Chapter 48

Harry, Ginny, Susan, and Adora looked at Professor Dunn, or as he said 'Anthony Potter', as if he was crazy.

Harry was the one to find his voice first, "What do you mean what about Bridget? Bridget died the night my mum and dad died. The night Susan and I were suppose to die by Voldemort. The night Snape took Susan away to live with the Bones, and my mother died for me. That the only reason Voldemort's powers were gone that night was because of my mother's love for me."

Dumbledore walked in and smiled at the young, new generation of Potters. He waved his wand and six chairs popped up and he motioned for them all to sit. He looked around the room full of Potters and began to speak. "Harry, yes your mother died for you, and Susan, Lily would of died for you, too. Professor Snape had you at the moment and brought you to the only Wizarding Orphanage. He knew what was coming, and he figured that the worse was going to happen. But, from some of our spies I have found out some things I already knew and some stuff I never knew. Lord Voldemort had been after all of the Potters for years, and yes as we all know James and Lily's little family was the only known Potter family left. I have recently found out that he did not know that the Potters were the only Gryffindor heirs, until recently."

Professor Dumbledore turned to Adora, "Before Lucius Malfoy, denied you and Draco any kind of communication, Aurora Lewis overheard, and as you can guess went and told her father. I have also found out that Lord Voldemort has always been after the Potters because they were one of the old Wizarding Families that never wanted to go to the Dark Side, and they were always with us." Dumbledore paused again seeing Susan and now turned to her, "Yes, my dear Susan, there were others and that he did kill. But you must understand that the Potter family was the biggest known all Wizarding Family in Britain. But, there is a reason he is mostly after Harry than the rest of you. This," Professor Dumbledore know turned to Harry. "Is the reason he went to your house on Halloween all those years ago."

"You see there was a Prophecy, told months before you were born, Harry." Dumbledore continued, "I was the only witness to the Prophecy and I can remember to date what it said. Would you like me to tell you?"

Harry speechless of all of this new information nodded and Dumbledore went on, "The Prophecy said,

'The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not…and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives…The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies…' "

Harry who was know not so speechless began to speak, "Professor Dumbledore? What did it mean?"

"It meant," Dumbledore went on. "That the person who has the only chance of conquering Lord Voldemort for good was born at the end of July, nearly sixteen years ago. This boy would be born to parents who had already defied Voldemort three times."

Harry gulped, "That means…me?"

Dumbledore looked at him a moment and went on, "The odd thing is Harry, that it may not have meant you at all. The prophecy could have applied to two wizard boys, both born at the end of July that year, both of whom had parents in the Order of the Phoenix, both sets of parents having narrowly escaped Voldemort three times. One, of course, was you. The other was Neville Longbottom."

Adora spoke now, "But then why did you say the prophecy was to Harry and not Neville?"

"Because in the Department of Mysteries," Professor Dunn began to speak. "The prophecy has Lord Voldemort and Harry's name on it."

Dumbledore shook his head no, "The official record was relabeled after Voldemort's attack on you as a child. It seemed plain to the keeper of the Hall of Prophecy that Voldemort could only have tried to kill you because he knew it was you."

"But, it could have been Neville." Ginny spoke up.

"No, Miss Weasley. You are all forgetting the next part of the prophecy, the finally identifying feature of the boy who could vanquish Voldemort…he would 'mark him an equal.' And so he did. He chose you, not Neville."

Susan yelled, "He could of gotten the wrong person!"

"It was both a blessing, Harry, and a curse." Dumbledore continued. "He chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger, and notice it wasn't the pure blood, but the half-blood. As much as he boasts himself on purebloods, but he picked a half-blood…like himself."

"But, Professor Dumbledore, who was the keeper of my Prophecy?" Harry asked.

Dumbledore grinned at this question, "Why the only one who could, a blood relative."

"But, the only blood relatives we had were mum and dad." Susan asked confused.

"And, your grandfather. You see, Lily and James agreed that it sounded a lot like it might have something to do with Harry, but then again it could be with Neville. So they spoke to the Longbottoms, who didn't have any relatives that wanted to protect it, afraid that Voldemort would come after them." Dumbledore began, "Anthony faked his death to trick the Lucius Malfoy as he was already trying to kill Anthony about Lucius mother-in-law, and the new baby. That's when the prophecy went out and he came to me told me he wanted to protect it, that Lily and James had talked to the Longbottoms and they all agreed that it would be safe. If it happened to be Neville's prophecy that Neville's uncle would then become the keeper. That never happened, and Anthony wasn't able to claim Adora, Susan, Harry, or Bridget 'Because he was dead.' "

"So Professor Dunn, is our grandfather?" Susan asked looking at him in awe. Dumbledore nodded his head and Susan went on, "But, wait. I understand that, but you keep saying that Bridget lived that night. But Bridget was still in mum's womb she's dead, she died that night."

"Once again, Miss Potter you are wrong."

Dumbledore spoke once again starting to get hoarse for talking as much as he had been, "You see, as both Lily and James were part of The Order Of The Phoenix. Anytime they had any important information, whatever it be they were to report to me. So your Aunt Arabella was wrong, but she didn't know. But, only Arabella, James, and I knew that Lily was pregnant, again. Since she was six and a half months when Voldemort killed her and James, little Bridget was old enough…."

"Old enough for what!" Adora asked feeling that she already knew.

Professor Dunn took over, "Old enough for us to take Lily to the Emergency Room at St. Mungo's for an Emergency C-Section, and they were able to bring Bridget into this world. But, you have to understand she was intensive care for months if Lily would have been able to give birth to her, Bridget would already have been home by the time that Bridget finally got to go home…"

"Well, than who took care of her? Who's her family? Does she know?" Harry said know worried about his littlest sister he'd thought dead for months.

"I have, she knows I am her grandfather and that somehow she is related to all of you, but she doesn't know the whole story." Professor Dunn, or Anthony Potter looked at each of them when he said their names. "Harry, Adora, and Susan, I'd like you all there as Dumbledore and I explain it to her."

"So, let me get this right." Adora said looking from one to the other, "You're my father, their grandfather we thought to be dead. You were at my mum's funeral, and I saw you crying. Now I have another niece that has supposedly been raised from the dead! First me, then Susan, and now BRIDGET! Do you even call her Bridget, or does she have a different name, too!" Adora yelled at her father.

"No, Adora. She does have her original name Bridget Lynn, but she thinks her last name is Dunn."

Harry felt his anger rising, "And she didn't think it a little bit odd that her name was exactly the same to my littlest sister?

"She did, but I never answered her questions just always changed the subject," Anthony Potter said avoiding his grandson's eyes, and looked at Ginny Weasley. "I believe the two of you are friends, she talks about you all the time, says you two stay in the same dormitory."

Ginny squealed, "Oh my goodness, Harry! She does look like Lily! She's got the beautiful long raven black hair, but her eyes are a little different than Susan and yours. Her eyes are that brilliant green, but they have these brown flakes in them. I've always told her I've loved her eyes. I knew they seemed familiar, but I never but two and two together."

"She's also got Lily's laugh and smile, as does Arabella and Susan." Anthony spoke up again.

There was a knock-knock on Professor Dunn's office door and they all jumped forgetting that someone could just come in. " Yes, um…who is it?" Anthony asked as it was actually as the kids knew Professor Potter's office.

"Grandpa, open up!" There was a light but sweet voice outside of the door. "I need to talk to you about something, please."

"I'm coming sweet heart," Anthony went to the door, but Harry shook his head no. And Harry opened it up and she just looked at him, then looked around and saw the whole crowd here.

"I'll come back grandpa," she said as she started to leave but Harry grabbed her hand and she turned around. "Can I help you?"

"Stay," was all Harry said. "There's something you should know."