Different Realities
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Chapter 3: Were Instead of Are
"Shouldn't you have said are?" I repeated. Harry looked incredibly nervous. He was avoiding telling us what happened. What could have happened to make him so nervous around me?
He started stammering," Well, uh, you. well my parents. they -they were they were. well, it's kind of a long story."
Dumbledore said to Harry, "its ok, Harry. Why don't you start from the beginning?"
"All right," Harry responded. "I guess the story starts-well I actually don't really know that much about how it starts- but I suppose it starts with my parents. You see, they were powerful wizards, I guess and they wouldn't join sides with Voldemort, so he went after them. But they knew that Voldemort was after them, so they used the fidelius charm to protect themselves, and they chose Sirius to be their Secret Keeper. But Sirius thought that Voldemort would suspect him, so they switched to Peter, but Peter was a death eater and he betrayed them. So, Voldemort came to our house and then Voldemort killed my mum and dad. Then he tried to kill me, but he couldn't, the curse rebounded off me and hit him." Harry stopped. It was too painful to keep talking about his parents. Even if they were alive in this world, they were still dead in his. He was also concerned about how his mother would take this. He looked at her; she looked as though she was detached from reality.
Lily couldn't believe it. First, she had about two seconds to deal with the fact that she had a son in another world. Now, she had to deal with the fact that she was dead. Who had Harry grown up with then if he hadn't grown up with his parents? Remus? No, he wouldn't have been able to take care of Harry during the full moon. Peter was a traitor, so he wasn't a likely candidate. Sirius? Probably. But something told her it wasn't Sirius. It had to have been Sirius, but a little voice at the back of her head kept saying it wasn't Sirius. Who else could have taken care of Harry? She had to know. She nervously worked up the courage to ask Harry who he had grown up with. "Harry, if your parents died, who did you grow up with?" she asked. He looked nervous again.
"Well, Sirius, um, well, you didn't tell anyone that you had switched Secret Keepers, so no one knew Sirius was innocent and then, Sirius kind of found Peter, but Peter framed Sirius and made it seem like Sirius had betrayed you, so Sirius went to Azkaban. And I went to the Dursleys."
"WHAT?" Lily screamed. Her sister? Petunia Dursley!?!? Her horrible sister!? They would've treated him like a freak! They would have starved him! They would have made him their slave! They would've been awful! They would've kept the fact that Harry was a wizard a secret from him! "How -how did they treat you?" she asked afraid of the answer.
"They didn't kill me," he replied.
"Oh my God, Harry, I'm so sorry," she paused afraid to continue, but she had to know. "Harry? Did they ever talk about James and me?"
"No, never," he replied. Oh my God! They never talked about James and me. They never told Harry what he was! They never told Harry anything about his past. "I'm so sorry, Harry!" I told Harry. Then I just broke down into tears. I felt horrible. Everything about Harry had been kept from him. He didn't know anything about Hogwarts, or magic, or James and me.
"It's ok," he replied going over to comfort Lily. "It wasn't your fault."
"I'm just so sorry, that you had to live with them, I bet it was a relief to go to Hogwarts?"
Harry started to grin. "Yeah, it was."
"But I'm just really, really sorry that you had to live with them. I thought it was bad enough to be stuck with Petunia in the summer," I told him. He smiled again. I was about to start cursing my sister, but Dumbledore cut me off the second after I started.
"Professor Evans, perhaps, it is best if Harry tells us what happens to him next, that is unless nothing we should hear about happens until he came here."
Harry gave a hollow laugh at this and said, "Professor, I assure you, my life is anything but boring." Then Harry told them all about his life. After he had finished, he looked over at his mother. She looked shocked.
All of this had happened to Harry. It had all happened. He had to go through it all by himself. All he had was Sirius and his friends. He had been through more than she had. And he was only 15! He shouldn't have had to go through all of that by himself. He needed people to look out for him.
"Um, Professor, I have a lot of questions and ."
Dumbledore cut him off and said, "I know you do Harry, but I would first like to wait a little bit, so we can inform some other people of your arrival, now Harry, perhaps, you and Lily should go and talk with each other. And, Lily, would it be all right if Harry stays with you, at least until school begins?"
I smiled and quickly nodded. I would get to meet Harry, the son I never had. I would get to see what it would have been like if I had stayed with James. I smiled at the thought of getting to know Harry. But I felt sad thinking about all the things that could've happened if I had stayed with James. Then, we walked down to my room. I was going to get to know my son. The son I never had. I was finally going to see what life if - if - well if she had gone with James.
Back in Professor Dumbledore's Office after Lily and Harry have left.
"Shall we inform James, Professor?" Professor McGonagall asked nervously.
"I believe we have no choice. Besides if Harry never knew his father then, I think he should want to meet him." Professor Dumbledore answered wisely.
"You're probably right, but, Professor, what about the other people he was close to? I believe he would like to see them as well." Professor McGonagall asked Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes, I believe he would. Would you please then inform Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, Miss Weasley, Mr. Black and Mr. Lupin? Just tell them I need to speak with them. All right?"
"Yes, Professor," she responded as she left Dumbledore's office.
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Hmm, it's a little short, but that's where I want to leave it. So, keep reviewing for more chapters! Sorry about the shortness! I'll make the next chapter really, really, really, really long if I get lots of reviews! So, keep reading and reviewing and I'm really sorry that it's so short! Oh, well! At least it's done~
And a quick thanks to my reviewers!
Cierria
Slytherin_Girl
Chocolate Frog
Leopard Dance
Sachi Kuroda
Thanks for the reviews! You all rock! I dedicate this chapter to all of you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LILS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
YAY! I finally put more up! YAY! Here's the next chapter for everyone who's been reading my story! Read and tell me what you think! Hint Hint: Review!
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except the plot! So don't sue me!
Chapter 3: Were Instead of Are
"Shouldn't you have said are?" I repeated. Harry looked incredibly nervous. He was avoiding telling us what happened. What could have happened to make him so nervous around me?
He started stammering," Well, uh, you. well my parents. they -they were they were. well, it's kind of a long story."
Dumbledore said to Harry, "its ok, Harry. Why don't you start from the beginning?"
"All right," Harry responded. "I guess the story starts-well I actually don't really know that much about how it starts- but I suppose it starts with my parents. You see, they were powerful wizards, I guess and they wouldn't join sides with Voldemort, so he went after them. But they knew that Voldemort was after them, so they used the fidelius charm to protect themselves, and they chose Sirius to be their Secret Keeper. But Sirius thought that Voldemort would suspect him, so they switched to Peter, but Peter was a death eater and he betrayed them. So, Voldemort came to our house and then Voldemort killed my mum and dad. Then he tried to kill me, but he couldn't, the curse rebounded off me and hit him." Harry stopped. It was too painful to keep talking about his parents. Even if they were alive in this world, they were still dead in his. He was also concerned about how his mother would take this. He looked at her; she looked as though she was detached from reality.
Lily couldn't believe it. First, she had about two seconds to deal with the fact that she had a son in another world. Now, she had to deal with the fact that she was dead. Who had Harry grown up with then if he hadn't grown up with his parents? Remus? No, he wouldn't have been able to take care of Harry during the full moon. Peter was a traitor, so he wasn't a likely candidate. Sirius? Probably. But something told her it wasn't Sirius. It had to have been Sirius, but a little voice at the back of her head kept saying it wasn't Sirius. Who else could have taken care of Harry? She had to know. She nervously worked up the courage to ask Harry who he had grown up with. "Harry, if your parents died, who did you grow up with?" she asked. He looked nervous again.
"Well, Sirius, um, well, you didn't tell anyone that you had switched Secret Keepers, so no one knew Sirius was innocent and then, Sirius kind of found Peter, but Peter framed Sirius and made it seem like Sirius had betrayed you, so Sirius went to Azkaban. And I went to the Dursleys."
"WHAT?" Lily screamed. Her sister? Petunia Dursley!?!? Her horrible sister!? They would've treated him like a freak! They would have starved him! They would have made him their slave! They would've been awful! They would've kept the fact that Harry was a wizard a secret from him! "How -how did they treat you?" she asked afraid of the answer.
"They didn't kill me," he replied.
"Oh my God, Harry, I'm so sorry," she paused afraid to continue, but she had to know. "Harry? Did they ever talk about James and me?"
"No, never," he replied. Oh my God! They never talked about James and me. They never told Harry what he was! They never told Harry anything about his past. "I'm so sorry, Harry!" I told Harry. Then I just broke down into tears. I felt horrible. Everything about Harry had been kept from him. He didn't know anything about Hogwarts, or magic, or James and me.
"It's ok," he replied going over to comfort Lily. "It wasn't your fault."
"I'm just so sorry, that you had to live with them, I bet it was a relief to go to Hogwarts?"
Harry started to grin. "Yeah, it was."
"But I'm just really, really sorry that you had to live with them. I thought it was bad enough to be stuck with Petunia in the summer," I told him. He smiled again. I was about to start cursing my sister, but Dumbledore cut me off the second after I started.
"Professor Evans, perhaps, it is best if Harry tells us what happens to him next, that is unless nothing we should hear about happens until he came here."
Harry gave a hollow laugh at this and said, "Professor, I assure you, my life is anything but boring." Then Harry told them all about his life. After he had finished, he looked over at his mother. She looked shocked.
All of this had happened to Harry. It had all happened. He had to go through it all by himself. All he had was Sirius and his friends. He had been through more than she had. And he was only 15! He shouldn't have had to go through all of that by himself. He needed people to look out for him.
"Um, Professor, I have a lot of questions and ."
Dumbledore cut him off and said, "I know you do Harry, but I would first like to wait a little bit, so we can inform some other people of your arrival, now Harry, perhaps, you and Lily should go and talk with each other. And, Lily, would it be all right if Harry stays with you, at least until school begins?"
I smiled and quickly nodded. I would get to meet Harry, the son I never had. I would get to see what it would have been like if I had stayed with James. I smiled at the thought of getting to know Harry. But I felt sad thinking about all the things that could've happened if I had stayed with James. Then, we walked down to my room. I was going to get to know my son. The son I never had. I was finally going to see what life if - if - well if she had gone with James.
Back in Professor Dumbledore's Office after Lily and Harry have left.
"Shall we inform James, Professor?" Professor McGonagall asked nervously.
"I believe we have no choice. Besides if Harry never knew his father then, I think he should want to meet him." Professor Dumbledore answered wisely.
"You're probably right, but, Professor, what about the other people he was close to? I believe he would like to see them as well." Professor McGonagall asked Professor Dumbledore.
"Yes, I believe he would. Would you please then inform Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, Miss Weasley, Mr. Black and Mr. Lupin? Just tell them I need to speak with them. All right?"
"Yes, Professor," she responded as she left Dumbledore's office.
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Hmm, it's a little short, but that's where I want to leave it. So, keep reviewing for more chapters! Sorry about the shortness! I'll make the next chapter really, really, really, really long if I get lots of reviews! So, keep reading and reviewing and I'm really sorry that it's so short! Oh, well! At least it's done~
And a quick thanks to my reviewers!
Cierria
Slytherin_Girl
Chocolate Frog
Leopard Dance
Sachi Kuroda
Thanks for the reviews! You all rock! I dedicate this chapter to all of you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LILS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~