Chapter 46
As Susan and Draco were thinking of something to say next, to comment on why or why not Professor Dunn had attended the funerals of people he never knew, or they didn't think he knew. As usual Susan and Draco were interrupted, by the clumsy now almost seven feet tall Crabbe and Goyle. As Susan could start to tell that Draco was annoyed that his two best friends had interrupted yet another good moment that Draco and herself were having, "What is it boys?" Draco practically hissed at his best friends.
Goyle pulled out a letter from his cloak, "Your father just sent this, it was delivered to your bed and we knew that you were out here."
Crabbe looked at Susan in disgust and spat about her, "We never thought we'd find you here with this, this halfblood. We thought you were better…." But, better than what they never knew, because at that moment Draco jumped up and put his hands around Crabbe's throat and spoke very slowly but very surely. "Never insult Susan, in front of me again. And I mean never. Got it?" Crabbe chocked out, "Got it." Draco then looked over at Goyle and Goyle nodded. "Then give me the letter." Goyle obeyed at what he was commanded by and Goyle and Crabbe ran back to the castle.
Draco opened the letter and scanned it, Susan watched him, but she couldn't read him. Maybe because of what he'd just done. Been that evil to the two people that were suppose to be his best friends. Susan wasn't going to ask him anything until she saw him go even paler than he usually was. "What is it?" Susan asked Draco afraid that he was going to get angry and all mad at her, too.
"Father wants to see me, immediately. Says he knows that we've been hanging out, and I'm forbidden to be social able with a Potter, that is except for Adora."
Susan's mouth dropped, "He's actually going to let you see Adora. I thought he said you couldn't see her."
"He did, something changed his mind I guess. If it's what I think it is he can forget it! I'll never turn against my real family. I've got to go though, I'll talk to you later, okay?" Susan nodded at him and Draco left to find out what in Merlin's name his father was up to this time.
"How many more attacks do you think there could possibly be?" Ginny asked starting to get scared for Harry, and his family's sake.
"There shouldn't be any more, the Death Eater was killed." Ginny was surprised at Harry's answer, "It was Pansy Parkinson. She's been trying to get Susan, but not me or Adora."
Ginny's mouth dropped to the ground, "Susan? But what did Susan do to her?"
"As far as I know, nothing. She seemed to think there was something going on between Malfoy and Susan, but as far as I can tell there is nothing." Ginny just nodded, she remembered the talk she had with Adora, they had to just let things happen. Thank goodness, Harry's powers were that strong and if they were he just didn't figure out how to use them yet. If Harry could, Draco Malfoy would be dead and his little sister would be locked up in a tower for the rest of her life.
Professor Dunn, walked by and looked at Harry and Ginny very oddly. "Is there anything we can help you with Professor?" Harry challenged him, not because the man was bad. But, because Professor Dunn, had something about him….like a secret that could hurt really bad. Harry also didn't like the way that he looked at all of them, especially the way he looked at Adora and Susan.
"Well can you tell me where Miss Potter might be?"
"Which one?" Ginny asked knowing this moment had to come sooner or later, the sooner the better.
"Miss Adora Potter."
"I really don't think that's none of your business," Harry spat at the professor.
"HARRY!" Ginny yelled at him.
"Mr. Potter, I thought that as Quidditch captain of your house team would know not to spat a line like that at a professor. I hate doing this as Gryffindor was my house in school, too. But, for that nasty little line I'm taking five points from Gryffindor, your lucky I didn't take anymore."
Before Harry could say something really mean to the professor again, Ginny replied. "Thank you professor I'll make sure Harry watches his cheek next time."
Professor Dunn nodded, but not before he said a line that made Ginny almost have a heart attack. "You've got James written all over you."
Harry looked at the Professor oddly, "James? How did you know my father, and you don't know if I'm like my father or not, you don't know me." Harry got up from the spot he was sitting at, grabbed Ginny's hand and lifted her up from her seat for her to follow him. "Come on Ginny, I think Professor Dunn has other students to harass, we're out of here." Before Professor Dunn could take anymore points away from Gryffindor, the couple was gone.
The next couple of days were a blur for the school, they finished up all of their classes and did take their O.W.L.s and for the seventh years their N.E.W.T.s. Harry was happy, he was with the girl he loved and wanted to marry and Draco Malfoy was finally leaving his baby sister Susan alone. Things had been going really good with Susan and Oliver, as much as Harry liked Oliver and liked hanging out with him when they had their trips to Hogsmede. But then again Harry didn't like the idea of Susan dating anyone. Cho's body still hadn't been found and she was presumed dead although all of Cho's friends didn't want to believe it. Dumbledore said there would be no service until her body came up and was found.
As all of Cho and Cedric's family were dead, little David was sent to live with Arabella and Sirius like they thought it would be. Arabella still believed that Cho was alive, just being tortured somewhere by Voldemort, and Sirius was now starting to believe that it was possible that the girl was dead. Rita Skeeter reported a very nasty column about what had happened, that made all of the students, except of course the Slytherins, want to march up to the Daily Prophet office and protest to get Rita Skeeter fired.
"That woman just boils my skin! I swear Ron if Voldemort isn't the death of Skeeter I will be, mark my words!" Adora had roared when that awful article came out. Even though Susan, Harry, Ginny, and Ron were also outraged about this as they were all really close and really good friend. Ginny had also finally excepted that Harry didn't like Cho anymore and that he was truly in love with Ginny. The way that Adora jumped up and almost started swearing, and of course they all did know how much Adora hated Rita Skeeter was just hilarious.
"Why are you people laughing at me!" Adora roared which made them laugh even harder. Just then the bell rang and the students of first, second, third, fourth, and sixth years went to their normal classes, but the fifth and seventh years went to take the last day of tests then the whole school had a week free of classes. Then there would be the Quidditch Finals in which it was Slytherin vs. Gryffindor, then the House Cup ceremony. Last day of school they would be getting back the papers to tell how they did, and for the fifth and seventh years how well or how awful they did on their tests.
Adora had her head up high knowing she did exceptionally well, Ron was kind of scared of how he did, but even Harry was kind of confident. Susan on the other hand was a mess, she was totally nervous. Susan kept twirling her hair around her fingers, biting her lip, and just plain out fidgeting. Susan was so nervous she started to make the others nervous. Finally, Harry told Susan to follow him up to his room. There were a couple things he needed to show her, that he hadn't had time to yet.
Susan followed her brother, yet she was so afraid of what it was. When they arrived in the fifth year, boys dormitory Harry motioned for Susan to sit on his bed as he got a few things out of his trunk. After a few minutes Harry returned with a few things.
First, Harry set down and placed their father's invisibility cloak beside Susan, as Susan stared at it blankly. Second, Harry placed down the Marauder's map that Harry had gotten from Fred and George. Which many years ago Harry and Susan's father had come up with his very best friends. Last but certainly not least was a photo book that Hagrid had given Harry in his first year of Harry, Lily, and James. Susan looked at the book and the piece of parchment that was the Marauder's Map oddly, but Susan knew what an invisibility cloak was and was amazed that Harry had one. "What is all of this stuff!" Susan asked excited.
Harry gulped and began, "Okay, first this is Dad's invisibility cloak." Susan gasped and said her 'Oooh' and 'Ahh'. "I got this my first year, and Professor Dumbledore told me that Dad left it to Professor Dumbledore before Dad died. Professor Dumbledore said he thought it was time that I got it. I'm guessing Professor Dumbledore didn't have a clue where you were." Susan nodded and then Harry showed Susan the battered old piece of parchment. "This is the Marauder's Map."
"That's a map?" Susan asked him obviously not believing him and to her surprise he started laughing.
"I thought that, too. The first time I saw it but you've got to do something for the map to show up."
"Okay, brain boy show me."
Harry nodded and tapped the piece of parchment and said, "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." Just then looked like a little web spinning around then showed dots with names under it."
"Is this a map of Hogwarts?" Susan hissed at him curiously.
Harry nodded, "Yep, how else could Ron, Adora, Ginny, and me sneak around the castle without being caught?"
Susan shrugged, "You were always Mr. Famous, and the three of you were the Dream Team, and then Ginny was your girlfriend."
Harry laughed, "Are you joking two of the four of us are always fighting. If it's not all of us mad at each other, but don't worry Susan you'll fit in and be use to them soon enough." Susan nodded but didn't believe her brother. Sometimes she could swear Harry's friends were only nice to her, because her big brother was The-Boy-Who-Lived. It seemed to Susan, the only ones who wasn't just being friends with her because of who she was. Adora of course, Harry, Arabella, and Sirius were her family. Then of course there was Draco. Draco had been in love with Draco since the first time he'd seen her. Now that Susan thought of it, in all of the classes that Hufflepuffs had with Slytherins and as much as Draco hated Hufflepuffs. Draco was always nice to her, so maybe he did love the old and new Susan Bones-Potter…or was it Susan Potter-Bones-Potter?
"Are you okay, Susan? You look a little off?" Susan shook herself and realized that her brother was looking at her oddly. "Um yeah. I'm fine," Susan noticed the photo book, and asked him. "What's this?"
Harry gulped, "Susan, I haven't looked at all of the pictures, but I've looked at the majority, and it's only Mum, Dad, and me."
Susan nodded, but when she opened the photo book the first picture was suppose to be of baby Harry, James, and Lily, but there was a little redheaded little girl. Susan looked at her brother oddly, "I thought you said I wasn't in here."
Adora stepped around Harry's bed, "You weren't."
"How long have you been there?" Harry said starting to get angry that his aunt was spying on him.
"Don't look at me like that Harry James Potter, and no I wasn't spying on you. I know what you are thinking by the expression on your face, don't ask me. Anyways, as you weren't suppose to know about Susan until your sixteenth birthday, the pictures had a charm on them so it still looked like you were an only child. If you go on further through the picture book, you can start to see that Lily is showing for Bridget Lynn." They scanned the picture book, and so Adora was right.
"How did you know all of this?" Harry asked her, hurt that she hadn't told him.
"Hogwarts, A History. It was talking about that within the Gryffindor Family, every time a secret had to be hidden this spell was always used, and could only be broken by another Gryffindor. One of Godric and Cassie great inventions, don't you think? So when I found out I was a descendent of Gryffindor I went to your photo book, and there was Susan although I know who she is now."
Adora chuckled at her little nephew, as much as she tried to tell him over and over he just never seemed to catch on. "I knew I couldn't I knew you had to figure it out, like everything else."
Harry looked exasperated, "It's just not fair, I've got to figure everything out. I mean I've got it hard already and now the entire Wizarding World wants me to figure out every single detail to the story of my family, that may I mention never quits unwinding."
Adora looked at her nephew, and she just nodded and walked off. No matter what Adora tried to do, and no matter how much she tried to help Harry out she always did something wrong. Harry wasn't Adora's only problem, as she also had to watch Ron's every move because he thought for some odd reason Adora was going to attempt killing herself. Draco was dating Autumn, but was in love with Susan. Susan was dating the very famous Quidditch player Oliver Wood, but all the time Adora read Susan's mind and all it was about was Draco, not Oliver. Then add, Cho was missing, Cho's entire family was swept off of the Earth, David was living with Sirius and Arabella and they were to get married after school was over. Then to put the icing on the cake, Adora was afraid of what her O.W.L. scores were, and the last thing that Professor Dunn was always trying to talk to Adora alone, and that really crept Adora out.
As Adora was walking to the Great Hall, someone tapped on her shoulder. Adora turned around and gulped, she really didn't want to see him today. There was a tall dark brown haired man with hazel eyes and glasses.
"Can I help you with something, Professor Dunn?" Adora asked really not wanting to chat with this odd man.
He nodded, "Yes, Miss Potter there is. Can you follow me to my office, there is something we need to discuss. Something we've needed to discuss since I first arrived here." Adora looked at this very odd man, he had a few gray hairs going through his dark black hair. She nodded knowing that arguing with a teacher wasn't going to help her out any.
"Harry why are you so mad at Adora?"
"She knows so much about our family, but never never bothers to tell me," Harry glanced at his little sister. "Or you either by chance. Adora's got to keep it secret," Harry said the last part full of sarcasm."
Susan just stared at him with disbelief, "Harry James Potter!" Susan yelled at Harry, which surprised him. Once Susan had Harry's attention she went on, "You think it's hard for you, and yes it's been hard for me also. But can you imaging how hard it's been for Adora! Adora has known all of this and she loves both of us as much as we love her, and yet she can not say a word or she could get in so much trouble." Susan paused and she could fell Harry starting to feel guilty.
"Maybe we should go find her so we can go apologize to her."
Susan cleared her throat, "Okay, okay." Harry nodded his head yes, "Maybe we should go find her so I can go apologize to her." Susan nodded and they left Harry's dorm.
"Okay, Professor. What did you need to talk to me about?"
Professor sighed loudly and sat down behind the desk in his office and motioned for Adora to sit across from him. Adora nodded and sat down only to be polite, "I need to talk to you about your parents."
Adora's face fell, because she didn't expect this. "Repeat that again?"
"I need to talk to you about your parents."
"Why?"
"Because, it'll help us both out."
Adora looked amazed at how full of himself this man was, "Help you out? Why would this help you out? You didn't know my mother and if you knew my father it was because he was a Potter."
Professor Dunn shook his head, "Adora, yes I did know your mother. I knew more about your father than anyone else in the world."
"HOW?" Adora said looking at Professor Dunn oddly.
He sat there as if this was too painful to talk about, "Because." He finally said. "Because, your mother was everything to me. You are everything to me. I am Anthony Potter. Adora, I am your father…."