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The Mirror of Etamluos
"Luosruoy Fo Flahreht oehtnah treht ono it celferon wohsi"
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Chapter One: I have to what?
Harry Potter did not like the way the Headmaster was grinning, he seemed to have an almost evil glint in his eyes, one he usually saw only in Fred and George Weasley's eyes before they pulled a prank. Most of the other teachers looking pensieve and calm did not help his suspicions. Whatever was going on was making Professor Snape nervous as well; he seemed to be disagreeing with whatever it was. Harry couldn't help but have a feeling of dread at the thought, usually Professor Snape was the perfect person to judge the Headmasters craziness by, and if he was nervous. Well, Harry didn't want to think about that.
At the end of last year when Professor Snape put Minister Fudge in his place and confirmed Harry's story the way only a Death Eater could, he had earned Harry's respect without a doubt. At some point over the summer that respect had turned into a full-blown crush over the Professor. Harry had decided to make sure that Professor Snape understood that he was thankful for what the Professor had done, but knew now that he was likely back to spying in Voldemort's ranks he needed to do so discretely.
What bothered him more than Professor Snape's nervousness was the fact that almost the entire staff was openly staring at him. He definitely didn't want to know what was going on, and was sorely tempted to turn around and run like hell for the Dursley's, or even Voldemort. But that's not the Gryffindor bravery that he was so well known for, that was a Slytherin quality.
Of course that was when a nasty little voice in the back of his head pointed out, 'But the sorting hat DID want to put you in Slytherin, you had to beg it not to put you in Slytherin didn't you? You merely got placed in Gryffindor because you wouldn't fit in the other two houses at all. Perhaps you should have allowed the sorting hat to put you in Slytherin after all.'
Harry smiled and looked around at his friends, Hermione and Dean had been made prefects that year, and Harry received a letter from Professor McGonagall enlisting Harry as Captain of the Quidditch team. Headmaster Dumbledore stood and made his opening announcements before they started to sort the first years that were standing patiently waiting in the front of the hall. He smiled and said, "Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts..."
An hour later Harry, Hermione and Ron were sitting in the Gryffindor Common Room, discussing various things when Professor Lupin and 'Snuffles' walked through the portrait hole. The trio looked up and smiled, each greeting both Professor Lupin and 'Snuffles'. Professor Lupin smiled and Snuffles barked his hello before the Professor continued, "I hate to tear you away from your friends on the first night Harry, but the Headmaster needs a word with you."
Harry nodded and said, "Alright, I'll see you two later Ron and Hermione."
Harry left with Professor Lupin and Sirius walking straight for the Headmaster's office. Once at the Gargoyle Remus stopped and looked at Harry and said, "You know, both Sirius and I want you to know that if you ever need to talk to one of us, our rooms are always open to you Harry."
Harry blinked and asked quietly, "This isn't going to be just a little chat over tea is it, Professor?"
Remus sighed, Sirius whined and Remus answered, "No, it isn't. Just keep in mind what I said, alright Harry? We'll always be here, no matter what. I realize you and I haven't really talked since we last saw one another, but both of us will always be willing to help you if we can."
Harry smiled, "Honestly, I'm just glad we have a Defense teacher that actually knows what the subject is about again. Come to think of it, you're the first of the Defense Professors that hasn't tried to kill me, accidental or otherwise, and the only one that's had an IQ higher then that of a two year old."
Remus laughed and said, "Yes well, I don't know what Albus was thinking when he hired Gilderoy Lockhart. Honestly, the man was a complete sham, wasn't he? With that stupid grin."
Harry blanched, "You didn't have to answer his fan mail."
Remus laughed again and said, "Alright, we need to get up there, but you'll have to tell me about that one. I'm sure it was rather amusing to watch Mr. Idiot answer that crap. Lemon Drops."
With that Harry, Remus and Sirius made their way up to Dumbledore's office and sat down to wait for the Headmaster. Sirius transformed once inside and gave Harry a hug hello and a ruffle of his hair before sitting down next to Harry. They didn't wait long, Dumbledore came in with Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape helping one another to levitate in a rather large mirror. Harry blinked and said, "Headmaster is that the Mirror of Erised?"
Albus smiled, his eyes twinkling and said, "No Harry, I wouldn't ask you to look in that mirror ever again if my life depended on it. It is however a similar mirror, the Mirror of Etamluos. It shows something else that is equally close to your heart however. Minerva, Severus you don't need to stay if you don't wish to."
Minerva bristled, "As if we'd leave now that we brought that blasted mirror up here. I'm rather interested in knowing what Mr. Potter will see when he looks in it."
Severus merely smiled and said, "It might be helpful for information to feed and get Voldemort off my back with if I were to deliver what Potter sees in the blasted thing, Headmaster."
Albus nodded, "Of course Severus, he isn't by chance still doubting your loyalty is he? I'll have to think of something for you to tell him. We'll see about this first. Now Harry, how was your summer?"
Harry grimaced and said, "Honestly or sugar coated, Headmaster?"
Albus chuckled and said, "The honest version would be best Harry. I realize your relatives are somewhat, ah, how should I say it? Well they aren't exactly the nicest of people but I would like you to reply honestly."
Harry took a deep breath and said, "In all honesty I've never been happier that they treat me like a house-elf. I didn't have time to think much, and I had a lot of work around the house to get done since Aunt Petunia's idea of summer fun for me is landscaping her new garden."
Harry suddenly found the floor very, very interesting. Albus noted that and asked gently, "Harry, if I need to I'll ask Severus for Veritaserum. I suggest you tell me the rest."
Harry nodded and slowly recounted his summer in detail, "It wasn't so bad at first Headmaster. I could tell on the car ride to the house he was pissed at me over something. The uh, threat of my murdering godfather doesn't work anymore as they don't believe he exists. I tried to introduce the former Professor that was a werewolf and they didn't buy that one either, tried to claim werewolves don't exist."
Harry could see Remus seething beside Sirius at that but continued, "I even attempted to use Mrs. Weasley's sudden temper losing character, nothing seemed to convince them that they had anything to fear from any full grown wizard or witch showing up on their doorsteps."
Harry stopped here, took a deep calming breath, closed his eyes and continued, "So they locked my things in the attic, told me to send Hedwig somewhere as she wouldn't be in their house any longer, threw me into the cupboard under the stairs telling me to enjoy my old bedroom and be thankful I had it and Uncle Vernon and Dudley decided to use me as their personal punching bags. The Beatings stopped a week before I left so that I wouldn't have any bruises when I came to school."
Minerva shrieked at Albus, "I TOLD YOU ALBUS! Those monsters abuse the poor boy! I told you the day we left him there that it was a bad decision, I told you they wouldn't do him any good! But no, you didn't listen and look at what they're doing to him now! I want him out of that house Albus! This is ridiculous! Can't you find a way for us or Remus to take him in?"
Sirius cut in at this point, "I do believe, Headmaster, that I begged you to find other arrangements for him as well after my escape from Azkaban. I told you how he looked the first time I saw him; No child should have been that ecstatic to leave behind his family. For Merlin's sake I'd known him thirty minutes when I asked him about moving in with me."
Remus gently put his hand on Sirius's knee and Albus smiled at everyone and said, "Oh don't worry, I'm sure this will answer that problem as well. Harry you won't be returning to the Dursley's ever again. Just purely out of curiosity, what do you know about soul-mates Harry?"
Harry burrowed his eyebrows and said, "Honestly? I don't know much; I mean Hermione is always going on about how when two people are right for one another they just know it. I suppose kind of like Mr. and Mrs. Weasley are, I can't imagine either of them with anyone else. Why do you ask Headmaster, and excuse me for saying so but I'd prefer a straight answer instead of the round riddles you usually reply with when I ask you a question, Sir."
There were several muffled snickers, as Harry turned a bit pink in the cheeks and Albus smiled at him. Albus chuckled a bit and said, "I suppose I do owe you a few straight answers don't I Harry? Well shall we start with the first one you asked me a few years ago? Hmm, yes, why Voldemort wants you dead. Originally it was because of whom your parents were and the immense power you were born with. Quite frankly Harry when you turn sixteen your magical abilities will surpass my own and Voldemort's combined. A wizard like that on the light side would be a very, very bad thing for Voldemort."
Every jaw in the room dropped at Albus's statement but he continued on as if he didn't notice, "Simply put, even if he were to gain immortality, you could still destroy him with a single curse. Likely a single word at some point. I was not completely honest when I told you the reason for your surviving the killing curse, your mothers love did grant you a certain protection, however there were other reasons. One being of course, the level of power you were born with. The other reason is a bit complicated, do you recall when Professor Trelawney made that true prediction during your Divination final your third year?"
Harry nodded, "Her eyes went all weird and rolled back in her head, she swore to me that she didn't say a thing when she came out of it though. Honestly, a Divinations Professor not recognizing her own prediction."
Albus chuckled and said, "Yes, well she also predicted Tom or rather Lord Voldemort's downfall by the child born of the merged bloodlines of Merlin and Godric Gryffindor, the only living Heir to both families, and their spouse."
Harry blinked and said, "That's what you meant in second year, when you said only a True Gryffindor."
Albus nodded, "That sword, by the way, is yours upon your graduation."
Harry smirked a bit and said, "That still doesn't explain why the sorting hat wanted me in Slytherin though."
The rest of the room collectively started choking on their breath at Harry's sentence, though Albus and Harry ignored them. Albus smiled and said, "And just where do you think Merlin would have been placed Harry?"
Harry laughed and said, "Alright, I admit it he had to be cunning and sly to have lived the way he did all those years. How exactly did that happen? My Mum was Muggle-born."
Albus's eyes twinkled and said, "Are you sure about that Harry?"
Harry blinked, Sirius and Remus looked seriously confused while Minerva's eyes twinkled the same way Albus's were. Albus chuckled and said, "Actually Harry I've a bit of a confession to make. Lily Evans isn't exactly an 'Evans'. She was taken into the Evans family, a third generation family of squibs, old friends of mine actually. Her name, had she actually grown up with it, would have been Lily Dumbledore. And she would have grown up with Minerva and me as her grandparents. However when her parents died, of a tragic accident I might add, we felt it best she go to live with the Evans family. My son, Robert and his wife Lydia hadn't been married long when they had Lily, and of course Lydia being sisters with Petunia's mother made it a bit easier for them to adopt her when Robert and Lydia died."
Harry, coming out of his temporary shock said slowly, "So that means that you and Professor McGonagall are my great-grandparents, and that I've grown up with my Mum's cousin and her husband raising me?"
Minerva smiled down at Harry and said, "You have no idea how much we both wanted to tell you when you first came here, Harry. You see, regardless of what people may think, those Merlin genes of yours come from my side of the family, not Albus's. I suppose that might be why we tend to look the other way when you go around in that damned cloak of yours."
Harry smiled and said, "You've no one to blame but yourselves, I wouldn't have it if you hadn't given it to me back in first year."
Severus snorted, and the rest of the room chuckled. Albus smiled and said, "Now moving on, Harry were you paying attention to the prediction made?"
Harry nodded, recounted it in his head and slowly started shaking his head, "I'm not getting married, no way in hell, forget it. I'll do anything, but not that. Please don't ask me, not until I'm older; please don't ask me to do that."
Minerva studied him for a minute and said, "Harry I know you're young, but it would be better for you and everyone else if you were married and bonded as soon as possible. There's a sense of security, and home that being bonded gives us that nothing else can. Albus and myself are going to be bonded, as are Remus and Sirius. We only recently discovered we actually were soul-mates."
Harry nodded, "I can see that, and I guess it wouldn't hurt, after all the sooner he's gone the sooner I'll have a chance at a somewhat normal life I guess. So how do we find out who my soul-mate is?"
Albus grinned and said, "Just go look in that mirror Harry. If you don't recognize the person that's alright. But before you look Harry I must ask if you would have a problem with someone of either gender..."
Harry laughed and said, "No, whatever is in that mirror is fine as long as it isn't Voldemort or Pettigrew."
Minerva looked concerned and said, "Harry we need to be realistic here for just a moment. How would you feel if Draco Malfoy was what you saw when you looked in that mirror?"
Harry smirked, "I'd say Voldemort had one hell of a surprise coming if that was the case, especially considering the conversation Draco and I had on the train ride here. Which I meant to talk to, well one of you about with less people in the room but this will work I suppose. He wants out of his house, out of his father's reach and out of Voldemort's grasp. He may not like Muggles, or Muggle-borns, but after attending a Death Eater, I don't even know what to call it, I guess a party of some sort, well, he wants nothing to do with that. However if he's approached about it, or spying, it should likely be done through Professor Snape. It'd be far too obvious if any of the rest of you did it, and he knows someone in Slytherin is spying on him and his actions this year."
Albus nodded and said, "Severus and I will discuss the matter later. Thank you though for telling us. Alright Harry, go look in the mirror."
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The Mirror of Etamluos
"Luosruoy Fo Flahreht oehtnah treht ono it celferon wohsi"
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Chapter One: I have to what?
Harry Potter did not like the way the Headmaster was grinning, he seemed to have an almost evil glint in his eyes, one he usually saw only in Fred and George Weasley's eyes before they pulled a prank. Most of the other teachers looking pensieve and calm did not help his suspicions. Whatever was going on was making Professor Snape nervous as well; he seemed to be disagreeing with whatever it was. Harry couldn't help but have a feeling of dread at the thought, usually Professor Snape was the perfect person to judge the Headmasters craziness by, and if he was nervous. Well, Harry didn't want to think about that.
At the end of last year when Professor Snape put Minister Fudge in his place and confirmed Harry's story the way only a Death Eater could, he had earned Harry's respect without a doubt. At some point over the summer that respect had turned into a full-blown crush over the Professor. Harry had decided to make sure that Professor Snape understood that he was thankful for what the Professor had done, but knew now that he was likely back to spying in Voldemort's ranks he needed to do so discretely.
What bothered him more than Professor Snape's nervousness was the fact that almost the entire staff was openly staring at him. He definitely didn't want to know what was going on, and was sorely tempted to turn around and run like hell for the Dursley's, or even Voldemort. But that's not the Gryffindor bravery that he was so well known for, that was a Slytherin quality.
Of course that was when a nasty little voice in the back of his head pointed out, 'But the sorting hat DID want to put you in Slytherin, you had to beg it not to put you in Slytherin didn't you? You merely got placed in Gryffindor because you wouldn't fit in the other two houses at all. Perhaps you should have allowed the sorting hat to put you in Slytherin after all.'
Harry smiled and looked around at his friends, Hermione and Dean had been made prefects that year, and Harry received a letter from Professor McGonagall enlisting Harry as Captain of the Quidditch team. Headmaster Dumbledore stood and made his opening announcements before they started to sort the first years that were standing patiently waiting in the front of the hall. He smiled and said, "Welcome, to another year at Hogwarts..."
An hour later Harry, Hermione and Ron were sitting in the Gryffindor Common Room, discussing various things when Professor Lupin and 'Snuffles' walked through the portrait hole. The trio looked up and smiled, each greeting both Professor Lupin and 'Snuffles'. Professor Lupin smiled and Snuffles barked his hello before the Professor continued, "I hate to tear you away from your friends on the first night Harry, but the Headmaster needs a word with you."
Harry nodded and said, "Alright, I'll see you two later Ron and Hermione."
Harry left with Professor Lupin and Sirius walking straight for the Headmaster's office. Once at the Gargoyle Remus stopped and looked at Harry and said, "You know, both Sirius and I want you to know that if you ever need to talk to one of us, our rooms are always open to you Harry."
Harry blinked and asked quietly, "This isn't going to be just a little chat over tea is it, Professor?"
Remus sighed, Sirius whined and Remus answered, "No, it isn't. Just keep in mind what I said, alright Harry? We'll always be here, no matter what. I realize you and I haven't really talked since we last saw one another, but both of us will always be willing to help you if we can."
Harry smiled, "Honestly, I'm just glad we have a Defense teacher that actually knows what the subject is about again. Come to think of it, you're the first of the Defense Professors that hasn't tried to kill me, accidental or otherwise, and the only one that's had an IQ higher then that of a two year old."
Remus laughed and said, "Yes well, I don't know what Albus was thinking when he hired Gilderoy Lockhart. Honestly, the man was a complete sham, wasn't he? With that stupid grin."
Harry blanched, "You didn't have to answer his fan mail."
Remus laughed again and said, "Alright, we need to get up there, but you'll have to tell me about that one. I'm sure it was rather amusing to watch Mr. Idiot answer that crap. Lemon Drops."
With that Harry, Remus and Sirius made their way up to Dumbledore's office and sat down to wait for the Headmaster. Sirius transformed once inside and gave Harry a hug hello and a ruffle of his hair before sitting down next to Harry. They didn't wait long, Dumbledore came in with Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape helping one another to levitate in a rather large mirror. Harry blinked and said, "Headmaster is that the Mirror of Erised?"
Albus smiled, his eyes twinkling and said, "No Harry, I wouldn't ask you to look in that mirror ever again if my life depended on it. It is however a similar mirror, the Mirror of Etamluos. It shows something else that is equally close to your heart however. Minerva, Severus you don't need to stay if you don't wish to."
Minerva bristled, "As if we'd leave now that we brought that blasted mirror up here. I'm rather interested in knowing what Mr. Potter will see when he looks in it."
Severus merely smiled and said, "It might be helpful for information to feed and get Voldemort off my back with if I were to deliver what Potter sees in the blasted thing, Headmaster."
Albus nodded, "Of course Severus, he isn't by chance still doubting your loyalty is he? I'll have to think of something for you to tell him. We'll see about this first. Now Harry, how was your summer?"
Harry grimaced and said, "Honestly or sugar coated, Headmaster?"
Albus chuckled and said, "The honest version would be best Harry. I realize your relatives are somewhat, ah, how should I say it? Well they aren't exactly the nicest of people but I would like you to reply honestly."
Harry took a deep breath and said, "In all honesty I've never been happier that they treat me like a house-elf. I didn't have time to think much, and I had a lot of work around the house to get done since Aunt Petunia's idea of summer fun for me is landscaping her new garden."
Harry suddenly found the floor very, very interesting. Albus noted that and asked gently, "Harry, if I need to I'll ask Severus for Veritaserum. I suggest you tell me the rest."
Harry nodded and slowly recounted his summer in detail, "It wasn't so bad at first Headmaster. I could tell on the car ride to the house he was pissed at me over something. The uh, threat of my murdering godfather doesn't work anymore as they don't believe he exists. I tried to introduce the former Professor that was a werewolf and they didn't buy that one either, tried to claim werewolves don't exist."
Harry could see Remus seething beside Sirius at that but continued, "I even attempted to use Mrs. Weasley's sudden temper losing character, nothing seemed to convince them that they had anything to fear from any full grown wizard or witch showing up on their doorsteps."
Harry stopped here, took a deep calming breath, closed his eyes and continued, "So they locked my things in the attic, told me to send Hedwig somewhere as she wouldn't be in their house any longer, threw me into the cupboard under the stairs telling me to enjoy my old bedroom and be thankful I had it and Uncle Vernon and Dudley decided to use me as their personal punching bags. The Beatings stopped a week before I left so that I wouldn't have any bruises when I came to school."
Minerva shrieked at Albus, "I TOLD YOU ALBUS! Those monsters abuse the poor boy! I told you the day we left him there that it was a bad decision, I told you they wouldn't do him any good! But no, you didn't listen and look at what they're doing to him now! I want him out of that house Albus! This is ridiculous! Can't you find a way for us or Remus to take him in?"
Sirius cut in at this point, "I do believe, Headmaster, that I begged you to find other arrangements for him as well after my escape from Azkaban. I told you how he looked the first time I saw him; No child should have been that ecstatic to leave behind his family. For Merlin's sake I'd known him thirty minutes when I asked him about moving in with me."
Remus gently put his hand on Sirius's knee and Albus smiled at everyone and said, "Oh don't worry, I'm sure this will answer that problem as well. Harry you won't be returning to the Dursley's ever again. Just purely out of curiosity, what do you know about soul-mates Harry?"
Harry burrowed his eyebrows and said, "Honestly? I don't know much; I mean Hermione is always going on about how when two people are right for one another they just know it. I suppose kind of like Mr. and Mrs. Weasley are, I can't imagine either of them with anyone else. Why do you ask Headmaster, and excuse me for saying so but I'd prefer a straight answer instead of the round riddles you usually reply with when I ask you a question, Sir."
There were several muffled snickers, as Harry turned a bit pink in the cheeks and Albus smiled at him. Albus chuckled a bit and said, "I suppose I do owe you a few straight answers don't I Harry? Well shall we start with the first one you asked me a few years ago? Hmm, yes, why Voldemort wants you dead. Originally it was because of whom your parents were and the immense power you were born with. Quite frankly Harry when you turn sixteen your magical abilities will surpass my own and Voldemort's combined. A wizard like that on the light side would be a very, very bad thing for Voldemort."
Every jaw in the room dropped at Albus's statement but he continued on as if he didn't notice, "Simply put, even if he were to gain immortality, you could still destroy him with a single curse. Likely a single word at some point. I was not completely honest when I told you the reason for your surviving the killing curse, your mothers love did grant you a certain protection, however there were other reasons. One being of course, the level of power you were born with. The other reason is a bit complicated, do you recall when Professor Trelawney made that true prediction during your Divination final your third year?"
Harry nodded, "Her eyes went all weird and rolled back in her head, she swore to me that she didn't say a thing when she came out of it though. Honestly, a Divinations Professor not recognizing her own prediction."
Albus chuckled and said, "Yes, well she also predicted Tom or rather Lord Voldemort's downfall by the child born of the merged bloodlines of Merlin and Godric Gryffindor, the only living Heir to both families, and their spouse."
Harry blinked and said, "That's what you meant in second year, when you said only a True Gryffindor."
Albus nodded, "That sword, by the way, is yours upon your graduation."
Harry smirked a bit and said, "That still doesn't explain why the sorting hat wanted me in Slytherin though."
The rest of the room collectively started choking on their breath at Harry's sentence, though Albus and Harry ignored them. Albus smiled and said, "And just where do you think Merlin would have been placed Harry?"
Harry laughed and said, "Alright, I admit it he had to be cunning and sly to have lived the way he did all those years. How exactly did that happen? My Mum was Muggle-born."
Albus's eyes twinkled and said, "Are you sure about that Harry?"
Harry blinked, Sirius and Remus looked seriously confused while Minerva's eyes twinkled the same way Albus's were. Albus chuckled and said, "Actually Harry I've a bit of a confession to make. Lily Evans isn't exactly an 'Evans'. She was taken into the Evans family, a third generation family of squibs, old friends of mine actually. Her name, had she actually grown up with it, would have been Lily Dumbledore. And she would have grown up with Minerva and me as her grandparents. However when her parents died, of a tragic accident I might add, we felt it best she go to live with the Evans family. My son, Robert and his wife Lydia hadn't been married long when they had Lily, and of course Lydia being sisters with Petunia's mother made it a bit easier for them to adopt her when Robert and Lydia died."
Harry, coming out of his temporary shock said slowly, "So that means that you and Professor McGonagall are my great-grandparents, and that I've grown up with my Mum's cousin and her husband raising me?"
Minerva smiled down at Harry and said, "You have no idea how much we both wanted to tell you when you first came here, Harry. You see, regardless of what people may think, those Merlin genes of yours come from my side of the family, not Albus's. I suppose that might be why we tend to look the other way when you go around in that damned cloak of yours."
Harry smiled and said, "You've no one to blame but yourselves, I wouldn't have it if you hadn't given it to me back in first year."
Severus snorted, and the rest of the room chuckled. Albus smiled and said, "Now moving on, Harry were you paying attention to the prediction made?"
Harry nodded, recounted it in his head and slowly started shaking his head, "I'm not getting married, no way in hell, forget it. I'll do anything, but not that. Please don't ask me, not until I'm older; please don't ask me to do that."
Minerva studied him for a minute and said, "Harry I know you're young, but it would be better for you and everyone else if you were married and bonded as soon as possible. There's a sense of security, and home that being bonded gives us that nothing else can. Albus and myself are going to be bonded, as are Remus and Sirius. We only recently discovered we actually were soul-mates."
Harry nodded, "I can see that, and I guess it wouldn't hurt, after all the sooner he's gone the sooner I'll have a chance at a somewhat normal life I guess. So how do we find out who my soul-mate is?"
Albus grinned and said, "Just go look in that mirror Harry. If you don't recognize the person that's alright. But before you look Harry I must ask if you would have a problem with someone of either gender..."
Harry laughed and said, "No, whatever is in that mirror is fine as long as it isn't Voldemort or Pettigrew."
Minerva looked concerned and said, "Harry we need to be realistic here for just a moment. How would you feel if Draco Malfoy was what you saw when you looked in that mirror?"
Harry smirked, "I'd say Voldemort had one hell of a surprise coming if that was the case, especially considering the conversation Draco and I had on the train ride here. Which I meant to talk to, well one of you about with less people in the room but this will work I suppose. He wants out of his house, out of his father's reach and out of Voldemort's grasp. He may not like Muggles, or Muggle-borns, but after attending a Death Eater, I don't even know what to call it, I guess a party of some sort, well, he wants nothing to do with that. However if he's approached about it, or spying, it should likely be done through Professor Snape. It'd be far too obvious if any of the rest of you did it, and he knows someone in Slytherin is spying on him and his actions this year."
Albus nodded and said, "Severus and I will discuss the matter later. Thank you though for telling us. Alright Harry, go look in the mirror."
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