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When Harry woke up again it was early evening and the sun was beginning to set. He had slept most the day away. As the memories of earlier came back to him he new he had to get away from here. Dumbledore had lied to him, the Order kept their secrets and now his friends had betrayed him. He needed to get away and could only think of one person that may be able to help him. He new she was fair; he just hoped she wasn't part of the Order still. The problem was he had no idea where she lived. A few soft words to Hedwig and a bit of attention solved that problem.

He got up off the bed and grabbed his Firebolt and put on his invisibility cloak before heading downstairs, being careful not to make any noise incase the Dursley's heard him. He was almost all the way down his the stairs when he heard footsteps nearby; he silently cursed, he did not want to have to deal with them now. He stayed still for a moment trying to figure out where they were to best avoid him but couldn't hear anything again. Hoping they were in their rooms or that he was just imagining things Harry continued downstairs. He walked behind the shed, took off his cloak and mounted the broom. It took a bit of work to cover himself and the broom with the invisibility cloak, but he managed to get all but a small amount on the very bottom covered. Hopefully whoever was watching the house wouldn't notice. Taking off he smiled for the first time that day. He was in the air, where he belonged.

The trip took nearly four hours, he had no idea where he was or how to get back, but he had complete faith in Hedwig. It was slow and cold being up so high and by the time he got there had berated himself for not bringing a jacket. He was veering off to the left and increasing his speed when Hedwig began to peck at him, trying to get his attention. It took him a minute to figure out that he stopped following his loyal owl but soon was back on course. A minute later he began to veer off again but he caught himself this time. He called Hedwig to him and stopped while he figured out what happened. He finally decided that it had to be the wards around the house; they must be something like the muggle repelling wards but for everyone. This time Harry decided only to focus his mind on following Hedwig and nothing else. It seemed to work perfectly, at least for another minute when hit seemed to hit another ward. This one simply wouldn't let him go through; every time he tried the air seemed to get thicker and thicker until he could barely move. Thankfully Hedwig once again came to his aid and started leading him directly up and then slowly over. Harry realized that he must be directly over the wards; unfortunately with how high he had flown Harry was now freezing. A few minutes more passed when Hedwig began leading him straight down again. Harry was worried that he would just hit the same ward as before but a few minutes later he saw the roof of a large stone manor appear in front of his eyes.

Now that he was here Harry began to worry about what would actually happen. He was fairly certain that she lived with her aunt but had no idea if she was home or even if she would really help, but first he had to find Susan and convince her to let him in during the middle of the night. Hedwig was ahead of him again though and had already led the way straight to Susan's window and started pecking at it to wake her up. A minute later a few candles were lit and Harry caught his breath as he saw Susan. He hadn't even thought of what she may, or more accurately may not be wearing to sleep in. Luckily, though his small brain disagreed, Susan did not sleep starkers but even then the light nightgown she was wearing was far less than he had ever seen her in before.

Harry was not sure how Susan knew his owl but when she opened up the window she called Hedwig by her name, though she did seem surprised that she was there. Harry grinned for a moment, if she was shocked to see Hedwig…

"Hello Susan."

He was right; the look on Susan's face was priceless, though he didn't actually want to scare the girl who was now looking widely around for someone.

"Relax; it's just me, Harry."

Apparently that was not the thing to say as Susan only looked more worried, "Harry? What are you doing here? Where are you? Why can't I see you?" Though she tried to look calm he could hear her worried voice in the

Harry slowly took off his invisibility cloak and smiled. "Right here. Sorry about that, but I've been flying for hours and didn't want to be seen by Muggles."

Susan still seemed to be in shock of Harry appearing in front of her window so he asked, "Um… Mind if I come in? I um, need to talk to you about something."

That snapped her out of her trance and she opened up the window more for Harry to fly in.

After flying so high for so long Harry was cold and a bit wet from the clouds he had to fly by or sometimes through and the warm air of Susan's room was a very welcome feeling.

Susan must have noticed this because before he knew it Susan was in 'mother mode' and had him sitting right in front of the fire with a warm towel on his back. The fire had died down from earlier in the night and Susan was adding more wood to it. For Harry this had the added benefit of having Susan kneeling in front of him while still wearing not but her nightgown. While she was still covered Harry had a view of a lot more cleavage than he had previously known she had. Harry couldn't help but wonder where the small redhead from first year went and just how blind he must be to never realize that the girl had grown up quite nicely. Susan must have noticed where he was staring because she stood up quickly blushing.

There was a tense silence for a minute while Harry was trying to think of something to say about staring as she sat down next to him. Finally he gathered up his courage enough to manage a stuttering apology. Susan was blushing as well but surprised him by smiling shyly at him and saying that it was kind of nice to be noticed like that which made Harry blush even more than he was before.

There was another moment of silence and then Susan asked him what he needed. Harry, who was till embarrassed by what had just happened blurted out "I need you" before he even thought about what he was saying. He tried to correct himself quickly apologizing and saying that he needed her help and needed to talk to her. By now Susan was giggling like mad but managed to control herself. "Now, what did you need to talk about?"

"Well, you know how I manage to attract trouble, I don't have to look for it, it just finds me…"

"So you're in trouble again are you?" She then added in a teasingly manner, "Only two weeks since school came out, that has to be a record even for you." Harry tried to defend himself but Susan wouldn't let him talk, "You do know that most of us in the DA will help you know matter what, myself included. So… How much trouble are you in this time and what help do you need?"

He could tell that Susan was trying to lighten up the situation a little but to Harry this was no laughing matter. "It's different this time, I'm not going to be brought in front of the Wizengamont, but in a way it's far worse than all the others. Actually that's what it's all about; it's the reason why everything seems to happen to me. It's a long story really, and I'll tell you, but I'm actually hoping that, well. I was hoping your Aunt may be able to listen too. From what I saw and heard she's fair and, well you've seen what's been going on with the Ministry, I can't just go to Fudge."

"It's kind of late, but it's important enough for you to fly all this way in the middle of the night so I'm sure I can talk to her, it may take me a few minutes. Do you mind if I ask something first though?"

"Of course you can, it's the least I can do considering I just woke you up from sleeping to ask for your help."

"Why didn't you go to Dumbledore? I mean the rumor around Hogwarts is that you two are really close, like he's almost your grandfather."

Harry just had to laugh at that. In a way he couldn't blame her, until lately he had thought of Dumbledore as a grandfather.

"I don't know what rumors are around Hogwarts, people normally change the topic as soon as I near, but at the moment Dumbledore is one of my biggest problems." Once again Harry's head was in hands, "I don't know what I did in a previous life to deserve all this, but somehow the two most powerful wizards on the planet both have me targeted. I'll explain it all soon, but do you think you could go check on your Aunt first?"

"That will not be necessary, Mr. Potter."

Harry stood quickly and once again silently cursed his luck, why did everything have to happen to him.

"Auntie!"

Susan and Harry stood there silently; neither knew exactly what to say and could just imagine what this must look like. A midnight rendezvous between two teens, one of which was wearing only in a nightgown.

"Take a seat Mr. Potter. Be grateful I recognized your magical signature or I would have ordered an immediate attack upon your entering the manor."

"Susan, Your behavior has been very disappointing. I raised you as a proper young lady."

Susan looked completed dejected when she had said that. "It's not her fault Madam Bones; Susan had no idea about any of this. She was just as surprised as you when I woke her up."

"And how did you arrive here Mr. Potter, if she did not tell you how."

"I flew from Surrey Ma'am; I used an invisibility cloak to hide myself from view."

"Do not lie Mr. Potter, I am the master of this house and know the wards quite well. It would not be possible for you to enter the property if you were not invited."

"What is it with everyone! Do you all think I have nothing better to do than lie to everyone? I had no idea where I was going when I left or even where I am now. I was hoping for Susan's help and asked my owl Hedwig to lead the way to her. I had some problems with the Wards; the first kept veering me off-course but I got past it by concentrating only on Hedwig and nothing else. The next ones stopped me from going forward but Hedwig found a way around it by flying above and over the ward then straight down to the house."

Madam Bones seemed surprised by that, "An owl you say. I must admit I have never thought of such a thing, I must look into this. That however does not explain"

Harry didn't get to hear what she was going to say because Susan interrupted her, "Auntie that is enough! Please just listen a minute. This isn't what it looks like. Harry needed my help to get in contact with you and I was going to help him but you're here already. So will you please just sit down and listen to what he has to say. He's not the madman that the newspapers used to claim!"

"I am very aware of what you think about Mr. Potter, Susan; you have spoken much about him and his group over the last two weeks." She paused for a moment considering her niece's request before continuing, "Very well Susan, for you I will listen to him. Mr. Potter, you have better have a very good reason for this."

Internally Harry was groaning this was not how he had wanted things to go. He needed her to believe him and had been counting on Susan having talked to her before hand and explaining a few things first. Taken a few breaths he calmed himself a little before starting. "Parts of this will sound far-fetched but I need you to believe it is true. I'll take Veritaserum and use a pensive to verify everything I say. Everything I say may not seem important, but in the end you'll understand."

"The use of Veritaserum is regulated Mr. Potter, it is used only in the most extreme cases, where there must be absolute truth."

Harry had to stop himself from snapping at her, "I think the difference between Voldemort winning or loosing is such a case Madam Bones. I know Edward was a member of the Order; I am taking a huge chance coming to you but in reality I don't have much of a choice, some things need to change and I'm hoping you can help with that."

Madam Bones' whole demeanor changed with that, "How, Mr. Potter, do you know of my brother's involvement? And how is this connected to Voldemort."

Harry was impressed that Madam Bones said his name with no trace of a flinch but with such a great amount of disdain. "I'll explain it during the story."

"Very well but first, Auror Tonks show yourself immediately. You are already under anti-Portkey and Apparation wards."

Tonks shimmered out of the air near the wall looking anything but happy at being caught by her boss. "Director."

"Tonks!" Harry couldn't believe he had been followed; he had put on his invisibility cloak before he even left his room.

"Wotcher Harry."

"But... How? I put on my invisibility cloak before I even left my room!"

Tonks blushed a little when she answered him, "Well, you see I was sort of already in your room. I um... tripped and that's what woke you up."

"My room, but… You repaired it! That's why I woke up in my bed; I didn't even notice it at the time."

Tonks nodded, "I'm really good with repair spells, so when I saw your room I thought I'd help you out a bit. I was just finishing up when I tripped and woke you up. I didn't say anything 'cause I got in a lot of trouble talking to you last time, I wasn't suppose to even be inside really, but when I saw you room…"

Harry had forgotten just where he was when Madam Bones interrupted, "As interesting as this is, you both have much to explain. Auror Tonks, joining another organization is not forbidden, unless of course it is contradictory to your Auror duties or involves illegal acts. With what I know of Dumbledore and his previous Order, I have no doubt that both are involved. With the reluctance of the ministry last year I may allow some leeway to be given, but you will answer all questions truthfully or you will find yourself in a cell. Is that understood?"

Tonks' answer was and immediate "Yes, Director Bones."

Harry was again impressed by Madam Bones, her voice left no doubt to just who was in command and held an amount of authority he had rarely heard before. Harry allowed himself a small smile as the thought that he had made the right decision ran through his mind.

"Very well, Mr. Potter I believe it is time to start this story of yours."

And so he did, he began with the first day he was sent his Hogwarts letter and his first year at Hogwarts. It was only a few minutes into his story when he reached the part about Fluffy; Madam Bones interrupted him to call a house elf and have it bring her pensive. For the next several hours Harry told everything he could think of from his so called adventures to his summers to letting the snake free at the zoo, never purposely leaving anything out and showing much of what happened with the pensive. After a little while Harry was telling everything more to himself and had almost forgotten about the others as he began to realize the advantage of using a Pensive. He had never purposely tried to remember everything like this before and seeing it all in the Pensive again allowed him to analyze it much more clearly. In doing so he realized just how much of a fool he had been not to see it all before.

When Harry finished he was startled to see that both Tonks and Susan were seated next to him with their arms around him and were softly crying on his shirt. He wasn't sure exactly when they had moved over to him and found it awkward that they were so close but most of him enjoyed the feeling of having their bodies pressed up against his own. Though he did have to wonder if the only time he was going have girls close to him was when they were crying.

Looking at Madam Bones Harry saw that her entire body was rigid and on her face was a look of pure fury that Harry hoped he would never see again and was a little scared that it may be directed at him.