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3) Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.
The order was in the middle of a meeting. It was getting late and all that was happening was the members were yelling at each other. Albus put his head in his hands and tried to shut out the yelling. Why couldn't they accept that we're all to blame? He thought to himself.
'HE SHOULD HAVE COME TO US- WE COULD HAVE HELPED HIM.' A/N I like Mrs. Weasley yelling- s'cool!
'HE DOESN'T NEED MOTHERING- HE NEED'S A GODFATHER. BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE IS DEAD.'
'HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO WRITE TO THAT PIECE OF FILTH. HE'S BEING STUPID.'
'OH WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW- YOU ONLY HURT HIM MORE LAST YEAR. YOU DIDN'T HELP AT ALL.' Finally he could take no more and stood up.
'SILENCE.' He almost shouted. They stopped as suddenly as they started. They had never heard Albus raise his voice before- and they were all rather scared. Molly sat, followed by Arthur, Charlie, the twins, Bill, Moody, Tonks, Minerva, Remus, Kingsley and Percy. They had been the only ones invited to this meeting as they all knew Harry personally.
'What do you hope to achieve by...' He was interrupted by the most magnificent phoenix he had ever seen entering the room.
'That's the phoenix he gave Harry.' Snape said quietly as they all watched in silence. The bird circled once and then seeing Moony swooped down and landed lightly on his shoulder. Remus removed the two letters without thinking and was startled when the phoenix hissed and snatched back the other letter. He read the letter and then passed it round to the others. Nobody dared to speak. Finally Remus cleared his throat.
'This is my godson we are talking about. I'll hear nothing more bad said about him. And I don't care what you say- I'm going to him.' He stormed out of the room, too angry to realize that he had just told them one of his biggest secrets he had ever hidden.
'Albus- did he just-' Minerva asked, shock on her face. Without replying he walked straight out of the room and into the kitchen where he grabbed hold of Moony's arm before he could walk into the fire.
'Godson?' Was all he managed to stutter. Remus gulped, oh shit. He thought.
'We didn't tell anyone. Didn't see the point. Harry thought he had found his godfather- he wouldn't want me as well. That was just stupid. Now I can't tell him.' He added as he hung his head in shame. Albus patted him on the back and nodded he knew how he understood.
'I'll come with you- we can both talk to him.' And with that they both Flooed to Arabella's house.
The short walk to #4 was in silence as both worried about what they were going to say and how they would be received.
'Hello Petunia- is Harry in?' Albus asked when she opened the door. 'Oh hello Albus- Remus, he's upstairs.' She added as she opened the door. Remus was shocked- she had never even acknowledged that she knew him when he had met her at the station. Let alone been his girlfriend for almost a year. He smiled warmly at her and followed the headmaster up to Harry's bedroom. They knocked lightly on the door and stood there waiting.
'Come in.' Came Harry's voice. Remus grinned- he could tell that his voice had broken. They walked in and Harry did a double take when he saw who it was, then without really thinking he grabbed Moony into a hug. Remus smiled and hugged him back tightly. He knew then that no matter what happened- he would tell him today. They broke away and Harry went and sat back on his bed. Albus couldn't believe the difference in him from when he had seen him last. He had grown several inches, and had filled out considerably. He now looked like a fully grown man- not a skinny little 15 year old.
'How are you Harry?' He asked quietly, he waved his wand and two chairs appeared out of thin air for himself and Remus. Harry smiled.
'I'm fine. How are all of you? I'm sorry you know- about last year and everything.' He added, but his smile never wavered. He genuinely seemed pleased to see them. 'I know that I'm probably in for a roasting but I want you to know I don't care. If it wasn't for Tom then I wouldn't be alive. He has given me a will to live. Strange though that may seem, he has given me a reason to go on- so that we can fight each other for the last time next summer.' He looked at them both as if daring them to contradict him.
'I'm just worried about you Harry- there are things that we need to discuss.' Remus said looking to Albus who nodded.
'Don't worry about the things in my office Harry- I decided to have a clear out and threw quite a lot of stuff away. You just gave me the incentive to do it. No, what we want to talk to you about is where you are going to spend the rest of your summer.' He saw Harry smile wider as he realized he would be leaving #4 and couldn't help smiling slightly to himself.
'OK. I have something I should tell you though. Well really a couple of things. First Tom knows Snape is a spy. When he is called next- he cannot go- they're going to kill him- they plan to do what they did to Neville's parents. Torture him for information.' This was met by a gasp from the other two and Albus immediately put his hand into his robes and pulled out a small mirror.
'Severus Snape.' He called clearly. Harry saw his potions' teachers face appear in the other mirror. 'Severus- he knows. Don't go back- they're going to torture you.' His headmaster said quickly. Harry could see Snapes face pale.
'But How?' He croaked. He looked to Harry's slight amusement terrified. Albus shook his head, and Snape nodded. The mirror went blank and Albus sighed.
'OK second thing. We have a spy.' He said this without any emotion and saw again the shocked looks cross their faces. 'Goes by the name of Percy Weasley. He has only just been recruited. He isn't anywhere near Voldemorts inner circle- but he will be soon. He's power crazy. Tom likes him, and of course he knows the Weasley's are like my family.' Harry sighed as he said this and looked at the floor. He hated knowing that he had just sentenced Percy to life in Azkabhan but he couldn't risk anymore people dying because he didn't ask for help. 'And finally I want to warn you both. You will not be able to stop me writing to Tom- so please don't try. I need to. If I am to defeat him I need to know as much about him as possible. However what is more important. Remus- as my godfather, why didn't you tell me about what he had planned. You of all people should have known how much I hate to have things hidden from me- after the third year I thought I could trust you.' He openly grinned now and saw Remus going a lovely shade of red. He tried to speak but seemed to have lost his voice. 'Tom told me, when I told him I didn't have anybody left he told me I did. That I had you- and of course five friends whom I count very dearly. So you see- he has helped me. He hasn't given me anymore dreams- he told me he couldn't do it whilst I was so weak. So you see my summer has actually been OK.' He waited for them to start speaking, leaning back he looked exactly like his father thought Remus- loved to surprise people.
At that moment Lightning flew back into the room. And landed on Harry's shoulder.
'Hello Master.' The phoenix sang into his ear.
'I wish you wouldn't call me master- couldn't you just call me Harry?' Harry asked, talking out loud- he had momentarily forgotten his two visitors. 'Has Tom replied?'
'Yes Master Harry. He said for me to tell you to keep smiling- he also told me to tell you to get this book 'Beating Me, By Tom Riddle.'
'Beating Me- by Tom Riddle. That is hardly likely to be in the book shop is it.' Harry laughed.
'It is in the Chamber of Secrets. He said you can go down there if you like- he has given me directions to a library down there. He said you could use some of the spells that he has learnt.' Harry smiled at his bird and nodded. He took the letter and moved away from the other two slightly.
Dear Harry, I know I know. Bellatrix is feeling very sorry for herself. 'Serves her right' Harry said. I sent you Lightning because he can help protect you. Whenever he is near you in your sleep he can stop the nightmares- he will not stop me- I am to powerful but he can stop memories from resurfacing. He also belongs to the Master of the Phoenix- which is you. I was given him as somebody thought it was me- but as you know- phoenix is for the light. I might also add that you should ask Dumbledore about your rightful inheritance- which he promised me you would receive when you reached 16. I can't believe you warned Snape- but never mind. I guess I expected it- I really actually liked the guy- perhaps that's why I allowed you to see that particular plan. And just so you know- Percy Weasley isn't a death eater. That was Poly juice potion. I needed to see if someone could get into the ministry under that stuff- and I might add they can't. Which is very disappointing. Say hello to Remus and Albus- I am guessing they are there with you by now. And I'm glad that you are feeling happier. I haven't forgotten your promise. I am still honorable you know!!!! I will speak to you soon- and I'll see you next summer at Godrics Hollow. Until then Harry- good luck and be safe. Tom.
Harry laughed and passed the letter to Remus who read it quickly. His eyes growing wider as he read farther. He passed the letter to Albus who smiled when he read it. He handed it back to Harry and then stood up.
'It is time you find out who you really are.' He said as he walked to the door. Harry scrambled off his bed- his face grinning madly.
Remus followed looking confused- what inheritance? And what was this promise that Harry made with Voldemort? Remus shuddered- whatever it was it couldn't be good.
Please continue to review- all your ideas are more than welcome.
Disclaimer; I didn't do this so I'll do it now. As much as I would like to own Harry Potter I don't- that belongs to JKR. And as she does such a good job I wont complain.
3) Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.
The order was in the middle of a meeting. It was getting late and all that was happening was the members were yelling at each other. Albus put his head in his hands and tried to shut out the yelling. Why couldn't they accept that we're all to blame? He thought to himself.
'HE SHOULD HAVE COME TO US- WE COULD HAVE HELPED HIM.' A/N I like Mrs. Weasley yelling- s'cool!
'HE DOESN'T NEED MOTHERING- HE NEED'S A GODFATHER. BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE IS DEAD.'
'HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO WRITE TO THAT PIECE OF FILTH. HE'S BEING STUPID.'
'OH WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW- YOU ONLY HURT HIM MORE LAST YEAR. YOU DIDN'T HELP AT ALL.' Finally he could take no more and stood up.
'SILENCE.' He almost shouted. They stopped as suddenly as they started. They had never heard Albus raise his voice before- and they were all rather scared. Molly sat, followed by Arthur, Charlie, the twins, Bill, Moody, Tonks, Minerva, Remus, Kingsley and Percy. They had been the only ones invited to this meeting as they all knew Harry personally.
'What do you hope to achieve by...' He was interrupted by the most magnificent phoenix he had ever seen entering the room.
'That's the phoenix he gave Harry.' Snape said quietly as they all watched in silence. The bird circled once and then seeing Moony swooped down and landed lightly on his shoulder. Remus removed the two letters without thinking and was startled when the phoenix hissed and snatched back the other letter. He read the letter and then passed it round to the others. Nobody dared to speak. Finally Remus cleared his throat.
'This is my godson we are talking about. I'll hear nothing more bad said about him. And I don't care what you say- I'm going to him.' He stormed out of the room, too angry to realize that he had just told them one of his biggest secrets he had ever hidden.
'Albus- did he just-' Minerva asked, shock on her face. Without replying he walked straight out of the room and into the kitchen where he grabbed hold of Moony's arm before he could walk into the fire.
'Godson?' Was all he managed to stutter. Remus gulped, oh shit. He thought.
'We didn't tell anyone. Didn't see the point. Harry thought he had found his godfather- he wouldn't want me as well. That was just stupid. Now I can't tell him.' He added as he hung his head in shame. Albus patted him on the back and nodded he knew how he understood.
'I'll come with you- we can both talk to him.' And with that they both Flooed to Arabella's house.
The short walk to #4 was in silence as both worried about what they were going to say and how they would be received.
'Hello Petunia- is Harry in?' Albus asked when she opened the door. 'Oh hello Albus- Remus, he's upstairs.' She added as she opened the door. Remus was shocked- she had never even acknowledged that she knew him when he had met her at the station. Let alone been his girlfriend for almost a year. He smiled warmly at her and followed the headmaster up to Harry's bedroom. They knocked lightly on the door and stood there waiting.
'Come in.' Came Harry's voice. Remus grinned- he could tell that his voice had broken. They walked in and Harry did a double take when he saw who it was, then without really thinking he grabbed Moony into a hug. Remus smiled and hugged him back tightly. He knew then that no matter what happened- he would tell him today. They broke away and Harry went and sat back on his bed. Albus couldn't believe the difference in him from when he had seen him last. He had grown several inches, and had filled out considerably. He now looked like a fully grown man- not a skinny little 15 year old.
'How are you Harry?' He asked quietly, he waved his wand and two chairs appeared out of thin air for himself and Remus. Harry smiled.
'I'm fine. How are all of you? I'm sorry you know- about last year and everything.' He added, but his smile never wavered. He genuinely seemed pleased to see them. 'I know that I'm probably in for a roasting but I want you to know I don't care. If it wasn't for Tom then I wouldn't be alive. He has given me a will to live. Strange though that may seem, he has given me a reason to go on- so that we can fight each other for the last time next summer.' He looked at them both as if daring them to contradict him.
'I'm just worried about you Harry- there are things that we need to discuss.' Remus said looking to Albus who nodded.
'Don't worry about the things in my office Harry- I decided to have a clear out and threw quite a lot of stuff away. You just gave me the incentive to do it. No, what we want to talk to you about is where you are going to spend the rest of your summer.' He saw Harry smile wider as he realized he would be leaving #4 and couldn't help smiling slightly to himself.
'OK. I have something I should tell you though. Well really a couple of things. First Tom knows Snape is a spy. When he is called next- he cannot go- they're going to kill him- they plan to do what they did to Neville's parents. Torture him for information.' This was met by a gasp from the other two and Albus immediately put his hand into his robes and pulled out a small mirror.
'Severus Snape.' He called clearly. Harry saw his potions' teachers face appear in the other mirror. 'Severus- he knows. Don't go back- they're going to torture you.' His headmaster said quickly. Harry could see Snapes face pale.
'But How?' He croaked. He looked to Harry's slight amusement terrified. Albus shook his head, and Snape nodded. The mirror went blank and Albus sighed.
'OK second thing. We have a spy.' He said this without any emotion and saw again the shocked looks cross their faces. 'Goes by the name of Percy Weasley. He has only just been recruited. He isn't anywhere near Voldemorts inner circle- but he will be soon. He's power crazy. Tom likes him, and of course he knows the Weasley's are like my family.' Harry sighed as he said this and looked at the floor. He hated knowing that he had just sentenced Percy to life in Azkabhan but he couldn't risk anymore people dying because he didn't ask for help. 'And finally I want to warn you both. You will not be able to stop me writing to Tom- so please don't try. I need to. If I am to defeat him I need to know as much about him as possible. However what is more important. Remus- as my godfather, why didn't you tell me about what he had planned. You of all people should have known how much I hate to have things hidden from me- after the third year I thought I could trust you.' He openly grinned now and saw Remus going a lovely shade of red. He tried to speak but seemed to have lost his voice. 'Tom told me, when I told him I didn't have anybody left he told me I did. That I had you- and of course five friends whom I count very dearly. So you see- he has helped me. He hasn't given me anymore dreams- he told me he couldn't do it whilst I was so weak. So you see my summer has actually been OK.' He waited for them to start speaking, leaning back he looked exactly like his father thought Remus- loved to surprise people.
At that moment Lightning flew back into the room. And landed on Harry's shoulder.
'Hello Master.' The phoenix sang into his ear.
'I wish you wouldn't call me master- couldn't you just call me Harry?' Harry asked, talking out loud- he had momentarily forgotten his two visitors. 'Has Tom replied?'
'Yes Master Harry. He said for me to tell you to keep smiling- he also told me to tell you to get this book 'Beating Me, By Tom Riddle.'
'Beating Me- by Tom Riddle. That is hardly likely to be in the book shop is it.' Harry laughed.
'It is in the Chamber of Secrets. He said you can go down there if you like- he has given me directions to a library down there. He said you could use some of the spells that he has learnt.' Harry smiled at his bird and nodded. He took the letter and moved away from the other two slightly.
Dear Harry, I know I know. Bellatrix is feeling very sorry for herself. 'Serves her right' Harry said. I sent you Lightning because he can help protect you. Whenever he is near you in your sleep he can stop the nightmares- he will not stop me- I am to powerful but he can stop memories from resurfacing. He also belongs to the Master of the Phoenix- which is you. I was given him as somebody thought it was me- but as you know- phoenix is for the light. I might also add that you should ask Dumbledore about your rightful inheritance- which he promised me you would receive when you reached 16. I can't believe you warned Snape- but never mind. I guess I expected it- I really actually liked the guy- perhaps that's why I allowed you to see that particular plan. And just so you know- Percy Weasley isn't a death eater. That was Poly juice potion. I needed to see if someone could get into the ministry under that stuff- and I might add they can't. Which is very disappointing. Say hello to Remus and Albus- I am guessing they are there with you by now. And I'm glad that you are feeling happier. I haven't forgotten your promise. I am still honorable you know!!!! I will speak to you soon- and I'll see you next summer at Godrics Hollow. Until then Harry- good luck and be safe. Tom.
Harry laughed and passed the letter to Remus who read it quickly. His eyes growing wider as he read farther. He passed the letter to Albus who smiled when he read it. He handed it back to Harry and then stood up.
'It is time you find out who you really are.' He said as he walked to the door. Harry scrambled off his bed- his face grinning madly.
Remus followed looking confused- what inheritance? And what was this promise that Harry made with Voldemort? Remus shuddered- whatever it was it couldn't be good.