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A/N: Hello, I'm finally updating again... I'm really sorry for being so long, but I have been in Þórsmörk, with my school for the last four days, and in there is no electricity there or anything so I couldn't write anything. But anyhow, I'm back now so no need to worry, I have two chapters ready, this one and the next one but I'm not posting the next one until to morrow because I have to check it over again. Anyway I'm sorry again, but on with the story.....
Chapter 16: The ceremony
"I don't know if I should be offended or not" Harry mused as he watched his grandparents lying on the floor in a dead faint.
Dumbledore chuckled and said, "Hmmm, I must say that I do not think that I have ever seen Mary so shocked"
"Mmmm Professor?"
"It's Albus or granddad for you mister"
"Sorry, but do you think that it was a good idea to tell them the truth?" Harry said worried
"Don't worry about it so much Harry. Now I believe that you should join your friends, Teddy if you would?"
"Yes Master Dumbledore" Teddy said and bowed before leading Harry to the back yard.
With a wave of Dumbledore's wand the two people woke up with a start. It took them a minute to realise that they were lying on the floor but when they had seated themselves again Mary was the first one to break the silence
"I-is it true?"
"Yes it is. But you must understand that this cannot leave this room. And James can under no circumstances know about this" Dumbledore said sternly
"B-but how can it be? I mean you can't travel through time," Mary stressed
"So you told them?" A new voice said coming from the doors
"Ah, Minerva, why don't you have a seat?"
"So she knew about this and I didn't? Why didn't you tell me dad?"
"It was not mine to tell and beside, I had no doubt that James had been telling you about this servant of the Dark Lord"
"Poor Harry, James hates him" Mary said devastated
"No he doesn't. He just doesn't know it, but he will realise it soon enough"
"But how can you be so sure that he is telling the truth?" Harold asked not completely convinced
"I just know Harold"
"So you just believe any kid that comes to you and says that he is from the future"
"Harry didn't come to me and tell me. I didn't find out until the same night James stopped being Harry's friend. The same night I was going to expel him"
"What? Why? what happened?" Mary asked
"I'm sure James told you that on the first night of the duelling club it was discovered that Harry can speak to snakes? Yes anyway, James and Harry got in a huge fight, although it was James that did most of the bashing though. But anyway, James was just hurt that his friends that he had trusted and liked so much had lied to him. Anyway, I made a huge mistake and just assumed that he was evil and took him and his friends to my office and there I forced him to show me his arm, and I don't think that I have to say that there was of course no mark but yet I was not convinced. Harry on the other hand had had enough unsurprisingly and ran off saying that he would not be staying here any longer. His friends were very worried about him and wanted me to search for him but I refused so Hermione made a deal with me and said that if I helped find Harry she would make sure that I would get to know what I wanted. Me, Poppy and Draco found Harry eventually and brought him to the Hospital wing where he and I talked. He refused at first but Hermione managed somehow to convince him" Dumbledore said
"Why did you bring him to the hospital wing?" Mary asked concerned
"I cannot say. I'm sorry dear, but it is Harry's personal matter" Dumbledore said looking apologetic
"I understand" Mary said
"He really looks like James too," Harold said grinning
"And you, the only difference between James and you is that James has my nose and hair color, and he is a bit more slender than you but are still almost the same" Mary said
"Yeah, but still he looks exactly like James, except that he is in a wheelchair and he looks a lot thinner" Harold said and then he said "Why is he in a wheelchair anyway?"
Dumbledore however was saved from answering when Teddy came in announcing that Dinner was served.
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Teddy led Harry to the back yard. It was just as big as the front one, but this one was still a lot different. For once there was a huge quidditch field there, and a tennis field and a huge swimming pool and all round the yard was a huge forest.
/This must be the forest Angel was talking about/ Harry thought as he watched his friends play a quidditch match
He carefully snuck behind Lily and Mione who were sitting and watching the game and yelled right in their ears
"HARRY" Mione yelled
"Sorry about that" Harry said sheepishly
"Mhpf" Mione said looking back at the sky
"So how did you get James and Sirius to agree to come near us?"
"Ron challenged them to a game. It's Ron, Draco and Ginny against James Sirius and Alice" Mione said still watching "James and his team is winning"
"Hmm" Harry said looking longingly to the sky
"You like to fly Harry?" Lily asked in surprise
"Yeah" Harry said dreamily
"You any good?"
"I guess I'm ok" Harry said shyly
"Ok? He was made a seeker in our first year after he had flown a broom once" Mione said
"Wow really? First years can play at your school?"
"No not really but Harry got permission though. He's really good. I bet that he could beat James easily" Mione stood up for Harry
"Nah" Harry said modestly" I haven't even been on a broom for since the beginning of my fifth year" He said
"Really why not?" Lily asked
"I was put in a life time ban by my DADA teacher after the first game for attacking Draco in the muggle style" Harry said bitterly
"Really? I never knew that you were the jealous type" Lily said shocked
"Oh no, Harry's team won the game. Draco has never actually beaten Harry in a game, it was he who was the jealous prat" Mione said
"Then why did Harry attack him if he won?"
"Draco provoked him and the twins" Mione said like it would explain everything which it didn't so she continued "When they had all landed Draco started to make fun of the twins, who are Rons and Ginnys brothers. They are not exactly the riches people in the world but they are still good people, but anyway Draco was making some bad comments about them and the twins were going to attack him, but Harry held one of them back and the girls held the other one. But then Draco insulted Harry's mom, and if there is something you just don't do it is insulting Harry parents. Harry flipped and he and one of the twins launched at Draco. I think they managed a few ok punches before they were dragged apart and no one got hurt either"
"Isn't it a bit much to put them in a life time ban then? And didn't you say that the both twins got punished?"
"They did, your old DADA teacher was a hag and she decided to punish them all" Mione said shrugging
Before Lily could say anything else Teddy appeared announcing that dinner was served
Teddy led all of them to the dining room where the adults were already waiting.
"So what did you do?" Dumbledore asked the children
"White challenged us to a game"
"Isn't the number a bit unfair?" Mary asked
"Granger and Evans just watched and Green was with me and Sirius"
"Oh, ok. So who won?" Harold asked interested
"Me" James said smugly
Hermione muttered something under her breath but thankfully no one heard her except Lily who was sitting next to her and unfortunately Harry was sitting opposite her and was the victim of Lily's drink.
"What did you say Granger?" James asked
Hermione glared at him and said icily "I don't believe that I was talking to you James, and my name is Hermione"
"Er, yeah so Harry dear, do you play any quidditch?" Harold who was sensing an argument coming chanced the subject
A painful expression came on Harry's face and before he could answer James did
"Of course he doesn't"
"Why do you say that?" Harold asked
"It's obvious isn't it? I mean Death eaters don't exactly have the time to play around, and besides it isn't like he can move properly"
"James, apologies now" Harold scolded
"No I wont, it's the truth"
Harry looked at his father hurt and said "Actually it isn't. I used to fly once"
"Used to?" Harold asked "I mean surely you can fly when you get out of that chair right?"
"No, I don't think so" Harry said depressed
"Why what happened?" Mary asked
Harry just looked down at his plate not knowing what to say but thankfully Hermione and Ron came to the rescue
"He used to play seeker in our team at school before we came here. He even made the team in first year, after he had flown a broom once. He's a natural," Mione said smiling at Harry awkwardness
"But why don't you anymore?" Harold asked
Harry just shrugged and Ron answered
"Well after the first game in our fifth year he was put in a life time ban by our ex DADA teacher. It was so unfair, she is a total hag," Ron explained
"So he isn't even that good? Got put in a ban with out ever winning the cup?" James said glaring at Harry
" Yes he is. He won in our third year actually and the only mach he has ever lost was in that same year and that was only because of the Dementors came to the field and Harry fainted right before he could catch the snitch"
"Then why did ya lose in the other years?"
"Because Harry couldn't be in the last came so we had to play with out a seeker in the other team kicked our asses in our first year and in our second year Quidditch was cancelled and in our forth year it was also cancelled and in his fifth year he got banned" Ron snapped
"You fainted?" Sirius asked before James could say anything else
If it was possible Harry blushed even more and looked down in his plate and played with his food
"What you can't even answer a question? Did you faint or not?" James snapped "Personally I wouldn't be so surprised, I mean you are way to weak to be able to stand up to a Dementor" He continued "And why were you put in a life ban anyway? You hexed a student? Used the Dark arts? Killed another student?"
"James, stop it" Harold scolded and looked worried at Harry
But James ignored his father and continued, "You know, I am beginning to think that it wasn't you-know-who who killed your mom" James said
"James" Mary said horrified
"What? It's true, he is nothing more than a filthy stupid death eater scum that kills everyone he gets near to," James yelled
"SHUT UP" Harry roared looking up from his plate for the first time startling everyone at the table. He was red with anger and was shaking" I have had enough of this bullshit coming from you and your bloody friends. You used to be my friend, does that man nothing to you? You honestly think so low of me that I would kill my own mother?"
"Don't even remind me of that. It was the biggest mistake of my life ever making friends with you. You did nothing but lie all the time. You were never my friends in the first place and no I don't think that of you. I think so much lower of you" James spat
"Urgh You incompetent jerk. Do you even realise what you are saying? You say that I lie and because of that I am evil. Well what about you, you lied too"
"I did not. At least not about anything so big" James protested
"Yes you did. You never told us that Remus was a werewolf or about where you sometimes go prongs, you never told us that the headmaster was your grandfather either. But even so we did nothing, we knew that you had yours secret and we understood that. They were your secrets and when the time would come you would tell us, but then you find out that I was a Parselmouth you freak out and get the whole school to go against me. And you wonder why the hell I didn't tell you. Maybe because I wanted a normal life for once, a live where people didn't judge me of things that I have no control over. I didn't choose to be able to speak to snakes you know"
"Maybe we would have understood" James yelled
"No you wouldn't. Don't you think that this hasn't happened before? I was twelve when I found out that I could speak to snakes. I didn't even know why it was so bloody bad until the whole school turned against me. You know what it is like to be a twelve year old and have the whole school fear you out of something you don't even understand? You don't so don't even try and say that you do. I know that you know that I have a lot of other secrets about my life before I came here, but didn't it ever occured to you that maybe it just hurt too much to talk about it? Or maybe that I had no choice over it? Or that I was perhaps just doing you a favor? No you jumped to conclusions and made my life a living hell. I don't deserve this James, but I have put up with this for almost three months now, hoping that you would see some sense, but I have had enough now. I am not evil and I do not work for Voldemort and if I hear you say that ever again you will truly wish that you never saw me. And don't you EVER accuse me of murdering my own mother again. You shouldn't even have heard that" Harry almost screamed at James and before anyone could do anything Harry left the room leaving James alone with bunch of very angry people
"JAMES HAROLD POTTER" Marry yelled "How could say that to him. He is just a child for crying out loud and you accuse him of killing his mom? Are you out of your mind? I don't know what I did wrong raising you boy"
"But mom" James protested "Don't you see what he is doing? He is turning you against me"
All of the teens started to shout at James at once.
"SILENCE" Dumbledore roared. The silence was defeating "Now sit down all of you. Hermione why does Harry faint when dementors come near him?" Dumbledore asked
"I really don't think that this is the right ti-
"Why?" he asked again sternly
"Because every time they come near him he hears him mother being killed and some other stuff" Mione said weakly
"Alright, now why was he put in a ban?"
"Our last year DADA professor was appointed by the ministry and er, she really hated Harry because Harry knew some stuff that was really bad for the ministry and the ministry was trying to shut him and our headmaster up. But anyway, this professor tried everything she could to make Harry's life a living hell, and she saw the opportunity to take away almost the only good thing he had left. His flying"
"I see, this professor does she work there anymore?"
"No, after some time she took over Hogwarts and became the new headmistress. It wasn't as easy as she had thought it would be though, because everyone except Draco's old house hated her, even the professors for driving the other headmaster away, but anyway in the end of the year something happened and she was attacked by centaurs and then the thing Harry knew got out and our old headmaster could come back" Mione said. It didn't make much sense, but she couldn't really say anything else.
"Alright I understand. James, I want you and Sirius to go and find Harry now and say that you are sorry to him and I want you to mean it. I am not stupid and I would not just trust anyone at a time like this. I hope that you have faith in me and trust when I say that I know that Harry is a lovely boy"
James, to scared to protest stood up with Sirius and left the room to find Harry
"Albus you never told us that his mother had died? Poor James" Mary said
"Poor James? Don't you mean Poor Harry?" Lily asked confused
Mary looked at Lily in confusion and then relished that she probably didn't come from the future and said ""Of course, my mistake, it's just that they look so alike" Mary said
"Tell me about it" Lily muttered
"Anyway, children I think you should probably go and find Harry" Albus said and ushering them away so he could talk to his son and daughter in law
"Who is his mother anyway?" Harold asked as soon as the teens were gone
"I can't say. Harry doesn't even know that I know" Dumbledore said "He didn't even know that I knew that his mother had died. Poppy was the one that told me and Minerva that. I'm really sorry but there is nothing that I can tell you about his past because I know very little about it. But the small things I do know though make no sense and Poppy refuses to tell me more" Dumbledore sighed
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Harry was walking in the front yard thinking. He probably shouldn't have yelled at his dad like that but he just couldn't take it anymore. He just didn't understand, none of them did really. Harry looked up and saw the moon peak up from the sky and relished how late it must have been and hurried to his room.
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"I can't believe that he is making me apologize to that git. Urgh sometimes he is just so urgh" James said furious meanwhile Sirius stayed silent.
"What's with you Padfoot?" James asked
"Nothing Prongs, it's just that I was thinking and maybe, just maybe they all have a point. I mean maybe he isn't as evil as we make him out to be" Sirius said carefully
"What? Not you too Padfoot" James cried out
"I'm just saying that maybe we should at least give him the chance to explain himself don't you think?"
"But we already tried that and it didn't work now did it?" James snapped
"Maybe we used a different approach he wouldn't have gotten so angry" Sirius said defensively
"How so? I was very polite you know" James said angry
"I'm sure you were, but maybe you shouldn't have said that you still thought that he was evil though," Sirius said
"But he is" James protested
"Just think about it will you?" Sirius asked
"Fine, but I'm going to bed now", James said as he jawed
"But we were supposed to talk to H-Jameson, your granddad will freak out if we don't" Sirius protested
"I know but I'm tired and he ran off somewhere so we can just do that tomorrow"
"Fine, I'll wake you up early then" Sirius said heading for his own room and going to bed
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"We should split up, that way we are much quicker, why don't you boys search the back yard, me and Gin can search the front yard and you two can search the house?"
"Sure" The girls said and they each headed for different directions but as soon as Ginny and Mione saw the other two girls disappear they turned around and followed the boys to the back yard.
"Why did ya tell us to come here?" Ron asked as soon as Mione and Ginny appeared
"Because we were supposed to meet Angel tonight remember, in a half an hour you moron" Mione said
"I know that but weren't we supposed to have a fake fight with Harry?" Ron asked confused
"Change of plans. It will be way harder to do that, and besides we would have to find him first and then think of something believable enough to have fight with him about when he is so depressed. This is a good opportunity too, we just say that we got lost when we were looking for Harry and then we will talk to him to morrow. I talked to Angel right before we left to and she said that we could most likely have the ceremony the day after tomorrow"
"But that's Christmas day" Ron said loudly
"Shh Ron. I know it's Christmas day, I am not stupid and now lets go, we are supposed to be there in 15 minutes and we haven't even found the place"
"Yeah yeah I'm coming" Ron muttered
"Lumos" all of the teens muttered when they entered the forest
"Does anyone know where we are going?" Draco whispered
"Angel said something about following the bunny, so we are looking for a bunny" Mione said shortly
After about five minuets Ginny found a purple bunny with some VERY pink spots
"I found it" Ginny yelled
"You sure?" Ron asked
"You take a look" Ginny said and showed him the bunny
"The bunny is found"
The teens followed the bunny for about ten minutes before coming to a clearing. It was beautiful, there was a waterfall straight ahead and then there were big green trees all around the clearing. There was nothing in the clearing expect one tree log with a person sitting on it. Or rather with a Angel sitting on it
"Angel?" Mione asked
"About time you showed up. I was started to think that you wouldn't show up at all, now lets hurry and get this over with.
It was five hours later when the four exhausted teens could finally leave for bed and have a few hour sleep before they would be woken again.
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Miss Hermione, Miss Ginny breakfast is served" Teddy said as he woke up the two tired girls.
10 minutes later four grumpy tired teenagers entered the dining room.
"Ahh good morning" Dumbledore greeted cheerily but only got grunts in reply
"Someone was up late," Harry laughed
"Oh shut it Harry" Ron growled
"I am deeply insulted Mr. White. I insist that you take that back"
"Or what?" Ron said
"Or I might have to send the seven draws after you. Mwhuhahahaha" Harry joked
"You're crazy you know that don't you?" Ginny asked
"I'm fully aware of that little fact my dear lady, however I am also very proud of that fact. Don't you know that the most famous geniuses have been known to be a little crazy?" Harry said with his eyes twinkling similar to Dumbledores
"Ok, you have been spending way to much time with Ang- I mean with your teacher and Dumbledore" Ginny said
"Well that is not my fault thank you very much" Harry said smiling
"Alright then" Dumbledore interrupted "I think that it is time that Teddy gives you a tour around the house"
"But we already saw the house" Ron said in confusion
Dumbledore chuckled and said "You have seen part of the house Ron, you have yet to see the library, the TV corner, the boiling area and some other areas around here somewhere"
"Ohh" Ron said dumbly
"Teddy"
"Yes Master Dumbledore?" Teddy said appearing out of nowhere
"How bout you give the kids a tour around the house?"
"Yes Master Dumbledore, Teddy will show the nice Misters and Misses around the house"
"Fantastic, oh and if you see James and Sirius around, please tell them that I want to talk to them"
"Yes Master Dumbledore" And with that the little house elf left the room with the teens following. First they were shown the TV corner. Ron, Draco and Alice had been very confused at the devise. It had taken the other teens about 15 minuets to explain how it worked. The TV corner wasn't very big, just a cozy normal room like with the muggles. After the TV room, they had been showed the first library, it was about the half of size of the Hogwarts library with all kinds of books, after that they had been showed the second library, it was smaller than the other one and there were just muggle novels there. After that they had seen the boiling area, it wasn't very big but it was big enough and then the teens headed for lunch.
"So how did you like the rest of the house?" Dumbledore asked politely
"Loved it" Ron said with his mouth full of food
"Ronald, don't talk with your mouth full" Mione scolded, "We loved your house professor, I had no idea that you knew so much about the muggle life" Mione said obviously impressed at the headmaster
"I find it often useful, the muggles may not be wizards, but they are brilliant in their own way. Some of the things they manage to do just amazes me. Like how they can fly without magic," Dumbledore said with a glint in his eyes that reminded Harry of Mr. Weasley when he talked of the muggles and Harry couldn't help himself but to laugh
"I'm glad that this amuses you Harry" Dumbledore said smiling slightly
"I'm sorry, really, it's just that you reminded me so much of someone for a minute there" Harry gasped between giggles
"Who?" Ron asked in confusion
"Yo-Your dad" Harry finally managed to say before he begun laughing again
Ron stared at Harry for a moment as if he was truly a madman but then he began to laugh himself and soon the other Ginny and Mione started to laugh to. The others though just sat there staring at them in confusion. Finally when the teens managed to contain them selves Draco asked,
"What was so funny about that?"
"Have you ever met my dad?" Ginny asked as she was the only one that was able to talk with out starting to laugh again
"No just heard about him, he likes to work the muggles right? My father used to say that he was obsessed with them"
"As much as I would like to say that it wasn't true I really can't. My dad is obsessed with them. Just wait until you meet him in person" Ginny said and started to giggle again.
Dumbledore stared at Ron and Ginny and then said mostly to himself, "Arthur Weasley"
"Huhh?" Lily and Alice both said confused
"Nothing" Dumbledore said chuckling
"Anyway Albus, if you are so fascinated to learn how the muggles live you can just buy books on the subjects" Harry said chancing the topic
"Is that possible?" Dumbledore said
"Sure, I mean there are muggles that are learning about this in the muggle world too, and they actually go to school and learn them but there are books on the subject also. You can just go to a muggle bookshop" Mione said
"There are schools to learn how airplanes work?" Dumbledore asked
"Sure, there are all kinds of schools, military schools, art schools, schools to learn how to fly a plane I could go on and on" Lily explained
"Fascinating" Dumbledore, said in awe
"Not really no" Harry said "I mean you can't learn it all, you have to choose, it's just like in this world, if you want to become an auror you go into the auror program at the ministry, if you want to become a healer you go into the healer program at Saint Mungos and so on"
"Yes I suppose, but I still find it so amazing how they make stuff work without the use of magic"
"Well don't have magic to rely on so they use their brains and their minds and use the nature to help them. Wizards on the other hand have magic and don't need to worry about traveling, light, food and more because they can always use the magic to help themselves so they become attached to their magic and don't really need to use their minds to figure stuff like this out because they can just make it happen with a wave of their wand unlike the who can't." Harry said sounding like a professor
"Have you ever considered becoming a muggle professor?" Dumbledore asked
"Me? You've got to be kidding me" Harry said surprised
"No I mean it. You would be a good muggle professor at Hogwarts sometime" Dumbledore said
"Imagine, the one and only Harry P-Jameson a muggle study professor, what would the world say" Draco said dramatically
"They probably would say well done Harry, hey then we could maybe work together Harry" Lily said existed
"Really?" Harry asked awkwardly
"Yeah, I'm going to become a Charm Mistress and hopefully I can get a job at Hogwarts" Lily said existed
"I have no doubt in my mind that you will get a job at Hogwarts Lily, you are the most gifted student in charms I've ever seen. You could probably top professor Flitwick when the time comes"
Lily blushed and said "I don't know about that"
"Charm Mistress? I thought that it was just a charm professor" Harry said confused
"A charm Mistress or Master invent new charms as well as teach. There aren't many professors that are Masters in something because most people who want to invent new spells or potions or whatever go and work for the ministry. But I want to teach as well as invent new charms" Lily said happily
"Why can't the professors invent charms and stuff too?" Harry asked
"You need to have an extra degree to be able to that, and some just don't want to take the test, because it is hard work and some just don't think it is worth it and others like professor Flitwick just don't want to" Lily explained
"Oh ok" Harry just said and then as a after thought he said "But that means that S-I mean our old potion master can invent potion"
"Who on earth was that stupid to give him that degree" Ron exclaimed
"Ron, just because you and well most of the students don't like him doesn't mean that he isn't a fantastic potion master"
"Maybe he is a good potion master, but he is a horrible professor and a bitter lonely person" Harry said
"Harry don't say that" Mione scolded
"Why not? It's true isn't it? I mean he doesn't teach anything he just sits there and tells everyone what a horrible job they are doing and he is bitter. And if you say otherwise then you are blind. You've seen the way he acts towards me," Harry said firmly
"I know Harry, but he is a professor and you have to respect that" Mione sighed
"I'll tell you what. I'll respect that as soon as he will respect that I am a human being" Harry said "Now how about we go and check out that telly?"
"Sure" Alice said before Mione could say anything else so the teens settled themselves in front of the TV and watched some horror movie where surprisingly Ron and Draco were scared the most. When the film had ended it was time for dinner and when they entered the dining room they were surprised to see how many were there. There were of course Mr. and Mrs. Potter, Dumbledore, James, Sirius and Minerva but there were also a lot of other people like, Moody, Remus and some people that Harry had never seen in his life before but he assumed that they were all part of the order.
"Ah children how nice to see you. Like you see we have some guests tonight" Dumbledore said as the teens seated them selves.
"You probably know Alastor and Remus, and these are, Anne, Lissy, Gregory, Lindsey, Jack, Peter, Kate, Rose and Hans, they are all in the order and I invited them for dinner to night" Dumbledore said pointing at the persons as he said their names.
"Albus they know about the order?"
"Yes they do, but anyway these are Harry, Mione, Ginny, Ron, Lily and Alice, they are all staying with me over Christmas"
"Wow, it's like you are opening a orphanage" The woman that name was Anne said rudely
"We are not orphans," Lily said
"Why are you here then? Just because Albus allowed you to stay here over the holidays doesn't mean that he will adopt you" Anne spat
"Anne" Dumbledore warned" Lily is telling the truth, these are just students form Hogwarts that were going to stay at Hogwarts over Christmas and when they were told that they couldn't I offered them to stay here instead of ruining the plans that their parents made"
"Oh, I'm sorry then my bad" Anne said, but not sounding the least of bit sorry
"So, what did you do today children?"
We were watching a horror movie" Alice said, "I really like these boxes" She said smiling
"They are called televisions," Lily said to Alice
"What ever, I think that wizards should have them too," Alice said
"What do these televisions do?" one of the order members asked
"Well, It's a box that shows pictures in it. Television shows, movies videos and more. It's like going to a theatre but just more modern. You should check it out sometime" Lily tried to explain
"Pictures? But you can just watched those on the walls if you wanted"
"Not like that. It's just a story played by real people and then people can watch it in these boxes as an entertainment" Harry said
"Hmmm, what these muggles come up with. One crazy idea after the other, next thing we know they will be making their own sports" the man that was called Gregory said in a snobbish way
"They are people you know, and they do manage just fine with out magic and they invent some very useful things that could be very useful even in this world and they have sports. Many sports even"
"Of course they are people, do you think that I would be putting my life in danger just to save things and of course they don't have sports" the man said again like he was talking to a three year old
"Yes they do, they have football, basketball, tennis...
"You talk like you are one of them" the man interrupted
"Who ever said that I wasn't? I am a muggle-born and I am proud of it" Mione said glaring at the man
"You invited a muggle here?" the man asked shocked at Albus
"Yes I did and she is not the only one, Lily is also a muggle born and Harry here was raised in muggle London so he is as good as any muggle" Albus said looking at the man as if he was daring him to say more"
"A-Are you sure it's safe?"
"What do you think we are? Mass murderers that are here to kill everyone that eat dinner with us? We are teenagers, not criminals. Muggles are not worse than wizards, in fact I think that muggle-born wizards and witches have an huge advantage over purebloods and those who don't know anything about the other world" Mione said passionately
"She reminds me on how she is when she talks about SPEW" Ron whispered to Harry slightly scared
"How so?" The man asked not happy at all
"They know both worlds so they understand everything better and see it in a better respective then most and they have spent their first eleven years raised as muggles and there for know how to live just fine and happy lives with out the use of magic and as so they don't become to attached to their magic. On the other hand purebloods like yourself become so attached to their magic that they cannot live without it and rely on it way to much and then maybe you are attacked and you don't have your wand you are totally defenceless just because you think that there are no other ways to survive" Mione ranted
"Who are you to speak to me like that? You are just a stupid child and you know nothing of the real world, politics or the war. You just sit home everyday watching your precious vellytision, when the rest of us disadvantage wizards are fighting to save your live" The man spat
"What do you know about that? You don't know me, I could have fought in the war to" Mione spat back
"You are sixteen years old, so excuse me for not believing that"
"No I'm fifteen actually, haven't had my birthday yet"
"That's even worse. You are a child and you have no business meddling in with the war. You should let the grown ups to that for you"
"Urgh y-
"That is enough" Dumbledore said firmly "We are both on the same side and I will not tolerate any fighting from either one of you. If you both light wizards cannot get along how do you expect us to have any chance winning this war? We have to work together as a unit. And no Gregory it was not her fault and neither was it yours" Dumbledore said before the man could interrupt him" You both had very good points, wizards don't know the muggle world enough to judge it, there might be some help to find there or there might not be, Miss Granger had an excellent point, but I agree with you, she is a child and is not experienced enough in these matters to be having a debate about them. But I do not care, we are trying to have a peaceful dinner here and you will act politely or leave this table"
Hermione looked just to be about to protest him when Ron kicked her under the table shaking his head and the man, Gregory just started at his plate in a bad mood.
The people began to eat again in a tense silence but they begun to talk soon enough. Remus, Sirius and James were all in one of the corner whispering secretly and then James asked Dumbledore,
"Can Remus stay here for the night? His parents won't mind, and he was anyway going to come back tomorrow so can't he just stay?"
Dumbledore looked thoughtful before answering, "I suppose that it should be ok, but as long as his parents agree"
"Thanks" James said smiling
"you're welcome, but since you are all staying here why don't you invite Peter to come tomorrow"
James smile went away as he answered, "No he can't, his parents won't let him. I already asked him if he wanted to come if you would allow it but he said that he couldn't"
"Very well"
The rest of dinner went away calmly and soon Ginny spoke up,
"Well I'm stuffed, I think I'm going to go for a walk, anyone want to come?"
"Sure" Mione, Ron and Draco said at the same time
"You guys coming?" Ron asked Harry and the girls and before the girls could say anything Harry answered,
"Nah, I think I'll pass. I want to check the rest of the house out, you girls want to help me?"
"Sure" Lily and Alice said and so the teens split up. But unknown to everyone expect Harry the four teens didn't go for a walk, they slowly snuck to the forest to meet Angel so they could finish the preparation for the ceremony that was supposed to be held the day after.
In the meanwhile Harry, Lily and Alice went to the boiling area to kill some time. Harry eventually lost the game not that it came as a surprise since it was rather hard to play boiling when you were sitting.
James and Sirius on the other hand didn't have so much fun because as soon as Dumbledores gests were gone they were dragged by the old man and James parents to the living room.
"So have you talked to Harry yet?" Dumbledore begun
"No we haven't had the time" James mumbled
"What do you mean by that? You are sleeping in the same house as he aren't you?"
"Yeah but we didn't find him when we were going to talk to him" James whined
"Teddy was giving them a tour around the house and then they spent the rest of the afternoon watching the TV like you heard over dinner. It sounds to me like you didn't search very well" Dumbledore said sternly
"But I still searched for him didn't I? And besides I don't see the point in talking to him if I don't even mean what I am saying. I don't like him, I don't trust him and I don't forgive him" James said sounding like a three year old instead of the sixteen year old he really was" I am even more convinced that he is evil now then I was yesterday, because Mione lied at dinner"
Dumbledore sighed and said "How so?"
"She said that she was fifteen but she told us that her birthday was in September, so either she should be in fifth year or she lied to the man"
"James, you are getting yourself nowhere by picking up every little detail you see and making it look like god knows what! I trust Mione and more importantly I trust Harry and I just wish that you would do so too. I don't think that you even realise what you are doing to him by not even giving him a chance, he really liked your friendship and it breaks his heart at how you are treating him now. And the same goes to you Sirius, although I am puzzled at how close he was to you"
"Why?" Sirius asked confused
"Er it doesn't matter you should just trust him" Dumbledore said blushing a little
"Why should we trust him? He is evil granddad"
"Just tell me, if you had never found out about Harry being a parselmouth had you them assumed that everything Harry is hiding is dark or bad?"
"Yes" James said right away while Sirius and Remus just looked down
"You don't think so?" James asked his best friends in disbelief
"I just think that he might have had a point about what he said about werewolf's and parselmouhts, and besides he is sixteen, how much could he possibly have done at that age?"
"I can't believe you Moony, what about all the other signs?"
"Well, they don't really look that bad if you take the parselmouth thing away. Maybe we just misunderstood him or something. I mean I know that he has been lying to us since he came here but some secrets are just meant to be that; secrets"
James stared at his friend dumbfounded and then he turned to Sirius and what about you?"
"I- I just think that Moony may have a point there. I mean he is just sixteen and if he has done everything that we have claimed him to have done he must have become a death eater as soon as he was born. I mean I just can't see how five sixteen year olds could be so deeply involved in the war. I mean I know that you-know-who has been trying to recruit the seventh year Slytherins, but even then they are just so low in the ranks that they probably don't do more than spy on Dumbledore and the Gryffindor's, then how could Jameson have killed so many people and he's only sixteen. I'm not saying that he's good or that I trust him or anything but maybe we should give him a chance to explain himself"
"I can't believe you guys" James said in disbelief
"Look James all we are saying that maybe we shouldn't be so hard on him. He is just a child after all. And from I gather he hasn't exactly had an easy life" Remus said trying to calm James down
"What do you mean by that? What do you know about Harry?" Dumbledore asked
"Er" Remus looked really uncomfortable "No that much, it's just that it must be hell to have the whole school hate you and from what Harry has told us this has happened before. And well we also know that his mom died, we don't know when though. And then there is of course the fact that he tried to kill himself and something must have gone really bad for him to try and do that" Remus said carefully
"HE WHAT?" Mr. And Mrs. Potter both yelled
"Er" Remus looked like he wanted nothing more then to run away from these people but he stayed and answered "He jumped off the Astronomy tower the night that everyone discovered that he was a parselmouth"
"Oh my god Harold, the poor boy" Mary said devastated
"Why did he jump dad?" Harold asked
"I do not know. We don't talk about those kind of things. I don't think he trust me fully, not that I don't understand after what I did to him" Dumbledore sighed
"So you don't even know that much about him?" James yelled at his grandfather
"I know enough. Now go and find Harry and talk to him, I'll not be happy about you until you do" Dumbledore said firmly
James nodded curtly and left the room with his friends
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Harry was on his way to his room with some novels when he heard voices and Harry being Harry couldn't resist the urge and moved closer to the voices and soon found out that they belonged to his father and his friends
"I can't believe this. This has got to be the worst Christmas ever. And it's all because of Jameson, him and his bloody friends. Why did he have to come here, he is ruining everything I have. I can't stand that git"
"James, cool down a bit will you. You promised to talk to him remember" Remus said softly
"Oh I'll talk to him alright," James growled
"Maybe we should wait until tomorrow when you've cooled down a bit," Sirius said just as softly as Remus
"Ohh shut it, I can't believe that you actually took Jameson's side in front of my grandfather"
"We weren't taking anybody's side, we were just saying what we feel. And I think it is time that you stop this nonsense James. You have been hating Harry for three months now, you've made his life a living Hell and you have got to stop it, I'm not saying that you should get all buddy buddy with him but for havens sake, even if he was evil it is not in your power to punish him. It is up to the ministry"
"But they won't do anything" James said
"Innocent until proven guilty" Sirius said "But I'm tired so lets go, you need a room anyway Remus"
There was some muttering and walking and Harry hurried away to his room.
So Remus and Sirius weren't so sure about his evilness anymore, Harry thought to himself, but my dad still thinks so he then thought as he went to bed not wanting to read anymore.
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The next day Harry was awoken by bunch of energetic teenagers
"It's Christmas Harry wake up," Someone that sounded a lot like Ron said
"I'm up, I'm up" Harry said as he sat up sleepily
About twenty minutes later the teens headed for the dining room but were stopped by Teddy
"You are dining in the main living room today" He said and disappeared. The teens just shrugged and chanced directions. When they came to the living room though they gasped. Under the Christmas tree were hundreds of gifts and the room itself smelled like fresh baked cookies.
"Ahh there you are, we were about to get worried about you" Dumbledore said as he watched the teens watch the tree in awe, but Harry was used to seeing so many Christmas presents and soon snapped out of it to greet the headmaster
"Ahh sorry about that Albus, my fault really but anyways we are here now so... and by the way merry Christmas"
"Marry Christmas to you too Harry"
"Yes Merry Christmas...
When everyone had said merry Christmas to everyone Dumbledore turned to the now seated teenagers and said,
"It has been a tradition in this house for many years now that everyone open their gifts together and this year will be no different. We usually are just four sometimes five if Minerva stays here so most of the time we take turns of distributing the gifts but since we are so many this year I'll just be distributing the gifts, in the meanwhile have something to eat" He said pointing on the table filled with various types of food
"To Lily from Mione and Ron" was the first gift Dumbledore read and inside the gift was the beautiful diary,
"Wow, it's beautiful. You shouldn't have, it must have cost a fortune" Lily said in awe and for the next few hours this continued, most of the gifts were to James though, Harry had been rather surprised at the amount of gifts he got.
From Ron, Mione, Ginny and Draco he just got some types of candy, from Lily he had gotten a picture Album filled with photos of herself Alice and him and his friends and there were even some pictures of James and co since they were friends and then there was also the beautiful amulet,
"Wow, it's fantastic Lily" Harry said in awe. It had really meant a lot to Harry. From Alice he had just gotten the robes and from Dumbledore he had also gotten robes, it was made of a very light fabric and almost felt like his invisibility cloak, it changed colors after where he was so he fit perfectly in and it was almost impossible to see him and then he had also gotten the Potter family tree and surprisingly Harry had gotten something from the Potters, he had gotten small wizarding travel stereo and Harry just loved it.
His friends had also been glad about his gifts, for Ron, Mione, Ginny and Drao he had just given them some candy, for Dumdledore he had gotten him pair of socks remembering his first year and to the surprise of everyone else, it even surprised Harry a bit because he had always thought that Dumbledore had been joking, but he had really loved the gift. And Alice had also loved her bracelet, Lily had also loved her gift very much and put it straight on. The other two gifts that Harry had bought had not been given out because they were currently in his trunk in his room.
The rest of the day passed quickly, all of the people had spent the day together and just had fun. After dinner though, Harry and his friends had to find an excuse so that they could all get away.
"I'm getting rather tired, so I think I'll just head up for an early bed or something" Harry said as dinner was about halfway through
"Yeah I get what you mean, I think I'll just come with ya" Ron and Draco both said, and the three boys left before anyone could say anything else.
About ten minutes later Mione spoke up
"Well, I'm stuffed, this has to the best Christmas dinner I have ever had. I think I'm going to go for a walk though, I ate way too much"
"Hey wait up I'm coming too, I needed to talk to you anyway" Ginny said and the girls quickly ran away and joined the boys on their way back to the forest leaving a rather suspicious headmaster behind.
When they came to the clearing Harry gasped. Instead of the empty one that the others had seen two days ago was now filled with lit candles and in the middle of the clearing some strange powder or herbs formed a circle.
"Hey Angel" Harry said smiling to the Angel that was standing near by in front of the waterfall all dressed in white.
"Hey Harry. It's nice to see, but we need to hurry" With a wave of her wand Harry was sitting in the circle also dressed in pure white. His friends sat around the circle and Angel stood right in front of Harry. Each of his friends were holding a crystal in a different color and wearing a cult in the same color.
"Here Harry hold this" Angel said as she handed him a white crystal "Ok, you four just remember what we practiced ok? And Harry close your eyes and go into a light mediating mood, like when we practice Occlumency and when I say put your hand in the air" Harry just nodded and did as the Angel told him
Angel begun chanting something that Harry didn't understand, and Harry concentrated to his mental staid. This went on for about ten minutes before he vaguely heard his friends also staring to chant. All of the sudden Harry had this urge to open his eyes and before he could stop himself he did. He was rather shocked to see that he was floating lightly above the earth. When Mione finished her chanting her crystal started to glow and Harry's crystal turned slightly pink, like Miones crystal was, next Ron begun to chant and soon his crystal started to glow green and Harry's crystal went a bit green, this continued until all of the crystals were glowing and Harry's crystal was pink, blue, green and yellow. Beams of light shot out of Harry crystal and each light went for the person that had that kind of crystal, when the light disappeared Hermione started to speak again while Angel started to chant again,
"I Hermione Elisabeth Granger, the daughter of David Granger and Elisabeth Anne Granger here by give my vet to protect and serve Harry James Potter the son of Lily Mary Evans Potter and James Harold Dumbledore Potter, the saviour of the light, the guardian of the key and the chosen one of god. I promise to give my live for my master, I promise to protect my master by all causes, my masters life will always become number one, it will become more important then my owns, I promise to always follow orders or take the consequences if I do not. I give my body, spirit and soul to the guardian of the key the saviour of the light so I may help my Master in his fight against the Dark. I sacrifice myself to become a part of him" Mione stopped talking and as Harry looked her way he saw her take a goblet filled with some sort of potion and gutting her hand and letting three drops of blood dripping in it. The goblet was passed on to Ron and where he repeated the same thing as Mione did only with his name, the next one was Ginny and lastly Draco. The foursome started to chant again and the goblet appeared in Harry's hands and a voice in his head that sounded a lot like Angels said, take a sip and accept their offer.
Harry looked at the goblet, he had no idea what was in it except the blood of his friends but he trusted Angel and all of the sudden he knew what to do
"I Harry James Dumbledore Potter, the son of Lily Mary Evans Potter and James Harold Dumbledore Potter, The grandson of Harold Harrison Dumbledore Potter and Mary Annabelle Johnson Potter the heir of the Great Codric Gryffindor, Slazarin Slytherin, Merlin, and god himself, the saviour of the world, the guardian of the key here by accept my fait and your service" Harry drank from the cup and started to glow and then he cut himself and let three drop of his blood drip in the cup and the cup landed back with Mione "Hermione Elisabeth Granger, you are a chosen one, I hear your offer and I accept. Do you accept to become my knight and serve me until my death, to let my rules become your rules, to let your life become my life, to let my life become the most important thing in your life, always obey or take the consequences otherwise, do you Hermione Grange accept this offer?"
"I do" Hermione said and then she drank from the cup and also started to glow
"Then I here by pronounce you my knight Hermione Elisabeth Granger"
Harry repeated the same thing with all of his other friends and soon they had also all drunken by the cup.
"put your hand out" Angel said in Harry's head and so Harry put his hand out and Pink, blue, green and yellow started to glow from it as did the crystals that the others held and then there was a blinding light but it was gone as soon as it came and Harry crashed to the ground. Harry noticed that his crystal was gone and instead he now had a necklace that was pink, yellow, green and blue and when he looked at his friends he also saw that they didn't have their crystals either but a necklace that was the same color as their crystal had been.
"Well that was a lot quicker then I thought it would be" Harry said "I can't believe that it took you two whole days to do this"
"It took a lot more preposition than you think. We had to practice the chant, find the right things in the circle, make the potion, make the ruins and a lot of other things"
"Ok, Ok, but how come I knew what I was supposed to say?"
"It just happens to all of the guardians. This wasn't just making them your knights, now you have also agreed to your faith" Angel said
"Like I had a choice "Harry muttered but then said louder "But didn't you say when we came here that there might be more knights?"
"Yes I did, there also could be more, but I think that you don't have to have more knights, but you do have to have more soldiers. If I were you I would make that DA of yours an army" Angel said
"Are you nuts? They are just kids" Harry yelled "I don't even know what I was thinking saying those things to Mione and the others. I don't want theirs lives becoming mine"
"Relax Harry. You take everything so seriously, but anyway I don't have the time to be going into this now, I have to return to Hogwarts and you inside, but after the holidays I will have to teach you the rules and what just happened and that a like. But I'll be off now. See ya later alligator and Merry Christmas By the way" Angel said mysteriously as she flew away"
"Ok that was weird," A voice that sounded a lot like Ron said in Harry's head
"Ahh" Harry, Mione, Ginny and Draco all yelled and looked at Ron who was just standing there confused
"What?" He asked
"What did you do?" Mione scolded
"I didn't do anything," Ron protested
"Yeah right, like I would believe that one" Mione thought and again everyone but her yelled "Did you hear that?" She asked confused
"Yeah" Ron said rather angry at the comment
"But how is that possible?" Harry asked
"The ceremony must have allowed us to be able to telepath with each other. This is so cool" Mione said exited
"I agree, but I still think that we should head back so no one will become to suspicious" Harry said smartly
"Yeah you're right" Draco said and before Harry could move the other four teens were standing around Harry. Ron was standing next to him but a step behind him also and Mione was standing just like that the other side and Draco and Ginny were standing behind Harry
"Uhh guys what are you doing?"
"We are protecting our Master" came Miones reply but then she said "I've no idea why we did that or why I said that but it just felt right somehow, and now lets go"
And the five teens headed back to the house not knowing what was waiting for them when they came back...
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