POF-chapter 2
Harry crossed the Great Hall and went downstairs that unusually warm evening. He was looking for the person that had promised to talk to him. He was looking for Professor Fortunic.
He had already looked in her office and all the places Hermione had told him she might be. Now, running out of options, he headed to the dungeon. Amazingly, he found her coming out of it.
"Harry Potter! What a surprise. Are you looking for Professor Snape? He's right here in the dungeon" she said although she knew he was really looking for her.
"No, Professor. I was, I was looking for you, actually" he answered.
"Oh, then I guess you want to hear about your parents, am I right?" she said walking out.
"Yes. I was wondering if you could please tell me what you knew about them" Harry said walking along with her.
"Very well, I will of course"
As they walked to her office, Gabrielle told Harry a few things she knew about their late best friends. She told him how she had met Lily Evans her first year at Hogwarts and James Potter in her second, along with Remus Lupin, Martha Sullivan, Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black.
"So you know my godfather?" Harry asked smiling unconsciously.
Gabrielle looked hard at him and then out through the window.
"Yes, I did know him, unfortunately" she said half angrily.
Harry was taken aback.
"She doesn't know the truth about my parents' death" Harry thought "Should I tell her?"
"I'm sorry Harry, it seems I surprised you, I thought you knew a bit more about. oh my! Look at the time; you better hurry unless you want Mr. Filch to catch you out of bed. Here, I'll make you permission" she said not leaving even a trace of anger in her voice.
Harry took the piece of parchment and left. He wasn't heading to his room though, but to Professor Dumbledore's office.
Albus Dumbledore looked down at his desk and back again to Harry.
"Hmmm." he exclaimed while walking to the window "You see, Harry, Gabrielle Fortunic is a very. is a person who does not change her mind so easily. I've tried explaining to her what really happened, I'm talking about being Peter Pettigrew who betrayed your parents, not your godfather Sirius, but she won't listen to me, or anybody else."
"But, why? Why wouldn't she listen to you, professor?"
"Because. she believes in someone who won't tell her the truth" he answered after a pause "or is afraid of telling her he was wrong"
"Who would that be, professor?" Harry asked getting more and more interested.
Dumbledore thought hard before answering.
"Professor Snape" he said, somehow a bit heavily "and probably, he won't change his mind now, not so near." he trailed off sinking in his own thoughts.
"So near what, professor?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh! Of course, sorry" he said awakening "so near their wedding"
Harry crossed the Great Hall and went downstairs that unusually warm evening. He was looking for the person that had promised to talk to him. He was looking for Professor Fortunic.
He had already looked in her office and all the places Hermione had told him she might be. Now, running out of options, he headed to the dungeon. Amazingly, he found her coming out of it.
"Harry Potter! What a surprise. Are you looking for Professor Snape? He's right here in the dungeon" she said although she knew he was really looking for her.
"No, Professor. I was, I was looking for you, actually" he answered.
"Oh, then I guess you want to hear about your parents, am I right?" she said walking out.
"Yes. I was wondering if you could please tell me what you knew about them" Harry said walking along with her.
"Very well, I will of course"
As they walked to her office, Gabrielle told Harry a few things she knew about their late best friends. She told him how she had met Lily Evans her first year at Hogwarts and James Potter in her second, along with Remus Lupin, Martha Sullivan, Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black.
"So you know my godfather?" Harry asked smiling unconsciously.
Gabrielle looked hard at him and then out through the window.
"Yes, I did know him, unfortunately" she said half angrily.
Harry was taken aback.
"She doesn't know the truth about my parents' death" Harry thought "Should I tell her?"
"I'm sorry Harry, it seems I surprised you, I thought you knew a bit more about. oh my! Look at the time; you better hurry unless you want Mr. Filch to catch you out of bed. Here, I'll make you permission" she said not leaving even a trace of anger in her voice.
Harry took the piece of parchment and left. He wasn't heading to his room though, but to Professor Dumbledore's office.
Albus Dumbledore looked down at his desk and back again to Harry.
"Hmmm." he exclaimed while walking to the window "You see, Harry, Gabrielle Fortunic is a very. is a person who does not change her mind so easily. I've tried explaining to her what really happened, I'm talking about being Peter Pettigrew who betrayed your parents, not your godfather Sirius, but she won't listen to me, or anybody else."
"But, why? Why wouldn't she listen to you, professor?"
"Because. she believes in someone who won't tell her the truth" he answered after a pause "or is afraid of telling her he was wrong"
"Who would that be, professor?" Harry asked getting more and more interested.
Dumbledore thought hard before answering.
"Professor Snape" he said, somehow a bit heavily "and probably, he won't change his mind now, not so near." he trailed off sinking in his own thoughts.
"So near what, professor?" Harry asked curiously.
"Oh! Of course, sorry" he said awakening "so near their wedding"