Who Are You?
Severus opened the door to find Remus Lupin standing in the infirmary lobby. "I thought you would already have been in."
Remus looked up. "I tried. I honestly did. I had the door open. But I don't know. I couldn't go in there. Not yet. Not without Harry."
"The boy is on his way. I thought it would be best to tell him as soon as possible." Snape started to leave.
"Severus?"
"What?"
"Did she know who you were?"
"I don't know." He opened the door and let Harry into the infirmary as he stepped out.
Remus smiled at Harry and tried to stay calm. He didn't know how he was going to tell this innocent boy that for fifteen years his mother had not only been alive but had been a sister to Narcissa Malfoy. "Harry? Are you alright?"
"No one knows where Malfoy went."
"I'm sure he'll be okay, Harry."
"I hope so. He was really angry with me."
Remus was surprised at the concern that Harry was showing for the Slytherin. "Do you know why you're here?"
"Professor Snape said something about a woman who wanted to meet me. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I don't like being shown off."
"You're not being shown off, Harry. The woman in the infirmary is, well, was Narcissa Malfoy."
"Draco's mum?"
"Yes." Remus looked into the green eyes that once belonged to Lily. "Harry, she hasn't been Narcissa in a very long time. Your mothers knew each other when they were at Hogwarts. In fact, they were sisters."
Harry looked puzzled for a moment. " Draco and I are cousins?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't anybody tell me!?"
"We thought it was best. Lucius appeared to be deeply ingrained in Voldemort's organization. We couldn't risk turning you over to him."
"You said appeared."
"Lucius was no more of a loyal Death Eater than Severus is. He, in fact, was getting ready to destroy Voldemort fifteen years ago."
Harry brushed his hair out of his eyes. "But he married a Muggle- born."
"I know. He made Narcissa turn from her family. He wanted to protect the woman he loved. I have no doubt he did love her very much. James and Lily attended their wedding with the cloak James left you. Narcissa never knew they were there."
"Does Draco know?"
"I don't think he did. But I believe he does now. There's something else, Harry."
"What?"
"Lily's alive."
Severus opened the door to find Remus Lupin standing in the infirmary lobby. "I thought you would already have been in."
Remus looked up. "I tried. I honestly did. I had the door open. But I don't know. I couldn't go in there. Not yet. Not without Harry."
"The boy is on his way. I thought it would be best to tell him as soon as possible." Snape started to leave.
"Severus?"
"What?"
"Did she know who you were?"
"I don't know." He opened the door and let Harry into the infirmary as he stepped out.
Remus smiled at Harry and tried to stay calm. He didn't know how he was going to tell this innocent boy that for fifteen years his mother had not only been alive but had been a sister to Narcissa Malfoy. "Harry? Are you alright?"
"No one knows where Malfoy went."
"I'm sure he'll be okay, Harry."
"I hope so. He was really angry with me."
Remus was surprised at the concern that Harry was showing for the Slytherin. "Do you know why you're here?"
"Professor Snape said something about a woman who wanted to meet me. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I don't like being shown off."
"You're not being shown off, Harry. The woman in the infirmary is, well, was Narcissa Malfoy."
"Draco's mum?"
"Yes." Remus looked into the green eyes that once belonged to Lily. "Harry, she hasn't been Narcissa in a very long time. Your mothers knew each other when they were at Hogwarts. In fact, they were sisters."
Harry looked puzzled for a moment. " Draco and I are cousins?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't anybody tell me!?"
"We thought it was best. Lucius appeared to be deeply ingrained in Voldemort's organization. We couldn't risk turning you over to him."
"You said appeared."
"Lucius was no more of a loyal Death Eater than Severus is. He, in fact, was getting ready to destroy Voldemort fifteen years ago."
Harry brushed his hair out of his eyes. "But he married a Muggle- born."
"I know. He made Narcissa turn from her family. He wanted to protect the woman he loved. I have no doubt he did love her very much. James and Lily attended their wedding with the cloak James left you. Narcissa never knew they were there."
"Does Draco know?"
"I don't think he did. But I believe he does now. There's something else, Harry."
"What?"
"Lily's alive."
