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Chapter 8- The Truth
"If your positive. It all began a long time ago. Whenever as dark wizard arose there was always a group of people that fought back. Around Merlin's time, this group became more organized and began calling themselves The Order of the Phoenix. They would fight to bring down dark wizards of the world then dispand after the wizard was defeated. When Voldermort started to gain power, the Order was called up once more. Your parents were key players in the order and were a highly secret object to hide. Voldermort knew this and desperately sought after this powerful object. If he ever obtained it, it would give him nearly infinite power. It might have seemed easier to just destroy the object, however that was impossible at the time. It was the only leverage we had against the dark forces. Needless to say, the protection of this object was of the utmost importance. Your parents were placed under the protection of Peter and when he betrayed them, Voldermort went after your parents. He killed them both and went after the object, however a problem came up. He found you too. He could sense that here was something different about you and he feared it. He may not have known exactly what it was, but he knew he had to get rid of it. The rest is history." "Professor, how could he have felt anything? I was only a baby at the time." "Power knows no age Harry. You may have gained full knowledge of your powers on your birthday but they were always there." "So, Voldermort wanted to kill me because he sensed my power and feared it?" Harry asked skeptically. "That is my opinion of the matter." Harry thought for a moment. Then a thought struck him. "When the dementors come near me I can hear Voldermort killing my parents. I thought that Voldermort was coming specifically for me and that my parents were trying to stop him." "Well Harry, in a way he was. Your parents had hidden the object in your room. It actually looked like a toy so they thought it would be safe in there. When Voldermort arrived, your parents knew that he wouldn't hesitate to kill a baby boy as long as he got what he wanted. They were trying to protect you and the object at the same time. Do you understand Harry?"
"I think so." "Good. Do you have anymore questions?" "Yes as a matter of fact. What exactly were my parents guarding?" "Ahhh, Harry, I am afraid that is one thing I cannot tell you. It would endanger far too many people. Besides," he said with a smile, "It seems to me that you don't need my help getting into more trouble." Harry smiled. "Good-night Professer." "Good-night my boy." Harry walked out of the office and headed back towards the Gryffindor common room. "What could have been so important that my parents had to die for?" Harry wondered. He pondered this question until he reached the Fat Lady's portrait. "Istar." He said absently. He walked in to see that all his friends had waited up for him. They were all sitting silently and staring into the fire. "Hello everyone." Harry said. The whole group jumped. "Don't sneak up on us like that." Fred said. "Yeah, you almost gave me a heart attack." George said before dramatically clutching his heart and falling over. Harry just shrugged and sat down between Ron and Ginny. "So what did Dumbledore have to say?" "He just wanted to know what happened." "Did you tell him?" "Yep." "Everything?" "Yes Ron, everything." "Well.. What'd he say?" Harry then proceeded to tell the whole story and when he was finished he had a gaping audience. Hermione finally broke the silence. "I wonder what they were guarding?" "I want to know the exact same thing, but all Dumbledore said was that it was in my room." "Well that's not much help." Ginny said. "Still it's too late now to think about it. We have a busy day tomorrow according to Sirius, beginning with potions and I personally don't want to start off the summer by getting yelled at by Snape." "Your probably right." Harry said. "It's a good idea if we all went to bed. We'll need our rest." "Go on ahead guys." George said. "We'll be right up." "What are you planning to do?" Hermione asked suspiciously. "Oh nothing." Fred answered in an all too innocent voice. Hermione just shook her head and headed upstairs, followed closely by Ginny. George looked to see if they were really gone before turning back to the remainder of the group. "Ready for a little fun?" Ron groaned. "You aren't going to start pranking already? School hasn't even started yet." "What?" Fred said in a highly offended tone. "It is never too early to start pranks. Besides, it's our last year at Hogwarts. It has to be memorable." "Great. Just what we need." Ron mumbled. Harry suddenly jumped up. "Exactly!" "Exactly what?" Ron asked. "Pranks are just what we need. With Voldermort (flinch) back, what better way to lighten things up. We could bring back the Marauders." "How exactly are we going to do that?" Fred asked excitedly. "Easy, we'll just do random jokes, have nicknames, and reek havoc. It'll be fun." "Harry." Ron said. "There's a slight problem. You dad, along with Padfoot and Moony, in a way, were animangus. That's how they got they got their names. How are we supposed to do that?" "That part is easy." Harry said with a wave of his hand. "I'll teach you. Still, I think we'll need some outside help. I'm sure Padfoot and Moony will help us as long as school isn't in session." "Ooohhh this is going to be great. I can't wait to get started." Ron said. Fred and George were practically bursting with excitement. "Let's start right now." One of them said. "Hold on." Harry said. "If we are going to live up to the Marauder's reputation we're going to have to plan a bit. I think that Hermione and Ginny would be mad if we left them out anyway. Let's tell them and ask Padfoot and Moony for help first. Okay?" Fred and George looked as though they wanted to agree, but reluctantly nodded their heads along with Ron. "Alright then. I guess it's off to bed." The four went their separate ways. In his room Harry drifted of into hoping what would be a peaceful sleep.
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Chapter 8- The Truth
"If your positive. It all began a long time ago. Whenever as dark wizard arose there was always a group of people that fought back. Around Merlin's time, this group became more organized and began calling themselves The Order of the Phoenix. They would fight to bring down dark wizards of the world then dispand after the wizard was defeated. When Voldermort started to gain power, the Order was called up once more. Your parents were key players in the order and were a highly secret object to hide. Voldermort knew this and desperately sought after this powerful object. If he ever obtained it, it would give him nearly infinite power. It might have seemed easier to just destroy the object, however that was impossible at the time. It was the only leverage we had against the dark forces. Needless to say, the protection of this object was of the utmost importance. Your parents were placed under the protection of Peter and when he betrayed them, Voldermort went after your parents. He killed them both and went after the object, however a problem came up. He found you too. He could sense that here was something different about you and he feared it. He may not have known exactly what it was, but he knew he had to get rid of it. The rest is history." "Professor, how could he have felt anything? I was only a baby at the time." "Power knows no age Harry. You may have gained full knowledge of your powers on your birthday but they were always there." "So, Voldermort wanted to kill me because he sensed my power and feared it?" Harry asked skeptically. "That is my opinion of the matter." Harry thought for a moment. Then a thought struck him. "When the dementors come near me I can hear Voldermort killing my parents. I thought that Voldermort was coming specifically for me and that my parents were trying to stop him." "Well Harry, in a way he was. Your parents had hidden the object in your room. It actually looked like a toy so they thought it would be safe in there. When Voldermort arrived, your parents knew that he wouldn't hesitate to kill a baby boy as long as he got what he wanted. They were trying to protect you and the object at the same time. Do you understand Harry?"
"I think so." "Good. Do you have anymore questions?" "Yes as a matter of fact. What exactly were my parents guarding?" "Ahhh, Harry, I am afraid that is one thing I cannot tell you. It would endanger far too many people. Besides," he said with a smile, "It seems to me that you don't need my help getting into more trouble." Harry smiled. "Good-night Professer." "Good-night my boy." Harry walked out of the office and headed back towards the Gryffindor common room. "What could have been so important that my parents had to die for?" Harry wondered. He pondered this question until he reached the Fat Lady's portrait. "Istar." He said absently. He walked in to see that all his friends had waited up for him. They were all sitting silently and staring into the fire. "Hello everyone." Harry said. The whole group jumped. "Don't sneak up on us like that." Fred said. "Yeah, you almost gave me a heart attack." George said before dramatically clutching his heart and falling over. Harry just shrugged and sat down between Ron and Ginny. "So what did Dumbledore have to say?" "He just wanted to know what happened." "Did you tell him?" "Yep." "Everything?" "Yes Ron, everything." "Well.. What'd he say?" Harry then proceeded to tell the whole story and when he was finished he had a gaping audience. Hermione finally broke the silence. "I wonder what they were guarding?" "I want to know the exact same thing, but all Dumbledore said was that it was in my room." "Well that's not much help." Ginny said. "Still it's too late now to think about it. We have a busy day tomorrow according to Sirius, beginning with potions and I personally don't want to start off the summer by getting yelled at by Snape." "Your probably right." Harry said. "It's a good idea if we all went to bed. We'll need our rest." "Go on ahead guys." George said. "We'll be right up." "What are you planning to do?" Hermione asked suspiciously. "Oh nothing." Fred answered in an all too innocent voice. Hermione just shook her head and headed upstairs, followed closely by Ginny. George looked to see if they were really gone before turning back to the remainder of the group. "Ready for a little fun?" Ron groaned. "You aren't going to start pranking already? School hasn't even started yet." "What?" Fred said in a highly offended tone. "It is never too early to start pranks. Besides, it's our last year at Hogwarts. It has to be memorable." "Great. Just what we need." Ron mumbled. Harry suddenly jumped up. "Exactly!" "Exactly what?" Ron asked. "Pranks are just what we need. With Voldermort (flinch) back, what better way to lighten things up. We could bring back the Marauders." "How exactly are we going to do that?" Fred asked excitedly. "Easy, we'll just do random jokes, have nicknames, and reek havoc. It'll be fun." "Harry." Ron said. "There's a slight problem. You dad, along with Padfoot and Moony, in a way, were animangus. That's how they got they got their names. How are we supposed to do that?" "That part is easy." Harry said with a wave of his hand. "I'll teach you. Still, I think we'll need some outside help. I'm sure Padfoot and Moony will help us as long as school isn't in session." "Ooohhh this is going to be great. I can't wait to get started." Ron said. Fred and George were practically bursting with excitement. "Let's start right now." One of them said. "Hold on." Harry said. "If we are going to live up to the Marauder's reputation we're going to have to plan a bit. I think that Hermione and Ginny would be mad if we left them out anyway. Let's tell them and ask Padfoot and Moony for help first. Okay?" Fred and George looked as though they wanted to agree, but reluctantly nodded their heads along with Ron. "Alright then. I guess it's off to bed." The four went their separate ways. In his room Harry drifted of into hoping what would be a peaceful sleep.
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