Chapter 6 - - - Secrets Revealed
"Make your decision," Wormtail told Michelle.
"I choose," Michelle began looking around. "YOU!"
She sent bursts of energy in all directions. The five fallen Death Eaters were lifted into the air and faded from view. Wormtail and the Death Eater holding Dumbledore were thrown back. They stared at Michelle in disbelief. They ran through the doors before Michelle could use more of her powers against them. Their master would not be pleased.
Michelle calmed down and ran to her father.
"Daddy!" she sobbed as she gave Dumbledore a big hug. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine sweetie. Go check on Harry," he told her.
She went over to Harry, "Harry are you alright? Were you hurt at all?"
"You . . . You're . . . Who? . . . How?" was all Harry could say.
"Daddy, I think we should take Harry to your office and explain this," Michelle suggested.
"Very well," he said. "You take him there while I awaken the students and teachers and take them to Madam Pomfrey."
Harry followed Michelle to Dumbledore's office.
"Michelle, what happened?" Harry asked her once they were in the office.
"Let's wait until my father gets here," she replied.
"Yea, your father," Harry said still confused.
A half an hour later, Dumbledore entered his office. Fawkes flew in and sat on his shoulder. He looked very tired and very old.
"Harry, what we are about to tell you cannot leave this room," Dumbledore began.
Harry nodded. This reminded him of a few months ago when he was in here. Dumbledore told him of the prophecy and about Sirius' death. Harry was much angrier then. He shook these thoughts out of his mind.
"Michelle is my daughter," Dumbledore stated. "I asked her to come back to Hogwarts to look after you when I couldn't."
"Daddy, wouldn't it be better to start at the begging?" Michelle asked.
"Oh yes. Quite right. Well Michelle was born a long time ago," Dumbledore began.
"Uh Daddy?"
"Yes Michelle?"
"I think I should tell this."
"Very well," Dumbledore sat back in his chair.
"I was born a long time ago but I am only sixteen. See when I was about nine I became very ill. Healers didn't know what was wrong with me. No magic could help me. In the time I was sick my mother died. Before she died, however, she bought me a phoenix. I named her Aria. After she died, Aria wouldn't leave my side. Even her tears didn't work. I was hopelessly ill. Then one day Aria disappeared and I was better."
"What happened?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. When I was eleven, I went to Hogwarts. I was in the same year as Tom Riddle. I was a Prefect and Head Girl. In my seventh year Tom approached me. He knew I was powerful. He also knew my father didn't trust him. He asked me to join him. He wanted me to help him gain immortality. Of course I said no, but when I refused he tried to use the killing curse on me. Something happened that night that we can't explain. Instead of dying I stopped aging."
"What?" Harry shouted.
Dumbledore raised his hand to silence Harry, "To the world Michelle died that day. We had a small ceremony. With the help of Headmaster Dippet, we hid Michelle in the school."
"I have my own room close by. It's actually like a small apartment."
"We tried everything to make her normal, although she is anything but. There was only one time when someone found out about her that wasn't supposed to."
"Who?" asked Harry.
"Your father and Sirius," Michelle answered. "They were walking by in their his invisibility cloak during their first year. I accidentally ran into them while I was leaving my room. See I was only allowed to leave at night so no one would see me. Well we became friends and when Remus returned from 'visiting his grandma,' they visited me often. They were the first friends I had in years. Then Peter came too. I never trusted him and he was the only one I didn't tell me secret to. I helped them become animagi when they needed it."
"Michelle was in the original Order. She was not allowed to face Voldemort or his Death Eaters. We needed to keep her a secret. When your parents were betrayed, we feared she was too. You should know Michelle was the only one who believed Sirius was innocent. We should have listened to her," Dumbledore told Harry.
Fawkes flew to Michelle's lap and she began to stroke him. "Another strange thing happened that we couldn't explain. During Order meetings James and Lily would sometimes bring you. Well I would have to watch you. One time when I was holding you I began to grow younger. Lily walked in and took you from me. I was eleven again. After that, I didn't age anymore until I came back to Hogwarts as a student. We just don't understand this."
"I don't believe this," Harry began. "This is impossible!"
"It is truth," Dumbledore told him.
"But her name is Russell, not Dumbledore," Harry pointed out.
"You didn't expect me to come back with the name Dumbledore did you? Everyone would know I was related to him. My mother's maiden name was Russell. Elizabeth Russell Dumbledore."
Tears formed behind Michelle's eyes. Dumbledore's mood seemed to sadden as well. Harry was still so confused by this.
"I'm sorry but why did Voldemort send the Death Eaters to get us both tonight?" Harry asked.
"Because she did something he could never do," another voice said. "She escaped death several times. Excuse me Headmaster, but why does Potter need to know this?"
"Because Severus he is involved," Dumbledore simply said.
"Of course," Snape sneered. "May I have a word with you, Headmaster?"
"Certainly Severus. If you two would excuse us."
"Come on Harry. We'll wait outside."
Harry got up and noticed several papers in Snape's hands. They looked familiar to him somehow. He felt that he saw them before.
"Headmaster, the Dark Lord sent me these earlier," Snape handed the papers to Dumbledore.
"Why didn't you bring them to me earlier?"
"I didn't know what he meant until the attack."
Dumbledore read the papers. He looked at Snape, "This is not good Severus."
"I know. He will not be pleased that they failed him. He will try again."
"I know Severus, but this time we'll be prepared."
"You failed me," the Dark Lord hissed.
"We're sorry," groveled the two Death Eaters.
"She revealed herself," Wormtail told him. "She knew who I was."
"Very well," replied the Dark Lord. "You are not forgiven but you will not be punished. We have some more planning to do."
The Death Eaters left the room leaving Voldemort by him self. He turned to Nagini, his faithful snake. He hissed something to her and she left the room.
"Soon I will have them."
Harry and Michelle went back into Dumbledore's office after Snape left.
"Is there anything else Daddy?"
"No I think we covered enough this night," Dumbledore looked preoccupied. "Michelle, you and Harry go back to Gryffindor Tower."
They turned to leave, "And Harry best not mention this to anyone. Good Night."
"Good Night Professor."
"Night Daddy."
Harry and Michelle walked back to the common room. Harry's mind whirled. Michelle was Dumbledore's daughter and he could not tell anyone. He could not believe it. He thought back to the battle. There was something tugging at his mind, something he needed to know. Something was not answered. He fell asleep trying to figure it out. This was turning out to be an interesting year to say the least.
AN: Well here it is. I hope you like it. Please review and tell me what you think. More secrets will be revealed soon. I promise that.
Love ya, KoKo Belle
"Make your decision," Wormtail told Michelle.
"I choose," Michelle began looking around. "YOU!"
She sent bursts of energy in all directions. The five fallen Death Eaters were lifted into the air and faded from view. Wormtail and the Death Eater holding Dumbledore were thrown back. They stared at Michelle in disbelief. They ran through the doors before Michelle could use more of her powers against them. Their master would not be pleased.
Michelle calmed down and ran to her father.
"Daddy!" she sobbed as she gave Dumbledore a big hug. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine sweetie. Go check on Harry," he told her.
She went over to Harry, "Harry are you alright? Were you hurt at all?"
"You . . . You're . . . Who? . . . How?" was all Harry could say.
"Daddy, I think we should take Harry to your office and explain this," Michelle suggested.
"Very well," he said. "You take him there while I awaken the students and teachers and take them to Madam Pomfrey."
Harry followed Michelle to Dumbledore's office.
"Michelle, what happened?" Harry asked her once they were in the office.
"Let's wait until my father gets here," she replied.
"Yea, your father," Harry said still confused.
A half an hour later, Dumbledore entered his office. Fawkes flew in and sat on his shoulder. He looked very tired and very old.
"Harry, what we are about to tell you cannot leave this room," Dumbledore began.
Harry nodded. This reminded him of a few months ago when he was in here. Dumbledore told him of the prophecy and about Sirius' death. Harry was much angrier then. He shook these thoughts out of his mind.
"Michelle is my daughter," Dumbledore stated. "I asked her to come back to Hogwarts to look after you when I couldn't."
"Daddy, wouldn't it be better to start at the begging?" Michelle asked.
"Oh yes. Quite right. Well Michelle was born a long time ago," Dumbledore began.
"Uh Daddy?"
"Yes Michelle?"
"I think I should tell this."
"Very well," Dumbledore sat back in his chair.
"I was born a long time ago but I am only sixteen. See when I was about nine I became very ill. Healers didn't know what was wrong with me. No magic could help me. In the time I was sick my mother died. Before she died, however, she bought me a phoenix. I named her Aria. After she died, Aria wouldn't leave my side. Even her tears didn't work. I was hopelessly ill. Then one day Aria disappeared and I was better."
"What happened?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. When I was eleven, I went to Hogwarts. I was in the same year as Tom Riddle. I was a Prefect and Head Girl. In my seventh year Tom approached me. He knew I was powerful. He also knew my father didn't trust him. He asked me to join him. He wanted me to help him gain immortality. Of course I said no, but when I refused he tried to use the killing curse on me. Something happened that night that we can't explain. Instead of dying I stopped aging."
"What?" Harry shouted.
Dumbledore raised his hand to silence Harry, "To the world Michelle died that day. We had a small ceremony. With the help of Headmaster Dippet, we hid Michelle in the school."
"I have my own room close by. It's actually like a small apartment."
"We tried everything to make her normal, although she is anything but. There was only one time when someone found out about her that wasn't supposed to."
"Who?" asked Harry.
"Your father and Sirius," Michelle answered. "They were walking by in their his invisibility cloak during their first year. I accidentally ran into them while I was leaving my room. See I was only allowed to leave at night so no one would see me. Well we became friends and when Remus returned from 'visiting his grandma,' they visited me often. They were the first friends I had in years. Then Peter came too. I never trusted him and he was the only one I didn't tell me secret to. I helped them become animagi when they needed it."
"Michelle was in the original Order. She was not allowed to face Voldemort or his Death Eaters. We needed to keep her a secret. When your parents were betrayed, we feared she was too. You should know Michelle was the only one who believed Sirius was innocent. We should have listened to her," Dumbledore told Harry.
Fawkes flew to Michelle's lap and she began to stroke him. "Another strange thing happened that we couldn't explain. During Order meetings James and Lily would sometimes bring you. Well I would have to watch you. One time when I was holding you I began to grow younger. Lily walked in and took you from me. I was eleven again. After that, I didn't age anymore until I came back to Hogwarts as a student. We just don't understand this."
"I don't believe this," Harry began. "This is impossible!"
"It is truth," Dumbledore told him.
"But her name is Russell, not Dumbledore," Harry pointed out.
"You didn't expect me to come back with the name Dumbledore did you? Everyone would know I was related to him. My mother's maiden name was Russell. Elizabeth Russell Dumbledore."
Tears formed behind Michelle's eyes. Dumbledore's mood seemed to sadden as well. Harry was still so confused by this.
"I'm sorry but why did Voldemort send the Death Eaters to get us both tonight?" Harry asked.
"Because she did something he could never do," another voice said. "She escaped death several times. Excuse me Headmaster, but why does Potter need to know this?"
"Because Severus he is involved," Dumbledore simply said.
"Of course," Snape sneered. "May I have a word with you, Headmaster?"
"Certainly Severus. If you two would excuse us."
"Come on Harry. We'll wait outside."
Harry got up and noticed several papers in Snape's hands. They looked familiar to him somehow. He felt that he saw them before.
"Headmaster, the Dark Lord sent me these earlier," Snape handed the papers to Dumbledore.
"Why didn't you bring them to me earlier?"
"I didn't know what he meant until the attack."
Dumbledore read the papers. He looked at Snape, "This is not good Severus."
"I know. He will not be pleased that they failed him. He will try again."
"I know Severus, but this time we'll be prepared."
"You failed me," the Dark Lord hissed.
"We're sorry," groveled the two Death Eaters.
"She revealed herself," Wormtail told him. "She knew who I was."
"Very well," replied the Dark Lord. "You are not forgiven but you will not be punished. We have some more planning to do."
The Death Eaters left the room leaving Voldemort by him self. He turned to Nagini, his faithful snake. He hissed something to her and she left the room.
"Soon I will have them."
Harry and Michelle went back into Dumbledore's office after Snape left.
"Is there anything else Daddy?"
"No I think we covered enough this night," Dumbledore looked preoccupied. "Michelle, you and Harry go back to Gryffindor Tower."
They turned to leave, "And Harry best not mention this to anyone. Good Night."
"Good Night Professor."
"Night Daddy."
Harry and Michelle walked back to the common room. Harry's mind whirled. Michelle was Dumbledore's daughter and he could not tell anyone. He could not believe it. He thought back to the battle. There was something tugging at his mind, something he needed to know. Something was not answered. He fell asleep trying to figure it out. This was turning out to be an interesting year to say the least.
AN: Well here it is. I hope you like it. Please review and tell me what you think. More secrets will be revealed soon. I promise that.
Love ya, KoKo Belle