Chapter 56-Sins of a father

"The chief of staff of St.Mungo's will be here tomorrow morning for anyone who is interested in applying for internships this summer" Professor Sprout said happily.

Alana narrowed her eyes and thought about the information she just learned last weekend. "I do have a father and I am Gryffindor's heir. So I why am I so miserable" she thought.

She remembered how angry she was at Harry; he did have a few scratches. "He's right if he did tell me I would of denied it and Lupin or Father should of told me the truth." She said. "I hope Steven comes today," she thought walking into the common room.

"Hey you" Hermonine said softly. Alana gave her a weak smile and sat next to her.

"Hey" Alana said.

"Have you talked to Lupin" Hermonine whispered.

"What is there to talk about" Alana said opening her parchment.

"You're different in defense class, you didn't go to the dueling meeting, and people are going to notice. Nobody needs to know about well your relation but doing stuff like that is going to make people talk" Hermonine said.

"What would you do?" Alana asked angrily. Hermonine looked down at her book.

"That's what I thought," Alana answered for her. Harry entered the common room.

"Here you go" Harry said at his sixth attempt to make up for last weekend holding a bouquet of flowers.

"Thank you, Harry I told you I forgive you. I'm sorry for the marks," she said noticing one near the left side of his face.

"I was born with it," He said sitting down. She laughed and leaned on his shoulder.

"My father is coming tomorrow, Harry I just want go away from this, I don't know what to do about everything" Alana whispered in his ear. She felt his hold on her get tighter.

"I've been working on that," Harry said.

"No Harry this is something I have to do on my own, I don't want nothing getting between us, it almost did last week" Alana said.

"Fine I can at least help with the getting away part" Harry said getting up.

"Where are you going" Alana said.

"You'll see" Harry said giving her a kiss.

"What am I going to do" Alana thought.

"Professor Lupin" Steven said running into him outside the great hall.

"Steve, here to see your sister" Lupin asked.

"Yes she sounded frantic she wouldn't tell me what was going on. Do you have any ideas?" Steven asked.

"I rather not talk about it" Lupin said. "I think she would think I'm using you against her. I should get going," he said walking away.

"What was that about" Steven said sitting outside waiting for his sister.

"Alana Deerr your brother is downstairs, Alana Deer" the loudspeaker said.

"Finally" Alana said getting her leather jacket.

"Hey there" Steven said as Lupin watched his daughter run to him.

"Hey, can we get out of here please" Alana said.

"What's going on?" Steven said.

"I've been stabbed in the back by dad and my real dad" Alana said as they left the school.

Lupin sighed and walked to his office. "I didn't betray you," he thought.

"Professor, I need you chaperone the workshop tomorrow afternoon, Alana's father is going to be speaking to student's about internships at St.Mungo's" Dumbledore said.

Lupin face turned red, he clenched his fist.

"Is there a problem professor" Dumbledore asked.

"No" Lupin said.

"Lupin is your birth father" Steven said stunned at they ate at Club 101. Carly who was observing the club smiled at them.

"Yea, I wouldn't even know if I didn't do that potion. He knew since I showed my mom's picture in his class" Alana said.

"Don't be mad at Harry, I'll be honest I would of done the same thing. Dad and Lupin should have been the ones to tell you the truth. But Alana you have a father now, and it's the man you looked up too. Don't waste anymore time" Steven said.

"I don't know it's not only that in the origin potion I found out something else" Alana said.

"What?" Steven said.

"I'm the heir of Gryffindor" Alana replied.

Steven chocked on his food and said "You"

"Yea what do I do about that" Alana said stressed.

"Talk to Dumbledore" Steven said as they finished eating.

The next day

"I don't want to do this" Alana said changing into her school uniform.

"We'll all be there, I have not interest in interning at St.Mungo's" Hermonine said.

"Let's go" Alana said as they left the dorm

"Harry" Stuart said shaking his hand.

"Hey" Harry said dryly.

"I want to mend fences, you do love my daughter and I love her as well and it's what my mother would have wanted," Stuart said.

"Alana is right he is a hypocrite," Harry thought. "Fine" he said as he watched Lupin and Madam Pomfrey walk down.

"Oh no" Ron said. "Lupin is the other chaperone, this is going to get ugly," he said as Harry nodded.

"I didn't know, Alana is coming down, shit," Harry cursed as he watched Lupin glare at Stuart.

"Professor Lupin good to see you again" Stuart said extending his hand.

"Likewise" Lupin said coldly. He grabbed Stuart's hand tightly.

"You have a firm grip" Stuart said almost afraid.

Alana gasped as she noticed Stuart and Lupin together. "Lupin isn't tearing dad apart." She thought.

"Hello sixth years, I am Stuart Deerr, yep Alana's dad" Stuart said as a few students laughed. He looked over at Alana.

Lupin took a deep breath watching him.

"I am here to talk to you about the internships available at St.Mungo's" Stuart said pulling the screen down.

"Healer internships are available for students based on their O.W.L.S. in herbology and last semester grades, you would be working with me and a dozen healers for six weeks" Stuart said.

"That's where I trained," Sprout said happily as he nodded.

"If you want to help well the mentally challenged, you would be in the psych ward. There are three parts. The rehab for potion abusers, curse victims, and the mentally insane" Stuart said showing the students pictures of the three parts.

"Rehab" Alana thought bitterly as Stuart noticed this.

"Well class lets go back to the classroom and I'll help you fill out the applications for anyone who is interested" Sprout said.

"Alana may I speak to you" Stuart said as students left.

Harry, Ron and Hermonine were still in the room.

"Yes" Alana said coldly.

"I thought all was forgiving at grandmother's funeral" Stuart said.

"Why would you think that, you did put me in a rehab ward with only white cotton walls as my company" Alana said as Ivy entered the classroom.

"They did what" Lupin thought angrily hearing the conversation.

"We did that for you to get well, we are healers" Ivy said.

"Putting a child in a psych ward to over come an addiction is not getting them well" Lupin said angrily.

"This is a family matter" Stuart began to say.

"Don't you dare say that to me, I know!" Lupin yelled.

"What is he talking about" Ivy said as Alana looked at Lupin.

"When I found out about you, I heard about your condition. Did you really want a child around that" Stuart yelled back.

"You kept my daughter away from me. For 10 years, I had a right to know, she had a right to know" Lupin said angrily.

"You didn't know" Alana asked Lupin.

"No, you mother didn't tell me either, it took Ella Deerr may she rest in peace to tell me the truth, because you were too much of a coward" Lupin said taking out his wand.

"Don't Professor" Alana said looking at her father.

"How can you do this" Ivy said tearfully to her husband.

"Alana will be coming with me when the semester ends" Lupin said.

"We'll see about that" Stuart said.

"How dare you, all of you, deciding what's best for me like I'm not even in the room" Alana said angrily shaking.

Harry walked over to his girlfriend and said "Is this helping anyone?"

Lupin and Stuart looked at each other.

"I need time to think, just leave me alone the both of you" Alana said tiredly walking away.

"It's ok" Harry said as he held his girlfriend outside the school.

"Harry I can't do this, I'm going to lose my mind, my father, no I mean Stuart Deer, Lupin, no I mean my father. Godric Gryffindor my great great great great great grandfather" Alana said.

"Calm down, your away from that, come on" Harry said as they couple walked towards Hagrid's hut.

"Where are we going?" Alana asked as they walked passed.

"Keep going" Harry said.

"I never been this far away from the school" Alana said to her boyfriend.

"I was exploring a few days ago and found this" Harry said it was a cabin, it looked abandoned from the outside.

"This" Alana said amused.

"Go inside" Harry said opening the door.

Inside the cabin it was warm, a fireplace, black couches, a bedroom to the left of Harry, a kitchen to Alana's left.

"I love it, it reminds me of" Alana began to say.

"Those times with your birthmother during winter time" Harry said. "I brought it" harry said proudly.

"This is yours" Alana exclaimed as the couple sat down.

"Well it's our place now, when we have to get away well from stuff like that" Harry said pointing back at the school. Alana started to tear up.

"What's wrong" he asked concerned.

"I don't deserve this, your so good to me" Alana said through her tears.

"Yes you do, I'm the lucky one, I couldn't live without you" Harry said as his scar started to hurt.

"Ahh" Harry said touching his scar.

"What's wrong" Alana said looking at the pain Harry was in.

"My scar" Harry said putting his head on Alana's lap as she tried to comfort him.