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Fate.
Flashback.
Remus and Albus had just returned from the muggle school where the attack had taken place. Snape had taken the Hogwarts' students to the hospital wing so Madam Pomfrey would be able to check them out; Sirius had returned to the house Harry lived at, hoping to find the three teens there. Dumbledore and Remus walked towards the Headmaster's office, trying to think of a way to locate the three missing children. Dumbledore opened the door after having given the password to the gargoyle and was met with James and Lily sitting in his office. The old man frowned a bit; he was still a bit angry with the two of them for not giving Harry the chance to explain. Slowly, he walked in and sat behind his desk. Remus, who had also stopped short at the sight of his two friends, entered the room and went to sit down in one of the chairs. The old headmaster cleared his throat and looked questioningly at the couple.
"James, Lily, did you need something important? If not, I will have to ask you to leave and wait for another day, Remus and I need to discuss some important matters."
James frowned at the words and cast a questioning look towards his friend. "Did something happen?"
Remus scowled slightly at him. "Yes, but I'm sure you're not interested, so if you could hurry up a bit..."
Lily looked at him startled; it was very unlike the man she knew to speak so sharply. In a soft tone, trying to calm her friend, she spoke. "Remus, what happened? It's so unlike you to be in such a bad mood, maybe we can help."
Remus' scowl deepened. "A muggle school was attacked today by Death Eaters."
Lily gasped and covered her mouth in horror. James had paled dramatically. Dumbledore was looking at the three of them, watching carefully how things were developing. The woman was the one to break the tense silence. "How horrible, are you alright?" She then turned around to face Dumbledore. "Were you there on time to help them? The poor dears must have been terrified."
Remus and Dumbledore looked at each other for a long time before the younger man answered. "We were not able to do much. Severus, the kids, and I tried to protect as many people as possible but there were just too many Death Eaters. It would have been a complete disaster had they not appeared."
James looked at him with raised eyebrows. "They? I'm guessing Dumbledore and the aurors?"
After exchanging another look with the old headmaster, Remus shook his head. "No, they as in Sirius, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter."
Remus saw his two friends become tense, and James harshly spoke. "Don't call him that! He is not my son; he is some kind of Death Eater. I can't believe you fell for his act."
Remus was seeing red; he wished he could have bashed his friend's head against something. Overcoming his anger, he spoke again. "Of course he is! That's why he nearly killed all those Death Eaters. It was all in the Dark Lord's plans; attack the school they attend while they were sick at home, kill their guardian, and then have them miraculously appear so they can kill all his Death Eaters. A brilliant plan that cost the Dark Lord at least ten members of his inner circle." Then Remus's anger got the better of him and he slammed his closed fist against the table. "Use your brain for once in your bloody life! That boy has been fighting against the Dark Lord forever and a day! He prevented him getting the Philosopher's Stone when he was just eleven, nearly getting himself killed. He went into the Chamber of Secrets and killed the basilisk living there to prevent Voldemort's memory from returning and saving one of his friends. He saved Sirius from the dementor's kiss in his third year. He duelled against Voldemort himself and barely escaped with his life! He is not just someone; he is Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived! Every single witch and wizard knows about him, so if you insist that he is not your son, that's fine, but that just means you should start to think of a new name, because there is no way in hell you're going to get anyone to call Harry Potter anything but Harry Potter."
Remus sat back down, his face still flushed with anger. James and Lily were gaping at him, trying to process the information their friend had told them. Lily looked confused up at him. "That can't be possible."
Remus scowled at her and stood up. "Wait here then. I'm going to get something."
The couple looked towards the old headmaster, who was looking curiously towards the closed door. James opened his mouth. "Headmaster..."
Dumbledore raised his hand. "Let's wait till Remus comes back."
It took the other man ten minutes to come back, and when he did, he was carrying a stack of books, which he dropped on Dumbledore's desk. He looked at his friends, calmer now. "Here you go; all these books talk about Harry and all that he has done."
Before they had a chance to answer, Dumbledore stood up as well and went to get his pensive. "Here you'll find some memories about Harry that I've been collecting through the last few years. There are even some from Harry himself." Having placed the pensive on his desk with the books, he motioned for Remus to come with him. "Come on, my boy, we can talk in the staff lounge, you still need to tell me in detail what happened."
Without looking back at his friends, the younger man nodded and walked out, closely followed by Dumbledore.
000ooo000ooo000ooo000ooo
Severus and Minerva had joined Remus and Dumbledore, and the four of them were trying to find some way to locate the Trio. They were not having much luck in the matter; they could be anywhere. Suddenly, an owl flew through the open window. It landed in front of Remus, who quickly opened it. After reading the letter, the brown-haired man slumped back against his chair in relief. He looked at his companions with a slight smile. "They are back at their house, Sirius just saw them appear." Then he frowned a bit. "He asks if Madam Pomfrey can go, they seem to be unconscious."
Everyone sighed in relief and they stood up. Dumbledore nodded to Remus. "Go get Poppy and go to them, they may need your help there. Minerva, Severus, I think it's time we went to the ministry."
Everyone was about to walk out when a soft voice stopped them. "We're coming with you, Remus."
Everyone turned to see Lily standing at the door with James hovering behind her. They all exchanged weary looks. "I'm not sure that's a good idea, Lily. I'm not sure how Harry is going to react to seeing you, but you can count that Sirius will not be happy."
The woman bowed her head but shook her head. "I know, Remus, but we have to try." She looked back up, a determined glint in her eyes. "We're coming with you."
Remus looked towards Dumbledore, who nodded slightly. Sighing, the brown- haired man nodded slightly. "Ok, you can come, but I'm already warning you that Sirius won't be happy."
James and Lily nodded slightly. But before they moved, the man asked a question that had been bothering him. "How can Harry be a parselmouth?"
Everyone looked towards Dumbledore and the old headmaster softly, but quickly, explained about Harry's link to Voldemort. James and Lily nodded in understanding and moved to join Remus, who had already started walking towards the other door. "Be careful, my children."
They all turned to Dumbledore and nodded before leaving the room.
End Flashback
Remus looked at his friend. "That's about it, you know the rest."
Sirius nodded pensively. "I still don't like them being here, Remus, but I guess they deserve a second chance, just as I did."
Remus nodded. There was not much more to say, so they both went to sleep.
To be continued...
A/N: I'm so sorry this took so long, but I didn't know how to make James and Lily understand what was going on. Thanks to Cassie for helping me remember what I had planned ^.^ and special thanks to Vinnie for beta reading this.
Fate.
Flashback.
Remus and Albus had just returned from the muggle school where the attack had taken place. Snape had taken the Hogwarts' students to the hospital wing so Madam Pomfrey would be able to check them out; Sirius had returned to the house Harry lived at, hoping to find the three teens there. Dumbledore and Remus walked towards the Headmaster's office, trying to think of a way to locate the three missing children. Dumbledore opened the door after having given the password to the gargoyle and was met with James and Lily sitting in his office. The old man frowned a bit; he was still a bit angry with the two of them for not giving Harry the chance to explain. Slowly, he walked in and sat behind his desk. Remus, who had also stopped short at the sight of his two friends, entered the room and went to sit down in one of the chairs. The old headmaster cleared his throat and looked questioningly at the couple.
"James, Lily, did you need something important? If not, I will have to ask you to leave and wait for another day, Remus and I need to discuss some important matters."
James frowned at the words and cast a questioning look towards his friend. "Did something happen?"
Remus scowled slightly at him. "Yes, but I'm sure you're not interested, so if you could hurry up a bit..."
Lily looked at him startled; it was very unlike the man she knew to speak so sharply. In a soft tone, trying to calm her friend, she spoke. "Remus, what happened? It's so unlike you to be in such a bad mood, maybe we can help."
Remus' scowl deepened. "A muggle school was attacked today by Death Eaters."
Lily gasped and covered her mouth in horror. James had paled dramatically. Dumbledore was looking at the three of them, watching carefully how things were developing. The woman was the one to break the tense silence. "How horrible, are you alright?" She then turned around to face Dumbledore. "Were you there on time to help them? The poor dears must have been terrified."
Remus and Dumbledore looked at each other for a long time before the younger man answered. "We were not able to do much. Severus, the kids, and I tried to protect as many people as possible but there were just too many Death Eaters. It would have been a complete disaster had they not appeared."
James looked at him with raised eyebrows. "They? I'm guessing Dumbledore and the aurors?"
After exchanging another look with the old headmaster, Remus shook his head. "No, they as in Sirius, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter."
Remus saw his two friends become tense, and James harshly spoke. "Don't call him that! He is not my son; he is some kind of Death Eater. I can't believe you fell for his act."
Remus was seeing red; he wished he could have bashed his friend's head against something. Overcoming his anger, he spoke again. "Of course he is! That's why he nearly killed all those Death Eaters. It was all in the Dark Lord's plans; attack the school they attend while they were sick at home, kill their guardian, and then have them miraculously appear so they can kill all his Death Eaters. A brilliant plan that cost the Dark Lord at least ten members of his inner circle." Then Remus's anger got the better of him and he slammed his closed fist against the table. "Use your brain for once in your bloody life! That boy has been fighting against the Dark Lord forever and a day! He prevented him getting the Philosopher's Stone when he was just eleven, nearly getting himself killed. He went into the Chamber of Secrets and killed the basilisk living there to prevent Voldemort's memory from returning and saving one of his friends. He saved Sirius from the dementor's kiss in his third year. He duelled against Voldemort himself and barely escaped with his life! He is not just someone; he is Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived! Every single witch and wizard knows about him, so if you insist that he is not your son, that's fine, but that just means you should start to think of a new name, because there is no way in hell you're going to get anyone to call Harry Potter anything but Harry Potter."
Remus sat back down, his face still flushed with anger. James and Lily were gaping at him, trying to process the information their friend had told them. Lily looked confused up at him. "That can't be possible."
Remus scowled at her and stood up. "Wait here then. I'm going to get something."
The couple looked towards the old headmaster, who was looking curiously towards the closed door. James opened his mouth. "Headmaster..."
Dumbledore raised his hand. "Let's wait till Remus comes back."
It took the other man ten minutes to come back, and when he did, he was carrying a stack of books, which he dropped on Dumbledore's desk. He looked at his friends, calmer now. "Here you go; all these books talk about Harry and all that he has done."
Before they had a chance to answer, Dumbledore stood up as well and went to get his pensive. "Here you'll find some memories about Harry that I've been collecting through the last few years. There are even some from Harry himself." Having placed the pensive on his desk with the books, he motioned for Remus to come with him. "Come on, my boy, we can talk in the staff lounge, you still need to tell me in detail what happened."
Without looking back at his friends, the younger man nodded and walked out, closely followed by Dumbledore.
000ooo000ooo000ooo000ooo
Severus and Minerva had joined Remus and Dumbledore, and the four of them were trying to find some way to locate the Trio. They were not having much luck in the matter; they could be anywhere. Suddenly, an owl flew through the open window. It landed in front of Remus, who quickly opened it. After reading the letter, the brown-haired man slumped back against his chair in relief. He looked at his companions with a slight smile. "They are back at their house, Sirius just saw them appear." Then he frowned a bit. "He asks if Madam Pomfrey can go, they seem to be unconscious."
Everyone sighed in relief and they stood up. Dumbledore nodded to Remus. "Go get Poppy and go to them, they may need your help there. Minerva, Severus, I think it's time we went to the ministry."
Everyone was about to walk out when a soft voice stopped them. "We're coming with you, Remus."
Everyone turned to see Lily standing at the door with James hovering behind her. They all exchanged weary looks. "I'm not sure that's a good idea, Lily. I'm not sure how Harry is going to react to seeing you, but you can count that Sirius will not be happy."
The woman bowed her head but shook her head. "I know, Remus, but we have to try." She looked back up, a determined glint in her eyes. "We're coming with you."
Remus looked towards Dumbledore, who nodded slightly. Sighing, the brown- haired man nodded slightly. "Ok, you can come, but I'm already warning you that Sirius won't be happy."
James and Lily nodded slightly. But before they moved, the man asked a question that had been bothering him. "How can Harry be a parselmouth?"
Everyone looked towards Dumbledore and the old headmaster softly, but quickly, explained about Harry's link to Voldemort. James and Lily nodded in understanding and moved to join Remus, who had already started walking towards the other door. "Be careful, my children."
They all turned to Dumbledore and nodded before leaving the room.
End Flashback
Remus looked at his friend. "That's about it, you know the rest."
Sirius nodded pensively. "I still don't like them being here, Remus, but I guess they deserve a second chance, just as I did."
Remus nodded. There was not much more to say, so they both went to sleep.
To be continued...
A/N: I'm so sorry this took so long, but I didn't know how to make James and Lily understand what was going on. Thanks to Cassie for helping me remember what I had planned ^.^ and special thanks to Vinnie for beta reading this.
