did not. Five years later I found in some of the oldest books in the library that exact same phrase. It went along with a spell. One of the things about the spell though is that the blood must be from the person or descendents who are told of the spell. That means James and now Harry."
Dumbledore finished, he was tired and looked older then anyone had ever seen him look before. He also looked worried, very worried.
"Why James and Harry?"
"That took me the longest to find out and I didn't no anything for sure about it until Harry's second year. In the chamber of secrets Fawkes brought Harry the sword of Gordic Gryffindor, making him one of the descendents. I have now figured out that he is the only decendent left."
The room was again dead quiet as the wizards looked around at each other, all but Sirius who was sitting staring into the fire. Finally he spoke:
"I'll tell him." Dumbledore nodded and went to find Harry.
Secrets
Sirius sat across from Dumbledore, Lupin, Arabella Figg and Arthur Weasely. He was fairly nervous about being here. Dumbledore had said that everyone was convinced of his innocence, but Sirius knew that it wasn't easy to stop thinking of a person as a murderer expecially when they had been in Azkaban for so long. Dumbledore stood up and looked around the room to the gathered witches and wizards. He looked tired, something that worried Sirius greatly.
"As you know, Voldemort has regained a body and much of his old power." The room was silent. "We have to do something about it as you all know the problem is what."
"We have to tell him." The voice was Lupin's it was quiet almost to himself as he said it. "He will ask and try to find out for himself so we should tell him first."
"He's only 15 Remus." Lupin looked over at Sirius who was the one who had spoken.
"James knew at 15." Dumbledore spoke again looking directly into sirius's eyes. "I agree, Harry must be told."
"Told what exactly?" The group looked over at Arthur Weasely it was the first time he had spoken since the beginning of the meeting. Dumbledore took a deep breath.
"It's a very long and very old story but I will tell you of the more rescent events and how they affect us now.
"I may surprise you to say that much of this was uncovered by our own divination prophessor." Remus snorted into his tea but Dumbledore continued. "I told Harry once that she had made a total of two real predictions in her entire career, the first was about Harry's father the second about Harry himself."
"When James was in school he also took divination, one day he fell asleep in class which I believe is quite normal in that room. He was asked to stay after class by the professor and she proceded to lecture him about paying attention in class. Mid sentence she stopped her eyes rolled back and as James put it talked in a voice that was not her own.
"She told of Voldemort's rule and how conflicting forces in the universe were bracing for war. Then she brought up something that took me many years to find out the meaning to: 'Love to stall, power to fight and blood to break.' James told me all of this in about one sentence and was very edgy and worried about it the entire time.
"He soon forgot about the prophecy, but I did not. Five years later I found in some of the oldest books in the library that exact same phrase. It went along with a spell. One of the things about the spell though is that the blood must be from the person or descendents who are told of the spell. That means James and now Harry."
Dumbledore finished, he was tired and looked older then anyone had ever seen him look before. He also looked worried, very worried.
"Why James and Harry?"
"That took me the longest to find out and I didn't no anything for sure about it until Harry's second year. In the chamber of secrets Fawkes brought Harry the sword of Gordic Gryffindor, making him one of the descendents. I have now figured out that he is the only decendent left."
The room was again dead quiet as the wizards looked around at each other, all but Sirius who was sitting staring into the fire. Finally he spoke:
"I'll tell him." Dumbledore nodded and went to find Harry.