Chapter 17. Another Heir returns

Harry and Selena went down to the kitchen and were very surprised to see that it was almost noon and that no one had waken them up.

'Mrs. Weasley?'

Harry looked around, there was nobody at all in the house, so it seemed.

He started to feel uneasy and looked at Selena.

'Where are they?' He asked her.

'How should I know?'

Selena opened a door, that leaded to a staircase.

'Hello?' She heard an echo, but no answer.

Harry slowly started to feel a panic feeling in his stomach. What if something had happened with them, while he was sleeping?

He'd never be able to forgive himself, he thought.

Selena noticed his unease and patted him on his shoulder.

'Don't worry, there's nothing to be worried about. They'll just be out or so.'

Yet again, Harry felt secured when Selena had spoken and nodded.

'Let's eat something.'

Selena grabbed a pan and stated that on the cooker. She prepared a couple of eggs and cooked them.

Harry watched her every movement, she resembled Sirius more then she'd ever know, he thought.

While they were having lunch, Selena asked Harry if he could give her a tour of the house.

'Why?' Harry wasn't looking forward of seeing all those things to remind him of Sirius again.

Selena looked at him, in his eyes. It gave Harry the feeling she performed Legillimency, although he knew she couldn't do that.

'To know something more about my heritage, maybe I'll remember something.'

…

Harry had given her a tour of the house and explained most things of some rooms.

They stayed for what seemed like an hour in the room where the tapestry hung.

Selena just stared at it and seemed to remember all the names on them.

Sometimes she stroke one name, completely lost in thoughts, while a minute later she closed her eyes and seemed to mutter the names.

Harry had found it quite strange, but had let her alone, didn't disturb her.

On some names she asked question, which Harry answered honestly.

'He died, he was one of Voldemort's followers.'

Selena nodded and continued down the line.

'Malfoy, Lucius… Lucius…'

All of a sudden, without a warning, a face burst in front of her eyes and she saw a man, in his mid 40's, still looking handsome and would probably be very good-looking, if he didn't had a look of coldness in his grey eyes.

She stumbled a bit backwards, but only a step or two.

Harry saw that she remembered some bits, but didn't knew why she should remember a Malfoy.

'Do you know him?' She asked.

Harry kept silent for a moment. He did know him, he detested him. But how could he say that to Selena, without maybe breaking her heart? The Malfoy-family must've meant a lot before she had lost Regulus and went to foster-parents, if she still remembered them.

'Yes, I know him. But not well.'

Selena nodded and looked further to the Malfoy-line.

'Narcissa Black-Malfoy… She's family of me!'

Harry nodded. 'Yes, she is. She was the niece of Sirius and Regulus.'

'And that's their son, Draco?'

'Yes-' Harry had to summon all of his will to let his voice sound normal during that whole questioning of the Malfoys.

'Yes, that's their son. He's in Hogwarts too.'

Even with all that will of Harry, Selena noticed a gleam undertone and dropped the Malfoy-subject.

If that Draco was in her future-school, she'd ask him questions about her past.

She didn't wanted to bother Harry with it too much.

'Harry,' She finally asked, after noticing several holes in the tapestry. 'Why are there so many holes in it?'

Before Harry could answer, the door was opened and they heard people coming in the hallway.

They both stood up and went looking over the staircase.

Ron and Hermione came in, followed by Remus, Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley and then…

'Is that Yasmine?' Selena asked, squinting her eyes.

'Yes, it is!'

Harry and Selena ran down the stairs, almost collapsing with the group of persons.

'Yazz!' Selena yelled and hugged her half-sister.

Yasmine seemed overwhelmed with all the attention and just stood there.

'Err… Is this Selena?'

Mr. Weasley nodded and turned himself to Selena.

'She also got amnesia, unfortunately. She doesn't remember you or anyone, but-'

'I know how she'll remember!'

Selena grabbed Yasmine's hand, she felt ecstatic.

Just having her half-sister here back, safe, was a great feeling, but a very small part in Selena's mind didn't really understood why she was that happy.

It had to do with those gaps in the story, she knew, but what… She was bound to find out, even if it killed her.

She had stood still for a moment, while having those thoughts and the Weasley's had looked at her, questioning.

'Oh, I remember. Come!'

She ran the stairs up, followed by Yasmine and Harry.

Ron and Hermione decided to follow them too, Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley looked at each other and both had confusion in their eyes.

'We'd better see what's happening there.' Remus said, snapping Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley out of their eye-connection.

When they went into the tapestry room, Remus knew what had happened after seeing the scene in front of him.

Yasmine was looking at the tapestry, totally focused and Selena was explaining things.

She was at the Malfoy's, hoping that she too would remember something.

'Here, the Malfoy's! Yazz, you must remember them! Lucius, remember? And his wife, Narcissa, we always called her Cissy!'

Selena stopped talking, while everyone else looked at her.

She had remembered more things. As had Yasmine.

'Yes…' Yasmine suddenly said.

'Yes, you're right. Cissy… And Lucy… I remember… We always said that, cause-'

'Cause their names were too difficult.' Selena ended the sentence.

Everybody else in the room were dead-silent. No one even dared to inhale.

'Look,' Selena continued, oblivious of the others in the room. It felt to her as if only she and Yasmine were there, just remembering stuff.

'Phiny-' That was Phineas Nigellus, their great-great-great grandfather. They knew him of his painting, somehow.

'Great-aunt Araminta and… Bella.'

At this Harry looked up, as did Ron and Hermione.

That last one, grabbed Harry's hand with a stern look, which clearly said: don't do a thing.

Harry knew he shouldn't react, and he didn't, although it took a lot of strength when Selena and Yasmine remembered more things about Bellatrix Lestrange.

They talked about how nice she had always been to them, how they had received presents.

Harry's hands were fists and they were shaking, he hadn't told Selena about him and Bellatrix fighting or her killing Sirius. He had left that part out, cause it was too fresh in his memory.

He had told about Sirius dying, but not how and now he hoped they'd stop talking, before he snapped.

Remus noticed the danger and he interrupted them.

'Selena, Yasmine… How great it is that you remember all those things, I must ask you to stop and let Yasmine have a lay down to rest after the trip.'

Selena nodded and suddenly she noticed Harry's weird behaviour.

His eyes almost shot fire, while his hands were as white as snow from clenching his fists.

Yet his face was set on determined not to say a thing, his body-language spoke for itself.

Selena decided to ask him about it later that day, first she'd take Yasmine to her room and talk to her.

AN: And? I know there is a lot of Harry - Selena in the past few chapters, but it'll change.

I'm just trying to set a scene to use throughout the year.

For those who might think so: No, there is no romantic thing going on between them, they're more like brother and sister - like, but more than that…

They are like soulmates and yet again not love- soulmates…

They'll share a special bond, but that won't stop them from bickering and so on…

Hopefully I cleared up a few things about this and I hope you all like this chapter.
Again a chapter where not much has happened and I know Harry's reaction about the Weasleys leaving was a bit overdue, but… I'm the author, I may do as I please