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The betrayal.
The great hall was silent when Harry opened the door, briefly he wondered if he should give some warning but decided this was part of his little personal revenge on Dumbledore and just stepped inside followed by Ron and Hermione. Quietly they took seats at the end of the table and looked at the remaining people seated there with curious expressions, waiting to see their reaction. Finally the door opened again and Harry turned slightly to see a beaming Sirius coming in with Remus at one side and James at his other. Lily was calmly walking next to her husband. Several gasps filled the stunned silence. A loud thud announced Snape had fallen on the floor. For a few moments there was no other reaction. Harry was really enjoying the sight of Dumbledore's astonished face, it wasn't often one could surprise the old headmaster. McGonagall's eyes were filled with tears while Hagrid was bawling his eyes out, head on the table. The other teachers showed mostly surprise, Flitwick springing in his high chair while Trelawny bore a knowing look Harry wished he could wipe from her face. Finally after Dumbledore had let the shock settle down he talked.
"It's impossible, they can't be the real Potters." Harry rose an eyebrow and looked at him.
"You're telling me the people buried in James and Lily Potter's grave are not my parents?" Dumbledore looked at him intently but finally answered.
"Of course they are." Harry smiled and leaned back into his seat, looking as Snape brushed of his clothes.
"Good, I was starting to get worried we had awakened the wrong people." McGonagall's head shot up.
"You did this?" All three smiled sweetly at the hall and nodded. James, Lily, Remus and Sirius, moved and sat down at the table between the teachers and the trio. Dumbledore shook his head at the three children but let the matter slide for now.
"Well then, it's a real pleasure to have the two of you back here, I'm sure most of us have many questions but they can be answered later, now lets eat breakfast." Everyone nodded and they did as the headmaster said, continually shooting wondering looks at the Potters and at the trio. Sirius was chatting happily with James and Remus but could not help but wonder how much James knew about what had happened, he had a feeling he didn't know much, else he wouldn't be talking this way with them, just remembering good memories from their days at Hogwarts. Lily smiled slightly at the marauders, she knew she was included in their little get together but right now preferred to just look at them. She turned to her other side, where Harry was sitting, in a deep conversation with his friends. She listened to it for a while, but her smile was fading while her brow frowned in confusion.
"Harry?" The boy was startled out of the conversation and looked at his mother questioningly, he hadn't noticed she had been listening. "No offence sweetheart, but what were you three talking about?" Harry smiled a little nervously but answered.
"Oh, just chemistry, we have to make a project due after holidays and we have been putting it off for a while."
"Chemistry? Isn't that a muggle lesson?" Harry shrugged his shoulders and nodded. "I didn't know Hogwarts taught it." Hermione put her glass down and looked calmly at Harry's mother.
"That's because they don't, we go to Greenings, it's a very exclusive muggle school, only people with top marks can get in there." Lily's eyes narrowed.
"A muggle school?" She then turned to her son. "Er, Harry, are you a squib?" At her uncertain voice Ron burst out laughing, attracting the attention from all the table.
"Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, Voldemort's enemy number one, a squib? Now I've heard everything." Phoenix and Dragon rolled their eyes at their friends but finally gave in and joined his laughter. James was looking from his wife to his laughing son.
"Darling, why did you think Harry was a squib?" Lily was blushing slightly and bore an annoyed look on her face.
"If you're not a squib, could you please tell me why you go to a muggle school when you should be going to Hogwarts?" The hall grew silent, Harry looked at his mother calmly and answered.
"I was going to Hogwarts, till in my fifth year Voldemort framed me, Griffin and Phoenix. We were expelled and were about to be taken to Azkaban accused of murder." Harry looked around the room. "About a month back the truth was found out and we are now here trying to patch things up." Lily and James were shocked. James turned to his friends and looked at them disbelieving, Sirius and Remus shifted nervously under his glance.
"No one helped you? No one? None of the teachers? Not even Sirius or Remus?" When Harry shook his head, James's gaze became dark, eyes sparkling with fury.
"How could you? You didn't even try to see if it was true, did you? You..." Harry's calm voice cut his ranting.
"Father that's enough."
"Harry..." But his son shook his head.
"No father, this is between Sirius, Remus and me, you can't judge something they did if you don't know the background, you have no idea what has been happening for these last fourteen years, so you are not in a position to judge it." James wanted to say something but Dumbledore cut his words short.
"I think it's better if we move to my office, we can talk there about all this." Several people nodded and they stood up. The Weasleys except Arthur and most of the teachers went away, senseing they should not be there while the rest followed Dumbledore.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
The betrayal.
The great hall was silent when Harry opened the door, briefly he wondered if he should give some warning but decided this was part of his little personal revenge on Dumbledore and just stepped inside followed by Ron and Hermione. Quietly they took seats at the end of the table and looked at the remaining people seated there with curious expressions, waiting to see their reaction. Finally the door opened again and Harry turned slightly to see a beaming Sirius coming in with Remus at one side and James at his other. Lily was calmly walking next to her husband. Several gasps filled the stunned silence. A loud thud announced Snape had fallen on the floor. For a few moments there was no other reaction. Harry was really enjoying the sight of Dumbledore's astonished face, it wasn't often one could surprise the old headmaster. McGonagall's eyes were filled with tears while Hagrid was bawling his eyes out, head on the table. The other teachers showed mostly surprise, Flitwick springing in his high chair while Trelawny bore a knowing look Harry wished he could wipe from her face. Finally after Dumbledore had let the shock settle down he talked.
"It's impossible, they can't be the real Potters." Harry rose an eyebrow and looked at him.
"You're telling me the people buried in James and Lily Potter's grave are not my parents?" Dumbledore looked at him intently but finally answered.
"Of course they are." Harry smiled and leaned back into his seat, looking as Snape brushed of his clothes.
"Good, I was starting to get worried we had awakened the wrong people." McGonagall's head shot up.
"You did this?" All three smiled sweetly at the hall and nodded. James, Lily, Remus and Sirius, moved and sat down at the table between the teachers and the trio. Dumbledore shook his head at the three children but let the matter slide for now.
"Well then, it's a real pleasure to have the two of you back here, I'm sure most of us have many questions but they can be answered later, now lets eat breakfast." Everyone nodded and they did as the headmaster said, continually shooting wondering looks at the Potters and at the trio. Sirius was chatting happily with James and Remus but could not help but wonder how much James knew about what had happened, he had a feeling he didn't know much, else he wouldn't be talking this way with them, just remembering good memories from their days at Hogwarts. Lily smiled slightly at the marauders, she knew she was included in their little get together but right now preferred to just look at them. She turned to her other side, where Harry was sitting, in a deep conversation with his friends. She listened to it for a while, but her smile was fading while her brow frowned in confusion.
"Harry?" The boy was startled out of the conversation and looked at his mother questioningly, he hadn't noticed she had been listening. "No offence sweetheart, but what were you three talking about?" Harry smiled a little nervously but answered.
"Oh, just chemistry, we have to make a project due after holidays and we have been putting it off for a while."
"Chemistry? Isn't that a muggle lesson?" Harry shrugged his shoulders and nodded. "I didn't know Hogwarts taught it." Hermione put her glass down and looked calmly at Harry's mother.
"That's because they don't, we go to Greenings, it's a very exclusive muggle school, only people with top marks can get in there." Lily's eyes narrowed.
"A muggle school?" She then turned to her son. "Er, Harry, are you a squib?" At her uncertain voice Ron burst out laughing, attracting the attention from all the table.
"Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, Voldemort's enemy number one, a squib? Now I've heard everything." Phoenix and Dragon rolled their eyes at their friends but finally gave in and joined his laughter. James was looking from his wife to his laughing son.
"Darling, why did you think Harry was a squib?" Lily was blushing slightly and bore an annoyed look on her face.
"If you're not a squib, could you please tell me why you go to a muggle school when you should be going to Hogwarts?" The hall grew silent, Harry looked at his mother calmly and answered.
"I was going to Hogwarts, till in my fifth year Voldemort framed me, Griffin and Phoenix. We were expelled and were about to be taken to Azkaban accused of murder." Harry looked around the room. "About a month back the truth was found out and we are now here trying to patch things up." Lily and James were shocked. James turned to his friends and looked at them disbelieving, Sirius and Remus shifted nervously under his glance.
"No one helped you? No one? None of the teachers? Not even Sirius or Remus?" When Harry shook his head, James's gaze became dark, eyes sparkling with fury.
"How could you? You didn't even try to see if it was true, did you? You..." Harry's calm voice cut his ranting.
"Father that's enough."
"Harry..." But his son shook his head.
"No father, this is between Sirius, Remus and me, you can't judge something they did if you don't know the background, you have no idea what has been happening for these last fourteen years, so you are not in a position to judge it." James wanted to say something but Dumbledore cut his words short.
"I think it's better if we move to my office, we can talk there about all this." Several people nodded and they stood up. The Weasleys except Arthur and most of the teachers went away, senseing they should not be there while the rest followed Dumbledore.
To be continued...
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
