Harry Potter & the Return to Honeychurch Institute of Magic
By Darkmoore
"Not him," said the old witch. "I meant him," she said as she pointed to Tommy. "You're Tom Riddle. You're You-Know-Who!"
The pub fell silent as everyone turned their eyes to Harry and Tommy.
Chapter Twelve: Chaos in Diagon Alley
Old Tom took breath and said, "Don't be preposterous woman, You-Know-Who died years ago and even if he wasn't dead, do you honestly think Harry Potter of all people would be parading him around like this? I mean really, this young lad is only a boy, not a full grown dark wizard."
Harry breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at Tommy. The boy was still hiding behind Harry's leg and clutching at the fabric of his trousers. Then Harry looks at the elderly witch and asks, "What makes you think this is Voldemort?"
Everyone in the pub flinched except for Harry and Tommy. Harry because he refused to do so and Tommy because he didn't know he was suppose to.
"Because everyone knew about the abomination that Tinsia Odran had up in her house, and it's standing right there," said the witch as she pointed at the boy.
"Abomination?" Old Tom asks, "What abomination would that be?"
"Everyone knows that Harry Potter defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named that day up at Hogwarts, but what isn't known is that he was turned into a baby and has been raised by Tinsia until she died a few weeks ago. Now that little abomination is being raised by Harry Potter," exclaimed the old witch.
"Aunt Tinsy loved me," whispered Tommy so low that almost no one heard him, except for Harry.
Harry was getting mad at this point, mostly because he had business in Diagon Alley and was being held up and mostly because it was none of this old woman's business what he did. He took a good hard look at the elderly witch and through gritted teeth Harry said, "It seems to me, Madame, that my affairs are none of your concern. If I choose to take in a young boy to raise is my business and no one else's. Unless, of course, you think that my private life has something to do with you?"
The old witch started to retort something scathing from the look on her face when someone in the back of the pub said, "It's not good to piss off Potter." She then closed her mouth and with a look of venom on her face turned back to where she had come from.
Harry looked around the pub and asked, "Anyone else want to make any accusations today?"
The room remained silent.
Harry turned to the pub keeper, leaned in and said, "Sorry about all this Tom, but I think Tommy and I need to get to our shopping today," and patted the older man on shoulder.
"Not a problem Mr. Potter, never a problem," old Tom chuckled as he escorted them to the back of his establishment and saw them safely through the brick wall that held the concealed entrance to Diagon Alley.
- - - - -
Though Tommy had been to Diagon Alley before, it was a completely different thing to be going there with Harry Potter as your escort. Everyone in alley was friendly to them, unlike the witch in the pub, and all the storekeepers knew Harry by name. Tommy was completely in awe and completely forgotten the experience at the pub.
"Harry?" Tommy asked as Harry took him by the hand.
"Yes, what is it?" Harry replied.
"How does everyone know you?"
"Well, I did something when I was a baby that impressed everyone and then I did it again right before I graduated from Hogwarts."
"What did you do?" Tommy asked innocently.
"I defeated the darkest wizard in over a century," replied Harry awkwardly.
"As a baby?"
Harry smiled and said, "Yes, I did it as a baby the first time."
"Wow, you must be a strongest wizard alive," said Tommy in complete awe of Harry, as if seeing him for the first time.
"Well, I think I was more lucky than anything."
Tommy thought about it for a moment and said, "In that case, you shouldn't be famous."
Harry's smile cracked into outright laughter.
- - - - -
After Harry and Tommy had concluded their small transaction at Gringott's Bank, they began to window shop in the alley.
"Why did we have to go in there Harry?"
"Well, I needed to fill up our money pouches so we could do our shopping."
Tommy thought about it and did like the trip on the carts into the depths of the bank vaults, but was confused by why Harry had a private word with one of the goblins.
"Harry, why were you talking to that goblin right before we left?"
"I asked Gardoth to do something for me. It wasn't anything important, at least not yet," Harry said smiling.
"Oh," came the reply. Then Tommy saw something he really wanted to look at in the window of the shop across the way and dragged Harry to it.
"Look Harry! Look!" Tommy exclaimed. In the window of Quality Quidditch Supply was a brand new racing broom.
"So you like flying?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, it would be brilliant to fly."
"And play Quidditch too I bet," Harry asked slyly.
"Nah, I'd be terrible at Quidditch."
"What makes you say so?"
Tommy sighed, "I'm too little." Then he pulled away from the window and started to look in other shops.
Harry smiled after the boy and had an idea.
- - - - -
Soon the two entered the Magical Menagerie and was looking at the different pets in the store.
"Harry can I have an owl?" asked Tommy as he spied all the beautiful owls in their cages in the store. Some where large and some where small, but Tommy thought they are all brilliant. He watched them all hoot and ruffle their feathers and he had the largest smile plastered on his face.
"When you go off to school, I'll get you one then," Harry replied and Tommy smile faltered.
Then the lad went to look around some more as Harry approached the counter to ask the old witch behind the counter for some owl treats for Hedwig and Grady.
"Mr. Potter, how nice to see you again," the shop keeper said.
"Harry," he replied as he always did to the shopkeepers in the alley, "Just call me Harry. I was interested in getting some owl treats today."
She looked confused for a moment and asked, "Is the display empty again?" To which Harry nodded his head 'yes.'
"I'll be right back; I'll nip some from the back."
As she went into the backroom, Harry looked over and saw Tommy looking at the snakes in their cages. 'No,' Harry thought, 'he's not looking at them, he's talking to them.'
As Harry walked over to them and bent down to join in the conversation using parseltongue. "Hello there," Harry hissed and asked "How are you today?"
The snakes actually looked shocked. It was rare to find one human who spoke snake language, but two in one day, that was never heard of before.
Tommy giggled when he heard Harry hiss in his ear, but understood every word of it.
"Harry, this snake says it doesn't have a name."
"Usually snakes don't, unless a wizard gives them one."
"Oh. Can I name one?" Tommy asked.
"Only if you buy one," Harry said.
However, before they could continue the witch came back carrying a box of owl treats. "Are you talking to my snakes again? Every time you come in they expect me to talk to them like you do."
Harry smirked and said, "I'm sorry about that."
Tommy was confused and asked, "Can't you talk to snakes?"
She smiled and said, "Heavens no, only dark wizards can do that."
Tommy pouted and said, "Harry ain't a dark wizard!"
The shopkeeper looked up from the display she was refilling and said, "Of course, he isn't a dark wizard, he goes around defeating them for us." Then she pulled Tommy closer and said, "But he's got one hell of a temper."
Tommy grinned, "Yeah, I know."
"Hey," Harry said in mock offense causing the other two to laugh.
Standing back up the witch puts a couple of bags of owl treats on the table and asks, "Anything else for you today?"
"Can we get a snake Harry?" Tommy asked.
"Uh," Harry said as several snakes began to hiss at him asking to be taken home with them and Tommy looked at him with very large eyes. The shopkeeper watched very closely to see if the lad could break Harry's resolve to never buy a snake.
Against Harry's better judgment, he eventually gave in and allowed Tommy to talk him into the purchase of a small corn snake and all the supplies that go with one, much the shopkeeper's pleasure.
- - - - -
Thirty minutes later, Harry took Tommy into Flourish and Botts Bookstore to find a volume of magical pet names for the snake when Harry saw Xander Malfoy in one of the rows.
"Xander? Is that you?" Harry asked.
"Professor Potter, how are you today," the boy replied, very happy to see his favorite teacher.
"Have they sent out the booklists already?"
Xander laughed and said, "No, I'm hiding from Draco and Blaise. Ever since they got together, they act so bizarre anymore. It was bad enough when he was mooning over you, but now…" Xander then made a face and said, "bleck!"
Harry started laughing, though he tried not to. He remembered how they were acting last spring when they left Honeychurch after they had bonded. Then again 'bleck' pretty much summed up Harry's opinion of them as well.
"Now that Draco is pregnant, I'm hoping Will and his mother will invite me to stay with them for the rest of the summer, so I can avoid the whole scene."
Harry stopped laughing and stared at one of his favorite seekers. "Draco is pregnant? Is that possible?"
Xander sighed unhappily, "Yeah, for Veela and part Veela it is. I hope I never fall in love."
"Xander, falling in love is a good thing," Harry started to say to him, but just at that moment, Tommy came running up with the book he had selected.
"I found the one I want Harry," Tommy began when he spotted Xander. "Hi."
"Hello," Xander said back wondering who this boy was.
"Tommy, this is one of my pupils, Xander Malfoy. Xander, this is my new ward, Tommy Riddle," said Harry as he introduced the two boys, who shook hands after they were introduced.
"Professor, is Tommy going to be living with you at school when it starts again?"
"Ah, we haven't decided that as yet," Harry said, "Tommy hasn't decided if he wants to keep me yet." Then Harry smiled and the two boys laughed.
"Xander, where are you?" asked a voice.
"Oh hell, they found me," Xander complained and hung his head in defeat.
"Xander? Oh there you are…Potter!" drawled Draco Malfoy as he came around the shelves of books.
"Malfoy," Harry replied in a pleasant voice.
Malfoy smirked and was about to say something venomous when he spotted Tommy standing beside Harry. Malfoy then wrapped his arms around his stomach and began to back away without ever taking his eyes off of Tommy.
"Something wrong Malfoy?" Harry asked innocently.
"Nothing Potter," Malfoy said, "Come along Xander, we must be going."
"See you in September Xander," Harry called out to his pupil as the two Malfoys left the store.
- - - - -
After they made their purchases, Harry and Tommy were on their way back to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Come on Tommy, we need to get back to Grimmauld Place for my surprise birthday party."
Tommy stood there confused looking at Harry, "I thought you said Dobby promised to not have one this year?"
"He did," Harry said cheerily, "but if I know my friends they are all waiting for us there anyway."
"Okay."
Then Harry picked Tommy up and held him with one arm and all of their purchased in the other when they reached the apparition point near the Leaky Cauldron.
"Ready to go home?"
"Yeah, I like that feeling."
To Be Continued…
Author's Note: To everyone who reviewed, thanks again...
Zaxxon wrote This is curious... All I can think of is that this "old" witch is/was a year-mate of the original Tom Riddle... Although, I'm curious to know how she knew that old Tom Riddle was Voldemort? The impression I got from CoS was that this (for some strange reason) was a heavily guarded secret on both sides... Which still does not make sense to me. Know-Thy-Enemy and all...
Answer - From my understanding of things, there are many who know Voldemort's true name, but as he hasn't went by it sinc ehis days at Hogwarts, no one associated theh two names together. Just an oversight really. Also, everyone else was too young to know any other name other than Voldemort. Also, you forget from earlier chapters, there are some people who do know the truth about Tommy's real identity.
kraeg001 wrote Unless Petunia has undergone one helluva epiphany, I stick by my aforementioned suspicions that she's up to something. Gr... stupid woman in the Leaky Cauldron trying to upset little Tommy on his birthday... what do you think Harry will say in Tommy's defense? Excellent work! I'm loving this! You're really the only one I know of who has Voldemort come back as a kid! Keep going!
Answer - Actually, it's Harry's birthday remember, not Tommy's. Not that it matters, but when Tommy's real birthday comes around later, don't be shocked. :) As for Petunia....
krysalys73 wrote Great job as always dear. Sorry I don't have a lot more to say... was out all day at the National Zoo in Washington DC with my son and his Kindergarten class for Field Trip Day. I'm very tired, so I'm off to take a short nap before supper. Can't wait to see what Harry does with Tommy after all, for when school starts again.
Answer - Wait, we're at the end of July now, only a month to go. :)
TuxedoMac wrote talking about keeping them hanging that was a greate way to do it with that ending. i was wondering if that might ever happen and all. now to work things out. mabey they can get away with it if fokesdid not know what spell he used and they all think hes dead. also makes ya wonder who the witch is to mabey reconise him espcialy as a young kid.
Answer - What a clever mind you have there. How did she recognize him? hmmmmm, when Tom Riddle was that age the first time around he was in a Muggle orphanage. So no one in the wizarding world would have known him. Hmmmmmm. P.s. I watched too many serials on PBS of the old Gene Autry/Roy Rogers serials from the 50's. Each chapter had a cliffhanger also.
Tanydwr wrote This is a really good fic, you know. But the woman's revelation there was great! I feel for Tommy. The thing is, if they persecute him for what he was, they'll merely turn him back into the same person. God, I keep saying that sort of stuff, don't I?I really do think Harry ought to keep him though. Tommy's so sweet and Vesta seems to really like him as well. Everyone will grow used to him in time. Oh, dear, I just got a really funny image. Harry adopts him. Tommy Potter! Sorry, I've got revision at the moment and it's causing me brain damage I swear. English Lit on Friday. Woo-hoo! Insert sarcasm
Answer - I don't think Harry could ever bring himself to adopt Tommy no matter how much he likes him. What would James and Lily say?
athenakitty wrote Dudley's still worse than ever? How many people's freaking out now? Will Harry still send Tommy away? How will Harry explain Tommy? Oh, your e-mail address isn't valid by yahoo.
Answer - Why would Dudley change? He has no reason to be nice to Harry other than the piggy thing. :D As for Tommy, the plan is boarding school in Switzerland. My email is hotbearcub69yahoo.com and is working.
Lindiel Eryn wrote Ahh! What happens next? People are just starting to accept Tommy is just a regular boy, then they go to Diagon Alley and everything blows up again. I really hope it isn't too detrimental to him.
Answer - Well, you've just read chapter 12, did I answer your questions? I hope so and please review again.
George the Dragon wrote Congratulations on a good story. However, when your author notes are far too long.
Answer - Sorry you find them too long, but as that story is finished, I can't change it, but I'll try to keep them shorter in this one.
By Darkmoore
"Not him," said the old witch. "I meant him," she said as she pointed to Tommy. "You're Tom Riddle. You're You-Know-Who!"
The pub fell silent as everyone turned their eyes to Harry and Tommy.
Chapter Twelve: Chaos in Diagon Alley
Old Tom took breath and said, "Don't be preposterous woman, You-Know-Who died years ago and even if he wasn't dead, do you honestly think Harry Potter of all people would be parading him around like this? I mean really, this young lad is only a boy, not a full grown dark wizard."
Harry breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at Tommy. The boy was still hiding behind Harry's leg and clutching at the fabric of his trousers. Then Harry looks at the elderly witch and asks, "What makes you think this is Voldemort?"
Everyone in the pub flinched except for Harry and Tommy. Harry because he refused to do so and Tommy because he didn't know he was suppose to.
"Because everyone knew about the abomination that Tinsia Odran had up in her house, and it's standing right there," said the witch as she pointed at the boy.
"Abomination?" Old Tom asks, "What abomination would that be?"
"Everyone knows that Harry Potter defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named that day up at Hogwarts, but what isn't known is that he was turned into a baby and has been raised by Tinsia until she died a few weeks ago. Now that little abomination is being raised by Harry Potter," exclaimed the old witch.
"Aunt Tinsy loved me," whispered Tommy so low that almost no one heard him, except for Harry.
Harry was getting mad at this point, mostly because he had business in Diagon Alley and was being held up and mostly because it was none of this old woman's business what he did. He took a good hard look at the elderly witch and through gritted teeth Harry said, "It seems to me, Madame, that my affairs are none of your concern. If I choose to take in a young boy to raise is my business and no one else's. Unless, of course, you think that my private life has something to do with you?"
The old witch started to retort something scathing from the look on her face when someone in the back of the pub said, "It's not good to piss off Potter." She then closed her mouth and with a look of venom on her face turned back to where she had come from.
Harry looked around the pub and asked, "Anyone else want to make any accusations today?"
The room remained silent.
Harry turned to the pub keeper, leaned in and said, "Sorry about all this Tom, but I think Tommy and I need to get to our shopping today," and patted the older man on shoulder.
"Not a problem Mr. Potter, never a problem," old Tom chuckled as he escorted them to the back of his establishment and saw them safely through the brick wall that held the concealed entrance to Diagon Alley.
- - - - -
Though Tommy had been to Diagon Alley before, it was a completely different thing to be going there with Harry Potter as your escort. Everyone in alley was friendly to them, unlike the witch in the pub, and all the storekeepers knew Harry by name. Tommy was completely in awe and completely forgotten the experience at the pub.
"Harry?" Tommy asked as Harry took him by the hand.
"Yes, what is it?" Harry replied.
"How does everyone know you?"
"Well, I did something when I was a baby that impressed everyone and then I did it again right before I graduated from Hogwarts."
"What did you do?" Tommy asked innocently.
"I defeated the darkest wizard in over a century," replied Harry awkwardly.
"As a baby?"
Harry smiled and said, "Yes, I did it as a baby the first time."
"Wow, you must be a strongest wizard alive," said Tommy in complete awe of Harry, as if seeing him for the first time.
"Well, I think I was more lucky than anything."
Tommy thought about it for a moment and said, "In that case, you shouldn't be famous."
Harry's smile cracked into outright laughter.
- - - - -
After Harry and Tommy had concluded their small transaction at Gringott's Bank, they began to window shop in the alley.
"Why did we have to go in there Harry?"
"Well, I needed to fill up our money pouches so we could do our shopping."
Tommy thought about it and did like the trip on the carts into the depths of the bank vaults, but was confused by why Harry had a private word with one of the goblins.
"Harry, why were you talking to that goblin right before we left?"
"I asked Gardoth to do something for me. It wasn't anything important, at least not yet," Harry said smiling.
"Oh," came the reply. Then Tommy saw something he really wanted to look at in the window of the shop across the way and dragged Harry to it.
"Look Harry! Look!" Tommy exclaimed. In the window of Quality Quidditch Supply was a brand new racing broom.
"So you like flying?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, it would be brilliant to fly."
"And play Quidditch too I bet," Harry asked slyly.
"Nah, I'd be terrible at Quidditch."
"What makes you say so?"
Tommy sighed, "I'm too little." Then he pulled away from the window and started to look in other shops.
Harry smiled after the boy and had an idea.
- - - - -
Soon the two entered the Magical Menagerie and was looking at the different pets in the store.
"Harry can I have an owl?" asked Tommy as he spied all the beautiful owls in their cages in the store. Some where large and some where small, but Tommy thought they are all brilliant. He watched them all hoot and ruffle their feathers and he had the largest smile plastered on his face.
"When you go off to school, I'll get you one then," Harry replied and Tommy smile faltered.
Then the lad went to look around some more as Harry approached the counter to ask the old witch behind the counter for some owl treats for Hedwig and Grady.
"Mr. Potter, how nice to see you again," the shop keeper said.
"Harry," he replied as he always did to the shopkeepers in the alley, "Just call me Harry. I was interested in getting some owl treats today."
She looked confused for a moment and asked, "Is the display empty again?" To which Harry nodded his head 'yes.'
"I'll be right back; I'll nip some from the back."
As she went into the backroom, Harry looked over and saw Tommy looking at the snakes in their cages. 'No,' Harry thought, 'he's not looking at them, he's talking to them.'
As Harry walked over to them and bent down to join in the conversation using parseltongue. "Hello there," Harry hissed and asked "How are you today?"
The snakes actually looked shocked. It was rare to find one human who spoke snake language, but two in one day, that was never heard of before.
Tommy giggled when he heard Harry hiss in his ear, but understood every word of it.
"Harry, this snake says it doesn't have a name."
"Usually snakes don't, unless a wizard gives them one."
"Oh. Can I name one?" Tommy asked.
"Only if you buy one," Harry said.
However, before they could continue the witch came back carrying a box of owl treats. "Are you talking to my snakes again? Every time you come in they expect me to talk to them like you do."
Harry smirked and said, "I'm sorry about that."
Tommy was confused and asked, "Can't you talk to snakes?"
She smiled and said, "Heavens no, only dark wizards can do that."
Tommy pouted and said, "Harry ain't a dark wizard!"
The shopkeeper looked up from the display she was refilling and said, "Of course, he isn't a dark wizard, he goes around defeating them for us." Then she pulled Tommy closer and said, "But he's got one hell of a temper."
Tommy grinned, "Yeah, I know."
"Hey," Harry said in mock offense causing the other two to laugh.
Standing back up the witch puts a couple of bags of owl treats on the table and asks, "Anything else for you today?"
"Can we get a snake Harry?" Tommy asked.
"Uh," Harry said as several snakes began to hiss at him asking to be taken home with them and Tommy looked at him with very large eyes. The shopkeeper watched very closely to see if the lad could break Harry's resolve to never buy a snake.
Against Harry's better judgment, he eventually gave in and allowed Tommy to talk him into the purchase of a small corn snake and all the supplies that go with one, much the shopkeeper's pleasure.
- - - - -
Thirty minutes later, Harry took Tommy into Flourish and Botts Bookstore to find a volume of magical pet names for the snake when Harry saw Xander Malfoy in one of the rows.
"Xander? Is that you?" Harry asked.
"Professor Potter, how are you today," the boy replied, very happy to see his favorite teacher.
"Have they sent out the booklists already?"
Xander laughed and said, "No, I'm hiding from Draco and Blaise. Ever since they got together, they act so bizarre anymore. It was bad enough when he was mooning over you, but now…" Xander then made a face and said, "bleck!"
Harry started laughing, though he tried not to. He remembered how they were acting last spring when they left Honeychurch after they had bonded. Then again 'bleck' pretty much summed up Harry's opinion of them as well.
"Now that Draco is pregnant, I'm hoping Will and his mother will invite me to stay with them for the rest of the summer, so I can avoid the whole scene."
Harry stopped laughing and stared at one of his favorite seekers. "Draco is pregnant? Is that possible?"
Xander sighed unhappily, "Yeah, for Veela and part Veela it is. I hope I never fall in love."
"Xander, falling in love is a good thing," Harry started to say to him, but just at that moment, Tommy came running up with the book he had selected.
"I found the one I want Harry," Tommy began when he spotted Xander. "Hi."
"Hello," Xander said back wondering who this boy was.
"Tommy, this is one of my pupils, Xander Malfoy. Xander, this is my new ward, Tommy Riddle," said Harry as he introduced the two boys, who shook hands after they were introduced.
"Professor, is Tommy going to be living with you at school when it starts again?"
"Ah, we haven't decided that as yet," Harry said, "Tommy hasn't decided if he wants to keep me yet." Then Harry smiled and the two boys laughed.
"Xander, where are you?" asked a voice.
"Oh hell, they found me," Xander complained and hung his head in defeat.
"Xander? Oh there you are…Potter!" drawled Draco Malfoy as he came around the shelves of books.
"Malfoy," Harry replied in a pleasant voice.
Malfoy smirked and was about to say something venomous when he spotted Tommy standing beside Harry. Malfoy then wrapped his arms around his stomach and began to back away without ever taking his eyes off of Tommy.
"Something wrong Malfoy?" Harry asked innocently.
"Nothing Potter," Malfoy said, "Come along Xander, we must be going."
"See you in September Xander," Harry called out to his pupil as the two Malfoys left the store.
- - - - -
After they made their purchases, Harry and Tommy were on their way back to the Leaky Cauldron.
"Come on Tommy, we need to get back to Grimmauld Place for my surprise birthday party."
Tommy stood there confused looking at Harry, "I thought you said Dobby promised to not have one this year?"
"He did," Harry said cheerily, "but if I know my friends they are all waiting for us there anyway."
"Okay."
Then Harry picked Tommy up and held him with one arm and all of their purchased in the other when they reached the apparition point near the Leaky Cauldron.
"Ready to go home?"
"Yeah, I like that feeling."
To Be Continued…
Author's Note: To everyone who reviewed, thanks again...
Zaxxon wrote This is curious... All I can think of is that this "old" witch is/was a year-mate of the original Tom Riddle... Although, I'm curious to know how she knew that old Tom Riddle was Voldemort? The impression I got from CoS was that this (for some strange reason) was a heavily guarded secret on both sides... Which still does not make sense to me. Know-Thy-Enemy and all...
Answer - From my understanding of things, there are many who know Voldemort's true name, but as he hasn't went by it sinc ehis days at Hogwarts, no one associated theh two names together. Just an oversight really. Also, everyone else was too young to know any other name other than Voldemort. Also, you forget from earlier chapters, there are some people who do know the truth about Tommy's real identity.
kraeg001 wrote Unless Petunia has undergone one helluva epiphany, I stick by my aforementioned suspicions that she's up to something. Gr... stupid woman in the Leaky Cauldron trying to upset little Tommy on his birthday... what do you think Harry will say in Tommy's defense? Excellent work! I'm loving this! You're really the only one I know of who has Voldemort come back as a kid! Keep going!
Answer - Actually, it's Harry's birthday remember, not Tommy's. Not that it matters, but when Tommy's real birthday comes around later, don't be shocked. :) As for Petunia....
krysalys73 wrote Great job as always dear. Sorry I don't have a lot more to say... was out all day at the National Zoo in Washington DC with my son and his Kindergarten class for Field Trip Day. I'm very tired, so I'm off to take a short nap before supper. Can't wait to see what Harry does with Tommy after all, for when school starts again.
Answer - Wait, we're at the end of July now, only a month to go. :)
TuxedoMac wrote talking about keeping them hanging that was a greate way to do it with that ending. i was wondering if that might ever happen and all. now to work things out. mabey they can get away with it if fokesdid not know what spell he used and they all think hes dead. also makes ya wonder who the witch is to mabey reconise him espcialy as a young kid.
Answer - What a clever mind you have there. How did she recognize him? hmmmmm, when Tom Riddle was that age the first time around he was in a Muggle orphanage. So no one in the wizarding world would have known him. Hmmmmmm. P.s. I watched too many serials on PBS of the old Gene Autry/Roy Rogers serials from the 50's. Each chapter had a cliffhanger also.
Tanydwr wrote This is a really good fic, you know. But the woman's revelation there was great! I feel for Tommy. The thing is, if they persecute him for what he was, they'll merely turn him back into the same person. God, I keep saying that sort of stuff, don't I?I really do think Harry ought to keep him though. Tommy's so sweet and Vesta seems to really like him as well. Everyone will grow used to him in time. Oh, dear, I just got a really funny image. Harry adopts him. Tommy Potter! Sorry, I've got revision at the moment and it's causing me brain damage I swear. English Lit on Friday. Woo-hoo! Insert sarcasm
Answer - I don't think Harry could ever bring himself to adopt Tommy no matter how much he likes him. What would James and Lily say?
athenakitty wrote Dudley's still worse than ever? How many people's freaking out now? Will Harry still send Tommy away? How will Harry explain Tommy? Oh, your e-mail address isn't valid by yahoo.
Answer - Why would Dudley change? He has no reason to be nice to Harry other than the piggy thing. :D As for Tommy, the plan is boarding school in Switzerland. My email is hotbearcub69yahoo.com and is working.
Lindiel Eryn wrote Ahh! What happens next? People are just starting to accept Tommy is just a regular boy, then they go to Diagon Alley and everything blows up again. I really hope it isn't too detrimental to him.
Answer - Well, you've just read chapter 12, did I answer your questions? I hope so and please review again.
George the Dragon wrote Congratulations on a good story. However, when your author notes are far too long.
Answer - Sorry you find them too long, but as that story is finished, I can't change it, but I'll try to keep them shorter in this one.