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plot and all made up characters and such. :D
Meanwhile flying up above the countryside, Harry was deep in thought. He had decided that he would speak to Arabella that evening, as it was best to get it out the way as soon as possible.
'Tutamen Unus, can we go back now I've sorted out what I needed to think about.'
The Great Phoenix gave out some soft notes of encouragement and headed back to his masters house. As they landed on the grass before the house Tutamen Unus spoke,
'There is always a storm before its calm, dark before its light remember that, things may seem bad but they are never hopeless especially when you have so many who care about you like you do.'
Harry smiled encouragingly at the Phoenix,
'Thank you'
and Harry rubbed the Phoenix on his head reassuringly. Tutamen Unus gave a warm sound of contentment and disappeared. Harry met Sirius at the front door,
'Where have you been Harry?'
asked Sirius, his eyes full of concern.
'Oh just flying around needed to clear my head, but I am OK now.'
Harry hugged Sirius and gave him reassuring smile,
'I am just going to speak to Arabella quickly, then I will be down OK?'
Sirius smiled warmly at Harry and ruffled his hair,
'Sirius you'll make it messier than normal'
Sirius just laughed warmly and walked back to the sitting room. Harry walked up to lounge where he found Arabella,
'Hey Harry'
Harry smiled back and sat on an opposite sofa,
'Arabella you know you said that if ever I needed to talk I could come to you'
Arabella gazed at Harry sensing the conflict in him,
'Yes Harry anything, I am always here for you.'
Harry smiled but his smile faltered when he thought of what he was going to have to say.
'Well I really need some one to talk to. I would talk to Sirius but I just find that I cant, not because I don't trust him but I feel embarrassed too and I feel that you can be trusted and would understand.'
Arabella simply nodded and beckoned for Harry to continue,
'Well during the first few weeks of the summer holiday when I had to stay at the Dursley's I had a few problems.'
Harry took a deep breath and continued,
'I knew straight away things were going to be bad, apparently Professor Dumbledore had sent an owl saying about the incident that had happened and Uncle Vernon wasn't pleased. Grunnings Drills hasn't been doing well and he said it was my 'freakishness' that has cursed his company. I think they were scared that Voldemort may have come and attacked me while I was there even though there were barriers up, I think to some extent they were a little scared of me at first, they told me that the letter made it sound as if I had killed Cedric.
They locked me in my room as soon as I got into the house, the window had the bars on again and I was only allowed out to do chores and to have a small amount of food. One day I was behind on the chores I was still sore from the Tournament and some jobs were difficult for me to do. Uncle Vernon came home early they had lost some big business deal and it looked really bad for the company and when Aunt Petunia said that I was behind on the chores he lost it.'
Harry sighed deeply and sank back into the sofa as he remembered the day. Uncle Vernon had grabbed him by the wrist and twisted it back; Harry called out in pain as his healing injuries were inflicted with pain. He remembered Vernon dragging him up to Harry's small room and that's when Harry's life became a whole lot worse. Vernon used his belt and his bare hands to beat Harry. He wouldn't touch his face; he said it was to noticeable but on his frail and thin body no one would see.
This pattern happened for several days, probably a week or two until Arabella came for him. Harry shuddered violently as he remembered the beatings but most of all he remembered the malice and hatred he saw in his uncles eyes. When Harry finally gave in and collapsed on the floor with the extent of the pain Vernon would continue and pound him in the back. Several times Harry remembered losing consciousness and waking up on the floor. Even after a night of beatings Aunt Petunia still made him do the chores, Dudley would taunt him and Petunia would shout at him for being slow.
Arabella listened patiently when Harry began to talk for what she knew was coming in the conversation. Ever since the night when Sirius had revealed Harry's many injuries she knew Harry would come to her and talk about it. He kept many things locked up, he didn't want to burden people with his problems but she knew that this would eat Harry up. She always knew that Harry was mistreated, pushed around and treated like a slave even when he was little, but never did she think that they would go this far.
She knew that Harry would have either gone to her or Sirius but in this case she knew that Harry would come to her. She thought that Harry would be afraid or Sirius' reaction and that he may act rashly, also it must have been so hard for Harry to even come to her, the advantage that she knew the Dursley's and Harry since his birth also helped.
She remembered as if it was yesterday the day that she promised Lily she would always look after Harry.
~Flashback~
She walked up to Godric's Hollow on July 31st 1987, it was Harry's first birthday and Lily and James had organised a garden party to celebrate. It was such a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky but a slight cooling breeze whipped through the air and carried a sense of magic. She rang the doorbell and 'Linky' their house elf opened the door
'Miss Arabella, Mrs Lily and Master James are expecting you.'
Arabella smiled warmly at the house elf and walked in and headed through the house to the large garden. Even as she walked through the house she could feel the warmth and love and the chatter of the many people who were there. As she stepped into the garden she saw many important faces. It made her giggle that so many important people would come to a 1 year olds birthday, but Harry Potter was no ordinary one year old and Lily and James Potter were no ordinary individuals. As she walked through the crowds in search of her favourite little man she saw the Minster Of Magic, many heads of departments for the Ministry and many highly influential and powerful Witches and Wizards.
She also saw many Ministry members from both the two great magic royal countries 'Gaia' and 'Lakatia' but again she was not surprised there. She heard a great roar of laughter to which she instantly recognised as that of Sirius Blacks, she made her way to a group of people and surveyed the sight before her. Lily and James were dressed in very fine robes, and were standing side-by-side watching their son play with his godfather.
'Sirius do be careful with him'
called Remus; he to was wearing fine robes. It was strange Remus was so protective of Harry. Even Lily gasped at each swing Sirius gave the little boy, but she knew that he would never drop him, everyone knew Harry Potter meant the world and more to Sirius.
'Oh Remus come on lighten up even Lily knows I would never drop him'
Remus sighed defeated and watch the fun as Sirius swung and spun baby Harry in the air. At every movement Harry smiled and giggled,
'Snuffles!'
giggled Harry. At Harry's remark everyone smiled. Harry had never been able to fully say Padfoot; Harry could amazingly tell it was Sirius or Remus when they were in the animangi forms. Everyone called Sirius either Padfoot or Sirius and Harry had difficult with both so after his first meeting with Padfoot he gave him the name 'Snuffles'.
Harry wore a little baby robe and on his forehead was a band, which held his Phoenixius Crystal, it was given to Harry when he was born by the Grand Warlock of G0aia. His band was a made of fine unicorn hair which felt finer than silk and was given to him to hold the Phoenix Crystal from the Grand Warlock of Lakatia. Harry was so special to both of these countries as he was their sole and only chosen heir. He was proclaimed the Grand Ruler of both these countries after their union at his birth.
The Phoenixius Crystal was cyan blue and caught the reflection the sun and shone brightly.
'He's going to be a great Quidditch Player when he is older!'
exclaimed Sirius with a huge grin on his face. Arabella walked forwards towards the group but even before she took another step Lily had spotted her and dashed forward and engulfed her in a hug,
'Bella we thought you weren't going to be able to make it'
Lily smiled warmly at her best friends, her amazing green eyes sparkling with excitement, joy and life. Lily linked arms with Arabella and they walked over to the others. Sirius stopped swinging Harry when he heard him call out,
'Bella!'
Arabella moved quickly forward and took Harry from Sirius and cradled him in her arms,
'Hey little man, how's my favourite Godson?'
She watched in amusement as Harry tried to think of the words he could use to reply. Harry was an extremely gifted and smart child and could say many things. He was such an innocent and kind child and was always so full of life and was always well behaved but he was full of laughter and fun. Harry opened his mouth and Arabella could see that in Harry's eyes he was concentrating hard on forming the words,
'Harry good'
Arabella smiled brightly down at Harry and when she saw his eyes light up when he saw she was happy she giggled. Harry tried to push his band of his head but Arabella brought his hands down and tickled his palms with her fingers. Harry laughed merrily and Arabella's heart melted instantly. She knew from the very moment of his birth that like Lily, James, Sirius and Remus they would die to save Harry.
Arabella gazed fondly down into Harry's green eyes and when he looked up and stared into her eyes she was absorbed and enticed. She felt so at peace and calm with Harry, all her worries would disappear and evaporate into nothing. He was her hope in this world of chaos and pain.
Arabella then recalled the time later in the party when Lily discussed with her about her fate.
'Bella can I talk to you its urgent'
said Lily,
'Of course'
said Arabella getting up from her chair, not missing the look of sadness in her best friends eyes. They walked over to an empty bench where there were no people.
'Bella I need you to promise me that if anything happens to either James or I that you will make sure Harry is safe and well protected. Times are dark and Harry is the only light this world has. Promise me Bella that you will protect him, don't let him be hurt and whatever you do don't let my father take him. You must promise me Bella, promise me.'
Lily's voice was growing desperate and tears were welling in her eyes but there was determination and trust in her voice.
'Of course I will Lily I would protect Harry with my life as would Sirius and Remus. But why wont you be able to protect him?'
Lily looked down at the ground sadly,
'You know that my powers at the moment are not strong, I have still not recovered from the incident in our seventh year and I have used much strength and power in protecting Harry from those who would mean him harm. Opal is helping me, she understands the dangers that there are for Harry.
Everything is so hard at the moment it seems so hard just to go on, James and I are doing as much as we can for our countries, Gaia has been reborn its so beautiful and Lakatia is so enchanting the countries just smell of magic it's in the essence of everything. Our time is short we both know that, we will die protecting Harry, I hope he has enough strength to save himself but our love and everyone else's will I am sure be enough.'
Arabella looked sadly at her friend, she had practically told her that she and James were going to die and that Harry's protection would be in her hands.
'I promise you Lily that I will protect and look after Harry, I will protect him with my life and soul.'
Lily smiled warmly at her best friend and hugged her tightly.
'Thank you Bella you are a true friend, but I have one more favour to ask you.'
Bella smiled,
'Anything, what can I do?'
Lily's smile faltered.
'James and I have some things that we want to be left to Harry, they need to be kept secret and safe. They cant stay with us anymore but when James and I are no longer here Harry will need them. There are things that Harry must know and have, and I trust you to give them him when the time is right. You will know when, your heart will tell you, but he must have them. I am sorry to burden you with this great load but you must realise how important these things are, many people would give their soul to posses them, but they would use them for evil. They have been destined for Harry and he must have them no matter what.'
Bella looked at Lily and her eyes clouded with tears,
'Lily don't talk like this, nothing will happen to you. You will be with Harry till the day you die which will be when you are very old, don't talk in this way.'
Lily looked strongly at Arabella,
'Bella you must realise these are very dark times we are living in, the dark wishes to extinguish the light and Harry is the brightest star there is. James, myself and many others will die to protect Harry and that day may come soon. I am telling you this because you need to know, I need to make sure Harry will be ok and that he will have everything he needs, that he understands. I have put all these things in a box which I have charmed for Harry, you must never open it or let anyone take it.'
Bella cast her eyes downwards,
'Do you know if you or James will survive?'
Lily sighed,
'I hope so, but I doubt we will, Harry though will and must, he is the soul of James and I, inside Harry we are there. Harry's eyes are my eyes, his looks are James' and his personality his is a mix of us both and his own sparkle.'
Arabella nodded weakly,
'Will Harry stay with Sirius, Remus or with me if anything was to happen?'
Lily looked thoughtful,
'I really have no idea, I cannot foresee what shall happen, with Sirius I don't know whether at this stage he could cope looking after a child, and Remus with his transformations couldn't, he would also I think find it hard with the memories. Harry may go to Albus, but I don't think Albus would want him in the Wizarding World and he couldn't give up Hogwarts, so I believe the task may befall you.'
Arabella smiled,
'I would be honoured to.'
Lily smiled,
'Come lets go see what's going on with the others.'
Arabella could feel her heart breaking as she heard Harry recount the details of the many brutal attacks from the Dursley's. She learnt that it was not just Vernon, who beat Harry, as she would have thought, but also Dudley and even Petunia. She felt the rage building up inside of her as each blow was recited. Finally she couldn't take it and she tore her eyes away from Harry's, she was too ashamed of herself. She had failed Harry, she had failed Lily and James and she had failed herself. She promised herself she would protect him, and even when he was under her nose she couldn't.
She could imagine Lily and James if they knew their son had been treated this way, their special little King. Arabella broke free from her thoughts when she heard deep and uneven breathing, she looked up and saw that Harry had finished talking and was fighting hopelessly to keep back the tears that were threatening to engulf him. Arabella as quick as lightning raced over to Harry and captured him in a warm hug.
Harry could feel the warm presence of Arabella as she gave him a reassuring and comforting hug. He let the warmth of her presence wash away the thoughts of the Dursley's and the pain he had suffered. Arabella could feel Harry beginning to calm and eventually lose his battle with his emotions and fall into a fitful sleep on the sofa. She gently laid Harry's head on a cushion and brushed back some loose hair from his face, her hands lingering above his scar. She looked sadly down at her Godson and her mind became resolved.
She would not fail him again she would protect him how he should have been from now on. She would make sure that Harry had a better life and would never have to go back to the Dursley's. She made her way to the door and shut it quietly. As soon as she stepped out of the room, her unsuppressed anger burst forward and windows along the second floor hall all shattered and all the wooden furniture was ripped apart.
Suddenly there was a great eruption of sound as doors were flung open from all floors and heavy and quick footsteps were heard all around. Suddenly Arabella was surrounded by, Snape, Remus, Sirius and Dumbledore where upon his shoulder Fawkes came to rest.
'Bella what happened? Where's Harry?' Sirius questioned quickly, his voice getting panicked at his last question. Arabella looked blankly at Sirius her anger still apparent,
'Yes Sirius Harry is fine, well he will be from now on, as to your other question I did this.'
She surveyed the destruction around her as a cold wind struck her as it rushed through the glassless window. She looked down at the ground ashamed at her actions,
'I let my anger get the better of me.'
As she was met by confused looks she continued,
'Harry has explained to me what happened during the summer holidays at the Dursley's.'
Dumbledore catching her line of conversation interrupted,
'I think we should talk about this downstairs. Where is Harry?'
Arabella looked towards the lounge door to see that it was still intact. There wasn't even a scratch on the door,
'He feel asleep once he told me what happened, he is in the lounge, I thought it was best to let him rest.'
Dumbledore nodded approvingly,
'Well lets clear up here and then we shall have a talk.'
Dumbledore withdrew his wand from his robes and with a swish of his wand all the furniture was repaired, the glass fixed and the glass cleared. As Dumbledore beckoned the others to follow him down the stairs, Fawkes took flight and disappeared. A smile crossed the old Wizard's face, as he knew exactly where he was off too.
There was a sound of rushing wings and roaring fire as suddenly in the middle of the lounge appeared a gold and crimson phoenix. Fawkes flew over to the sofa and came to a rest on the arm of it, watching and quietly singing over the boy who lay soundly sleeping.
Ok there u go new chp up! :D I added loads to this from the original posts cause since I wrote this and posted it I have had inspiration for new bits to add to the plot ;) I really enjoyed this chp as I love Lily and James ffs and I think they r brilliant. Anyway MAJOR plot points in this, loads of info etc so basically this chp is one of the vital ones 2 the plot. Anyway hope u enjoyed and nxt chp will be up very very very soon i.e 2 wks ish. Until then!
Meanwhile flying up above the countryside, Harry was deep in thought. He had decided that he would speak to Arabella that evening, as it was best to get it out the way as soon as possible.
'Tutamen Unus, can we go back now I've sorted out what I needed to think about.'
The Great Phoenix gave out some soft notes of encouragement and headed back to his masters house. As they landed on the grass before the house Tutamen Unus spoke,
'There is always a storm before its calm, dark before its light remember that, things may seem bad but they are never hopeless especially when you have so many who care about you like you do.'
Harry smiled encouragingly at the Phoenix,
'Thank you'
and Harry rubbed the Phoenix on his head reassuringly. Tutamen Unus gave a warm sound of contentment and disappeared. Harry met Sirius at the front door,
'Where have you been Harry?'
asked Sirius, his eyes full of concern.
'Oh just flying around needed to clear my head, but I am OK now.'
Harry hugged Sirius and gave him reassuring smile,
'I am just going to speak to Arabella quickly, then I will be down OK?'
Sirius smiled warmly at Harry and ruffled his hair,
'Sirius you'll make it messier than normal'
Sirius just laughed warmly and walked back to the sitting room. Harry walked up to lounge where he found Arabella,
'Hey Harry'
Harry smiled back and sat on an opposite sofa,
'Arabella you know you said that if ever I needed to talk I could come to you'
Arabella gazed at Harry sensing the conflict in him,
'Yes Harry anything, I am always here for you.'
Harry smiled but his smile faltered when he thought of what he was going to have to say.
'Well I really need some one to talk to. I would talk to Sirius but I just find that I cant, not because I don't trust him but I feel embarrassed too and I feel that you can be trusted and would understand.'
Arabella simply nodded and beckoned for Harry to continue,
'Well during the first few weeks of the summer holiday when I had to stay at the Dursley's I had a few problems.'
Harry took a deep breath and continued,
'I knew straight away things were going to be bad, apparently Professor Dumbledore had sent an owl saying about the incident that had happened and Uncle Vernon wasn't pleased. Grunnings Drills hasn't been doing well and he said it was my 'freakishness' that has cursed his company. I think they were scared that Voldemort may have come and attacked me while I was there even though there were barriers up, I think to some extent they were a little scared of me at first, they told me that the letter made it sound as if I had killed Cedric.
They locked me in my room as soon as I got into the house, the window had the bars on again and I was only allowed out to do chores and to have a small amount of food. One day I was behind on the chores I was still sore from the Tournament and some jobs were difficult for me to do. Uncle Vernon came home early they had lost some big business deal and it looked really bad for the company and when Aunt Petunia said that I was behind on the chores he lost it.'
Harry sighed deeply and sank back into the sofa as he remembered the day. Uncle Vernon had grabbed him by the wrist and twisted it back; Harry called out in pain as his healing injuries were inflicted with pain. He remembered Vernon dragging him up to Harry's small room and that's when Harry's life became a whole lot worse. Vernon used his belt and his bare hands to beat Harry. He wouldn't touch his face; he said it was to noticeable but on his frail and thin body no one would see.
This pattern happened for several days, probably a week or two until Arabella came for him. Harry shuddered violently as he remembered the beatings but most of all he remembered the malice and hatred he saw in his uncles eyes. When Harry finally gave in and collapsed on the floor with the extent of the pain Vernon would continue and pound him in the back. Several times Harry remembered losing consciousness and waking up on the floor. Even after a night of beatings Aunt Petunia still made him do the chores, Dudley would taunt him and Petunia would shout at him for being slow.
Arabella listened patiently when Harry began to talk for what she knew was coming in the conversation. Ever since the night when Sirius had revealed Harry's many injuries she knew Harry would come to her and talk about it. He kept many things locked up, he didn't want to burden people with his problems but she knew that this would eat Harry up. She always knew that Harry was mistreated, pushed around and treated like a slave even when he was little, but never did she think that they would go this far.
She knew that Harry would have either gone to her or Sirius but in this case she knew that Harry would come to her. She thought that Harry would be afraid or Sirius' reaction and that he may act rashly, also it must have been so hard for Harry to even come to her, the advantage that she knew the Dursley's and Harry since his birth also helped.
She remembered as if it was yesterday the day that she promised Lily she would always look after Harry.
~Flashback~
She walked up to Godric's Hollow on July 31st 1987, it was Harry's first birthday and Lily and James had organised a garden party to celebrate. It was such a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky but a slight cooling breeze whipped through the air and carried a sense of magic. She rang the doorbell and 'Linky' their house elf opened the door
'Miss Arabella, Mrs Lily and Master James are expecting you.'
Arabella smiled warmly at the house elf and walked in and headed through the house to the large garden. Even as she walked through the house she could feel the warmth and love and the chatter of the many people who were there. As she stepped into the garden she saw many important faces. It made her giggle that so many important people would come to a 1 year olds birthday, but Harry Potter was no ordinary one year old and Lily and James Potter were no ordinary individuals. As she walked through the crowds in search of her favourite little man she saw the Minster Of Magic, many heads of departments for the Ministry and many highly influential and powerful Witches and Wizards.
She also saw many Ministry members from both the two great magic royal countries 'Gaia' and 'Lakatia' but again she was not surprised there. She heard a great roar of laughter to which she instantly recognised as that of Sirius Blacks, she made her way to a group of people and surveyed the sight before her. Lily and James were dressed in very fine robes, and were standing side-by-side watching their son play with his godfather.
'Sirius do be careful with him'
called Remus; he to was wearing fine robes. It was strange Remus was so protective of Harry. Even Lily gasped at each swing Sirius gave the little boy, but she knew that he would never drop him, everyone knew Harry Potter meant the world and more to Sirius.
'Oh Remus come on lighten up even Lily knows I would never drop him'
Remus sighed defeated and watch the fun as Sirius swung and spun baby Harry in the air. At every movement Harry smiled and giggled,
'Snuffles!'
giggled Harry. At Harry's remark everyone smiled. Harry had never been able to fully say Padfoot; Harry could amazingly tell it was Sirius or Remus when they were in the animangi forms. Everyone called Sirius either Padfoot or Sirius and Harry had difficult with both so after his first meeting with Padfoot he gave him the name 'Snuffles'.
Harry wore a little baby robe and on his forehead was a band, which held his Phoenixius Crystal, it was given to Harry when he was born by the Grand Warlock of G0aia. His band was a made of fine unicorn hair which felt finer than silk and was given to him to hold the Phoenix Crystal from the Grand Warlock of Lakatia. Harry was so special to both of these countries as he was their sole and only chosen heir. He was proclaimed the Grand Ruler of both these countries after their union at his birth.
The Phoenixius Crystal was cyan blue and caught the reflection the sun and shone brightly.
'He's going to be a great Quidditch Player when he is older!'
exclaimed Sirius with a huge grin on his face. Arabella walked forwards towards the group but even before she took another step Lily had spotted her and dashed forward and engulfed her in a hug,
'Bella we thought you weren't going to be able to make it'
Lily smiled warmly at her best friends, her amazing green eyes sparkling with excitement, joy and life. Lily linked arms with Arabella and they walked over to the others. Sirius stopped swinging Harry when he heard him call out,
'Bella!'
Arabella moved quickly forward and took Harry from Sirius and cradled him in her arms,
'Hey little man, how's my favourite Godson?'
She watched in amusement as Harry tried to think of the words he could use to reply. Harry was an extremely gifted and smart child and could say many things. He was such an innocent and kind child and was always so full of life and was always well behaved but he was full of laughter and fun. Harry opened his mouth and Arabella could see that in Harry's eyes he was concentrating hard on forming the words,
'Harry good'
Arabella smiled brightly down at Harry and when she saw his eyes light up when he saw she was happy she giggled. Harry tried to push his band of his head but Arabella brought his hands down and tickled his palms with her fingers. Harry laughed merrily and Arabella's heart melted instantly. She knew from the very moment of his birth that like Lily, James, Sirius and Remus they would die to save Harry.
Arabella gazed fondly down into Harry's green eyes and when he looked up and stared into her eyes she was absorbed and enticed. She felt so at peace and calm with Harry, all her worries would disappear and evaporate into nothing. He was her hope in this world of chaos and pain.
Arabella then recalled the time later in the party when Lily discussed with her about her fate.
'Bella can I talk to you its urgent'
said Lily,
'Of course'
said Arabella getting up from her chair, not missing the look of sadness in her best friends eyes. They walked over to an empty bench where there were no people.
'Bella I need you to promise me that if anything happens to either James or I that you will make sure Harry is safe and well protected. Times are dark and Harry is the only light this world has. Promise me Bella that you will protect him, don't let him be hurt and whatever you do don't let my father take him. You must promise me Bella, promise me.'
Lily's voice was growing desperate and tears were welling in her eyes but there was determination and trust in her voice.
'Of course I will Lily I would protect Harry with my life as would Sirius and Remus. But why wont you be able to protect him?'
Lily looked down at the ground sadly,
'You know that my powers at the moment are not strong, I have still not recovered from the incident in our seventh year and I have used much strength and power in protecting Harry from those who would mean him harm. Opal is helping me, she understands the dangers that there are for Harry.
Everything is so hard at the moment it seems so hard just to go on, James and I are doing as much as we can for our countries, Gaia has been reborn its so beautiful and Lakatia is so enchanting the countries just smell of magic it's in the essence of everything. Our time is short we both know that, we will die protecting Harry, I hope he has enough strength to save himself but our love and everyone else's will I am sure be enough.'
Arabella looked sadly at her friend, she had practically told her that she and James were going to die and that Harry's protection would be in her hands.
'I promise you Lily that I will protect and look after Harry, I will protect him with my life and soul.'
Lily smiled warmly at her best friend and hugged her tightly.
'Thank you Bella you are a true friend, but I have one more favour to ask you.'
Bella smiled,
'Anything, what can I do?'
Lily's smile faltered.
'James and I have some things that we want to be left to Harry, they need to be kept secret and safe. They cant stay with us anymore but when James and I are no longer here Harry will need them. There are things that Harry must know and have, and I trust you to give them him when the time is right. You will know when, your heart will tell you, but he must have them. I am sorry to burden you with this great load but you must realise how important these things are, many people would give their soul to posses them, but they would use them for evil. They have been destined for Harry and he must have them no matter what.'
Bella looked at Lily and her eyes clouded with tears,
'Lily don't talk like this, nothing will happen to you. You will be with Harry till the day you die which will be when you are very old, don't talk in this way.'
Lily looked strongly at Arabella,
'Bella you must realise these are very dark times we are living in, the dark wishes to extinguish the light and Harry is the brightest star there is. James, myself and many others will die to protect Harry and that day may come soon. I am telling you this because you need to know, I need to make sure Harry will be ok and that he will have everything he needs, that he understands. I have put all these things in a box which I have charmed for Harry, you must never open it or let anyone take it.'
Bella cast her eyes downwards,
'Do you know if you or James will survive?'
Lily sighed,
'I hope so, but I doubt we will, Harry though will and must, he is the soul of James and I, inside Harry we are there. Harry's eyes are my eyes, his looks are James' and his personality his is a mix of us both and his own sparkle.'
Arabella nodded weakly,
'Will Harry stay with Sirius, Remus or with me if anything was to happen?'
Lily looked thoughtful,
'I really have no idea, I cannot foresee what shall happen, with Sirius I don't know whether at this stage he could cope looking after a child, and Remus with his transformations couldn't, he would also I think find it hard with the memories. Harry may go to Albus, but I don't think Albus would want him in the Wizarding World and he couldn't give up Hogwarts, so I believe the task may befall you.'
Arabella smiled,
'I would be honoured to.'
Lily smiled,
'Come lets go see what's going on with the others.'
Arabella could feel her heart breaking as she heard Harry recount the details of the many brutal attacks from the Dursley's. She learnt that it was not just Vernon, who beat Harry, as she would have thought, but also Dudley and even Petunia. She felt the rage building up inside of her as each blow was recited. Finally she couldn't take it and she tore her eyes away from Harry's, she was too ashamed of herself. She had failed Harry, she had failed Lily and James and she had failed herself. She promised herself she would protect him, and even when he was under her nose she couldn't.
She could imagine Lily and James if they knew their son had been treated this way, their special little King. Arabella broke free from her thoughts when she heard deep and uneven breathing, she looked up and saw that Harry had finished talking and was fighting hopelessly to keep back the tears that were threatening to engulf him. Arabella as quick as lightning raced over to Harry and captured him in a warm hug.
Harry could feel the warm presence of Arabella as she gave him a reassuring and comforting hug. He let the warmth of her presence wash away the thoughts of the Dursley's and the pain he had suffered. Arabella could feel Harry beginning to calm and eventually lose his battle with his emotions and fall into a fitful sleep on the sofa. She gently laid Harry's head on a cushion and brushed back some loose hair from his face, her hands lingering above his scar. She looked sadly down at her Godson and her mind became resolved.
She would not fail him again she would protect him how he should have been from now on. She would make sure that Harry had a better life and would never have to go back to the Dursley's. She made her way to the door and shut it quietly. As soon as she stepped out of the room, her unsuppressed anger burst forward and windows along the second floor hall all shattered and all the wooden furniture was ripped apart.
Suddenly there was a great eruption of sound as doors were flung open from all floors and heavy and quick footsteps were heard all around. Suddenly Arabella was surrounded by, Snape, Remus, Sirius and Dumbledore where upon his shoulder Fawkes came to rest.
'Bella what happened? Where's Harry?' Sirius questioned quickly, his voice getting panicked at his last question. Arabella looked blankly at Sirius her anger still apparent,
'Yes Sirius Harry is fine, well he will be from now on, as to your other question I did this.'
She surveyed the destruction around her as a cold wind struck her as it rushed through the glassless window. She looked down at the ground ashamed at her actions,
'I let my anger get the better of me.'
As she was met by confused looks she continued,
'Harry has explained to me what happened during the summer holidays at the Dursley's.'
Dumbledore catching her line of conversation interrupted,
'I think we should talk about this downstairs. Where is Harry?'
Arabella looked towards the lounge door to see that it was still intact. There wasn't even a scratch on the door,
'He feel asleep once he told me what happened, he is in the lounge, I thought it was best to let him rest.'
Dumbledore nodded approvingly,
'Well lets clear up here and then we shall have a talk.'
Dumbledore withdrew his wand from his robes and with a swish of his wand all the furniture was repaired, the glass fixed and the glass cleared. As Dumbledore beckoned the others to follow him down the stairs, Fawkes took flight and disappeared. A smile crossed the old Wizard's face, as he knew exactly where he was off too.
There was a sound of rushing wings and roaring fire as suddenly in the middle of the lounge appeared a gold and crimson phoenix. Fawkes flew over to the sofa and came to a rest on the arm of it, watching and quietly singing over the boy who lay soundly sleeping.
Ok there u go new chp up! :D I added loads to this from the original posts cause since I wrote this and posted it I have had inspiration for new bits to add to the plot ;) I really enjoyed this chp as I love Lily and James ffs and I think they r brilliant. Anyway MAJOR plot points in this, loads of info etc so basically this chp is one of the vital ones 2 the plot. Anyway hope u enjoyed and nxt chp will be up very very very soon i.e 2 wks ish. Until then!