Magic of Love
Chapter 3
Harry ran his right hand through his hair and paced the room, digesting what Dumbledore just told him,"Voldemort has a SON?! And he'll be coming after my little Harmony?"
"Yes, and Severus has a five year head start on training him. You can be sure that he has been spending all his spare time training and conditioning him from the moment that he hit his arms. Damien is quickly becoming a formidable opponent, even in his young age. The blood of a an extremely powerful wizard and witch flows in his veins and he has a powerful and unscrupulous wizard as his guardian. I fear, Harry, that Damien will be twice as dangerous as Voldemort was."
"Dumbledore, how do I tell Hermione? How do I tell her that our newborn daughter is going to go through what I went through as a child?"
"Harry, you are forgetting something. Damien may have a powerful bloodline, but so does Harmony. You were protected by your mother's love as a child when Voldemort tried to kill you. Both you and Hermione are well learned in the magical arts and do very well. Not to mention you have a lot more support and allies than Severus does and therefor you have the advantage. All is not lost, Harry."
"Okay, Dumbledore, what are your suggestions?"
"Harry, use your Defense Against the Dark Arts knowledge. Use any spells of protection you can upon your house, Harmony, Hermione, everything that has to do with Harmony. Don't worry about Damien and Severus, they will not be striking anytime soon."
"How can you be sure of that, Dumbledore?"
"I can't tell you that at this time, Harry. You will need to trust me on this. But for now, Harmony is not in danger. As soon as there is reason to worry, I will tell you. For right now, use your knowledge along with Hermione's, and encourage any signs of magic that you see from Harmony. She has a wonderful legacy behind her. You and Hermione as her parents, and your parents are her grandparents. Other ancestors of yours were also very well gifted magically. I have something else to tell you, Harry. Something that will help you in the coming days. Harry, you are a direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor."
"I am? Then why did the Sorting Hat want to put me in Slytherin?"
"Well, often the traits that cause the Sorting Hat to put students into a certain house intertwine and students could fit in in more than one house. So, in that instance it's up to the student as to where they want to be placed, and that often will dictate their course in life. You don't know how pleased I was to see you chose to be in Gryffindor."
"All I knew was that I didn't want to be in Slytherin after seeing someone like Draco Malfoy put in there without the Sorting Hat giving a second thought as to where to put him. We met on Hogwarts Express and he just rubbed me the wrong way. I really didn't want to be associated with anyone like him."
"It's true that Draco isn't the friendliest of people and he doesn't always use the kindest of words, but he does serve his purpose. He's a wonderful potions teacher and..."
"He may be older, Dumbledore, but he hasn't grown up one bit. He still has his caveman philosophy regarding those who aren't pure bloods. Just earlier today he insulted my dear Hermione."
"I am well aware of the complaints lodged against him and I will have a talk with him about it. Don't worry."
"I need to ask you, Dumbledore. If so many people dislike him, why do you keep him around?"
"Besides the fact that he's a good potions professor, there are many reasons. You need to trust my judgement, Harry."
"Okay, Dumbledore,"Harry said grudgingly,"I trust you."
"Why don't you head back to Hermione and Harmony for now, Harry? I will let you know if there's reason to worry."
Harry shook Dumbledore's hand and used floo powder to head back to his house so he could apparate. Watching him disappear into the flames, Dumbledore shook his head sadly,"He's been through so much already and the worst is yet to come..."
Chapter 3
Harry ran his right hand through his hair and paced the room, digesting what Dumbledore just told him,"Voldemort has a SON?! And he'll be coming after my little Harmony?"
"Yes, and Severus has a five year head start on training him. You can be sure that he has been spending all his spare time training and conditioning him from the moment that he hit his arms. Damien is quickly becoming a formidable opponent, even in his young age. The blood of a an extremely powerful wizard and witch flows in his veins and he has a powerful and unscrupulous wizard as his guardian. I fear, Harry, that Damien will be twice as dangerous as Voldemort was."
"Dumbledore, how do I tell Hermione? How do I tell her that our newborn daughter is going to go through what I went through as a child?"
"Harry, you are forgetting something. Damien may have a powerful bloodline, but so does Harmony. You were protected by your mother's love as a child when Voldemort tried to kill you. Both you and Hermione are well learned in the magical arts and do very well. Not to mention you have a lot more support and allies than Severus does and therefor you have the advantage. All is not lost, Harry."
"Okay, Dumbledore, what are your suggestions?"
"Harry, use your Defense Against the Dark Arts knowledge. Use any spells of protection you can upon your house, Harmony, Hermione, everything that has to do with Harmony. Don't worry about Damien and Severus, they will not be striking anytime soon."
"How can you be sure of that, Dumbledore?"
"I can't tell you that at this time, Harry. You will need to trust me on this. But for now, Harmony is not in danger. As soon as there is reason to worry, I will tell you. For right now, use your knowledge along with Hermione's, and encourage any signs of magic that you see from Harmony. She has a wonderful legacy behind her. You and Hermione as her parents, and your parents are her grandparents. Other ancestors of yours were also very well gifted magically. I have something else to tell you, Harry. Something that will help you in the coming days. Harry, you are a direct descendant of Godric Gryffindor."
"I am? Then why did the Sorting Hat want to put me in Slytherin?"
"Well, often the traits that cause the Sorting Hat to put students into a certain house intertwine and students could fit in in more than one house. So, in that instance it's up to the student as to where they want to be placed, and that often will dictate their course in life. You don't know how pleased I was to see you chose to be in Gryffindor."
"All I knew was that I didn't want to be in Slytherin after seeing someone like Draco Malfoy put in there without the Sorting Hat giving a second thought as to where to put him. We met on Hogwarts Express and he just rubbed me the wrong way. I really didn't want to be associated with anyone like him."
"It's true that Draco isn't the friendliest of people and he doesn't always use the kindest of words, but he does serve his purpose. He's a wonderful potions teacher and..."
"He may be older, Dumbledore, but he hasn't grown up one bit. He still has his caveman philosophy regarding those who aren't pure bloods. Just earlier today he insulted my dear Hermione."
"I am well aware of the complaints lodged against him and I will have a talk with him about it. Don't worry."
"I need to ask you, Dumbledore. If so many people dislike him, why do you keep him around?"
"Besides the fact that he's a good potions professor, there are many reasons. You need to trust my judgement, Harry."
"Okay, Dumbledore,"Harry said grudgingly,"I trust you."
"Why don't you head back to Hermione and Harmony for now, Harry? I will let you know if there's reason to worry."
Harry shook Dumbledore's hand and used floo powder to head back to his house so he could apparate. Watching him disappear into the flames, Dumbledore shook his head sadly,"He's been through so much already and the worst is yet to come..."