Title: The Slytherin Princess chapter 5

Author: Windandsummer

Disclaimer: Don't own just borrowing.

A/N: Ok I now officially have a new beta the wonderful living4theblue. Thanks so much for the quick return.

I hope the fact that this chapter is longer makes up for the length of chapter 4. Much Luv. Windandsummer

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Paige stood with Harry in front of what seemed like a huge statue.

"Are you ready?" Harry asked.

"As I'll ever be," Paige said, looking slightly pale.

Harry nodded, turned back to the statue, and said the password: "Chocolate Frogs."

Paige watched as the statue moved to reveal a set of stairs. Quickly moving forward, she climbed the stairs till she came to a door. Steadying her nerves, she turned to glance once at Harry for reassurance before knocking on the door. There was a second's pause before a voice within told them to enter.

"Ahh Harry, and Paige. I had expected to see the two of you soon," Dumbledore said with a smile.

Harry sat down in front of Dumbledore's desk looking slightly annoyed. Paige, on the other hand, was confused. How and why would Dumbledore know that they would come to see him?

As if sensing Harry's annoyance, Dumbledore spoke to reassure him. "Don't worry, Harry. I have given up the ideal that you and those around you are too young and inexperienced to handle the full truth. Furthermore, I wish that I had never started that with you since it has since caused you so much anguish." Harry was surprised at Dumbledore's apology but was glad to hear it none the less.

Paige glanced between the two, wondering what had passed between them to cause tension like this. Seeing as she wasn't going to get an answer to her unspoken question she sat down in the chair beside Harry and waited for Dumbledore to tell them what he knew.

"I'm sorry to be the one to tell this to you, Paige. I had rather thought that your mother would have done it once you were older, but I knew from the way you acted the first day that you knew nothing of your past. You see, Paige, only some of what your mother told you is true. And in order to get this straight, let's start from the beginning." Dumbledore paused and Paige look at Harry, feeling rather nervous about what she was about to be told. Harry, sensing her unease, grasped a hold of her hand. He knew it wasn't something he would normally do with someone he hardly knew, but it felt right comforting her. Feeling the warmth of Harry's hand seeping into her, she turned and gave him a tiny smile before turning back to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore gave her an understanding smile before starting his tale. "When your mother first came to Hogwarts, she was full of the ideas that her family had for so long planted in her head, and she was quickly placed in Slytherin. She was found to be very bright, but extremely cold to others. That is, until she met Harry's mother, Lily. Lily was as smart as they come and extremely kind and caring. Your mothers met in Charms class. They were paired together and in that first day they both learned to appreciate each other's intellect. At first they spoke only in class and from there, they started sneaking away from their friends to visit with each other. Soon they were the best of friends.

"Their friendship, however, was kept rather secret until they were discovered by a group of Gryffindors. This had the potential of ruining their friendship but by this time Beonca had changed for the better, realizing that house had nothing to do with who you really are. So both she and Lily pushed the Gryffindors to accept them, and before too long it was a common occurrence to see your mothers together.

"Of course the Slytherins hated this and tried everything in order to split the two apart. But seemingly against the odds, they remained best friends. Throughout the years they did almost everything together. They even dated together, going out on double dates. So when Lily started dating James, Beonca tagged along with Sirius. Right away the two couples hit it off and they became inseparable. Almost as soon as they graduated they married. They were extremely happy for a time, and then the war started to get more and more violent. The darkness was only lifted for a brief spell when we found that Beonca was pregnant.

"This made us all a bit more nervous. Not that we weren't extremely happy for them, but it was just the thought that she was much more vulnerable now. Things only got worse on that end when we found that Lily had kept up the tradition and was also pregnant. At first, they both refused to be treated differently and continued to fight in the war, but as their time got closer and closer we finally convinced them to take a break. In May Beonca gave birth to beautiful baby girl named Paige."

Here Dumbledore paused, giving them time to absorb everything they learned. Paige was shocked to find out that her father was really a man named Sirius. Of course, he sounded like a nice enough fellow, but she knew nothing about him. She couldn't understand however why her mother had lied to her all these years.

Harry was in a similar state. Why had no one told him that Sirius had a daughter; that he wasn't alone at all but he had a cousin of sorts? These thoughts raced through their brains until Dumbledore began to speak again.

"I know this is a lot to take in. And I truly am sorry, Harry, that we never told you, but we could not tell you the truth without putting Paige and her mother in danger. You see after you were born, Harry, they all couldn't have been happier. They were together all the time, and you and Paige took to one another like a mermaid takes to water. That first year was splendid for them until they got the news that the Potters were being targeted by Voldemort. So your parents went underground with Sirius as their Secret Keeper. This worked out fine so that Lily and Beonca could be together and give each other support. It wasn't until we heard of the prophecies that everything got so out of control."

Harry paused for a moment before interrupting. "Prophecies? But I thought there was only one."

Dumbledore smiled at him sadly before continuing, "Sadly no, in truth, there were two. One concerned the boy who would save us from Voldemort, and one of a much darker nature. The second prophecy stated that there would be a child born from the merging of two dark lines. This child would be friend to the light, but the key to the dark. The child would be a girl born in the last full month of spring. She, if taken under the Dark Lord's wing, would become a powerful Witch, strong enough to make him invincible. They would rule the world together until the end of all time. That child was you, Paige.

"That is why you and your mother moved to the United States. We couldn't risk him getting a hold of you, so when Voldemort attacked and killed Lily and James leaving only Harry alive we were frantic with worry. Our first thought was to give Harry to Beonca and Sirius to take and hide in the States with them so that the two of you could grow up together. But we quickly realized that wasn't safe since Sirius had been their secret keeper and only he could have told Voldemort were to find the Potters.

"We now know however that it was Peter that told Voldemort the location of the Potters, and sadly regret the time Sirius spent in Azkaban. We also regret that the two of you were kept apart for so long. But you must understand that we thought it safer for all if Paige was kept away from where Voldemort's followers might reach her. We had no idea that you would even come back to England until we heard from your mother.

"I'm not quite sure about the manner of her relationship with the man who raised you since I was never made aware of an official divorce. But our sources tell us that your mother's family called you back her in order to bring you to Voldemort. They are extremely proud that it is someone from their line that will make Voldemort so great.

"The Order did not wish for me to tell you both all that I have, but I decided that you deserved to know the truth after all this time. I also wish to start training you, Paige, alongside Harry. He might be the one destined to kill Voldemort but I believe that with you at his side their will be no defeating him."

They sat there in silence for what seemed like hours. Neither Harry nor Paige could quite digest all they had learned. Finally the thick silence lifted as Dumbledore spoke again, "I know this is all too much to handle at the moment, but there is one last thing you need to know Paige. Sirius, your father, was killed last year in a Death Eater attack. I am so sorry that you never got to meet him, but I can tell you that he loved you and your mother dearly. He hardly ever spoke of you so that he wouldn't put you in danger. He thought that if you stayed in America away from the war, you would be safe and have a normal life. He kept a few items hidden here at the school that if you wish I can get for you. After the two of you depart I will contact the Order and have your mother brought in. I know she would love to meet you, Harry, and I assume the three of you need to talk."

Both Harry and Paige nodded their agreement before they stood up and walked numbly out of his office without a word of good bye. Slowly they walked down the steps and into the corridor. They stood there a moment before the thin wall that was keeping Paige together broke apart and she fell into Harry's arms crying. Harry pulled her in tightly and held on to her for dear life as tears fell down his face. They cried together until they both had no more tears to shed and then they just stood there, so glad they were not alone.

Finally Harry pulled back and looked slightly down at Paige. He was amazed to have her in his family. For so long he felt alone, and when Sirius had died, he had thought he would never find a real family again. But here, he had a cousin, almost a sister of sorts. Another thought of gratitude past through his head, that for the first time there was someone else who knew exactly how it felt to be destined to do something you didn't want to do. He was sorry that she had to go through this much pain, but he was also happy to have her.

Paige, on the other hand, was scared out of her mind with all that she had learned. Not only had her mother lied to her all these years, but she was suppose to become some Dark evil witch that would help kill and torture others. She was glad that Harry was here with her; it was nice to know that she wouldn't be alone in all this. She would have someone she could tell everything to and she would have a friend more like family that she could completely trust. She was saddened, however, that she would never meet her father. She had never known the man, but it was like she had found a piece of herself and just as quickly that piece was destroyed.

Sighing, she looked up at Harry, whose eyes were as red as she suspected her own were, and asked, "Do you think we have to go back to class?" hoping he tell her no.

"No I don't think any of them could expect that from us. Why don't you come back with me to Gryffindor tower and I'll tell you all I know of our family while we rest for a bit?" he answered.

"Ok, that sounds nice," Paige said.

Pulling apart, they continued to hold hands as they walked toward Gryffindor tower and toward their unimaginable future.