The Map Never Lies
By: Priestess Of The Jewel Shard
Beta Reader: Hye em yes
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine! It is JK Rowling.
A/N: This chapter has been betaed! So NO Errors!
Chapter Seven: Revealing the past
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When Harry got to Dumbledore's office, James was pacing, it and Lily was tapping her foot in nervousness.
"Morning Harry,"James greeted as he saw Harry walk in. He heard Lily sigh.
"Hi,"Harry grinned. "Were you worried about me?"
"Hey, don't blame us, Dumbledore told us you would be up half-an-hour ago. We've been like this ever since he left his office."
"I was up around 7:30 or 8:00, I was just getting ready and talking to some friends."
"Human friends, I hope?"Lily asked.
James and Harry laughed. "Yes, mum. Human friends."
Harry looked at his watch. "Damn! I'm going to be late for my class!"
"Which class?"
"Double Potions.," he said grudgingly.
Lily rolled her eyes.
"I am going to have a talk with Snivellus, - while Moony isn't around - and talk to him about insulting you and your friends. You said deducting house points was a favorite hobby of his?"James asked as Harry nodded. James grinned. "We'll see about that now."
"James, don't do anything to upset Remus!"Lily exclaimed. "You saw how he was yesterday with you and Sirius."
"I know, Lily,"James stated. "I just don't want him bothering Harry, is all."
Lily nodded, albeit still eyeing James cautiously. He can be a big prat when he wants to, she thought. "Just watch what you two do, you hear me?"
Harry laughed at their antics while James just rolled his eyes. "Yes, mother."
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In Potions class, he sat between Ron and Hermione beside Ron and on his other side Hermione sat with Parvati. For some reason, Snape wasn't in his classroom yet, and when he saw Remus Lupin enter, Harry he was beyond shocked. But he, but smiled anyway when Remus looked at him.
"I'm afraid that Professor Snape will be absent for a week,"that comment earned many cheers from the students. "And I will be replacing him on Dumbledore's wishes."
Class seemed to be rather boring after that, mainly because they had to write a long essay on two rolls of parchment on about the blood replenishing potion, it's effects and it's uses, and it which was due when Snape returned to classes.
After classes, Harry thought this was a good opportunity to go and see Ginny in the Gryffindor Common Room, because he had left a note on her desk in Potions asking her to meet him there after morning classes were finished with, or when she had the time to go to the Common Room. Harry had left a note on Ginny's desk during potions, asking her to meet him in the Gryffindor Common Room after the morning classes were finished. After class ended, Harry decided to go the common room and meet her.
When he he reached the common room, she was all ready waiting for him.
"Hi Harry,"she greeted. "You…wanted to talk about something with mewith me about something?"
"Ginny, can you keep this a secret?"Harry asked. When Ginny nodded, he continued. "Erm… well, I don't exactly know how to say this…. But…My parents are in Dumbledore's office. Please don't tell anyone!"
"Harry, you're parents are d-…"
"Come on, I'll show you.," he interrupted.
"Are you sure it'll be okay with them?"Ginny asked.
Harry nodded. "It'll be fine, come on."
Ginny took Harry's hand and they made their way to Dumbledore's office, not knowing Ron was watching them cautiously.
(Dumbledore's Office)-
When Harry and Ginny reachedUpon reaching Dumbledore's office, Harry said the password, which was "'Pixi Stix"' and Lily and James jumped when they saw Harry and another girl enter the office.when they entered, Lily and James jumped up to greet them.
"Hey, Harry., brought a friend along?"Lily asked.
Harry nodded. "Mum, Dad, meet Ginny Weasley. Ginny, meet my mum and dad."
"Weasley, eh?"James asked as Ginny blushed a deep shade of crimson.
"Who would your father be?"
"Arthur Weasley,"she replied, tightening her grip on Harry's hand as if it were the only thing keeping her stable at this point, but Harry didn't notice. Only Lily did.
"And your mother?"Lily asked.
"Molly Perwett,"Ginny answered.
"Really?"James asked, with an incredulous look on his face. "They never fancied each other when we were in school."
"If I remember correctly, it was Arthur who fancied Molly, but she always seemed to turn him down,"Lily commented. "Remind you of anything, James?" she said with a smirk on her face.
"Don't remind me,"James moaned.
"I am guessing you have a big family, Ginny?"Lily asked.
Ginny nodded. "7 older brothers."
"Wow ... and I thought I would die with one sister."
Harry coughed, remembering Aunt Petunia. Lily and James didn't know where he lived for the past 16 years. Even though he now lived with Sirius and Remus, the memories were still fresh. The Dursleys had done every kind of abuse possible to himabused him in every possible way: rape, verbal, emotional, physical, ect. The works. They were going to be put in jail, but his Uncle Vernon had paid the cost to get out, so now they were free. When Sirius and Remus found out what the kid had been through, they were absolutely furious with the Dursleys, and eventually Harry was in Remus and Sirius' custody. Pettigrew had been captured and put in jail, so Sirius had gotten a trial, in which he was free of all charges, so they were finally able to live in peace, well, with the exception of Voldemort. But this year they were hoping to defeat Voldemort once and for all. His reign of terror will no longer be.
"Erm ... mum, dad?"Harry asked.
"What is it, Harry?"they chorused.
"Um ... how can I say this?"Harry asked himself. "After you, well..uh.. died because of Voldemort, Hagrid retrieved me from your house, and I spent at least 15 years of my life living with the Dursley family ... I was sent to live with the Dursleys…"
He started to get nervous, and Ginny squeezed his hand tightly in reasurrance. She knew what he had been through. They had alot in common.
" ... no way,"Lily and James were speechless, but not for long, because James blew a fuse.
"I'LL KILL THEM!"he yelled.
"James, you don't know what they did to him yet, calm down ... what did they do to you?"Lily asked.
Harry didn't want to speak; he looked at Ginny with a pleading look that said please tell them for me, so she did.
"He was abused with every kindway possible,"Ginny replied. "Verbal, sexual, emotional, physical, you name it. He also believed for 11 years that you two died in a car crash."
Lily and James looked horrified. Harry had a hard time talking about it: it brought back horror-filled memories of his Uncle Vernon raping him day after day, week after week, year after year.
" ... you were supposed to live with Sirius and Remus ... "Lily started.
"That's hard to do since Sirius was in Azkaban, being blamed for your deaths. I might add, and Hhe didn't even know of the magical world until he was 11."
"They kept that a secret from you as well?"Lily asked, horrified.
Harry nodded, suddenly feeling weak, like he was about to collapse. There was a burning pain in his scar ... but, Voldemort couldn't be here, could he? He held his head, trying not to scream in pain.
"Are you ok, Harry?"Ginny asked worriedly.
"It's Voldemort - he's happy about something ... "
"What are you talking about, Harry?"James asked. "How can you tell what Voldemort is happy about?"
"He has a connection to Voldemort through his scar,"Ginny replied, squeezing Harry's hand tightly.
"Connection?"James asked.
"Through the scar that Voldemort gave him, he can feel Voldemort's emotions, and Voldemort can see into Harry's mind and Harry can see into Voldemort's mind and vice versa, so Voldemort sends weird dreams into his head sometimes,"Ginny answered, helping Harry sit down in a chair, who was holding his now throbbing head. Whatever Voldemort was happy about, it couldn't be good.
"So, he's had this scar since the night he killed us?"James asked as Lily sat down next to Harry and tried to help him.
"Yeah, when Voldemort cast the killing curse, or otherwise known as Avada Kedavra on him, the spell rebounded and hit Voldemort, but all Harry got was a scar, and a bit of Voldemort's powers as well."
"What kind of ... powers?"Lily asked, holding Harry's hand.
"Well ... he is a parselmouth ... I found that out in my first year when Harry was in his second year ... he saved me from Voldemort because he was his his sixteen year old self, was brainwashing me into opening the Chamber of Secrets, he Harry saved a few lives with the dreams Voldemort gave him ... he's also the reason Sirius was freed from Azkaban ... "
"Don't forget where I almost killed him,"Harry commented, still holding his forehead.
"Harry, how many times does everyone have to tell you it wasn't your fault he almost died in the Ministry of Magic?"Ginny shook her head. "It wasn't your fault, blame Voldemort and Bellatrix."
Harry smiled. "You're saying his name for the first time, you know."
Ginny blinked. "I guess I am."
"Maybe you can teach Ron not to fear it as well,"Harry grinned.
Ginny grinned. "Yeah, I'll do that."
"Who's Ron?"Lily asked.
"My brother, and Harry's best friend,"Ginny answered. "Now that you mention it ... they are kind of like you and Sirius, James. Did you know in their second year, they flew a car to Hogwarts, ending up having detentions with Snape?"
James grinned. "Really now?"
Lily look horrified. "Oh dear Merlin! Hhe is like you!"
Harry and Ginny laughed. "That's what Snape tells me anyway."
"That is's true,"Ginny said. "If I had a sickel for everytime I heard Snape say how much like your father you are I'd be rich."
Harry grinned. "That'd be true."
"Ah, having a lovely chat, you four?"Dumbledore asked, walking into his office with Sirius and Remus. "Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione are waiting for you in the library, you should run along now. I hear you have a long Potions essay due next week."
Ginny and Harry groaned and rolled their eyes. Dumbledore only chuckled.
"Well, best be off then, you two,"he said.
"Bye Harry,"James said.
"Bye."
"Oh, Harry, would you be able to come see us before lights out?"Lily asked him. When he nodded, him and Ginny both left, hand in hand again. After agreeing to come, Harry and Ginny left, hand in hand once again.
"If I didn't know any better ... I would say those two fancy each other,"James said, smirking.
"They do have an awful lot in common,"Dumbledore said. "They have also been through so much in their past."
"All right Dumbledore,"Lily started, trying very hard to keep her temper under control. "Please tell us why you did what you did."
"What do you mean?"
"Ginny and Harry told us all about the Dursleys ... well, probably not all if I know Vernon ... but tell us what happened in his past,"James said as Sirius and Remus winced. "He seemed very uncomfortable talking about it and his scar hurt during our talk."
James saw Remus and Sirius give each other worried glances, and wondered what that was about. Did they know more than he did ... ?
Dumbledore sighed. "Sit down, you four. We will have a little talk, but first ... I have to write a little note to someone ... who will be joining us at Hogwarts this year." ...
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