Chapter 5-Truths and Lies
"Ron, please tell me that you have found something" said Harry Potter as he looked to his long time best friend
"Sorry Harry, but this guy is harder to track down than anyone I have ever heard of. We've looked everywhere and talked to everyone possible, but no one has even heard of him before this" said Ron wearily as he dropped his head into his hands, exhausted
"He's right, Potter, not even the spies from the death eaters have heard everything" said Draco as he leaned against the wall of the spacious office, looking intently to his immediate superior to see what to do next.
"I can't believe that he is so hard to find information on" mumbled Harry quietly "He has to have a lot of contacts in order to have found out so much about me, but who are they? And better yet, who is he?" he asked, and not surprisingly, the other two merely shrugged their shoulders in answer. "So," he continued "Any ideas about what to do now? We've spent the past week chasing after a ghost with no leads at all, and we're no closer to finding anything out than we were before we started" he said as he turned his emerald gaze to the other two men
"I don't know about you, but I think this is just an empty threat. How could this man ever get even near James and Lily? I mean, they're at Hogwarts which is the safest place in the wizarding world, they're surrounded by an entire staff of Order members, and they're father defeated Voldemort. I think they have enough going in their favor that they'll be fine" said Ron with certainty, and Draco nodded in agreement before speaking up himself.
"Weasley's got a point, there is no way any dark wizard could get close enough to touch the two of them. I think the best idea is for you to go back to the castle and keep an eye on them, we'll keep our ears opened and if we hear anything, we'll contact you immediately"
"I guess you're right, besides, I would feel better if I could watch out for them myself" agreed Harry "Hopefully this was all just some sort of sick joke" he added as an after thought
"Good, it's decided then. I'll come up to Hogwarts this weekend to see Hermione and Jasmine and let you know if we found anything else out" said Ron
"Thank goodness, it'll be good to see Kristen again, and sleep in a bed. This undercover work really gets to you after a couple of days" said Draco "I don't think I could sleep in one more run down inn if my life depended on it" he added
"Well at least you got to sleep on a bed, I've spent the past week as an owl, do you have any idea how uncomfortable it is to sleep on a tree branch?" asked Harry with a small grimace on his face as he rubbed his back
"Hey, no complaining, boss, it was your idea to deliver the daily prophet to all of the shady areas. It's not our fault you didn't get a break" said Ron with a laugh "I'd better get going, I'll see you this weekend, Draco, I'll see you in the morning" he said as he walked from the office
"Bye, Potter, enjoy your bed and we'll keep looking, just relax" he added as an afterthought as he too left the office.
Harry stood a couple of minutes later and looked once around the office before summoning his sword, dagger, and staff from the chair where he laid them when he returned from his mission only an hour before. Quickly, he tucked the weapons into his belt and took the staff in his hand, then closed his eyes and with a pop, he disappeared and reappeared an instant later on the outskirts of the school grounds. He silently and quickly covered the distance to the school and once inside, made his way to he and Ginny's room. Touching his staff to the corner of the painting, it swung opened and he entered the room, expecting it to bee dark and empty considering that it was only five in the morning, but to his surprise, the torches and fire were all blazing and Ginny was sitting on the couch, her head in her hands and her shoulders shaking as she cried silently.
"Gin, what's wrong?" he asked immediately as he hurried to her side and she jerked her head up and met his gaze with her own.
"Harry!" she exclaimed as she threw her arms around his shoulders, sobbing even harder
"Shh, what's the matter?" he asked again as he sat on the couch, Ginny still in his arms with her head buried in his shoulder and her tears soaking threw his robes. He gently stroked her soft red hair and muttered quietly into her ear until she had collected herself enough to raise her head and face him with her tear streaked cheeks "What happened?" he asked after several silent moments
"J.James and Lily" she began and his grip unconsciously tightened around her and his eyes filled with fear
"What happened to them? Where are they?" he demanded as he started to jump to his feet, but her grip on his cloak stopped him
"They're fine, Harry, they're in their dorm" she said and he relaxed slightly "They know, Harry" she said quietly
"What? What do they know?" he asked with his brow furrowed in worry and confusion as he dreaded her next words.
"Everything" she whispered and he felt his knees give out beneath him and he collapsed back onto the couch
"How?" he finally managed to ask
"I don't know. But they do" she said meekly
"What did they say?" he asked almost hesitantly, not wanting the answer but needing it nonetheless
"Oh, Harry, they're mad, furious, about the whole thing, they said that they hate us all for what we did. You for being Voldemort's grandson, and cursing the rest of us when he had control, and for hiding your past. They hate me, and Ron, and Hermione, and Sirius, and Remus, and Dumbledore, and Draco and Snape for hiding this from them and for taking part in what happened that Christmas" she sobbed out tearfully "I tried to explain everything to them, but they wouldn't listen, they said they want nothing to do with us ever again" she concluded as she once again buried her face in his shoulder while he sat frozen with shock and horror.
"Oh my god" he finally managed to say, his heart and mind going a thousand directions "This can't be happening, how did this happen?" he demanded of no one in particular "I need to go see the twins, I need to explain things to them" he finally said as he stood on his shaking legs, disentangling his wife from his arms before he woodenly made his way to the door, unconsciously picking up his staff as he passed it.
"Harry, wait" said Ginny suddenly as she too stood and grabbed his free hand in her own "Think about this logically before you go to them. They are two thirteen year old kids who just found out that their entire family has lied to them since they were born. They don't know who to trust anymore, but maybe they will still listen if we gave them some time to calm down about all of this, if we didn't just rush into it. Wait until the morning and them we'll talk to them together, and in the mean time, go tell Sirius and Remus what happened, maybe they'll be able to help" she said in an almost pleading tone as she gripped his hand tightly
"Gin, are you sure?" he asked hesitantly "I mean, shouldn't we straighten all of this out now instead of giving them time to blow it all out of proportion? Haven't we waited long enough to talk about this?" he asked as he squeezed her hand just as tightly
"What's done is done, Harry, and there is nothing we can do to undo it. I wish we would have been able to tell them everything ourselves, but it's too late for that now" she almost whispered
"Ok, I guess you're right, we'll wait until morning to tell them" he said in hopes of reassuring his distraught wife a little as he held his staff out and it returned to it's place in the corner "Will you be ok for a few minutes while I try to call Moony and Padfoot?" he asked as he gave her shoulders a gentle squeeze
Mutely, Ginny nodded her head and she gave him a watery smile as she returned to her seat on the couch and Harry turned to their bedroom to call the other two men from the fire in there. He took a deep breath as he stopped before the flames and held out his hand to summon some fire call powder which he then tossed into the hearth, turning the flames a bright blue before he called out in a clear voice "Sirius Black"
A moment later, a very much half asleep Sirius had his head poking through the flames, his hair disheveled and eyes squinted against the bright light of the room, but his eyes widened marginally when he saw his godson standing before him "Harry! It's about time you got back! Ginny and the kids have been worried sick about you, not to mention the rest of us. What did you find out?" he asked, becoming more awake with each sentence he spoke.
"Not now, Padfoot. Can you come over here? There's something I need your help with" said Harry quietly in hopes of preventing Ginny from hearing.
"What happened?" asked Sirius, alarmed and worried.
"I'll tell you when you get here, but make it quick" ordered Harry and without another word, Sirius nodded his head and disappeared from the flames and Harry threw another pinch into the fire, this time calling out "Remus Lupin"
A few moments later, Remus appeared in the flames, looking much more alert than Sirius, but he had concern etched into his normally kind features "Harry, what's wrong?" he asked immediately
"Something's happened, can you come over here? Sirius is already on his way, I need your help" said Harry bluntly, and with a curt nod, Remus disappeared as well and Harry turned from the bedroom and headed into the bathroom to wash his face of the dirt that had made permanent residence there during the past week. After ward, with a clean face and wet hair, he waved his hand and his cloths were free of dust and dirt as well and looked freshly laundered. He then hastily tied his hair back into a low ponytail as he heard a quiet knock on the front door of their rooms.
Quickly, he hurried from the room just as Ginny was letting Remus and Sirius in. He gave them both forced smiles as they both embraced him before taking seats in the two arm chairs before the fire while he took his seat next to his wife.
"Ok, what happened?" asked Sirius immediately and Remus shot him a pointed glare, but his eyes were curious as well as he turned to face Harry and Ginny.
"Somehow, the twins found out the truth about everything, and I mean everything" said Harry bluntly as he felt Ginny squeeze his hand reassuringly.
"How in Merlin's name did that happen?" said Sirius once the words had sunk in, his eyes wide in shock and confusion
"I have no idea, but I do know that they came down here a couple of hours ago and told Gin that they hate all of us for keeping it from them and taking part in what happened, and that they don't' want anything to do with any of us ever again" said Harry miserably.
"You can't be serious? Can you?" asked Sirius in disbelief, looking back and forth from his godson to his wife.
"I'm afraid we are" said Harry quietly
"But how did they find out? I mean, only a handful of people know the truth, and none of them would tell James and Lily without your consent" said Remus, speaking for the first time that evening.
"That's what I want to know" said Harry bitterly "I know that you two, Albus, Severus, and Hermione wouldn't tell anyone, and Draco and Ron were with me, so who else knew? I mean, besides my parents who couldn't have possibly said anything?" said Harry as his brow furrowed in thought.
"No one else knew any of the truth, only what the papers said" said Remus thoughtfully
"So, basically, your children hate you for things that you had no control over, and that happened before they were born, and we have no idea as to how they found out about it" said Sirius as he threw his hands in the air in exasperation.
"That about sums it up, Padfoot" said Harry with a nod of his head "So what do you think we should do about all of this?" he asked hopefully
"Honestly, Harry, I have no idea" answered Remus after several minutes of thought and Remus shook his head as well before he spoke up.
"All I can think of is talking to everyone else in the morning and seeing if they have any ideas, of if they know how the kids found out. Can Ron and Draco stop by for a few minutes?" he asked
"Probably. They were planning on coming this weekend but I'm sure they could come a few days early" said Harry after he though about what else the two aurors had been planning on doing before they came to the castle, nothing except for searcing for any information about Iniquitous.
"Good, I'll talk to Severus and Albus in the morning before breakfast if you can talk to Hermione, Ron, and Draco" said Remus with a nod of his head "We'll plan on meeting here right after breakfast, after classes have started, and if the headmaster approves it, our classes can have a study hall, I'm sure Mr. Filch will over see it for us" he finished
"What about the kids? Do you think we should try to talk to them?" asked Harry hesitantly
"I have no idea what you should do, the closest thing either of us ever came to children was you, and we didn't even enter your life until your third year and I didn't get custody of you until sixth, and needless to say, you weren't the average teenager by a long shot" said Sirius in a truthful tone but underlined with humor, betrayed by the mischievous glint in his eyes.
"All I can say is give them some time to accept this before you confront them, and until then, we need to figure out how whoever told them found out themselves, because I honestly doubt that they will spill the truth themselves, especially since their trust in all of us is shaky right now" said Remus and Harry and Ginny reluctantly nodded their heads in agreement.
"Why don't we all go back to bed until morning, it's only three am and there is nothing else we can do until everyone else wakes up for breakfast" said Sirius as he got to his feet "Don't worry, Harry, everything will work out fine" he said as way of reassurance as he motioned for Remus to accompany him. Both of the older men embraced the young couple before leaving and once they were gone, Harry and Ginny mutely grabbed onto each other and within an hour, both were sound asleep on the couch.
A/N: Ok, next chapter done and posted, and it was a little longer than any of the previous ones, but it will take a little longer to get them as long as the prequel, sorry. Thanks for all the reviews, I'm glad you like it so far and let me know what you think of this one, and just so you know, I will be finishing this and the other story I'm working on right now, regardless of what happens in the book, but give me some time to at least read it before I have to post a new chapter, please? Ok, now to answer some other questions, I have no idea how long this will be, but probably not quite as long as the prequel, and I have no idea when it will be finished, but it will be. And I think it was SCC who asked, but I'm not sure since I'm not online right now, but whoever it was, yes, I do ride horses, I have two paint horses right now, my two year old mare, Meekah, and her two month old daughter, Terra (who I had no idea was coming until a week before she was born). I ride English mostly (Jumping and dressage) but I like to ride western every once in a while when I ride on the trails with my friends, I am in Texas, remember! Ok, enough of that. Well, I also have a cat (Sherlock) and I recently got a dog (Riley-he's really cute!) and I have a roommate I am really starting to hate, so, any delays in posting, blame on her because I am staying away from home as much as possible-she recently started dating this guy who is really creepy and I think is into drugs, and to top it all off, when I got back from my trip, I found out that he had been evicted from his place, so he moved in! the world just keeps getting better and better. Well, enough of my rambling, if anyone is still reading this, hope you enjoy!~Tismy
"Ron, please tell me that you have found something" said Harry Potter as he looked to his long time best friend
"Sorry Harry, but this guy is harder to track down than anyone I have ever heard of. We've looked everywhere and talked to everyone possible, but no one has even heard of him before this" said Ron wearily as he dropped his head into his hands, exhausted
"He's right, Potter, not even the spies from the death eaters have heard everything" said Draco as he leaned against the wall of the spacious office, looking intently to his immediate superior to see what to do next.
"I can't believe that he is so hard to find information on" mumbled Harry quietly "He has to have a lot of contacts in order to have found out so much about me, but who are they? And better yet, who is he?" he asked, and not surprisingly, the other two merely shrugged their shoulders in answer. "So," he continued "Any ideas about what to do now? We've spent the past week chasing after a ghost with no leads at all, and we're no closer to finding anything out than we were before we started" he said as he turned his emerald gaze to the other two men
"I don't know about you, but I think this is just an empty threat. How could this man ever get even near James and Lily? I mean, they're at Hogwarts which is the safest place in the wizarding world, they're surrounded by an entire staff of Order members, and they're father defeated Voldemort. I think they have enough going in their favor that they'll be fine" said Ron with certainty, and Draco nodded in agreement before speaking up himself.
"Weasley's got a point, there is no way any dark wizard could get close enough to touch the two of them. I think the best idea is for you to go back to the castle and keep an eye on them, we'll keep our ears opened and if we hear anything, we'll contact you immediately"
"I guess you're right, besides, I would feel better if I could watch out for them myself" agreed Harry "Hopefully this was all just some sort of sick joke" he added as an after thought
"Good, it's decided then. I'll come up to Hogwarts this weekend to see Hermione and Jasmine and let you know if we found anything else out" said Ron
"Thank goodness, it'll be good to see Kristen again, and sleep in a bed. This undercover work really gets to you after a couple of days" said Draco "I don't think I could sleep in one more run down inn if my life depended on it" he added
"Well at least you got to sleep on a bed, I've spent the past week as an owl, do you have any idea how uncomfortable it is to sleep on a tree branch?" asked Harry with a small grimace on his face as he rubbed his back
"Hey, no complaining, boss, it was your idea to deliver the daily prophet to all of the shady areas. It's not our fault you didn't get a break" said Ron with a laugh "I'd better get going, I'll see you this weekend, Draco, I'll see you in the morning" he said as he walked from the office
"Bye, Potter, enjoy your bed and we'll keep looking, just relax" he added as an afterthought as he too left the office.
Harry stood a couple of minutes later and looked once around the office before summoning his sword, dagger, and staff from the chair where he laid them when he returned from his mission only an hour before. Quickly, he tucked the weapons into his belt and took the staff in his hand, then closed his eyes and with a pop, he disappeared and reappeared an instant later on the outskirts of the school grounds. He silently and quickly covered the distance to the school and once inside, made his way to he and Ginny's room. Touching his staff to the corner of the painting, it swung opened and he entered the room, expecting it to bee dark and empty considering that it was only five in the morning, but to his surprise, the torches and fire were all blazing and Ginny was sitting on the couch, her head in her hands and her shoulders shaking as she cried silently.
"Gin, what's wrong?" he asked immediately as he hurried to her side and she jerked her head up and met his gaze with her own.
"Harry!" she exclaimed as she threw her arms around his shoulders, sobbing even harder
"Shh, what's the matter?" he asked again as he sat on the couch, Ginny still in his arms with her head buried in his shoulder and her tears soaking threw his robes. He gently stroked her soft red hair and muttered quietly into her ear until she had collected herself enough to raise her head and face him with her tear streaked cheeks "What happened?" he asked after several silent moments
"J.James and Lily" she began and his grip unconsciously tightened around her and his eyes filled with fear
"What happened to them? Where are they?" he demanded as he started to jump to his feet, but her grip on his cloak stopped him
"They're fine, Harry, they're in their dorm" she said and he relaxed slightly "They know, Harry" she said quietly
"What? What do they know?" he asked with his brow furrowed in worry and confusion as he dreaded her next words.
"Everything" she whispered and he felt his knees give out beneath him and he collapsed back onto the couch
"How?" he finally managed to ask
"I don't know. But they do" she said meekly
"What did they say?" he asked almost hesitantly, not wanting the answer but needing it nonetheless
"Oh, Harry, they're mad, furious, about the whole thing, they said that they hate us all for what we did. You for being Voldemort's grandson, and cursing the rest of us when he had control, and for hiding your past. They hate me, and Ron, and Hermione, and Sirius, and Remus, and Dumbledore, and Draco and Snape for hiding this from them and for taking part in what happened that Christmas" she sobbed out tearfully "I tried to explain everything to them, but they wouldn't listen, they said they want nothing to do with us ever again" she concluded as she once again buried her face in his shoulder while he sat frozen with shock and horror.
"Oh my god" he finally managed to say, his heart and mind going a thousand directions "This can't be happening, how did this happen?" he demanded of no one in particular "I need to go see the twins, I need to explain things to them" he finally said as he stood on his shaking legs, disentangling his wife from his arms before he woodenly made his way to the door, unconsciously picking up his staff as he passed it.
"Harry, wait" said Ginny suddenly as she too stood and grabbed his free hand in her own "Think about this logically before you go to them. They are two thirteen year old kids who just found out that their entire family has lied to them since they were born. They don't know who to trust anymore, but maybe they will still listen if we gave them some time to calm down about all of this, if we didn't just rush into it. Wait until the morning and them we'll talk to them together, and in the mean time, go tell Sirius and Remus what happened, maybe they'll be able to help" she said in an almost pleading tone as she gripped his hand tightly
"Gin, are you sure?" he asked hesitantly "I mean, shouldn't we straighten all of this out now instead of giving them time to blow it all out of proportion? Haven't we waited long enough to talk about this?" he asked as he squeezed her hand just as tightly
"What's done is done, Harry, and there is nothing we can do to undo it. I wish we would have been able to tell them everything ourselves, but it's too late for that now" she almost whispered
"Ok, I guess you're right, we'll wait until morning to tell them" he said in hopes of reassuring his distraught wife a little as he held his staff out and it returned to it's place in the corner "Will you be ok for a few minutes while I try to call Moony and Padfoot?" he asked as he gave her shoulders a gentle squeeze
Mutely, Ginny nodded her head and she gave him a watery smile as she returned to her seat on the couch and Harry turned to their bedroom to call the other two men from the fire in there. He took a deep breath as he stopped before the flames and held out his hand to summon some fire call powder which he then tossed into the hearth, turning the flames a bright blue before he called out in a clear voice "Sirius Black"
A moment later, a very much half asleep Sirius had his head poking through the flames, his hair disheveled and eyes squinted against the bright light of the room, but his eyes widened marginally when he saw his godson standing before him "Harry! It's about time you got back! Ginny and the kids have been worried sick about you, not to mention the rest of us. What did you find out?" he asked, becoming more awake with each sentence he spoke.
"Not now, Padfoot. Can you come over here? There's something I need your help with" said Harry quietly in hopes of preventing Ginny from hearing.
"What happened?" asked Sirius, alarmed and worried.
"I'll tell you when you get here, but make it quick" ordered Harry and without another word, Sirius nodded his head and disappeared from the flames and Harry threw another pinch into the fire, this time calling out "Remus Lupin"
A few moments later, Remus appeared in the flames, looking much more alert than Sirius, but he had concern etched into his normally kind features "Harry, what's wrong?" he asked immediately
"Something's happened, can you come over here? Sirius is already on his way, I need your help" said Harry bluntly, and with a curt nod, Remus disappeared as well and Harry turned from the bedroom and headed into the bathroom to wash his face of the dirt that had made permanent residence there during the past week. After ward, with a clean face and wet hair, he waved his hand and his cloths were free of dust and dirt as well and looked freshly laundered. He then hastily tied his hair back into a low ponytail as he heard a quiet knock on the front door of their rooms.
Quickly, he hurried from the room just as Ginny was letting Remus and Sirius in. He gave them both forced smiles as they both embraced him before taking seats in the two arm chairs before the fire while he took his seat next to his wife.
"Ok, what happened?" asked Sirius immediately and Remus shot him a pointed glare, but his eyes were curious as well as he turned to face Harry and Ginny.
"Somehow, the twins found out the truth about everything, and I mean everything" said Harry bluntly as he felt Ginny squeeze his hand reassuringly.
"How in Merlin's name did that happen?" said Sirius once the words had sunk in, his eyes wide in shock and confusion
"I have no idea, but I do know that they came down here a couple of hours ago and told Gin that they hate all of us for keeping it from them and taking part in what happened, and that they don't' want anything to do with any of us ever again" said Harry miserably.
"You can't be serious? Can you?" asked Sirius in disbelief, looking back and forth from his godson to his wife.
"I'm afraid we are" said Harry quietly
"But how did they find out? I mean, only a handful of people know the truth, and none of them would tell James and Lily without your consent" said Remus, speaking for the first time that evening.
"That's what I want to know" said Harry bitterly "I know that you two, Albus, Severus, and Hermione wouldn't tell anyone, and Draco and Ron were with me, so who else knew? I mean, besides my parents who couldn't have possibly said anything?" said Harry as his brow furrowed in thought.
"No one else knew any of the truth, only what the papers said" said Remus thoughtfully
"So, basically, your children hate you for things that you had no control over, and that happened before they were born, and we have no idea as to how they found out about it" said Sirius as he threw his hands in the air in exasperation.
"That about sums it up, Padfoot" said Harry with a nod of his head "So what do you think we should do about all of this?" he asked hopefully
"Honestly, Harry, I have no idea" answered Remus after several minutes of thought and Remus shook his head as well before he spoke up.
"All I can think of is talking to everyone else in the morning and seeing if they have any ideas, of if they know how the kids found out. Can Ron and Draco stop by for a few minutes?" he asked
"Probably. They were planning on coming this weekend but I'm sure they could come a few days early" said Harry after he though about what else the two aurors had been planning on doing before they came to the castle, nothing except for searcing for any information about Iniquitous.
"Good, I'll talk to Severus and Albus in the morning before breakfast if you can talk to Hermione, Ron, and Draco" said Remus with a nod of his head "We'll plan on meeting here right after breakfast, after classes have started, and if the headmaster approves it, our classes can have a study hall, I'm sure Mr. Filch will over see it for us" he finished
"What about the kids? Do you think we should try to talk to them?" asked Harry hesitantly
"I have no idea what you should do, the closest thing either of us ever came to children was you, and we didn't even enter your life until your third year and I didn't get custody of you until sixth, and needless to say, you weren't the average teenager by a long shot" said Sirius in a truthful tone but underlined with humor, betrayed by the mischievous glint in his eyes.
"All I can say is give them some time to accept this before you confront them, and until then, we need to figure out how whoever told them found out themselves, because I honestly doubt that they will spill the truth themselves, especially since their trust in all of us is shaky right now" said Remus and Harry and Ginny reluctantly nodded their heads in agreement.
"Why don't we all go back to bed until morning, it's only three am and there is nothing else we can do until everyone else wakes up for breakfast" said Sirius as he got to his feet "Don't worry, Harry, everything will work out fine" he said as way of reassurance as he motioned for Remus to accompany him. Both of the older men embraced the young couple before leaving and once they were gone, Harry and Ginny mutely grabbed onto each other and within an hour, both were sound asleep on the couch.
A/N: Ok, next chapter done and posted, and it was a little longer than any of the previous ones, but it will take a little longer to get them as long as the prequel, sorry. Thanks for all the reviews, I'm glad you like it so far and let me know what you think of this one, and just so you know, I will be finishing this and the other story I'm working on right now, regardless of what happens in the book, but give me some time to at least read it before I have to post a new chapter, please? Ok, now to answer some other questions, I have no idea how long this will be, but probably not quite as long as the prequel, and I have no idea when it will be finished, but it will be. And I think it was SCC who asked, but I'm not sure since I'm not online right now, but whoever it was, yes, I do ride horses, I have two paint horses right now, my two year old mare, Meekah, and her two month old daughter, Terra (who I had no idea was coming until a week before she was born). I ride English mostly (Jumping and dressage) but I like to ride western every once in a while when I ride on the trails with my friends, I am in Texas, remember! Ok, enough of that. Well, I also have a cat (Sherlock) and I recently got a dog (Riley-he's really cute!) and I have a roommate I am really starting to hate, so, any delays in posting, blame on her because I am staying away from home as much as possible-she recently started dating this guy who is really creepy and I think is into drugs, and to top it all off, when I got back from my trip, I found out that he had been evicted from his place, so he moved in! the world just keeps getting better and better. Well, enough of my rambling, if anyone is still reading this, hope you enjoy!~Tismy