All a Matter of Trust
By: Night Life
Quick Note: This is set in America. Harry Is dating Cho Chang. They are the most popular kids in Hogwarts. Harry is having problems with his studies so he is assigned a tutor. But he forms a serious crush on her. Future H/H and Lily and James are alive and Sirius is not convicted.
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Chapter One:
Harry's Problem
Lily Potter, mother to a star athlete and wife to one of the best darn Aurors in the nation, walked into Hogwarts to see kids everywhere. She was there to see Remus Lupin, the Defense Against Dark Arts teacher and friend of the family. He had called Lily to discuss Harry's grades. Purposively from what Harry had told James and her he was doing fine. But from what Remus said to her, if he didn't raise his grade soon he would flunk DADA. That would knock him off the basketball and Quidditch teams and Harry would have to go to Saturday school. Something she didn't want for her son (She hadn't told James the flunking part). They had survived Voldemort's attack, so surely Harry would survive this. God only knew what she would do and what James would do once she told him. She reached Remus' office and knocked on the door. He called for her to come in. She walked in to find him talking to a girl Harry's age. She was wearing the school robes and had the Gryffindor crest.
"Hello Lily," Remus waved for her to come in and to take a seat next to the girl.
"Hello Remus, how are you?" Lily pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear. She smiled to the girl next to her.
"I'm doing fine," He motioned to the girl. "This is Hermione Granger. I asked her to come here so we can discuss her being Harry's tutor." Hermione gave Lily a small smile.
"A tutor? Do you think he'll like that?" Lily who really didn't care what Harry thought, was more concerned for the girl next to her. Harry had a tutor once before and he ditched every single session they were to have. The tutor gave up a week into it.
"Harry's open to ideas. Plus his basketball and Quidditch career is on the line if he doesn't bring up his grade. He should follow through on this," Remus handed Lily a piece of parchment. On it were Harry's past six grades in Remus' class. They were: five F's and one D-.
"I always saw him studying and he goes to the library at night. How are his other grades?" Lily was deeply scorn. She had trusted her son to be studying on his own and going to the library.
"From what I heard, he's barely cutting it. The couches of the basketball and Quidditch teams have threaten to take him off if he doesn't raise his grades. His teachers have done the same. His friends on the teams have pushed him to study so he can play. Someone's either stopping him or he just doesn't care. I'm thinking its the latter because the Harry I know wouldn't want his grades low," Remus glanced at Hermione. "She's at the top of all her classes. I think the study sessions should be at your house Lily. So this time he won't be able to get out of it."
"Yes, I do think that is a good idea. James and I will talk to Harry tonight. Hermione thank you for helping him. James and I are truly grateful you'll be doing this," Lily gave Hermione a smile. Hermione nodded.
"It's no problem, Mrs. Potter," Hermione shook Lily's hand and Lily gave Remus a hug.
"Thank you Remus,"
"Let's just get Harry's grades up. Then you can thank me,"
"Well I better be going. I have to go home and get dinner started and prepare James for when Harry's comes home," She started to leave.
"Study session's start tomorrow!" Remus called to her. She nodded and started to walk down the familiar hall. She stopped dead her tracks when she saw her son necking some girl who looked older then him.
"HAROLD JAMES POTTER!" Lily yelled at him. He spun around and looked strait at his glaring mother.
"Mom! What are you doing here?" He looked at the kids who were starting to form a circle.
"YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY WHY I'M HERE! WHAT YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU GET HOME! ONE YOU ARE GROUND FOR YOUR GRADES-YES I KNOW ABOUT THEM-SECOND YOU ARE GROUNDED FOR THIS LITTLE DISPLAY!" She yelled at her son. She turned to the girl who he was opening necking. She looked Chinese, but lily couldn't tell. "AND YOU YOUNG LADY! DO YOU HAVE NO DIGNITY?"
"Look Mrs. Potter! You have no right to reprehend me! Harry here is a grown boy and he could do whatever he wants!"
"How old are you young lady?" Lily stopped yelling for the moment.
"16 and how old are you grandma?"
"I'm 37 and the names Lily Potter, Ms. No Dignity. Where's Snape when you need him?" Lily mumbled the last part. She turned to Harry. "If you don't come home right after school today you'll be in so much trouble, you'll be grounded until I'm dead. Do you hear me young man?"
"Yes mom," Harry bowed his head.
"Good. Now get your books and get to class and you Ms. No Dignity," She turned to the girl. "Don't you ever come near my son again!"
"Whatever grandma," the girl walked away and Lily turned to her son.
"What's her name, Harry?"
"Cho Chang. Look mom she's right. I am a grown boy. I'm 15 for God's sake!"
"Harry just get to class," Lily walked out of the school. She got on her broom and flew home. Little to her knowledge, some one was watching her. Someone who would later help her.
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When Lily got home, she saw the garage door open. Inside to men were working on a motorcycle. One had long black aging hair while the other had short black aging hair and glasses. Lily placed her broom against the wall and waited to be noticed.
"Did you see the Quidditch game last night? Cannons are going to make it this year," The man with shaggy black stated.
"No Sirius, not this year," the other man replied. "The captain isn't focused enough."
"James, James, James, when will you ever learn that the cannons are going to make it this year?" Sirius grabbed the wrench. Lily cleared her throat grabbing James and Sirius' attention.
"Lily, hi hon. How was your day?" James got up wiping his hands on a cloth trying to get rid of all the oil. He pulled her into a hug and kiss.
"Oh I swear to God, I'm going to kill our son!" Both James and Sirius were taken back by the outburst. Sirius pulled up a crate and sat down. James followed suit.
"Now Lily you don't mean that," James tried to calm his steaming wife. She was pacing and by the looks of it wearing down the garage floor.
"Darnnit James! You'd want to kill him to!"
"What do you mean 'I'd want to kill him to'?"
"He's been lying to us! He's failing DADA! He's barely making his other grades! He hasn't been going to the library like he says! Plus I catch him today necking some chick older then him in the halls of Hogwarts!" Lily yelled.
"James is a year older then you," Sirius pointed out.
"That's not the point padfoot," James stated, his temper rising by the minute. "We didn't raise him to lie or neck some chick until he's out of the house."
"JAMES!"
"Well we have Lil,"
"What are you two going to do?" Sirius asked, watching as his two friends, two best friends, plan their son's death.
"Remus got Harry a tutor. She the top of her grade. He'll be having study sessions starting tomorrow," Lily answered.
"He'll ditch them like he did with the last tutor," James stated the obvious.
"He'll be having them here. I don't know the times, but I have a feeling he'll pay attention. She's pretty and very kind," Lily seemed to calm down a bit.
"What was the girl's name Harry was necking?" Sirius asked.
"Cho Chang. Take away the C and its Ho Chang. That's exactly what she is, a tramp," Lily's face went the color of her hair.
"Do you want me to stay for dinner? Just so you don't kill him?" Sirius suggested. "Remus could come and tell us about the times and what Harry should do." Lily and James were quiet for a moment.
"I think that will be a good idea," Lily replied. James nodded. "But he is grounded for his frades and the little display I caught in the halls of Hogwarts."
"Fine with me," James agreed.
"I'll send the owl to Remus now," Lily got up and James and Sirius went back to the Motorcycle.
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Author Note: This is my second story. Please review!! I know its not the best but it will get better.
Next chapter: Harry comes home. Big fight. The next day he gets tutored and things start to develop. Will be out in about a week.
Harry Potter and the Doors to Heaven: Part two for chapter one will be out in about a week.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Characters they belong to J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers.