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"Harry Potter and the On Going Struggle"
By SillyGillie
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Summary- Harry Potter's 6th year full of drama, mysteries, angst, and romance. Harry promises never to forget the people he's lost, the year goes on and more people are dying each day. Harry is trying to master his Occulmency along with NEWT classes, some interesting new classes, quidditch training, a new DADA teacher, DA still in progress, and the threat of the Prophecy grows closer each day. I hope you like it.
A/N– I am currently re-posting all of my first chapters, due to numerous grammar related errors!
A/N- I had a day off from school today for election day, so I wanted to get up early so that I could use the whole day. Do you know what time I woke up 1 pm! Urgh such a waste of a day, I guess it has to do with the fact that I went to bed at 2:30 am. But still I had so much planned....ah bugger.
Thanks so much for all the reviews! I'm glad you liked the other chapter. Alright well here is the next one, I hope you like this one as well! I wanted to wait some more for posting this one, but I thought it was unfair because the last chapter was so short. So here goes....
Disclaimer- No I don't own it...*tears*
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Harry was drawn to the stone he could not take his eyes off it. It moved, well it didn't but the animals on the outside did. Harry looked closely at the stone and saw a grim, a stag, and a werewolf, the animals were running along the top together. He slowly took a flower that was offered to him from the pastor and quickly knelt beside the grave and laid it down to rest for eternity as Sirius would now do.
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The flower would slowly die, then disintegrate, just as Sirius had done. Harry quickly jumped up horrified of this resolution and walked around everyone facing away from the grave. He heard more people sympathize toward him, and give their condolences, if once wasn't already enough, he heard it all to deaf ears. He stood away from the grave away from the memories, he had to forget, yet he had to remember he could never forget. They all slowly moved back to the church yet again and everyone stood in the front of the church talking together. He even heard people laughing and joking, suddenly he started,
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"Harry" Someone whispered behind him, he turned and stared into the face of his best friend Ron Weasley.
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'Yeah?" Harry asked numbly
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"We're going to go, well I mean I have to go back to my house." Ron said and quickly added "My dad's going to stay here and bring you back"
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"Alright" Harry said quietly as Ron patted his arm and left.
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"Remus" Harry said to the man standing next to him.
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"Yes" Remus asked giving Harry his full attention after Harry having not spoken since they left the church.
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"When are we leaving?" Harry asked desperately wanting to leave
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"We have to stay longer" Remus responded
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"Why?" Harry questioned eyes hardening
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"Because we have to stay for the reading of Sirius' will" Remus said
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"He wrote a will" Harry burst out, outraged as people turned to face him. "Why" Harry growled quietly.
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"Everyone does when they join the order" Remus answered trying to avoid a clash with Harry.
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"Alright, then" Harry said still fuming. He had written a will and never told Harry.
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"I liked the gravestone" Harry mumbled quietly.
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"Oh, really?" Remus asked turning to face Harry smiling sadly.
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"Did you see it closely?" Remus asked
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"Yes, or, at least I think so, but something tells me your going to tell me something I didn't see" Harry said slowly recognizing the Professor Lupin look Remus gave him.
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"On the back did you see the back?" Remus asked slowly.
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"No" Harry answered quietly
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"Well come along then" Remus said steering Harry with his hand in a circle and started walking back to the stone.
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"No, I don't want to go back" Harry said suddenly stopping, no matter how forcefully or gently Remus had tried to push him forward a bit, Harry wasn't moving, over the summer he had gotten taller and stronger, he figured it would help him for when the time came that he had to face Voldemort again. Finally Remus gave him a push and Harry started walking again.
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"Remus" Harry said suddenly.
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"What Harry?" Remus asked
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"I don't want to go back there" Harry said stone faced getting angrier with every step he took.
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"Why Harry" Remus suddenly asked.
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"I don't" Harry asked trying to keep his voice from raising.
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"Harry" Remus said suddenly stopping, "you have to face it, it's there, your going to have to realize that you'll face these things again and again as time goes on" Remus said forcefully. Harry stared blankly at him and let Remus lead him, 'Remus is going through enough' Harry told himself, 'you don't need to put more things on his back'
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"Don't you want to see that back of it?" Remus asked more soothingly. Harry nodded slowly going back into his numb state of indifference.
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"Good, because here we are" Remus said slowly walking around the back of it.
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"Come here Harry" Remus said bringing Harry out of his thoughts. Harry walked around the gravestone and sat down heavily next to Remus who was already sitting. He must admit this looked very odd, and Remus was behaving very odd, Harry supposed it was probably from his strong face he put on was collapsing. He was probably drained from today, and Harry wasn't helping.
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"Look" Remus said pointing to the back. Harry looked at the stone it had the same pictures on it as the front, except this time it had a rat as well. Harry looked at it and blinked, surely he wasn't seeing the rat, Pettigrew, who killed his parents, betrayed Sirius, left himself parentless, left Remus friendless, and is still serving Voldemort.
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"ARE YOU MAD?!" Harry burst out suddenly. "You put the rat on Sirius' tombstone, really Remus, what in the hell were you thinking?!" Harry said loudly forcing himself to act rationally, Remus probably had a very good reason for doing what he did.
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"Harry calm down" Remus said putting a hand on Harry's shoulder.
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"Remus" Harry whispered fiercely, "Remus he betrayed Sirius, left you friendless, and killed my mum and dad, not to mention he is serving Voldemort still" Harry said his eyes flashing.
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"Harry look" Remus said indicating to words below the pictures that read "Friends till the end, no turning back" Harry read it again.
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"What does that have to do with anything?" Harry asked incredulously.
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"It's a pact we made, the marauders' pact" Remus answered swiftly.
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"So?" Harry asked losing patience fast. He was almost dead sure that Sirius would not have wanted the rat on his gravestone.
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"That's what we made a promise we'd put on each of our graves." Remus answered
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"Yeah, well I'm sure the idea would have changed a bit, don't you think Remus" Harry asked darkly.
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"No, we made a marauder's pact" Remus answered, Harry looked at him this was the weirdest he had ever seen Remus.
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"So, Peter made a pact to my mum and dad that he wouldn't give them away, don't you think that was a little more important then any marauder's pact, and will you look at that, I think he broke it" Harry exclaimed starting to get up only to be yanked down by Remus.
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"Harry, it was a promise we made together, don't you think that just because Peter didn't keep his promise that we still would, the true Marauders?" Remus asked, "we kept that promise even if Peter didn't" Remus explained as Harry sat in silence then suddenly spoke.
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"Remus, do my parents have a grave?" Harry asked quietly, a son not knowing if his own parents had a grave, he hated that he didn't know more about them.
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"Yes, do you want to see it" Remus ventured lightly.
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"Yes" Harry said quickly, as he and Remus both stood up slowly and walked to the left of Sirius' grave, they passed only a few graves before Harry came face to face with two graves side by side, very elegant looking.
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"These are them?" Harry asked slowly.
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"Yes" Remus answered sadly. Harry immediately sank down to his knees in front of him. This is where his parents lay, after 16 years Harry had finally found out that his parents had graves. Harry looked sadly at the names.
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James Harry Potter
"Prongs"
"The best friend, husband,
Father that anyone could ask for."
2-17-62 / 10-31-89
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Lily Marie Evans-Potter
"The best Mother, wife,
and friend anyone could
ask for."
5-14-63/ 10-31-89
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His mother's middle name was Maire? He hadn't known that, he knew nothing about himself, his grandparents, nothing. He was just a boy with the last name Potter. He had no identity, if he didn't know where he came from, he belonged nowhere. A deep feeling of dread fell on Harry's chest as he realized, he didn't know himself.
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(Dumbledore's POV)
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"Albus" Arthur said approaching him.
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"Yes Arthur?" Dumbledore inquired eyes on a certain boy and man in front of two graves.
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"Should I take Harry now?" Arthur asked also looking toward the two.
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"Not yet." Dumbledore said watching was Harry sat down heavily and Remus slowly began sat down next to him and began talking.
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"Let Remus bring him, they will arrive when the time is right, for now Harry needs to learn about his history." Dumbledore replied.
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"Alright, Albus do you think Harry is going to be alright?" Arthur questioned nervously.
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"Harry is strong, he will pull through, and the Burrow, which he considers a second home will do him good. Also Harry being around people in which treat him as their own, will be, I believe a great help, for Harry has suffered a great loss it will take time." Dumbledore explained.
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"Alright Albus, do you think the wards are all up now?" Arthur asked.
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"I assure you the wards are up and working, there are Order of Phoenix agents set all around and Harry will be followed everywhere." Dumbledore explained.
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"And Harry will be OK with this?" Arthur asked.
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"He will not know, and under no circumstances will he be told." Dumbledore said gravely.
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"Will Remus be able to stay with you for a couple of days, it seems to me he enjoys being in Harry's company and it would do him good to have a break." Dumbledore asked.
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"Of course, Molly will be thrilled, the more the merrier." Arthur smiled.
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"I'll go now then." Arthur said with a pop.
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"Farewell my friend." Albus said looking into thin air.
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(Harry's POV again)
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Remus watched as Harry's face slowly became grimmer, he could see it on his face and how his shoulders slowly slumped, realization dawned on Remus, Harry didn't know who he was.
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Harry watched as a rat, a grim, a werewolf, and a stag ran together along the top of his father's gravestone, and how on his mother's a flower that Harry recognized as a Lily slowly blossomed.
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"Remus," Harry spoke suddenly with a scratchy voice, "will you tell me about them?" Harry asked slowly outlining the names on both graves.
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"Of course Harry" Remus said lightly "What do you want to know?"
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"Everything" Harry answered promptly.
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Thanks so much for the reviews:
Jaximillion- Thanks so much!!
Star estrella- LoL Thanks so much as well!
Hillary-sn- Aw thanks so much *puts a check on tally* I'm glad you liked it!!
Geezlouise- Thanks so much Sarah!!
I-love-sirus73- Aw now your just making me blush!! Thanks so mcuh *checks another tally*
Kemenran- Alright here you are ;)
Btw- I now have three pages of reviews and it's all thanks to you guys!! Your the best! Luv you all! *Big hugs*
LoL also did you see why it's called "A Grave Discovery" I bet you all thought something bad was going to happen! But HA! I fooled you all! *Evil grin*
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Stay tuned for the next chappy-- "A New Revelation"
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Au revoir
"Harry Potter and the On Going Struggle"
By SillyGillie
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Summary- Harry Potter's 6th year full of drama, mysteries, angst, and romance. Harry promises never to forget the people he's lost, the year goes on and more people are dying each day. Harry is trying to master his Occulmency along with NEWT classes, some interesting new classes, quidditch training, a new DADA teacher, DA still in progress, and the threat of the Prophecy grows closer each day. I hope you like it.
A/N– I am currently re-posting all of my first chapters, due to numerous grammar related errors!
A/N- I had a day off from school today for election day, so I wanted to get up early so that I could use the whole day. Do you know what time I woke up 1 pm! Urgh such a waste of a day, I guess it has to do with the fact that I went to bed at 2:30 am. But still I had so much planned....ah bugger.
Thanks so much for all the reviews! I'm glad you liked the other chapter. Alright well here is the next one, I hope you like this one as well! I wanted to wait some more for posting this one, but I thought it was unfair because the last chapter was so short. So here goes....
Disclaimer- No I don't own it...*tears*
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Harry was drawn to the stone he could not take his eyes off it. It moved, well it didn't but the animals on the outside did. Harry looked closely at the stone and saw a grim, a stag, and a werewolf, the animals were running along the top together. He slowly took a flower that was offered to him from the pastor and quickly knelt beside the grave and laid it down to rest for eternity as Sirius would now do.
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The flower would slowly die, then disintegrate, just as Sirius had done. Harry quickly jumped up horrified of this resolution and walked around everyone facing away from the grave. He heard more people sympathize toward him, and give their condolences, if once wasn't already enough, he heard it all to deaf ears. He stood away from the grave away from the memories, he had to forget, yet he had to remember he could never forget. They all slowly moved back to the church yet again and everyone stood in the front of the church talking together. He even heard people laughing and joking, suddenly he started,
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"Harry" Someone whispered behind him, he turned and stared into the face of his best friend Ron Weasley.
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'Yeah?" Harry asked numbly
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"We're going to go, well I mean I have to go back to my house." Ron said and quickly added "My dad's going to stay here and bring you back"
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"Alright" Harry said quietly as Ron patted his arm and left.
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"Remus" Harry said to the man standing next to him.
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"Yes" Remus asked giving Harry his full attention after Harry having not spoken since they left the church.
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"When are we leaving?" Harry asked desperately wanting to leave
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"We have to stay longer" Remus responded
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"Why?" Harry questioned eyes hardening
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"Because we have to stay for the reading of Sirius' will" Remus said
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"He wrote a will" Harry burst out, outraged as people turned to face him. "Why" Harry growled quietly.
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"Everyone does when they join the order" Remus answered trying to avoid a clash with Harry.
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"Alright, then" Harry said still fuming. He had written a will and never told Harry.
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"I liked the gravestone" Harry mumbled quietly.
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"Oh, really?" Remus asked turning to face Harry smiling sadly.
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"Did you see it closely?" Remus asked
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"Yes, or, at least I think so, but something tells me your going to tell me something I didn't see" Harry said slowly recognizing the Professor Lupin look Remus gave him.
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"On the back did you see the back?" Remus asked slowly.
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"No" Harry answered quietly
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"Well come along then" Remus said steering Harry with his hand in a circle and started walking back to the stone.
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"No, I don't want to go back" Harry said suddenly stopping, no matter how forcefully or gently Remus had tried to push him forward a bit, Harry wasn't moving, over the summer he had gotten taller and stronger, he figured it would help him for when the time came that he had to face Voldemort again. Finally Remus gave him a push and Harry started walking again.
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"Remus" Harry said suddenly.
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"What Harry?" Remus asked
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"I don't want to go back there" Harry said stone faced getting angrier with every step he took.
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"Why Harry" Remus suddenly asked.
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"I don't" Harry asked trying to keep his voice from raising.
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"Harry" Remus said suddenly stopping, "you have to face it, it's there, your going to have to realize that you'll face these things again and again as time goes on" Remus said forcefully. Harry stared blankly at him and let Remus lead him, 'Remus is going through enough' Harry told himself, 'you don't need to put more things on his back'
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"Don't you want to see that back of it?" Remus asked more soothingly. Harry nodded slowly going back into his numb state of indifference.
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"Good, because here we are" Remus said slowly walking around the back of it.
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"Come here Harry" Remus said bringing Harry out of his thoughts. Harry walked around the gravestone and sat down heavily next to Remus who was already sitting. He must admit this looked very odd, and Remus was behaving very odd, Harry supposed it was probably from his strong face he put on was collapsing. He was probably drained from today, and Harry wasn't helping.
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"Look" Remus said pointing to the back. Harry looked at the stone it had the same pictures on it as the front, except this time it had a rat as well. Harry looked at it and blinked, surely he wasn't seeing the rat, Pettigrew, who killed his parents, betrayed Sirius, left himself parentless, left Remus friendless, and is still serving Voldemort.
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"ARE YOU MAD?!" Harry burst out suddenly. "You put the rat on Sirius' tombstone, really Remus, what in the hell were you thinking?!" Harry said loudly forcing himself to act rationally, Remus probably had a very good reason for doing what he did.
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"Harry calm down" Remus said putting a hand on Harry's shoulder.
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"Remus" Harry whispered fiercely, "Remus he betrayed Sirius, left you friendless, and killed my mum and dad, not to mention he is serving Voldemort still" Harry said his eyes flashing.
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"Harry look" Remus said indicating to words below the pictures that read "Friends till the end, no turning back" Harry read it again.
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"What does that have to do with anything?" Harry asked incredulously.
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"It's a pact we made, the marauders' pact" Remus answered swiftly.
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"So?" Harry asked losing patience fast. He was almost dead sure that Sirius would not have wanted the rat on his gravestone.
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"That's what we made a promise we'd put on each of our graves." Remus answered
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"Yeah, well I'm sure the idea would have changed a bit, don't you think Remus" Harry asked darkly.
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"No, we made a marauder's pact" Remus answered, Harry looked at him this was the weirdest he had ever seen Remus.
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"So, Peter made a pact to my mum and dad that he wouldn't give them away, don't you think that was a little more important then any marauder's pact, and will you look at that, I think he broke it" Harry exclaimed starting to get up only to be yanked down by Remus.
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"Harry, it was a promise we made together, don't you think that just because Peter didn't keep his promise that we still would, the true Marauders?" Remus asked, "we kept that promise even if Peter didn't" Remus explained as Harry sat in silence then suddenly spoke.
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"Remus, do my parents have a grave?" Harry asked quietly, a son not knowing if his own parents had a grave, he hated that he didn't know more about them.
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"Yes, do you want to see it" Remus ventured lightly.
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"Yes" Harry said quickly, as he and Remus both stood up slowly and walked to the left of Sirius' grave, they passed only a few graves before Harry came face to face with two graves side by side, very elegant looking.
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"These are them?" Harry asked slowly.
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"Yes" Remus answered sadly. Harry immediately sank down to his knees in front of him. This is where his parents lay, after 16 years Harry had finally found out that his parents had graves. Harry looked sadly at the names.
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James Harry Potter
"Prongs"
"The best friend, husband,
Father that anyone could ask for."
2-17-62 / 10-31-89
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Lily Marie Evans-Potter
"The best Mother, wife,
and friend anyone could
ask for."
5-14-63/ 10-31-89
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His mother's middle name was Maire? He hadn't known that, he knew nothing about himself, his grandparents, nothing. He was just a boy with the last name Potter. He had no identity, if he didn't know where he came from, he belonged nowhere. A deep feeling of dread fell on Harry's chest as he realized, he didn't know himself.
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(Dumbledore's POV)
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"Albus" Arthur said approaching him.
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"Yes Arthur?" Dumbledore inquired eyes on a certain boy and man in front of two graves.
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"Should I take Harry now?" Arthur asked also looking toward the two.
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"Not yet." Dumbledore said watching was Harry sat down heavily and Remus slowly began sat down next to him and began talking.
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"Let Remus bring him, they will arrive when the time is right, for now Harry needs to learn about his history." Dumbledore replied.
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"Alright, Albus do you think Harry is going to be alright?" Arthur questioned nervously.
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"Harry is strong, he will pull through, and the Burrow, which he considers a second home will do him good. Also Harry being around people in which treat him as their own, will be, I believe a great help, for Harry has suffered a great loss it will take time." Dumbledore explained.
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"Alright Albus, do you think the wards are all up now?" Arthur asked.
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"I assure you the wards are up and working, there are Order of Phoenix agents set all around and Harry will be followed everywhere." Dumbledore explained.
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"And Harry will be OK with this?" Arthur asked.
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"He will not know, and under no circumstances will he be told." Dumbledore said gravely.
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"Will Remus be able to stay with you for a couple of days, it seems to me he enjoys being in Harry's company and it would do him good to have a break." Dumbledore asked.
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"Of course, Molly will be thrilled, the more the merrier." Arthur smiled.
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"I'll go now then." Arthur said with a pop.
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"Farewell my friend." Albus said looking into thin air.
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(Harry's POV again)
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Remus watched as Harry's face slowly became grimmer, he could see it on his face and how his shoulders slowly slumped, realization dawned on Remus, Harry didn't know who he was.
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Harry watched as a rat, a grim, a werewolf, and a stag ran together along the top of his father's gravestone, and how on his mother's a flower that Harry recognized as a Lily slowly blossomed.
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"Remus," Harry spoke suddenly with a scratchy voice, "will you tell me about them?" Harry asked slowly outlining the names on both graves.
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"Of course Harry" Remus said lightly "What do you want to know?"
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"Everything" Harry answered promptly.
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Thanks so much for the reviews:
Jaximillion- Thanks so much!!
Star estrella- LoL Thanks so much as well!
Hillary-sn- Aw thanks so much *puts a check on tally* I'm glad you liked it!!
Geezlouise- Thanks so much Sarah!!
I-love-sirus73- Aw now your just making me blush!! Thanks so mcuh *checks another tally*
Kemenran- Alright here you are ;)
Btw- I now have three pages of reviews and it's all thanks to you guys!! Your the best! Luv you all! *Big hugs*
LoL also did you see why it's called "A Grave Discovery" I bet you all thought something bad was going to happen! But HA! I fooled you all! *Evil grin*
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Stay tuned for the next chappy-- "A New Revelation"
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Au revoir
