Revelations
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters you recognise.
Summary: After 6th year things that are hidden are unleashed. Harry uncovers things about his aunt that will change his perception of his aunt forever.
Chapter 2They landed with a bump on the hallway of number 12 Grimmauld Place. Harry looked around and saw that Mrs Black's portrait had gone and the house looked a lot brighter.
Ron, Hermione and Ginny entered the hall and took Harry upstairs to talk. Aunt Petunia was left in the hall in a strange house on her own.
"Shall I take you to the kitchen?" asked Remus.
She nodded meekly. Remus took her to the kitchen and in the kitchen stood Mrs Weasley. Molly Weasley turned around and gave Petunia a sad look and then carried on cleaning.
Remus was looking at Petunia strangely. She looked almost helpless. He got up and began to make a cup of tea.
"Would you like some tea?" he asked.
"Yes please." She said.
"So Petunia, how have you been, the last time a saw you must have been Lily and James wedding?"
"Well I...I...I have ... umm.."
"Don't worry I'm sure when you feel better you can tell me." Remus smiled at her. "Molly could you please help Petunia feel at home while I go and sort out a room for her?" Molly nodded.
"Well Hello! I'm Molly Weasley. And I know who you are. Petunia Dursley."
"No, Its Petunia Evans now."
"Oh I am sorry to hear that."
Remus could still hear the conversation while walked down to where his room was. His room was on the first floor last door on the left and a room next to it was empty. The only empty one on that floor actually. He looked in and said a spell. This made the walls a pale lilac and a darker purple colour duvet spread and curtains to match. The room looked more suitable to live in.
He looked at the wall joining his and this room up. There was a door, a wooden door that connected these rooms together. And they had to share a bathroom.
He walked back to the kitchen while he had been upstairs Molly had started berating Petunia.
"Hes a perfectly nice boy and you make him clean up after your families mess."
Petunia just sat there in shock and she looked even more helpless than she normally did. Remus was about to step in when a pair of green eyes flashed at Mrs Weasley.
"Mrs Weasley I don't think that it's a good idea to ask Aunt Petunia about this now. It's not what it seems and I just want you to leave her alone. It wasn't her." Harry spoke calmly but Molly knew he was serious. Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione had come down when they came to say goodnight.
Petunia's eyes were filled with tears and she looked scared. Remus took her hand and gently led her to the room he had prepared for her. Harry followed and laid a gentle kiss on her cheek.
When Remus led her into the room she gave him a hug and said
"I have missed you Remus." she got into the bed and sleep came as soon as she shut her blue eyes.
Remus stayed for about half an hour. When he got up he walked into the kitchen. There was Mrs Weasley with unusually bright eyes and Harry and Ron explaining to her what had happened to Aunt Petunia.
"I am so sorry Harry and tomorrow I will fully apologise to her. I had no idea."
"Don't worry neither did I." Remus said causing everyone to look at him.
"Harry's in danger! Death Eaters by his house, His uncle is dead!"
Mugdungus Fletcher had burst in to the room, along with no appetising smell.
"WHAT? Dung, my uncle is dead? How?"
"Well I was sitting in old Figgy's house when we heard a funny noise. Well I got up and saw that in Harry house was a couple of death eaters. Vernon I think his name is ran from them and got hit with the killing curse.
We need to go and save Harry. We need to-"
"Umm Dung? I'm siting right here, you don't need to go and save me"
"Oh hi there. We need to go and save Harry. Oh!"
Dung looked ashamed and a bit lost.
"Thank you Dung, we will look into Mr Vernon Durselys death." Remus told Dung and then Dung left.
Harry was in shock. His uncle dead? What was his Aunt going to say?
Harry went to bed that night scared. He had just begun to be accepted by his aunt and now he was going to lose her forever. Harry felt he had killed Uncle Vernon. But no one else did.
In the morning Petunia woke up and got dressed, she dressed in white and pink flower print knee length skirt and a pale striped shirt. Her hair was twisted up into an elegant knot. And was not blonde anymore but a strawberry blonde. Its original colour.
She walked down stairs and saw Remus Lupin looking very tired and very worried.
"Ah Petunia, your up...we have to tell you something. Do sit down. What would you like for breakfast?"
"Just some coffee and maybe some toast." she replied.
"Well last night, Death eaters... you know about them don't you? Yes? Good. Well they went to number 4 private drive and well they killed you husband, I'm so sorry." As Remus finished her eyes welled up with tears, and she ran out of the room.
Remus made her some toast he put jam, marmite, chocolate spread, marmalade and butter on a tray together with some toast and a pot of coffee and a cup.
He went and knocked on Harry's door and asked him to be careful his aunt was distressed and when she was ready he would come and get him to see his aunt.
Remus the walked down the stairs to see Petunia. He knocked lightly on the door and he could hear her crying he asked her to open the door.
"I can't...sent a spell at it... wont open..." was all Remus could understand.
He walked into his room and opened the door that led to her room and walked in. Petunia was lying on her bed her hair over her face and each sob shock her whole body. She sat up when she heard him and he saw she had tears rolling down her cheeks. This reminded Remus of the time when Lily parents had died and that was exactly what she had looked like.
He set the tray on the table and walked over to her bed. He pulled her into a hug and sat on the bed her head resting on his chest. He stroked her hair and soothed her.
"Its all right shush all right." He told her.
When her sobs subsided he got up and said
"There is some toast and some coffee here on that table and you should eat that soon but maybe you should sleep soon."
"No please stay with me I don't want to be alone" she told him.
Over the next few weeks Aunt Petunia was very upset and didn't leave her room. She left her room once and that was to attend the funeral of a Mr Vernon Dursley. The only people to go and see her were Harry, Remus and Dumbledore.
Then one afternoon, after about four weeks. She got up had a nice long shower and got dressed. This time in a long halter neck dress, that was cream and had small-embroidered flowers around the edge.
She walked down the stairs to the kitchen to look for Remus. She saw only one person in the kitchen. Molly Weasley.
"Have you seen Remus?" Petunia asked.
"No I'm afraid I haven't. I think he is on order work. And I'm sorry about the whole yelling at you thing I just feel so sorry for Harry. I hope we can be friends."
"Yes I understand and I think we should be friends."
And that was how it started. When Remus got back from his order work he saw Petunia and Molly just talking. He went upstairs to have a shower and get changed and when he came down Molly and Petunia were cooking.
Over the next few weeks Aunt Petunia had cheered up a lot and was soon running around the house cleaning.
When it was time for Harry to go back to school, Aunt Petunia went to the train station with him. For the first time she gave him a kiss and a hug before he got on the train. Harry had a good feeling about this year.
I'm moving house so I wont be able to update anytime soon
Thank you to all my reviewers